This is indeed an era where no one is worse than anyone else.

Zhai Zhe doesn't need to do much, as long as he can see more hope than Dorgon, He Tengjiao, Zheng Zhilong, and even Ding Kuichu.

In Zong Mao's opinion, the general was too cautious, so cautious that he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and his forehead.

But in Chen Zilong's eyes, Zhai Zhe's every step would not make him abrupt. All strategies have omens, as if they were natural.

The time for the implementation of the new policy in Jiangnan was very suitable, and it lasted for more than a month, and there was no excessive reaction in the court.

Zheng Zhilong is busy pacifying Guangdong.

He Tengjiao wandered in Yuezhou.

The gentry who were deprived of their land had no reason to oppose the government with high sound, nor had strong forces to rely on. But their attitude towards the General's Mansion had changed from dissatisfaction to jealousy.

Every time one county and one government is measured, Chen Zilong will send two documents to Zhai Zhe and the cabinet.

The Governor's Office of Jiangnan was under the jurisdiction of the General. Chen Zilong did not pay a tael of silver to the Ministry of Revenue, but he always maintained respect for the cabinet.

Yao Qisheng returned to Wuchang and reported to Zhai Zhe about raising food and salary.

Wuchang City became the garrison of the general. It was close to the Huguang battlefield and could shock Jiangxi and Huiningchi and other places. Zhai Zhe was unwilling to return to Jiangnan, so there was no more suitable garage than this.

Governor's Office.

The soldiers and messengers came in and out, and not only were military newspapers from all over the country, but also civil affairs and commercial affairs.

Yao Qisheng walked to the door, and there was a lot of traffic in front of him. He secretly sighed, "This place is much more lively than Nanjing City. Isn't the general like the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"

Like, of course, like, is not far from the real position of emperor.

Yao Qisheng was very glad that he caught up with a good time and made his mark in the General's Mansion before Yu Zhaizhe unified Jiangnan.

He stood at the door and waited for an order. After a while, a personal soldier came out and bowed and reported: "Changshi Yao, General, summoned him."

Yao Qisheng's current status in the General's Mansion is extraordinary, and the messengers coming and going need to give way to him.

After entering the Governor's Office, Fang Jin led him into the hall.

Zhai Zhe was sitting there, and he rarely felt arrogant and arrogant towards his subordinates.

Yao Qisheng quickly stepped forward and bowed to report: "Greetings to the General"

Zhai Zhe nodded and asked, "Is there no difficulty in food and salary?"

"The grain prepared by Anqing Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture is enough for the general to eat for two months. Summer grain is about to be launched. Jiangxi will soon supply large-scale food and sufficient food and grass for the army."

"Governor Chen said that after the implementation of the new policy, the land empowerment will double, which is enough to raise funds this year."

Yao Qisheng told the story in two breaths, answering Zhai Zhe's questions clearly.

Zhai Zhe was very satisfied and praised: "The new policy in Jiangnan has been implemented very smoothly."

Chen Zilong is from Songjiang. His disciples and old officials know very well about the tricks of gentry from all over the country to conceal their land. The inventory of the progress of the land can ensure that it is completed in the process of summer grain cleaning.

Yao Qisheng's eyes were unnaturally envious. He was supervising food and salary in the General's Mansion, of course, he was not as glorious as Chen Zilong's rule in charge.

Yao Qisheng is still very young, but Zhai Zhe never dares to appoint young people. He encouraged: "The Anqing Mansion is lonely and the north of the Yangtze River. The Qing barbarians often have small groups of soldiers and horses to harass them. You must guard the place."

"Abide by the order"

When Yao Qisheng was about to leave, Fang Jin stretched his head at the door and peeked in.

Zhai Zhe was facing the gate and saw Fang Jin lying his head and shouting, "Fang Jin, what's wrong?"

Fang entered the door, glanced at Yao Qisheng, and reported: "Jiuzhou sent an urgent report. He Tengjiao was sneak attacked by Qing soldiers under Yuezhou City. He retreated 30 miles and was ready to retreat to Changsha."

