scourge the qing dynasty
Chapter 194
Chapter 194
It can be said that when Wu Guogui's urgent report on military information was sent to Changsha City, it proved that the soldiers of the Fat Army were indeed escorting Shang Kexi, the old traitor, and was marching towards Changsha. After two or five boys went to Changsha to ask for their surrender, Wu Jun's high-level officials finally believed Fatty Lu's outrageous military report. Under Fatty's leadership, he swept across Guangxi, forced the coalition forces of the three provinces to surrender with fewer victories, annexed the entire territory of Guangxi with less victories, and then repelled the main force of the Pingnan Palace with fewer victories. It is gratifying to capture Pingnan King alive!
Dumbfounded, they were naturally incomparably shocked. It was only at this time that the entire Pingxi Palace was pleasantly surprised to discover that under the cover of the first and second generations of generals in Pingxi, the third generation of Pingxi Palace had two new military stars. New stars have been rising slowly, exuding a brilliance no less than that of the first and second generations of famous generals. These two generals are the oldest two in the third generation of Pingxi Palace, Wu Shizong and Lu Fatty! ——But there is no doubt that Fatty Lu, who has a strange combat style, dexterity, and both civil and military skills, is obviously better!
"Hahahaha, good! Hahahahaha! Good! Good! Good! Good catch, good catch! Good!"
The old traitor Shang, who had been entangled for many years, was actually captured alive by his grandson-in-law. In ecstasy, the old traitor Wu not only temporarily forgot the pain of losing his son, but also got carried away with excitement and cheers. He patted Fatty Lu's fat shoulder and laughed He couldn't even close his mouth, and he kept praising Fatty Lu and Wu Shizong for his success, and there were successors in the Pingxi Palace.Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen, Wang Shirong and others next to him were stunned, but they also saluted old traitor Wu and congratulated him for capturing Guangxi in one fell swoop. It is gratifying to capture alive and harvest two good generals.
"Yifeng, I'm glad you didn't cause any trouble after the old thief was captured, right?" Fang Guangchen asked worriedly: "That old bastard is notoriously bad-tempered, and now he is captured alive by a junior like you on the battlefield, he will definitely feel a great humiliation. Maybe there will be death, have you got someone to keep an eye on him? Although it doesn't matter to us whether this old guy is dead or not, and we are not afraid of his Shang Zhixin's retaliation, but if he really dies, the value of use will be great. It's dropped significantly."
"Mr. Xianyan is brilliant." Fatty Lu said with great admiration: "Don't dare to lie to grandfather and Mr. Xianyan. After Shang Kexi was captured, he really planned to commit suicide on a hunger strike. The humble officer was afraid that he would be charged with unfilial piety, so he asked his subordinates to use their muscles to make mistakes. The bone hand removed his jaw and forcefully poured rice porridge and ginseng soup into his mouth, which saved his life. Later, when he saw that the hunger strike was ineffective, he stopped struggling and honestly accepted the food that the general sent him. But another time, he planned to kill himself by cutting his veins with pieces of broken dishes. Fortunately, he sent twelve soldiers to take turns to take care of them. He found out and snatched the tiles in time. Later, he only dared to take wooden bowls and plates. Bring him food."
"It's hard work, it's hard work." The old man Wu laughed loudly, and said, "Shang Kexi knows the temper of the old man, and he can definitely do such a thing! But it doesn't matter, as long as you pay close attention to it, it doesn't matter. Bring the old man into Changsha City, and bring him in front of the old man, and the old man's previous bad words can be completely wiped out!"
"Father-in-law, Shang Kexi, what are you going to do with this old thing?" Hu Guozhu asked impatiently.
"How to deal with it? This..." The old traitor Wu showed a hesitant look on his face, not to mention, don't let the old traitor Wu grit his teeth as soon as the traitor Shang is mentioned, wishing to skin this old thing and feed it to the dog Ling Chi, but the real thing The old traitor Shang caught him, but the old traitor Wu really didn't know how to deal with this deadly enemy.
"My lord, the students feel that this thief must not be killed." Fang Guangchen was afraid that the traitor Wu would remember his old hatred and chop off the old traitor Shang with a knife, so he hurriedly reminded: "Although killing this thief relieves anger, it will lose your style, and it will not be good for the prince. To recruit the Guangdong army in the future, it is better to hold it in your hands and use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with Shang Zhixin. Although Shang Zhixin is definitely unwilling to take his father back to Guangdong, he absolutely dare not ignore Shang Kexi and bear the burden of unfilial piety Infamy, we can use this to make a big fuss and get more benefits from Shang Zhixin."
