Chapter 31 Failure always starts unexpectedly
At this time, Hong Chengchou's mood was extremely complicated.
Although he has stated that he belongs to Lantian's side, the pride of the scholar-officials makes him unwilling to do so in his heart.
For a scholar like him, serving the Ming Dynasty was the first choice. If he deviated from his original choice, he would become a traitor that everyone reviled!
If he, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting were framed by the emperor and even the officials everywhere, they would just surrender to Yun Zhao, a giant bandit.
However, since he became a Jinshi in high school in the 44th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty did not owe anything to him, who thought that Wen Tao was the best in martial arts at that time. The governor of the three sides and the governor of Ji Liao controlled half of the Ming Dynasty. Elite soldiers cannot be said to be taken seriously.
The Ming Emperor repeatedly rejected the emperor's will and insisted on his own opinion. The persecuted Emperor cried and complained to the harem, but his position was as stable as Mount Tai, and he was not unkind.
These things all happened clearly, and every time one happened, it made Hong Chengchou feel more guilty.
What kind of person Yun Zhao is, no one understands his ambitions better than Hong Chengchou, who has known Yun Zhao for many years.
From the beginning, he never thought about becoming a loyal minister and filial son of the Ming Dynasty. From the beginning, he saw that the Ming Dynasty would inevitably collapse...
While in Xi'an, Hong Chengchou He hoped that Yun Zhao could become the pillar supporting the Ming Dynasty together with him. However, the Ming Dynasty never gave Yun Zhao any chance.
When Yun Zhao was still weak, the Ming court only knew how to exploit this man from a family of thieves and bandits without any kindness at all. Hong Chengchou even thought that if at that time, the emperor could be free from restraint. If Yun Zhao is used in one frame, Yun Zhao may not embark on the path of rebellion.
Even when Yun Zhao was in his early years, if the emperor could decisively marry Zhu Aona to Yun Zhao, Yun Zhao might still become a strong supporter of the Ming Dynasty.
Unfortunately, at this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and even the emperor had begun to be wary of Yun Zhao. The outstanding meritorious magistrate of Lantian County had been in office for ten years... It was simply a legend in the world.
By the time Yun Zhao became extremely powerful, no one in the world could make this proud wild boar bow down.
Sending the princess over at this time will do nothing but increase the dynasty’s humiliation.
Others don’t know, so how could Hong Chengchou not understand that the reason why Yun Zhao stayed in the pass all these years was to repay the last kindness that the Ming Dynasty had bestowed on him.
Now, the kindness is about to end.
Even if Yun Zhao still has some affection for Ming Dynasty, his subordinates will not tolerate Yun Zhao to continue to let the great power go untouched and still stay in Guanzhong. This is forced by the general trend.
Hong Chengchou finished the last bite of his meal in pain, raised his head and said to Chen Dong: "If I don't die in this battle, I will change my name to Qinglong and return to Lantian to take up my post."
Chen Dong finally waited. This sentence makes me laughHe groaned: "Commander Commander, hurry up, Lei Heng's army has already arrived in Changsha. Once Zhang Bingzhong's troops conquer Jiangxi, Lantian's army will enter the Commander-in-Chief's hometown, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty will also be cut off by our Lantian army.
In the southwest, we still have to rely on the power of the commander."
Hong Chengchou sighed helplessly: "It's so fast..."
Chen Dong said with a smile: "This is already the result of the county magistrate ordering General Lei Heng not to advance rashly."
Hong Chengchou looked at Chen Dong and said: "In the past, the county magistrate said that the emperor will not leave seclusion until he dies."
Chen Dongdao: "Today, we still abide by this promise. The lands under Lantian's jurisdiction were all taken from the hands of the bandits, and they are only administered on behalf of them. As long as the imperial court can send people and troops, we can hand them over immediately. "
Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "Is it possible?"
Chen Dongdao: "The county magistrate has always been true to his word, but there is no one who dares to serve in the imperial court's homeland. "
Hong Chengchou punched the table, causing cups, plates and bowls to jump up one after another. After a commotion, Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said: "The Ming Dynasty has suffered too many disasters and changes, how dare you There are very few people who dare to fight."
Chen Dong continued: "As far as our Secret Intelligence Department knows, Fan Wencheng has become a guest of Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu."
"What?" Hong Chengchou was startled, stood up in a hurry, and came to the door, only to find that it was already raining heavily outside.
A sound of thunder exploded above Hong Chengchou's head, and the downpour immediately chilled Hong Chengchou.
The rainy night was dark, and under such heavy rain, there would be flooding in the mountain streams. At this time, it was impossible to send troops to take over Wang Pu's defense.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Hong Chengchou stood in the heavy rain and roared at Chen Dong.
"Are you willing to see these good men of the Ming Dynasty buried in Songshan to be satisfied?"
Chen Dong shook his head and said: "After I received the news that Wang Pu may have changed again, , I have come to report it as soon as possible."
Hong Chengchou said with a sad smile: "If you have any bad news, please tell me."
Chen Dong said: "The reinforcements prepared for the general cannot come, and His Majesty the Emperor has rejected the peace talks of the Jianzhou people, and skinned the Jianzhou envoys before the 12th."
Hong Chengchou laughed. He walked back from the heavy rain, walked back and forth under the eaves twice like a violent lion, and then said to Hong Fu: "I ordered Songshan Deputy General Xia Chengde to come see me immediately."
