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Chapter 268

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    The Jiujiang Qing army's ambush of the Fat Man Army failed miserably. This did not come as a surprise to Dong Weiguo, the governor of Jiangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Dong Weiguo, because Dong Daren opposed the ambush plan from the very beginning, and believed that the most important task of the Qing army in northern Jiangxi  It is defending instead of attacking. I feel that even if a battle is won and not fought, as long as the Jiangxi battlefield, the gateway to the riches of the south of the Yangtze River, is defended, it is already a miracle for the Qing court in the wind and rain¡ªno more  The situation of the Qing court supported by Jiangnan finance is really unimaginable.

    Since prudence is victory, any rashness is an unnecessary risk that may lead to failure. It is precisely because of this that Dong Weiguo not only clearly opposed the ambush plan proposed by Zhangtai Beizi, but also tried his best to persuade Zhangtai to give up.  This plan.  But it is a pity that Beizi Zhangtai is not only a relative of the Qing court, but also a general of Pingkou personally appointed by Kang Mazi, the highest chief of the Qing Dynasty. He is Dong Weiguo's immediate boss.  Going in is also useless.

    Persuasion was useless, but in desperation, Dong Weiguo had no choice but to ask his confidant Tong Guodong to assist Zhangtai Beizi in the battle, and selected the most elite Qing army from the Six Thousand Jiujiang River to Zhangtai Beizi to command, planning to have Tong Guodong, who was mature and prudent,  As Zhangtai's assistant, and the army is an elite soldier, even if he fails to win the battle, the loss will not be too great.  It's just that Dong Weiguo never dreamed that Zhangtai's 6,000 elite soldiers and Itambu's 3,000 green battalion together not only failed to ambush the forward of the fat army, but were ambushed by the fat army in turn, and the army lost two-thirds  As mentioned above, Zhangtai fled back to Jiujiang in embarrassment, and Tong Guodong, the love general, disappeared, and his life and death were unknown!

    The first time they fought against the Fatty Army, Dong Weiguo lost his face so badly. While panicking, Dong Weiguo hurriedly dispatched a large number of scouts to search for Tong Guodong's whereabouts.  The Qing army in Anqing and downstream sent messengers to inform Jiujiang of the war situation, and asked the Qing army in these two places to prepare for reinforcements in Jiujiang.

    Nanchang is far away from Jiujiang, and there is no convenient and fast waterway, so let's ignore him for the time being, and just talk about Anqing.  After receiving the news from Dong Weiguo's clipper ship, Hilgen, the Minister of Internal Affairs of General Qing Dingnan who was stationed in Anqing, did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly dispatched his deputy, Deputy General Dingnan and Minister of Rites of the Qing Dynasty, Hal Gaqi, to lead a boat  The team went upstream to Jiujiang City to grasp the first-hand battle situation, so as to judge whether it was necessary to dispatch the Anqing Qing army to reinforce the Jiujiang Qing army.

    Although there is a waterway from Anqing to Jiujiang, the speed upstream is relatively slow. When Hargaqi's fleet arrived in Jiujiang City, it was already the evening of the second day after the end of the Ruichang ambush.  On the evening of the 19th day of the first month in the thirteenth year of Mazi, the clipper had just arrived at the Jiujiang Wharf, which was heavily protected by the Qing Navy. Dong Weiguo had already led Zhao Yingkui, Zhao Dengju, Zhang Sheguang, Yang Jie and other Qing army generals to the wharf.  Ergaqi saluted and greeted him.  Haergaqi casually called out the generals, and impatiently asked Dong Weiguo, "Master Dong, where is Wu Gou?"

    "Master Ha, the latest report shows that the Wugou East Route Army started from Ruichang to commit crimes in the east early this morning. They marched very cautiously, and only traveled forty miles a day." Dong Weiguo quickly replied: "If there is no accident, the last  As late as noon tomorrow, the Wu Dog bandit army will be able to approach the city of Jiujiang."

    "Wu Gou didn't take advantage of the victory to rush forward?" Hargaqi was a little surprised. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Fatty Lu's gourd.  A great opportunity to siege the city?

    "The lower officials are also very puzzled by this." Dong Weiguo replied with a frown: "Wu Gou's soldiers have little food, so they can only fight quickly and not drag on for a long time. Now Lu Yifeng's barbarians are doing the opposite.  Chang delayed for a day, I'm afraid there must be a trick. I also hope that Mr. Ha will report back to General Hilgen and ask him to send reinforcements early to defend Jiujiang with our army. As long as Jiujiang is still in our army's hands, Anqing can rest easy."

    "For reinforcements, let's go to the city to discuss it." Hargaqi waved his hand, letting Dong Weiguo lead the way into the city, and then looked around on the road and asked, "Where is Master Zhangtai? Why didn't you see him? Could it be that he was on the battlefield?"  injured?"

    "I wasn't injured, but I fell ill in bed when I came back." Dong Weiguo replied helplessly: "It seems that Master Bei may feel a little ashamed after returning home in a disastrous defeat. No matter how much the subordinate officials persuade him, he will not listen."

    Hal Gaqi smiled wryly, and had nothing to do with his cousin Kang Mazi. In the end, Hal Gaqi could only change the subject and ask, "Where is Tong Guodong? Any news? He is a rare general, brave and resourceful, you  Did you send someone to look for it?"

