Dominate the Country

Beginning in September, the Fuhan Army suddenly came out from Nanyang, broke through Fancheng and marched towards Xiangyang. The whole of Hubei was shocked.

At this time, the eyes of the whole world were focused on Huai'an and the "50,000" Qing troops going south. No one expected that the tortoise-like Fuhan Army in Henan would suddenly come out and kill the generals. The Huguang government was caught off guard.

Just like no one expected that the Hunyuan Religious Army of Lu Xi was so bold and so shameless that he pictured Old Master Kong in pictures. In the last few days of early September, the portrait of Old Master Kong with his money rat tail was taken advantage of by the Hunyuan Religious Army. The images spilled onto the battlefield, and the secret camps in Shandong also took the opportunity to post such portraits in cities and towns across Shandong in the name of the Hunyuan Religious Army.

Although many of the portraits are quite rough, because wood carvings cannot be distributed to the secret camps in every state and prefecture. Only a few key state capitals and local stations have wood carvings, and the others are all hand-painted, so Many of the portraits are so out of shape that no one would even realize that it was Confucius if his name were not tagged.

The Kong family in Qufu burst into tears. Several generations went to the Dacheng Hall to kowtow their heads and howl. Some elders of the Kong family vomited blood and cried and passed out in the Dacheng Hall. The contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Zhaohuan was actively wooing Shandong locals just a moment ago. Vigilante group, the next moment people 'fainted' and passed away. Although Kong Zhaohuan was just twenty-seven years old. At the same time, the Meng family in Zouxian County also burst into tears in Meng Temple. Master Kong was photographed, which slapped the face of the entire Confucian sect. This is the most vicious slander and the most bitter irony. Meng was also a member of the Confucian sect. But they were secretly glad in their hearts, because after the Hunyuan Sect harmed Old Master Kong, they did not extend their poisonous hands to Old Master Meng again.

After all, the Kong family inherited the prestigious title of Duke Yansheng, and the Meng family who guarded the Yasheng Temple only had one hereditary Doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, and there were more than one Meng family with such titles, such as the Yan family and the Zeng family. , Zhong family, Duanmu family, Dongye family, Min family, etc., there are already twelve families.

"Confucius is very beautiful, Mencius is very lonely." This is an image commonly used by the locals in Zoucheng. The Meng family has resentment and dissatisfaction in their hearts. The status of the Meng family in Shandong is far inferior to that of the Kong family in Qufu. But now they feel extremely lucky. If the same thing happened to Mencius, these direct descendants of Mencius would not be able to see the world again.

Because of Kong Zhaohuan's "illness", the Kong family withdrew from the competition for the position of Shandong's team training minister, and soon the dust fell on this position. Chen Ming originally instructed the Shandong secret camp to assassinate Kong Zhaohuan and Liu Yong in order to provoke conflict, but now this plan has failed. So who is the person who got the Shandong League Training Minister? Of course he is Liu Yong.

Liu Yong, who is nearly 50 years old, is definitely qualified, experienced and capable to serve as the minister of team training. After the Confucius pornographic incident broke out, Liu Yong rushed to Qufu as soon as possible. It is conceivable that Shandong Shilin will definitely explode in response to this incident. A powerful force came out, but this force is still being nurtured.

Of course, Liu Yong, who had just assumed the position of minister of regiment training, also faced a serious task. He had to recruit a group of Shandong training officers to cooperate with the Qing army in the south.

Confucius p picture! ! !

Chen Ming released a ferocious beast, but he was not sure of the specific destructive power of the ferocious beast. The only thing Chen Ming can be sure of is that when Confucius's pornographic pictures spread all over the world, there will be some scholars who hate braids - the number will not be too many at the beginning. People who are dissatisfied with the Manchus are ashamed Experience. Moreover, the status of Confucianism among the people will also receive a huge impact. This incident will dig out a cornerstone from the foundation of Confucianism!

