To clean up Sizhou, to put it bluntly, it is to uproot the Cen family forces up and down Sizhou, as well as other Tusi forces, and then replace Tusi with liuguan, and completely implement the new policy in Sizhou, which can be called a fierce medicine against Tusi.

Guo Dingan agreed with this matter from the bottom of his heart, and said with a smile: "The current Tusi in Sizhou is not much, if it is thoroughly implemented, the strength of a regiment is basically enough." ”

In the current establishment of the Fu Han army, a regiment is usually about 2,000 people, and there are more than 20 large and small caliber artillery, plus a Hanyang-made musket per person, which is indeed enough to deal with those rural villages.

"However, the 8,000 people in Luodian have always been there, but they are like a big piece of fat, which makes my old Guo a little uncomfortable."

Guo Dingan looked at Yue Lingfeng and said with a wry smile, "If you let Xu Mingyuan know, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get over today, and I just want to knock Luo Dian down." ”

"Hehe, Brother Guo knows Xu Mingyuan quite well, since this meat has reached his mouth, let my twelve divisions go to test the color?" Yue Lingfeng was also unceremonious, his situation in going to the Twelfth Division was actually very similar to Guo Ding'an, and he also needed some combat exploits to shape his golden body.

A division commander who has no military merits, but does not have much right to speak, this principle is the same wherever it is placed.

"The Twelfth Division Fights Luodian...... It's not impossible, it's just that what I think is that Luodian is different from Sizhou, they may not necessarily stay there and wait for you to come, I'm afraid that our side has just set off, and they will start running towards Guiyang......"

Guo Ding'an sighed, through this siege of Sizhou, he has already figured out the bottom of the Qing army on the other side, to put it bluntly, there are two goods on the opposite side, if they really want to fight, I am afraid that they will not dare to come.

Yue Lingfeng knew in his heart that Guo Ding'an's guess was not unreasonable, and it could be seen from the battle of Sizhou City that he didn't dare to take a step out of Luodian with eight thousand soldiers and horses, and He Shiji almost made it clear to everyone that he was a coward, and he was willing to be this coward.

Guo Ding'an was also a little helpless to deal with the cowardice, and his finger pointed at Luodian, "We have to take the initiative to attack, but we must beware of the Qing army reinforcements in the direction of Anshun Mansion." ”

"Do you want to wait a minute? At least look at the situation on Senior Commander Xu's side......"

In Yue Lingfeng's view, the current Qing army does not have an advantage in terms of strength at all, if Xu Mingyuan does not encounter the Qing army in the direction, then there is only one possibility, that is, the main force of the Qing army is in the direction of Luodian.

This is an important piece of information, so it is not possible to act recklessly until it has been determined.

The two of them were thinking about it, but a major officer walked in from outside, it was an officer from the Military Intelligence Department, with a little surprise on his face, and handed the information to Guo Ding'an as he walked in.

"Senior Commander Guo, just now our people came to the news, Ortai has come to Anshun Mansion in person, it seems that he attaches great importance to our battle!"

"What? Ortai has arrived in Anshun Province? ”

From this news alone, Yue Lingfeng instinctively felt that something was wrong, if it was just Guizhou Governor Mao Wenquan, it would be justified, he came to Anshun Mansion quite justifiably, but Ortai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, does not only govern Guizhou Province, is it a little too idle to come to Anshun Mansion at this time?

Guo Dingan looked at the map and pondered for a moment, "This shouldn't be a coincidence...... It is very likely that it is a trap set by Ortai. ”

The timing of Ortai's appearance was too ingenious, and it almost put a huge piece of fat in Anshun Mansion, attracting the 3rd and 12th divisions in Guangxi to eat. After all, in the middle of a war, it would be a great achievement to be able to capture or kill Ortai, the governor of Yungui.

After all, there are only a few governors in the whole world, and the Fu Han army has also killed many governors in the previous battles, so this kind of precious opportunity is not every day, and if you miss it, you will be gone.

"Are you saying that it is possible for Ortai to use He Shiji or even himself as bait and catch us in turn?"

Yue Lingfeng's expression was a little solemn, this scene was not impossible.

Guo Dingan nodded, "If it was said at the beginning, the Qing army would definitely not have this plan, but now that Ortai sees He Shiji's performance, and then looks at us, it is very likely that he will temporarily change his countermeasures, after all, we have been going well along the way, and Ortai is likely to take advantage of our current weakness, that is, the growing belligerence in the army." ”

In fact, Guo Ding'an still has one sentence that he has not yet spoken, that is, when this kind of belligerent mood is not guided in time, it is easy to become arrogant, and self-righteousness will cause the entire army to fall into a blind situation.

