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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 11 Chapter 655: Riding the Wind and Snow to Luoyang (3)

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    Just as Liu Tichun expected, Niu Jinxing sent him north not really to fight the Chinese army, but to buy himself time to escape.  Niu Jinxing knew that his reinforcements were still in Yanshi and they would not be able to arrive in time. The situation was over and defending the city was completely meaningless. Escape was the right way.

    The direction of Niu Jinxing's planned escape was to go south, into Huguang, through Huguang to the Shu border, and to surrender to Zhang Xianzhong.

    On December 15, the 19th year of Chongzhen, Li Mingshan's troops entered Luoyang City. At this time, it was only ten days after his brother Li Qingshan's troops entered Kaifeng City.  Then, he received the news from Liu Tichun's subordinates, knowing that Liu Tichun had gone out of his way and blocked Longmen Pass, which was the passage for Niu Jinxing to escape south. Only one company was left to maintain law and order in Luoyang City, and he personally led the main force to pursue the attack.

    When Gu Jiaming arrived at Luoyang City, the war was over, and Niu Jinxing knelt in front of him tremblingly.

    This made Gu Jiaming a little bored and melancholy.

    The Chinese army has swept the world. In the past, the enemy still had the will to resist. Now, the enemy has no intention to resist. Wherever he goes, he either flees or surrenders.

    "Spare your life, spare your life!"

    Niu Jinxing, who was kneeling on the ground, quietly took a look at Gu Jiaming. The Chinese military general in front of him was terrifyingly young. Seeing that he was in such a position at his age, Niu Jinxing was filled with jealousy.  This kid is just lucky and fell into the hands of Yu Guozhen, and he is where he is today.  If I had surrendered to Yu Guozhen, then

    Suddenly, Niu Jinxing thought of someone.

    "The villain has an old relationship with Song Xiance, the deputy chief of staff of your army. I just ask the general to show your kindness and spare the villain's life!"

    There is an old relationship with Song Xiance

    Gu Jiaming has never heard Song Xiance talk about this matter.  Song Xiance was now serving as military counselor at Yu Guozhen's side, so he also followed Yu Guozhen back to Xinxiang.

    China values ??human relationships, and even under the rule of Yu Guozhen, there was little exchange of human relationships.  When the generals under his command are together, they always ask each other what grade of military academy they are in, and the civil affairs officials.  Then it will be mentioned in which year you graduated from Xinxiang Middle School.  However, because Yu Guozhen hated the clan power, and everyone knew this, there were people who wanted to build relationships with fellow villagers, but no one dared to say "we were the same family five hundred years ago" on the table.

    "The villain has been governing Henan for these years, and he has learned Xinxiang's methods, and has supported many people" Niu Jinxing begged again.

    "It's not up to me to decide whether you live or die. It's up to the commander-in-chief of my family to decide." Gu Jiaming put aside the complicated thoughts in his heart and made a decision.  After this battle is over.  He estimated that he would switch to civil affairs.  Yu Guozhen said beforehand that the post of Governor of Henan would be handed over to him.

    The reason why he was selected as the governor of Henan is that on the one hand he has experience in handling civil affairs in Hainan, on the other hand he is a veteran general in the army and can resume military status at any time and lead the army to war.  The political significance is very strong: the Central Plains was the site of the Four Wars.  Although Li Yan in the northwest has a harmonious relationship with the Chinese Army, who knows whether his subordinates are willing to truly implement the agreement reached by both parties; Liu Zongmin in the west is ambitious.  He is definitely not a law-abiding guy; Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest is farther away, but it is hard to say whether he will join forces with Liu Zongmin.  more importantly.  To the south, in the Xiangyang area, is the Huang Degong Department where the small imperial court of the Southern Ming Dynasty relied on the Great Wall.

    Apart from him, Tian Boguang will not be in the army for long, unless he is willing to transfer to the staff department.

    "ah¡­¡­"

    Knowing that he did not have to die for the time being, Niu Jinxing felt relieved. Liu Tichun, who was beside him, became a little anxious and stepped forward: "General, this can't be done. Niu Jinxing cannot let it go. He was the one who offered the poisonous plan to King Chuang in the first place.  , digging open the mouth of the Yellow River and causing millions of people to be tortured!"

    This is the fundamental reason why Niu Jinxing did not dare to surrender to Yu Guozhen.

    ¡°This strategy was too poisonous at first, and more than 300,000 people died as a result, and more than a million people¡¯s homes were destroyed. The subsequent rise of the epidemic is inextricably linked to this.

    "Liu Tichun, you are a thief, you and Li Zicheng have caused harm to the world, and more than tens of millions of people have died because of you!"

    "Okay, Liu Tichun has made atonement for his crimes. At least he will not be guilty of death." Gu Jiaming impatiently said: "As for his disposal suggestions, I will make them to the commander-in-chief. Likewise, I will give you your disposal suggestions."  Will also raise it.¡±

    These words stopped them from continuing to quarrel, and the two stared at Gu Jiaming with different moods.

    Five days later, news of Luoyang¡¯s recovery reached Qingdao.

    Qingdaokou is Yu Guozhen¡¯s first base in the north, and it is also the city where Yu Guozhen has been operating in the north for the longest time.  When Yu Guozhen acquired several hundred acres of land in Fushanwei, it was just a small market town with a population of only a few thousand. But now, thisIt is already a large city with a population of more than 300,000 and an area of ??dozens of square miles.

