Nanyang was called Wan in ancient times. Since ancient times, Nanyang has reached the east of Jianghuai, and can transport grains and millet; Jinghu and Bashu in the south can be used to collect wealth and goods; Sandu in the north can be used to send rescue. It was even more popular where Emperor Guangwu was promoted back then, and it can be said to be a key military brigade.

After leaving Sichuan and entering Henan, Wang Zhiqing directly raised his troops to Nanyang. When he occupied the Nanyang City that Zhu Jiancai deliberately threw to him, Wang Zhiqing was even more proud and excited.

In his opinion, Nanyang is a treasure land. Occupying Nanyang not only opened up important places from Sichuan to Henan, but also Nanyang's terrain is conducive to garrisoning troops. More importantly, Emperor Guangwu raised an army from Nanyang to gain the world. Now that he occupied Nanyang, does not mean that he has obtained the land of Longxing?

As for the Qing army's battle with Zhu Jiancai in Henan, Wang Zhiqing did not agree. In his opinion, Zhu Jiancai let himself go to Henan and gave him this territory in Nanyang for free. His intention was to rely on the power of the White Lotus Sect to help Zhu Jiancai retreat the Qing army.

There is no benefit in the world that is in vain. As the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Wang Zhiqing must understand this truth. After taking over Sichuan, Wang Zhiqing had already owned millions of troops (of course it was empty), so he did not even take tens of thousands of Qing troops into his eyes. In Wang Zhiqing's view, the Qing army in Henan was not a match for his troops at all. As long as it could open up the situation, even if it was used by Zhu Jian, how could it be defended?

In this way, Wang Zhiqing led his troops into Henan and directly occupied Nanyang. But who would have thought that when he had just arrived in Nanyang and headed north, he would directly meet the Qing army going south. Facing the fierce Qing army, Wang Zhiqing was not vague and ordered the army to fight directly. The two armies started a big battle in Lushan. At first, the White Lotus Sect, which was highly morale, fought very well, suppressing the Qing army with fewer people than their own, to attack step by step. But who would have thought that under the fierce battle, the Mongolian cavalry of the Qing army suddenly came out from the west and broke through the White Lotus Sect's military formation in one fell swoop.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the White Lotus Sect is not strong, and their organizational structure is destined to be not a true army. Compared with Zhu Yicheng's Ming army, it is far inferior to Zhu Jiancai's troops. Even Zhu Jiancai's troops are basically composed of backbones of the White Lotus Sect and those fanatical young and strong. They can be said to be indomitable when fighting a battle with the wind, but once they encounter setbacks, it is very easy for the entire army to collapse.

The Mongolian Iron Cavalry was indeed fierce. After breaking through Wang Zhiqing's military formation, it did not stop at all. Then it divided Wang Zhiqing's front and central troops. At the same time, the Qing army launched a counterattack. The White Lotus Cult troops had lost their spirit. In addition, the situation suddenly changed, the front troops quickly collapsed. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Zhiqing immediately led the central and rear troops to fight to the death. Relying on the number of people, he stopped the Mongolian Iron Cavalry. Finally, he stabilized his position. In the end, the battle lasted for two days. After both sides were exhausted, they retreated.

In this battle, the White Lotus Sect suffered heavy losses, and even several elders in the sect were killed in this battle. After the war, after Wang Zhiqing rectified his troops, he looked at the mighty troops before the battle, but now the Ten Pavilions have lost six pavilions, and even many of the old people around him have disappeared. Wang Zhiqing was so heartbroken that he spit out an old blood on the spot.

This battle gave the White Lotus Sect, which was at its peak, and made Wang Zhiqing's idea of ​​defeating the Qing army in Henan completely bankrupt.

The White Lotus Sect, which had severe war damage, retreated from Lushan and relied on the terrain of Nanyang to turn off attack and defense. As for the Qing army, the losses in this battle were not small, and the troops also retreated to Ruzhou. However, Zhu Jiancai got a chance to breathe and occupied the Runan area to train troops.

