Dashun Yongchang

On the way to the inn, Qiu Lei also learned about the situation in Zuo Liangyu's town from Fei Bai's account.Only then did he realize that Zuo Liangyu's situation was not necessarily good. Simply put, Zuo Liangyu's subordinates didn't want to stay in Wuchang anymore.

It's not that Zuo Liangyu's subordinates have any other ideas, but Wuchang City can't afford such a large army. After the originally prosperous Wuchang City was captured by Zhang Xianzhong last year, the population and wealth in the city were almost plundered by Zhang Xianzhong. Now Wuchang City has almost become an empty city. Not to mention paying for the army's expenses, the army has to distribute relief food to the citizens.

The fall of Beijing and the martyrdom of Chongzhen made Zuo Liangyu's subordinates lose their allegiance. They were not locals who defended their hometown. What's the need for them to stay in this place with nothing?

After listening to the complaints from this hundred households, Qiu Lei understood why Zuo Liangyu so quickly raised the banner of loyalty to the prince, because Zuo Liangyu needed the prince to maintain the morale of the army, King Fu had nothing to do with their army, even Ding They didn't participate in the success of the policy, which made the officers and soldiers below feel that Emperor Hongguang didn't regard them as his own, so they didn't want to be loyal to Nanjing.

When the news of the prince going south came, Zuo Liangyu's subordinates naturally gravitated towards the prince, and hoped to use this to relocate from Wuchang. The best thing is to go to Nanjing to protect the prince, which is much more prosperous than the dilapidated Wuchang .It was only after Li Zicheng also went south to Huaiyang that these officers and soldiers stopped, because they didn't think Li Zicheng would tolerate them occupying Nanjing.

Qiu Lei asked for a yard in the inn to settle down, and then asked someone to boil a bucket of hot water to take a good bath, and then went into the room to take a nap.When he woke up, he found that the room was already dark, so he asked someone to bring in a light.When the candles in the room were lit, Qiu Lei suddenly shouted in surprise: "Kunshan, no, Lord Hou, why are you here? These people really should be beaten, but they didn't even call me..."

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"This is my son Menggeng and Xiang Qian. Come and pay respects to uncle..." Qiu Lei, who was pulled out of the bedroom by Zuo Liangyu, found a group of generals standing in the main room outside. Under Zuo Liangyu's greeting, the two About 30 young generals came forward to say hello to Qiu Lei.

Although Qiu Lei helped them up with a smile on his face, he also noticed that Zuo Liangyu's son-in-law, Zuo Menggeng, was sincerely paying his respects to him. Xiang Qian got up quickly before his hand touched it.

Zuo Liangyu introduced Qiu Lei to several Liaodong generals who followed him across the river, then he took his arm and said, "I've had someone prepare a banquet, and I have to get drunk with you tonight. "

Facing Zuo Liangyu's enthusiasm, Qiu Lei could only say again and again: "Master Hou is polite, Master Hou is polite."

Zuo Liangyu was dissatisfied when he heard this and said: "They are all my brothers, are you calling me Lord Hou, are you burying me?"

Qiu Lei didn't even dare to say that he didn't dare, and immediately changed his address back. Zuo Liangyu turned his anger into joy, and dragged him to the next yard.At this time, the courtyard has been cleaned cleanly, and green cloth barriers have been set up in the courtyard to keep the handymen out of the work, and the tables and chairs in the hall have also been replaced. The girl band is waiting on the side.

Looking at the changes in the yard next door after waking up, Qiu Lei couldn't help but say, "Brother Kunshan's childhood dream has really come true now. The rich and beautiful are all gathered in one room now."

Zuo Liangyu suddenly fell silent, and immediately changed the subject, pulling Qiu Lei into the room.After the two sat down, Zuo Liangyu asked everyone to toast Qiu Lei for him, and there were beauties singing and dancing beside him, so the room became lively.

But after drinking for three rounds, Zuo Liangyu waved his hand to let the remaining seats be removed, and then said to his subordinates: "I want to talk to Brother Qiu, go and have fun on your own, don't disturb our conversation."

Following Zuo Liangyu's order, several generals responded together, and each took the prostitute they liked to go out.Although Zuo Menggeng and Xiang Qian didn't take the prostitute to find a place to enjoy, they also exited the room and guarded the courtyard door, leaving enough space for the two to talk.

