After repeated weighing and careful consideration by Wu Lao Hanjian, on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month of Kang Mazi, the much-anticipated list of commanders of the various armies of the Wu army was finally released and publicly announced to the southwest Wu army.

According to Zhou Pei's prediction, Wu Lao Hanjian did adopt the vicious tactic of attacking from multiple ways at the same time, attacking in as many as six directions, and simultaneously attacking Hanzhong in Shaanxi, Huguang in the north section, Henan in the middle section, Jiangbei in the north, Jiangxi in the southeast and Guangdong! With a total strength of more than 200,000 troops, almost every road is inevitable, and every road is menacing! The long defense line of the Qing Dynasty was in danger everywhere and in crisis, so that in a hurry, Kang Mazi, who had the manpower and material resources of the whole country, could not find enough troops to do everything and fortify everywhere, so he could only face the difficult choice of taking or giving up!

The specific personnel adjustment and commander list of the Wu army are as follows: Wu Lao Han Annihilation, with Wang Hui and Wu Zhen as the vanguard, personally led an army of 30,000 from the Three Gorges into Sichuan, and together with the Wu army Wu Zhimao, Tan Hong and Li Benshen, who had been waiting here for a long time, launched an attack on Hanzhong, an important town in Shaanxi, with a total strength of more than 90,000! This is the first way, and it is also the most inevitable way!

Wu Guogui was promoted to the general of the president of Jingzhou, with 45,000 new and old soldiers and horses, with Tao Jizhi, Liu Zhifu and Yang Laijia as deputies, sitting at the throat of Jingzhou and sending troops to Xunyang, Xiangyang and Anlu to contain the right flank of the main force of the Qing army in Shaanxi and Gansu, and create fighters for the main army of Wu Lao and Han. This is the second way!

Xia Guoxiang was the general of Pingdong, commanded an army of 40,000, with Zhang Guozhu, Liu Hongyi, Chen Yao and Qiu Shanme as his deputies, and sent troops from Hengzhou to attack Yuanzhou and Ji'an in southern Jiangxi, the purpose was to open up land contact with Geng Jingzhong, so that Wu Geng and Zheng's three most determined anti-Qing armies could achieve a division, completely cut off all ties between the Qing army in Guangdong and the Qing court, and isolate and encircle the number one Han to annihilate Shang Keg! This is the fourth way!

Wu Yingqi's subordinate Wu Shizong added the title of General Zhennan, and his deputy Dong Chongmin was named the Governor of Guangdong and the Governor of Guangdong, and together with the Governor of Guangxi Ma Xiong, he sent 30,000 troops to attack the hinterland of Guangdong through Wuzhou. At the same time, Wu Lao Han Jian sent a letter to Zheng Jing in Taiwan and Liu Jinzhong, the general soldier of Chaozhou, ordering them to join forces to attack Huizhou and attack the Qing army in Guangdong on three sides! This is the most unsurprising way in terms of personnel selection, and it is also the inevitable way for Wu Jun to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the rear.

The commander of the fifth road was Wu Laohan's favorite general Ma Bao, who ordered him to lead an army of 15,000 from Wuchang and Hanyang to the north, attack and occupy the hinterland of Henan, where the Qing army was empty, cut off the connection between the two main forces of the Qing army, the Qing army in Shaanxi and Gansu, and seek an opportunity to enter Anhui in the east or Shaanxi and Gansu in the west, destroy the army deployment and grain and grass transfer of the Qing army, and play a wonderful role in containing the Qing army's national strength.

And in this personnel arrangement, it can also be seen that Wu Laohan is indeed outstanding in terms of employing people, Ma Bao, who has served under Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Dingguo, is best at fighting the wandering war, putting his lone army into the central Henan Plain, not only can the mite clear the hinterland and turn the world upside down, but also the possibility of being surrounded and annihilated by the Qing army is also the smallest, even if you can't beat it, you can see the stitches, and flow to other places where the Qing army is weak to continue to disturb!

In addition, Wu Lao Hanjian appointed Hu Guozhu as the general of the president of Yuezhou, and commanded an army of 30,000 to defend Yuezhou, so as to be the general reserve of the whole army and protect the safety of the rear of Biyuan. He also appointed Wu Yingqi as the general of the President of Wuchang, and also led an army of 30,000 to support the East Road and the North Road, forming a double insurance with Hu Guozhu's army to ensure the safety of the five provinces and one government in the rear of the Wu army.

