The Year of Gengzi was destined to be an extraordinary year. Three emperors suddenly appeared on the land of China.

The first emperor was Tang Wang Zhu Yujian. He was welcomed by the Jinling court and became emperor in Jinling, named Yongli.

The second emperor was King Zhu Yihai of Lu. He was supported by Li Xiao, Sun Chengzong and others and ascended the throne in the capital, with the title Longwu.

The third one is Huang Taiji who wanders in Xi'an. Although his hometown in Liaodong has been occupied by others, this buddy is not discouraged at all. He is ready to run Guanzhong for a long time and then plot the world. Before plotting the world, he must first get addicted to being an emperor.

Son. Even if I fall over in the future, I can proudly say that I have also been an emperor.

The time difference between Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai's accession to the throne was three days. In this era where communication basically relied on shouting, when Zhu Yujian learned about Zhu Yihai's accession to the throne, Zhu Yihai also got the news about Zhu Yujian's accession to the throne almost at the same time.

In contrast, Huang Taiji is much more stable. His enthronement ceremony will have to wait a month before he announces it to the world in advance. It seems that he is afraid that the guests who are far away will not have time to travel!

The world has become divided into three parts! Compared with the three families, the imperial court in Jinling City is the most powerful. Not only do they control most of China, but they also control the area with rich products and rich people. The most important thing is that because of the strict blockade policy, Jiangnan is the most powerful.

It was not ravaged by the plague once, and the population basically suffered no losses.

In terms of strength, Zhu Yihai's court ranked second.

Li Xiao already has four infantry divisions and one cavalry division under his command, and the territory he occupies is only most of Hebei, Liaodong, and the entire Shandong. Although the territory he occupies is not small, many of the officials at all levels on the territory are related to the Southern Ming court.

They are inextricably linked. On the surface, they look strong, but in fact, there are hidden worries everywhere.

The weakest one is Huang Taiji. For the ancient land of Guanzhong, Huang Taiji and his Eight Banners soldiers are pure foreigners! Unfortunately, their hometown in Liaodong has been lost, and they can only occupy the steep terrain of Guanzhong. The most disadvantageous thing is that,

The raging plague greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers. Moreover, the Han banner soldiers also had uneasy feelings. Huang Taiji had to use a lot of energy to ensure that the Han banner soldiers in his hands did not mutiny.

This is China entering the Gengzi Year, an era full of turmoil, death, and tragedy.

The rebels are not as good as the peace dogs. Henan, which was most severely affected by the plague, is now little different from hell on earth. Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of Zhu Youjian's death and Qian Qianyi's death to bribe the chief minister Zhou Yanru. When he got the opportunity, he drove away

The Henan General Soldier of the imperial court occupied the entire Henan Province. In Zhou Yanru's view, Henan was already in a state of decay, so it was better to leave this mess to Zhang Xianzhong.

Compared with Zhang Xianzhong, who had mixed up throughout Henan, his old comrade Li Zicheng was more unlucky. Huang Taiji occupied Guanzhong, and naturally he didn't want to see a fly buzzing on his territory. Although the Eight Banners soldiers had already

He was tortured to death by the plague, but he could still swat Li Zicheng's fly. What's more, Huang Taiji now not only has the Eight Banners cavalry, but also the Han army flags equipped with firearms.

After a fly swatter, Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses. He led eighteen close guards and plunged into Zhongnan Mountain never to come out again. Although Huang Taiji was determined to kill them all, the terrain was unfamiliar. The eight hundred miles of Zhongnan Mountain, even if

Even if one hundred thousand soldiers of the Eight Banners were scattered inside, it wouldn't be a big deal.

In May of this year, Zhu Yihai, Emperor Longwu of the capital, issued an edict calling on all governors of the world to jointly attack the puppet emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

"Brother Yusheng, this appeal must have been written by Sun Chengzong. Alas...! I don't know what benefits Li Xiao gave him, but he was so determined to be driven by any flashy kid." Wen Tiren walked away with the appeal to the world. Go to Zhou Yanru.

After a period of open and covert fighting, Zhou Yanru became the first assistant of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Wen Tiren had to settle for the second assistant position! Although he was not convinced in his heart, he still had to maintain harmony on the surface.

"Long Live was a generous man. The common people treated him like a father, and the soldiers treated him like a mother. Now Long live died at the hands of Jiangnan Xiaoxiao, and his injustice was urgently waiting for his blood. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma Shiying and other traitors were killed in a hurry in vain. He killed Qian Qianyi and supported the king of Tang as king to hide his ulterior motives.

Zhou Yanru was an unruly man who did not know the great favor of the emperor. He committed regicide and destroyed his master, which was a treasonous act and a crime that cannot be pardoned.

