Once Emperor Chengde made up his mind, his actions were quite fast, and as soon as he returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the second elder brother Hongsheng and Prince Yong's son Hongli into the palace, regardless of the strong protests of the two, and forcibly issued a death order to suspend the case.

As soon as the news of the hasty conclusion of the case by the central bank came out, the government and the opposition once again caused a commotion, and there were many people who said the matter, some were in favor of it, and some were opposed, but Emperor Chengde did not issue it, only saying that the case had been closed, and those who dared to play it again would be punished for the crime of resisting the decree and not complying with it.

On March 27 of the second year of Chengde, the prince of Ren, who had been "sick" for several days, said that the wind and cold had healed, and asked to send troops to the west according to the original plan, and the emperor gladly agreed, and scheduled to hold a military parade in Tiananmen Square on the first day of the first month of April, to verify the three armies and practice for the army.

On the first day of April in the second year of Chengde, Prince Ren Hongqing led 120,000 troops after the military parade, and embarked on the road of the western expedition under the send-off of hundreds of thousands of people in Beijing, the army marched very fast, April 10 passed Taiyuan, and on the 24th it entered Shaanxi == west from Tongguan, arrived in Xi'an on the 29th, and rested for a while, and planned to march to Qizhou (now Baoji) into Tianshui, Gansu three days later, but suddenly received an urgent document from the governor of Shaanxi, Yanxin, saying that Zhuang Langwei (now Yongdeng) lived in the west of Zhuozi, chess pieces, The six Tibetan tribes in the area of Rabu-Tibet suddenly raised troops to rebel, gathered more than 70,000 people, plundered in all directions, Shibao City (now Huangyuan County, Qinghai), Xining, Zhuang Langwei, Huining, Lanquan (now Gaolan County), Ping'an Town and many other counties and towns fell into the hands of rebels, Yanxin led 10,000 troops out of Lanzhou to crusade, but the enemy army was large, unfavorable in the battle, had to retreat to Lanzhou to hold on, Gansu has signs of comprehensive erosion, and asked for rapid reinforcements from Hongqing's department.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received an urgent report from Lanzhou, Zhuozi scattered in the periphery of Lanzhou, Pingguo Luoke in the area of Rabuzang, and Wai Xie Ersu and other six Tibetan people suddenly raised a counter-flag, gathering more than 70,000 people, Shibao City, Xining, Zhuanglangwei, Huining and other cities have fallen, Yanxin is not conducive to the war, and now retreat to Lanzhou, the chaos in central Gansu has appeared, and Luobzang Danjin stole the old tooth pass, gathered 140,000 troops, looked at Hezhou, and the southern part of Gansu was full of dangers. It is possible to launch an attack on Yumen Pass at any time, if our army cannot quell the rebellion in Qinghai in a short period of time, the Junggar army will definitely take advantage of the fire to loot, once the Yumen Pass is lost, there will be no danger to defend in northern Gansu, erosion is inevitable, the princes have a good opinion on this, and they will express their own opinions. ”

The military situation was urgent, Hongqing didn't dare to slack off, this received the emergency document, and immediately summoned the generals above the division to gather in the big tent of the Chinese army, surrounded in front of the large sand table, and Hongqing introduced the latest enemy situation.

In order to prevent the linkage of the enemy, the last general suggested that the enemy around Lanzhou should be hit first, and cut off the road of Luobzang Danjin to Dzungaria in one fell swoop, and then divide the troops into two roads, and gallop to aid Yumen Pass with partial divisions, and the main force will go south to find an opportunity to start a decisive battle with Luobzang Danjin, and annihilate the enemy in the south of Qinghai in one fell swoop, and then sweep the entire territory of Qinghai, after the big victory, and then take advantage of the situation to go out of the pass to solve the rebellion of the Dzungar Department."

As soon as Hongqing's voice fell, Zhang Miao, the commander of the Second Army, had already taken the lead in opening his mouth, but seeing that he was pointing to a large sand table, he quickly and briefly explained the strategy he had planned.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, the last general thinks that what General Zhang said is very true, among the three bandits, the six Tibetan soldiers are the weakest, the troops are few, the equipment and training are poor, as soon as our army arrives, the enemy can be broken in an instant, so that the siege of Lanzhou can be relieved, and the retreat of the Luobzang Danjin Department can be blocked to escape back to the Qaidam Basin, it should be feasible!"

"Lord Wang, the last general also thinks that what General Zhang said is a safe policy!"

"Lord Mingjian, it should be the best policy to fight the weak enemy first and attack the weak with the real one!"

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Although Zhang Miao is not very old, his prestige in the new army is quite high, and there are many people who agree with him, not only the three division commanders under his command all raised their hands in favor, but also many generals of the rest of the armies also agree.

"Well, there is and (Cheng Guiwu's character), what do you think?"

