Chapter 64 Empress Dowager Gao
Duoduo felt that everything was under control, so he waited for Liu Yongxi to jump into the pit, but Prince Su Haoge said sarcastically: "King Yu, you are too arrogant to see this little thief Liu. With today's situation, the best choice is not Liyang, but to go westward. The Ming army has at most ten camps in the direction of Taiping Prefecture. We are advancing with the King of England and even ten Xing Shengping can't stand it!"
Although Haoge's words were mean, it was true in a sense. To the east of Xing Shengping and the west Liangshan were organized as the central axis, but this was originally the last line of defense outside Nanjing, and it was only two hundred miles away from Nanjing. However, Nanjing is now in the hands of the Qing army. The best choice is to join forces with the Qing army near Nanjing and King Ajige to form a trend of east-west advance.
Although Xing Shengping also organized a defense line downstream, his main force was deployed on the defense line centered on Xiliangshan, and the rear guards could only be handed over to the Rebel Army, and the Rebel Division was responsible. Although there were ten battalions and half of them had the foundation of the Yue Ming Army, for Haoge, dealing with these Ming troops was naturally a destruction.
But Duoduo was fighting against Haoge in this matter: "Did King Su forget the lessons of the Battle of Hangzhou? Forget how Hangzhou was lost? I can guarantee that as soon as we send troops, the Jinhua thieves will come straight to Nanjing. Now the Nanjing city is full of Jinhua thieves' internal supporters!"
Although Empress Zhang, Princess Kunxing and the small court of Yueming have moved to Hangzhou now, Duoduo is still called "Jinhua Thief" according to custom, and there is indeed the possibility he mentioned. Hong Chengchou said: "The key to pacifying Jiangnan is the Jinhua Thief. Jinhua Thief has always been a confidant. The transaction of using Jiangning Prefecture to exchange Xing Shengping is a bit unprofitable!"
He knew very well that if the main force of the Qing army entered Taiping Prefecture, Duoduo and Haoge would definitely lead troops to fight in person, and the responsibility of staying in Nanjing City would definitely be entrusted to him, the Han man. Since Hong Chengchou had a history of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he was naturally a greedy person who was afraid of death. He was always worried that Liu Yongxi, who was looking down on the dan, might enter Nanjing City at any time, so he was more inclined to Duoduo's plan: "And will the King of England remember this favor?"
When it comes to King Ajige, even King Yu Duodor sighed, let alone Prince Su Haoge. This King Ajige has always been arrogant and it is difficult for even the Regent Dorgon to mobilize him. Although King Yu Duodor is his brother-in-law, Ajige never takes Duodor seriously. As for Prince Su Haoge, a political frustrated person, there is no need to mention.
It was probably thankless for sending troops to Taiping Prefecture to pick up Ajige. Ajige must have thought they were here to fight Qiufeng, but Haoge was still a little worried: "What if Xing Shengping blocks King Ying with natural danger, wouldn't it be a big hatred?"
Hong Chengchou is a veteran in the officialdom and knows how to solve the problem and please the Manchu nobles: "I didn't say that I could send troops to Taiping Mansion. Just send a partial army to restrain him. If it were King Yu, King Su would personally conquer Taiping Mansion, others would think that King Yu and King Su were not as good as the King of England together!"
Duoduo felt that this was a solution that was the best of both worlds: "Ajige has an army of more than 100,000, and Xing Shengping could not stop him. We will send another partial army to copy and attack from behind. The main energy is to solve Liu Xiaozhe. The pseudo Yue King Liu Yongxi is the soul of the Jinhua thief. There are many Jinhua thieves like Xing Shengping. If Xing Shengping is solved, there will be Zhu Dadian, Zhang Guowei, Wang Zhiren, and Fang Guoan, but Liu Yongxi only has one. As long as Liu Yongxi is solved, it will naturally not be difficult to pacify the Jiangnan!"
Although Duoduo's statement is a bit exaggerated, both Hong Chengchou and Haoge are very interested.
And in Jingzhou, thousands of miles away, internal conflicts broke out again in the Dashun army.
Although in addition to Hao Yaoqi, Wang Jincai stayed in Hunan and continued to serve He Tengjiao, the Dashun army from both east and west were gathered near Jingzhou, which could not solve the problems of "How long can the Dashun banner be fought" and "How to fight the Dashun banner".
"A tiger, don't think we don't know your plan. You are actually planning for yourself under the banner of supporting Empress Dowager Gao. I am speaking ugly words ahead, and I also support Empress Dowager Gao, but now I am seeking death by using the banner of Dashun!"
"Li Guo, why do we join forces with Hunan and He Tengjiao? It is because the banner of Dashun Dynasty is not easy to use!"
"Yes, the banner of Dashun Dynasty was destined to be killed by the Ming and Qing dynasties at the same time without burial. I, Tian Jianxiu, died of death, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers and relatives could not be buried with me, Tian Jianxiu!"
Tian Jianxiu was a very prestigious figure in the Dashun army and was always generous. Although when he was in the back of the Xi'an Palace, "the Qin people were hungry and left this rice to survive the people", the Qing army, who was unwilling to burn the food in the city, quickly caught up and finally made a big mistake in the Qianqiu, his prestige in the army remained unabated, and everyone thought he was very humane.
Now Tian Jianxiu's words can be said to be the heart of many generals of the Dashun Army. Although hundreds of thousands of remnants and their relatives of the Dashun Army were concentrated near Jingzhou, the Dashun Army could no longer be defeated. Not long ago, a tiger, Li Guo personally led Li You, Gao Yigong, Ma Chongxi, Zhang Neng, Yang Yanchang and other ninth camps to besiege Jingzhou, but they fought for half a month and found nothing.
Li Guo, who is known as "a tiger", still did not give up. He felt that he could not give up the banner of Dashun, but this was also the reason why he became the target of public criticism.
He was Li Zicheng's nephew, but no one thought he was qualified to inherit Li Zicheng's banner and the throne of the Dashun Dynasty. Therefore, Li Guo also used many adaptations. He first invited Li Zicheng's widow, Empress Dowager Gao, but everyone saw at a glance that there was still a tiger Li Guo behind Empress Dowager Gao, so everyone supported Empress Dowager Gao but no one took Empress Dowager Gao's order seriously.
Li Guo felt that this situation occurred because Empress Dowager Gao was a woman, and she had to continue to attack Dashun's banner and even become the Dashun Emperor. Therefore, he pushed out one of Li Zicheng's younger brothers to support him as Dashun Emperor.
But he was completely wrong. Everyone was still full of respect for Empress Dowager Gao. Although Empress Dowager Gao was just a woman and was too timid and had no responsibility, he was Li Zicheng's empress after all and had done many good things for Dashun Dynasty and the generals present, so everyone was full of respect for her.
But who would take Li Zicheng's younger brother seriously? He has neither military achievements nor strength. Now he wants to be Emperor Dashun above everyone else. Therefore, everyone has opposed it. Even people like Tian Jianxiu said bluntly that "the banner of Dashun can no longer be defeated."
Chapter completed!