Since the general Wang Pingfan of Poshuo set out to conquer Sichuan in Yunnan, he has advanced by land and water, steadily and steadily, linking important towns such as Wushan, Shunqing, and Chongqing, and his troops are directly under the city of Tianfu.

Sichuan Governor Luo Sen was in the Yizhou Governor's Yamen, received reports of continuous wrecks in various prefectures and counties, and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he even gave Kangxi a few folds, explaining that the hearts of the people in Sichuan had changed, and asked the emperor to urgently send the Manchurian army to suppress it. Kangxi ordered Varka to go to the rescue. After receiving the report, Varka did not dare to move south.

Seeing that the reinforcements had been delayed, Lawson summoned Tan Hong, the chief soldier of northern Sichuan, Zheng Jiaolan, the commander, and Wu Zhimao, the chief soldier, to discuss countermeasures.

Luo Sen, a native of Daxing, Zhili, was a scholar in Shunzhi for four years, and successively served as the governor of Jiangxi Hudong and Shaanxi, and the governor of Shaanxi according to Zhejiang, and the governor of Sichuan in Shunzhi for ten years.

After Tan, Zheng, and Wu came to the yamen of the provincial capital, they were seated, and Rosen asked anxiously: "Everyone, I summoned you here today to discuss the military situation. Wu Sangui sent Wang Pingfan to attack Sichuan, and now it is almost under the city, what do you think? ”

Wu, Tan, Zheng, you look at me, I look at you, but no one speaks.

Rosen was even more anxious: "You guys are talking!" ”

Tan Hong spoke first: "Everyone, I think we don't have drums in our stomachs, let's make it clear, Brother Zhimao is the nephew of Wu Sangui, the king of Zhou, and Brother Zheng and I are Wu Sangui's old subordinates, and it is impossible for us to work against Wu Sangui." ”

Wu Zhimao and Zheng Jiaolan listened and nodded incessantly.

Tan Hong continued: "Governor Luo, everyone knows that you are an honest man, you have been an official in the Qing Dynasty for so many years, and you have a good reputation. I think you can also come with us anyway, so that everyone can talk easily. ”

Rosen hesitated: "This, this..."

Wu Zhimao said: "Lord Luo, you don't have to be afraid, Wu Sangui is my uncle, I promise you, after you follow King Zhou, you will definitely not be treated badly." ”

Tan Hong said: "Yes, Lord Luo, you are also a Han Chinese, you must have seen what the Qing court has done over the years, so don't hesitate."

Rosen was a chronic child, and he looked down and thought about it for half an hour before saying, "That... Then do as the generals want. ”

The next day, Lawson surrendered to Wangping Domain, and Wangping Fan let everyone rest, leaving Lawson, Wu Zhimao, Tan Hong, and Zheng Jiaolan to discuss. Wang Pingfan took Luo Sen's hand and said: "Lord Luo, I have heard your name for a long time, and hundreds of people along the way have praised you as a good official. ”

Rosen said with some embarrassment: "The general has won the award." ”

Wu Zhimao asked: "General Wang, does King Zhou have any explanation?" ”

"Not yet. Since the army entered Sichuan in Yunnan, it has been marching and fighting continuously for nearly a year, and I plan to let the soldiers rest and recuperate first," Wang Pingfan paused for a moment, and then said: "Brother Zhimao, you can first write a report to the king of Zhou, introduce the situation in Sichuan, and see what arrangements the king of Zhou has, and then we will make a plan." ”

"Well, good!" Wu Zhimao went as ordered.

