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Chapter 168 Offense and Defense (7)

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After the King of Pingnan spoke, a guard immediately took the order to pass on the order. ←

The so-called soldiers of our family refer to the direct soldiers led by Shang Kexi after surrendering to the Jin Dynasty. Hong Tai named him "Tianzhu Soldiers". Shang Kexi called himself the soldiers of our family, but in fact he was Shang Kexi's Baoyi slave. Most of these soldiers of our family were elite soldiers of the former Ming army, and they were quite brave in fighting.

After the Qing army entered the pass in the first year of Shunzhi, Shang Kexi followed the Qing Yu Prince Duoduo to suppress Li Zicheng's peasant army. During this process, Shang Kexi's army made a lot of efforts and made many contributions. Duoduo praised it very much and laughed at the fact that the soldiers under King Zhishun were powerful in fighting dogs. (Author's note: Shang Kexi was awarded the title of King Pingnan in the sixth year of Shunzhi, and was previously King Zhishun)

In the sixth year of Shunzhi, due to the rebellion of several southern provinces, the Qing army was short of its troops. Dorgon followed Hong Chengchou's advice and controlled the Han Dynasty. He ordered Kong Youde, who had returned to Liaodong. Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming and the other three led their old subordinates to enter the pass again to the south. Kong Youde marched from the Hunan battlefield, and Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming marched into Guangdong. During the march into Guangdong, the Qing army was unstoppable. Among them, Shang Kexi and his own soldiers under their jurisdiction made great efforts. Therefore, when the Qing court decided to decide which vassal king to belong to, most of the officials in the court who were inclined to Shang Kexi accounted for, which resulted in Geng Jingzhong being able to do some tricks in secret, rather than fighting for Guangdong with confidence.

However, although our soldiers were strong, it has been twenty years since Shang Kexi surrendered to the Jin Dynasty in the fifth year of Chongzhen. In the past twenty years, our soldiers, who were strong in the past, had long become old men, and they could not stand fighting. After years of war, the soldiers of our soldiers in Shang Kexi's army are now less than 500. Except for some who can also ride horses as guards of the royal palace, the rest lead troops everywhere, such as Xu Erxian, general of Zhaoqing, Ban Zhifu, etc., they all came from our soldiers.

However, although Shang Kexi's old family soldiers had withered, there was still a new family soldier under his command. This new family soldier was expanded on the basis of the original family soldiers. All the soldiers in the army were blood children of the old family soldiers, and all the officers were from the old family soldiers. This structure allowed this new family soldiers to fully inherit the ferocity of the old family soldiers and was also one of the main forces of the Han army's blue flag under the Pingnan vassal.

Any use of troops, such as attacking a tough city or drawing a tough camp, is a life of human life. If it is a last resort, the elite troops of the direct line will not be used. Therefore, after Shang Kexi's order to ask his soldiers to attack Xinhui again, Ban Zhifu, who was rushing to the camp with his prince Shang Zhixin, suddenly frowned. Shang Zhixin was also very strange. He didn't know why his father wanted his soldiers to fight, and he had to break Xinhui today. Previously, the Green Camp failed to attack the city, and the morale of the army was very low, while the Taiping Army in the city was very high. Now, he sent his soldiers to the camp. I am afraid that even if he forced the soldiers to break the city, the losses of the soldiers would be astonishing.

Shang Zhixin also believed that this kind of gain was not worth the loss, and it was not necessary to use his own soldiers to fight the battles that were filled with human lives. In the eyes of outsiders, the prince of Pingnan was a reckless man, but in fact, Shang Zhixin was very smart. He knew very well that the Shang family could become a vassal king and be valued by the Qing court. It was because of his father's old subordinates' soldiers, and it was because of his father's soldiers!

In this world, only soldiers can have status, and only soldiers can have money and food. Without soldiers, all status is bullshit!

When the war in Manzhou was fought, it was the first to drive the Eight Banners of the Mongolian and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. Later, when they entered the pass, they drove the surrendered troops to fight. When the surrendered troops could not be fought, the Manzhou soldiers would rise again. What losses could the Manzhou soldiers suffer in this way? No matter how powerful the Ming army was, after fighting with the surrendered troops, the Mongolian and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, how much strength could they be left? Once the Manzhou soldiers were on the rise, the Ming army was defeated even if they were not defeated.

If the Manzhou people do this, the Shang family can do this too. Since going south, it has been relied on the fact that our soldiers drove the surrendered soldiers from behind, and the camp soldiers went first. When the war reached the critical point, our soldiers would fight out. In this way, they would naturally have a great victory. Over the years, no one has ever been going up from the beginning, so we should not fight such a wasteful battle of siege and siege.

My father was confused, how could he send his soldiers to fight such a stupid war? If the soldiers lost too much, what would he use to suppress the soldiers in the future, what would he use to fight against the Ming army, and what would he use to gain the trust of the Qing court?

If the capital of our family is really exhausted, the Qing court would probably think that our father and son are just wiping their butts! Without Geng Zhongming's death, the Geng family's title would almost lose its protection. If the Geng family's strength is the same as that of its own and has a soldier under its command, would the young emperor in Zijing City dare to make things so difficult?

Shang Zhixin, who was both confused and anxious, said a few words to Ban Zhifu, and rushed to the camp to meet Shang Kexi.

Seeing the Queen Pingnan, Ban Zhifu immediately stepped forward and asked Shang Kexi softly: "Prince, the Green Camp is already deflated. The thieves in the city have a proper defense. I am afraid that they can't win the Xinhui today, so why bother to lose their soldiers? It's better to withdraw the troops today and concentrate their strength to attack again tomorrow."

Shang Kexi glanced at his son, nodded slightly, and looked at Xinhui City ahead, and said, "If there are no rules for the thieves in the city, I can tolerate them for one day, but now it seems that this Taiping Army is a strong army. Since this is the case, we cannot wait, let alone let them have a chance to breathe. I saw that the Green Camp had failed and suffered heavy losses, but the Taiping Army was not much better. I am afraid that they were at the end of their strength. If they did not take the opportunity to attack again, they would be able to recover. I am afraid that the casualties would be greater tomorrow. Besides, military affairs are like water and there is no normal relationship between Xinhui. If I stay in the hands of the bandits for a day, I will be uneasy for a day."

Upon hearing this, Ban Zhifu knew that King Pingnan had made a conclusion. He knew that he could not persuade him, so he stopped opposing and whispered: "What the prince said is very much, but should we let other soldiers go first and our soldiers suppress them?" He was still happy to understand his meaning, and he just wanted to preserve his direct power so that his soldiers would lose too much and damage their vitality due to strong attacks on the city.

In the past, Shang Kexi had always listened to Ban Zhifu's opinions, but today it was unexpected. He shook his head and did not directly answer Ban Zhifu's words. Instead, he said another sentence: "I personally led a large army here, not to call a white-faced child to make a joke." After saying that, Qin Guocheng, the commander of the army, who led his family, said: "At all costs, attack me, and do not seal the sword after breaking the city!"

"The last one will obey the order!"

Qin Guocheng responded with a loud bang with his hands clasped his fists, turned around and led his troops to attack the city.

Shang Kexi's side was dispatched again, and the retreating battalions were ordered to attack again. In addition, two battalions of green camps were transferred to attack the city together. For a moment, the trumpets and the trumpets were blowing, which was very loud.
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