scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 239
Let's turn back the time a little bit, and go back to the night when Old Traitor Wu personally reached out the details of the peace agreement with Kabula.After sending off the dejected Kabula in person, the old traitor Wu who had been fighting with each other for a long time was very exhausted, but his spirit was still very vigorous, and he stepped back to the previous secret negotiation venue, and was supposed to be the old Wu. Fatty Lu, who was punished by the traitor to go to Mount Jiji to do lifelong hard labor, unexpectedly got out of that corner, joined forces with Fang Guangchen who also appeared here mysteriously, and was burying himself in the peace treaty signed by the old traitor Wu and Kabula Study and ponder, looking for loopholes.

"Greetings to the lord." Seeing that the old traitor Wu led Hu Guozhu and Wang Shirong back, Fatty Lu and Fang Guangchen hurriedly got up to salute, and Fang Guangchen said with concern: "My lord, it's the second watch, why don't you go back to your room to rest? Please be careful, If there is anything, we can discuss it tomorrow."

"No, no, no." The old man Wu waved his hands again and again, and said with a big laugh, "I'm in such a happy mood, how could I possibly be able to sleep? That little bastard, Mazi Kangxi, is finally on my way. As long as his main force goes south , Hehe, the Yangtze River is dangerous, so I can no longer stop this old man! The day to avenge my beloved son is just around the corner!"

"My lord, please be careful." Wang Shirong reminded very politely: "Our army is invincible in land battles, but the navy is too weak. Even if the main force goes south, as long as the navy is still there, our army still has no [-]% chance of winning. Therefore, the students believe that the Yangtze River defense line is more likely to be outsmarted.”

"That's why the old man came back here." The old man Wu laughed and sat back in the middle seat, stretched his legs, and said with a smile: "The old man called Yifeng and Xianyan back, just to ask you to work together to come up with a solution for the old man." A good way to outwit the Yangtze River, allowing me to achieve the greatest victory at the least cost."

"Grandfather, my grandson-in-law has learned some massage techniques from Dr. Zhu, please let my grandson-in-law relieve grandfather's fatigue." Fatty Lu was also so thick-skinned that he couldn't be more shameless. Fat Hands massaged and hammered Old Traitor Wu's legs, and completely turned a blind eye to the contemptuous looks of Hu Guozhu, Wang Shirong, Fang Guangchen and others.

"This is what the servant girl did, so you can use it?" Old Han Wu laughed happily, but he didn't resolutely refuse. He just patted Fatty Lu's fat forehead and said with a smile: "Yifeng, I owe it to you to be here today." Zhiwei, don't worry, when your uncle and the others were alive, you were slightly wronged by the younger generation and took the lower position. When they get old and leave with the old man, you will be the chief assistant prime minister of this prince and grandson, the hereditary supervisor king!""

"Thank you grandfather for your wrong love, grandson-in-law will definitely do his best and die after death." Fatty Lu quickly agreed, and he was honest and honest with a fat face.At the end, Fatty Lu said even more obsequiously: "However, my son-in-law still has the courage to correct my grandfather. My grandfather and uncle, as well as Mr. Xianyan and Mr. Liangchen, must all live a long life and be healthy forever. My son-in-law is absolutely not Blessed to serve the grandfather’s next generation—maybe the son or grandson of the grandson-in-law will still have this blessing.”

"Hahahahaha." Don't say old man Wu is a traitor, even Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and others couldn't help laughing.Old traitor Wu patted Fatty Lu's fat forehead again, and said with a smile: "No wonder people call you a fat loach with oil on it. Oily is a good thing - too much oily, then you are cunning with evil intentions. Okay, don't mess around." Flattering, let’s talk, if you have some opinions, you should say it first.”

The old traitor Wu asked him to speak first, but Fatty Lu felt ashamed to always wait for others to finish speaking first before jumping out to express his insights. He just pushed and held his legs for the old traitor Wu, and said respectfully: " Grandfather and grandson-in-law, in my humble opinion, judging from the current situation of the Migou court, it is really unlikely that they intend to use the permanent peace agreement to play tactical tricks. There are two reasons. The second is that Mangou can no longer afford to anger our army again, even if the Huguang battlefield is protected by the Yangtze River, the Jiangxi garrison cannot escape our army's horrific revenge, and the Emperor Mangou has no such courage now."