Kangxi received the news of the fall of Jingzhou, Yuezhou, Tianfu and Chongqing in Beijing, and he was angry, he originally thought that Wu Sangui had been hit by the plan to delay the army, and was hit by the killing of his son and the excavation of his ancestral tomb, and he would be slumped and retreated, but he did not expect that there were still alarms in various places. And what made it even more angry than the loss of land and soldiers was that the generals were at odds and attacked each other. Cai Yurong and Leerkin accused each other of passively avoiding the war and taking the lead in escaping. If it wants to go here, it will definitely put Cai Yurong Ling Chi to death, and Lerjin will be dismissed from his post and investigated, but at the moment of employing people, everyone is a turtle with a shrunken head, and no one wants to go to the front line, so thinking of this, Kangxi can only suppress the anger in his heart, and issue an order to scold Cai and Le, let them make meritorious contributions and recover Yuezhou.

If you want to say that Yang Jialai, Tan Hong, and Wu Zhimao surrendered to Wu Sangui, they were originally anti-Qing elements, but now they have their original form, but the Qing Dynasty itself cultivated like Rosen, and intellectuals who can't beat the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty have also defected. "Alas", Kangxi could only sigh to himself, "It's really not my race, its heart will be different"!

Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help but have a cold war, could it be that the counterinsurgency secrets taught by the Empress Dowager are not working, impossible, since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, can six thousand Manchus rule over China with 60 million people in eight districts, can there be no traitors? The key is not to let the Han officials be the masters, Xiangyang and CD are a painful lesson: the top military and political officials are all Han Chinese, how can this encounter a major event? In the future, it is necessary to arrange Manchurian officials, especially in key cities, to suppress the battle, so that even if the Han officials want to rebel, they have to take care of it.

Wang Fuchen, this name appeared in Kangxi's mind. Since the last time he was brought into the flag, he was under the red flag of Hanzheng, and he was given a flower gun, and he felt that the effect was not bad. Wu Sangui has been in turmoil for a year, and as Wu Sangui's adopted son, he can still be loyal to the court, which is really rare. Thinking of his great kindness to Wang Fuchen, Kangxi himself was moved. However, this person can't be said to be completely unguarded, as far as the matter of the last rebellion against Wang Shirong is concerned, although there is nothing wrong with it on the surface, Benvarka secretly plays, and feels that Wang Fuchen is still a little reluctant, as if he is only afraid of the pressure of the court, so he does so. Right! can't be too careless, we must take precautions before they happen, and avoid chaos like Yang Jialai and Lawson. It is necessary to send a heavyweight to the side of the king and the ministers. Who to go to? Varkha is already in Xi'an, but its qualifications are not high enough, and it is okay to charge into battle, but not to be a commander. Feiyangu is a very good candidate, but he can't get out of Mukden. Morrow, right! After Kangxi pondered for a long time, only this person was the most suitable!

First, because Mo Luo resolutely advocated the withdrawal of the feudal domain, and he was single-minded and of one heart and one mind with Kangxi;

the second is that Mo Luo is one of the old enough Manchurian members to hold down the formation;

Third, Mo Luo has some friendship with Wang Fuchen, and it has been in Xi'an for many years and is familiar with the local situation;

Fourth, Mo Luo has been in battle for a long time, and in the next Sichuan campaign, he can serve as the commander of the three armies.

Without further ado! Although it was late at night, Kangxi still urgently summoned Mo Luo into the palace to meet him, Mo Luo received the order, he didn't dare to slack off, he was busy trotting all the way to the palace, flicked his horseshoe sleeves, and kowtowed: "I don't know what happened when the ministers were summoned late at night?" ”

Kangxi ordered him to get up and said, "Mo Aiqing, recently lost Jingzhou, Yuezhou, and Tianfu towns one after another, and the official army has been defeated one after another, what do you think about this?" ”

Mo Luo said: "According to the minister's opinion, since Wu Sangui raised an army, he should have won, he won; He shouldn't have won, and he took advantage of it. Now that he's at the end of his power, it's time for us to fight back. ”

"Well," Kangxi nodded with satisfaction, and asked again, "You and Wang Fuchen are old acquaintances, what do you think of this person?" ”

Mo Luo didn't know what Kangxi meant when he suddenly asked him, so he said: "Wang Fuchen is brave in battle, humble in his treatment, and his subordinates all admire him. ”

