Long before the initial alarm in Shandong came out, Prince Kang Jieshu was in a dilemma when he advanced to Huai'an.

He ordered the convening of the troops from Liangjiang to besiege the Ming army in Jiangbei, but Jiang Guozhu said that he was short of troops and could only defend Nanjing. If he crossed the river rashly and was wiped out by the Ming army on the water, Nanjing would be ruined.

Zhou Peigong's words were almost the same. Premier of the Yangtze River Suppression of Deng Deng believed that the construction of the Suppression of Deng General Team was urgent. After seeing this answer, Ebilong cursed and was now in a panic. What he wanted was reinforcements that could fight side by side, rather than the Suppression of Deng General Team that did not exist on paper. However, Zhou Peigong further explained in a letter later, saying that he, the Zongli Yamen, could only command the troops sent to him by the Liangjiang Governor's Office and the Huguang Governor's Office. Now Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Chao have brought the troops back to defend Nanjing and Nanchang, and he is also a clever wife who cannot cook without rice.

Zhou Peigong could not count on him, and Ebilong wanted to count on Liang Huafeng's troops, but Liang Huafeng also reported that he had no reinforcements to send. First of all, the difficulties of Jiang Guozhu and Zhou Peigong Lianghuafeng was not at all. His troops were sent by the Governor of Liangjiang to protect important towns such as Suzhou, and if he ventured to cross the river, it might be wiped out by the Ming army on the water; secondly, Liang Huafeng said that he had no ship at all. Susong Navy had been annihilated for more than four years. The court did not allocate a penny to Liang Huafeng, and Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Chao did not give it to him. Now the base of Susong Navy is still in the hands of the rebel Ma Fengzhi; Liang Huafeng also claimed that he had implemented the imperial ban on sea orders without fail, and it was burned from the shipyard to the sampan, so unless Liang Huafeng could cross the river with all his subordinates, he would not be able to help at all.

Zhang Chao's reasons are similar. Jiangxi has difficulties that others have, and Jiangxi has difficulties that others do not have. In short, Zhang Chao led all Jiangxi civil and military officials to pray for the military fortune for the Manchu Taijun, but Jiangxi cannot get out of a single army or a ship.

Although there are their own reasons from Jiang Guozhu, Zhang Chao to Liang Huafeng, and Zhou Peigong, each have their own reasons, Ebilong has never seen such a bold governor since he was incarnated into the pass. Although many difficulties should be real, the key is the order of the regent minister. The governors did not want to overcome difficulties and fulfill their requirements, but desperately shirking responsibility and refusing to serve.

Ebilong also understood that this was because Beijing's prestige had declined. In the past, the imperial court ordered it, no matter how hard it was to do it, the governor would return it first, otherwise the official position would be difficult to protect. Then he tried his best to plunder the people, coercion and induce the officers and soldiers to work hard, and also to complete the orders of the court. However, for several years, the court was in trouble and was helpless against Zheng Chenggong. Not to mention that Deng Ming swept the two sides of the Yangtze River again and again, and he was able to fight against him, but he seemed to be unable to win.

Although Ebilong's attitude towards the Southeast Governor was furious, he could not blame Jiang Guozhu and the others at the moment. Instead, he could only comfort him with kind words and ask them to think carefully and find a way to assist the Huaian Central Army.

But after seeing Ebilong's kindness, Jiang Guozhu and others were arrogant and shook their heads, and they insisted that there was no way.

In subsequent correspondence, Jiang Guozhu talked about the issue of the case cancellation, saying that he believed that after recovering the fine from the scholars who owed taxes, the money should be given priority to the construction of the army of the Liangjiang River. The Yangtze River Suppression of Deng and the reinforcement of the city defense in Jiangnan, and perhaps some of the Susong Navy, who had only empty spaces, could be allocated at the discretion of the empty naval division. Although the literary inquisition was not responsible for Ebilong, he also knew that Oboi still hoped to use the property of these scholars to fill the treasury, but Jiang Guozhu hummed and didn't take action, and the excuse Deng Ming went to stabilize the hearts of the people. The first thing was to disagree with the central case handlers. Now seeing the Central Army and the Ming Army confronted each other in Jiangbei, he actually wanted to swallow most of the money. At this time, Jiang Guozhu didn't care about anyone else - obviously he believed that at this critical moment, no one of the Ming and Qing armies could do anything to him.

Before Zhang Chao had already discussed it, Zhang Changgeng from Huguang also came to join in the fun, saying that after receiving the order from the Minister of Responsible for military service, he immediately ordered troops in Wuchang, intending to go downstream and meet with the Central Army in Yangzhou. However, Zhang Changgeng said that he only had soldiers but no ships, and needed Liangjiang to provide him with the ships to transport troops. Moreover, Zhang Changgeng also claimed that he had Hao and He thieves in Huguang and Han River Basin in recent years, and even made the surrounding areas of Wuchang as solid as a solid foundation. The implication was that the allocation of fees and food and wages would require Liangjiang to help him, otherwise he would not be able to implement the order of the Minister of Responsible for the transfer.

Of course, Liangjiang refused to give the money. Zhang Changgeng's reply letter was made public. He asked Zhang Changgeng for money and the ship was Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Chao's crying letter.

"These dog slaves are all crazy, aren't they?" After the letter from Zhejiang Governor Zhao Guozuo's crying poverty was sent, Ebilong erupted like a volcano.

