scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 170
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Before that, Wu Sangui had fought against Oboi twice, the first was the Songjin War in the eighth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, and the second was in the Miyun War in the eighth year of Chongzhen. In the Jin battle, Wu Sangui simply fled back to Ningyuan City alone. The real army was wiped out.

Of course, the responsibility for these two disastrous defeats cannot be completely shifted to the old traitor Wu Sangui. Song Jin was Hong Chengchou's head twitch that time. The Jiannu army took the opportunity to detour and intersect behind the Ming army, cutting off the Ming army's food road and return route, which led to the annihilation of the Ming army. As the executor, the old man Wu certainly cannot bear the responsibility for this wrong decision.That time in Miyun, Fan Zhiwan, the coach of the Ming army, was timid and fearful of fighting, and did not dare to send reinforcements, leaving the old traitor Wu to fight alone in front. At the age of 13, he went to the battle to save his father, and the old traitor Wu who was still famous before Obai had great abilities. He was helpless when he met his comrades who were like pigs, and he lost as a matter of course.

The reason is the reason, if you lose, you lose, no matter how you make excuses, you can't get rid of the psychological shadow, even the old traitor Wu himself admits in private that he still has a certain fear of Oboi, the veteran of the Qing Dynasty.Therefore, after Fatty Lu proposed the strategy of luring the enemy into Guizhou for a decisive battle, and the four major think tanks under the old traitor Wu unanimously agreed, the old traitor Wu also immediately decided to adopt this strategy. Being rather fearful has a lot to do with it.

Nearly 30 years later, in the decisive battle in Guizhou in the 11th year of Mite Qing Kang Mazi, the army under the traitor Wu was no longer the Ming army, and the Mite Qing army under Aobai was no longer the slave army.

Back then, the Guan Ning army under the traitorous Wu old traitor had an outrageously high corruption index and a shockingly low morale. In fact, they are thousands of soldiers and family slaves who are traitors of old Wu.However, the slave army under Oboi's command was not afraid of wearing shoes with bare feet. The soldiers were either cruel and vicious Jurchen barbarians, or hard-core traitors who betrayed the country and had no way out. Their morale was high and their fighting spirit was high. In stark contrast, it also formed an absolute overwhelming advantage.

But now, the Yunnan-Guizhou army under the command of the old traitor Wu is fighting to defend the huge profits of the Eight Banners. , all of these people must die without a place to die—including our poor Lu Yifeng, Lu Sanhao, and Fatty Lu, who fought for their lives and personal interests, and their morale and fighting spirit were naturally far from those of the Ming Dynasty army.

It was as if they had been lost. Although the army of the Qing Dynasty under Oboi's command was numerous, most of the important generals had different ideas. Most of the soldiers were corrupt and depraved, passive and afraid of fighting. The superior life in the future has degenerated minions, polished fighting spirit, greedy for the life of luxury and debauchery brought by hard-core crops, and thinking about the gold, silver and jewels obtained by squeezing and exploiting the people of all ethnic groups in China. Can you still fight and kill the enemy as bravely as before?

One grows and the other disappears, what grows is the Yunnan-Guizhou soldiers under the command of the old traitor Wu, and what disappears is the Miqing Eight Banners under the command of Oboi. Repeat the mistakes of the past, fleeing back to Yunnan alone?Old traitor Wu himself is not sure, and Oboi himself is even less sure.

Standing on the top of the Guiyang city tower, looking around the Qing army camp with binoculars, seeing the Qing army soldiers slowly setting up camp, shouting feebly, and running lifelessly for training, Oboi inevitably became more and more worried-the decisive battle has not yet begun , Just marching thousands of miles on the rugged mountain roads in Guizhou, the morale inspired by strict training and strict military discipline on the Huguang border has declined like this. At the critical moment on the battlefield, the main force of the Qing army is still How many troops can maintain combat effectiveness and high morale, Oboi himself is really uncertain.

"Yue Le, Tu Hai, Jie Shu, and La Bu." After careful consideration for a moment, Oboi called out the names of four important lieutenants.Yue Le, Tu Hai and other four generals stepped forward together, clasped their fists to agree to Hou's order, and Oboi ordered again: "Pass the order down, and reiterate the strict order to kill the old man seven times. If there are any flags in the barracks that are not neatly held and those who do not arrive on time, no matter what. Whoever it is will be severely punished!"

