Cutting 1719

Chapter 459 Make up your mind
In a situation that was close to a mutiny, Li Wei barely obtained the military power of the Green Camp Army in the south of the city. Although there were only about 3 people, it was not easy to get it. On the basis of Tianjue, many people have to be afraid.

But the problem is, these arrogant soldiers of the green battalion, they did not obey Chen Shiguan, the governor and admiral of Shandong, and Deng Tianjue, who was tyrannical in the army. Li Wei.

It can only be said that because the green battalion soldiers were not united enough, they were temporarily bluffed by Li Wei's vigorous actions, so they followed his orders and were temporarily restrained by Li Wei.But once the timing changes, even if the green battalion soldiers defect on the battlefield, it will not be a strange thing.

After Li Wei took control of the [-] army, the first thing he did was to go south to the front line of Tai'an Prefecture. First, he stopped the current collapse of the Green Camp and took in the fleeing soldiers. It is important to rebuild the defense line on the front line of the government, so they chose this bad strategy.

Of course, Li Wei was more or less concerned about Chen Shiguan's prestige in the army, so he didn't take the initiative to meet Chen Shiguan—that was something Chen Shiguan couldn't afford, after all, Li Wei was a superior officer, but for this matter Li Wei still sent Qian Mingzhen to explain things euphemistically, mainly nonsense that put the overall situation first.

Of course, Chen Shiguan was a little annoyed. Even though Li Wei was a Shangguan, he didn't inform him beforehand, which seemed a little unreasonable. In this way, who would think highly of him in Shandong in the future?
Just seeing Qian Mingzhen came over to explain something, Chen Shiguan was also a little helpless at the moment, looking at Qian Mingzhen who was still waiting for a reply, he could only smile wryly and said: "My lord is here for state affairs after all, I want you to worry about me , I am indeed a little incompetent, and I will submit my resignation letter to the imperial court tomorrow to thank him for his crime."

Qian Mingzhen was taken aback at the moment, he understood that Chen Shiguan was expressing his inner dissatisfaction, but as a master, he couldn't say anything, so he could only vaguely say: "Master Futai is loyal to the country and the people , even my lord admires it the most, but now that the war is urgent, I just made such a bad plan. If my lord Futai submits his resignation letter, I'm afraid my lord will be ashamed. Please stop thinking about it for a while, and wait for my lord to return. So I personally went to the door and explained to Lord Futai."

Hearing his explanation, Chen Shiguan felt a little better, so he had no choice but to say: "Originally, what the Governor of the Constitution said was to make friends with Shandong gentry and gentlemen. In the future, he can also contribute to the overall situation, but I still want to Without really discussing the result, Duxian moved to Tai'an, I am afraid that all previous efforts will be in vain."

Qian Mingzhen could naturally hear the helplessness in Chen Shiguan's tone, so he had no choice but to say, "It's definitely not that my lord is going to Qin Muchu this time, it's really because of a big change, and the fall of Xuzhou must be known to the lord."

Speaking of the fall of Xuzhou, Chen Shiguan couldn't help being taken aback. In fact, Xuzhou couldn't be defended at all, or he never thought of defending the so-called [-] Green Battalion soldiers. They were all Shandong local soldiers and were influenced by Shandong gentry. If it is deeper, they will not go to Xuzhou to defend the city.

Just hearing Qian Mingzhen mention this reason, Chen Shiguan finally had no other excuses, so he had no choice but to resign now. Although he won't really give up, but now he also wants to continue to wait and see, anyway, he has nothing to do with those arrogant soldiers. There is no way for the titans, it just depends on whether Li Wei can subdue them.

A few days later, Li Wei led an army of [-] troops to Tai'an Mansion, but saw countless routs scattered in the direction of Jinan, stopped at Tai'an to collect the routs, and directly cut down a few general soldiers and staff who did not want to resist. Then, they hung their heads on the flagpole, which stopped the defeat.

But going on like this is not an option. Li Wei knew in his heart that before the situation in Shandong had a real backbone, he was afraid that the situation would be irretrievable. The gang of gentry might be holding Li Wei's benefits with one hand and weighing the threat of the Han army with the other. Betting on both sides, whoever wins helps whoever wins.

