The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 121 The World Famous Zao Wou-Ki

"Win, big win!"

In the Forbidden City, above the court hall, the urgent express report of eight hundred miles took three days to cover a straight-line distance of more than 900 kilometers, and the actual distance was about 1200 kilometers. It came before Emperor Xianfeng and his courtiers. .

"Zhao Wuji, the leader of the champion battalion, won a big victory at a distance of 320 miles from Nanjing City with three thousand against twenty thousand!"

"Killed 1136 rebels, captured 5369 rebels, and the rest fled in the direction of Nanjing."

"No one in the Zhuangyuan Battalion was killed in battle, and only twelve soldiers were injured."

After the record was called out, both Emperor Xianfeng and the courtiers were stunned on the spot.

In a daze, they felt that the [-]-mile express report was not about the results of the battle between the Zhuangyuan Battalion and the Taiping Rebels, but the results of the battle between the Green Battalion of the regular army of the Qing court and the elite soldiers of the Western powers. .

The side with fewer enemies and more enemies and almost no casualties is naturally the Western powers.

How can it be?

Emperor Xianfeng jumped up from the dragon chair excitedly, and shouted: "Speak carefully."

The court hall, which was buzzing because of shock, fell silent in an instant, and the person holding the battle report shouted in an excited tone.

"On August 21, Zao Wou-ki, the first-class bodyguard in front of the imperial court and the commander of the Eight Banners Guards, personally led the No. 320 Scholar Battalion in Songjiang Prefecture to march towards Nanjing. At a distance of [-] miles from Nanjing City, they encountered [-] rebels from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

Songjiang Mansion is Shanghai.

"After forming the formation, Zhao Wuji, the leader of the champion battalion, issued an order: Today, I, Zhao Wuji, will kill seven in and seven out. If I die, you will disperse on your own. If I don't die, you will follow me to go straight to Nanjing. worldly meritorious service."

"absurd!"

"Bold and presumptuous."

Some of the courtiers yelled at Zhao Wou-ki's rebellious remarks. In theory, the Zhuangyuan battalion was the army of the Qing court, and Zhao Wou-ki had absolutely no right to let the Zhuangyuan battalion disperse on its own.

What is even more worthy of reprimand is that as a general, you should never let yourself die, and it is an obvious act of courting death.

The role of the general is to command the battle, not to kill seven in and seven out of the army. The fighting methods of the Three Kingdoms period are no longer suitable for this era.

The person who read the battle report resolutely shut up, he didn't dare to read it anymore.

Emperor Xianfeng standing in front of the dragon chair frowned, and then said: "Continue reading."

The court was quiet again.

"After Zhao Wuji, the leader of the Zhuangyuan Battalion, gave the order, he single-handedly rushed to the battle, beheaded the generals and captured the flag among the [-] rebels, and then safely returned to the Zhuangyuan Battalion, and ordered the whole army to attack again..."

"fart!"

A court official rushed over, snatched the battle report, and reprimanded: "Who wrote this battle report?"

The rest of the courtiers also spoke out one after another, and some clamored to punish Zhao Wuji for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

It is not uncommon for them that the champion camp can win 2 people. After all, the champion camp has [-] musketeers.According to the information they got, the people in the No. [-] Scholar Battalion not only know how to use muskets, but they are also taught martial arts by Zao Wou-ki on weekdays, and they train cold weapons to fight in battle.

The muskets of the Zhuangyuan Battalion were also equipped with bayonets specially requested by Zao Wou-ki.

But 1 of them didn't believe the battle process mentioned in the battle report.

Not to mention the courtiers, even Emperor Xianfeng, who had high hopes for the champion camp, did not believe the battle process described in the battle report.

Even if Zao Wou-ki is the champion of martial arts, even if Zao Wou-ki's martial arts are world-class, after destroying the beggar gang, he even has the title of the best master in the world.

But the number one master in the world can charge into the battle alone, behead the general and capture the flag in an army of [-], and still be unharmed?
If martial arts were really that powerful, there would be no such thing as muskets.

