Zhu Hengjia ordered Li Chengdong, Marquis of Guangchang, to rescue Nanchang. Li Chengdong hesitated and summoned his subordinates to discuss.
"The Supervisor has asked me to rescue Jin Shengheng. You all will discuss whether you should go or not?"
"Commander, the order to supervise the country cannot be violated, you have to go."
Yuan Pengnian, Li Yuanyin, Zhang Tiaoding and others advocated leaving.
"How to get there before we leave Ganzhou?"
"You can take a detour. There are roads to Nanchang from both the east and west of the lake."
Pan Zengwei, Du Yonghe, Geng Xianzhong, etc. have different opinions.
"Commander, Ganzhou has not yet been conquered. Our army is going to rescue Nanchang. What should we do if the enemies of Ganzhou attack Guangdong? We cannot go now. We should go after Ganzhou is captured."
Li Chengdong was undecided.
Du Yonghe suddenly said: "Commander, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"
"Speak".
"The last general heard that there were more than 100,000 Qing troops entering Jiangxi, and they were all elite. King Jing of the Supervisor of the State had so many soldiers and horses that he did not save Nanchang, but asked the general to rescue him. After Jiangxi is saved, our soldiers will also It’s almost consumed.”
"Unbridled", Li Chengdong was furious, "How can you guess the holy will of supervising the country?"
After training Du Yonghe, Li Chengdong also had a suspicion in his heart.
Hao Shangjiu spoke: "Commander, the last general also thinks that Ganzhou should be taken first. Ganzhou is an important military location. If we can control Ganzhou in our hands, we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. No one can do anything to us."
Li Chengdong is a little tempted.
Du Yonghe said: "The commander-in-chief can send an envoy to return to the country. Just say that after the attack on Ganzhou, he will go to rescue Nanchang. It is not disobedience. In addition, you can send an envoy to surrender Ganzhou. How can a small Ganzhou dare to stop the commander-in-chief's troops? Front?"
Li Chengdong thought it was reasonable, so he sent Zhu Hengjia away, defeated Ganzhou, and then rescued Nanchang; he also wrote a letter to recruit Liu Wuyuan, the governor of Southern Gansu, and others to surrender.
Liu Wuyuan met Li Chengdong's envoy at the governor's Yamen in southern Jiangxi.
"Admiral Li sent you here, what's the matter?"
"The Marquis of Guangchang ordered me to recruit Liu Futai to surrender. If you don't surrender, he will lead an army of 100,000 and join you in hunting in Ganzhou."
Liu Wuyuan thought for a while: "Please reply to Admiral Li. I and all the generals are willing to surrender, but my family is not in Ganzhou. We will surrender when we get my family back home."
The messenger returned happily.
"Commander, are you really planning to surrender to Li Chengdong?"
Hu Yousheng, the commander-in-chief of southern Jiangxi in the Qing Dynasty, deputy general Gao Jinku, generals Liu Bolu, Yang Yuming, and Jia Xiongweng.
Liu Wuyuan laughed.
"If I wanted to surrender, Ganzhou would have surrendered when it was isolated and helpless. Now that General Tan Tai's troops have arrived in Nanchang, Li Chengdong wants to recruit me to surrender. Isn't this just a fool's errand? The so-called surrender is just a delaying tactic. You know? I will quickly repair the city, collect food and grass, and prepare for the war. I will immediately write a letter to General Tan Tai and request reinforcements."
Hu Yousheng was a little worried: "I'm afraid Li Hezi won't be fooled by Futai."
Liu Wuyuan was delighted: "Do you know why Li Chengdong is nicknamed 'Li Myrobalan'? Myrobalan is a woman's bra. Although this person is brave in battle, he is hesitant by nature, like a woman. I predict that he will fall into my trap."
Liu Wuyuan ordered the cavalry to leave early in the morning and return in the evening. Each cavalry must carry three stones of grain with them and escort them into the city. They plundered all the grain around Ganzhou as a way to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness. They also demolished all the houses and trees near the city to strengthen the city.
After hearing the envoy's report, Li Chengdong was very proud and convinced of Liu Wuyuan's fake surrender.
He is very confident that he has never been defeated since he went south. I understand that Liu Wuyuan does not dare to be his enemy.
Seeing that Li Chengdong did not listen to his orders to save Nanchang, but insisted on attacking Ganzhou. Zhu Hengjia was so angry that he broke several teacups.
However, Marshal Li doesn't listen to orders, so there's really nothing he can do against him.