    The food industry is one of the most important among the many industries in Qingdao Port, not only because there are rich seafood resources here, but also because after the cultivation of potatoes and sweet potatoes was promoted here, sufficient feed made the livestock breeding here prosper.

    Then there is the textile industry. The Shandong Peninsula is rich in cotton. The long-staple cotton from the Americas is more suitable for weaving than the original Chinese cotton. Therefore, Yu Guozhen consciously moved the textile factory here.  The textile industry has always been a labor-intensive industry, even with the use of steam power.

    The military report for the recapture of Luoyang was placed on Gu Yanwu's desk, while Gu Yanwu himself fell asleep on his desk.

    The charcoal fire under the desk made a slight crackling sound, and the wind blew the snow and made a rustling sound when it hit the window glass.  The door was gently pushed open, and a man walked in. He saw Gu Yanwu sleeping. The man did not disturb him, but came to him, took off his coat and covered him.

    In addition to the battle report, there was also a comment on the battle report recently written by Gu Yanwu on the table. The ink had dried. The visitor picked it up and saw the hearty words on it, especially the last sentence, "To attack Kaifeng in the east, it will show that our army is more powerful."  Wisdom, if you ride the wind and snow to Luoyang, you will know that the world is home." The visitor couldn't help but nod.

    Yes, the world is at home. Even he did not expect that conquering the Central Plains would be so easy.  From the beginning of the war to the end of the war, there were only a short period of more than twenty days, and most of the time was spent on marching.

    Because the war ended very quickly, the people suffered almost no losses, and some people even did not even react. The war ended.

    Because he was aroused by what he saw, he made a slightly louder voice. Gu Yanwu woke up with a start, raised his head in a daze, and asked: "Who is it?"

    "Yanwu, you slept well."

    "You are" Gu Yanwu was not very awake yet. After recognizing the person, he stood up quickly: "Commander, when did you return to Qingdao, and when did you come to me?"

    That person is none other than Yu Guozhen.

    He went south mainly to express his respect for Xu Xiake or for those in China who devoted their lives to studying the truth. At the same time, he also wanted to confuse all forces. As soon as the affairs in the south were over, he immediately went north.

    Not only did he himself go north, in fact, almost the entire Xinxiang base camp was asked to prepare to go north.

    Xinxiang's terrain is cramped, and its development has reached its limit so far. It has no problem as a good port in the south and an economic center, but if it wants to assume the role of the political and economic center of the entire China, it still lacks something, especially with the current transportation.  Under inconvenient circumstances.

    The general trend of world unification has taken shape, and Yu Guozhen is preparing to establish a temporary camp at Qingdao Port to prepare for the future.

    "You have to go to Qingdaokou to know about the war in the north first. I didn't expect that by the time I came, the war would be over, faster than I thought." Yu Guozhen casually pulled up a chair and sat down, then said  : "Yan Wu, I just read your article. Do you think in the current situation, should I take advantage of the victory and capture the Jinling small court in one fell swoop, or should I continue my five-year unification plan?"

    This is the first time Yu Guozhen has asked this question.

    Recovering the north this year was Yu Guozhen¡¯s policy. However, the defeat of the Jianlu was so smooth that the offensive and defensive battle that was originally expected to occur in the capital did not occur. Therefore, the war that was expected to last until next year ended in the autumn.  The subsequent battle to eliminate Niu Jinxing was equally successful, so smooth that even Yu Guozhen himself was surprised.  Under this situation, within the China Military Strategy Commission, calls for "attacking Jinling to unify all of China" have been heard more than once.

    There is no problem in going to Jinling. It can speed up the process of China's unification. Yu Guozhen is also very happy, but the question is, is he ready?

    There are nearly 20 million people in Hebei and Henan who need to be managed. Based on the current calculation of one official for every fifty people in China, 400,000 officials are needed here.

    "In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the commander-in-chief already had the power to sweep the world. It was no problem to establish himself as emperor and enter the dynasty." Gu Yanwu did not expect that Yu Guozhen would ask him this question. He was stunned for a while, and then answered  : "Why didn't the commander-in-chief take action at that time?"

    He and Fang Yizhi had many correspondences. The two of them carefully scrutinized Yu Guozhen's purpose and style. The result of the deliberation shocked them: in the eyes of others, proclaiming the emperor and creating a dynasty is the pinnacle of life's achievements. However,  Yu Guozhen obviously doesn¡¯t think so.

    He has greater ambitions and higher goals. Just being an emperor is not enough.  Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, there have beenOne less founding emperor!  For Yu Guozhen, it makes little sense to be the founding emperor who dozens of predecessors had been.

    "At that time, the preparations were not sufficient and the time was not ripe. I just attacked the capital. The governors of the provinces, the magistrates of each state, and the magistrates of each county. I am afraid that most of them will still use members of the old dynasty. As for all levels all over the world  The subordinate officials can only stay in office"

    "There are still evil gentry and shameless Confucian scholars in the countryside who control the lawsuits and deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors." Gu Yanwu said bluntly: "The Ming Dynasty has reached this point because it was harmed by these moths and it is irreversible!"

    "Haha, Yanwu, you are more fierce than me."

    "The commander-in-chief has some things that are difficult to say, but I have no scruples." Gu Yanwu said: "Now, the people in the commander-in-chief's hands are only enough to take over the land of Henan and Hebei!"

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