    "Master Ha, of course the last general sent someone to search for it." Dong Weiguo's expression was a bit painful, and he replied in a more helpless tone: "But the person was not found, but there were rumors that our army was defeated, saying that after he was captured by Wu Gou, he died  TowardsEven if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash it away!  "

    "You dog thief! I don't understand. Your name of saying good things, being kind, and doing good deeds is called by that bastard and idiot?" Dong Weiguo did not dare to say that  The letter was torn up, and he just knelt down to Hargaqi and Zhangtai, raised the letter above his head, and said with tears in his eyes: "Master Ha, Master Bei, Wu Dog's pernicious poison has reached this point, and the slaves really can't tell.  The slave just wants to say one thing, the slave never betrayed the Qing Dynasty, let alone the long live master!"

    "The servant also knows that when the two armies are at war, the most fearful thing is internal strife and internal strife, mutual suspicion and suspicion, so the servant does not want to explain and explain, but just wants to show the loyalty of the servant with practical actions-please Master Ha and Master Beizi immediately remove the servant  With the flower feathers on the top of the head, take it to the place where the slave should go. The defense and army of Jiujiang, the slave is also willing to hand over to Zhang Beizi. However, the slave still said that Anqing and Nanchang must take precautions. Send troops to reinforce Jiujiang immediately, otherwise, Jiujiang  Once it falls, Anqing and Nanchang will not be able to respond to each other's rescue, and northern Jiangxi will be in danger!"

    "Governor, I can't! Jiujiang can't live without you!" Tong Guodong cried out, "Master Ha, Master Bei, this letter was brought back by the slave, and all the consequences will be borne by the slave, and have nothing to do with the governor!  I would like to lead an army out of the city to fight Wu Gou to the death, kill Wu Gou and capture Lu Yifeng's dog thief alive, so as to clear the name of the governor!"

    "Shut up!" Dong Weiguo turned around and shouted sharply: "Tong Guodong, if you still recognize me as the boss and the governor, you just stay honestly in Jiujiang City for the past few days. If you have any troubles, I will be more serious."  Even if you jumped into Poyang Lake, you won't be able to clear up your suspicions!"

    "Master Ha, Master Bei." All the generals and civilian officials of the Qing army present left their seats and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "The last general (lower rank) and others believe that the Governor-General is loyal to the emperor and the Qing court.  In light of the sun and the moon, it is absolutely impossible to do evil deeds of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, please Master Bei and Master Ha to investigate clearly."

    "The last general is willing to use his whole family's life to protect the governor!" Another general of the Qing army shouted: "If it is found that the governor is even slightly sorry for the court, I am sorry for Long Live, please kill the whole family of the last general!"

    As soon as the words came out, several civil and military officials of the Qing army immediately echoed, expressing that they were willing to spend their lives as security guards for Dong Weiguo, who was very popular among the army and officials.  Seeing this situation, Haergaqi and Zhangtai, who had already been skeptical about Dong Weiguo's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, couldn't say anything more. They got up together and joined hands to help Dong Weiguo. Haergaqi comforted: "Please rest assured, Governor General, this is very serious.  It's obviously Wu Gou's plan to divide and counteract. Although the official is ignorant, he will not be deceived by such a shallow plan. Please feel free to continue defending the city, Governor. I will try my best to persuade General Hilgen to let him  Send reinforcements to reinforce Jiujiang."

    "Yes." Master Zhangtai Beizi echoed: "I am familiar with military books, and have a deep understanding of military strategy. How can Wu Gou's simple plan be hidden from my eyes? Governor, please stay in Jiujiang, I will definitely  I will work together with you to guard this city, and swear to the death not to let Wu Gou go any further east!"

    "Thank you, Mr. Ha, thank you, Mr. Bei, thank you for your trust." Dong Weiguo was so moved that tears streamed down his face, he choked up and said, "I would like to invite the two of you to go to the court on your behalf and report to General Dingnan. As long as the servant is still alive, Jiujiang City will definitely  It's still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and it's still in the hands of the Emperor Long Live!"

    "I believe this must be the case." Halgaqi nodded, took the letter from Dong Weiguo again, and said kindly: "My lord governor, please don't worry too much about this official. The duty of an official is, so  this letter¡­¡­."

    "Your Majesty Ha, you don't need to say anything, I understand, and I won't blame you." Dong Weiguo replied helplessly: "This letter is up to Master Ha, whether it is handed over to General Hilgen or directly presented to the master.  Long live, the lower officials have no right to interfere. Those who are clean will clean up themselves, and the lower officials also believe that the master, Long Live, and General Hilgen will definitely set things right and return the lower officials to their innocence."

    "Thank you, Governor, for your understanding. If that's the case, then I'm sorry." Hargaqi checked the letter again, and found that there was no suspicion of being dropped by Dong Weiguo, so he carefully stuffed it into his sleeve  .

    "I'm still somewhat suspicious of me." Seeing Haergaqi's actions, Dong Weiguo couldn't help muttering in his heart. At the same time, Dong Weiguo also felt a little puzzled, and secretly said: "Lu Yifeng is a thief.  This trick is not very clever, is it? If he wants our army to have civil strife based on such a letter, making our troops in northern Jiangxi in the Qing Dynasty suspect each other, guard against each other, and dare not rescue each other, then he will make his dream come true.  Great job."

    "Could it be that Lu Yifeng, who is famous for his good words, good deeds, and good intentions, has other things behind him? What is his real purpose?" (To be continued. If you like  For this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com)Products, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.  )(Remember this website URL: www.hlnovel.com
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