Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 360: I am willing to issue a military order to pacify Wu in three years!
The Guizhou rattan shield soldiers swarmed in like a tide, like gray worker ants.

When the two sides were only 5 steps apart,
Li Wenxiang kicked hard with his right foot, jumped up suddenly, and stabbed his sword into the eye socket of a middle-aged rattan shield soldier in front of him.

Then, the three swords around him stabbed into his body without any delay and were quickly pulled out.

The body fell to the ground~
The blood and dust from the opening of the sluice gates mixed together. Li Wenxiang's eyes were bloodshot and he stared blankly at the many pairs of straw sandals passing by him.

……

Almost at the same time,
Gunshots rang out, and the two or three rows of rattan shield soldiers in the front fell down in unison, as neatly as wheat being cut.

Empty the gun chamber.

The two rows of musketeers launched a full-scale bayonet charge without any hesitation. They stepped on the bodies of the rattan shield soldiers who had been shot and fallen to the ground, and stabbed their bayonets at the slightly confused Qing troops behind them.

For a moment, there was a flash of sword and blood.

Both sides fought hard.

There were not many screams or wails, only the clanging sounds of various metals colliding, and the hissing sounds of bodies being pierced by sharp blades and blood spurting out.

Wang Lian was shot.

One of the bullets pierced the light rattan shield and plowed a long scar on the left arm.

Another pellet hit him directly in the ribs.

The chain mail blocked some of the kinetic energy, but it was still like being hit by a hammer.

He struggled to get up from the ground in pain.

I realized that I must have broken ribs, and more than one.

5 steps away,
A musketeer with the fuzz still on his mouth was already charging towards him with a bayonet in hand, his young face full of hostility.

Both sides attacked almost at the same time.
The musketeer rushed forward suddenly, stabbing with great force.

……

The large amount of adrenaline secreted saved Wang Lian's life again. He dodged instinctively, and the tip of the bayonet just passed by his left ear.

Unexpectedly, although this soldier is young, he has rich experience in killing.

He actually used the flintlock as a stick and smashed it to the right.

It hit Wang Lian's cochlea right on the spot.

Tinnitus, dizziness, and blurred vision.

He swung his sword to block instinctively, and the bayonet scratched the chain mail, making a harsh noise.

"Grass!"

The young soldier was furious. He joined the army with his elder brother Zheng Hean from the neighboring village. He had fought in several provinces but had never encountered such a cunning prey.

He simply retracted his flintlock and stopped rushing to attack.

The two of them almost blocked out the noisy battlefield around them and concentrated on the one-on-one confrontation.

suddenly,

Wang Lian rushed forward quickly, sword raised.

The soldier was secretly happy that he had finally discovered the flaw.

He bent his waist and arched his back, then rushed forward, stretched out his arms, and using the length of the flintlock, the bayonet pierced into Wang Lian's shoulder.

……

Wang Lian was surprisingly calm and allowed his shoulder to be stabbed.

The distance between the two was shortened in an instant.

brush.

Blood gushed out of the soldier's neck. He regretfully let go of the butt of the gun and staggered to the ground.

This round,

His loss was not unfair, as his enemies took part in the game themselves, showing their ruthlessness and decisiveness.

Wang Lian used his sword to support his body and looked around.

At this time, only half of the more than 2000 soldiers under his command were left.

"Sir~"

Two soldiers saw this and rushed over to help him up.

He removed his flintlock rifle, leaving only the bayonet on his shoulder. When he stood up, his eyes went dark and the ground was shaking.

The floating bridge is just a few hundred feet away.

However, Wu troops in red and black uniforms appeared on both his left and right wings. Although their number was small, the signal was very dangerous.

"Pass on my order, retreat, retreat quickly."

"Sir, where are we retreating to?"

"Go southwest, into the mountains, quickly."

……

The Guizhou army retreated in panic, with continuous gunfire behind them.

The 2nd Legion, furious, chased for five miles before returning in disappointment.

More than 200 rattan shield soldiers were killed along the way.

The tragic situation in the Inspection Office compound filled them with rage.

Only 12 people survived the battle of a hundred people, and half of them were seriously injured.

Even a ruthless person like Zhang Laosan sighed:
"Damn, these guys are so cruel. I kind of regret that I shouldn't have refused the transfer order."

Everyone around was smiling.

"Third brother, there aren't many soldiers over 2 years old in the 20nd Legion. Most of them are teenagers. Don't you feel embarrassed to go there at your age?"

"Bullshit, I'm only 30, I'm still young."

……

Across the Ganjiang River.

Li Yu faced a serious problem.

What should we do with Nanchang City?
Giving up would be a pity. Staying would make you afraid of being eaten by fish.

finally,
The commander of the independent mixed battalion, Li Ergou, took on this task.

He didn't care at all, patted his chest and said:

"There's nothing to be afraid of. We don't know whether the flood will come or not. Even if it comes, I'm not afraid. I'll sit on the top of the city and fish for big fish."

As a result, he got an additional temporary official position - the governor of Nanchang City.

When on horseback, he is in charge of the army; when on foot, he is in charge of the people.

