Zhenjiang. Because Hong Chengchou had to handle the handover with the new Pingnan General and Prince Leke Dehun, and also had to introduce him to the local customs, military and political affairs in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, he was almost ten days later than Duduo in crossing the river and heading north. After crossing the Yangtze River, it was getting dark, so his fleet anchored in the north of the river, preparing to head north after dawn and return to Beijing along the canal. The temporary residence of the Hong University Scholars was located at the famous Jinshan Temple. This was not the Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years later, Hong Chengchou was not Emperor Gaozong Hongli, and there was no group of Yangzhou salt merchants here who were good at guessing their intentions. Naturally, there would be no eminent monks coming to fight with the Hong University scholars. What could they say? There are only two boats in the river, one for fame and one for profit nonsense. By the way, Yangzhou salt merchants at this time have almost become a historical term. After decades of aggressive siege by the Nanzhong Salt Industry, the sales scope that the salt merchants originally called "Yinan" has long been defeated by the high-quality and low-priced Nanzhong refined salt, and the lives of the salt merchants are also in turmoil. Salt merchants like Jiang Chun, who had seen it early, changed their ways quickly and took the opportunity to become agents and distributors of Nanzhong Salt. In addition to making huge fortunes in this wave, most salt merchants have fallen into decline. But he still had to hold on to the embarrassing state of the scene. Not long ago, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and other places were looted twice by the same group of people from the Ming and Qing armies, and they were even more dilapidated. Not to mention that there were no salt merchants to attend to the Shangguan, but the dinner for the Hong University Scholar was nothing more than a vegetarian meal. Hong Chengchou's attendants couldn't stand it anymore and were about to go into the city to buy some Zhenjiang's famous meat to accompany the adults' meals, but Hong Chengchou stopped him sharply. "We live in this pure place of Buddhism, which has already caused a lot of trouble for all the great monks. How can we still drink meat and wine here without permission?! Don't make mistakes! Get off!" So, Academician Hong was there I had a simple dinner under an oil lamp. After that, he ordered people to come with lanterns to look for the abbot. "Great monk, I am passing by the Guibao Temple under the imperial decree, and there is a lot of trouble. Come, please bring me the fate book!" The fate book is the account book of the temple's alms, and it can also be equivalent to the donation list for soliciting sponsorship. Nowadays, many newly built or renovated temples also have stone monuments and memorial walls in which devotees donated a certain amount. There have been jokes about peeling off the skin of things like the Yuan Book in the past dynasties. For example, there is this joke, "When a monk returns to perform meritorious deeds, he is very frightened when he encounters a tiger, so he strikes it with a piece of the cymbal. When he comes back, he throws another piece, and the same is true. Then he snatched the sutra scroll away, and the tiger hurriedly returned to the cave. The tigress in the cave asked, "I happened to encounter a monk who was rude, and only disturbed two thin pieces of him, so I snatched one of them and couldn't do it." Don't run. "Listen, the Yuan Book scares even the man-eating tigers in the mountains! Seeing that Lord Hong, who was so powerful in the southeast, wanted to donate alms to Jinshan Temple, the abbot was so panicked that he ordered the monk Zhike to bring over a beautifully decorated book, "Sir, please . " "Student Hong Chengchou donated 1,000 yuan of fragrant oil to Guibao Temple, and also decorated it with Buddha statues, jewelry, and gold leaves. "Hong Chengchou wrote down the amount of his donation on the book very grandly. "Your Excellency, if you worship the Buddha sincerely, you will surely realize the Three Jewels and Three Bodhisattva early. "When the abbot saw such a big gesture, even if he said that his family didn't love money, the more the better, and he would have to utter a few words of praise like lotus flowers. Hong Chengchou flipped through the fate book casually, but inadvertently saw a line on the first few pages. The words are crooked and inappropriate. "The believer Aolei Yilan donated two thousand yuan in sesame oil money, and also had two hundred taels of gold, some red sapphires, ivory, gold leaves, and four red bamboo and stone rosary beads to enshrine in front of the Buddha. I also donated a set of clothing materials for all seasons to all the monks and monks in the temple, praying to the Buddha to bless my husband with everything going smoothly and a great number of descendants. " Seeing Lord Hong read this page, the abbot was a little panicked even though he was a diligent Buddhist practitioner. "Sir, this is the seventh lady of Duke Liang who went to this temple to burn