"Arrogant, domineering!" Meng Yunhe's body was shaking like a rooster with a high fever, and he barely crowed.
"How dare you, a rebellious traitor, stand up to the current emperor. The emperor is the emperor, and the imperial way is orthodox. How dare you, a lowly soldier,...".
"Come on, come on!" Pang Gang interrupted Meng Yunhe impatiently and said disdainfully: "Why don't you just tell me how the emperor's bloodline is noble and how extraordinary it is? In fact, what does this mean? Zhu Yuanzhang is not
Is he born as a cowherd boy? I don’t believe how noble he can be with a cowherd bloodline. I was originally a military family, but now I am a prince? In fact, these are not the key.
The key point is that the current Lao Zhu family and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty are indifferent to human affairs. They talk about how to stabilize the world all day long. In fact, they are all about talking but not doing. The Ming Dynasty was defeated by trash like you.
On hand!"
Pang Gang snapped and scolded Meng Yunhe unceremoniously. Meng Yunhe's face first turned blue, then turned white, and finally turned gray. His eyes rolled wildly, and his body trembled for a while before falling backward.
The people behind him quickly supported him. Some people started crying after supporting him: "Master Meng, Master Meng, wake up!"
"Damn, this old man doesn't have his pigtails, does he?" Everyone behind Pang Gang looked at each other, thinking that this guy really had his pigtails. If he was really angry, the prince's tongue would be too poisonous.
Come on, that old man is the governor of a province. How capable he is to scold the governor of a province to death!
Probably feeling a little embarrassed, Pang Gang said angrily: "Okay, if there's anything good to see, why not hurry up and ask a doctor to treat Governor Meng."
"yes!"
Everyone who had nothing to watch dispersed in a hurry, but Pang Gang walked out of the lobby a little depressed. He reflected on what he had just done, but found that he seemed to be much more angry than before. Could it be that the official
Has your temper gotten worse now?
Nanchang Mansion was lost, and it fell within two hours after being attacked by the Zhou army. The news spread like the wind throughout Jiangxi. From then on, officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River began to consider whether they could keep it.
Jiangxi, but now consider whether to take the initiative to surrender to the Zhou army.
After conquering Nanchang Prefecture, Pang Gang did not stop, but continued to fight with his army until late March of the twelfth year of Chongzhen. After more than a month of fighting, he conquered Baozhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Guangxin Prefecture, and Anqing Prefecture.
, Fuzhou Prefecture and several other state capitals fell, surrendered, and the entire Jiangxi Prefecture was in Pang Gang's hands.
At this time, Pang Gang already had five provinces, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi, and more than 60 million people under his rule. Although from the map, these areas only accounted for about 30% of the Ming Dynasty.
, but these places are all real wealthy places, and they are not comparable to the barren lands such as Wusizangdusi (**), Duogandusi (Qinghai), Yilibali (Xinjiang), Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan.
, these places are almost half of those in the Ming Dynasty in terms of population, wealth and prosperity, and now they have fallen into Pang Gang's hands one after another, which has to make many people have other thoughts.
After the fall of Jiangxi, memorials also flew like snowflakes in front of Chongzhen's Dragon Case. Most of these memorials were from Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Anhui and other Jiangnan provinces. The governors of each province tried their best to exaggerate the Zhou army in their memorials.
They kept requesting the imperial court to send more reinforcements. Everyone described their situation as dangerous as possible. The word "dangerous" was no longer enough to describe their dangerous situation.
Especially Gu Sitong, the governor of Jiangsu, and Zuo Liangyu, the "general of thieves" stationed in Nanjing. Their memorials were sent one day at a time, and the situation became more serious day by day. Chongzhen was so angry that he almost chewed a mouth full of steel.
After reading their secret report, Chongzhen angrily cursed, then cried bitterly, lamenting that all the remaining ministers after Lu Xiangsheng's death were mediocre. He immediately issued an order to "resign Gu Sitong, the governor of Jiangsu, and wait for his replacement." The Nanjing Ministry of War
Shangshu Wu Tianqing was "resigned from his position pending investigation (waiting for investigation)." However, Zuo Liangyu, the "general who defeated thieves", only issued an edict to rebuke him, hoping that he would stick to Nanjing and organize his troops to fight again to make up for his past mistakes.
