After figuring out where to go next, Lu Fatzi, who had been sad for a long time, seemed to have unloaded the burden of a thousand pounds, and every piece of fat on his body was much easier, and after ordering the white clothes and white armor to let the soldiers of the Fat Man Army hang their filial piety for the dead compatriots, Lu Fatzi immediately began to discuss and arrange what to do next. 【Reading.com】

"Master Yao, Young Uncle, Brother Xie, Divine Doctor Zhu, you can also rest assured." Before starting, Fat Lu fed Yao Qisheng and Wang Shaobo and other henchmen and lackeys a reassuring pill, "With your talents and abilities, after the prince dominates the world, even if I fall, it will not affect you at that time, and you can use what I did in Jiangnan to exchange for glory and wealth to the prince, high-ranking officials, not only will I not blame you, but I will also cooperate with you." ”

"General! Landlord! Three good brothers! Several lackeys panicked, quickly knelt down together, and said in unison: "The general must not say that, we are all raised by you in the micro-end, and the grace of knowing is high and thick, how can we bear to do that ungrateful thing?" ”

"Get up, get up." Lu Fatzi picked up a few lackeys one by one, and said with a smile: "I will also give you an explanation in advance, so that you can rest assured that in the future, whether I fall into the fate of Han Xin or become a rich man like Shi Shouxin, I will never implicate you, so you just have to rest assured, work together with me to kill Kang Mazi, the emperor of full dogs, and help the prince lay the foundation of the world in one fell swoop, expel the Tartars, and restore China." ”

Lu Fatzi has said it to this point, whether it is true or false, Yao Qisheng and Wang Shaobo and others can't express their emotions without shedding some tears, kowtowing and crying in front of Lu Fatzi, swearing to live and die with Lu Fatzi, and never do anything shameless to betray Lu Fatzi, so tossed for a long time, until Lu Fatzi repeatedly persuaded him to stop.

"Let's talk about it." After feeding the reassuring pills, Fat Lu turned the conversation to the point and asked, "Next, how should we go?" How can we achieve the tactical goal of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, and kill Kangxi Dog Mazi in one fell swoop? ”

"The students think that it is easy to say that it is easy to capture the thief and kill the king first to kill the emperor of Mangou, but it is also a little difficult to say that it is difficult." Yao Qisheng wiped away his tears and said: "Emperor Mangou said that he was a personal expedition, but in fact, when he arrived at the Xiba camp in Qinghe, he did not move and no longer crossed the Yellow River south, and there were no more than two reasons, one was that Emperor Mangou was timid and did not dare to cross the river to the front line, and the second was that Emperor Mangou planned to use himself as bait to induce the main force of our army to go north to attack Huai'an and Qinghe, and cross the river to attack his Xiba camp. Therefore, the students believe that if our army wants to capture the thief and capture the king first, it must first induce the Mangou Emperor to cross the river and fight a decisive battle south of the Yellow River, so that our army can have a stable chance of victory and avoid the danger of Gaojiayan. ”

"Master Yao is right." Wang Shaobo echoed: "The students also believe that our army must first induce the Mangou Emperor to cross the river, and let him lead the main force of the northern front of Mangou to Gaoyou and Yangzhou for a decisive battle. ”

"But there are smart people over there, and they won't be afraid of us coming to do this." Xie Dong reminded: "So we want to lure the Mangou Emperor across the Yellow River, I'm afraid it's not so easy." ”

"General, why don't we give up Gaoyou City." Yao Qisheng suggested: "Let the Gaoyou defenders retreat to Yangzhou by water, and lure the main force of Mangou's northern front to come to the city of Yangzhou, so that Emperor Mangou can see the hope of breaking through Yangzhou, and induce him to cross the river and go south." ”

Lu Fatzi was silent, and after thinking about the map sand table in the north of Jiangsu for a long time, Lu Fatzi suddenly spoke: "Master Yao, young uncle, I think you are wrong this time, Emperor Mangou did not cross the river to the south and went to the frontline battlefield in person, it should not be the two reasons you analyzed. ”

"Why?" Yao Qisheng asked in surprise.

