After discussing the military with Du Wenxiu and other generals of the righteous army, Du Wenxiu led the generals to go back to prepare first, just because the eating habits of the two sides were different, and they were marching and fighting, Chen Yucheng did not have much effort to prepare halal meals, so after explaining, Du Wenxiu smiled generously and said: "I will invite Chen Shuai to our camp to eat another day, and you can also eat beef." After that, the generals on both sides laughed together and said goodbye.

Looking at the distant backs of Du Wenxiu and others, Chen Yucheng gave a thumbs up and said: "The first person in central Yunnan, there is Ma Sanbao in the Ming Dynasty, and now there is Du Wenxiu, there is this person in the land of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Hui people and the Han people can be safe and sound." ”

On the side, Chen Bingwen asked inexplicably: "Chen Shuai seems to have too much evaluation of this person, and his merits are only similar to Liu Lichuan, Qu Zhenhan, Huang Wei, Chen Kai, Li Wenmao and others." ”

Chen Yucheng slowly shook his head and said: "As the King of the West said, the land of Yunnan and Guizhou is full of mixed ethnic groups, and the situation is complicated, and if you are not careful, it will be an infighting between ethnic groups, and it will also affect the Heavenly Kingdom to take root here. And Du Wenxiu is different, you see that he has soldiers of all ethnic groups such as Hui, Han, Yi, Bai, and Dai, which shows that he has won the support of the people of all ethnic groups in central Yunnan. There is a lot of miasma in central Yunnan, the roads are rugged and difficult, and there are many ethnic groups, and it is also sweeping through Yunnan, I believe that he will lead the troops to go, and the resistance will be much smaller than ours. And I guess that the king of the west used Du Wenxiu to conquer Yunnan, and he will also use Du Wenxiu to conquer Yunnan in the future. ”

Chen Bingwen suddenly realized, and then whispered puzzledly: "Even if Du Wenxiu is very popular in Yunnan, but he is too popular, and he is of other clans, the king of the west is not afraid that he has a second heart?" ”

Chen Yucheng smiled and said to Chen Bingwen: "It seems that you are really like what your graduation results reflect in the Martial Arts Academy." Full marks for military affairs, unqualified for politics. Then Chen Yucheng patiently explained: "King Xi has already seen from Du Wenxiu's actions, this person is self-aware. And he is generous and has little ambition. You see that he has been in Xianfeng for four years, leading 53 counties west of Dali, with a population of more than 1 million, and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of all ethnic groups under his command. is not like Zhu Hongying, who called himself the king of Pingnan back then, and also built the name of Shengping Heavenly Kingdom. It can be seen that there is an essential difference between Du Wenxiu and Zhu Hongying and others. When I met him and saw him humble and easy-going, I think King Xi would not be wrong, and besides, he still has Lu Pan by his side. Lu Pan is also a powerful person in Bai Zetang. ”

Chen Bingwen also seemed to be quite interested in Lu Pan: "I didn't expect that the first military division around Du Wenxiu was a person from our heavenly kingdom. It's quite unexpected. ”

Chen Yucheng nodded and said: "Ben Shuai was also informed by the King of the West after entering Yunnan, so he knew the identity of Lu Pan. After the establishment of Bai Zetang that year, a large number of Bai Zetang experts such as He Bin, Zhou Zhaoyao, Lu Pan, and He Goubei were secretly sent by the King of the West to contact the local anti-Qing forces. After the uprising, many of Du Wenxiu's governance methods were also written by Lu Pan, and he could also make Du Wenxiu obey him. It shows that he is not small. I expect that in the future, after the pacification of Yunnan, Du Wenxiu will lead the troops to defend Yunnan. Lu Pan will definitely be the one who governs Yunnan. There are these two people in Yunnan, and they can be safe. ”

