Dominate the Country

Just after mid-September, Chen Ming was no longer in Yichang, but led the army to Dongting Lake.

The Nanjing Pass in Yichang has been lowered, and the Qing army retreated deeper into the Three Gorges in embarrassment. Chen Ming did not want to fight a war that was poorly prepared. Perhaps the morale of the Qing army was also very low. But thinking about the defense of Shipai during the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Ming still lost his mind. He left Gao Qiao in Yichang as the governor of western Hubei, and sent two native soldiers from Shi Nan Rong and Mei to his command. At the same time, Chen Ming also left half of the more than a thousand native soldiers led by Tian Tianci and Tan Chuying as guards outside the brigade. A mountain infantry battalion under the jurisdiction of the Fuhan Army, with officers and commanders selected by the Fuhan Army. The Tianqin clan also selected more than ten children to go to Lushan, and they will enter the cadre school immediately.

Next year, the cadre school will be divided into four, namely Army University, Engineering University, Civil Affairs University and Law University. They will also be divided into different schools according to different disciplines.

The Fuhan Army raided Hubei and arrested many people, most of whom were officials who had served for many years. These people were just like Peng Zhongrui. They didn’t want to die. They wanted to join the Fuhan Army, right? Also ashamed to be in company. And it was impossible for the Fuhan Army to leave them in vain. Then pack it up and enter the cadre school. If there are others like Zhu Gui, they will be locked up directly. There was no shortage of food for him in prison.

After the cadre schools are separated in the future, Bunsei University will definitely be the largest school among them.

As for the term "university", it is completely acceptable to scholars. This word is everywhere in ancient books. It is estimated that those gentry who continue to look down on Chen Han will continue to look at the word 'university' with condescension and contempt, thinking that it is a word that Chen Han picked out from the pile of ancient books. To show off one's own knowledge and culture.

Chen Ming marched along the way, and he had to meet local officials and celebrities as time was running out.

After fighting in Jingzhou, the three counties of Gong'an, Shishou and Jianli were all the same, just like when he came to Jingzhou before. Although Chen Ming was in place A today and will arrive in place B tomorrow, he did not stay on the road for more than a day.

But every time the army arrived, no matter how tired and bored they were, Chen Ming still had to meet with local officials, remaining gentry, and merchants. And of course local students, if they want to come.

When he was in Jianli County, Chen Ming deliberately stopped for a few more days. Because there are still people here who complain about Wu Changjun, the magistrate of Jianli County, saying that Wu Changjun is upright, diligent and honest, and is a good and capable official rarely seen in a century. Although he led the villagers to defend the city bravely and resisted the soldiers of the Fuhan Army, which was a minor offense, it was not a crime that would lead to death. He remained stern and unyielding even after being captured. Isn't this a manifestation of Mr. Wu's loyalty and uprightness?

Wu Changjun is a rare upright person who sticks to the righteousness in his heart. Shouldn't such an honest and upright official be inspired by the King of Han Lu Gong personally to undress and push food, and turn the enemy ministers into his own humerus? But the Fuhan military camp officer who captured Jianli killed him...

Chen Ming was almost so angry that his hands were shaking. He still had an impression of Wu Changjun. During the investigation in the secret camp, Wu Changjun could be said to be a rare good official in Wuchang Prefecture. He was indeed very honest and fair. But after this man was captured, he cursed Chen Hui, Chen Ming and his son in front of so many Fuhan officers and soldiers, and made extremely obscene remarks. Shouldn't he be killed? Even if you don't kill him, what will the soldiers think of Chen Han if the story spreads?

Looking at China's thick history books, how many people can tolerate such prisoners? What's more, he is just a small county magistrate.

"I don't know what to say!" In Jianli's camp, Chen Ming looked at the list in his hand, his face full of murderous intent. Wu Changjun is not a gentleman who does not say evil things. If this man is really what the people in Jianli say, he just refuses to surrender. If there are many people like him, why would the camp officer who captured Jianli kill him directly?

After all, Jianli people still don't take Chen Han seriously. This county is at the junction of the two lakes, with Dongting Lake to the south. Recently, soldiers from Yunnan and Guizhou have gathered in Changsha. The Qing army spread rumors that there were 100,000 troops, and the Fuhan army seemed to only have a team led by Chen Ming. Twenty thousand yuan, this seemed to make the 'celebrities' in Jianli have some thoughts.

The letters Chen Ming sent back to Lu Shan in those two days were all written in cursive script, and the brushstrokes almost flew off the page. It can be seen that he is really angry.

Chen Ming stayed in Jianli for two days, and on the charge of colluding with the Manchus, he neatly arrested the most popular gentry from two families and five local students.

Suppress, suppress hard. We can't give in even one step on this matter! When two gentry and five students, old and young, men and women, regardless of rank, were all tied with ropes from the main street in Jianli City to the ship at the pier, the whole of Jianli was breathless.

In his heart-warming letter to Father Lushan, Chen Ming expressed his feelings about this matter:

Chen Mingdao There are many things that are beyond human power. For example, Chen Han's current power and power, Chen Ming usually responds to hundreds of calls, raises tens of thousands of troops with one order, and controls the destiny of millions of people. Wealth that is unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people seems to be a trivial matter to him. With a wave of his hand, he can build a luxurious prince, and he can pile up gold, silver and jewels like a hill.

But there are always some things that cannot be replaced by these powers.

