In the middle of the night, the tent of the Qing army was as quiet as ever, and there seemed to be no movement at all.

"Ahh

A terrible howl suddenly came from the camp of the Qing army, but it provoked the night patrol shopkeeper's face to turn pale, and he hurriedly carried the whip and rushed into the camp tent that made a roaring sound, crackling a few whips down, but the man was beaten bloody.

"Dog minion, don't bark anymore!"

However, it was already too late, and as the howl of this life sounded, the entire Qing army camp was like a hayfield thrown into a handful of firewood, which instantly detonated the entire camp, and a series of howls followed, and the other night patrol shop chiefs and thousands of generals couldn't stop even if they slashed with knives.

Ortai woke up suddenly in his sleep, and when he heard the roar outside the tent, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, could it be that the Fu Han army had come in?

But before he could get up, a guard rushed in, his face was covered with blood, and with an uncontrollable look of panic, he trembled and said: "My lord, it's not good, there is a camp roar!" ”

When Ortai heard this, he was slightly relieved in his heart, as long as it wasn't for the Fu Han army....... But when he thought of the camp roar, his brows furrowed again, or because the siege had been too eager and the casualties were too great recently.

It's just a matter of camp howling, which is a taboo in the army, and if it is not handled well, it can only allow the soldiers to kill each other until dawn, in this case, it will even lead to the complete collapse of the army.

"Follow the governor out of the camp to see, and let the generals of each army press on their own."

Ortai's face was gloomy, he was a little timid after all, but he would not be afraid of what the rebels would do to him, so he ignored the obstruction of his own guards and wanted to go out of the camp to find out.

It's just that before Ortai could get out of the big tent, there was a shout of killing outside, and blood even splashed on his tent, dyed a dazzling red.

Ortai's eyes narrowed, he seemed to smell the problem in this camp roar, his face changed at the moment, and he hurriedly grabbed the guards who were about to leave the camp tent, and said in a low voice: "Quickly go and assemble the guards......

Before he could finish speaking, an exclamation came from outside the tent, "Lord Duxian, someone is making trouble......" Before the man could finish speaking, there was a sound of slashing, and then fell silent again.

Ortai sat in the tent with a gloomy face, he already understood what was happening outside, and he didn't leave the tent at the moment, and he didn't say anything, just waited in silence.

After a while, Wumeng Tusi Lu Wanzhong, Mengjia Tusi Meng Hong, and Zhenxiong Tusi Long Qinghou and others walked into the camp together, and behind them, dozens of Tusi soldiers followed.

"Lord Governor, there are rebels in the camp, and we have already led the army to kill the rebels, so I have come to greet you."

Wumeng Tusi Lu Wanzhong had no expression on his face, looking at Ortai, the governor of Yungui of the Great Qing Dynasty in front of him.

Ortai didn't get the slightest anger, but sighed slowly, "Since the rebellion is decided, you can go down and rest." ”

"No, the rebellion hasn't been completely put down yet, like Lord Duxian, isn't there a rebel next to you?"

Lu Wanzhong smiled, and then several Tusi soldiers stepped forward, grabbed the guard's arm, and dragged him out of the tent, followed by a few swords stabbing into the flesh, and the entire camp fell into silence.

A trace of anger flashed in Ortai's eyes, looking at Lu Wanzhong in front of him, who seemed to be Anshun actually arrogant, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said sharply: "Lu Wanzhong, do you know what you're doing?" That's the imperial guard that the imperial court has assigned to the governor, are you trying to rebel? ”

Lu Wanzhong's expression became even more humble, and he lowered his head and said softly: "Your Excellency has really wronged your subordinates, your lord's guards have already died in the battle formation, and these people are just traitors." The camp is still not peaceful, and please don't go out of the tent, so as not to be poisoned by the gangsters. ”

Seeing that Ortai was completely dead, he glanced around at everyone before slowly exhaling and closing his eyes.

Originally, 20,000 Qing troops commanded 50,000 Tusi soldiers, which was a very risky thing in itself, but the various performances of the previous Tusi finally made Ortai confused and caught their way.

And at this moment, I saw a thunderous explosion, but it made everyone's faces pale, and the explosion seemed to be boundless, without the slightest pause.

Lu Wanzhong's face changed color instantly, and he saw a Tusi soldier outside break in, kneel on the ground and say, "My lord, it's not good, Chu Zhi sent troops......

