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Chapter 291 Desperate

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    Fatty Lu actually somewhat overestimated the information transmission ability of the Qing army, and also somewhat underestimated the experience of the old fox Xiergen in reporting good news but not bad news. In fact, until the day when he ordered the withdrawal of troops on March 30, Xiergen did not dare to  The news of the fiasco in the decisive battle in northern Jiangxi was rushed to the capital by 800 miles, and reported to Kang Mazi. Every day in the big tent, I was worried about big eyes to small eyes, old eyes to young eyes, and old eyes to young eyes with Master Beizi of Zhangtai.  How to report the bad news to Kang Mazi.

    ?Some friends will definitely ask, it¡¯s alright for Mr. Beizi Zhangtai, why would the old fox Xiergen worry about how to report the fiasco in northern Jiangxi to Kang Mazi?  Isn't this nonsense?  If you lose, you lose, and if you lose, you lose. The responsible Hilgen can just report the truth, why bother thinking about whether to report good news or not bad news? What if the military plane is delayed?

    My friends are right to ask. Hilgen, who is loyal to Kang Mazi and the Qing court, really wants to honestly confess the fiasco to Kang Mazi, and asks Kang Mazi to make strategic adjustments as soon as possible to prevent Wu Jun's attack.  The next move¡ªbut the question is, does Hilgen dare?  It was Kang Mazi who credulously believed that Fatty Lu was shot and seriously injured, and it was Kang Mazi who believed in Han Daren's false surrender, and it was Kang Mazi who ordered the main force of the Qing army in northern Jiangxi to go west and north to fight the Wu army!

    Could it be that Hilgen really went and said to Kang Mazi, "Master, it's all because of your stupidity, your incompetence, and your ignorance of military command, which killed tens of thousands of our Qing army, and made our Qing  The good situation in the northern Jiangxi battlefield was ruined with one hand." Then something happened, and Hilgen and Zhangtai Beizi really couldn't imagine what to say.

    It was also because of Kang Mazi's pockmarked face that he had to take into account Kang Mazi's pockmarked face, so Hilgen stationed his troops on the sidelines for two days after the fiasco, intending to find the Wu army's flaws, and use the tens of thousands of troops who still had the strength to fight in their hands.  After Wu Jun's big victory, he got carried away with the opportunity and took advantage of a loophole to win a small battle to save Kang Mazi's face.  I never imagined that I would run into such an excellent enemy as Fatty Lu again. Not only did he not get carried away after the big victory, he didn't even plan to continue to expand the result of the victory.  Secretly calling it unlucky, he had no choice but to order the troops to retreat and defend the city.

    Originally, if it was replaced by a truly selfless general of the Qing army like Obai or Yue Le, perhaps he would have to bite the bullet and shoulder the responsibility for the disastrous defeat on his own, and blamed himself for all the crimes, but it is a pity  Yes, Hilgen is not as great as this.  So it was not until the first day of April that Xiergen and Zhangtai Beizi, who had reached a secret agreement in private, reported to the Qing court with 800 li in a hurry, and blamed all the blame for the fiasco in northern Jiangxi to the deputy general of Dingnan and the Ministry of Rites.  Shangshu Hargaqi insisted that Hargaqi credulously believed in Han Daren's false surrender, and tried his best to push the Qing army to cross the lake for a decisive battle, which led to the defeat of northern Jiangxi and the defeat of the whole army!

    Anyway, Halgaqi is a dead man and he can't speak anymore. He has taken the blame. Not only can Hilgen and Zhangtai Beizi's guilt be lightened, but Kang Mazi's face is also saved.  The guilt of Ergen and Zhangtai Beizi is naturally lighter.  So, Lord Hargaqiha, let me wrong you.

    At noon on the fifth day of April, after more than four days of fleeing for their lives in fear like a bereaved dog, the remaining 14,000 defeated Qing soldiers finally fled back to Anqing City, staying here.  Admiral Wang Yongyu personally led the generals out of the city, but at the welcoming ceremony, naturally, there was no joy, laughter and high spirits like seeing off the army that day, and it was full of downcast and frowning.  After carefully observing the situation of the defeated Qing army brought back by Hilgen, Niyahan asked Hilgen in a low voice: "General, we have an army of more than 40,000, and this is all we need? There is really no rear army behind us."  ?¡±

    Hilgen smiled wryly, and was really ashamed to answer Niyahan's question. Fortunately, Niyahan didn't pursue the question any further, but just comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, general. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Wait until our reinforcements arrive.  , reorganize the troops and horses, and fight Wu Gou at the foot of Anqing City before it's too late."