"Mr. Xianyan is right." Wang Shirong nodded in agreement, and added: "It is gratifying to have another role at the moment, and that is to take him to Wuchang City. Let the stubborn dogs in the city see our military might and shake them. Their morale is demoralized."
The old traitor Wu nodded his head, and he totally agreed with the bad idea of the dog-headed military advisers, but Fatty Lu didn't even dare to take a breath—to give old traitor Wu an idea to deal with his own old man, old traitor Shang, then Fatty Lu would not Don't let people break the back of the spine?Just at this time, a guard suddenly rushed from outside the hall, knelt down on one knee in front of old traitor Wu, raised a thick memorial over his head with both hands, and said respectfully: "My lord, the second prince sent me from Wuchang An urgent message sent by a fast horse."
It was related to the military situation, the traitor Wu did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly took it and opened it, took out the military intelligence pond newspaper written by Wu Yingqi who did not know what master he was looking for, and read it carefully. Fatty Lu, Hu Guozhu and others did not dare to go forward to read it together without permission. He just stared nervously at the traitorous expression of old man Wu, using this to judge the military situation ahead.But Old Traitor Wu's face was cloudy and cloudy, and after reading it, he remained silent for a long time, until Hu Guozhu asked about the situation in a low voice. After bowing their heads and counting, Fatty Lu, Fang Guangchen and the others also rushed up to Hu Guozhu to read the pond newspaper together.
It is no wonder that the traitor Wu’s expression is so hesitant. In this Tang newspaper, Wu Yingqi not only reported that the progress of the Wu army’s attack on Wuchang City was slow, and that the Wu army suffered heavy casualties due to the desperate resistance of the Qing army in Wuchang, but also reported two extremely important situations. The Qing court dispatched a large number of troops from Henan, Anhui, Shandong and other places to go south for reinforcements. Among them, Zhou Bangning's army, the commander-in-chief of Henan, had already arrived in Wuchang, making the Wuchang garrison more than [-] troops; He rushed to Jingzhou, intending to join forces with the Labu Division of the Qing army who retreated to Jingzhou, and formed a corner with the Qing army in Wuchang to form a Jinghu line of defense to prevent the Wu army from going north, and at the same time cut off the waterway connection between the Wu army in Hunan and the Wu army in Sichuan.
Another important situation came from the Qing court. Xiao Mazi sent Taishi Ye Bilong as the full-power imperial envoy, Zhe Erken, the minister of rites, and Fu Dali, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, as his assistants. During the truce negotiations, Wu Yingqi did not dare to make decisions privately, so he had to send a fast horse back to Changsha and ask for instructions.At the end of Tang Bao, Wu Yingqi also forwarded a letter from Ye Bilong and others to Old Traitor Wu. The content was also very simple. On the pretext that the traitor Obai was dead, he demanded that the Wu army immediately stop the attack and negotiate a truce with the Qing court. The third was a lot of nonsense that commended the old traitor Wu for eliminating traitors for the country, and implied that he would return Wu Shilin, the second grandson of the traitor Wu, and The daughter-in-law, Princess Jianning, expressed her sincerity in the negotiation.
"Have you finished watching?" Old Man Wu looked around the crowd and asked, "Let's talk about it, what do you mean by Emperor Mangou sending envoys to ask for peace?"
"Father-in-law, the son-in-laws really dare not make decisions on this issue. The key depends on what you mean, father-in-law." Hu Guozhu said hesitantly: "Originally in our previous strategy, the plan was to negotiate with Mangou after capturing Bianyuan. While using the truce as a condition to gain more benefits from Mangou, at the same time, we are buying time to build Pianyuan into the rear of our counterattack against the Central Plains. After one to two years, we will use the banner of anti-Qing Fuming or Xinghan to destroy Manchu to destroy Mangou. Completely wiped out. But now...."
In fact, Hu Guozhu's own talents are quite good, and he can definitely be regarded as a pillar of talent, but his fatal flaw is the lack of courage to dare to speak, act, and take responsibility, so that at this critical moment that determines the future of Wu Jun, Hu Guozhu still dare not be upright and stand up. In other words, directly tell the old traitor Wu what he thinks in his heart.Fortunately, there was also Fang Guangchen, a courageous old fox, who was present, and said: "But now that Man Gou has killed our son, and you swear revenge, my lord, should we change the established strategy, or follow the established strategy and fight Man Gou?" To negotiate a peace, I have to ask the prince to make a decision."