"First, I understand the temper of Kangxi Dog Mazi, he is simply the world's first arrogant and brazen person, he always thinks that he is better than anyone else, and he has to take up all the civil and martial arts, saying that he is timid and afraid of war, I am the first to disbelieve it." Lu Fatzi analyzed with his fat fingers: "Second, for the Mangou Emperor, blowing up Gaojiayan and flooding our army can only achieve a partial victory, but it will cause the collapse of the national situation of the Mangou Emperor, because Gaojiayan is destroyed, not only will Huai'an, an important grain-producing area, be lost, but the canal from Baoying to Qinghe will also be completed. ”

"So I think that Emperor Mangou may not be fighting Gaojiayan's idea, at least he hasn't thought about blowing up Gaojiayan now, and the reason why he didn't cross the river to the south may be due to other reasons."

"What could be the reason for that?" Several lackeys asked together.

"I can't guess for the time being, so I can only send scouts and fine works to inquire slowly." Fat Lu shook his head, and said arbitrarily: "But one thing I can be sure of is that the Mangou Emperor definitely doesn't want to cross the river to the south, but for some reason, he can't cross the river for the time being, so what we have to do is not to lure him to cross the river to the south, but to make him think that he must cross the river and go south and go to the front line to command the army, so that the Mangou Emperor will make up his mind to eliminate resistance and cross the river south." ”

"In that case, the student's brother-in-law might come in handy." Yao Qisheng hurriedly said: "The student will write to him and ask him to help find out the reason why the Mangou Emperor can't cross the river." ”

"Then it's hard for Yao Junshi, Yao Junshi can tell your brother-in-law Huang Xiyan, after the matter is completed, Da Zhou will naturally not forget his credit." Fat Lu nodded in satisfaction.

"Boss, if you want Emperor Mangou to think that he must cross the river and go south, the student has a suggestion." Wang Shaobo suggested: "Why don't the proprietors use force on the western front, feign to fight on the western front, and put on a posture to open up the land connection with the prince?" In this way, in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and in order to avoid the prince's army from entering Jiangnan, so that he completely lost the hope of recapturing Jiangnan, he was naturally eager to fight a quick battle and cross the Yellow River to the front line. ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Fat Lu snapped his fingers, and said in a deep voice: "But I don't plan to feint on the Western Front, but I want to really send troops to the Western Front and open up the land connection with the prince's main force." ”

"Why......?" Wang Shaobo was startled at first, and then quickly understood that Lu Fatzi was already planning to sacrifice his life for righteousness, so naturally he didn't care whether he would join forces with the main force of the Wu army, and at this time, he really sent troops to the western front, which could not only more effectively force Kang Mazi to cross the river to the south to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, but also make the main force of the Wu army also move, exert heavier military pressure on Kang Mazi, and force Kang Mazi to break the kettle and sink the boat in the south of the Yangtze River for a decisive battle.

"If you understand why, I won't explain it." Fat Lu shrugged his shoulders and said: "Let's do it, let's take three steps, young uncle, you immediately give Gao Dejie an order, and ask him to order Tian Dazhuang to abandon Gaoyou City immediately, withdraw to Yangzhou City by water, and concentrate on holding Yangzhou." ”

"The second step, Doctor Zhu, you write a letter to Hu Guozhu for me, telling him that I am ready to go west, preparing to conquer Tongling and Anqing, and open up the land and water links with the main force of the prince, and ask him to send troops immediately to join forces with us to attack Leerjin and Zhangtai. The third step was to immediately begin preparations for the westward expedition, and I personally led 20,000 troops to the westward march to the Taiping Mansion to join forces with Han Daren and join forces in the westward expedition. ”

"General, you personally marched west?" Yao Qisheng raised his eyebrows and asked two questions, "General, you personally marched westward, what if there is a change in the northern and southern routes, and it is difficult to return in time to help?" There is also General Han Daren, he has just received the secret decree from the prince, and we haven't figured out the content of the secret decree yet. ”

"The road to the west is not far, and there is a smooth water, I can quickly return to help at any time, which is not a problem." Lu Fatzi replied: "As for Han Daren, in fact, what is the secret decree that the prince gave him, I have already guessed it from the time the prince sent him to my side to rub sand. So I plan to go to the Taiping Mansion to have a showdown with him by the way to eliminate this internal hidden danger, so that when it comes to the decisive battle with the Mangou Emperor, we can have no worries. ”

