"The slave dared to think that it was time for the master to cross the Yellow River and come to the battlefield in Yangzhou. [Full text reading]"

Zhou Peigong's words were shocking, which not only made Kang Mazi overjoyed, but also made the faces of the mite Qing civil and military officials present change color, and the old and dignified Prince Jian Rabu was the first to jump up, and shouted angrily: "Bold Zhou Peigong, before the master drove the expedition, he had already made an agreement with the ancestor of the Empress Dowager not to cross the Yellow River, you also know about it, and now you have come to encourage the master to cross the river, contrary to the will of the ancestor, what is your intention?!" ”

"That's right! What are your intentions? Kang Mazi's cousin and Prince Xian Danzhen, who had also been advised by the old witch of Xiaozhuang, also jumped up and said with a straight face: "Don't you look at the identity of the master?" Encourage the master to drive the body of ten thousand vehicles to cross the river and go south, deep into the land of danger, have you eaten the gall of the leopard? ”

Although the other civil and military officials in the imperial tent did not dare to speak, they also peeked at Kang Mazi and observed Kang Mazi's reaction, and Kang Mazi's Ma face had a complicated expression, both annoyed by the bold mistakes of Rabu and Dan Zhen, and it was not easy to attack casually - but the Yellow River was Kang Mazi's personal guarantee to the old witch of Xiaozhuang, and at this time, accusing Rabu and Dan Zhen was tantamount to losing trust in the old witch of Xiaozhuang, which was naturally unable to open this mouth for Kang Mazi, who proclaimed himself the first in the world of filial piety.

"Two princes, please calm your anger for the time being." Zhou Peigong kowtowed, and said unhurriedly: "Of course, the slave knows that the Empress Dowager's ancestor Yi decree that the master is not allowed to step across the Yellow River, but with the current situation, once the master crosses the Yellow River, the situation in the Jiangnan battlefield will immediately change dramatically, and all of them are developing towards a situation that is favorable to our Qing Dynasty. ”

"No matter how good the situation is, you can't ask the master to cross the river, this is the edict of the ancestors!" Rabu said even more angrily.

"Shut up!" Kang Mazi finally spoke, and said coldly: "Let Zhou Aiqing finish his words first, whether to cross the river or not, I have my own decision-Zhou Aiqing, you can be even, in detail, the more detailed the better." ”

"Thank you, master." Zhou Peigong kowtowed and thanked him, then stood up and said with great respect: "Master, the current situation on the battlefield in Jiangnan is like this, the main force of our northern front of the Qing Dynasty stormed Yangzhou and had an advantage on the battlefield on the northern front; The Hongmao Kingdom attacked Chongming and Songjiang with our Daqingshui Division, and also had an advantage on the Eastern Front; On the southern front, our Qing army and Geng Jingzhong joined forces to attack Huzhou and Hangzhou, and basically fought a draw with Wu Gou's army and Zheng Wei's army; And because of the deployment of troops, Wu Gou has two corps deployed on the Western Front, which has an advantage over the Western Front army of our Qing Dynasty. ”

"Now, Lu Yifeng's dog thief not only did not send troops to rescue the east, west, and north lines in the case of an emergency on the third line, but personally led the main force to launch a westward expedition, and his strategy is obvious, that is, to annihilate or severely damage the main force of our Western Front of the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible, so that his main force can free up his hands and calmly deal with the attack from the other third line. And if our Qing army does not take advantage of the situation to make adjustments to the counterinsurgency strategy as soon as possible, disrupt the tactical steps of Lu Yifeng's dog thieves, and then continue to continue the original counterinsurgency tactics, then it may lead to Lu Yifeng's dog thieves to gain time and achieve the evil annihilation plan to defeat our Qing army. ”

"Makes sense, that's how I see it." Kang Mazi nodded decently, as if Zhou Peigong's incisive analysis was exactly the same as his. At the end, Kang Mazi asked suspiciously: "Since you want to disrupt Lu Yifeng's steps of the dog thief, then why do you want to cross the Yellow River in the south?" There are only 10,000 troops around me, even if they are all thrown into the Yangzhou battlefield, it will not help? ”

