Chapter 35: Is This a Dog or a Wolf?
The first to come with the tower were the garrisons of the two yellow and white flags, and there were only more than 1,500 generals and armor-clad people, and the remaining more than 5,000 were family members.
However, these soldiers stationed in the Eight Banners were all brought with horses and belonged to cavalry.
When he came, the Qing court also gave each soldier 18 taels of horse raising fees.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners is about the same as that of the Ming army twenty years ago, if he really makes a move, although Wang Wu has the advantage of strength and geography, it is impossible to swallow the more than 1,000 Eight Banner cavalry in one go.
In particular, Lai Ta is a veteran of a hundred battles, and his ability to command operations is even higher than that of Wang Wu.
And Wang Wu's more than 1,000 cavalry were essentially mounted infantry, which was very different from the real cavalry.
Therefore, if you put up a grand fight, the Eight Banners will not have the advantage, and Wang Wu will not be able to wipe them out.
And if he really does it, it means that he will surrender and rebel.
With his current strength, he couldn't defeat the Qing army at all, so he rebelled against the wise man in advance.
However, Wang Wu has one biggest advantage.
This advantage is also the biggest weakness of the tower and the garrison of the Eight Banners - that is, the thousands of families who moved from Yanjing to Jingzhou.
Blatant threats.
If you don't hand over the people, Wang Wu will dare to do something to the Eight Banners family.
Because he was not sure and could not rule out whether it was the tower that wanted to kill him, or whether the people of the tower were going to kill him.
Or maybe the Qing court in Yanjing wanted to get rid of him as a general.
In order to protect oneself, you can only be tough to the end.
In fact, his life was already under threat.
The Manchurians assassinated him in broad daylight!
If he swallowed his anger and did not react in any way, I am afraid that the Qing court would have to wonder if he had great ambitions in his heart.
Commanding the cavalry to surround the Eight Banners were Xu Lin and Zhao Jinzhong.
One south and one north.
The soldiers were all elite men who followed Wang Wu from Wushan, and they also volunteered to shave their hair and follow Wang Wu to Jingzhou.
Most of the officers were also from Wang Wu's original pro-soldier team.
The Eight Banners family, who were waiting for Hou to enter the city on the official road, were frightened by the green battalion cavalry that suddenly appeared on both sides of the road.
Because there is nothing on both sides of the official road just now, the scenery is also very pleasant, and the climate is much better than that of Yanjing.
The Yangtze River not far away has opened the eyes of the family members who have never seen the big river since they were young, and the wind and dust all the way under the river breeze seem to be clear.
Only the beautiful scene was shattered by the cavalry of the Green Battalion appearing on both sides, and the team was in a commotion.
A Manchurian baby didn't know why the carriage stopped, and asked her mother curiously: "Eniang, is Nikan not letting us into the city?" ”
The mother, who was talking to her concubine about what the Green Battalion cavalry was doing in a low voice, hurriedly said: "Be quiet, they are Han, not Nikan." ”
"Han Chinese?"
The Manchurian little baby looked at her mother with a puzzled expression, "Marfa said that the Han people are Nikan, and the dog Nikan." ”
When the mother heard this, she was so frightened that she quickly covered her son's small mouth.
Because someone from the Nikan cavalry not far away heard the conversation between mother and son, fortunately, they could not understand Manchurian.
"Tata, you sit in the car and don't move, the others get out of the car with me!"
An old Manchurian man with an empty left arm took out a long knife from the carriage and jumped out of the car, looking nervously at the green battalion soldiers who could rush over with only a few dozen breaths on a horse.
Most of the young children are in the front, and the only people in the team who can fight now are a group of old people and bannermen who can no longer fight due to injuries.
Most of the women didn't know what was going on, but when they saw that the elders in the family were like great enemies, they all began to panic.
Fortunately, the green battalion soldiers in the distance just did not come over there, which made the women breathe a sigh of relief, but as time passed, these green battalion soldiers still refused to disperse, and even Niu Lu began to move back and forth in front, which made the atmosphere more and more tense, and also made the family team that had dragged for more than ten miles more and more depressed.
As a piece of news spreads, so does fear.
This news is that the defender of Jingzhou is the fierce general Nikan King who defeated the Manchurian children in Xishan before.
And just at the city gate, this mighty general, King Nikan, was assassinated.
The murderers were their Manchurians
At the city gates, the stalemate continued.
The two sides can be described as saber-rattling.
The air was filled with the "smell of gunpowder", as if a spark could cause a fight to happen on the spot.
Jin Daotai was caught in the crowd, and his legs were already trembling slightly.
Governor Li, along with the Jingzhou government and the gentry he had mobilized to welcome the soldiers, were not much better.
God knows how such an assassination could happen with a good welcome ceremony.
If the Eight Banners of Yanjing fight with the people of Wang Dutong, I am afraid that the people in the city will suffer.
If the Eight Banners win, they will inevitably slaughter the city.
The royal capital is victorious, and the imperial court will definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress it.
As far as the people of Jingzhou are concerned, no matter who wins, they will not end well.
It's really caught in it, and it's miserable.
"You're threatening the officer?"
The face of the tower was already ugly, he could see that this Nikan general was unruly and an unruly Nikan, but he didn't expect that this Nikan general would be so bold as to dare to threaten him, the deputy capital of Manchuria, with the Eight Banners family as hostages.
I really don't know how Brother Aobai appeased this person!
Did this attract a dog or a wolf!
The thoughts in my head are racing and the conclusions I have drawn are not optimistic.
If General Nikan really wants to do it, I am afraid that thousands of Eight Banners will turn into blood and water on the side of the Yangtze River.
"If the adults insist on not handing over the murderer, then I can only seek justice for myself."
Wang Wu has no room to retreat, if he endures this breath, the landlord class in Jingzhou will look down on him, and in the future, the garrison of the Eight Banners will ride on his head and.
You must know that he has always regarded himself as the warden, not a dog who really shows the gate to the Eight Banners.
"If you dare to do it, no matter how big the Qing Dynasty is, there is no place for you."
The tower's expression was still very calm, and he looked a little undisturbed.
It was really difficult for him to hand over Luo Shihan and them.
Hugh said that if you kill a Dutong Nikan general, what if you kill a Nikan king!
Three years ago, a group of Manchurian boys shot and killed Sun Kewang, who was named the righteous king by the imperial court, and the imperial court did not punish them in any way.
In other words, in the heart of the tower, Luo Shihan and the others really shot Wang Yaowu, but they only shot a dog.
It can only be said that this dog bit very fiercely when he was alive.
Dead is dead.
Not only can he avenge the blood hatred of the Manchurian children who died in Xishan, but also solve the hidden dangers of Jingzhou for the imperial court, why not.
Unfortunately, the dog was not shot on the spot, and as a result, his fangs were exposed, making things difficult to clean up.
"I'm just seeking justice for myself, if my people assassinate you and make the deputy commander, I wonder if the deputy commander wants me to hand it over?"
There was no fierce light in Wang Wu's eyes, and he was very calm.
Calm but terrifying.
The tower snorted: "This official will say it again, the court will give you justice!" ”
"Justice? What justice? ”
Wang Wu's face suddenly became extremely hideous, "How do I know that this matter is not directed by you behind the back!" ”