scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 276 Want to cover up
"Is this Itambu reliable?"

Different from the recklessness and credulity of Zhangtai Beizi, the deputy general Qing Dingnan and the Minister of Rites Hargaqi are obviously calmer. After carefully reading the letter sent by Qiu Sheng sent by Itanbu, after a long time of calculation, Hargaqi asked Zhangtai Beizi asked: "How much do you know about Yitanbu, this slave? Do you think he can use such courage and ability to organize our army to surrender in Jiujiang City?"

"Master Ha, please rest assured that Yitanbu is absolutely reliable. The younger generation is familiar with military books and has a deep understanding of military strategies. He is very reliable in judging people." Zhangtai Beizi patted his chest and said: "Itanbu is our mite state. Zhenghongqi's assistant leader was born, capable of fighting, brave and resourceful, loyal to the emperor and the Qing court, and dedicated himself! This time because of the rebellion, he opened the city gate to welcome Wu Dog into Jiujiang City. He was forced to surrender only after he lost the street battle, and it is normal for him to trick Wu Gou into trusting him and organize our troops to surrender, and he has the ability to do so."

Hal Gaqi didn't speak anymore, but read Itanbu's letter carefully again, concentrating on it.Zhangtai Beizi was afraid of missing this great opportunity to redeem his sins and shame, so he hurriedly urged: "Master Ha, this opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come again. Now Wugou's coach Lu Yifeng is seriously injured and dying, and his left and right assistants Gao Dejie The two thieves, Han Daren and Han Daren, fought for power and profit, and our Qing army launched a counterattack. Not only can we immediately retake Jiujiang City, but we can also defeat Wugou, and even wipe out Wugou!"

"If you miss this opportunity, miss this heaven-sent opportunity, wait until the old thief Wu Sangui sends another lackey to replace the dog thief Lu Yifeng, Wu Dog's army is stable, or Wu Dog withdraws his troops and returns to Huguang, then it will be very difficult to wipe them out. "

In order to drag the main force of the Qing Dynasty in Anqing into the water, and help him make amends to the Qing court, Master Zhangtai Beizi showed his eloquent tongue and exaggerated the internal problems of Jiujiang's Wu army a hundred times, advocating how easy it is for the Qing army to counterattack Jiujiang. Simple, no matter how unrivaled the credit, he was spitting and eloquent, while Halgaqi frowned and calculated nervously.It wasn't until Zhangtai Beizi's voice became hoarse and his mouth was dry that Halgaqi hesitated and said: "From the current situation, it is indeed a great opportunity to counterattack Jiujiang, but I can't be the master, I must With the consent of General Hilgen."

"Master Ha, how about you and I jointly write a letter to General Hilgen?" Master Zhangtai Pei asked impatiently.

"For such an important matter, I must present it to General Hilgen, report the situation of Wugou in Jiujiang to him, and discuss with him whether to send troops to counterattack." Halgaqi replied.

"Then when will Mr. Ha return to Anqing, and I will go with you to meet General Hilgen?" Master Zhangtai asked nervously again.

"No hurry, before that, I have one more thing to do." Hargaqi said: "I have to confirm the injury of Lu Yifeng's dog thief, to see if he was seriously injured by your artillery."

"Is there still a need to confirm this?" Zhangtai Beizi screamed, "Lu Yifeng's dog thief was severely injured by my artillery, and the news spread all over Jiujiang City and outside the city. Can there be a fake?"

"Why don't you need to confirm?" Halgaqi said with a serious face and sneered, "Master Bei, you probably haven't heard how cunning this thief Lu Yifeng is, have you? Over the years, he has been working for and monitoring the master. The old thief Wu Sangui secretly provided the old thief Wu Sangui with endless information about the Qing army, betrayed countless secrets of the Qing Dynasty, played tricks on countless officials of the Qing Dynasty, and made countless famous officials of the Qing Dynasty eat up in front of him. What a loss! Dealing with such a cunning barbarian, if you are not prepared to be careful, what if you fall into the trap again?"

"Then, how does Lord Ha plan to confirm the injury of Lu Yifeng's dog thief?" Zhangtai Beizi asked helplessly.

"General Hilgen has already made arrangements." Halgazi said with a sneer, "It's also our luck. Prince Pingnan Shang Kexi sent his bodyguard Zhang Yongxiang to Beijing with his watch. He happened to pass by Anqing the day before yesterday. General Hilgen knew about Lu Yifeng. The dog thief is the son-in-law of Prince Pingnan, and he also knew that Shang Wanyi, the wife of Lu Yifeng's dog thief, had been taken back to Guangdong by Prince Pingnan, so he asked Zhang Yongxiang to send another deputy to Beijing to present the master, and let Zhang Yongxiang come with me Hukou. It is intended to use the relationship between Prince Pingnan and Lu Yifeng's son-in-law to let Zhang Yongxiang pretend to be the emissary of Pingnan Prince to meet Lu Yifeng in Jiujiang City, pretending to persuade Lu Yifeng's dog thief to take the opportunity to observe Lu Yifeng's dog thief of injuries."

