"In the thirty-second year of Kangxi, the great Khan of the Mongolian Junggar Department, Geerdan, was mad, led the army to break through Khalkha first, and then invaded Eastern Mongolia, trapping Ulan Butong, 150,000 Mongolian iron horsemen, only 700 miles away from the Beijing Division, intending to get involved in the Central Plains. As a result, our emperor Shenwu personally led a large army to defeat it and pursued it for thousands of miles.

Knowing that there was no hope of escape, Geldan committed suicide in an embattled state...... Our emperor Nian Geldan is also a hero, and the western Xinjiang is unstable, so he granted amnesty to the Western Mongolian tribes under his command, and did not add it to the crime of rebellion. However, he didn't expect that the plot of Arabutan was also a wolf's ambition. Taking advantage of the defeat of Koudong led by Geldan to lead the army, he not only captured Ili, but also began to show his teeth and claws to me after containing the remnants of Geldan. First of all, in the 40th year of Kangxi, he came to Hami and provoked the imperial court, and then two years ago, he took advantage of the death of Gushi Khan, the leader of the Mongol and Shuote tribes of Qingerut, and his grandson Lazang Khan guarded Lhasa, and fought with Tibet's Diba (Prime Minister) Sangjie, and sent his subordinate Dace Lingdun Duo to attack Qinghai, occupy Xining, cross Gansu, and directly threaten the land of Tianfu in Guanzhong. Such rampant people, our emperor has long wanted to break them, but the court and China have been troubled for several years, so they have not been able to take action. ”

Feiyang Gu took two steps leisurely, turned his head and smiled at Wang Qianshou, who was listening respectfully to his words, and continued: "Mr. Wang, I heard that your Wang family's industry has recently begun to hoard grain and grass, have you learned the news of the imperial court's intention to use troops?" ”

“…… I! Wang Qianshou's heart jumped! Feiyang Gu has been paying attention to the Wang family! This...... Should I say it's an honor or a misfortune? Just, with the status of Feiyanggu, pay attention to what they do? They didn't provoke the general!

"The Mongolian cavalry, the good man misses a blow, and he hurricanes thousands of miles away. Its momentum is like the wind, like fire, so if you want to fight the enemy. There are generally only two options. First, with ten times the number of soldiers, surrounded on all sides, under the iron wall, squeezed layer by layer, so that he could not take a detour, there was no escape, there was no escape; Second, it's as fast as them and as ruthless! And, you have to strike first! ……”

Feiyanggu ignored Wang Qianshou, and said to himself:

"I have a million soldiers and horses, don't say that Alabutan is just Arabutan, even if Geldan is resurrected, there is no possibility of resistance. It's just that hundreds of thousands of troops are consumed in one day, not to mention an expedition to Junggar? So. The emperor and the generals decided to take it directly! With Fuyuan's general Sabusu to contain the army of Alabutan. The cavalry of our Shaanxi Green Battalion attacked Qinghai, first broke through Dunduo, and then crossed Qinghai. Condescendingly, he went straight to Ili, the old nest of the Zhun Geer department! …… This is certainly a good plan. It's just that it needs to be done one thing, and that is to be 'fast'! Ili must be conquered before Arabutan can react. Otherwise, it is very likely that you will have to fight hard with tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry. …… Originally, the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Green Battalion were the elite of our dynasty, and the cavalry was not inferior to the Mongolian cavalry, but it was a tough fight. Casualties are also bound to be significant. Moreover, the army we sent to attack Ili could not have so many cavalry. Therefore, only if you are fast enough, can you have any hope of success! However, the army did not move, and the grain and grass went first. If you want to be fast enough, you can't be dragged down by the baggage, but the army of our court must not be able to follow the Mongols like the Mongols to feed the war and loot all the way! Say that. It is very likely that the Erut Mongols in Qinghai will be centrifuged by the imperial court, which will not be conducive to the imperial court's complete control of the place. Therefore, after hearing that Mr. Wang came to Xi'an, he came to visit, hoping that Mr. Wang could do the court a favor! ”

Speaking of this, Feiyang Gu saluted Wang Qian's fist.