"Master, you are too modest." Zhou Peigong hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The master is a body of ten thousand gold, and his value is far more than 100,000 troops and millions of troops!" If the master can come to the Yangzhou battlefield in person, the soldiers of the three armies of the Qing Dynasty will inevitably be invigorated and have high morale, and it is better to break through the city of Yangzhou in one fell swoop, which is better than increasing the number of millions of troops! ”

"That's what I thought, too." Kang Mazi nodded, and said with great confidence: "The Yangzhou battlefield has reached a stalemate, if I come to Yangzhou in person, my Qing soldiers will definitely be able to kill the three armies, boost morale, and attack Yangzhou in one fell swoop." ”

"The slave believes that if the master appears on the battlefield in Yangzhou, it will definitely not be affected by the local battlefield in Yangzhou!" Zhou Peigong said categorically: "The entire Jiangnan battlefield will also undergo earth-shaking changes because of the master's visit to Yangzhou!" First of all, it is the main force of Lu Yifeng's dog thief's western expedition, after hearing that the master came to Yangzhou in person, Lu Yifeng's dog thief must be panicked, and he is more and more anxious to break the main force of my Western Front in the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Secondly, now Yangzhou has been besieged by our Qing army, and even the canal has been cut off by our Qing army, what is lacking is only the final blow to break Yangzhou! And the master, you come to Yangzhou in person, and under the morale of my Qing generals, I will definitely be able to break through Yangzhou in one go, annihilate the Wu Dog Gao Dejie Corps, and recover the land south of the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty! Go one step further and wait for work to annihilate the main force of Lu Yifeng's dog thief's counterattack! Recover the entire Qing Jiangnan! ”

"In addition, after the news of the master's visit to Yangzhou spreads, everyone in Jiangnan Wu Dog will inevitably be frightened and heartbroken, and the Eastern Front Army and the Southern Front Army of my Qing Dynasty will also have high morale, and they will more effectively eliminate Wu Dog from all walks of life, contain the main force of Wu Dog's major corps, and create a good opportunity for you to annihilate Lu Yifeng's dog thieves in one fell swoop!"

"Well said!" Kang Mazi was so enthusiastic when he heard this, and he slapped the pseudo-dragon case and shouted: "It's decided, I will cross the river and come to the battlefield in Yangzhou in person!" ”

"Master, don't do it!" Kang Mazi was enthusiastic, but the mite Qing officials present were all scattered, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to dissuade them, and Prince Xian still had the courage to raise his head and remind: "Master, please don't forget the Empress Dowager's decree - master, you must not cross the river!" ”

"Will be outside, you will not be able to accept your life!" Kang Mazi threw out his long-brewing words, waved his hand and said, "The general is still like this, let alone me?" Now the Jiangnan battlefield has reached the point where I have to cross the river, I can also be outside, and the ancestors have a life! ”

"Master, the slave has one more thing to say." Zhou Peigong suddenly spoke again: "The slave thinks that the master's filial piety touches the heavens and the earth - the will of the ancestors, and the master must not obey it. ”

"Huh?" The mites present were all in one place, and they all turned their heads to look at Zhou Peigong, and said together What the hell is this dog slave? Not only persuade the master to cross the river, but also persuade the master to obey the will of the ancestors?

"What do you mean?" Kang Mazi was also angry, and asked: "You not only persuade me to cross the river in person, but also persuade me to follow the will of the ancestors, do you persuade me to cross the river or not?" ”

"Master, please calm your anger." Zhou Peigong's expression was very calm, and he said with a smile: "The slave thinks that this matter is not difficult to solve, and the slave has a way - the master can cross the river and conquer in person, and not violate the will of the ancestors." ”

"What's the method?" Kang Mazi turned his anger into joy and asked.

"The slave is bold, please allow the master to speak in his ear." Zhou Peigong replied in a deep voice.

Kang Mazi's mung bean eyes, which were smaller than Lu Fatzi's, turned a few times, looked at the mite Qing Wenwu who was kneeling in a tent, and finally nodded, Zhou Peigong kowtowed to thank him, walked to Kang Mazi's side with his pants and walked to Kang Mazi's side in a small step, leaned over to Kang Mazi's Zhaofeng ear and whispered: "Master, in fact, the slave's method is very simple, that is, the master himself stays in the Xiba camp, and the master's Luan crosses the Yellow River and comes to the Yangzhou battlefield in person." ”

"What?" Kang Mazi was taken aback.