These days, Wang Zhiqing, who suffered a defeat, suddenly got older and no longer looked as energetic as he had when he first left Sichuan. After returning to Nanyang, Wang Zhiqing mobilized troops to defend Nanyang on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also discovered the weakness of the White Lotus Sect in this battle and began to rectify and train his troops to improve his combat effectiveness.

So now, Henan has temporarily had a peaceful day after the previous war. Among the Qing army, Zhu Jiancai's unit and Wang Zhiqing's unit, the Qing army was the most powerful among these three divisions, but the Qing army was unable to swallow the other two divisions in one bite. In addition, Wang Zhiqing and Zhu Jiancai both understood the truth that the lips were dead and the teeth were cold. Although the two divisions had their own thoughts, they formed a joint attitude towards the Qing army that had the advantage. Just like the Three Kingdoms in history, Shu and Wu joined forces to fight against Wei.

Wang Zhiqing, known as the Three Saints Kings, sat in his palace Yinluan Hall. It was said to be Yinluan Hall, but it was actually just a larger front hall. However, it was decorated with a throne with a five-clawed golden dragon in the middle. Two beautiful palace maids were fanned on both sides. There was also a team of guards wearing golden armor and golden helmets below. Chuyi looked interesting, but when it looked closely, it looked like a seven-point stage.

Wang Zhiqing, wearing a yellow robe, wore a sky-sky crown and a mountain and river boots. Standing below were two rows of civil and military ministers, including two left and right hands of Zhang Miao and Meng Jing, as well as old men from the sect like Lady Lin. But except for the three of them, the rest of the people were recently promoted. Some of the original veterans were far away in Sichuan, and some were killed in the previous battle.

"If you have something to report, you will leave the court without anything to...!"

An old eunuch stood beside and shouted with a sharp voice. He didn't know where the old eunuch came from. He looked like a 70-80-year-old and strong body. It is said that this old eunuch was a private castration in the Ming Dynasty. The so-called private castration is a person who tried to find a way to enter the palace after private castration. To put it bluntly, there is no formal establishment, but he wants to be a eunuch in this way.

During the Ming Dynasty, due to the great power of eunuchs, there were many private eunuchs who could not survive or wanted to go through this path. The famous nine thousand-year-old Eunuch Wei was also a private eunuch at first, but he was lucky and eventually got the organization. Only then could he enter the palace by chance and then become a success.

However, compared with Jiu Qiansui, the old eunuch had less luck. At that time, he was still young and was unable to enter the palace because he had no money to manage his money. Then the world was in chaos and the king entered the capital. Then the Qing Dynasty entered the pass. Everyone was in danger. The old eunuch finally escaped back to his hometown and became a folk eunuch with nothing.

It took sixty years in a flash. The boy now became an old man in his seventies and eighties. Who would have thought that after Wang Zhiqing entered Nanyang, he didn't know where he knew that he was a eunuch. The old eunuch who had half of his body buried in the coffin actually came to work. Wang Zhiqing promoted him from the people and became his eunuch in charge of the internal affairs.

Although he is a little older, it is true that he has no descendants. He put on the eunuch's clothes, held a whisk in his hand, and his unique and sharp voice, he stood on the Yinluan Palace and shouted at the top of his throat. It really made him feel that way.

As soon as he finished speaking, the left guardian Meng Jing... was wrong. Now he should have called the left Prime Minister, so he immediately stood up. He first respectfully saluted Wang Zhiqing on the throne, and then reported the news of the Qing army in the north.

Although the war has been relatively calm these days, the Qing army in the north seems to be ready to move in the past few days, and there are signs of going south.

"I know, please pay attention to the movements of the Qing army at any time and strengthen the defense in the north." Wang Zhiqing nodded indifferently, then thought about it and asked, "Is there any movement in the King of Han in the east?"

"Go back to Your Highness, the King of Han is now rectifying his troops in Runan, but there is no movement in the rest."

