In a situation that was close to a mutiny, Li Wei reluctantly obtained the military power of the green camp army in the south of the city, although there were only about 30,000 people, but it was not easy to obtain, and the reason why it was said to be reluctant was completely based on the killing of Deng Tianjue, which made many people have to be afraid.

But the problem is that these proud soldiers and fierce generals of the Green Battalion, they originally did not obey Chen Shiqi, the governor and admiral of Shandong, nor did they obey Deng Tianjue, who was rampant and domineering in the army, and now they naturally will not obey a Li Wei who has no name.

It can only be said that because the green battalion soldiers were not united enough, they were frightened by Li Wei's resolute and resolute action for a while, so they obeyed his orders and were temporarily restrained by Li Wei. But once the timing changes, it will not be a strange thing for the green battalion soldiers to defect on the battlefield.

After Li Wei took control of the 30,000 troops, the first thing he did was to go south to the front line of Tai'an Province, one was to stop the current rout of the Green Camp and contain the fleeing soldiers, and he came to take this opportunity to rebuild the defense line on the front line of Tai'an Province.

Of course, Li Wei was more or less concerned about Chen Shiqi's prestige in the army, and he did not take the initiative to see Chen Shiqi - that Chen Shiqi could not afford, after all, Li Wei was a Shangguan, but for this matter, Li Wei still sent Qian Mingzhen to explain it euphemistically, mainly some nonsense about the overall situation.

Of course, Chen Shiqi was a little annoyed in his heart, although Li Wei was a Shangguan, he didn't inform him in advance at all, which seemed more or less inauthentic, so who else in Shandong would take him in his eyes in the future?

Just seeing Qian Mingzhen come over to explain, Chen Shiqian was also a little helpless at the moment, looking at Qian Mingzhen who was still waiting for a reply, he could only smile bitterly and said: "After all, my lord is for state affairs, and the lower officials let the adults worry about it, and they are really a little incompetent, and they will submit their resignations to the court tomorrow to thank him for his crimes." ”

Qian Mingzhen was taken aback at the moment, he understood that Chen Shiqi was expressing his inner dissatisfaction, but as a master, he couldn't say anything, so he had to say vaguely: "Lord Futai is loyal to the country and the people, even my family is admired, but now that the war is urgent, I am afraid that my family will be ashamed, and please stop this thought for the time being, and after my family returns, I will personally come to the door to explain to Lord Futai." ”

When Chen Shiqi heard him explain, he felt a little better, so he had to say helplessly: "Originally, what Lord Duxian said was to make friends with Shandong Shilin gentlemen, and he could also contribute to the overall situation in the future, but before the official really talked about the result, Duxian moved to Tai'an, but I am afraid that all the previous efforts will be in vain......

Qian Mingzhen could naturally hear the helplessness in Chen Shiqi's tone, and he had to say helplessly: "This time it is definitely not my family's lord to Qin Duchu, it is really because of the great change, and the fall of Xuzhou must be known to the adults......."

Speaking of the fall of Xuzhou, Chen Shiqi couldn't help but be stunned, in fact, Xuzhou couldn't hold it at all, or he didn't think about defending it at all....... The so-called 100,000 green battalion soldiers, which were all local soldiers in Shandong, were more deeply influenced by the Shandong gentry, so they would not go to Xuzhou to defend the city.

It's just that when he heard Qian Mingzhen talk about this reason, Chen Shiqi finally had no other words, and he had to retire at the moment, although he would not really give up, but he also wanted to continue to wait and see, anyway, he had no way to deal with those arrogant soldiers, just to see if Li Wei could subdue them.

A few days later, Li Wei led an army of 30,000 to arrive at Tai'an Mansion, but saw countless routs scattered in the direction of Jinan.

But there is no way to go on like this, Li Wei understands in his heart that before the situation in Shandong has no real backbone, he is afraid that the situation is irreparable, and those gentry are afraid that they are holding the benefits of Li Wei with one hand and the threat of the Fu Han army with the other, and they are betting at both ends, who wins and helps whom.

In this case, Li Wei was really helpless, so he had to give Yongzheng a twist, claiming that Shandong was in danger and needed support......

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Yongzheng didn't have any way to deal with Li Wei's letter, because now it's not just a problem in Shandong Province, Henan Tian Wenjing collapsed faster, he didn't have many troops under his hands, and under the attack of the Second Army of the Fu Han Army, he had retreated to the Daimyo's Mansion and became a difficult brother with Shandong.