Under such circumstances, Li Wei was really helpless, so he had to send a memorial to Yongzheng, claiming that Shandong was in dire straits and needed support.
Regarding Li Wei's letter, Yongzheng had no solution, because now it's not just a problem in Shandong Province, Henan Tian Wenjing collapsed faster, he didn't have many troops under his command, under the attack of the Second Army of the Fuhan Army , has retreated to the Daming Mansion, and has become a brother and brother with Shandong.

As for the Qing army in Shanxi, there is no way to provide assistance. The only real reinforcements at the moment are the main force of the 15 Qing army still in the capital, including the [-] Eight Banners new army and the [-] Manchu cavalry. There are not many elites left.

Different from the green camps in Shandong and Henan, the 15 troops in the capital not only have an advantage in equipment, but also are selected Eight Banners warriors in terms of personnel composition. Their love and loyalty to the Qing Dynasty made their courage Not worse than Ning Chu, and even a bit more indignant about destroying the family and destroying the country.

Under such circumstances, any minister knew in his heart that he could not expect the Qing army to go south, otherwise, if the loss in the First World War was too great, the Eight Banners might be gone—so the Eight Banners must not be moved, not only that, but they had to be ready to run at any time road.

At this stage, Yongzheng understood Zhang Tingyu's good intentions. His deep understanding of the Eight Banners had already enabled him to see the current results. However, Yongzheng did not want to admit defeat.

But the problem is, Yongzheng is not reconciled, if he did not put the final bargaining chip on the battlefield and chose to withdraw from the customs, then why did he work hard in the past few years?
The reason why Yongzheng worked so hard to implement the New Deal, offend the gentry, offend the clan, and train the Eight Banners New Army was not just to withdraw from the customs after four years, but even to withdraw without fighting a single battle. Will be willing to do so.

What's more, not only Yongzheng is not reconciled, even other relatives of the Eight Banners, they will not be reconciled, especially the new Eight Banners who have been trained for a long time, if it is only for such a result, why bother?
Therefore, after receiving this series of distress messages, Yongzheng thought deeply for a long time, and he would finally take that step.It's just that before stepping out, he has to check the situation of the new army, at least he can't walk on the battlefield in a daze.

"Su Peisheng, set out for the Xishan new army camp!"

Ever since Narsu was imprisoned by Yongzheng for corruption, and later released to lead the army, he has changed his mind on the surface, eating and living with the soldiers every day, and even personally invited some Westerners who know military formation knowledge Coming to the barracks to help with training made Yongzheng feel somewhat satisfied for a while.

But no matter how good-looking the face is, the real core point has not been completely resolved, that is, the armaments are not fully prepared, and at least half of the soldiers are still using the old-style bird guns.

Therefore, after receiving the news that Yongzheng was coming to make an inspection tour, Narsu felt a little helpless at the moment. He hurriedly led the generals of the whole army to five miles outside the Xishan Camp to meet the imperial driver who was coming all the way.

Looking at the commanders of the Eight Banners New Army in front of him, Yongzheng didn't have any other nonsense, and directly said solemnly: "The battle situation in Shandong and Henan is critical. I need to see the current situation of the Eight Banners New Army."

"Hey, the servant obeys the order."

The towns of Naersu with the Eight Banners new army are all unified, such as the first town of Eshan, the second town of Luoyilibu, the third town of Laxi, the fourth town of Chalanga and Nasutu and others, the governor of the fifth town, knelt on the ground and promised loudly.

Yongzheng attached great importance to the new army of the Eight Banners, and the eight towns he appointed were all elites within the Eight Banners, and their backgrounds were quite extraordinary. Let alone Narsu, the first town commander, Eshan, was originally a veteran general in the army In the second town, all felt that Roy Libu was also a titan in the army before. In the third town, Laxi was originally the bodyguard of the old fourteen, and later he joined Yongzheng, so he was also reused. military exploits.

Under the capitals of these towns, the deputy capitals are all young talents in the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia in their thirties. Therefore, regardless of their ability to lead troops, the first point is that there are almost no positions for Han people in high-level positions. , and this is very much in line with Yongzheng's ideas.

The crowd surrounded Shengjia all the way, and marched towards the new army camp, but before they entered the barracks completely, they saw rows of soldiers of the Eight Banners new army, waiting for Yongzheng's inspection in formation, but maybe it was the weather Because of this, the sergeants were anxious, and the formation was a little chaotic.

