Chapter 121 Turn Your Face (Part 1)
"It must be that stinky girl Hong Xuanjiao who betrayed us!"
"Sushun's book has been studied at the vital points of our family. The emperor was furious. What's the point!"
"Fortunately, our lord has eyes and ears in the palace. It's still time to stop the people sent by the court and shut up-"
"What's your bad idea? Kill the people sent by the emperor. Aren't you telling the emperor that we are going to rebel?"
"That's right! The people sent by the emperor must not move!"
"What should we do? We can't sit still and wait for death!"
In the lobby of the Hangzhou Governor's Office, Li Weiguo's aides were very anxious, and some of the low psychological quality had lost their limits.
Li Weiguo sat in the top position and didn't say anything. He just listened to the talk of his staff, thinking about how to solve this problem.
The officialdom is sinister and if you are not careful, you will have a big problem and lose your life.
Li Weiguo knew that if he couldn't handle it well this time, he would have to rebel.
For Li Weiguo, although he now has strong strength, the foundation of the Qing court's rule is still very reliable and the people's will. From the final failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, we can see that despite the brutality of the Qing court, it is still the orthodox in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, Li Weiguo did not want to rebel so quickly without any necessity.
Seeing Wu Yong drinking tea quietly, "Mr. Wu, why don't you speak?"
Wu Yong smiled and said, "This is not the right thing. The Taiping Army is in the west and our Shanghai Army is in the east. Relying on the Yangtze River, the momentum of three divisions of the world has been achieved."
Li Weiguo almost turned his back on his breath, and Wu Yong wanted him to rebel immediately.
However, no matter how powerful and smart Wu Yong was, he could not know the future historical direction. The Qing court was not so easy to overthrow, especially now. Most of the Han landlords in China were loyal to the Qing court. It can be seen from their active efforts to work for the Qing court and their crazy suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. If they rebel at this time, the resistance would be unprecedented.
Li Weiguo was not afraid of rebellion. He believed in his ability. Although the resistance to the Qing Dynasty was unprecedented, it would only take some more time. But Li Weiguo knew that once the Qing Dynasty was consumed for a long time, it would consume the country's comprehensive national strength. Especially Li Weiguo knew that the Crimean War would soon end, and the great powers would turn their butcher knife to China again. If Li Weiguo was still in a civil war with the Qing court at that time, there would be no chance to stop the great powers.
Li Weiguo sighed. If he was just an indigenous person of this era, he would not have to think so much. But after all, he is a time traveler with a heart that loves the motherland and the mountains. He cannot sit idly by and watch the motherland be bullied by the great powers.
Thinking of this, Li Weiguo said: "I don't want to rebel yet, you all think of a way out for me right away!"
Seeing that Li Weiguo was determined, Wu Yong shook his head immediately, but Li Weiguo was the lord and Wu Yong was the servant. No matter what Wu Yong thought, as long as Li Weiguo made a decision, Wu Yong would no longer object, but would make suggestions according to Li Weiguo's decision.
I heard Wu Yong say: "It's okay not to rebel. I just need to let the people sent by the emperor see that the adults are dedicated to doing things for the court!"
"Then you can't act with the Taiping Army anymore, otherwise you will definitely not be able to hide it!" An aide said immediately.
Wu Yong nodded and said, "That's right, since Hong Xuanjiao has betrayed the adults, there is no need for us to continue acting with the Taiping Army. He beat them hard and let them know the outcome of betraying our adults!"
"Mr. Wu's words make sense. For the sake of the current plan, I can only attack the Taiping Army!" Li Weiguo agreed: "But, what should we do? Mr. Wu has a clever plan!"
Wu Yong said: "Now that the main force of my water and land army is in Zhejiang, we can directly retrieve Hengzhou Prefecture. The 20,000 elite troops of the Northern King Wei Changhui are enough to be a letter of fame. Let the court feel at ease."
A staff member said: "But in this way, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will definitely retaliate in full. The pressure on our army's Jiangdong Camp and Jiangnan Camp will double. With the current strength, defending Jiangnan and Zhejiang provinces will all border the Taiping Army. The front line is too long. Once the Taiping Army starts a full-scale war, it will be detrimental to our army."
This is indeed a problem. Because Li Weiguo had previously reached an agreement with the Taiping Army to not attack each other, the Li family army has been taking the elite route and has not expanded on a large scale. Forty thousand Li family troops guarding Jiangnan Province, equivalent to half of Jiangsu, and its troops are quite suitable. Now it has annexed Zhejiang and expanded its territory more than twice, and it is also bordering Jiangxi and Anhui controlled by the Taiping Army. This means that the front line is too long and the troops are stretched out.
Wu Yong said: "The front line is too long and the troops are too small. It is indeed our current shortcomings, but the Taiping Army is also in the same situation. They are surrounded on all sides, and now the Northern Expedition has been wiped out. Their troops are also short of strength, not much better than us. I have a plan to resolve the current crisis."
Wu Yongxu said: "The Taiping Army does not know that we are going to attack them now, so we can first take down Hengzhou Prefecture in a flash, and first destroy the 20,000 elite troops of the Northern King Wei Changhui in Hengzhou Prefecture. If we can kill Wei Changhui, it is equivalent to cutting off a finger of the Taiping Army."
An aide interrupted: "Our main force is in Zhejiang. If we accidentally eliminate Wei Changhui's 20,000 troops, the chances of winning are very high. But the Taiping Army will inevitably mobilize heavy troops to take revenge. Our army is all in Zhejiang. What should we do in Jiangnan Province?"
Wu Yong smiled and said, "Yes, the main force of our army is in Zhejiang. Once we kill Wei Changhui's 20,000 elite troops, Hong Xiuquan will definitely take revenge. So we cannot kill Wei Changhui directly at the beginning, but we must surround Wei Changhui in Hengzhou Prefecture and let Hong Xiuquan transfer the main force to Hengzhou Prefecture to rescue Wei Changhui, so that we have time to kill Wei Changhui first and then quickly return to Jiangnan."
Li Weiguodao: "It is a good strategy to surround Wei and save Zhao, and to surround the site to attack and support."
Li Weiguo paused and continued: "But, our real purpose this time is to make the people sent by the court believe that we have no intention of rebellion. For specific combat plans, Wu Yong, please post a note as soon as possible. Remember to be quick, we have no time. Whether to resolve this crisis depends on this battle."
"Yes!" Wu Yong immediately stood up and was ordered in the face of danger. Other aides also took action and actively provided advice.
Soon, the Li family army took secret action, advanced along the water and land, and rushed towards Hengzhou Prefecture.
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ps: The five books of the cruiser have been blocked and are being investigated and adjusted, so today's updates have been delayed. Due to the haste time, in order to ensure continuous renewal, a small chapter has been written to upload it, and the rest will be added tomorrow. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!