scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 182
(PS: I am ill, the number of words is still small, please forgive me.)
The poor line family army gave their body and mind to Fatty Lu. In the end, when they were surrounded by the coalition forces of the three provinces provoked by Fatty Lu, they couldn't even count on Fatty Lu's reinforcements, so they could only honestly stick to the requirements of Pingxi Palace In Nanning, a large number of people were summoned to strengthen the city defense, dig deep trenches to repair the city wall, gather the people outside the city and return to the city to avoid the flames of war. The killing by the coalition forces of the three provinces caused immeasurable losses to the sustainable development of Nanning.

Such an abnormal behavior of the Nanning defenders naturally inevitably attracted the attention of the three-provincial coalition forces, and it is also very strange the real intention of the Nanning defenders-the main force of the Qing army on the frontal battlefield has been destroyed, and the main force of the Wu army is about to counterattack. Threats are actually the fear of the wind and cranes. If something goes wrong, they are ready to run for their lives at any time. They don't even want to fight for a long time in Nanning. Yu Xuan and Du Hui's army is full, and they are wasting their energy And materials to strengthen the city defense?
Under suspicion, Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, and Geng Juzhong, three young men with great talents and talents, had to send people around to inquire about the news, and tried their best to capture several people in Nanning City for interrogation. The news that the main force was seriously injured in the decisive battle in Guizhou and temporarily unable to reinforce the Nanning battlefield quickly reached the ears of Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and other youngsters.

The old traitor Wu still has a little bit of vision in seeing people and employing people. Although he doesn't quite understand what kind of medicine Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu are selling in the gourd, Du Hui, the queen general of the Wu army who was entrusted by the old traitor Wu with the important task of guarding the east line to the sea, However, Du Hui faithfully and skillfully carried out Wu Shizong's order. In addition to deliberately spreading the news that the main force of the Wu army could not reinforce Nanning for the time being, Du Hui made a small plan to let Han Zhang, the prefect of Nanning, who was forced to follow Wu Jun and Line Army to raise troops on the side of the Qing emperor, give him a hand. Ma Xiongzhen, the nominal commander of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces, sent a letter and cleverly leaked the news to Ma Xiongzhen directly.

Han Zhang’s letter to Ma Xiongzhen is roughly as follows: First, Han Zhang reported to Ma Xiongzhen the news that the Wu army had won the decisive battle in Guizhou; later, Han Zhang persuaded Ma Xiongzhen to withdraw his troops as the magistrate of Nanning, saying that it was true. Although the main force of the Wu army was seriously injured in the decisive battle in Guizhou, they concentrated their forces to Huguang to pursue the remnants of Aobai's party. They were unable to reinforce Nanning for the time being, but within two months at the latest, the Pingxi Palace would definitely dispatch a large army to reinforce Nanning. The people and the defenders unite as one, and there is absolutely no problem in defending Nanning City for two months.

Finally, Han Zhang persuaded Ma Xiongzhen to retreat as soon as possible, saying that now the strategic goal of the Pingxi Palace on the side of the Qing Dynasty has been achieved, and no one can say whether the Qing court will fight with the Pingxi Palace in the future, so he hopes that Ma Xiongzhen will withdraw as soon as possible. Don't completely forge a sworn feud with Pingxi Wangfu.Otherwise, in the future, if the Qing court really backs down and makes peace with the Wu army, even if Ma Xiongzhen wins Nanning City for a while now, the Pingxi Palace will not spare Ma Xiongzhen in the future, will the Qing court? Turning Ma Xiongzhen into an Aobai remnant party and handing it over to the Pingxi Palace to appease Wu Sangui's anger is also something that no one can say for certain. It's better to retreat temporarily and not to offend the Pingxi Palace to death. Be a human being and stay a line so that we can meet each other in the future .