In fact, after experiencing so many wars, there has long been an atmosphere in the Fu Han army, which is called self-confidence if it sounds good, but it is arrogant to say that it is ugly, if it is carried away in this case, it is very likely to hit Anshun Mansion headlong and fall into the arms of Ortai.

Although the equipment, morale, and training of the Fu Han army crushed the Qing army, these were still based on correct tactics and efficient command.

When Guo Dingan was in the Praetorian Division, he actually didn't feel it so deeply, but after he arrived in the Third Division, he discovered this, and the front-line troops were full of sharpness and almost arrogance.

"If this is the case, we need to inform Deputy Envoy Cheng and inform Master Xu, but fortunately, there are not many Qing troops in the entire Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou provinces, and if something really goes wrong, it shouldn't have a big impact......

Yue Lingfeng pondered, and the advice he gave was also decent.

"But the case of the Cen family has just come out, what if the other major Tusi families also join the Qing army? We have to take these toasts into account. Guo Dingan thought about the current situation very calmly.

"If this is the case, then the enemies we estimate will not be limited to those on the surface......

In the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, the Qing army has never been a real enemy, and there are only 40,000 weak green battalions in the sky, and it is enough to really fight one division or two divisions, even if Guo Dingan expects the enemy to be lenient, he will not think that the 40,000 green battalions can do anything, and in the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, there are no eight banners.

The real enemy has always been those large and small Tusi, if they all stand on the side of the Qing army, it is equivalent to adding about 50,000 to 100,000 Tusi soldiers to the Qing army.

This figure is not a joke, in fact, according to the estimation of the General Staff, about 100,000 Tusi soldiers, the Tusi Gate of the two southwestern provinces can still be pulled out, of course, these 100,000 people are not all the elite of the Coyote soldiers.

Because the Qing court has also spared no effort to crack down on Tusi over the years, the current Tusi power is also in a state of contraction, among the 100,000 Tusi soldiers, such as the elite coyote soldiers, there are less than 20,000 or 30,000 people, and the rest are estimated to be not much different from the green battalion.

"Hmph, that's interesting, if you clean up the southwest at one time, it will be a real credit when the time comes....."

Guo Ding'an's eyes were fixed on the place in Luodian, and he was almost about to release light.

............

Anshun Mansion, is the Zhili Prefecture of Guizhou Buzheng Division, as early as the Ming Dynasty, it has been changed to return to the stream, and set up a stream of officials to govern, which can be called the important place in the entire Guizhou Province second only to Guiyang Mansion, and has always been very valued.

Then at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Anshun Mansion was also the residence of the Yamen of the Governor of Guizhou, and after the rebellion of Wu Sangui subsided, the Qing court set up the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and moved to Guiyang and the Governor of Guizhou moved from Guiyang to Anshun, which formed a law.

Although the status of Anshun Mansion is extraordinary, when Ortai came to Anshun, he still shocked the local officials, although the frontline war was tense, but it was not to the point that he Ortai came to Anshun, right?

As the governor of Guizhou, Mao Wenquan was very surprised at this time, after he received the news from the governor's palace, he immediately rushed from Guiyang to Anshun, fortunately, the distance between the two places is not too far, so he arrived in Anshun in front of Ortai, and then led everyone to meet Ortai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

"Lord Duxian came to Anshun at this time at the time of war, but he was greatly admired by the lower officials."

Mao Wenquan had just been transferred to the post of governor of Guizhou, and he did not come long before Ortai, and he also knew a lot about this famous governor, so he put his posture very low at the moment.

Ortai also had a smile on his face, "What Lord Mao said made the governor a little embarrassed, since he took office, he has been busy with official business, and he has been staying in Yunnan Province to sort out, but it is the first time he has arrived in Guizhou Province, and he has not been to Guiyang, where Lord Mao is governed." ”

"Your Excellency is really polite, if you want to know the situation in Guizhou Province, Xia Guan can also go to Kunming."

Mao Wenquan laughed with him, and then asked cautiously: "It's just that the lower officials are still more or less worried, that Chu rebel thief has already entrenched in Sizhou, I am afraid that in a few days he will go north, and then Anshun may become a place of war, why should the adults get involved in dangerous places?" ”

"Lord Mao, don't you know, this time the governor came to resist Chu Rebellious, how can you let Lord Mao and He Junmen work hard to support the overall situation of Guizhou Province alone?"

