When Zhu Heji was making great progress in Zhejiang and was about to sweep the entire province, his opponent, Emperor Kangxi, the Holy Lord of Mayan in the Qing Dynasty, was not idle either. Kangxi was busy dividing Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in order to

Relying on the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, three lines of defense were laid out to block the Zhu and Wu families from their northern expedition to the Central Plains.

The two provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui temporarily disappeared from the map, and were replaced by Jiangnan Province, which included the Jiangnan part of Jiangsu and Anhui, Jiangbei Province, which included the Jianghuai part of Jiangsu and Anhui, and Huaibei, which was composed of the Huaibei part of Jiangsu and Anhui.

Province.

Among them, the capital of Jiangnan Province is located in Jiangningfu - the name of Nanjing Yingtianfu has been temporarily "laid off", and the old name of Jiangningfu has returned.

The capital of Jiangbei Province is Shouzhou Prefecture - this prefecture was established by dividing the Huainan part of Fengyang Prefecture, and its administration is located in Shouzhou, an important town in Huainan at the foot of Bagong Mountain.

The capital of Huaibei Province is Xuzhou, which has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

In addition to setting up the three provinces of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Huaibei, Emperor Kangxi also established six camps including Jiangnan Camp, Jiangbei Camp, Anqing Camp, Huainan Camp, Xuzhou Camp, and Zhengzhou Camp to defend against Zhuge Liang.

Ming Dynasty, the most critical support point for Wuzhou's attack.

Among them, the Jiangnan Camp has Sun Sike as the General Manager, the Jiangbei Camp has Fu Honglie as the General Manager, the Anqing Camp has Zhuo Butai as the General Manager, and the Huainan Camp located in Shouzhou City has the former Anhui Governor, now Jiangbei, as the General Manager.

The governor Mi Sihan concurrently served as the governor, and the general manager of Xuzhou Daying was Tu Hai - he also served as the governor of Huaibei, which was able to get rid of the bad luck of always jumping into the river. In the future, he would have to jump into the Yellow River. As for the Zhengzhou Daying

The chief minister "defeated" Zhu Heji's Fei Yanggu in the Battle of Xiangkou.

Kangxi's Eight Banners New Army has also undergone some renovations in the past period of time - this time the renovation method is not to open the door wide, but to convert most of the Yangtze River Navy sailors into land division officers and soldiers.

In the last Battle of Xiangkou, the Army Division of the Eight Banners New Army suffered heavy losses, losing almost 20,000 people. However, the Eight Banners Navy suffered little loss of personnel. After all, the Ming Army's "Assault Rocket Boat" lost a lot of money after firing its rockets.

They retreated, and most of the sailors who abandoned the ship and escaped swam to the shore of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, after Kangxi drastically reduced the number of naval troops in the Eight Banners New Army from the original 20,000 to a few thousand, there were nearly 20,000 people available to supplement the land division.

In this way, the new armies of Xianghuang and Zhengbai, which suffered heavy losses in the Xiangkou War, regained their strength, at least in terms of numbers.

After replenishing the number of Eight Banners New Army, Emperor Kangxi drew a Gushan of 5,000 people from each banner of the Eight Banners New Army, plus the several thousand people of the Eight Banners Navy (which can also be regarded as a Gushan).

Mountain) and were deployed in six camps.

Among them, the three major battalions of Anqing, Jiangbei, and Jiangnan have the largest number of troops, and each has two Gushan. The three major battalions of Huainan, Zhengzhou, and Xuzhou all have only one Gushan.

As for the main force of the Eight Banners New Army, it was still under the personal control of Emperor Kangxi, stationed in the Qingliuguan area, waiting for opportunities to move!

According to Kangxi's plan, if Wu Sangui could not resist the temptation and march eastward, he would lead the main force of the Eight Banners New Army to retreat north to Xuzhou Camp to watch the decisive battle between Wu and Zhu. If Wu Sangui resisted the temptation... then Kangxi

The emperor is not afraid either!

Because he has a grave in his hands!

He now has a grave in his hands and is not panicking!

So after Kangxi learned that Zhu Heji's army had occupied Ningbo and Shaoxing, and was rushing towards Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, which had long been an empty city, Emperor Kangxi's chariot swaggered from Qingliu Pass, crossed the Yangtze River, and entered the Tiger-Julong River again.

The city of Jinling.

However, he did not enter the inner city of Jinling this time, but landed at Wumadu, and then went straight to Purple Mountain... to see the tomb!

Well, it’s really auspicious to visit the grave before the decisive battle!

...

