Chapter 98: Collapse (9)
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While the gratitude of "I served you for my master" resounded through the Chinese military tent stationed at the Eight Banners, a hundred miles away in Jianchang Fucheng, Chen Kai stood in the main hall of the government office that was temporarily used as the headquarters of the governor of Guangdong and Jiangxi, listening to the words in the hall with disdain
Narrated by the slave with the yellow flag.
"Dasu's calculations are quite shrewd. He wants to sell my things to me. Is he looking down on my intelligence?"
After hearing Dasu's terms of exchange, Chen Kai couldn't help but sneered. What he said next really shocked the Eight Banners officer. He quickly suppressed the surprise in his chest and tested Chen Kai: "
Admiral Jing Biaoyou is the Qing Dynasty's economic and political camp. I don't understand what Chen Zhijun means, so I really can't reply to my master."
"Oh, I don't understand. Then go back and tell Da Su that I will let him figure it out for himself."
Chen Kai yawned heavily, almost writing the word boring on his face. But seeing this, the Eight Banners officer did not say goodbye and left. Instead, he asked angrily: "Chen Zhijun is also famous for his intelligence in the world.
Gentleman, who would believe such a crude alienation plan?"
"Separation?" After hearing this word, Chen Kai couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Since you barbarians have never read the books of sages and have limited understanding, I won't argue with you. But it depends on you.
I couldn't explain it clearly when I went back, so I made it clear, but you have to listen clearly and don't miss a word. Dasu is definitely going to run away for my Ming Dynasty King's army to recover Nanchang, so that's why I let you come here.
Talk to me about getting back prisoners. Maybe, he is also thinking about making me underestimate the enemy. As for Zhang Yong and Admiral Jing Biaoyou, they are now being besieged by armored men from four of my towns. Five thousand
Against 12,000, he definitely can’t run away. If that’s the case, why should I pay an extra amount of money for the fat meat I’ve already eaten? Isn’t it a joke?”
Dasu's condition was that he would give up his support to Admiral Jing Biaoyou, who had been stuck in Jinxi County by Wang Xiuqi and was unable to escape, in exchange for Chen Kai's release of the family members of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Nanchang. This itself was inconsistent with the principle of equivalent exchange.
Yes, Chen Kai would not agree to it in all likelihood, so Dasu just wanted to pay back the money on the spot based on the exorbitant asking price - if this condition could not be negotiated, if it failed, Dongxiang's economic bid would be lost.
For the Ming army, they could even use the massacre of the capital city of Fuzhou as a threat to force Chen Kai to submit. Anyway, he was a serious Manchu banner man, and he would not be afraid of others not believing him if he massacred a city.
As for the Green Camp Soldier, he is the core military commander of the Eight Banners. Naturally, he knows that in the eyes of the nobles, even the Han military flag is nothing more than cannon fodder that can be sacrificed at any time. Even compared to the Manchurian Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners can also be sacrificed at any time.
As for the Green Camp, haha, the cannon fodder of the cannon fodder is also worthy of talking about human rights?
Anyway, as long as he could take most of the Qing troops to evacuate Fuzhou and exchange them for the family members of the Eight Banners stationed in Nanchang, it would be enough to pay tribute to the Qing court. At that time, there would naturally be a large number of Manchu relatives and nobles as well as the Eight Banners stationed in Nanchang and their families.
His family and relatives spoke for him, and several green camp generals, even if Hong Chengchou was added, there was nothing they could do against him. It was even possible that these guys didn't even dare to fart.
Dasu's wishful thinking was shrewd. Seeing that Chen Kai did not agree with the initial conditions, the Eight Banners officer continued to make conditions. Unexpectedly, Chen Kai did not give him a chance at all, and spent the whole journey with him in just one sentence.
All the rhetoric I had prepared was thrown back.
"Go back and tell your master that this is a seller's market, not a buyer's market. He is not qualified to negotiate terms with me. As long as he can meet my requirements, there are only a few thousand old, weak, women and children, so I will give them to him for the time being.
.Anyway, when the Ming Dynasty recovers the Han family’s homeland, those guys will also fall into the hands of my officials, it’s just a matter of a few days earlier and a few days later.”
"Chen Zhijun, you must know that victory and defeat are normal things. The Qing Dynasty..."
"Okay, stop beeping. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Just one thing, I want to see Hong Chengchou. Once I see Hong Chengchou, those guys will be returned to Da Su; if I can't see Hong Chengchou, it's useless to say anything.
.I have dozens of town masters in my hands, and they are worrying about having no heads to discuss their merits."
After saying that, Chen Kai waved his hand, and the guard standing at the door was about to expel the Eight Banners officer. Unexpectedly, after being stunned for a moment, the officer suddenly stepped forward and faced the Ming army guard and pulled out his weapon.
The light of his sword shouted at Chen Kai and asked: "Chen Zhijun wants Hong Jinglue's head?"
