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In fact, this kind of rebellion got out of control and the upper class was coerced by the lower class. It is not uncommon in the history of rebellion in ancient and modern China and abroad, and it is even very common.
Therefore, a successful "rebel" usually represents the interests of the middle and lower classes, accepts some suggestions from the middle and lower classes, and guides them.
But people like Zu Zepu and Hong Shiming not only lack the experience of rebellion, but also don't seriously rebel, but want to use the old trick of "Feng Ting dedicates the land to Zhao" to play with the feelings of the people below.
As a result, the ideas of the people below were anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty, and they refused to follow the people above to seek refuge in Wu Zhou, and in turn coerced Zu Yonglie and Zu Chenglie.
Now Zu Zepu, Sun Sike, and Hong Shiming were all a little dumbfounded. As soon as the emperor left, they ruined their errands!
"Hong Futai, you are in charge of this matter!" Zu Zepu said to Hong Shiming in a reproachful tone, "tell me, what should we do now?"
"Why don't you send troops to attack the city!" Sun Sike said with a gloomy face, "I still have [-] banner troops under my command, enough to break through the inner city of Jiangning."
"That's not necessary!" Hong Shiming shook his head hurriedly and said, "Wu Sangui won't know about the changes in the inner city of Jiangning so soon, besides, we have already sent out the anti-Qing vote... the following eleven prefectures and one prefecture will Someone followed."
Hong Shiming paused, and then said: "For the current plan, we must first let Zhu Heqi know that the eleven prefectures and one prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River are already the territories of the Great Zhou; second, we must let President Wu send troops immediately!
To control the army, you might as well find a place to station in the outer city.The next official will take a trip to Hubei immediately, and ask the president to send troops immediately.
As for those people in Jiangning's inner city, first block the three gates of Jiangning's ten inner cities... After all, the troops on Zijin Mountain are limited, so they must be used wisely! "
Sun Sike and Zu Zepu looked at each other, and both sighed, and now they had no choice but to do so.
To be honest, storming Jiangning City is not as easy as Sun Sike said. Although there are not many defenders in Jiangning City, less than 20, there are [-] million people!
Moreover, there are many regiment training leaders around Jiangning City who are looking forward to Ming Dynasty... So what Sun Sike's Ten Thousand Flags Army can do is to defend the fortress of Zijin Mountain.
As long as he can survive until Wu Sangui's Eastern Expedition, he will die, and he will be considered worthy of death.
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Hubei, Hanyang, Dawu Mountain, the President is here.
This is a manor located in Dawu Mountain, surrounded by picturesque scenery, fresh air and undisturbed mountain scenery.
Wu Sangui has been convalescing here for a while, but his health is not very good... He is old and has a stomach problem, so he has to be very careful when eating, otherwise he will suffer from diarrhea.
In this state, it may be okay to lie flat for the elderly, but it may not be possible to take command of the army. In the original history, Wu Sangui lay flat in Hengzhou shortly after he raised the army, probably because of health problems.Otherwise, Wu Sangui, who was born as a general and half his life as a soldier, would have no reason to stay in Hengzhou when his life was at stake!
Although he has many generals under him, there is no one who can command a group of generals to entrust.
So he lay still, making it difficult for Wu Zhou Group to move.
But now the situation of Wu Zhou Group is much better, and there is also a pair of handsome talents who can replace Wu Sangui to command the army-this pair is Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong.
The father and son were dismantled and used by Wu Sangui in history. Wu Yingqi was stationed in Yueyang to resist the main force of the Qing army, and Wu Shicong managed Guangdong and Guangxi in his weak years.
Among them, Wu Yingqi's performance in Yueyang was unsatisfactory. Although he had been carrying it for five years and gradually couldn't resist it until Wu Sangui's death, he did not open the situation after all.
But Wu Shicong performed well on the Guangdong-Guangzhou battlefield. Sun Yanling and Ma Xiongzhen were killed by him, and Kong Sizhen and Fu Honglie were captured alive by him.
After Wu Sangui's death, he was able to launch a last-ditch effort, sending troops to attack Wuzhou, trying to enter Guangdong, but after all, the situation was over.
But now this pair of father and son is used together by Wu Sangui, producing the effect that one plus one is greater than two.
If Wu Sangui wants to choose a "pair" in the army who can replace him in command of the army, it seems that they are the only father and son.
But the problem is, Wu Yingqi is not the heir!If Wu Sangui appoints him and Wu Shicong as the commanders-in-chief and leads the Wu family army's [-] elite soldiers to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains... Once they win, how will Wu Yingxiong's heir continue to be?At that time, Wu Yingqi will really become Wu Shimin!
If Wu Sangui did not allow Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong to lead the Northern Expedition, then the great opportunity to expel the Manchus from China would be wasted.Wu Sangui also felt unwilling!
