This series of huge blows in his later years has left Jianzhou Baturu with a blank mind.

"What are you still doing here?" Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong became angrier and angrier as he watched, and threw the second cup of hot tea on Oboi's head.

"roll!!"

After Aobai kowtowed, he stood up shakily and prepared to leave in a daze.

"Clang!"

He first fell flat on his face, and then when he was going out, he missed a step and rolled on the ground like a candied haws for a long time.

That night.

Oboi was dismissed from his post and confiscated, and imprisoned.

After dealing with Oboi, Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong looked at the map with a headache.

How to do?

What to do next?

In this battle, the military forces of Sichuan and Huguang were completely wiped out.

He had previously carefully arranged a siege net, and originally thought that his army was fishermen, preparing to use fishing nets to catch fish.

Unexpectedly, the thing that got into the fishing net was a tiger shark.

The shark also dragged the fisherman down and ate him.

I'm afraid the bandits will march straight in and sweep across the Central Plains...

When Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong thought of this, they couldn't help but feel scared.

"Is there any news from Sun Yanling?"

he asked.

Previously, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong promoted Sun Yanling to the rank of General Suppressing the Barbarians and ordered him to lead troops from Guangxi into Yunnan to cut off the bandits' retreat and contain their advance northward.

Although the other party may not be able to complete this task, even if they make an offensive move, it can at least slow down the bandits' advance.

Sun Yanling was the son-in-law of Kong Youde, King of Dingnan.

Kong Youde committed suicide after being defeated by Li Dingguo in the battle of Guilin and Hengzhou. His only daughter Kong Sizhen was raised in the palace by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and was given the title of Heshuo Gege, which was equivalent to a princess.

It is said that she was almost married to Shunzhi as a concubine.

When Kong Sizhen grew up, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang adopted her as her daughter and later betrothed her to Sun Yanling.

Since he had this relationship, Sun Yanling would naturally rise to a higher position in the future.

Thanks to Kong Sizhen's good words for Sun Yanling in the palace, Sun Yanling was promoted all the way and became the general of Guangxi with the help of Kong Youde's legacy.

In the eyes of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong, Sun Yanling was, in a sense, half one of their own.

Loyalty should be guaranteed.

Soon after

There's news from Sun Yanling.

But it was not the kind of news that Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong wanted.

"Report!"

"The cavalry from the southwest advanced into Huguang, successively capturing Yuanzhou, Chenzhou, and Changde... and approaching Changsha!"

"Sun Yanling attacked and killed General Wang Yongnian, Deputy General Meng Yimao, Counselors Hu Tongchun, Li Yidi, and others, and named himself General Anyuan, raising the flag..."

“You’re a traitor!!”

"What!?"

Huguang.

“Kill, kill, kill!!”

"The city has been broken!"

"The Meng army has broken into the city, run for your lives!"

"We surrender, we surrender, don't kill us."

"Hahaha!!" Ma Bao rode on his horse, looking at his cute army from afar. They were pouring into the city like a tide through the broken gap, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“It feels so good! It feels so good!!”

Ma Bao could swear that he had never fought such a good battle before.

In the past, he had a lot of headaches whether he was in the Nanmeng Army or the Jing Army.

The ubiquitous factionalism, the constant suspicion and distrust, and the ever-present shortage of food and fodder...

It's been torturing him all the time.

This forced him to focus most of his energy on internal issues.

However, after Ma Bao joined Shu Yichao's side

Eh?

Can you still play like this?

Seeing that Ma Bao was a high-ranking commander, Shu Yichao directly handed over the surrendered Green Camp soldiers, Nanmeng soldiers, and Dashi Army to him, and ordered him to have full authority to attack Huguang.

At the same time, a group of plant troops were specially allocated to follow the cute army to occupy land and produce food...

Ma Bao was pleasantly surprised to find that he no longer had to worry about instability in the rear, and he didn't even have to worry too much about food.

Find a sleeping grass soldier and you can gather some around it. Although they are not delicacies, they are definitely enough to fill you up.

It is the case that it has its own logistics.

In addition, the main military forces of the Xuan Army in Huguang were all wiped out by Shu Yichao in one breath.

The result was that Ma Bao, with only 20,000 men under his command, was invincible and victorious in every battle.

First, they captured Yuanzhou, the gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou, in early May. Then, they marched day and night to capture Changde and Chenzhou, and then they captured Lizhou...

