A new chess game gradually formed in Qian Qianyi's mind. The feeling of using the whole country as a chessboard and having no regrets about his moves made him feel extremely excited.

Among them, the strategic direction of each Ming army is one of them. In addition, Qian Qianyi is still seeking to mobilize more Qing troops. Anyway, in this way, not only the losses of the Ming army can be reduced, but also the fastest

Speed ​​to regain more lost ground. After all, what Chen Kai did in Fujian is almost impossible to replicate.

The people who want to instigate are mostly generals with heavy troops and high-ranking local figures, and these figures have a certain degree of friendship with Qian Qianyi. Even if the hint fails, those people will not sue him.

The Qing court always had to protect itself while attacking the Qing court to be the perfect lurker.

Qian Qianyi, a Libra, is pursuing the balance between the two. In this way, today, Hong Chengchou, the most powerful civil servant in the Qing Dynasty south of the Yangtze River, although Qian Qianyi also has some contacts with him, the edict to instigate rebellion is ten thousand

Don't dare use it on such ruthless people, otherwise there will be no way to balance it.

In the sixth year of Yongli, Li Dingguo became king twice, especially in the great victory of Hengyang, where he killed Nikan, the King of Jingjinqin of the Qing Dynasty. Nikan was executed. However, due to the failure of the encirclement agreement between Feng Shuangli and Ma Jinzhong,

As a result, the main force of the Eight Banners Army escaped and in March of the following year defeated Qin Wang Sun Kewang's Jiaqian Army in the battle of Zhoujiapu in Baoqing Prefecture.

However, although the Qing army won this battle, it was only a narrow victory. The defeated Jiaqian Army suffered heavy losses, but the Eight Banners Army that participated in the battle also suffered heavy casualties before barely defeating its opponent. So much so that,

After the war, the Qing army was unable to advance further towards Guizhou. The Ming army still controlled strategic locations such as Chenzhou, Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, and Wugang. From last year, when Li Dingguo lured the enemy deep into the country, until Sun Li Bu

After the war, Li Dingguo left Guangxi and Tunqi successively took over Hengzhou Prefecture and Yongzhou Prefecture. After this battle, the Qing army only recaptured Changde, Changsha, Baoqing, Yongzhou and other central cities in eastern Hunan. Both sides were in Changde.

The tug-of-war continues on the Baoqing front line, and the western part of Hunan with favorable terrain is still firmly in the hands of the Ming army.

After that battle, the two sides seemed to have entered into a state of confrontation in Huguang. But the problem was that the Ming army's Qianqian army was dominated by Han people after all, and the Han people's huge population base was simply unmatched by the Eight Banners. In other words, the former

Although there is only Yunnan and Guizhou in the southwest, the recovery speed is much faster than that of the Manchus and Qing Dynasties who live in Beijing, Manchuria, Mongolia, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and the coated slaves, all of which are counted together, and there are hundreds of thousands of people.

After the Hengyang Victory and the Battle of Zhoujiapu, the Eight Banners Army was still strong, but it no longer had the same vigor as when it entered the customs at the beginning of the year. It was a matter of drunkenness, lust, and the colorful world in the customs. In fact, in the final analysis,

In this world, whether it is a nomadic people, a fishing and hunting people, a farming people, or even the industrialized society of later generations, when it comes to risking their lives, they are always barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. In the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the Eight Banners Army was in the bitter cold land of Liaodong. Naturally,

It is the determination to fight, because if they don’t fight or lose, they will not be able to “take the west”, and they will not be too far away from starving to death. After entering the pass, they will be rich and prosperous, and even the low-level bannermen will have hard-core crops.

, without the threat of starvation, it is inevitable to cherish one's life.

The Qing court's dignitaries saw this and became anxious, especially because the population base of the Han people was too large. As a result, in just about two months, the Qing court appointed the 61-year-old Chiang Kai-shek.

