There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 87 Easily Conquering Lizhou
However, Fu Zhina was captured alive by local militia, which did not have much impact on the Han army's southward strategy.

But he was caught after all. He was Fu Kang'an's close Manchu general and had extraordinary political significance. Fu Zhina was lucky and didn't have to be beheaded for the time being.

The Han army rested in Shishou for two days and then split into two groups.

Bai Nan led his troops southward and attacked Lizhou along the Hudu River. The troops were not numerous, only more than 4,000 including civilians, but they all changed into the uniforms of the Green Camp. They were attacking the Lizhou government without knowing it.

The other army was led by Nie Yu himself, which was also the main force of the Han army. Including the combat-capable soldiers, there were more than 7,000 troops, who took the Yangtze River waterway to attack Yuezhou City directly.

He Shunan from Huarong County has received the military order issued by Nie Yu, along with a specially sent radio.

Including the one in Bai Nan's hand, the Han army now has four radios, which is equivalent to about ten "Imperial Seals".

Lizhou.

In the early Ming Dynasty, this place was under the jurisdiction of Changde Prefecture and was a small state under the jurisdiction of the prefect. In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, in order to weaken Changde Prefecture and serve as a buffer zone between the two lakes, it was promoted to a direct-controlled state, on the same level as the Changde prefect.

Lizhou was a directly administered prefecture, and had jurisdiction over five counties: Shimen, Anxiang, Cili, Anfu (Linli), and Yongding (Dayong).

Of course, Lizhou is truly famous because of the former prefect He Lin. When compiling the "Zhili Prefecture Records", he changed the story that Li Zicheng was defeated and died in Lizhou, and became a monk in Jiashan Temple.

This view has also been recognized by many historians in later generations, and they have tried to find evidence to support it.

Back to the present, the current prefect of Lizhou is Pan Chengwei. He only learned about Fu Zhina's expedition to Jingzhou Prefecture later, and he also provided a lot of food and some civilian ships for this purpose.

Up to now, the news of the Qing army's defeat has not yet reached Lizhou, so this guy is still busy reviewing manuscripts.

Well, review the new draft of "Lizhi Juyao".

Every prefecture governor had to achieve some political achievements. Governing the people and managing the government was too cumbersome, and he couldn't make too much money. It would be better to compile local chronicles, which could be used as a pretext to make a lot of money, and at the same time, he could curry favor with local gentry and scholars, killing two birds with one stone.

"Your Excellency the Governor! Your Excellency the Governor, outside the city... outside the city a group of soldiers are coming!"

Pan Chengwei was still busy reading the manuscript in the inner courtyard of the provincial government office when suddenly the provincial governor came running in to report.

It is worth mentioning that although the Qing Dynasty officials liked to add "tai" after their official titles to curry favor with others, the only exceptions were county magistrates and prefectural magistrates. The county magistrates were of too low a rank, while the prefectural magistrates had a special official status.

Pan Chengwei looked at Zhou Tong who had come to report in a hurry, feeling a little dissatisfied, but he did not show it. He first asked, "Where did the officers and soldiers outside Li Zhoutong come from, and how many people are there?"

Li Zhoutong had recovered by then. After a moment's thought, he said, "Your Excellency, the other party claimed to be soldiers under General Fu Zhina, acting on General Fu's orders, and therefore came to ask for food. There were quite a few of them, several thousand at a glance, but there were also many civilians and mule carts, so it looked like they were really here to ask for food."

When he heard that there were several thousand people, Pan Chengwei didn't think it was wrong. Instead, he secretly cursed Fu Zhina, a Manchu, for being a soldier and so greedy.

He had already given a sum of money and food, as well as a number of vehicles and ships, but the other party still came to him to ask for food.

Seeing Pan Chengwei's expression change, Li Zhoutong understood something and asked tentatively, "Sir, the state treasury is short of money and grain. Should we give them some more?"

We definitely have to give it to them. If these soldiers start making trouble, they will be the ones who suffer.

"Well, go ahead and do it! We have other things to do here in the state." Pan Chengwei nodded slightly, not intending to show up.

Li Zhoutong bowed and withdrew: "I will do it right away and ensure that the matter is handled properly."

