When Li Dingguo occupied Loudi, Li Xiao's troops, as the vanguard, quickly advanced to Changsha City. Hunan Green Camp mainly gathered in big cities. There were only a certain number of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people and temporary militia organizations, which were almost unprepared. Coupled with the infiltration of the North and South Zhenfu Division, the vanguard army was unstoppable, and wherever the military and horses went, they quickly moved north. The local military and political affairs were temporarily led by the stakes of the North and South Zhenfu Division.

Changsha City has appeared on the horizon. Li Xiao looked at the vast city wall and received a secret letter. It was sent by Li Dingguo. The content of the letter was very simple, with only four words "Siege but not attack." Li Xiao was a little confused at first. At this time, taking advantage of the hasty response of the Changsha defenders, it was a great opportunity to attack the city. Although the vanguard army had only 10,000 troops, it was well-equipped and had a rainbow of morale. On the other hand, there were 30,000 troops in the city, but there were a lot of differences in all aspects. If you don't fight now, when will you wait?

Then, Li Xiao understood that he followed his father to fight in the east and west at the age of twelve or thirteen, and was later entrusted with important tasks. His understanding of military affairs was naturally higher than that of others. After careful consideration, Li Xiao knew his father's strategy. There were not many Qing soldiers in Changsha City. If this battle was determined in one go, it would be necessary to attract a large number of Qing army's green camp reinforcements to come to seek a decisive battle. This was to siege the city of the city, and it was not rushing to attack the city. Instead, he used Changsha City to attract green camp reinforcements from various provinces to fight again. On the surface, it seemed that they were attacked on both sides, but the Ming army occupied all the geographical advantages. The southwest region was mostly mountains, while the south of the Yangtze River was

Mainly water and plains, it is very convenient for the horse army to gallop. Once it penetrates deep into the Qing army, it is not beautiful. Hunan is also a mountainous terrain. Because the Ming army is mostly trained in the sea and used to mountain combat, its strength will probably be greatly reduced if it reaches the vast plains and water towns with crisscrossing waterways. Therefore, it is best to use Changsha as a titanium to attract reinforcements from various provinces, and then use the terrain and the characteristics of reinforcements from afar to defeat them one by one. In addition, the rear of the Ming army is Loudi and Guizhou, at least it will not be in danger of going deep into the ground alone.

Li Xiao was very convinced of this strategy. If he continued to conquer the city and land, he would rather attract the main forces of the green camp to gather in Changsha City and fight to the death. So he ordered his troops to station ten miles outside Changsha City to build camps and fortifications, and look like they were always staying here.

The defenders in Changsha City were killed by the general, and there was no leader. There was only one subordinate who temporarily served as general, restrained the soldiers and prepared to resist stubbornly. The subordinate was named Chiertai, and he was also a Manchu with the white flag. Although the number of people was not large when the Ming army arrived under the city, the war report on the southwest front made him dare not underestimate the enemy. He mobilized the soldiers and horses in the city to guard the four cities, urgently trained the soldiers and recruited strong men in the city, and in short, he was determined to die.

But after a day, there seemed to be no movement in the camp outside the Ming army. However, there were scouts riding on fast horses everywhere in the city, without any preparation for attack. Qiertai breathed a sigh of relief and quickly negotiated with the Hunan Governor, who was stationed in Changsha. The Hunan Governor was named Liu Hongyu, a native of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han army. He was originally from Liaodong and later served as an official under Huang Taiji. Although he was a Han Chinese, he was loyal to the Qing Dynasty. He was also quite talented. In the first year of Shunzhi, he translated the three historians of Liao, Jin and Yuan, and the Emperor Shunzhi gave him platinum and horses, and was appointed as the director of the Ministry of Works. Later, he was released from Shunzhi Road in Shanxi. In the second year of Shunzhi, he made contributions to the catching of thieves in Shaanxi and promoted him to the governor of Shaanxi. In the fifth year of Shunzhi, he was appointed as the governor of Anhui. He also helped the general governor to support the general. The general Gang'atai suppressed Wutai Mountain Liu Yongzhong, Gao Ding and other anti-Qing forces, and surrendered to the Shaanxi territorial enemy Yang Mao.

Therefore, he was appointed as the governor of Shanxi until the Southern Ming rises from the southwest and the Qing court vibrates. Because this person is notorious among the Han people and knows military affairs, he is transferred to Hunan to be the governor of Hunan to stabilize the hearts of the people and prepare military salaries.

The Han army flag is also within the category of the Eight Banners. Although its status is lower than that of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, it is still a little higher than that of ordinary people. Most of these people are composed of Han people from Liaodong, who are not interested in the political struggle between Manchu and Mongolia, and have always regarded themselves as Manchu slaves. Therefore, these Han army flag bannermen have gained the trust of the royal family to some extent and are appointed as important official positions.

