The commander-in-chief of the army, General Agui of Dingxi, was worried about something.
Liu Bingtian, the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs who supervised the payment affairs, wrote a letter to impeach the Governor of Sichuan for overselling official donations and replacing old ones with new ones. As a result, many local officials did not know the soldiers and the soldiers did not know the officials. As a result, the military discipline was disorganized, the top and bottom officials were corrupt, and they were unable to fight.
Behind this incident, there is Agui's figure.
As a result, Liu Butang was demoted to the Sichuan Inspectorate because of this, and Fulehun remained the governor.
After Agui became the general of Dingxi, he devoted himself to rectifying the ministries and wanted to eliminate all the incompetent people who had donated their posts. Unexpectedly, he was firmly opposed by Fulehun, who was in charge of logistics and personnel.
It is said that the donation has been submitted to the imperial court for approval, and all new appointments have been submitted to the Ministry of Personnel for approval. How can we break our promise and dismiss others?
If I followed your advice and donated millions of taels, would Agui return the money?
The country is in a state of affairs, and the court's reputation is too great to allow you, Agui, to give up even if you say you don't want it!
Agui was so angry that he wanted to write a letter to impeach Fulhun for harming the country and the army, but was dissuaded by his 23-year-old deputy Feng Sheng'e, saying that the army was about to launch an offensive. It would be useless to argue with Fulhun at this time.
Any manipulation may delay the recovery of lost ground.
Agui might not listen to others' advice, but he listened to Feng Sheng'e's words.
Don't look at Feng Sheng's youth, but his seniority. He was promoted to the minister of bodyguards at the age of 17, the minister of the Ministry of War at the age of 18, and the governor of Mongolia at the age of 20. At the same time, he was assigned to the military aircraft department. His promotion speed has been since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
The first person, the emperor's favor can be said to be the most favored among all generals.
The emperor's favor was secondary to his promotion and fame. What was more important was that Feng Sheng'e was actually a rare warrior in the Qing Dynasty in recent decades.
Since he took office in Jinchuan the year before last, he has led the army alone. He has made several armored charges and fierce battles with thieves. There have been dozens of large and small battles. It was Feng Sheng'e who risked his life to seize the Serqu blockhouse that killed more than 2,000 Qing troops.
I personally fired cannons and killed dozens of thieves.
Although it was a side road, his military exploits were the most outstanding among all the roads, even more dazzling than Sauron's powerful general Hai Lancha who followed Wen Fu in the main attack. Therefore, he was promoted to the left deputy general of Dingxi this time and together with A Gui presided over another expedition with a hundred thousand troops.
Big and small Jinchuan.
Feng Sheng'e also had great respect for Agui. Although he was young, he was not arrogant. Everyone in the camp admired him.
This person was originally the first person on Jia Jiashikai's list of exterminating thieves.
Now, Fukang'an, who doesn't recognize his relatives, has taken the lead and is temporarily ranked second.
Those who can be included on the first page of "Records of Thief Generals of the Qing Dynasty" must meet three conditions.
The first is that he is young, the second is that he can fight, and the third is that he is a senior official.
This kind of people are all Jia Liu's biggest competitors, or enemies.
If they are not removed, they will have trouble sleeping and eating. Jia Liu, the man who carried the flag in Manchuria, will not be able to get ahead, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Army will be even less able to get ahead.
If you can't get ahead, how can you serve the Qing Dynasty?
It's just that there are too many relevant people in the list of relevant people compiled by Yang Zhi for the young master who meet these three conditions, and it would take ten or twenty years to remove them one by one.
Therefore, there is a long way to go, and we must not slack off in the slightest. Otherwise, we will harm the country and the people.
The day before yesterday, a decree came from Beijing, requiring Agui to launch a full-scale counterattack by October at the latest.
After discussion, Agui decided to let Feng Sheng'e lead 15,000 soldiers from the Green Battalion, 2,000 soldiers from the Forward Battalion, and 1,500 soldiers from the Jianrui Battalion to leave the village of Wenggulong, while Agui would move the main camp to Yixi. The two sides formed horns with each other.
Fengsheng'e had no objection to this, but reminded Agui that after the army moved forward, it should divide its troops to garrison at the rear, so as not to make Wenfu's mistake again.
"The emperor is going to handle the guerrilla affairs and use the tactics of thieves against thieves. When Wu Nengyi comes back, he will do it as soon as possible."
A Gui deeply believed in the guerrilla tactics mentioned in the "Respectfully Invited Military Training" that the emperor forwarded to her, because the previous thieves used this method to disturb the peace of the army.