The choice of the commander of the above five roads and the remaining departments was not too unexpected by everyone, and no one dared to raise questions and object, but when Wu Lao Han announced the most important sixth road commander among the Biyuan, most of the generals of the Wu army were inevitably surprised - even Kang Mazi and the Mites Qing court were surprised, because this was crowned as the general of the Wu army to conquer the east, led the four major armies of the land and water cavalry, and attacked the Wu army commander in the northern Jiangxi region with the heavy defense of the Qing army. It is actually Lu Yifeng, who has just been invested in Pingxi Wangfu for seven years!

"What? Lu Yifeng?! Lu Yifeng led the army to attack northern Jiangxi?! Did I hear me right?! ”

When Wu Lao Han announced this decision to the generals of the Wu army in the lobby, a whirlwind of exclamations suddenly sounded among the generals of the Wu army, and most of the generals of the Wu army were speechless, saying that they would never have imagined that Wu Lao Han would make such a decision, and let a newcomer who had just been in the gang for seven years be in charge of the most important partial division battlefield. The exclamations and boos were so intense that even the person concerned, Lu Fatzi, was a little embarrassed - his qualifications were indeed too shallow.

"Old Tarzan, you're not kidding, are you?" Xia Guoxiang, who was only slightly better than Wu Yingqi with the surname of 205, couldn't hold his breath the most, and jumped out and exclaimed in a daze: "Let Yifeng be in charge of the battlefield in northern Jiangxi and lead an army of 40,000 troops to attack Poyang Lake in Jiujiang, Nanchang?" Did the son-in-law hear it wrong? ”

"Your ears didn't hear it wrong, but you missed something." Wu Laohan said quietly: "The errand given by this king to Yifeng is also to find an opportunity to seize Anqing, wait for the opportunity to go down the river, take Nanjing directly, and capture the wealth of Jiangnan!" ”

"Father-in-law, you must be joking!" Xia Guoxiang's eyes widened wider than a cow's eyes, and he exclaimed, "Such an important errand, you actually handed it over to Yifeng?" ”

Before the words fell, there was already a voice of echoing and questioning among the generals of the Wu army, Lu Fatzi's expression was even more embarrassed, and Wu Lao Hanjian asked rhetorically: "What's the matter, do you think Yifeng's talent is not enough to take on this role?" ”

"This ......." Xia Guoxiang was a little hesitant - although Lu Fatzi's relationship with him was far less intimate than his relationship with Hu Guozhu, it was quite passable, and Lu Fatzi was now both Wu Laohan's confidant and lackey, and Wu Guogui's son-in-law, no matter how brave and unscrupulous Xia Guoxiang was, he had to consider the consequences of deliberately belittling Lu Fatzi. After hesitating for a moment, Xia Guoxiang finally found a decent reason, "Back to my father-in-law, it's not that my son-in-law thinks that Yifeng's talent is insufficient, it's just that his qualifications are too shallow, and he ...... take on such a heavy responsibility." ”

"Is Yifeng's qualifications shallow?" Wu Lao Han said amazingly, "At the beginning, Han Xin was put into Liu Bang's account in April of the first year of Emperor Han Gao, and he did not make a big contribution, and in June he was worshiped by Liu Bang as a general, and was entrusted with the important task of commanding the whole army. ”

Xia Guoxiang was speechless, and at the same time squinted at the embarrassed Lu Fat Man, and was even more suspicious in his heart - this little fat man is also worthy of being compared with Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin?

"Lord Wang, isn't it too risky?" Ma Bao also stood up and arched his hand and said: "You know, Lord Wang, the relationship between the last general and the Yifeng brothers has always been good, Lord Wang, you can use him so much, and the last general is also very happy, but is the burden given to him by the prince too heavy?" The victory or defeat of the battlefield in northern Jiangxi is related to the life and death of the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of the main force in the south of the Yangtze River and most of the elites are also assembled in the battlefield of northern Jiangxi. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, it's too risky." Several generals of the Wu army chimed in, including Liu Zhifu, who was considered the senior brother of Lu Fatzi, and said worriedly: "Lord Wang, Yifeng is the protégé of the last general's father, and the last general should not hinder his future, but the battlefield in northern Jiangxi is too important, and the Mangou there is too strong, and it is too dangerous for the Yifeng brothers to encounter such a strong enemy when they lead the troops for the first time." ”