Simultaneously,

He also had a very important responsibility, which was to look after the artillery that the army was unable to take away.

The pontoon bridge cannot carry a gun carriage that is too heavy.

then,

Li Yu ordered that all artillery with a caliber above 12 pounds be left in the city of Nanchang.

The cavalry was not a big problem. The knights dismounted and held the reins. War horses are quite intelligent creatures and they are very careful when crossing the river.

……

"Your Majesty, let's cross the river too."

"it is good."

In the end, Li Yu and a group of important officials also walked carefully across the two miles on the floating bridge.

The Jiangxi Campaign was disrupted by a flood.

The original layout was completely disrupted.

This made Li Yu secretly annoyed, and he silently said to himself that he must avoid this damn summer in the south next time he fights.

Mosquitoes, infectious diseases, floods, heat waves, and spoiled food are all nightmares for the army.

"How is the army's food supply?"

"Enough for half a month."

"Where is the food stored in Nanchang?"

"uncertain."

Li Yu took a deep breath:

"Transfer another 2 shi of grain from the city. Have Li Ergou clearly inform the people in the city that if the grain reserves are insufficient, they can go out of the city to harvest wheat to supplement their household expenses."

……

Because of the continuous war, people fled and the wheat fields around Nanchang City were left unharvested.

Allowing city residents to go out of the city to harvest wheat not only provided food for the hungry but also gave them a chance to escape.

presumably,

Many people will take the opportunity to leave Nanchang by going out of the city to harvest wheat.

As for,
No one can predict which choice will be more fortunate.

Destiny is something that cannot be predicted by mortals.

After crossing the river, the army temporarily set up camp at the foot of Meiling Mountain and transported supplies to higher ground.

At the same time, scouts were sent out to search the mountains for a suitable campsite. Once it was confirmed, a large number of soldiers went up the mountain to cut down trees and build a camp.

……

In the evening, torches were lit around the pontoon.

Keep on scrambling!

Li Ergou faithfully carried out the military order and transported the pounded rice in the city from the floating bridge to the west bank.

Those who carried the rice were prisoners.

After capturing Nanchang, Wu's army captured more than 4000 Green Camp soldiers.

These guys were a big hidden danger if they stayed in the city. If there was a mutiny and the people were taken hostage, the smaller independent mixed battalion would not be able to stop them. So Li Yu ordered them all to be taken away.

On both sides of the Ganjiang River,

The soldiers held bayonets and supervised the prisoners to carry food honestly.

From time to time, people fell into the river, perhaps because their feet were unstable, perhaps because it was dark and the lighting was poor, or perhaps because they wanted to jump into the river to escape.

Anyway,

Wu Jun doesn’t care!
Under such hydrological conditions, anyone who can make it to shore alive must be very lucky.

……

Sacks of food were piled up on the shore.

Then they were loaded onto baggage carts and transported to the foot of Meiling Mountain.

We were busy until the second half of the night when suddenly heavy rain and strong winds started to blow.

More than 200 Green Camp soldiers captured on the pontoon bridge fell into the water one after another.

With a loud noise,
The floating bridge is broken!

The next morning, the pontoon battalion only recovered a small number of boats.

Everyone was surprised to find that the water level of the Ganjiang River had risen again, and the speed of the rise was terrifying. It was visible to the naked eye that the shore was retreating foot by foot.

Floating corpses could be seen from time to time in the surging waves, including those of civilians, Qing soldiers, and livestock.

Even Li Ergou, who was fearless, began to feel annoyed.

Order:

"Gather fuel and food and move them to the city gate tower. Find some craftsmen to build a shed on the city wall to block out the sun and rain."

"Brothers, please try to sleep on the tower from now on, and don't stay in the city."

The next day,

Li Ergou, who had not slept well all night, suffered an attack of his occupational disease.

He ordered dozens of livestock to be brought to the city wall, and a temporary livestock pen was built to protect them from wind and rain.

"Commander, what is this?"

"I tell you, nothing in this world is more terrible than being hungry. Prevent food shortages!"

……

As Li Yu expected,
The result of letting the people of Nanchang go out of the city to harvest wheat was that one hundred people went out and only thirty returned.

Most people took their valuables and dry food with them and left the city to seek refuge in the wild.

They didn't simply distrust the Wu army, but they didn't trust any army!
Living in the same city with the soldiers, the people will be in great danger if they run out of food.

There is another worry.
Everyone witnessed the withdrawal of the main force of Wu’s army. If the Qing army came back, they would recapture Nanchang again.

According to the Qing Dynasty’s practice, to recapture a lost city, one must first kill one wave and then rob another.

Robbing the common people boosts morale. Slaughtering the common people intimidates the bandits.

You can't expect morality from a feudal army.

However, due to the turbulent water level of the Ganjiang River, three warships of the Wu army were forced to weigh anchor and slip away.

They need to get out of danger as quickly as possible.
Hukou County is no longer safe. If there is a major flood, it will be submerged. Let alone Jiujiang!

The Yangtze River water is flowing back into Poyang Lake.
Rainwater from upstream is also flowing into Poyang Lake crazily~
……

This was a flood with a huge impact.