Just when the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought that Pang Gang would continue to attack the provinces south of the Yangtze River, Pang Gang stopped his progress and turned around to start the reconstruction of the occupied areas. This also made the Manchu Dynasty who originally thought that he would conquer Jiangnan in one go
Wenwu's eyes were shattered all over the place.
"Your Majesty, why don't we continue to attack? If we continue to attack, I don't dare to say anything else. We are still sure of taking Zhejiang."
In the Nanchang City Governor's Yamen and Pang Gang's temporary residence, Cheng Kai was looking at Pang Gang with puzzled eyes. Next to him stood the fourth military officer Bin Shiqian. These two people came to Pang Gang to ask for a fight.
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Looking at the two army commanders standing in front of him, Pang Gang frowned slightly and said, "What are you doing? Everyone is dizzy. Don't forget that when we set off for the expedition, our plan was just
After capturing Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, what we have to do now is to consolidate our territory, you really want to become a fat man in one go!"
After capturing Jiangxi, the morale of the whole army was very high. They all wanted to capture all the provinces in Jiangnan in one go, but they were all stopped by Pang Gang. For Pang Gang, this was enough. If the other provinces in Jiangnan were also conquered,
It would be a bit too much to capture it. Besides, I am not ready yet, so I have to eat one bite at a time. But the people below don't understand. No, two army commanders, Cheng Kai and Ben Shiqian, also came to join in the fun.
Already.
Faced with the huge achievement that seemed to be within reach, even Mercedes-Benz, a usually mature and prudent man, couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, we are still capable of defeating them."
Pang Gang didn't speak, he just stared at Ben Shiqian and sighed softly and shook his head. He looked at Ben Shiqian until he was panicking and then said: "Ben Shiqian, Ben Shiqian, do you still remember? I have been fighting since the first day."
I got to know you when I came to Lingshan Guard. It stands to reason that there were many people from a hundred households with you at that time, such as Qi Wuming and others, but why did the king only let you command one legion, while Qi Wuming and others could only lead at most
A battalion of soldiers and horses?”
When Ben Shiqian heard this, his heart suddenly trembled. The prince was going to get angry. He quickly knelt down and said, "I don't know, please atone for your sins!"
"Get up!" Pang Gang raised his hand to signal him to stand up. He also stood up, walked to Ben Shiqian and sighed softly: "The reason why I let you command an army of 20,000 people is because I saw you. He is a mature and prudent man, and he has methods for doing things. This time, I can understand Cheng Kai's shouting to continue fighting. After all, he is still young, but I never thought that you would also follow suit? "
When Pang Gang said this, beads of sweat immediately appeared on the forehead of Ben Shiqian who had just stood up, "Your Majesty is in a humble position... The general is confused for a moment, so you should deal with it!"
Pang Gang sighed and said: "Oh! What to deal with? Is it because the soldiers under my command are eager to fight that I want to deal with you? What disappoints me is that none of you can see my thoughts. He knows how to fight fiercely, he is just a reckless man, that's all, you all go down, and don't mention the further invasion."
Go ahead, Pang Gang waved his hand and motioned for them to retreat.
After Ben Shiqian and the two retreated, Pang Gang shook his head with a wry smile. It seemed that these generals under his command still lacked long-term strategic vision. They could not look at the problem from a good overall perspective. If the people who were here just now were Wen Renjun, Hua Yan and even Li Xianfeng and others who surrendered would definitely not advise Pang Gang to occupy the rest of the Jiangnan provinces in a hurry. The reason is very simple. It is not that they cannot occupy these provinces, but they will have to face them after occupying them. Before these problems are solved, it would be very foolish to blindly carry out occupation.
Occupying is different from conquering. It is very easy to capture a place, but it is not so easy to actually occupy a place. The first is the issue of appointing officials. Now it is not like the days when college students were crowded in later generations. You can recruit dozens or hundreds of people with just a wave of your hand. There are tens of thousands of college students, but today's scholars are only a minority among the common people. When you occupy a place, you must send officials, and these officials must understand your will and ideas, and they must be capable.
If this place is hit by a disaster, you have to allocate supplies for disaster relief and send a certain number of troops to garrison. There are so many things going on, which are enough to tire people to death. Of course, if you imagine that Li Zicheng captured a place like It's another thing to scrape off a layer of ground and then just pat your butt and walk away.
"Okay, don't think about these things for now, let's quickly send someone to search for tungsten mines." Pang Gang shook his head, gathered his mood, and called Shi Bowen who was standing outside waiting... ..
