scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 188
In fact, when the old traitor Shang decided to raise his troops, it was not entirely for the purpose of taking advantage of the fire, but because he was completely pissed off by his unfilial son and unscrupulous son-in-law!If it hadn't been for many years of being a slave under the rule of the mite dog all these years, and polished countless anger and edges, the old traitor, who is nearly [-] years old, would definitely be pissed to death on the spot by this pair of disobedient sons-in-law!

In all fairness, among the various things that happened during this period, the situation of the old traitor Shang is indeed very sympathetic. For no reason, he was shot while lying down and was snatched away by the old traitor Wu. Shang Zhixiao, the second son of Zhouhe who restrained the Wu army's eastern front, actually brazenly killed the governor of Guangxi, Ma Xiongzhen, a frontier official, and led more than 1 Guangdong troops to surrender to the old traitor Shang's nemesis, the old traitor Wu!What made the traitor Shang even more dumbfounded and furious was that it was his son-in-law Lu Yifeng Lu Fatty who persuaded his son to defect to the enemy!

Having a son is like this, and a son-in-law is like this. The old traitor Shang is even thinking of killing him head-on. It is precisely because of this that the old traitor Shang ignores the opposition of many confidantes and nephews, and regardless of the serious trouble in his heart that Zheng Jing of Taiwan is behind him. He resolutely decided to dispatch all the troops from Guangdong, and personally led the army into Guangxi. He vowed to tear his disobedient son and even more disobedient son-in-law into pieces, and restore the land of Guangdong and Guangxi, which had fallen into the hands of Wu rebels, in order to repay the kindness of the Qing master. , Flesh and blood!
What couldn't be more coincidental is that at the beginning of the dispatch of the army, although the old traitor Shang never expected that the Wu Army's East Route Army would advance so fast, he immediately advanced to the city of Guilin and swallowed up the entire territory of Guangxi with a single bite. However, in the strategy of marching troops, in order to block the northward route of the Wu army and to line up with the army loyal to the Qing Dynasty in northern Guangxi, the old traitor Shang did not choose to enter Guangxi on Luoding Road or Deqing Road, but chose the northernmost position. The road of Sanshui and Sihui is planned to unite the Qing troops in Pingle, Guilin and Liuzhou all the way to fight the Wu army in the Liuzhou area.

Unintentionally inserting willows and willows into the shade, Wu Jun's East Route Army said nothing before, never thought that the old traitor would use all his troops from Guangdong to enter Guangxi. When the land was newly occupied, when Shang Lao’s army suddenly entered Guangxi from Sanshui and Sihui, Wu Jun’s fragile flanks were immediately exposed to Shang Lao’s knife. Not only did he face the danger of being blocked in Guilin by Shang Lao, but also The sudden rebellion caused by too many surrendered troops caused the danger of a chain reaction. Wu Shizong and Lu Fatzi, who were not prepared for this before, were naturally dumbfounded, and decided that the old traitor Shang was here to take advantage of the fire to rob and make trouble.

Under the circumstances, after the old traitor Shang preliminarily grasped this favorable situation through reconnaissance, he was naturally full of energy. He not only accelerated the speed of advancement, but also made the idea of ​​recovering Guangxi in one fell swoop and taking the opportunity to annex the entire territory of Guangxi—now the entire territory of Guangxi They have all been annexed by Wu Jun. Although Wu Jun is not stable now, and the situation is like a high-rise building built in the desert, it can be knocked down with a little push. I'm ashamed to take Guangxi back immediately, right?

Faced with such a bad situation, it is useless to complain about others. In desperation, Fatty Lu had no choice but to personally lead an army of [-] from Guilin to the east of Pingle to stop his father-in-law. If Fatty Lu can repel the main force of Guangdong in one fell swoop and drive the old man out of Guangxi, it will not only win precious time for Wu Jun's East Route Army to digest the surrendered troops and land, but also greatly stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale. Infinite benefits.

In order to buy time and prevent the fall of the important town of Pingle and cause a chain reaction, on the way to the battlefield, Fatty Lu also accelerated the marching speed of the army, requiring the army to travel three days in two days. The Fatty Army, which also had [-] newly surrendered soldiers, still met Fatty Lu's requirements. It took only two days to arrive in Pingle City. East, all the way to the Guiling Mountains in the east of Pingle, and the Fatty Lu is now most hopeful in the Guiling Mountains in the east of Pingle. Only in this complex mountainous area can Lu Fatty win by surprise or A hope that takes risks.

