Dominate the Country

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Yuanmingyuan, Jiuzhou Qingyan.

Qianlong sat silently, and the palace was dead silent. The table next to him was filled with memorials from all over the place, and Qianlong was now holding a memorial in his hand in a daze, but he was emitting a violent violence all over his body. So all the eunuchs and palace maids below Wu Shulai looked at their noses, mouths, and hearts, and kept silent, wishing that they didn't exist at this time. Until Qianlong's skinny body seemed to be unable to support his head, and he drooped deeply.

Wu Shulai was relieved, and the alarm was lifted. "Bring the pill..." Qianlong's voice was like these three words floating out of the clouds, vague, weak and faint.

The Fu Han Army captured Guiyang. Xu Chenglin, the governor of Guangxi, who fled from Guangxi to Guizhou, led his troops to surrender, and the governors of Guizhou, Bai Ling'a, Ben Jinzhong, etc., retreated to Zunyi.

Qianlong's soldiers are not willing to admit defeat. In the battle of infantry, the Qing Dynasty is at an absolute disadvantage, but their cavalry, which has an absolute numerical advantage, is still Qianlong's last backbone. So Qianlong is now like the Qing Dynasty, which is still holding its breath, and refuses to admit defeat. They still have capital in their hands!

But Qianlong also has a shadow in his heart, and that shadow tells him all the time that his prosperous times and his Qing Empire will become a bubble.

Now that the Fu Han Army has conquered Guiyang and Xu Chenglin has surrendered, Qianlong's hatred is soaring.

The people in the south are jubilant, but the Forbidden City is as quiet as a mourning hall. The Holy Mother Empress Dowager, who has always been as peaceful as a Buddha, can't sit still anymore. She has killed two eunuchs for no reason, and she doesn't watch plays or take a walk. She just stays in Changchun Xianguan, and even Wei Jia doesn't dare to get close to her.

The ministers in the court had no idea, and each of them was like a wooden man.

Fuheng and Liu Tongxun, who were most trusted by Qianlong, were also speechless. The latter proposed that the Qing Dynasty destroy Korea when the Qing Dynasty was in a financial crisis, and use the flesh and blood of Korea to make up for the emptiness of the court. It really gave the Qing Dynasty a shot of chicken blood and greatly alleviated the financial pressure of the Qing Dynasty.

——It was not the money and grain seized from the Korean treasury, but the money and grain seized from those two-class ministers, from the homes of famous scholars and officials, and from the manors.

Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Korean slaves were escorted to the northeast to open up wasteland and farmland, and the gains were also of great benefit to the current Qing Dynasty. But now Liu Tongxun had no choice, that is, the army could not beat them, what could he do? Moreover, Liu Tongxun's health was not good, and he looked like he was about to die. In fact, Qianlong himself was really embarrassed. And the performance of his sons made him even more disappointed.

There was a clear sound outside the hall suddenly, Wu Shulai was startled suddenly, staring at the outside with a fiery look, which bastard was it? Like to kill him? As a result, Wu Shulai saw a familiar face, Li Laifu, who also served in front of Qianlong, and was very happy to signal from him.

Wu Shulai looked at Qianlong again, but there was no movement. He then quietly retreated outside the hall.

"Grandpa Wu, look at this. The victory report just arrived from Korea 600 miles away, Fu Sanye defeated the Korean rebel army in Zhongzhou!" This is what they need most now, the victory report. It is the victory report of Fu Kang'an, who is very favored by Qianlong.

Wu Shulai's face immediately flushed red. This time the alarm can really be triggered, and the whole palace and the whole city of Beijing can have a good time.

"Okay, okay. Grandpa will not take the credit from you kid, wait, I will report to the master..." The happy Wu Shulai patted Li Laifu's shoulder. Good news, great news.

"Hahaha..., good, good. Fukangan lived up to my expectations, lived up to my expectations."

