Xuzhou is located at the junction of the three provinces of Nanzhili, Shandong and Henan, and is also the intersection of Yangzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou in the traditional sense. Therefore, it has been a must-fight for military strategists since ancient times.

Since the Qing court devoted most of its resources to the expansion of the new army, it was impossible for Huaibei to establish a fortress group like the Ming court in Liaodong, let alone a bastion, so it was more planned to rely on rivers, mountains, artificial gullies and green camp soldiers to smear the spirit of the Northern Expedition Army, and there was no plan to defend for long.

However, the amazing combat effectiveness shown by the Ming army in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang years in cooperation with the counter-offensive force of the Military Information Department, the vanguard troops have been in an uninhabited land on the ground in Huaibei since crossing the Huaihe River. Wherever they go, the local green camps, the cooperation green camps and local officials all surrendered. Now, as the first vanguard troops to enter the ground in Huaibei, the Jinhua Division and the Jiangdu Division are rushing towards each other, no, they are heading towards the important town of Xuzhou.

The Qing court was responsible for military affairs in Huaibei. Suksaha, the Minister of Guards, was born in Zhengbai Banner. He was originally a subordinate of Dorgon's brothers. Later, he gained the trust of Shunzhi with his counterattack after Dorgon's death. Later, after Shunzhi's death, he became one of the four major ministers and the only minister who was not from the two yellow banners.

In Xuzhou, Suksaha commanded nearly 40,000 Green Camp soldiers in Huaibei, with only two thousand Eight Banners under his command. They were also composed of four Eight Banners, including Manchuria, Mongolian, Han army and Goryeo. They usually act as military supervisors and deterrents. The task of maintaining local and combat is still subject to Green Camp soldiers.

When the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang crossed the Huai River, the green camps of various prefectures surrendered one after another. Suksaha was not unpredictable, but he did not expect it to be so thorough, as if the green camp generals in Huaibei had already agreed.

Xuzhou is the northernmost end of Southern Zhili and the northernmost end of Huaibei region. Suksaha controls the overall situation here. Originally, relying on his kindness and power, the generals of Huaibei Green Camp were also considered to be subjected to the rectification, but now it seems that all of them are pretending. In the face of the outstanding acting skills of these performing artists, he is no different from a fool.

"Master Nala, the Zhejiang bandits are moving too fast. I just received the news that they had already taken Suqian yesterday. At this speed, they will be in a few days to reach the city of Xuzhou."

As the deputy Gushan Ezhen did not come from Zhengbai Banner like him, nor even the Inlaid White Banner. However, in the current situation, the two of them cannon fodder, because they were both cannon fodder left by the Qing court in Huaibei, and no one can be exceptional.

"It's a pity that these green camp dogs refused to use their lives and surrendered one by one. When the new army defeated the Zhejiang bandits, they must make them look good."

Having said that, Suksaha knew that his mission here was not just for calling the Qing court after the Northern Expedition Army crossed the Huai River, but for trying to delay the offensive momentum of the Northern Expedition Army, to suck its spirit, and to buy more time for the new army. Now the Green Camp has turned against each other, and the only one he can trust is this Eight Banners Army, but the troops are too few, and it is not enough to even put gaps in the vanguard troops of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army. It is really difficult to complete the task.

"Master Nala, do you still remember the worst plan that the imperial court made back then? The Yellow River is right next to it. It's better to do it all the time. Can those Zhejiang bandits fly over the Yellow River?"

Suksaha naturally remembered what Gushan Ezhen mentioned. When Jierhalang defeated Liyang, Shunzhi was once pessimistic about going back to Liaodong. Although this matter was not done with the joint efforts of the Eight Banners, the threat from the south was huge. They had planned to use some special means, such as digging the Yellow River and using water as soldiers to block the offensive of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

However, after the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang stopped attacking on the Huaihe line, and the Qing court also had a huge dependence on Huaibei's food after losing Jiangnan, this matter was considered to be aborted. At this moment, Gushan Ezhen mentioned it immediately aroused Suksaha's interest.

The Yellow River seized Si and Huai, which did not enter Shandong territory like later generations, but passed through Xuzhou, Huai'an Prefecture, and then entered the Huai River after entering the Huai River. This situation has been around for nearly five hundred years. The Yellow River is covered with mud and sand, and the embankments are constantly strengthening along the coast. The phenomenon of on-ground rivers has become. On weekdays, there are continuous floods. In the Ming Dynasty, the country had to devote a lot of energy to it. If it could replace the army with water, it would be delayed. If it could be done well, it would be possible to destroy many Ming troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The flood was overwhelming, which was the power of heaven and earth, which could not be fought against by human power. In the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming army did not fail to use this method to deal with the peasant army, and it was not a new thing. It was just that where to start and how to dispatch manpower, these things needed to be refined, especially because they did not have much human resources in their hands, and if they wanted to accomplish things, they had to rely on the power of the green camp to accomplish things.

