Thinking of really having to fight Wu Sangui, Kangxi still felt a little guilty. So he looked at his good slave Wang Fuchen and asked: "Wang Fuchen, you have served as the general soldier under Wu Sangui for several years, and you also worked with him to conquer Burma and kill Yongli. You should know the strength of the rebel army, right?"
"What do you mean I killed Yongli with him?" Wang Fuchen was so "praised" by Kangxi that he felt guilty!
However, "Living Lu Bu" was still very good at concealing his inner fear. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Long live my Lord, I do know the background of old thief Wu. Before he conspired to rebel, this old thief Wu had fifty-three banners. There are also four towns and ten battalions of green camps. On the books, there are more than 32,000 soldiers, but the actual number of troops is even more. Because there are quite a large number of bannermen and banner slaves under Wu Laothief's sect. After the old thieves guarded Yunnan, they allocated land to them and asked them to learn the methods of military households in the Ming Dynasty and soldiers in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They served the people in peacetime and served as soldiers in wartime.
Tens of thousands of thieves under Yongli's puppet emperor gradually surrendered to the old thieves. The old thieves selected the best among them and formed ten battalions of new troops. But the remaining ones were not demobilized. They also divided the land and integrated troops among the people.
The slave conducted a secret investigation at that time and found that if something happened, the old thief could mobilize between 70,000 and 80,000 men. These people are the base of the old thieves! "
"There are 70,000 to 80,000..." As Kangxi spoke, he was thinking about the troops Wu Sangui might bring across the river.
This was when Wang Fuchen went on to say: "In addition to these old soldiers, there are also many rebellious Green Camp soldiers in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Hunan. I estimate that there are no less than 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers. The total strength of such old thieves should be around 100,000!"
"One hundred thousand?" Kangxi took a breath and said in his heart: "The old thief has quite a lot of soldiers! I don't have enough heavenly soldiers in my hands..."
While Wang Fuchen was talking, he was also looking at Emperor Kangxi furtively, and noticed a trace of worry slipping across Emperor Kangxi's face.
Mingzhu, the Minister of War, also noticed that Kangxi's face was a little ugly, and quickly kowtowed: "Long live, Wu Ni now occupies a lot of territory. Although Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are in the rear, it is impossible to leave all troops behind. If that is the case, It was time for the chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces to raise troops and cause trouble. The Ministry of War estimated that Wu Sangui would have at least 10,000 troops in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.
A few days ago, the governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi and the scholar of Wuyingdian, Mo Luo, reported that Wu Ni had sent his general Wang Pingfan with more than ten thousand troops to Sichuan to support Zheng Jiaolin, Tan Hong, Wu Zhimao and other thieves in resisting the heavenly troops.
Since Wu Ni raised his army, he has used the pseudo-official title of President, Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses to send orders to the three armies. However, this official title was not granted by the pseudo-Prince Zhu III of Guangdong. Moreover, the reign name used by Wu Ni was the forty-sixth year of Chongzhen, while the third crown prince Zhu used the reign name Dingwang Jianguo. It can be seen that the two thieves are not one! Wu Sangui must at least use more than ten thousand troops to guard against the counterfeit Prince Zhu.
In addition, the three prefectures of Yuezhou, Changsha, and Hengzhou are facing Hubei and Jiangxi. Wu Sangui left at least 20,000 direct descendants in the three prefectures.
Therefore, it is impossible for 50,000 of his 100,000 soldiers to cross the river, and only 50,000 can follow him across the river at most. "
Fifty thousand...is not a lot!
Emperor Kangxi was still a little worried.
These days, he has sent out many Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers.
The five of them, Yue Le, Jieshu, Leerjin, Moruo, and Tuhai, each sent out 3,000 Eight Banners troops, making a total of 15,000.
In addition, the four garrison generals, General Shengjing, General Ningguta, General Jiangning, and General Xi'an, each have three to two thousand eight-banner soldiers, which together add up to tens of thousands.
Adding all the above together, there are twenty-five thousand eight-banner soldiers!
The current number of Eight Banners soldiers is said to be 200,000, but in fact it is far less than that. Among them, the Eight Banners number about 560,000, the Eight Banners Mongolians have about 150,000, and the Eight Banners Han Army has more than 30,000 people...added together, the total number is only a hundred thousand or less than 110,000.
