A person will inevitably encounter dead people in his life, at least face the death of his parents. But if he meets thousands of dead people, it will definitely test a person's ability to bear it.

When I was feinted to attack Yichang, paralyzed Li Shutai and retreated to high places at night. In the middle of the night, I heard the sound of low water whistling. At dawn, I found that most of the places I could see in my eyes became water towns and corpses were floating in the slowly flowing water. Some of them were swollen and soaked in a state of swelling. Some of them were missing arms and legs, or their heads were shrunk... A pair of corpses drifted past me and made my heart twitch for a minute. It should be a mother. She was holding a child under two years old in her arms. The water did not separate the mother and son. It can be seen how much the mother cared about her children and did not even let go after death.

I had experienced a Yellow River breach a few years ago. There were more people who died that time, but this time it made me even more sad. After all, more than two-thirds of the people died were ordinary people, and the nature was completely different from that time. When I turned around, I found that Li Lin's body was trembling very hard. I guess I had never encountered such a tragic phenomenon!

Posted "It is impossible to kill people when fighting." I reached out and patted Li on the shoulder, "If we don't do this, then we may be the one lying in the water now. In war, someone will always pay the price..."

Li? Yan turned around and stared straight at Emperor Hongguang, "The emperor... Maybe there is no need to do this, there must be other ways to win the battle..." Li? Yan said and suddenly cried. The miserable scene in front of him reminded him of the past and his own life experience.

Posting that I looked at Li? Xing's tears, I felt very uncomfortable, "Yes, there is a flexible way to win, but I can't put the soldiers of the three armies in an unfavorable situation for the people of Yichang. How can I choose another way to win like this?"

Li? Lin looked at Emperor Hongguang who turned around and left, and quickly pressed his hand on the collapse spring of the long knife. The steel knife rushed out half a foot silently. The veins on his hand were already bursting out, but in the end he slowly sent the knife back.

The flood disappeared four days after the release of the flood. Looking at Yichang City, which was swept by the water, and looking at the terrified eyes of the people who survived the disaster, I couldn't help but look at the Yin Shixun beside me with a ridiculous look, "I am afraid that the people here will become a beast in the hearts of the people!"

Yin Shixun answered carefully, "The emperor's words were wrong. The one who caused this result was Li Ruitai. What happened to the emperor? Weishi has already drafted a notice and informed the surviving people of the cause and effect after entering the city. The Tartars cast a dam and flooded Yichang. The people resented and could only resent the Tartars. The people from the Tiandihui have captured Li Ruitai alive. After the Weishiju interrogated, they can understand the punishment of the canon and let the people watch it at that time." Yin Shixun followed Emperor Hongguang for many years, but after Emperor Hongguang did not hesitate to flood Yichang, Yin Shixun realized that Emperor Hongguang had changed a little. In the past, the emperor would never ignore the people of Yichang. It seemed that the emperor was becoming more and more like a cold-blooded emperor. Yin Shixun remembered one sentence, that is, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. Thinking of Emperor Hongguang's ruthlessness that day, Yin Shixun even engraved this sentence in his head.

Posted "Well! My dear said it well. I have worked hard for you. As for how to embellish me, I believe I will not disappoint me." I don't want the people to pass on the hatred to me. Although I did it, I still need it.

The Yin Shixun nodded and said, "Emperor, and... the minister of Li Yan has found out that he is...!" After Emperor Hongguang, Huang Degong and Li Yan returned to the camp, Yin Shixun found something wrong with Li Yan. After the intelligence network was investigated, Li Yan almost scared him to death.

I said to interrupt Yin Shixun with a wave of my hand, "I have known who he is for a long time. My dear, don't worry about my safety. He is not very honest now! I have promoted him to Qianhu casually. His people are veterans in my guards. Moreover, Su Wenmao is always watching him, and there will be no mistakes. He is also serving the Ming Dynasty. I have always been protected by the guards. Besides, I may not be his opponent. I want to see when he can tolerate it. I am very curious!"

The Yin Shixun also knew that Emperor Hongguang was good at it. At the same time, he met Li Xiao and kept keeping his guards away from him. But that was a hidden danger after all. If something went wrong, it would be too late to regret it! But after seeing Emperor Hongguang said this, he couldn't say anything else, so he could only closely monitor Li Xiao and Liu.

Huang Shiren led his troops to Yichang, and was frightened to see this tragic situation. If the emperor hadn't ordered him to go north to break the embankment, his ten thousand men would have to feed the fish! "Your Majesty, where is the traitor Li Lutai? I want to see what he looks like, and even such a vicious plan can be thought of."

