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Chapter 45: Li Yuanyin's suggestions on Taihu Lake

Outside the Juyi Hall of Sanshan Island, Zhao Ming hurried back, and Hou Dongzeng happened to be waiting outside.

"Sir, what's going on?" Zhao Ming said anxiously from afar.

Hou Dongzeng saw Zhao Ming and quickly came forward, "The person coming was Li Yuanyin, who said he had brought the news of the Qing army going south. The leader was afraid of fraud, so he asked someone to come back!"

"Li Yuanyin?" Zhao Ming said in surprise.

Hou Dongzeng said sideways: "Go in and talk!"

Zhao Ming nodded and walked into the hall with Hou Dongzeng. Many people had gathered in the hall, and the main leaders of the Tiandihui Society were all here.

When Wu Yi saw Zhao Ming coming back, he spoke, "Boan, you are back just in time!"

"The headmaster!" Zhao Ming bowed his fists and then glanced at the hall, and fell on a young man in black and strong body. It was Li Yuanyin.

Zhao Ming had a deep impression of Li Yuanyin, and his eyes lit up. He had asked He Wencheng to focus on doing Li Yuanyin's work. Li Yuanyin appeared on Sanshan Island, which showed that He Wencheng had convinced Li Yuanyin.

At this time, Wu Yi raised his hand and said, "Brother Li, Bo'an has come back, you can say it again!"

Li Yuanyin stood up, bowed to Wu Yi, and bowed to everyone in the hall. Then he walked towards Zhao Ming, handed him a piece of bamboo and a letter, and said in a deep voice: "This is the token given to me by Brother Chang Geng. He said that when Lord Zhao saw this, he would not doubt me!"

Zhao Ming took the bamboo, hurriedly looked at the letter, and then submitted it to Wu Yi, then nodded slightly and said with a calm face, "Brother Li, please tell me!"

Li Yuanyin said: "After the Qing army captured Jiangnan, they thought the general situation was determined, and the northern troops were not withstand the scorching heat in the south, so Duoduo brought flag soldiers to the north to escape the heat. Now the shaving order has caused the Jiangnan to be in a prosperous state. The Lu Jianguo in eastern Zhejiang carried the flag of rebellion, and His Highness the King of Tang ascended the throne in Fujian and became the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, which made the Qing Dynasty feel a crisis. Not long ago, Dorgon sent Kong Youde and Shen Zhixiang to the south. Recently, I received news again that Duoduo will also lead a 100,000 army from Beijing to prepare for the south of the Lu Jianguo and the Fujian court, and will arrive in Jiangnan soon. Now Nikan is preparing food and grass for Duoduo. I will tell you, I hope you can tell the Lu Jianguo and the court to prepare early!"

Speaking of this, Li Yuanyin paused and clasped his fists seriously, "Everyone, I have something to say. It's so offensive to say it, but if I don't say it, I feel really uneasy."

Wu Yi said, "There are no outsiders here, Brother Li, please tell me."

Zhao Ming also nodded and said, "Brother Li can speak frankly."

Li Yuanyin bowed again, "Please forgive me for being frank, the elite Manchu flag soldiers have rarely had an enemy in recent years. Now they defeated Li Chuang and occupied Jiangnan. They are in full swing. With the forces of Zhejiang and Fujian, it may be difficult to resist. This time, the Qing army went south, and the situation was bound to be in crisis. I think you need to think of some ways to stop and restrain the Qing army from going south, otherwise the situation may not be optimistic."

After hearing this, everyone's hearts sank. Zhao Ming also frowned. Duoduo's 100,000 flag soldiers went south. If they were asked to wipe out eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, Taihu and Jiangyin would be finished.

If the Ming army in the south had not launched a counterattack, there would be almost no hope of overthrowing the Qing rule alone in the face of the rolling trend.

Zhao Ming thought that the rebel army could only play a role in restraining the Qing army and gaining time and opportunities for the regular Ming army in the south.

If the frontal battlefield where King Lu and Longwu were located failed and were destroyed by the Qing army, the battlefield behind enemy lines where the Jiangnan rebel army was located would inevitably fail.