Yao Qisheng nodded and stopped talking. At that moment, several of Lu Fatzi's henchmen and lackeys immediately worked hard to write, write letters, and draft orders, and Lu Fatzi continued to stand in front of the map sand table to observe the terrain and calculate the strategy of breaking the enemy, and suddenly, Lu Fatzi's pair of mung bean eyes suddenly focused on a position, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Xie, if I remember correctly, this Jiangnan map sand table in my signature room was sent to me by Xu Xiake's son Li to make it himself, right?" ”

"Brother Miyoshi is not mistaken." Xie Dong replied respectfully: "After Li Jieli joined our army, Brother Sanhao asked him to be in charge of the affairs of our army, and he found that there were many errors in the military sand table left by Mangou, so he personally made this new sand table for the general, and it took more than half a year, and he boasted that there were no omissions and mistakes. ”

"If there is really no mistake, then we will have a way to solve the danger of Gaojiayan!" Fat Lu waved his hand excitedly, pointed to a location on the sand table of the map and said, "If we ...... here, won't Gaojiayan be in any danger?" ”

"The owner, but in this way, our army will not be able to cut off the retreat and food route full of dogs." Wang Shaobo reminded carefully.

"It's okay, we'll just win head-on." Lu Fatzi said lightly: "For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of living beings in Jingzhou, the prince can fight hard to suffer heavy casualties and not blow up the 10,000-person embankment, am I not even as good as the prince in this regard?" For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of living beings in Huai'an, I can also give up this advantageous opportunity. Erlang, immediately send someone to call Li Ji, I want him to confirm whether the terrain of this location is wrong on the sand table. ”

…………………… The battle strategy was finalized, although the Fat Army had already been ready to go out at any time, but because the Qing Army in Anqing and Tongling had already moved, so Lu Fatzi did not immediately go to the battle, but patiently sent a large number of scouts to continue to observe the enemy's situation, and waited for accurate news before making a move - it would be better if the Qing Army on the Western Front could send it to the door by itself, and the Fat Army could also save a large amount of grain and grass consumption.

During this period, Yangzhou Gao Dejie also ordered Tian Dazhuang to give up Gaoyou City, led the defenders to withdraw to Yangzhou City by water, and worked together to hold the north and south gates of Jiangnan, which had been slaughtered by the Qing army for more than 30 years, so that Kuhaha Yue Le reluctantly completed the task assigned by Kang Mazi, captured Gaoyou City and continued to wave his army to the south. After Kang Mazi received the news that Yue Le had succeeded in capturing Gaoyou City, he scolded Yue Le for his ineffective previous battles, so he naturally had to send the newly formed firearms battalion he brought from the capital, and let them lead the rear army left by Yue Le to escort the newly made artillery to the south to help Yue Le attack Yangzhou Jiancheng.

At the same time, nearly 20,000 people of the Qing Army's Jieshu Department stationed in Chuzhou also went out to the east via Jiangpu and [***] counties at the request of Kang Mazi, and went to the Yangzhou battlefield to join Yue Le's main force on the northern front.

At this time, Zhou Peigong's side of things like a god was finally revealed, after spying on the movements of Jieshu's army, Lu Fatzi really ordered the direct corps of the Fat Army's troops to stand still, give up interception and pursuit, and let Jieshu's team pass through Jiangpu and [***] counties to advance westward, and go to the Yangzhou battlefield to join Yue Le, which not only increased the logistical pressure of the Qing army on the northern front, but also further enhanced the strength of the Qing army on the northern line, so that Kang Mazi could see the hope of breaking through Yangzhou.

Deliberately missing the opportunity to break through, conniving at the enemy's joint forces, and exchanging tactical disadvantages for strategic advantages is certainly a bold display of General Lu's demeanor, but it is also a huge adventure. Considering that his western expedition was imminent, and the Yangzhou Corps had to bear the pressure of the Qing army of Yue Le and Jieshu alone, Lu Fatzi had no choice but to send a batch of new firearms to Gao Dejie, and sent Gao Dejie the highest instructions - to defend Yangzhou, tactics are arbitrary, as long as you hold a city in Yangzhou, even if you give up the surrounding Taizhou and Yizheng counties! Hold Yangzhou and hold on to the main force of the Fat Army's direct corps to come back to help, it is a victory! But there is another point, you can't beat the main force of the Qing army's northern front away with heavy hands!