He even admired Jia Jiashikai who proposed guerrilla warfare. He asked Batulu, who was married to Prince Xinfu Gege, to help him fight against Fukang'an that day, but he didn't mean to embarrass him, but he really wanted the Han soldier to fight.
Batulu, who was carrying the flag, helped the third elder brother of the Fuji family.
In addition, I also want this Batulu to prove himself.
After all, many Manchu and Mongolian generals in the army were privately saying that the name of Baturu was not worthy of its name, that it was purely an advantage, and that it was also a fig leaf created by the people on the southern front to cover up the defeat.
A Gui was noncommittal about this, but he told the emperor that Jia Jia Shikai was the reincarnated Fu Sheng of Guo Rui. In his eyes, A Gui was a villain, so he was somewhat suspicious.
Real gold is not afraid of fire. Whether it is genuine or not can be known by trying it on the battlefield.
Agui was a sincere supporter of the third elder brother of the Fuji family.
Fukang'an had been serving as military counselor under him since he came to Jinchuan, and had no experience in leading an independent army. On that day, he took the initiative to ask for a battle to seize the fort, and Agui could not refuse.
Jilin Biaoyi Tengpai soldiers plus a thousand green battalion soldiers, and a batulu led his troops to assist in the battle. Against the bandits of less than a hundred people, they should have been captured even if the losses were larger.
However, no news came for several days, which made Agui feel a little worried. He knew that Fukang'an was of noble birth and was a proud son of the Eight Banners, so he was worried that the emperor's beloved "adopted son" was unwilling to ask for help because of his face.
After thinking for a moment, Agui hesitated and said, "Should we send someone to take a look?"
"This third elder brother must be a strong-tempered person. I think it's better to wait for him to retaliate on his own."
Feng Sheng'e didn't have a deep impression of Fukang'an. Before he was promoted to deputy general Zuo, he had been leading the army and had not had much contact with Fukang'an. He only knew that this young man who was younger than him was very favored by the emperor, and his eldest brother was also the minister of military aircraft.
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This kind of background made Feng Sheng'e judge that Fukang'an was a person who wanted to be strong, so even if the capture of the fort failed, he would not be able to save his face and ask for help for a while.
"Too,"
Agui nodded.
Fengsheng mentioned another thing, that is, he heard that the governor of Sichuan had actually earned tens of millions of taels since he started official donations years ago, but Fulehun reported only more than 4 million taels to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Fullehun is so bold?"
Agui was very surprised.
Feng Sheng'e was afraid that Agui would impeach Fulehun because of this, so he quickly said: "I just heard about it, there is no real evidence."
"There is no smoke without fire. If this thing has reached your ears, it is probably the truth."
Agui was sulking, knowing that Fulehun was a coward in the court, but could not punish him, and felt very powerless.
Thinking again about the Jinchuan War that has lasted to this day, countless officials from high to low took the opportunity to collect money wantonly. It is really impossible to cure and punish.
"After Jinchuan's affair is over and he returns to Beijing, I will impeach him in front of the emperor, Fulehun!"
Agui has made up his mind. A little impatience will ruin the big plan. The top priority is to quell the Jinchuan war. The impeachment of this gang of silverfish should be put aside first, so as not to miss the important event.
He also asked Feng Sheng'e when he was going to move the camp. Feng Sheng'e said that he would leave as soon as the money, food, ordnance and personnel were allocated. While the two were discussing, the officer on duty at the camp, Yunnan Admiral Chang Qing, burst into the tent with a panicked look on his face, and prepared for the two of them.
The general brought news of the death of the third elder brother of the Fuji family.
This shocked Agui and Feng Sheng'e, who had just talked about Fu Kang'an. After taking a few breaths, Feng Sheng'e stood up and asked urgently: "How did Mr. Fu die?"
Chang Qing said: "They say he was hit in the neck by a bandit's gun when he was wearing armor and seizing the fort, and he died from his injuries!"
Wearing armor and seizing a fortress?
Feng Sheng'e didn't expect Fu Kang'an to have such courage. He stood there blankly for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Agui stood up and asked Chang Qing: "Have you ever captured the Luobowa Mountain stone blockade?"
"It is reported that the stone block has been captured, and more than a thousand officers and soldiers, including Mr. Fu and below, have been killed. There are heavy casualties. The leader of the team, Jia Jiashikai, is sending Mr. Fu's body back to the camp."
After Chang Qing retreated, Agui and Feng Sheng'an looked at each other in unison. They both knew that once this matter was reported back to the capital, the emperor would be furious. As a general, Agui and deputy general Feng Sheng'an would bear the brunt.