Chapter 311 The three kings fight each other and use their own strategies
"I was careless."
When the obedient Wang Kong Youde faced his old friend Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming, he was half-lying in a chair, showing a rare sense of defeat. "I thought there were no more people in the south, and going south was not a random killing. But I didn't expect that in Xia Town,
It actually capsized in the gutter."
"I've been through so many storms and waves, and now I've turned over in this little ditch. What's most annoying is that I still don't know who my enemy is. I haven't even seen him face to face, so he took my car.
The camp was almost destroyed."
Geng Zhongming handed him a cup of hot tea.
"It's just a small setback. You don't need to blame yourself so much." Geng Zhongming, known as Geng Er in the world, had an unusual relationship with Kong Youde. He was also from Liaodong, but he had reduced his salary very early and returned his official position to President Ren Qian. But later
However, he defected to Dongjiang Mao Wenlong. Like Kong Youde, he was greatly appreciated by Mao Wenlong. He adopted him as his adopted grandson and was named Youjie. He was a sworn brother to Kong Youde, who was named Yongshi.
Another king among the three kings, King Zhishun, Shang Kexi, was like them. Mao Wenlong adopted his grandson and gave him the name Yongxi.
Kong Youde was known for his bravery, while Geng Er was known for his cunning. In the past, Kong Youde served as a vanguard under Mao Wenlong, charging into battle, while Geng Er was in charge of the military's finances.
He was tall, with a dark complexion, but his palms were as white as jade. Although he was known for being cunning and wise, Geng Er was actually very brave and good at fighting.
However, after Mao Wenlong died, the three righteous brothers Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi parted ways. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming defected to the governor Sun Yuanhua, but Shang Kexi defected to the general Huanglong. Later, there was a fight in Fuzhen and the Dongjiang Mutiny. Geng Zhongming's younger brother Geng Zhongyu
He launched a mutiny under Huang Long and surrounded the general military office in the name of raising wages. He took Huang Long to the martial arts field to have his legs broken and his nose cut off. In the end, Shang Kexi led his troops to suppress the mutiny and killed Geng Zhongyu, and petitioned Shu to be punished.
Geng Zhongming.
Huang Long later fought many lawsuits with Sun Yuanhua.
When Kong Youde rebelled, Sun Yuanhua still advocated pacification and sent Geng Zhongming outside the city to pacify him. However, Geng Zhongming gathered many fellow villagers from Liaodong to serve as Kong Youde's internal supporters and surrendered to the city.
After Geng Zhongming followed the rebellion, he immediately killed Huang Long's family members in Dengzhou.
Later, the rebellion failed and he was forced to cross the sea to pay gold. Geng Zhongming originally did not dare to go back because Hou Jin fled, but it was Kong Youde who interceded for him to be his guarantor at Hou Jin's place, so he accepted him together.
However, the two brothers were also good people, and they knew they were jealous of Hou Jin, so they later deliberately played a double act. Kong Youde impeached Geng Zhongming for embezzling his own people, and Geng Zhongming impeached Kong Youde for hiding his family, making it seem like the two sides had broken up.
But in fact, among the three Han surrendered kings who were granted the title by the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Kong and Geng had always had a very good relationship and they advanced and retreated together, and Geng and Shang Na had the hatred of killing their brothers.
In the sixth year of Chongzhen, when Kong Geng fled to sea, Shang Kexi was ordered to pursue and intercept him. Later, Kong Geng led the Jin soldiers to capture Lushun. Huanglong was defeated and killed. Shang Kexi's wives, concubines, and hundreds of family members and slaves all drowned in Lushun.
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This hatred only intensified.
"I think your accident this time is not necessarily a bad thing." Geng Er rubbed his jade-like white palms and said very profoundly.
"Why isn't that a bad thing? I've traveled thousands of miles south without even fighting a single battle. The chariots and camps were almost completely destroyed, and the cavalry also lost many mounts, not to mention all the gunpowder and artillery. I've been saving this amount of property for many years.
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"Listen to my detailed analysis." Geng Er sat down calmly, "The last time we marched south with the two kings of Ying and Henan to defeat Li Zicheng and Hongguang Dynasty, we made great progress with each passing day, and we basically didn't encounter any decent ones.