We had no choice but to transfer Duke Xingguo Li Chixin from the direction of Huguang to be the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi. He commanded the generals Gao Bizheng, the Marquis of Ying, Yuan Zongdi, the Marquis of Jingguo, Liu Tichun, the Marquis of Anhui, Lin Yangcheng, and Li Laiheng. They led 50,000 troops and stationed them at Heng. Prefecture. They only waited for summer grain to arrive in the warehouse before sending troops to rescue Nanchang.
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At the beginning of August, Li Chengdong personally led the army towards Nanxiong. "The flags and weapons were shining brightly for a while, and he carried countless provisions, bows, knives, cannons, gunpowder, etc. He was very ambitious and determined to win."
Upon arriving at Nanxiong Mansion, Li Yangchen, the deputy general of Xiongshao, welcomed him with lanterns and colorful decorations.
This man was originally a general of Li Chengdong, who was good at surviving in troubled times. When Jin Shengheng came to attack Ganzhou, he immediately surrendered Jin Shengheng; as soon as Jin Shengheng returned to Nanchang, he and Liu Wuyuan flirted with each other; as soon as Li Chengdong came, he immediately returned to Li Chengdong.
Nanxiong Mansion was back in his hands, and Li Chengdong was very happy. He did not pursue Li Yangchen's charge of rebellion, but instead asked him about Ganzhou's military situation.
"Vice General Li, are there many troops in Ganzhou?"
"Commander, Ganzhou originally had more than 10,000 troops. After a bloody battle with Jin Shengheng, the casualties were not small. However, recently, the deputy general Xian Qiyu under the command of the pseudo-Zhishun King Shang Kexi and the Nangan guerrillas Kong Guozhi led 5,000 defeated troops from Huguang and Guangxi. Yang withdrew to Ganzhou. The general felt that there should be more than 10,000 troops in Ganzhou.
Li Chengdong was relieved. There were only 10,000 troops, so why should he be afraid? This commander led an army of 80,000! He became more and more convinced that Liu Wuyuan did not dare to confront him, so he really surrendered.
Li Chengdong sent an envoy again to ask Liu Wuyuan when he would surrender.
Liu Wuyuan's Taoist family had already traveled halfway and surrendered immediately upon arrival.
Li Chengdong didn't take it seriously and waited patiently in Nanxiong for Ganzhou to surrender without a fight.
Time passes like water, and Ganzhou's city defenses become stronger and stronger.
People of insight are extremely anxious.
In Guangzhou City, the four giants, Jin Weixin, the governor of Guangdong, Gu Yuanjing, the administrative envoy, Li Ruyue, the inspector-general, and Qian Bingji, the inspector-general appointed by Zhu Hengjia, gathered together to discuss.
Jin Weixin asked: "My lords, the Marquis of Guangchang stood still and missed a good opportunity. What should I do?"
"If you care for Taiwan, you can go to Shujianguo and order them to advance quickly," Gu Yuanjing said.
"Li Chengdong is arrogant and domineering. Even if the supervisory state orders, he may not be willing to listen. The only way is to ask the supervisory state to directly send troops," Li Ruyue also added.
Jin Weixin sighed: "If the supervising country has the ability to send troops at this time, why use Li Chengdong?"
I took a look at Qian Bingti. This was Bai Juyi of the Ming Dynasty. His poems were very practical. I just didn’t know if he could give me a practical and good idea.
"Huan Guang, what do you have to say?"
Qian Bingtiao said: "Do your best, obey destiny, and do two things well. The first is to inform the supervisor of the matter; the second is, I personally go to Li Chengdong's camp and urge him to send troops to attack Ganzhou as soon as possible."
Jin Weixin knew that Qian Bingtian's article was good, so he asked him to report the matter to Zhu Hengjia.
Qian Bingting did not refuse, and wrote a "Shuttle of Gan Affairs": "I heard that the honorable ministers marched to Gan Dong, and the military power was very strong. However, they stationed in Nanxiong and did not go forward, waiting for the surrender of Ganzhou. I asked him about it. , it was said that the letter of surrender from Ganzhou had arrived, and they could go down at dusk, so they drove forward from Ganxia to relieve the siege of Nanchang. I thought that it was not possible to go down to Ganzhou, and the matter in Nanchang was very urgent. Liu Wuyuan and others prepared for battle day and night, but had no intention of surrendering. Those who promised to surrender delayed the king's troops from leaving the ridge and waited for Nanchang. If we win, we will surrender, and if they win, we will resist. It is easy to see why. However, the honorable minister believed that he would surrender and retreated to the ridge to allow him to strengthen the defense. It was a mistake. ! And to relieve the siege of Nanchang, why go to Ganzhou first? Now we station an army in Nan'an to guard Ganzhou so that they will not dare to go out; and there are roads to the east and west of Huxi to reach Nanchang. If we send a partial army from Hengzhou out of Ji'an to Nanchang, It would arrive in ten days. Li Chengdong was ordered to leave Ganzhou and not attack, and to take the Hudong Volunteer Army as the vanguard, and go straight to Nanchang. Two banners were seen in the city, and soldiers gathered. His courage increased, and he opened the door and fought against the city, attacking both inside and outside. , the captives are not invincible, and the siege is not insurmountable. After the siege is lifted, they will take advantage of the momentum and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River can be determined by sending a message. The minister said: "Rescuing Jiangxi is the urgent need for today's rejuvenation; leaving Ganzhou and heading down is especially important today." The chance of winning is to save Jiangxi."