Chongzhen sat on the dragon throne blankly. At this moment, he was already a little discouraged. After receiving the news of the fall of Jiangxi, he had a hunch in his heart, that is, the Ming Dynasty passed down to him by his ancestors was likely to be destroyed. It was lost in his hands. He was in such a bad mood these days that he didn't even approve a few copies of the memorial. Now he is waiting for Yang Sichang to report to him on the war situation in Jiangnan.
At this time, Yang Sichang was walking with Wang Chengen on the way to the Wenhua Palace. He was thinking about Jiangnan. Although the emperor was furious and the civil and military officials in the court were terrified, although he, the junior minister in the cabinet, had responsibilities, the most important responsibility still fell on the new government. Fan Fucui, the newly appointed chief minister of the cabinet, is guilty of negligence at most, so he should be fine this time.
After arriving at the Wenhua Hall, Yang Sichang saluted Chongzhen. After Chongzhen sat down, he immediately asked: "There are urgent reports from Jiangnan now, and rescue is urgent. Who do you think can go to supervise the division and relieve Jiangnan?"
Yang Sichang thought for a moment and then said: "Has your Majesty ever heard of Zuo Liangyu?"
Chongzhen frowned and said, "I've heard about it too."
Yang Sichang continued: "Although Jiangxi has fallen into the hands of Pang Gang's traitors, Zuo Liangyu has arrived in Nanjing and established a foothold. It seems that it will not be difficult to recover quickly and reorganize the army to fight again. The defeat of Jiangxi was defeated by
The governor, the governor, and the generals cannot work together. Therefore, a minister who is convinced by the generals must be selected as the governor, for example..."
Chongzhen stopped and asked, "Are you referring to Hong Chengchou?"
Yang Sichang bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I am afraid that only Mr. Hong can command and move him now."
Chongzhen pondered for a moment and said fiercely: "Zuo Liangyu is arrogant and domineering. I have tried every means to tolerate it, but I still don't know how to change him!"
Yang Sichang said cautiously: "Although Zuo Liangyu has failed to live up to the divine grace, Pang Gang's arrogance is currently rampant. If it is not eliminated, our Ming Dynasty will never have peace. It is not easy to find a general with experience like Liangyu. I hope your Majesty.
Look at the big picture and wait for him to make up for his mistakes with his merits. With the good jade, not only the traitor Pang Gang was frightened, but also made Pang Gang have some scruples and could not wantonly set his sights on Jiangnan. Even though Pang Gang captured Jiangxi, he would not
Dare to take advantage of the remaining power of the victory over Jiangxi and attack the provinces south of the Yangtze River, and go straight to Zhejiang and Jiangsu. This shows that the traitor Pang Gang still dares not despise Liangyu."
Chongzhen pondered for another moment and asked, "Can Zuo Liangyu recover his strength soon?"
"Zuo Liangyu has a long history of prestige and is good at driving. He is far beyond the reach of ordinary generals. Judging from his secret report, it is said that after arriving in Nanjing, he worked hard and recruited old troops, which shows that this person is still available."
Chongzhen was impatient, and before Yang Sichang finished speaking, he asked: "Can Qing Zhu Liangyu regain Jiangxi again?"
Yang Sichang shook his head and said: "Now the intruders are already eyeing me. We must not cause any more trouble."
"He can really obey Hong Chengchou's command?"
"I dare not say that he will definitely obey Master Hong's command, but I know that he still respects Master Hong as his former superior officer."
Chongzhen still couldn't decide, so he muttered: "Let's give it a try?"
Yang Sichang said: "The veteran thought that the emperor could send Hong Chengchou to the south of the Yangtze River."
After thinking about it, Chongzhen really had no good idea, and felt that this was a feasible method. Now that the situation in Jiangnan has deteriorated, he can only place a glimmer of hope on Zuo Liangyu. After thinking about it, he sighed: "Nowadays, there is only a dead horse to serve as a living horse doctor."
Come on, Yang Qing, come up with the decree!"
"yes!"
Seeing that Chongzhen had made up his mind, Yang Sichang walked to the dragon table and started grinding, and began to draft the imperial edict. Soon after the imperial edict was drafted, Wang Chengen sent it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to issue it...