Chen Bingwen sighed, and Chen Yucheng said to the generals in a deep voice: "The land of Yunnan and Guizhou is dense with mountains and forests, which is not suitable for large corps to fight, and it is located in the southwest, and it is not a strategic place for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so our army must not waste too much manpower, material resources and time here." We must unite the rebel armies of all tribes in Yunnan and Guizhou, unless they really do something disobedient, otherwise the rest are trivial. Let these rebels help us quickly recover the two provinces, and then we will send troops to Shuzhong, and then go north to Shaanxi and Gansu, cut off the Manchu Qing Dynasty's westward escape route, and complete the concept of the strategic encirclement of the Western King! ”

Although the Fifth Army has repeatedly ordered the soldiers to respect the local folk customs and customs since it entered Yunnan, it is necessary to know that the army of tens of thousands of people, and there are no less than 20,000 people's troops, it is not easy to think of a little fork, only the officers at all levels have made unremitting efforts to dominate the army.

At the same time, more than 30 miles away, in the Wuhua Academy at the northern foot of Wuhua Mountain in Kunming City, Peng Yulin looked at a plum blossom in front of the mountain gate with red eyes, his heart was a little agitated, and he muttered in his mouth: "The previous opportunity is mostly due to mistakes, and regrets are all late in decision." ”

Not far away, Huiqing, the governor of Yunnan, asked Li Mengqun, the trusted Yunnan political envoy, in a curious whisper: "Lord Li, why does this Peng Futai love this plum blossom alone?" I found that where there is such a plum blossom, he must have stopped for a moment, and he must have recited this poem, I have heard it several times. ”

Li Mengqun and Peng Yulin were transferred to Yunnan together, just because he was also one of the main generals in the battle to rescue Guangxi last year, in order to calm the anger of the Hunan army, Li Mengqun was also sent to the frontier. After listening to Huiqing's words, Li Mengqun smiled and said: "Xue Shuai is infatuated and strong, and the situation is only clear to Xue Shuai himself, if the military gate is curious, why not ask Xue Shuai in person?" ”

Hui Qing smiled slightly embarrassedly and said, "It turns out that it is a matter of children's affection, so it is inconvenient to ask more." followed Huiqing to change the topic, and only then did he slightly resolve the embarrassing atmosphere: "By the way, Lord Li, Changmao and Dali's return army have already met, and the thieves are very strong, and I don't know if this provincial capital can be defended." ”

Li Mengqun smiled again and said: "We have the top of the three high mountains in the city, which are covered with artillery arrays, and there are Panlong and Dianchi water outside, and there are all dangerous passes inside, and even all the streets and roads are covered with mud and swamp obstacles. ”

Hui Qing nodded slowly and said: "These days, I have also seen the Tianluo net laid by Xue Shuai and us, it is indeed solid, there is a Dianchi waterway to provide us with an endless stream of soldiers, food, grass and ammunition, Changmao and the Hui army have no sailors in Yunnan, Xue Shuai will also collect all the ships inside and outside Dianchi Lake in the morning, Changmao just wants to temporarily find a sampan to launch the water, let alone build a water division to block the Dianchi waterway in a short period of time." Our provincial capital is a bit like the 800-mile Liangshan Bo in "Water Margin", isn't it solid? ”

Li Mengqun smiled dumbly and said, "The military gate is cautious. The Liangshan thieves are anti-thieves, and we are the official army. ”

Hui Qing sighed softly, and said with an embarrassed smile: "I'm just making an analogy." ”

"It's nothing to be a metaphor for Liangshanbo." The two of them spoke. Peng Yulin's rich and elegant voice floated over, and I saw him step forward and say in a deep voice: "If we can have the ability of a good man in Liangshan and can repel several attacks from Changmao, then we will live up to the trust of the imperial court." What about the Liangshan thieves? If you don't let their enemies take them, you can't do anything? This Futai is to build the provincial capital into a solid soup like Shuibo Liangshan! ”

Huiqing and Li Mengqun hurriedly said yes, Peng Yulin looked at Wuhua Academy and sighed: "This Wuhua Academy was built in the former Ming Dynasty, flourished in this dynasty, and is located at the northern foot of Wuhua Mountain. Originally, it was a quiet place to study, but now that the soldiers are fighting here, it is inevitable that they will suffer from military disasters. ”

Hui Qing was slightly stunned and said, "Lord Futai means ......"

