scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 187

Several flowers bloomed, one for each branch. When Kang Xiaomazi and his confidant lackeys were still fighting in the capital, trying to find ways to pin all the crimes on Oboi alone, and when the main force of the Wu army was invincible on the land of Hunan, When it was unstoppable to break through the city and pull out the stronghold all the way, on the land of Lingnan, Wu Jun's East Route Army led by Wu Shizhong and Lu Fatty also unexpectedly approached the city of Guilin and surrounded Guilin, the most important Guangxi city and the last Guangxi town occupied by the Qing army. .

In fact, compared with the North Route Army of the Wu Army led by Wang Pingfan, the prospect of the East Route Army of the Wu Army, which had a strength of more than 2 troops, was not favored by the decision-makers of the Wu Army beforehand.There is no other reason, because Wang Pingfan attacked Sichuan. Not only did the enemy only have [-] troops from the terrified Qing army, Labu, but also the two armies of Wu Zhimao and Tan Hongjun, who firmly supported Wu Sangui's army, were internally available. A fatal blow was delivered to the Labu army from within, and Sichuan governor Luo Sen and Sichuan admiral Zheng Jiaolin had long been flirting with Wu Sangui in secret. In the past, when the Qing army was powerful, they did not dare to offend Wu Sangui. Now the main force of the Qing army has been destroyed. They are naturally even less likely to seek their own death.

In addition, another major advantage of the North Route Army is that the surrounding military situation in Sichuan is also very beneficial to the Wu army. The Huguang Qing army in the east is trembling under the power of the main force of the Wu army, and it is impossible to provide reinforcements for the Labu army. .As for the Shaanxi-Gansu army of the Qing army in the north of Sichuan, not only is it far away, but the admiral of Shaanxi in the northwest is still secretly loyal to Wu Sangui's veteran Wu army Wang Fuchen. Even if Zhang Yong of Gansu and Querkun of Shanxi want to reinforce the Sichuan battlefield We have to pass the level of Wang Fuchen first.The right time, place and people are all in the hands of Wu Jun, so although the strength of the North Route Army is not as good as that of the East Route Army, it can basically be said to be sure of victory.

In contrast, the military situation in Guangxi is much more complicated. The combat effectiveness of the Guangxi army is not only stronger than that of Sichuan, but also far more powerful than the withered Sichuan army. Together with Du Huijun, they are shouldering the important task of defending the transportation line of Wu Jun's seaport and the hinterland of Yunnan and Guizhou. It is difficult to provide strong support for Wu Jun's East Route Army led by Wang Pingfan and Lu Fatty.Although Ma Xiong, the admiral of Guangxi, had a good relationship with Wu Jun, he was definitely not as caring towards Wu Jun as Wu Zhimao and Tan Hong. It would be very difficult to expect him to restrain the enemy, and to openly raise troops to help Wu Jun.

It doesn't matter if the allies are not strong enough, the key is that the enemy is too difficult to deal with. Needless to say, the hard-core traitor Ma Xiongzhen, the governor of Guangxi, Sun Yanling and monk Zhixiao, these two little boys have never had the slightest friendship with Pingxi Palace, and they are arrogant and arrogant. The selfish and narrow-minded Sun Yanling also had quarrels with many important generals of the Pingxi Palace because of some trivial matters, and would never show Wu Jun any sympathy on the battlefield.As for the other enemy, Geng Juzhong, in order to fight for the throne with his elder brother Geng Jingzhong, this second-five son had already secretly joined the Qing court. Wu Jun showed mercy.

In addition, the worse situation faced by the Eastern Route Army was the surrounding military situation in Guangxi. In the north of Guangxi, the strength of the Qing army in the south of Yuanyuan was still partially preserved, and it was facing the force of the main force of the Wu army. , Turning the Qing Army's three-province coalition in Guangxi into a four-province coalition.In the east of Guangxi, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, not only holds a heavy army and is powerful, but also has a natural conflict with Wu Sangui, an old traitor. He actually dedicated the envoy of the Wu Army to Xiao Mazi Ling Chi and executed him, firmly expressing his determination to overthrow Wu. Afterwards, the coalition forces of the three provinces attacked the Wu Army's east line and sent the most troops. There is such a perverted hungry wolf sleeping soundly on the side of the couch. Can you still have a good time?

