Cutting 1719

Chapter 457
Li Wei was silent for a while, he decided to reveal something to Chen Shiguan, at least he can't let him fool things anymore.

"This time I came to Shandong, Li Wei did not come with two empty arms. The emperor has already issued a decree. As long as I can hold back Chu Ni in Shandong, I can find a way to meet all the demands of the Shandong clan, even if it is to take Shandong There is no problem in giving up the right to levy taxes.”

Chen Shiguan's eyes narrowed, this was obviously a game of survival, and he sighed immediately: "Everyone is watching the current situation, I am afraid that no matter how big the interests are conceded by the imperial court, those big clans will continue Take a look."

The reason is very simple. Everyone likes to beat the dog in the water, but if they really stand up to the Fuhan army, which is currently in the limelight, most of them will be pressed to death with a light finger, so even if the Qing court gives No matter how great the temptation is, there is no way to really attract everyone, after all, they are still quite afraid of death.

Li Wei looked a little annoyed, and snorted coldly: "At least the court has shown sincerity, but after Ning Chu comes to Shandong, we might as well see what conditions they can offer, I'm afraid all the big families will have to weigh it .”

Chen Shiguan was silent. Of course he knew what Ning Chu was doing in the south. It can be said that if it weren't for the impact of the farmland tax system, everyone would be eating pots and milk to welcome Master Wang once the Han army crossed the Yellow River.

But the problem is, Ning Chu has the confidence and ability not to give them any more face, but the Shandong gentry have to take the initiative to pick it up, for fear that they will really tear themselves apart with the Fuhan army - after all, the former only needs money, and the latter is terrible .

Seeing Chen Shiguan's silence for a long time, Li Wei's heart sank. Regardless of how confident he is on the surface, he is not at all sure. If Chen Shiguan really doesn't buy it, Li Wei can only cool off. The [-] green battalion and regiment training in Shandong only follow the orders of Chen Shiguan himself.

Thinking of this, Li Wei even felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have met Shandong officials so hastily. Of course, it would give them a feeling of being vigorous and resolute, but it also revealed the current weakness of the court. Such a mistake should really be wrong. It appeared on Li Wei's body.

The two were thinking about their own thoughts at the moment, and they fell silent together, while the burning candle made a crackling sound, which seemed so loud in this silent night.

Seeing that the two did not speak, Tong Jitu, the chief minister, interrupted abruptly, "My lords, if you just wait for the gentry to help you, you will not only lose the dignity of the court, but also lose your confidence. The big fanfare comes from Licheng, maybe the effect will be different."

yes!Shandong gentry underestimated the imperial court, why?It's not that I don't have confidence in the court!
If the imperial court really made a sign of lifting heavy soldiers into Shandong, even if it was just a single action, it would shake the current gentry for a while, because when they saw that the imperial court was confident in fighting against the Fuhan army in Shandong, Only the gentry will bet heavily on the court.

After all, you are a person who runs away at any time, why do you let those centuries-old families fool around with you?
Li Wei woke up like a dream, raised his hand and said with a smile: "Master Tong's words make Li Wei extremely ashamed, if such a thing really happens, maybe the situation will improve."

Chen Shiguan also had a smile on his face. Since Li Wei already had an idea, he might as well take a look. If it was really short of fire, he didn't mind adding more firewood.

The speed of the imperial guards going north is faster than many people imagined. After all, the distance from Nanjing to Huai'an is not too far away. This is why some people in the Shandong provinces were so frightened that they abandoned their officials and fled after hearing about Nanjing's oath. s reason.

In history, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River have been natural good lines of defense, but compared to the Yangtze River, the Yellow River is not so dangerous-the reason is that the Yellow River freezes in winter. As long as it is frozen, even cavalry can pass through normally. In addition, there are many breakthroughs along the Yellow River, so compared with the Yangtze River, it is not particularly valued by military strategists.

For Ning Chu at present, it is not very difficult to break through the Huaihe defense line from Huai'an, and then advance all the way to Shandong. Therefore, when Ning Yu arrived in Huai'an, the Fuhan Army began to prepare for crossing the Huai River.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the eight divisions of our First Group Army have arrived in the Qingjiangpu area. At that time, the first division will take the lead in crossing the Huaihe River to reach Xiba. After the position is stabilized, the military engineering troops will urgently build a pontoon bridge for the entire army to cross. Huai, after crossing the Huai River, the troops will be divided into two groups, one will follow the direction of Suqian and go north to Xuzhou, and the other will attack Shuyang and Haizhou and enter Shandong."

In the general headquarters temporarily set up in Shanyang, Zheng Hongen, Chief of Staff of the First Group Army, was making a related introduction. He pointed to Shandong and continued to introduce: "After the two armies enter Shandong from Yanzhou Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture respectively, At that time, we can continue to advance from Qingzhou Prefecture and Tai'an Prefecture, and encircle Jinan."