There was a sneer on Ortai's face, these people who thought they were smart toasts, after a lot of hard planning, in the end they were just making wedding dresses for others..... That's it, that's it, and let's see how they end.

In fact, when there was a riot in the Qing army barracks, it was natural that the eyes of the Fu Han army were not hidden, especially when the Tusi deliberately caused chaos, the entire Qing army camp fell into chaos, the officers did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the officials, and at this time, even if Cheng Ming was cautious, he did not want to miss this good opportunity.

When the Qing army was in chaos, the first and third divisions of the Fu Han Army secretly set out from the gates of Guiyang City, leaving only the Fifth Division as a backup to stay in Guiyang City, and more than 200 artillery pieces were also moved to two miles outside the Qing army's tent and began to build artillery positions.

Even the Qing army, which had already fought together, discovered the movements of the Fu Han army, but in the absence of a leader, almost no one organized it, and could only watch the Fu Han army launch an offensive.

"Boom—"

Under the cover of the night, a wisp of flame appeared on the muzzle of the cannon of the Fu Han army, and hundreds of flowering shells were thrown into the camp of the Qing army, making a huge roar, creating a bloody hell in the crowd of the Qing army.

The Fu Han army lined up in a neat queue, carrying flintlock pistols to attack the Qing army camp, under the cover of the night, even the smoke from the shooting became so inconspicuous, and more and more bullets, like pouring rain, tilted into the camp of the Qing army.

More and more Qing soldiers fell to the ground, although they have stopped fighting, but they are still in the predicament of no one to lead, and Lu Wanzhong, these toasts, where have they experienced such a situation on weekdays, except for a force to break through with their own guards outside the camp, they can no longer do anything......

A great battle that was close to slaughter lasted until dawn, the Qing army's 70,000 troops were completely defeated, and the civil strife and the attack of the Fu Han army resulted in more than 30,000 dead and wounded, and nearly 40,000 prisoners, only Lu Wanzhong and a few other Tusi escaped from the camp with dozens of guards.

For Cheng Ming, this victory was almost a pie falling from the sky, the Qing army's 70,000 troops were thus resolved, and the Qing army's supreme commander Ortai was captured alive, while the casualties paid by the Han army were only a few hundred.

"Victory! Report to Nanjing! ”

Cheng Ming laughed, he looked at several division commanders, with a bit of smugness on his face, "Everyone, after this battle, there is almost no threat in the southwest, we have a real big victory!" ”

........

On the southwest battlefield, the first to receive good news was the main force of the Southwest Group Army, which had been defeated all the way by the Qing army, and the second division, which had already arrived in Chungju, had already arrived.

Ning Zhongyi, the king of Changshan, was dressed in a neat military uniform, with a big messy beard on his face, his eyes were red, and he was still holding a spur in his hand, looking at the messenger sent by Cheng Ming, he couldn't believe the news.

"What do you say? Ortai's 70,000-strong army has been wiped out? There are no more Qing troops in the two southwestern provinces? ”

Not only Ning Zhongyi, but even the Second Division Uzhijing in the commander's tent, as well as the staff officers of the Southwest Group Army, also looked incredible, who is the main force in the west?

The messenger who carried the good news was a major officer, and at this moment, feeling the eyes of everyone, he was a little nervous, so he hurriedly said: "That's right, the Ortai army has been completely annihilated, and Ortai himself has been captured alive. ”

"Shhhh

Everyone couldn't help but gasp, this was too violent...... How long did it take for Ortai to come to the southwest and become a prisoner? I'm afraid that even His Majesty can't think of this.

After all, King Changshan had fought many big battles, but he was not so surprised, but laughed out loud, "Deputy Envoy Cheng fought wonderfully, we can't delay our feet, and order the armies, we must catch Yue Zhongqi in this battle, otherwise we will go back to Nanjing in the future, what face will we have to see the emperor?" ”

Ortai is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Yue Zhongqi is the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, which is about the same.

The commander of the second division, Ujijing, smiled meaningfully, "As long as we can seize the time to occupy Chongqing Mansion, Yue Zhongqi will not have the luck he had before........

