Chapter 66 Dog-headed military division
Although Liao Huanzhi defected to Zhu Yicheng, he was not optimistic about the rebel army in his heart. In addition, the common problem of literati, it is inevitable to use some cleverness to reflect his own value. Although Zhu Yicheng understood the other party's ideas, if he had been himself, it might have been the same. It can be understood but what Zhu Yicheng needs now is a person who can fully control himself, not another Zhou Zhongliang.
Zhu Yicheng had already suffered a loss once in Zhou Zhongliang. If he fell in love with the same thing, wouldn’t he be a fool? So, while accepting Liao Huanzhi’s bidding, Zhu Yicheng gave him a proper warning.
From an ordinary middle school boy to his transformation today, although Zhu Yicheng is not yet a master of the role of an old fox, he is barely qualified. Liao Huanzhi, who couldn't figure out Zhu Yicheng's real intention, thought for a night. On the second day, he was dark and finally threw away the remaining little bit of literati aura. He not only took the initiative to explain everything he knew, but also offered advice for Zhu Yicheng.
"Although the small county of Tonglu is convenient for geographical advantages, it is a place for four battles. I received the court before... No! It was the Qing court that the pseudo-Emperor Kangxi had sent the eldest prince to lead troops south to encircle and suppress Zhu and Yuan's remnants..."
Speaking of this, Liao Huanzhi looked at Zhu Yicheng hesitantly, and Liao Huanzhi had always speculated about Zhu Yicheng's identity, but he did not know that Hong Qiang, who called himself Hong Master, was the famous Zhu Yicheng. However, there was one thing he could be sure that Zhu Yicheng's group must have been the rebel army who escaped by chance in the Battle of Hangzhou.
"Yuan Qi and I have some connections, but I am not the same person as him." Zhu Yicheng said lightly. This sentence is correct. He has never been the same person as Yuan Qi. Although Yuan Qi had saved him, it was because of Yuan Qi that he put Zhu Yicheng on the fire, making Zhu Yicheng "famous all over the world."
He quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhu Yicheng was just a unit of the rebels who besieged Hangzhou that day and had no great friendship with Yuan Qi. Since that was the case, it would be much easier. Liao Huanzhi said: "After Zhang Yunyi's death, all the troops in Zhejiang were headless, which led to Zhu and Yuan's troops breaking through. It is said that their troops had entered the territory of Zhejiang Hui. This time, the pseudo-emperor sent the eldest prince to lead the troops. It was originally a matter of time for the Qing government to successfully encircle and suppress the encirclement and suppression. However, now Tonglu was taken down by Mr. Hong, and a military ration and equipment transported to Hangzhou were cut off. I think the situation has changed, and this encirclement and suppression may not be so easy. Why wouldn't Hong stay away from the four battles of Tonglu, one can avoid the forefront of the pseudo-Qing army, and the other can also transfer the matter of Tonglu to Zhu and Yuan?"
Liao Huanzhi's mind is still relatively clear, which is roughly similar to Zhu Yicheng's judgment. Tonglu's geographical location is relatively important, but it is definitely not a place to live for a long time. Staying in Tonglu without controlling a large area of territory is definitely a search for death.
In addition, Liao Huanzhi planned to let Zhu Yicheng throw the "credit" of taking Tonglu to Yuan Qi. On the surface, this idea of taking the blame is good, but there is a problem. Yuan Qi's current location is hundreds of miles away from Tonglu. In this era, there is no train or plane. Yuan Qi will definitely not fly over from hundreds of miles away to attack Tonglu. This bad blame is not easy to deduct.
"It's okay, Mr. Hong doesn't know that after the Battle of Hangzhou, many rebel troops were dispersed. In addition to Zhu and Yuan Wei's large shares, there were also some other small groups of people appearing in various places, such as Sai Tornado and others appeared in the Dongqiao area a while ago..."
"Sai Tornado? Are you talking about Zhu Jiancai?" Zhu Yicheng asked immediately. Zhu Jiancai, the leader of the Bagua Sect, was one of the major leaders of the rebel army that day, and was named Marquis of Wuwei by Zhu Yicheng, which can be regarded as a relatively strong force in the rebel army. Zhu Yicheng has always thought that the other person who escaped after the Hangzhou War was also Yuan Qi, but he did not expect that he actually heard Zhu Jiancai's bandit name today.
"So Master Hong also knows this person?" Liao Huanzhi nodded immediately and said, "It was Zhu Jiancai. He escaped by chance after the Battle of Hangzhou and has been unstable. He originally thought that he had died in the formation long ago, but who thought that some time ago, he found Zhu Jiancai's traces. Master Hong, Zhu Jiancai is Zhu, a general under Yuan, and the Tonglu incident was thrown to Zhu Jiancai and Zhu. What's the difference between Yuan?"