"Don't talk about the advantages, talk about his shortcomings", Kangxi saw that Mo Luo was a little hesitant, "There are only you and me tonight, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Kangxi thought for a while and said, "Wang Fuchen is a little inferior and arrogant. ”

"Oh?" Kangxi is interested, people like to listen to other people's shortcomings, "How can you be inferior and arrogant?" ”

Mo Luo said: "It is said that he has low self-esteem because he was born in the treasury army, his status is low, and there is always a shadow in his heart; said that he was arrogant because he could lead troops, fight, and win battles, regardless of whether the Manchus or the Han people held him, so he was a little arrogant. ”

Kangxi smiled and asked, "Then do you think Wang Fuchen will be loyal to the imperial court?" ”

Mo Luo said with certainty: "Weichen thinks that Wang Fuchen is loyal, long live you are giving him a gun and raising his nationality, and his grace is beyond measure, how can he be disloyal?" Moreover, the last time Wu Sangui sent Wang Shirong to say surrender, it directly asked Wang Jizhen to tie up the rebel envoy to Beijing. Wang Shirong, what kind of person is that, that is the big celebrity in front of Wu Sangui, one of the thirteen Taibao! After this incident, Wu Sangui was so angry that he scolded. However, with Sun Yanling in the front and Rosen in the back, Weichen believes that the imperial court should not be careless, and should send a prestigious official to sit in Xi'an, which can be guaranteed. ”

"Good!" Kangxi slapped his thigh happily, "Mo Aiqing, what you just said is on my heart." I summoned you this time to send you to Xi'an, what do you think? ”

"The minister will never give up!" Mo Luo wanted to slap his big mouth, and he knew that he would not say a word.

Kangxi continued: "As soon as I came, I sent you to suppress the situation in Shaanxi, and there must be no more chaos like Yang Jialai and Hongfu; Second, and the main thing, I want to launch a big counteroffensive in Sichuan! ”

Mo Luo was taken aback: "A big counterattack? ”

"Yes, a big counteroffensive", Kangxi's eyes lit up, "I think about it, this year to counterbalance the rebellion, retreat everywhere, and now I can't retreat anymore." I ordered you to be the minister of economic strategy, command 200,000 soldiers and horses in Xi'an, go to Sichuan, and go straight to Yunnan! ”

"Long live the Sage!"

"Also, the 20,000 horses of Heye that I transferred from Jilin will also go with you. After you arrive in Xi'an, don't make trouble, be good at adjusting personnel, Varka, Wang Fuchen, Daniel Zhang These people have their own tempers, you must take them well and be a good commander. ”

"The slave must live up to the trust of the saint, set foot in Sichuan, and go straight to Yunnan!"

"When you get there, report the specific battle plan. You are solely responsible for the rest, and you don't have to report it. Kangxi instructed again.

"Whew!"

After Mo Luo retreated, he did not dare to delay, and early the next morning, he set off with He Ye and rushed to Xi'an. Moro had mixed feelings. On the one hand, Kangxi sent it to the front line to fight, and he was going to Sichuan, a big bandit den, he was 10,000 unwilling in his heart, on the other hand, after all, the withdrawal of the feudal domain was proposed by himself, and now that he has caused chaos, he has to go to the level by himself, and this time the emperor appointed himself as the minister of Ji Luo, this is the highest military commander of the Qing army, this glory is not something that ordinary people can get!

Mo Luo sat in a sedan chair to the city of Xi'an, he opened the sedan curtain and looked out: he was too familiar with every grass and tree, every brick and tile here! He has been an official here for more than ten years, and the local people call him "Mo Qingtian". Mo Luo saw that the street was calm as usual, and the official office was also in order, and a hanging heart was put down. However, unlike the last time he left, the scene of the people sending off, this time the street was deserted, and a limited number of pedestrians saw its sedan chair, and their eyes were faintly full of hatred. This may also be accidental, no one can guarantee that the people greet each other with a smile every day, right? Thinking like this, Mo Luo had already arrived at the Admiral's Yamen, and Wang Fuchen, Varkha and others were already waiting at the door:

"Welcome to the arrival of Master Jingluo!"

