"Fengtian begged the thief, killed Aobai? If you can't get the will, you can't find an excuse to beg the thief, so you use the mandate of heaven? Such a shameless slogan, who figured it out for Wu Sangui's old thing? ”

After carefully reading Wu Sangui's essay full of shameless words and despicable quibbles, Ao Bai couldn't help but laugh dumbly again, and couldn't help but admire Wu Lao Hanjian's face by three points - it is really not easy to deceive himself to this point.

At this time, with the sound of the clattering wooden stick and the deck, Tu Hai, who had been reinstated and was canonized as General Fuyuan, and was appointed as the deputy marshal of the Qing army by Aobai, held on to his crutches, dragged his crippled right leg that was broken into three, and limped into the main cabin of the flagship of the Qing army - not to say that a lame man cannot be a general, as we all know, Mazi was in the Han annihilation, but there was also a lame Han annihilation Daniel Zhang who sat in a palanquin and charged to help the mite Qing massacre his compatriots.

As soon as they met, Tu Hai was about to salute, but Ao Bai hurriedly said: "Tu Zhongtang's legs and feet are inconvenient, so there is no need, come and help Tu Zhongtang sit down." Tu Hai thanked him, and let Ao Bai sit with his own soldiers, and Ao Bai asked with concern: "Tu Zhongtang, is the wound still painful?" Did you use the top-grade Eight Flags Fushou paste that the old man sent to you? ”

"Thank you for your kindness, and after using the top-grade Eight Banners Fushou Paste that you were rewarded for, the pain of the wound has been greatly reduced, and it is already much more comfortable." Tuhai respectfully agreed.

"That's good, just open your mouth when you run out, I have a lot of high-quality products here." Ao Bai nodded, and said: "Tuzhongtang, don't blame the old man for being cruel, you just got out of prison and the wound hasn't healed yet, so I forced you to fight in Yungui, the key is that we are full of generals, old and old, dead and dead, young and not trained enough, inexperienced, the old man has to use an experienced general like you." ”

"Eun Xiang must not say that, if it weren't for Eun Xiang's rescue, he would still be tortured every day in the prison, and life would be better than death." Recalling the hellish experience of life worse than death in the past three years, Tu Hai couldn't help but tears fell, choked up and said: "Grace is relative to Tuhai's reinvention grace, Tu Hai is broken bones, and it is difficult to repay in case, not to mention the bumpy expedition in this area?" ”

"Forget it, don't talk about the past." Ao Bai shook his head and said: "You must not blame the emperor for not knowing what happened, it was that Lu Yifeng barbarian who was too cunning, and even used the first emperor ** to frame and frame you, the emperor was young at the time, and he couldn't verify the truth or falsehood, so he wronged you, causing your family to be ruined and your wife to be separated." You also have to be considerate of the emperor, he never deliberately wronged you. ”

"Of course, I don't dare to blame my master." Tu Hai said with tears in his eyes: "The humble post just hates the old thief Wu Sangui and Lu Yifeng, the dog thief, and after Enxiang breaks through Kunming and captures Lu Yifeng's dog thief alive, he also hopes that Enxiang will hand over Lu Yifeng's dog thief's family to the humble position, let the humble post skin his whole family and cramp, Ling Chi will be executed, and avenge the tragic death of his wife and children." ”

"Of course, when I catch Lu Yifeng, I will definitely hand him over to you." Ao Bai laughed, waved his hand again and said: "These gossips will be said when you have time, you dragged your disabled body to visit, it won't be just for these few small talks, right?" If there is any military business, let's talk about it directly. ”

"Yes." Tuhai agreed, and quickly took out a military intelligence report from his arms, and said respectfully: "Qi Yu Enxiang, Yuanzhou Guard, Dutong Jue Luo Balbu Urgent Report, the thief general Gao Dejie suddenly went north on the twenty-ninth day of the first month of the eleventh year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and attacked Yuping Pass, the gateway of Huguang, although my guards fought bloodily and bravely killed the enemy, but the thieves were numerous, and before the Yuanzhou defenders reinforced Yuping, they were still attacked by Gao Dejie, and the Yuping defenders were forced to retreat to Huangzhou City and Centipede Pass. The battle lasted for nearly a day, and our soldiers who guarded the pass lost 512 men and killed about 600 enemies. ”

"But it's weird." Tu Hai paused for a moment, and then said: "After Gao Dejie succeeded in attacking Yuping Pass, he did not take advantage of the situation to attack Huangzhou City, but only repaired the wall in Yuping, consolidated the defense, and put on a posture of long-term stubbornness. General Jueluo Balbu asked for instructions, whether to send the Yuanzhou army to counterattack and recapture Yuping Pass? ”

