"The last general is willing to drive forward for the prince, and he will not regret it until he dies!"

Hongqing's promise was not insignificant, and when Yue Zhongqi heard it, he suddenly couldn't sit still, got up hurriedly, fell to his knees, and expressed his voice in an arrogant voice.

"Dongmei doesn't have to be like this, please get up and talk."

The reason why Hongqing was a little uneasy about Yue Zhongqi before, it was because before the battle of Junggar was pacified, although Yue Zhongqi had already expressed his loyalty, his attitude was inevitably a little reluctant, and he should be sincere, but how much was it, but it was not easy to say, but now, Yue Zhongqi had completely returned to his heart, and Hongqing's mood was very good, but he didn't make any more promises, he just raised his hand and called out very kindly.

"Lord Wang, this matter is urgent, the last general asks you to make up your mind quickly, otherwise, I am afraid that you will be framed by the villain."

Yue Zhongqi did not get up, but kowtowed heavily, and said with a solemn expression.

"Well, what are you going to do about it?"

Hongqing nodded calmly, but did not directly answer Yue Zhongqi's advice, but asked a question quietly, and his words were full of the meaning of the school examination.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, although my army is elite and unmatched, however, lonely place outside the plug, food, ammunition are difficult to have a follow-up, this to go to Beijing, the road is long, there will be many changes, now, the saint has intended to dismember my army, and there will be relevant edicts in the future, if the prince does not follow, it will be a loss of righteousness, from, then the army is scattered, the prince returns to Beijing alone, things will be dangerous, therefore, the end will think that it should be the first to start as a strong, in order to prevent the obstruction of the checkpoints along the way, the last general will ask for orders to lead 20,000 troops, pretending to be transferred into Sichuan, in fact, all the way to attack Longshan Pass, But if our army can enter the pass, there is no obstacle to go straight to the Beijing division! ”

Hearing Hongqing's question, Yue Zhongqi didn't dare to ignore it, but seeing that he took a deep breath, calmed down his agitated mood, and then said the strategy in detail.

"As far as the war is concerned, the policy of the East and the United States is indeed feasible, but this king cannot do this, because of the civil strife, the world is turbulent, the society is restless, and the people will be ruined, which is not the king's wish."

Hongqing nodded approvingly, but he did not agree with Yue Zhongqi's strategy of surprise attack.

"The prince has the world in his heart, and the end will be admired, however, the world, the virtuous can live in it, the so-called long pain is not as good as a short pain, rather than sit back and watch the shameless villain in the court, it is better to completely overturn and start over, now, the matter is urgent, the prince must not be merciful, the prince, the last general please give an order, the last general is willing to die for the army to drive!"

Hearing that Hongqing did not agree to send troops to start an incident, Yue Zhongqi couldn't help but be a little anxious, and he didn't care about the taboos or not, so he kowtowed heavily and begged hard.

"Dongmei is not in a hurry, this day, it can't collapse, a group of children think they have a plan, in fact, they are just local chickens and dogs, this king has never taken it to heart, Dongmei just needs to bring good soldiers with peace of mind, this king has already arranged, and will never let the thieves get their wish, all of them are here, Dongmei can keep it in mind, don't leak the news, the army is in chaos, and the society is afraid of danger!"

Although he was very grateful for Yue Zhongqi's loyalty, but the matter was very important, Hongqing didn't dare to tell all the arrangements, so he just bent down and helped Yue Zhongqi up with a sincere face, and patiently advised.

"Don't worry, the prince will be tight-lipped at the end!"

Hearing Hongqing's words come to such a point, although Yue Zhongqi was still a little unsure in his heart, he didn't dare to ask the bottom of it in detail, but respectfully made a guarantee.

"Well, Dongmei's words, this king can be trusted, the march has been hard these days, so it's better to go and rest early."

The matter was confidential, Hongqing was reluctant to talk deeply, and seeing that Yue Zhongqi's mind had calmed down, he didn't stay with him any longer, but smiled gently, and sent Yue Zhongqi out, and he himself paced back to the window, frowning slightly and looking at the night sky that had already darkened......

On the fourth day of August in the third year of Chengde, Hongqing appointed Cheng Guiwu, the commander of the Third Army, to lead the remaining two divisions of the army to Sichuan, and served as the governor of Sichuan, and approved the Chengde Emperor on this matter, however, without waiting for the arrival of the Chengde Emperor's reply, he had led the army into Yumen Pass on the ninth day of August in the third year of Chengde, and on August 14, the army arrived in Lanzhou, and the new Shaanxi Governor Meng Guangzu led the officials of Gansu, Shaanxi and Qingdao to meet in the suburbs of five miles outside the city, and sincerely invited the army of Hongqing to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in Lanzhou, Hongqing gladly agreed, and ordered the army to be stationed outside Lanzhou, Give three days off.

On August 17, the third year of Chengde, Emperor Chengde's edict came again, approved Hongqing's request, issued a clear edict, appointed Cheng Guiwu as the governor of Sichuan, and once again proposed to divide the troops in Shandong, the reason is that because of the training of the new army, most of the original Shandong flag battalion and green battalion were evacuated, and the local appeasement was worrying, so that Hongqing transferred another 20,000 troops to Shandong, thinking that the town was guarded, and the former Shandong Governor was transferred to Beijing for another appointment, and the vacancy left behind could be determined by Hongqing himself.

