scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 321
(PS: I persisted for another day, and I have to ask for leave tomorrow anyway. Please understand and forgive my friends.)
"A dog thief! A dog thief! Lu Yifeng, a dog thief who is not as good as a beast! Before I went to settle accounts with you, you came to my door first! Robbed my Huzhou mansion! Robbed my Hangzhou mansion! Dog thief! Dog thief! The Lu Yifeng thief who will be hacked to pieces!!"

Flapping and roaring the pseudo-dragon case hysterically, Kang Mazi almost broke his claw bones!Although he had experienced countless similar painful stimulations and despairing blows before, and he had made some psychological preparations beforehand, Kang Mazi was completely pissed off this time, even mad!

Can't help that Kang Mazi is not angry. In just half a month, Huzhou City and Hangzhou City, the two most important granaries in Zhejiang, fell one after another. After killing 3 soldiers of the Qing Dynasty and countless good citizens of the Qing Dynasty, it would be strange if Kang Mazi would not be angry!What's more, what Kang Mazi couldn't figure out was that other rebels fought hard for a long time to attack the strong city. It is not surprising that they fought for three to five months, a year and a half. Easy, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Yangzhou, the world-famous fortified cities, were all defeated in one battle?Could it be that this Lu Yifeng dog thief is really the nemesis of the Qing Dynasty?
Kang Mazi's luck was pretty good, the news that Fatty Lu had given Hangzhou City to Zheng Jing hadn't reached Beijing yet, otherwise Kang Mazi would have smashed his claw bones! ——Taking other people's important towns as favors, generously, what is this called?

"Master, please calm down. Although Hangzhou fell unfortunately, it may not be all bad things for me." Huang Xiyan, the brother-in-law of the newly appointed Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty and the military commander of the Fat Army, Huang Xiyan, was more courageous, and comforted Kang Mazi: "The servant believes that although Lu Yifeng's dog thief took Hangzhou City by chance, he has a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River and his strength is still very weak. If he is only trapped in the half of Jiangsu, he may be able to survive the main counterattack of our Qing Dynasty. Hold on for a while. If he is not greedy enough and insists on annexing several prefectures in northern Zhejiang, then his military strength will inevitably be stretched, and there will be omissions everywhere on the defense line, which will greatly help our Qing army to counterattack in an all-round way!"

Kang Mazi stared at Huang Xiyan and didn't speak. Huang Xiyan was also very courageous, let alone afraid, but said in a deep voice: "Master, please rest assured, slaves are also very good at military strategy, and they dare not lie to the king. The facts are true." That's it! The reason why Lu Yifeng's dog thief was able to defeat our Great Qing King's Army repeatedly before was due to his elite soldiers and sharp weapons. If he was greedy, expanded blindly before gaining a foothold, and only cared about conquering the city without thinking about recuperating and accumulating strength, then this time Even if a thief is arrogant for a while, he is still a rootless duckweed, with endless worries and hidden dangers, and it is not difficult to break."

Kang Mazi still refused to speak, Ma's eyes seemed to be thoughtful, but Suo Etu interrupted and said, "Master Huang, are you too optimistic? Lu Yifeng's dog thief captured Hangzhou City, and Geng Jingzhong's dog thief The south of Jinhua under control is less than [-] miles away. As long as he is willing, he can reach the city of Jinhua within six days, and join forces with Geng Jingzhong and the dog thief within ten days. It will be difficult for Zhejiang to have a foothold in size, so what worries and hidden dangers will there be for Lu Yifeng's dog thief?"

"Don't open your mouth if you don't understand military affairs!" Kang Mazi suddenly said, "What do you know? Lu Yifeng's thief is more cunning than a fox, and he will never join forces with Geng Jingzhong's thief! It's just to weaken our Zhejiang army of the Qing Dynasty, so that our Zhejiang army of the Qing Dynasty can only protect itself, without the power to make progress, and then continue to serve as a shield for this dog thief to resist Geng Jingzhong's dog thief, so that this dog thief can be in the south of the Yangtze River Don't worry about the future, and welcome my army to go south with peace of mind!"

