Chapter 473: The Choice of Attacking Targets

Phoenix Hall, located in the west of Hunan, adjacent to Sichuan and Guizhou, Huo Xiong led the army to attack here, has been entrenched for many days. However www.biquge.info after Huo Xiong's Kongtong army took the whole of Hunan, it did not advance westward and attack Sichuan, but stagnated and gradually gathered closer to the border of Guizhou.

On this day, outside Phoenix City, the Kongtong army was stationed in the camp, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, Huo Xiong and the generals stood in front of the local map of the southwest, and said with emotion: "The marshal is really prescient, there is a rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in the southwest, which immediately restrained most of the Tartar army of the Qing court, almost hollowed out the troops of several nearby provinces, and attracted all of them to one Sichuan, which played an indescribable role in the friendly actions of our other regions." ”

"Yes, army commander, this attack on Hunan went very smoothly, because the governor of Huguang and the governor of Hunan were both sent to Sichuan, and the troops were even more empty, so our Kongtong army picked up a bargain, and without much effort, they took Hunan in one fell swoop." One of the generals agreed, echoing.

Even the others nodded one after another, showing deep approval, and Huo Xiong smiled and said, "Hehe, who said it wasn't?" However, it's not our family that picks up the cheapest. This time, the White Lotus Sect became more and more violent, shaking the high-level of the Tartars, containing most of the main forces of the Qing army, and almost hollowing out the troops of the neighboring provinces, Sichuan not only brought together the governor of Huguang, the governor of Hunan, but also the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Yang Yuchun, the governor of Hubei, the general of Xi'an, and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. ”

"Otherwise, damn it, Chao Sheng's old boy wouldn't have moved so fast, in such a short period of time, he successfully took Henan and Hubei, and occupied most of Shaanxi, it's really lucky!"

Although Huo Xiong said it rudely, it was true, and most people thought so. Immediately afterwards, another general stood up and asked a little excitedly and impatiently: "So, army commander, what should our Kongtong army do next?" Is it to advance into Sichuan and fight the Qing army with the White Lotus Sect? ”

Huo Xiong showed a meaningful look, shook his head slightly, and vetoed directly: "Of course not, our next action target is the neighboring region of Sichuan, Guizhou." ”

Hearing this, the general was very puzzled, obviously had his own considerations, wanted to be stubborn, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, and when he was about to say something, he was stopped by Huo Xiong waving his hand.

Fang Buddha had already understood the general's thoughts, and said: "Yes, I know what you want to say, the enemy of the enemy is indeed our friend. If the army advances into Sichuan and unites the White Lotus Sect entrenched there, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Qing army and wipe out the elite division of the Tartars. However, now is not the best time for us to enter Sichuan. ”

Obviously, Huo Xiong also has his own military intentions, long-term plans, and not everyone can understand and understand the key crux of it. Therefore, when the opinions of the generals were different, a very powerful general stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, according to the current situation, yes, just like the army commander said, once our army enters Sichuan, it will form a flanking attack with the White Lotus Sect there, and it will be effortless to eliminate more than 200,000 Qing troops. ”

"However, in the long run, have you ever thought about what we will do after the Qing army is wiped out? Is it peaceful coexistence with the White Lotus Sect? Or are they competing for territory? ”

"Further, once the Manchurian Tartars are driven out in the future, the main force of the Qing army is eliminated, and the marshal sits on the throne, can you guarantee that these White Lotus Sect members will surrender and accept incorporation? If the White Lotus Sect has ambitious people all the way, it will inevitably be another big war, causing unnecessary losses and troubles. ”

"In this case, if you can't get a guarantee, why not let the White Lotus Sect and the Qing army kill one person on their backs, the sky is dark, and each other is weakened~!"