"It is precisely because the battlefield in northern Jiangxi is the most dangerous and the pressure is the greatest, so this king can only choose to go to Yifeng!" Wu Lao Han also gave Lu Fatzi enough face, waved his hand and shouted: "Is Yifeng really just the first time to lead the troops?" In the eleventh year of Mangou Kangxi, Yifeng attacked Bajiang City alone, cutting off the retreat of nearly 100,000 Mangou elite main forces, facing the front and rear attacks of Mangou's main force, and holding on to the lonely city alone, and did not let the main force of Mangou jump over the wall to cross Bajiang one step! In the same year, Yifeng faced the main force of Guangdong Mangou alone, and the coach of Mangou was still gratifying in a battle! This year, Yifeng personally commanded the Wuchang River Crossing Battle, not only breaking through the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, but also annihilating the main force of the Hanyang Mangou Army in one fell swoop, and capturing the Mangou Emperor's own brother! ”

"Of these three wars, which one was not a difficult battle of miracles? Once can be said to be luck, the second time can be said to be a fluke, and what can be said about the third time? Wu Laohan pointed at the generals and shouted: "You ask yourself, if you are replaced to fight three big battles, who of you can fight better than Yifeng?" Tell me again, is there any one of you who can perform the same miracle? If you can find it, this king will promise you to remove Yifeng from the position of general of Zhengdong! ”

All the generals of the Wu army closed their mouths, thought about it carefully, and also found the facts, since the Wu army started the army, in two years, there have been as many as three mite Qing princes who were captured by Lu Fatzi himself, and the mite Qing army that died directly or indirectly in the hands of Lu Fatzi is even more than 100,000, and almost every major battle that is enough to affect the situation of the two armies has Lu Fatzi's shadow flashed, such a perverted brilliant record, there is really no second one among the generals of the Wu army! At the same time, at this time, many caring generals of the Wu army were stunned to find that after Lu Fatzi achieved such brilliant military exploits, he had been holding his tail between his legs, and he never saw his shadow when talking about his merits, so low-key that even Wu Jun himself forgot about his great military exploits!

"My grandfather loved my grandson-in-law so much, and my grandson-in-law was broken to pieces, and it was difficult to protect my grandfather's great kindness...... ...... in case. Lu Fatzi didn't stand up and make a statement, he knelt in front of Wu Lao Han and cried, kowtowed again and again to show his loyalty, saying that he would definitely go to the soup for Wu Lao Han's imperial cause.

"Get up, this is the position you deserve." Wu Lao Han waved his hand to let Lu Fatzi get up, and said lightly: "In the past two years, this king knows that you are of great use, but he has never given you the opportunity to take charge of himself, and now is the time to compensate you." ”

Fat Lu cried even more when he heard this, and it was rare to shed a few sincere tears. The generals of the Wu army also returned to their original positions one after another, embarrassed and did not have the courage to oppose Wu Laohan's annihilation and reuse of Lu Fatzi, and countless generals of the Wu army were in a complicated mood, saying that they did not expect that the often defeated general on the gambling table, the seven-grade sesame official Lu Sanhao of the year, also had today, not only to beat the many veterans of the West Palace, but also to serve as the most important commander of the battlefield. And Han Daren, who has recently regarded Lu Fatzi as his number one competitor, is even more envious, jealous and hateful, and his eyes are so red that he almost wants to look up to the sky and shout - why is he not so lucky?

"Yifeng, the composition of your army, grandfather will give you some consideration, do you think it will be so successful?" Finally waited for Lu Fatzi to get up with tears in his eyes, and Wu Lao Hanjian said in an inquiring tone: "In addition to the 8,000 men and horses in your headquarters in Wuchang, my grandfather will give you another 6,000 Jingzhou cavalry, and 4,000 sailors and 22,000 infantry and infantry from the armies of Yuezhou, Changsha and Wuchang will be transferred to you, what do you think?" ”

"Thank you, grandfather." Lu Fatzi wiped his tears and said: "Grandson-in-law can guarantee to grandfather, grandson-in-law cherishes the use of the troops given by grandfather, and will try his best to bring them back safe and sound." ”

"Grandfather believes in you, which is also an important reason why grandfather handed over the battlefield of northern Jiangxi to you." Wu Lao Han nodded, and said: "Grandfather will arrange a few more assistants for you, you have a deep friendship with Dajie (Gao Dejie), and you have experience in cooperating with the battle, so he will go with you on the expedition." In addition, Wang Xu, who you have repeatedly praised in front of your grandfather, also went out with you. ”

"Grandfather Xie is like this, Brother Dajie and Brother Wang Xu are rare talents, with their help to guide the grandson-in-law, the grandson-in-law is worry-free." Fat Lu thanked him from the bottom of his heart. Gao Dejie over there is also both happy and disappointed, of course, the joy is that Lu Fatzi is easy-going and easy to get along with, and the loss is that Lu Fatzi was just his deputy more than two years ago, but now he has become his deputy, and he must listen to his orders.