"Huh?" Kang Mazi's confidant Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Zhang Ying and others present were all taken aback. They couldn't help but secretly glanced at each other, and thought together: "Our master, when will we be able to do so in the military?" Have such a unique insight?"

Looking at the astonished lackeys, Kang Mazi was inevitably a little proud, and then turned to Huang Xiyan and asked, "Huang Aiqing, in your opinion, what will Lu Yifeng's dog thief do next?"

"Master, from the point of view of a slave, the smartest way for Lu Yifeng to be a thief is to follow the example of Emperor Taizong Wen of the Qing Dynasty, robbing Hangzhou of money, food and population and returning to the north, and abandoning Hangzhou." Huang Xiyan replied respectfully: "Lu Yifeng If the dog thief does this, not only will he be able to further strengthen his strength, but he can also concentrate his strength to meet our Qing army's counterattack. If Lu Yifeng's dog thief refuses to give up Hangzhou due to his greed, then he must stay in Hangzhou with heavy troops to fight for us. The main force of the Qing Dynasty provided a godsend opportunity to defeat all its troops."

"I think so too, I hope this Lu Yifeng bastard will make a mistake once." Kang Mazi nodded decently, as if all these wise judgments came from his own opinions.After thinking about it for a while, Kang Mazi turned to Suo'etu and asked, "Suo'etu, how is the preparation of the money and food for the Southern Expedition that I asked you to prepare?"

"Back to master, the preparations are almost done." Suo'etu hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "The 800 million taels of silver military coins have all been exchanged for cash silver, and the slaves have exchanged 1000 million taels of cash silver for It became food and grass, and the total grain was 120 shi, and the salary of the bannermen and the salary of the Beijing officials, which were in arrears for four months, were reissued, and other necessary expenses and emergency military salaries and grass for other battlefields were removed. The rest should be enough for the master's 520 troops to go south for half a year."

"1000 million taels of silver in exchange for 120 million stones of grain and grass? On average, one stone of grain costs me more than eight taels of silver?" Kang Mazi frowned again, and said angrily: "The gang of slaves from the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War are corrupt and embezzled. Isn’t it too harsh? If I remember correctly, even when the spring famine was at its worst, a stone of grain in Zhili was only two taels of silver, right?”

"Master Mingjian, it's not that the servants of the household department and the military department are corrupt, it's that the price of food has risen too much now." Suo'etu said with a sad face: "When the water transportation was cut off more than half a year ago, the price of food in the capital immediately tripled. , has already reached more than five taels of silver for one stone, and half a year has passed, and the slaves can still buy grain for one stone for eight taels of silver, which is already very difficult."

Kang Mazi stopped talking again, and his pockmarked face became even more gloomy. Suo'etu took a peek at Kang Mazi, and quickly added cautiously: "Also, as far as I know, the price of grain in the capital has risen to ten taels of silver per stone yesterday." , if you pay with military currency, you will get 20 taels. Most of the people in the capital can only use sweet potatoes and yam eggs to satisfy their hunger... So, if the master wants to buy slaves for one stone of military rations at the price of eight taels of silver in the future, The slaves are powerless."

Kang Mazi's heart trembled. It's only November, and it's only been two months since the end of the autumn harvest. The price of grain in Zhili has already soared to such an extent. When the next year's spring is green and yellow, the price of grain will rise to such a terrifying level. Kang Mazi didn't even dare to imagine the situation.Kang Mazi didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be.

"It's all because of that bastard Lu Yifeng!" Thinking of this, Kang Mazi couldn't help but get angry again, and cursed out a curse word.Then Kang Mazi took another picture of the fake dragon case, and shouted: "The money and food can be used for half a year. From today on, you should go all out to prepare for my personal conquest. Ten days later, I will personally lead an army of 12 to drive the conquest. Fight to the death with Lu Yifeng's dog thief!"

