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Chapter 157 The First Shot

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    Since ancient times, there are really few rebels who have stood still for several months after playing the banner of the Qing emperor. What is rare is that Wu Sangui, the old traitor Wu, who always cares about his head and disregards his tail, and likes to act on his own will, has become one of them  .

    From the day of the twenty-fifth day of October in the tenth year of Kang Mazi, when the governor of Yunnan, the chief envoy, and the inspector were suddenly arrested, and the army was officially announced, until the first month of the eleventh year of Kangxi, in more than two months, the old traitor Wu  The main army stayed in Yunnan and did not move at all. They did not pay attention to the neighboring Huguang grain-producing areas at all, and did not intend to take advantage of the opportunity that the Qing court could not respond in time to go north.

    Of course, within Wu Sangui's army, many people also questioned Fatty Lu's strategy of defending first and then attacking in two steps. They felt that this move was too passive.  Strength and make up for shortcomings, and solve the Achilles' heel of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces' lack of food self-sufficiency.  However, after discovering that the Qing court had already prepared for this, especially after discovering that the Qing court had deployed heavy troops in Yuanzhou, the gateway to Huguang, these voices quickly disappeared without a trace.

    Just kidding, if you can't take down Yuanzhou, which is heavily garrisoned by Mite Qing, when the main force of Mite Qing led by Oboi arrives on the battlefield, Wu Sangui's army, tired of the old man, will just wait for Oboi's new force to slaughter!  Instead of this, it is better to honestly follow the established strategy for a decisive battle in Guizhou, so that the odds and certainty of winning are a little more.

    In fact, Wu Sangui's top brass, including Wu Sangui himself, knew very well that with the current weapons and equipment of Wu Sangui's army, even if Yuanzhou was garrisoned by a heavy army of mites, it would not be very difficult to win Yuanzhou before the main force of Oboi arrived.  It is not impossible to quickly take Changsha and Yuezhou and basically control Hunan before this, but considering the terrible mountain roads in Guizhou and the huge consumption of weapons in the decisive battle on the Yangtze River, as well as Oboi's tyrannical force and scheming on the battlefield, it has been done before.  Wu Sangui, who had suffered two defeats under Oboi, still gave up this plan, and the psychological shadow was too deep.

    While holding back the troops and recharging their energy, Wu Sangui's army's strategic layout has not been idle. In addition to sending Han Daren and Gao Dejie to go north to Guizhou, Wu Sangui's army also strengthened its defense against Guangxi and sent more troops to Guangnan Prefecture in Yunnan.  Send troops to guard against threats from Guangxi, and form a double insurance on the eastern front with the Line National Security Department in Nanning and the Cen Jilu Department in Sicheng Prefecture to ensure the safety of the hinterland of Yunnan.

    Fortunately, because Kong Sizhen framed Fatty Lu as Wu Sangui to win over the Lan Guoan army, he completely angered the line Guoan father and son, and almost completely torn face with the Qing court and Kong Sizhen, and openly attached to the Pingxi Palace to hand over the Phoenix Mountain silver mine  Hands-off, there is no turning back at this point; at the same time, Cen Jilu in Sicheng Prefecture is the only chieftain in Guangxi who grows the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, and the benefits and losses are the same as Wu Sangui's, so he naturally boarded Wu Sangui's pirate ship without hesitation;  Ma Xiong, the admiral of Shangguangxi, has always had a good relationship with Wu Sangui, and he also took advantage of the passing profits of the Eight Banners drug products going east to sea.  Therefore, Wu Sangui's army's eastern battlefield is quite safe, and they don't need to worry too much, and can concentrate on dealing with threats from the main northern battlefield.

    Wu Sangui's army still has an advantage on the northern front. That is, the two generals in Sichuan, Wu Zhimao and Tan Hong, are both Wu Sangui's former troops.  They, and at the same time, because of the serious decline in population and population in Sichuan due to successive years of wars, neither the population nor the economy can support a large army to fight.  Therefore, on the Zhengbei battlefield, Wu Sangui doesn't need to worry too much. Just sending one Han Daren to station in Zunyi is enough to ensure that there is nothing wrong.  The main battlefield threat.

    The defense is basically well-arranged, and then it is diplomatic efforts. Although one more hypocritical friend will definitely help a lot, but one less enemy means less pressure.  After publicly displaying the banner of the Qing emperor, the envoys of Wu Sangui's army also attacked in all directions, contacting the governors, admirals, and vassal princes of various provinces, inviting them to join forces to kill Oboi on the side of the Qing emperor.

    Everyone knows that Wu Sangui's so-called side of the Qing Dynasty is just to continue to dominate the Eight Banners drug profits, jealousy and envy, and not daring to provoke the fierce tiger Oboi, the results of Wu Sangui's diplomatic efforts are naturally good and bad.  The only team that directly responded to Wu Sangui's uprising was Line Guoan, who also took the initiative to send Line Guoan's youngest son, Line Qiyu, to Qujing to show his sincerity.  Sichuan governor Luo Sen and admiral Zheng Jiaolin sent the envoys out of the country, but declined in reply. Wu Zhimao and Tan Hong agreed to send troops to respond if necessary, but their attitude was obviously on the sidelines, wanting to see the limelight before deciding whether to take action.