Chapter 409 Wu Shimin and Wu Jiancheng
"Aunt Chen, is my father's stomach feeling better today?"
When Wu Sangui was in trouble, his eldest son Wu Jiancheng, no, it was Wu Yingxiong's voice came from outside the study.
Then came Chen Yuanyuan's answer: "It's better, it stopped last night, but the illness is gone like a thread, the doctor said, I still need to rest."
"Auntie, can we go in and see my father now?" This was the voice of Wu Shimin (Wu Yingqi), full of impatience in his tone, as if he didn't care about his father's illness at all.
"Auntie, there is an urgent military situation!" Wu Shizheng's voice also came. Like his father, he only had war in his heart, and only the Northern Expedition.
"Brother, does it have to be today? Grandpa's illness is just getting better..."
This is the voice of Wu Shilin, Wu Sangui's grandson.Wu Shilin was quite fond of Wu Sangui, and he followed Wu Sangui all the time after he was released by Kangxi.
Under Wu Sangui's personal teaching, Wu Shilin has made rapid progress in the art of war and formation, but he still cannot compare with his cousin Wu Shicong.The relationship between Wu Shicong and Wu Shilin, the cousins, is not harmonious.The father of the two of them always maintained the decency of a brother and friend, but the two younger ones kept fighting openly and secretly.
This made Wu Sangui very worried. He was worried that after the death of Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi, the cousins would fight.Instead, he was worried that if he dies, Wu Shicong will coerce his father into launching some kind of battle of peace...
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui sighed, and said, "Come in, come in!"
With a soft creak, the door of Wu Sangui's study was pushed open, and Wu Yingxiong, Wu Yingqi, Wu Shilin, Wu Shicong, Guo Zhuangtu, Liu Xuanchu, Fang Guangchen, Lu Yifeng and others walked in one by one. .
Wu Sangui was stunned, "Why are you here? What happened?"
"Father President," Wu Yingxiong said first, "I just received an urgent report from Hu Zhuguo from Huoqiu..."
"Huo Qiu?" Wu Sangui interrupted, "Could it be that the Qing captives sent troops from Fengtai's Huainan camp to attack Huo Qiu?"
Huoqiu County originally belonged to Yingzhou Prefecture of Anhui Province, but was included in Shouzhou Prefecture of Jiangbei Province when Kangxi established Huaibei and Jiangbei provinces.
However, Kangxi could only assign Huoqiu to Shouzhou Prefecture on the map, because when he established the three provincial-level administrative regions of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Huaibei, Wu Sangui sent his son-in-law Hu Zhuguo to lead [-] troops across the Dabie Mountains and stationed in Huoqiu. Qiu County.
"Hmph, how dare Kang Mazi?" Wu Yingqi took the question and hummed, "It's Kang Mazi who wants to run... and before he runs away, he still wants to use Feng Ting's plan to offer the party to Zhao to trap us, the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu a handful!"
Wu Yingxiong continued the brother's words and said: "Wang Shirong brought Hong Shiming to Huoqiu two days ago. According to Hong Shiming, Zu Zepu and Zu Yonglie have already raised troops in Jiangning, and they have also played the banner of our Great Zhou. Spread the word to the eleven prefectures and one prefecture that Jiangnan Province belongs to, so that all the government offices in various places will change their banners and flags, and allegiance to our Great Zhou.
In addition, Emperor Kangxi has also led his troops to withdraw to Xuzhou... The road to the south of the Yangtze River has been unimpeded!
Father President, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! "
Wu Shicong took the topic away from his uncle again, and said to Wu Sangui: "Grandpa, no matter how Kang Mazi whitewashes it, he will return in a big defeat this time... His new army of one hundred thousand and eight banners has also become a battle for war." The fearful army who fears defeat, we just took the opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
"It's not that easy!" Wu Shilin said, "Kangxi has arrived in Huai'an now, we have to fight him in Zhongzhou! Zhongzhou's terrain is small, which is good for horses to gallop. Our army is mostly troops. How can we wipe them all out in one fell swoop?" ?”
"It's not that our army doesn't have cavalry!" Wu Shicong said disdainfully, "Our army also has [-] cavalry. If we cooperate with [-] to [-] elite infantry, we can go out of Xiangyang, then attack Nanyang and Xuzhou, and go straight to Kaifeng. And Zhengzhou City, I am not afraid that Kangxi will not come... If he does not come, then he can only become Qing Shun Emperor. After we pacify Henan and Shandong, he will flee outside the pass in despair. Eight or nine have to save their lives!"
"Where's Jiangnan?" Wu Shilin asked back, "Jiangnan has already unfurled the banner of the Great Zhou. We just need to send a brigade of soldiers to Jiangning day and night, and then use the big soldiers to stay behind... at least half of Jiangnan will be ours!"
