scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 181 Eastern Front Battlefield
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Fatty Lu was sent to the Eastern Front by the old traitor Wu, and led his troops to assist his brother-in-law Wu Shizhong. A total of more than 1 troops were sent to attack Guangxi. While returning to Kunming to actively prepare for the Eastern Expedition, Fatty Lu also took time to come Summarize the military situation in Guangxi, and discuss with Wu Shizong the plan of the Eastern Expedition.

It was only after statistics and summarization of Guangxi's military situation that it was discovered that compared with the main battlefield in northeast Guizhou, which was full of blood and blood, there was also the relatively calm, but actually murderous and tense battlefield in Zhengbei, Sichuan and Guizhou in Guizhou. Wu Jun's eastern battlefield only had two words It can be described-ridiculous!
Of course, what is ridiculous is definitely not Du Huijun and Line Yuxuanjun, the two lone troops on the eastern front of the Wu Army, but their opponents Geng Juzhong, Shang Zhixiao, and the cuckold king Sun Yanling.First, in the first ten days of March of the 11th year of Kang Mazi, the old traitor Shang Kexi, who was shot while lying down, sent Guangdong Admiral Yan Ziming to lead an army of [-] soldiers to invade Lianzhou in order to regain Lianzhou's seaport. Before he had time to stabilize, he was already beaten by Du Hui and Line Yuxuan, and he fled back to Leizhou in embarrassment. It happened that Zu Zeqing, the general soldier of Guangdong Gaozhou Prefecture, was also the cousin of old Wu's traitor, and he found all kinds of excuses to live and die He refused to send reinforcements to assist Yan Ziming's defeated army in Leizhou area, unable to advance or retreat.

In late March, after Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian received Xiao Mazi's so-called imperial decree to attack Wu, Geng Jingzhong, Shang Kexi, Sun Yanling and others obediently dispatched troops to attack Wu's eastern front. Not too much, Geng Jingzhong asked his second younger brother Geng Juzhong to lead [-] second-line troops Jiaying, Sihui, and Huaiji into Guangxi, looting houses and harassing the place along the way. There are very good reasons for asking for money, food, and military pay—I was ordered to beg for thieves, and of course the food, grass, and military pay must be paid by your local officials.

Compared with Geng Juzhong's shamelessness, Shang Kexi's second son, Shang Zhixiao, is much more aggressive. He not only threatened to break through Kunming and capture Chen Yuanyuan alive, but also asked his father for half of the Guangdong army, but it's a pity that Shang Zhixiao's powerful brother But Shang Zhixin saw through the black heart of the second brother at a glance-if I want to take away half of the army command in Guangdong, then I, the big brother, can rule you, the brother, in the future?So Shang Zhixin naturally held back his hands without saying a word. After a lot of open and secret fighting, Shang Zhixiao finally only got the command of the [-] troops and the [-] defeated troops in Leizhou. Out of anger and disappointment, of course Shang Zhixiao was gone. With the mind of storming Yunnan and Guizhou, he led the army to travel all the way to the mountains and rivers, and slowly marched westward along the coastline. After walking for nearly a month, he did not reach Lianzhou, so naturally he did not fight Wu Jun.

The one who worked the hardest was Kong Sizhen's official husband Sun Yanling, the cuckold king. After receiving the secret decree from Xiao Mazi, he dispatched the whole army without saying a word, leaving his brother Sun Yanji to guard Guilin, with the army under his direct control and his subordinate Dai Liangchen. A total of 6000 troops took over in his hands and went south. At the same time, he joined forces with Ma Xiongzhen, the governor of Guangxi, and ordered troops from all over Guangxi to be dispatched in the name of General Guangxi, and joined forces with himself in Liuzhou to discuss Wu's plan.

It is also a pity that Sun Yanling's ambition to serve the country is commendable, but his prestige in the Guangxi army as a husband and wife is pitifully low. Few of the generals and soldiers who took over from Dai Liangchen were honest and obedient. Sun Yanling ordered them to walk forty miles a day and only walk twenty miles. Get rid of Sun Yanling and set up a new coach.Sun Yanling is another crab who is hard on the outside and soft on the inside, so he didn't dare to completely anger these old Qiuba, so he had to swallow his anger and let them go. From Guilin to Liuzhou for hundreds of miles, Sun Yanling's army walked halfway. many months.