"Don't be busy." Wu Lao Han interrupted Lu Fatzi's thanks, and said: "In addition, Han Daren is both civil and military, brave and strategic, and he will also be sent as your assistant, so he will definitely be able to provide you with strong help!" ”

"Han Daren?" Lu Fatzi was stunned.

"Me?" Han Daren raised his head suddenly.

Immediately afterwards, Han Daren and Lu Fatzi, who were not too stupid, also suddenly understood Wu Lao Han's sinister intentions, and Han Daren suddenly realized why Wu Lao Han's defeat made his small merit of catching himself to the Jingzhou prefect and Tongzhi as Jingzhou's third battle merit. Lu Fatzi understood that Wu Laohan had not been holding back for a day or two, and during this time, he deliberately elevated Han Daren, the only one among the generals of the Wu army who was openly at odds with him, and then put this guy next to him as an eyeliner, so as not to send an eyeliner to be bribed by himself as before.

"Han Daren?" Gao Dejie was also a little dumbfounded, because Han Daren was also at odds with him, and going out with such a-stirring stick with the army did have a feeling worse than eating flies. (Note)

"What's the matter? Do you think there is anything wrong with my grandfather's arrangement? Old Man Wu asked Fat Lu with a smile.

"No, no." Lu Fatzi hurriedly denied it, and said respectfully: "General Han is indeed a rare talent, both civil and military, brave and strategic, and he assists his grandson-in-law in the conquest of northern Jiangxi, and his grandson-in-law is like a tiger with wings. ”

"Wu Lao Hanjian is not absolutely at ease with me." Fat Lu sighed in his heart again, and at the end, Fat Lu comforted himself in his heart: "But it's okay, although it is more troublesome to have an eyeliner by your side, Wu Lao Han can also be more at ease with me." And Han Daren's-stirring stick and Gao Dejie can't get along, with him disgusting people in the army, Gao Dejie is also easy to get closer to me, otherwise, I will climb to Gao Dejie's head at once, he will definitely have thoughts in his heart, and he will also be estranged from Sheng, and this battle will be completely unfought. ”

"That's fine." Wu Laohan nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Then you hurry up and prepare, and in three days, you will lead the army to Wuchang, meet the army there to conquer northern Jiangxi, and be sure to set up an army before the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month to launch an attack on the Mangou in northern Jiangxi." The other generals are the same, the military situation is like fire, don't expect to celebrate the New Year in Jingzhou, hurry up and prepare, and three days later, all the armies will set off at the same time. ”

Lu Fatzi and the generals of the Wu army agreed together, and after three days of intense preparation, on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, all the armies of the Wu army set off at the same time, and Xia Guoxiang led 8,000 cavalry south to Hengzhou to join the Wu army there; Tao Jizhi and Liu Zhifu and other generals led an army of 10,000 to Jingmen to join Yang Laijia there in the Northern Expedition; Wu Laohan led an army of 30,000 troops to take water and land and enter Sichuan, while Lu Fatzi bid farewell to his newlywed wife Wu Xiaosuo, and led Gao Dejie, Han Daren and other generals to bid farewell to Wu Laohan, and Ma Bao went east together to gather an army to conquer northern Jiangxi.

At the time of parting, after Lu Fatzi and Wu Junzhong knocked goodbye to Wu Laohan Jian, they solemnly kowtowed to Wu Laohan Jianjian three times alone, raised his head and wanted to say something, but his voice was hoarse and dry, and he couldn't help tears rolling in his eyes. Seeing this scene, Wu Laohan couldn't help laughing and said, "If you have something to say, what is there to cry about?" ”

"Grandfather......." Fat Lu's lips trembled for a moment, and he finally found a way to say, "Grandfather, although there is nothing to worry about, but your old man is old and has a bumpy journey, I hope that my grandfather must take care of his jade body, he must dress and eat on time, and he must not freeze ...... and ...... hungry." Grandson-in-law, still ......, must see the ...... of grandfather Dingding Central Plains and ascending the throne as emperor, that day. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Fatzi was already crying, and Wu Laohan, who had always been vicious and ruthless, was also rarely moved, nodded and said: "Okay, grandfather promised you that you will definitely take care of yourself on the journey, but you also have to promise grandfather, you also have to take care of your body, don't think that you are not afraid of anything when you are young, what kind of chronic illness is left at this time, it is a matter of a lifetime, don't be like before, you don't care about anything when you run errands, and you forget everything about eating and sleeping." ”

"Son-in-law, follow your grandfather's teachings." Fat Lu smiled and agreed, but the tears were still rolling down.