"Decree." The four generals including Yue Le and Tu Hai agreed, and they went down together to convey the order and re-enforce military discipline.After these people left, Zhou Peigong, who had already served as an enshrined in the Oboi shogunate, came up and said cautiously: "Master En, strict military discipline can certainly boost the morale of the soldiers and raise their fighting spirit, but the students think that the effect is too slow. Now that the battle is imminent, if we don’t find a way to boost morale and fighting spirit, the consequences will be disastrous.”

"Don't you want to say again, let me abolish the beheading of people who plunder people's property?" Obai asked coldly.

"The Prime Minister has already made a strict order, so of course the students dare not." Zhou Peigong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The students just think that since the Prime Minister loves the people like a son and refuses to send troops to bully the people of Yunnan and Guizhou, why is the Prime Minister not in the Pingxi Palace?" Make some articles on the vassals and the Eight Banners medicine, so that the soldiers have something to look forward to."

Aobai hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Let's talk about it in detail, how to make a fuss about these two points?"

"Thank you, Enxiang." Zhou Peigong was overjoyed, and he quickly pulled himself together, showing off: "I don't know if Enxiang has noticed, but the core Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army, the backbone of the Qing army, are now holding two guns in their hands, killing with one hand. The enemy has long guns and muskets, and holds the Eight Banners fushou cream bong in one hand. Because of the blockade of Yunnan and Guizhou by Enxiang, the Eight Banners fushou cream produced in Yunnan and Guizhou last year cannot be exported. There were also several riots, forcing Enxiang to march and kill 30 people."

"Students think that since the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty love the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment so much, and Wu Sangui has a large number of these products in the hands of the rebels, why not give an order that after the thief is broken, the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment in Wu Ni's hands will be shared equally by the Eight Banners soldiers. ? No need to hand over to the treasury of generals? In this way, the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers, the core backbone of our Qing army, will immediately rise up?"

Ao Bai was silent, and after a long time he reluctantly said: "It's an idea, let's continue."

"Thank you Enxiang, then the student will continue." Zhou Peigong was even more joyful, and hurriedly said: "Enxiang, as far as the students know, Wu Sangui's army of rebels has had children every year for more than ten years since they established themselves in Yunnan and Guizhou. , the current population has reached more than [-], and most of Wu Sangui's army is composed of the children of these vassals. In this case, why don't En Xiang give an order that every time our soldiers of the Qing Dynasty kill the enemy on the battlefield For those who were killed, the family wives and children of Wu's rebel army, together with their fields and property, were rewarded to our soldiers who killed the enemy. In this way, wouldn't the morale of ordinary soldiers in the green battalion also be boosted?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Peigong paused, took a peek at Oboi's ferocious face with a thick beard, and added cautiously: "Besides, Enxiang can also send orders to the bandit army. Those who surrender anyway can preserve their wives and daughters’ property, and it can also have the effect of alienating and demoralizing the enemy army, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

"In addition, the students feel that Enxiang can also be promoted among the main forces of the Qing Dynasty. They say that the old thief Wu Sangui has monopolized the huge profits of the Eight Banners Fushou cream for several years, and has accumulated a huge wealth of tens of millions of taels of silver. After breaking the thief , Half of this wealth will be handed over to the national treasury, and half will be shared equally by our soldiers, which can also have the effect of boosting morale..., high...fighting...will,..."

The later Zhou Peigong spoke, the softer he was—because later on, Oboi's already terrifyingly ugly face became even uglier, and Zhou Peigong was so frightened that he didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear of offending this murderous man. The blinking devil really cut off his own head, then he was really wronged.

Zhou Peigong really misunderstood Oboi this time. Oboi was not angry at his vicious suggestion, but was already very excited. He just worried that if a precedent was set, it would be difficult to restrain military discipline in the future, which would not be conducive to the future peace of the Qing court. The people of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the restoration of Yunnan and Guizhou's economy, will affect Oboi's future reform of Yungui's chieftain, causing endless troubles, so he dare not make up his mind to adopt this suggestion of drinking poison to quench thirst that will definitely work.

When hesitant to make a decision, Oboi's previous order had been passed on to the army layer by layer. Many soldiers of the Qing army who were slow to set up their camps were quickened by the officer's whip and horsewhip, and the army's training slogans were also orderly and loud Some, but generally speaking, the effect is still not great, and the effect that Oboi hoped for has not appeared.Seeing such a situation, and considering the imminent decisive battle, Oboi gritted his teeth, and finally said hoarsely: "Go and send orders to Yue Le and Tu Hai, tell them your suggestion, and say that the old man agrees. Let them discuss it and figure it out!"

