Chapter 512: Only when the White Lotus Sect is undefeated will there be ghosts!

"The situation is now. Since we have been making various preparations over the years, the advance of all troops is very smooth. At present, the 63rd Division, which was led by the South, that is, Laos, into Yunnan, has taken Pu'er Prefecture, and the 65th and 66th strengthening regiments have also met in Yuanjiang Prefecture after breaking through Lin'an Prefecture. The 61st Division, which entered Yunnan through the northern part of Annan, has broken the Ping'an Department of Kaihua Prefecture and Guangxi Prefecture. At present, it has broken the Geni Pass and fought at the foot of Chengjiang Prefecture. It is only a step away from Kunming, Yunnan Province.

In addition, the 62nd Division, which was advanced north and south, and the 63rd Division, with the cooperation of the Guangxi mixed first and second divisions composed of Guangxi regiment training troops, have occupied all territory in Guangxi except Guilin Prefecture. The 62nd Division has broken through the junction between Guangxi and Guizhou and entered Dushan Prefecture in Duyun Prefecture, Guizhou Province..." Liang Pengfei stayed in the former Fujian-Zhejiang Governor's Office, listening to the results of Sun Shijie summarizing the latest information received.

"In other words, we are about to enter the area where the Qing army is heavily guarding and fighting with the White Lotus Sect?" Liang Pengfei poked the map with his finger and raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, Guilin Prefecture still has more than 15,000 Qing troops, of which more than 2,000 Qing soldiers escaped from Liuzhou Prefecture. They are stalemate with nearly 50,000 White Lotus Cult. At present, the 63rd Division is staying in Pingle, Gongcheng County, and Lipu County, Pingyue Prefecture capital in northern Guangxi, and the Guangxi mixed second division is stationed in Huaiyuan County and Luorong County in northern Liuzhou Prefecture, and has completed the siege and monitoring of Guilin Prefecture." Sun Shijie raised his head and looked at Liang Pengfei and explained.

"Although our army is fully capable of taking over the entire Guilin Prefecture area, it cannot wipe out our two opponents. At most, it can only eat the Qing soldiers on the defense. What the White Lotus Cult is best at is that once they encounter strong enemies, they will be dispersed into sporadic teams and retreat in dispersion. Therefore, it is easy to defeat them, but to eat them, our strength seems to be insufficient."

"Sir, June is now, and it's time for the rest of the world to be together. I have an idea, but I just don't know if the other party will hook up." Wang Jing interrupted the mouth and said.

"What do you mean is to use food as bait?" Liang Pengfei's eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Jingxiao and asked.

"It is precisely this. From last year to the present and counties around Guilin Prefecture, the White Lotus Cult have emptied the granary of each treasury. These White Lotus Cult are not engaged in production, but they are completely fighting for war. Although there is food in Guilin Prefecture, they are difficult to chew this hard bone, but they cannot retreat. On the Hunan side, the Qing soldiers have cut the White Lotus Cult into several pieces. On the border of Hunan, there are even heavy troops guarding them. If they want to wander back to Hunan, they are simply trapped in their own traps. Therefore, they must find a way to take down Guilin City, so that they can get a breather and plan a way out.

The Qing soldiers of Guilin Prefecture have now received news that our Liang family army has already occupied the entire Guangxi area. The White Lotus Sect was blocking the road in front, and the rear was cut off by our army. Although there was a strong Guilin city to defend, it was also a group of frightened birds."

After hearing Wang Jing's analysis, everyone present couldn't help but nodded frequently.

"That's right, now, the White Lotus Sect can be said to be surrounded by the Qing army, and the Qing soldiers of Guilin Prefecture are surrounded by us and the White Lotus Sect, forming a very strange situation." Ni Ming was also happy.

Liang Pengfei said proudly. "Yes, the situation is actually very unfavorable to the Qing soldiers and the White Lotus Sect. Since the Qing soldiers of Guilin Prefecture accepted the Qing soldiers who fled from Liuzhou, they must have known how terrifying our army's combat effectiveness and artillery fire are. With the city walls in Liuzhou that are even more powerful than Guilin Prefecture, Guilin is naturally no problem. They may not be afraid of the White Lotus Sect with a large number of people, but they will definitely be afraid of us."

"That's right, and the White Lotus Sects are also very scared, because they have already taken out the last grain of grain from the treasury of Guilin Prefecture. According to the information from the Guilin Prefecture Intelligence Station, the grain of the White Lotus Sect can support them until the end of July. At that time, they will either drink porridge and eat wild vegetables, or they will only scatter. Therefore, they must do everything possible to take down Guilin City, or find other sources of food that can be obtained."

