Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 104 Xingtian Soldiers Fight Fiercely at Butong River, Nian Shengen Offers a Plan to Intercept Deserters (1)
Kangxi's camp arrived in Longhua in mid-March.That night, he received the military report that Galdan's army totaled more than [-] people, all concentrated in the Xilamulun River Basin, and the camp was very strong.The charcoal fire was blazing in the camp general account, and dozens of arm-thick candles illuminated the inside and outside of the account.Suo'etu, Feiyanggu, Gao Shiqi, and Tong Guogang stood with their swords in their hands, staring intently at Kangxi who was looking at the wooden map.

Axiu was the only woman in the army tent, holding ginseng soup and waiting behind Kangxi.

"Feiyanggu, how many soldiers have you stationed in Bahrain?" After a long time, Fang heard Kangxi ask, "This place is the enemy's frontal attack. If there is a mistake, it will endanger the base camp. Don't take it lightly!"

"How dare the slave ignore the military situation!" Fei Yanggu replied with a bow, "Bahrain originally had 14 troops stationed in Bahrain, and since the slave came to Beijing to report the military situation, the number has increased to [-]. Even if Ge Erdan gathers the whole army Attack, our army is as stable as Mount Tai." "Our army has [-] people, and only [-] are used for the front of the enemy, which is too little!" Kangxi shook his head and said, "Take another [-] from the Suo'etu right-wing army. It will be added to Bahrain, and it will be controlled by Feiyang!"

Suo'etu's advance this time was only to cover the camp, contact with Zhuo Suotu's troops, and block Galdan's flank.He felt aggrieved for doing this job as the chief minister of the above study. Hearing what Kangxi said, he felt more and more unhappy, so he took a step forward and smiled: "The slave is old. Since then, Geng Jingzhong has never fought again. This slave is not feeling well in response. I beg the Lord to allow this slave to make another contribution to the master!" Kangxi glanced at Suo'etu.Since the southern tour, he had a faint feeling that the person who had made great efforts to seize the throne for himself back then had a second heart, because he had no reason to do so, and he was hindered by the affection of the crown prince; how could he not be moved at this time? Hand over the military power to him easily?After thinking for a while, Fang said: "It's good for you to volunteer, but this time, the enemy's commander is Fei Yanggu, and you can't compete with him. Even so, you will take the [-] people to Bahrain with you. You and Guo Gang Listen to Feiyanggu's command!"

"Cha!" Suo'etu and Tong Guogang replied in unison.Feiyanggu didn't expect that there were two more people beside him before the battle, one was the current minister of the study room, and the other was the elder brother of the minister of the study room, and there seemed to be a Mingzhu case between Suo'etu and Tong Guowei.Since ancient times, when a general leads troops, what he fears most is the intervention of the emperor's supervisory army.Kangxi's arrangement said that the two were under his control, but the status of the two was so prominent, how could I, a humble foreigner, get in between them?He murmured for a while, sighed silently, and said, "Then I have to be wronged."

"It's settled like this." Kangxi focused on the military situation, did not think about these entanglements, looked at the wooden map and said: "Just looking at the topographic map, I am not at ease. I will go to Ulan with you at five o'clock tomorrow." Buton River to watch the enemy's situation."

After Feiyanggu heard this, one expressed joy and the other expressed fear.Kangxi's presence on the front line in person is of great benefit to boosting morale; Shengjia's presence in person makes my worries just now superfluous.But when the two armies clashed with arrows and stones, and met each other with swords, if there was a mistake, how would I explain it to the ruling and opposition subjects?Thinking about it, he played loudly: "Our army is several times stronger than the enemy. We have trained for many years and waited for work with ease. Ge Erdan Zuoer jumped on the beam and clown, and rushed eastward for thousands of miles. The number of winners and losers is unpredictable-long live in the camp, slave If you can’t wipe out this thief in one fell swoop, please long live and punish the whole family of slaves!” “Not in one fell swoop!” Kangxi’s eyes shone brightly, “It’s about killing the grass and rooting out the roots! I’ve put in so much effort to lure the enemy to come east. I don’t even have the face to see Jiangdong’s elders! Feiyanggu’s performance is exempt from discussion, you kneel down, gather here tomorrow morning and go on the road!”

Everyone retreated.The big tent became silent, and the milk in the copper pot on the charcoal stove was foaming.Kangxi felt a little hot, so he ordered Xiaoxiu to remove the dragon jacket for him, and sat with his legs crossed in a crimson purple robe, looked at Axiu and said, "Axiu, I was still on the northern tour that year. I was the first here. The first time I saw you, remember?"

"Yes." Axiu's face flushed with embarrassment, "That was also such a night, but it was winter..."

Seeing her shy face, Kangxi took her into his arms, stroked her full head of hair, and said, "It smells so good! I could smell the strange fragrance all over your body, but I couldn't smell it when I entered the palace. Come out, and smell it again?" Axiu raised her face, stared at Kangxi with bottomless black pupils, and said softly: "There are many concubines in the palace, and the fragrance of powder is everywhere. Instead of smelling its fragrance..." Kangxi held Axiu's face in his hands, kissed her warm lips, and said with a smile, "Mongolian women, it's rare for a Mongolian woman with your Sinology talent, and they often draw out regulations!"

