Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 291 The Qing court’s black humor!
The officers were in an uproar, looking at the map and thinking.

Hukou County is bounded by the Yangtze River to the north and the vast Poyang Lake to the west. If we block the east and south sides as the prince said, it is indeed possible to annihilate the Qing army.

What a big deal!

Li Yu drank tea and waited for these officers to digest the information.

After a long while, he said leisurely:
"Everyone, if you have any questions, just ask?"

The battalion commander Gan Changsheng handed over:
"Your Majesty, if the Qing army's cavalry sees that the situation is not going well, is it possible for them to escape through the gap between the main force and the partial divisions of our army, such as running southeast into southern Anhui?"

Li Yu said seriously:
"It's absolutely impossible. The Jiuhua Mountain and Huangshan Mountains are natural barriers. They can only withdraw southward along the Raozhoufu Road. If they abandon their baggage and take the small road into southern Anhui, they will encounter dozens of our army's fortresses along the way. By then the main force of our army will Catching up and blocking each other will only lead to a worse death. Qi Zheng is unlikely to take such a risk."

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Miao Youlin was calmer and asked a key question:
"Your Majesty, is the purpose of the battle to kill people or to capture prisoners?"

Li Yu replied with appreciation:

"Hehe, hehe." Zheng Hean did not hide his true thoughts.

He just wanted to go back to his hometown - Zheng Jiayuan, Fuyang County, Yingzhou Prefecture, with a lot of people shouting and shouting.

But placing it in the Huai'an section, 300 miles to the north, also caused problems for Hailancha - it was unable to achieve the effect of a surprise attack.

"It won't be long. At that time, I will give you a four-wheeled carriage, full of wine, for you to drink when you return to your hometown."

"What do you think of the plan for this battle?"

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Just like being named on a gold medal list and having a new house with flowers and candles, it is a great joy in life.

"I am also worried about this, so I sent Director Liu of the Intelligence Agency and capable personnel to lurk in Jiangbei. At the same time, I deployed a squadron in Jiangyin to guard against the Jiangbei camp crossing the river."

Miao Youlin is a former Green Camp officer, so his persuasion to surrender would be more convincing.

The new commander-in-chief of the sticky pole department personally took command in Yangzhou.

"I understand."

The imperial order has been issued:
If you can successfully assassinate the false king of Wu, you will be promoted to level 3, rewarded with 2 taels of silver, and given a hereditary Yunqi Lieutenant, a prelude to the imperial throne.

This arrangement was to stay away from the Yizheng front line because they were worried about encountering a sudden attack by themselves.

The Intelligence Agency has placed spies at Qingjiangpu Pier in Huai'an. If the fleet moves, it can be regarded as the Jiangbei camp preparing to cross the river for a sneak attack. This allows enough reaction time.

Miao Youlin followed Li Yu and went out for a walk outside the camp.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted and has a brilliant plan."

Even members of aristocratic families like Xie An can't help but show off in their own unique way.

He has already thought about what he will do when he returns home. A large tomb was built, the ancestral house was rebuilt, running water mats were laid out for three days, and each family was given half a pig.

"For the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, we mainly focus on annihilation and killing. For the Green Camp soldiers, we take prisoners as long as we can. After all, our gunpowder is also very precious. For prisoners, ordinary soldiers are sent to mine, and officers above the guerrilla level can be released as a condition of negotiation."

After the military meeting,
All the officers went back to their accounts, and tomorrow would be a boring march.

Returning home in rich clothes is an obsession.

……

Showing off is the source of human progress!

The Qing court's meticulous work permeated Jiangnan, and it was always thinking about opportunities.

"Lao Miao, how is your arm?"

Li Yu smiled and said:

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Only with motivation can mankind make progress.

Li Yu also took time to summon deputy commanders Zheng Hean and Huang Si.

Huang Si was fine and chatted with Li Yu about his experience in combat.

Qian Feng has just been assassinated, who can guarantee that the Qing government will not retaliate in kind. In fact, Li Yu's guess was correct. Qianlong did have such a plan.

"Your Majesty, how can our army cross the river and attack Jiangbei?"

"Jiangbei!"

Li Yu didn't say anything.
That is, according to intelligence, a large number of Qing army ships are anchored in the Huai'an section, including thousands of newly built transport ships of various types.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Life is fine, but I can't exert my strength. I can't even hold a small round shield firmly."

It doesn’t have to be associated with showing off or being vulgar. What is the struggle for? It is nothing more than material satisfaction and spiritual satisfaction. There is no higher level of spiritual satisfaction than returning home in glory.

Zheng Hean's eyes were astonishingly bright, long live understanding!

Li Yu laughed silently in the night:
"There is no absolutely perfect plan in the world. What accidents do you think might happen? Even if it is a one in ten thousand chance."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You want to return home in glory, right?"

Under the darkness, guards were scattered around to keep watch.