"Master, you must not do it!" Kang Mazi's confidantes were so frightened that they kowtowed together and advised in unison: "Master is the most important thing in the world, and you must not leave the important place of the capital. If there is an accident, Master Be shaken immediately!"

"Fart!" Kang Mazi roared again, "Lu Yifeng's dog thief cut off my water transportation and choked my lifeline of money and food. If I don't quickly retake the money and food in the south of the Yangtze River, within a year, my country will not need Wu Sangui old thief If you and Lu Yifeng come to snatch it, you will be shaken and collapsed!"

"Master, the south of the Yangtze River is indeed extremely important, and it should be taken back as soon as possible." Mingzhu hurriedly kowtowed and said, "But as the emperor, the master's breath and breath are of great importance to the world. If there is an accident, the consequences will be disastrous. I also hope that the master will find another good general and let him go out on behalf of the heavens, so that he can defeat the thieves in one battle and take back the important land in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"That's right, master, you must never go to the conquest yourself! You can only choose a good general to go out on behalf of the heaven!" Kang Mazi's lackeys didn't care that Kang Mazi's pockmarked face was extremely ugly, but they tried their best to dissuade him, and they said that the master Don't lie to our Qing Dynasty, with your military level, on the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, isn't it a fat pig sent to Lu Yifeng's dog thief?

"Other than me being wiped out, what other good generals are there?" Kang Mazi's eyes were completely red, and he roared arrogantly and angrily: "Who are the so-called good generals you recommended before? Have you ever gotten a bargain before? Jie Shu? Le Erjin? Besides me, who else can eradicate that Lu Yifeng thief?!"

"Master, maybe Prince An Yue Le can do it." Mingzhu's eyes were reddened even more, fearing that Kang Mazi would really be sent to the door to be slaughtered by Fatty Lu, so she simply gave up and said, "Master, Lord An Yue Le has both courage and courage." , with the style of a general, and with him leading the army on behalf of the master, he will definitely defeat the bandits in one battle!"

"Prince An?" Kang Mazi was finally taken aback, but quickly waved his numb hand again, and said bitterly, "Isn't he the same, was he defeated by Lu Yifeng's gangster? If he hadn't been in Guizhou and Wuchang back then After losing so badly, how can my country reach this point?"

"Master, it is true that Prince An suffered two disastrous defeats under Lu Yifeng's hands, but it was not his responsibility." Mingzhu boldly said: "Guizhou's disastrous defeat is mainly due to the Aobai traitor, and the secondary responsibility is Tuhai. If it wasn't for the Aobai traitor who fell into Lu Yifeng's dog thief's scheme to lure the enemy into the poisonous plot, and the unknown enemy's situation went deep into the hinterland of Guizhou, if it wasn't for Tu Hai's refusal to respond in order to escape, the main force of our Qing Dynasty would have been wiped out?"

"At that time in Wuchang, the main responsibility was Tuhai, and the secondary responsibility was Cai Yurong. If they hadn't been greedy for life and feared death and ran for their lives first, would the Wuchang army have been wiped out without a deadly battle? But Prince An, the only one who led the army back in Guizhou that time He was the one who responded, and he was the last one to retreat across the Yangtze River in the Wuchang War, such a loyal and brave general is rare in the world, master!"

Reminded by Mingzhu, Kang Mazi recalled that indeed, Yue Le seemed to be the only one among his lackey generals who had not suffered a big loss in front of Fatty Lu. They were only fighting against Fatty Lu as the deputy commander, and the real reason for the fiasco was not because Aobai and Tuhai listened to Yue Le's wrong advice, but because they didn't listen to Yue Le's correct advice, which led to the big defeat And the fiasco, the responsibility does not lie on Yue Le at all.