Hong Chengchou, a minister of the Han Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, was "the Taibao and the Prince's Grand Master. He managed the five provinces of Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou. He was also the governor of military affairs and in charge of food and wages." He also strictly ordered that "the officials and soldiers should not be restrained, and the household department should not be delayed."

, showing an attitude of not doubting the employment of people.

Speaking of which, Hong Chengchou was never reused after the Chongzhen Dynasty surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. It was not until Huang Taiji died of illness and Dorgon came to power that he decided to use this person's method to enter the pass, but it was abandoned because of Wu Sangui's surrender to the Qing Dynasty. When the Qing army

After taking over Jiangnan, it was necessary to dispatch capable Han ministers to pacify Jiangnan, so Hong Chengchou was ordered to pacify Jiangnan. However, all the Manchu and Han soldiers had their own commanders, and the provincial economic officers and soldiers had their own commanders. Hong Chengchou could only "join the Gushan Ezhen Yechen and the governor of the town"

"Waiting for the dispatch and restraint of the officials", military arrangements were made, and "the implementation was carried out after close consultation with Pingnan General Beilek Deqin." This means that Hong Chengchou actually had to obey Beilek Deqin's instructions, and his position was at most the same as the Eight Banners Gushan'e.

True Ye Chen is equal.

It is undeniable that Hong Chengchou's recruitment work in Jiangnan was very successful, and he effectively smoothed the situation in Jiangnan for the Qing court. However, when everything was over, he was transferred back to the capital again. Until this time, after realizing the problems of the Eight Banners Army,

, the Qing government was determined to change its past strategy and "use the Han to control the Han".

"Below the town of Fu, let them control their control, and let their troops, horses, money, and food be distributed by them. They should not control the affairs of the people who are responsible for the suppression, but report them afterward. The soldiers should be retained or withdrawn as soon as they decide, and the civil and military officials should use them when they are outside the capital.

When selecting and appointing people, it is appropriate to report to them when they are promoted, promoted, transferred, supplemented or followed. The officials and soldiers should not be too close to each other. Money and grain should be released as soon as they are used. The household department should not be delayed. Officials who surrender should consider recruiting them. Surrendered soldiers and civilians should be placed as appropriate. "

The Qing government entrusted the personnel, administration, military power, and financial power of these five provinces to Hong Chengchou. Before leaving, Shunzhi even held a farewell banquet and gave him a BMW and a sword. His trust was no longer what it was back then.

.However, when Hong Chengchou arrived in Huguang, what he saw was also devastated. It was only a matter of time before the Qing government's rule here completely collapsed.

Since the Qing Dynasty, the Ming and Qing armies have been fighting in Huguang for more than ten years. The Ming army has the local Ming army, reinforcements from various provinces, Dashun army, Zhongzhen camp, Qin Fan and Xining fan of the Daxi army; while the Qing army is on one side.

, the local Green Camp, the Green Camp from other provinces went to aid the Green Camp, the Eight Banners Army led by Sanshun King, Xushun Gong, Jierhalang, and Nikan had never been less. When the army crossed the border, the people were in dire straits, their bones were white and green, and thorns were thousands of miles away.

Ting has already been unable to make ends meet here.

The more terrible problem is that due to the major counterattack launched by the Ming army in the sixth year of Yongli, they lost a large number of soldiers in both the southwest battlefield and the southeast battlefield, including the Eight Banners Army and more of the Green Camp. By the time Hong Chengchou arrived in Huguang

At that time, the shortage of troops was very serious. The current confrontation was nothing more than the fact that the main force of the Eight Banners Army led by Dorobel Tunqi was still there. In addition, the Ming army they were currently facing after the battle in Zhoujiapu was also weak.

It is necessary to restore strength so that the war situation in Huguang can continue to be maintained.

On March 12, the ninth year of Yongli, Hong Chengchou officially opened his office in Changsha Prefecture in the south of Huguang. In the lobby of the Jinglue Yamen, Hong Chengchou stood high above him.

Two imperial guards, one named Zhang Dayuan and the other Wang Fuchen, were specially sent for Shunzhi to protect him. At the same time, the purpose of surveillance was naturally indispensable.