"Really?" Zhangtai Beizi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Then I will arrange a boat, and tomorrow I will send Prince Pingnan, a bodyguard, across the lake to meet Lu Yifeng's dog thief."

Hargaqi nodded in agreement. At that time, Master Zhangtai Beizi prepared the boat all night. In the early morning of the next day, Hargaqi sent Zhang Yongxiang, the guard of the Pingnan Palace, to take a boat across the lake with gifts and fly a white flag to the Wu army. He contacted the Poyang Lake Ferry in his hometown, indicated his identity and asked to meet Fatty Lu.Li Guodong, who was in control of the ferry, flew a report to the city. Fatty Lu laughed when he heard the news, "I can't wait to send someone to test my injuries."

"Boss, I can't see you." Wang Shaobo immediately suggested: "Let the traitors from the Pingnan Palace go for nothing, Man Gou must think that you are really injured, Boss."

"Wrong, we must see." Fatty Lu shook his head, and said with a smile: "If I don't see Zhang Yongxiang, at most Mangou will only further suspect that I am really injured, but it will not completely eliminate the suspicion, so we must see and let When Zhang Yongxiang saw me seriously injured, Mangou completely believed that I was really injured."

"But what if there are flaws?" Wang Shaobo asked worriedly: "Even if you are a celebrity-level actor, the Mangou envoy can't see the flaws, but with your reputation as a liar, Mangou still won't be able to completely Believe it."

"The mountain people have their own tricks." Fatty Lu smiled evilly, beckoned Wang Shaobo, Xiao Erlang, Zhu Fangdan and others to his front, and whispered in their ears.

After waiting for a long time at the Poyang Lake ferry, Zhang Yongxiang was finally escorted into Jiujiang City by Wu Jun soldiers. The black cloth on Zhang Yongxiang's eyes was not removed until he was taken to the general command department of the Wu army.And what appeared in front of Zhang Yongxiang, besides the dazzling early spring sunshine, was Fatty Lu's absolute confidant Xiao Erlang who had met several times before.

As soon as we met, Xiao Erlang smiled and said: "It's really General Zhang, do you still remember the villain? Xiao Erlang. In Guangzhou, when my young master visited Prince Pingnan, I waited for him in front of the palace. Be careful to block your way, General, and even touch your big feet."

Zhang Yongxiang's eyes widened, and it took him a long time to recall that this happened. He seemed to have kicked Xiao Erlang before. Surprised by the changeable fate, Zhang Yongxiang hurriedly cupped his hands and smiled bitterly: "Don't blame General Xiao, the villain is really good!" If you have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, what happened before was offended by Zhang Yongxiang, I hope the general will not mind."

"Of course not. My young master often teaches me that old favors and grudges must not be forgotten, and we have no grievances that cannot be overcome." Xiao Erlang grinned, made another invitation gesture, and said with a smile: "General Zhang, Please, my young master is discussing matters with the generals, so I can meet you by the way."

"Thank you, General Xiao." Zhang Yongxiang quickly agreed, and at the same time secretly wondered, "Didn't it be said that Lu Yifeng's dog thief was seriously injured and was about to die? Could it be that it was really a hoax?"

As Xiao Erlang entered the lobby, before he could salute, Zhang Yongxiang saw Fatty Lu, whom he had met before, sitting high in the middle of the meeting hall. He was staring at himself, and there were Wu Jun generals of different heights, short, fat and thin standing on both sides.Zhang Yongxiang didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurried up and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in salute, and said, "My servant Zhang Yongxiang, the guard of the Pingnan Palace, pays homage to the county matriarch of my family and pays his respects to the magistrate of the county."

Fatty Lu didn't speak or move. A general of the Wu army stood beside him and shouted: "Don't be so damn close! Our general's wife has been tricked back by your shameless Pingnan Palace, and she is no longer yours. What kind of county horse! If you have something to say directly, the general has no time to chat with you."

"General, please don't get me wrong. The reason why our Pingnan Palace brought Xiao Gege back to Guangzhou is because the princess misses her daughter, and there is absolutely no malice." Zhang Yongxiang quickly explained, and said to Fatty Lu: "Jun Lord Ma, this servant came to visit the county horse this time, the prince has a few messages for the servant to convey to the county horse, I wonder if the county horse is willing to listen?"

"Speak directly, my young master is listening." Xiao Erlang answered this time.