Ortai's words were quite high, which made Mao Wenquan suspicious, could it be that he Ortai already had the certainty of retreating from the enemy?

"Lord Mao don't worry, this governor not only brought the five battalions of the governor, but also brought more than 10,000 soldiers from various towns and towns in Yunnan Province, and in addition, the governor also persuaded several large Tusi families in the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou to invite them to send troops to help, and by July, I am afraid that there will be more 50,000 or 60,000 Tusi soldiers."

Ortai naturally had a confident look, and then a few people came forward behind him, although they were wearing Qing official uniforms, but these people's style had the taste of the Tusi patriarch, and others might not be able to distinguish it, but Mao Wenquan could see it at a glance.

"Xiaguan Wumeng Tusi Tu Governor Lu Wanzhong, I have seen Lord Mao!"

"Xiaguan Zhenxiong Tusi Tu Governor Longqinghou, I've seen Lord Mao!"

........

After several people saw the ceremony, they sat down in the Anshun Mansion one by one, and the main position was naturally the highest official rank of the Yunnan and Guizhou Governor Ortai, followed by the Guizhou Governor Mao Wenquan, and the Wumeng Tusi Tu Governor Lu Wanzhong and the Zhenxiong Tusi Tu Governor Longqinghou and others were seated one by one in order, and Gao Deyong, the Anshun Governor, was the last seat.

After Ertai glanced at everyone, he let out a long sigh, "I believe that several people should get the news, the Cen family has already been given by Chu Yi....... Ben Governor was ashamed that he could not get them out in time! ”

Although the words were sincere, who among the others here did not know in their hearts? The Cen family originally surrendered to the Fu Han army, but now seeing that the conditions put forward by the Fu Han army were too high, they turned to the Qing court, how could Ortai have the slightest sentimentality for such a capricious villain?

To put it bluntly, Ortai's attitude was completely for those half-hearted toasts, and he was also telling these toasts not to have any illusions about the Fu Han army, and they had no choice but to rely on the Qing court.

Sure enough, Lu Wanzhong and Long Qinghou both had a feeling of being hurt by something, they were not sad for the Sizhou Cen family that couldn't be beaten by eight poles, but completely considered themselves - if they really let the Fu Han army recover all the way to the southwest, then their Tusi had no other choice in this process except to completely let go of power.

Of course, these are the reasons why the Tusi sent troops, if it weren't for the tough Fu Han army on the opposite side, they wouldn't have joined the camp of the Qing court now, there is really no way, and if they don't support the Qing army, I'm afraid that everyone will have to finish the game by then.

"Lord Duxian, Chu is rebellious, and now he is slaughtering the Cen family, people and gods are angry, my Wumeng Tusi is full of anger, and I am willing to send 5,000 Tusi soldiers, hoping to do my part for Lord Duxian."

Lu Wanzhong, the prefect of Wumeng Tusi, quickly showed his sincerity, but when he said these words, his heart was undoubtedly dripping blood, after all, according to the performance of the Cen family in front, the five thousand Tusi soldiers from his own family are estimated to not be able to help much on the battlefield, and if he loses, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape the fate of the Cen family.

With Lu Wanzhong, the prefect of Wumeng Tusi, taking the lead in front, the other Tusi also expressed their own positions, and contributed the Tusi soldiers from their families, you have 1,000 and I have 800, but there are more than 67,000 people, which is more consistent with Ortai's previous statement.

Guizhou Governor Mao Wenquan was really relieved at this time, because as long as these Tusi soldiers were in place, plus the more than 15,000 people brought by Ortai, as well as the green battalions of Fubiao and various towns in Guizhou, there were 100,000 people scattered and scattered, and the strength of the Fu Han army on the opposite side was about 40,000 people, and it was divided into several roads, so it should not be a big problem to fight.

Ortai was immediately overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "Hahahaha, you are indeed my loyal ministers and righteous men of the Qing Dynasty, with your help, the battle in the southwest should be worry-free!" This governor immediately asked the emperor to give you a promotion and knighthood! ”

Everyone hurriedly bowed their hands, but they were also quite happy, although this dispatch was forced to do so, but with the promise of promotion and knighthood, it was not too much of a loss.

Seeing that everyone was high-spirited, Ortai also showed his pride.

"Ten days later, all the armies gathered and sent troops to quell the thieves!"