The news of Yue Zhongqi's defeat was only passed on to a few upper levels in the capital, and no one dared to say it out. The Thirteenth Old Frown frowned in his study in his mansion, and was really undecided. At this moment, the guards came in to report, "The Minister of War Calligraphy Fahai asked for a visit."

Lao Thirteen didn't really want to see Fahai, but knew that he would meet him, so he ordered someone to invite Fahai in.

"I kowtowed to Prince Yi." Fahai knelt down respectfully and saluted.

Old Thirteen had some recurrence of leg sores in the sky, so he quickly ordered the guards to help Fahai up. Fahai did not sit down and said directly: "Thirteenth Master, is the emperor going to deal with Yue Zhongqi this time?"

After hearing this question, Lao Shisan felt relieved and embarrassed. Yue Zhongqi was defeated, so of course he should deal with it. If he pleaded for him, it would be really inappropriate to Yongzheng's personality and the current situation.

The comforting part is because Lao Shisan feels that it cannot be dealt with. Now it seems that he is not the only one who has such a perception.

However, Lao Shisan didn't think about how to deal with Yue Zhongqi, so he asked, "What do Shangshu thinks should do?"

"Thirteenth Master, the most urgent task is to the official army in Jinan. Last time..." The Minister of War Speaker Fa Hai reminded.

Lao Shisan sighed again in his heart. The last time 20,000 Qing troops were annihilated outside Jinan City, which had already shocked the court. If the tens of thousands of Qing troops who ran to Jinan this time were annihilated again, it would not only shock the court.

The Qing Dynasty’s 200,000 Eight Banners, and the Green Camp forty to 600,000 to 600,000. If 120,000 were killed, nearly 20% of the official troops would be destroyed. This would shake the foundation of the country!

But the Qing army withdrew from Shandong, it was safe. How could Yongzheng accept his character? This is what made Lao Shisan feel the most difficult. But the matter had to be faced. Lao Shisan asked: "Fahai, if we send troops to reinforce now, where can we dispatch troops?"

The Minister of War, Fa Hai, thought for a while, lamented: "Return to the Thirteenth Master, if you want to mobilize troops, you can only mobilize the Beijing camp."

Hearing this completely impossible option, Lao Shisan already understood Fahai's idea, "Fahai, since that's the case, as the Minister of War, you should report this to the emperor."

"But...the emperor..."

"The emperor is a wise monarch, you should understand your painstaking efforts." Lao Thirteen continued to insist. This was a matter of no choice. Everyone knew that if you asked it first, you would be scolded. "Fahai, at least let Yue Zhongqi go to the north bank of the Daqing River to wait for punishment."

Sure enough, the Minister of War, Fa Hai, was scolded by Yongzheng. However, Yongzheng talked about this matter with the newly established Military Affairs Office and other ministers that afternoon.

Ma Qi is old enough, but it is a bit of a burden to the elderly. He said he could consider letting Yue Zhongqi retreat north of the Daqing River.

Although Zhang Tingyu was selected by Yongzheng, Lao Thirteen thought he could count on Zhang Tingyu to support him, but he didn't expect that when he heard about the "Daqing River", Zhang Tingyu's face changed and he actually had a gloomy face and kept silent.

Finally, Yongzheng asked Lao Shisan, and Lao Shisan expressed his opinion on bringing the defeated army to the north bank of the Qing River.

It can be seen that Yongzheng was extremely disgusted with this suggestion. However, Yongzheng trusted Lao Thirteen very much. After all, he agreed with Lao Thirteen and thought silently.

If I could not escape like this, Lao Shisan would not want to do anything. But I really can't act voluntarily at the moment. Lao Shisan even regretted it. He should have helped Nian Gengyao and at least let Nian Gengyao give advice when he wiped out Huo Chong for the second time. If Nian Gengyao was used at that time, I would be afraid that I would not have to face such a dangerous situation now.

Thinking of this, Lao Thirteen said: "Your Majesty, I saw that Shandong Governor Selen'er did not allow Yue Zhongqi to enter the city. If they were not allowed to go north of the Daqing River, they would let Yue Zhongqi lead the army to enter the city first. They were indeed guilty, but the emperor had to kill it. It was not the turn for Huo Chong to kill it."

When Yongzheng heard his kissing thirteenth brother talk about this, he was still moved. He sighed: "I ordered Yue Zhongqi to lead troops across the Daqing River. I sent Fu Erdan to take over the troops, arrest Yue Zhongqi, and send him to the capital."

Seeing that the matter finally had a barely acceptable result, Lao Thirteen breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the Qing army retreated to the north of the Daqing River, and Fu Erdan took over the troops.

Huo Chong was not idle either. He first pursued a little and then stopped the army under Jinan City. He sent a few captured soldiers into the city and asked them to send a message to the Shandong governor Selen'er in Jinan City. He handed over 200,000 kilograms of gunpowder, and Huo Chong would not attack the city. Otherwise, Huo Chong would kill him into the city, and Selen'er and the officials in Jinan City would have to commit suicide like those magistrates.

Selen'er knew that Huo Chong was not joking. He could indeed escape now, but where could he escape? As long as Selen'er still had to deal with the court, he would be killed if he was caught.

When the civil and military officials in Jinan City were summoned to discuss, all the officials were frowning. However, no one said anything to surrender to Huo Chong's threat. Everyone asked Selen'e to "request for help from the officials on the north bank of the Qing River immediately." Selen'e could only tell the officials that he had done this. Before the officials came to provide assistance, the officials in Jinan City had to rely on themselves.

I heard that I had to defend Jinan City by myself. The officials were ashamed. At least these people would not think that their combat effectiveness was more than 100,000 troops. So what if it was 100,000 troops? Wouldn't they still be killed by Huo Chong and fled to the north bank of the Qing River?

Just when these officials were in a dilemma, someone brought a messenger from the Qing army's trusted general Fu Erdan. Fu Erdan was dedicated to defending the city, and at the same time brought a plan to attack Huo Chong from the front and back. After reading this plan, Selen'er felt that the plan was quite desirable. Huo Chong's subordinates suffered a bloody battle, suffered losses of soldiers and generals, and were exhausted. If Huo Chong could really easily take Jinan, wouldn't he have taken action long ago?

Although the new general Fu Erdan gave Selen'er a plan, he quickly sent his plan to the capital. Soon, Yongzheng met Fu Erdan's memorial. After reading it, Yongzheng was very satisfied.

The plan is exquisite. Taking advantage of Huo Chongdun's troops at the city of Jinan, the Qing army secretly crossed the Daqing River from the upper reaches and killed Huo Chong from behind. There was a strong city in front and a 65,000 army in the back. Huo Chong would not be able to be strong anymore.

Yongzheng originally thought that more than half of the loss of the 100,000 army, but after Yue Zhongqi led his army to Jinan, the Qing army continued to return to Jinan. Now the number of people has reached 65,000 again. The loss of 35,000 people is enough for Yongzheng to feel sad, but compared with the loss of 55,000, 35,000, it is obviously more acceptable to 35,000.

Lao Shisan felt that the plan was fine, but could these 65,000 defeated troops win the morale of Huo Chong?

However, beyond the expectation of Lao Shisan, the Minister of War Shufa Hai actually supported this plan very much. "Your Majesty, I think even if I can't win, I can force Huo Chong to retreat."
Chapter completed!