"Wu Sangui, this old thing, is smart, you know that you will treat your strengths and avoid weaknesses? actually figured out a crooked trick to lure the old man into the decisive battle in Guizhou, which really impressed the old man a little, hehe. ”

Ao Bai is after reading the latest Yunnan-Guizhou military intelligence report issued such a sigh and smile, 600 miles of urgent horses sent by this military intelligence report shows that Wu Sangui's army in the Qing Dynasty after the official start of the army, did not rush north to seize Huguang, but chose to consolidate the interior and defend Guizhou, the only two major troop transfers one is the iron cavalry left wing general Gao Dejie led an army of 5,000 troops, from Yunnan north to Guizhou's northeast barrier Sizhou Mansion; Another troop transfer was that the later general Han Daren led an army of 6,000 to Zunyi and approached Sichuan, but judging from the distribution of troops and the deployment of grain and grass, Han Daren's army did not seem to have any intention of attacking Sichuan.

Ao Bai smiled so happily, Bambur Shan, who didn't understand military affairs, was confused, and couldn't help but ask Ao Bai: "Enxiang, what is the purpose of Wu Sangui's old thief mobilizing the army like this?" Enxiang's previous analysis was not to speculate that Wu Sangui's old thief would immediately capture the Huguang grain-producing area after raising his army, but now that Wu Sangui's old thief didn't do this, why did Eunxiang praise him instead? ”

"If Wu Sangui preemptively seizes the grain producing area in Huguang before the old man is fully prepared, it is undoubtedly an ideal policy, because it can quickly solve the problem of Yunnan-Guizhou grain being unable to be self-sufficient." Ao Bai replied with a sneer: "Now that the old man has been prepared for his sudden rise of troops, blocking his road to Huguang in the north, it is undoubtedly the smartest choice for him to wait for work and stick to Guizhou." ”

"Waiting for work with ease and sticking to Guizhou is the smartest choice?" Bamburshan was even more confused, and said with a sad face: "Eun Xiang, I still don't understand it, can Eun Xiang give me some more careful guidance?" ”

"You still love the descendants of Xinjueluo, don't you understand? If you have time, read more military books! Ao Bai scolded with a smile: "You haven't been to Guizhou, you don't know how high the mountains there are, how dangerous the roads are, how difficult it is to transport grain, grass and weapons, if the old man didn't take the lead in Yuanzhou between Huguang and Yungui to deploy heavy troops and block Wu Sangui's northward road, then Wu Sangui's old thief must quickly go north and seize the Huguang grain-producing area to solve his military food problem." Because the autumn harvest in Huguang has just ended, and the grain reserves in various states and provinces are sufficient, as long as Wu Sangui quickly takes the southern part of Huguang, then his grain can not only be supplied on the spot, but also support the rear of Yungui in turn. ”

"Now, the old man has sent Manchurian Zhenghongqi Dutong Jue Luo Balbu to lead an army of 20,000 to reinforce Yuanzhou, choking the throat of Wu Sangui's old thief going north, and deploying large armies in Yuezhou and Changsha as backup, Wu Sangui's old thief quickly took Yuanzhou It is extremely difficult. Once the battle in Yuanzhou was postponed for a long time, there would be immediate problems with the supply of grain and grass for Wu Sangui's old thief army, and then when the main force of the Eight Banners led by the old man personally arrived in Yuanzhou, Wu Sangui's old thief division was tired, and the grain and grass military materials were inconvenient, and the defeat was immediately cast. ”

"The old man speculated that the old thief Wu Sangui probably saw through the old man's strategic intention, so he decisively gave up going north, chose to deploy defense in Guizhou, and lured the old man's main force into Guizhou for a decisive battle, which in turn made the old man suffer from the inconvenience of grain and grass transportation, and could give full play to the three advantages of strong fortifications, familiar terrain and waiting for work at ease in the inner line of operations, seize the upper hand, and strive to annihilate or severely damage the main force of our Qing Dynasty in Guizhou, and then take the opportunity to counterattack."