"It's strange, why doesn't Lu Yifeng's thief speak?" Zhang Yongxiang was puzzled, but he said with deliberation on his mouth: "The old prince ordered the slaves to tell the prince that Wu Fan is acting against the sky, rebelling against the sky, and the county horse, you follow him, no matter what Whether it is voluntary or not, the old prince will give you a way of life, no matter what time, no matter what the situation, as long as you are willing to go astray and return, anyway, the old prince will protect you from death in front of the emperor's long live, I hope you think carefully, Don’t make mistakes again and again, and lose this last chance.”

"Hahahahahaha!" Before he finished speaking, all the Wu Jun generals present burst into laughter, and the former Wu Jun general laughed and said: "Boy, your dog prince must have taken the wrong medicine and is talking nonsense, right? Our Yunnan-Guizhou army raised the banner of righteousness, and all six forces marched out. It is only a matter of time before the barbarians are wiped out, and your dog prince is also too busy to take care of himself, and wants to persuade our general to surrender?"

"This general, this slave is just a person with a letter. Whether to listen or not is up to the master of the county." Zhang Yongxiang replied neither humble nor overbearing, and then looked at Fatty Lu tentatively: "Master Jun, what the slave has said has already been said." It's over, I don't know how the county master plans to send the slave next? Is there anything you want the slave to take back?"

Fatty Lu's white lips trembled a few times, and finally stopped, did not speak, just looked at the Wu Jun general, the Wu Jun general agreed, and hurriedly turned to Zhang Yongxiang and shouted: "Our general is too lazy to talk to you, the two armies are fighting. For the sake of the general's original wife, you can get out! Go back and tell Xiergen, Haergaqi and Zhangtai to wash their necks and wait. In a few days, our general will Lead the army to the east and kill them!"

"Why doesn't Lu Yifeng's thief keep talking?" Zhang Yongxiang was even more puzzled, and suddenly a thought flashed across his mind, and he secretly screamed: "Could it be that Lu Yifeng's thief has been seriously injured and can't even speak? I'm just afraid He was noticed by me, so he deliberately led the generals to meet me, and asked me to go back and report to the masters that he was safe and sound?!"

"Did you hear that? Don't leave?" Xiao Erlang also urged.

"General Xiao, please wait a moment." Zhang Yongxiang hurriedly lifted up the gift box he brought with him, and while peeking at Fatty Lu's expression, he said respectfully to Fatty Lu: "Master Jun, this is a gift from the old prince who asked the slave to give you , In addition, the servant of Little Gege also brought some things, please accept it by the county magistrate."

Fatty Lu's body trembled, and he tried to stand up, but just as his body moved, he couldn't help showing pain on his face, and he sat back in his seat weakly.Seeing this scene, both Wu Jun general and Xiao Erlang knew that the situation was not good, Xiao Erlang hurried forward to grab the gift box, while Wu Jun kicked Zhang Yongxiang in the chest and shouted: "The gift is accepted by the general, get out!"

"Master Jun, slave..." Zhang Yongxiang still wanted to speak, but the soldiers of the Wu Army who were standing next to him rushed forward, picked up Zhang Yongxiang and left without saying a word.Zhang Yongxiang, who had confidence in his heart, was afraid that Wu Jun would kill and silence him, so he didn't dare to struggle. He just couldn't help turning his head to peek, and when he was about to be carried out of the lobby, Zhang Yongxiang was very pleasantly surprised to see—the corner of Lu Fatty's mouth was dripping. A wisp of bright and unusual blood!Seeing this scene, Zhang Yongxiang was even more determined, and he stopped peeking, but let the soldiers of the Wu army go out, blindfolded his eyes with black cloth again, and escorted him out of the city.

Fortunately, Fatty Lu did not order Zhang Yongxiang to be detained or killed, probably because of the face of his original wife, Shang Wanyi, and the morality of the war agreement. He just let Zhang Yongxiang leave by boat and returned to the east of Poyang Lake shore.As soon as the boat landed on the pier, Hargaqi, Zhangtai and others led a group of generals from the Qing army to greet them, eagerly scrambling to ask: "How is it? Have you seen Lu Yifeng's thief? See you?" No?"

"Congratulations, Mr. Ha, congratulations, Master Bei." Zhang Yongxiang said to Zhangtai with a smile on his face, "Master Bei, I'm here to congratulate you, congratulations to you."

"Congratulations to me?" Master Zhangtai Beizi was a little dazed, then suddenly came to his senses, and exclaimed in surprise: "So, Lu Yifeng's dog thief was really injured by Ben Beizi's artillery?"

"It's not just an injury? It's a serious injury!" Zhang Yongxiang smiled very proudly, and quickly told the story of his visit to Fatty Lu in detail, and especially emphasized the two points that Fatty Lu couldn't even speak and vomited blood. He smiled and said: "Your servant can be sure that Lu Yifeng's dog thief must have been injured, and the injury was not serious. His face was abnormally white and red, and he must have used rouge to cover up his blood loss. Really hurt."