There was no jealousy, but an objective evaluation of Yang Yuchun:
"Xiao Chunzi is a natural-born general. He is a killer in heavy armor."

"Have you witnessed it with your own eyes?"

"Yes, I am ashamed of myself."

Li Yu patted him on the shoulder:

"That time when I was surrounded by hungry people outside Loumen of Suzhou Prefecture, please come and retaliate immediately. I will remember it forever."

How could Huang Si not be moved by such deep feelings.

In short, how to win people's hearts through the art of language is an art that those in power must master.

The relationship between an emperor and his subjects is no different from that between men and women.

The essence is nothing more than two words: do and say.

Li Yu is very good at these two points, and he always wins the loyalty of his subordinates just right, regardless of gender.

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From Dongliu County, Chizhou Prefecture, to Pengze County, Jiujiang Prefecture.

The marching distance was about 160 miles, and it took Li Jiajun five days.

The 4-wheel mule cart played a big role and the cargo capacity was satisfactory.

The quality of the official roads along the way is poor. There are sections of stone slabs, sections of sand and gravel, and sections of rammed earth. The main ones are never the same.

Li Yu sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and felt the changes on the road. Pay attention to the solidity of the foundation from time to time. It is not a big problem to directly lay cement after it is leveled.

After we win this battle, we can invest in major infrastructure.

By the way, we will test the mobilization level of the people in Jiangnan and the mobilization ability of the Wu Palace.

Day 4,
The scouts from both sides began to fight, causing casualties on each other!

Pengze County is heavily guarded, and all the surrounding people have fled. Nine out of ten houses are empty, and ruins are everywhere. This is a bit surprising.

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"Father, all the people in the nearby villages have fled. It's hard to find a guide. I have traveled more than ten miles."

Li Ergou came back and brought back a young old man.

With a stooped back, a face with deep wrinkles, and a numb and miserable face, he is actually only 38 years old. It can only be said that a life that is too hard will make people become a "numb" walking zombie.

"Get him a bowl of noodles."

"Yes."

The cooks were very quick and quickly brought out a sea of ​​bowls of noodles, piled high.

The old man raised his head timidly.

"Don't be afraid, eat!"

Driven by instinct, he picked up the bowl and started stuffing it desperately.

plug, this adjective is very appropriate.

When a person is extremely hungry, there is no need to chew when eating, and the stomach is like a black hole producing huge suction.

The width of the throat will remain the same as the width of the mouth. As long as any food can be stuffed into the mouth, it will immediately roll into the throat without stopping for a second.

What kind of steel sword is added to the body, what kind of defense against civilian thieves?
Fuck you all!
……

Li Ergou sympathizes with this feeling. No one knows better than him what it feels like to be so hungry that your soul is out of body, and the sun looks like a pancake when you look at it.

The old man ate up the entire bowl ferociously, not even a drop of soup left.

"Thank you, Master Jun."

"Where have all the people in Pengze County gone?"

"Run away. The county government officials and the rural gentry said that when the Jiangnan gangsters came, they would kill men they saw, rob women they saw, and even burn down our houses."

Li Yu smiled: "Then what?"

"Then the officers and soldiers first took away the pigs, killed the chickens and ducks, set the house on fire, and robbed the women." The old man cried sadly.

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It's sad, but it sounds funny.

Li Ergou couldn't help laughing.

Miao Youlin didn't smile. He was quite familiar with this process.

The logic of Qiu Ba's efforts to strengthen the walls and clear the country is generally as follows:
"Instead of taking advantage of the thieves and soldiers, it is better to take advantage of our officers and soldiers. If we rob them all, the thieves will have nothing to rob. The pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, eldest girls and young wives will be eaten and played by the flag soldiers, and the court will have taken advantage of them in advance. Win a round."

In fact, not only the Qiu Ba people, but also the civil servants also thought so.

Wu Zhicheng, the governor of Jiangxi, said privately:
"Plundering with troops is a helpless act."

"If the commander of the army has a benevolent heart and does not rob the people, then the thieves will come and rob them all. The thieves will have more rations and their morale will rise. The officers and soldiers will be depressed."

"One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, and the superior and the inferior are judged."

"Although I am heartbroken to govern the people, I can only harden my heart and scrape them to death."

Therefore, Wu Zhicheng, as a frontier in his own province, encouraged the officers in Hukou and Pengze counties to cooperate with the army to attack first.

Li Yu was left with a ruin with no oil or water and smoking everywhere.

The gentry in the two counties were not openly robbed.

The gentry are the leaders of the four peoples.

They packed up their gold and silver, property deeds, and drove back in carriages under the protection of the Green Camp soldiers. Mainly because they donated 50 taels of military pay~
……

Li Yu asked:

"Old man, tell me about Peng Ze's military campaigns these days? Is there anyone riding a horse?"

"Hey, good."

The old man rambled on, telling everything he knew.