"Humble duty understood." Bambulshan finally came to his senses, and asked curiously: "Enxiang, what is the purpose of Wu Sangui's old thief's two-way troop transfer?" ”

"Han Daren's troop transfer is to prevent the Sichuan army and contain our main force of the Qing Dynasty." Ao Bai replied lightly: "Sichuan has been fighting for many years, the reduction of Ding is serious, and the land is even more barren, it is impossible to support large-scale army operations, Wu Sangui old thief sent Han Daren to lead an army of 6,000 north to Zunyi, which is enough to defend the northern line and prevent our Qing army from the northern line from raiding." ”

"At the same time, Zunyi is located in the north of Guiyang, if Wu Sangui old thief plans to choose the decisive battlefield south of Guiyang, then this road can play a role in threatening our army's grain route, forcing the old man to divide troops to monitor."

"As for Gao Dejie's journey, a typical lure army! Our small army invaded Guizhou, Gao Dejie's troops could easily block it, and after the old man's main force went south to attack Guizhou, Gao Dejie would inevitably fight and retreat, abandon Sizhou, Zhenyuan and other places, and lure the main force of our army into the hinterland of Guizhou for a decisive battle, give full play to their internal advantages, and at the same time pull the old man's grain road, and use the mountain roads in Guizhou to consume the old man's manpower and material resources. ”

Speaking of this, Ao Bai sneered again and said: "If the old man expects it to be good, the decisive battle location chosen by Wu Sangui's old thief is either the east of Guiyang or the area of Anshun!" And the choice of the decisive battle in Anshun is more likely to be surnamed, where the terrain is more open, more conducive to the development of the army, Zhenning City, which is high in the south and dangerous on the road, is his most ideal place to settle grain and troops, and can be attacked and retreated, and can also be fully counterattacked after winning the decisive battle, and more annihilation of the main force of our Qing Dynasty in Guizhou. ”

"In this way, isn't Wu Sangui's old thief's strategic arrangement perfect?" Bambulshan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, Bambulshan asked cautiously: "Enxiang, although the student doesn't know much about military affairs, he still has a question that he wants to ask Eunxiang." Enxiang, you just repeatedly mentioned that Guizhou's high mountains and roads are dangerous, which is not conducive to the transportation of grain and grass, so it is enough to prove that the roads in Guizhou are narrow and difficult to march, so why didn't Wu Sangui old thief stick to Sizhou, Zhenxiong or Guiding, take advantage of the favorable terrain to stick to the dangerous passes, and gradually consume the strength of Enxiang's army? Why do you even risk fighting to the death with your main force? ”

"There is progress, this question is to the point." Ao Bai showed a happy smile and patiently explained: "Wu Sangui defends first and then attacks, and is ready to choose a decisive battle with me in Guizhou, whether from a tactical or strategic level, he is quite smart, and can maximize his strengths and weaken our advantages. However, this tactic and this strategy have a huge weakness, that is, it is extremely testing Wu Sangui's old thief's grain and grass reserves! ”

"I have said again and again, you are a university counselor, and you must also know how much the grain and grass problem of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces depends on the Central Plains, and at least half of the grain in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces must be imported from the Central Plains every year, otherwise it will be difficult to continue. In this case, even if Wu Sangui has stored a large amount of grain in the past few years, he still can't afford to consume it, and the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to him, and we have the strength of the whole country, and we are backed by the Huguang grain producing area and the Yangtze River waterway, we can transport grain and grass to the front in an endless stream, as long as we are willing to consume it on the mountain road in Guizhou, we don't have to worry about the problem of insufficient food and salary. ”

"Oh, Xia Guan understands." Bamburshan was not stupid, and immediately slapped his leg and said: "If Wu Sangui's old thief is only defending in Guizhou, then it is equivalent to attacking my strengths with his shortcomings, we are not afraid of consumption, but he can't afford to consume, so he can only lure our main force into the decisive battle in Guizhou as soon as possible, so that he can make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses and maximize all his advantages." ”

"Yes, that's the truth." Ao Bai smiled and nodded, and concluded: "Wu Sangui old thief is the enemy of the whole country in a corner, in the case that the old man has been prepared to lose the opportunity, the smartest choice is to learn from Jiang Shang, Zhu Di and our army before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, first consume the old man's national strength with the advantage of internal line operations, and wait until the old man's division is tired, the national strength is exhausted, and the morale is low, and then suddenly make a comprehensive counterattack, so that there is a chance of victory." Otherwise, if Wu Sangui's old thief rushed out of Yungui at any cost at this time, he would also fall into the vast ocean of the old man's national strength, and die faster and more miserably. ”