After finally arriving in Liuzhou, it doesn't mean that Sun Yanling can flex his muscles. The old general Ma Xiongma, the admiral of Guangxi who is stationed in Liuzhou, doesn't take Sun Yanling seriously. He also refused to provide food and grass for Sun Yanling's army on the pretext that there was no food available for the young and yellow at the moment.Under internal and external troubles, Sun Yanling, who had no ambitions left, even had the idea of ​​withdrawing troops. Finally, under the persuasion of the hardcore traitor Ma Xiongzhen, he gave up this plan and stationed in Liuzhou to wait for Ma Xiongzhen to allocate grain and grass supplies from various places.

Each of the three opponents crawled slower than the other like a tortoise. Although Du Hui and Line Yuxuan's troops were relatively weak, they were safe and sound for a while, and it was very easy. The main force is distracted and changes.But at the beginning of April and May, this situation changed because of an imperial decree publicly issued by Xiao Mazi. This imperial decree was naturally the same as Zhou Peigong's proposal, Obai's request, and Xiao Mazi's decree announcing that the person who entered Kunming first would be the king. decree.

Although Zhou Peigong's character is notoriously inauthentic, he has to admit that his move is indeed extremely clever, and he just hit the vital points of Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong, and even hit Sun Yanling, who even dreamed of being The prince's second and fifth sons are critical.So after receiving this edict, Sun Yanling, who has always been contemptuous and arrogant, proposed to join forces with Geng Juzhong and Geng Zhixin through Ma Xiongzhen. Sun Yanling hit it off.

After urgent contact and negotiation, Sun, Geng, and Shang decided to join forces in Ancheng, Enshi Prefecture, Guangxi. Joining forces in Ancheng, the governor of Guangxi Ma Xiongzhen was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the whole army, and a strategic plan was made to attack Nanning first and then enter Yunnan.Just at this time, news came that the main force of the Qing army had entered Guizhou on the second day of May under the leadership of Oboi himself. The main force of the army went south, and the Wu army was unable to return to Yunnan to help Yunnan. It gathered more than [-] troops from the three provinces, claiming to be [-], and joined hands to fight against Nanning. They fought many battles with the coalition forces of Line Yuxuan and Du Hui in the Bachizhai area of ​​​​Nanning. , each wins or loses.

"Brother-in-law, it seems that we don't need to do anything." After reading the Eastern Front battle reports carefully collected by Fatty Lu, Wu Shizong laughed, and said confidently: "Judging from the dispatch date and marching speed of this group of mobs, they have no I don't have the guts to fight with our Pingxi Palace. It is entirely because I saw the main force of the old thief Oboi entering Guizhou, so I mustered up the courage to attack Nanning. When the news of the annihilation of the old thief Oboi reached Nanning, we don't need to do it. Keep them Run clean by yourself."

"From a common sense point of view, after hearing the news that the main force of the Mangou army has been annihilated, this group of mobs should really disperse with a blast, and dare not wipe our Yunnan, Guizhou and Tiger's prestige." However, this group of mobs dare not enter Yunnan again, but it does not mean that they dare not continue to attack Nanning. The Nanning National Security Department is a staunch ally of our Pingxi Palace and the first military barrier on our Eastern Front. However, the impact is quite large.”

"What's the use of them storming Nanning?" Wu Shizhong asked inexplicably: "Although taking down Nanning can cut off our connection with the seaport, can they hold it? If we are enraged, the main force can kill them all with a counterattack." Clean, they are eating too much, must do this thankless thing?"

"Uncle seems to have forgotten, what else is there in Nanning?" Fatty Lu asked slowly.

"What else is there in Nanning?" Wu Shizong was stunned, then slapped his head, annoyed: "Look at my memory, I forgot that Nanning has the largest silver mine in the world! Even if Nanning can't be held, it can Make a fortune in the city and in the silver mines, and these bastards can make a fortune too!"

"That's right, Monk Sun Yanling and monk Zhixiao are idiots who would rather die than suffer, and try their best to take advantage. The Nanning Silver Mine is close at hand, don't they want to make a profit?" Fatty Lu said slowly: "So brother, I dare It is concluded that even if this group of mobs hear the news that Mangou's entire army has been annihilated, they will definitely not withdraw their troops easily. Instead, they may be dying to gamble and rush to attack Nanning before our main force returns to the division, and see if we can break through Nanning. Big fortune."

"That makes sense." Wu Shizong nodded vigorously, and said, "We are moving quickly. We will set off tomorrow and march to rescue Nanning. In addition, we will send people to inform Yuxuan and Du Hui to patiently hold on to Nanning City. Reinforcements will arrive soon. arrive."