Mo Luo lifted his robe and got into the sedan chair, motioning for these people to get up and enter the house to talk.

In the Admiral's Mansion, everyone sat still, and after a while, Mo Luo said: "This time, the Holy Lord ordered the official to be Lord Ji Luo, and led Lord Heye to come with 20,000 Jilin horses, which is to fight a battle in Sichuan, and fight a great victory to raise the prestige of the Qing Dynasty!" ”

When everyone heard this, they clapped their hands and applauded:

"The Emperor Shengming!"

"Long live the Qing Dynasty!"

Varkha said, "May I ask Lord Mo, what are your plans?" ”

Mo Luo looked around at everyone and asked first, "What is the current situation in Sichuan?" ”

Wang Fuchen said: "After the enemy general Wang Ping Fan occupied Tianfu, there has been no major move. Northern Sichuan is still in the hands of our army. ”

"Good! Although the traitor occupies the CD, his vitality has been injured, and most of Sichuan is still under control," Mo Luo pondered for a moment and arranged: "Varka, you lead 50,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, go out of Hanzhong to Guangyuan, and go straight to Chongqing along the Jialing River." ”

Varkha knelt down: "Whew! ”

"General Heye of Anxi, you lead the Jilin horse team of the headquarters to capture Qipan Pass, Chaotian Pass, and reach Baoning!"

"Whew!"

"Wang Fuchen, after you lead 20,000 soldiers and horses, temporarily stationed in Hanzhong to raise food and salary for the front army."

"Whew!"

"Daniel Zhang, you lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard Pingliang and prevent the enemy from sneaking up on Xi'an!"

"Whew!"

"Bel Chani, Bei Zi Dong, you bring 20,000 soldiers and horses for the rear army, stationed in Luoyang, to ensure the supply of guards and grain and grass for other armies!"

"Whew"! ”

"This marshal led an army of 80,000 as the middle route army, passed through Yangping Pass, inserted Long'an Mansion, and took Tianfu directly! Did you all get it? ”

"Understood!"

Morrow said, "Good! Early tomorrow morning, the army will set off! ”

As a result, the Qing army totaled 220,000 people, divided into four routes, led by Mo Luo, and came straight to Tianfu and Chongqing, and the battle of northern Sichuan began.

The reconnaissance horse will be this army intelligence and CD, everyone is shocked. Wang Pingfan urgently summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures. Tan Hong first said: "General Wang, at present, the Qing army general Heye has been stationed in Baoning, Bel Le Chani, Bei Zi Dong E, has been stationed in Luoyang, Varka has advanced to Guangyuan, and the Moluo Chinese army has advanced to Yangping Pass, how do you think to resist the enemy?" ”

Wang Pingfan frowned tightly and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Report - King Zhou's hand has arrived!"

Wang Pingfan hurriedly took it from the sergeant's hand, only to see only a few words on the hand:

Wang Fuchen has written a secret book anyway. cut off their food routes, close the door and beat the dogs.

Wang Pingfan looked at it carefully, and suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "Haha! King Zhou's divine calculation! So saying, he showed the oracle to the people. Everyone has seen it, and they all seem to understand it or not, and they are confused. Wang Pingfan crouched on the marching map, carefully observing the terrain of the mountains and rivers, and gesturing with his hands. Wang Pingfan asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the CD now?" ”

Tan Hong returned: "Sixty thousand." 40,000 was brought from Yunnan, General Wang, and 20,000 is our local troops, isn't it too little? ”

Wang Pingfan said: "Enough! The essence of this battle lies in the fact that the enemy has more grain and less grain, and Baoning and Lüyang are the land and water grain routes of the Qing army respectively, as long as we cut them off, the enemy's heart will be chaotic, and it can be broken in one fell swoop! ”

The generals looked at Wang Pingfan and nodded yes.