In the lobby, there are all civil officials sitting on the left and right. Hu Quancai, the governor of Yunyang, Huguang, Huang Zhilin, the governor of Huguang Zuo, Wu Zhengzhong, the governor of Changsha, Zhang Daocheng, the acting magistrate of Changsha, Liu Jianlong, the magistrate of Xiangtan, Changsha Prefecture, and Zhu Ying, the magistrate of Changning, Hengzhou Prefecture.

, Yang Zhengcui, the magistrate of Guiyang County, Chenzhou Prefecture, and a number of staff such as Jiang Yingtai, Hao Zongfu, Shi Zongyao, Wu Hongdao, Chen Yuanlu, Song Chengming, Zhou Shizhong, Chen Hongfan, Huang Zhongtong, Liao Wenying, Xie Rujie, etc.

Most of these people were recruited by Hong Chengchou on his way to Huguang, and many of them were transferred to the shogunate after arriving in Huguang. Among them, people such as Hu Quancai, Wu Zhengzhong, and Zhang Daocheng have been granted local officialdom and serve as the local shogunate of Changsha.

tentacles in order to better implement Hong Chengchou's strategy.

"Appointed, the governor of Guangxi Taiping Prefecture, Huang Zhongtong, was appointed as the prefect of Yongzhou Prefecture..."

"Appointed Jiang Yingtai, magistrate of Xing'an County, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Province, as magistrate of Ningxiang County, Changsha Prefecture..."

"Appointed Wu Hongdao from the Jinglue Yamen Zanhua County as magistrate of Yuanjiang County, Changde Prefecture..."

"Appointment, the experience of managing the yamen and praising Song Chengming in Baoqing Mansion..."

"..."

When the government was established, another group of staff were appointed as local officials. The Qing government granted Hong Chengchou full power, and he directly used his authority to place his trusted followers at key points in the prefectures and counties in southern Huguang.

A group of newly appointed local officials thanked the manager for his promotion and sat down one after another. After completing the personnel appointments, the first meeting of the government officially began.

"Liu Jianlong, the magistrate of Xiangtan County."

"The official is here."

"I asked you to repair the post offices in this county, recruit people, build barracks, and prepare military supplies. Have you achieved any results?"

"Returning to Mr. Jinglue, I have completed the reconstruction of the post office and repaired the barracks. Regarding these two matters and other matters, I have written a statement and asked Mr. Jinglue for your approval."

Xiangtan County is located directly south of Changsha Fucheng, and is on the bank of the Xiangjiang River with Changsha Fucheng. A Xiangjiang River can connect Hengzhou Prefecture, Yongzhou Prefecture and Chenzhou Prefecture, and Xiangtan County is connected to Hengshan County in Hengzhou Prefecture, ensuring that the

Transportation allowed the Qing army to project its military power from Changsha, or even from northern Huguang to southern Hunan.

"Zhang Daocheng, acting prefect of Changsha Prefecture."

"The official is here."

"I asked you to go to Yongzhou Prefecture to build a pole grain boat. What is the completion progress?"

"Returning to what Mr. Jinglue told me, when I set off on my journey, two hundred and twenty-two ships had been completed. For the rest, the materials have been prepared and they will all be built within three months."

"Um."

Zhang Daocheng is the son of Zhang Quan, the former Liaodong inspector. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, he prepared his own troops and "conscripted the army in Confucian uniforms."

He was in charge of military affairs and was mainly responsible for matters related to war preparations. For example, the grain ship built in Yongzhou Prefecture this time was to transport grain and grass to the Qing army in Guangxi.

"How is the repair of Dong'an County?"

"Returning to Mr. Jinglue, the walls of the county town have been damaged in many places. The officials have prepared the materials and are currently repairing them. Please rest assured, Mr. Jinglue."

"..."

One thing after another was inquired and arranged properly. Hong Chengchou seemed to have a three-dimensional sand table in his mind, and the progress in various places was constantly increasing.