In addition, in view of the fact that the Qing army had colluded with the Dutch navy, Lu Fatzi made another adjustment in defense, that is, let Han Yuanren lead 5,000 troops to rush to Liuhe Port in Taicang Prefecture to station in order to prevent Dutch warships from landing and harassing the southern coast of the Yangtze River.

On the same day, another small incident happened around Lu Fatzi, that is, the fourth shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna entrusted a silk merchant to bring a letter of state to Lu Fatzi, asking Lu Fatzi to respect the Tokugawa Shogunate's edict of locking the country in 1633, crack down on and curb the sea smuggling of Jiangnan merchants to Yuben, and send envoys to Yuben to negotiate trade with the Tokugawa Shogunate, and standardize the maritime trade between the Great Zhou army and Yuben.

Naturally, he would not be polite to the little devil Lu Fatzi, but considering the benefits of the little devil's seclusion and seclusion, and the fact that carrying out normal trade can also reduce the unexpected losses of Jiangnan merchants, Lu Fatzi finally did not take the book of his country to wipe his ass, but Wang Shaobo sent a letter to the Tokugawa Shogunate to the Great Zhou State, one is to inform the Tokugawa Shogunate that Wu Lao Han has been proclaimed emperor, and ask the Tokugawa Shogunate to send tribute, and sever all relations with the mite Qing barbarians. The second is that the Great Zhou is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and there is no reason to send envoys to negotiate commerce, and to negotiate, the Tokugawa shogunate can only send envoys.

The day after the letter was sent to his country, accurate news finally came from the battlefield on the Western Front, Zhang Tai personally led 30,000 horse infantry from Anqing, and had arrived at Tongguan Mountain, and the last water division of the Mites Qing in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Gente Baturu, had also been dispatched and was heading downstream, and at the same time, Leerjin also personally led 20,000 troops from Tongling, and was heading towards Fanchang County, which had been repeatedly sawed by the Qing army and the fat army.

After repeatedly confirming that the news was correct, Lu Fatzi finally moved, leaving Quan Jie and Qin Yong to guard the city of Nanjing, personally led 20,000 troops to the west, rushed to Taiping Mansion to join Han Daren, personally commanded the battle on the Western Front, met the challenge from Leerjin and Zhangtai, and strived to annihilate the last elite army of these two mite Qings.

"Owner, be careful of Han Daren." Before leaving, Wang Shaobo, who was named by Lu Fatzi to stay in Nanjing City, could not rest assured, and took Lu Fatzi's fat hand and told him repeatedly, "Just like what you said in the owner, with the old and huge slip of the prince, since you sent Han Daren to your side to carry sand, there must be a backhand, this time the prince issued a secret decree to Han Daren alone, and Han Daren did not take the initiative to play it to you like the previous times, I am afraid that there is a big article in it, please be careful, be cautious." ”

"Don't worry, young uncle, I have my own measure." Fat Lu patted the back of Wang Shaobo's hand, and said with a smile: "I know Han Daren's personality, selfishness to the extreme, no matter how big the benefits are promised to him, the prince is not sure that he can get it, and he feels that the gains outweigh the losses, so he will naturally weigh the severity of the matter." Besides, I have brought our most elite team with me on this expedition to the west, and even if there is any accident, I can also prevent it. ”

"It's better to be careful." Wang Shaobo sighed and shook his head, and said sullenly: "Originally, the student suggested that you trick Han Daren back to Nanjing and take it, but the owner just didn't listen, you have to convince people with virtue." ”

"It's not that I'm afraid of affecting the morale of the army, at this time, I suddenly won Han Daren without any evidence, what will the old man of Pingxi Wangfu in our team think?" Fat Lu smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, I understand the kindness of the young uncle, I will be careful, I am reluctant to die before I chop the Kangxi dog pockmarks alive." ”

When the news of Lu Fatzi's westward expedition arrived in Taiping City, Han Daren, the commander of the Taiping Mansion Legion of the Fat Army, who had a ghost in his heart, was inevitably a little frightened, not only worried that the news would leak out, but Lu Fatzi was not well-intentioned here, and he was inevitably extremely nervous and hesitant, "What should I do?" The envoy assigned by the prince, should I carry it out or not? ”

If you want to know what will happen next, please see the next chapter, "Han Daren Bombards the Fat Army"!

(To be continued)