"Feijunmen, you must not do this!" Wang Qianshou hurriedly dodged away! He's not very old yet, and he hasn't lived long enough!

"Mr. Wang, would you like to help the imperial court?" Fei Yanggu asked again.

"This ...... Feijunmen, you've come to this point, don't I agree? Wang Qian replied with a bitter face. How the imperial court plans to use the army let Feiyanggu say it, don't say that he is a Wang Qianshou, that is, all the Jin merchants combined, in the face of this situation, if you dare to break out half of the word "no" between your teeth, Feiyanggu will definitely kill and bury it. This is clearly a pit man, but you know that there is a pit in front of you, and you have to endure it, and you can't run away if you want to.

"Hahaha, Mr. Wang really knows current affairs, and he seems to be a handsome man! Yes? Hahaha...... "The man in the Chinese costume who 'interjected' just now heard Wang Qianshou's words, and laughed at the sky beside him.

"Errent, don't be rude to Mr. Wang!" Feiyang Gu frowned and reprimanded.

"Errent? It's a familiar name! He, isn't he the ...... General Xi'an? Wang Qianshou glanced at the man in fancy clothes, and his heart was even more depressed. Feiyang Gu is enough to oppress people, not to mention their Wang family, even all the Jin merchants can't withstand it here. actually brought a general stationed in the Eight Banners, which clearly shows that he wants to harm people! Really, dealing with him as a small businessman, is there such a big battle on the ground? But...... Then again, this seems to be quite a good face! After Wang Qian was frightened, he actually had a feeling of beauty.

"Isn't it just a small businessman? So what exactly is Yu Zhong's plan? Actually let Feiyang Gu bring Lao Tzu over, wouldn't it be enough to send a military academy at random? This Feiyang Gu is too, and it doesn't even disdain! …… What a sickness! Errent didn't dare to follow Feiyang Guding Niu, and after being reprimanded, he immediately stepped aside, just muttering in his heart.

"Mr. Wang, his subordinates are rude and rude!" After Feiyang Gu saw Erlunte retreat, he hugged Wang Qian again.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Wang Qian hurriedly returned the salute, "Being able to relieve the worries of the court is also a blessing for our subjects, and General Errent has actually won the award." It's just that this matter is really a bit troublesome. You also know that Qinghai is not easy to walk...... Therefore, the grass people want to ask Feijunmen first, how much grain and grass is there? Where do you need to ship to Qinghai? And how to store it? ”

Yu Zhong is right. These businessmen really have a way, it's really hard to look down on! After listening to Wang Qianshou's words, although Feiyanggu just smiled, he was secretly relieved in his heart. Before the big battle, transport food to the enemy's war zone for a quick march! At first glance, this idea sounds like a fantasy. Now, however, it seems less incredible. Listening to Wang Qian's words, there was not much embarrassment, and Fei Yanggu knew that there was at least seventy percent hope of success in this matter.

Seventy percent! Even if you are only 30% sure, this matter is worth a gamble! No wonder Yu Zhong asked him to come in person, but not in person, these businessmen may not be willing to simply buy it and agree to wade into the troubled waters this time. And. After this trip, it's really a long insight! ……