These increases directly affected the Qing government's rule in the Huguang area and its ability to withstand attacks from the Ming and rebel armies. However, these efforts were far from enough, and they were far from the "defense-based" concept in Hong Chengchou's mind.

The core strategic and tactical concepts of the Huguang battlefield are far from the same as "war".

"Zhou Shizhong."

"The humble duty is here."

Hong Chengchou's aide Zhou Shizhong is Adahahafan with a white flag, which in Chinese means Qingchaoduwei. In terms of rank within the Eight Banners, he is higher than Hong Chengchou, a Han army bannerman with a yellow flag, but Hong Chengchou now has monopoly power in Huguang, and behind the scenes

With the support of Shunzhi, Zhou Shizhong originally had great respect for Hong Chengchou, but now that he was working under his banner, he would naturally not be able to take advantage of it.

"What's going on over there in Huangzhou Village now?"

"Returning to what Mr. Jinglue said, Li Youshi, the commander-in-chief of the Huangzhou village, has decided to join the Qing Dynasty. The bandits in those cottages, Beiji and Chen Zanhua, are also disintegrating one by one. I believe it won't take long to make the bandits there no longer a threat.

The Trouble of the Qing Dynasty."

Huangzhou Prefecture is located at the junction of the four provinces of Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Jiangxi. Qishui, Huangzhou, Mayang, and Luotian in Hubei, Qianshan, Taihu, Yingshan, and Huoshan in Anhui, Guangzhou, Gushi, and Shangcheng in Henan

, Runing and other prefectures and counties are geographically connected together, "all have Yangdu and Yinyue, with Yang on the left and Jing on the right... The entrance and exit paths are only the wrong toes, cliffs on the left and right, surrounded by rivers, and the roads are blocked by deep valleys.

, shake the mind." It has the common characteristic of dangerous terrain, that is, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Taking advantage of the advantageous terrain, the anti-Qing armed forces sprang up in mountain strongholds. At the peak of the late Ming Dynasty, there were "Four Hundred and Eighty-nine Famous Strongholds", among which Qihuang Forty-eight Strongholds were the most famous.

"The stronghold has its own length, and those who fill it are mostly Jin gentry and Confucian scholars. Those who are able to achieve self-improvement will be paid by the big officials to act, or they will take the surname of Ming Dynasty and claim their royal rank to suppress it. To this day, they are called the king of the stronghold." Huangzhou Shanzhai.

Most of the organizers were gentry and celebrities from all over the country, and there were also connections between the villages. To dismantle the armed forces of the cottage, the only way was to outline and start from the leaders of the cottage. Zhou Shizhong seized this clue and first recruited General Li Youshi, and then started with Li Youshi.

, I followed the example and succeeded frequently in the process of recruiting Huangzhou cottages.

Zhou Shizhong was an expert in recruitment and knew how to use people's hearts. He had just arrived in Huguang with Hong Chengchou. In just four months, he recruited the commander-in-chief Hu Yuelong and many others, and vigorously dismantled the resistance in the Huguang area.

The forces of the Qing Dynasty. Others may not even be familiar with the local situation, but he has done it with ease, which shows his ability. And this time to recruit the Huangzhou village, there is another secret agent in Hong Chengchou's secretariat, Chen Hongfan.

Xiangzhu can be said to be even more powerful than a tiger.

Restoring war readiness, recruiting exiles, instigating rebellion against the enemy, training soldiers, mobilizing troops, and so on, Hong Chengchou sat in this position with great fear and fear, not daring to make any mistakes.

The meeting lasted for a long time. After it was over, the officials who had been granted real power set off to return to their respective offices. The staff also had their own work, and Xumi did not dare to relax.

After they left, the sixty-three-year-old Lao Jinglue no longer had the energy to chase bandits around when he was young, and fatigue emerged spontaneously. At this time, there was no need to hide too much, because at this moment, he was still

The only person beside him was his fellow villager and in-law Huang Zhilin, and even Zhang Dayuan and Wang Fuchen were dismissed.
Chapter completed!