Chapter 127 1 stone 3 birds
Chapter 127 Killing three birds with one stone
“He’s already three years old.”
Shao Quanzhong did not ask any more questions. After being repeatedly admonished by his eunuch brothers, he had lost his awe of historical celebrities.
Even if the historical celebrities still had the ability and ambition, by the time Yuan Shikai grew up, he would have probably already stabilized the world.
There is no condition for the rise of a hero in troubled times. The dragon is coiled for me and the tiger is lying for me. You can only be an emperor in Bang at most. It is difficult for you to seize the world of the old Shao family.
Shao Quanzhong was more interested in the distant Xiaowa Village in Haicheng. Would he see his past life? There were still more than a decade left, so it was better not to disturb him. By then, it would be enough to stop the gambling addict Zhang from being beaten to death.
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"I'm coming."
"Wow, the Huai Army is so impressive, their cannons are so shiny, and the officers are foreigners. It's easy to see that they can destroy the enemy troops for dozens of miles with just one shot."
"Go to hell, you think you are a fake Ming general, why are you bragging so much?"
"What fake Ming? The previous dynasty's founder was from Fengyang. Our Ming dynasty's founder was the most legitimate one!"
"Tsk, then why do you still have braids? Why don't you join the Tiandihui to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty? Be careful that someone will sue you and you will be beheaded."
"I'm just bragging among us brothers. No one else can hear it, right?"
The Daming Gate was wide open, and Shao Quanzhong's troops entered the city. The people spontaneously lined the streets to welcome them - ahem, mainly to watch the fun.
In the crowd, a woman dressed in men's clothes stood with her hands behind her back, followed by a dozen strong men, separating her from the others.
The woman had a green silk scarf covering her head, was tall, had a slim waist and long legs, and looked heroic. At this moment, she was staring at Shao Quanzhong, who was riding into the city with Yuan Baoheng, in a daze.
I could hear a few rude subordinates talking, "Fuck, the prefect is wearing a military uniform instead of an official uniform."
"Don't mention it, this foreign military uniform is so handsome, look, our eldest sister is stunned by it."
"Sister, you are in love and want to marry the prefect, right? You are just dreaming in vain. I heard that the prefect already has two wives, so there is no chance for you, sister."
"Big sister, look at us brothers, each of us is a strong man with a hairy chest, aren't we better than the prefect, a pretty boy? You can just pick one."
The woman turned around and glared at him. With a sharp glance, several of her strong men immediately shrank their heads and became listless. None of them dared to look her in the eye.
"Don't look at me, big sister. They said that. I can't stand your Thirty-Six Plum Blossoms. I have my head ready for dinner. How about I beat them up for you, big sister?"
"Sister, if you are really interested, let's find an opportunity to tie up this pretty boy prefect and take him to the mountain. Then we can make a done deal."
"Hush, keep your voice down, the patrol officer is coming over there."
The woman looked up at Shao Quanzhong riding away on his horse, and she felt quite moved.
She liked Shao Quanzhong not because he was a pretty boy, but because she had heard about his heroic act of sending Wenxiu a thousand miles away, his glorious victory in defeating the foreign rifle team and Zhenjiang, and his ruthlessness in exterminating the bandits in Renzi Lake, Guiliu City, and Yang Fuqing's troops.
Only a ruthless and merciless hero who kills without blinking an eye is worthy of me, Hu Liuniang, the "flower".
As for the fact that he has two wives, do people in the world care about this?
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Fengyang changed hands back and forth between the Qing army and the Taiping army, and the area became sparsely populated. Yuan Jiasan, who had been in charge of government affairs, implemented military control and did not appoint a prefect.
Shao Quanzhong led his personal soldiers straight into the prefectural government office. Yuan Baoheng had sent people to clean up the office in advance, but there was not a single clerk. Shao Quanzhong did not intend to really be the prefect and govern the country, so this place immediately became the new headquarters of the Huai Army.
Zhang Zhidong had already ordered people to hang maps in the lobby and set up a sand table, reflecting on the sand table the latest military intelligence and situation in Anhui that he had been trying to find out for the past two months.