"Thank you for your advice, Xia Guan Quan understands, in the end, it is still Enxiang, and he can see all the intentions and intentions of Wu Sangui's old thief at a glance, and he is really smart." Bamburshan sighed continuously, admiring Aobai's excellent strategic and tactical gaze. At the end, Bamburshan asked curiously: "Enxiang, what strategy do you plan to adopt to deal with Wu Sangui's old thief after your army goes south?" Is it to fight against Wu Sangui's old thief, or let him get what he wants and fight him directly? ”

Ao Bai smiled and replied, "If you also lead your troops into battle in the future, then I will give you a piece of advice - never do what the enemy wants you to do, because the enemy wants you to do it." ”

"In this way, Eun Xiang doesn't plan to give Wu Sangui this opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui in Guizhou?" Bamburshan asked.

"Of course." Ao Bai laughed and said, "The soldiers' pension silver is very expensive, why should the old man risk the precious lives of the soldiers?" Although the old man is not very clear about how much food Wu Sangui has stored, it is estimated that it can last for more than a year at most, as long as the old man spends about a year with him, he is not afraid that he will not jump over the wall and give up the established strategy, as long as he temporarily adjusts the strategy and gives up various advantages, the old man will not have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation? ”

Bambulshan laughed happily, and Ao Bai also smiled, constantly thinking about how to toss Wu Laohan in the future, forcing Wu Laohan to give up the established strategy and risk the battle. After gossiping for a while, Ao Bai picked up the military intelligence report and got up and said: "Then that's it, the matter here will be handed over to you, the old man personally went to the palace, walked the rules to report the military situation of Yungui to Kangxi boy, and discussed with him casually, how to completely drag Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong into the water, don't ask how much credit they can make, as long as they can contain part of the main force of Wu Sangui's old thief from the side, this battle will be easy to fight." ”

"Eun Xiang, please go slowly." Bambulshan got up to see him off, and then advised: "Please be careful, before entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, it is best to inform Lord Nardu (Ao Bai's nephew, deputy head of the imperial guard), and ask him to take the guards to guard in front of the Heart Cultivation Palace, it is always not wrong to be careful." ”

Ao Bai nodded, and received Bamburshan's loyalty and kindness, so he walked out of the room, but after seeing Aobai's majestic and lonely back, an ominous premonition suddenly rose to Banburshan's heart, and Bamburshan, who was loyal to Aobai, couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "Enxiang, you must be invincible in the world on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, but in the intrigue and conspiracy field, you have too many weaknesses - you plan to kill Wu Sangui old thief, but Wu Sangui old thief who is internally united, really can't win you?" ”

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Wu Laohan did not immediately go north with all his strength after raising his troops, but chose to stick to the spot in Guizhou, Ao Bai praised this, and felt that Wu Laohan's choice was extremely smart. But what made Ao Bai crooked his nose was that Xiao Mazi, who was determined to use force to eliminate Wu Lao Han, heard the news, and actually patted his chest and rejoiced, "Okay, Wu Sangui's old thief is really stupid, and he didn't take the first move to seize Huguang, now I can rest assured, just wait for the Taishi army to arrive, and I can kill Wu Sangui's old thief in Yungui." ”

"Idiot! If Wu Sangui's old thief goes north to Huguang to attack Yuanzhou at any cost, Lao Tzu's battle will be even better! Ao Bai almost didn't roar. But considering that the current enemy is at present, and he personally led the troops to the expedition to borrow, if the monarch and the ministers are suspicious again, they are only afraid that the army will be disadvantaged, so they forcibly suppressed their anger and said to Xiao Mazi: "What the emperor said is extremely true, Wu Sangui did not go north first, it is indeed the emperor's blessing, and the people of Huguang do not have to be tired of swords and soldiers." The emperor is blessed with heaven, and the emperor is blessed with heaven. ”