"What do you think?" Ao Bai asked, "Why do you think Gao Dejie did this?" ”

"I suspect that Gao Dejie is probably deliberately luring the enemy." Tu Hai replied in a deep voice: "The strength of the Gao Dejie thief army has been confirmed repeatedly, the main army is only 5,000, and the local army of Zhenyuan and Sizhou is less than 1,500 people, and it can only play an auxiliary role, and the strength is only one-third of that of Jueluo Balbu. We are outnumbered, and the enemy is the main attacker, deliberately provoking our army, and luring our army to attack is very likely. ”

"That's it." Ao Bai slapped the table, and he still felt relaxed when talking to smart people, and said categorically: "Gao Dejie, a barbarian old man, understands that under the command of Wu Sangui, he is a rare wise and brave general, Wu Sangui sent him as the vanguard to confront our army head-on, and the calculation was to use his improvisation tactics to provoke our army and lure our army into a decisive battle in Guizhou!" This barbarian deliberately attacked Yuping Pass with weak troops, obviously deliberately provoking and luring Jueluo Balbu and the old man's main force to counterattack. ”

Speaking of this, Ao Bai snorted coldly again, and said angrily: "It's this Jueluo Balbu, the Yuping Pass garrisoned by 2,000 troops, who didn't even last a day in front of Gao Dejie's barbarians, it's just a waste!" ”

"Enxiang, do you want to let Jueluo Balbu counterattack and recapture Yuping Pass to atone for his crimes?" Tu Hai asked cautiously.

"No need, it's just a jade screen pass, Wu Sangui old thief likes it, although you can take it." Ao Bai snorted again, and said with a sneer: "Hurry up and send an order to Jueluo Balbu, you must not counterattack Yuping, as long as the old man's main force arrives at the battlefield, hold Huangzhou City, Centipede Pass and Yuanzhou City a few key points, the old man will not hold him accountable for losing Yuping." In other places, Gao Dejie can take it if he likes it, but he is afraid that he can eat it and can't pull it out! ”

"Enxiang, is this too long Wu thief's ambition and destroy the prestige of our army?" Tu Hai said worriedly: "As soon as the war started, our army lost the important land of Yuping, is the blow to morale a little bigger?" ”

"When two armies are fighting, we must not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place." Ao Bai sneered and said: "The strategic purpose of the old thief Wu Sangui is to lure the main force of our army into the decisive battle in Guizhou, and the purpose of the old man is to induce the old thief Wu Sangui to go out of the decisive battle in Guizhou. I can't counterattack, I can only defend it, and I will fight against Wu Sangui's old thief! ”

"It's still a good thing, and if you understand it, you can do it." Tu Hai agreed in a deep voice.

"Wait." Ao Bai stopped Tuhai again and ordered: "By the way, the order will be passed on, the warships of the whole army will slow down, change the march of eighty li to forty li, and let Wu Sangui go in a hurry." ”

"Yes." Tu Hai comprehended, and after smiling hideously, he quickly got up and ordered to leave the cabin.

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When the news of Aobai's main army slowing down the march reached Yungui, Wu Sangui's main force of 70,000 troops had also arrived in the Anshun area, with Anshun City as the center, backed by Zhenning to lay down three front, middle and rear camps, and at the same time choked the two avenues of Shuicheng Road and Pu'an Road leading to Yunnan in Guizhou, Wu Sangui and a large number of Pingxi Wangfu Wenchen military generals also moved to Anshun City, only Guo Zhuangtu, Liu Xuanchu and Feng Su and others stayed in Yunnan as backup, and Lu Fatzi's more than 2,000 troops were assigned to the front battalion, It was pushed to the Shuiqiaotunqian camp in the northeast of Anshun - it was convenient to be pushed to the front at any time to act as bait or cannon fodder.

In fact, speaking from the heart, although Wu Lao Han Jian extremely despises the Qujing army that Lu Fatzi managed dismally and built with great difficulty, he is still quite good to Lu Fatzi himself, and there are only two people in the army of Pingxi Wangfu who hold both civil and military positions, one is Wu Sangui's eldest son-in-law Hu Guozhu, and at the same time the two most important civil and military positions of General Jinwuzuo and Zhongshu Provincial Counselor and Political Affairs; The other is Lu Fatzi, the eldest grandson-in-law of Wu Lao Hanjian, and at the same time, General Qujing and Zhongshu Province Chengzhi have two civil and military positions.