"Master, forgive the slave for bluntly saying that it is indeed extremely dangerous for the master to come to the battlefield in Yangzhou, but it is different to let the fake Luan cross the river." Zhou Peigong whispered next to Kang Mazi's Zhaofeng ear: "The master's Luan drove across the river, which is equivalent to the master's royal drive to the Yangzhou battlefield, my Qing Dynasty soldiers are still greatly boosted by the morale of the three armies, and Lu Yifeng's dog thief is still very anxious, and at the same time, the master does not have to take risks, and he does not have to violate the will of the ancestor Yi to violate filial piety, after annihilating Lu Yifeng's dog thief, the master's clever strategy of driving the thief will also be passed on as a good story through the ages, and will be praised by the children and grandchildren of my Qing Dynasty subjects from generation to generation. ”

Being poured into Zhou Peigong's [***] soup, Kang Mazi inevitably began to be tempted, but Kang Mazi, who thinks highly of himself, wants to get rid of the remote control of the old witch of Xiaozhuang, and crosses the river to the front line to command the army to fight to the death with Lu Fatzi, so it is difficult to accept Zhou Peigong's clever plan for a while. But after thinking about it, Kang Mazi couldn't help but think of another point, "I used a fake luan to cross the river, the ancestor will definitely not oppose and stop it, and when the fake luan crosses the Yellow River to the front line, I will cross the river when I want to, and it will be difficult for the ancestor to send me to keep an eye on me, and I will move out of the ancestor's will to stop it." ”

Thinking about this, Kang Mazi nodded, and said with great majesty: "This plan is feasible, so I will leave it to you to arrange." ”

"The minions obey." Zhou Peigong was overjoyed, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to agree. At the same time, Zhou Peigong quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but smile smugly in his heart and said: "Lu Yifeng dog thief, the master took the opportunity of your westward expedition to cross the Yellow River south and came to the battlefield in Yangzhou, no matter how smart and cunning you are, I'm afraid you can't imagine that the master just crossed the river with a fake luan, right?" ”

"Lu Yifeng dog thief, don't think that I don't know that you launched a westward expedition - the most important purpose is to lure our Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to cross the river and come to the battlefield of Yangzhou in person! Now I let the master deliberately fall for you first, and when you are anxious to withdraw from the western front and fight north, our Qing army will fight and retreat, luring you to the lower reaches of Gaojiayan, and when the time comes, ......, hum! I, Zhou Peigong, want to see if you, a dog thief, and your elite main force, can survive in the face of the monstrous flood, and how much can be left! ”

…………………… Turn around and take a look at the situation of the prince of Zhang, who is most concerned about friends, on May 18, it is close to noon, our prince Zhang personally led the main force of the Qing army to arrive at the city of Taipingfu, as expected, the people around the Taiping Mansion really fled into the Taiping City in a hurry, and the defenders of the fat army in the city of Taiping Mansion also hurriedly closed the city gate, not daring to go out of the city to face the battle, the city wall is full of chickens and dogs, the sound of alarm gongs and shouts sounded together, and the soldiers of the fat army and the people who helped the war rushed to the city, which seemed to be both panicked and busy.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the army to line up the formation, the Qing generals such as Niyahan, Shu Shu, Ehena and Mu Cheng'e seized the time to observe the terrain and the state of the city defense of Taiping City, but it was okay not to observe, after carefully observing the pass, Niyahan and Shu Shu and other experienced Qing army generals inevitably gasped.

It turns out that this Taiping City is not only surrounded by water on both sides, surrounded by the Guxi River and the Yangtze River in the west and south gates, but also the city wall is as high as more than four zhang, and the moat under the city wall is still the living water drawn from the Guxi River, and after the widening and deepening of the fat army, it is unfathomable, and the width is as wide as three zhang! Such a city, not to mention that it is difficult to capture in a hurry, even if there is enough time, sufficient materials, and sufficient troops, it will cost a huge price to capture it!