However, the Green Camp is not trustworthy. Now it is the consensus of the Eight Banners army. Suksaha hesitated for a long time and did not dare to alarm the Green Camp. He had to discuss with Gushan Ezhen and planned to dispatch the Eight Banners army to the downstream of Xuzhou to cope with the people to dig the embankment.

He did it as soon as he wanted, but it could not help but alarm the Green Camp. Suksaha and Nagushan Ezhen decided to close the city gate before and after, and then leave the city from each gate in batches. The number of each batch was only one or two hundred people, which would not cause too much riot. Of course, Suksaha still had to continue to be in charge of Xuzhou City, so as not to lose the Dinghai Shenjian. Those Xuzhou Green Camp and the Green Camp that assisted in defense would be rebelled.

According to the plan, the Eight Banners Army in the city left the city in batches, gathering ten miles south of the city like diversion streams. In terms of the Green Camp soldiers, the Green Camp generals who were the deputy leaders of the General Tour were sent to the headquarters by Suksaha for a meeting to discuss the matter of "how to fight the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang".

As the name suggests, the meeting was used by Suksaha to reduce the possibility and time of the Green Camp generals who were willing to interfere in this. He also believed that as long as he digs a hole in the embankment of the Yellow River and uses Chen Wen's character, these Green Camp generals probably may not dare to go there anyway, and they can only be counted as grasshoppers on the same rope as Man Qing.

Suksaha's plan was successfully implemented. At the same time, the Xuzhou General was in the central tent of the camp in the city. A trusted servant who had only entered the Xuzhou General's personal army last year and was so handsome that many Qing army regarded as the husband raised by the Xuzhou General's general, but was strangely presided over the military discussion here. What's even more strange is that the officers who were taught here were all flattering and almost knelt in front of the servant and licked the soles of the shoes.

"As long as you are willing to follow His Highness, King Qi, and later joining the Jiangsu and Zhejiang King Division, all the bad habits in the past will be quashed. This is not the alarmist statement of this. You must also know that the military law of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang King Division is strict, even His Highness, King Qi, was also whipped. Military laws and regulations are above all the lords, and Chen Wen. That's what His Highness, King Qi, said in those days, and has done so in recent years."

"But you must also understand that as long as you abide by the military laws and regulations, you will not be worried about discrimination. Among the royal army, there are also generals who were surrendered from surrenders, such as Ma Xin, Duke of Yong, Hu Laijin, and the marquis, counts and even battalions below. The bureaus are endless. This time, the battalion officer Kang Shisheng, who was under Yizhen Camp under the Jiangdu Division, was a surrendered general in Jiangxi, and now he is following the army to fight north."

The servants stood in front of the general's seat and were domineering. The officers of the Green Camp below also raised their ears one by one, and their faces were filled with the words "education". They just hoped that the servants could talk more about the internal rules of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Hearing this, the officer in charge of the guerrilla affairs of the Central Camp bowed and asked respectfully: "We remember General Bai's teachings. When the king's army arrives in Xuzhou, we will hand over the errands, and immediately disband the personal soldiers and go to the martial arts school to receive teaching. In the future, we will devote our efforts and swear to the death to be loyal to His Highness, the King of Qi, the governor, and will never dare to say anything."

The Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had many rules, which is a famous thing in the world. There are quite a few military laws and regulations. However, as General Bai said, as long as he could remember several principles and act in accordance with the principles, he would not violate the military laws and regulations.

As for the identity of surrendered generals, the senior military generals of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang basically followed Chen Wen all the way out of Dalanshan, but there were also many surrendered generals. Hu Laijin, who killed Zhang Jie, the general of Dinghai in Simingshan, and Ma Xin, who defeated General Liang Huafeng, of Songjiang Prefecture, were all surrendered generals and did not receive any unfair treatment. It was no different from the chief of the Military Information Department.

Showing loyalty here, a personal soldier walked in and came to the servant's ear and muttered a few words. The generals couldn't hear what they were saying, but when they saw the servant's face change, their hearts were also stuttering.

"Don't be afraid, everyone, the king's army is still on the way to Xuzhou. However, the Tartars in this city are not very at ease. They are said to want to dig the embankment of the Yellow River to delay the trip of the King's Army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I thought, since you are determined, why not make some contributions at this time?"

After the servant said that, he glanced at him. After hearing this, the generals all turned pale. After a while, the servant's eyebrows frowned, and the deputy general of the central camp quickly bowed and then explained to the servant, and at the same time inquired about the specific situation.

The deputy general was like this, and the servants didn't know what happened, so they simply told the situation one by one. After hearing this, the officers understood that Suksaha had a meeting at this time, and it turned out that they were guarding against the Green Camp generals. They just heard that they wanted to directly fight the Eight Banners Army, but they were all so scared that they could not even say a word.