This position of General Qujing, of course, is that Wu Sangui can't stand Lu Fatzi's bitter pleas who insist on going to the front line, and he will reward Lu Fatzi with a consolation prize - as for the army under the command of General Qujing, figure it out yourself! However, the position of Zhongshu Chengzhi means that Lu Fatzi can consult military aircraft and participate in the formulation of strategies and tactics for the whole army, but it is also a proof that Wu Sangui attaches great importance to Lu Fatzi's military strategic ability. Therefore, it is precisely because of this that Lu Fatzi was fortunate to become the first batch of doglegs in Wu Sangui's army who knew the news that Ao Bai deliberately slowed down the march, and he was able to once again show his unique views on strategy and tactics in front of Wu Lao Han Annihilation.

"The old thief has seen through our strategy!" Lu Fatzi said to Wu Lao Han in a categorical manner: "He saw through our purpose of inducing him into a decisive battle in Guizhou, so he deliberately failed to fall for this plan, deliberately slowed us up, made us impetuous, exposed flaws, and then lured us out of Guizhou, and fought a decisive battle in the Yuanzhou area where Guizhou and Huguang meet, which is beneficial to him!" ”

"The grandson-in-law can even assert that after the main force of the old thief arrives in Yuanzhou, he will definitely not step into Guizhou, but will only desperately strengthen the blockade, consummate grain and grass materials with our army, and take advantage of the Achilles' heel that Yunnan and Guizhou provinces cannot be self-sufficient in grain and grass, forcing our army to attack! So as to take the initiative in the battle! ”

Wu Lao Han and the others were silent together, and after a long time, Hu Guozhu said in a hoarse voice: "If Yifeng is unfortunate enough to say it, then we will have to fight this battle, at least we must be mentally prepared to not be able to decide the winner within a year." ”

"One year may not be enough, two or even three years may be enough." Fang Guangchen said slowly: "The old thief is backed by the Huguang grain producing area, and there is the Yangtze River waterway that can transport grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River at any time, so there is no need to worry about the lack of grain and grass at all, if he is determined to consume us, no matter how much time, he will wait." ”

"What's the solution?" Wu Laohan asked with a deep groan.

"Tuntian and grain, prepare for a long-term station." Fang Guangchen replied: "The Anshun area has an open terrain and abundant water sources, which is suitable for farming, and our army can reclaim more wasteland and plant high-yield grains such as corn (corn), potatoes (potatoes) and sweet potatoes in addition to training, so as to reduce dependence on the rear." There are also grain-producing prefectures in Yunnan and Guizhou, and they can't plant the Eight Banners Fushou Paste this year, they must all plant grain, and make it clear to the people that when Aobai is eliminated, the Eight Banners Fushou Paste will be planted by them, but now they must have a variety of grains and be prepared for a long-term hard war. Otherwise, the Eight Flags Fushou Paste planted this year will not be sold, and the situation will be terrible. ”

Wu Laohan nodded slowly and agreed with Fang Guangchen's suggestion. Wang Shirong said again: "On the other side of Lianzhou, we should also speed up the construction of the port, and attract more Nanyang businessmen to come to Lianzhou to sell grain, as long as it is done well, we will have a stable source of overseas grain." There are also Myanmar and Annan, taking advantage of the fact that they have not blockaded us yet, we can import more grain at a high price, even if the freight is twice as expensive as Yunnan's self-produced grain, we have to buy it! ”

"Anyway, we now have the Phoenix Mountain Silver Mine, and we don't have to worry too much about the source of silver, otherwise, in the future, once the two wall-top grasses of Annam and Myanmar adopt a blockade policy against us under the coercion of the dogs, then we will not be able to spend more silver, and we will not be able to buy food."

"The matter of Tuntian, Mr. Xianyan, you take Zhan Shenghua and Li Shipei to get involved." Wu Laohan made a quick decision, and immediately ordered: "Act quickly, it's the end of the first month, and you must not delay the agricultural time." As for the import of grain, it will be handed over to Mr. Guo Zhuangtu and Mr. Mao Yao. Tell them that they only need to keep one million taels of silver for regular expenses of the remaining four million taels of silver in Yunnan, and the rest, no matter what the price, will be exchanged for grain for me! If the silver is gone, you can earn and rob it in the future, but if the food is gone, you will starve to death. ”

Hu Guozhu and Fang Guangchen and others agreed together, and hurriedly wrote a letter with their own pen and order, and Lu Fatzi, who wrote with a brush that was more ugly than chicken feet, did not go up to reconcile, but just said to Wu Lao Hanjian: "Grandfather, grandson-in-law think that Tuntian and Tuntian grain are just a passive method, and if the old thief is determined to consume us, then whether it is three or five years or ten or eight years, he will wait patiently." Therefore, my son-in-law felt that while we were prepared for the worst, it was best to think of a way to force the old thief to enter Guizhou to fight with us. ”

"So what do you do?" Wu Laohan asked in a deep voice.

