"It's getting late today, and it's over. Everyone can go back to rest, and after the rest, everyone can leave on their own. Wei Ze finished dealing with the affairs of the Qing army and said to the landlords and gentry.

In addition to watching the Qing army that was killed, the gentry in the past few days were watching the Taiping army that killed the Qing army showing off their might in front of the landlords and gentry. These people had long been frightened, and they were all relieved to learn that Wei Ze had finally allowed the landlords and gentry to leave.

"Kneel! Salute to King Qi! The Taiping Army officer, who was in charge of managing these landlords and gentry, shouted loudly.

Hundreds of landlords and gentry knelt on the ground one after another, although kowtowing was not allowed in the etiquette system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the officers in charge of managing the landlords and gentry also repeatedly told the landlords and gentry, but after these people knelt down, they instinctively kowtowed to Wei Ze.

Weeser didn't bother to correct these things, he waved his hand, and then got up to leave. Not long ago, the landlords and gentry also knelt, but after that kneeling, basically no one kowtowed to Wei Ze, and many landlords and gentry were still not convinced. And now, when Wei Ze swaggered and disappeared in front of the landlords and gentry like the emperor descended to the court, the landlords and gentry not only had no resistance, but also felt relieved.

The military field in Lu'an City was brightly lit, although it was almost June at this time, the temperature in the mountainous area was always relatively low, and under the lights, the faces of the landlords and gentry were relatively white. When Wei Ze gave an order, except for Yin Debu, a calligraphy master who was proficient in cursive calligraphy, more than ten other Qing generals were all beheaded. This tremor touched the feelings of the landlords and gentry more than anything else.

If Wei Ze killed ordinary soldiers, let alone kill a dozen, even if he killed thousands of soldiers, it would not have any real impact on these landlords and gentry. If the landlords and gentry were in the army, they would naturally go to become officers, and it would never be possible for them to start as soldiers. Therefore, the pawn class is equivalent to the peasant class in the eyes of the landlords and gentry, and the murder will not have any touch on the landlords and gentry.

However, Wei Ze only publicly said that he would bypass the non-commissioned officers, but not the officers. The only officer who spared turned out to be a famous cursive master. The uneducated landlords knew that they could not write well, and the educated landlords and gentry knew very well that they wanted to become a recognized calligraphy master, but they were afraid that it would be more difficult than being admitted to the Jinshi. And Wei Ze's firm attitude of killing the officers made the landlords and gentry feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, the landlords and gentry knew very well that Wei Ze was going to demonstrate to the landlords and gentry this time. The landlords and gentry who came to participate knew very well that they would not be able to pull up a contingent of thousands of people first, and even if they pulled up a contingent of such a scale, it would be impossible to have the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers. Even the officers and soldiers were killed by Wei Ze so easily. The landlords and gentry still felt that it was better for them to wait for the opportunity honestly. Therefore, Wei Ze let them disperse, even if they were unhappy in their hearts, the landlords and gentry attending the meeting were all amnesty, and they got up from the ground and hurriedly left the military field.

After leaving the military field, Weeser went straight to the General Staff, his official duties were very busy. The General Staff was operating at a high level after the war, and the first thing was that it had been captured a lot and needed to be overhauled. All the baggage of the Hechun Department was captured by Wei Ze, including tens of thousands of muskets, tens of thousands of sets of Qing army uniforms, tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder, thousands of catties of lead, dozens of large and small artillery, hundreds of lifting rods, and materials seized from the Qing army dead. In order to sort out such a huge amount of supplies, the work of the General Staff is not easy.

Seeing Wei Ze coming in, Ruan Xihao hurriedly brought Wei Ze a form, and Wei Ze took it and looked at it, it was the basic number of this battle. He Chun led about 12,165 people this time, and the result of the statistics was that more than 12ooo people were killed and captured. Basically, Kaharu fled with only his personal troops, and most of his troops, from commanders to soldiers, were killed or captured.

Seeing that Wei Ze was watching with relish, Ruan Xihao said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Chief of General Staff, it was really our mistake to let Hechun escape from the encirclement this time. ”

Wei Ze smiled and waved his hand, "The strategy we have formulated is to annihilate He Chun's troops, not He Chun himself. This Hechun will not have the ability to sprinkle beans into soldiers, as long as his troops are basically solved, whether he can solve Hechun or not, it is just an addition. ”

Seeing Wei Ze's statement, Ruan Xihao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After calming down, Ruan Xihao asked, "What to do with these seized materials?" ”

"If this batch of muskets is given to the three prime ministers, we will basically finish what the East King told us to do." Wei Ze said with some relief.

At this time, not only Ruan Xihao was stunned when he heard this, but even the other generals also put down their work and raised their heads to look at Wei Ze.