    "It's not too late to fight Wu Gou under the city of Anqing?" Hilgen was taken aback for a moment, and asked quickly, "What do you mean? Is there any movement from Wu Gou?"

    "I just received the urgent report from the scout clippers." Niyahan replied: "Just yesterday morning, Wugou's 40,000 troops crossed Poyang Lake, and Wugou's 6,000 sailors also mobilized.  An army of 46,000, claiming to be 300,000, was led by Wu Gou Lu Yifeng, a dog thief, with Wu Gou General Han Daren as the vanguard.  An Qing is coming!"

    "Little Lu Yifeng didn't go to fight Nanchang, but he came directly to Anqing?" Hilgen was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Did our military scouts see it with their own eyes, or was it rumored by the people? How dare Lu Yifeng's little boy be so bold, let him go!"  Don't care about Nanchang, just go straight to it.??" Hilgen asked tremblingly.

    "Back to the general, no." The messenger replied truthfully: "The warships we built before and the newly recruited sailors have all been sent to Anqing City. Now the warships in Jiangning City are either not completed, or  There is no navy, and the only 2,000 sailors have all gone to the mouth of the Yangtze River to guard against the sneak attack of Zheng Ni's navy in Taiwan, and there is no navy to escort the troop convoy."

    "Woo¡ª!" Hilgen stared round his cloudy old eyes, and hissed like a beast from his throat, almost fainting on the spot.  After finally swallowing the blood that had poured into his throat, Hilgen asked with trembling lips, "So, how many troops are there in our Jiangning City?"

    "Only eight thousand." The messenger replied, "but don't worry, old general, as long as you can defend Anqing City, Jiangning City will be able to sit back and relax. Also, the governor, Mr. A, has ordered that the Jiangning governor, Mu Tianyan, be killed first and then played."  Together with the magistrate Xie Dongxie, we will go all out to recruit troops, within a month, at least 25,000 new recruits must be recruited as a backup."

    "Ah¡ª¡ª¡ª!" Hilgen finally yelled hysterically, and then spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell on his back, fainted by Fatty Lu's shameless and despicable anger for the third time.

    "Old general, old general! Lang Zhong, quickly call Lang Zhong!" Everyone turned pale with fright, and rushed up to help Xiergen, pinching people and rubbing his chest. It took more than an hour,  After the doctor managed to wake up Xiergen with a silver needle, the first thing Xiergen did was to grab Niyahan's hand and faintly shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up, send out, send troops, send out  All armies."

    "Send troops?" Niyahan asked in surprise: "Old General, didn't you say that without your order, you are not allowed to send out a single soldier? Why is the whole army sent out again? Where are you going? What are you going to do?  "

    "Save" Hilgen didn't know that there was a force coming out of it, and he yelled frantically: "Save Jiangning City! Save Echu's troop fleet! Hurry up!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, blood gushed out of Xiergen's mouth, and he fell on the hospital bed again, but this time, the old fox of Xiergen, who was nearly seventy years old, never had a chance to wake up again.

    "There is only ten days of food and grass, and the weapons and ammunition are only enough to fight a big war." At the same time, on the official road leading to Nanjing City from Chizhou Mansion, Fatty Lu, who was lying on the spot, silently calculated the strength of his own army and its success or failure, muttering in his heart  Said: "Except for the 30 sub-cannons, the other artillery pieces are all on the navy ship, without any siege weapons. It is uncertain whether the navy can arrive on time or whether they can reach the battlefield smoothly.  City, Nanjing City, known as the first strong city in the south of the Yangtze River"

    "Hehe, it's all up to you. If you receive the favor of a drop of water, you should repay it with a spring¡ªBrother Xie, I saved your life, so you should repay me with the city of Nanjing?" (To be continued. If you  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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