In the 17th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, on the first day of the 12th month of the 14th year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, near Gaoyou Lake.

It has been more than two months since he left the capital. At first, Shunzhi left very fast, but gradually it became less hasty. The cold winter made the imperial camp slower and slower, but fortunately the emperor did not get angry about it. The longer he left the Forbidden City, Shunzhi's mood became better and better. This trip even helped him eliminate most of the sadness caused by the death of Dong Efei.

In addition to traveling, the battle situation in Jiangnan continued to develop in a direction that was conducive to the Qing army, which made Shunzhi even more satisfied. Deng Ming, who fled downstream, was blocked by Zhang Chao and Dong Weiguo in Jiujiang. Then Zhou Peigong also arrived from the north bank. Under the attack of the Gan army and the Hunan army, Deng Ming was defeated again and had to give up his plan to escape from Jiujiang to Hubei, and turned around and flee into Jiangnan again. Under the emperor's strict orders, the officials of the Liangjiang River and the Hunan army did not dare to neglect them. They followed the Sichuan thieves who were pursuing Deng Ming closely, so that he could never find a chance to get rid of them.

For a month, these war reports about Deng Ming have been sent to the front of the imperial court. When Shunzhi was advancing south during the day, he would personally send the war reports to the map at night, and promptly make a reply, instructing the front-line generals how to chase and intercept them. At the beginning, the officers of the Imperial Camp also evasively advised the emperor not to interfere too much in the front-line officers' handling of the enemy, so as not to tie their hands and feet, causing unfavorable encirclement. However, facts are better than words. All the instructions of Shunzhi were proved to be just right. Almost every time, Deng Ming's next plan could be accurately planned in the material, so that officers and soldiers could intercept his way in time.

The foresight again and again made the imperial officers who were wise and wise completely shut up. In fact, they were also extremely surprised and incredible about this. Sometimes Shunzhi's judgment was quite proper, but sometimes it was obviously not in line with military common sense (of course they dare not point it out in person, and they would talk about something outside at this time and would not follow the military orders). But every time the emperor's judgment was correct. When Shunzhi made a judgment in a proper manner, Deng Ming would also act in a proper manner, and when Shunzhi had a sudden idea, Deng Ming would also take a detour and try to win in a dangerous situation.

"If this is a bet, I would definitely say that someone is paying a thousand." When the Eight Banners officers in front of the Imperial Front discussed this matter privately, they could not hide their admiration for the emperor. They could only start the tactical level. This tactical level is probably their Taizu, and Emperor Taizong is beyond the reach of the world. However, these former officers knew very well that the emperor did not have any additional information sources. They did achieve such an amazing achievement based on intuition alone. I am afraid the only explanation is that destiny is the destiny.

As for Shunzhi himself, of course he was even more proud. At first, he controlled the front line troops remotely because he couldn't help it, but now it was a fun job. "No wonder Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui and others would worship me to the ground." Now, every time he made a prediction, Shunzhi was eagerly waiting for the report of the front line generals. Every time he saw himself defeating Deng Ming's plan again, Shunzhi felt relieved. Especially in the past month, as the front line got closer, the generals were amazed that the emperor's memorials once again showed their power to the imperial front more frequently, which was undoubtedly a great enjoyment for Shunzhi.

It is not uncommon for his subordinates to execute orders, but the enemy will dance with his own baton, so it can only be explained by geniuses. Shunzhi remembered the history books he had read, which cursed the Song Dynasty emperor's remote control of the front line army and scolded him: "It can be seen that I am the real emperor and the real destiny of heaven." It is precisely because of reading such an evaluation that Shunzhi was still a little uneasy when he controlled the army remotely, but now he has long thrown all his uneasiness out of the sky.

"Deng Ming flicked a fake shot in Taiping Mansion, and then suddenly disappeared and disappeared for two days." Zhou Peigong apologized to the emperor in fear and fear, saying that he was once again facing the danger of losing Deng Ming and was begging the most wise emperor to give tactical guidance immediately.

If it were in the early stage of the personal expedition, such incompetence would have caused Shunzhi to be furious, but now he has not taken Zhou Peigong's dereliction of duty at all. The facts have proved that Zhou Peigong is still too young and military talents cannot be compared with Shunzhi at all. He carefully read Zhou Peigong's apology memorial, and Shunzhi caressed the map and fell into deep thoughts.

During this period, the imperial guards came in and changed the lamp oil and candles several times, and then left quietly. At first, there were people who were ignorant of the sky and earth trying to be teachers for the emperor, but after seeing one miracle after another created by the emperor, no one will disturb the meditative emperor anymore.

"Anqing——" The emperor stroked the map, feeling that his heart was beating faster and faster. A bold idea was beginning to take shape. Its incredible level was timely. The emperor felt crazy: "Did the thief Deng wanted to abandon his boat and escape, and his final destination was Fujian. He wanted to pass through the mountains and ridges of northern Fujian and then flee into southern Fujian to Xiamen?"

For a moment, the emperor was also stunned by this extremely crazy idea, but soon he calmed down and began to find reasons for this idea: "Yes, Deng Zhe was at the junction of Jiangxi and Jiangnan provinces for more than a month, and he could not escape the interception of officers and soldiers, and was trapped in a smaller and smaller cage. Now he may know that I was about to arrive in Yangzhou and knew that he was doomed, so he had to take a gamble."

"Don't doubt." Shunzhi said to himself. No matter how incredible his thoughts seemed, since this idea appeared in his mind, it would definitely become a reality like those before: "Because this is destiny, and it was God who made me have this idea. Heaven can see clearly what Deng Zhe wants to do, so Heaven will foresee it."