incense, pray for Duke Liang, and ask for a son for herself. "The abbot stuttered a little. Everyone knows that the Hong University scholar in front of him and Liang Guogong's family are two sworn enemy camps. "Xiaguan and Li Weiru are also old friends for many years, so the monk does not need to panic. Unexpectedly, Li Weiru was so generous, even in the inner house! "Hong Chengchou said the words gently, but the shrewd Zhike monk vaguely smelled a hint of sour jealousy in the words. It turns out! You are a bachelor, what kind of ambassador, but you only donated a For one thousand silver dollars, the seventh lady paid for two thousand silver dollars, as well as ruby, sapphire, ivory and so on. Not to mention, even the young novice monks who did rough work in the temple, and the Taoist Taoist monks all had four-season clothes as gifts. "Is Li Weiru's seventh wife still childless? "Hong Chengchou asked casually. It would be an unexpected gain if he could find out something about Li Shouhan's family from the abbot. After Li Huayu's death, the most powerful and legitimate heir to the Southern Guangdong Army was gone. If it can be passedSuch a method could provoke infighting among the Southern Guangdong army for the position of heir, which would be a great joy for the Qing army. "Your Excellency, you don't know. Although this seventh lady is an outsider, she is also innocent and innocent, like pure gold and jade. She already has a son under her knees. She is here for everyone in the palace of Liang Guogong. Oh, concubines are looking for children. "This is strange! The followers around Hong Chengchou couldn't help but become curious. Historically, in palaces and deep mansions, women have longed for their sons to be the only male in the family so that they can inherit the family business. To achieve this goal, women use various means. But the seventh lady did the opposite and blatantly begged for children for other women in the inner house. Is this a loss of consciousness or just pretentiousness? "Your Excellency, I don't know. The young monk said that the Seventh Lady is an outsider, and that's what he meant. She is said to be the princess of a tribe in the bitter cold land of the far north, and was sent to the Duke of Liang's mansion for marriage. Naturally, I know She is different from me, a woman from the Central Plains." "That's it!" Hong Chengchou secretly cried out in pain! From the abbot's few words, he quickly sorted out a clue. "It turns out that the reason why the Sauron tribe's barbarians were able to become armored soldiers almost overnight was that their weapons were as sharp and sophisticated as our Eight Banners army. In addition to trading with Nanzhong merchants, there were more I'm afraid it's the Seventh Lady's method! "Hong Chengchou experienced Huang Taiji going north to conquer the Sauron tribe, and after winning a great victory, he was unfortunately hit by a gun in the thigh. As a result, he struggled for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't do it. He died in his prime. "Come to think of it, most of the credit for the Sauron barbarians being able to carry out trade with Nanzhong comes from this seventh lady." Sauron's various tribes have always been famous in Liaodong for the people who dare to fight and die. Even among the Eight Banners in Manchuria, there were many warriors from the Sauron tribe serving as dead soldiers. These people are a sharp sword and a sledgehammer used by the Eight Banners Manchuria to suppress the Eight Banners Mongolia, to intimidate the Eight Banners Han army, and to suppress the newly surrendered troops. However, now this sharp sword has become Li Shouhan's dagger in the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty! After the Eight Banners soldiers and horses entered the customs in large numbers, the land of Liaodong was empty. Sauron's ministries, which had gradually recovered their vitality, under the leadership of Bomubogor, provided them with training and equipment in two guard brigades. , and at the same time provided them with artillery support and acted as a backer for them, they began to launch frequent attacks in the south and west directions. Going south, they harassed and plundered the Qing army's various towns in Liaodong, and attacked Horqin's Mongolian Forty-nine Banners tribe. Everything is like a replica of the Qing army in Liaodong and Guan Nei. They snatched away daily necessities, plundered the population, took away cattle, horses and camels, and burned tents and pastures. Marching westward, the spearhead is directed at the cities built by the Rakshasa people that were not captured at the beginning! Although compared with the almost strict military discipline of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, the soldiers and horses of the Sauron Division can still be called "rabble". However, they are equipped with weapons of the Eight Banners made in Nanzhong, and there are a small number of them. Sauron's tribe, with the blunderbuss in hand, is no longer as effective as it used to be. What¡¯s more, when troops are sent to fight the Eight Banners soldiers and horses and attack the Rakshasa people¡¯s strongholds, soldiers, horses and instructors from the South