"All the generals are at ease. Then Li Rutai has been handed over to Lord Yin for interrogation. In the afternoon, when the operation can be investigated, I will study the subsequent combat plan. It is not suitable for Yichang to be stationed for a long time. I have ordered a specialist from the remote border to come to deal with Yichang's aftermath. The focus of the next phase of the combat is to deal with Hong Shiqin's reinforcements. I plan to receive Hong Shiqin in Dangyang. I don't know what the generals think."

Huang Degong nodded and said, "It would be better for Hong Shiqin to enter Dangyang City and separate him from the Tartars. As for the Tartars who remain outside the city, let them go to Weichen!" Huang Degong's injuries were all healed. Seeing that he seemed to have become a useless person, he couldn't rest and was ready to seek this task.

It was released, "It is estimated that Hong Shiqin's troops will not arrive in Dangyang after half a month. Our army can be fully prepared and must exchange for the greatest victory with the least casualties. We must quickly seize the entire territory of Jingxiang, and after capturing Xiangyang, we can join forces with the Central Army of King Gui." At the beginning of the formulation of the Northern Expedition strategy, I put Shaanxi and Shanxi aside. The correct strategy is the right strategy. The north must be, and Shaanxi and Shanxi can be defeated without fighting.

Huang Degong coughed, "Emperor, what should those prisoners do? In addition to the Tartars captured in Xita Gorge, Yichang also captured more than 3,000 Tartars."

"Since there is a precedent from Yan Yingyuan, I will set a rule that all the prisoners of the Qing army, who are found to be Tartars, will be sentenced to be executed, they are Han people, and they will be demoted to hard labor. After all, the reconstruction after the war requires manpower." I saw that the generals had no objection, only Li? I was stunned for a while, thinking that he was really interesting. It seems that although I had experienced wars before, I was afraid I had never experienced such a cruel war!

When you release a bow, you should pull the strong, and when you use arrows, you should use long. When you shoot a man, you should shoot a horse first, and when you capture the thief, you should capture the king first. As the saying goes, you should hit a snake with seven inches. If you don’t have a head, you won’t be able to kill a snake. If you kill a snake, you will be done. The reason why Li Lutai dared to take the bargaining chips in his hand was because Emperor Hongguang killed Emperor Hongguang in the Western Army. The Southern Ming Dynasty would collapse without fighting. Even if it did not collapse, the Northern Expedition would have a beginning and no end, and it would be resolved in the end. It can be seen that Li Lutai was a man with a strategy.

I and Yin Shixun and others fully analyzed the gains and losses of this battle, and learned a lot from the dead ghost Li Lutai. Faced with the upcoming Battle of Dangyang, they could apply what they learned. That is to defeat the reinforcements gathered by the Qing Dynasty, capture Hong Shiqin, and completely dismantle the Qing Dynasty's vitality in Jingxiang.

Dangyang is located on the banks of the Jushui River. The city is not big but the geographical location is very important. It is an easy-to-defense and difficult-to-attack city. If Tian Jianxiu had not pretended to be the Qing army and made a profit and opened the city gate, it would have to take some effort to win Dangyang seriously.

"Our army now has a total of 45,000 troops. According to Liu Fangliang's information, Hong Shiqin gathered 30,000 troops from Shanxi and Shaanxi, but his combat effectiveness is not very good. I am afraid that Li Shutai's momentum will be more powerful. Therefore, if this battle is designed ingeniously, it can win a big victory." I pointed to the map, "After Hong Shiqin arrived in Dangyang, the army would definitely cross the Jushui and stationed under Yuquan Mountain. He should return to Dangyang to visit Soto, Tian Jianxiu, your mission of three thousand fake Tartar soldiers is

It was Hong Shiqin who captured Hong Shiqin after entering the city. It was necessary to capture Hong Shiqin alive. This person is useful. Maybe he could win without bloodshed. Huang Degong, I will allocate 20,000 troops to ambush in Yuquan Mountain. After hearing the artillery fire in Dangyang, Hotan saw Xiu Huang Shiren attacking the Tartars stationed at the foot of Yuquan Mountain from inside to outside. He must wipe out the enemy troops and prepare for the advance to Xiangyang. I have thought that if Dangyang wins a great victory, Xiangyang will be empty and empty. In this way, Jingxiang will return to the Ming Dynasty. Do you have any objections?”

Huang Degong and others thought this arrangement was good, and Yin Shixun coughed, "Emperor, although Hong Shiqin's tenth chapter will march according to the emperor's judgment, things are not absolute. Just in case, I think that a team of people should be sent as a maneuver. If Hong Shiqin's marching changes, our army will be able to adapt to the situation."

