Shangzhou.

It was late at night, but there were three people in the former magistrate's study, talking all night.

The three were Lu Wenzong, the Marquis of Dashunhuai, Gu Junen, the Minister of the Government of the Ministry of Public Affairs, and Meng Qiaofang, the Governor of Shaanxi.

After receiving more than 20,000 Empress Gao and Dashun soldiers escorted by Yuan Zongdi and Zhang Nai from Shangluo Mountain, Lu Si immediately led everyone to Shangzhou first.

On the same day, Empress Gao's synonymous Marquis Zhang Nai, Marquis Mian Yuan Zongdi, General Liu Rukui, General Guoyi, and General Tian Hu of Right Guoyi.

After Empress Gao and her old camp and her husband Li Zicheng were separated in the southern part of Xinye, Li Zicheng ordered his adopted son Zhang Nai to take a thousand soldiers to search. However, when Zhang Nai found Empress Gao, the road to Xiangyang was occupied by the Qing army, so he had no choice but to lead troops to escort Empress Gao to Yuzhou.

There was a branch of the Henan Jiedushi Lu Bizhou stationed in Yuzhou. Although this person was surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he was always loyal after surrendering to Dashun. In the previous period, he even brought people to Nanyang to take Li Zicheng and then asked himself to go to Yuzhou to clean up the situation. It was more reliable than Dong Xueli, the Marquis of Dingnan in Biyang.

On the way, he met a fast horse sent by Yuan Zongdi, the Marquis of Mian, and then he learned that the Marquis of Huai led his troops westward to Shangluo and wanted to cut off the Qing army's food route.

Zhang Nai immediately sighed, if his adoptive father could know the strategy of Huai Hou and stick to Xinye and not come out, there would be no great defeat today!

Queen Gao did not expect that the son-in-law of Huaihou, whom her husband recruited, would dare to lead troops to move westward in danger. She sighed and regretted that she did not persuade her husband to stay in Xinye and missed this great opportunity to turn things around.

Since the Marquis of Huai took people to cut off the Qing army's food route, Zhang Nai did not have to send Empress Gao to Yuzhou anymore. He then followed Yuan Zongdi's people to Nanzhao. Along the way, three or four thousand defeated scattered horses were collected, including the prominent General Tian Hu, the Right Guoyi. When asked about the situation on His Majesty's side, Tian Hu and others didn't know.

Because he was worried about being caught up by the Qing army, Zhang Nai and others did not dare to delay the situation near Nanyang. Thousands of people arrived in Nanzhao four days later. Yuan Zongdi in the city had been inquiring about the horses and brought people out of the city to pick him up. When the two families joined forces, there were 20,000 people. However, most of them were defeated soldiers, with armor and weapons in short supply, and food and supplies were very tight.

Yuan Zongdi had known about His Majesty's breakthrough from Xinye for a long time. When he saw the queen and Zhang Nai and the others, he didn't know what to say for a while.

On the third day after Empress Gao and others arrived in Nanzhao, the fast horse sent by Liu Tichun spread the good news that the Marquis of Huai and everyone had led to the attack on Xi'an.

There was a thunderous joy in Nanzhao City, and everyone said that the world was in great harmony!

Because he was worried that the Marquis of Huai had just arrived in Xi'an and his troops were weak, Yuan Zongdi discussed with Empress Gao and decided to give up Nanzhao and go to Qian'an, in order to help the Marquis of Huai stabilize the situation in Xi'an, defend the Shangluo grain road, and force the Qing army to retreat.

However, when everyone arrived at Fushui Castle, bad news came, saying that His Majesty was betrayed by the Niu father and son in Xiangyang and killed.

The news came from Gu Junen, who was in Shangkexi's army.

The entire army suddenly cried, and Yuan Zongdi and Zhang Nai were even more heartbroken. Zhang Nai, who was treated as his biological son by Li Zicheng since childhood, woke up several times and fainted several times, which was really heartbroken.

However, Empress Gao did not shed tears. The daughter of the old King of Chuang walked to the grief and shouted loudly: "Who is dead? Your Majesty's death is for the country, and you will die if you die! You are all soldiers who have followed Your Majesty for many years. How can you cry here like a child? They are all cheering up for me, and you still want to avenge your Majesty's grudge!"

No one felt more heartbroken than Queen Gao’s husband’s murder, but this strange woman knew better than anyone else that Dashun was on the edge of a cliff. At this time, there must be a new hope and a new goal to inspire the soldiers to rekindle their fighting spirit. Otherwise, who can repay her husband’s great revenge and when can it be repaid?

