Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 124: Anger and War

Just two days after Chen Gu withdrew all his personnel back to Fobao, two thousand Green Camp soldiers from Chongqing Prefecture and Luzhou entered Jiangjin County.

The speed of mobilizing troops can be said to be very fast. After all, there are actually a lot of things that need to be prepared for mobilizing troops, and most of the time it has to be calculated on a monthly basis.

Two thousand soldiers were first stationed in Jiangjin County. Firstly, it was to ensure the safety of Jiangjin County to prevent Chen Gu from making a surprise attack, and secondly, it would take time to find the location of Chen Gu's lair.

Five days later, Le Bao arrived at Jiangjin County with 1,800 soldiers from the Eighteen Banners and 4,000 soldiers from the Green Camp, a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses. By then, Jiangjin County had gathered 9,000 soldiers and horses, plus the conscripted civilians to transport the baggage, and claimed to have 20,000 troops and horses.

At the same time, after several days of investigation, Rongzhao finally determined the location of the Buddhist treasure.

In fact, Chen Gu's movements could not be concealed at all. After all, in this era of extremely low population mobility, the movements of hundreds of people were very conspicuous and could be discovered with just a little inquiry.

The reason why it was unclear at the beginning was simply because there was no one available to take Rongzhao, and the big families in Jiangjin County were simply unreliable.

Rong Zhao did not blame them. After all, these local clans needed to survive here. With Chen Gu's strength, these clans dared not offend him at all.

Before the army moves, food and supplies are sent first, and before that there is a contest between scouts.

Chen Gu sent out all of Yunhua's special forces company. The special forces company was training in the jungle. In addition, Chen Gu was born in the southwestern border defense force and had great experience in jungle warfare. The special forces company won a complete victory over the imperial scouts.

"The enemy is very cunning. Not only do they dye their clothes yellow-green, but they also paint their faces with colored paint, making them extremely difficult to spot in the jungle. In addition, their firearms have a long range, great power, and are extremely accurate. It is very difficult for our scouts to advance, or even impossible to advance at all. In just two days, our army has lost more than a hundred scouts, while the enemy has suffered very few casualties."

Le Bao, whose army was stationed in Tanghe Field, looked towards the southwest with a serious look. His expression became more and more ugly as he listened to the reports from his men.

"Then we'll just march our army forward." Le Bao sneered, "How can my 20,000-strong army be afraid of a little bandit like him?"

Rongzhao opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him, but thinking of the disparity in status between the two of them, he finally closed his mouth. At this time, Lebao was obviously on the verge of exploding. The pain of losing his son made him lose his rationality as a general and he could no longer make normal judgments.

This made Rong Zhao a little worried. After all, it was difficult for a general who had lost his mind to win a war, let alone when his opponent was the extremely brutal Chen Gu.

Although Chen Gu's troops were not numerous, their military equipment was extremely powerful, even stronger than that of the imperial court.

Rong Zhao thought about it and decided to write a letter to his father.

The speed of flowing downstream was very fast. Na Yancheng received a letter from his son that day. After learning about Lebao's current condition, Na Yancheng was shocked.

When fighting in the mountainous areas, they did not hesitate to attack the cities. Lebao was angry and raised an army, and he encountered the brutal Chen Gu. Na Yancheng was really scared. If Lebao became like Delentang again, the imperial court would really lose face.

When Jiaqing investigates the matter, the Zhangjia clan will definitely be involved.

After thinking it over, Na Yancheng immediately rode on a fast horse and traveled more than 200 miles day and night, and finally arrived at the camp of Lebao’s army the next day.

Na Yancheng had no time to rest and appeared in front of Le Bao, exhausted.

In the central army tent, Lebao looked at the dusty Na Yancheng and asked in surprise: "Why did you rush all the way from Chongqing?" When Na Yancheng saw Lebao, he immediately knelt down in front of him and said in a tearful voice: "Uncle, my dear brother Yinghui was killed by a villain. I am also heartbroken. You can imagine the pain of losing your son in your old age. But the villain is cunning and has better weapons than our army. In addition, he knows the terrain well. Uncle must not raise an army in anger, lest he be taken advantage of by the villain!"

"Haha!" Le Bao sneered, "You are talking nicely now, you sent Yinghui's body to Chengdu, didn't you just want me to send troops?
Now that I am here, and you come here to act like a hypocrite again, I would like to ask you what you mean by that? "

Na Yancheng sent Yinghui's body to Chengdu in order to provoke Le Bao, the Governor of Sichuan, to send troops. There is no reason to argue about this.

But Na Yancheng forced Lebao to send troops to eliminate Chen Gu, not to let Lebao die.

You must know that two Chengdu generals have already been killed by Chen Gu. If another Sichuan governor is killed, then by then, not only Sichuan, but the whole world will be in chaos.

This is not a joke. You have to know that those people who were killed by Chen Jue were all high-ranking officials, all of them were first-rank officials with real power, and all of them were Manchus.

Such a big shot was killed by an unknown little bandit. If Le Bao came with an army of 10,000, he would be killed by Chen Gu again.

What do you want people in the world to think?
Ambitious people would probably think that the court is just so-so. Since Chen Gu can do it, why can't I?

As the saying goes, each family knows its own business. The Eight Banners at this time were no longer the Eight Banners of the early Qing Dynasty.

The descendants of the Eight Banners have long lost the ferocity they had when they first emerged from the White Mountains and Black Waters. The prosperity of the Central Plains has not only corroded their bodies, but also their ambitions.

Even during the Qianlong period, the battle against the Jinchuan Rebellion with tens of thousands of people could last for more than ten years. Now, the battle against the White Lotus Rebellion has turned into a tug-of-war, which shows the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.

However, the hatred that the people of the world had for the corrupt Zhu Dynasty has now been transferred to the Qing court.

If war breaks out at this time, I am afraid the whole world will be in turmoil. By then, the three million Manchus will be no match for the Han people who number a hundred times more.

Therefore, this battle must be won, and losing is not an option. Knowing this, Na Yancheng rushed over in a hurry.

After Na Yancheng dismissed his attendants, he broke down the facts and laid them out to Lebao, and repeatedly persuaded him, before he gave up the idea of ​​a hasty attack.

"Then tell me, the bandits are hiding in the mountains, are familiar with the local terrain, are very good at camouflage, and are better armed than our army. How should our army attack?" Le Bao asked finally.

At this time, Le Bao also regretted that he was blinded by hatred and took the initiative to take on such a hot potato.

At this time, Chen Gu was, after all, just a bandit. There was no need for a first-rank governor like him to come and attack him. This was actually Rong Zhao's job, and at most Na Yancheng would be the commander.

Thinking of this, Le Bao couldn't help but glare at Na Yancheng. He had been fooled by this kid.

Now it is in a situation where we are riding a tiger.

(End of this chapter)