Cantonese Army always accompany them to supervise the battle. "That group of soldiers and horses disobeys orders, and that group of soldiers and horses and the tribe to which they belong will be immediately disqualified from trade!" Not only will your military exploits be counted, but your tribe will also be in trouble. In the ice and snow close to the Arctic Circle, Sauron's tribes have enjoyed the benefits of trade with South China over the years. They are used to the sweetness, and naturally they can't bear to go back to the bitterness. It is true that there were several groups of soldiers and horses who did not listen to orders, did not attack when they should attack, and howled and rushed out when they should not. As a result, the blood of the captured heads had not yet solidified, the tribe was disqualified from trading, and the decision to invalidate the individual's military merits was announced to the entire army. As a result, the tribe struggled in the severe cold for half the winter, and the tribesmen fled and joined other tribes. With such a lesson learned from the past, who would dare to rely on his own bravery and disobey orders from the military? Gradually, as military discipline was established among the troops, the Rakshasa strongholds were torn down one by one under the bombardment of the South Cantonese Army's eight-pounders and mortar rockets. Whenever a Rakshasa stronghold changes its flag on the map, it marks that at least hundreds of miles of hunting grounds and pastures are under the control of the South Cantonese Army. Although Academician Hong Da did not know the significance of expelling the Rakshasa people to the west, Sauron's troops continued to attack in small groups, using small groups and multiple routes to cut the Qing army's lair in Liaodong with small knives and bloodletting. Attacks, he could always see some of these things in military intelligence reports from time to time. "Although it is not a serious problem, nor is it a physical illness, we cannot take it lightly." This was his mental comment on the military situation in northeastern Liaoning. However, I couldn't figure out how to deal with these Sauron soldiers and horses. ?They are not like the Ming army, which was instantly defeated at the first touch, and even faced the wind and surrendered, nor is it like the South Guangdong army, which came to confront you head-on with a majestic formation and an upright flag. It's a bit like the peasant army units in those days, who often used walking to conquer the enemy. After conquering a town, the town was looted. They are less picky about food than when the Eight Banners soldiers and horses entered the pass to plunder. When they returned to Heilongjiang with full load and satisfaction, when the Qing army officials and generals returned to the burned-out city, they were angry and resentful to find that even the nails used in building houses had been carefully picked by these Sauron barbarians. Pulled from the wood, gathered together and carried away. "If things continue like this, we are facing off against the main force of Liang Guogong's headquarters on the Yangtze River, and are being restrained by Mrs. Li in the mountains of southern Luna. The land of Longxing in Liaodong is frequently harassed by Sauron's tribe. The veterans of the division are tired, and neither food, salary nor morale belong to me. By then, the Qing Dynasty will be defeated!" Returning to the Zen room where he was staying, Hong Chengchou was so depressed that he couldn't sleep for a while, so he took out the map from his bag, looked at it under the candle, and opened his notes. , looking for the place names that appeared in the military newspapers one by one on the map. Once he found the place names in his notes on the map one by one and marked them with cinnabar, his underwear was soaked with sweat unknowingly. It was already early autumn, with a few drizzles falling outside. He was actually startled into a cold sweat! On the map, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places, Songjiang Prefecture, and the border area between Fujian and Zhejiang are all areas controlled by the Southern Guangdong Army, while Fujian and Guangxi to the south are where the Southern Guangdong Army is deeply rooted. ??A Yangtze River, located in Shanghai County and Wusongkou, is like two big locks, locking the Yangtze River firmly. If Luck Dehun hadn't been ruthless and determined to drive the South Cantonese Army guarding Songjiang Prefecture into the sea after taking office, I'm afraid the gunboats of the South Cantonese Navy would have gone upstream and cruised back and forth on the river in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Nanjing, cutting off the Yangtze River and Canal water traffic. In that case, Grand Scholar Hong and Prince Duduo would either be escorted by a large group of troops or cross the Yangtze River secretly when they return to the capital! Not far from the Yangtze River outlet, Tamluo Island is also the anchorage of the South Cantonese Navy. Not only are there a large number of gunboats stationed, they also threaten the coasts of Wu, Yue, Qilu and other places. It is also an important place for the transportation of materials for