The door to Changsha has been opened.

At this time, news also came that Shu Yichao had annihilated more than 100,000 Jing troops in Huguang, Sichuan and Shaanxi in one fell swoop.

The entire Huguang army was terrified, and in many places there was panic and every tree and bush seemed to be an enemy.

"Have you heard?"

"The King of Grass and Trees is here!"

"The Jing army that went to encircle and suppress Maolushan was completely slaughtered by the million-strong army that the Great Western Heavenly King had created through the sowing of beans.

"Over ten thousand of the Zhen Tartars died!"

"It must be fake. Those are the Eight Banners Army of Jianzhou, a fierce and vigorous army that can advance at a rapid pace."

"How could it be fake? A lot of crazy people have escaped from the mountains these days. When they came out, they all shouted 'Mushrooms can talk', 'Peas can't talk'.

"They are all crazy about killing."

"The Heavenly King of Grass and Wood cut off all his heads and found a place in Sichuan to build a Jingguan."

"Hundreds of thousands of heads!"

"Even the masters and commanders of the Jianzhou Eight Banners died in large numbers.

"The Great Western Heavenly King's million-strong army is about to invade Huguang."

"If we don't run, we're doomed too."

In this way, the rumor spread more and more widely.

Many admirals and governors in Huguang were so frightened that they dared not fight Ma Bao anymore and fled in a hurry.

People were in a panic everywhere. Some soldiers even saw willow trees swaying in the wind by the river while marching, and mistook them for Shu Yichao's army. They immediately broke away and trampled on each other, resulting in hundreds of casualties...

All of this saved Ma Bao a lot of effort in conquering cities and territories, and many states and counties were conquered by issuing proclamations.

Just when Ma Bao was feeling proud of conquering another city, a new piece of good news came to him.

"What did you say!?" He widened his eyes.

"The governor of Changsha ran away?"

"That's right." A dusty scout said in surprise.

"I inquired very carefully-

"Five days ago, the Huguang governor falsely claimed he was going to inspect Xiangtan, but he actually ran away with his battalion."

"I heard he went to Yuezhou."

"Changsha City is now leaderless and the people are in panic. Countless people have fled, and even the city gates are blocked."

"What a good opportunity!" Ma Bao was overjoyed and whipped his horse towards Changsha.

“If God doesn’t take it, you will suffer the consequences.”

Changsha is a fortified city. Under normal circumstances, with only the 20,000 soldiers in his hands, it would take him an unknown amount of time to finish the battle.

Now we have the possibility to seize the city in one fell swoop, so how can we miss this good opportunity?

"The Heavenly King has completely annihilated the Tartar army of 200,000. I cannot fall behind here."

"Quickly pass on my military orders-

"Raid Changsha!"

After a little thought, a cunning smile appeared on Ma Bao's face.

"All soldiers in the army must wear blue clothes and wrap their heads with cloth to prevent their hair from being exposed."

"Whenever we meet pedestrians or merchants along the way, we tell them we are Tartar soldiers coming to support us, so that they can rest assured."

“Hehehe!!”

He looked up at the clear sky.

"The moon tonight must be very beautiful."

That night.

The city of Changsha is in chaos.

"Don't push."

"Asshole, where are you pushing into?"

"Which bastard touched my butt?"

Since the governor had fled, the remaining yamen runners and soldiers, as well as the temporarily recruited militiamen, were simply unable to complete a major task like enforcing a curfew.

So when the huge crowds of gentry, wealthy families, and residents, carrying gold, silver, and valuables, sitting in carriages, carrying boxes, and carrying wicker baskets on their backs, crowded around the city gate in a mess, they slipped away without any backbone.

They had been working in these wealthy households just a few days ago, and their sons and daughters might even be servants in the homes of the gentry. How could they dare to stop these nobles from fleeing north?

Then, Ma Bao was given a chance.

When a group of strong men in green clothes and turbans approached quickly, the crowded people here did not notice the problem.

Then, these strong men quickly climbed up the city wall, tore off their turbans, and showed the big banner with the word "萌" (meng)

"The Great Cute Heavenly Soldiers have arrived!"

"The Tartars, surrender immediately!"

"Otherwise, no one will be spared!"

"kill!!"

"Not good!" The whole city of Changsha was shaken by the unprepared situation.

"The Meng army is coming!"

"It's the grass-roots soldier of the King of Grass!"

“Run away!

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