By the way, the reason why the Fat Army was able to capture Taiping City back then was mainly because there were basically no defenders in Taiping City, and another important reason was that Huang Gui, the governor of Taiping Mansion at that time, was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he opened the city gate with his wife and children and fled to Nanjing.

After discovering that the situation was wrong, Niyahan and Ehne and other generals did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to the flag formation of the Chinese army to ask to see Prince Zhang, and suggested to Prince Zhang: "Lord Wang, this Taiping City can't be beaten, it's too strong, unless there is a city to respond, it is impossible for our army to capture it in a short time, and there will definitely be heavy casualties!" ”

"Fart!" Prince Zhang scolded a swear word, and said triumphantly: "The city of Taiping Mansion City is a fart, Jiangning City is a hundred times stronger than this, and it was almost taken by this king?" ”

Speaking of this, Prince Zhang couldn't help but turn his head and glared at Zhu Man again, and scolded: "If it weren't for this fool who didn't know how to save explosives and let this king fall short, this king would have commanded a large army in Jiangning City to quell the rebellion and suppress the thieves!" Zhu Man lowered his head aggrieved and ashamed, not wanting to argue with Prince Zhang.

"Lord Wang, last time you killed Wu Gou by surprise, and you used explosives to ......." Nyahan hastened to remind.

"Didn't this king bring explosives this time?" Prince Zhang rudely interrupted Ni Yahan, and said viciously: "This king has brought all the remaining more than 1,000 catties of explosives this time, and I don't believe that I can't blow up the gate of this Taiping Mansion!" If it weren't for the stupidity of the straw bale craftsman you found and couldn't make the dilute sulfuric acid used by the airship to fly into the sky, this king could fly to the sky this time to blow up the Wu dog in Taiping City! ”

Seeing that the attitude of Prince Zhang was so arrogant and arrogant, Niyahan and the other generals were inevitably angry in their hearts, but they did not dare to go against the decision of the coach, so they could only keep their mouths shut honestly. Prince Zhang shouted again: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and organize the troops and horses for this king, and attack the city immediately! ”

"Lord Wang, the brothers have walked all night and have never rested, and now they are attacking the city, is it too hasty?" Eherne reminded.

"Then what if Wu Gou blocks the city gate?" Prince Zhang finally said something that convinced the Qing army generals, and shouted: "Last time, this king had already blown up the city gate with explosives in Jiangning, and this time Wu Dog ate a trench and grew wise, how could he not prevent this prince from repeating his old tricks?" Before Wu Gou had time to block the city gate, he would attack the city immediately! ”

"What the prince said makes sense, the more than 1,000 catties of explosives are our only hope for breaking through Taiping City, delaying time, Wu Gou blocked the city gate, then there is no hope at all." The generals of the Qing army agreed in their hearts, and at the moment, Niyahan, Shu Shu and Ehenne and other generals did not dare to delay, and hurriedly hugged their fists together and sang a promise, and rushed down to organize the team and prepare for the siege.

"Dog minion!" At this time, our selfless prince Zhang also moved a little cautiously, beckoned to call the only loyal Zhuman to him, and whispered in his ear: "Remember, you and your descendants can't attack the city, and serve as a team of overseers in the back, and the drudgery of the siege will be handed over to the fools of Niyahan, if they dare to retreat without permission, when the Taiping City is soon captured, you will go up to collect the credit." ”

"Slave Xie Wangye." Zhu Man hurriedly thanked him, and said in a low voice: "But the prince, isn't this good?" General Niyahan, although they are not respectful to you, they are also the courtiers of the Qing Dynasty, your subordinates. ”

"You know what? To disobedient subordinates, you have to do this! Prince Zhang scolded, waved his hand to drive away Zhu Man, who had bitten Lu Dongbin and didn't know the heart of the prince, and then took out the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he carried with him and studied it.

In a short time, the Qing army's siege formation was prepared, and the twenty-six Hongyi cannons brought by the army were lined up outside the east gate of Taiping City, and fifty chariots that could prevent fire-resistant guns and bows and arrows were also prepared, and some simple flying ladders were also prepared. In view of the fact that the Fat Army has pulled up the suspension bridge, our Prince Zhang also generously took out hundreds of rockets captured from the hands of Xia Guoxiang, and asked the Qing soldiers to aim at the suspension bridge to launch and strive to blow up the suspension bridge sling.