"Master, this slave has the courage to remind you a few words." Zhang Ying, who has always been taciturn, suddenly said, "I wonder if the master still remembers? Lu Yifeng's gangsters have tried to separate each other several times, and they all pointed at Prince An? Let me ask, if Lu Isn't the Yifeng dog thief extremely jealous of Prince An, and why did he take such painstaking efforts to target Prince An? He even went to Wuchang in a prison car and let the soldiers ridicule and insult him, in order to frame Prince An, Lu Yifeng dog If the thief is not afraid of Prince An, why is that so?"

Kang Mazi tapped his head twice imperceptibly, admitting that Zhang Ying's words were justified. If Fatty Lu hadn't been afraid of Yue Le to the bone, why would he be targeting Yue Le every time he sowed discord?Why not frame a military idiot like Zhang Tai?
After thinking about it for a long time, Kang Mazi finally changed his words, and ordered weakly, "You should start preparing for the Southern Expedition first. When will the army go out and who will be the commander, let me think carefully about it. This is my last possession. I have to think twice, you kneel down." The confidants of Kang Mazi who were present knew that Kang Mazi had finally wavered, and they all heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly kowtowed to leave, leaving Kang Mazi to ponder in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Time passed by, and for more than an hour, Kang Mazi hardly moved a bit. During this period, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Huang Ji, came to submit his resignation form, saying that all his family members in his hometown in Hangzhou had fallen into Lu Yifeng's hands. In the hands of a dog thief, life and death are unknown, he missed the safety of his family and couldn't manage, so he asked to resign and go into seclusion, but Kang Mazi didn't bother, he just asked Huang Ji to come back another day.Just like that, when it was almost time for application in the afternoon, Kang Mazi finally made up his mind, turned to Zhang Wanqiang, the personal eunuch next to him, and ordered, "Preach the decree, and bring that person here immediately."

Kang Mazi didn't say who Xuan was, but Zhang Wanqiang didn't ask too much, but ran out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation cautiously to deliver the decree.After more than half an hour, Fatty Lu's old friend who was still punished to study behind closed doors, Kang Mazi's cousin, former Prince An Yue Le, dressed in casual clothes, finally came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation again, and asked Kang Mazi Mazi knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to salute, "Slave Yue Le, by decree, see the master long live, the emperor long live, long live, long live."

Kang Mazi waved his hand, let Yue Le down listlessly, and asked Zhang Wanqiang to move a chair for Yue Le to sit down. Seeing Kang Mazi's gloomy expression, Yue Le knew that something big must happen, so he didn't dare to say anything, honestly Sit down and hold your breath, waiting for Kang Mazi to speak.After a long time, Kang Mazi finally opened his mouth and said weakly: "Uncle Emperor, you have heard what you said. Lu Yifeng's dog thief has indeed attacked Zhejiang. In half a month, Huzhou and Hangzhou have fallen one after another. I have cleared Zhejiang." The army lost nearly [-] people."

"Taking Huzhou and Hangzhou in half a month? And annihilating our [-] Qing army?" Yue Le's face twitched, thinking that this Lu Yifeng dog thief finally showed his fangs, and his hidden The sharpness of the fangs is far beyond my imagination.

"Master, please rest assured that victory or defeat is just a common matter in military affairs." After being surprised, Yue Le could only bite the bullet and comfort him: "And the slave thinks that with the current situation of Lu Yifeng's dog thief, such a rapid expansion will be harmful and useless to him, unless he Can be like my Emperor Taizong Wen of the Qing Dynasty, who has the courage to attack the city and seize the land without defending it, just robbing the population and property and returning to the north. Otherwise, once he grows greedy and tries to occupy the important town of Hangzhou for a long time, the defense line of the bandits will be in a hurry everywhere, dispatching troops and generals Immediately stretched."

"I think so too. The emperor and I are indeed heroes who see the same thing." Kang Mazi nodded shamelessly, and then asked: "Emperor uncle, now that things have happened, I am determined to personally lead the last 12 Qing troops to drive I don’t know what the emperor wants to conquer personally, to retake the wealth center in the south of the Yangtze River, and to re-open the water transport.”