Not to mention, when the future is unpredictable, Ma Xiongzhen was really moved by Han Zhang's earnest persuasion letter. Considering that the Qing court may indeed negotiate a truce with the Pingxi Palace, he is afraid that he will become a negotiator on the negotiating table of the Pingxi Palace. Ma Xiongzhen, who was attacking the target, was very moved, and hurriedly invited Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, and Geng Juzhong to discuss with them whether they should retreat.It's just that Ma Xiongzhen never dreamed that the three chief generals of the three-provincial coalition he had worked so hard to contact and form after seeing this letter, not only did not consider his embarrassing position and agreed to withdraw, but they immediately shouted excitedly .

"Let me just say, it really is like this. That old bastard Wu Sangui wins more with less, even if he wins a big victory by luck, his loss will definitely not be that small!" Shang Zhixiao excitedly shouted: "Within two months We can’t reinforce Nanning, time is enough for us, not to mention taking Nanning, it’s more than enough time to withdraw to Guangzhou! Go ahead and take Nanning to Lao Tzu as soon as possible!”

"That's right!" Geng Juzhong also jumped three feet high, shouting: "I heard that Nanning City has hoarded millions of taels of silver mined from the Phoenix Mountain silver mine, and the old thief Wu Sangui used it to recruit fishermen for training. The navy’s gold, silver and jewels are all hidden in Nanning City, and if we conquer Nanning, we will make a fortune! It’s not a waste of hard work!”

"You two second princes, are you thinking too simply?" Ma Xiongzhen was sweating profusely, and quickly persuaded him: "Let's not say that Nanning City is definitely not as easy to fight as we imagined. Didn’t the hoarding of gold, silver and jewels in the city offend old thief Wu Sangui to death? In the future, if the imperial court negotiates peace with old thief Wu Sangui, can old thief Wu Sangui spare us?”

"What can he do to us?" The confident Geng Juzhong and monk Zhixiao laughed together, and said together: "Even if he offends him, he can still beat us to Fujian, Guangdong because we captured Nanning? Besides, we are seeking thieves according to the order. , now that the imperial court has not ordered the withdrawal of troops, even if the old thief Wu Sangui negotiates peace with the imperial court in the future, what can the imperial court say about us?"

The words of Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong couldn't be more correct. They obeyed Xiaomazi's imperial decree to attack Wu Sangui. Now that Xiaomazi has not issued an order to withdraw troops, they took down Nanning City, where the loyal ally Lan Yuxuan of the Pingxi Palace was stationed. Xiaomazi really did not There is no way to accuse them of anything - unless Xiao Mazi doesn't want the army to work for him in the future.At the same time, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong didn't say anything more confident, that is, the three feudal clans are in the same spirit, their lips are dead, and their teeth are cold. Naturally, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong don't have to worry.

"You two second princes, of course the court can't say anything about you, but I..." Ma Xiongzhen almost didn't cry, he said in his heart that you are not afraid of anything, but the old thief Wu Sangui dare not look for you You dare to settle accounts with me, when the time comes, you will have taken advantage of all the benefits, and I will be responsible for all the scapegoats. How about the old thief Wu Sangui cut me up?
He murmured in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out. In desperation, Ma Xiongzhen turned to Sun Yanling and begged: "Sun Junmen, if you say something, I think you know that Nanning City is impossible to attack. At that time, once the Emperor and Lord Pingxi stop fighting to make peace, Prince Pingxi will definitely ask the emperor for someone, and neither of us will be able to escape."

"Lord Zhongcheng, of course I understand what you're saying, but what else can we do now besides attacking the city?" Sun Yanling spread his hands and said helplessly, "I think you also know that in order to invite those old Qiuba from Guilin to go to the battlefield, I agreed to them in public, captured Nanning, the People's Liberation Army disciplined for three days, and half of the property in the city belonged to them. Now I want them to withdraw their troops, but they can't fry the pot? If they really start a mutiny, you And I'm afraid to die sooner."