In fact, the plan to attack Alabutan was already in place as early as the fortieth year of Kangxi, when Alabutan first sent troops to Hami City to provoke him. You must know that Alabutan's behavior has actually deeply touched Kangxi's psychological limit. Just imagine, a pretentious emperor, a self-proclaimed wise and martial the first person in the world, defeated the enemy. After chasing the enemy for tens of thousands of miles, he was "forced" to commit suicide, and when he was complacent, another guy suddenly jumped up and took the enemy's stick, and once again opened his teeth to him, how could he not be angry? How is it possible to let this guy go free there? However, in the 40th year of Kangxi, there was first a rebellion in Taiwan, and then there was a disturbance in heaven and earth. There is also a battle between Ma De and the two Huai salt merchants. and then abolished Cao Yun, the country and the court were very "turbulent", and Kangxi took the helm desperately. So, I had to let go of this group of wolf cubs in the west for the time being. When it came to the forty-second year of Kangxi, he hadn't had time to start work, and there were major events in the world! First, Yu Zhong attacked Japan, and then it was to clean up the deficit...... The treasury is out of money! Still a fart? However, no one thought that just as the imperial court was forced by continuous troubles and had to temporarily stop and wait there for the opportunity to be there, the earth overlord of Qinghai. That long-lived Gushi Khan actually hiccuped! This made Kangxi very depressed. Originally, Kangxi has always had a very "good impression" of this guy who helped Geldan seize the throne of Junggar Khan, sent troops to Tibet, and made his son the king of Tibet. If you die, you will die, and when you die, you don't know that you will leave a son to keep the foundation, and you actually let Alabutan buy the internal "traitor" and attack inside and outside. The seizure of the ruling power of Qinghai made the power of the Dzungar Mongols more and more expanded. In the same way, the Qing court had to change its previous plan.

Originally, he and Kangxi's plan was to send troops from Baliku (Balikun, Xinjiang), Altai Mountains and Gansu respectively, and encircle Alabutan with an absolute superiority of troops. However, due to Alabutan's occupation of Qinghai, the plan for the three armies to go out had to be changed. Qinghai has a vast area, especially connecting Junggar, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Tibet, and for Alabutan, which has tens of thousands of cavalry, occupying this place is to advance and retreat, and occupy the initiative, and the Qing court has to increase the scope of its troops, and if it is not for the great cause of the family and the sufficient number of troops, I am afraid that it will be under a greater threat. However, the three-way army already needs at least 100,000 horses, plus the attack on Qinghai, at least 200,000 will be used, plus the transportation of logistics baggage, the number will only be even larger. Although the current financial situation of the imperial court has improved, I am afraid that the civil and military officials will not be willing to spend such expenses. In particular, Qinghai is a vast and sparsely populated area, and grain transportation is particularly difficult, and the needs of the army may not be supplied in a timely manner. And the lack of food and grass represents a very likely defeat! Kangxi naturally will not allow this big defeat to occur, and neither will the civil and military officials in the court! So, things get even harder. Faced with this situation, Yu Zhong proposed to him a plan for "blitzkrieg".

Nothing else! The whole program only needs one word: fast! It's so fast that the enemy won't be able to react at all! Even if you react, you can't defend yourself! …… This plan does not need 200,000 soldiers and horses, not even 100,000, and the troops in the main battle are all cavalry. Multi-way rush, quick joint attack, if it goes well, the whole battle, the plan is to end in two months, and from the beginning of the big war to the capture of Ili, I'm afraid it won't take more than a month. Still, that's the problem...... Grain and grass.

No matter how fast the cavalry was, it was impossible for them to advance quickly to Ili after breaking through the defense line of Tundo in Qinghai, and they had to resupply them on the way. Water, it's okay! From Qinghai down to Ili, every place where the cavalry could replenish fresh water was very clear. The key is food! The cavalry could carry about ten days of dry food at a time, but if there was no food in between, it would be difficult for them to continue their advance. In particular, Qinghai has always been outside the rule of the Qing court, and cannot be plundered like other places, in that case, the plan set by the imperial court to take Qinghai into the pocket is contrary, and it may also cause the local Mongols and Tibetans to revolt, which is greatly detrimental to the whole war situation. So, only prepare in advance.

In his plan, Yu Zhong proposed to find those merchants who were doing business in Qinghai and Zhungar to secretly transport them. As a result, this suggestion was refuted by the generals who were qualified to know about the matter. But. Other than that, there's really nothing you can do. But this "blitzkrieg" plan in Yuzhong has always tempted the hearts of the generals. You don't need a large army, kill with one blow, and end the battle quickly...... This is indeed the best and most trouble-free way to deal with Arabutan's gang at the moment. It seems to be dangerous, but as long as the problem of food supply is solved, the safety "quality" is actually very high. So, after he and Sabu Su passed the breath, they finally agreed to Yu Zhong's seemingly impossible plan. and reported it to Kangxi. Kangxi discussed with them several times through secret letters, and finally agreed to their decision. After that, they informed Yu Zhong of the matter. Then, it was Yu Zhong who arranged to induce the most powerful Wang brothers among the merchants in the Shaanxi and Gansu areas of Qinghai to start hoarding grain and grass, and then he came to the door.