"It is destined by heaven, the emperor decreed,
Hong Chengchou, Minister of the Ministry of ming, was courageous, capable and well-trained.
ing, system
ing's talent, he was ordered to serve as the governor of Jiangnan, and he was appointed to various places in Jiangnan.
All the horses and horses are under his control. Don’t let me be unfaithful to you. You can shoulder the responsibility of guarding the land for our great Ming Dynasty. I appreciate this!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!"
In front of the incense table, Hong Chengchou lay on the ground and kowtowed three times to Wang Chengen who came to deliver the edict. Then he stood up and reached out to take the imperial edict made of bright yellow satin.
After receiving the imperial edict, Hong Chengchou walked to Wang Chengen and asked respectfully: "My lord, the emperor suddenly ordered me to serve as the governor of Jiangnan. This move was quite unexpected. I wonder who suggested this?"
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Wang Chengen glanced at Hong Chengchou lightly, slowly raised his head, looked upward, and then stopped talking. Hong Chengchou looked at Wang Chengen's movements and thought for a while, the look on his face changed several times, and then he smiled bitterly.
He said: "Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for your guidance. I understand now."
A slight smile appeared on Wang Chengen's originally calm face, and he nodded slowly: "Well, Mr. Hong is a smart man. We don't need to say more about what to do. In short, going to Jiangnan is of great importance.
We must not go wrong, otherwise the emperor will be furious, and the consequences... we don't need to talk about it anymore, right?"
"Yes, I understand!" Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and cupped his hands: "Xiaguan is going to Jiangnan because he knows it has a lot to do with it, but the emperor can't let him take office empty-handed, right?"
Wang Chengen glanced at Hong Chengchou playfully and said, "Oh, what do you want?"
Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said, "I want to transfer a Shenji battalion to Jiangnan!"
"What?"
An exclamation came out of Wang Chengen's mouth. Even though Wang Chengen was calm, he shouted: "You want to transfer the Shenji Battalion to Jiangnan? Are you crazy?"
"Xiaguan is not crazy!" Hong Chengchou's eyes were unusually bright at this moment, and he said firmly: "Xiaguan knows that he is going to Jiangnan this time to confront Pang Gang. Although Xiaguan has never fought against Pang Gang, he still has
I've always heard that Pang Gang's firearms are sharp. If I go to Jiangnan, there won't be any fine firearms.
How can we fight with Pang Gang with ing in hand!"
Wang Chengen snorted coldly: "Master Hong, you don't know that today's Jingying is not the Jingying during Taizu's time. You know better than our family what the virtues of Jingying's children are now, and we use our family to remind you of this."
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The capital camp is also known as the three camps, including Wujun Camp, Sanqianying and Shenji Camp. It was established by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Hongwu period.
The three major battalions formed by Qin were the most powerful when they were first established. However, the main force was completely lost during the Civil War. During the Jingtai period,
Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of Education, reformed the establishment of the Beijing camp and selected 100,000 elite troops from the three major battalions. They were divided into ten battalions for training in preparation for emergency deployment, so they were also called the Ten Regiment Battalions.
Theoretically speaking, the Jingying camp stationed in Beijing is the most elite armed force of the Ming Dynasty. It has the best equipment and its personnel are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty. It stands to reason that it is also the most loyal to the Ming Dynasty and has the most powerful combat effectiveness.
But in fact this is not the case. Since the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty's noble power has suffered heavy losses. In addition, it has been suppressed by the Wenguān Group for hundreds of years. Now the Xungui Group has become a gangster.
You can imagine the combat effectiveness of the Jingying Battalion composed of them. The Shenji Battalion that Hong Chengchou asked to be transferred from was the only pure firearms battalion in the Jingying Battalion.
"Xiaguan naturally knows!" Hong Chengchou said firmly: "But it is precisely because the Beijing camp is still in disrepair that Xiaguan should bring the elite of the Beijing camp to the battlefield in Jiangnan to experience it.
As long as this Beijing camp can be experienced, Xia Guān's trip to Jiangnan will not be in vain. Besides, you don't know what the place in Jiāng Nan is like now. Your Majesty, it's not that you don't know if Xia Guān doesn't have one.
Trustworthy spirit
With ing in hand, he can control those old people in Jiangnan.
Is it you? Or is it because the Emperor agreed to the Xiaguan to mobilize an elite group of Xuanda Da to accompany the Xiaguan to Jiangnan?" (To be continued)
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