Seeing the opportunity, we immediately arranged the siege echelon, the second disobedient Ehena led the headquarters of 4,000 people as the first siege team, the first disobedient but too high official position to clean up Niyahan led the army of 5,000 for the second team, Shu Shu for the third team, Mu Cheng, who was barely disgusted by the prince Zhang, commanded the convoy, the bow and arrow team and the musket team, formed temporary fortifications on the side of the moat, and suppressed the defenders of the fat army in the city with bows and arrows and muskets. As for Zhu Man, the only one who makes Prince Chang look pleasing to the eye, he wears several hats, in charge of the demolition team, the artillery array, the rocket team and the warlord. Although the generals of the Qing army were angry, they did not dare to object.

After the arrangement was completed, the war drums were beaten, and the Qing army's rocket team first rushed forward, lined up within three miles of the Taiping Mansion city wall, aimed at the suspension bridge and fired, and at the same time, the Qing army's 26 Hongyi cannons also fired together, pouring shells into the east gate of Taiping Mansion. The sound of a huge explosion also sounded in the artillery array of the Qing army and on the wall of Taiping City at the same time.

Not to mention, Prince Zhang used a three-good rocket to blow up the arm-thick suspension bridge sling, although some were so whimsical, but it did have an effect, after blasting out more than two hundred three-good rockets in one go, although the fat soldiers on the wall of Taiping Mansion did not hurt much, but the two hemp slings soaked in tung oil were really blown up by the Qing army's three-good rockets, and the suspension bridge fell to the ground. Seeing this scene, the Qing army suddenly shook the sky with joy, but Li Maozhu, Zhao Yansheng and others on the city wall, looked at each other, and said together: "Can a full dog make a three-good rocket?" Willing to waste so much? However, when the number of Miyoshi rockets is sufficient, it really has some practical value. ”

"Good!" Prince Zhang cheered loudly, pointed to Ehenne next to him, and shouted: "What are you still doing?" Want to delay the fighter? Don't give it to this king? ”

"Cover." Ehena stubbornly agreed, and Pegasus rushed to his lineage, waving the command flag and shouting, "Siege!" Kill! ”

"Kill ——!" Amid the loud slogans, 4,000 Qing soldiers, including many cavalrymen who had come down from their horses, carried rudimentary ladders and rushed to the city wall of Taiping Mansion in the distance.

"Don't shoot yet! Don't let go of rockets! At the same time, on the wall of the Taiping Mansion, Li Maozhu, the main general of the defenders of the Fat Army, also shouted and issued an order, "Let the first team full of dogs rush to the city first, wait for the second and third teams full of dogs to come up, and then fire cannons and rockets!" ”

"Kill ——!" Amidst the thunderous shouts, the siege team of Ehne gradually rushed into the position where the rockets and sub-mother cannons of the Fat Army were the most powerful within three miles. To Ehenne's surprise, the fat army on the city wall only fired a few shots and released a few Miyoshi rockets scattered, causing him very few casualties, and also watched his team rush to the near city wall, rush from the drawbridge to the foot of the city wall, and put the flying ladder on the city wall.

At the same time, Mu Cheng'e led a convoy to follow, built temporary fortifications on the edge of the moat, and desperately fired guns and arrows to suppress the defenders of the city. And even in such a critical situation, the bows and muskets fired by the soldiers of the Fat Army on the city wall were still scattered and pitifully sparse, seriously exposing the weakness of the insufficient strength of the defenders in the city.

Seeing this scene, Ni Yahan and Shu Shu and other Qing army generals were inevitably overjoyed, and said together Could it be that our prince Zhang is really the first blessed general of the Qing Dynasty, no matter where he hits, he can just run into the enemy's emptiness? And our prince Zhang was even more happy to jump three feet high, and shouted: "Niyahan, what are you still doing? Rush now! Shushu, you are also ready, Nyahan rushes to the moat, and you rush immediately! ”

"Beads! Beads full of you idiot! The demolition team prepares to charge behind Nyahan! This time you memorized it for Lao Tzu! There is only one urn city in Taiping City! Two gates! ”

(To be continued)