Zhai Zhe didn't say anything for a long time, and finally snorted coldly and said, "I don't know if it's a real defeat or a fake defeat." He was already extremely disappointed with He Tengjiao. Even if He Tengjiao changed his attitude, he could no longer tolerate him here.

He has always treated the Ming army and surrendered generals who surrendered to the General's Mansion, and tried his best to avoid pointing his knife at the Han people. Except for Zhang Mingzhen, it was a tragedy that he could not stop.

He Tengjiao was the only courtier who made him hate him.

Zhai Zhe waved his hand and ordered Yao Qisheng to retreat, turned back to the study and wrote a letter to Liu Suifeng.

He Tengjiao's defeat in Yuezhou would not have much impact on the war in Hanyang Prefecture, but it would be a heavy blow to Du Yinxi, who besieged Jingzhou.

The previous sneak attack in Zhongzhen Camp was caused by He Tengjiao's defeat in Yuezhou Prefecture.

The messenger rushed forward day and night to Jingzhou.

When the messenger arrived at the city of Jingzhou, it was already four days later.

At the city of Jingzhou, the battle for siege in the past few days has stopped. Li Guo sent scouts to closely monitor the direction of Yuezhou Prefecture. The rescue of Yuezhou Prefecture means that the Qing court can mobilize troops from the depths of Huguang to the city of Jingzhou.

There were only more than 10,000 Qing soldiers in Yuezhou Prefecture, and Li Guo was bitten by a snake for three years and was afraid of the well rope.

Du Yinxi, Liu Suifeng, Li Guo, Liu Chunren, Li Laiheng and others have been noisy for several days.

It was the time for the messenger to arrive in Jingzhou. Liu Suifeng gave Zhai Zhe's handwritten letter to Du Yinxi and the leaders of Zhongzhen Camp to show it.

"The general was shocked to hear that Governor He was defeated in Yuezhou Prefecture, and was worried that the great cause of fighting against the Qing Dynasty was destroyed by mediocre officials. The general raised his troops from Jiangnan to Huguang this time, and had the intention to win. If you are willing, the general was willing to agree with Lord Du and the leaders of Zhongzhen Camp that he would never withdraw his troops unless he recovered Huguang."

During these days in Zhongzhen Camp, he had a good personal relationship with all the leaders. He knew that Zhongzhen Camp had a firm ambition to fight against the Qing Dynasty and deliberately inspired each other with words.

Li Guo really bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The general is mighty, but there is more than one hero among the Han people."

Zhai Zhe's letter pushed the Zhongzheng Camp to an unprecedented level. His words clearly showed his disdain for He Tengjiao and his admiration for Zhongzheng Camp.

Since Li Zicheng's death, the remaining troops of the Dashun Army were like lonely birds that had lost their nests and had to be adapted into a Zhongzhen Camp to see the faces of the Ming officials. Zhai Zhe's letter recognized them more than a reward of 100,000 taels of silver.

The generals spoke in unison and bowed, saying, "I wish to make an appointment with the general to defeat the Qing army."

Zhai Zhe's words are almost equal to treating Zhongzhen Camp, and Li Guo and others feel a sense of pride that they have not experienced in several years.

Du Yinxi was very embarrassed. If he agreed with Zhai Zhe's words, he would understand that he was standing opposite He Tengjiao.

Liu Suifeng smashed Yinxi's ear and whispered: "The general is raising wine, meat and silver. He will be sent to Jingzhou in three or four days. The morale of the Zhongzhen Camp is available. If this opportunity is lost, he will not come again. I wonder what year will he have to wait for when fighting in Huguang again?"

The food, grass, salary and silver rewards in Zhongzhen Camp almost all came from the General's Mansion. Du Yinxi was not so much a governor of Huguang as a general's mansion.

Some things are like a layer of window paper, and their existence leaves a mercy for both parties.

How could Du Yinxi let Zhongzhen Camp slip away from his hands again? Moreover, he could conclude that if he left Jingzhou, Zhongzhen Camp would not return to Kuidong this time, because Liu Suifeng was here.