"Brother, why are you in such a hurry to inform Line Yuxuan and Du Hui? How about giving them a surprise?" Fatty Lu smirked and said, "Besides, if the news that our reinforcements have departed reaches Nanning, it will be Monk Sun Yanling Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong's idiots knew about it and ran away ahead of time. How do we fight this battle? Fight city by city and pass by pass? How much effort would it take? If they can be wiped out in a field battle outside Nanning city The main force of the enemy, won't our remaining battles be much easier?"

"Then what do you say?" Wu Shizong asked quickly.

"Slowly and quickly, by surprise!" Fatty Lu said decisively: "Don't inform Line Yu Xuan and Du Hui that our reinforcements have set off, march forward to Guangxi, and wait until the Tianzhou area, then we will send messengers to inform Line Yu Xuan and Du Hui Du Hui and others said that although our main force won the decisive battle in Guizhou, they were also seriously injured. They will not be able to reinforce Nanning for a while, and let them stick to Nanning for two months at any cost. After two months, our Only reinforcements can reach Nanning."

"Then, we secretly ordered Du Hui to spread the news on purpose. Make sure to let Sun Yanling and those idiots know, and let those idiots continue to attack Nanning without taking precautions. Our reinforcements took the opportunity to rush to Gaofeng Pass. Suddenly If we cut off the retreat of Sun Yanling and those idiots, our army will definitely win!"

"Brilliant plan! Let's do this!" Wu Shizong slapped the table again and applauded loudly, but said worriedly: "But brother-in-law, Sun Yanling and Ma Xiongzhen are nothing more than Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong. Grandpa just wants us to teach us a lesson, we can't If you use too heavy a hand, if you annihilate them all, it will be difficult for my grandfather to speak in front of Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi."

"This is easy." Fatty Lu said with a sinister smile: "After we cut off the retreat of Sun Yanling's gang of idiots, as long as we let them experience some hardships and let them know how powerful they are, we will immediately send people to recruit Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong. A complete idiot, of course he knows how to choose. If it goes well, maybe Sun Yanling can also be recruited, and then our Eastern Front will be as stable as Mount Tai."

"Success, let's do it like this." Wu Shizong was overjoyed, agreed, and smiled lewdly: "It's a pity that bitch Kong Si is not in Guangxi, otherwise we two brothers will have the opportunity to taste the taste of this Hangege."

"Yes, it's a pity." Fatty Lu nodded in agreement, and said with a sinister smile in his heart: "Even if that bitch Kong Sizhen is in Guangxi, I don't have much interest in her. In Guangxi, there are people I am interested in."

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After finalizing the strategy of being quick and quick, on June 26, Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu’s coalition forces set off from Kunming together. They marched urgently and slept in the wild all the way. Not afraid of the cold of the troops, they raced against time and traveled day and night, but went south quickly, and it took only four days for the whole army to reach Tianzhou.Then Wu Shizong sent two official documents, light and dark, to Nanning urgently according to the plan. After resting in Tianzhou for one night, the army went south quickly and took Nanning all the way.

No matter how fast Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu marched, they were naturally not as fast as the speed of Wu Jun's courier. When Wu Shizong's reinforcements had just arrived in Danliang, Wu Jun's courier had already arrived outside Nanning.The current situation in Nanning is just as Fatty Lu expected. After hearing the news that Oboi was defeated and the main force of the Qing army was destroyed, Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong not only did not withdraw their troops to escape, but stepped up the pace of attacking Nanning , Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and others even shouted the slogan of breaking Nanning and the liberation army discipline for three days to boost morale.

Not to mention, the shameless slogans shouted by Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and others are really effective. In addition, it is said that the Nanning garrison has mined millions of taels of silver from the Phoenix Mountain silver mine and stored them in the city. Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong The morale of the old Qiu Ba in this army was even higher. Relying on their large numbers and strength, they charged and fought down. They actually forced the Yuxuan army back to Nanning City, surrounded Nanning City with water, and caused Wu Jun's messengers to attack. It took a lot of effort to sneak into Nanning City, and was almost captured alive by the coalition forces of the three provinces.

The military rationing of the Wu army on the eastern front is as follows: Du Hui’s Yunnan-Guizhou army has 3000 troops, and the Nanning army of the Lin Guoan father and son has 8000 troops. In fact, there are only more than [-] troops. To train sailors and protect Wu Jun's exit to the sea, Wu Jun had to leave some troops to guard Lianzhou, and also had to deploy some troops to guard the county gates of Taiping Mansion and Zhen'an Mansion, which were actually controlled by Wu Jun behind Nanning, so Nanning city The real defenders are actually only more than [-] people.In this way, although the combat effectiveness of Du Hui and Line Yuxuan's troops was obviously superior to that of the Qing army's three-provincial coalition army, they still felt a bit stretched after several battles due to the lack of troops.