As for the Qing army in Shanxi, there is no way to help, and the only real reinforcement at the moment is the main force of the 150,000 Qing army still in the capital, including the 100,000 Eight Banners New Army and 50,000 Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry, which constitute the few remaining elites in Yongzheng.

Different from the green battalions in Shandong and Henan, the 150,000 troops in the capital not only have an advantage in equipment, but also choose the Eight Banners warriors in terms of personnel composition, and their love and loyalty to the Qing Dynasty make their courage no worse than Ning Chu, and even a little more sad and indignant to destroy the country.

In this case, any minister knew in his heart that he could not expect the elite of the Qing army to go south, otherwise if the losses in the First World War were too great, he was afraid that the Eight Banners would be gone—so the Eight Banners must not move, not only that, but they must also be ready to run away at any time.

At this stage, Yongzheng understood Zhang Tingyu's good intentions, and his deep understanding of the Eight Banners had made him see the current results, but Yongzheng didn't want to admit defeat yet.

But the question is, Yongzheng is unwilling, if he didn't put the last chip on the battlefield and chose to quit Guanwai, then why has he been conscientious in the past few years?

The reason why Yongzheng worked hard to implement the new policy, offended the gentry, offended the clan, and organized the New Army of the Eight Banners was not only to withdraw from the customs after four years, but even to withdraw without fighting a battle, and he would not be reconciled.

What's more, not only Yongzheng is unwilling, but even other Eight Banners relatives and nobles, they will not be reconciled, especially the Eight Banners New Army, which has been trained for a long time, if it is just for such a result, why bother?

Therefore, after receiving this series of distress messages, Yongzheng thought deeply for a long time, and he had to take that step after all. It's just that before stepping out, he still has to look at the situation of the new army, at least he can't go to the battlefield in a daze.

"Su Peisheng, drive the Xishan New Army Battalion!"

Since Nalsu was imprisoned by Yongzheng for corruption, and later released to lead the troops, he has been reforming his mind on the surface, eating and living with the soldiers every day, and even personally invited some Westerners who know the knowledge of the military formation to help train in the military camp, which also made Yongzheng feel a little satisfied for a while.

However, no matter how good-looking the face-saving work is, the real core point has not been completely solved, that is, the armament is not yet fully prepared, and at least half of the soldiers are still using the old-fashioned bird guns.

Therefore, after receiving the news that Yongzheng was going to come to inspect, Narsu was also a little helpless at the moment, and he hurriedly took the generals of the whole army to five miles outside the camp of Xishan to greet the royal driver who was coming all the way.

Looking at the commanders of the Eight Banners New Army in front of him, Yongzheng didn't have any other nonsense, and said solemnly: "The war situation in Shandong and Henan is in crisis, I need to see the current situation of the Eight Banners New Army.....

"Hey, the minion obeys."

Narsu led the towns of the Eight Banners New Army, such as the first town of Eshan, the second town of Jue Luo Yi Libu, the third town of Laxi, the fourth town of Chalanga, and the fifth town of Nasutu, all knelt on the ground and made a loud promise.

Yongzheng attaches great importance to the New Army of the Eight Banners, and the appointed eight towns are all elites within the Eight Banners, and their origins are quite extraordinary, so Narsu will not say it, like the first town of Eshan was originally a general in the army, and the second town of the capital Jue Luo Yilib was also a strong general in the army before, and the third town of the capital of Laxi was originally the guard of the old fourteenth, and later took refuge in Yongzheng, so it was also reused, and the rest of the people also had their own military merits.

Under the command of these towns, the deputy commanders are all young talents in their thirties and the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia, so let's not look at their ability to lead troops, the first thing is to reflect one point, that is, there is almost no position of Han people in the high-level position, and this is very in line with Yongzheng's idea.

Everyone hugged the holy car all the way to the new army camp, but before they had fully entered the barracks, they had already seen rows of new soldiers of the Eight Banners, who were lining up in formation and waiting for Yongzheng's review, but perhaps because of the weather, the sergeants were anxious, and the formation was faintly chaotic.

"Emperor Qiqi, now there is only one new army in the Xishan camp, more than 60,000 people, and 40,000 people are stationed in other camps, everyone heard that the emperor was coming, and they were overjoyed, and they stood here early and waited, just looking forward to seeing the face of the sky!"