Seeing that the room was quiet, Zuo Liangyu was about to speak, but coughed for a while. After finally stopping, he picked up a cup of tea, rinsed his mouth and said, "Old Qiu, you came just in time, I think you will Don't go back, stay and help me."

Qiu Lei didn't answer, Zuo Liangyu waited for a while, seeing that he still didn't say a word, he had no choice but to say: "Are you complaining that I acted too late? So you don't want to help me?"

Qiu Lei sighed and said, "How could it be? My case is not a small case. You are already loyal enough if you can find someone to release me. I am not a person who does not know what to do."

Zuo Liangyu shook his head slightly and said, "That wasn't your case in the first place. In terms of it, I'm the mastermind. It's just that I haven't been able to find a way to deal with it before, which made you waste so many years in prison. "

Qiu Lei raised his teacup and said, "Stop, don't mention such things. If you still treat me as a brother, don't say such things. Besides, I did it voluntarily, and you didn't force me. I A toast to Brother Kunshan, please stop mentioning this matter. Let's talk about other things."

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to touch the teacup in Qiu Lei's hand with the teacup in his hand, then he stopped suddenly, looked into Qiu Lei's eyes and asked seriously: "Is that the real prince?"

Qiu Lei was stunned for a moment, he looked into Zuo Liangyu's gaze, saw that his expression was calm and did not avoid it, and seemed to have no other thoughts hidden, so he nodded and replied: "Of course it is the real prince. The capital that followed the prince to the south There are more than 3000 officials, nobles, eunuchs, and court ladies, if it is a false prince, how can he have such appeal?"

"It's good to be the real prince, it's good to be the real prince." Zuo Liangyu was so happy that he almost danced, and soon he explained to Qiu Lei: "The late emperor's kindness to me was as great as a mountain. Before that, Ma Shiying and other traitors supported Fufan's entry into reunification. Everything was done without telling me. If it wasn't for this, I would have dispatched troops to Nanjing long ago to clean up the treacherous ministers around King Fu.

The crown prince was able to arrive in Yangzhou safely, it is indeed my Ming Dynasty.So Lao Qiu, did the prince ask you to bring me something?As long as the crown prince has an edict, a certain will abandon everything and go to follow the crown prince in order to repay the late emperor's great kindness. "

Qiu Lei suddenly felt that this former brother looked a little strange. If he hadn't talked to the Baihu from the left army on the pier before, then he would have been really moved by these sincere words.But after talking with that Baihu, he knew that the left army is now an extremely chaotic army.

Of course, before coming here, even though he was Zuo Liangyu's sworn brother, under the permission of Emperor Yongchang, he still read the news about Zuo Liangyu's army.According to the depiction of these news, the direct line troops in Zuo Liangyu's army were completely lost in the 15-year battle of Zhuxian Town in Chongzhen.

Before Qiu Lei came, he was half-believing, but after talking with the Zuo Jun Baihu, he was already half-believing.Zuo Liangyu didn't tell the truth to his brother, which made him feel a little chilled.

But he was also glad that he didn't go directly to Wuchang City, otherwise Zuo Liangyu would take him to a pass in the mansion, and he wouldn't be able to hear or see anything.Although there was some resentment in his heart, Qiu Lei didn't show it. Instead, he smiled calmly and said, "Brother Kunshan, you can rest assured. The prince has no intentions, except for a few greetings."

Zuo Liangyu asked excitedly: "What did Your Highness say?"

Qiu Lei recalled it for a while and said: "The first sentence is, Your Highness said: Emperor Daxing said before he was alive that Ning Nanbo was a loyal minister, but it's a pity that he couldn't solve the difficulties of the capital in Wuchang. Ning Nanbo doesn't need to blame himself."

This was not what Zuo Liangyu wanted to hear. In fact, what Qiu Lei relayed shocked him greatly, because it was not the case.When Li Zicheng's army entered Shanxi eastward, Chongzhen issued an edict to him to go north to serve as king, but he kept delaying.Now the prince actually said that the first emperor said that Zuo Liangyu was a loyal minister, no matter how domineering Zuo Liangyu was, his face turned red now.

But Zuo Liangyu finally calmed down after drinking a cup of tea, and changed the topic and asked, "Then is there anything else to say?"

Qiu Lei then went on to say: "Your Highness's second sentence is that the rewards given to Zuo Zhen by the decree of Fu Wang in charge of the country are not enough to reward the officers and soldiers of Zuo Zhen. Several representatives, ranging from soldiers to officers, went to Yangzhou to express their request to His Highness, and His Highness will discuss with Marshal Du to satisfy the wishes of the officers and soldiers of Zuozhen."

Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu finally said with displeasure: "Marshal Du? Isn't it Li Zicheng? Is this what the prince meant, or Li Zicheng? Is Li Zicheng planning to be Cao Cao? Thinking of the prince as a Han Xian?"

Qiu Lei replied calmly: "Why did you say that in Kunshan? If there is no Marshal Du, where is the prince? It should be noted that it is not Marshal Du who stole the artifact today, but the one from Nanjing City. Marshal Du is considered emperor They are also dignified, but they did not take advantage of the catastrophe of the master's family to declare that they have inherited the master's family property. Some people did not become Cao Cao, but they became Sima Yan's accomplices."

Zuo Liangyu's anger was robbed by Qiu Lei, but he couldn't express it. He could only smile bitterly and said: "Although there are shortcomings today, it has nothing to do with Sima Yan. Lao Qiu, you have said it before."

However, Qiu Lei smiled and said: "Donglin party members have a saying: don't ask right and wrong, only ask the position. Now that the crown prince is here, no matter how you evaluate Fufan, it is not an exaggeration, because he has crossed the line."

Zuo Liangyu could only shake his head and change the subject: "What else did Your Highness say?"

Qiu Lei thought for a while and said: "The next thing the prince said was a suggestion from Marshal Du. I don't know if Lord Hou still wants to listen?"

Zuo Liangyu was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "Let's talk and listen."

Qiu Lei then opened his mouth and said: "Marshal Du suggested to the prince that the current national crisis is at the head of the crisis. There is no distinction between the north and the south, and no distinction between the old and the young. Everyone should share the difficulties. The area of ​​Hubei has experienced repeated military disasters, and the local people may not be able to afford a family. There are hundreds of thousands of troops.

Therefore, the country should take back the land of Huangzhuang and the vassal state in the Huguang area, and borrow money and food from the local clan to support the army.Of course, the Huguang army should also abolish the old and weak soldiers, and just place some of the abolished soldiers on these recovered lands for reclamation, so that the people of Huguang can live a little.

I don't know what Lord Hou thinks? "

Zuo Liangyu pondered for a moment and then said: "Is Li Zicheng trying to set me on fire?"

Qiu Lei said with a chuckle: "Master Hou is just joking. It's up to Master Hou to do this. Can Marshal Du force Master Hou to do it? However, even though I haven't been here for a day, I've already seen Master Hou. The subordinates have a lot of grievances, and it is not a good thing to continue like this."

Zuo Liangyu knew that this old brother was right. After the Battle of Zhuxian Town, he tried his best to expand his troops, thus avoiding the court to hold him accountable. Stable, the court needs his efforts to pay a little military salary, if he doesn't obey the order, then he won't give it at all.

As a result, the military discipline of the Zuo Army became very bad. Instead, looting the people to supplement military supplies became the main job, and suppressing bandits became a side job.Now Qiu Lei brought the prince and Li Zicheng's words, which showed that they meant to bring the Zuo army back into the system, but they also asked him to hand over a nomination certificate.

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On the first day of October, Emperor Shunzhi offered sacrifices to heaven at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and then returned to the Forbidden City to hold a grand enthronement ceremony. He read out the letter of congratulations and announced the founding of the Qing Dynasty to the Shunzhi era.And at the enthronement ceremony, Dorgon was appointed as his uncle and regent, and at the same time, he was ordered to build a monument for Dorgon to record his merits, and he should "grow his fame forever".

Dorgon then surpassed all the kings, and he quickly held a meeting of ministers discussing politics. Ge's appointment was ignored.

Dorgon explained this to the clan ministers who participated in the meeting. He said: Haoge was only going to appease the soldiers of Xuanda, not to really win Datong, so there is no need to increase the rank of general.And now there is a shortage of supplies everywhere, and they can't support the plan of the three-way attack, so Haoge's road can only be used to contain the Shanxi and Shaanxi Shunjun, and there is no need to go too deep.

Facing Dorgon, who had just been appointed as his uncle and regent, the clan ministers naturally had to obey orders, and no one jumped out to object even if it was the two yellow flags that did not deal with the two white flags.One is that they have already pledged their allegiance to Emperor Shunzhi, so they naturally don't want to get too close to Hauge. The little emperor may not remember it, but the Holy Mother Empress Dowager will.Secondly, Dorgon has already bought the soldiers of various banners. Now that Dorgon can get the support of the soldiers below, naturally no one will come out and let Dorgon be a chicken to scare others.