He was not afraid that the Wang brothers would not agree at all.

is good at hoarding grain and grass, which is suspected of leaking "exposed" military aircraft, even if the Wang family has been praised by Kangxi, it will not be able to escape the heavy punishment of this crime. And. As soon as he came up, he slightly revealed some of the plans for the use of troops against Geer. If the Wang brothers don't cooperate, he has the right to arrest these two first. When the time comes, wait for the brothers of the Wang family. I'm afraid it's the end of the family. And with the shrewdness of a businessman, how could the Wang brothers not think of this? Therefore, it will inevitably be agreed. Yu Zhong once revealed that the camels and horses that the Wang brothers go to Qinghai every year can transport millions of catties of goods. That's enough! Less than a month's worth of food is needed to replenish a cavalry of more than 10,000 people, how much more? What's more, these cavalrymen have to bring some of their own before they move! Therefore, the grain and grass to be transported in advance only needed to be enough for the cavalry to rush to the Ili land! …… He was not afraid that the Wang family would "expose" this matter to others. The ancestors of the Wang family have been Shanxi for eight generations, and a large family and hundreds of people will be exposed if they leak out. Do they want to cut off their offspring? Moreover, once this matter is successful, with Kangxi's generosity, he will definitely give the Wang brothers official positions, and maybe they will give them a few more big transactions from the imperial court, which will make the strength of the Wang family go to a higher level. In fact, as Yu Zhong said, even if the Wang brothers feel very embarrassed, after thinking about it, even if they are "bankrupt". These two will also help make this happen! Because the reward for doing this is destined to be rich and abnormal, even if it doesn't succeed, it will also make friends with people like him Feiyanggu, which is an incomparable huge capital for the Wang family who does business in the northwest. With this capital, coupled with the support of the Jin businessmen behind the Wang brothers, as well as their own business network, in a few years, it will still be a big businessman in the world.

……

"Mr. Wang is so noble, Feiyang Gu admires it to the fullest. Whether this matter is successful or not, Fei will inevitably play my emperor to know! To Zhang'er and other credits! ”

Wang Qian accepted Feiyanggu's "mission", and he also received a token and a warrant from Feiyanggu, with these two things, their Wang family will no longer be deliberately obstructed by anyone in the territory under the control of the Qing army. This kind of way of paying first and then asking for goods made Wang Qianshou have a good impression of Feiyanggu, and at the same time, the Wang family had no reason not to "help". It seems that although I was a little frightened today, the final ending was still very enjoyable.

"Although this Feiyang Gu is shrewd, he still underestimates our Wang family after all!" After Feiyanggu and the others left, Wang Qianshou hid in the house and held the golden token, and smiled a little weirdly, "It's less than a million catties, and it's nearly a year, hahaha, this is really God help me!" ”，

"Second from left!" After thinking proudly for a while, Wang Qianshou suddenly shouted loudly outside the door.

"The owner!" , the second from the left is a fist.

"Immediately, arrange for the entire courtyard to return to Shanxi for a temporary stay, and they are not allowed to leave the Wang family's compound for half a step within a year!" Wang Qian was instructed.

"Yes!" The second from the left gave up his hand, turned around and walked out. Of course, he understood why Wang Qianshou gave such an order. If you want to do something big, of course, you have to keep it secret! It's just that a merchant's courtyard in Xi'an can be connected with the Mongols in Qinghai or Junggar? People Feiyanggu didn't care about saying those words in the hall, Wang Qianshou was too careful, right? …… Shaking his head, the second from the left threw these thoughts out of his head. Whatever! Since the proprietor has commanded it, he will do it! Anyway, the Wang family compound is much stronger than here! "Three alleys, four forts and five ancestral halls", where can you not shake it all at once? These guys who are going to move are in a big light this time.