"Is there anyone like you who is a general? You can't even control your own army, and you're even worse than Sigege's slaves Dai Liangchen and Wang Yongyuan." Ma Xiongzhen was so upset but still didn't dare to speak out, he could only say with a wry smile : "The two second princes, Sun Junmen, maybe what you said is very reasonable, and you don't have to consider your own position—but have you considered that even if the army of Pingxi Palace cannot reinforce Nanning City within two months? Here, within two months, can you take Nanning City again? Don’t forget, the army under Lin Guoan is said to be the strongest in Guangxi, and the food in Nanning City is also abundant, are you sure you can take it?”

"Wars are fought by people, and whether they can be won or not depends on the morale of the army." Shang Zhixiao said confidently: "Brother Juzhong, Sun Junmen, I have a proposal to arrest the old thief Wu Sangui for two months." Spread the news that Nanning cannot be reinforced within the country, first stabilize the morale of the army, and then tell the brothers, saying that if Nanning City can be captured within half a month, [-]% of the gold and silver treasures in the city will be handed over, and [-]% will belong to them. I don’t believe this morale can’t be boosted.”

"Seventy percent is too much, and ten days is too long." Geng Juzhong interjected: "In my opinion, it can be done like this. Tell the brothers that Nanning City will be captured within ten days, the People's Liberation Army will be disciplined for seven days, and the city will be filled with gold." Give them [-]% of the silver and jewelry. Nanning City will be taken after ten days, and only [-]% of the gold and silver treasures in the city will be given to them, and the military discipline will only be disbanded for three days, and they will only be allowed to roam free in the city for three days."

"I agree with Prince Geng's idea." Sun Yanling raised his hands high, and said very eloquently: "Where there is a reward, there must be a punishment. The sooner we win Nanning City, the better it is for us, and it can further boost our morale. Lest you have long nights and many dreams, causing extra problems."

As soon as Sun Yanling said this, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong immediately applauded, completely ignoring Ma Xiongzhen's face paler than a dead man, and discussed how to attack the city and how to share it after the city was broken. The spoils of war did not pay any attention to Ma Xiongzhen, the nominal commander, at all. Ma Xiongzhen was furious in his heart, but he didn't dare to burst out—no way, Ma Xiongzhen didn't have the actual command of half an army in his hands. right.

So, blinded by profit, Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, and Geng Juzhong ignored the imminent counterattack of Wu Jun's main force, and all three pairs of eyes were fixed on the gold and silver hoarded in Nanning City, and soon put new reward and punishment measures on them. It was made public, and at the same time told the generals and soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces that the main force of the Wu army was severely injured in the decisive battle in Guizhou, and was unable to reinforce Nanning within two months, so as to stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale.

What kind of generals lead what kind of soldiers, Sun, Geng, and Shang brought out Qiu Ba, most of them have the same virtues as them, so when they heard about the reward measures and the fact that the main force of the Wu army could not reinforce Nanning in a short time After the news, the mob under the three 3-year-olds all boiled over, and they all clamored to rush into Nanning City to grab money, food and women, and make a fortune and go home to enjoy themselves.In the next three days, more than [-] coalition forces of the three provinces also launched waves of strong attacks on Nanning City, which once created tremendous pressure on the Nanning defenders.

In fact, strictly speaking, although Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, and Geng Juzhong formed an army hastily, and their cooperation and tacit understanding were not mature enough, it is a bit wronged to say that they are all a bunch of mobs.Because in terms of individual combat effectiveness alone, the quality of the soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces is actually not bad, especially the [-] Guangdong troops brought by Fatty Lu’s first-in-law and second brother-in-law, Shang Zhixiao, are all front-line elites who have fought against the Taiwan Army every year. I have seen a lot of experience in blood battles.Although Shang Zhixiao's talent and courage are not enough to convince the public, but for the sake of the gold, silver and women in Nanning City, the Guangdong army has put in all their strength and desperately this time, rushing forward several times The city wall of Nanning that has been in disrepair for a long time, if it weren't for the Du Hui Army, the first-line army of Guangxi's first hero army and the first-line army of Pingxi Wangfu, who guarded Nanning, their combat effectiveness was stronger and united, I'm afraid they would have succeeded in attacking the city.