"So my son-in-law believes that at least [-]% of the signing of the permanent non-contradictory peace agreement between Mangou and our army is from the heart! Within half a month, Mangou will definitely dispatch troops from Huguang to rush to Fujian and Zhejiang to rescue the emergency!"

"My son-in-law also has the same opinion." Hu Guozhu chimed in and said, "And my son-in-law thinks that even if Emperor Mangou wants to appease Geng Jingzhong, it won't have much impact on us. Geng Jingzhong is now enjoying himself on the Zhejiang battlefield, so even if Emperor Mangou swallows his anger Recruiting him will only increase Geng Jingzhong's appetite, and once the opportunity comes, it is a sure thing to raise troops again, and it will also help us contain a large number of full-fledged soldiers and consume a lot of full-fledged national power."

"Yeah, this king thinks so too." The old traitor Wu nodded again and again, and said with a very proud smile: "This king uses the method taught by Yifeng to assume that he is the emperor of Man Gou. It is also a racking of brains. If the emperor wants to play tricks on the peace treaty at this time, he will be a beggar carrying a bowl into the latrine—looking for death! So let’s not talk about this, let’s talk about how to launch an offensive across the river?"

"My lord, please forgive the students for their rude words. I am afraid that crossing the river to break the defense is not as easy as imagined. The students are really hard to be optimistic." Wang Shirong's words were still so ugly, "Because the lord and Man Gou agreed that only one person will be stationed on the Wuchang battlefield. Ten thousand troops, only [-] troops were stationed on the Yuezhou battlefield, and the Songzi garrison retreated a hundred miles to the south. It is absolutely impossible to escape the eyes of Mangou's secret agents and scouts, it is difficult for us to achieve suddenness of action, and it is even more difficult to kill Mangou by surprise."

"Don't worry, my lord. This old man has a plan to mobilize the army secretly." Fang Guangchen took over the conversation and suggested, "Your lord can break up our infantry into pieces, pretend to be ordinary people or ordinary businessmen and rush to the predetermined battlefield, the fastest The cavalry will set off on an agreed time limit, and suddenly gather at the predetermined battlefield, which can also have an unexpected effect."

"Mr. Xianyan is too optimistic." Wang Shirong shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Although this plan is feasible, the effect will definitely not be too great. At most, we can only secretly gather three or four thousand infantry. If there are too many, it is also impossible to hide it from the enemy. s eyes."

"I agree with this point." Fatty Lu was helping the manager instead of the relatives, and he said for Wang Shirong, who had always been at odds with him: "Pianyuan and Wuchang have just experienced wars, and there were few business travelers in the past. There are very few merchants and people who come in and out of a pass every day." It is difficult to exceed a thousand people, and the sudden increase several times is indeed difficult to hide from the eyes of the enemy."

"Although Mr. Maoya's students have been confused all their lives, they are finally smart this time." Wang Shirong nodded, and added: "Besides, our army's cavalry was dispatched suddenly. If we want to arrive at the predetermined battlefield before Mangou reacts, then we The breakthrough point of the Yangtze River defense line can only be chosen at the Luoshan Ferry in the west of Linxiang. Otherwise, if the breakthrough point of the Yangtze River defense line continues to be in Hanyang, then no matter how suddenly our cavalry is dispatched, Changsha will walk more than 800 miles to Wuchang , no matter how much horse power is spared, it will take at least four days, and the Luoshan garrison full of dogs only needs one day to go down the river and send the news to Hanyang, which makes us futile."

"The old man didn't say that we will continue to set the breakthrough point of the Yangtze River defense line in Hanyang?" Fang Guangchen did not want to be outdone, and calculated with his fingers: "We have [-] troops in Yuezhou, and we secretly mobilized [-] infantry to rush to Yuezhou, and then suddenly dispatched With tens of thousands of cavalry, we can quickly gather [-] troops in Yuezhou to attack Luoshan, which is only garrisoned by [-] Mangou troops.