"Head? Which of your ears heard that I want his head? Without his head, I want to ask him something. Is it difficult for me to find another magician to lure his ghost out of the underworld?"
With a face full of boredom, Chen Kai was clearly on the verge of losing his patience: "Hong Chengchou, if I want to live, I don't need Da Su to send him here. He doesn't have the ability or qualifications to carry out the Southwest Strategy."
Give it to me in exchange. In front of the two armies, I asked him something face to face, and after getting the answer, I released him."
Seeing that the Eight Banners officer was still digesting his conditions, Chen Kai followed up: "This guy Da Su has some brains, but not much. This is clearly reflected in you. You
There's no need to think blindly. Just repeat what I said to Da Su word for word. If Da Su doesn't understand or is thinking wildly, ask Da Su to repeat what he said to Hong Chengchou. I'm not in a hurry.
However, go back and tell him to tell me to keep his hands and paws honest. Otherwise, I will meet Hong Chengchou a few days earlier and a few days later. I am in the prime of life and still have a lot of life left, but those who are old and weak
This may not be the case for women and children."
Silently writing down Chen Kai's original words, the officer hurried back and relayed them to Dasu. The latter was also confused about this, and agreed that he would provide conditions and so on.
Chen Kai accepted the offer, but why did he just listen to Chen Kai's conditions after a trip, and he no longer had the qualifications to bargain.
"Buyer's market, seller's market, what a barbarian!"
Suppressing the anger in his chest, Dasu thought carefully about Chen Kai's original words. At first, when he heard that he wanted to see Hong Chengchou, his first reaction was that Chen Kai was going to use this as a delaying tactic. But then he thought about it, how could Chen Kai
He emphasized for the first time that he was not in a hurry, and also exposed the necessity of withdrawing his troops, which did not seem to be the case. Then, he reasoned about several possibilities, but they were all rejected by himself.
Fighting wits with the talented people among the Han people is indeed not what he, a Manchu military general, is good at. Fortunately, since the loss of Nanchang, he has not been idle. While sending people to confirm the news, he also took nip in the bud and sent the ships in Ji'an Fucheng
They were all transferred to Fuzhou to facilitate the withdrawal of his elite Qing army. As for the green camp troops in Ji'an, it is best if they can hold it. It doesn't matter if they can't hold it. If Nanchang is lost, the Ming army can totally do it.
Come from the northern front to outflank him.
But the problem is that once his elite force of the Qing army is wiped out, the Qing government will not only lose Jiangxi. Hong Chengchou's empty city plan in Huguang will definitely not be able to stop Chen Kai. By then, the southwestern army will be gone.
Even if they complete the task of destroying the country, they can only be trapped in Yunnan and Guizhou, waiting for Chen Kai to clean up.
He doesn't know what dominoes are, but he knows that under the Qing court's current grand strategy, Jiangxi is only a shield for Huguang and a wing for Zhejiang, and its importance is far less than that of Huguang. Hold Huguang until the army of annihilation turns around.
In the southeast, he just covers up all his ugliness. As for responsibility, Ji Du is far greater than him, but that is the prince who owns the flag, and he cannot bear heavy responsibility. In addition, with the old brother Ao Bai speaking for him, he should be able to take credit for his faults.
Offsetting this is just like how the Qing court treated Nikan differently from Tunqi and other generals after he was executed by Li Dingguo.
After firming up his mind, Da Su turned his attention to the withdrawal of troops again. Over the past few days, Wang Xiuqi's new force had pulled out all the support points outside Jinxi, and Zhang Yong was already trapped in the isolated city. And because of Huang Wu, he
The strong insertion into Dongxiang has already transferred the strongest reserve team - Li Benshen's Jingbiao Admiral Zuo. In other words, he no longer has the ability to rescue Jinxi. Once Fuzhou is evacuated, Zhang Yong will inevitably be abandoned. This is why he
The reason why I proposed the exchange to Chen Kai.
Facing the same problem, Jingbiao Zhong Town in Dongxiang, a town of 2,000 people, was being attacked by several towns of the Ming army. If Jingbiao Admiral Zuo hadn't been sharing the pressure with it, it would have been torn apart by the Ming army.
A mouthful.
In comparison, the Ming army did not have any strength advantage on the front line, that is, the Tengqiao and Qingni lines. Even if there were elite troops like Dubiao No. 1 Town, Hu Maozhen and Nan Yikui might not be able to survive as long as they were willing to cut off their tails.
You cannot withdraw with a large force.
Therefore, what he can do now is to withdraw these two admirals, who have tens of thousands of elite green battalions, plus the admiral Zuo of Jingbiao from Dongxiang, the Houzhen of Jingbiao from Jinxian, and the Eight Banners and Jingbiao garrison troops from Nanchang who are still stationed in Fuzhou Fucheng.
Chapter completed!