Xiao Mazi didn't hear the ridicule in Aobai's words, but couldn't wait to ask: "Taishi, then why did you send troops to exterminate Wu Sangui's thieves?" I can't wait to catch a glimpse of the Taishi's battlefield. ”

"Please rest assured that as early as when the emperor decided to re-adjudicate the tax amount of the Eight Banners Fushou Anointment, the servants had already begun to prepare for the expedition." Ao Bai replied in a deep voice: "Now the soldiers, grain and grass, chariots, horses, boats, boats, and weapons are all ready, and the minions can go out at any time. ”

"Oh, then the master is going to ......." Xiao Mazi almost wanted to ask when Ao Bai planned to send troops to conquer Yungui in person, but considering that he couldn't expose himself too much and hoped that Ao Bai would leave the capital as soon as possible, he still couldn't help himself and changed his words and asked: "How much time does the Taishi plan to spend to exterminate Wu Sangui's rebels?" When will the triumphant return? ”

"Back to the emperor, the battlefield is ever-changing, and the minions don't dare to guarantee how much time it will take to exterminate Wu Sangui's traitors." Ao Bai replied truthfully: "But the slave estimates that this war will inevitably be delayed for a long time, at least a year and a half, and I hope the emperor will wait patiently?" ”

"It will take at least a year and a half or so?" Xiao Mazi was taken aback, and couldn't help but exclaim: "With so much time, how much grain will your army of more than 200,000 people consume?" At that time, we entered the customs of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and captured the north of the Yangtze River, and it only took more than a year in total. ”

"Your Majesty, if you don't understand military affairs, then please shut up!" Ao Bai couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "At that time, the army of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty was comparable to the current Eight Banners?" At that time, we were so poor that we didn't even have overnight food, and we were all rich and rich treasures when we hit there, and we could supply them on the spot, and we were not afraid to wear shoes barefoot, of course, the speed was fast! Now that our Qing Dynasty has entered the Central Plains, and the people of the world are all our Qing people, can we still plunder the people's wealth and food everywhere to feed the war? Unless the emperor wants to force the people to Wu Sangui's side!! ”

"Does the emperor know how much grain and grass Wu Sangui has stored in the past few years? How many horses, how many weapons, and how many armies have been expanded? Do you know how many strong cities there are in Guizhou in Yunnan and how many dangers are in passes? Does the emperor still know that how much time does it take for our Qing army to assemble and march? How long does it take to transport grain, grass and baggage? For a year and a half, this is still the most conservative estimate of the minion! ”

Xiao Mazi's face began to turn a little blue, but the displeasure only flashed, and he changed to a smile and said: "I am young and ignorant, and I have never been on the battlefield. Please rest assured, as long as I can exterminate Wu Sangui, a traitor, and unify my Qing Dynasty, no matter how many years or how long it takes, I will fully support Taishi, and I will also provide the grain and grass that Taishi needs on the front line. ”

"That's fine." Ao Bai snorted coldly and said: "The slave is preparing to march south on the second day of the first month of the eleventh year of Kangxi, and I hope that the emperor will come to Wufeng Tower to parade the army in person to boost morale." ”

"Okay, okay." Xiao Mazi nodded again and again, and said: "Taishi, please rest assured, before the second day of the first lunar month, I will let you take away at least ten powerful sub-mother cannons, and within half a year, I can at least send 100 sub-mother cannons to Taishi, so that Taishi can kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." ”

"It's for the best." Ao Bai nodded and said: "The sub-mother cannon only weighs more than three hundred catties, it is easy to carry, and it is the most conducive to mountain combat, and I hope the emperor will not forget it." In addition, the slave also listened to Dai Zi's report, saying that he could also make a kind of water bead musket that fired twenty-eight shots in a row, if he could really make this thing, he also hoped that the emperor would transfer a batch of them to the front line as soon as possible, Guizhou was humid and rainy, and the bowstring became soft when it met with water, but it was not as good as a firearm, and if the slave army could have this firearm, it would definitely be able to gain a huge advantage on the battlefield. ”