Shao Quanzhong didn't even take a break and followed Yuan Baoheng to visit the local boss Yuan Jiasan.
The temporary transport office was not far from the prefectural office. When Shao Quanzhong saw the governor, he stood at attention and said, "I am honored to see you, sir."
Yuan Jiasan’s age was more like his big boss in later life, and he had saluted him in the same way before, which made Shao Quanzhong feel confused about time and space.
Yuan Jiasan certainly didn't know what this heroic young man was thinking. He coughed twice and said, "Yuting, I have heard of your achievements. Coming to Fengyang, I can show my skills in Anhui. This burden on me will be much lighter."
"I will certainly fight bravely under your command. I am a soldier, and I think the Fengyang prefect has failed the imperial court's great kindness..."
"Okay, okay, ahem—"
Yuan Jiasan waved his hand and said, "Yuting, you can go ahead and fight. I will still take care of Fengyang's government affairs for you."
Shao Quanzhong came here for this purpose. When he was the prefect of Taizhou, he didn't have to work because he had his godfather to protect him. When he became the prefect of Fengyang, he immediately found an old senior to work for him.
Yuan Jiasan is a capable official and a real pillar of the Qing Dynasty. He was entrusted by the court to supervise the military affairs of Anhui, and of course, he gave priority to war.
If Shao Quanzhong, a skilled fighter, were to be buried among paperwork, it would be a loss for the Qing Dynasty.
When Shao Quanzhong returned to the prefectural office, Zhang Zhidong had already arranged the deployment of the troops.
Shao Quanzhong's guards were stationed in the prefectural government office. The empty houses around were cleared and used as a temporary military camp, where Shao Quanzhong's most trusted confidant Song Laosan's "Tree" camp was stationed.
After participating in the entry ceremony, the other teams all went to the barracks outside the city to set up camp, so there was enough space.
Shao Quanzhong came here to fight for territory, not to become the prefect of Fengyang.
As soon as he returned to the government office, he immediately summoned generals of the rank of commander-in-chief and above to discuss the battle plan.
Grant looked at the huge Anhui sand table with his hands behind his back and spoke first.
"Sir, there are three enemy forces in Anhui Province: Chen Yucheng, Chen Decai, and Zhang Lexing. Chen Yucheng's Tongcheng and Chen Decai's Luzhou are close to each other and can support each other. The enemy is also too powerful. In my opinion, we should wait for the Hunan Army, which has just completed the Anqing Campaign and is currently resting, to recover and then join forces with Yuan Baoheng's Green Camp to attack together. Our first target should be Zhang Lexing's Nian Army."
Grant was the deputy chief of staff. He made suggestions first and let Chief of Staff Zhang Zhidong make the final summary. This was the usual practice of the General Staff.
Emery, who also served as the combat staff officer, stood up and said, "I agree with Commander Grant. By eliminating Zhang Lexing's troops in Woyang, we can open up the connection between our Huai Army and our friendly Yi Army stationed in Bozhou. The entire northern Anhui Province will be under the control of the Qing Dynasty. Please give me instructions on how to fight against Zhang Lexing's troops and whether the combat goal is to eliminate or expel them, so that I can formulate a combat plan."
Shao Quanzhong glanced at Tian Xing next to him, and seeing that Tian Xing looked very bad, he shook his head and sighed.
Zhang Lexing was Tian Xing's good friend. He had sent Wenxiu thousands of miles away and borrowed a waist badge of Zhang Lexing to cross Qingjiangpu. Later, the waist badge was placed in Yang Yong's attic as evidence of frame-up.
Now that they are going to deal with Zhang Lexing, eldest brother must be in a bad mood.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhang Zhidong stood up and looked at his two foreign subordinates in a friendly manner.
"What you two said makes sense. However, you have a misunderstanding. The territory of the Qing Dynasty is not the same as the territory of the Huai Army. You are pure soldiers, but the battle in Anhui is a political battle.
I have a plan that kills three birds with one stone. It can allow you to take all of Anhui and the area north of Luzhou. But I wonder if you are willing to spend two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
(End of this chapter)