"Reporting to the emperor, there is only one new army in the Xishan camp now, more than 4 people, and [-] people are stationed in other camps. When everyone heard that the emperor is coming, they were overjoyed and stood up early. Waiting here, I can only hope to see the sky!"

Narsu led the way with a look of graciousness. He almost lost his head because of corruption, but now he kept his head, but lost the title of Prince Pingjun, so he had to be careful. I hope that the emperor can re-entitle the title.

Yongzheng glanced at the soldiers of the Eight Banners, his face was a little silent, he just felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he waved his hand immediately, "Soldiers use their lives, the court will naturally not treat them badly, and they need to be kind and encourage them , to kill the enemy and serve the country in the future."

Narsulian claimed that it was, but seeing Yongzheng's expression was a little impatient, he waved his hands quickly, and it was suitable for all the towns to go to lead troops to conduct drills.

After Yongzheng and others boarded the viewing platform, some people began to beat the war drums. After hearing the sound of the three-way drum, the soldiers of the Eight Banners New Army began to move towards the drill site. They wore paper armor and carried new-style weapons on their shoulders. The eagle-billed blunderbuss, also like the Fu Han army, hung a long bayonet on the waist, which looked like the same thing on the surface.

The first to show up was an infantry battalion from the first town. They were the first to pass by under the viewing platform. They were lined up in twenty rows, with 25 people in each row, forming a small mobile formation. Next to the formation, there was a military drummer and a bannerman. They came from afar with resolute eyes, and the formation was not scattered at all, which made Yongzheng feel a burst of satisfaction.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Defend the Qing Dynasty!"

When the infantry battalion of the new army came under the viewing platform, majestic slogans sounded in the phalanx. These new soldiers had obviously trained for a long time beforehand, so they roared with a lot of momentum.

"Okay! This is the aura that my Eight Banners athletes should have!"

A blush flashed across Yongzheng's face. Although he had never fought in a war, just looking at his aura, he felt that these people should be no worse than fighting a war.

After everyone waited until the soldiers of the new army formed into three rows, they raised the eagle-billed guns in their hands, then poured gunpowder into the medicine pool, pulled the matchlock, and then stuffed the bullets into the muzzle, and then raised them together. Pull the trigger of the gun and ignite the matchlock. With a huge roar, thick white smoke instantly covered the school grounds.

After the soldiers in the first row finished shooting, the soldiers in the second row and the third row started to shoot again, repeating the cycle, firing in rotation, only to hear the constant roar of muskets, and the increasingly dense smoke filling Surrounding the entire school grounds, the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke almost made everyone on the viewing platform hold their breath.

Yongzheng didn't hold his breath, he greedily enjoyed this smell, it didn't mean pungent, but powerful. Soldiers were wounded in the shooting, which is an improvement in itself.

After the gunfire completely subsided, someone brought targets from a distance, and saw that those targets sixty paces away were already densely packed with bullet holes, which was also a goal that the Qing army could not achieve in the past.

If everyone in the new army is at this level, Yongzheng will have the confidence to win this battle. Even if it is only half of the level, it should not be too bad.
Seeing the satisfaction in Yongzheng's expression, Narsu breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the battalion he arranged was by no means an ordinary battalion, but consisted entirely of veterans from the Eight Banners. It is also the battalion with the best formation in the new army, even if it is compared with Chu Ni, it will not be far behind.

The military ministers who followed Yongzheng to review also nodded. If they all have this level of drill, it is not impossible to fight such a battle. Only Zhang Tingyu, who has always been unknown, is very serious. .

Among the princes and ministers who followed Yongzheng to inspect, there were still some who followed Kangxi to conquer the South, and now they felt a little bit emotional: "If there was such a strong army back then, how could we just sit back and watch Chu's rebellion run rampant like this? Even in the firearms battalion of the Han army, there is no one comparable to it."

Narsu was also a participant in the great battle back then. It can be said that he had really experienced the power of Ningchu's firearms at close range. He also said with emotion: "The defeat back then was definitely not due to lack of command, let alone lack of courage. Even Chu Ni is incomparable in bravery, but it's a pity that they relied on the advantages of firearms, but they made the Eight Banners athletes sacrifice a lot in vain."

(End of this chapter)