Old traitor Wu's expression became even more hesitant. His character is inherently indecisive and muddling through. Asking him to make up his own mind to decide such a big matter, what is it if he doesn't want his life?It was also at this moment that the importance of Fatty Lu who Qingqi first arrived in Changsha was immediately highlighted, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Grandfather, please don't worry too much, we can talk while fighting!"
"Talk while fighting?" Hu Guozhu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Yifeng, please talk carefully, how can we talk while fighting?" Listen carefully to Fatty Lu's opinion.
"Grandfather, uncle, and grandson-in-law believe that our established strategy will never change!" Fatty Lu said firmly: "Now our Pingxi Palace has won the three provinces of Pianyuan, Sichuan, and Guangxi in one go, expanding the territory to nearly two times. But the foothold is not stable, the army is exhausted and its strength is obviously insufficient, and the Yunnan-Guizhou navy needed to cross the river has just been formed. It is difficult to successfully cross the river when the Mangou navy has an absolute advantage, let alone protect the grain road. , to transport firearms and ordnance to the front, and the main force will go northward in an all-round way, and the chances of winning are really not great."
"But what if we stop the war now and talk about peace? The situation is also unfavorable to us. If the important town of Wuchang cannot be taken for a day, our new rear, the grain-producing area in the north of Yuanyuan, will not be peaceful for a day. We must do our best to win this important town on the Yangtze River. The main force of Mangou was expelled to the north of the Yangtze River, so that the Pianyuan grain-producing area can be safe! Moreover, Mangou killed our son, but we accepted the negotiation with humility and spread the word, which will only make the world look down on our Pingxi Palace. Our propaganda is very unfavorable, and the anger in my grandfather's heart is even more difficult to get rid of."
"In view of these circumstances, my son-in-law believes that we agree to negotiate with Mangou, but we will never stop fighting during the negotiation! While negotiating, we will attack Wuchang, and it will not be too late to end the negotiations with Mangou after we win Wuchang Mansion!"
When Fatty Lu finished talking about his bad idea of plagiarizing the Volunteer Army and the U.S. Army while fighting and talking, Old Traitor Wu and the others fell into deep thought. After a while, Fang Guangchen was the first to say: "This old man agrees with Yifeng's proposal, and negotiate while attacking the city." , we can take Wuchang to ensure the safety of Pianyuan, without changing our previous established strategy, and give us time to prepare for a comprehensive counterattack to the Central Plains! Moreover, there is another advantage of negotiating while attacking the city, that is, we can use force to impose on Mangou Pressure, forcing Mangou to make more concessions at the negotiating table!"
"It's a good idea, but after we captured Wuchang, what if Mangou refused to continue negotiating with us?" Hu Guozhu asked hesitantly: "The reason why Mangou is asking for negotiations now is because Wuchang is still in their hands, and they want a truce Keeping Wuchang is to win the opportunity to counterattack in the future. After we take Wuchang by force, the strategic value of Wuchang will disappear for Mangou, and our navy is not strong enough to support us in attacking the north of the Yangtze River. Mangou will obediently take out Money and food, return the little grandson, ask us to stop the war?"
"At that time, we will use Jiangxi and Jiangnan as bargaining chips!" Fatty Lu said decisively: "We now need time to accumulate strength for a comprehensive counterattack, and Mangou needs time to launch the national war machine. We threaten to attack Jiangxi and Jiangnan. Will not consider the price!"
"Will Mangou be threatened by us like this?" Hu Guozhu was still extremely hesitant, and said hesitantly: "With our current strength, it is more than enough to defend Pianyuan, but it is obviously not enough to attack Jiangxi and Jiangnan. Mangou is not without it." Capable people, once we see through this point, our threats will not be effective.”
"If Man Gou doesn't accept the old man's conditions, I will kill all the prisoners in my hand! Directly play the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming!" The old traitor Wu suddenly said, gnashing his teeth: "Man Gou killed the old man's beloved son, and in the end he still doesn't want to accept the old man's offer As for the conditions of the truce, I cut a few Mangou princes and a lot of Mangou Baylors in my hands! Unveil the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming, and call on the Han people all over the world to rise up against Qing and Fuming!"
After being reminded by the old traitor Wu, everyone including Fatty Lu remembered that they still had a lot of hostages in their hands, Prince Baylor of the Qing Dynasty, and they still had the capital to threaten the imperial court.At the same time, judging from the traitorous tone of the old man Wu, he has already agreed with Fatty Lu's idea of talking while fighting, so Hu Guozhu no longer insisted, and immediately nodded and said: "Father-in-law is right, and the son-in-law has no objections, we According to Yifeng's strategy, we can fight and talk with Mangou."
