"What on earth is the emperor thinking? Is there any female cadre around you who is giving random ideas? We must train a group of Eight Banners disciples every three months, and we must invade Feng County and occupy it for one day to qualify. If we can't complete it, If you have not fulfilled your duties, you will be regarded as derelict in your duties and held accountable."
"This is not asking me to train troops. It's not obvious that someone wants to kill me. Don't they know how terrifying the Yijun on the opposite side is? It's fine if they don't come to attack us, but they still want us to provoke those terrible killers. God, you think I didn’t die quickly enough!”
After receiving the imperial edict conveyed by the eunuch, the top general Hesheli Harley who stayed behind to train soldiers in Shan County helplessly and angrily complained to his aide Fan Zhongqing.
The staff member Fan Zhongqing was a descendant of the family of Fan Wencheng, a former important official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Given his status, the issue of loyalty to the Manchus had never been a concern for Hesheli Halley.
Fan Zhongqing and Hesheli Halle also had a close relationship since childhood, which made Hesheli Halle trust Fan Zhongqing extremely.
"Yes! Anyone with any brains will understand that the empire is in troubled times right now, and there are unscrupulous people everywhere who are causing trouble. It was not easy for us to sign a peace agreement with this group of strongest rebels. Now we are going to mess with this group. Rebellious traitors are so irrational. I don’t know who is deceiving Long Live Lord to make such an order." Fan Zhongqing agreed.
"No, the same goes for Long Live Lord. He just believes what others say. He doesn't need to think about how to calm down the chaos in other places. He just thinks..." In Hesheli, Harley still wanted to continue to complain. As he was going down, he heard Fan Zhongqing interrupt him quickly and said: "General, be careful what you say, be careful, walls have ears!"
Hearing this, Hesheli Halley also stopped immediately and stopped continuing.
After all, no matter how wrong the emperor is, it is not something that generals like them can complain about at will. It was fine in front of his own people, but he was used to talking about opinions, so he spoke freely in front of outsiders. In the end, someone accused him of daring to make arbitrary remarks about the emperor with the intention of subjugating a thief. clear.
At this time, Fan Zhongqing also returned to his duties and persuaded Hesheli Harley: "No matter who made the bad idea in Long Live Lord, the general still has to find a way to solve this matter as soon as possible. Three In a month's time, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Holy One to change his mind. If the general does not take action, I am afraid that the person who came up with this bad idea will take the opportunity to make things difficult for you."
"I'm not afraid of my master being mediocre, but I'm afraid that my master will be surrounded by scoundrels."
How could Hesheli Halley not understand what Fan Zhongqing said? The problem is that even if he puts all three thousand troops on the battlefield, he will not be able to invade Feng County, let alone occupy it for one day. That is simply a dream.
Fight, many people will die.
Moreover, those who died were all children of the Eight Banners. Many of them were inextricably related to the adults in the court. If I really said that I would drive them to their deaths regardless of them, then I would probably have to kill the entire family. The officials in the court were offended all over.
Later, if the war goes against him and he is accused, even if he does not die, he will still have to shed his skin.
If you don't fight, you are ignoring the imperial edict and there is no need for the big shots in the court to take action. If you don't do it well, you will be executed by Emperor Qianlong's order and your family will be exiled to Ninggu Pagoda.
It can be said that since this imperial edict came down, I will never end up in a bad situation no matter what.
"Hey! I know everything you said, but you should also understand what I have to face. Zhongqing, do you have any good ideas?" Hesheli Harley asked Fan Zhongqing in despair after sighing. road.
"I can't say what a good strategy is, but I do have a strategy, but it can only be said to be a temporary emergency." Fan Zhongqing said after pondering for a moment.
"Then tell me quickly!"
"Actually, it's very simple. We have to cry miserably to His Majesty first." Fan Zhongqing replied.
"Crying miserably?" Hesheli Harley was a little confused.
"Yes. The general must first write a letter to Long Live Lord to explain the difficulties encountered. For example, there must be a gap in strength in a battle between our soldiers who have only hastily trained for three months and the rebel soldiers who have been fighting for several years." Fan Zhongqing said.
"This is for sure, is there any need to say it?" Hesheli Harley didn't understand very much. Wouldn't it make the emperor unhappy by saying this?
"This is not the purpose. The purpose is to tell Long Live. If he really wants us to use soldiers who have only been trained for three months to attack Feng County where the elite rebels are stationed, there will inevitably be a large number of casualties among the Eight Banners recruits." Fan Zhongqing Instead, he spoke slowly and unhurriedly.
"But at that time, we did not say whether this matter would anger the rebels and start another war. Even if we could complete the task of occupying Feng County every three months, it would also cause excessive casualties of the Eight Banners soldiers, which may destabilize the country in the future."
"Yes, yes... that's right. Even this reason is enough for the emperor to consider. Without our Eight Banners disciples to consolidate the power of the Qing Dynasty, how can we still count on those green soldiers?" After hearing Fan Zhongqing's words, Hesheli Harley could not wait to applaud immediately. road.
"Besides that, we have to ask the court for food and wages. Money is second, and we need food, especially meat supplies." Fan Zhongqing continued.
"Why?" Hesheli Harley felt puzzled again.
"It has been said since ancient times: The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Since Long Live allows us to train the army, then the food and salary must be sufficient after all! Especially in such a short period of time, training soldiers who can fight must require high-intensity training. Then you must eat a lot of meat to maintain your strength." Fan Zhongqing said.
"That's what I say, but Long Live may not be able to allocate it. After all, the military rations are mainly vegetarian rice, flour and wheat, and meat is basically given after winning the battle and before departure." Hesheli Harley thought for a while. said.
"It's not necessarily, it's impossible that a large amount of meat will be brought here. If the imperial court can bring a large amount of meat to us, what will the armies in other places think? Can they also afford it from the imperial court?" Fan Zhongqing asked.
"I can't afford it." Hesheli Harley replied without any reason.
"Yes, not to mention that the imperial court has lost the richest Southeast, even if it has not been lost, it cannot afford to give it back. So our request is just to make Banzai retreat in the face of difficulties."
"Yes, I just want Long Live Master to understand how outrageous his request is, so that he can revoke this order." Hesheli Harley nodded and replied.
"However, we have to prepare for the worst. Although he will not allocate a large amount of meat, he can still do it if he only supplies enough food and grass for the three thousand troops. At that time, it will show that Long live the Lord is determined to We are going to attack Feng County."