Shunzhi hurriedly wrote the revelation of heaven to Zhou Peigong, Liang Huafeng and other front-line generals, and carefully sealed the title and sealed the imperial guards to the envoys waiting in the imperial camp. However, he quickly took it back to the front line and sent it to the front-line generals.

After completing this work, Shunzhi ordered the meal. Since Shunzhi was furious, Deng Ming was blocked, and officials in Jiangnan no longer opposed him to his personal expedition. After Shunzhi left Shandong, Lin Qilong, who had once opposed Shunzhi's personal expedition, was attentive and sent people to the emperor's start and end every day. When the imperial front arrived every day, there would be a camp waiting for him. The food was prepared, and the quantity was accurate to one person and one horse. Not only people, but also the horse's forage were divided, and they were sent according to the number of horses they asked in advance.

"These slaves just want to fight, otherwise they won't know what they are." Lin Qilong's attitude of trying hard to please Shunzhi was extremely satisfied. Moreover, Lin Qilong's respect did greatly reduce the burden on the imperial camp. Not only did they not have to build tents and distribute food by themselves, but they even saved the time to organize horse materials.

Surrounding the camp, the imperial guards deployed multiple layers of internal and external guard circles, including the eight banners inside and Mongolian banners outside, and five thousand soldiers and horses protected the emperor tightly in the center, and even the river officers and soldiers and the two river troops were not allowed to approach - this seemed to be without military necessity, but the emperor's majesty needed it.

Shunzhi camped on the land of his subordinates, and the surrounding area was full of the spies of the river officers and soldiers and the troops of Liangjiang. Any movement would be sent to the imperial front as fast as possible. Suksaha and Ebilong also came day and night. It seemed that within three days, there was no need to wait for Yangzhou to reunite with the imperial camp. The Governor of the Cao Transport repeatedly asked their number of people, number of troops and itineraries to prepare more food and forage.

"After I cross the Yangtze River, I can destroy the Dengzi with a wave of my hand, and then let's have a New Year in Jiangning." Shunzhi thought that this New Year's meeting was very different from the past, and it was no longer the old-fashioned appearance of the capital year after year, and his heart was full of expectations: "The Empress Dowager will not allow anyone to send Han girls into the palace. Haha, I can take a look at the beauty of Jiangnan this time."

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With the instructions given by Shunzhi, Liang Huafeng's confidant envoy headed south along the canal and soon arrived in front of a huge military camp. A large flag with the word "Zhou" was erected in front of the camp gate.

The envoy followed the guards into the camp. The camp was full of Qing soldiers wearing Huguang Green Camp uniforms. The soldiers in the tent had their foreheads shiny and their hair was shaved clean, as if they had to be tidy up every day, and they were not as sloppy as ordinary Green Camp.

When he walked into the central army tent, the envoy took out the emperor's instructions and respectfully handed them to a young man in the middle. The young general tore the letter open and carefully looked at the instructions inside. After a long time, he stuffed it back into the envelope and gave it to Liang Huafeng's confidant. Unlike in the past, the young general did not draft a reply to the emperor and asked the envoy to take it back to his master, but told the other party: "Go back and tell Admiral Liang and the envoy Zhou that there is no need for a reply this time."

"I understand the humble position, but I give up." The messenger bowed and slowly retreated from the tent.

A large number of cattle and sheep came from outside the camp. The officers led by the head held a document covered with the seal of the Governor of Liangjiang. When the young general wrote him a receipt, he praised: "There are so many livestock today."

"The governor told me that the soldiers should be filled with meat no matter what," he said.

"I'll go back and thank you for your kindness." The young general smiled and handed the receipt to the escort officer.

The chefs in the camp cooked dinner with chili.

After the officers and soldiers had a full meal, the young generals were dressed in a neat manner and walked towards the camp gate surrounded by guards. On the way, he also said to an officer beside him: "Tomorrow, we will meet Brother Zhou for two years."

"The admiral has a good memory." The officer replied. In a few days, it would be the day when Tan Yi rebelled and the battle of Chongqing turned victory into defeat. Before that day, the lucky ones would sing a stick of incense to General Qian of the Shuiying and his brothers who were covering their breakthrough.

In the cold wind, the young generals silently turned over the horse. Thousands of soldiers around them held torches and stared at their commander. Each soldier was wearing warm cotton coats, and many of them were carrying hats and gloves that had just been shipped down from Huguang.

The young general waved his hand silently and gave the order to set off, but no officer or soldier responded. They were still looking at the commander quietly, as if they were still looking forward to something.

Although the soldiers around were a little nervous, in every heart, the excitement was far greater than the tension. Many people even had a feeling that tonight would be the end of a long war and that the final victory would rise with tomorrow's rising sun. But the young generals knew that for a country with millions of armor and billions of subjects, there was no such thing as a sword. Even if the other party was just a feudal country, they would not fall to the ground because of a defeat.

However, the young general felt that he should have said something, and he knew that the soldiers around him were waiting for him to say something, on this special night.

I tried my best to review some of the bold words I had seen in film and television, but the young general was also excited at this time and could not think of a suitable one.

Suddenly, the young general felt a sense of déjà vu. He remembered a Japanese TV series he had watched. One of the generals was also in the dark, leading a group of soldiers in helmets and armor toward the future of unpredictable fortune and disaster, and stabbed a sword to the powerful enemy with a throat-blocking sword.

"Start." The young general drew out the long horse sword and pointed it straight ahead: "The enemy is in Gaoyou Lake!"

Tens of millions of soldiers faced the north with the order of "turn left" and "turn right" and embarked on the journey.
Chapter completed!