"Then it's settled." The old man Wu slapped the table and shouted: "Pass down the order, let Ling Yuxuan and the others speed up and escort the old thief Shang Kexi to the north. As soon as they arrive, the old man will immediately lead an army of [-] to reinforce On the Wuchang battlefield, wipe out the remnants of the dogs in Wuchang city!"
"My lord, your body..." Fang Guangchen reminded worriedly, "Should someone lead the army?"
"The old man's body can still bear it!" The old man Wu snorted coldly: "The Wuchang battlefield is so important, except for the old man who personally leads the army, the old man can't find a second person who can replace him."
Everyone was dumbfounded, and they also knew that after the [-] Wu army went north, plus Wu Yingqi and Ma Baojun who had already arrived at the Wuchang battlefield, the Wu army had already invested [-] troops in Wuchang, accounting for half of the total Wu army. It is true that you cannot rest assured to entrust half of your troops to others to command.At that moment, Fatty Lu volunteered bravely again and said, "Grandfather, please let your grandson-in-law be the vanguard and lead our troops to attack Wuchang City for grandfather."
"Yifeng, you have outstanding eloquence and are good at adapting to changes. You should be responsible for negotiating with Mangou, so that you can make the most of it?" Fang Guangchen suggested.
"This..." Fatty Lu hesitated a little. He wanted to show his prestige at the negotiating table and bully Mi Qing's lackeys who are in urgent need of negotiations for peace. He also wanted to take command on the battlefield and win Wuchang hundreds of years in advance. The city is full of dogs, fish and bear's paws, it is really difficult to choose.But after Fatty Lu rolled his eyes, he immediately said shamelessly: "Grandfather, how about this way, grandson-in-law will charge and attack Wuchang for you during the day, and go to negotiate with the Mangou imperial envoy at night?"
"Hahahaha..." Old Man Wu and the others all laughed, and Old Man Wu said with a sly smile, "You are really greedy. You want to have everything in martial arts and martial arts. There is such a good thing in the world? But you seem to have forgotten, Your direct army has just finished the Guangxi campaign, and you have escorted the old thief Shang Kexi thousands of miles north, and you are very tired up and down, so you have the heart to send them to the Wuchang battlefield right away? You should help your uncle to take charge of the negotiations. The old man should cut some dog meat from Mangou's body."
After all, the old traitor Wu added, "Of course, in addition to negotiating, you can also give this king more military advice. If you can think of a good way, help this king take down the important town of Wuchang at the lowest cost." , Of course you also have a share in the military exploits."
Considering that the fat man army of his direct line is indeed too exhausted, Fatty Lu has no choice but to reply dejectedly: "Thank you grandfather, grandson-in-law will definitely do his best."
After finalizing the Wuchang battlefield strategy of fighting and talking, on September 22, Lan Yuxuan, Li Tianzhi and others escorted the old thief Shang Kexi to Changsha.Contrary to everyone's expectation, Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi, two old traitors who have never been at odds with each other all their lives, met again after more than ten years. The old monk told each other how farewell he was, expressed condolences to the old traitor Shang’s physical condition, and publicly scolded Fatty Lu, the grandson-in-law who captured the old traitor Shang, and blamed Fatty Lu for being too rough in dealing with the traitor Shang’s hunger strike. Forcibly force-feeding the old traitor's chin!
Of course, the more cordial and enthusiastic the old traitor Wu is, the more shameless the old traitor Shang, who is a prisoner, will naturally feel ashamed. For the sake of the feudal lord, put yourself to death immediately, and don't let yourself endure such shame and humiliation again!This is a real shame and shame!
But it's a pity that the old traitor Wu, who hated the old traitor Shang to the point of itching his teeth, refused to do anything at this meeting - anyway, he has already caught it, isn't it good to play with the cat and the mouse?Therefore, not only was old traitor Wu not angry, but he smiled and ordered the guards to treat old traitor Shang kindly. They must give whatever they want for clothing, food, daily life, beautiful women, drinks, and continue to appreciate old traitor Shang’s frantic and frantic expression, as well as enjoy the behavior of his lackeys* *Praise and flattery—our Prince Pingxi is really a great man, a good prince.
On September 11, 23th year of Kang Mazi, in the bleak autumn wind, the old traitor Wu left Fang Guangchen to guard Changsha to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. He personally led an army of [-] to set off from Changsha. With Xia Guoxiang and Gao Dejie as the vanguard, he sent troops to Wuchang to conquer The remnants of the Mite Qing army in the important town of Wuchang fought the final decisive battle, and the banner they played was - to kill the remnants of Aobai and avenge Wu Yingxiong!
