Deng Ming seized more than 4,000 horses in the battle of Gaoyou, even more than Zheng Chenggong got the Great Battle of Xiamen. After getting the group of war horses, the prince of Yanping immediately began to form his own cavalry unit. Deng Ming's idea was no different. With such a large number of horses, within two or three years, it would be okay that even a horse could not provide even a horse. Deng Ming regretted that most of these war horses were castrated stallions and mares.

The number is much smaller; the number of stallions that can be used as candidate stallions is even rarer. These geldings are majestic and tall, and are used to show off their courage by the guards who claim to be extraordinary in equestrianism. The stallions have had a bad temper and are easily attracted by mares. There have been some examples in history that a large number of free-range stallions were tempted by the enemy with mares; even more, stallions in heat carried their masters into the enemy's formation after seeing the mares in the enemy formation.

After sending the horses onto the warship, the Ming army immediately set off for Sichuan, which was also one of the contents of the agreement between Deng Ming and the governor of Jiangnan. If Deng Ming did not leave for a long time, the governor of Jiangnan believed that Beijing might send more troops to the south to avenge Shunzhi. If that were the case, the governors of Jiangnan would not have sufficient reasons to stop the Qing army. If the Qing army went south, it would have great harm to Deng Ming's interests. Not only would his allies be threatened, the governor of Jiangnan be restless, but the smuggling trade that Deng Ming valued very much would be disturbed, and even all his previous efforts would be wasted.

It must be too late to go to Chongming again. Deng Ming asked the envoy to report the victory to Zhang Huangyan and Ma Fengzhi, and handed over the bodies of Shunzhi and hundreds of captured guards to Lin Qilong before leaving. Whether it was the prisoners or the remains of the emperor, Deng Ming claimed that it was redeemed by the governor of Jiangnan who spent money to redeem them from the Ming army, but in fact, the Ming army did not charge fees from Lin Qilong and the others again. The financial situation of the governor of Jiangnan is quite miserable and there is not much savings.

Before leaving, Deng Ming asked Jiang Guozhu for some food and grass, and at the same time took away the ox that the Qing army had collected. Although the news of the Gaoyou victory had just spread, after the Ming army returned to the Yangtze River Basin, a large number of ordinary people came to sign up for the army along the way. The Ming army chose thousands of strong people from it. In addition to the Mongolians who participated in the besieging the imperial camp and had to follow Deng Ming wholeheartedly, the total number of Ming army was close to 40,000.

"Governor Jiang, I'm leaving this time. Are you sure to stop the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia from moving south?" Before boarding the ship, Deng Ming asked the Governor Jiangning who came to see him secretly.

This is not the first time that Jiang Guozhu has been to Deng Ming's camp. Due to Deng Ming's good credit, although Jiang Guozhu is now in the Ming army, he is not worried about his personal safety at all. He patted his chest and promised: "Admiral Deng just keep peace of mind, and the subordinates have a complete plan."

Jiang Guozhu said that he had ordered that he had stopped providing any food and supplies to the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia that went south. People were not afraid of evil, but people were afraid of poverty. Jiang Guozhu made it clear that he had nothing now, whether it was food and grass, river boats or silver. If the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia collected food and had to come to Jiangnan even if they swam across the river, Jiang Guozhu also had follow-up measures - raising ransom for Shunzhi was the best excuse. Jiang Guozhu had already pulled his face and seized the property of a group of wealthy families. Most of these people were engaged in maritime trade before. Jiang Guozhu destroyed them not only to raise urgently needed funds, but also to attack potential competitors.

Using these funds plundered, Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng bribed many green camp generals. The emperor's death made the people of Jiangnan panic, greatly reducing the cost of Jiang Guozhu bribing x officials. In addition, the Governor's Office of Liangjiang is spared no effort to spread rumors and spread rumors, saying that the court was furious because of the emperor's death. It has ordered the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia to slaughter Jiangnan and kill all the people along the Yangtze River to pay tribute to Shunzhi. As for the officialdoms on both sides of the Yangtze River, they have committed death crimes, from the governors to the clerks to death!

Nanchang, which had always had conflicts with Nanjing, has now put aside its prejudice and helped fuel the fire and vowed to spread this rumor throughout Jiangxi. Under normal circumstances, there are always some knowledgeable people who do not believe that Beijing would do such an unwise thing, forcing all the officials and people of Liangjiang to rebel. If the local officials of the Qing court worked hard to refute the rumors and suppress them, they could calm people's hearts down. But now the officialdom of Liangjiang not only does not play a stable role, but instead fanned the flames. It is conceivable that the gentry and people of Jiangnan would inevitably panic in the future. After all, the emperor died, and the Qing court was a Tartar, known for its brutality.

In addition to this rumor, the Governor's Office of Liangjiang and the Governor's Office of Jiangxi were also afraid that the world would not be in chaos, and they desperately spread the story of the Qing army's defeat in Gaoyouhu Lake. Not only were the five thousand Manchu and Meng imperial camps defeated by the Ming army overnight, but the Ming army also lost less than one hundred people. Legendary stories like Deng Ming cut down 100 imperial guards alone, and ten Ming troops captured 1,000 Manchu soldiers alive and were all out of the cage, and they were spread with a nose and eye-catching ones.

This caused panic and further dispelled people's fear of the Manchu soldiers. If the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia insisted on going south, it would probably be that as long as someone took the lead, anti-flags would appear everywhere in Jiangnan.

However, this is the last step. Jiang Guozhu would not take the lead in rebelling unless he had no choice. He just planned to bribe the officers and let the army make a mutiny, and then report it to the court as evidence of the unstable hearts of the people in Jiangnan. He then organized a group of gentry to write to the court to ask the people for their orders, demanding that the court dispel the idea of ​​going south of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia.