Because of this, in view of these objective circumstances, the decision-makers of the Wu army, including the old traitor Wu, were not very optimistic about the prospects of the Eastern Front. Sending Wu Shizong and Lu Fatty to lead the army into Guangxi was not so much a retaliatory counterattack as a matter of strengthening Taking a look at the thickness and solidity of the defense on the eastern front, the attitude towards the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces is just to fight and run away, and it is not expected that the Eastern Route Army can swallow the entire Guangxi at once like the Northern Route Army.Therefore, when the troops were divided in Guiyang, the old traitor Wu only gave Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu two simple tasks to ensure the safety of the eastern front and drive away the coalition forces of the three provinces.

Miracles are unexpected. No one expected that the Wu Jun East Route Army, which is not favored by everyone, was led by the unscrupulous pair of Wu Shizong, who is brave and good at fighting, and Fatty Lu, a treacherous and wise man, and unexpectedly created a series of wars. It is a miracle that makes both the enemy and us dumbfounded!First of all, on the issue of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces, Fatty Lu whimsically proposed a surprise tactic. With the firm support of Wu Shizong and the hard-working spirit of the Yunnan-Guizhou soldiers, the Eastern Route Army set off from Kunming in only [-] days. At that time, the soldiers approached the city of Nanning, and surrounded the coalition forces of the three provinces with friendly troops, completely killing the coalition forces of the three provinces by surprise.

After going through all kinds of hardships and hardships, killing the enemy by surprise, and suddenly double-teaming the enemy back and forth, anyone else would definitely attack immediately and kill the enemy like a ghost.What's creepy is that at this critical moment when all you need to do is to attack, Fatty Lu ignored the urging of the soldiers of the Wu army who were sharpening their knives, and ignored the stunned and helpless enemies in front of them. The envoy contacted the enemy to demand negotiations, and took advantage of the enemy's internal contradictions and fragility under panic to recruit and surrender this enemy army, which was still stronger than its own army, and solved 3 enemies without a single soldier. He obtained more than [-] battlefield cannon fodder for our own army, which weakened the enemy's resistance and strengthened our army's strength.

Next, after just five or six days of reorganization and ideological reform, Wu Shizong and Lu Fatty embarked on the journey again with an expanded East Route Army of nearly [-] soldiers. The three prefectures of Guangxi, Xunzhou, Yulin, and Enshi, which were empty of troops, were taken in one go, and the banner of the Wu army flew all over southern Guangxi, while the main force directly approached the city of Liuzhou, the heart of Guangxi.Ma Xiong, the admiral of Guangxi stationed in Liuzhou, saw that the situation was not good. He neither dared to be hostile to the Wu army nor gave up his control over Liuzhou. Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu, who had no loss at all, naturally agreed without any loss.

With more than 11 elite soldiers from Liuzhou Mansion and Ma Xiong in hand, in front of the re-strengthened Wu Army's East Route Army, Qingyuan Mansion and Pingzhi Mansion, which were empty of nearby defenders, had no choice but to obediently accept the Wu Army's surrender, and accepted the jurisdiction of Pingxi Palace under the banner of the Qing Emperor. On the contrary, Sun Yanji, the son of Sun Yanling who was stationed in Guilin Mansion, did not see any movement, and he was lucky and refused to surrender to Wu.And Wu Jun's East Route Army was not polite, and directly sent troops to the north, and on the second day of August in the [-]th year of Kang Mazi, the soldiers came to Guilin, and surrounded Guilin, the last important town in Guangxi.

Holding Sun Yanling's surrender trump card in his hand, in the siege of Guilin, anyone who changed would definitely send envoys into the city to surrender first, but Fatty Lu did not, not only did not attack the city or surrender, but instead let the army prepare a large number of siege weapons, Let Sun Yanling's descending army act as the leading party, send troops around to arrest the family members of the defenders in the city, gather them under the city of Nanning, gather the ladders and cloud vehicles to prepare for the attack, and then line up under the city and order the rocket vehicles to shoot a volley and go to Guilin Hundreds of rockets were fired into the city to bombard the city, and the ghosts and wolves howled in the city, completely destroying the will of the Guilin defenders to resist, and then Sun Yanling went to the city to surrender himself.

"Brother, it's useless for you to resist! It's useless! General Wu Shizong and Master Lu Yifeng broke through Guilin with ease. Only Kaesong surrender is your only way out! Otherwise, once Prince Pingxi's army enters the city, not only the brothers in the city will One can't escape, and neither can their family members! Only Kaesong surrender is the only way out for you! Brother, surrender, we brothers will work together under Prince Pingxi's tent, and we will definitely have endless glory and wealth in the future !"

"Sun Yanji, I tell you!" Fatty Lu also jumped out and cursed, pointing at Sun Yanji on the tower and yelling: "You better not surrender! Our brothers from Yunnan and Guizhou have never violated military discipline all the way since they entered Guangxi. You haven’t made any fortune yet! You’d better fight to the end and let the old men have an excuse to make the brothers rich! When the old men break Guilin, our brothers can make a lot of money!”