Long live the king of the world, who has nourished the earth and benefited the common people with kindness. Now that the king dies, heaven and man are angry. We, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, will punish Jinling Xiaoxiao. We can express the great kindness of the emperor, and we can live up to the expectations of the people. Give justice to the world, Bring peace to the world.

Execute the treacherous officials to thank the world!" Zhou Yanru chanted loudly, as if he was not afraid of this sharply worded message.

"Jade rope, you can still laugh?" Wen Tiren admired Zhou Yanru a little. Isn't this guy stupid? If the governors of the world really rise up and swear allegiance to King Lu in the capital, then the Southern Ming court will be fooling around.

"Changqing, what are you worried about? Is it this piece of propaganda? If anyone in the world believes this and rises up, we can only say that he is crazy. Zhang Xianzhong is preparing his troops in Henan. With Li Xiao's current combat power, he can be defeated by just one partial division. The seemingly powerful Zhang Xianzhong was chased away like a dog.

But why didn't he do this? He allowed Zhang Xianzhong to show off his power in Henan, but he didn't do anything at all? Because he was also invaded by the plague. Although the capital was saved, many places in Hebei were also ravaged by the plague. Today's Li Xiao needs to cultivate his health and recuperate, and he needs to accumulate strength.

Cao Huachun's report said that Li Xiao had recruited a lot of troops and was intensifying training around the capital day and night. This message was actually to encourage the governors of the world to make trouble with us, so that Li Xiao could have time to train his troops, resume production and stockpile supplies. You see, he is fighting His abacus was the same as that of Emperor Taizu back then. He dug deep holes and accumulated grain widely. As for becoming king, he also wanted to do so under the banner of righteousness.

What a pity! The king of Tang we established is on par with King Lu in terms of blood, or even slightly inferior. Otherwise, we could use this excuse to make a fuss.

In this world today, there is Li Xiao in the capital and Huang Taiji in Guanzhong. Among the three parts of the world, we control the largest population, food, and wealth. Now Shi Kefa's Nanjing Forbidden Army has expanded to ten divisions. Although We can't compete with Li Xiao in terms of equipment, but with Zhang Xianzhong and the guardsmen from all over the south of the Yangtze River, our number is already ten times that of Li Xiao.

Although this force is not enough to destroy Li Xiao, it is more than enough to protect ourselves. What are you worried about!"

"But sooner or later, Li Xiao will gather desperadoes to invade the south. When the time comes, we...!"

"Hahaha! Chang Qing, do you think I will sit back and wait for Li Xiao to train his troops and stock up on supplies before fighting? As I just said, our advantage lies in the strength of our numbers. To deal with Li Xiao's elite soldiers and generals, now It will be a bit difficult. But if you deal with Huang Taiji in Guanzhong, it will be no problem.

His men had just experienced the plague and were already severely weakened. I heard that many soldiers were fleeing. Not to mention the Han army, even the soldiers of the Eight Banners were mentally unstable. Many people were clamoring to go back to Liaodong!

As the saying goes, taking advantage of his illness to kill him, Li Xiao is recuperating. Let's attack Guanzhong first and kill Huang Taiji. As long as we occupy Guanzhong, we can threaten Zhili from the west. When the time comes, Li Xiao wants to go south to the capital.

It’s empty. If we want to advance westward, we can march to Zhili in Henan.”

"Wonderful! Wonderful! In this way, Li Xiao will be trapped in Zhili. Let's take the opportunity to march into Shandong. Li Xiao is in a dilemma. He has no better way but to abandon the capital and retreat to Liaodong." Ma Shiying listened to Zhou Yanru's words.

Suggestions, face flushed with excitement.

"Well! The Jurchens are a foreign race, and Huang Taiji brazenly proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an. This is an insult to my Chinese ancestors, and it is also national justice for us to send troops to Guanzhong. If Li Xiao dares to take the opportunity to go south at this time, he will definitely lose the hearts of the world. Brother Yusheng,

I admire you! I admire you!" Regarding Zhou Yanru's strategic vision, Wen Tiren was extremely impressed.

"But if someone scolds you, it's not a big deal if we don't scold him back. Brother Changqing, your writing style is good. Just write an apology in reply to Sun Chengzong, and you will talk about the justice of the world."

"Here!" Wen Tiren said "here" and left.

Zhou Yanru did not want to attack Huang Taiji on a whim. He had already made careful arrangements. Shi Dewei brought back a guy named Kui Yi. It is said that he was an envoy from the Netherlands. From his mouth, Zhou Yanru learned about Huang Taiji.

Now he is encountering great difficulties. This is exactly why he made up his mind!

What makes Zhou Yanru even more excited is that Kui Pair, who is proficient in gun manufacturing technology, volunteered to help the general improve the weapons of the Nanjing Forbidden Army. A few days ago, a mortar-like thing was cast and tested.

Afterwards, Shi Kefa reported the good news to Zhou Yanru very excitedly.