"Master, absolutely not!" Yue Le almost collapsed on the ground without being frightened, and quickly stood up and kowtowed, saying: "Master is the king of a country, the lord of the world, you must not leave the important place of the capital, otherwise, if you make a mistake, the consequences will be severe." It's unimaginable!"

Kang Mazi raised his pockmarked face stubbornly, and said to himself, why does everyone oppose Zhenzheng?I am the Nine-Five Supreme, the Lord of the World, wise and powerful, handsome, Yue Lishenghong, actuarial, calligraphy and painting, astronomy, foreign languages, military, politics, dredging rivers, perfect martial arts, and all skills Emperor Kangxi!Why doesn't everyone believe that I can eradicate that thief Lu Yifeng?Don't they think that I'm not even as good as that fallen scholar?
"Master, you can't conscript yourself, and you must not conscript yourself!" Seeing that Kang Mazi didn't speak, Yue Le became anxious, and quickly persuaded: "Master's urgency to regain Jiangnan, I understand, but on the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes. Lu Yifeng, that dog thief is extremely treacherous, famous for his scheming, his master went to Jiangnan personally, if there is any accident, my country's foundation in the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed in one fell swoop!"

Anger flashed across Kang Mazi's numb eyes, and he thought that no matter how treacherous and scheming Lu Yifeng's bastard is, what can he do to me?I am the wise and powerful Emperor Kangxi who has made every plan, not you idiots!

After finally suppressing his anger and calming himself down, Kang Mazi asked again: "Uncle Emperor, since you are firmly opposed to my own conquest, in your opinion, among the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who should I choose as commander? Conquering Lu Yifeng as a thief?"

Yue Le was stunned for a while, and then replied dejectedly after a long time: "Master, according to the view of this servant, none of the ministers of the court and all the civil and military officials can be a match for Lu Yifeng on the battlefield. Although the dog thief's character is despicable, but on the battlefield, he is indeed a rare general and handsome talent."

"Then what if I send you there?" Kang Mazi finally made clear the chariot and horses, and asked, "If I hand over the last 12 soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty to you, and use you as commander again, do you have the confidence to replace me?" Take back Jiangnan and eradicate Lu Yifeng as a thief?"

"Master finally thought of using me again." Yue Le was overjoyed in his heart, but when he thought of going to a decisive battle with Lu Fatty, Yue Le's little face inevitably turned pale—the current Fatty Lu is no longer the same hand he used to be. Fatty Lu, who only has a few thousand miscellaneous troops, is a generation of heroes with one hundred thousand soldiers in his hands, sitting in a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. Not to mention that what Kang Mazi is going to hand over to him is only a quasi-second-line army composed of 12 recruits from Mongolia , Even if you give yourself 12 points, you don't have the confidence to win.

"What? Uncle Huang doesn't have confidence either?" Kang Mazi stared at Yue Le, and said slowly, "If Uncle Huang really doesn't have the confidence, then that's okay. I won't force it. At worst, I'll just go for it myself."

Kang Mazi's words completely frightened Yue Le, for the sake of the 12 innocent soldiers of Mizhou and Mongolia not to die innocently, and also for the sake of Grandpa Wild Boar Pi, Eighth Uncle Huang Taiji and his cousin Shunzhi who managed to beat him down The Qing Dynasty was ruined, Yue Le finally made up his mind, kowtowed and said: "Master, as long as the master grants the slave three graces, then the slave will definitely be able to retake the Jiangnan for the master and eradicate Lu Yifeng's dog thief!"

"Tell me, those three graces?" Kang Mazi raised his sparse, burnt-yellow eyebrows.

"One, please allow the slave to take two people from the dungeon, and let them serve as the slave's deputy to assist the slave in leading the army to the south." Yue Le said cautiously.

"You want those two people in the prison?" Kang Mazi asked again.

"Tuhai, Dong Weiguo." Yue Le peeked at Kang Mazi's face and said, "Although Tuhai is guilty, he is sophisticated and resourceful. He can rival Lu Yifeng's gangster in terms of strategizing on the battlefield. Dong Weiguo is good at soothing the morale of the army and can win Soldiers use their lives to the death, and with these two men assisting the slaves, the slaves dare to march."

