Luo Dashun is an honest man. He is an honest man and doesn’t have many ideas. When the King of Shu asked him to fake defeat, he planned to fake defeat. But when it came time to arrange the fake defeat, he became numb. He had been in the army for more than ten years and fought in dozens of battles. , what he is good at is fighting to the death, and he has never practiced cheating defeat. Luo Dashun, who couldn't figure out how to cheat defeat, decided to ask his master for advice. Master, this kind of brain-intensive thing can't be done. Who should he look for?
Luo Dashun's master is also an honest man, at least he thinks so. Although he will take advantage of money and food, he is very determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty and has not done any serious evil deeds. The master's surname is Ding, and his name is Ding Cong. One, he is not from Shaoxing, but he is not far away. He was born in the suburbs of Hangzhou. He has read the Four Books and Five Classics, and has been exposed to Buddhist and Taoist scriptures. When the Qing Dynasty invaded Hangzhou, he was still working in Hanchuang and no one knew him for ten years. With the dream of becoming famous all over the world, King Lu opened the city and surrendered. Master Ding was young and vigorous, and did not want to change the "elegant politics of the new dynasty" of Qian Shuwei, so he went south to join Emperor Longwu. Afterwards, Longwu was captured and followed Emperor Shaowu died. The brothers Shaowu and Yongli fought each other, and Master Ding was captured by Yongli's army. Seeing that he was a scholar, he kept him in the army. After many twists and turns, Master Ding finally became Luo Dashun's master.
Luo Dashun complained to Master Ding: "Master, the king wants us to fake defeat to lure the enemy and lure Jixiha into the king's pocket. He also wants us to fake defeat and retake Zhenyuan, close the door on the Tatars and return to Hunan." I have fought countless battles in my life, but I have never lost a battle specifically. You have read a lot, please think about it for us, how can you fake defeat in a decent way?"
Master Ding thought for a long time and then said after careful consideration: "Dong Weng, this order from the king is not easy to fulfill. Firstly, you must not inform the whole army of a false defeat. The soldiers do not know the truth, and a false defeat can easily turn into a real defeat. Secondly, you must The Tatars believe that we are really defeated. We cannot take away all the food, grass and baggage in Zhenyuan City. We must ask the king for permission, otherwise we will become enemies. Thirdly, Zhenyuan is more than a hundred miles away from Yuqing. Since ancient times, there has been no one who has been able to fake a defeat for more than a hundred miles and still not fall into chaos. The students are worried that when the time comes, the troops will be in chaos, and how can there be any remaining strength to counterattack Zhenyuan?"
Luo Dashun had a headache. He originally just didn't know how to arrange the fraud. Now after listening to the master's analysis, he suddenly felt that the whole plan was full of loopholes and he didn't know how to start. He stared at it for a long time and thought about it, and suddenly whispered: " Master, how about we secretly sell Zhenyuan to the Tatars?"
"What?!" Master Ding, who was also frowning, was really shocked now. He looked at Luo Dashun as if he didn't recognize him. My boss is about to surrender. Should I be the first to show off or the first?
Luo Dashun was also startled by Master Ding. Seeing the struggling look on his face, he shouted: "I have no intention of surrendering and becoming a traitor. I mean, this fraud is too much trouble and I don't know how to do it. Anyway, I'm going to destroy Zhenyuan." To the Tatars, I will discuss with the Tatars privately and sell Zhenyuan to them, so that we can take away all the food and supplies without having to die. After the king takes care of the old Tatar Jixiha, I will return to the army and take Zhenyuan. Call back. Master, do you think this will work?"
Only then did Master Ding come back to his senses. While he was surprised by Dong Weng's sudden idea, he began to perform his duty. "It sounds feasible, but has Dong Weng had any contact with the Tatars? Will the Tatars believe us? ?”
The more Luo Dashun thought about it, the more reliable he felt. He slapped his thigh and said: "I think it's a good idea. We don't have to fight and kill people. We can take Zhenyuan with a little money. I don't believe that the Tatars are not afraid of death. Master, we can't do this.
You quickly write me a sealed report and give it to the king, and ask the king to make a decision. The worst is, I will keep a little of the money from selling Zhenyuan, and I will give the bulk to the king."
The vanguard camp of the Qing army has been stationed at the border of Guizhou. Since the death of Dorgon and Shunzhi taking charge, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty have rarely had the opportunity to fight. After Li Dingguo became king, the Eight Banners Army became even more cautious. Shunzhi repeatedly warned the Eight Banners on the front line.
Generals should not ignore the main force of the Eight Banners, and they should mainly supervise the battle. Like Duduo's southward march, the whole army was a bannerman, which has not happened for many years. This time Jixiha attacked Guizhou, and he brought all the Mongolian red flags.
The flag soldiers were regarded as extremely important. The vanguard of the Qing army was commanded by Melezhangjingharabalsi, a subordinate of Jixiha.
"You mean, your general plans to sell Zhenyuan City to me for five thousand taels of silver?" Harabaersi said with a look of disbelief on his face, glaring at the wretched man in front of him.
The man nodded and bowed and said: "So that you may know that my general is a subordinate of the King of Jin. The King of Jin went to Yongchang and left my general to guard Zhenyuan. The King of Shu tried to do harm to my general several times, but my general was already dissatisfied.
When I heard that the Heavenly Soldiers were coming this time, my general originally wanted to surrender directly, but he was greatly favored by the King of Jin and was surrounded by the royal guards appointed by the King of Shu, so he really didn’t dare to act rashly. Then he thought of this compromise method and asked
Your Excellency is aware of this."
As he said that, the man took out a map from his personal clothes, raised it above his head, and said with a charming smile: "My lord, as a sign of sincerity, my general asked me to bring the defense map from Zhenyuan to Guiyang. Please take a look at it."
Halabaersi hesitated to find the map, looked at it, couldn't read, and threw it to the counselor below. The counselor checked it carefully and found that it was not much different from the map provided by Sun Kewang. There were subtle differences, which were probably the same as those of Liu Wenxiu in recent times.
Due to the adjustment, he nodded to Harabaersi, indicating that the map was true.
Harabaersi felt more relieved now, and asked quite tempted: "What does your general plan to do?" He didn't care much about the five thousand taels of silver. If he could capture Zhenyuan by surprise, it would be a great achievement first, and he would know who was behind.
If the army cannot cope with it, it is very likely that the whole country will collapse. At that time, where can we not find a replacement for a mere five thousand taels?
The wretched man bent over again and said: "The general asked your Excellency to attack the east gate of Zhenyuan. During the siege, he secretly went to the west gate with his confidants to give money. The general took the money, pretended to defend for half a day, and then gave Zhenyuan to you."
The general will lead his army to retreat to Yuqing and get out of the way to the gate to Guiyang. At that time, please restrain the heavenly soldiers from pursuing." After a pause, he continued, "The general also said that Xiying is poor and lacks clothes on weekdays.
Eat less, he dug all the food, grass and baggage in the city from his teeth, and he will take it all away this time. The Qing Dynasty is rich all over the world, do you think you don't care about this thing?"
Harabaersi laughed loudly: "You Han people are just small-minded. A few pieces of leather armor and a few kilograms of food are just treasures for you Western thieves. Okay, I'm sure. As long as your general is sincere in the deal, he will take all the money and baggage with him."