"Since ancient times, those who have won the Central Plains have won the world! As long as Kang Mazi is killed and the city of Beijing is seized, the world will be ours!"
"It's easy to say, Kangxi still has tens of thousands of Eight Banners new troops, can you win?"
"Yes! Kangxi's hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners' new army is not only a defeated army, but also a tired army. How can I not win a complete victory if I attack it with a hundred thousand elite soldiers?"
"You are very capable. Grandpa has always taught me that the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners are good at cavalry and archery, and they will be very difficult to deal with in the Zhongzhou Plain!"
"Shouldn't they be wiped out in one fell swoop when they are weak? They can't be wiped out now, and when they regain their vitality, stabilize their positions, and boost their morale, it will be difficult to kill them!"
Seeing the two grandsons arguing in front of him, Wu Sangui frowned more and more.
Of course an old fox like him knows what the two grandsons are fighting for?
Wu Shicong is fighting for the right to command the army!
If Wu Sangui wanted to send an army of [-] to the Central Plains, the only ones who could act as the commander in chief were Wu Yingqi, Wu Shicong and his son.
Wu Sangui couldn't move at all by himself... If he forced his way to the north and came to the front of the army who died of illness, it would be a lot of fun.
With Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong as the commanders, although the chances of winning are not as great as Wu Shicong said, they are still [-]% to [-]%!
But the problem is... Once Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong complete the great cause of expelling the Tartars and restoring China, they will be even more Li Shimin than Li Shimin!
Wouldn't Wu Yingxiong be dead by then?
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui glanced at his filial and sensible elder son, and saw Wu Yingxiong looking at him with a simple and honest face.
"Father," Wu Yingxiong said at this time, "my son heard that there is a magic medicine in the public hospital attached to the public medical school in Guangzhou, which is very effective for diarrhea... my son has sent Dai Liangchen to bring a lot of money to buy it, and wait for the magic medicine to arrive. , Daddy won’t have to suffer from diarrhea anymore.”
Dutiful son!
Wu Sangui had also heard the rumors of "Allicin" and told him about it, the former imperial physician of the Ming Dynasty, Dr. Wang, but Dr. Wang did not believe that there was a miracle medicine.It is also said that Wu Sangui suffers from a "chronic disease" and needs to be recuperated slowly, and taking "miracle medicine" is useless.
So Wu Sangui didn't mention it anymore... But now he has diarrhea when he eats something good, and he can only eat clear soup and little water all day long.He is greedy, and he has loved good food since he was a child, so his life is so boring!
So Wu Sangui wanted to get some Cantonese magic medicine to take... Unexpectedly, his son Wu Yingxiong had already sent someone to do it.
Wu Sangui glanced at Wu Yingqi again, and Wu Yingqi said, "Father, now that Kang Mazi has set up camps along the Yangtze River in Anqing, Zijinshan, and Guazhou, no matter how much Zhu and Qi can fight, it is impossible to remove them all within a few months." And most of Zhu Heqi's soldiers are from Guangdong and Fujian, who are afraid of the cold and prefer warmth. Therefore, before the weather turns warm next year, he will probably stop on both sides of the Yangtze River. Hai'er and Shi Cong just took this opportunity to send [-] elite soldiers to the north. Qing... When the spring blossoms next year, the city of Beijing will definitely have the surname Wu.
At that time, Daddy, you will be able to ascend the throne and become the emperor! "
Wu Sangui thought: "I will make you a prince again, and make your son a grandson? But what about Ying Xiong and Shilin? Kill them quietly or send them to the temple to read scriptures?"
"President, the Second Young Master is right," Liu Xuanchu spoke up for Wu Yingqi at this moment, "This is a great opportunity! Kangxi returned from a disastrous defeat in the south of the Yangtze River, and the number of soldiers in his hands that can really fight is at most [-]... [-] Against [-], we are the victorious army and they are the defeated army. We have a great chance of winning! If we win the Central Plains, the world still belongs to the Wu family? If we miss the opportunity, we will regret it!"
Chapter 410 The son is a scholar, you should encourage him!
Dawu Mountain was walking, and Wu Sangui's Xingyuan study was completely silent.
Wu Yingxiong, Wu Yingqi, Wu Shilin, Wu Shizheng, and Liu Xuanchu have already said what they need to say, while the others who have not spoken should all bow their heads in silence—speaking must be clear and stand in line!
Although the relationship between the two brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi has always been good in the past, this is a battle for power!
It would be fine if the rebellion cause of the Wu family is in a downturn now... But the situation is very good now, not a small good, but a great good!
Don't look at the power of the third grandson of Zhu, who can sweep Jiangnan in a blink of an eye.But sweeping the south of the Yangtze River does not mean winning the world.To win the world, you must also occupy the five provinces of Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Northern Zhili.
