Chapter 295 Premeditated
"I thought you wouldn't come to me to ask about this!"
Yu Zhong said to Wang Shenglong with a smile. He couldn't get any useful information with Zhou Tingjie, so Wang Shenglong found him directly.
"The military gate was joking. Although Mo General felt a little confused before, he didn't feel any big difference. If Zhou Tingjie hadn't come to find Mo General to inquire about the news, Mo General might have never thought of coming to ask." Wang Shenglong replied with his fists.
"Didn't find any difference? Haha, if you don't know the details, there may be such a possibility, but you, Wang Shenglong, still know a lot, and you can't think of it? Do you think I am too domineering and not easy to get along with? I'm afraid of getting involved in something, so I'm too lazy to ask something." Yu Zhong asked again.
"My general dares not, Mo general doesn't have such an idea!" Wang Shenglong hurriedly bowed his hand and replied.
"Forget it! Even if you really think so, I can't control it, and I'm too lazy to be serious about it with you... Actually, you came just right. I was just about to send someone to find you!" Yu Zhong looked up at Wang Shenglong and continued.
"Oh?... The last general listened to the military orders!" Wang Shenglong replied with his head down.
"Come, go and invite General Bai!" Yu Zhong nodded slightly, and did not directly send a message, but just ordered the guards outside.
"General Bai? Where did General Bai come from?" Listening to Yu Zhong's words, Wang Shenglong's eyes flashed with confusion... In Sichuan, I have never heard of a general named Bai. But where did the "General Bai" in Yu Zhong's mouth come from?
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"The last general meets Yu Junmen!"
Wang Shenglong didn't wait long. Soon, the "General Bai" appeared in front of him. A man who was a little thin, but although he was thin and not very tall, this man was very energetic and made Wang Shenglong feel oppressed. Wang Shenglong also went to the battlefield, so he naturally understood that the thin man showed a kind of aura on the battlefield. However, the momentum of this "General Bai" was a little too strong. Even in his old boss, he had never seen such a strong momentum.
"General Bai, don't be polite. Let me introduce it. This is my deputy general Wang Shenglong and Wang. I will arrange it for you... General Wang, this is General Bai Jingqi, a brave general under General Feiyanggu! I believe you should have heard of his name, right?... Let's meet you!" Yu Zhong introduced it to both sides.
"Bai Jingqi?"
While Wang Shenglong bowed to this "General Bai" and said "Looking for a long time", he quickly started his mind. Of course he knew who Bai Jingqi was. The brave general in the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp is said to be the right-hand assistant of Fei Yanggu. However, how could this person appear in Sichuan? Especially when he appeared, there were tens of thousands of Sichuan Green Camps transferred to Shaanxi...
"Could it be..." Wang Shenglong's mind flashed and he immediately turned to look at Yu Zhong. Sure enough, Yu Zhong smiled at him and began to explain again:
"General Wang and General Bai brought 7,000 elite troops in Shaanxi Green Camp this time. We will use Sichuan to enter Qinghai to fight against Ce Wang Alabutan's Dace Lendunduo!"
"Fight? But no matter how I look, it seems like a sneak attack?" Wang Shenglong said in his heart. As soon as Bai Jingqi appeared, and Yu Zhong said just now, he had roughly figured out the origins and outs of the things that have happened recently. You must know that the army can attack Qinghai, which can be launched from Shaanxi, but Feiyanggu and Yu Zhong sent troops to lead each other, and also sent their generals to lead the troops, and they did so secretly... It seems that it is very likely that Feiyanggu himself wanted to lead Shaanxi troops to attack on the front, but in secret, Bai Jingqi led 7,000 elite troops to raid Dunduo's troops from the side, and attacked on both sides. With the little troops in Qinghai, it will be difficult to resist the enemy. As long as Qinghai is occupied, the Qing army can attack from top to bottom and directly attack the base of Cewang Arabtan: Yili. By then, the northwest of Arabtan has surrendered to the great northwest of Arabtan. As long as Qinghai is occupied, the Qing army can attack from top to bottom and directly attack the base of Cewang Arabtan: Yili. By then, the northwest of Arabtan has surrendered to the Great.
The remnants of Galdan in the Qing Dynasty had the Gansu army led by Sabusu in the east, and the ancient Shaanxi army in the south, so I am afraid that it would be possible to defend one way. Through these, it can be understood why Yuzhong sent the Sichuan Green Camp to Shaanxi. Although the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp was nominally the army of Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, most of them were stationed in Gansu under the new Fuyuan General Sabusu. If dispatched, it would definitely attract the attention of the opposite Albutan. After all, although there was a desert in the middle, Albutan and Sabusu still sent a lot of spies to each other and mixed up with each other's territory. However, if you want to take Qinghai and then fight from top to bottom to Yili, the troops in Shaanxi Green Camp naturally cannot be too small, which requires the Shaanxi Green Camp to dispatch most of the troops. In this way, it would be very natural for Sichuan to send troops to help the Shaanxi Green Camp to act as the remaining troops.