This is not bad. In fact, the Qing court did not know much about the situation within the rebel army. In the eyes of the Qing court, Zhu Yicheng and Yuan Qi were of course the leaders. As for the leaders of all sizes, of course, they were their subordinates. It is not an exaggeration to put this blame on Zhu Jiancai in terms of operation.
However, Zhu Yicheng has seen Zhu Jiancai several times. Although the two sides did not have any in-depth interactions, he knew that although Zhu Jiancai was not as good as Yuan Qi, he was also a powerful general. Thinking of this, Zhu Yicheng felt a little moved in his heart, but did not continue to ask, but instead changed the topic and asked Liao Huanzhi what he thought about when he left Tonglu.
"In terms of Huan's humble opinion, there are two places to go."
"Oh, there are actually two places? Jing Ming said quickly."
"One place is to go north, pass Jiande and enter Chun'an."
"Chun'an?" Zhu Yicheng felt that this place was familiar. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized: "Are you talking about Qiandao Lake?"
"Qiandao Lake? Where is that?" Liao Huanzhi asked in confusion. The place name sounded good, but he had never heard of it. Zhu Yicheng immediately asked if there was a lake in Chun'an. Liao Huanzhi replied that there was a lake, but it was not large in area. However, it was surrounded by mountains there and was a good place to hide.
"Is there no Qiandao Lake in Chun'an now? It's a mountain?" Zhu Yicheng was also confused about this, but he finally believed Liao Huanzhi's words. After all, you can understand the terrain of Chun'an by just inquiring about it, and Liao Huanzhi could not talk nonsense in this regard.
In fact, Zhu Yicheng didn’t know that Qiandao Lake was an artificial lake, which was formed after the construction of a reservoir in the late 1950s. The "Qiandao" exposed to the water was exactly the peak of the year. In this era, the area was surrounded by mountains besides some naturally formed small lakes.
Going to Chun'an seems good from Liao Huanzhi's story. If you hide in the mountains, you will at least be able to stabilize for a while. However, Zhu Yicheng thought about this suggestion and rejected it. Although the days of hiding from all over the world are stable for the time being, it is not a long-term solution. If you run to Chun'an to be the king of the mountain, you will still not be able to escape the end of being encircled.
"The second place is to go south and go to Fujian. Fujian is full of mountains and can hide people. As long as you enter Fujian, it will be even more difficult to encircle and suppress the Pseudo-Qing Dynasty!"
After hearing this second suggestion, Zhu Yicheng shook his head. Speaking of which, both suggestions were just plans to hide for a while. If that was the case, why did Zhu Yicheng ask Liao Huanzhi? Isn’t this the same as his plan to go to Wulong Mountain that day?
Seeing Zhu Yicheng's expression was unhappy, Liao Huanzhi hesitated and asked: "Master Hong, can you tell Huanzhi, Mr. Hong, are you trying to seek stability? Or...?"
"Haha, seek stability? Jingming, do you think there will be a way out for me to seek stability in the current situation?" Zhu Yicheng asked with a smile, and his face turned cold: "Jingming, you need to know that now we and the Qing court are already alive and dead. If we cannot kill a bloody road to life, although the world is big, there is no place for us to hide for a long time!"
"Since that's the case, then..." A glimmer of light flashed in Liao Huanzhi's eyes: "Master Hong, Huanzhi has another strategy!"
"Speak and listen."
"Huanzhi thought that Zhu, Yuan, Zhu Jiancai and others should help Master Hong. Not only could Hong not sit idly by and watch them be encircled and annihilated, but should be appropriately supported to help them slightly restore their vitality. The longer they make trouble in various places, the more they make trouble they make! Only by allowing them to attract the attention of the Qing court and at the same time, can we find a real way to live!"
Speaking of this, Liao Huanzhi smiled coldly: "In fact, since the beginning of spring this year, Jiangnan and other places have suffered a lot of disasters, and the people's lives are not easy. You should know that the provinces in Jiangnan have always been places for pseudo-Qing taxes, and their tax revenue has always accounted for more than half of the world. Now, Jiangnan, especially most of the rebels in Zhejiang, can be sure that the Qing court's taxes will be reduced by half this year. In addition, the people have not received relief from the Qing court for a long time, once the people have no food after the autumn, there will be a great chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as there is chaos in Jiangnan, the north will definitely not be stable. Moreover, it is said that the Qing court's treasury is empty, and officials in the capital have become popular with silver, so there will be a chance for Mr. Hong..."
Chapter completed!