In late April, the Liang army only had several cities including Yangzhou, Sizhou, Hefei and other cities in Jiangbei.

After defeating the Liang army in Jiashan, Dorgon recruited many prefectures and counties in the north of Jiangbei in the name of Zhu Cihuan. In order to protect himself, many counties had to choose to surrender and provide supplies, money and food to the Qing army in exchange for the Qing army not to massacre the city.

Although Jiangbei is not as rich as Jiangnan, compared with the north, rice is also ripe and rich in resources.

After receiving grain supplies, Dorgon set up a camp outside Yangzhou City. While attacking Yangzhou, he also intended to cross the river to collect Jiangnan.

He then ordered He Luo to test the river, but was attacked by the Liang army's water camp.

Hundreds of Qing army vanguards crossed the river on rafts and boats, and were directly hit by Liang's warships, and all were buried in the belly of the fish.

He Luo met this time and reported that the Yangtze River was vast. For the people in the north, he could see the Yangtze River dizzy at first sight. If you want to cross the Yangtze River, unless there are large ships and defeat the Liang army navy on the river to ensure the safety of the river, the Eight Banners warriors were good at fighting and could only feed fish in the river.

After hearing He Luohui's report, Dorgon happened to hear news from Hou Xun that Zuo Liangyu had marched into Jiangnan and was about to occupy Nanjing, so he sent someone across the river to ask Zuo Liangyu to come to the camp to accept the enthronement.

Dorgon's plan was to seize Zuo Liangyu as soon as he crossed the river, thus forcing the left army to surrender to the Northern Ming Dynasty, so that the Qing army could take the opportunity to cross the river and accept Jiangnan without spending a single soldier.

However, what Dorgon did not expect was that Zuo Liangyu was very cautious and just sent an envoy across the river to ask for rewards. However, he stayed in Nanjing and ordered the Zuo Army to set up defenses along the river, hoping to occupy the south of the Yangtze River.

This made Dorgon crazy and made him angry.

At this time, Dorgon met the envoy of the Left Army in the Qing army camp.

"Regent, my general is willing to accept the title of Emperor Ming, and hopes to welcome Your Majesty to Nanjing ascend the throne. As for the Northern Army, we can return. Since the Northern Army is helping Your Majesty regain his position, Hongguang has been driven away by my General, and the mission of the Northern Army is also completed. My general thinks that the Northern Army should not stay in Jianghuai for a long time!" The left army envoy Fu Shangrui smiled and clasped his fists, "Of course, in order to thank the Northern Army for helping Your Majesty restore the throne, my general will give the Northern Army a sum of money and food to express his gratitude after Your Majesty ascends the throne."

After hearing this, Dorgon was extremely angry. Even if Gao Huan challenged him, Zuo Liangyu took advantage of the Qing Dynasty to occupy Jiangnan and swelled up. He challenged the Qing Dynasty, and regarded himself as a garlic.

Now Zuo Liangyu has seized the fruits of the Liang Qing battle, and wants to take the card Zhu Cihuan and want Dorgon to return north. It is simply a delusion.

If it were in the past, Zuo Liangyu would naturally not have such courage. However, Gao Huan defeated the Qing army several times, which would have long been a failure of the eight banners. Without the blessing of the destructive military power of the Qing army, Zuo Liangyu would naturally be brave.

Dorgon was angry when he heard Fu Shangrui's words, but he smiled on his face and said, "I know what Zuo Liangyu means. You should go back and rest, and I will give you a reply."

Fu Shangrui bowed and left the tent.

At this time, Dorgon couldn't help but be furious, and he angrily swept all the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the general's desk, and the military newspapers fell to the ground.

"What is Zuo Liangyu? He dares to negotiate terms with me!" Dorgon said hideously.