After the chaos in the court, someone finally confirmed who wrote this battle report.

It was not written by Zao Wou-ki himself, nor by anyone in the Zhuangyuan camp, but by people from Songjiang Mansion.

"The Governor of Songjiang is bold, and together with Zhao Wuji to deceive the king, please punish the crime together, Your Majesty."

Even if the battle report was written by someone from the Songjiang government office, no one in the court would believe it, and they clamored again.

"Zhao Wou-ki disregarded the deployment of the Ministry of War, ignored the court's laws, and privately took the Zhuangyuan Camp to Songjiang Mansion by waterway, and then drove directly to Nanjing City, causing the Zhuangyuan Battalion to fall into the crisis of annihilation of the entire army. It is even more likely that more than 3000 muskets and a lot of ammunition fell into the hands of the rebels, please Your Majesty punish Zhao Wuji for his crime."

This statement has been made before, the number one battalion of three thousand musketeers, I don't know how many people are watching.

Even if they don't believe the battle process and details in the battle report, they still believe that the No. [-] Scholar Battalion really defeated [-] rebels without any damage.

Therefore, in their view, if any one of them led the No. [-] Scholar Battalion to suppress the rebellion, they would be able to make great achievements.

In this case, if Zao Wou-ki is convicted, if someone of them can replace him...

Amidst the sound of punishment, Emperor Xianfeng felt a little headache.

Although he didn't believe the details mentioned in the battle report, he believed in Zao Wou-ki more than these courtiers.

This is an unprecedented victory for the Qing court since the Taiping Rebellion, and it also proves that Emperor Xianfeng has a unique vision and a far-reaching layout.

Emperor Xianfeng felt elated when he thought that when he supported the establishment of 3000 musketeers in the Zhuangyuan Battalion, these courtiers opposed and did not cooperate.

"I ordered Zhao Wuji to quell the rebellion, but I never said how he should quell the rebellion." Emperor Xianfeng's voice silenced the court for a while, and he continued: "Zhao Wuji is the champion of martial arts, and his martial arts and tactics are the best in the world. , Surprise attack on Nanjing by waterway, even more like a god of soldiers. If you have the heart, how dare the rebels use the slogan of the Northern Expedition to attack Tianjin Wei?"

There is no need to say more about how close Tianjin is to Beijing.

When Emperor Xianfeng dispatched Zao Wou-ki's No. [-] Scholar battalion, they were all ready to flee to Rehe.

But now it seemed that he didn't need to escape at all.

He received the news in the capital, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rebels had already reached Tianjin, so how could he not get the news?
Even if they are unwilling to return to Nanjing, they will lose logistical supplies and orders from the rear, making them unable to continue northward.

Emperor Xianfeng's words made all the courtiers shut their mouths honestly. If they dare to speak at this time, what should Emperor Xianfeng ask them to go to Tianjin to suppress the rebellion?

They don't have a battalion of champions.

The No. [-] Scholar Camp, which was ridiculed by the courtiers because it only beat beggars, has become a hot spot.

At the beginning of its establishment, the Zhuangyuan Camp only needed to obey the orders of Emperor Xianfeng.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Flattery sounded, one after another.

The elated Emperor Xianfeng was about to give a speech to deepen his excellence in knowledge, foresight and foresight, when another battle report came.

I thought it was the same battle report, but it was recorded and delivered by different people. This was also normal in ancient times. Only by combining multiple battle reports and mansion reports can we get the most accurate information that is closest to the truth.

The result was beyond the expectations of everyone in the court.

"Report!"

"The Zhuangyuan Battalion encountered 315 elite rebels at a distance of [-] miles from Nanjing City. The Zhuangyuan Battalion wiped out more than [-] enemies and captured more than [-] people. The rebel army under Wang Hongkang, who was surrounded by the defeated rebel general, once again rushed to the battle alone, and took the head of the enemy general among the ten thousand armies."

"After verifying his integrity, it is confirmed that the enemy general killed by Zhao Wuji, the leader of the champion battalion, is the traitor Qin Rigang."