Power is of little use to the human heart, it has to be exchanged for things.

As far as the current people are concerned about the Manchus, you don't care whether the Manchus are foreigners, whether they shaved their hair and changed Chinese rules. It at least allowed the people of the Central Plains to live a sustainable life. Compared with the natural and man-made disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, the kind of life provided by the Manchus was obviously more popular with the people. For this reason, they could abandon countless 'ancestral rules', or replace them with a new 'ancestral family law'. People are realistic.

The Qing Dynasty exchanged "survival" for all these changes.

So what about the Fu Han Army now? The Fu Han Army, which is in the stage of conquering the world, lacks the most important authority of the ruler, and the hearts of the people are even more of a business. The Fu Han Army gave a lot to the people, but the things given to these gentry and students obviously cannot win their hearts in a short time.

People's hearts must be exchanged with things, and it is impossible to ask people to give their hearts for no reason. There are people who exchange hearts for hearts, there are also people who move people with money, and there are also people who are lured with power to gain loyalty. Look at the generals of the Fu Han Army now, those middle and high-level civil and military officials, how much weight do national justice have in their hearts? Do the nobles and marquises have more weight in their hearts?

Those ordinary soldiers and lower-level officers, after they joined the army, were influenced by the pigtail dramas, propaganda dramas, storytelling, etc. in the army. When it comes to national justice, they all know it in their hearts, but which is more important, this justice or military merit? It seems to be self-evident.

Chen Ming thinks this is an equal exchange. It was just like the loyalty when he played games in his previous life. If he wanted to keep the loyalty of his subordinates high, he had to frequently reward them with things, money, and replace weapons and mounts.

And such a business can only continue if both sides are willing. Otherwise, the seller feels that the sale is too cheap, and the buyer feels that the purchase is too expensive, and this business cannot be done for a long time.

Chen Han lacks "prestige" now, but Chen Ming has lowered the price a little. It would be strange if these gentry students are willing.

These are the two rivers that were originally distinct. One river suddenly inserted into the river of the other river from the left, and the red river water rendered the green river water. At the same time, the right road of that river also opened a small door for the other river. The purpose of that river is to completely mix the two separated rivers into one. But the Green River is obviously unwilling. They are under pressure and support themselves not to drill the small door on the right.

The biggest wish of the Green River is to push back the leg that the Red River inserted.

However, Honghe believed that he would become more and more powerful in the future, and would force Luhe to go through the small door and actively integrate into his body...

The two gentry families and five student families were all sentenced to labor reform. No one knew where the former would go, and the latter would go to the military village in the north to be a teacher for the children there. They would not know until they had worked for five years. The whole Jianli was silent.

When Chen Ming left Jianli, he felt very happy when he saw the embarrassed faces of the "celebrities" in the farewell team.

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Xiangyin, the Qing army camp.

Changqing was reading the secret report sent by the spy. Chen Ming's ceremonial procession arrived in Yueyang. In other words, the war was about to begin.

When Guizhou Admiral Daxing'a came in, Changqing was looking at the map on the table with a gloomy face. The two of them were old friends. When Mingrui attacked Burma, he and Guanyinbao, Zhurune and others were all under his command, as well as Ben Jinzhong. Changqing, Guanyinbao and Daxing'a were Mingrui's old subordinates when he conquered Xinjiang. As a result, Myanmar was defeated, Mingrui, Guanyinbao and other generals died, and Changqing led the remaining troops back to Yunnan for repair. Ben Jinzhong was still the original governor of Yunnan, and Daxing'a became the governor of Guizhou.

The southwestern soldiers who came to Hunan this time were the remnants of Mingrui's expedition to Myanmar. In addition to some troops from Yunnan and Guizhou, the total number was more than 30,000, and the actual number could reach 30,000. Together with the 10,000 Hunan soldiers and militiamen who were forced out by Hunan, 40,000 people were stationed on the Dongting Lake line. Xiangyin was the base camp with nearly 20,000 soldiers.

"Changsha and Changde are fully prepared. But I'm afraid that Chen Ni will avoid Changsha and Changde and not fight..." Changqing's finger moved south along the Xiangjiang River. Hengyang, Yongzhou, Chenzhou...

The Fu Han Army has convenient water conservancy, and the Xiangjiang River is wide. If Chen Ni leaves some soldiers to guard Changsha, and the army goes down the river, it will really sweep across central Hunan.

"Fang Shijun has laid five iron chains across the Xiangjiang River. If Chen Ni really kills, it will be useless. It is better to cast iron bullets and store more shells." Daxing'a looked down on Fang Shijun. In the battle of Banzhou Bay, Fang Shijun disguised himself as a civilian and escaped, which was a complete loss of his face. Together with the civilians brought into Wuchang by Gong Zhaolin, it was considered that Hunan's newly restored combat power was almost destroyed. At present, the 10,000 soldiers and civilians squeezed out of Hunan can only be used as civilians in Daxing'a's eyes. Letting them go to the battlefield will cause more trouble than strength.

"There is not enough manpower, there is nothing I can do." Changqing's face was full of loneliness. He felt very upset. The great Qing Dynasty could not even gather enough troops. As for the fact that the Qing army had more troops in Hunan than the Fu Han army, he ignored it.

The Qing army now faced the fully armored Fu Han army. Without more than three times the number of troops and no shortage of guns and cannons, they dared not face a battle directly.