Under the leadership of Empress Gao, more than 20,000 Dashun soldiers who lost their kings went from Fushui Castle to Shangluo. The guardian of Fushui Castle was Zheng Qiancheng, the battalion officer of the Huai Army. On the one hand, he distributed the grain in the fort to the Shun Army, and on the other hand, he quickly reported to Xi'an.

Lu Si, who knew the news, made a decision immediately, and he would go to Shangluo to greet Empress Gao and his party. Xi'an City was led by his wife Li Cuiwei, assisted by Liu Tichun, Zhao Zhongyi and others.

Almost at the same time as Lu Si went out of Xi'an, Gu Junen secretly returned from Shang Kexi's army, caught up with Empress Gao and his party in Shangnan, and then arrived in Shangzhou with Empress Gao and others under Lu Si's guidance.

After the banquet, Lu Si summoned Meng Qiaofang and Gu Junen to have a night talk.

Because he listened carefully to Gu Junen about the murder of Li Zicheng and Ajige's situation in Xiangyang, Lu Si, who had the intention to pee, actually lost his desire to pee.

With a "boom", Lu Si slapped his thigh and spread his palm under the oil lamp. When he saw it, he was surprised. The slap actually killed three mosquitoes, and they all had a full meal during his lifetime, which made him feel a lot of blood stuck to his palms.

"Sir, keep talking."

Lu Si slapped the palm fan in his hand. The sky in May was so hot, and the fan was filled with warm wind. Seeing that Gu Junen and Meng Qiaofang's tea bowls were empty, he got up and picked up the teapot to fill them up. He didn't care about him, Lu Wenzong, the Marquis of Huai, was already Gu, Meng and the "master" in name and essence.

"It seems that this is still cunning by nature. Even if this person comes back, the governor cannot trust him too much in the future."

After Gu Junen said that, he looked at Meng Qiaofang on the side, "Brother Xinting has been in Manchuria for a long time, so he should know this King Zhishun better than me."

Meng Qiaofang nodded. With his understanding of Shang Kexi, this person was just waiting and watching. The situation was not clear for a day, and the Manchu King Zhishun would not be shaken for a day, even if the governor threatened to kill his Shang family.

"Interesting, interesting."

Lu Silian said two interesting things, Shang Kexi was really interesting. This King Zhishun deserves to have the word "wisdom", and he can actually fight against Lu Si's strengths with his own shortcomings.

He is very smart. On the surface, Lu Si threatened Shang Kexi with his family members, but Shang Kexi was eager to ask him for any reason. So even if he was not right now, as long as he did not express his intention to follow the Manchus, he and his subordinates would be safe.

Because once the Huai Army really kills the Shang family, it is equivalent to forcing the thousands of Han troops of the Shang army to become completely enemies of the Huai Army, so-called death is endless.

Until the end, the Huai Army would not be able to take action.

Gu Junen said: "If you want to make Shang Kexi, you have to make the situation clear."

"What do you mean by sir?" Lu Si asked.

"The main force of the Qing army of Ajige's troops chased to Xiangyang. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the marquis..." Gu Junen believed that he should take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Qing army was in Xiangyang before he could return north and quickly dispatch troops to block the troops.

Two lines of defense can be set up, one is at the junction of Nanyang and Xiangyang.

The second is in the Funiu Mountain area.

Lu Si listened carefully and blocking Ajige in the Jingxiang area and not allowing him to return north was equivalent to beating Dorgon's legs. The problem was that he had no troops to be sent to set up defenses and blockades.

"There is not enough place in Xiangyang to support the Ajige army. If he wants to return north, he must have food and grass to eat. In this way, he must first attack Jingzhou and other places to plunder the grain..."

Meng Qiaofang judged that Ajige would have to delay at least two months from returning to the north because the Qing army had no food. But in that case, the Qing army would definitely fight with the Ming army, and the Ming army in Hubei was Zuo Liangyu's army. These Ming army, which could not even defeat the Shun army, were no match for the Qing army at all.

“Isn’t this better?”

Gu Junen stroked his beard and said, "Ajige had no food to return to the north and would have to take action with the Ming army. In this way, the Ming and Qing dynasties would definitely not be able to join forces. Even if Zuo Liangyu's tribe fled and gave all the essence of Huguang to the Qing army, it would be extremely beneficial to our army."

"this?"
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