Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> The scourge of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 195

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    ?

    The battle for Wuchang between the Wu army and the Qing army can basically be described as a series of twists and turns.  At that time, the city gate of Yuezhou was suddenly opened to welcome the Wu army into the city, causing Yuezhou to change hands. The remnants of the Qing army led by Tu Hai and Yue Le had to flee back to Wuchang by water, so the Qing army entrenched in Wuchang City was up and down.  They all fell into despair, there were countless deserters, and calls for withdrawal to the north of the Yangtze River kept coming and going.

    How critical was the situation of the Qing army in Wuchang at that time?  It can be seen from the strict military law of the Qing army. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the commanders of the Qing army such as Tu Hai, Yue Le, and Cai Yurong alone executed more than 400 deserters in the city to death!  But even so, the escape of soldiers in the city is still repeated and happens every day. Even Cai Yurong, the governor of the three provinces of Sichuan, Huguang and Guangxi, is a hard-core traitor who secretly confessed that his confidants are preparing ships and are ready to leave from Wuchang at any time.  Shuimen fled across the river to Hankou or Hanyang for his life.

    ?The first turning point occurred when Old Traitor Wu made a mistake in his tactical decision-making. With an overall advantage in strength, weapons, and morale, Old Traitor Wu actually broke up the elite main force and reorganized the army with veterans and recruits!  Doing so, although correct in the long run, can quickly increase the overall combat effectiveness of the new army.  However, when the enemy is approaching, it is tantamount to breaking one's own arm. Not only can it not quickly improve the overall combat effectiveness of the Wu army, but for a considerable period of time, the main force of the Wu army, which has been honed through years of conquest of the Shuixi tribes.  Elite, but their combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened, and they cannot form an overwhelming advantage over the Qing army.

    The second stupid decision of the old traitor Wu was in the tactical direction. Although Fatty Lu repeatedly emphasized that Huguang must be captured first despite his nagging and infamy, the dog-headed military advisers of the old traitor Wu, Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong, were also very clear about the Wuchang battlefield.  However, the old traitor Wu still did not listen to their advice and invested heavily in the Wuchang battlefield, let alone the main force. Instead, he dispersed the army and took some non-important cities that were destined to fall into the hands of the Wu army.  They dispatched 40,000 second-rate troops headed by newly surrendered soldiers, handed over to the famous 250 Wu Yingqi and the notoriously brave general Ma Bao, and asked them to attack this strategically important city of Wuchang.

    Of course, it may not be said that the veteran Wu old traitor has no strategic vision at all, but Wu old traitor really underestimated the enemy this time. No matter how low the morale of the more than 20,000 Qing troops who fled back to Wuchang City,  People are panicking, but they are always the elite selected by Oboi from the whole army of Qing Dynasty. The nearly 20,000 Huguang Qing army stationed in Wuchang are also the main soldiers under the command of Cai Yurong, a hardcore traitor and master of escape on the battlefield.  The combination of the two and the fact that Wuchang City has high moats and deep moats, backed by the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, and sufficient food and grass can consume ten generations of Wu Jun to death!  At the same time, Tuhai, Yue Le, Cai Yurong, and Chani, the main generals of the Qing army, were all famous generals of the Qing Dynasty who were the last to kill Wu Sangui in history, and their commanding abilities were definitely considered top-notch in the world.  So

    ?Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao can't do without losing money if they underestimate the enemy and fight against the enemy.  What makes Lu Fatty and other Wu Jun insightful people even more angry is that Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao also have serious problems in the combination of arms. Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao are so stupid that they hold the Wu Jun airship that can change the direction of the battle.  Let the airship fight alone, and act alone to blow up the houses in Wuchang City, instead of the air force and army fighting together, choose the effective beheading tactics of letting the army siege the city and the air force attack the enemy's flag array!

    The result is also very natural. After more than a dozen dispatches of Wu Jun's airship, the precious dilute sulfuric acid was almost exhausted. Many houses and streets in Wuchang City were blown up, and more people were killed by the bombing. It also greatly shocked the morale and morale of the defenders.  However, none of the important generals of Mite Qing was bombed.

    But to be fair, Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao can't be completely blamed for their lack of strategy. The main reason is that the Qing army has also learned how to behave. Every time they go to the city to fight, there are several true and false flag formations, and each flag formation is released uniformly.  The order was issued to unify the command flag. Wu Jun's airship was hundreds of meters above the sky, and it was really difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, blowing up the real command flag array of the Qing army.  Moreover, Tu Hai, Yue Le and others learned their lessons and formulated an effective command plan. Tu Hai's flag formation was destroyed, Yue Le went up, Yue Le's flag formation was destroyed, and Chani went up, and after Chani, Cai Yurong went up, and so on.  Instead, even if the Wu army's airship destroys the real flag array of the Qing army, the Qing army's command system can still remain unimpeded.