How did Dorgon buy the soldiers of the Eight Banners?One is to grant land within 30 miles of the capital, and the Eight Banners will grant [-] mu of land for each person, and there will be additional pay for those who wear armor.In the past, when the Eight Banners went out to fight, there was no pay, but the spoils were distributed according to their merits.

Now Dorgon has changed the rules. He announced that the Eight Banners forwards, guards, leaders, and vests will be paid 2 taels a month, each of the infantry will be paid 1.5 taels a month, and each craftsman will be paid 1 taels a month.This is a fixed salary paid to family members. Soldiers who go out to fight also have rations. The standard is 8.3 rice for soldiers per day, 2 bundles of horse grass, and 5 liters of feed.Zuolingjiami 8.3.

So the soldiers of the Eight Banners rejoiced for a while, and they no longer had any resistance to the move of the capital, because this reform meant that they now only needed to prepare their own armor and horses, and no longer needed to prepare their own food and fodder, but they could still divide the looted property. A reduction in input means an increase in output, not to mention that it is said that the Han people in the south are much richer than those in the north. Naturally, everyone's morale has risen, and they have forgotten the two Red Banner soldiers who were killed or injured in the Battle of Tianjin.

Although Dorgon added a commanding general to himself, he did not leave the capital, but let Azig and Duoduo each lead an army to set off. Of course, the main force was still on the road of Duoduo.

At this time, the canal can still sail. Although Li Zicheng took a large number of ships when he went south, with the help of local gentry, the Qing army still obtained a lot of wooden boats hidden by the local government. The Qing army still got [-] or [-] wooden boats, which greatly saved the transportation capacity on land.

Of course, in order to raise these ships, the Qing army inevitably postponed the date of the expedition, and the army did not arrive in Dezhou until October 10.Duduo was dissatisfied with this marching speed, because he was already far behind Azigana all the way.

Relying on Wu Sangui's reputation as a general who surrendered, as the striker of Azig, Wu Sangui hardly fought any tough battles. He just sent out his own brand, appeased the local gentry, and isolated the Shun Army's garrison in the north of the Yellow River. stand up.These Shun troops were forced to retreat to the south, and some even retreated across the Yellow River.

And the rapid advance of the Qing army along the road from Baoding to Huaiqing also made the Shun army in Dezhou and Dongchang Prefecture lose their confidence in holding on, because their flanks were completely exposed, not to mention the Qing army pressing up from the front. The Qing army came to make a side attack, and the Shun army's defense line in Daqing North was also broken.

Therefore, when the vanguard of the Qing army appeared under the city of Dezhou, the Shun army stationed in Dezhou immediately retreated, although there were only more than 20 riders who arrived under the city.

After arriving in Dezhou, Duoduo convened a military council meeting. He said to the clan and generals: "We were too cautious in our march before, and now it seems that the Shun army is not ready to fight us. Our soldiers Wherever they went, the Shun army was invincible. Although it was very easy for our army to pursue like this, we still couldn't catch the main force of the Shun army.

If we can't wipe out part of the Shun Army's troops during the march, we will be in trouble when they get together.What's more, our army didn't bring much food, and the Shun army destroyed the food and fodder while running. Even if we surrounded the main force of the Shun army, there wouldn't be so much food for our army's daily needs.

What do you think, how should the next battle be fought? "

Dorobel Nikan, who was sitting on Doduo's right hand, got up and said: "Although our army going south has 15 troops, it is our soldiers from the Eight Banners who can really fight. I am not sure who I will surrender tomorrow.

Therefore, these green battalion soldiers should not be used to fight tough battles from the beginning, but should let them see blood first, arouse their bloodiness, and then use them in frontal battles, then they will have no choice but to fight. I fought bravely. "

Gushan Beizi Boluo, Hetuo, Shangshan, Fuguo Gong Du Erhu Teerhu, Du Nen, etc., all echoed Nikan's proposition, thinking that the Eight Banners soldiers are the most reliable in fighting such things, and the green battalion soldiers should not go too far trust.

Duoduo also nodded at this and said: "Indeed, there are 15 troops, but 5 people are only suitable for logistics and transportation, and half of the remaining 10 people are half-hearted. Seeing blood, how dare you use them with confidence.