"According to reports from the gatekeepers, the Tartars were divided into six batches, each with two hundred people coming out from each gate, led by Nagushan Ezhen. There are only eight hundred Tartars in the city now, and most of them are New Han Army and Goryeo. Why, since you are going to die for the Supervisor, Your Highness, the King of Qi, you dare not even kill the fake Tartars. All these things before, were bullying me, Bai Jinghe?!"

As the oldest officer in the Military Intelligence Department, Bai Jinghe is extremely experienced. He knows very well what they think about these green camp generals. At this moment, he shouted loudly, and the generals immediately sweated heavily. Some even fell to the ground and claimed to be a death sentence, but they did not dare to take on the task assigned by Bai Jinghe.

"A group of corrupt wastes, if there is even a Wang Shi from the bureau, I will still be afraid of using you guys?"

In his heart, Bai Jinghe simply didn't say anything. His face was cold and the entire tent seemed to have been lowered by several degrees. After a while, the deputy general swallowed, and then gave a bow. Then he gritted his teeth and replied: "General Bai has an order, and the last general is absolutely fine. He is only afraid that the safety of my general."

"That's right, that's right, so do we, too."

The generals found a reasonable reason and expressed their attitude that if they had not taken into account the safety of the Xuzhou General who was in the headquarters for the safety of the meeting, they would have followed Bai Jinghe to kill the Tartars. The generals were like this, Bai Jinghe also shook his head and smiled, and then said to the generals: "You think that since Suksaha had just set a plan today, I have learned about it now, so do you still need to worry about General Zhao's safety?"

Hearing this, the generals suddenly remembered this matter and were sweating in a cold sweat. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army was able to learn such a secret from Suksaha's headquarters that the Military Information Department either had lurking personnel or instigated someone to rebel. Once they thought that even Suksaha's headquarters were people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army, sweat immediately flowed down.

"The last general and others follow the orders of General Bai."

There are no less than 10,000 people in Xuzhou. There are no less than 4,000 people in this city alone, half of which are directly subordinates of the Xuzhou general, and the remaining two thousand belong to two deputy generals. One of them was also instigated by Bai Jinghe and was fully committed. In this city of Xuzhou, Suksaha only has the 88 Banners Army and the 1,000 Green Camp, and that's all.

When it comes to action here, the meeting there is not over yet. Suksaha is still talking about the strong combat effectiveness of the new army, and the Qing court will definitely be able to turn the tables. However, within an hour, the gate guards came to report, and a large number of green camps were heading straight for the headquarters.

"mutiny?"

Thinking of this, Suksaha immediately looked at the general and the two deputy generals, but he saw three incredible expressions, but the fear in it still surprised him secretly.

"Come, protect these generals."

There was no reason to put house arrest. Suksaha issued an order and sent people to the Eight Banners Army's barracks to dispatch troops. At the same time, he ordered the headquarters guards and the robbers in the mansion to guard the door and wait for reinforcements.

Suksaha's arrangement was reasonable, but this green camp was also unintentional. He directly transferred a Folang machine cannon from the city and directly blasted the gate of the headquarters.

"Catch Suksaha alive!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

The brigade of Green Camp soldiers rushed into the headquarters and even divided a group of reinforcements to intercept the Eight Banners. There were shouts of killing in the city. More than 3,000 Green Camp soldiers fought with the Eight Hundred and Eight Banners in the headquarters and its surrounding areas. They were hard to part with for a while, but when the last Green Camp arrived, they directly launched a massacre on the Eight Banners Army, and the battle situation completely turned into a one-sided situation.

"How about it, the Tartars are also raised by their parents in life. Don't Bill wait for more than three heads and six arms."

"What General Bai said is very much. General Bai is still commanded by his command and supported by the royal army. We can be regarded as a rebirth."

Suksaha was captured and the Eight Banners in the city were wiped out. Bai Jinghe did not hesitate and simply instigated the local Green Camp soldiers in Xuzhou and went out of the city to kill the Eight Banners outside the city - without asking for defeat, as long as they interfere with them and give them no chance to dig the embankment.

Three days later, the vanguard of the Jinhua Division arrived, and the Eight Banners Army outside the city fled to Shandong under the harassment of the Green Camp and the attack of the Ming army. After the handover of the city in Xuzhou was completed, the Jinhua Division and the Jiangdu Division took a break and continued to head towards the Shandong ground. A few days later, Chen Wen personally led the young guard division to arrive. Suksaha, who was tied up by a group of Xuzhou Green Camp generals, was so hungry that he looked like a star. When he saw Chen Wen, he even said something was not good at searching.

"Since you like the Yellow River so much, I will let you go. Of course, as long as you can swim from here to the other side."

After saying this, Chen Wen waved his hand and the generals of the Xuzhou Green Camp who received the order were shouting together, and threw Suksaha who had untied the rope from the embankment.
Chapter completed!