Fan Wencheng looked at the things scattered on the ground and smiled and said, "The Regent does not need to be angry. Zuo Liangyu is just a clown who jumps into the beam, so it is not difficult to destroy it. At present, the Regent should be better than to first make him king, please comfort him, and then a letter of imperial edict, and appointed Zheng Zhilong as king, and appoint him to control the military affairs of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Nanzhi. Zheng Zhilong was planning the benefits of Jiangnan and would definitely go north to compete with Zuo Liangyu for Jiangnan. The Regent would do his best to solve Yangzhou, wipe out the Liang army in Jiangbei, and then seize Jiangnan by the driver."

When Dorgon heard the words, he pondered for a moment, narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay! Let's act according to this plan, and wait for the king to eliminate the Liang thieves and then destroy Zuo Liangyu!"

At the end of April, Dorgon, in the name of Zhu Cihuan, the Northern Ming Emperor, issued an edict to confer Zuo Liangyu as King of Wuchang and grant the right to govern Huguang, but did not confer the Jiangnan occupied by the Zuo Army to Zuo Liangyu.

At the same time, Dorgon issued an imperial edict to Zheng Zhilong and conferred Zheng Zhilong as the King of Minyue to control the two provinces of Minyue that had been controlled by the Zheng family. At the same time, Jiangnan controlled by Zuo Liangyu was also subscribed to Zheng Zhilong's control.

Zheng Zhilong and Zuo Liangyu had no friendship. The two armies entered Jiangsu and Zhejiang at the same time and divided the territory of the Hongguang court. In order to seize the prefectures and counties, there would naturally be conflicts.

Nanjing and Hangzhou are close to each other, "How can you let others sleep soundly on your side?" In fact, Dorgon does not need to provoke him. Zheng and Zuojun also have to take action to compete for the territory of Jiangnan.

When the Zheng army and the Left Army were heard in Jiangnan, and the friction continued, Dorgon summoned a gathering of generals outside Yangzhou City to discuss the matter of pacifying Jiangbei as soon as possible.

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In the Qing army camp outside Yangzhou City, soldiers of all races walked through the camps, and the Qing army, the Northern Ming army, and the surrendered army were preparing equipment.

At this time, Zhou Fugui led several confidants to the central army's tent. When he arrived at the tent, he found that Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo were also there.

When the three of them met, they were slightly stunned, and their faces showed a look of embarrassment.

Seeing this, Zhou Fugui laughed and resolved the awkward atmosphere, saying, "You two are here too!"

Liu Liangzuo looked at Zhou Fugui and smiled and said, "I'm not surprised. I didn't expect that General Zhou, you, have surrendered too!"

Liu Liangchen, the younger brother of Liu Liangzuo, was defeated in Dalinghe and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty more than ten years ago.

Moreover, Gao Huan joined forces with the three towns to establish Hongguang as the emperor and empress. Although he was granted the title of marquis to Liu Liangzuo and others and gave him enough money, food and military salaries, he transferred them into the Liang army sequence and turned them into subordinates, and did not conquer the whole area like Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong.

This is naturally not a big deal for those who have no ambitions and have given enough money to be given, so they naturally have no objection.

However, after all, this is still subject to Gao Huan's control, so Liu Liangzuo was somewhat dissatisfied. He was not loyal to Gao Huan, but he only gave enough money, so he worked for Gao Huan.

When the Liang State was strong, this dissatisfaction was suppressed. When the Liang army was defeated in Jiashan, the Qing army desperately pursued it. Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Liangzuo surrendered to the Qing army in order to preserve his strength.

However, Zhou Fugui was under Gao Huan's command, and the old man who climbed to the Yu clan was the direct lineage of Liang Jun. Liu Liangzuo was surprised to see him.

Zhou Fugui smiled helplessly and said, "Due to the situation, I am also considering the soldiers under my command."

Zhou Fugui was originally an official army, but later turned against him and surrendered to Gao Huan. Liu Liangzuo could understand this when he thought of this.

"Oh!" Liu Liangzuo also sighed. In fact, Gao Huan really gave a lot of money. If it weren't for the big defeat this time, he would have wanted to follow Gao Huan.

All three of them sighed.