"Among the Mongols, there are many who are proficient in sinology!" Axiu snuggled into Kangxi's arms as if drunk, narrowing her eyes and said, "Gerdan's daughter, Zhong Xiaozhen, is much more talented than me. Don't look at her." My father is a jackal, but Xiaozhen is a good person who understands righteousness, I really envy her..."

"What do you envy her?" Kangxi suddenly remembered that the woman in his arms couldn't forget her love for another man, and his face could not help but change color.

"Are you envious of her choosing someone she likes?"

Axiu was startled, she broke free from Kangxi lightly, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said, "Master! We Mongolians never tell lies. Master suspects me. I've already figured it out! It's just death, what's there to be afraid of?" In the early years, I escaped from Beijing and was unaccompanied. I was assisted by Chen Huang. At that time, I wanted to marry him, but he... didn't love me. I know the principle of being faithful to the end, following the master, and treating me in every possible way Well, how dare you have indecent thoughts?" Her bright eyes were full of resentment, she stared at Kangxi and said, "But Chen Huang has been trapped in prison for a long time, I think the master mishandled it, you are the emperor, you have a heart to tolerate the world, why can't you tolerate it?" A nerdy student who only knows how to control water?" After finishing speaking, the long eyelashes drooped down, and two lines of hot tears flowed down.

Kangxi was inexplicably shocked at first. How dare a concubine talk to him like this, which in itself is treasonous!But Axiu's last words also deeply moved him, "wealthy all over the world, he is an emperor, but he is jealous of a scholar, what kind of words are passed on to the world and future generations?"He was stunned for a long time in embarrassment, then sighed and said: "Your words are both right and wrong. It is not only Chen Huang who is imprisoned. There are two more. Jin Fu's case is under investigation, even the Pearl. Now the new Tong Guowei, I think he also intends to reverse the case for Mingzhu. Mingzhu has been in power for a long time, and there are many party members in the court. If one is not careful, there will be changes! Therefore, this time I personally conquered both Suo Lingtu and Mingzhu. Bring it out... Axiu, this is not something you women should care about, so stop talking about it."

Xiaoxing stayed overnight for two days, and Kangxi's imperial camp arrived at the front line of Ulan Butong.Kangxi had a good night's sleep that night, and rode a royal horse to Ulan Butong River early the next morning to inspect the enemy camp.The soldiers of the Eight Banners, the Green Camp, and the Banner Battalion of the Han Army, who moved from Bahrain along the river, knew that the imperial chariot had arrived when they saw the treasure fan and the dragon banner covering the sky. Voice.

Kangxi urged his horse to the riverside, holding the cold sword hilt with one hand, and holding up the binoculars with the other, he looked at the opposite bank quietly, but he saw that the other bank was surrounded by mountains and rivers, densely packed with fences, and deer villages, moats and ditches were all lined up in front of the formation. .Frowning and watching for a long time, Kangxi put down the binoculars, looked back at the crowd behind him and said with a smile: "Gerdan is worthy of being a famous general, and his deployment of troops is unambiguous. It's a pity that God will not help you if you go astray! - Feiyanggu, our army's red-clothed cannons are all pulled up and placed Is it gone?"

"Long live!" Fei Yang Guzai leaned forward and replied immediately, "There are 43 red cannons in total, all of which have a range of more than seven miles. His earthen camps are worthless, and they will be wiped out in an instant!"

Kangxi nodded, and when he was about to speak, he heard three gunshots from the Chinese Army's Dazhai on the other side, shaking the ground slightly. Dozens of guards including Su Lun surrounded him with a "wow", protecting Kangxi tightly in the middle.Kangxi smiled slightly, and said, "Where is the call? It looks like Ge Erdan is going to speak out!"

It was Ge Erdan who came out. Hearing the clamor and shouts of the Qing army on the other side, it was expected that Kangxi would come before the battle, so he brought dozens of personal guards and rode his horses to the north bank of the river, and saw a group of civil servants and generals on the other side. Guarding a majestic middle-aged man in the center, knowing that it must be Kangxi, he immediately crossed his arms across his chest, bowed, and said loudly: "Chen Bo Shuoketu Khan Galdan has an audience with Bogda Khan Your Majesty Yan!"

It was the dry season at this time, and the distance between the two was only seven or eight zhang.The deepest water of the clear Ulan Butong River is no more than four feet, and the pebbles at the bottom of the river can be seen clearly.Kangxi was so close to the enemy, everyone was worried.But Kangxi said coldly: "You are also sweat, and I am also sweat. Why should you be polite when you talk about 'audience'? Besides, Zhungeer is in the western border, thousands of miles away. What are you bringing troops to the area of ​​King Horqin? I want to learn!"

"You are the Great Khan of the Son of Heaven, and I am the Little Khan of the Tribe." Ge Erdan was startled by Kangxi's words of neither soft nor hard, swallowed his saliva and said with a smirk, "I asked Lama Shangnan Dorji to turn around the year before last. To the Great Khan, Ge Erdan has never been outside the Chinese Emperor. The subjects of my tribe have always respected the Great Emperor's legal system and dare not act recklessly!"

"Don't dare to act recklessly?" Kangxi suddenly looked up and laughed, "...it's really an anecdote in the world! Since you became a minister, you merged the four tribes of Zhungeer and the three tribes of Tunjing Khalkha without a request, and tens of thousands of soldiers ravaged them. The tribes of Shanshan and Eastern Mongolia still say that they 'don't dare to act recklessly'! There have been countless treacherous officials since ancient times, which one can match your reckless behavior?"

(End of this chapter)