After a long time, Bai Nan, who was waiting outside Lizhou City, finally saw the city gate open. A lot of money, food and supplies were sent out, and Li Zhoutong and Hu Zhoupan came out of the city to welcome him.

If the prefect doesn't show up, then the two assistant officials will have to do it, otherwise it would be too disrespectful.

Li Zhoutong first glanced at Bai Nan and confirmed that he didn't know him. It was normal not to know him. There were so many local Green Camps, how could he know all the military generals?

This did not prevent Li Zhoutong from greeting him with a smile: "Haha, General, please don't blame me. The prefect is not feeling well, so it is inconvenient for him to come out. Please accept these grains and fodders."

"Is this all the food?" Bai Nan's face looked a little unhappy.

Li Zhoutong's face froze, and then he said, "The state treasury is in a tight spot. Most of the remaining grain has been transferred to Xiangxi. There really isn't much left. I hope the general will calm down!"

This was said politely, but it also made it clear that the grain had been sent to Xiangxi, to your immediate superior (Fukang'an) in the general town (Fuzhina). If you were angry, you could go to Fukang'an and ask for it.

"Hmph!" Bai Nan looked unhappy, but didn't say anything.

Li Zhoutong breathed a sigh of relief. Using Fukangan to pressure Fuzhina was not too much of an issue. It was just that if they gave more food, the hole in that place would not be filled.

A few people watched as the food and supplies were transported out of the city, and many civilians and Qing soldiers went up to carry the food and supplies.

Bai Nan suddenly said, "Sir, you just said that the prefect is unwell. So he should be in the city, right?"

Li Zhou was stunned, somewhat confused: "The prefect is indeed unwell, so he is resting in the prefectural office."

"So that's how it is. Then why is the city gate closed during the day?" Bai Nan asked again.

Li Zhoutong sighed, "Alas, it's all because of the White Lotus rebels from Jingzhou. Even though they haven't come to Lizhou, they've attracted the untouchables of Lizhou. Many of them want to emulate the Jingzhou rebels, so the prefect has issued a daytime curfew. As long as General Fu defeats the Jingzhou rebels in a battle, the curfew will be lifted."

"Haha, Jingzhou rebels."

Bai Nan suddenly laughed, leaving Li Zhoutong and the accompanying Hu Zhoupan somewhat baffled. "My lords, have you ever seen the rebels from Jingzhou?"

Li Zhoutong and Hu Zhoupan shook their heads at the same time.

"I've never seen this before."

"But I've heard that the Jingzhou rebels are so fierce that even the governor was defeated by them. Of course, no matter how fierce they are, they are no match for General Fu."

While answering, he did not forget to flatter Fu Zhina. After all, flattering someone does not require any effort and does not cause any loss.

Bai Nan instantly stopped smiling and said calmly, "Well, you've seen it now."

See you now?

What do you see now?
Li Zhoutong and Hu Zhoupan didn't understand what he meant at first, but then they reacted instantly.

Pfft~!

As blood gushed out, Li Zhoutong fell down in horror and shock.

Judge Hu Zhou, who was standing next to him, was so frightened that his legs went limp. He had never expected that Bai Nan would suddenly attack and kill someone like this.

"Do it!"

Kill Zhou Tong with just one order.

"kill!"

The Qing soldiers and civilians who were originally helping to carry food suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and began killing people indiscriminately.

After chopping down several of them in a row, the rest either fled in disarray or knelt down to surrender and beg for mercy.

Thousands of Han soldiers rushed into the open gates of Lizhou City and took down the city walls at the speed of light, encountering almost no resistance. Because the speed of taking the city was so fast, the commotion did not have time to spread to the city.

The Han soldiers controlled the city gates and quickly sent out troops. Several groups of Han soldiers wearing Qing army uniforms maintained public order everywhere and arrested ruffians who might have heard the news and come out to cause trouble.

There would not be any ruffians either. In their view, the officers and soldiers had suddenly entered the state capital for some unknown reason.

Who doesn’t know the reputation of the officers and soldiers?

He doesn't even have time to hide, yet he still comes out to cause trouble and do evil.

He divided his troops to suppress the rebellion and maintain public order, while Bai Nan himself led his personal soldiers and, under the guidance of the surviving judge Hu Zhou, went to the government office to arrest the governor of Lizhou.

　The map is out again

　　
　
(End of this chapter)