At this time, Liu Liangzuo suddenly patted Zhou Fugui's arm, "I still have some connection here. What difficulties will be there in the future? It's just a word!"

After a conversation, everyone walked outside the tent, handed over the weapons to the tent, and then entered the tent one after another, which was filled with Qing generals.

At this time, everyone was led to the end by the soldiers. Soon, Dorgon came out from behind the tent and everyone saluted, "Regent!"

Dorgon waved his hand and sat in the commander's seat, "Sit down!"

Everyone sat down one after another. Dorgon glanced at everyone and said loudly: "This southern expedition, our Qing army was invincible and had a lot of gains. Now, as long as we take down the Yangzhou city, Jiangbei will be settled, and then Jiangnan and attack Henan will be easier."

Many Qing generals agreed, claiming that the Regent had good command and could only defeat the Yellow River and block Gao Huan.

At this time, Dorgon smiled with satisfaction, and his eyes suddenly fell to Zhou Fugui who was sitting at the end. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "General Zhou, what do you think of me, the Eight Banners Warrior of the Qing Dynasty?"

"The Eight Banners Warriors are strong and powerful, and the army of tigers and wolves!" Zhou Fugui replied hurriedly.

Dorgon smiled even more, "How about you Liang Jun?"

Zhou Fugui walked into the middle and smiled flatteringly: "Regent! Everyone! The answer is in the account!"

Dorgon asked with interest: "Oh? What do you say?"

Zhou Fugui made a circle, "The last general was once the general of Liang, but today he was defeated and surrendered to the regent. It can be seen that the Liang army is far inferior to the Eight Banners Warriors!"

After hearing this, the Eight Banners in the tent burst into laughter. Dorgon asked again: "Do you think my army can capture Yangzhou and destroy Gao Huan?"

Zhou Fugui said: "The Regent wants to defeat Yangzhou, and he will definitely win. However, the last general thinks that the Regent and the Eight Banners do not need to take action. The last general makes a new investment and has not yet made a contribution. He is willing to conquer Yangzhou for the Regent!"

"Hahaha~" Dorgon laughed loudly, "General Zhou is a sensible person! I heard that when Gao Huan attacked the Feng, you led your troops to fight, but in the end, he surrendered and deceived Dengfeng City. Is there any such thing?"

Zhou Fugui showed an awkward look on his face. When Zhou Wei's generals were embarrassed, they all laughed at him like jokes.

Zhou Fugui said: "The Regent is very clear about his thoughts, and this is indeed the case!"

Dorgon narrowed his eyes and said, "General Zhou is really aware of the way that those who know the times are heroes! However, if you surrender today, will you betray me again in the future?"

Zhou Fugui sweated on his forehead and smiled and said, "The Regent treats the last general well, and the last general is naturally willing to serve the regent. If the last general asks to attack Yangzhou, he will submit a letter of fame to the regent!"

"Haha~" Dorgon laughed heartily after hearing this, "Okay! I will take you as the vanguard and attack Yangzhou City! Break Yangzhou and allow you to stay in your army for three days without leaving any chickens and dogs!"

Zhou Fugui hurriedly kowtowed, crying gratefully, "Thank you the Regent's support!"

At this time, Dorgon waved his hand and asked Zhou Fugui to sit down. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps outside the tent gradually approached. Soon, the curtain was lifted open, and the 18 Banners soldiers rushed in and fell to the ground!

The laughter in the tent ended abruptly, and everyone was shocked. Liu Liangzuo and others, who were sitting at the end, hurried forward to help the Eight Banners soldiers.

Dorgon shouted, "Why are you panic?"

He walked down the commander's case and carefully saw that the Eight Banners soldier had a broken arrow inserted into his body, and there were multiple gun wounds, and the blood had solidified on the cotton armor.

The Eight Banners soldiers pointed to the west and panted like a cow, saying: "The big drum and beam army appeared on the west side!"

After a word came out, everyone was shocked.

Dorgon's red eyes were prominent, unbelievable, "West? Liang Jun?"

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