Now that the Ming army is at the city, the general Kohado is not aware of life and death. Loudi, an important gateway to Changsha, was occupied. Everything has caused rumors to spread in Changsha City. Liu Hongyu was also anxious. He worked diligently to do his job for his master in his life, and never had any stains. He has risen to the top and has a good impression of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. If Changsha is in trouble, everything in the past would be defeated. Although there are not many Ming soldiers under the city and have not launched an attack, Liu Hongyu dare not take it lightly. At this time, the assistant leaders in the city asked for a meeting. He asked for it and quickly asked someone to invite Liu Hongyu in. After the guest and host seat, Qiertai was a subordinate official and still a substitute, so he saluted Liu Hongyu first. Liu Hongyu did not dare to ask for a big deal, so he quickly returned the gift and then talked about the "bandit trouble".

"Mr. Governor, there are only 30,000 green camp soldiers in the city, and the food and grass are not fully prepared. There are more and more Ming troops under the city. I heard that their artillery is so sharp that it cannot be resisted by the city wall. I hurriedly took over the position of general and could not restrain the soldiers below. What should I do?" Ziertai complained as soon as he came up. It would be impossible not to complain. This battle could not be fought.

Liu Hongyu dared not answer her words. This is a matter of responsibility. He dared not get involved. He hurriedly said, "The general is in charge of the army. As for how to defend it, it is the general's local affairs. I only care about military, civil affairs, and responsible for helping the general raise food and grass. Try to attract some strong men to help defend the city." He said in his heart: "Your defeat has nothing to do with me. Now the army is jealous of the front line. My responsibility is only for you." This is also to leave a way out for himself. If it is Ziertaishi

I can't stop it. According to the Qing Dynasty, he will die. But he is different. He has done everything he should do. He just escaped his life on the day he broke the city. At worst, you will be indiscriminately commanding and causing Changsha to fall. He originally took a few slaves to fight to kill the enemy. He was unable to rob the slaves of the city. There were some connections in the capital. His local affairs were not big. At least he was saved. As for this Ziertai, he would die.

Ziertai said anxiously: "There is not a meaning of chasing responsibility. I just hope that the lord will think of an idea. It is not a solution to continue like this. Now the people in the city are in panic and there are hidden chaos. Yesterday, when the guru went to patrol the night, he found soldiers secretly saying something about anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty. It was dark and it was impossible to see five fingers. Although I heard that I could not find anyone to punish me. It was a war again. The guru did not dare to investigate with great fanfare. I was afraid of triggering mutiny. If this continued, I would not wait for the Ming army to attack. You and I would not die and have no place to bury me."

Liu Hongyu's face changed: "Is there such a thing?" This is really an internal and external trouble. Liu Hongyu's face changed: "For the current plan, it is the most important to stabilize people's hearts. The morale of the army is the top priority. The general must be more careful. He sent his confidant to investigate secretly in the camp."

Ziertai came to stabilize the morale of the army. When he saw Liu Hongyu speaking, he hurriedly said, "This is natural. But the morale of the green camp in the city is also a headache. The lords and soldiers are reluctant to work hard."

Liu Hongyu immediately understood Ziertai's thoughts. It turned out that he had reached out to ask for money. Military pay was a fixed-rate land. There was no reward before the emperor issued the edict. Therefore, Ziertai made Liu Hongyu's idea. Isn't Changsha's treasury rich? Now it is very fast. Opening the treasury to issue reward silver to motivate the soldiers. As long as Liu Hongyu nodded, other lands are not a problem. As long as Changsha is guarded, the court will never blame the land.

Liu Hongyu pondered for a moment, but he thought this idea was good. Now the city is in danger. Although the land money in the treasury is tax and silver to be sent to the court, this is an extraordinary moment. He is not afraid of taking responsibility. Therefore, he said: "I will open the treasury tomorrow to inspire the soldiers. I only hope that the general can guard Changsha and protect the city. Even if I am guilty of being punished, I will be willing to take good care of it.

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Liu Hongyu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "I have sent a report to the provinces for help. We want to get out of the predicament. The important thing is to wait for the reinforcements to rescue the reinforcements. However, I always feel that the movements of the Ming army are a bit suspicious. They don't seem to be in a hurry to conquer Changsha. I don't know what they are planning?" Liu Hongyu has participated in the extermination of anti-Qing forces several times. He will read some military books and talk about military affairs with others in his spare time. Therefore, the behavior of the Ming army at the city made him suspicious, and he always felt that something seemed wrong.

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Answering book friends: Questions about being crowned kings everywhere.

Answer: Zhu Jun did not start from scratch. His power was at least a continuation of the Ming Dynasty on the surface. During this period, a group of people including Li Dingguo had already been crowned kings, which means that the Southern Ming Dynasty had broken the tradition of not being crowned kings of the opposite sex. Zhu Jun obviously could not have cut off these kings. Some surrendered bigwigs, such as Geng Jingzhong and others, were already kings in the Qing Dynasty. After all surrenders, they were demoted, obviously inconsistent with tradition. These people have lost their real power, and this king is more of a banner, and now it is called the united front.

Question: Is Li Xiong damn?

Answer: How to say this question is actually the most common phenomenon at that time. If it were not included in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had been destroyed for decades. Some scholars may have already recognized that this dynasty was orthodox. This is a common problem that the intellectual class has to worry about. It is hard to tell who is right and who is wrong. As for who the scholars at that time, who thought was orthodox, who was rebellious, and who was loyal to the ritual standards, it has been confused. Alas, it is hard to explain.

Question: Some readers think this book is too smooth.
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