Resistance, especially in the Southern Dynasties, whether it was Zuo Liangyu, the Four Towns of Jiangbei, or the Yangtze River Navy, who really resisted? Only Shi Kefa and Huang Degong resisted for a while."
"But how long has it been since our class teacher returned to Liaodong?"
Kong Youde nodded, they went back in July, and it was already August when they arrived in Liaodong. As soon as they were disarmed and returned to the fields, and their horses were released to Nanshan, the imperial court called them to send troops again.
Basically, I didn’t even have a few days of rest.
After receiving the order to recruit men and horses, we set out again to march south. It is now mid-September.
"It has only been less than three months since we left. The situation in the south has changed amazingly. Nalu Supervisor and the Nine Kings are surprisingly strong."
"Is it strong? But I heard that they stationed many troops in Qiantang, and finally captured Hangzhou and Huzhou, but they were immediately recaptured. I even just heard that Zheng Jiwu, the Marquis of Haining who captured Hangzhou, was also capturing Fuyang, Yuhang and other places.
Later, when the Qiantang River was dry, he led his troops to cross the river suddenly and conquered Shaoxing in one fell swoop?"
Geng Er chuckled.
"There must be something fishy about this matter, but let's not worry about him for now. Let's talk about the Haining Marquis. He reported that he was right to conquer Shaoxing, but he only stayed in Shaoxing for a few days and then withdrew to Hangzhou. The reason was that Zhejiang
Dongwang Zhiren and others launched a massive counterattack, but he invaded Shaoxing and was unable to provide food and supplies for the troops and horses. Shaoxing was also fortified and cleared of wilderness, so he could not hold on and had to retreat to Hangzhou."
"But if you think about it carefully, there must be something wrong here. In addition, all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River were corrupted before. Only Songjiang and Jiaxing guarded by Li Yuchun and Zheng Jiwu were stable and worry-free. Even the Marquis of Haining repeatedly defeated the Ming army. There must be something wrong.
, who are Zhang Cunren and Xiao Qiyuan, you and I are no strangers, their abilities are still very strong, are they not as good as Haining Hou, a military attache from the Ming Dynasty?"
"If Zheng Jiwu really has such ability, will he remain unknown in the Chongzhen Dynasty? In other words, Zhang Cunren can't defend Hangzhou and can't defeat Qiantang River. What ability does Zheng Jiwu have to defend Jiaxing and attack Hangzhou single-handedly?
, can we still enter Shaoxing again? "
"Comparing the situation in Huzhou, Suzhou, Taicang and other places, don't you think there are many problems here? Tu Guobao can be regarded as a strong player. He has lost to Hangzhou three times. Li Chengdong is also very capable, and the result is the same.
They were unable to defend their territory under the attack of the Ming army. They were still far away from eastern Zhejiang, but Zhang Cunren, Tu Guobao and others were unable to do so. However, the previously unknown Li Yuchun and Zheng Jiwu were invincible. Isn't this a problem?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kong Youde is still feeling sorry for his men, horses, artillery, etc. His liver trembles just thinking about it.
"Isn't the Jiangnan matter a bit far-fetched?"
"No," Geng Er reminded Kong Youde, "the changes started in western Zhejiang. The area around Taihu Lake was eroded first, and then Lu Jianguo was able to go all the way north to Xu Hai. If he can't even defend his old nest in Shaoxing
, how could he have the ability to conquer Hangzhou, how could he corrupt Jiangnan, and how could he fight all the way to Xuzhou?"
"I suspect that we have seriously underestimated this Lu Jianguo before. There are talented people from the south. Whether it is Lu Jianguo or his Nine Prince Brothers who are really powerful, it means that there are talented people from the south, so they can
In such a short period of time, we can stabilize our position, counterattack Susong and Huguang, and even control the Yangtze River and Canal."
"You did somersault this time. It was an accident, but not entirely. Even if it hadn't happened, you might still have somersaulted, because the Ming army was able to fight all the way to Xuzhou not just by taking advantage of loopholes. Otherwise Liu Liangzuo was not stupid.
Why do you still want to attack the Ming Dynasty at this time?"
Kong Youde sat upright and scratched his head, "It seems to be like this, second brother, you are still smart. But my energy is still severely damaged this time."
"Not really. You just lost some gunpowder. Not all the cannons were destroyed. Most of them just destroyed some cannon carriages and mounts. The cavalry only lost some horses. The real unlucky ones were those who were killed by the collapse.