"For your brother's sake, I will give you one last chance. I will count to ten. If you don't open the city and surrender, I will attack in an all-out way! By then, if you want to surrender, it will be too late! Now Go, one!"

Roaring, Fatty Lu raised his fat hand to make a signal, and the Wu Jun rocket vehicles behind him immediately ignited, and hundreds of rockets roared into the city, causing chaos in Guilin city.It wasn't until the thunderous explosion stopped that Fatty Lu shouted again: "Two! Three! Five! Seven!"

"Lord Lu, you seem to have counted wrong, right?" asked Sun Yanling, who was standing next to him, sweating profusely.

Fatty Lu grinned and replied, "That's right. I only said counting to ten, but I didn't say counting from one to ten."

"Surrender! We surrender!" Before Sun Yanling fainted, Sun Yanji's crying voice came from the city wall, "Stop attacking the city again, we surrender, surrender! Come on, Kaesong surrender—!"

After a while, the suspension bridge was lowered slowly and the city gate opened. Sun Yanji led more than 4000 defenders in the city to put down their weapons and leave the city. They knelt down on both sides of the road and surrendered.Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu laughed together, and hurriedly sent people into the city to put up the Announcement for the People, release the family members of the defenders, and even sent Sun Yanling to appease Sun Yanji and other surrendered soldiers.

"Fatty." Just as Fatty Lu and Wu Shizong were triumphant, Line Yuxuan came out from nowhere, first pinched the fat place on Fatty Lu's waist, and then blushed even more than a woman The pretty face asked: "Fatty man, let me ask you, you let us prepare so many siege ladders and siege vehicles that we all thought you were going to storm Guilin City, but in the end you suddenly sent someone to surrender. It was a waste of time." We tried our best, but in the end we were able to surrender all of a sudden, what does this mean?"

"Don't you understand? This is called psychological tactics." Fatty Lu boasted incomparably proudly: "The reason why Sun Yanji refused our army's surrender before was because he had a fluke mentality, thinking that our army was formed temporarily and lacked combat effectiveness. There is a lack of food and grass from a long distance, so I want to take a gamble and hold Guilin to wait for reinforcements. I just took advantage of his fluke mentality, and deliberately did not rush to surrender after besieging Guilin, but actively prepared to attack the city, to him Put psychological pressure on him, let him understand that we are determined to capture Guilin City, and offset his fluke mentality."

"And then, I sent Sun Yanling to surrender at the last moment before preparing to attack the city. I created a psychological illusion for Sun Yanji, making him feel that we don't care whether we can recruit him or not. Sending Sun Yanling to surrender is just a formality, let him Faced with the choice of life and death. As for the rocket bombing and the threat of the family members of the defenders, one is to stand up and let Sun Yanji see our firepower; So Sun Yanji naturally had a psychological breakdown and Kaesong surrendered."

"Fatty man, it's really not a good thing. It's just one set after another when you play tricks." Line Yu Xuanjiao, couldn't help pinching Fatty Lu's waist again, the pain was so painful that Fatty Lu killed a pig The same exaggerated shouting.

"Mother, two men dare to do this for a long time." Wu Shizong next to him had goosebumps all over the ground, secretly admiring his brother-in-law's appetite for eating all men and women, and hurriedly said: "Brother Lu, Third General Line, you If you have anything to say, let’s talk about it in the city, don’t be too busy flirting now, go into the city.”

Hearing Wu Shizong's words, Yu Xuanfan blushed even more. He also knew that Wu Shizong and others had misunderstood his relationship with Fatty Lu, but he couldn't justify himself right now, so he had to honestly agree, and hurried over to command the army into the city.But when the main force of the Wu army entered the city one after another, suddenly a few Wu army cavalry rushed to the south of the official road. After identifying the flag and rushing directly in front of Wu Shizong, they turned over and handed a letter of feathers to Wu Shizong before saluting.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" Fatty Lu saw the feathers on the letter and knew that it was a sign of urgency, so he rushed forward and asked in a low voice.

Wu Shizong quickly opened the letter, opened it for only a few glances, his face turned pale immediately, and hurriedly replied in a low voice: "Dong Chongmin who is stationed in Pingzhi urgently reported that our army has made a detailed report. It is gratifying that the old man is angry with Shang Zhixiao and the whole army. Returning to our army, he has personally led an army of 12 to send troops from Guangzhou, and took the official road of Sanshui and Sihui to attack Guangxi. He threatened to kill the unfilial sons with his own hands and wipe out our army! According to our army's detailed investigation, With the support of Shang Kexi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Jin Guangzu, has launched an emergency conscription operation throughout Guangdong, with the goal of expanding Guangdong's [-] troops to [-], and it is likely that reinforcements will arrive later."