"Mr. Xianyan, wait a minute." Fatty Lu opened his mouth and interrupted: "Mr. Xianyan, we can think of a plan to raid the Luoshan Ferry suddenly, but the Mangou side can't expect us to have such a plan? After the adjustment of our troop deployment , if Mangou also makes adjustments accordingly and deploys the main force to Luoshan, what shall we do?"

Fang Guangchen was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he had only calculated the changes in his own army's plan, but forgot to calculate that the enemy might also adjust their forces as the situation changed.At this time, Hu Guozhu also echoed: "Yifeng's words are reasonable. If I am Tuhaimangou, then after the adjustment of the main garrison of our army, I will definitely transfer the main force to Luoshan to garrison. It will not only prevent our army from raiding, We can also free up excess forces to closely monitor the mobilization of our troops, and if necessary, we can go down the river to Hanyang for reinforcements in less than a day."

Several dog-headed military masters retorted each other and pointed out the other party's ill-considered miscalculations. While listening, the old traitor Wu gradually grew old, and realized that he had been ill-considered just now, and gave in to Man Gou If it is too large, even if the main force of the enemy is deceived, the self-army will lose the opportunity to make a sudden and preemptive strike.After thinking for a while, the old traitor Wu hesitated and said, "So, we can only wait for the main force of Mangou to go south, and then launch a frontal attack?"

"My lord, don't worry, the students have a plan, and they will definitely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop." Wang Shirong smiled slyly, and said darkly: "My lord, if the Manchu army really moves its main force to Luoshan after the adjustment of our army's garrison, then we can play a game Dispatch the tiger away from the mountain. Divide the army into two teams. The navy and cavalry suddenly went north to Wuchang. Man Gou, in order to prevent Hanyang from being lost, must go north to rescue Hanyang with all his strength. The second team of our army took the opportunity to use civilian ships and small boats to attack Man Gou. Shandukou, we will be able to successfully cross the river in one fell swoop."

"Wonderful, this is a good idea." Old Man Wu's treacherous eyes lit up.

"Wait a minute." Fatty Lu interrupted quickly, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Liangchen, don't worry about it. In fact, when you and grandfather were still negotiating just now, I had already planned this hand-tuning in the back hall, and found that there was a Loopholes will inevitably lead to the failure of our plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."

"The loophole?" Wang Shirong stretched his handsome face.

"Jingzhou is full of dogs!" Fatty Lu replied very simply, "If I were Tuhai, just in case, I would definitely order the Mangou Labu and Shang Shan stationed in Jingzhou to send an army to Mianyang as a preparation At that time, even if our army moves the tiger away from the mountain, Mangou can take advantage of the quick and labor-saving advantage of the upstream waterway to transport troops and wait and see for a day to ensure that Luoshan is not lost. The main navy went down the river calmly to reinforce Hanyang, and also ensured that the two crossings were safe. After all, no matter how fast our army is on land, no matter whether it is infantry or cavalry, it is impossible to complete the crossing in two days. Six hundred miles from Wuchang to Wuchang."

"It's possible." Old Han Wu nodded his head, and his old face stretched even longer.

"Will Mangou consider this?" Wang Shirong said unluckily: "You just knew about our army's surprise attack plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so you considered this arrangement in advance. Mangou may think as much as you do. Is it so thoughtful?"

"If Mangou has considered it, what should we do? Is it too late to adjust the plan temporarily?" Fatty Lu asked Wang Shirong speechlessly.After a pause, Fatty Lu said seriously again: "And Mr. Liangchen, you have forgotten a very important point. Our plan to cross the river this time is definitely not just to break through the Mangou Yangtze River defense line, but to annihilate or severely injure The Yangtze River Navy full of dogs! Otherwise, as long as the Yangtze River Navy is full of dogs, even if we succeed in crossing the river, the army that crosses the river may become a lone army."

"Although Yifeng's words are a little greedy, they are not unreasonable." Hu Guozhu pondered: "If our backup supplies are cut off by the Mangou Navy, our army crossing the river will indeed be a lone army, not only will it be difficult to make great achievements , and there is the danger of annihilation of the entire army. But our warships are only [-]% of the Mangou Navy, less than half, and they have just been formed, and we don’t have much experience in water warfare. If we want to severely damage or annihilate the Mandog Navy , the only way is to rely on our land artillery support."