After getting Texas, we will have more marching routes, but there are only two main marching routes.The first is to go south along the canal and fight there step by step; the second is to take Jinan and go deep into the hinterland of Shandong, which can break an arm of the Shun army and prevent it from attacking us from the flank, but also on the spot Collect food to supplement our army's needs.

King Gongshun, you should be very familiar with Shandong. Can you tell me how to fight in Shandong? "

Without any hesitation, Kong Youde got up and saluted Duoduo with his hands clasped together, and then he opened his mouth and said, "In the seventh year of Chongde, the king of Duoluo Raoyu County was ordered to enter the pass. Dengzhou, Laizhou, Juzhou, Yizhou, and Haizhou captured a total of 88 cities, surrendered six cities, captured 36 men and women, plundered 1 taels of gold and 200 million taels of silver, and finally returned from Qiangziling. division.

This expedition can be described as a great victory. The slaves thought that the people of Shandong should remember the might of our soldiers.This time our army first showed their virtue, and then killed the chickens to warn the monkeys. The soldiers and people in Shandong should no longer have the heart to resist.This city of Jinan is the best target. This city was broken by our army and the city wall was destroyed. It may not be repaired now. Our army surrounds and persuades the city to surrender. If we can open the city without a fight, it will definitely shake all parts of Shandong. "

Duduo was moved immediately, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Boluo, you and King Gongshun and King Huaishun will lead [-] Green Battalion soldiers southward to besiege Jinan City. Don't let the garrison in the city escape. I will lead a large army to serve as your stamina. Nikan, Tong Tulai, you two went to take Dongchang Mansion, and then waited for our military order in Zhang Qiu..."

Just as Kong Youde guessed, Jinan City at this time had not recovered from the 15-year war in Chongzhen, and Jinan was stationed by the general Dong Xueli of the Ming Dynasty and the general Liu Bao of the Shun Army.In the past half a month, there have been many bad news from the north, either our army has retreated here, or some county has surrendered to the Manchus, which shocked the Jinan army and people every day.

When Dong Xueli was patrolling the city wall, one of the most frequently asked questions by his subordinates was when to retreat.Regarding this situation, Dong Xueli couldn't bear the pressure anymore. He couldn't help but called his deputy Liu Bao and asked: "The soldiers are all asking, should we defend or leave? It is said that nearly 20 troops from the north have moved south. There are less than [-] soldiers and less than a month's supply of food, so if you want to keep it, at least you have to send troops to send food, right?"

But Liu Bao is not the kind of person who is good at words. He thinks that if there is an order from the superior, the subordinate should just follow it. If there is no order, just wait. There is no need to cause trouble.Coupled with the continuous surrender of the generals of the Ming army in the north, he also had doubts about Dong Xueli's surrenders. Therefore, he did not answer Dong Xueli's questions, but asked the other party to prepare to defend the city and wait for Xuzhou's order.

Dong Xueli also felt desperate for Liu Bao's style of work. He wondered if he had been abandoned by Li Zicheng.When the vanguard of the Qing army appeared below the city and shot letters of surrender to the city, Dong Xueli finally couldn't sit still. He asked his cronies to invite Liu Shiru, the former governor of Jinan, and asked him about the opinions of the scholars and people in the city.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Liu Shiru said bluntly to Dong Xueli: "Jinan City cannot be defended at all, and no one is willing to defend it. Those who insisted on defending the city two years ago died under the sword of the Qing army. None of the soldiers or civilians are willing to experience such a tragedy again. General Dong, do you still have to sacrifice your life for the intruders? The Qing soldiers came to avenge the late emperor."

After hesitating for a while, Dong Xueli said: "The coffins of the crown prince and the late emperor were sent to the south by Emperor Yongchang. It is too ridiculous to say that the Qing soldiers came to avenge the late emperor. Emperor Shunzhi ascended the throne in Beijing. The meaning of seizing the world."

Liu Shiru replied blankly: "What does it have to do with us if we don't fight for the world? What we want now is to be alive right now. If the Shun Army really wanted to guard Jinan City, they should have mobilized the people to repair the city wall and increase the number of troops. The troops are transporting food. Since Li Zicheng did not do this, it can be seen that he is ready to give up Jinan. If this is the case, why do we still have to defend?"