"I heard that several generals under General Wang have been staying at the junction of Sichuan and Qinghai for several years, and they must be familiar with the geography and humanities there. This is related to whether our Qing Dynasty can pacify Juan Geer in one fell swoop. Bai will ask General Wang here first!" Wang Shenglong was pondering, and Bai Jingqi bowed to him and said.
"I dare not. I will definitely help you!" Wang Shenglong replied hurriedly. The Gal tribe has always been a serious ill in Kangxi's mind. Galdan fought only a few hundred miles away from Beijing and was finally destroyed. Cewang Alabandan made trouble again and made trouble in the western border. Now it is rare that the superiors have made up their minds to take action. Of course, he dare not slack off. Besides, even if he is just a deputy general, if the battle is successful, it will definitely be a great achievement. As for Zhou Tingjie and others... Thinking of this, Wang Shenglong turned to look at Yu Zhong again: If Yu Zhong had asked Zhou Tingjie and others to go to Aba for a few years ago to familiarize himself with the customs and customs, then the plan for sending troops this time is most likely before Zhong took office.
It has already been decided, and it was decided with Fei Yanggu. Maybe there is another Sabusu... a general Fuyuan, a general Anyuan, and a general Sichuan admiral. How much energy is this? It can be called the strongest combination in the army! Faced with this combination, even the emperor has to sell some face! No wonder the above didn't care about what Yu Zhong did in Sichuan at all. It turned out that everything had been planned long ago. Since Yu Zhong was awarded the position of admiral Sichuan, Zhou Tingjie and others were destined to be unlucky. Wang Shenglong quietly wiped his sweat... Fortunately, he had not committed many things, otherwise, wouldn't he die very unjustly?
"General Wang, it is unavoidable to assist General Bai. However, before that, I have another task to hand over to you to complete!" Yu Zhong looked at Wang Shenglong and continued.
"Please give orders from the military!" Wang Shenglong hurriedly bowed his hand and replied. He was a little excited now. Today's trip was right. He seemed to have seen military merits waving to him... After the battle was over, perhaps he could be promoted back to the general! Moreover, Yu Zhong first pacified Taiwan and then fought against Japan. Now that he has to add another great military merit to pacify Western Xinjiang, he has to be transferred to another place to take on important tasks. In this way, he is the oldest in Sichuan. With military merits, wouldn't he still have the hope of becoming the admiral of Sichuan?
"There are several chieftains in Aba that were appointed by the imperial court. They have been in contact with me for the past few years. I ordered them to prepare several places in secret... Before the army moved, food and grass should go first, and the roads at the junction of Sichuan and Qinghai were difficult to move. I have prepared some food and grass in advance and temporarily placed it in the border area of Aba! General Wang, please bring people to transport the food and grass first... As long as the food and grass are prepared first, the speed can be at least doubled when the army moves! In this way, it can better achieve unexpected results." Yu Zhong said.
"This... military gate, this matter is probably difficult to do!" Wang Shenglong frowned and said. Happiness does not mean losing his mind. Keeping his mind clear is the first key to his life in many battles. Therefore, after hearing Yu Zhong's words, he immediately thought of some of the shortcomings.
"It's hard to do it? How difficult to do it? Are you afraid of people's investigation? As far as I know, the Sichuan-Qinghai border is sparsely populated, so it shouldn't be too difficult to do this!" Bai Jingqi asked.
"Yes. There are indeed not many people on the Sichuan-Qinghai border. However, although the Aba area belongs to Sichuan, some chieftains were appointed by the imperial court, but Tibetans and Qiang live there. The locals have a lot of connections with Tibetans and Mongolians in Qinghai. If they send troops to deliver food without authorization, even if there are few local people, they will definitely attract the attention of those who are interested! If they are discovered, it will definitely be detrimental to our army's future actions." Wang Shenglong replied.
"Of course I know this. So, the food I sent this time was distributed to the locals by the toasts." Yu Zhong said with a smile.
"distribution?"
"That's right! I gave 100,000 dan of grain and grass in name, but I actually escorted 300,000 dan... In recent years, I have had a good relationship with the Tibetans and Qiang people, and I have also sent grain to help them survive many times. This time, I can't think of any reason for them to doubt. Even if I doubt it, after I distributed all the 100,000 dan of grain and grass, as long as I hid the remaining 200,000 dan of grain, they should believe it! As long as General Wang, you can be careful not to be approached on the way to deliver grain, and then figure out the actual amount of grain and grass, the possibility of success should be very high!" Yu Zhong said again.
"So... I'll be willing to give it a try!" The Sichuan-Qinghai border is vast and sparsely populated. As long as you are on guard, it is indeed very likely that you can not disclose the news. When Wang Shenglong thought of this, he finally nodded... This military merit does not seem to be difficult to earn.