The entire province of Jiangxi was affected by the floods except for Raozhou and Guangxin.

The three prefectures upstream, Ji'an, Jianchang and Fuzhou, were the worst hit. Nearly 3 counties were severely affected and the death toll was difficult to count.

When the reinforcements from Yunnan and Guangxi provinces reached the borders of Linjiang and Ji'an, they also encountered the flood and were in a terrible state.

More than 2000 Green Camp soldiers in Guangxi drowned or went missing, and more than 1200 Green Camp soldiers in Yunnan lost their lives.

In ancient times, when armies marched and fought,

Priority is given to marching along rivers or along river valleys.

What a coincidence!
The routes that people like to take, floods also like!
In the face of violent floods, humans are extremely vulnerable.

The reinforcements from the two provinces were forced to avoid the flood and change their route to march westward.

All in all, it’s worse than ever!
……

Meiling,

There are tents and bonfires scattered around the mountainside and the top of the mountain.

The Wu army was forced to disperse and adapt to the terrain.

In the central army tent,
Li Yu is assigning tasks:

"Gan Changsheng, mobilize four battalions to cut down trees and split them into pieces. Distribute them to the various battalions as fuel and cover them with oil paper."

"Zheng Hean, mobilize three battalions to gather all the containers for water. The soldiers' leather bags and gourds must be filled with boiled water."

"Miao Youlin, take your men to find a cave to store the gunpowder."

"Li Xiaowu, you coordinate and distribute the food to each camp."

"Huang Si, you supervise the prisoners to build a large camp in Sun Valley. If the rain continues, many tents will not be able to hold up. We need a larger camp."

The generals hurriedly took the order and left.

At present, there is no need to consider the threat of the Qing army.

We also have to consider how to overcome the difficulties of floods and heavy rains. It is not easy to provide accommodation, food and drink for tens of thousands of troops.

……

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

"Sir, please take a seat. The Meiling you suggested is indeed a good place."

"It is only thanks to God's blessing and your majesty's divine power that our army was able to turn disaster into safety."

Wang Sansong is very good at speaking and never makes any mistakes.

Li Yu smiled and motioned him to sit down and have tea.

"I heard that you have some property in Fuliang County?"

"They are just a few porcelain kilns passed down from our ancestors. Now they are all running under your majesty's command. They are all the same."

"I will issue an order to return the property to its original owner."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Tell me about the Ministry of War?"

Wang Sansong quickly put down his tea bowl and began to talk about his understanding of the operating mechanism of the Ministry of War.

There is a sound of raindrops outside the tent.

Li Yu listened very carefully and raised some questions from time to time.

Wang Sansong used all his skills to explain the operating mechanism of the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of War clearly and vividly.

As everyone knows,

Explaining complex things in a simple and popular way tests the speaker's knowledge and falls into the academic field.

Making simple things complicated and difficult to understand is another matter, which falls into the category of indescribable.

……

The Forbidden City is thousands of miles away.

A court meeting of unprecedented scale is being held.

All officials above the sixth rank in Beijing attended the event, as well as members of the royal family and Mongolian princes.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony,

There was simply not enough room for so many people, and many low-ranking officials could only wait outside the hall.

The weather in early June is hot and irritating.

The hall was filled with the stench of sweat.

Qianlong was late for half an hour, on purpose.

He just wanted his subjects to understand that thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all grace from the emperor.

The moment he sat on the dragon throne and accepted the cheers of "Long live the emperor", he saw General Zhangjia Agui of Fuyuan who was slow to return to the capital.

Qianlong's eyes were cold as he swept over his head and his gaze fell on a young but energetic face - Fucha Fu Chang'an.

Imperial Tiger Cub
……

"Some time ago, I was deceived by some ministers who were just sitting there doing nothing. The tricks used by the foreign envoys were actually very crude and full of loopholes. All the responsibility lies with the guilty ministers. Now that this matter is over, I and the Ministry of Personnel have already selected candidates for the vacant officials in various departments. The Military Affairs Council will follow suit as appropriate."

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

"My desk is filled with urgent reports from the southern provinces. Heavy rains and floods have hit western Fujian, northern Guangdong, and southern Jiangxi, and the chieftains in Yunnan are beginning to stir again. The pseudo-Wu traitors have captured counties one after another, and the Green Camp soldiers are unable to defeat them. I'm afraid..." Qianlong paused for a moment and said calmly, "I'm afraid that the entire province of Jiangxi has collapsed at this moment."

There was dead silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

suddenly,

a voice sounded.

"I am willing to issue a military order - to pacify Wu in three years. If I cannot do so, I am willing to die to thank God for His grace."

It was Ah Gui who was speaking, his expression was firm.

Yu Minzhong did not move, as steady as an old turtle. Heshen glanced at his old rival out of the corner of his eye.

Qianlong said nothing and remained silent.

This unreasonable silence suddenly increased the pressure in the hall.

……

"Agui, you have worked hard as the commander in chief in the south. We will discuss this matter later."

"Emperor~"

"I said, let's talk about it later!" Qianlong's voice suddenly rose 3 degrees.

(End of this chapter)