"The Zuo Xiang sent someone to know the King of Han. Once the Qing army goes south, a great war will inevitably begin. It would be better for him to prepare early."

"I obey the order..." Meng Jing replied quickly.

After Meng Jing finished speaking, Zhang Miao stood up and Zhang Miao reported the situation in Sichuan. After Yue Zhongqi's strange army emerged, the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp entered Sichuan from Guangyuan and immediately attacked Nanchong. Now Suining also fell into the hands of the Qing army. The situation in Sichuan is not very good now. Since the Qing army entered directly from the central part, it further cut off the connection between eastern Sichuan and western Sichuan. It seems that the Qing army's next target is Chengdu. Once the Qing army conquered Chengdu, most of the White Lotus Sect's foundation in Sichuan will be lost, so Zhang Miao hopes that Wang Zhiqing will make an idea as soon as possible.

"I think that now that the Qing army in Henan is in great power, it is better to rely on the terrain of Nanyang to defend first. As for most of our army, we can lead our troops back to Sichuan to solve the crisis in Sichuan first, and it is not too late to return to Henan after pacifying Sichuan."

"The right prime minister said it is light. The road from Henan to Sichuan is long and the road is difficult to walk. It is so easy to go back and forth there? What's more, the Qing army in the north has already had abnormal movements. At that time, our army had more than tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and could only barely block the Qing army in Henan in Lushan. Once the main force retreated to Sichuan, how could Nanyang defend this?" As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, the Minister of War Cui Liang stood up. Cui Liang was originally just a middle-level member of the White Lotus Sect, and his predecessor was promoted to this position after he was killed in the battle of Lushan.

"There are Funiu Mountain in the north of Nanyang, and the Han River guards the mountain and Jiujiang. In my opinion, tens of thousands of people are enough. If there is any change in the Sichuan or even Chengdu is lost, our army will lose its way out. As long as Sichuan is in hand, I can attack and retreat. Instead of consuming it with the Qing army for vain, it is better to retreat back to Sichuan first." Zhang Miao replied directly without thinking.

"Haha, the right prime minister's plan is good, but has the right prime minister not considered what to do if the army returns to the army, Nanyang cannot stop the Mongolian cavalry of the Qing army? Moreover, without our army, the Han King will be unable to support it. If Henan is all taken down by the Qing army and our army fights with the Qing army in Sichuan, the situation will not be more critical at that time? Furthermore, if you go back to Chengdu thousands of miles away, if you have lost Chengdu in Sichuan and Nanyang is not protected at the same time, please teach me how to make a decision."

Zhang Miao was angry. He originally disagreed with the departure from Henan to Sichuan. Because Wang Zhiqing's persistence and overly optimistic situation led to the current situation. Now, the situation in Henan has not been opened. The Qing army in Sichuan took advantage of the majority of the White Lotus Sect's out of Sichuan to counterattack. Once the Qing army was beaten back to Chengdu, what should we do if we lose our way out?

"As far as Lord Cui saw, can we wait now and see if Chengdu is lost?" Zhang Miao immediately asked sternly.

"I have never said such a thing before. Right Prime Minister should not slander people!" Cui Liang refused to let him go and immediately replied.

This time, Zhang Miao became even more angry. Cui Liang was just a small hall master at the time, but now he dared to distinguish himself in this way, which was a big deal.

The two of them immediately started a big arguing in the hall. They said and said something, and they were fighting with red faces. If it weren't for Wang Zhiqing, they would have almost rolled up their sleeves and started to fight. Until Wang Zhiqing couldn't stand it and shouted loudly and asked the guards to separate the people, the two of them still stared at each other like cockfighting, and they were very swearing to never give up.

Wang Zhiqing was upset and snorted coldly and stood up and left. As Wang Zhiqing got up, the old eunuch next to him immediately shouted "Go back... toward..." after shouting, he waved his whisk and turned around and left...
Chapter completed!