(End of this chapter)
It can be said that when Wu Guogui's urgent report on military information was sent to Changsha City, it proved that the soldiers of the Fat Army were indeed escorting Shang Kexi, the old traitor, and was marching towards Changsha. After two or five boys went to Changsha to ask for their surrender, Wu Jun's high-level officials finally believed Fatty Lu's outrageous military report. Under Fatty's leadership, he swept across Guangxi, forced the coalition forces of the three provinces to surrender with fewer victories, annexed the entire territory of Guangxi with less victories, and then repelled the main force of the Pingnan Palace with fewer victories. It is gratifying to capture Pingnan King alive!
Dumbfounded, they were naturally incomparably shocked. It was only at this time that the entire Pingxi Palace was pleasantly surprised to discover that under the cover of the first and second generations of generals in Pingxi, the third generation of Pingxi Palace had two new military stars. New stars have been rising slowly, exuding a brilliance no less than that of the first and second generations of famous generals. These two generals are the oldest two in the third generation of Pingxi Palace, Wu Shizong and Lu Fatty! ——But there is no doubt that Fatty Lu, who has a strange combat style, dexterity, and both civil and military skills, is obviously better!
"Hahahaha, good! Hahahahaha! Good! Good! Good! Good catch, good catch! Good!"
The old traitor Shang, who had been entangled for many years, was actually captured alive by his grandson-in-law. In ecstasy, the old traitor Wu not only temporarily forgot the pain of losing his son, but also got carried away with excitement and cheers. He patted Fatty Lu's fat shoulder and laughed He couldn't even close his mouth, and he kept praising Fatty Lu and Wu Shizong for his success, and there were successors in the Pingxi Palace.Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen, Wang Shirong and others next to him were stunned, but they also saluted old traitor Wu and congratulated him for capturing Guangxi in one fell swoop. It is gratifying to capture alive and harvest two good generals.
"Yifeng, I'm glad you didn't cause any trouble after the old thief was captured, right?" Fang Guangchen asked worriedly: "That old bastard is notoriously bad-tempered, and now he is captured alive by a junior like you on the battlefield, he will definitely feel a great humiliation. Maybe there will be death, have you got someone to keep an eye on him? Although it doesn't matter to us whether this old guy is dead or not, and we are not afraid of his Shang Zhixin's retaliation, but if he really dies, the value of use will be great. It's dropped significantly."
"Mr. Xianyan is brilliant." Fatty Lu said with great admiration: "Don't dare to lie to grandfather and Mr. Xianyan. After Shang Kexi was captured, he really planned to commit suicide on a hunger strike. The humble officer was afraid that he would be charged with unfilial piety, so he asked his subordinates to use their muscles to make mistakes. The bone hand removed his jaw and forcefully poured rice porridge and ginseng soup into his mouth, which saved his life. Later, when he saw that the hunger strike was ineffective, he stopped struggling and honestly accepted the food that the general sent him. But another time, he planned to kill himself by cutting his veins with pieces of broken dishes. Fortunately, he sent twelve soldiers to take turns to take care of them. He found out and snatched the tiles in time. Later, he only dared to take wooden bowls and plates. Bring him food."
"It's hard work, it's hard work." The old man Wu laughed loudly, and said, "Shang Kexi knows the temper of the old man, and he can definitely do such a thing! But it doesn't matter, as long as you pay close attention to it, it doesn't matter. Bring the old man into Changsha City, and bring him in front of the old man, and the old man's previous bad words can be completely wiped out!"
"Father-in-law, Shang Kexi, what are you going to do with this old thing?" Hu Guozhu asked impatiently.
"How to deal with it? This..." The old traitor Wu showed a hesitant look on his face, not to mention, don't let the old traitor Wu grit his teeth as soon as the traitor Shang is mentioned, wishing to skin this old thing and feed it to the dog Ling Chi, but the real thing The old traitor Shang caught him, but the old traitor Wu really didn't know how to deal with this deadly enemy.
"My lord, the students feel that this thief must not be killed." Fang Guangchen was afraid that the traitor Wu would remember his old hatred and chop off the old traitor Shang with a knife, so he hurriedly reminded: "Although killing this thief relieves anger, it will lose your style, and it will not be good for the prince. To recruit the Guangdong army in the future, it is better to hold it in your hands and use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with Shang Zhixin. Although Shang Zhixin is definitely unwilling to take his father back to Guangdong, he absolutely dare not ignore Shang Kexi and bear the burden of unfilial piety Infamy, we can use this to make a big fuss and get more benefits from Shang Zhixin."