Dong Xueli was really shaken now. He and Liu Shiru sat silently facing each other for a long time before getting up and saying, "Tonight I will personally check the defense situation of the North Gate..."

Liu Shiru understood Dong Xueli's hint, so he took a few servants out of the city from the north gate that night to find the outpost of the Qing army, and established a relationship with the Qing army. At noon on October 10, Liu Shiru returned to the city, contacted the gentry in the city and Dong Xueli to launch a mutiny, killed Liu Bao and other generals of the Shun army, and opened the gate to welcome the Qing army into the city on the 24th.

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On the morning of October 10, Tai'an Guard General Wang Zhixiang got the news of the Jinan mutiny, so he immediately sent someone to pass the news to Jining and Zoucheng.The next morning, the guards in Jining and Zoucheng both received news of the Jinan mutiny, and immediately sent an alarm to Xuzhou.

It took about one and a half to two hours, and the two optical telegrams were sent one after the other to the left-behind department of the Marshal's Mansion in Xuzhou. At this time, it was about four or five quarters in the afternoon.In the next moment, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Song Xiance, and Han Lin, who presided over the daily work of the left-behind department, held an enlarged military meeting of the left-behind department to inform everyone about the mutiny in Jinan.

Regarding this news, Lin Chengcheng, who had just arrived in Xuzhou, did not quite believe it. He got up in the lobby and questioned: "On the 24th, Dong Xueli's mutiny, Jining and Zoucheng only learned about it this morning, but it actually reached Xuzhou at noon? The distances from these two places to Jinan and Xuzhou should be about the same? Even if it’s 4 miles to rush, at least you can’t get to Xuzhou until tomorrow morning, right?”

Liu Zongmin has always felt that the new gadget of the optical telegram is amazing, but after witnessing it with his own eyes, although he can't understand why the optical telegram can be transmitted so fast, it does not prevent him from accepting this new thing.Of course, he wouldn't tell anyone about the panic he felt when he saw this thing for the first time.

General Xuzhou Shunjun's attitude towards the photoelectric telegram was actually similar to Liu Zongmin's mood. Although he couldn't understand its principle, he could accept that it was a tool made by humans, not some kind of ghostly technique.Of course, their psychological changes were not conscious, but they were understood during the lectures arranged by Li Zicheng.

Although these Shunjun generals are very poor, most of them can't even write their own names, and naturally it is difficult to understand mathematics.But after going through the class, they quickly understood the truth that they can master the manufacture and transmission of optical telegrams through learning, so this is naturally not a fairy art.

It's just that going to class is a bit of a torture for these peasant generals. When Li Zicheng was in Xuzhou, he personally pressed them to go to class, and everyone can only admit it.However, after Li Zicheng went south, the generals headed by Liu Zongmin immediately skipped class because of their busy military affairs, except for those middle and low-ranking officers who dared not miss class.

These Shunjun generals from Huguang hadn't yet had their turn for training, and they didn't usually go to courses for mid- to low-priced officers. Naturally, they couldn't figure out how the optical telegram could deliver the news so quickly.

Regarding Lin Chengcheng's doubts, Liu Zongmin might still make fun of him on weekdays, but now, he just replied seriously: "Old Lin, there is no need to doubt, the news is true. Now call everyone over to discuss , that is, after Jinan falls, what should we do next?"

Zuo Yan, who was sitting in the middle of the seat on the west side, said quietly: "We have long said that the soldiers and civilians in Jinan should be withdrawn, but you just refused to listen. What else can we do now? As soon as Jinan falls, the passage to the Jiaodong Peninsula will be opened. , we can only rely on Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountain to build a defense line, as for the Jiaodong Peninsula, we can only resign ourselves to fate."

Hearing Zuo Xie's words, the generals of the Shun Army who were sitting in the east were a little unhappy, Tian Hu jumped out and retorted: "The Military Council did not disagree with the withdrawal of troops, but we are against withdrawing without a fight.

Your Majesty will focus on the three points of Jining, Guide, and Xuzhou for the triangle defense, but it will take time to build these defense facilities. If the city ahead retreats before Jiannu appears, who else will settle down to build these defense measures?Are those civilians braver than the army?