"I said Wang Jing, what do you mean? Send the bait and use grain to seduce the White Lotus Sect. First concentrate superior forces, eat the White Lotus Sect, and then turn around and take down Guilin Mansion?" Ni Ming's brows turned into the word Sichuan, as if thinking about the feasibility of Wang Jing's idea.

"No." Wang Jing shook his head with a smile.

"No?" Everyone's eyes fell on Wang Jing again.

Wang Jing smiled and said, "I think we should first destroy the White Lotus Sect and then persuade the Qing soldiers of Guilin Prefecture. The Qing soldiers of Guilin Prefecture are not strong in combat. Otherwise, with their military, it would be no problem to seize the 50,000 rammed White Lotus Sect, but they dare not fight, and they even don't want to go out in Guilin City. What does this mean? At least it means that their commanders are greedy and afraid of death."

"If we take over the White Lotus Sect with the momentum of destruction and destruction, and the mistakes in Liuzhou, I think they should know what choice they should make is the right one." Wang Jing's analysis calmed everyone down, analyzing whether the method he said was appropriate or not.

"We only need the troops of a reorganized division to be enough to deal with the 50,000 White Lotus Cult." Sun Shijie said with great certainty.

Ni Ming shook his head and rejected Sun Shijie's proposal. "But if we encircle and annihilate, I think we should use at least two divisions of troops. After all, if these White Lotus Sects fail and disperse and want to clear them out, it will take a lot of effort. What we need is to allow the people of Guangdong in the shortest time to restore normal life and rebuild their homes."

In the end, everyone looked at Liang Pengfei and saw how he made a decision.

"The White Lotus Sect is a disaster. It will be eliminated one day earlier and the people will be at peace as soon as possible. Wang Jing's words are indeed a feasible good strategy. What is important is that we not only clean up the White Lotus Sect, but also shocked the Qing soldiers in Guilin Prefecture. Therefore, this strategy is feasible." Liang Pengfei picked up the teacup and drank the water and said with a smile.

When Wang Jing heard Liang Pengfei's affirmation, the smile on his face could not be concealed, and he clenched his fists excitedly.

"So, all we have to do is to choose bait and to choose the place where the bait can be placed. This will not only allow the White Lotus Sect to attack with confidence, but also ensure that our troops can be encircled in time. Therefore, the location must be selected."

"When you advisers have done everything, you will hand over this battle to the 63rd Division and the Guangxi Second Division. Humph, 50,000 White Lotus Cultivator, even if it is 500,000, my two divisions will be enough to make them feel bloody as long as they have sufficient ammunition." Liang Pengfei gently tapped the map with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth. To be honest, Liang Pengfei is really not afraid of these White Lotus Cultivator who have extremely poor organization and discipline.

The discipline of the Qing soldiers was not much better than that of the White Lotus Sect, and their combat effectiveness was also surprisingly bad. Such an army still won the final victory. What does this mean? In addition to deceiving and bewitching people's hearts, the White Lotus Sect lacked the purpose of opposing the court, and even lacked discipline and mass base.

Every time they go to a place, they kill big families. Whether you are a singular squire landlord with a good reputation or an inauspicious sage landlord, as long as your family has money and food, you either join the White Lotus Sect and hand over all the property, or you are a lackey of the Qingting. Every city they captured, they open warehouses to release grain, plunder everything, and then roll up a bunch of blind followers to seize the next target, just like a group of locusts. Every time they arrive at a place, they only know how to destroy, destroy all the local orders, and then accompany the people, plunder every grain of food, and then turn around and leave.

Liang Pengfei had a sympathy towards the poor people who followed the White Lotus Rebellion, but he hated the backbone of the White Lotus Rebellion. Now all of those guys have put on the stance, occupied the top of the mountain, raised the banner, and dominated the king, this king, that marshal, and a certain sect leader. The luxury and decay of life is even no less than that of the corrupt officials of the Qing Dynasty.

These people have provoked the resentment of the poor people towards the court, but they use their hatred for the court to satisfy their greed and desires. However, they turn a blind eye to what the people hope for, or just blindly perfunctorily. If someone is a little dissatisfied, they will suppress and slaughter them on various charges such as spies in the court.

They simply do not care about the life and death of the people who are unwilling to leave their homeland. The poor people who follow them, except for the young and strong, who are regarded as the combat power that they can absorb, are the elderly, weak, women and children who can abandon them at any time.

This is also the reason why in the later period, the White Lotus Sect gradually fell into trouble and was wiped out by the Qing soldiers. Because in the areas where they passed, the local people and gentry hated them to the extreme like they were mortal enemies. It is also why gentry from all over the country rushed to organize group training and actively assisted the Qing soldiers in clearing out the White Lotus Sect.
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