"Hold on for two months?" Holding Wu Shizong's military order, Line Yuxuan's beautiful eyebrows were twisted into a knot, and there was a lot of worry on the face that was beautiful enough to make women jealous.

"Major General, this is impossible." Hu Tongchun next to him was not as polite as Lan Yuxuan, and he yelled directly, "It would be no problem to hold Nanning City for two months, and the food and grass in the city are barely enough, but it will soon be over. The autumn harvest is over, let Sun Yanling and his gang of beasts besiege the city for two months, what will we do with our food for next year?"

"General Hu, please rest assured, since your loss was caused by our Pingxi Palace, we should compensate you." Du Hui said: "After Nanning is relieved, I will naturally write to the prince to request money and food to make up for your various losses. , will definitely not let you suffer."

"General Du, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about our military rations, I'm talking about the food for the people of Nanning." Hu Tongchun shook his head and said, "You have also seen the virtues of those beasts outside the city. It can be concluded that the Yongchun and Heng counties in the east of Nanning are now completely destroyed. If they are surrounded by them for another three months, the counties in Long'an, Guide, Xinning, Zhongzhou and Shangsi in the west will also be destroyed. I can't keep anything, what should I do? Can you afford it?"

"Of course we can't pay for this." Du Hui smiled wryly, and said: "But war is like this. If the flames of war do not affect the people, that is a good thing that has never existed since ancient times. The only way is to report this deeply on the battlefield. Qiu Xue hates it."

"Then just watch..." Hu Tongchun was about to insist.Line Yu Xuan interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said softly: "Brother Hu, needless to say, General Du is right. It is impossible not to affect the people completely during a war. This is something that no one can avoid. Since the Pingxi Palace wants to If we stick to Nanning for another two months, then we will stick to it for more than half a year, and still care about the last two months?"

"Besides, although Nanning is good, we can't be confined to Nanning forever." Line Yuxuan said with great foresight: "Now that Prince Pingxi has defeated the main force of Oboi's lackeys, and a full-scale counterattack is imminent, it is impossible for us soldiers in Nanning I will always hide in the back to enjoy the blessings, and sooner or later I will obey the order of the prince and go north to kill thieves, and there will be places that are more prosperous and richer than Nanning to occupy, so why bother to stick to the gains and losses of one city and one place?"

"That's true." After the line Yu Xuan personally enlightened, Hu Tongchun also quickly turned the corner, patted Du Hui on the shoulder and said: "Old Du, the ugly words are ahead, wait for us to help you fight off Oboi's lackeys." Afterwards, when it’s time for your full-scale counterattack, remember to report to the prince and ask him to return Guilin City to us. At that time, brother, I will treat you to Guilin rice noodles. I will keep you eating and wanting to eat. Damn, I haven’t had it for several years , My own saliva almost came out."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Du Hui laughed and agreed, and couldn't wait to say to Line Yuxuan: "Third General Line, since you have already made plans to be transferred to the north, I will be transferred to the north by the prince sooner or later. Then, how about we continue to join forces to kill thieves?"

"Regarding this point, please forgive me, General Du, because the last general has already agreed to fight the enemy side by side with him under the prince's command, so you can't promise General Du again?" Line Yuxuan replied with a smile.

"Who? Who did General Line agree to?" Du Hui was stunned, thinking that that bastard struck so fast. Although the equipment of the line's army was poor, it was the most reliable in battle. Who the hell could strike so fast? Got this elite team?

"You know General Du." Yu Xuan suddenly twitched, and said with a pretty blushing face: "General Qu Jing of your Pingxi Palace, I heard that he also played very well in Guizhou this time. The main force, he has made great contributions."

"Lu Yifeng! When did you agree to him, Third General Line?" Du Hui asked in surprise.

Line Yu Xuan stopped talking, and his beautiful face with two ecstasy mustaches suddenly became redder than a pig's liver, reddening to the base of his neck, and some watery eyes appeared in his big clear eyes. passion.Seeing Line Yuxuan's expression, Du Hui, who had suspected Line Yuxuan's sexual orientation for a long time, suddenly had goosebumps all over his body, and began to admire Fatty Lu in his heart, "Damn! So many sacrifices! If it were me, I would definitely not do it!"

(End of this chapter)