On August 19, the third year of Chengde, Hongqing according to the edict of Emperor Chengde, appointed the commander of the second army, Zhang Miao, to lead the first division of the army and the second cavalry division of Lu Yousheng's department to go to Shandong to garrison, appointed Zhang Miao as the governor of Shandong, and reported the matter to Emperor Chengde for approval, and then, politely refused the repeated retention of Meng Guangzu, the governor of Shaanxi, and did not wait for the reply of Emperor Chengde to arrive, he led the army across the Yellow River, and arrived in Xi'an on August 26, the third year of Chengde. Hongqing sent 20,000 troops to exterminate it, and said that the terrain in Hubei was complex and it was difficult for non-heavy artillery to defeat the enemy, so Hongqing transferred the artillery division to Hubei to participate in the war.

Maybe he was annoyed by Emperor Chengde, or maybe he noticed Emperor Chengde's bad intentions, in short, in the face of the order to transfer troops again, Hongqing did not obey the order as he did the first two times, but went to this chapter and clearly expressed his opposition, the reason is that the rebellion of Shengmiao is not in the army, and it should be mainly fussing, forcibly marching and suppressing, and it is not a blessing for the country and the people.

"Heda, how are your soldiers doing, huh?"

On the first day of the ninth month of the third year of Chengde, Hongqing's recital was sent to Beijing, and Emperor Chengde, who originally thought that Hongqing should be like the first two times, could not help but be a little panicked.

"If you go back to your majesty, my Fengtai battalion has now organized and trained two infantry corps, one cavalry corps, and one artillery division, with more than 105,000 people in the whole army, neatly equipped, and quite combat-effective."

In just one and a half years, he was able to train an army of 100,000 troops, no matter what, it was something to be proud of.

"Well, that's very good, Yi'er's opinion, how does this 100,000 army win or lose compared to the more than 60,000 people on the other side of Xi'an?"

Hearing Heda's words, Emperor Chengde's originally gloomy face was even relieved, and he nodded approvingly, but he did not comment on Heda's words, but asked a key question.

"This ......"

As soon as he heard Emperor Chengde's question, Heda's smiling face couldn't help but stiffen, and he hesitated and didn't dare to give a clear answer.

"Huh?"

Emperor Chengde waited for a while, and saw that Heda Guang was there, but he didn't say why, and his face, which had just eased up, immediately looked a little bad again.

"So that Your Majesty will know that the new army of my Fengtai battalion has just been completed, and it still lacks experience in actual combat.

Being glared at by Emperor Chengde like this, Heda couldn't help but shudder, didn't dare to remain silent anymore, and hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, but no matter how he heard this, he had a sense of emptiness.

"I asked, if an army of 100,000 pours out, how much is the enemy of Xi'an's army, say!"

Emperor Chengde was obviously extremely dissatisfied with Heda's answer, but he didn't attack it, but frowned slightly and asked a question.

"If you go back to your majesty, if the army in Xi'an has no artillery division, my Fengtai battalion should be able to fight head-on with it."

Under the continuous questioning of Emperor Chengde, even though Hedadang was held back with sweat on his head, he didn't dare not answer, and in desperation, he could only give an obvious watery answer with a red face.

"Mr. Linggao and Zicheng, you two should know it, that bastard kid blatantly resisted the order and refused to divide the troops in Hubei, what should be the matter with?"

After a few questions, Emperor Chengde had already understood the fact that Hongqing's department was invincible, and he couldn't help but feel a little more annoyed in his heart, but he also knew that his own ability was limited, no matter how much he pondered, it was difficult to come up with a safe way, so he frowned slightly and threw the problem to Fang and Li.

"If you go back to Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this matter is not difficult, as long as the public opinion is guided in place, and there is no worry that Prince Ren will not act according to his will."

As soon as Emperor Chengde's words fell, Li Minquan had already flashed out with a big stride, and replied confidently.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

Emperor Chengde was worried, but when he heard Li Minquan say it so confidently, he was interested, and he hurriedly asked.

"Back to His Majesty's words, the so-called gentleman can deceive him, like Prince Ren and his person, with the world in mind, and refuse to sit back and watch the lives of the people, even if he knows that the division of troops is not good for him, however, under the pressure of public opinion, he will not dare to risk the disapproval of the world, His Majesty can turn the Hubei Song Newspaper to him, order, the "Jingshi Times" to publish the misery of the rebellion, and even make it clear that the imperial court will send a new army to the victory to suppress, if so, Prince Ren will be undoubted."

Li Minquan is worthy of being a wise man who has been with Hongqing for many years, and has a deep understanding of Hongqing's personality and mind, and after a few words, he has dug a big hole for Hongqing.

"Well, okay, that's it!"

After only a little contemplation, Emperor Chengde had already understood the mystery of this strategy, and Long Yan was immediately overjoyed, and he didn't ask Fang Bao's opinion again......