The self-army moved fast enough, but the enemy moved even faster. When the fat man's army arrived at Huihui Mountain, the bad news came. The vanguard of Shang Lao's traitor had already arrived at He County in the hinterland of Guiling Mountain, with only a few hundred township soldiers guarding it The old He County once again played the role of grassroots, and surrendered without resistance, and He County fell into the enemy's hands.In this way, although the old traitor's army has not yet completely walked out of the Guiling mountain area facing the fat man's army, but considering the distance and time, it is impossible for the fat man's army to seize the throat of the Guiling mountain area to stop the enemy.

"He County has fallen?" Staring at the topographic map of Guangxi's mountains and rivers provided by the leading party, Fatty Lu's two eyebrows were almost twisted into a knot, and he muttered: "It would be great if Dong Zhongmin sent an army to station in He County, even if If you can't keep it, at least you can slow down the old traitor for a few days, now..."

Having said that, Fatty Lu can't put all the responsibility on Dong Zhongmin, the general of the Wu army. After all, he only has a complex [-] troops in his hands. It has been less than ten days since he occupied Pingyue Mansion, and he just guarded Pingyue Mansion The city, the settlement of personnel, and the takeover of the defense have all caused him to be overwhelmed, and his strength is stretched. How can the army come to reinforce the small town of He County three hundred miles away?So Fatty Lu quickly put this matter behind him, lowered his head and stared at the map, and recalculated the new blocking position.

Soon, Fatty Lu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he found that there are two large rivers running north-south in the middle of Pingle Mansion, the distance between Hejiang (now Fuchuan River) and Sile River is extremely close, the distance between the rivers is less than twenty miles, and The terrain in the middle area is very complicated, with many mountains and forests, it is an ideal battlefield for sap and black guns.At this point in his calculations, Fatty Lu decisively pointed to Zhongshan Town (now Zhongshan County) on the west side of the Hejiang Ferry, and shouted: "Order the whole army to speed up the march immediately. We must arrive at Zhongshan Town before sunset tomorrow."

"Decree." Li Tianzhi, Wang Hongxun, Quan Jie and other Fatty Lu's assistants clasped their fists in agreement, and rushed to pass the order.Line Yuxuan tentatively asked: "Fatty, you want to use the river cover to stop the Man Gou? We don't know the hydrology of the He Jiang River. Can you stop the Man Gou army?"

"No way, apart from this area, I can't find a more suitable blocking location anywhere else, so I have to try my luck." Fatty Lu replied helplessly, and then ordered: "Yu'er, I want you to immediately Catch up with Hu Tongchun's vanguard army, let his cavalry march faster, and build a pontoon bridge on the Sile River for our army to cross the river. In addition, I have to find out the hydrological conditions of the two rivers, the He River and the Sile River. The key to victory or defeat in the blocking battle, nine times out of ten, lies on these two rivers."

"Well, I'll take someone to investigate myself." Line Yuxuan agreed, then pinched Fatty Lu quietly, and shouted in a low voice: "When the old lady is away, don't take advantage of the idea of ​​prostitution! Otherwise, hum ——!" Fatty Lu agreed with a wry smile, and then Yu Xuan hummed and left in peace.

It was also Fatty Lu's luck that he dispatched Line Yuxuan and Hu Tongchun first to seize the vital point of the crossing between the Sile River and the He River. Although the forward of the Guangdong army also sent cavalry to seize the crossing, Nie Yingju, who led the forward army for the old traitor, did not respond well to this The two ferry crossings obviously did not pay enough attention. They did not send troops immediately when the distance was relatively close. The cavalry of the Fatty Army led by Yu Xuan came first and arrived at Zhongshan Town first. They quickly repelled the Shang Army's engineers and saved this fatal ferry with great tactical significance for Fatty Lu.

On the evening of the next day, which was also the evening of the 11th day of August in the [-]th year of Kang Mazi, the Fatty Army hurriedly marched to Zhongshan Town. When the autumn rain continued and the river surged, it was difficult for the Shang Army to cross the river, so they had to face off against the Fatty Army. Unable to stop the Fatty Army from setting up camp and establishing a firm footing, the Fatty Army inevitably burst into cheers and sighed that God blesses the self-army with good luck.Fatty Lu didn't even have time to cheer, and immediately plunged into the hydrological data of the two rivers collected by Yu Xuanjun to study the strategy against the enemy.

Judging from the north-south direction of the He River and the Sile River, the terrain is indeed quite favorable for Fatty Lu. The old traitor's army must cross the river if they want to attack. It is the most dangerous refueling tactic, which is extremely conducive to defeating the weak fat army one by one, and eating up the old and traitorous troops one by one.However, what Fatty Lu was alerted to was that just [-] miles downstream of the Nujiang River, there was a Fanglindu that could cross the river. That is to say, even if the Fatty Army held Zhongshandu, the superior Guangdong army could still divide its troops in Fanglin Crossing the river, and then detoured north to double-team the Fatty Army, so for the Fatty Army, it is actually not very sure to hold the Hejiang line of defense.

