But Gao Mingheng was intoxicated with the excitement of the impending victory. Unlike Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan who participated in the preparation of "Tiande King", Gao Mingheng was a shrewd and capable man. By organizing social soldiers and local braves, he was confident that he had established a powerful force in the local area.
grassroots organization, so we are not worried about the bandits being able to escape.
Gao Mingheng smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about Taiwan control. Nowadays, social soldiers have been raised in all states and counties in Henan. Although the soldiers are not as good at fighting as the official and military soldiers, it is not a problem to deal with the rogue bandits' stragglers. If the rogue bandits try to attack Henan
If we break through from other directions, I can mobilize the army, soldiers, and local bravery to intercept them in front. The Qin army, the Henan army, and the Zuoping thieves will pursue them in the rear, and the whole army will be wiped out like rogue bandits."
Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng are political enemies, and he is a graceful figure who is good at dancing. However, in the past, Li Xianfeng and Li Laiheng teamed up to concoct the "Tiande King" incident, which gave him a handle and fell into the hands of thieves. During this time, although he did not secretly communicate with Li Laiheng,
, but he also secretly helped Li Laiheng "sell stolen goods" several times, selling many of Li Laiheng's trophies to Jiangnan in exchange for supplies such as salt that the rebels urgently needed.
He was afraid that the bandits would be destroyed and his cooperation with Li Laiheng would be exposed; he was also afraid that if the bandits were not destroyed, he would always have a handle on others.
For Li Xianfeng, the best thing is for the rogue bandits to leave Henan and go to other places such as Shaanxi and Huguang, and then be eliminated there. That way, his official future will not be affected.
So Li Xianfeng muttered some words of advice and said: "The problem of rogue bandits has not been solved for ten years because the more troubled and trough the rogue bandits are, the more powerful they become. I think the rogue bandits may really have to fight hard."
To break through, we should probably set up checkpoints in a larger area including Huguang, intercept them along the way, drive them out of Henan first, and then annihilate them in Huguang. This seems to be safer."
Although Li Xianfeng's idea was out of self-preservation, he unintentionally hit the core of the rebel army's military strategy. However, both Fu Zonglong and Gao Mingheng were affected by the spies' news and believed that the morale of the coalition forces had gradually collapsed and it was impossible to
Going to a peripheral place like Huguang, Li Xianfeng's opinion was not taken seriously.
Fu Zonglong finally sighed and said: "This time Jingyi allowed the bandits to kill King Chong and trap Runing. I'm afraid the crime will be unforgivable. I wonder how the emperor will deal with him? We who have the will and strength, it is best to give Jingyi and his family
The heir prepares some money... In the final analysis, he is also doing it for national affairs. Although he was defeated, it also created a good opportunity for us to contain the bandits."
Jingyi is the name of Yang Wenyue. He was defeated miserably in Runing Mansion and lost so many elite Baoding soldiers. More importantly, Yang Wenyue caused King Chong to be killed. This crime of betraying the vassal king even led to Yang Si, who was most trusted by Chongzhen.
Qamdo couldn't bear it, let alone Yang Wenyue.
Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng both nodded in agreement, but they were already thinking about how to blame Yang Wenyue for all the losses in the previous period.
Because someone will be blamed for the past defeats, and it seems that new victories will be ushered in in the near future. Although Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng were on bad terms due to party disputes, they both smiled and beamed at the same time.
Li Xianfeng suggested that since there was so much good news, he should have a drink to celebrate the victory and boost the morale of the officials and gentry. Although Fu Zonglong was still worried, he was infected by the optimism of Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng and no longer cared about it.
, explained a few words, and asked Li Xianfeng to prepare for the banquet first.
Li Xianfeng, who was good at dancing, invited several generals of the Qin army and some local celebrities and gentry in Henan to attend the banquet. The banquet was held in the garden of the residence of a local high-ranking official.
Everyone drank wine, admired the flowers, and composed poems in limited rhymes, creating a happy atmosphere of poetry, wine, and romance.
Li Xianfeng even considered that generals such as He Renlong, Niu Chenghu, and Chen Yongfu were not very good at writing, so he specially hired a dozen singing girls who were good at writing to serve wine, drink, sing and dance, and have a great time.
It's just that Fu Zonglong thought he was an upright person, and felt that it was really unreasonable to behave like this before the army and before the war.
But Li Xianfeng was naturally prepared. He specially arranged for a beautiful singing girl to wear a pleated skirt and a pair of high-top crested shoes sewn with red and white grosgrain. Fu Zonglong showed a little displeasure.
When he was happy, he asked the girl to come forward and cry out that the bandits were killing people everywhere in Henan, and asked the governor to make decisions for the people and destroy the bandits.
As expected, Fu Zonglong's eyebrows turned into a joyful expression as he hit the mark.
This dinner was a great time for the guests and the host, but only Li Xianfeng's aide Chen Xin was still worried.
After the guests had dispersed, Li Xianfeng asked in confusion: "Wang Chen, now that the victory has been decided, the army has joined forces to suppress it, and the scourge of bandits that has not been solved for ten years is about to be put down, why do you still look so worried?"
Chen Xin smiled bitterly and said: "Does Master Futai really think so? The news sent by the spies said that the bandits' morale has collapsed, they are trapped and they have done nothing. Do you really believe it? There are many wise and resourceful people among the Qin invaders. After Tiande
After what happened to the king, haven't you realized this yet? I never believe that the bandits will do nothing and wait to be killed. The less they do, the more worried I am that something big will happen."
"Hey, Wang Chen, we are just doing our best as officials and obeying destiny. The most important thing is not meritorious service, but lack of fault. Now Yang Wenyue has shouldered the responsibility for all the previous defeats. In the future, there will be a tall man like Fu Zonglong.
If we hold on from the front, as long as the bandits don't attack Kaifeng, the emperor's sword will never be able to hit our heads."
Li Xianfeng stroked his beard and smiled. He also believed that a person like Li Laiheng would never sit still and wait for death. However, as long as the rogue bandits did not attack Kaifeng, no matter what happened, there would be Governor Yang Wenyue in front of him and Qin Governor Fu Zonglong in the back.
Not as good as yourself.
"You are still too young and naive. You still need to learn something. I will always teach you more about being an official. You have the talents of a king, but you also need to learn these things before you can make further progress.
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Chen Xin shook his head and said nothing more. If he was really interested in the official title, how could he have resigned from the official post of Laiyang County Magistrate?
"Li Laiheng...where will you go next?"
What Chen Xin is really interested in is what Li Laiheng, the one with the most unique behavior among the Qin invaders, will do next?
And his good friend Chen Kexin has been going south to conduct secret visits among thieves for many days. I wonder what Chen Kexin's situation is like?
Is this Qin Kou...a blank piece of paper that can be created, or is he a star-killing demon who is causing harm to the world?