To capture these five provinces, it is necessary to have a cavalry team suitable for fighting on the northern plains.Now Zhu Heqi only has two or three thousand cavalry in his hands, which is enough in the Yangtze River Valley, but it is not enough in the Central Plains.
And Wu Sangui's old background is the Guanning iron cavalry. When he was a cavalry in Yunnan, he had three or four thousand cavalry. He defeated tens of thousands of Eight Banners cavalry in the Jianyang Water War and captured a large number of horses.After a period of reorganization and training, Wu Zhou can now come up with a cavalry group of 2 people!
Moreover, this cavalry group is not a traditional cavalry group with bows, horses, knives and guns as its main weapon, but a cavalry group that uses a mixture of hot and cold weapons.
Although it is not like Zhu Heqi's "Guardian Iron Fist Cavalry", carrying "Iron Fist" and grenades on the battlefield.But they still have enough cavalry cannons, small mortars, and sugar explosive mines... such a cavalry, let alone the current Eight Banners soldiers, even if you let Huang Taiji's Eight Banners cavalry fight, they are no match.
In addition, from the Battle of Jianyang Water to the present, the Wu and Zhou armies have been hoarding grain and grass in Xiangyang.The food and grass stored in Xiangyang can definitely support the Northern Expedition of an army of [-]!
And if Wu and Zhou's army wants to go east, the food stored in Xiangyang will not be used much-because the Yangtze River waterway is still under the blockade of Prime Minister Zhuge, Prime Minister Zhuge is not Guan Erye, and it is impossible to win if he wants to sneak attack .If the Yangtze River waterway cannot be opened, it is unthinkable that Xiangyang's grain storage will be moved by land across the Dabie Mountains to Huainan.
Therefore, Wu Zhou's eastern expedition army could only follow the battle, and the Qing army and the Ming army had been fighting for Anqing for several months. The army is still wandering north of Anqing, but it has caused a lot of trouble in Huainan.
So it is not easy for Wu Sangui's army to get a large amount of supplies in Huainan...
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui sighed, and looked at his friend and military advisor Fang Guangchen. Fang Guangchen and Wu Yingqi had a bad relationship—Wu Yingqi had a bad mouth that offended others, and liked to make jokes, was greedy, and spent money like dirt. Not like a gentleman.
Although his son Wu Shicong has taken care of him better in the past two years, his nature is hard to change!
In contrast, Wu Yingxiong is a very humble gentleman... Just look at how good his relationship with Sun Yanling is now!
Even Sun Yanling was willing to give the tigress Kong Sizhen to Wu Yingxiong, not to mention those civil and military officials under Wu Sangui.Including Wu Yingqi, there is no one who does not say that Wu Yingxiong is good.
Only Wu Shicong is an exception!
Thinking of this, Fang Guangchen could only look at Wu Yingxiong regretfully, and then sighed: "There is only one chance!"
"What chance?" Wu Shilin asked tremblingly.
Fang Guangchen really couldn't say it.
"Of course it's an opportunity for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!" Wu Shizheng didn't have so many scruples, "Now let my father and son raise [-] elite soldiers for the Northern Expedition. There should be a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning! If you don't go now...then you don't have to go in the future!"
Fang Guangchen nodded.
Seeing Fang Guangchen nod his head, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shilin's father and son were ashamed, but Wu Shicong was indescribably proud.
Wu Sangui sighed, looked at his second son Wu Yingqi, and said word by word: "My son is a scholar, you should encourage him!"
Wu Yingqi laughed: "Alright, Daddy, don't worry, Shi Cong and I will fight hard... Before the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month this year, Daddy, you must be the hero of the world to restore the Central Plains!"
Wu Shicong also laughed foolishly: "Grandpa, are you agreeing to the Northern Expedition? That's great...Kang Mazi is doomed!"
Wu Sangui didn't want to see Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong, father and son, succeed in their ambitions.He waved his hand and said, "Let's end with this one today... Ying Qi, Shi Cong, Xuan Chu, Yi Feng, you all need to go back and make up your mind, how many troops are needed for the Northern Expedition, when to start, and what route to take. Get it done as soon as possible, give I'll send it!"
"Order!"
Wu Sangui waved his hand, "I'm tired, let's go!"
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"Daddy... what does grandpa's words mean today?"
Wu Shilin accompanied Wu Yingxiong back to the residence, and as soon as he entered the door, he asked questions with tears in his eyes.
Wu Yingxiong just sighed and walked in with his head down.
Wu Shilin hurried to catch up and asked, "What is a scholar of the world, you should encourage him?"
"Grandson, you are wrong. That's what Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaoxu back then: 'Your son is sick, you should encourage him'."
It was a woman who spoke, and it was Kong Sizhen.
"Sizhen," Wu Yingxiong didn't want Kong Sizhen and his son to discuss the matter of "brothers and brothers respectful", so he asked, "When did you arrive? Did you bring Guangdong magic medicine?"