"Okay!" Master Beizi Zhangtai was overjoyed, clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "The more serious the injury, the better. It is best to die immediately from serious injuries, so that the Wu dogs in Jiujiang will have no leader and kill each other!"

"Master Ha, it seems that we are really lucky this time." At this point, even the most seasoned and prudent Yang Jie said, "Lu Yifeng's thief must be afraid that we will find out that he is seriously injured and dying. I was worried that if I didn't see Zhang Shiwei, it would only expose the fact that he was seriously injured and he was about to die. That's why I pretended to be nothing to meet Zhang Shiwei. I wanted to cover it up and let us believe that he was not injured by a cannon, so I didn't dare to act rashly to treat him. Injury or buy time for Wu Gou to change the coach."

"That's right, that's it!" Master Beizi Zhangtai nodded repeatedly, admiring and agreeing with Yang Jie's analysis.

"Master Beizi." Hal Gaqi finally spoke, and said in a deep voice: "The war opportunity is fleeting, please hand over the command immediately, and we will go back to Anqing to report the matter to General Hilgen! And Nanchang Over there, Master Bei, please send an order to urge them to send troops as soon as possible, and join hands with my Anqing army to counterattack Jiujiang!"

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!" Zhangtai Beizi happily agreed, and quickly arranged for messengers to send orders to Nanchang guard Zhao Guozuo and Xi Bu, ordering them to dispatch troops as soon as possible, and temporarily handed over the command of the Hukou remnant army to Yang Jie, then boarded the ship with Hargaqi and others, and traveled eastward to Anqing with the wind and the water. Zhang Yongxiang, who had seen Fatty Lu's injury with his own eyes, also accompanied the boat, and went to Anqing to report Fatty Lu's situation to Hilgen face to face.

Now let’s talk about the situation of Miqing’s Dingnan General Hilgen. After Ao Bai, Ye Bilong and other Mite veterans were killed in battle, this Juercha Hilgen is basically the oldest of Mite Qing Veteran, he participated in the Ningjin War as Huang Taiji's personal bodyguard at the earliest, and later participated in the Pidao War, Songshan Battle, and Mite Qing's five times bypassing Shanhaiguan and entering the Central Plains. The battlefield experience is almost It can be compared with old traitor Wu - it also joined the war two years later than old traitor Wu.

And what's even more rare is that Hilgen is the only veteran of the Qing army who has experience in water warfare, and the results are also very fruitful.It is precisely because of this that after the Wu army raised troops, Kang Mazi entrusted him with Anqing, the first gate in the south of the Yangtze River, and also entrusted him with the command of most of the Eight Banners cavalry drawn from the north—except for this Apart from the veteran generals of his grandfather's generation, Kang Mazi really couldn't find anyone to lead these arrogant soldiers.Fatty Lu, who is almost a fledgling, meets an experienced mite Qing veteran like him, what will happen?Beat the master to death with random punches? ——To be honest, I'm afraid even Fatty Lu himself has no idea.

Sooner or later, we should meet again. When Hargaqi, Zhangtai and Zhang Yongxiang returned to Anqing, they listened carefully to Zhang Yongxiang's report, repeatedly questioned the details, and bowed their heads to analyze for a long time. Finally, Hilgen He raised his head, looked at the dozens of Mite Qing Dutong, Deputy Dutong who were eager to try, and said with a smile, "What's the matter? You can't hold it anymore?"

"Back to the general, I can't hold it anymore!" Ghent Baturu was the first to shout, "Please give the order to the general!"

"General, please order! Counterattack Jiujiang and wipe out Wugou!" Ketuo, Kwalanda Qilanbu, Hudala, Omu, Bofeiyangu, Xitku, Jueluo Laihua, Yilaishen, Geseli, Eqi, Jueluofulata, Mu Heiling and Nikan, wait, wait, Qing army generals, roar together! ——From this series of long lists, it can be seen that Fatty Lu, who has no virtue, has encountered such a terrifying group of dogs this time.

"General, please don't worry about the navy." E Nai, the commander of the Qingshui Army, roared, "The warships that Jiangning Governor Mu Tianyan processed day and night, together with the 120 new sailors, have all been delivered Anqing, now our Daqingshui division in Anqing has a hundred sand-washing boats and more than [-] bluffing bird boats, which are almost four times the number of Wugou warships in Jiujiang! Not to mention counterattacking Jiujiang, it is counterattacking Wuchang, Yuezhou and Hebei. Jingzhou is more than sufficient!"

"Then let's fight." Hilgen smiled, and ordered casually: "The general ordered to send [-] troops to counterattack Jiujiang. We must wipe out the enemies of Wu Goudong and calm down Wu for our Qing Dynasty." Chaos of Dogs is off to a good start."

(End of this chapter)