"Wonderful! If the great talent Huan Guang acts according to this rule, the overall situation can be decided!"
The three of them all praised Qian Bingjie's writing of this book.
Qian Bingtan sighed: "Gentlemen, I will leave immediately for Li Chengdong's military camp. I'm afraid that Li Hezi won't listen to the unfavorable advice!"
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Zhu Hengjia looked at the two memorials in front of him, his brows furrowed.
The other one is Xiangping Bo Tong Yangjia. After Li Chengdong's uprising, Tong Yangjia was forced to follow the uprising and was granted the title of Xiangping Bo.
He was a member of the "Tong Banchao" family. Zhu Hengjia did not dare to reuse him, so he had an empty title of managing the affairs of the Central Military Governor's Office and had nothing to do.
Unexpectedly, he was unwilling to be lonely, and Shangshu said: "If you doubt the officials, kill them, if you don't doubt them, let them go. How can you live here in depression?"
Historically, this man was not reused after he came to the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to rebel again. Li Yuanyin reported to Emperor Yongli to have him and his cronies executed.
Do you also want to learn Yongli and punish him to avoid future troubles?
Zhu Hengjia thought for a while, but he couldn't kill him.
When doing big things, the amount cannot be underestimated. If everyone has surrendered, and he is killed rashly, who among the local officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty will dare to surrender in the future? He is also a member of the old Tong family, so keeping him can drive a wedge between the old Tong family and the Qing court.
relationship.
Besides, although this man's hands were stained with the blood of Zhang Jiayu and other rebels, he had also done some good deeds. For example, Guangdong produced pearls, and the officials of all dynasties forced Danhu to go to the sea to collect pearls as tribute, and countless people died. He wrote a memorial and appealed.
Abolition. For another example, he knew the importance of foreign trade and suggested that the Qing government allow the Francois to do business throughout Guangdong to expand financial resources.
If you can’t kill it, you can only use it.
But he is already the governor in the imperial court, how to arrange it? If the official title is big, he will not be at ease; if the official title is small, others will be dissatisfied.
Suddenly, an idea struck him. Before the Qing invaders conquered Guangxi, they dared to governor Guangxi, and the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi were enfeoffed. Why can't I be granted the title of exile in the Tatars' hometown?
So a Taoist order was issued, appointing Tong Yangjia as the governor of Liaodong, temporarily acting as an agent to do business with the Franco people in Macao, and stationed in Panyu, Guangzhou; he secretly ordered the Jinyi Guards to monitor Tong Yangjia.
In order to strengthen his control over Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhu Hengjia appointed his close associate Zheng Feng, a bachelor of Dongge University, as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, stationed in Nanhai, Guangzhou; and Chen Zizhuang as governor of Guangxi.
The second course is "Gan Shi Shu" written by Qian Bingjie.
After reading this, Zhu Hengjia is a rare talent. But he cannot be Li Chengdong's boss. It is difficult to rescue Nanchang if two approaches go hand in hand. Li Chixin can only make Li Chixin rescue Nanchang unilaterally from Huguang.
After reading "The Story of Gan" several times, Zhu Hengjia picked up his pen and wrote down Qian Bingtao's name.
Talents are rare and this person can be used.
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When Qian Bingji arrived at Nanxiong Mansion, he did not go to Li Chengdong directly, but first went to Li Chengdong's adviser Zhang Tiaoding.
Qian Bingtiu and Zhang Tiaoding are old.
"Brother Zhang, your troops are valuable and fast. Why did Marquis Guangchang stand still and miss the opportunity?"
"Alas! Huan Guang, I have persuaded the commander many times to get to Ganzhou quickly, but he doesn't listen!"
Zhang Tiaoding was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
"The day before yesterday, I went to the road to give the book to the prisoner. Brother Zhang can show this book to Guangchang Marquis."
"Why doesn't Huan Guang go in person?"
"Alas! The Marquis of Guangchang is capricious by nature, he is both indecisive and stubborn. I am afraid that if I try to persuade him directly, he will not listen!"
Zhang Tiaoding walked into the Chinese army's tent. Marshal Li was in a good mood and was reading military books.