A word woke up the people in the dream, and all the people who drilled the horns of the bull became enlightened, and Huo Xiong even said: "You should know that the marshal is determined to be in the whole land of China, not just a single Sichuan. At present, the Qing army and the White Lotus Sect are in a state of stalemate, fighting in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei, and Hunan, and focusing on Sichuan and Shaanxi. ”

"Now, Hubei and Hunan are in the hands of our army, the Qing army will lose the place of logistics supply, the place of reinforcement, the situation in Sichuan will be reversed, resulting in the lack of stamina of the Qing army, as long as the White Lotus Sect can hold on, it can completely pull back a game, so that the original unfavorable situation can be alleviated, and even counterattack, breaking the joint siege of the Qing army, and eliminating the Qing court's strategy of clearing the wilderness."

After a pause in his words, Huo Xiong turned sideways slightly, and the command stick in his right hand tapped the map behind him, and said at the same time: "You see, without the support of Hubei, Hunan, and Shaanxi, the Qing army is equivalent to losing 80% of the grain and grass supply, and the neighboring Gansu, Qinghai, and Tibet have been barren places since ancient times, and it is difficult to raise food for a while. ”

Therefore, if the Qing army still wants to raise grain, it will either collect grain locally in Sichuan, or supply it from Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. However, in just three years, although Sichuan has lost a large number of residents, it has also increased by hundreds of thousands of people out of thin air, coupled with years of war and chaos, how much food is there in Sichuan for these Qing troops and the White Lotus Sect to consume? ”

At this time, everyone completely understood Huo Xiong's intentions, and attacked the land of Yungui, not only completely cutting off the supply and strength sources of the Qing army, but also supporting the White Lotus Sect on the side, so that the two sides were at the same level of strength.

At that time, once the two sides have a large-scale conflict, they will inevitably lose both, and the Kongtong army will just take advantage of the fisherman, and while destroying the Qing army, it will also weaken the White Lotus Sect, so why can't they not accept the incorporation? Even if you don't agree to co-opt, it's much easier to clean up.

Suddenly, there was a consensus on this idea, but it was not clear.

Combined with the three-dimensional analysis of the map, the actual situation of Sichuan, and the comprehensive situation in all aspects, the thinking of many generals became more and more broad, and they immediately thought of other things, and their thinking was a little wild, and someone suddenly answered: "Moreover, because the Minister of Economic Strategy of the Junior Department of Erle Dengbao was not long ago, he convened the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Governor of Huguang, and gathered in the land of Sichuan, and there were countless generals from all walks of life. ”

"Also, as the governor of Sichuan, Le Bao and Eredeng Bao are not in harmony, which respectively represent the two Qing court forces of Heshen and Wang Jie, and the two completely different ideas of exterminating the White Lotus Sect are directly suppressed? Or is it equal emphasis on repression and pacification? ”

Although he deviated a little from the topic, Huo Xiong did not correct it, but nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Not only that, but to put it mildly, the dispute with the two kings is actually that Emperor Jiaqing does not have real power, and is still constrained by the abdicated Qianlong, and many major events are controlled by the second emperor and the gentry, and Wang Jie and others do not have an advantage." Otherwise, the Minister of Economic Strategy would not have been Erle Dengbao, but Le Bao, and Sichuan would not have been in today's situation, and the Qing court would have pacified the rebellion in the southwest long ago. ”

At this time, to everyone's surprise, a person who had always been silent spoke: "Another point, since the Qing court completely controlled the land of China, there has been an inexplicable hatred for the southwestern provinces, which has been inherited in the consciousness of every Tartar emperor. You might as well look at it, the further southwest you go, the lower the status of the corresponding region in the hearts of the Qing rulers, and the less popular it is. Not only at the top of the local ranks, but also at the local administrative level. ”

"For example, the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou, who is also a feudal official, is not as good as the governor of Sichuan, and the governor of Sichuan is not as good as the governor of Huguang. It can be said that the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou is the lowest status of the eight governors, and his importance is far less than that of the other seven. ”

"And the source of all this is because after the Tatars entered the customs, they encountered the strongest resistance in the southwest, and it lasted until the Kangxi period, and there were no less than ten princes who died here in the Qing court, not to mention other generals and the like."

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