"Governor Jiang is indeed far-sighted." After hearing Jiang Guozhu introduce his plan, Deng Ming was still a little uneasy: "Beijing probably guessed that some mutiny was instructed by Governor Jiang. Does this have no impact on Governor Jiang?"

"Haha, Admiral Deng, I am not as good as you in war, but as an official, Admiral Deng is not as good as me." Jiang Guozhu laughed. He told Deng Ming that it was abnormal that the governors of Jiangnan were not frightened. Jiang Guozhu did this to make the court understand that the official in Jiangnan is very worried that the court would hold them accountable; as for inciting the army to mutiny, he organized gentry to write letters to ask for power to the court, which shows that the official in Jiangnan is not only worried that the court will hold them accountable, but also has the power to cause trouble.

The emperor died suddenly, and Beijing did not prepare for another conquest of Jiangnan in advance. The food and supplies of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia had to rely on Liangjiang to provide them. Seeing that the people in Jiangnan were panic and the governor would not be left alone, Beijing would definitely not force many local officials to rebel. Even if Beijing suspected that the army's mutiny was instructed by the governor, it would take gentle measures to declare the rumors false and pardon officials in Jiangnan. Even if Beijing planned to settle the accounts after the autumn, it would not turn its back until the troops and materials prepared for the southern expedition were prepared.

In Jiang Guozhu's view, the strategy that Beijing may adopt is not to attack by force, but to turn big things into small things, ensuring that the Southeast still surrenders to the court.

"Okay." Deng Ming also admitted that Jiang Guozhu's analysis made sense, but he still reminded Jiang Guozhu: "After leaving Liangjiang, I will stay in Wuchang for a while, if Governor Jiang needs it..."

"The lower officials will not be polite to Admiral Deng." Jiang Guozhu said with a smile: "If the imperial court must send troops south, the lower officials will definitely ask Admiral Deng to come back and have another battle in Gaoyou Lake."

"Okay." At this point Deng Ming felt that there was nothing to say, in addition to the question of the responsible person, no matter what, the emperor died, the Qing court would not pursue anyone else, which would be too unreasonable.

"This is even simpler," Jiang Guozhu was confident: "Of course, Zhu Guozhi was extremely guilty. He was greedy for merit and made a rash progress, which led to the elites in Jiangnan being wiped out by Admiral Deng. This led to the emperor, no, the former emperor was worried about the southeast and had to fight in person. The culprit was of course Zhu Guozhi. Later, Zhu Guozhi betrayed the country's kindness and became a lobbyist for Admiral Deng, trying to convince the loyal ministers of the subordinates to join Admiral Deng. After being seen through, his remnants were unsuccessful and assisted Admiral Deng to attack the advanced emperor. In addition to Zhu Guozhi, Gaoyou County Magistrate was also guilty. He did not detect Admiral Deng's troops in advance, and did not serve the king in time afterwards. Even though he died, he was not enough to redeem his crimes. It was not enough to kill the whole family to warn his descendants."

In addition to the Gaoyou County Magistrate, there are some county magistrates in Jiangbei who did not participate in Tong Deng. These people were the hidden dangers in Jiang Guozhu's heart. This time, Shunzhi Southern Expedition also passed through the territory of these county magistrates. Of course, they were all guilty of being inadvertent. Jiang Guozhu made up his mind to clean up these people and insert them into them more reliable. He had his own people who had Tong Deng's previous criminal record.

"There are also salt merchants. If they had not bribed corrupt officials from the Governor's Office of the Governor's Office, which aroused the rebellion of the Governor's workers, Admiral Deng would not have made a big fuss. Governor Lin found out that there were a large number of former granaries in the troops used by Admiral Deng to attack the Imperial Camp, so salt merchants were also the top crime." Jiang Guozhu knew that Deng Ming was hostile to the Governor's business, so he dealt with the salt merchants not only in Lin Qilong's interests, but also gave Deng Ming a favor.

Two months later, Jiang Guozhu once again stood by the river and watched the Ming army's fleet set off, and drove upstream in a mighty manner. Jiang Guozhu remembered that when Deng Ming left last time, he was uneasy and didn't know if he could persuade Shunzhi to stop the southern expedition; but this time, Jiang Guozhu stood by the river and smiled, and his mood was much more relaxed than last time.

Last time I heard that the emperor was about to lead the invincible Eight Banners to Jiangnan. In an instant, the officialdom of the Liangjiang River and the Governor's Office were in panic. Jiang Guozhu guessed that many of his subordinates were betrayal and informed at that time, and his prestige in the army was also unguarded and far from comparable to the authority of the court. However, this time the reputation of the court and the Eight Banners was ruined, and Jiang Guozhu spread rumors and money to buy things, greatly enhancing his control over Jiangnan.

Previously, Jiang Guozhu, Lin Qilong, Liang Huafeng and Zhang Chao all sent contacts to Deng Ming's army to transport materials and exchange information. During the Battle of Gaoyou, Deng Ming brought these people to the front line as field observers. After Jiang Guozhu's men returned to Nanjing, they vividly reported to him the full picture of the Battle of Gaoyou. In the last battle, more than 100 cavalry of Admiral Deng wiped out 400 imperial guards; in less than four hours, the entire army was destroyed, and Admiral Deng was killed in battle, and the wounded people were only more than 100...

Jiang Guozhu was shocked and couldn't help but sigh: "The Eight Banners of Manchuria are just like this. They are not a guy with three heads and six arms and invulnerable swords and guns. If I could provide enough bows, arrows, armor and rations to my subordinates, I might not be able to fight with the Manchurian soldiers."
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