Qianlong, who looked like a dried corpse, laughed heartily after reading the memorial sent by Korea. Good, Fukangan led the Qing army of Gyeongsang Province, Jeolla Province, and Chungcheong Province to retreat to Chungju with 3,000 to 4,000 people, plus his 2,000 Qing soldiers, and more than 10,000 Korean surrendered soldiers. Less than 20,000 soldiers fought against the 50,000 to 60,000 Korean rebels who had made a comeback in Chungju, and defeated them, killing and capturing nearly 30,000 Korean rebels, 30,000.

"After this battle, the morale of the Korean rebels will be completely lost, and Chen Ni will be patrolling the coast, which is not a concern." The land forces of the Fu Han Navy are too few, what can they do without the cooperation of the Koreans? Qianlong was really excited. The Qing Dynasty can still be saved, and his vision is not wrong.

Fukangan, you lived up to my expectations, really lived up to my expectations.

The Korean righteous army, which had just been in high spirits with the Fu Han army's destruction of Hongzhou, Jeonju, Luozhou and other places, should have lost all morale now, right? Although none of the three direct bloodlines of the Korean royal family, Enyanjun Li Qi, Yanlingjun Li Zhen and Enquanjun Li Yi, died.

Qianlong, who laughed heartily, soon calmed down in his heart, because the troubles of Korea were just a minor problem for the Qing Dynasty, and the main trouble was Chen Han. The Korean righteous army was defeated, but it only killed one of Chen Han's dogs, and there was no harm to Chen Han himself. What is there to be happy about? He can rest assured about Korea, but is the gain and loss of Korea really important to the Qing Dynasty? What the Qing Dynasty wants is the money and food of Korea, not the land. Even if South Korea is lost, as long as the Qing Dynasty is willing, Qianlong can sweep the four southern provinces of Korea at any time. But Qianlong continued to smile.

He did not have much intention to expand his territory in Korea. The pressure from the Fu Han Army was too great for him to manage Korea. Therefore, the victory news from Korea was just "icing on the cake" and could not solve his inner worries at all.

But no matter how much sorrow he had in his heart, as an emperor, he still had to show confidence. You can't always have a bitter face and let your ministers look discouraged, right? You can't always be angry and anxious, as if the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined in the next moment.

The war in the southwest is quite unfavorable. The elite Qing soldiers in Sichuan and Yunnan suffered too many casualties in Guizhou. The two armies frequently fought in Guizhou and fought for more than a year. The Qing army that was killed and injured was not only the Guizhou Qian soldiers, but also a large number of elite soldiers from Sichuan and Yunnan. Moreover, there are chaos in Sichuan from time to time, and even those chieftains have become dishonest.

In addition, in Shandong and Liaodong, the navy of the Fu Han Army has become more and more rampant. After landing, they destroyed government offices and searched and killed wealthy families. Except for showing mercy to the people, their behavior is completely comparable to that of Japanese pirates.

Finally, in the northwest, the confrontation between the old and new factions of the Greens is getting more and more serious. Although the Gansu Green Camp, whose main combat power has been withdrawn, still maintains a certain level of combat power, it is no longer enough to suppress the entire province. Because of the Greens' riots, the local Han people also gathered in the village to train soldiers, and there were also refugees in unrest. Then there is the Yuandun Sect...

The White Lotus Sect is a big disaster.

The religious bandits in Shandong have just been suppressed. In April, Fan Mingde, one of the bandit chiefs of the Hunyuan Sect, was severely injured in Cao County. After the Qingshui Sect bandits left the Tai'an Mountain area, they were also attacked and killed by local soldiers and braves, which has greatly dampened the morale of the bandit suppression. However, the Yuandun Sect in the northwest, Qianlong heard that the leader of the Yuandun Sect had only preached in Hezhou for a short period of three or two years, but he has not been able to suppress it so far. Instead, it has become more and more powerful, adding fuel to the chaos in the northwest. Qianlong hated it very much!

So it was just for encouragement and motivation. Now Emperor Qianlong's laughter is a shot in the arm for the entire Qing Dynasty.