After discussing for a long time, the court, which was finally calmed down by Emperor Xianfeng's summary, was in an uproar again.

Qin Rigang is not an ordinary person. He is not only the first person to follow Hong Xiuquan, but also one of the founders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. One of the earliest seven kings was also the prime minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

And this position, in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, in the words of Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, it is the best official residence.

It can be said that this Qin Rigang is definitely one of the ten most powerful people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and he is also a person with considerable military talent. In the battle of Yong'anzhou, the chief soldier of the second rank of the Qing court died in his hands. Four, and more than 5000 Qing soldiers were wiped out.

"how is this possible?"

This exclamation is a bit inappropriate, but no one cares so much.

"When did Zao Wou-ki meet Qin Rigang?"

"When was this battle report issued?"

"You mean, just after the Zhuangyuan Battalion defeated the rebel army led by Wang Hongkang, they encountered the rebel army led by Qin Rigang?"

"What, Zao Wou-ki has single-handedly charged into battle again? Killed the general and captured the flag again?"

"Shut up for me."

Emperor Xianfeng roared out, and with an ecstatic expression on his face, he rushed down and snatched the battle report.

A courtier with a high status next to him also leaned his head to look at it. This kind of behavior is usually punishable, but at this time, no one cares.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Emperor Xianfeng laughed after watching it for a while, and then said: "It was only more than an hour between the two battles. The people in Songjiang Mansion confirmed Zhao Qing's victory in the first battle, and just finished writing the battle report and asked the post station to add eight hundred miles. In a hurry, the traitor Qin Rigang led his troops to attack the No. [-] Scholar camp, but was defeated by my Zhao Qing."

Same as the previous battle report, Emperor Xianfeng still didn't believe that Zao Wou-ki could single-handedly charge into battle when the army was coming, beheading the generals and capturing the flag, so as to give the champion battalion more time to prepare.

But no matter what, he believed the result of the battle report, because no one dared to lie to him on this matter.

It was only two hours before and after, but it was normal for the second battle report to reach the capital within half an hour.

For the three-day journey, some horses were not strong enough, and some officials at post stations had diarrhea or something, and it took one or two hours to rush over.

"Misters."

Emperor Xianfeng handed the battle report to the court officials next to him, and asked loudly before returning to the dragon chair: "Three days have passed, what do you think, Zhao Wuji, the number one scholar appointed by me, led the number one scholar I ordered to build?" Battalion, where did it go?"

No one answered, because no one knew how capable the No. [-] Scholar Camp was.

"Your Excellencies." Emperor Xianfeng asked again: "Do you think Zhao Wuji captured Nanjing?"

This is purely floating.

The courtiers did not dare to respond, although they all thought it was impossible, because the city of Nanjing had the advantage of the city wall, not to mention that it was impossible for the Zhuangyuan Battalion to attack the city of Nanjing alone when facing at least 20 battle-ready soldiers in Nanjing.

Even if it was really fought over, how could it be possible to break the city?
Guns could not destroy the city walls, and the Zhuangyuan Battalion had no siege equipment. Nearly 4000 people were captured in the two wars, and the Zhuangyuan Battalion, which had only more than [-] logistics personnel, was even unable to guard.

It can't be said that the current Zhuangyuan battalion is still about 300 miles away from Nanjing City, and it is even possible that the entire army has been wiped out.

Emperor Xianfeng understood from the silence of his courtiers that these people thought he was drifting away.

"Do you think that after these two battles, Zao Wou-ki can no longer lift a knife?"

Emperor Xianfeng asked aloud, but no one answered.

In fact, even Emperor Xianfeng himself did not believe that Zao Wou-ki could capture Nanjing City in three days. Wouldn't that be equivalent to the Qing Dynasty's million soldiers being waste?

But he still questioned it aloud, because he had his purpose.

"The decree is drafted, and Zao Wou-ki will be appointed as the general in charge of counter-insurgency matters."