Now this matter has been brewing in Shandong, and then spread rapidly in the Fuhan Army base area. 'Soon' it will spread to all of Henan, all of Hebei, to the entire north, and finally to the entire China. But these are not Chen What Ming needs to face urgently is the Qing army heading south.

"Grand Governor, the morale of the army is still..., there is something wrong."

It was clear that the soldiers of the Qing army were approaching, but the soldiers in the team were still relaxed and seemed to be unable to get up any energy. As a leading general, Huang Jie can understand this feeling very well. The third brigade now lacks energy and a sense of urgency.

Chen Ming kept pacing in the room. If Huang Jie could see it, how could he not 'see' it? The morale of the army is not high, and the repairs for more than half a month do not seem to have allowed the team to survive the 'war-weary period'.

"Grand Governor, the Tatars will be able to reach the Yellow River in five days at the latest..." Chen Dawei said worriedly. The enemy is coming, but the Fuhan Army itself cannot raise its fighting spirit. How can this not make people worried? Everyone here today is extremely anxious.

"Grand Governor..."

"Grand Governor..."

Every call contained expectations. The generals present hoped that Chen Ming could be "magical" and turn this situation into a disaster. They also believed that Chen Ming had this ability, because the Fuhan Army was invincible under Chen Ming.

And as long as the 20,000 to 30,000 Fuhan troops regain their fighting spirit, what if the Qing army on the opposite side really has 50,000 troops? '50,000' After the Qing soldiers who went south to attack the capital entered Shandong territory, they gradually gathered some local regiments for training, and more than 10,000 people were removed from the battlefield in Shandong. The current strength is probably 50,000.

"Grand Governor..."

The generals were anxious and saw that Chen Ming was still silent, so they shouted again unconsciously. The hope contained in that cry made Chen Ming anxious.

"You retreat first, I will make my own decision." Chen Ming kept his calm face. After letting the generals retreat, he circled in front of the map and couldn't think of any way to quickly inspire the morale of the army.

"Grand Commander, with the current morale of our army, can't we defeat the Tartars heading south?"

Liu Wu's voice made Chen Ming stop and sit on the chair with a frown: "We won't lose, but we are not sure to win. The Qing army has 40,000 to 50,000 people. The Zhili Green Camp cavalry plus the Eight Banners cavalry in Beijing have at least 5,000 people. There are also hundreds of cannons..." The strength of this Qing army is really very strong.

Chen Ming set the battlefield in Huai'an because Huai'an has dense waterways. Although it is not as good as Jiangnan, it has some restrictions on the cavalry. Huai'an is the center of the Fu Han Army's control area in the northern part of northern Jiangsu. At the beginning, Chen Ming did not think of retreating to make room for the Qing army.

An infantry with low morale is most afraid of a large number of cavalry. But Chen Ming couldn't think of any way to quickly boost morale.

"General, since we can't win, can we withdraw first..." The current situation in Jiangnan is quite serious. The Qing troops in Songjiang and northern Jiangsu are counterattacking the Fu Han Army like crazy. Liu Wu thinks that if he had known that the army would not be able to restore morale if he rested in northern Jiangsu, he should have returned to Jiangnan to suppress the area south of the Yangtze River.

At least don't let the Qing army in Jiangnan become so rampant! The Yangtze River waterway is blocked by the Navy Camp. Even if the Qing army has 500,000, can they swim across the Yangtze River?

"If we retreat at this juncture, the morale of the army will only be lower." Isn't this afraid of the Qing troops. Moreover, Chen Ming had a good talk with his father, vowing to fight the Qing army in Huai'an, but retreating before the battle, which made Chen Ming feel very embarrassed.

"But Commander-in-Chief, we really can't hold out against the Qing army..." Liu Wu said.

Of the 40,000 or 50,000 Fu Han troops, more than 30,000 were concentrated in Jiangbei, including most of the main forces. In the vast Jiangnan control area, Changshu, Wuxi, Jintan, Changzhou, etc. were all lost, leaving only a long strip along the river from Jiangyin, Zhenjiang to Nanjing.