Besides, it is also a request of the civil government to suspend the retreat of the soldiers and civilians in front, because we don't have so many supplies to settle more northern refugees.Having said that, Dong Xueli has been transferred to Huai'an, because your general staff did not build the optical telegraph station in Jinan City, so you can't appease him.Otherwise, he is already on his way to Huai'an, what kind of rebellion can he start? "

Guan Fumin stood up immediately and said: "General Tian's words are a bit unreasonable. The optical telegraph line is not completed by building a few wooden frames. It also needs to train personnel to hang flags, receive and translate. The personnel we are currently training are only It is enough to maintain the two routes from Xuzhou to Jining, and from Xuzhou to Guide..."

Facing the quarrel in front of him, Yuan Yuzong sat there without saying a word, seemingly calm but actually distracted.In fact, he was already a little used to the scene in front of him. After Li Zicheng went south, the conflict between the Military Council and the General Staff became a little more intense. The staff is responsible for execution.

However, the general staff needs to have a certain level of education to enter. There is actually no requirement for personal bravery. General and Mingguan.On the other hand, in the military government, as long as the generals above the middle level will be included, it means that this is where the generals of the peasant army occupy the majority.

When Li Zicheng was there, both the military council and the general staff were able to suppress it, not only because of his own prestige, but also because he personally built this system, and he knew very well how to use it to do things.

But after Li Zicheng went south, although generals such as Liu Zongmin and Li Guo had rich combat experience, their grasp of the general trend of the world and strategic decisions were far behind.

For example, after Li Zicheng easily captured Huai'an, the original plan to rely on the Yellow River and the Daqing River to build the first line of defense was overturned by Liu Zongmin and others.Because of the success of the southern march, these generals of the peasant army had the idea of ​​quick victory again.

Liu Zongmin felt that since the canal route leading to the Yangtze River could be opened, as long as the manpower and materials from the south could keep up, they could completely confront Jiannu in Baoding and Dezhou.And as long as Jiannu can be defeated a few times, those frontier soldiers who surrendered to Jiannu may be shaken again.

However, in the eyes of the officers of the General Staff, Liu Zongmin and others' style of changing from day to day is really too habitual.They can accept Li Zicheng's line of defense theory, because it is in line with the cognition of the generals of the Ming Dynasty.After all, since Ming Chengzu, the strategy of the Ming army has tended to be conservative, and in terms of tactics, it has paid more attention to the fortress line of defense.

Moreover, after Li Zicheng ascended the throne and founded the country, the Dashun Army also changed from a bandit to an official army. What is an official army?Those who are responsible for defending the land are the officers and soldiers.When the army gave up the responsibility of guarding the land, then either the dynasty came to an end, the central government lost its deterrent power to the army, or the army became a warlord.

Li Zicheng's idea of ​​a defensive area has at least begun to shift from a rogue to a conscious government position, which is naturally supported by those Ming officials who surrendered, which shows that Li Zicheng at least wants to rebuild social order.

However, Liu Zongmin and others still held the idea of ​​fighting if they could fight, and running if they couldn't. They found it difficult to accept, because Liu Zongmin's strategy ignored the protection of civilians. Apart from disrupting the place, this kind of combat method is not good. possible to restore social order.

These former Daming officials who surrendered to Dashun all had property in their families, so it was naturally impossible to accept this method of mobile warfare. They supported Li Zicheng to protect their family and property, not to become bandits.

Therefore, the General Staff felt that after Li Zicheng was left by the Military Council, the decisions made were almost shitty, while the Military Council believed that the General Staff was a group of defeated generals, so what qualifications did they have to guide them? How to fight?The contradiction between the two parties also rose.

However, Yuan Yuzong felt that in addition to these obvious controversies, the old generals of the Shun Army were also dissatisfied with the new office of the General Staff that took away their power.Li Zicheng previously rectified the units of the rebel army and formed a system of 22 generals in the fifth battalion. Although he sorted out the various hills in the army and took power in his own hands, he did not break through the establishment and command system of the Ming army.

On the surface, the 22 generals of the Fifth Battalion respected Li Zicheng alone, and no one except Li Zicheng could mobilize these 22 generals.But this also caused the 22 generals to expand their power in the battalion. All the soldiers and horses in the 22th battalion first pledged their allegiance to the 22 generals, and then gathered to Li Zicheng through the [-] generals' allegiance.

After all, this is still rule of man. If one of the 22 generals betrays Li Zicheng, it means that his subordinates also betrayed Li Zicheng.And for Li Zicheng, who has no heir yet, once something happens to him, the 22 generals will lose a core of allegiance. In order to fight for power, they must first use their brains.