The generals who guard one side love to read some military books. They have strategies in their chests and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in their belly.
"Mr. Zhang is here?"
Li Chengdong was very polite to Zhang Tiaoding and said hello first.
"Commander, I recently heard that Qian Bingtao, the censor of Guangdong's patrol, wrote "Gan Shi Shu", which contains some insights about your garrison in Nanxiong. I copied a copy. Do you want to read it?"<
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"Oh? Let me see."
Li Chengdong took a look at the book, then casually threw it on the case.
"The scholar's opinion is that he does not know military strategy. The Art of War says that a man who subdues an enemy without fighting is a good person. I first stationed a large army in Nanxiong to intimidate Ganzhou, and then sent people to surrender. They were afraid of our military strength and trapped them.
The isolated city must be surrendered. If you can conquer the mighty city in the world without spending a single soldier or a single arrow, why bother to attack Ganzhou and only hurt the lives of the soldiers? How foolish!"
Seeing that Zhang Tiaoding could not be persuaded, he resigned and left.
Seeing Zhang Tiaoding come out, Qian Bingting, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly asked: "Brother Zhang, what did Marquis Guangchang say?"
Zhang Diaoding sighed: "Huan Guang, the commander said that you are a scholar and don't know military strategy. He wants to surrender without fighting and wait for Ganzhou to surrender."
"Alas! I will personally persuade you again."
"It's useless, Huan Guang. I know the commander-in-chief's temperament best. He likes to take advantage and refuses to suffer losses. Since he has concluded that Ganzhou has a huge advantage that can be won without a fight, how can he be willing to send troops to attack it?"
"No matter what, as a patrol inspector, I have to persuade you again, otherwise I will never be able to live up to the kindness of the supervisor."
"Commander, Qian Xun is asking for an audience."
"Humph," Li Chengdong snorted coldly, "Scholar Qian, Scholar Qian, you tried to persuade me through my adviser first, but failed, so you did it yourself. A rotten scholar knows how to talk on paper. The battles I fight are better than yours.
There is a lot of salt. That Ganzhou, the most powerful city in the world, is so easy to fight? How many soldiers will die if we attack hard? Seeing that Ganzhou is about to surrender, you persuade me to attack the city. How ridiculous!"
However, after all, this person is the censor appointed by the imperial court. It would be bad if he didn't see him. The imperial court still has to give him face.
"Let him in."
Qian Bingtiu entered the tent and saw Li Chengdong, covered in armor, sitting in the middle with his eyes wide open, not angry but powerful. His own soldiers were standing on both sides with sharp blades, looking murderous.
I couldn’t help but feel angry and funny.
Li Chengdong, Li Chengdong, you have such power, instead of killing the enemy, you come to intimidate me, a scholar!
Seeing that Qian Bingti was not afraid at all, Li Chengdong was somewhat impressed. Although this man was a scholar, he was quite courageous.
"What's the business of Qian Xunjian here?"
"Come to advise the Marquis of Guangchang not to miss the chance of fighting and to capture Ganzhou quickly."
Li Chengdong was furious, and the murderous Marshal Li got angry, causing Mount Tai to collapse!
"How can you, a scholar, have the final say on important national affairs? I have deployed armored troops in Nanxiong to frighten the courage of the enemy generals in Ganzhou. If they take their families back home, they will surrender. There is no need to attack hard and only hurt the lives of the soldiers.
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Qian Bingtiu laughed loudly: "I am a scholar, unarmed, but I am not afraid of the Marquis of Guangchang. How can Liu Wuyuan, who has more than ten thousand elite soldiers, be afraid of the Marquis of Guangchang? Surrendering is just a way to slow down the troops."
Li Chengdong was stunned. What this person said was not unreasonable.
Qian Bingtian added: "Since ancient times, surrenders have always occurred in isolated and helpless situations. In the past, Jin Shengheng attacked Ganzhou, but Liu Wuyuan was isolated and refused to surrender. Now, Tan Tai's army has arrived in Nanchang, and reinforcements are expected to arrive soon. How can it be so?
Is there any reason why Marquis Guangchang is willing to surrender? The so-called surrender is just a tactic to delay the attack!"
Li Chengdong broke into a cold sweat after hearing this.
If what this scholar said is true, wouldn’t this commander have delayed the opportunity to fight? But half of the efforts to persuade him to surrender have been done, so why should he waste his efforts halfway?
Li Chengdong thought again and said something that made Qian Bingti stunned: "Qian Xun's words are reasonable. Let's do this. I will give Liu Wuyuan another month. If he does not surrender within one month, we will send troops to attack him."
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"Alas! There is not enough wisdom in the plan!"
Qian Bingtiu walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