"Mr. Xianyan is right." Wang Shirong nodded in agreement, and added: "It is gratifying to have another role at the moment, and that is to take him to Wuchang City. Let the stubborn dogs in the city see our military might and shake them. Their morale is demoralized."
The old traitor Wu nodded his head, and he totally agreed with the bad idea of the dog-headed military advisers, but Fatty Lu didn't even dare to take a breath—to give old traitor Wu an idea to deal with his own old man, old traitor Shang, then Fatty Lu would not Don't let people break the back of the spine?Just at this time, a guard suddenly rushed from outside the hall, knelt down on one knee in front of old traitor Wu, raised a thick memorial over his head with both hands, and said respectfully: "My lord, the second prince sent me from Wuchang An urgent message sent by a fast horse."
It was related to the military situation, the traitor Wu did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly took it and opened it, took out the military intelligence pond newspaper written by Wu Yingqi who did not know what master he was looking for, and read it carefully. Fatty Lu, Hu Guozhu and others did not dare to go forward to read it together without permission. He just stared nervously at the traitorous expression of old man Wu, using this to judge the military situation ahead.But Old Traitor Wu's face was cloudy and cloudy, and after reading it, he remained silent for a long time, until Hu Guozhu asked about the situation in a low voice. After bowing their heads and counting, Fatty Lu, Fang Guangchen and the others also rushed up to Hu Guozhu to read the pond newspaper together.
It is no wonder that the traitor Wu’s expression is so hesitant. In this Tang newspaper, Wu Yingqi not only reported that the progress of the Wu army’s attack on Wuchang City was slow, and that the Wu army suffered heavy casualties due to the desperate resistance of the Qing army in Wuchang, but also reported two extremely important situations. The Qing court dispatched a large number of troops from Henan, Anhui, Shandong and other places to go south for reinforcements. Among them, Zhou Bangning's army, the commander-in-chief of Henan, had already arrived in Wuchang, making the Wuchang garrison more than [-] troops; He rushed to Jingzhou, intending to join forces with the Labu Division of the Qing army who retreated to Jingzhou, and formed a corner with the Qing army in Wuchang to form a Jinghu line of defense to prevent the Wu army from going north, and at the same time cut off the waterway connection between the Wu army in Hunan and the Wu army in Sichuan.
Another important situation came from the Qing court. Xiao Mazi sent Taishi Ye Bilong as the full-power imperial envoy, Zhe Erken, the minister of rites, and Fu Dali, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, as his assistants. During the truce negotiations, Wu Yingqi did not dare to make decisions privately, so he had to send a fast horse back to Changsha and ask for instructions.At the end of Tang Bao, Wu Yingqi also forwarded a letter from Ye Bilong and others to Old Traitor Wu. The content was also very simple. On the pretext that the traitor Obai was dead, he demanded that the Wu army immediately stop the attack and negotiate a truce with the Qing court. The third was a lot of nonsense that commended the old traitor Wu for eliminating traitors for the country, and implied that he would return Wu Shilin, the second grandson of the traitor Wu, and The daughter-in-law, Princess Jianning, expressed her sincerity in the negotiation.
"Have you finished watching?" Old Man Wu looked around the crowd and asked, "Let's talk about it, what do you mean by Emperor Mangou sending envoys to ask for peace?"
"Father-in-law, the son-in-laws really dare not make decisions on this issue. The key depends on what you mean, father-in-law." Hu Guozhu said hesitantly: "Originally in our previous strategy, the plan was to negotiate with Mangou after capturing Bianyuan. While using the truce as a condition to gain more benefits from Mangou, at the same time, we are buying time to build Pianyuan into the rear of our counterattack against the Central Plains. After one to two years, we will use the banner of anti-Qing Fuming or Xinghan to destroy Manchu to destroy Mangou. Completely wiped out. But now...."
In fact, Hu Guozhu's own talents are quite good, and he can definitely be regarded as a pillar of talent, but his fatal flaw is the lack of courage to dare to speak, act, and take responsibility, so that at this critical moment that determines the future of Wu Jun, Hu Guozhu still dare not be upright and stand up. In other words, directly tell the old traitor Wu what he thinks in his heart.Fortunately, there was also Fang Guangchen, a courageous old fox, who was present, and said: "But now that Man Gou has killed our son, and you swear revenge, my lord, should we change the established strategy, or follow the established strategy and fight Man Gou?" To negotiate a peace, I have to ask the prince to make a decision."