The courageous performance of the Guangdong army also made it hard for Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and other two or five boys. After seeing a glimmer of hope to break the city, in order to succeed in attacking the city as soon as possible, the three two and five boys only sent a small amount of troops to monitor the Wu army garrison in Lianzhou. In addition, all the troops were concentrated under the city of Nanning, and they just attacked Nanning madly. On the fourth day, they even staged a rare sneak attack at night. Less casualties.However, the Guangxi First Army under Line Yuxuan's command was not a vegetarian. Although it was unable to go out of the city to fight back due to insufficient troops, it also caused huge casualties to the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces on the city walls that occupied the favorable location and people. Exhausted, almost exhausted.

On the morning of the fifth day, which was also the morning of the tenth day of July in the 11th year of Mite Qingkang Mazi, after a night of hard work and still unable to take down Nanning City, the physical strength of the three-province coalition forces gradually failed, and the generals at the grassroots level called out one after another. When he was suffering, he asked to temporarily abandon the siege to let the army rest.Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, and Geng Juzhong, although they were unwilling, saw the huge casualties of the army, and saw that the generals and soldiers were indeed very tired, so they could only nod in agreement. .

"Damn it, the old man Lan Guo'an and that dead eunuch Lan Yuxuan are really powerful. They have been attacking for four days, and they haven't wavered a bit." After ordering the money, Sun Yanling looked at the already piled up corpses in the city of Nanning, what happened to Sun Yanling? Lips, said with some admiration: "It's also fortunate that they are short of troops, and they have to protect Lianzhou's estuary and disperse their troops. The equipment is not good enough. Otherwise, we may really not be able to take this Nanning city."

"The key is that there are no siege artillery, otherwise Nanning's broken city wall is a ball?" Shang Zhixiao snorted coldly, and then said bitterly: "And I also blame my elder brother for making troubles. If he doesn't hold back and oppose, let the father give more!" I have some Guangdong elites, and Nanning City has already been taken down! Give me Yan Ziming’s [-] green battalion, just use it!”

"I'm not much better than you." Geng Juzhong lamented, "If my brother, the prince, is more generous and gives me more troops, or replaces the [-] second-rate troops under my command with first-rate elites, this battle will be more difficult. It’s much easier to fight.”

"That's why I advise you to withdraw your troops as soon as possible." Ma Xiongzhen said distressedly: "Don't worry about the heavy casualties before taking down Nanning City, and the reinforcements of Wu Sangui's old thief suddenly arrive, then we will be miserable."

"Wu Dog's army flew over!" Sun Yanling sneered, and said arrogantly: "Last month, Wu Dog fought a decisive battle with Obai in Guizhou. The army suffered so many casualties and was so exhausted. Even if their reinforcements fly to Nanning now Come on, I am still not afraid of him!"

"General, General, Lord Governor!" Before the words were finished, a rider suddenly galloped up the official road in the east of Nanning, and screamed heart-piercingly from a distance: "The big thing is bad! We are surrounded by Wu dogs ! Somehow, a Wugou army appeared behind us!"

"Are you kidding me?" Sun Yanling and others were taken aback, and exclaimed together in disbelief: "How is it possible? Didn't it mean that Wu Gou's main force will not be able to reinforce Nanning within two months? Why are you here now? Did you really fly over?"

"Could it be that you read it wrong?" Ma Xiongzhen didn't believe that the Yunnan-Guizhou army would arrive so fast, and roared, "Did you see the flag clearly? Could it be that we mistook our friendly army for the Wugou army?"

