Suk Saha, Sony, Obai, and Hong Chengchou also agreed, saying that Tuhai was more suitable.
The two people Bumbutai mentioned were both men with outstanding military exploits.
Among them, Tu Hai was born in the Ma Jia family and was affiliated with the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria. In the second year of Shunzhi, he started his writing career and moved to the Academy of National History to serve as a student.
Later, he was promoted all the way to the high positions of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Prince Taibao.
He was dismissed from his post by Emperor Shunzhi due to fault, and it was not until Kangxi ascended the throne that he was promoted to Manchuria Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen.
A true good servant of Zhenghuangqi, a member of the Aixinjueluo family.
When he was young, he went to the battlefield and achieved many military exploits.
This is how I feel about being promoted all the way!
Of course, in terms of military achievements, Yue Le is better than Tu Hai.
Yue Le once accompanied Hao Ge and Ao Bai in their expedition to Sichuan and defeated Zhang Xianzhong. He also accompanied the army in their westward expedition to the grasslands and southward to the south of the Yangtze River.
I have been fighting for most of my life!
Logically speaking, if you want to lead the troops south, Yue Le is more suitable than Tuhai.
But the problem is that Yue Le is a member of the clan. He is the grandson of Aixinjueluo Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, the fourth son of Aixinjueluo Abatai, the king of Rao Yumin County, and a member of the Qing clan.
He also has the title of Prince An on his head!
Still the leader of Zhenglan Banner!
With such a giant Buddha, who dares to release him?
Yue Le is now a prince, and he is still a prince. If he goes south to fight and returns victorious,
Come on, how should I reward you?
There is no way to seal it!
Are you going to reward Kang Mazi with the dragon chair under his butt?
This is why Hong Chengchou and others said that Tuhai was more suitable.
War is an extension of politics. As court officials, they cannot only consider war matters, but also have to consider political gains and losses.
Bu Mu Butai heard this, nodded and said.
"Tu Hai is indeed good, but in terms of military strategy, he is probably not as good as Yue Le!"
Sony added.
"Perhaps the Empress Dowager can also ask Governor Hong to accompany the army as a staff officer to advise on military strategies for Tu Hai Dutong."
As soon as Sony finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.
Yes, since Tu Hai is a bit weak in military strategy, wouldn't it be useful to give him a deputy who is good at military strategy?
If one Hong Chengchou is not enough, then a few more, such as Li Guoying, Zhao Liangdong, Sun Sike, and Yue Shenglong, can be assigned to Tu Hai as his deputies!
Tu Hai just needs to be in the center to coordinate, supervise the troops, and make overall plans!
It is left to the Han people to take command in front of the formation and charge into the formation.
If the battle south can be won, the credit will naturally go to Tu Hai.
I don’t believe that Hong Chengchou and a group of Han people dare to compete with Tuhai, a Manchu!
If you lose the battle, you can shirk responsibility, right?!
Everyone discussed the matter of sending troops south to fight against the rebellion, and decided on Tu Hai as general, Hong Chengchou, Li Guoying and Zhao Liangdong as deputy officers.
Dispatch 30,000 troops from the eight banners of the capital, including 20,000 Manchu heavy infantry and 10,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry.
Order the Chaoha camp in Wuzhen to have 3,000 men and fifty red cannons.
There are 300 large and small artillery pieces such as tiger crouching artillery, mortar artillery, Fo Lang machine cannon, and imitation Ming army field artillery.
As well as Zhili, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Hubei, Shandong, Lianghuai... the Green Camp's 200,000 troops went south!
This was the handiwork of the Qing court. Hundreds of thousands of troops would move southward at every turn and press towards the south.
If the combat effectiveness of these more than 200,000 troops could really be brought into play, Zhu Hongyu might not even dare to confront the Manchus.
One is the fear of defeat, the other is the fear of a disastrous victory!
Under the control of Bu Mu Butai, Kangxi used seals on the imperial edict to mobilize troops.
The imperial edict to mobilize troops was sent from the capital and was sent to the local area at an accelerated speed of 800 miles.
After discussing the war to go south to fight against the thieves, the Qing court discussed the matter of Wu Sangui.
Geng Jingzhong's rebellion caught everyone in the Qing court off guard!
But Geng Jingzhong's strength was limited after all. Even if he launched a rebellion, at most it would only affect the two neighboring provinces of Jiangxi and Zhejiang.
But Wu Sangui is different!
The Guan Ning Army in Wu Sangui's hands can even be said to be the most capable army in the entire Eight Banners system.
Even the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia controlled by the Qing government would most likely not be a match for Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army.
Moreover, Wu Sangui's influence is not limited to Yunnan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces. A large number of local officials are "Western elected officials."
Historically, the Qing government had been mixing sand into the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan for more than ten years. When the San Francisco Rebellion broke out, the entire three southwestern provinces changed their banners in an instant.
What about now?
Now Wu Sangui's control over the three southwestern provinces will only be stronger than during the San Francisco Rebellion in history.
If Wu Sangui also imitated Geng Jingzhong and wanted to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Han family, then the Qing court would lose more than the entire southeast.
Wu Sangui may lead troops into Hanzhong, Guanzhong, Huguang and other places at any time.
By then, it will not be the southeast that is eroded, but the entire southern half and the northwest will also be eroded.
For the Qing court, the most important thing at the moment is to appease Wu Sangui first.
In any case, Wu Sangui cannot be asked to rebel!
Bumbutai said.
"King Pingxi sat in the southwest and stabilized our border areas of the Qing Dynasty. He was actually the Optimus Pillar. His hard work has made great achievements."
"In our Qing Dynasty, meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and transgressions will be punished. The birthday of King Pingxi is approaching, so the court should also show some expression!"
"Gentlemen, do you have any suggestions?"
“Speak freely!”
Bumubutai wanted to comfort Wu Sangui first, but he didn't know what to give, so he asked.
Hong Chengchou suggested.
"Perhaps the Empress Dowager sent Prince Pingxi's eldest son Wu Yingxiong and Princess Jianning to Kunming with some gifts to celebrate Prince Pingxi's birthday."
Bumbutai frowned, but then relaxed.
There was actually a smile between his eyebrows.
Because what Hong Chengchou said was only Prince Pingxi and Princess Jianning, and no one else.
His meaning was very clear. The prince and princess could be released, but Wu Sangui's eldest grandson could not be released. He still had to stay in the capital as a hostage.
In this way, the imperial court showed favor to Wu Sangui!
But the imperial court still held Wu Sangui's eldest grandson as a hostage.
Oboi on the side said.
"Queen Mother, if you want to release them, just release everyone in Prince Pingxi's Mansion!"
"After all, help people to the end and send Buddha to the West!"
"If you want to show your kindness to King Pingxi, just finish the work. If you do half the work, the gain will outweigh the loss."
Bu Mu Butai couldn't help but frown, but Hong Chengchou on the side was somewhat enlightened.
For a heroic figure like Wu Sangui, a proton has almost no control effect on him.
If he really wants to rebel, the protons in the hands of the court are actually of little use.
If he is killed, he will be killed, he will not care!
He is just a son. If he dies, he will die. He will be reborn in the future.
It’s just a grandson. If you have a son, are you afraid of not having a grandson?
Rather than letting Wu Yingxiong and Princess Jianning go, but still having to control Wu Sangui's grandson, it would be better to let them go altogether.
Sell it well to Wu Sangui to ensure that the southwestern part of the Qing Dynasty is safe for the time being.