Of course, Qianlong did not forget that Chen Ming has not made a move yet. The large forces of the Fu Han Army have been silent for nearly a year, and the south is his real enemy. If Chen Ming does not move, it will be fine, but if he moves, it will surely be a shock! Qianlong people live in the "Nine Continents Qingyan" in the Old Summer Palace, but this world really can't be peaceful.

"Call Changming." The new minister of the Sticking Rod Office. Qianlong has something to say to the head of the Sticking Rod Office.

The previous letter sent by the Sticking Rod Office showed that Chen Ming could not lead troops to fight recently, because he was preparing for the relocation of the capital of Chen Ni. He is now inspecting large ships in Shanghai, and will soon return to Nanjing with large ships. After joining the thousands of large and small ships there, he will head to Wuhan.

"I am actually happy that the traitor is too busy to do anything. Hongli, Hongli, are you really old?" Qianlong looked at his thin hands. He is indeed old, but as long as his heart is not old, it's okay!

Wu Shulai didn't know what was going on. As soon as he heard Qianlong's order, he felt a sudden burst of anger from his master, but the anger was fleeting, so fast that Wu Shulai thought it was his illusion. But it couldn't be an illusion. Wu Shulai had served Qianlong for a lifetime. How could he be wrong about this?

Wu Shulai lowered his head deeply. This matter had nothing to do with him.

…

The gravel blown up by the strong wind hit Dong Wei's face. The world under the whistling west wind was in chaos! Thousands of Yuandun cavalry were hiding in the valley under Dong Wei's feet. Dong Wei stood on the top of the mountain.

On a windy day, it was difficult to breathe in the wind. If necessary, he would never come out to blow the wind. Although Gansu in May was not cold, the daytime temperature was enough for people to wear single clothes. At night, when the temperature dropped, they would at most wear one more coat.

But Dong Wei was not used to the wind and sand. His mouth, nose and ears were full of sand all day. If he hadn't shaved his head, combing his hair at night would be "scraping". This is the northwest wilderness of Weiyuan County, in a mountainous area. There is Niaoshu Mountain in the south, which is the source of the Wei River. Otherwise, why is the county next to it called Weiyuan? There are Eighteen Bends in the north, which is a natural danger. There are twenty large and small rivers. The mountains are close and extremely dangerous.

Further west is Didao Prefecture, the southern gate of Lanzhou and an important town in Longyou.

If Dong Wei didn't know that a batch of musket ammunition would be sent to Lanzhou through Gongchang Prefecture and Didao in the near future, would he have asked for trouble by bringing his team here to suffer? After staying in this weather for three or two days, his nose is black.

You have to know how much effort the secret camp in Gansu spent to make his thousand-man cavalry infiltrate from the west of Taoshui without anyone noticing. Once the deal was done, the Qing Dynasty would definitely find something wrong if they followed the clues. Therefore, for this ambush, the Northwest secret camp directly exposed three "points", and the network connected by these three "points" was not small.

The news that firearms were to be transported to Lanzhou was also found by the secret camp. The guns and ammunition transported by the Qing army were labeled as food, and it was a very small batch of food.

Wang Fulin summoned his "subordinates" from all walks of life, selected elite troops, and jointly organized this elite force. In fact, he was just a little more daring than others.

Atuoai rode at the front of the team. He seemed to be unaware of the flying gravel, and shouted loudly for the team to move forward. He was the lieutenant general of the governor's flag under Wu Dashan, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and was specially selected by Wu Dashan to take on the important task.

More than 50 carriages were loaded with a total of 1,000 flintlock rifles and 100,000 rounds of fixed bullets.

"Not far ahead is the Dongyu River. After crossing the Dongyu River, you will reach Didao. There are no mountains or rivers on the way back. Tell the brothers, Lanzhou is just ahead. When you get to Lanzhou's hot fat lamb, The exciting wine and the rewards of white flowers are waiting for us in front——" Dongyu River and Wei River come out of Niaoshu Mountain together, but one goes east and the other goes west. As for why the west-flowing river is called Dongyu River, that is not something Dong Wei, a foreigner, knows.

The shrinking spirits of the Qing soldiers were suddenly boosted. Yes, they have passed Weiyuan, and they have entered Lanzhou when they reach Didao. Their hardships along the way have finally come to an end.