"Son-in-law thinks that the best way is, of course, to take advantage of the discord between Ao Bai and the Mangou Emperor and the monarchs and ministers to make a big fuss." Lu Fatzi said with a sneer: "Grandfather can let General Gao Dejie spread two rumors on the front line of Yuanzhou, the first one is that after Aobai left Beijing, the Mangou Emperor has taken the opportunity to take power, and is ready to kill Aobai's family and his lackeys at any time, and then let Mangou Prince An Yue Le or Shuncheng County King Leerjin get rid of Aobai and take over the military power." ”

"What about the second one?" Wu Laohan asked quietly.

"The second one, of course, is that Ao Bai deliberately did not enter Yungui, and he is ready to negotiate peace with us and join forces to kill the Mangou Emperor." Lu Fatzi laughed and said: "The rumor can be said that the old thief of Ao worships the southern expedition to Yungui this time, in fact, he doesn't want to fight with us at all, but he just takes the opportunity of the essence of Mangou to take the opportunity to control the elite army of Mangou, consume the national strength of Mangou, and then take the opportunity to kill the Mangou generals who are loyal to the Mangou Emperor with military law, and finally join forces with us to crusade against the Mangou Emperor, Ao Bai the old thief as the emperor, and make the prince the king of the southwest, and give Huguang and Guangxi to the prince as a fief." ”

"Will it be useful?" Wu Laohan asked in a deep voice.

"For a while, there will definitely be no effect." Lu Fatzi said confidently: "But after a long time, with the spread of rumors, as well as the stalemate of the war situation and the consumption of the dog's food, these rumors can come in handy. ”

"Then let's try it." Wu Laohan smiled and said, "You also go and write your plan into a letter, and I will send someone to Gao Dejie and let him follow the plan." ”

"Son-in-law obeys ......." Lu Fatzi agreed, but as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Fatzi's mung bean eyes turned, and he hurriedly said: "Grandfather, if you don't have to write a letter, just let your grandson-in-law go to the front line in Sizhou, and your grandson-in-law can also adapt to the actual situation and assist General Gao Dejie in implementing the plan to lure the enemy." By the way, you can also learn about the new firearms of the dogs, so that you know yourself and your opponent. ”

"Well, anyway, this big battle will take a lot of time, and it would be a waste of talent to leave you bad boy behind." Wu Laohan, who admired Lu Fatzi's lack of virtue and surname, said with a smile: "I hope that this time, your little slippery head can bring a surprise to this king and help this king introduce that old slippery head to Guizhou as soon as possible." ”

"Son-in-law do his best." Lu Fatzi respectfully agreed, and then admonished: "Grandfather, the last time my grandson-in-law suggested something about my grandfather, I hope my grandfather must not forget - please grandfather must use various channels to give Emperor Mangou more performances, asking him to issue an edict, allowing you to crusade against the Qing Emperor and punish the thieves, as long as Emperor Mangou is tempted, no matter what conditions he proposes, grandfather, you can agree first, get his bullshit edict, and the army of more than 200,000 people in Aobai will immediately be divided and become a bunch of chickens and dogs." ”

"Wordy! Got it, this king will remember. Wu Laohan scolded with a smile and instructed: "Be more careful on the front line, the dog hates you to the bone, if you have any three long and two short, the granddaughter of this king will have to be widowed before she has passed the door." ”

Lu Fatzi was grateful for his promise, and after receiving the official document and saying goodbye to Wu Laohan, Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and others, Lu Fatzi hurriedly returned to the Shuiqiao Tunqian camp, entrusted the army to his cousin Qin Yong and the hardcore dogleg Li Tianzhi, and took Xiao Erlang, Fang Shiyu and Hong Xiguan and other hardcore doglegs, packed their luggage and prepared to go. But just as he was about to leave, Fat Lu suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly instructed Li Tianzhi: "Brother Li, you send someone to find Kong Fanlin, tell him to clean up, and go to Sizhou with me." ”

"What are you taking him for?" Li Tianzhi shook his head and said, "Brother Kong has a lot of experience in scouts, and he is helping us train scouts during this time, I think he has a greater role in staying in the rear to train troops, right?" ”

"The matter of training scouts, please leave it to Luo Kedi, Kong Fanlin and I will go together, it will also be of great use." Fat Lu groaned and said, "I don't know if you remember?" At the beginning, Gan Wenkun and his son once said that in Longli, east of Guiyang, there is a small road that passes through Qingyan Fort, which can go straight to the Yungui official road next to Hongfeng Lake. ”

"I have a hunch that if this path is suitable for marching, it will definitely come in handy when the main force of the prince and the main force of Mangou will fight in the future!"

(To be continued)