Although he didn’t know much about ordnance, judging from Shi Kefa’s ear-to-ear smile, this was a good thing.

Now the army can set off at any time, and Kui Yidu is making gunpowder for protection. Attacking Huang Taiji is easy. Of course, if you want to completely eliminate Huang Taiji, you must have internal support. Fortunately, when Huang Taiji attacked Zijin Pass, the court had already

A thunderbolt was planted in Huang Taiji's place. As soon as the thunder exploded, Huang Taiji, who was busy fighting, would be blown to pieces.

Lintong, a suburb of Xi'an!

Since Huang Taiji returned to the west, Hong Chengchou's troops have been settled in Lintong. Because of Hong Chengchou's surrender, the families of the soldiers have been treated well. It is impossible to live in Xi'an city, but Lintong is still good. If it were not a geomantic treasure land

, the First Emperor will not be buried here.

The plague that swept through Guanzhong also came to Lintong, and Hong Chengzhou had no choice but to arrange for everyone to move into Lishan Mountain. After entering the mountain, they were isolated from the villagers, and the chance of getting sick was greatly reduced. It must be said that this is a

Good idea.

Of course, Hong Chengchou also had his own purpose in taking the team into the mountains!

Hong Chengchou's commander's tent is now in a cave, sitting condescendingly on a tiger-skin commander's chair. Hong Chengchou does not look like a general, but more like a mountain king who dominates the mountain.

"Commander, this time I met Shi Dewei, the son of Master Shi Kefa Shi, the Minister of War, and the commander of the First Division of the Nanjing Forbidden Army. The imperial court has made a public decision to march into Guanzhong. At that time, as long as we respond to the imperial court, we will be exempted from the crime of surrendering to Huang Taiji.

." Zuo Liangyu said softly while standing next to the handsome chair.

"Excuse us from our original sins? We personally ordered the prince to pass on the edict, saying that he would not allow us to risk all our wealth and do something cheap. How come it has become our sin now!" He Huchen was very impatient. After listening to Zuo Liangyu,

The words made my head smoke with anger.

"Brother Huchen! At this time and that time, Long Live was assassinated in Nanjing. The prince and his father-in-law also died for the burial of the late emperor. At that time, the decree was oral. Where can we find people to testify and material evidence? Once the emperor and the courtiers, we are such dead flies.

You have to swallow whether you want to or not." Zuo Liangyu looked at He Huchen helplessly.

"Hey...!" He Huchen sighed and punched the table, causing the cups and plates to bounce around.

"How is the situation over there in Jinling?" Hong Chengchou asked in a deep voice, ignoring He Huchen.

"The King of Tang has ascended the throne in Jinling, named Yongli. The Nanjing Forbidden Army has been expanded to ten divisions, and it is still expanding. The weapons are all the latest muskets and artillery. It seems to me that they are not comparable to the Liao Army.

Up and down. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Huang Taiji's Eight Banners soldiers to seek advantage from the Nanjing Forbidden Army. Oh, by the way, Kui Yi is also in Shi Dewei's army."

"Oh! That old boy Kui Yi actually ran to Jinling, eh! This time we have to follow the court and follow Zhou Shoufu closely. Last time, we surrendered to Huang Taiji for the lives of our family members. Although the prince and the father-in-law said so, but now

It’s also true that there is no proof. Zuo Liangyu is right, we have to swallow this breath.

Huang Taiji It is sunset in Xishan, and the Jurchens are all thinking about returning to their hometown in Liaodong. The soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are all thinking about how to escape! They have just experienced the plague, and the morale of the army has dropped to the extreme. Such an army will face an elite division like the Nanjing Forbidden Army.

, there is no bargain at all.

In the future, Huang Taiji will either run away or be killed by the Nanjing Forbidden Army. The Jurchens who have lost Liaodong have actually lost their roots. We can no longer follow Huang Taiji, otherwise we will only die." Hong Chengchou looked at his two close men with bright eyes.

.

After all, we are still on the edge of Xi'an, surrounded by the Eight Banners soldiers who are eyeing them. Once the news spreads, Huang Taiji, thousands of his troops, and his family will all be destroyed before Huang Taiji is finished.

"Do it! There is no way out for following the Tatars like this. We are Han men, so why should we become slaves under the Jurchens." He Huchen said angrily.

"Whatever the commander-in-chief says, I, Zuo Liangyu, will do it. The commander-in-chief will obey me in everything!" Zuo Liangyu looked like he knew how to be an official, and his expression of loyalty made people feel comfortable.

"Well, go back and restrain your subordinates. The family members are still living in the mountains and are not allowed to go out. There may be chaos when the Nanjing Forbidden Army arrives. Our family members have already experienced a military disaster, and we cannot experience it again. We just wait for the arrival of the imperial army.
Chapter completed!