"So, there is still only a frontal attack?" The old man Wu said with a frown, "Choose Luoshan or Hanyang, where we have forts, as the breakthrough point for a frontal attack, and the losses will be greater. As long as we annihilate or severely injure the enemy in the water battle Dog Navy, breaking through the defense line of the Yangtze River is as easy as pie."

"Father-in-law's words are reasonable, so it seems that's the only way to go." Hu Guozhu echoed: "We can't be greedy. If we can induce the whole dog to divide the army, we already have a chance of winning. It's better than not being sure at all before."

"I'm afraid that our navy will also pay for it." Fang Guangchen said worriedly: "If our navy loses a lot, the plan to break through the Mangou Yangtze River defense line may fail."

"It doesn't matter." The old man Wu said with shocking treachery, and sneered: "This old man is trying to annihilate the entire army of the navy. As long as he can pull the Mangou navy back, the old man will not lose money. Mom, please, Mangou The army ran on the river in a boat, which saved time and effort, and if the Mangou Navy is not killed, it will be difficult for the old man to attack Jiangxi."

Everyone was silent, and they all understood that the old traitor Wu had nothing to fear. Even if the Yangtze River defense line could not be broken through, there were still other ways to go.Hu Guozhu comforted: "Father-in-law doesn't have to overestimate Mangou. Our navy is indeed weaker than Mangou's navy, but our weapons are stronger than Mangou's. In a fight, it is not certain who will win. .”

The old traitor Wu nodded, but he was rather disappointed in his heart—if he could break through the Yangtze River defense line, Wu Jun could not only go down the river and take the most prosperous land in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, but also take the capital directly or go north to Shaanxi and Gansu, and join forces with Wang Fuchen. In one piece, the strategic options are far greater than the capture of Shaanxi, Gansu or Jiangxi, but the shortcomings of the navy are limited.

"Hehe." At this time, Fatty Lu, who had been hammering old man Wu's legs, suddenly laughed, and said with a smile: "Grandfather, uncle, why are you talking and giving up even planning to break through the defense line of the Qing Dynasty? ? In my son-in-law’s view, it is not difficult to break through the Yangtze River defense line, and it is not difficult to annihilate the Mangou Navy. My son-in-law has a plan, which can not only break through the Mangou Yangtze River defense line, but also severely damage the Mangou Yangtze River navy!”

"Then you should have said it earlier." The traitor Wu knocked on Fatty Lu's fat head with some dissatisfaction, "You must wait until everyone else is disappointed and helpless, and then you come out to turn the tide, otherwise you won't be able to show your strength Are you full of tricks? Tell me quickly, I will know that you have a lot of tricks."

"Grandfather forgive me, grandson-in-law didn't mean to show off, but there were a few key links that he hadn't considered and perfected before, so he didn't rush to say it." Fatty Lu pleaded guilty and explained: "But after listening to Mr. Liangchen , Mr. Xianyan and Uncle’s opinions, my son-in-law got some inspiration, and those key links were finally figured out.”

"Then tell me quickly? What's the plan?" Old man Wu sat up straight and forced himself to listen attentively. Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong all pricked up their ears, listening carefully to Fatty Lu's new bad idea.

"Sun-in-law's move is still going from east to west." Fatty Lu said in a deep voice: "Attack Luoshan tomorrow, contain and take the opportunity to annihilate the Mangou navy, attack Hanyang, use Hanyang as a breakthrough, and smash Mangou's Yangtze River defense line in one fell swoop."

"How to do it?" Hu Guozhu asked.

"The first step is to withdraw troops, but not to withdraw weapons." Fatty Lu counted his fat fingers, "From tomorrow, our army can withdraw troops according to the peace agreement, and lure Mangou to divide its troops from the Huguang battlefield, but the most critical new firearms are not available." Take it away, and keep it in Wuchang City and Yuezhou City for backup."

"The second step is to use Mr. Xianyan's tactic of dividing the whole into parts and let three thousand infantry secretly sneak into Yuezhou City and gather for later use."