Old traitor Wu's expression became even more hesitant. His character is inherently indecisive and muddling through. Asking him to make up his own mind to decide such a big matter, what is it if he doesn't want his life?It was also at this moment that the importance of Fatty Lu who Qingqi first arrived in Changsha was immediately highlighted, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Grandfather, please don't worry too much, we can talk while fighting!"
"Talk while fighting?" Hu Guozhu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Yifeng, please talk carefully, how can we talk while fighting?" Listen carefully to Fatty Lu's opinion.
"Grandfather, uncle, and grandson-in-law believe that our established strategy will never change!" Fatty Lu said firmly: "Now our Pingxi Palace has won the three provinces of Pianyuan, Sichuan, and Guangxi in one go, expanding the territory to nearly two times. But the foothold is not stable, the army is exhausted and its strength is obviously insufficient, and the Yunnan-Guizhou navy needed to cross the river has just been formed. It is difficult to successfully cross the river when the Mangou navy has an absolute advantage, let alone protect the grain road. , to transport firearms and ordnance to the front, and the main force will go northward in an all-round way, and the chances of winning are really not great."
"But what if we stop the war now and talk about peace? The situation is also unfavorable to us. If the important town of Wuchang cannot be taken for a day, our new rear, the grain-producing area in the north of Yuanyuan, will not be peaceful for a day. We must do our best to win this important town on the Yangtze River. The main force of Mangou was expelled to the north of the Yangtze River, so that the Pianyuan grain-producing area can be safe! Moreover, Mangou killed our son, but we accepted the negotiation with humility and spread the word, which will only make the world look down on our Pingxi Palace. Our propaganda is very unfavorable, and the anger in my grandfather's heart is even more difficult to get rid of."
"In view of these circumstances, my son-in-law believes that we agree to negotiate with Mangou, but we will never stop fighting during the negotiation! While negotiating, we will attack Wuchang, and it will not be too late to end the negotiations with Mangou after we win Wuchang Mansion!"
When Fatty Lu finished talking about his bad idea of plagiarizing the Volunteer Army and the U.S. Army while fighting and talking, Old Traitor Wu and the others fell into deep thought. After a while, Fang Guangchen was the first to say: "This old man agrees with Yifeng's proposal, and negotiate while attacking the city." , we can take Wuchang to ensure the safety of Pianyuan, without changing our previous established strategy, and give us time to prepare for a comprehensive counterattack to the Central Plains! Moreover, there is another advantage of negotiating while attacking the city, that is, we can use force to impose on Mangou Pressure, forcing Mangou to make more concessions at the negotiating table!"
"It's a good idea, but after we captured Wuchang, what if Mangou refused to continue negotiating with us?" Hu Guozhu asked hesitantly: "The reason why Mangou is asking for negotiations now is because Wuchang is still in their hands, and they want a truce Keeping Wuchang is to win the opportunity to counterattack in the future. After we take Wuchang by force, the strategic value of Wuchang will disappear for Mangou, and our navy is not strong enough to support us in attacking the north of the Yangtze River. Mangou will obediently take out Money and food, return the little grandson, ask us to stop the war?"
"At that time, we will use Jiangxi and Jiangnan as bargaining chips!" Fatty Lu said decisively: "We now need time to accumulate strength for a comprehensive counterattack, and Mangou needs time to launch the national war machine. We threaten to attack Jiangxi and Jiangnan. Will not consider the price!"
"Will Mangou be threatened by us like this?" Hu Guozhu was still extremely hesitant, and said hesitantly: "With our current strength, it is more than enough to defend Pianyuan, but it is obviously not enough to attack Jiangxi and Jiangnan. Mangou is not without it." Capable people, once we see through this point, our threats will not be effective.”
"If Man Gou doesn't accept the old man's conditions, I will kill all the prisoners in my hand! Directly play the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming!" The old traitor Wu suddenly said, gnashing his teeth: "Man Gou killed the old man's beloved son, and in the end he still doesn't want to accept the old man's offer As for the conditions of the truce, I cut a few Mangou princes and a lot of Mangou Baylors in my hands! Unveil the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming, and call on the Han people all over the world to rise up against Qing and Fuming!"
After being reminded by the old traitor Wu, everyone including Fatty Lu remembered that they still had a lot of hostages in their hands, Prince Baylor of the Qing Dynasty, and they still had the capital to threaten the imperial court.At the same time, judging from the traitorous tone of the old man Wu, he has already agreed with Fatty Lu's idea of talking while fighting, so Hu Guozhu no longer insisted, and immediately nodded and said: "Father-in-law is right, and the son-in-law has no objections, we According to Yifeng's strategy, we can fight and talk with Mangou."
