In the twenty-first year of Qianlong's reign, early March
Fu Heng and his troops went all the way south from Beijing, and the brigade arrived in Hangzhou at an extremely fast speed of more than 20 days.
However, before Fu Heng could leave Zhejiang and enter Jiangxi in a hurry, he had already received military information that Yueyang had fallen.
The speed of the bandit-suppressing army's siege once again refreshed the Qing Dynasty's understanding. Nowadays, no one thinks that the eight-hundred-mile emergency written by He Nian, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, exaggerated the strength of the rebels, but underestimated it.
At this time, the strength of the anti-bandit army in Hunan has reached 200,000, known as 800,000.
After capturing Yueyang, the bandit-suppressing army headed straight for Wuchang, where the Governor's Palace of Hunan and Hubei is located.
Due to the rapid fall of Hunan Province, Min Rui, the governor of Hunan and Hubei Province, also adopted the method of concentrated troops to advance in response to the concentrated forces of the suppressing bandit army.
For this reason, except for important checkpoints and large cities, almost all counties in Hubei Province have given up their military defense.
Not only that, in order to cope with the attack of the bandit suppression army, Minrui, the governor of Hunan and Hubei, even mobilized troops from some small cities around Wuchang.
At this time, Wuchang City had gathered nearly 50,000 troops to defend the city.
"Judging from the time when the intelligence was sent out, the rebel soldiers should have arrived in Wuchang City by now!" Fu Heng said to Su Yunting beside him.
"Yes, general. Judging from the current momentum of the rebels, it is estimated that military information will be sent soon." Su Yunting replied with a bow to Fu Heng.
Although Fu Heng has no shortage of staff and many staff, he still likes to take Su Yunting with him. Because Su Yunting felt comfortable handling things.
"Actually, Governor Min's response method is very appropriate. As long as the troops are concentrated to protect the important cities and checkpoints, those small cities that don't matter can be taken back later." Looking at Fu Heng's frown, Su Yunting consoled him.
"Min Rui's defensive response is indeed good. Yunting, this rebel is the most powerful one our Qing Dynasty has faced since the "Rebellion of Three Feudatories"!" Fu Heng asked worriedly.
Since his journey south, Fu Heng has received constant military reports of the fall of various cities in Hunan. How can this not make Fu Heng worried?
"We were supposed to be encircling and suppressing the rebels, but why did we end up defending and resisting. And we still can't defeat or defend." Fu Heng, who was moving forward on horseback at this time, thought secretly in his heart.
According to the intelligence coming from Hunan, the rebels were not only able to attack the city quickly, but they were even more capable of fighting in the wild.
Military intelligence reported that this group of rebels had hundreds of artillery pieces and long-range muskets. When launching the charge, their men and horses charged without fear of death.
Judging from the news coming from other sources, the conditions offered by this group of rebels to their soldiers were very generous.
The disabled were given twenty taels of silver as compensation, and the dead were given fifty taels of silver. Not only that, they will also be exempted from taxes on their assigned fields. The disabled can be exempted from food for five years, and the family members of the deceased can be exempted from food for ten years by cultivating their military fields.
A rebel who is so willing to spend money is a terrible rebel. Since ancient times, how many rebel leaders have not been greedy for pleasure? But this Zhang Rui can restrain himself at a young age.
It is said that he lives in an ordinary government office and eats three simple meals a day. There are no wine ponds or meat forests, no beautiful women are selected, no large-scale construction projects are carried out, and there is no greed for money.
It was precisely this that worried Fu Heng. Even Wu Sangui back then looked like he was eating, drinking and having fun. But what is this guy who is only seventeen years old doing?
for what? Liu Shitou once asked Zhang Rui privately. Zhang Rui gave him an answer: for you to survive.
Liu Shitou didn't quite understand Zhang Rui's question at first, but later Zhang Rui told him a story.
A man led a group of people to rebel, stole a lot of money, and possessed a lot of women. Later, he felt that he had lived enough in this life.
So he didn't want to rebel anymore and threw the knife into the river. With the stolen money, he found a safe place to buy some fields, and then found a woman to have a few sons to enjoy his old age.
But the soldiers who rebelled against him were killed one by one.
This is responsibility.
After Xiang Yu committed suicide, how many of his generals could survive? Even Ji Bu, who promised a lot of money, had to become a slave to avoid Liu Bang's reward. If it weren't for the help of noble people, his life would have been like this.
"And will the Manchu Qing give you a chance?" Zhang Rui asked Liu Shitou who asked the question at the time.
Regarding Zhang Rui's problem, Liu Shitou knew it without even thinking about it. If Manqing catches him, he will definitely be killed. Not only will he be killed, but if Sixth Brother loses, his family and even the entire village may be killed. Even if he is not killed, he will be killed. Caught to be a slave in the dark.
From the moment of the uprising, there was no turning back. Failure or death was inevitable. Zhang Rui has always regarded this as the core to teach all Junzheng, and let Junzheng keep reminding all the bandit suppressing troops.
At the same time, the military officers also did ideological work for the generals below, telling them not to think about Zhao'an and look at how Song Jiang and others died in Water Margin?
That was still the enlightened Song Dynasty. Can the Qing Dynasty make things easier for you? Instead of thinking about Zhao'an, it is better to think about how to be a soldier who follows the dragon's merits.
It has to be said that Zhang Rui has never relaxed his control over the thoughts of the bandit suppressing army. Zhang Rui requested that those recruited and selected be sons of good families who were easy to do ideological work, which also deepened the further unity and combat effectiveness of the bandit suppression army.
(Well, I’m really speechless. I didn’t expect that this is still two to three hundred words short. I’d better wait a little longer and refresh it again. There will definitely be no problem around one o’clock. If it’s quick, it will be half an hour later.)
(Well, I’m really speechless. I didn’t expect that this is still two to three hundred words short. I’d better wait a little longer and refresh it again. There will definitely be no problem around one o’clock. If it’s quick, it will be half an hour later.)
(Well, I’m really speechless. I didn’t expect that this is still two to three hundred words short. I’d better wait a little longer and refresh it again. There will definitely be no problem around one o’clock. If it’s quick, it will be half an hour later.)
Regarding Zhang Rui's problem, Liu Shitou knew it without even thinking about it. If Manqing catches him, he will definitely be killed. Not only will he be killed, but if Sixth Brother loses, his family and even the entire village may be killed. Even if he is not killed, he will be killed. Caught to be a slave in the dark.
From the moment of the uprising, there was no turning back. Failure or death was inevitable. Zhang Rui has always regarded this as the core to teach all Junzheng, and let Junzheng keep reminding all the bandit suppressing troops.
At the same time, the military officers also did ideological work for the generals below, telling them not to think about Zhao'an and look at how Song Jiang and others died in Water Margin?
That was still the enlightened Song Dynasty. Can the Qing Dynasty make things easier for you? Instead of thinking about Zhao'an, it is better to think about how to be a soldier who follows the dragon's merits.