"You are right. I ordered you to lead 5,000 troops to be stationed in the southern city of Dangyang and always obey the order." I think it is necessary to add Yin Shixun. Although anyone who is Hong Shiqin will give priority to the marching route I described. Besides, Hong Shiqin has received information that the Ming army is defeated. I would definitely not expect that he would be ambushed in Dangyang, but everything cannot be determined in one word. Things are in a change!

After the announcement and discussion, the army mobilized their own bodies and pulled artillery and other objects to Yuquan Mountain. It seemed that Huang Degong was going to take Hong Shiqin's men to bring bad luck.

On the night of the post, I had supper and was thinking about when Hong Shiqin would arrive in Dangyang, when I heard a rumor outside that Su Wenmao was coming, and I immediately let him in. The person who came was a young man in his twenties, with a shrewd and capable look. "Is he still honest? Have you never gone out and contacted outsiders?"

Su Wenmao nodded and said, "After the villain was assigned to him, he kept paying attention and did not find anything abnormal. However, if the villain was not mentioned by the emperor, he would not be able to find his abnormality. The emperor is really wise."

Posted, I smiled slightly, "I'm just careful. Besides, the wound I wrapped for him that day. He is still a nostalgic person. It's hard to think about it and not know who he is."

Su Wenmao cleared his throat, "Emperor, the villain was promoted by the emperor and shared his worries for the emperor at that time. This person is an extremely dangerous person. A few days ago, he would draw his sword to hurt the emperor. The villain hoped that the emperor would immediately take him down. He was by the emperor's side and was really unfavorable to the emperor."

Posted "It might as well, although I said I wanted to kill him, he would just let him live first! See when he could disguise himself. When your uncle recommended you to me, I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to look down on him. Now it seems that your uncle is right. Remember, don't let him be suspicious of you, go back!" I sent Su Wenmao away and stood up to the window. Thinking of Li? Yan, I suddenly remembered a joke. I wanted to tell the joke in front of Li? Yan, and I didn't know what he would have.

Everything was proceeding step by step. When Hong Shiqin's 30,000 troops headed to Dangyang, it happened to be evening. Hong Shiqin discussed with his left and right and prepared to station his troops at the foot of Yuquan Mountain. He led several generals to Dangyang to find Soto and inquire about the latest war situation from Soto.

In order to be realistic in disguise, Tian Jianxiu shaved all his three thousand men and combed his big braids. Who asked Emperor Hongguang to shave his head! He had to find a balance no matter what, otherwise he would be too abrupt.

Hong Shiqin looked at Tian Jianxiu dressed in the deputy general, "Is General Soto in the government office now? Why don't you come out to see me?" Hong Shiqin's status within the Qing Dynasty was not low because of his father's relationship. Some Eight Banners generals had to be polite when they saw him.

Tian Jianxiu hit a thousand with one leg, "Reply to adults, General Soto was caught in a cold a few days ago. He was seriously ill and could not get up at this time. He was so desperate that he came to greet him. Please come in and ask him."

How could Hong Shiqin be suspicious? I heard that Soto was very concerned about being sick, so I immediately took his entourage to follow Tian Jianxiu into Dangyang City, which was the first step into the gate of hell.

It was announced that the Dangyang government office had been turned into an iron pocket by the Ming army. When Hong Shiqin came to the government office, the Ming army lying on the outside appeared and surrounded the government office, but the government office had a more powerful arrangement than outside.

In order to welcome Hong Shiqin, I specially put on the dragon robe. Sitting upright in the main hall, I saw Hong Shiqin and others walking up. I smiled and looked at the Yin Shixun beside me, "My dear, I haven't worn this dragon robe for several days, and I'm a little uncomfortable. It's not easy to be an emperor when I plan my politics in his position!"

Hong Shiqin passed the yard and didn't notice something was wrong. As soon as he entered the main hall, he was stunned. He saw that it was all the decorations of the Ming Dynasty, and his men and horses were dressed in Ming Dynasty, especially opposite him, there was a man in a dragon robe sitting. Hong Shiqin was stunned and immediately knew that it was not good.

Posted that I looked at Hong Shiqin's astonished expression and smiled slightly, "Master Hong is here from afar, I can't be neglected, I'll give you a seat." As soon as the words came, the knife and axe lie on both sides rushed up and took down all Hong Shiqin's entourage. At the same time, a soldier brought a chair to Hong Shiqin.

It is said that Hong Shiqin is not a fool. He knew he was fooled at the sight of this situation. Not to mention Dangyang, I am afraid that Yichang has been captured by the Ming army. The Ming army has already set a trap to lead him to the trap. Hong Shiqin sighed and sat opposite Emperor Hongguang without fear. Anyway, he has reached the other person's one-acre and three-point land, and it is useless to play tricks, and it is just a matter of increasing the pain of flesh and blood.

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