"Alright, grandfather is gone." Wu Laohan patted Lu Fatzi on the shoulder, and then turned around and boarded the dock, boarding the ship from the dock and heading west to Sichuan. Looking at the old back of Wu Laohan, who had begun to show his clumsiness, a premonition that had been entangled in Lu Fatzi for a few days couldn't help but come to mind again.

"Wu Lao Han annihilation, we are finally going to separate." Fat Lu muttered in his heart: "This separation may be the last time we will meet, and from now on, we will probably never have the opportunity to meet again." ”

"I have hated you, flattered you, and respected you, and in the future, I will definitely come to your spirit, pour a glass of wine for you, and give you a ...... and fair evaluation."

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With this complicated thought, Lu Fatzi embarked on the road back to Wuchang, preparing to assemble a large army there, like a dragon entering the sea, to begin his free and earth-shattering soaring journey. However, when Lu Fatzi gradually assembled an army in Wuchang Mansion to prepare for the Eastern Expedition, the news that he was personally appointed by Wu Lao Han as the commander of the Wu Army's Eastern Expedition had been sent to his enemies and friends in the open and secret and now and in the future through various channels.

"Lu Yifeng's dog thief is the coach of Wu Gou's expedition to the east? Okay, dog thief, the blood of the soldiers of the Eight Banners has finally stained your top red! Kang Mazi commented, and then Kang Mazi issued the so-called holy decree to the Jiangxi Qing army - the person who beheads the fat man of Lu will be promoted to three levels, given to the viscount, and rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver! Those who capture Lu Fatzi alive and dedicate it to the capital will be promoted to the fifth level, given to the earl, and rewarded with 20,000 taels of silver!

"Wu Sangui's old thief is crazy? Sending Lu Yifeng as the coach of the expedition to the east? What else will this fat man Lu do besides shooting horses and breeding Eight Flags? His Eastern Route Army of Northern Jiangxi is waiting for the whole army to be annihilated! Geng Jingzhong commented.

"Lu Yifeng is the coach of Zhengdong? Old man Wu Sangui, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd? Could it be that he wants to borrow a knife to kill someone? Zheng Jing was skeptical.

"Wu Sangui old thief! Why don't you send Lu Yifeng's dog thief to Guangdong! Shang Kexi, Shang Lao Han Jian slapped the table and yelled.

"It's troublesome, our main force in Jiangnan is going to be a little troublesome." Zhou Peigong was a little worried, and even had the idea of encouraging Tong Guogang to ignore the main force of the Wu army for the time being, lead the Baoyi army south to Jiangxi, and cooperate with the Jiangxi Qing army to annihilate the fat army.

"On the battlefield of northern Jiangxi, my Qing army is afraid that it will never be peaceful." Tu Hai, who was lucky enough to escape back to Jiujiang, was also a little worried -- that day on the battlefield of the Onyx River, Tu Hai changed into civilian clothes and jumped into the river to escape, and was lucky to be rescued by an ordinary civilian boat that happened to pass by here. Unexpectedly, after this civilian boat docked, Tuhai encountered several defeated Qing soldiers who were killed and scattered by the Wu army, so Tuhai decisively organized these Qing defeated soldiers to kill the owner's family, seized the civilian boat, disguised himself as civilians, and fled down the river back to Jiujiang City, which was controlled by the Qing army.

"Whew!" The first enemies of Lu Fatzi's Eastern Crusade, Mite Qing Beizi Zhangtai and Jiangxi Governor Dong Weiguo, expressed their disdain for Lu Fatzi with spitting, and on the other hand, according to Kang Mazi's will, they put Tuhai in a prisoner car and escorted him to the capital to hand over to the Qing court for punishment.

"Brother Sanhao, how far do you want to go wrong before you know that you are lost?!" The military department of the Qing court, Han Shangshu Wang Xu, looked up to the sky and shouted.

"Brother Sanhao, why did you come to Jiangbei? If we meet again, how will I face you? In the city of Nanjing, a mite Qing official was in a painful and complicated mood, and could only comfort himself secretly, "No, we will definitely not meet again, there are three important towns in the upper reaches of Nanjing, Anqing, Jiujiang and Nanchang, all of which are guarded by our heavy soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, I don't believe that you can be so powerful, and you can break through the three defense lines of our Qing Dynasty to kill under the city of Nanjing." I'm sure you won't be able to. ”

(To be continued)