    ? Also holding a wait-and-see attitude is Ma Xiong, the admiral of Guangxi., replied in unison.  At the end, Fang Guangchen added: "Seizing the Lianzhou estuary in advance, there is another advantage, that is, we can train the navy, recruit fishermen to train sailors, and benefit our future Yangtze River campaign and capture of Jiangnan."

    "Lianzhou is a feudal land that is still gratifying (Lianzhou was assigned to Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty). "Liu Xuanchu echoed: "Shang Kexi, the old thief arrested our army envoy and despised the majesty of the prince. The prince is famous. By the way, you can give him a  A lesson. At the same time, Lianzhou is close to Nanning, and the father and son of Lan Guoan are staunch supporters of the prince, so they can serve as the backing for the defenders of Lianzhou, and they can defend it even if it is taken down.¡±

    "Then why are you still standing there?" The old man Wu sneered, and said, "Shang Kexi, the old thief is attached to Oboi. He is cruel and inhumane, and he deserves death! Master Wang Xingyi is begging for the thief from the sky. Of course, Shang Kexi, the old thief is also alone.  He is in the ranks of the crusades! Send an order to let Xiaoqi Empress General Du Hui lead an army of 3,000 to attack Shang Kexi's lackey garrison in Lianzhou!"

    "Grandfather, let me go." Fatty Lu hurriedly said.

    "What are you in a hurry for?" The old man Wu smiled kindly and said, "Of course my grandfather understands your eagerness to make contributions, but do you think you have done a lot of credit for winning Lianzhou? The garrison there only has more than a thousand people.  It would be great to have a force of 800, and you won¡¯t have much credit for taking it down, so you should obediently supervise the manufacture of firearms in Yunnan, and show off your skills in the decisive battle in Guizhou in the future.¡±

    "Yifeng, don't be in a hurry to claim merit." Liu Xuanchu also frowned and said, "You have already accomplished a great feat by trapping Gan Wenkun and his son and offering them to the prince Ling Chi. Do you still need to claim such a small merit? Besides,  Do you think the lord just sent someone to attack Lianzhou? Du Hui used to be a general of the Nanming Navy and fought in water battles. The lord sent him to Lianzhou to prepare for the establishment of the Yunnan-Guizhou Navy. Can you do that?  ?¡±

    "Then invite General Du to go." Fatty Lu shrank his fat head and said embarrassingly: "Actually, I don't want to take credit, the main reason is that I want to meet Line Yuxuan by the way. I haven't seen you for more than half a year. It's really true."  I kind of miss him Your lord, benefactor, Mr. Xianyan, why are you looking at me like that? I don't have that hobby! It's just, it's just that I really have a good friendship with Line Yuxuan, there is no other meaning."

    "My lord, I'm afraid it's not enough to send just one Du Hui." Fang Guangchen suggested: "It's better to let Lu Shilian, who is a civil servant, go with him, and bring more money and fushou ointment seeds, so as to buy the hearts of the local people and consolidate the rule." Old traitor Wu  Hearing that he was very satisfied, he immediately nodded in agreement.

    It is of great significance for Yungui to attack Lianzhou with the first shot of the anti-Qing Dynasty, but the process is so simple and easy. The 3,000 troops led by Du Hui, the pro-military army of Pingxi Wangfu, have just arrived at Jiuping, the junction of Nanning and Lianzhou.  Guan, the defenders of Jiuping Pass with less than a hundred people had already switched and surrendered. When the cavalry of the Wu army went all the way to the south and approached Lianzhou City, the army had not seen the shadow of the city wall of Lianzhou.  He opened the city gate wide and led all the soldiers and civilians out of the city to surrender, with a sincere attitude and joyful expressions, as if we were not surrendering but welcoming the return of the king.  Du Hui was confused, and couldn't help asking Xu Huamin, "Why did you surrender so quickly? We didn't shoot a single shot, and you all surrendered without killing anyone. Why?"

    "Prince Pingxi seeks thieves from the heavens, and the Qing emperor punishes the country's thieves. The soldiers and people of Lianzhou are overjoyed. When Master Wang arrives, is there any reason for me to welcome Master Wang without carrying the pot?" Xu Huamin first said a lot of similar nonsense, and then cautiously  Asked: "General Du, I heard that you claimed in Qinzhou County that the prince's army brought the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment this time, and planned to let the soldiers and civilians of Lianzhou try to plant them. Is it true?"

    Du Hui was speechless and vomited blood, and when the news reached Guangzhou, Shang Kexi, the old traitor who was also shot while lying down, also vomited blood, and shouted: "Old thief Wu Sangui! I swear against you!"

    In a fit of rage, the old traitor Shang immediately ordered Yan Ziming, the admiral of Guangdong, to lead an army of 10,000 to counterattack in an attempt to regain Lianzhou.  Those who greeted them were not only the Yunnan-Guizhou soldiers who were armed to the teeth, the Guangxi National Security Army who claimed to be as fierce as tigers and vicious as wolves, but also the soldiers and civilians of Lianzhou who were united as one.  Fight!" This is a distant topic, so let's skip it for the time being.  (To be continued. If you like 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
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