Four days after the interruption, the Ming army continued to besiege Jingzhou City.

Li Guo ordered Li Laiheng to lead his troops to monitor the direction of Yuezhou Prefecture.

In order to restrain the defenders of Yuezhou Prefecture, Zhai Zhe also mobilized Fang Guoan to lead his troops into the boundary of Yuezhou, so that the defenders of Yuezhou dared not go north.

It is better to begging for others than asking for others. Since He Tengjiao is unreliable, Zhai Zhe simply acted with him.

Jingzhou sieges the city for two months.

Zhongzhen Camp digs tunnels outside the city, repairs chariots, and tries various methods of siege. Although it has not yet been able to break the city, the defenders in the city are exhausted and have suffered heavy casualties.

The dead soldier urgently reported to the Governor of Huguang Hong Chengchou.

Zhongzhen Camp did not retreat as predicted. Not only Hong Chengchou was restless, but He Tengjiao was also restless.

Ten days after He Tengjiao retreated from Yuezhou, Zhang Kuang rushed outside Jingzhou City and brought 10,000 taels of silver at the same time.

This is the first time that the Huguang Governor's Office has come to reward the generals of the Loyal Camp. He is so trembling that Zhai Zhe has already smashed nearly 200,000 taels of silver here.

Because Zuo Ruo Xiangqian was rude, Zhang Kuang now regarded the general's mansion as an enemy, and Liu Suifeng tactfully avoided it.

Zhang Kuang paid a visit to Du Yinxi, who came in place of the governor of Huguang.

He took out ten thousand taels of silver first, and Zhang Kuang smiled and said, "The Governor said that Lord Du had worked hard in Jingzhou, so I would like to reward the three armies."

"Thank you, Governor"

Zhang Kuang sighed and said, "The Qing emperor mobilized the elite Jurchens in Yuezhou Prefecture to force the Governor to retreat, and was preparing to attack Changsha Prefecture. Zhai Zhe led the army to sit in Wuchang Prefecture and watched the tiger fight, completely thinking about watching the jokes of Huguang. The Governor wanted to ask Lord Du to lead his army back to Huguang to ensure the safety of Changsha Prefecture."

He was so sarcastic. If Du Yinxi didn't know the truth, he might have been deceived by Zhang Kuang.

Du Yinxi was not good at exposing Zhang Kuang's lies in person, and shook his head and said, "Jingzhou City is just around the corner, how can we retreat easily? If the Qing army goes south, I will immediately lead the army and the Governor to attack from north to south."

Zhang Kuang was anxious and said, "Changsha is the gateway to the southwest, so you should not take risks if you block the adults."

Du Yinxi shook his head and said, "General Zhai Zhe stationed heavily in Wuchang, how dare Huguang mobilize troops to go south

No one was willing to spit out the fat meat in his mouth. Du Yinxi felt that He Tengjiao was simply unreasonable.

Zhang Kuang was very unhappy and said, "Don't Lord Du listen to the orders of the Governor?"

Du Yinxi smiled bitterly and said, "If I don't listen to the words of the Lord, I really can't mobilize the loyal camp to go south?"

Zhang Kuang was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

"The General Zhai Zhe has paid more than 100,000 taels of silver to Zhongzhen Camp since April. Five days ago, he transported a whole ship of wine and meat, not to mention food, grass and miscellaneous items. The General's aide Liu Suifeng had a good relationship with the leaders of Zhongzhen Camp. Let's not talk about whether Zhongzhen Camp will follow me. I will take these people away. Will the Governor be assured to let them enter Changsha Prefecture?"

Du Yinxi was a little rude to speak. He was a typical literati, but the clay man was also very angry. The Zhongzhen Camp was entirely supported by Zhai Zhe's provision of food and salary. He Tengjiao was extremely repulsive of him and wanted to point fingers.

Zhang Kuang cursed: "Such as the thief has not changed his mind, and birds of a feather flock together with Zhai Zhe."

Du Yinxi couldn't help but scolded: "Shi Zhang, be careful of his words."
Chapter completed!