"Boss, what if Niu Wancheng deceives us?"
The blind man Wansi felt that just letting the lackeys from the Green Camp go would be too advantageous for them, and he was worried that most of the lackeys from the Green Camp would not do what the captain said.
"Then we have no choice but to continue fighting."
Wang Wu stopped and gave Wan Si a standard answer.
"..."
Wansi didn't know how to answer the standard answer to the captain, and muttered after a while: "Then we are not at a big loss."
"First of all, we can't be sure that Niu Wancheng broke the contract, and we can't be sure that he kept the contract; secondly, we can't kill them all. So, we can only think on the bright side."
After thinking about it, Wang Wu added, "Besides, Niu Wancheng can't beat us. So, why bother killing him? Wouldn't it be nice to spare his life in exchange for a favor?"
In order to make Wan Si understand his "guiding spirit" better, Wang Wu used another analogy.
For example, Zhang San was instigated by others and had trouble getting along with him, but this Zhang San's body structure was not as good as his. As a result, Wang Wu beat him until his nose was swollen and his face was blue every time.
So here comes the question, does Wang Wu hope that this Zhang San will challenge him every time, or does he hope that the BOSS behind him will be replaced by someone else to challenge him, or do he want to give him a group fight?
The answer is obvious.
Niu Wancheng is Zhang San.
Wang Wu likes Zhang San, not unknown challengers such as Li Si and Wang Er Mazi.
It's very likely that he won't be able to do it.
In order to ensure that every time he comes, Zhang San can do what he can, Wang Wu must make Zhang San not fall out of favor in front of the boss behind him, and still maintain the image of a muscular man.
It's a matter of making Zhang San decent.
Niu Wancheng was the commander-in-chief of the Qing Army's former enemy on the eastern front and a confidant of Dong Xueli, the admiral of Huguang. Under the circumstances of small losses, should Dong Xueli continue to deploy manpower and let his beloved general, who was familiar with the Ming army, charge into the battle for him, or should he change his position to someone who was not familiar with the situation of the Ming army? Where are the generals coming?
I am afraid of research in everything.
Once you do some research, it will become clear.
Wan Si suddenly realized: "Listen to what the captain said, I understand!"
Tian Wen, who had just completed the handover over there, came over and also put forward some of his own opinions.
There is no need to release all the Qing troops. You can kill the Qing command headed by Niu Wancheng and then release the ordinary green soldiers.
The advantage of doing this is that it can clear out the Qing army’s officer tier;
Second, it can make ordinary soldiers fear the Ming army. The next time they encounter them, they will easily collapse without a fight due to innate phobia.
"That's a good idea."
Wang Wu first affirmed Tian Wen's idea of killing only the first culprit and not investigating the rest.
This is a common method of suppression since ancient times.
Then he shook his head and said, "If I could do this, I would have done it long ago."
Tian Wen was curious why he couldn't do this.
Wan Si is also curious.
Wang Wu did not feel impatient, but explained to the two of them seriously.
First of all, the current overall situation of the Ming army is not a general disadvantage, it can be said to be in a completely desperate situation.
Under this premise, killing one or two batches of Qing army officers will not help the overall situation, because the Qing army has a steady stream of officers to supplement, killing Niu Wancheng, Zhang Wancheng, and Zhao Wancheng!
The Ming army did not have this advantage, and one of them died one less.
If one Wang Wu falls, thousands of Wang Wu will never appear.
This is the biggest crisis facing the Ming army now.
Similarly, when everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Ming army cannot survive, the ordinary soldiers who are put back will never be of much help to the Ming army.
Because they are cannon fodder.
Cannon fodder, worthless.
Therefore, a green battalion officer corps whose existence significance is much greater than cannon fodder is the target of Wang Wu's work.
It is now the third year of Kangxi's reign. Although the twenty-year struggle against the Qing Dynasty is coming to an end, the situation of "soldiers are the generals" has not changed whether it is the Qing army or the Ming army.
If you have soldiers, you have status, official hats, and territory, which are common to both parties.
Not to mention the Han vassals on the Qing army side, the dukes, marquises, and uncles on the Ming army side were typical military leaders.
Isn't it because the major military leaders superficially obeyed Liu Tichun's command, but actually obeyed the instructions but did not listen to the announcement, which led to the current comprehensive situation of being trapped?