When the incident happened suddenly, Fatty Lu couldn't help but his face changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down and said in a low voice: "Secret the news first, don't let the army know, and stabilize Guilin first."

Wu Shizong also knew that our army was formed temporarily, and there were several times more new soldiers than Wu army veterans in the team. Once such news spread, the army's morale would be unstable, so he immediately nodded in agreement, and ordered the messengers not to leak the news, and Fatty Lu entered the city and stationed in the city with his usual expression to appease the surrendered army and the people of Guilin.

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After stationing in the governor's yamen of Ma Xiong Town and cutting off the heads of Ma Xiong Town's family to show their prestige to the public, at night, Wu Shizong and Fatty Lu, regardless of the exhaustion of the army, got together to discuss the emergency military situation and discuss contingency strategies.I never thought that Line Yuxuan came to the door as soon as his butt sat down before he had time to talk, and he wanted to take Fatty Lu to enjoy the night scenery of Guilin—by ​​the way, he would do some fitness and entertainment exercises that are popular among the masses, Fatty Lu pushed and pushed In desperation, he had no choice but to whisper the military information received during the day to Line Yuxuan.

"King Pingnan personally led the troops here?" Hearing the news, Yu Xuan's expression changed, and he blurted out, "Where are you now?"

"Shh, keep your voice down." Fatty Lu made a gesture of silence dissatisfied, and asked Yu Xuan to cover his small cherry mouth obediently. If we arrived at Sanshui a few days ago, if we marched normally, we must have passed the fourth meeting and we are approaching Guangning. If we marched urgently, we might have already entered the territory of Guangxi."

"Then what should we do?" Line Yuxuan's pretty face burst into tears, and he said nervously in a low voice: "Our army clearly stated that there are more than 5 troops, but most of them are new troops, and people's hearts are unstable. It won't be of much use on the battlefield, only [-] or [-] troops are reliable, and you have to send troops to look after the various state capitals, what can you do to resist the [-] troops of Old Bandit Shang?"

"That's not enough, the most terrible thing is the more than 1 Guangdong troops who surrendered to us." Fatty Lu said with a sullen face: "Their families and elders are all in Guangdong. Fortunately, the old man is notoriously cruel and easy to kill." If the soldiers from Guangdong who are worried about the lives of their families turn against each other, it will immediately cause a chain reaction, and the consequences will be disastrous."

"There is still food and grass." Wu Shizong added: "Now that the autumn harvest is in progress, the food and grass in the states and prefectures of Guangxi have not yet been levied. If Shang Kexi's old thief kills Guilin before then, the food and grass in Guilin city are only enough for us. For more than a month, it was difficult to persist until our main force went south from Pianyuan to rescue."

"In terms of food and grass, there are still some variables." Fatty Lu pondered: "If the time really drags on, we can't afford it, and the old thief can't afford it. Guangdong only has an army of 1, so it's gratifying The old thief secretly has some hidden troops, and at most it will not exceed [-]. We have recruited more than [-] people, and the Gaozhou ancestors control [-] soldiers. It is gratifying that the old thief brought another [-] this time. In the whole of Guangdong, only With less than [-] troops stationed there, and the temporarily recruited troops are not strong enough, Taiwan Zheng Jing will not be tempted when he sees such an opportunity."

"So, do you think we should stick to Guilin?" Wu Shizong asked, "Stick to Guilin and wait for Shang Kexi's rear to catch fire or our main force to go south for reinforcements?"

"No, now we have not established a firm foothold in Guilin, and the hearts of the army and the people have not been attached. We must not just guard the isolated city of Guilin. It is too dangerous and too passive." He has not established an alliance with us. Even if he sends an envoy to contact Zheng Jing to ask him to send troops, he will face two major problems: the time to go back and forth and whether Zheng Jing agrees to send troops. Moreover, Zheng Jing's activities are mainly concentrated in Fujian and the coastal areas of Chaozhou, and he is interested in the hinterland of Guangdong. It has always been small, and it is too risky to pin our hopes on the Taiwan military."

"As for our main army, the primary goal now must be along the Yangtze River. There will not be too many troops in the south, and the distance is too far. It will take more time to come and go. When will they arrive in Guilin? Accurate. So I think, we must not pin our hopes on our allies, we can only rely on our own efforts, and it is good to repel the old thief alone!"