Narsu led the way with a courteous face, he almost lost his head because of corruption before, and now although his head has been saved, but the title of King Pingjun has been lost, so he has to deal with it carefully, just hoping that the emperor can return the title.

Yongzheng glanced at the soldiers of the Eight Banners, his face was a little silent, he only felt that something seemed wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he waved his hand at the moment, "The soldiers use their lives, and the court will naturally not be treated at half, and they still need to be good at motivating the soldiers to kill the enemy and serve the country in the future." ”

Nalsulian claimed that it was, but seeing that Yongzheng's face was a little impatient, he hurriedly waved his hand, and it was appropriate for all towns to go and lead the troops to conduct the drill.

After Yongzheng and the others climbed the observation deck, some people began to beat the war drums, only to hear the sound of the three drums, the soldiers of the Eight Banners New Army began to advance towards the drill site, they were wearing paper armor, carrying a new style of eagle's beak on their shoulders, and their waists were also like the Fu Han Army, hanging long bayonets, which looked quite like that on the surface.

The first to show up was a foot battalion in the first town, they were the first to pass by the queue under the observation platform, only to see that they were lined up in twenty rows, each row had twenty-five people, forming a small moving formation, and there was also a snare drummer and a flag soldier next to the small formation, they walked from afar with resolute eyes, and the formation was not scattered in the slightest, which made Yongzheng feel a burst of satisfaction.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Defend the Qing Dynasty!"

When the new army infantry battalion came to the observation platform, a majestic slogan sounded in the phalanx, and these new soldiers had obviously been trained for a long time in advance, so they shouted with great momentum.

"Good, good! This is the momentum that my Eight Banners athletes should have! ”

A hint of blush flashed on Yongzheng's face, although he had never fought, but just looking at this momentum, he felt that these people should be no worse off fighting, and he was immediately happy with his wise decision to train the Eight Banners New Army.

After everyone waited for the new army soldiers to form a three-row formation, they raised the olecranon gun in their hands, and then poured gunpowder into the medicine pool, pulled the fire rope, and then stuffed the projectile into the mouth of the gun, and then raised the gun and pulled the trigger, driving the fire rope to ignite, with a huge roar, the thick white smoke instantly covered the school field.

When the soldiers in the first row finished shooting, the soldiers in the second and third rows began to shoot again, and the cycle was repeated, and the fire was fired in turn, only to hear the continuous roar of muskets, and the increasingly dense smoke filled the entire school field, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke almost made the people on the observation deck hold their breath.

Yongzheng didn't hold his breath, he greedily enjoyed the taste, it didn't mean pungent, but powerful...... So far, the new musket has not exploded in any way, and no soldiers have been injured in the shooting, which in itself is an improvement.

After the gunfire completely stopped, someone moved the target from a distance, only to see that the target that was stuck 60 steps away was already densely packed with bullet holes, which was also a goal that the Qing army could not accomplish in the past.

If the new army is at this level, Yongzheng will be confident that he will win this battle, even if it is only half of the level, it should not be too bad......

Seeing that Yongzheng's expression was full of satisfaction, Narsu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, the battalion he arranged was by no means an ordinary battalion, but was composed of all veterans in the Eight Banners, they had been trained for a long time, so it was also the battalion with the best array in the new army, even if it was compared with Chu Wei, it would not be much worse.

The ministers of military aircraft who followed Yongzheng to review also nodded, if they were all at such a level of training, it was not impossible to really fight such a battle, but Zhang Tingyu, who had been unknown, looked very seriously.

Among the princes and ministers who followed Yongzheng to inspect, there were still some people who had followed Kangxi to the south, and they also felt a little emotional: "If there was such a strong army at the beginning, how could you sit back and watch Chu Rebellion run rampant?" When the first emperor personally conquered, there was no comparable one in the firearms battalion of the Han army. ”

Narsu was also a participant in the war that year, and it can be said that he had really had close contact with the power of Ning Chu's firearms, and he also sighed at the moment: "The defeat of the year was by no means a lack of command, let alone a lack of courage, in fact, the bravery of the Eight Banners was incomparable even if it was Chu Rebellion, but it was a pity that they relied on the advantage of firearms, but it made the Eight Banners athletes sacrifice a lot of ..... in vain."