He Jiang was not sure to hold it, so Fatty Lu could only turn his eyes to the Sila River behind him, but what made Fatty Lu scratch his head was that the water flow of the Sile River was much smaller than that of the He River, that is, during the wet season Bridges or boats must be used to cross the river, and in the dry season, infantry and cavalry can swim directly across the river, which is even less worthwhile to defend than the Hejiang line of defense.Although the autumn rain is continuous and the river is soaring, Fatty has to rely on the pontoon bridge when crossing the river, but the rain in this weather is something that no one can say for sure. The army directly attacked by splashing water, and it was useless for Fatty Lu to cry.

"Boss, forgive me for speaking bluntly." Not only Fatty Lu, but also Wang Shaobo, Fatty Lu's dog-headed military adviser, also saw the fatality of these two rivers, and said with an ugly face: "Although the students don't know much about military affairs, the students still think Well, if the owner wants to rely on the He River and Sile River to stop the Mangou army, there is really little hope. These two rivers are too narrow and the water volume is too small, so it is really meaningless to stick to it."

"Those who are good at using soldiers can borrow everything in the world, the sun, the moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and rivers for their own use. The key depends on whether you can use them." Fatty Lu said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, these two rivers still have their own meaning. There must be room for utilization, but we haven’t found a way to utilize it yet.”

"Fatty man, we don't have much time." Line Yuxuan reminded worriedly: "The scouts are here to report, but I am glad that the main force of the old thing has arrived in Xiwan, and will definitely reach the opposite side of Zhongshan Ferry within tomorrow. If you make up your mind whether to defend He Jiang or not, then you won't have much time to react."

"Don't worry, let me think again." Fatty Lu forced himself to calm down. After thinking carefully for a long time, Fatty Lu suddenly fixed his gaze on the forest area in the upper reaches of the Sile River, and hurriedly asked, "Third General Line, are you investigating?" When looking at the topography of the upper reaches of the Sile River, did you find any places where the river section is narrow and conducive to blocking the river?"

"Yes, and there are more than one place." Line Yuxuan obeyed his sweetheart's orders very much, and investigated the hydrological conditions of the river that Fatty Lu emphasized very carefully, and immediately pointed out several narrow river sections on the map that were conducive to blocking the river, and finally Then he asked curiously, "Why do you ask this? Could it be that you want to block the river first, and then suddenly release water to flood the dogs when the army of dogs crosses the river?"

"Of course, otherwise, why would I block the river? Build a reservoir?" Fatty Lu asked back, then pondered: "The Guangdong army is far away, and they are not familiar with the terrain in this area. If we can lead them across the Sile River, take When they were crossing the river, they suddenly released water, used the flood to cut the Mangou army in two, and then suddenly turned around to fight back, and they will surely win a big victory."

"It's not that easy, is it?" Line Yuxuan said hesitantly, "Such tricks are too old. I'm glad that the old thief has rich experience in the battlefield. How could he not be wary of such old tricks? Don't talk about him. In the case of a confrontation across the river, even if the enemy is feigning defeat and retreating, you and I must at least check the situation upstream before crossing the river to pursue, otherwise who would dare to cross the river indiscriminately?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Sometimes, old tricks are more effective than new ones. The key is, how can Shang Kexi take the old thief lightly now, so that he won't be wary of us using such a trick." Fatty Lu pondered and continued to calculate.After a long time, Fatty Lu's two small eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Yes, I have a way to let the old thief Shang Kexi cross the river to chase us without taking any precautions, and create a good opportunity for us to ambush."

"What method?" Line Yuxuan and Wang Shaobo asked in unison.After asking, Yu Xuan worriedly reminded: "Fatty man, I can warn you, Shang Kexi, the old thief has been fighting longer than you and my age combined, and has a hundred times more experience in the battlefield than us. If you kill him If you think too simple, you will only suffer a lot.”

"Don't worry, my trick will definitely work. It's good to keep it safe. No matter how cunning the old thief is, he will definitely fall for it!" Fatty Lu smiled slyly, and explained carefully in a low voice.And when Fatty Lu finished talking about his wicked idea of ​​smoking from his ancestral grave, the first reaction of Yu Xuan and Shaobo Wang was to accuse in unison, "Shameless!"

"Fatty man, it's really shameless! You can figure out such a cheap trick!" Line Yuxuan couldn't bear it and added, and then smiled, and said, "However, it will definitely work."