"Zhou Tingjie, Zhao Changsheng and others have been transferred back. They have been in Aba for several years and are familiar with the local situation and are old acquaintances with you. They are all assigned to your subordinates to obey the orders. You can give them a few fifth-rank positions first and tell them that as long as they have made contributions, it is not impossible for them to regain their positions." Yu Zhong said to Wang Shenglong again.
"The last time I thanked Zhou Tingjie and others for their magnanimity!" Wang Shenglong had already thought that Zhou Tingjie, the Yuzhong Dingjie might have come back to make them the guides, but at this time he was just saying it casually.
"Okay. This matter should not be exposed for the time being! General Bai still went to the military camp to stay temporarily. General Wang, you can go and rectify the troops first and wait for dispatch at any time!" Yu Zhong ordered again.
"The last general will take the order!" Bai Jingqi and Wang Shenglong replied with their fists at the same time.
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"We Chinese say that "friends" come from afar, isn't it 'le'... Mr. Richard, I really welcome you. Welcome to China!"
Made's plan did not achieve much success. Richard himself was a mature diplomat and was not interested in this most basic diplomatic method. Moreover, the Kingdom of Great Britain had not yet reached the so-called "sun does not set" state at this time. In the face of the mysterious and powerful ancient country, he did not have the confidence to be arrogant. Therefore, for more than ten days after being left in the inn, he just took some entourage around and played around... This directly caused one consequence: the wallets of him and his companions quickly dried up.
"Ah... I am very honored! I am also on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Anne of the Kingdom of Great Britain, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to you. Governor, I have heard of your reputation before I even got ashore. You are a very amazing person!"
Richard was surprised by a sentence of English by Mad... The governor actually understood English! However, after the surprise, Richard was nervous again... Understand English, and with what Drake had warned him before, if the governor knew very well about the West, he could be sure that this meeting would inevitably be difficult to gain an advantage.
"Haha, that's everyone's over-the-win situation."
Made smiled and gave Richard to his seat... He certainly could not negotiate with Richard without permission before receiving Kangxi's orders. In fact, even if he received Kangxi's orders, he could not negotiate with Richard... In the eyes of Kangxi and a group of court officials, the Qing Empire was a "nation country". How could it be that "small barbarian country" like Britain have equal status? Even if it was necessary to negotiate, it would be "disclosure", which would have to be in a good mood. However, he still hoped to be with Richard.
De had a good talk. Although he learned a lot of things from the Western countries from European merchants who came and went, it was just a rumor after all. In particular, many European merchants drifted on the sea all year round and didn't understand the situation in their hometown at all. Even if they knew it, they were very limited. This time, Richard, a government representative, came to him, so of course he had to take the opportunity to knock on it a few more times. Moreover, although Britain has not yet reached its peak, as one of the European powers, this country still has many things worthy of his pursuit.
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"Mr. Jazz, your king is Anne... Queen Anne? Not William III?"
After each of them sat down, Mad suddenly remembered what Richard said just now. Although he knew that there were many female kings in Britain, where did this "Queen Anne" come from? He had never heard of it before! He had only heard of Elizabeth and Victoria.
"Your Excellency, King William has passed away for many years, and even her wife, Queen Mary, has passed away. Queen Anne, our former King James II, the second daughter of Queen Anne Hyde, and Queen Mary's sister! After Queen Mary's unfortunate death, according to the newly passed 'Salvation Law', the throne of our Kingdom of Great Britain was inherited by His Majesty Anne." Richard briefly explained to Mad the situation of the change of the throne in Britain.
"So that's the case... James II? Didn't he beheaded by Cromwell? Why do you still regard his daughter as king?" Mad continued.
"Your Excellency, it was Charles I who was sent to the guillotine. James II was his father! He was a tyrant, a tyrant who cruelly exploited the people. However, although James II had opposed the 'Glorious Revolution', he died of illness!" Richard looked at Made with some displeasure. Does this guy really understand or fake it? Of course, it would be best if he had a fake it.
"Glorious Revolution?" Made seemed to have never heard of this term and asked in surprise.
"Uh,... that was an internal struggle in our Kingdom of Great Britain! Because there was no drop of blood, it was called the "Glorious Revolution." Richard secretly wiped his sweat. He suddenly remembered that he was in a country with absolutely powerful monarchy and was also facing a loyal minister under the emperor. In this place, what about the "Glorious Revolution" between the parliament and the king, isn't that asking for death? In the Glorious Revolution, the king failed!
"Haha, the internal struggle has not shed blood, it is rare!... It is indeed worthy of being the 'Gentleman'." Ma De smiled and said.
"You're too rewarded!" Richard lowered his head with a little lust. Anyone who meets someone else who praises his country will feel proud, as long as he still regards himself as a person in his country.
"Haha, you sir don't have to be modest. It's the name of 'Gentleman', it's world-famous!" Mad continued to smile. There seemed to be something else in his smile, which made Richard feel something was wrong. However, no matter how Richard looked, he couldn't see what his smile meant... Perhaps, this is the tragedy of not understanding the opponent.
Chapter completed!