"Governor, no matter how dazzled the little one is, he can't misread the flag, right?" The police scout replied with a sad face: "The little one can see it clearly, it is indeed the flag of Wu Gou! The military flag of Pingxi Palace with black characters on a white background !" (Note: According to historical records, after Wu Sangui raised his troops during the San Francisco Rebellion, the white flag with black characters was used as the military flag, and the army also wore white clothes and white armor.)
As if to verify that the police scouts were not lying, almost at the same time, dust billowed on the official road in the east of Nanning, and an extremely large number of white troops appeared in the dust and smoke. The military flag of Wu Sangui's army was rapidly sweeping towards the back of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces.After seeing this scene in the binoculars, Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and the others inevitably turned pale with shock. They didn't even think about what happened, and why the reinforcements from the Wu army, which would only appear in two months, arrived so quickly. .

Also exclaiming was the line Yuxuan army on the city wall of Nanning, condescending to see the Wu army brigade rushing forward, encircling the coalition forces of the three provinces with their own army, and Guangxi generals such as Line Yuxuan, Quan Jie, Hu Tongchun and Li Fengchun all lost their voices. Exclaimed, extremely surprised, "How is it possible? How is it possible? How could our reinforcements arrive so quickly? It took two months to arrive. Why did they arrive this morning?"

"Wrong, our reinforcements didn't arrive this morning." Du Hui stood up to correct the mistakes of Yu Xuan and the others, and said with a smile: "Actually, our reinforcements arrived twenty miles away at the second watch last night. , but they were too tired from the hasty march, and found that Ao Bai's lackeys were attacking Nanning City at night, so they rested in place for most of the night, and did not come out until the allied forces of Ao Bai's lackeys were tired from fighting."

"General Du, how do you know?" Line Yuxuan asked in surprise.

"After they arrived last night, they sent someone to contact me." Du Hui replied with a sly smile, "Tell us to stand firm for another night, so that Aobai's lackeys can consume more energy, and then come out to meet us."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Line Yu Xuan was furious, and shouted with brows: "General Du, this is the attitude of your Pingxi Palace towards your allies? The reinforcements have clearly arrived, and you deliberately didn't notify us? And , You said that the reinforcements arrived in two months, which caused us to abandon countless villages outside the city, wasting countless manpower and material resources to consolidate the city defenses, and it took only five or six days for the reinforcements to arrive, what do you mean?"

"That's right, what do you mean?" Hu Tongchun asked angrily, "If you had said that the reinforcements would be here soon, would we have spent so much effort gathering people from all over the place and repairing the city walls with all our strength, wasting manpower and material resources?"

The other Guangxi generals were also angry, and they were all very dissatisfied with Du Hui's deliberate concealment. Du Hui also knew that what they did was not authentic, so he quickly explained with a wry smile: "Three generals, I really can't blame me for this, it's Lu Yifeng. His idea is all his plan. He asked us to order me to do this, General Wu Shizong, the right general of our Pingxi Palace. Please go to Lu Yifeng to settle the score, it's all his bad idea!"

"Lu Yifeng? How dare this fat man play tricks on us?" Hu Tongchun, Quan Jie and other Guangxi generals clenched their fists together.But at this moment, a clear and delicate voice that looked like a woman sounded, "Understood! It turns out that fat man was playing tricks, while spreading rumors that the reinforcements would not arrive until two months later, while reinforcing the troops." Marching quickly to the back of the Allied Army of Obai's lackeys, he really killed the gang of Obai's lackeys and was caught off guard!"

"Fatty man, you're cunning, you even fooled me! I'll see you later and see how I deal with you!"

Hearing Line Yuxuan's coquettish and reproachful voice, and seeing the excitement on Line Yuxuan's face, which is prettier than a woman's, and the look of longing and shyness, Du Hui, Hu Tongchun and others came up with an idea , crashed his head against the city wall of Nanning!

(End of this chapter)