Ning Yu looked at the map in front of him and nodded. In fact, these more specific tactical parts, after the General Staff Headquarters and the staff offices of each group bureau have been perfected, he will not bother, and only need to strictly implement them. Yes, after all, collective wisdom cannot be underestimated.

"The key to this battle is not to capture Shandong directly, but to attract all the Qing troops in Shandong as much as possible, so as to reduce the pressure on the central army that landed. After they capture Tianjin, the Qing troops in Shandong and Henan will Do not fight and collapse."

Ning Zhongyi, who was standing in front of the map, also nodded. He pursed his lips and stared at the direction of Jinan, "At present, the Qing army has no intention of sticking to the Huai River. According to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, the commander of the Qing army in Shandong It's not Chen Shiguan, the former governor of Shandong, but Li Wei, a confidant sent by Yongzheng."

"Li Wei? Is it the original governor of Zhili?"

Ning Yu smiled, the origin of this person has long been found out by the Military Intelligence Department, but the evaluation of this person is still higher than that of Tian Wenjing. Open up a world.

Ning Zhongyi nodded slightly. He also read Li Wei's information and had heard about his deeds, and said in a low voice: "It is this person, but now that this person comes, it is not beneficial to the overall situation. What should our army do?" How to fight or how to fight, don't care about him."

Ning Yu nodded with a smile on his face, but he carried the whip in his hand and walked towards the outside of the tent. Everyone knew that the emperor was not going to continue watching, so they quickly followed behind, with their heads slightly lowered.

"Let's not worry about Li Wei. The overall situation in Shandong depends on the thoughts of the gentry, especially the Kong family. Although Kong Yuxun has joined our dynasty, the attitude of the Kong family has always been ambiguous, especially when I sorted out the farmland system. Since then, I have been faintly resisting and I will not always give them a chance."

Speaking of this, Ning Yu's words had a somewhat resolute tone, "Pass down the order and tell the Kong family that when our army takes Xuzhou, if they don't surrender to me, they don't have to surrender. You can prepare to follow the Eight Banners together." Get out of the pass!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ning Zhongyi nodded. The so-called Yansheng clan was nothing in the eyes of soldiers like them. What's more, the ones in the north are gone, and the ones in the south are cooperating with ease!

In late July, under the cover of artillery, the First Division of the Fuhan Army chose to cross the river to attack. Hundreds of small boats carrying soldiers from the first regiment of the First Division of the Fuhan Army began to choose to attack toward the Huai River. Zizi defeated the two thousand Qing troops who stayed in Xiba and successfully took the bridgehead position.

After taking down the West Dam, the boats of the Fuhan Army began to build pontoon bridges on the Huai River. Battalion by battalion of the Fuhan Army marched towards the Yellow River. Their faces were full of excitement, standing on the small pontoon bridge Fast forward.

"Hurry up! Before dark, our regiment, as the vanguard of the whole army, must arrive at Xinglong Town. Don't let anyone hold me back! Damn, my regiment never wants trash!"

Han Zaiguo, the head of the first regiment, had a stubble on his face, a revolver pistol stuck in his waist, and a gun made by Hanyang on his back. He looked more like a rough soldier than a soldier. A real officer.

However, in fact, Han Zaiguo is an officer from the lecture hall. He was originally a gentle scholar, but after he really integrated into the army, he completely let go of himself. Once he started fighting, he never cared about his personal image , and even seemed a little reckless.

The First Regiment of the First Division of the Fuhan Army is known as the No. [-] regiment in the world. Everyone has arrogance in their hearts. For them, there is no opponent in the world that they can take seriously, not to mention other brother troops, even the imperial guards. To them, teachers are just a bunch of spoiled babies spoiled by the emperor and the Privy Council.

In the words of the soldiers of the first regiment, the imperial guards guard the door for the emperor. If we really want to talk about a big war, we must have the brothers of the first regiment of the first division!

Under such an environment, Han Zaiguo was able to become the head of the first regiment, and he was also recognized by this group of soldiers, which fully demonstrated his talent. Therefore, in every battle, their first regiment was a well-deserved pioneer.

From Xiba to Xinglong Town, there is at least 70 miles in the middle, and when the soldiers of the first regiment arrive at Xinglong Town, they may have to run until midnight-if they are placed on other troops, that is something to be proud of But on the first group, it is commonplace.

While the soldiers of the first regiment were rushing frantically, the broken soldiers in Xiba were also fleeing frantically, and this flight even led to the Qing soldiers from other places. Everyone chose to continue fleeing north with a look of embarrassment and despair.

(End of this chapter)