"Thank you for accepting it!" Duke Zhou Pei heaved a sigh of relief, knelt down in ecstasy and agreed, and happily ran down the tower to deliver the order, leaving Oboi alone standing on the tower, eyes closed and meditating.When turning down the city wall, Zhou Peigong accidentally saw the lonely and burly figure of Oboi, he couldn't help but secretly spit, and said in his heart: "Bah! Waste! If our Qing soldiers didn't rely on money, food and women back then How can you have today’s Dingding Central Plains? During the war, military discipline must be restrained, rape and captives are not allowed, do you think you are the second son of Confucius?! Bah!"

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Not to mention, although these suggestions of Zhou Peigong did not please Oboi, none of the generals of Qing Dynasty, including Yue Le, objected, and all of them raised their hands in favor. There are many benefits.After careful discussion, Yue Le, Tu Hai and others quickly formulated several new reward and punishment measures and announced them to the 18 Qing troops. They also asked the craftsmen to print leaflets and announcements, preparing to use them for propaganda against the enemy, so as to hit the morale of the Wu army. Shake Wu Jun's army.

The new military order of the Qing army is as follows. First, after defeating the Wu army, the Eight Banners medicines hoarded by the Pingxi Palace will be owned by the Qing army's winners without the need to hand them in. Individual income will belong to the individual, and the overall income will be shared equally by the army. No need to hand over one or two one money.

Second, on the battlefield of the two armies, every time a soldier of the Qing army kills a soldier of the Wu army, he can get all the property and land of the soldier of the Wu army based on his head, and all the wives and children of the soldier of the Wu army will also be rewarded to the soldier of the Qing army as slaves.Killing a general of the Wu army on the battlefield can also obtain all the property and fields of the general of the Wu army, as well as the wife and children of the general of the Wu army, as well as maids and servants.

Article 4000: After breaking Wuhua Mountain, half of the gold, silver and jewels stored in the Pingxi Palace were handed over to the state treasury, and the other half were shared equally by the Qing army. The female servants in the palace were all obtained by the captors. ——In addition, Tu Hai, Yue Le, Jie Shu and others have repeatedly emphasized that the old thief Wu Sangui has earned a huge sum of more than [-] million taels of silver with the help of the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment in recent years. On average, every soldier of the Qing army You can get more than one hundred taels of grain silver!

The new military order was promulgated, and in the lifeless mite Qing military camp, there was a sound of excitement everywhere. Some Qing soldiers were amazed, some Qing soldiers were envious, and most of them jumped up and down, shouting: "Kick the dog!" The old Wu Sangui of Japan, snatch all the gold, silver and women back!"

The one who yelled the loudest was Jialazhangjing Lushi in Xianghuang Banner of Manzhou, this old dog who was over 73 years old and insisted on going to battle led a large group of children and grandchildren and shouted everywhere, "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Barbarians! Take all the barbarian women back! One brother will get three barbarian women! I am 13 this year, so I need at least five [-]-year-old barbarian women! Cover my bed every night!"

"Old general, you are so old, five in one night, can you hold on?" Countless Qing soldiers asked loudly with lewd laughter.

"Why can't you hold on?" Lu Shi's old dog yelled, "Don't say five a night, even ten are fine!"

At the end, Lu Shi grabbed his grandson Qiyan again and shouted: "Little brat, remember me! If your grandfather dies on the battlefield, remember to catch five 13-year-old barbarian women for me when he is buried!" Nailed in Lao Tzu's coffin and buried together, let them serve Lao Tzu in the underworld!" Qi Yan agreed loudly, before he finished speaking, the soldiers around him were already laughing lewdly, and their morale was greatly boosted.

(Note: Old Dog Lu Shi is not a fictional character, a historical figure. In the history of the San Francisco Rebellion, he still insisted on leading troops in the middle age. He was famous for killing Han soldiers. He died in Jiumazui of Dongting Lake and was dismembered by Wu soldiers .)
The morale of the Qing army was finally boosted, and when Obai saw it from the tower, he was even more worried, and secretly said: "Military discipline is easy to let go, but this kind of drinking poison to quench thirst, even if this battle is won, this Yungui The two provinces must also be turned into ruins. If this battle is unfortunate... and the soldiers of Yunnan and Guizhou take revenge, we will be full of people..., alas."