the South Guangdong Army. The food and salary supplies that went north to support the Lumahong Shandong soldiers and horses were transferred from here. The furry Dongzhushengjin ginseng and many horses that came from the Heilongjiang River Basin thousands of miles away are also brought ashore here for breeding. What¡¯s even more terrible is that not only can supplies be transported north and south, but also eastward, it¡¯s even more terrible! Not far to the east is Korea, the vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. What if the navy commander Zhang Xiaohu, a long-time pirate, had a whim and led the navy to attack North Korea. How could the weak and rotten North Korean soldiers and horses resist the wolf-like and tiger-like navy of the South Cantonese Army? By then, if something happens to North Korea, will the Qing Dynasty save it? ! Sit back and watch North Korea be conquered by the South Cantonese Army? Where should the Qing Dynasty put its face? However, if Korea is not saved and is allowed to sit idly by as Korea was conquered by the Qing army, not only will the Qing Dynasty lose face in front of the Mongolian ministries, Uszang and other foreign vassals, but also in the military, the South Cantonese Army will use its artillery It was carried directly to Liaoyang City! But if it were to save North Korea, how many troops and horses would it take? Drawn from where? How to plan food and grass, and where to find military pay? If fewer soldiers and horses go, they will undoubtedly deliver meat to the South Guangdong Army, which is waiting for work. If more soldiers go, it will affect the battlefields in various parts of the Central Plains. What's more, how to raise military pay and food? Unconsciously, the candle gradually burned and wax dripped. A drop of wax oil fell on Hong Chengchou's hand, which made him suddenly wake up from his daze. "The Qing Dynasty is indeed a place of good luck, blessed by our ancestors! Even though Li Shouhan was quite good at navy, he forgot the usefulness of North Korea for a moment! For now, we still hope that Prince An Yue Le can eliminate the evildoers of the Western thief Zhang Xianzhong. After all the accomplices were driven out of Sichuan, our army could occupy the upper reaches and gradually regain the initiative." After Zhang Xianzhong's death, the Qing army and various local armed forces in Sichuan achieved a tacit understanding and coordinated in the military operations against the Daxi Army. Gradually, the troops of the four adopted sons such as Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, who had restored their original surnames, and Ma Yuanli Bai Wenxuan and others were compressed to southern Sichuan. As long as they take one step forward, the Qing army can drive the remaining hundreds of thousands of Daxi Army into Yunnan. Yunnan is a place with a vast territory, sparsely populated mountains, lots of land and little food, making it difficult to be self-sufficient. When Sun Kewang and others arrived here, they took another step forward. Not only has the possibility of joining forces with the former Dashun Army been eliminated, but his own family's survival will also be affected. "Hey! It's easy first, then it's difficult!" Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou woke up the boy (?) who was napping next to him and ordered him to spread paper and grind it, and turn on the light. He wanted to write a letter to Prince An Yue Le in Sichuan, please He must drive Sun Kewang and others into Yunnan as soon as possible! "As soon as the remnants of the Western bandits entered Yunnan, the weather was filled with miasma, insects and ants, and the earthThere are many mountains in Li Ze, barbarians in harmony, and the Mu family, all of whom are enemies of the Western thieves. By then, without the need for my army to attack, these three items will be able to kill most of the Western thieves! " "The prince, with the power of guarding the upper reaches and building a commanding position, can move out of the Three Gorges and go eastward, to Jingxiang, Wuchang, and Jiangxi. The whole journey can be determined! "A letter was written, signed and monogrammed, ordered to be sealed with fire paint, and rushed to Sichuan overnight to present it to Prince An Yue Le. Regarding matters upstream, Hong Chengchou felt that with the talents of Prince An Yue Le, he would drive Sun Kewang and others away. It should be easy to go into Yunnan and fight against the weather and geography of Yunnan. But now, how to defeat the threat of the South Guangdong Army to the Yangtze River water transportation, and then find a way to interrupt the supply line of the South Guangdong Army, Hong Chengchou. Scratching his shaved head, he searched hard and couldn¡¯t think of a solution. ¡°Oh! He sighed, "Perhaps what General Pingnan did is right." After defeating Songjiang Prefecture and driving the Southern Cantonese Army down to the East China Sea, the Yangtze River waterway can be used for my use. " He looked at the east from a distance, where there were still dark clouds, and an autumn rain was brewing. "I hope General Pingnan can successfully capture Songjiang Mansion in this battle, and Jiangnan will be decided in one battle! "