There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 62 Unify Jingzhou First

"Haha, General, and all the commanders, there's no need to be so nervous."

Feng Xiuyong suddenly smiled and said, "I'm just saying that the Qing army will definitely attack in February or March. I'm not saying they can come right away. Even if we take into account the collection of food and supplies, the conscription of laborers, mules, horses, and boats, it will take at least a month. We have plenty of time to deploy in advance."

"Besides, even if the Qing army really came to attack Jingzhou now, it is still unknown who would win!"

"Jingzhou City has high walls and thick walls, is surrounded by a moat, and is protected by the natural barrier of the Yangtze River. Furthermore, the city's treasury is well-stocked with food and money, its weapons and armor are complete, and its people are obedient. If the pseudo-Qing army were to attack, it would require ten times the force to capture. Our army currently has over ten thousand regular soldiers. If we mobilize the city's young and strong men to defend the city, the Qing army would need hundreds of thousands of troops to capture it."

"Decades ago during the Yongzheng era, the pseudo-Qing might have still had this wealth, but now... haha, I'm afraid it's been completely defeated by that bastard Emperor Qianlong. Even if it hasn't been completely defeated, the maximum number of troops that can be mobilized from this Huguang region is no more than 5,000."

"Unless the pseudo-Qing Dynasty ignores the Xiangnan Miao tribe now!"

Wow, after Feng Xiuyong's few words of analysis, the tense atmosphere in the lobby instantly eased a lot.

If the Qing army really came with hundreds of thousands of troops, not to mention these Han soldiers and civilians, even General Nie Yu would be panicked.

It is true that he has cheats, but no matter how powerful they are, it takes time and money. If he is asked to fight against hundreds of thousands of Qing troops at once, the number is almost the same as the population of his own territory. He has to use a hammer to beat them!

But hundreds of thousands can be changed into five thousand, or at most five thousand. Five thousand versus ten thousand, now the advantage is really in my hands!

Nie Yu also laughed and said, "Mr. Feng is right. Even if the Qing army comes to attack, there will not be more than 5,000 of them. 5,000 of them will defeat our 10,000. If we still lose, then there is no need to continue this rebellion. Let's go home and farm!"

"Ha ha!"

Everyone laughed. Five thousand versus ten thousand, not everyone is a "former Ming Dynasty God of War". If they can still lose, then they can just forget about it.

When the atmosphere had almost calmed down, Feng Xiuyong continued, "However, General, when I say that our army should fight, I'm not just saying that the Qing army will attack. Even if the Qing army doesn't come, it's time for our army to take the initiative to attack."

"At the beginning of a business, one must always strive for progress and not slack off. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was known for his slow rise to the throne, continued to attack and expand abroad, annexing various vassal states."

"Right now, the White Lotus is causing chaos west of Hubei, and the Miao people are still pacifying Hunan. With the new pseudo-emperor now on the throne, there won't be any major wars. Even if they want to pacify the Han army in Jingzhou, they'll only bring troops from Huguang, and the White Lotus and the Miao people will help share the pressure. This is a great opportunity, so we should seize it and launch an offensive. First, take Jingzhou, then Xiangfan. Once we control all of Hubei, we can gaze south of the Yangtze River!"

"If Jiangnan and Huguang are united, the whole world will be within our grasp!"

This directly put forward the strategic direction, and was also a warning to the Han army civil and military officers present not to be confused by the current peaceful days, and not to really believe what he said before.

It is true that the Qing army will not send too many troops to attack, but just because the number of Qing troops is small, it does not mean that they can carve out a small territory and hold on to Jingzhou.

They came here to fight for dominance over the world and to become kings, princes, generals and ministers, not to leave their names and deaths in the history books of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty.

After hearing Feng Xiuyong's words, some civil officials who had felt carefree suddenly felt a sense of urgency to do something big.

Although the situation was urgent, no one felt scared; instead, they felt somewhat excited.

The world can be obtained, and you can become kings, princes, generals and ministers!
If they were ordinary rebels, they might have waited and watched, but when they thought of the jade seal that Nie Yu took out that day.

The military generals of the Han army were still okay, but the civil officials were all scholars, and there were also quite a few pseudo-Qing surrendered officials. Although they had basically never seen the real jade seal, it did not prevent them from making judgments on the quality of the seal.

The carving is exquisite, a feat only achieved by a master (industrial carving), the jade is of excellent quality (because it is a modern product), and all the details expected of a jade seal are perfect. If such a seal is fake, it must have been forged by the royal craftsmen who made it.

They didn't know how General Nie Yu got the jade seal, but they saw that not only was his military training very methodical, but even the most elite Qing soldiers they had ever seen were no better than him.

There were also weapons that were even better than the finest armor and armor dispatched from the treasury, and a method for casting completely seamless cannon barrels...

The powerful red cannon is still vividly remembered by them!
They probably believed all these things, saying that it was the gods who came down to earth to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, there are no gods in the world. As the saying goes, a gentleman should not speak of strange and mysterious things. But if he is not a god who has descended to the earth, then it is estimated that General Nie of the Nie family also has a destiny.

After all, among so many founding emperors of different dynasties, none of them was not blessed with the Mandate of Heaven. Even Li Zicheng had strange phenomena in his ancestral tomb. There are many versions of the story, but most of them mentioned that Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three borders of Shaanxi, dug up Li Zicheng's ancestral tomb under the order of the emperor. He found that the person buried in the tomb was not Li Zicheng's grandfather, but a big white python with a dragon-shaped head. The python was later killed by Wang Qiaonian.

Later, Wang Qiaonian suffered the same fate as Li Zicheng, who cut off his tongue and tore his body into pieces.

Nie Yu said, "Wars must be fought, and now everywhere is in chaos, only our Jingzhou is relatively peaceful and stable. Therefore, refugees from all over the country are pouring into Jingzhou. This is definitely not going to work. Because we only have so much land, it is definitely not enough to be divided. If we want to continue to divide the land, we must fight."

"It's Spring Festival now, so the Qing troops shouldn't come. Otherwise, they'll miss out on spring plowing, leaving them without food, and the people will revolt. We don't need to be too ambitious. Let's first take over the remaining territory in Jingzhou: Jianli, Gong'an, and Shishou counties."

Wei Yao, the magistrate of Jiangling County, who had come to the meeting, took the initiative to say, "General, I was once a classmate of Zhang Yi, the magistrate of An'an County. I would like to write a letter to persuade the county to surrender on your behalf."

Nie Yu nodded slightly and said, "Then I must explain my Han army's policy to him. If he is willing to surrender, I can't say whether he will be rich and powerful, but I can definitely spare his life."

As he spoke, he looked at He Shunan who was sitting below.

"He Shunan."

He Shunan immediately bowed and said, "I am here."

"Get ready. If Gong'an County is unwilling to surrender, you can take your troops and take it down first." Nie Yu issued a military order.

"As ordered."

It would be good to surrender directly, but you must also be prepared not to surrender. When friendship between classmates is useful, it is truly useful, but when it is useless, it is no more noble than toilet paper.

After giving the military order to He Shunan, Nie Yu began to arrange work for other people.

After all, fighting a war is not something that can be done with just a single order. Before, it was just a makeshift team, so it was fun to watch.

Now we have territory, we have an organization, and the number of troops is much greater than before. Once the war starts, it will be like a cannon shot costing a fortune.

Logistics, military rations, and civilian laborers all need to be prepared in advance, as well as tactical planning and map research.

In short, let’s unify Jingzhou first.

　My hands are swollen and won't go away
　　
　
(End of this chapter)