Everyone knows that Didao is the south gate of Lanzhou. Two hundred miles to the northwest, you will reach Lanzhou. Their mission was completed. I don’t know how many times Atuo Ai has poured this bit of geographical knowledge into their ears these days.

In a tent in a mountain valley, Dong Wei quietly stared at the teapot on the fire, seeming to see a blooming flower in it.

Close, close!

A quarter of an hour later, a scout wearing a gray cloak came to Dong Wei. "Command, the Qing troops have crossed the Dongyu River."

Dong Wei drank the hot tea in his hand, stood up and said to the messenger: "Order the cavalry to prepare. Tell everyone to prepare for battle-" Everything went as they planned, and the secret camp used connections After sending their cavalry team to Weiyuan without anyone noticing, Dong Wei took the team and hid in Niaoshu Mountain. It was God's blessing. The strong winds for days had blown away all the traces left by the movement of the horse team, and now the prey also walked into the trap without noticing.

The Qing army together with Minzhuang, who was actually also a Qing army, had only about 500 people in total. Dong Wei has a thousand cavalry under his command. Is there any reason why he can't handle them? It had been three days since the net had been set up, and now the prey appeared.

After crossing the river, the Qing army's formation became even more dispersed. Is it because the bridge is narrow?

If there were dense forests or suitable secluded hills on the left and right sides of the bridge, Dong Wei would have ambush his troops there instead of completely placing them on the west side of the Dongyu River.

Less than half an hour later, a small black spot appeared in Dong Wei's telescope, and then the small black spot expanded rapidly, and finally turned into a thick black marching line.

As the commander of the infantry unit, Dong Wei stared at the tail of this march line while mentally estimating the length of this Qing army's transportation unit. They were a little careless and the line formed a long snake.

"There are indeed about five hundred people!" Dong Wei admired the secret camp's ability in his heart. He didn't know what kind of connections the secret camp in Shaanxi had, and the information he got was absolutely accurate.

A long snake came out of the hole. The Dongyu River is the entrance to the cave.

When the long snake's tail completely fell into the ambush circle, "Hit--" Dong Wei shouted and fired the gun in his hand into the sky.

The crisp gunfire crackled like fried beans. Not many Qing soldiers were killed, but they were frightened, just like the horses in the transport team.

"Boom boom..." The only two small earth cannons unleashed their power immediately. The horses in the Qing army were frightened even more.

The Qing army transport team, which was stunned by the sudden blow, had not recovered yet, the clatter of horse hooves was already heard in the diagonal area. Thousands of cavalrymen who had been prepared in the valley discarded their overfire shotguns and cheered, waving their sabers to kill.

Atuoai froze. How is it possible? How could the news leak out?

"Who leaked the news to the rebels?" The question was followed by fear, like a pair of iron hands, tightly grasping A Tuo'ai's heart. He was so squeezed that he couldn't breathe! Such a large-scale cavalry team, equipped with muskets and cannons, was definitely not a temporary formation, let alone being bumped into by chance. This was a real ambush.

"Bang--"

A small blood hole appeared from Atuoai's heart, and gurgling blood flowed from the blood hole. His eyes suddenly bulged outwards. This general under Wu Dashan fell off his horse without saying a word and lost his life.

Two hundred meters away, in a Tukang that looked completely different from a distance, there was a sniper whose whole body was dyed earth-colored, with a smile on his lips.

His whole body is gray, even the barrel of his gun is gray. He was one of the snipers sent to the northwest by the Fuhan Army, both man and gun.

After a month of long journey, the Qing army was already exhausted physically and mentally. When they encountered this obvious ambush, the failure of this unit was decided. Atuoai's death made matters worse, extinguishing the last hope of this unit to escape annihilation.

Within two or three quarters of an hour, an entire transport team was neatly eaten by Dong Weiquan.

"Command you to see——"

A brand new flintlock gun was handed to Dong Wei. "I'm afraid this is a new product just made by the Tatar War Bureau in Xi'an."