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "I wonder what Brother Li can do?"

Li Yuanyin said seriously: "The north is dilapidated, and the food and grass that the Qing army went south mainly came from Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Now Nikan is ordered to collect food and grass in Suzhou. I suggest that you attack Suzhou and seize military rations, which will delay Duoduo's time to move south."

In the Juyi Hall, everyone was talking. At this time, Wu Yi waited for Li Yuanyin to finish speaking, and after pondering for a while, he waved his hand: "Brother Li's suggestion, we will consider it. You have to work hard all the way, go and rest first. If we have any questions, we will ask you again!"

Li Yuanyin's face was a little unnatural, but he still bowed his fists and turned around and left the hall.

When Li Yuanyin left, Wu Yi said in a deep voice: "Is this person's words trustworthy?"

Li Chengdong slaughtered Kunshan and killed tens of thousands of people in Jiading. Wu Yi and others naturally did not trust Li Yuanyin and were worried that it was the Qing army's plan.

The Qing army's naval army that attacked Taihu Lake was defeated by the rebels. The rebels in Nikanna Lake had no choice but to try to lead the rebels out of Taihu Lake and then design to encircle and annihilate them.

Zhao Ming bowed and said, "The head of the head, although Li Yuanyin is Li Chengdong's adopted son, he is quite loyal and righteous. I can break through, thanks to his secret help. Besides, there should be no problem with Chang Geng's token!"

Compared to Li Chengdong, Zhao Ming still admires Li Yuanyin very much. It was him who kept persuading him in history that Li Chengdong decided to oppose the Qing Dynasty. Zhao Ming did not doubt him.

After hearing Zhao Ming's words, Wu Yi frowned, "If Li Yuanyin's words are true, Duoduo's 100,000 troops will go south, then the Lu Jianguo and the imperial court will be in danger."

In the lobby, everyone was worried. Hou Dongzeng said, "I'm afraid that not only the dangers in the south, but our situation will be difficult."

The old man Lu Xiangguan said: "There are no soldiers in the court after the four towns in Jiangbei and the Zuozhen of Wuchang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Even if the Lu Jianguo and the court recruited some soldiers, the time is so short that they may not have formed combat power yet and cannot fight with the Qing soldiers."

Since Sarhu, the Ming army and the Qing army have suffered more defeats and fewer defeats.

Most of the elite Ming army outside the pass and the best generals of the Ming Dynasty were lost in the hands of the Qing Dynasty. Now, the defeated generals in eastern Zhejiang can block 100,000 flag soldiers. Everyone really has no confidence and doubts.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while and suddenly said loudly: "Master, everyone, isn't it time to consider whether we can fight one day. Even if we can't fight one day, do we have other choices? We still have to fight to the death."

If the Qing army was allowed to conquer eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, and the general trend of the world would be returned to the Qing Dynasty, no matter how hard they fought, it would still be difficult to change the situation.

Everyone in the hall was quiet, and Wu Yi stood up with a calm face, fisted and said, "Yes, the main force of the Qing army went south, we would die if we couldn't win. We must buy time for eastern Zhejiang and the court."

As he said that, Wu Yi glanced at everyone, "Everyone, I decided to attack Suzhou, what strategy do you have?"

Zhao Ming hurriedly said: "The chief lord, Duoduo goes south. The Qing army is powerful. If I want to block the Qing army, I think we need to cooperate with eastern Zhejiang and Fujian. Eastern Zhejiang and Fujian are resisting front, and we attacked the Qing army from behind and cut off the enemy's food route. Now Duoduo is on the way south. I think we should take advantage of the Qing army before it arrives to mobilize the anti-Qing armed forces in the entire Jiangnan region to rescue Jiangyin first, seize granaries from various places, and strengthen the forces. When the Qing army arrives, we will immediately move into the ground. When the Qing army goes south, we will suddenly attack the rear of the Qing army, so that the Qing army cannot take care of each other, so that it is possible to destroy the Qing army's southward journey."

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