"Your Majesty, look at how nice this tomb is... it is built against a mountain, facing north and south. The scenery is beautiful and majestic! And the location of this tomb is also good. It is only five or six miles away from the Forbidden City in Nanjing and the closest to the Qinhuai River in Nanjing.

The lively place is only a few miles away, how convenient it is!”

Standing on the Sifangcheng of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to introduce the cemetery to Emperor Kangxi was Sun Sike, who had made numerous contributions to the Qing Dynasty in history, but was never promoted to high official positions.

But listening to what he is saying now, being able to linger in the posts of commander-in-chief and admiral for decades meant that Emperor Kangxi had a broad mind. If he wanted to replace him with a truly small-minded leader, he would probably be killed long ago.

But Kangxi still couldn't help frowning, thinking: "What did Sun Sike say? Does he want to sell the cemetery in Zijin Mountain to me as a cemetery? The location is good and convenient... Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang

After lunch, can we go for a stroll in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and then go for a stroll along the Qinhuai River in the evening?"

Hong Shiming, who was standing next to him, was a little dumbfounded after hearing Sun Sike's words... No matter how good the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is, it belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang and cannot be transferred to Kangxi. The house can be transferred second-hand or third-hand, but the tomb cannot be transferred like this.

"Your Majesty," Hong Shiming hurriedly explained for Sun Sike, "Sun Junmen means that by setting up the stronghold at Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, you can have a peek at the Forbidden City and the Qinhuai River in Jinling City. You can also set up cannons and even blast the cannonballs directly into the city. So.

Whether it is Zhu Ni or Wu Ni, as long as they get Jinling, they will definitely attack the Ming Xiaoling Tomb at any cost. The terrain of the Ming Xiaoling Tomb is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

, Neihongmen, and Fangcheng are all very strong. Minions and Sun Junmen have ordered people to reinforce and transform them in recent days, and they have all been built into fortresses.

In addition, there is the Ming Dongling Tomb next to the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, which is the tomb of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao...it can also be used to station troops and build forts!

These two mountain tombs are enough to station more than ten thousand troops, but even if there are one hundred thousand thieves, it will be difficult to attack them!"

Emperor Kangxi nodded and asked again: "Are the military rations sufficient? Will drinking water be cut off?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the army rations that I have hoarded are enough to last three years!" Sun Sike replied with a smile, "And there are so many water sources on Purple Mountain that it is impossible to cut them off.

..... The slave looked at the terrain of Jinling and found that Purple Mountain is actually the most suitable place to build the emperor's residence. If Zhu Yuanzhang had built part of Jinling City on Purple Mountain and built several fortresses along the mountain, the heavenly soldiers would have wanted to break through it.

Jinling is very difficult!”

Emperor Kangxi finally felt relieved and smiled and said to Hong Shiming and Sun Sike: "Then I can safely hand over the imperial home of Jinling to you two!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Sun Sike assured him, patting his chest. "There are servants here. Ming Xiaoling Tomb and Ming Dongling Tomb are the places where Zhu and Wu Erni died!"

Hong Shiming assured Kangxi: "If Wu Ni comes to the east, my servant will be the emperor's undercover! If Zhu Ni comes to the north, my servant will guard the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty and the Dong Tomb of the Ming Dynasty together with Sun Junmen...

With Erling in hand, Zhu Ni dare not let go and fight, so we will definitely die!"

Emperor Kangxi showed a satisfied expression, and just as he was about to say a few more encouraging words, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and then the voice of his trusted guard, the internal minister Duolong: "Your Majesty, the Governor of Jiangnan has sent a message!

"

"Oh?" Kangxi said with a pockmarked face, he reached for the booklet, unfolded it, and read it. After reading it, he frowned and said, "Zhu Ni has already captured Hangzhou...so fast!"

"Your Majesty, Zhu Ni is already anxious!" Hong Shiming said, "He should have found out that his ancestral tomb has been occupied by us... and there is probably no good news from Wu Sangui."

Now Wu Sangui's attitude is very ambiguous, while he is clamoring to conquer Huainan; at the same time, he has repeatedly stated to Zhuge Sanhe that he will not send troops to Jiangxi, nor will he touch the Ming army around Anqing, nor will Wu Zhou's naval army cross the mountain - Tian Jia

The Ming army defense line of the town.

At the same time, Wu Sangui made a request to Kangxi through Wang Shirong, asking Kangxi to immediately return to the north of the Huaihe River!

Kangxi sneered and said: "Wu Sangui is not for big things after all... He forgets his life for small profits, but cherishes his life for big things! I fulfilled his wish and retreated north to the line of the Huaihe River! Hong Qing, you know what to do

How did you do it?"
Chapter completed!