Soldiers and thieves make no difference to him, they are all bastards.

However, the Green Soldier who burned down his own house was obviously even more of an asshole. But the official in front of him at least rewarded himself with a bowl of white noodles in broth with stew, and he felt good about it.

The people of the Qing Dynasty often had such simple values. No matter what you do, anyone who is beneficial to me is a good person.

Finally, Li Yu sent this man to help build the camp.

Because he cried and shouted that he wanted to stay and serve the army, and he was not afraid of fighting for that bowl of delicious noodles.

After all, his life has reached rock bottom now.

No matter how bad it is, how bad can it be?

……

"Wu Laoer, come and dig a trench."

"Hey, good."

This young old man’s name is Wu Laoer. He works very hard and eats a lot of staple food, which makes him a little embarrassed.

After digging a section of trench, he approached a group of musketeers:

"Master Jun, are you planning to attack the county?"

"Yes."

"Okay, fight well, kill those gang of errands hard."

The musketeers ignored him and continued to clean their guns there, replacing them with pyrite and flint in preparation for the upcoming battle.

Wu Laoer couldn't help but ask:

"Master Jun, when are we going to attack the county?"

A captain looked at him warily and asked:

"Why are you, a common man, asking about military matters? Is this something you should worry about?"

Wu Laoer quickly waved his hands and knelt down to show his loyalty:
"Sir, when you attack the city, I will follow you with this shovel and rush in."

"You want to kill Qing soldiers too?"

"Me, I will smash men when I see them, I will burn houses when I see them, and I will lead pigs and sheep when I see them."

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The Musketeers laughed loudly, thinking this guy was interesting.

The captain went to the baggage car and found a rusty knife and threw it to him.

"Wu Laoer, you heard this clearly. If you are not afraid of death, just follow us. Don't run blindly and be killed by other battalions as a rogue."

"Yes Yes."

Wu Laoer was overjoyed and worked hard on the knife for an hour until he turned the rusty knife into a shining sword.

Being among a group of warriors, your courage grows inexplicably.

He had thought about it all and would rush into the city when the time came:
Any clothes without patches should be chopped off!

Anyone with tiles on the roof, click on it!
Any chubby woman wearing silk or satin would be dragged aside.

Thinking of this, Wu Laoer grinned excitedly, feeling like black smoke was rising from his ancestral grave, and he was about to become rich.

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There are 6000 green battalions stationed in Pengze County.

It is equipped with 20 artillery pieces, 180 carrying guns, more than 1000 sets of bows and arrows, as well as kerosene jars, lime jars, etc.

The highest commander is Chang Guiren, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang.

This person had dealt with Miao Youlin before and was considered an acquaintance.

However, he had no hope at all of holding Pengze County.

Because Wu Jun has heavy artillery!
At this moment, the big guy is slowly approaching the city wall under the cover of more than a dozen shield vehicles.

The artillery was flanked by a dark escort of musketeers.

"General Rong, what should we do?"

A soldier asked with difficulty.

Although he had never participated in the Battle of Hangzhou, he had never seen the power of heavy artillery.

But he also understands that caliber is justice. Can a big guy pulled by dozens of mules be a vegetarian?
……

Chang Guiren spit out two words:

"street fighting."

The soldiers clasped their fists and went to supervise the street fighting.

The barricades in the city have already been set up, and the Green Camp soldiers have received generous rewards for their hard work in advance.

Two days ago,
Chang Guiren and officers at all levels also publicized everywhere that although the rebels were powerful with artillery, they were not good at hand-to-hand combat.

When the time comes, you can fight them with big blades in the city, and you will definitely win.

If you abandon the city and run away, you will never end well. There is a camp built on the hills 7 miles behind. They have received military orders and will kill deserters without mercy.

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The 2nd Army's main attack.

From the moment the Qing troops at the top of the city couldn't help but fire the first cannon, the sound of gunfire was endless.

There are more than a dozen shield vehicles on both sides of the heavy artillery to protect it from damage by artillery shells.

The musketeers covering both wings all used their rifled guns to fire freely, using accurate marksmanship to suppress the city's clearing troops.

Within half a mile of the city wall, people from the 2nd Army kept falling to the ground after being hit by arrows and cannons. The arrows and clusters of shotshells thrown by the Qing army were killing the musketeers.

Li Yu's face was calm, and he was not too disturbed by the bloody siege battle.

He was inexplicably admired in the eyes of others, especially a standard feudal officer like Miao Youlin, who admired ruthless men from heaven.

On both wings, a dozen 6-pound guns were advancing rapidly.

Anyone with a little experience will find that these guns are different from the standard artillery in the military.

The barrel is longer!

A weird sight was also added.

This is a direct-aiming artillery device created by Li Yu in a flash of inspiration. It looks like a modern rifle.

There is an erected brass ruler at the breech of the gun with scales corresponding to different distances.

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(End of this chapter)