"Then it's settled." The old man Wu slapped the table and shouted: "Pass down the order, let Ling Yuxuan and the others speed up and escort the old thief Shang Kexi to the north. As soon as they arrive, the old man will immediately lead an army of [-] to reinforce On the Wuchang battlefield, wipe out the remnants of the dogs in Wuchang city!"
"My lord, your body..." Fang Guangchen reminded worriedly, "Should someone lead the army?"
"The old man's body can still bear it!" The old man Wu snorted coldly: "The Wuchang battlefield is so important, except for the old man who personally leads the army, the old man can't find a second person who can replace him."
Everyone was dumbfounded, and they also knew that after the [-] Wu army went north, plus Wu Yingqi and Ma Baojun who had already arrived at the Wuchang battlefield, the Wu army had already invested [-] troops in Wuchang, accounting for half of the total Wu army. It is true that you cannot rest assured to entrust half of your troops to others to command.At that moment, Fatty Lu volunteered bravely again and said, "Grandfather, please let your grandson-in-law be the vanguard and lead our troops to attack Wuchang City for grandfather."
"Yifeng, you have outstanding eloquence and are good at adapting to changes. You should be responsible for negotiating with Mangou, so that you can make the most of it?" Fang Guangchen suggested.
"This..." Fatty Lu hesitated a little. He wanted to show his prestige at the negotiating table and bully Mi Qing's lackeys who are in urgent need of negotiations for peace. He also wanted to take command on the battlefield and win Wuchang hundreds of years in advance. The city is full of dogs, fish and bear's paws, it is really difficult to choose.But after Fatty Lu rolled his eyes, he immediately said shamelessly: "Grandfather, how about this way, grandson-in-law will charge and attack Wuchang for you during the day, and go to negotiate with the Mangou imperial envoy at night?"
"Hahahaha..." Old Man Wu and the others all laughed, and Old Man Wu said with a sly smile, "You are really greedy. You want to have everything in martial arts and martial arts. There is such a good thing in the world? But you seem to have forgotten, Your direct army has just finished the Guangxi campaign, and you have escorted the old thief Shang Kexi thousands of miles north, and you are very tired up and down, so you have the heart to send them to the Wuchang battlefield right away? You should help your uncle to take charge of the negotiations. The old man should cut some dog meat from Mangou's body."
After all, the old traitor Wu added, "Of course, in addition to negotiating, you can also give this king more military advice. If you can think of a good way, help this king take down the important town of Wuchang at the lowest cost." , Of course you also have a share in the military exploits."
Considering that the fat man army of his direct line is indeed too exhausted, Fatty Lu has no choice but to reply dejectedly: "Thank you grandfather, grandson-in-law will definitely do his best."
After finalizing the Wuchang battlefield strategy of fighting and talking, on September 22, Lan Yuxuan, Li Tianzhi and others escorted the old thief Shang Kexi to Changsha.Contrary to everyone's expectation, Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi, two old traitors who have never been at odds with each other all their lives, met again after more than ten years. The old monk told each other how farewell he was, expressed condolences to the old traitor Shang’s physical condition, and publicly scolded Fatty Lu, the grandson-in-law who captured the old traitor Shang, and blamed Fatty Lu for being too rough in dealing with the traitor Shang’s hunger strike. Forcibly force-feeding the old traitor's chin!
Of course, the more cordial and enthusiastic the old traitor Wu is, the more shameless the old traitor Shang, who is a prisoner, will naturally feel ashamed. For the sake of the feudal lord, put yourself to death immediately, and don't let yourself endure such shame and humiliation again!This is a real shame and shame!
But it's a pity that the old traitor Wu, who hated the old traitor Shang to the point of itching his teeth, refused to do anything at this meeting - anyway, he has already caught it, isn't it good to play with the cat and the mouse?Therefore, not only was old traitor Wu not angry, but he smiled and ordered the guards to treat old traitor Shang kindly. They must give whatever they want for clothing, food, daily life, beautiful women, drinks, and continue to appreciate old traitor Shang’s frantic and frantic expression, as well as enjoy the behavior of his lackeys* *Praise and flattery—our Prince Pingxi is really a great man, a good prince.
On September 11, 23th year of Kang Mazi, in the bleak autumn wind, the old traitor Wu left Fang Guangchen to guard Changsha to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. He personally led an army of [-] to set off from Changsha. With Xia Guoxiang and Gao Dejie as the vanguard, he sent troops to Wuchang to conquer The remnants of the Mite Qing army in the important town of Wuchang fought the final decisive battle, and the banner they played was - to kill the remnants of Aobai and avenge Wu Yingxiong!
(End of this chapter)
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