Chen Dongjian Hong Chengchou sat quietly on the chair. He did not look depressed or worried at all. Instead, his eyes were wide open and majestic.
After a while, the sound of armor clashing was heard, and Chen Dong left Hong Chengchou's festival hall under the guidance of Hong Fu.
After arriving at the back hall, the worry on Hong Fu's face disappeared, and he smiled and said to Chen Dong, "How is my young master?"
Chen DongDong smiled and said: "It is naturally a good thing for Mr. Hong, but it may not be a good thing for Mr. Hong."
Hong Fu said with a smile: "Why is this?"
Chen Dong He laughed and said: "Student Hong Shiming is now chewing sand in the lower courtyard of Yushan Academy in Ningxia."
Hearing this, Hong Fu smiled even more happily, pointed to the front hall and said: "This old man from my family back then The hardships endured are no less than those of the young master. It is always said that one can become a great person only by enduring hardships. This is clearly demonstrated by my master."
Chen Dong said: "Old housekeeper, take good care of Hong. "Sir, we must not lose anything in this meaningless war."
Hong Fu nodded repeatedly and said: "I know, I know, I am preparing to give the Ming Dynasty the last bit of face." , However, Mr. Chen can rest assured that there are still no less than 50,000 soldiers in Songshan City. Even if there are changes, my master will be safe and sound."
Chen Dong smiled and nodded: "That's it. , I am relieved, and my county magistrate is also relieved."
Hong Fu invited Chen Dong to sit down and continued to ask: "I just heard that the Lantian army has arrived at Changsha City?"
Chen Dong nodded and said: "My county magistrate asked me to stop, otherwise, the city of Changsha will fall in one fell swoop."
"This is natural, this is natural. I also heard that Fujian Chaozhou has already fallen under Lan Tian's command?"
Chen Dong said with a smile: "In less than three months, Hong Gong's hometown Quanzhou will also fall under Lan Tian's command."
"Oh, oh. , This is really great. I also heard that under Lantian’s rule, no one could own a thousand acres of land?”
Chen Dong glanced at Hong Fu and said, “All the extra land owned by the county’s family has been forcibly demolished?” Therefore, there should be no family with more than a thousand acres of land in the world."
"But in recent years, Hongfu has been stupid. After he got some money, he went to Quanzhou for my master. After purchasing two thousand acres of fertile land, what should we do?"
Chen Dong said with a smile: "The old housekeeper must have been worried about it, why bother to fight with me, a junior?"
Hong Fu chuckled and said: "Since it is Lantian's national policy, it is difficult for the Hong family to disobey it. To be honest, the land I bought for you back then is still very good. As long as it is sold, many people will definitely buy it."
Chen Dong laughed and said: "It seems that the old housekeeper has to prepare for a rainy day?"
"This is natural. My master is obsessed with military affairs, so these small things must be handled by an old slave like me. After a lifetime of hard work, I can’t let my husband return home with nothing to show for it, right?
I heard that Lantian is planning to expand its maritime business?”
Chen Dong looked at Hongfu and thought for a moment. : "This is inevitable, and the battle between Lantian and the Fan people at sea has already begun."
"Can the Hong family buy a boat and go to sea?"
"Of course it is possible."
In just a short cup of tea, Hong Fu got all the news he wanted, and Chen Dong also understood from Hong Fu's words that Hong Chengchou would eventually choose Lantian., no one suffered any loss.
At this time, Hong Chengchou was not as leisurely as the two of them.
The Ming army is now divided into three groups. Among them, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui, and Yang Guozhu are stationed at the forefront of Songshan to fight Dorgon head-on. Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the town, leads his troops to station in Xingshan. In response, Wang Tingchen, the governor of Liaodong, commanded the Liaodong frontier army and garrisoned Tashan as backup.
Even so, in order to ensure the supply of grain and grass, Hong Chengchou deliberately set up the grain and grass camp on Bijiagang between Ningyuan and Tashan. The terrain here is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The chief military officer of the town, Wang Pu sticks to it.
Even though Songshan Fort, Xingshan Fort, and Tashan Fort were besieged by the Jianzhou army, Hong Chengchou was not worried. With the support of powerful firearms, the Jianzhou people wanted to completely capture these three fortresses. Fill it with tons of corpses.
Even if Huang Taiji can capture these three fortresses, Jiannu's strength will suffer heavy losses. Not to mention if he has the intention to invade again, it will be difficult to even protect himself by then.
Those who were as powerful as Dorgon were not allowed to advance under Songshan Fort, and his military power was revoked by his brother Huang Taiji.
Everything is as beautiful as Hong Chengchou expected. As long as these three fortresses still exist, the slaves will continue to bleed.
Now, Wang Pu may have problems...
Hong Chengchou knew that Yun Zhao would never use such a major military matter as a bargaining chip to make him give up. If it were true, That's the case, Hong Chengchou will meet Yun Zhao with swords and guns instead of taking refuge.
We sat there until dawn, the sky was still gray, the rain showed no signs of weakening, and there was still no news from Xia Chengde, the Songshan deputy general sent last night.
It wasn’t until noon that the rain stopped in the sky.
Hong Chengchou came to the city wall, looked down at the Jianzhou people soaked in muddy water, and said to Yang Guozhu, who was missing an arm, and Wu Sangui, who was still tall and tall: "After the road is dry, we will Just break out."