As the chief of staff of operations, Nguyen Hee Hao must stand up and speak at this time, "Chief of the General Staff, I think it's inappropriate. I'll wait until I've replenished all the weapons for the three prime ministers, so what will they do if they ask us for something else? ”

"Huh?" Wei Ze didn't understand Ruan Xihao's thoughts, and he looked at Ruan Xihao with a puzzled gaze.

Ruan Xihao was also ready to frankly tell Wei Ze what was in his heart, so he immediately explained: "If we finish replenishing the three prime ministers this time, if they ask the East King for other materials and equipment, the East King will definitely order us to provide them to the three prime ministers." Didn't we ask ourselves for our own hardships then? Why don't we leave some money this time, and we will provide 30,000 troops and more than 20,000 muskets to the three prime ministers, and the other troops will definitely not be able to do it. So why are we in such a hurry? ”

Wei Ze frowned and looked at Ruan Xihao, and then at the other generals. Then he said, "I don't care which of you came up with it, I'll ask you one thing first." If you ask your subordinates to complete their work, and your subordinates just play tricks on you, how are you going to deal with those people? ”

The question was quite acute, and the group of people in the General Staff immediately became much more honest in their attitude. When you fool your boss, you may still have a reasonable attitude, but when your boss is fooled by your subordinates, you can't take it for granted that your subordinates do this.

Wei Ze didn't continue to ask questions on this question, he continued: "And we think that we have given a lot of things to the three prime ministers, but think about it, the three prime ministers can go north to the vicinity of Tianjin, they are all real heroes." Wouldn't it be much easier for us to have three prime ministers who were so capable of fighting side by side with our army. When our General Staff formulated a military plan, when did we worry that a Qing army would suddenly be killed from Tianjing City and go straight to Luzhou? Because the king of the east led the troops to guard the Tianjing City. It's easy to understand that you just want to benefit yourself, but you really can't. ”

The reason is just and bright, and these generals in the General Staff don't want to refute it anymore. The issue of making up for the equipment of the three prime ministers is over, and the next thing to discuss is the next step to march. After this battle, the troops naturally had to rest in Lu'an for a few days. Don't look at a few days, it's not a short time, it's like going out immediately for the march.

In order to march efficiently, the food of the troops needs to be prepared in advance along the way, and the places where the troops rest also need to be prepared in advance, such as maps, road signs, and even drinking water, and dozens of things need to be prepared in advance. And it's not just the troops that are mobilized, but the local administrative system also needs to coordinate the march. The Manchus could directly drive their troops to march, but Wei Ze's troops did not have such a practice.

Before making this series of preparations, the General Staff needs to determine one thing, and that is in which direction exactly the troops are going.

"Zheng Kuishi is preparing to attack our army with 5,000 soldiers and horses, should we deal with this guy first?" Weeser asked. Although it was an inquiring tone, the eager attitude could not be concealed at all.

Ju Junfeng replied: "Chief of General Staff, there is no way to determine at the moment when this Zheng Kuishi will be able to come here. Now he is leading his troops to fight with Yan King Qin Rigang near Yingshan, and he is afraid that there will be no results for a while. If we really want to kill Zheng Kuishi, then let's just go to Yingshan to help. ”

"Although five thousand people are fast fat, if they are divided equally with King Yan, then there will be nothing left. Compared with these 5,000 people, the tens of thousands of Qing demons in the Jiangbei camp are the real big fat. "Thunder Tiger also supports going east rather than west.

Chief of Staff Ruan Xihao also followed: "If we help King Yan take Yingshan, then if King Dong asks us to continue to attack Hubei to the west, how should we answer?" Besides, the territory so large to the east is full of rice and grain, so I can't wait there, but I have to go to the mountains to fight? ”

Although what everyone said was very reasonable, such a consistent attitude made Wei Ze suspect that they were venting their feelings, and everyone couldn't object, but in their hearts they were definitely not happy to see their full support for the three prime ministers. Since everyone was right, Wei Ze didn't want to say anything more about this matter, he agreed with everyone, and the troops moved east after resting.

The loot was collected very quickly, and when the muskets were collected, Wei Ze asked the logistics troops to select 10,000 intact muskets to send to the three prime ministers, and Wei Ze even directly transferred the insufficient part from the defense troops in Shouzhou and Luzhou.

This approach naturally made everyone quite unhappy, and Wei Ze didn't care so much, after getting the receipt from Lin Fengxiang and others, Wei Ze wrote a recital to Yang Xiuqing, explaining that he had completed Yang Xiuqing's order. I hope that Yang Xiuqing will send someone down to check.

On June 10, Wei Ze, who was in Xuyi, received Yang Xiuqing's will, and in view of Wei Ze's merits, Yang Xiuqing gave Wei Ze 20 women "to fill the palace room".

"What?" Wei Ze's eyes widened when he looked at this decree, and he hurriedly asked the officials of the Dongwang Mansion who came to deliver the decree, "Where are these women now?" ”

The official replied with a smile: "Back to King Qi, we have already brought these women." Now they are outside the camp gate. ”

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