    Using the unprepared versus the well-prepared, storming the fortified city was insufficient both in strength and individual combat effectiveness. After several times of attacking the city, the result was naturally predictable. Although the Qing army led by Wu Yingqi and Ma Bao launched six strong attacks,  Losing more than 5,000 soldiers of the Wu army, not only failed to capture the city of Wuchang, but also boosted the morale and confidence of the Qing army, and found that the Wu army was actually nothing more than that.Yilong refused to negotiate the banner of forcing himself to rebel, so after Ye Bilong and himself returned to the capital, how could they explain to Xiao Mazi and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?  But Fatty Lu observed his words, and hit the iron while it was hot: "My lord, by the way, if our Lord Pingxi is really forced by you to join forces with Taiwan Zheng Ni, then our Lord Pingxi will definitely consider taking the captured Eight Banners Prince Baylor to show his sincerity."  Ladies and gentlemen, send some of them to Taiwan to give to Zheng Jing¡¯s rebels. ¡ª¡ªAt that time, all the consequences will still be borne by you.¡±

    Zheerken sweated even more, and after a long while, Zheerken finally replied helplessly: "Mr.  Afterwards, let Master Zhongtang decide whether to agree to fight with your army while negotiating."

    "Of course." Hu Guozhu nodded vigorously, and said with a smile: "Master Zhe, please discuss carefully with Ye Zhongtang. We have plenty of time, so we can wait patiently."

    "I will do my best." Zheerken agreed helplessly, and then asked tentatively: "Mr. Hu, Mr. Sanhao, since your Pingxi Palace is also very sincere in negotiating, then I will dare to ask you one more question, what exactly is your army?"  What kind of negotiating conditions must be put forward before we agree to a truce and peace with our Qing army?"

    "Regarding this point, Mr. Zhe, please rest assured." Fatty Lu took the conversation away and said with a smile: "Our Pingxi Palace is all servants of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's servants, so naturally we will not embarrass the emperor.  Make it difficult for the Qing court. We only have two conditions, no matter which one the emperor and the Qing court agree to, we can stop fighting immediately."

    "Oh, so what are the two conditions?" Zorken asked impatiently.

    "The first condition, of course, is to ask the emperor to release our prince's little grandson." Fatty Lu said lightly: "The second is to hand over the murderer who killed our son, and reward our Pingxi Palace for our country's efforts to eliminate rape and kill Oboi."  The sacrifices made on the battlefield will compensate us for the money, food and military pay spent by the Pingxi Palace. In view of the military situation in the Southwest, it is enough to ask the emperor to allow our prince to manage a few more provinces of the Qing Dynasty."

    Needing money, food, military pay, hostages, territory, and murderers, these were already expected by Ye Bilong, Zheerken and others, so Zheerken didn't show much surprise, but asked curiously: "  Miyoshi, what about your second condition?"

    "Our second condition is simple, just one sentence." Fatty Lu replied with a smile: "Emperor Kangxi, please abdicate and establish a new monarch!"

    "What?" Zhe Erken jumped up suddenly, and shouted: "What did you say? You want the emperor to abdicate?"

    "Master Zhe, in fact, we don't want to bring up this point." Fatty Lu said with a very painful expression: "It's just that you have seen, Mr. Zhe, that after our young emperor ascended the throne, not only did he not show the slightest bit of benevolence, he did not  The slightest benefit to the country and the people, on the contrary, it also sheltered and condoned a traitor like Oboi, causing harm to the country and the people, and poisoning the world. Therefore, our Pingxi Palace is bold and wants to ask the emperor to abdicate to let the virtuous, and establish a new elder king."

    "Establish an older and new king?" Zheerken was furious, and asked angrily, "Then who do you want to be the emperor? It won't be your Prince Pingxi, right?"

    "Of course not." Fatty Lu shook his head and said with a smile: "Our Lord Pingxi is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, unparalleled in loyalty, loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and even more like a brother to the emperor. How dare we have the slightest desire to usurp the throne and seek rebellion? ¡ª¡ªOur  It means that I want to invite Prince An, Yue Le, to succeed me to the throne!"

    "Will Prince An inherit the throne?" Zhe Erken was dumbfounded, so surprised that he could hardly believe his ears.

    "Hahahaha" At this time, Hu Guozhu suddenly burst into laughter, got up and waved, "Yifeng, why are you still so naughty? During the negotiation, you should stop joking with Mr. Zhe."

    After that, Hu Guozhu turned to Zheerken again and said with a smile: "Don't blame Zheer, this is Yifeng joking with you. In fact, we only have one condition, which is the first one Yifeng said before. Please ask the emperor to supplement our military expenses and hand over the money."  The murderer who killed the son and the younger grandson who returned to my father-in-law. The second condition is completely nonsense by Yifeng, so you must not take it to heart."

    "Scared me to death." Zhe Erken let out a long sigh of relief, and complained again: "Master Hu, during the official negotiations in the Pingxi Palace, how can you make such a big joke? This is simply a joke!"

    "Master Zhe taught you a lesson, and the next official will definitely teach Yifeng a lesson in a while." Hu Guozhu apologized again and again, and then suddenly said: "However, Master Zhe, you can't blame Yifeng for joking. In fact, there are people on your side who hope that we will propose such a  Please let the emperor abdicate and let Prince An"

    "Uncle." Fatty Lu quickly pulled Hu Guozhu's sleeve. Hu Guozhu was taken aback, shut up quickly, and said haha: "Joke, joke, don't blame me, don't worry about it, haha."

    "A joke?" Zhe Erken was suspicious. "In our team, does anyone want the emperor to abdicate and let Prince An succeed?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com)  Vote for recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com), laughed and said: "Joke, joke, please don't blame the adults, don't care, haha."

    "A joke?" Zhe Erken was suspicious, "In our team, does anyone want the emperor to abdicate and let Prince An succeed?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com)  Vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report