Take Niu Wancheng as an example. Knowing that the Ming army under Wang Wu's command was a tough one, did he really dare to risk his strength being exhausted and fight Wang Wu to the end?
If he really had the courage, he wouldn't fight for dignity from Wang Wu!
At this time, there were many officers surrounding him, including Zhao Jinzhong, Xu Deyi, and Zhang Tianwang's brother Zhang Tianfang.
In order to let these heroes who were willing to fight with him to the end have a better understanding of the situation and more strategies to deal with the enemy, Wang Wu directly stated a policy that no one had ever heard.
"The upper route is unavailable, and the lower route is unavailable, so we have to take the middle route!"
The upper level naturally refers to the upper management of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, mainly the Eight Banners, and the bottom level naturally refers to the Green Camp who are regarded as cannon fodder by the Eight Banners.
What is the middle level?
It was Niu Wancheng, a Qing general who served in the Green Camp.
The importance of the middle level is reflected in their ability to take over from the top to the bottom!
If there is no communication between the top and bottom, problems will arise no matter which dynasty or generation.
Theoretically, as long as the middle level of the Qing army becomes loose, even if they secretly release water, Wang Wu and the entire Kuidong Ming army will have a chance of survival.
Of course, Wang Wu didn't expect Niu Wancheng to take much initiative, as long as this guy really gave in to him for a while when he encountered him again.
Even if this guy is far away from him, he is still one of the main forces of the Qing army in the eastern front encirclement.
One thing Wang Wu didn't tell everyone was that Niu Wancheng, the cowardly green camp deputy general who was afraid of death, was most likely his hope to stand out in Kuidong.
Otherwise, he would not meet Niu Wancheng's "respectable" requirements.
Niu then took the men released by the Ming army and retreated a few miles to the west. He looked at the Ming army from a distance. His sneaky eyes looked at the Ming army from time to time in the telescope, not knowing what he was thinking.
It's not that he doesn't want to return to Dachang, but the Ming army is going there.
Although the details of the Ming army commanded by Wang Wu were not clear up to this moment, Niu Wancheng's intuition told him that the Ming army must be heading towards Lao Mukong.
Therefore, if he withdraws to the east, no matter how he withdraws, he will always be in front of the Ming army.
In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and to show that Lao Niu was a man of his word, he made up his mind to follow him all the way.
Not an offensive tailgating, but a spectator tailgating.
No matter who Wang Wudong fights on his way in, he won't join in the fun.
But if anyone could defeat Wang Wu, Niu Wancheng would definitely be the first to jump out and help.
This is called advancing and retreating with evidence.
Of course, I dare not show this little calculation.
In order to strengthen the "friendly" relationship between the two armies, Niu Wancheng specially sent someone to inform Wang Wu that he was following behind and simply wanted to withdraw to Yuan'an, the place of departure.
Thinking from the bottom of his head, Wang Wu also knew that Niu Wancheng's purpose was not that simple, but he was too lazy to pay attention to this coward and led his troops directly into Dachang Town, which was not guarded by any soldiers.
Afterwards, all the officers and soldiers were organized to hold a simple memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers, and then the bodies of the fallen soldiers were buried near the town.
Been busy for most of the day.
In the evening, while Wang Wu was having dinner, Niu Wancheng sent someone over again.
This time he was not here to emphasize that he had absolutely no malicious intentions, but to ask Wang Wu about the whereabouts of a person.
This man is still an emperor!
"Emperor Dingwu?"
Monk Wang Wuzhanger was confused: Is there such a person?
In my impression, after Chongzhen died, the Ming Dynasty had three formal regimes: Hongguang, Longwu, and Yongli. In addition, there were the Lu Jianguo regime and the Shaowu regime in Guangzhou. Where did the Dingwu regime come from?
The envoy sent by Niu Wancheng was a sentry named Song En. Seeing that there was no one else around General Wang Wu, he actually stepped forward and whispered:
"General, my lord said that if the general can find out the Dingwu puppet emperor, my lord will plead for the general in front of the governor and admiral. Then the court will not hesitate to reward him, and he may also be granted a title!"
"..."
Wang Wu's eyes became sharp: Is Lao Niu trying to instigate rebellion against me?