Everyone was suddenly happy in their hearts, according to the secret report of the Military Intelligence Department, the Qing army led by Yue Zhongqi had turned back from Shizhouwei, and now it has only arrived in Youyang Prefecture, and there is still a certain distance from Chongqing, and although the distance of the Fu Han army is about the same, it can use the Yangtze River waterway, and the speed will be faster.

In addition, the current Yue Zhongqi army has basically become a lone army, although there are still thousands of Zhang Guangsi's people in Chongqing Prefecture, but it does not affect the overall situation, on the contrary, the Fu Han army from the direction of Guizhou has been liberated, and it can go north to Sichuan at any time to encircle Yue Zhongqi.

Ning Zhongyi glanced around at everyone, "The second division is the vanguard, and it will take Chongqing and Uzhijing in three days along the waterway, do you have this confidence?" ”

"Yes, the subordinates must be done." Ujikei had a look of excitement on his face.

"Dong Ce, can you be sure that the 15th Division will go out to Qianjiang to prevent Yue Zhongqi's army from advancing eastward?"

Dong Ce's face was calm, and he said in a low voice: "The privy envoy is beneficial, and the subordinates will not disgrace their lives." ”

Looking at Dong Ce's calm expression, Ning Zhongyi couldn't help but appreciate it very much in his heart, he knew that Dong Ce was His Majesty's henchman, from the position of the General Staff to the division commander of the new editor, it was already very rare to be able to maintain a pampered mentality.

"Okay, the rest of the divisions will follow me along the way to attack the provinces along the way, and we can end this southwest war before winter comes."

Ning Zhongyi didn't realize what a big flag he had set up, if Ning Yu was on the side, I was afraid that he would have to stop his mouth - the later mustache and five-star general were all folded on this sentence.

.......

Nanjing, Fengtian Temple.

Ernst, who is also the director of the Mint Committee, is reporting in front of Ning Yu.

"Your Majesty, the first batch of currency has been issued through major banks in Nanjing, Wuchang, Hankou, Changsha, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Guangzhou and other places. The value of the currency exchanged is not a big problem, and it can basically be circulated in the whole industry in the second half of this year. ”

Ning Yu nodded slightly, in fact, this point is also in the Mint Committee's expectations, after all, for most people, their daily use is mainly copper coins, and the new copper coins are due to their high fineness and weight, so the people should not be too disgusted.

As for silver and gold coins, they are of high value in their own right, and many people are still in the wait-and-see stage, so it is not unusual for them to be difficult to accept.

Looking at the freshly baked silver and copper dollars in his hand, Ning Yu made up his mind.

"Ernst, the currency matter is related to the people's livelihood, we need to go deep into the people to take a look, if we sit and talk about it, I am afraid there will be a big problem."

Ernst also nodded, "What Your Majesty said is very true, if you don't see the use of money with your own eyes, I'm afraid you won't be able to grasp its problems more accurately." ”

A newly issued monetary system is bound to have some problems at the beginning, especially when it is used at the same time as the original currency, and the resistance is often great.

In Ernst's plan, the old copper coins and silver will be in circulation for half a year, and will be completely abolished and banned from circulation after next year, so whether the new silver and copper coins can be approved within this six months will be crucial.

Since he was going out to visit the people, Ning Yu did not inform the others, but took a dozen people from the chamber and the guard's office, plus Ernst out of the palace together.

"Sell newspapers, the newly released "Qingliu Daily", a new currency issuance, a small copper in two corners!"

"Guest officer, the new arrival, do you want to come and take a look?"

Today's Nanjing has undergone earth-shaking changes, not only the downtown area has become more prosperous, nor the flower boats of the Qinhuai River have become more extravagant, but after the strict implementation of rent reduction and interest reduction and the abolition of excesses and miscellaneous taxes, the people's lives have been truly improved, which can be reflected from the smiles on their faces.

In addition, thanks to the appearance of newspapers, the people's enthusiasm for national affairs has also increased a lot, just like this Southwest War, many people have expressed great support for this battle, and even the number of people who have signed up for the army has doubled, and the whole country is changing silently.

Of course, all this is the greatest recognition for Ning Yu, the reason why he has introduced so many reform measures is to better protect the lives of the people at the bottom, and in the newly released tax law, they are further biased in favor of the people at the bottom, and even caused Shilin's discussion.

When Ning Yu saw the scene in front of him, he greeted Ernst and the others with a smile on his face, "It's hard to get out today, the young master will take you to the next restaurant!" ”