Chen Ming was not prepared to fight a protracted war with the Qing army. He would decide the outcome in one battle and then quickly return to Jiangnan.

He was preparing to fight back to Huguang next year, but the Fu Han army's withdrawal from Jiangnan was definitely not because they were beaten by the Qing army and could not stand, but they must have taken the initiative to withdraw.

Now Chen Ming has also tasted the taste of a trapped beast. The torment of this choice really makes people extremely painful.

...

The autumn morning is beautiful, the air is fresh, the mist is lingering, and there is a hint of coolness and comfort that is not available in summer. The yellow sun shyly emerged from the east, and it finally jumped out of the horizon. The light passed through the mist like gauze, spreading the morning light to the earth. Unconsciously, the smoke had disappeared without a trace. The canal in the distance clearly revealed the silver scale-colored waves, and the trees nearby still had the last trace of green, like the eyes of a girl, flashing with nostalgia.

"Beep, beep..."

Amid the sharp whistles, a group of Fu Han soldiers drove out of Huai'an City, and they went south along the canal. Just as the Qing Dynasty's imperial army approached the Yellow River in the south, Chen Ming finally made an absolute retreat.

This was a bold decision, and it was also a decision that surprised the entire Fu Han army. No one would have thought that the Grand Commander would retreat before the battle. When many battalion officers received the military order, they felt that someone was forging the order, and even thought that Chen Ming had encountered something unexpected. Or Chen Ming personally came out and inspected the entire army, saying that the army had no fighting spirit and was not strong in fighting spirit, so it was not suitable for a decisive battle, and the army returned to Yangzhou.

The Fu Han army team heading south was very silent. Chen Ming didn't say much, but he was like a sharp knife that peeled off the surface strength of the Fu Han army and pierced into the weak heart of the Fu Han army. Many soldiers were dissatisfied with Chen Ming's "straight talk", but they knew that they were really tired of war in their hearts.

The morale of the army was a bit low, and Chen Ming saw it and kept sinking. If the large army arrived in Gaoyou and Yangzhou, the army still couldn't restore morale - Chen Ming felt that this kind of "slap in the face" behavior might inspire the soldiers' unwillingness and fighting spirit, and he would really withdraw to Jiangnan. The army will first find morale in the Qing army in Jiangnan, and then deal with the Qing army in Jiangbei!

Anyway, the Fu Han army holds the navy camp in their hands, and even if the Qing army pushes to the Yangtze River, they can't cross the Yangtze River.

"Go..." A horse passed by the side of the ninth battalion. This is a cavalry of 100 people, which is the organization of a team of the cavalry battalion. The speed of the cavalry is not fast. If it is not on the battlefield, the war horses rarely gallop at full speed. They walk more slowly when marching.

The cavalry battalion is the most arrogant team in the Fu Han army. Only the artillery can compare with it. In the infantry column, only the tank battalion can stand shoulder to shoulder with them. But today the cavalry battalion seems to be too arrogant. As an old battalion leader, the 9th Infantry Battalion clearly showed respect to them - salute, but the cavalry battalion whipped past them and ignored the 9th Infantry Battalion. This is like two fleets meeting on the sea. One fleet fired a salute first, and the other fleet did not even salute the other.

The battalion officer of the 9th Infantry Battalion, who was shocked and angry, shouted at the cavalry battalion cavalry, but the cavalry did not stop at all. Only a platoon leader with the rank of corporal looked down on the battalion officer of the 9th Infantry Battalion with a proud face: "Soldiers who are afraid of the enemy and men without courage, are they worthy of our cavalry battalion to return the salute?" After saying that, he walked away arrogantly. The 400 to 500 soldiers of the 9th Infantry Battalion were left with red faces.

"These bastards are going too far!"

“This **** cavalry battalion is nothing…”

“Who the hell is afraid of the enemy and afraid of fighting? The Tartars are coming, I’ll beat ten of them…”