"Of course Dong Weiguo can do it, but why do you want Tuhai?" Kang Mazi asked suspiciously, "Tuhai is best at running away from battle. Are you not afraid that he will hurt you again?"

"Tu Hai is indeed a bit too greedy for life and afraid of death, and his character is also a bit too despicable." Yue Le explained: "But Tu Hai is tenacious and indomitable. He remains determined despite ups and downs. He also has rich experience in the battlefield and is good at scheming. He is almost the same person as Lu Yifeng's dog thief. That's why I want to take him to the army to serve as a staff officer, to help me solve the endless tricks of Lu Yifeng's dog thief. At the same time, I will never give him the right to lead the army, lest he relapse. Running away again shakes the morale of our army and ruins our military affairs."

"That's good, I promise you this grace." Kang Mazi nodded, and asked again: "What about the other two graces? What are they?"

"The second grace, please give me one year, master. It will take about a year for the slave to regain the whole of Jiangnan and eradicate Lu Yifeng's dog thief." Yue Le continued to bite the bullet and said: "The second grace, please master Give the slaves the right to control all soldiers and horses in the three provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi, and make them all obey the command of the slaves."

"To tell you the truth, the imperial court can only support your 12 troops for half a year at most." Kang Mazi said solemnly, "So, I can only give you half a year. I figured it out on my own, but I can’t take it out anymore.”

"The imperial court is in such a critical situation? The power of the whole country can only support 12 troops to fight for half a year? Hasn't the imperial court been using military coins to raise military supplies?" Yue Le's face turned pale again, but he knew it was a coincidence It's hard for a woman to cook without rice, and it's impossible to change the military pay and food out of thin air, so after thinking about it carefully, Yue Le bit the bullet and said: "The servant will do his best."

"It's not about doing your best, it's about doing it. Another day you can go to the capital city to see how difficult it is." Kang Mazi said darkly: "Within half a year, if you can't take back Jiangnan If you can't get through the water transportation, I will not be able to sit still in this country."

Yue Le also heard from his family members that the food prices in the capital and Zhili had skyrocketed several times, so he nodded, expressing that he understood, and asked: "Master, can the master agree to the third favor that the slave wants?"

"I can promise you this." Kang Mazi nodded, and said, "I can give you the power to control the soldiers and horses in the three provinces of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Anhui, but you must also agree to one condition."

"Master, please clarify." Yue Le replied respectfully.

"Don't make up your own mind and give up any of the provinces without authorization." Kang Mazi said solemnly: "I know, you have always wanted to use some strategy to drive away tigers and wolves, give up Zhejiang and let Lu Yifeng and Geng Jingzhong's thieves go on their own. Kill each other, give up Jiangxi and let Wu dogs kill each other, but my country is hard-won, not to mention giving up a province of land, even a prefecture and a county. I am also sorry for the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, you must Only by agreeing to this condition will I allow you to lead the army to go out."

Yue Le was a little desperate, but regretted that he had spoken out his plan in front of Kang Mazi too early, which made Kang Mazi wary.After repeated calculations for a long time, Yue Le played with a flower gun and said: "What the master said is very true. The slave's previous thoughts were indeed a little passive and timid. After being reprimanded by the master several times, the slave has also repented and will never give up. Land. It’s just that the two armies are fighting, and you must not stick to the gains or losses of a city or a place. Therefore, in a decisive battle, the slave may choose tactics to retreat in order to win the whole army, temporarily abandoning one or two state capitals, and return to the master understand."

"You still want to use your gun to drive away tigers and devour wolves." Kang Mazi was not stupid, and immediately heard Yue Le's implication, but considering that there was no one available in the court other than Yue Le, and Yue Le's words were It made some sense, so Kang Mazi gritted his teeth and finally said, "Well, I promise you that I will understand your difficulties."

(End of this chapter)