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Chapter 323: Using Thieves to Control Thieves

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    The composition of the Southern Expedition Army of the Qing Army led by Yue Le is as follows: Commander Dingyuan Pingkou General An Prince Yue Le, Deputy Commander Jiangxi Governor Dingyuan Deputy General Dong Weiguo, the main generals are Annan General Hua Shan, Pingni General Bi Liketu  , General Anyuan Shangshan, General Dingnan Baylor Dong'e, General Muzhan Zhengnan, General Laita Jingnan, General Liu Xingzhong Zhengni, General Wu Dan Xuanyi, General Foniyu General Zhenwu, etc., and Pan Di  More than a dozen Mongolian Taiji, including Chahun, Ezier, Durbert, Ombu, Zashbatur, and Norbubandi, led the Mongolian cavalry from the headquarters to march south with the army.

    In addition, Tu Hai, a former university scholar who had committed crimes and meritorious service, was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War and governor of Jiangsu, and he also went out with the army, but Kang Mazi and Yue Le were already frightened by Tu Hai's character of running away, so the uncle and nephew agreed not to give any  Tuhai's slight military power is only for him to advise the military to formulate strategies and tactics, and to use his cunning, suspicious, cunning and vicious expertise to fight against Fatty Lu, who is notorious for his scheming.

    The lineup above seems to be brilliant. There are several princes Baylor of Qingqing alone, and there are also many famous generals, and the number of troops led by them is also quite large.  Ten thousand, including more than 40,000 Mongolian cavalry, were quite powerful, and were basically the last possessions that Kang Mazi could come up with.  However, to use such an army to restore Jiangnan and eradicate Fatty Lu, the biggest scourge of the Qing Dynasty, to be honest, Kang Mazi was not very confident, and the commander of this army, Yue Le, was even less confident.

    In fact, Yue Le took the job bravely, because Yue Le knew very well that this army seemed to be large in number, and the generals were quite capable, but the quality of the soldiers was by no means comparable to that of the Southern Expedition Army led by Oboi back then.  up.  Eighty percent of the more than 70,000 Han soldiers were new conscripts, who had only undergone military training of a few months, seriously lacking battlefield experience and had never seen blood; the remaining 20 percent were from Zhili  The local green battalion in Shandong is regarded as a second-line army. Its combat effectiveness is the same as that of the Qing army in Zhejiang, which was completely abused by the fat army, and it is far behind the elite of the Southwest.

    The nearly 20,000 Mongolian cavalry are relatively elite, and they are quite proficient in horseback riding and shooting, but the problem is that the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry who once swept half the world has already degenerated to a horrible level, with backward tactics, lack of experience, and internal friction  It is extremely serious. Even the former Ming army during the Chongzhen period could learn from them from time to time and earn military exploits. Over the years, the former Qing court has been using Lamaism to limit population growth. Only one son in a family can marry and have children.  , all the other monks became lamas, and the quality of the soldiers was once again weakened. Yue Le didn't dare to have much expectation if he could entrust them with important tasks¡ª¡ªYue Le dared to count on these pampered and spoiled Mongolian only sons to fight bloody battles with the fat army  ?  Don't be kidding, people still have parents, wives and children to support!

    What's even worse is the Mite Prefecture Army, the core backbone of this army. In order to quell the San Francisco rebellion, Kang Mazi had recruited troops from Liaodong several times before, recruiting soldiers.  The reason why more than 30,000 Mizhou troops were able to form again this time was entirely because Kang Mazi relaxed the recruitment requirements.  With such a little force.  Yue Le naturally dare not even imagine what will happen to the army formed in this way when it encounters the fat man army who has experienced many battles and is armed to the teeth.

    The quality of the soldiers is so appalling, Yue Le, who has fought many times with the old traitor Wu and Fatty Lu, naturally does not want to be the coach of the Southern Expedition, and come to the south of the Yangtze River to make a fool of himself and ruin his reputation for a lifetime, but the problem is that Kang Mazi has made up his mind this time,  If Yue Le doesn't take up this job, then Kang Mazi will have to go on the expedition himself!  In order for the 120,000 innocent soldiers of the Qing Dynasty not to die unjustly, and for the country not to be ruined with great difficulty by Grandpa Wild Boar Skin and Uncle Huang Braised Chicken, Yue Le had no choice but to bite the bullet and take over the hard work.  Like rushing ducks to the shelves, they took this hopeless army to the south.

    By the way, because he didn't have much hope, Yue Le had already left a suicide note to his wife and children before leaving, and was ready to die for the mite.

    On November 26th, the thirteenth year of Kang Mazi, the third day after the departure of the Southern Expedition Army, the Mongolian mite army led by Yue Le arrived in Baoding and joined forces with General Amida, the Zhili Green Camp soldiers stationed here.  At the same time, the size of the team reached more than 80,000 people, and more than 40,000 new recruits from the Green Battalion were still in Shandong, waiting for Yue Le's main army to go south to join forces.  It was also in the afternoon of that day, in the Chinese army tent outside Baoding City, that Yue Le called together the main generals of the Southern Expedition for the first time, and held the first military meeting since the expedition to discuss the strategy and tactics of the Southern Expedition.