Wang Pingfan straightened up and said solemnly: "Wu Zhimao!"

"In!"

"You lead 20,000 horses and go straight to Luoyang. Lüyang is a water conservancy channel for the enemy army to enter the river from Hanzhong, be sure to cut it off! ”

"Obey!"

"Tan Hong, you lead 10,000 horses and horses to Guangyuan to block the anti-Erkha department, so that the local people will be strong and clear, and not a single grain will be obtained by the Qing army!"

"Yes!"

"Zheng Jiaolin, you lead 10,000 horses and drive to Yangping Pass. You don't need to snipe Mo Luo, fight and retreat, if he keeps chasing, then you can retreat into Tianfu City and wait for help!"

"Yes!"

"Ben will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to kill Ben Baoning, everyone, look, is there any problem?"

Everyone said in unison: "No!"

Wang Pingfan said loudly: "Good! Do as I tell you to go! ”

The distribution was set, and the generals took their orders and went away.

Wang Pingfan led 20,000 soldiers and horses and went straight to Boryeong. According to Mo Luo's arrangement, the Qing general Heye took 20,000 Jilin horses and stationed in Baoning. Boryeong is the land grain plank road for the Qing army to enter Sichuan, which is particularly important. Therefore, Moro entrusted this important task to the most elite Heye Ministry. As soon as He Ye arrived in Baoning and set up camp, not long after, he heard that the Zhou general Wang Pingpan had led his troops to fight. He Yexin said: The kid is very fast, I'll meet you for a while, uncle. So he raised his troops out of the city, lined up in formation, and saw from a distance that the Zhou soldiers were also in formation, and the flag was fluttering. I saw a general led by Zhou Jun with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a dignified appearance, broad shoulders and a thin waist, wearing ------a round-brimmed felt hat, a red tassel belt floating behind him, a white sea silk strip tied around his waist, wearing a white robe, pedaling combat boots, a red gun on his back, and a white dragon horse in his crotch.

After seeing it, He Ye laughed: "The first general on the opposite side is Wang Pingfan, who is known as the 'Flying General'? ”

Seeing that the enemy general recognized him, Wang Pingfan arched his hand on the horse and replied: "Exactly! ”

He Ye laughed even harder: "Haha, I said that Wu Sangui is no one!" It's a pity to have such a little white face to be a general. If you want me to say, you can make a coating with Ben Shuai, and you will not be able to suffer a loss! Ha ha. ”

"Baoyi" was the domestic slave of the Manchurian aristocracy.

"Presumptuous!" Wang Pingfan shouted, "Whoever is on the other side, report your name!" ”

"I'm your grandfather, General Heye of Anzai." There was a burst of laughter from the Qing army.

Wang Pingfan's angry eyes were round: "Rampant Heye!" I am a big country in the Central Plains, how can I let you bully! ”

"Grandson, don't play tricks, let you taste the power of Grandpa's Eight Banners Iron Horse!" With that, Heye Ling waved the flag, and a row of iron horsemen jumped out, waving a big knife in their hands, emitting bursts of cold light under the reflection of the winter sun. The rumbling war drums were accompanied by the sound of "da-da" horses' hooves, which was deafening, and where the iron horsemen passed, they raised dust and sand in the sky, covering the sky and the sun, making people unable to open their eyes.

At a distance of three hundred meters from the Qing army's horse team, Wang Pingfan sang: "Prepare the fire gunner!" ”

The musketeers were divided into two rows, one of the soldiers fell on one knee and fired; A platoon of soldiers stood in the rear, reloading gunpowder,

"Bang! Bang! "All of a sudden, the marble flew wildly. When the Qing army's horse team boarded, they were shot, and the people turned on their backs. Some were shot blind in the eye, some were hit in the arm and thigh, and those were shot in the head and died on the spot. In the blink of an eye, the first platoon of horses was wiped out.