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The night passed quickly, and at noon the next day, the main force of Old Shang's traitor finally arrived at the east of the ferry in Zhongshan Town. The extremely ugly scholar crossed the river with a white flag, asked to see the old traitor Shang, the king of Pingnan, and claimed to be the old traitor's son-in-law Lu Fatty's staff, Guizhou student Wang Shaobo, was ordered by Lu Fatty to give Shang the old traitor Please be safe——Actually, the old traitor Shang obviously missed one of his identities, which is Fatty Lu's special diplomatic liar.

It's very pitiful that the old traitor Shang obviously didn't know what his son-in-law is best at, so he agreed to meet him at once - which is not surprising at all, no matter how much the old traitor Shang hates this son-in-law, he loves his daughter Shang Wanyi's face I always have to give some, and Fatty Lu's money-making ability has always been coveted by the traitor Shang, and I regret that I can't use it for myself. Now that Fatty Lu has taken the initiative to send envoys to see him, is there any reason why the traitor Shang should not see him?

"Student Wang Shaobo, under the order of Lu Yifeng, the prefect of Qujing, pays a visit to the Prince of Daqing Pingnan and pays his respects to him." After seeing the old traitor Shang, Wang Shaobo beat the old traitor Shang very standardly.At the end, regardless of the slippery and muddy ground in the autumn rain, Wang Shaobo knelt down on both knees, and respectfully kowtowed three heads to the old traitor Shang, and said respectfully: "My lord, these three heads were kowtowed by my master, my master asked the students to kowtow on my behalf. I also asked the students to pass the blessings on their behalf, wishing the prince a long life and a long life."

"Live a long life? If you don't get mad at him, I will be Amitabha." The old man Shang smiled ferociously, and asked viciously, "Stop talking nonsense, kid Lu Yifeng sent you to visit me. Why?"

"Back to the lord, the master asked the students to come to see the lord. In addition to kowtowing to the lord, there is also a gift." Wang Shaobo held the gift box above his head with both hands respectfully, and said: "Report to the lord, the student's master listens It is said that the prince is fond of Baqi Fushou Ointment recently, and the special student is asked to present a box of premium Baqi ointment, which is a specialty of Yunnan and refined by Zhu Fangdan, the world's number one genius doctor, as a show of filial piety, and please accept it."

"Really?" Old Shang treacherously snorted coldly, first pouted his mouth to ask his attendants to accept the gift, and then snorted coldly and asked: "If that brat wants to show his filial piety, it seems that he missed a gift, right?"

"I don't know what else the lord needs, please express it clearly, I believe the master will do his best." Wang Shaobo replied more respectfully.

"His head!" The old man Shang said viciously: "If he wants to show his filial piety, he can cut off his head obediently and send someone to send it over!"

Wang Shaobo didn't dare to say anything anymore, he pressed his forehead tightly to the muddy ground, he didn't even dare to breathe out.The old traitor Shang was quite satisfied with Wang Shaobo's respectful and timid attitude, so he changed his tune and hummed: "Go back and tell him, if you don't want to send your own head, it's fine, and quickly lead the army to put down their weapons and surrender. For Wan Yan's sake, I can consider it." Spare his life, and I will protect him in front of the emperor in the future! Otherwise, it will be too late to surrender when Lao Tzu's army kills them across the river."

"Forgive me, my lord. Before I came to see my lord, my master also guessed that my lord would say such a thing." Wang Shaobo raised his ugly mud-stained face and said with a mournful face, "So my master asked the student to convey a few words on his behalf as a reply. I don't know if the prince is willing to listen."

"Tell me, I'll see what kind of fart he has!" Old man Shang shouted angrily.

"Go back to the lord, the master asked the students to report to the lord." Wang Shaobo said tremblingly: "He responded to the lord Pingxi to ask for thieves from the heavens, in order to set things right, punish the traitors of Oboi, and return the power to the sage. Against the prince, the soldiers marched into Guangxi, and they were also ordered to conquer the remnants of Aobai traitors in Guangxi. They definitely did not intend to offend the prince. Therefore, the master hopes that the prince can calm down and return to Guangdong for the time being, so as not to hurt the peace of Weng and his son-in-law. After the prince made peace with the imperial court, the Dong family will no longer have the face to pay respects to the prince..."

"Fart!" The old traitor Shang jumped three feet high and shouted: "Whose order did he take? The order from which family? The old traitor Wu Sangui rebelled, and letting him lead the army across the border to rebel is already a blatant rebellion. Does he make sense?"