Peng Yulin pointed to the north and said, "This place holds the north side." It can provide artillery fire for the north gate, so it is necessary to add an artillery array in Wuhua Academy, with five newly purchased Western artillery pieces and ten 8,000-pound general cannons. The rest of the small cannons are several. Even if the north gate is breached, the way from the north church field to the city is also under the shelling of the artillery array here, and a large number of long-haired thieves can be killed, so it is necessary to add an artillery array here. ”

Li Mengqun bowed slightly, but Hui Qing said something different: "Ke Xue Shuai, the head of Wuhua Academy has begged many times, I just hope not to disturb the students' study and study......"

Li Mengqun shook his head and interrupted him: "The military gate is wrong, and there are no eggs under the nest. If Longhair invades the city, will these students still have a book? I don't think I need to say more. The subordinates immediately ordered Vice General Qin to handle it. If the mountain chief's side thinks it's inappropriate, we can promise that after the war is over, we will definitely pay for the rebuilding of the academy, which will definitely be bigger and more magnificent than now! ”

Hui Qing thought helplessly: "I am the commander of the first army in Yunnan, and I am not as fierce as the two of you in charge of government affairs, I can requisition wherever I want, what else can I say?" But he still smiled and said, "In that case, the mountain chief will gladly agree." ”

Peng Yulin paced a few steps and said: "I have a plan for the land war, but I am worried about the Dianchi waterway. ”

Li Mengqun smiled dumbly and said: "Xue Shuai is too worried, Changmao can't collect a piece of boat, how can he prepare for a battle with my Dianchi Water Army?" ”

Peng Yulin sighed lightly and said: "You think of the four-eyed dog too simply, and my Dianchi Water Army also has a weakness." At the moment, he pointed to the Biji Mountain in the distance: "Biji Mountain lies on the bank of the waters of Dianchi Lake here, and you can overlook most of the waters of Dianchi Lake on the Longmen of Xishan, once Biji Pass is lost, Changmao will set up an artillery position here, and you can block most of the waterways of our army, if you add the blockade of the artillery positions on the road, our waterways are not so reliable." The Dianchi Navy does not have big ships, most of them are long ships and fast crabs, which cannot carry too large artillery, how can they compete with the land artillery array? It is that once the Biji Pass is lost, the provincial capital will definitely be trapped. ”

Li Mengqun thought for a moment before he said slowly: "In this case, Xue Shuai, my subordinates voluntarily asked for orders to personally guard Biji Pass. ”

Peng Yulin thought for a moment and then sighed and said, "That's the only way, but you have to remember that once you can't do anything, you must retreat the military and horses to the city and hold on, and one more day is a day." Without further ado, you can go now. ”

At that moment, Li Mengqun took the order and left, Huiqing looked at Li Mengqun's back and twisted his beard and smiled: "Lord Li is also a minister of the country." ”

After Peng Yulin glanced at Hui Qing, he said lightly: "The advantage of this person is that he never talks about the rights and wrongs of others behind his back, and the military gate seems to be quite interested in private affairs." ”

Hui Qing's face was embarrassed, it must have been Peng Yulin who heard what he said just now, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Peng Yulin waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, Peng has nothing to say to people, my love for plum blossoms is to see things and think about people, and miss a favorite person, but I am polite to her, and there is nothing to hide." ”

Hui Qing had to laugh embarrassedly and said yes, and finally Peng Yulin looked at Hui Qing and said: "Lord Junmen, I have a lot of heart for you, and I don't hesitate to tell you about private matters, I hope we will guard the provincial capital together, and let the mad dog of the four-eyed dog break a few front teeth here!" ”

Hui Qing said with a smile: "Xue Shuai is naturally much smarter than Chen Wei, and he must be the head of Futai." (To be continued......)