A few hundred soldiers, what else is considered a loss?"
"On the contrary, now you can legitimately stop playing as a forward, and you can return to Yanzhou to rest and recuperate, and you don't even need to participate in the next battle. After all, you have suffered such heavy losses. The only bad thing is that you may be punished by the regent.
, but I guess it’s just a slight punishment.”
"This Ming army is not simple. We can't figure out the reality and the truth. If we just hit it head-on, we might end up like Zhang Cunren. So when something happens, let others take the lead."
Kong Youde understood, "Then I'll go see Tan Tai later and tell him to let Shang Kexi take the lead?"
"After Shang Ze heard about your setback, he already belittled you in every possible way in front of Tan Tai. Now that you are just going with the flow, let Shang Ze be the vanguard for you." Geng Zhongming still felt itching with hatred when he mentioned Shang Kexi.
Shang Kexi originally followed Huang Long to deal with Kong and Geng. Later, Huang Long was defeated in Lushun and committed suicide. However, the new commander-in-chief was Shang Kexi's mortal enemy. So the internal strife in Dongjiang resumed. The new commander-in-chief Shen Shikui wanted to trick Shang Kexi into going to the island and then arrested him.
He was falsely accused of murder and the incident was revealed. Fortunately, Shang Ke contacted Hou Jin and surrendered.
In the end, he arrested two lieutenants, plundered the five islands, threatened more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians, and reduced the military resources of the five islands. He was greeted by Huang Taiji thirty miles out of the city, and his troops were assisted by God.
Soldiers are treated the same.
The three subjugating kings always seem to be indifferent to each other, but Kong and Geng are actually one, but the monk is the real mortal enemy.
Now that there is an opportunity, Yin Shang is very happy. Geng Zhongming is very happy, and Kong Youde is also willing to help.
After the secret discussion was settled, Kong Youde left Jining and rushed to Yanzhou to meet Tan Tai and He Luo.
Tan Tai was also very dissatisfied when he saw Kong Youde. The army was not successful at the beginning and had suffered such serious losses of troops and generals.
"Didn't King Gongshun promise to the general that he would defend Xuzhou? Why didn't he even defend Xia Town now? I even heard that he didn't even see the shadow of the Ming army before it was blown up by a female ghost with a thunderbolt.
Half an army and a city?"
Shang Kexi sat next to Tan Tai and sarcastically said, "I heard that Jin's girl is of heavenly beauty, but no matter how beautiful she is, there is no need to be so forceful. Since others are not willing to obey, why do you have to force yourself?
Well, destroying what you can't get is too tasteless, let alone doing it like this."
Kong Youde kept a straight face and ignored Shang Kexi. Instead, he apologized to Tan Tai, "I was careless and was burned by the Ming army and exploded the gunpowder. I really neglected my duty and was willing to be punished by the general. Now Xuzhou is dedicated to Shen Bao. Ming thief, the food and grass in Xia Town have been robbed again, and our army can no longer serve as the vanguard. I ask the general to allow me to lead my troops back to Yanzhou for supplies and rest."
"The vanguard has the important task. I recommend King Zhishun to lead his 8,000 men as the vanguard and capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop. Our army will open the way."
Tan Tai had a dark face. Although he was very dissatisfied with Kong Youde, Kong Youde's status was relatively special and he couldn't blame him too much. However, he was happy to see these three kings destroying each other.
"King Zhishun?" Tan Tai looked at Shang Kexi.
Shang Ke looked at the disgraced Kong Youde with joy. He knew that he was dissatisfied with him, but he didn't care. He was just a dim figure. There was nothing to be afraid of. He brought eight thousand soldiers from Haizhou, Liaodong, and was the strongest among the three kings. of.
There is nothing that Xuzhou cannot win.
He had heard that the Ming army would only take advantage of a weak point to enter and avoid the real situation. They would only carry out sneak attacks. After breaking the city, they would loot the city and then abandon the city. They would not stay at all. The same was true in Xia Town before. He, Kong Youde, was there An empty city can still carry such a huge somersault, because he has no ability.
Now he gives up the vanguard position and leads the troops first. Then he will seize the empty city of Xuzhou. Isn't this credit in vain?
Why not?
"Please rest assured, General. I will never make the mistake that King Gongshun made again." Shang Ke said with a smile.