"The third step is to wait until the afternoon of October [-]. The main force of our army will prepare meals at noon and dispatch troops at noon time. We must arrive at the Luoshan battlefield in Yuezhou before dawn on October [-]. We will be caught off guard by killing all the dogs! Attack the Luoshan Ferry in an all-round way, entangle the main force of Mangou and the reserve team in Luoshan, and create an opportunity for the Wuchang army to surprise Hanyang!"

"At the same time as the fourth step and the third step, our army dispatched an army to the north in advance, and arrived in Wuchang to listen to it without the scouts from the Mangou scouts."

"The fifth step is the night of October [-], because the next day is the day when the prisoners of war and the army's food and grass are exchanged. Mangou must be negligent that night. Our Wuchang army can take the opportunity to attack Hanyang Ferry, which is empty of Mangou troops, and take the lead in launching the crossing. The success of the Battle of Jiang is very certain. However, our army launched the attack at night. Given the distance from Hanyang to Luoshan, no matter whether it is by water or land, it is absolutely impossible for Mangou to send the news to Luoshan before dawn on October [-]. "

"The sixth step, in the early morning of October [-], our navy and army launched a strong attack on the Mangou navy stationed in Luoshan. Under the cover of the river bank fort, we launched a decisive battle with the Mangou navy! During this period, Mangou Hanyang's rescue messenger arrived at Luoshan. The main force of Mangou had to reinforce Hanyang as soon as possible, but also faced a strong attack from the main force of our army. Didn't he succeed in capturing Hanyang again, and took the opportunity to severely damage the Mangou navy?"

After finally listening to Fatty Lu's eloquence, Old Traitor Wu, Hu Guozhu and others were already deep in thought, carefully calculating every link of Fatty Lu's plot.But Wang Shirong thought very quickly, and immediately pointed out two fatal loopholes, "Wait, your plan is easy to say, but it is impossible to do! Empty? Two, Yuezhou is six hundred miles away from the martial arts field, how did you let our army go north without the eyes of the scouts and secret agents?"

"The first question is very simple." Fatty Lu replied with spread his hands: "After Huguang Mangou divides its troops to go south, the main force of the remaining Mangou garrison will inevitably move westward and station at Luoshan. Prevent the main force of our army from attacking the nearest Luoshan Ferry, so that night, the Manchu army in Hanyang not only neglected to take precautions, but must have been empty of troops!"

"It makes sense." Wang Shirong nodded, and then asked again: "What about the second one? How did you let our army hide from Man Gou's eyeliner, and let Man Gou go north to Wuchang without warning? Don't tell me, You only plan to fight the battle of crossing the river with the [-] troops left behind in Wuchang?"

"If it's just the army left behind in Wuchang, it's definitely not enough." Fatty Lu laughed wickedly, "But Mr. Liangchen seems to have forgotten that in just a few days, we will have an army of nearly [-] going north to Wuchang. It is legal and reasonable, swaggering northward to Wuchang, even if the dogs find it, they will not be vigilant, and they will not leave heavy troops for defense."

"Is there still such an army?" Wang Shirong was completely confused by Fatty Lu, and asked in confusion: "It can be swaggering north without letting the dogs be on guard. There are still..."

"Huh?" At this point, Wang Shirong suddenly came to his senses, and stared at Fatty Lu speechlessly.

"I see!" Hu Guozhu jumped up, "I see, there is such an army that can swagger northward without arousing the vigilance of Mangou!"

"I understand too." Fang Guangchen also came to his senses and applauded loudly.

"Ah, why did the old man forget them?" Old man Wu exclaimed treacherously, and immediately understood the core and black heart of Fatty Lu's scheme.

"How is it?" Fatty Lu asked with a sinister smile: "Grandfather, uncle, Mr. Xianyan, Mr. Liangchen, tell me, can this army hide from the eyes of the dogs?"

Old traitor Wu, Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen, and Wang Shirong looked at each other, and suddenly made a rude gesture to Fatty Lu, and cursed in unison: "You fat man is really vicious! You can even figure out such a vicious scheme! "

(End of this chapter)