This number is similar to the number of troops Wu Sangui currently has... although the Qing Dynasty still has about 200,000 green soldiers. But these green camp soldiers are quite unreliable. They have rebelled a lot recently, and the rest are in the middle between "rebellion and non-rebellion."
And now it’s not just Wu Sangui’s family who is rebelling against the Qing Dynasty, there is also Prince Zhu San!
The Third Prince Zhu may not have as many soldiers as Wu Sangui, but his combat effectiveness is definitely not inferior to him... Fortunately, these two thieves have their own agenda, otherwise, the Qing Dynasty might really be over!
But now even if we concentrate our forces to attack Wu Sangui alone, it doesn't seem to be enough! From the 110,000 bannermen, deduct the 25,000 and leave another 15,000 to defend Beijing. The maximum that can be used is 70,000.
Seventy thousand versus fifty thousand, the advantage is a bit small!
After some calculations, Emperor Kangxi couldn't hide the worry on his face. At the same time, he said carefully: "Once Wu Sangui crosses the river, it will show that he is determined to be in the world, and he will definitely show whether he will advance or retreat. posture. Therefore, the Battle of Jingzhou is related to the survival of the Qing Dynasty. We must not lose. We must gather troops to be safe. Today I want to discuss with you how many troops should be sent to Jingzhou and where should my imperial camp be placed. Where?"
Hearing Kangxi's question, the group of bachelors kneeling below were a little dumbfounded - even though they usually talked about the Three Kingdoms in a coherent manner, they also talked about military and national affairs in the same way.
But now it’s time to play for real!
They are either Jinshi or pen-posted people, and they don’t know how to fight!
The only person whose background is related to the military is Nalan Xingde, the Pearl of Amanalan. He is a Lan Ling guard... How else can he be made Minister of the Ministry of War?
But the military experience of a Lan Ling guard is not enough to defeat Wu Sangui!
Seeing that the people below were all frowning and silent, Kangxi thought of Obai for some reason!
It’s really a national crisis and we miss Aobai!
How great it would be if Obai was still here! The three Obai brothers, Zhuo Butai, Obai, and Mulima, are all capable of fighting, not just in general, but in a special way. From charging on the battlefield to fighting against a general, although he is a bit domineering, he is reliable at critical moments!
If the three of them were still around now, Prince Zhu San of Guangdong would have been wiped out long ago, that old thief Wu Sangui would not dare to rebel, and the Qing world would be as safe as a rock! Moreover, the three of them are all old men. Even if they are domineering, they will not be domineering for a few years. It would be unwise to kill them.
Thinking of this, Kangxi actually sighed: "If Obai is still here, what does Wu Sangui mean?"
"Your Majesty, what did you say?" Nalan Mingzhu remembered something and suddenly looked at Kangxi with a happy face.
Kangxi was also stunned and blurted out: "Mingzhu, I said that if Ao Bai is still here..."
"Your Majesty!"
Mingzhu kowtowed, which startled Kangxi and thought to himself: "Is it true that Aobai is not dead? How is this possible? I did the autopsy myself!"
"Your Majesty," Mingzhu said, "Although Obai and Mulima are no longer alive, their brother Zhuo Butai is still here!"
Ah...Kangxi also remembered that among the three brothers of Aobai, one of them, Zhuo Butai, was not killed. He was really wise!
This old guy Zhuo Butai is a fierce man who fights from Heilongjiang all the way to Myanmar! When Wu Sangui was ambushed by Li Dingguo in Mopan Mountain, it was Zhuo Butai who arrived in time with his troops and allowed the Qing army to turn defeat into victory.
When Obai fell, Zhuo Butai also ate the melons. He was originally going to be killed, but the Empress Dowager spoke out and spared his life. Last year, when it was rumored that Ao Bai was rebelling, Kangxi, in order to appease people's hearts, exonerated all of Ao Bai's party members. Zhuo Butai also resumed his secular duties and is now retiring behind closed doors!
Although he is retiring, he is actually not too old. He is one year younger than Wu Sangui and has just celebrated his sixtieth birthday.
Since Wu Sangui could still rebel at his age, Zhuo Butai, who was one year younger than him, could certainly come out to help the Qing court suppress the rebellion.
Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi simply said to Nalan Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, you go to Zhuo Butai's house immediately to convey my decree. I will reinstate his official position and let him serve as Manchuria with a yellow flag." The governor wants him to be a great scholar and a minister of government!"