Seeing this, He Yeye waved the flag again. This time, two rows of iron horsemen were killed, and they were both equipped with bows and crossbows! While the horse team charged, they shot arrows and bows like flying locusts, shooting straight towards the Zhou army's position.

Wang Pingfan had already prepared, and built a thick row of basket forts in the position, and the bows and arrows were shot on it, and they were carved one after another, and the fire of the Zhou army rang out again, and the smoke was billowing, and the people who smelled of sulfur shed tears. The Qing army left another corpse.

He Ye was in a hurry, he waved the command flag again, and saw that there were more than 20 rows of horses jumping out in unison, and there could be thousands of iron horsemen! The Eight Banners Army really lives up to its reputation! Regardless of the sword mountain in front of you or the sea of fire, as long as the commander waves the flag and rushes out together, look at the trend of this row of mountains and seas, even if you step on it, you will also step on the Zhou army!

Wang Pingfan was secretly taken aback, and hurriedly ordered: "The third row of firecrackers prepares!" It turns out that there is always a time interval between two rows of people shooting, so that the third row is made up, one row is on standby, and one row is charged, and the time difference is completely compensated. I only heard another burst of screaming, bullets and arrows flew sideways, and the Qing army left rows of corpses of men and horses, but they still couldn't kill the Zhou army's position.

Heye's eyes were red, he had fought for more than thirty years, and he had never seen such a battle. He yelled: "Don't use foreign firearms if you have the ability!" All the cavalry, follow me! With that, he threw off the Lingqi, flew on the horse, and the big sword in his hand was aimed at the sky, and the horse team behind him followed closely like a tide, overwhelming the sky and rushing towards the Zhou army. I just feel that the earth shakes the mountains, and the sky and the earth change color!

"Furlong cannon, put!" Wang Pingfan roared, and more than 30 Franco machine guns that had been on standby erupted in unison. The Franc machine gun car was used as a medium-sized rear-loading artillery in the Zhou army, generally not used for siege, but used to shoot and kill the enemy's conspiracy cavalry phalanx, mainly to test the opening of the imperial artillery shell, equipped with a crosshair and a door, the effective firing range is one mile, if fired at a forty-degree looking angle, it can reach three miles, the gun body is three hundred centimeters long, and the shells are loaded from the rear, and the interval is short. If a scattershot is fired, then one shell carries more than 600 rounds. It is possible to block a 70-meter-wide frontage. It's powerful.

The shells exploded in the Qing army. Shrapnel cut off the heads of many cavalrymen in half. But the horses still galloped forward.

The musketeers were reinforced in a platoon of 100 men. Taking turns to release the guns, the Qing army fell down and rushed up again, some soldiers in front were knocked off their horses, not dead, just wanted to get up, they were trampled under the feet of the horse team behind, let out a scream, and Heye's face was cut out by shrapnel. Blood gushed out. "Rush!" He screamed as hard as he could, when suddenly a stray bullet flew and hit him in the head. He shook his body twice, and finally fell off his horse, his brain bursting out.

"Heye is dead!" I don't know which one shouted this voice, and the horse team stopped charging and ran back.

Wang Pingfan's heart had already risen to his throat, he had already told the soldiers in the rear team to draw their swords and prepare for hand-to-hand combat, when he saw that the Qing army turned around and ran back, he flew on his horse and shouted: "Follow me!" ”

The musketeers kept firing from behind. The Qing soldiers in front of them scurried like flies without heads, so that they trampled on each other and fell down one by one.

It's dusk. The battlefield finally calmed down, He Ye and his 20,000 Jilin horse team were all wiped out, looking at the messy battlefield, Wang Ping Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and asked his subordinates to bury the corpses, and carry them to the army for medical treatment.