    Shen Shizheng, the guard leader of the Chinese Army and the only eighth son of Yue Le's 20 sons who has grown up, Sai Leng'e, reported in the back tent, saying that all the generals had arrived, and Yue Le was sitting beside the map sand table with deep browsAbandoning one or two state capitals, you can't give up a province, otherwise, I can't explain to the emperor, and the emperor can't explain to the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty.  "

    Tuhai smiled wryly, and said in his heart, so I want to ask you if you have the courage.  Over there, Dong Weiguo said again: "Master Tu is too pessimistic, we have decided to give up the northwestern part of Zhejiang and let Geng Jingzhong go north, even if Geng Jingzhong doesn't turn against Lu Yifeng immediately, at least we can hold him back  A part of Lu Yifeng's army of thieves, our Qing army will attack on both sides, is there still no chance of winning?"

    "It's hard." Tu Hai shook his head, and said helplessly: "Lu Yifeng's dog thief gave Hangzhou to Zheng Jing's dog thief. To put it nicely, it means keeping promises and fulfilling its promise. To put it bluntly, it means pulling Zheng Jing into the water and asking Zheng Jing to help him guard the south.  At the gate, if the dog thief Geng Jingzhong wants to fight with the dog thief Lu Yifeng, he has to pass Zheng Jing. The dog thief Lu Yifeng can try his best to smash the Huzhou government, as long as he defends the isolated city of Huzhou with a small amount of troops, Zheng Jing  After defending the isolated city of Hangzhou, Geng Jingzhong can no longer threaten the hinterland of Lu Yifeng's thief, and Lu Fatty's thief can also concentrate on dealing with threats from the north and west."

    Dong Weiguo had nothing to say, but Mu Zhan, who was listening quietly, interjected, "Master Tu, if our Qing Dynasty abandons Jiangxi, we are going to let the old thief Wu Sangui and Lu Yifeng fight with each other, but what if these two thieves don't know what to do?"  What should we do if the fire doesn¡¯t rise? Or if Lu Yifeng¡¯s dog thief was easily subdued by Wu Sangui¡¯s old thief, wouldn¡¯t our Qing Dynasty have no hope of taking back Jiangnan?¡±

    "I would rather let the old thief Wu Sangui get Jiangnan than see Lu Yifeng's doggy continue to grow in Jiangnan." Tu Hai said surprisingly, "The old thief Wu Sangui is at best a tiger, the king of beasts,  There is still a chance of being subdued! Lu Yifeng is a dog thief, so let him continue to swim in the sea. When his wings are full, and he has dragon horns, dragon claws and dragon scales, then no one in this world can subdue him  Already!"

    Speaking of this, Tuhai paused, and added: "Besides, the old thief Wu Sangui is over sixty years old, and he is still seriously ill if there is accurate information. The thief Lu Yifeng is not yet thirty years old. Let him  If we continue to sit down, our Qing Dynasty will have no hope."

    "What Mr. Tu means is that between Lu Yifeng's dog thief and Wu Sangui's old thief, we Daqing have to gamble." Yue Le opened his mouth again, and said slowly: "After gambling that Wu Sangui's old thief won the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, he can't get it."  The world, so I would rather give Jiangnan to Wu Sangui, an old thief, than Lu Yifeng, a thief."

    "That's the reason." Tu Hai nodded, and said without any ambiguity: "The humble official even believes that, in the current situation and circumstances, apart from this hope, the only hope for our Qing Dynasty is to look forward to two thunderstorms from the sky.  , hacked Lu Yifeng's dog thief and Wu Sangui's old thief to death together!"

    No one laughed, and the corners of Yue Le's mouth twitched a few times. After a while, he said weakly: "I can gamble, but I have promised the emperor that I cannot gamble."

    "My lord, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I will say something that I am not afraid of beheading." Tu Hai said slowly: "The emperor doesn't want to gamble, lord, you can help the emperor gamble."

    "How can I gamble for the emperor?" Yue Le asked doubtfully.

    "My lord, you just promised the emperor not to give up a province of land." Tu Hai lowered his voice, and said in a dark voice: "But if Wu Sangui's army launches a fierce attack on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, we will not be able to defend the northeastern Jiangxi and southern Anhui.  A state capital, let the other army of Wu Sangui's old thief enter the south of the Yangtze River, can the emperor blame you for resisting the order?"

    Yue Le's eyes lit up, and after a long time of calculation, Yue Le sat up straight, gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I will recite the sin of losing the city and land. Master Tu, from today onwards, you will be responsible for collecting and sorting out detailed works."  Spy on Wugou¡¯s army¡¯s movement information, and report every move of Wugou¡¯s East Route Army at any time¡ªit¡¯s best to get in touch with Wu Dog¡¯s East Route Army.¡± (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome  Come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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