Xiao Mazi, who was eager to get out of the capital as soon as possible, of course agreed repeatedly, patting his chest and guaranteeing - as for whether he could do it, Xiao Mazi really couldn't guarantee it. Ao Bai went on to say: "There is one more thing, the emperor, the servants think that it is time for the emperor to canonize Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi as the Prince of Jingnan and the Prince of Pingnan, and it will not cost a few more silver every year, but it can temporarily appease them and prevent them from following Wu Sangui's old thief to rebel." In addition, the emperor can also lure them to make huge profits with Fushou ointment, let them send troops to Guangxi to attack the hinterland of Yunnan, and help the minions to exterminate Wu Sangui's old thief. ”

"Are these two guys going to do it?" Xiao Mazi said worriedly: "It's just Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong has a very close relationship with Wu Sangui's old thief, let him send troops to attack Wu Sangui's old thief, will he agree?" If they don't do what they do, but they rebel because of my persecution, that's a big deal. ”

"The emperor can rest assured that not only will they not rebel, but they will definitely follow the order." Ao Bai sneered and said: "Wu Sangui's old thief raised troops to rebel this time, although the banner was on the side of the Qing monarch, but everyone knew that he was in order to continue to dominate the Eight Banners Fushou Paste profiteering, his hand has offended the whole world of the vassal king, Geng Jingzhong monk Kexi coveted the fortune of the longevity ointment, in order to share the results after the war, he will definitely obey the order." ”

"Of course, it is absolutely impossible to expect them to come out of the nest and attack Wu Sangui with all their might." Ao Bai said calmly: "The purpose of the slave is only to contain the old thief Wu Sangui, as long as Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong each send an army to enter Guangxi, the old thief Wu Sangui must score troops to garrison the east side of Yunnan, just in case, the pressure on the frontal battlefield can also be reduced a lot." ”

"Then I'll try it." Xiao Mazi hesitated and replied: "I hope that these two annihilation kings can work together with me to fight against Wu Rebellion." ”

Seeing Xiao Mazi's hesitant pockmarked face, Ao Bai had an urge to smash this pockmarked face with a punch - the reason has been explained so clearly, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi are happy for their own selfish interests, even if they can't really serve, sending troops to deal with an errand to contain Wu Sangui is also an ironclad thing, and it is still necessary to try? After he inflicted heavy losses on the frontal battlefield or eliminated Wu Sangui's main force, what Xiao Mazi was worried about should be how to stop Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi, the two jackals and hungry tigers, from rushing into Yunnan to burn and kill and plunder, right?

After more than ten days of final preparations, on the morning of the second day of the first month of the eleventh year of Kang Mazi in the Qing Dynasty, under the Wufeng Downstairs in the capital city in the snowflakes, the first duke of the Qing Dynasty, the first Baturu, and the Taishi Ao swore an oath and led an army of 240,000 to Yungui to quell the rebellion of Wu Sangui, the prince of Pingxi. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty also came to Wufeng Tower to boost morale and personally saw off the counterinsurgency army.

When he was leaving, Aobai's youngest son, Namufu, pulled the corner of his father's clothes and kept crying, but what answered him was a heavy slap from Aobai, and a thunderbolt yelling, "Remember, we are full of men who shed blood and do not shed tears!" If Lao Tzu is shrouded in horse leather, you will put on armor for Lao Tzu, take up arms, and avenge Lao Tzu with your brothers! Continue to exterminate rebellion for the court! ”

Namufu nodded tearfully and forcibly held back his tears, while Aobai, who was over sixty years old, hugged his beloved youngest son, and nodded to his henchmen such as Bambulshan, Mulima and Ge Ha who came to see him off, and then turned over and yelled: "All the army is out!" As soon as the words fell, the eyes of Aobai, whose braids were already gray, were already full of tears.

In the sound of drums, the three thousand pro-army of Aobai opened one after another, went to Tongzhou to meet the main army, saw a team of armor soldiers pulling out, and saw the burly back of Aobai like a bear disappearing in the depths of the wind and snow, Xiao Mazi breathed a sigh of relief on the Wufeng Tower, and muttered in his heart: "Aobai old thief, farewell!" This time, no matter if you win or lose, I won't let you go back to the capital! I will never let you go back to the capital and yell at me, and I will never be killed! ”

(To be continued)