"My lord, forgive my students for correcting me." Shaobo Wang said cautiously: "My master, he didn't cross the border to cause trouble, but just to kill the remnants of Ao Bai's party. Now that the remnants of Ao Bai's party in Guangxi have been basically wiped out, my master also intends to retire. After the lord withdraws his troops and returns to Guangdong, he will return the military power to the lord Pingxi, bring the princess and the lord's grandson back to Guangdong, and plead guilty to the lord."

"It's better to say than to sing. I retired back to Guangdong, and he took my daughter and grandson back to Guangdong to plead guilty?" The old man Shang sneered, and suddenly shouted: "When I am a three-year-old child? Will you believe him?" Such a nonsense? Go back and tell him, either put down your weapon and kneel and surrender now, and I can consider giving him a life! Or talk with a knife and a gun, I will seek thieves for the country, even if he is my son-in-law, I will not do it on the battlefield Show mercy to him!"

"My lord, please think twice." Shaobo Wang kindly persuaded him: "My lord, Oboi is dead now, and my lord Pingxi has sent envoys to Beijing to seek peace. Once the peace talks are successful..."

"Shut up!" The old man Shang interrupted angrily, and shouted: "I am too lazy to listen to your nonsense, so get the hell out of here now, I will give him one night to think about whether to lead the army to surrender and let me continue to recognize him as a son-in-law ? Or stubbornly resisting, wanting Lao Tzu to cut off his fat head on the battlefield?!"

Wang Shaobo had no choice but to kowtow and leave.After Wang Shaobo left, Jin Guang, an old and traitorous dog-headed military adviser, came up and said cautiously: "My lord, is it possible that Lu Yifeng sent an envoy to deliver these useless nonsense, is it some kind of conspiracy? The students heard that my lord You little son-in-law is also very good on the battlefield, the old thief Wu Sangui was able to annihilate the main force of Oboi in one fell swoop, my aunt has made a great contribution."

"You just like to listen to other people's bragging. I'm still afraid of a bratty yellow-haired kid?" The old man Shang snorted confidently, and said, "Besides, Lu Yifeng is very naughty. He sent envoys to give gifts and kowtow, Nine times out of ten, I want to test Lao Tzu's attitude, to see if I can accept his surrender."

"Really?" Jin Guang was a little suspicious, but Jin Guang didn't completely believe the folk rumors, saying that the Yunnan-Guizhou army was able to defeat Oboi because of Fatty Lu's ingenious plan to cut off Oboi's retreat through a hundred miles.Therefore, Jin Guang didn't pay much attention to Fatty Lu's sending his envoy to show weakness. He just looked at the Hejiang River in the distance and sighed: "If it really works as the prince expected, my little sister-in-law just wants to test whether he can surrender. Otherwise, the autumn waters are flooding now, and if my aunt guards against the river, if we want to cross the river and attack, there will definitely be a lot of casualties."

"This has to be guarded against." The old traitor Shang is experienced in many battles. Although he looks down on his son-in-law's ability to command troops, he will not take it lightly, and quickly ordered in a low voice: "Send a fast horse to pass the order. The rear army, let them build a pontoon bridge at Fanglindu tonight, and if they fail to attack Zhongshandu tomorrow morning, send Qingqi to cross the river from Fanglin and go back to copy Wugou's back."

"My lord, the students will arrange it now." Jin Guang was overjoyed and quickly agreed.Just as he was about to turn around, another messenger came over in front of him, knelt down to the traitorous old man Shang, and said, "Report to the lord, Wu Gou sent another envoy, saying that he wanted to give the lord [-] cows and sheep each. Ferries are scarce and cannot be carried across the river, so we ask our army to allow us to build a pontoon bridge on the He River so that cattle and sheep can pass.”

"Is there such a good thing?" The old traitor Shang almost didn't laugh out loud, thinking that my son-in-law is really stupid, I am worried about not being able to cross the river, and you even took the initiative to build a pontoon bridge for me, which saved me a lot of money thing.Thinking of this, Old Traitor Shang immediately agreed: "Okay, allow them to build a pontoon bridge."

"My lord, our army is about to cross the river, but the enemy offered to build a pontoon bridge to facilitate the passage, so beware of fraud." Jin Guang hurriedly reminded again.

"How many people can pass a pontoon bridge at a time? Even if he sneaks across the river at night, can't we strangle them to death? Afraid he will be a ball?" Old Shang Shang sneered, and hummed triumphantly: "Let's talk , this kid gave cattle and sheep to the army, nine times out of ten it is to test Lao Tzu's intentions, if Lao Tzu refuses, then the kid will not dare to surrender no matter what."

(End of this chapter)