No matter how much you worry, it is useless. There is no turning back when you open the bow. At this point, Oboi can only grit his teeth and persevere. At the same time, because of the difficult roads in Guizhou and the inconvenient transportation of grain and grass, Oboi dare not stay in Guiyang for a long time. .After three days of rest, on the second day of June, Kang Mazi 11, Oboi finally ordered to raise his troops. Only more than 17 troops were stationed in Guiyang Granary, and the remaining [-] troops went south to Anshun, where the main force of Wu Sangui's army had been stationed for a long time. advance.

How majestic the marching army of 17 is. On the relatively open road from Guiyang to Anshun, the Qing army with various flags is like a colorful python or a torrent of poisonous water heavily polluted by highly toxic chemicals. For tens of miles, the mighty and slow tossing and flowing southward, wherever it goes, the sky and the earth will change color, the river will be blocked, the momentum is frightening and suffocating.

The war has not yet begun, and the outpost battle has already begun. In order to detect the enemy's situation and counter-reconnaissance, both the Qing army and Wu Sangui's army sent a large number of elite cavalry to act as scouts, and launched a reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance battle in the hilly forest on the north side of the Anshun Basin. Ambush against ambush, hundreds of soldiers from both sides died on the battlefield on the first day of the Qing army's dispatch.At this time, Fatty Lu resolutely asked to see the old traitor Wu Sangui, and proposed to him that the whole army of the Qujing Green Battalion be dispatched to supplement the scout team to scout the enemy.

Relying on the privilege of Qujing people to plant Eight Banners Fushou Ointment, although the combat effectiveness of Qujing Green Camp is not the highest in Wu Sangui Army, they are all equipped with horses that only the elite Wu Army can equip, and they are born with the advantage of scouting. Three hundred, the most adept at fighting in the mountains - the Miao Yi soldiers provided by Lu Fatty's sworn brother Zhan Yitu Zhizhou An Shixian.Therefore, the old traitor Wu readily agreed to Fatty Lu's request, and asked the Qujing Green Battalion to join the scout army. Under the leadership of Fatty Lu's cousin Qin Yong and his confidant Li Tianzhi, he started an outpost battle with the Qing army scouts.

Facing Fatty Lu's self-assessment request, Qin Yong didn't say anything, and honestly took the order to fight, but Li Tianzhi, an old military officer, was a little dissatisfied, and said to Fatty Lu in private: "Brother Lu, why are you so stupid? Although we I have always paid attention to scout training, but scout warfare is a skirmish battle, it is difficult to rescue each other, and the loss of troops is the most serious. If the loss is too large, when it comes to the decisive battle between the two armies, others will transfer us to In the rear, what else do we take credit for?"

"Brother Li, how can I not understand this truth?" Fatty Lu replied with a sly smile: "To tell you the truth, I just want to find an excuse to retreat to the rear during the decisive battle. We showed our talents and made great achievements.”

"What do you mean?" Li Tianzhi asked in confusion, "Others have finished the battle, so let's collect prisoners and hunt down the enemy's stragglers, how much credit can we get?"

"It was wrong, and it was a big mistake." Fatty Lu shook his head resolutely, and said slowly: "In this battle, Oboi was forced to fight by Xiao Mazi, and he didn't know anything about our real military strength. We only know ourselves but not the enemy. Our army knows both the enemy and ourselves. Our army will surely win! But although our army wins, it may not be able to completely wipe out the enemy army. If we can stand out and block most of the Manchu army in the hinterland of Guizhou, then This credit is no less than defeating the enemy head-on!"

After all, Li Tianzhi is an old military officer. Although he is not as bad-born as Fatty Lu, he had no good intentions at the beginning, but after receiving these reminders from Fatty Lu, Li Tianzhi finally understood Fatty Lu's vicious intentions, and said in surprise: "So Brother Lu It’s this plan, I finally understand, no wonder you insisted on taking Kong Fanlin with you last time, Brother Lu…”

"Shh, don't leak the secret." Fatty Lu quickly made a silent gesture, and said with a low voice, "You must keep it secret. If this matter is leaked, then there will be people who will snatch our great achievements." Yes. These few days I will help the prince to act as an agent for the military aircraft. The army, you should worry more, bring your brothers to see more blood, and prepare for the bloody battle in the future. Don’t be afraid of casualties, an army that has never seen blood will never succeed Elite, in the future, we have plenty of reserve troops to replenish!"

"Understood, Brother Lu's foresight and foresight is far above ordinary people." Li Tianzhi suddenly realized, and said to Fatty Lu with great admiration: "Brother Yu now believes more and more that Brother Yu left the Pingnan Palace to join Brother Lu back then. It was the most correct choice in his life. The glorious future of Brother Lu must be far above Pingnan Palace!"

(End of this chapter)