Zhao Guozuo said that Zhejiang was only washed away by the Sichuan army last year. Yes, he defeated the Sichuan army in a battle under the city of Hangzhou, but the Zhejiang vassal treasury was empty, so he could not respond to the order of the regent minister. Moreover, Zhao Guozuo also sincerely advocated the recruitment of Deng Ming. He said that the most beneficial thing to the court now is peace talks. Although the late emperor died at the hands of Deng Ming, that was the battlefield, right? Zhao Guozuo believed that the heroic death of the late emperor was very consistent with the tradition of the Manchu Taijun, and he led the way and was extraordinary! In short, it is better not to let the affairs of the late emperor affect the recruitment of Deng Ming.

Opposite to the 110,000 Qing troops was a hundred thousand Ming troops. When Jieshu's reinforcements continued to come from Shandong, the Ming troops under the banner of Zhang Huangyan and Ma Fengzhi's troops also continued to pour into the canal. The two armies all joined forces to camp dozens of them and confronted each other for more than ten days, but no one rashly hit the opponent's solid defense. At this time, the news that Deng Ming led his army to land in Shandong finally came.

When I first received this news, both Liangjiang and Beijing did not believe it first. Just like Zu Zepu's initial reaction, it was believed that it was the dying struggle of the Shandong uprising army. However, after more and more news came from Shandong, the Qing court began to feel a little impatient. Beijing planned to let the Bohai Bay navy go to Laizhou to see if Deng Ming was really here - if the Ming army fleet was very large, then this matter was probably true.

Yebilong in Huai'an felt even more painful. He could not find a navy around him to investigate whether the news was true. Li Guoying also chose not to speak out on this issue, which shows that this person who had been dealing with Deng Ming for many years was also unsure of Deng Ming's movements.

"How many troops does Deng Ming have?" A total of 200,000 troops on both sides confronted each other, and Jieshu was also very nervous. Without Ebilong, Li Guoying and a large number of staff assisted him, he could not handle such a job at all: "There are already 40,000 or 50,000 thieves on the opposite side. Deng Ming can still divide his troops to Shandong. Does he have 100,000 thieves?"

"It shouldn't be." Ebilong said this, but he was not very confident, because his judgment was completely speculation: if Deng Ming had 100,000 well-equipped and well-trained soldiers, he should be able to conquer Jiangnan. Last time Zheng Chenggong brought 30,000 soldiers with him, he almost changed the color of the Southeast.

"Deng Ming alone definitely doesn't have that many, but it's hard to say about other followers." Li Guoying also speculated, but he had more information than Ebilong. Deng Ming didn't need to have 100,000 soldiers, as long as half of them, Li Guoying probably was kicked out of Chongqing: "Deng Ming has about 30,000 armored armor, which is similar to Zheng Chenggong. However, there are also Kuidong thieves who come with him. Kuidong thieves may have 25,000 to 30,000 armored armored soldiers now..."

"So many!" Ebilong shouted. Deng Ming ran back and forth to loot the southeast. He recognized that he could have 30,000 soldiers. In fact, Li Guoying underestimated the strength of western Sichuan; but why is Kuidong? Ebilong knew that this number was probably much higher than that of Li Dingguo: "How can they raise so many soldiers in the remote area of ​​Kuidong?"

"The food given to Deng Ming." Li Guoying replied sadly. Last time, through the interrogation of the Kuidong prisoners, he determined that the Kuidong Army had received more things from Deng Ming than he had obtained from Beijing. If this continues, let alone fighting with western Sichuan, sooner or later the Kuidong Army will drive Li Guoying out of Sichuan: "There are also armor, quilts, gunpowder, and the shipyard, warships and craftsmen that Deng Ming robs him."

"The Kuidong thieves also have warships?" Ebilong felt that the Kuidong army that Li Guoying said seemed to be completely in line with his impression: "Compared with you, Huguang, how about the navy in Liangjiang?"

"Deng Ming's navy is stronger than the Kuidong Army, Chongming thieves, Xiaguan, Huguang Governor, and Liangjiang Governor. If all the people are added together, he can fight alone. Even if he recruits Kuidong thieves and Chongming thieves, it is useless. The Chongming thieves probably have more naval troops than Kuidong thieves; and the Kuidong thieves' own navy is stronger than the sum of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang and Liangjiang, that is, all navigators of the officers and soldiers. To be precise, Wanxian Yuan alone is more powerful than the sum of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang and Liangjiang.

The first naval commander of the Zong is enough to deal with Xiaguan, Governor Jiang and Governor Zhang." Li Guoying looked at the stunned Ebilong, with a look of despair on his face: "The naval commander may be stronger than the naval commander of Huguang and Liangjiang. But let alone Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng, even if Liu Tichun's ship is coming, the naval commander of Xiaguan dares not fight! Maybe he can compete with Dang Shousu, Ma Tengyun, Wang Guangxing and others."

Li Guoying didn't know that there were actually no navy in Chongqing now. The Jialing River Navy, which he regarded as the pearl in his hand, was sold by his generals and no longer existed.

"In addition to leaving some people to guard against Governor Zhang in the Han River, I am afraid that 15,000 armor was brought to you; Zhang Huangyan and Ma Fengzhi had a good relationship with Deng Ming, and a lot of their belongings were also given by Deng Ming. Judging from these days, they also sent 8,000 to 10,000 armors. Now there are almost 50,000 opposite ones." Li Guoying pointed out that because the Ming army had the advantage of the navy, the armor rate was higher than that of the Qing army. Among the 110,000 Qing army in Huai'an, there were only 40,000 armors.
Chapter completed!