As soon as this remark came out, the Han officials above the court were stunned on the spot, while the Manchu officials shouted loudly.

Because in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there were only two generals who were ordered to serve. The first and twice was awarded this title to Dorgon, and the second was awarded to his brother Aba by Huang Taiji when he entered the fortress for the second time. Thai.

It has been 200 years since Abate, and no one has ever been given this position.

Whether it is Dorgon or Abate, they are all Manchus, and they are the real royal nobles.

In fact, in the original history, when the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom approached the capital, Emperor Xianfeng was in a crisis and appointed Prince Hui, the oldest member of the royal family, as the commanding general.

Prince Kehui is also the Prince of Manchu.

Why is this so?
Because Dorgon was able to tell the whole army that year because of this position. Of course, his own identity, power, and meritorious service are also important reasons.

But it can also show how high the standard of the commanded general is.

The most important thing is that throughout the history of the Qing court, the general has always been the official title of the Manchus, and the prince will be appointed as the general during the war, and the only one who was awarded the general as a Han is the famous general Wu Sangui of Pingxi. Later, it was also 'logged out' by Kangxi.

What is this for?
Manchu officials are going crazy because they think Emperor Xianfeng is crazy.

The Han officials were criticizing Zao Wou-ki just now, but now they suddenly changed their tone, most of them are supportive, why not all of them?
Because there are always a small number of people...

"I've made up my mind."

Emperor Xianfeng didn't care about that, he knew very well that Zhao Wuji had some opinions on him, because Su Can got the musket before, if he didn't give enough rewards, what if he really took refuge in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?

Thinking about these two battle reports, Emperor Xianfeng felt that if the champion battalion turned around, he might not even be able to escape from Rehe.

As for whether the reward will make Zhao Wuji more powerful?
The key is to only give names, not soldiers, and this name is so big that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cannot seal it.

"You don't need to persuade me any more."

Emperor Xianfeng was very proud. When he issued some orders before, the courtiers often opposed them tit for tat.

But this time, when he said that he had made a decision, the court actually calmed down.

This shows that the courtiers are also afraid of Zao Wou-ki and his champion battalion.

So I should hold Zao Wou-Ki in my hand.

Emperor Xianfeng finally said: "Come here, send the treasured sword that I cherished, the sword used by the Taizu, together with the imperial decree, outside the city of Nanjing, and give it to Zhao Wuji, who was ordered by my general, and pass it on to the world. "

"Your Majesty." The highly respected and powerful Manchu officials finally dissuaded him: "What if... Zhao Wuji has already died on the battlefield of suppressing the rebels?"

Emperor Xianfeng took a deep breath.

Although this statement is very possible, after all, more than three days have passed since those two battles, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, where Qin Rigang died, will do everything possible, no matter from the perspective of revenge or from the perspective of strategy and tactics Kill Zhao Wudi.

But he was still pissed because it was demoralizing him.

He doesn't like the Han people either, but now the Manchus themselves can't do anything. If the Han people are no longer needed, the Han people will definitely switch to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

This is also in line with the political structure of the Qing court during the Xianfeng period. The Han people gradually gained military power because of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the representative figure was Zeng Guofan.In this era, military power means the right to speak. Zeng Guofan's Hunan army even said that they only recognize Zeng Guofan and not Emperor Xianfeng, and the same is true for other soldiers and horses.

"If Zhao Wuji dies in battle..." Emperor Xianfeng said loudly: "Then make him the Prince of Protecting the Country. If he doesn't die, then he will be my great general."

On that day, with the capital as the center, a reward that shocked everyone was spread throughout the world within half a month.

Zhao Wuji, the champion of martial arts, is famous all over the world.

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ps: More than 3000 words have been updated today. Bosses should reward subscriptions, recommendation tickets, monthly tickets and so on. The collection has exceeded 10070, and now it is 450, but the average is stuck at 50, which is still 500 to 500. , and if it is less than [-], there will be no perfect attendance award... Pujie Mengxin is so pitiful.

(End of this chapter)