Although Zhang Miao's policy was recognized by many generals, Hongqing did not express his position on this, but just spoke noncommittally and turned to the name of Cheng Guiwu, the commander of the Third Army.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, the last general thinks that General Zhang's strategy seems to be stable, but there are several obstacles to be discussed, one of them, if our army is transferred to Lanzhou, Luo Buzang Danjin may not dare to wander in the area of Laoyaguan anymore, it is bound to move to the area of Qinghai Lake, and all its troops are cavalry, once it starts, the speed is extremely fast, I am afraid that it is not waiting for our army to take Shibao City, the two thieves have been united, once our army can not conquer Shibao City in time, the battle situation may fall into a stalemate, if the Dzungar Department takes advantage of the situation to attack Yumen Pass, our army can not advance and retreat, It is bound to fall into a bitter battle, in view of the complex terrain around Shibao City, it is difficult for our army's fierce firepower advantage to be deployed, if it is attacked, the damage will undoubtedly be heavy, and this is not a suitable way to fight. ”

Among the senior generals present, Cheng Guiwu's promotion speed is definitely the fastest one, before the expansion of the new army, he was only the head of the vanguard regiment, after the expansion, he became the commander of the third army, of course, he made great achievements in the first battle of the Beijing Division, but more because of his command ability was recognized by Hongqing, no, at this time, to analyze its enemy situation, it is obviously more thoughtful than Zhang Miao.

"Well, how do you think this battle should be fought?"

Cheng Guiwu's analysis is where Hongqing's concerns lie, there is no other, the terrain along the Shibao City is narrow, the large army is difficult to deploy, and there is a lack of space for detours, once the rapid attack can not be taken, the consequences are really unimaginable, of course, as long as the heavy artillery troops can arrive in time, it is not a problem to take Shibao City, the key is that if you fight all the way from Lanzhou to Xining, there are enemies everywhere, and every step must be cleaned up of the surrounding remnants, and the road is difficult to travel, and the advance speed of the heavy artillery troops will naturally not be fast, Whether he can conquer Shibao City before Lobzang Danjin reacts is really difficult to say.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, the end will be able to break a thousand catties for this battle, you see, in addition to the old tooth pass of the Dagari Pass in Hezhou can enter Qinghai, there is also a small road - Jishi Pass, but this road is difficult and difficult, and you have to cross the Yellow River and travel, except for the medicine pickers, few people take this road, although the army is difficult to pass, but the light army is still feasible, therefore, the last general suggested that our army can be divided into three parts, a brigade of partial division to steal over the stone mountain, thinking that it is a strange soldier, and the main force is to set up a clear formation to attack the old tooth pass, In order to attract the attention of the Luobzang Danjin Division, and then kill Benlanzhou with an army, regardless of the enemy along the way, attack Shibao City at full speed, cut off the enemy's way back, and our army's main force and partial division to attack the Luobzang Danjin Division, and after the annihilation of the department, and then return to exterminate the Tibetan rebellion, if it can be successful, the Qinghai Rebellion can be pacified within two months, and then it is a good opportunity for our army to go out of the customs and sweep Dzungaria. ”

Cheng Guiwu can be so valued by Hongqing, naturally he is not an idle person, after a strategic explanation, it is obviously much more practical than what Zhang Miao said, but after all, he is a small character in the army, although the analysis is quite wonderful, but few people echo it, the scene can't help but seem a little cold.

"Lord Mingjian, the last general thinks that the strategy offered by General Cheng is quite feasible, and the last general is willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to take Shibao City!"

In the dead silence of the faction, I saw a stout general stand up proudly, loudly supporting Cheng Guiwu, and everyone followed the prestige to come over, only to find that the person who came out was Yue Zhongqi, the commander of the first division of the first army with the least seniority in the new army, although he never opened his mouth to ridicule him, but most of the generals' faces were obviously disapproving, and they were obviously not very optimistic about Yue Zhongqi's ability.

"Dongmei is confident that it is a good thing for this, and if you have any requirements, you can only mention it, but what the king can give, it will not disappoint you."

Others don't know Yue Zhongqi's ability, but Hongqing knows his ability, and originally wanted to send him to gnaw the hard bone of Stone Castle City, but now that he volunteered, Hongqing had no reason to be sure, and he generously gave a promise.

"Xie Wang Ye Longen, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, the last general only asks the prince to allocate another 5,000 elite cavalry, if so, the last general can guarantee to take Shibao City within twenty days, cut off the enemy's retreat, and still send troops to Fu Luo Buzang Danjin Division!"

Yue Zhongqi didn't pay attention to the surprised and disdainful gazes of the generals at all, and let out his bold words with a proud expression.

"Buzz ......"

As soon as Yue Zhongqi's bold words came out, all the generals in the tent were all shocked, no side, starting from Xi'an, the army was going to rush to Shibao City, even if the road was extremely smooth, it would take twelve days to say the least, not to mention that this road was almost all about fighting in the past, and it was easy to take Shibao City in just twenty days, the generals were unable to do this, and they didn't believe that Yue Zhongqi could do it.

"Well, since Dongmei is so confident, this king will assign the first division of the cavalry army to you, and if you take Shibao City within 20 days, this king will allow you to move freely."

Yue Zhongqi only asked for 5,000 cavalry, but Hongqing was extremely generous, and straightforwardly gave him 10,000 cavalry and allowed them to play freely......