"I also don't think we can just stick to Guilin." Line Yuxuan echoed: "Guangxi is a poor province, and the most prosperous places are Guilin, Liuzhou, and Xunzhou. The thief's habit of running the army, after a battle, the Guilin Mansion is basically destroyed, and can no longer serve as our base camp in Guangxi. And Uncle Ma Xiongma in Liuzhou, his idiot character, I think you are also the same It is very clear that the old thief's [-] troops have arrived, and no one can say whether his position will loosen again."

"In this way, the only way to go is to take the initiative to fight." Wu Shizong pondered: "If we can repel Shang Kexi's Guangdong main force head-on, the morale of the people and the army in Guangxi will basically be completely stabilized. For us in Pingxi There are infinite benefits for the palace to completely control Guangxi."

"That's right, in order to consolidate our control over Guangxi, we must not allow the old thief Shang Kexi to enter the Guilin Mansion, and we must not even allow him to take down Pingle City and threaten the hinterland of Guangxi." Before the thief's army arrives in Pingle City, repel him in the field battle! I suggest that we divide the troops, brother-in-law, you guard Guilin City, continue to integrate the surrendered army and appease the people, and guard against the Manchu army from Pianyuan. Ten thousand troops go to face Shang Kexi, the old thief!"

"Let me go to fight." Wu Shizong objected: "Brother-in-law, you are a civil servant. It is most suitable to stay in Guilin now. Let me fight tough battles."

"That's wrong, uncle, it's best for me to go up against Shang Kexi's old thief." Fatty Lu shook his head and insisted, "Shang Kexi's old thief is my father-in-law, so I can take advantage of this special relationship to fight against Shang Kexi." Adapt to the situation, or pretend to negotiate to delay time, or make a sudden plot to win by surprise. If you go, not only will you not have these innate conditions, but you will have to go head-to-head with Shang Kexi, the old thief, and even if you defeat Shang Kexi, the old thief will suffer heavy casualties."

"Then you bring more troops." After fighting side by side with Fatty Lu for so many days, Wu Shizong also knew that his brother-in-law was resourceful, scheming, and his fighting style was far more flexible than his own, so he didn't insist on leading the troops to fight in person, but only ordered: "[-] is too little, you take [-] troops there, so be more careful."

"Soldiers are more expensive than elites. Our formation time is too short, and it's useless to go too many. And I calculated that we don't have enough food and grass now, and the limit of being able to fight east of Pingle City is about [-]. " Fatty Lu said: "As for the composition of the army, I will bring my [-] Qujing Green Battalion, and the [-] Nanning Army of the Third General. Brother, you can give me [-] Yungui soldiers and [-] Guangxi soldiers to make up for it. Ten thousand. Otherwise, our Yunnan-Guizhou army will be drawn too much, and you, uncle, will not be able to hold back those surrendered troops.”

"Then you have to be careful." Wu Shizong warned: "Of course it's best to stop Shang Kexi, the old thief. If you can't stop it, forget it. If it doesn't work, return to Pingle City and ask me for help. I will immediately go south to rescue you. Anyway, our The task is to defend the eastern front, as long as the main force is kept, if the eastern part of Guangxi is lost, it will be lost. Our foothold is not stable, and the morale of the army and the people have not had time to consolidate, and the army has already been killed by the army. No one can say that we have gained and lost. .”

"Thank you, uncle, for your guidance." Fatty Lu nodded, and also warned: "But brother, you have to be careful, Shang Zhixiao, Geng Juzhong, Sun Yanji, and Sun Yanling brothers are just a bunch of weeds, and they can't be relied on at any time, let alone take it lightly. Uncle, you must be careful with them, and don't let them play tricks."

"Of course." Wu Shizong snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for the fear of losing the soldiers' morale, I would have killed them all a long time ago. If they dare to play tricks, I can justify my actions!"

Fatty Lu smiled, turned to Yu Xuan, who had been silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Third General Line, didn't you want to fight the enemy side by side with me for a long time? Now that the opportunity has come, why don't you talk again?"

"I'm listening to you guys." Line Yuxuan smiled, and suddenly gritted his teeth and asked: "But there is one question, just now General Wu Shizong called your brother-in-law, what do you mean by calling him uncle?" ? Didn’t you tell me that you only have one wife until now?!”

Taking Guangxi with a snake swallowing an elephant, and not even sitting firmly in Guilin, the [-] army of the old man who took advantage of the fire has already been killed. Fatty Lu insisted on resisting the [-] army of the old man with [-] troops, but he was angered Soaring old father-in-law killed?Or was he chopped off by the angry old man?If you want to know what will happen next, please read the next chapter, "A Loving, Righteous and Good Son-in-Law"!
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