Hu Quancai's rage was naturally as expected by Gao Tianjue.

He had already thought of the result when he asked someone to arrange this play, so he was not surprised at all.

He smiled and said, "Governor General, can you listen to the officials and finish the words first?"

Hu Quancai snorted coldly and said, "You said, I want to see what great truth you can tell."

Gao Tianjue waved his hand and signaled the actors to retreat. When everyone left, Gao Tianjue said loudly: "Master General thinks that the troops from Changsha Prefecture and other places can resist the Ming thieves in the north?"

Hu Quancai said coldly: "So what can you do, what can you do? The emperor's will give this governor is to suppress the thieves within a time limit and make meritorious contributions. Could it be that because the thieves are strong, I won't go to suppress them?"

"The Governor said this, but the lower officials don't know what to say."

Gao Tianjue sighed and said, "Since the Governor doesn't want to say it, then the Xiaguan said that with the troops of Changsha Prefecture, there are still some possibilities. As long as you go out of the city and fight in the field, you will definitely lose!"

Zhou Peigong said sarcastically: "Don't blame the Governor for being angry at the Gao Magistrate. In front of this great enemy, Gao Magistrate not only strengthens others' ambitions and destroys his own might, but also describes our army so unbearable. If so, why is the Qing Dynasty, not the remnant Ming, the one who owns the world now?"

Gao Tianjue was most disgusted with Zhou Peigong. Seeing that he took the initiative to provoke, he made the conversation clear.

"Strength is naturally one aspect, but has Mr. Zhou ever thought about what the strength of the Qing Dynasty comes from? Is it really the Eight Banners' children? Gao is a bannerman, so he can say a shameless saying. If the Eight Banners soldiers were relying solely on the Eight Banners' soldiers, the Qing Dynasty is still outside the pass now!"

The Eight Banners’ combat power has always been a mystery.

You said he was not strong, he could win in key battles.

But you should say he is strong. After entering the pass, the Eight Banners will basically stay around the capital, and they will basically not be dispatched except for key battles.

"Governor General, in the eyes of Xiaguan, the Eight Banners are not the key, the key is the Green Camp. And how did the Green Camp come from? Are they all the original Ming army? These troops are numerous, and it is naturally no problem to conquer cities and land. It is not difficult to have money and grain to support the world, and it is not difficult to raise hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. However, the Green Camp itself has limited combat power, and it depends on quantity. But if it only relies on the Green Camp in Changsha and other places, it really has no advantage over the Ming army. So in the eyes of Xiaguan, there are only two ways for the Governor General to eliminate the Ming thieves, one is to borrow troops, and the other is to mobilize the main force of the Eight Banners."

Gao Tianjue paused and said, "It is not possible to mobilize the main force of the Eight Banners in one word that the Governor can do it. Not only the Governor cannot do it, but even the Governor cannot do it, but even the Hong Jingluo cannot do it."

He took a deep breath and said, "So if the Governor wants to suppress the thieves, he can only borrow troops! The lower officials have finished all the words. As for what the Governor does, it is not something that the lower officials can control."

Gao Tianjue looked righteous, but he made Hu Quancai laugh.

"Haha, I thought you could say something big-talking, but it wasn't an old guy with clichés. Borrowing troops? Is it true that Hong Jingluo is the mentor of this governor, but don't you know the current situation in Guizhou? Wu Sangui led his troops to Yunnan, and Obai led his troops to fight. Now only Hong Jingluo is in charge in Guizhou. At this time, you still have to borrow troops from him. Isn't it his lifeline?"

Gao Tianjue's lips swayed slightly and wanted to say something, but Hu Quancai said before him: "Besides, borrowing troops from Jiangxi. It is true that Jiangxi and Huguang are adjacent to each other, but now Zheng Chenggong takes Nanjing and controls Anqing, and may march into Jiangxi at any time. Jiangxi cannot protect itself, so how can he lend troops to our governor? As for Guangdong and Guangxi... do you think those two old foxes are easy to meet?"

"But this is not the reason why the Governor blindly seeks war!"

The truth is that, but Gao Tianjue believes that blindly seeking war is an act of dying.

What do new recruits know? It would be great if they could figure out the array.

"Blindly seeking war, who told you that this governor is going to blindly seeking war?"

Hu Quancai said coldly: "The court urged me so urgently. If I don't do anything, the impeachment memorial will fly to the emperor like a snowflake. This is nothing more than a temporary solution."

"What the Governor meant is to just let these recruits die?"

Gao Tianjue shook his head repeatedly and said, "Just just to show it to the court?"

"Yes, just to show it to the court!"

Hu Quancai said without hesitation: "This governor is to tell the court that the emperor is short of soldiers and food in Huguang, and it is not a problem for him to lose to the Ming thief!"

Hu Quancai actually thought it through. There is no point in blindly seeking stability at this time. When the emperor saw that he had no movement, he would definitely think that he was fighting passively. If he was impeached by villains, there would be no problem saying that he was raising the enemy and respecting himself. The only way is to retreat as a step forward and take the initiative to attack the court!

Isn’t this the governor afraid of the enemy and avoiding the war?

Now, this governor takes the initiative to attack?

What was the result? It didn't end in the same defeat.

If the court wants to retake Wuchang, okay, allocate money to others.

If you want a horse to run and don’t ask a horse to eat grass, how can you make such a reason in the world?

"But..."

"Nothing but!"

Seeing that Gao Tianjue was still arguing, Hu Quancai immediately interrupted: "Gao Zhifu, this governor is that you and I come from the same school, so I will transfer you to Changsha. I hope you will not delay my governor's retreat."

Gao Tianjue thought to himself, do you think I am willing to be transferred to Changsha? Although Jiangxi may not be safe now, it is still much better than Changsha.

I really thank you!

"Since the Governor has put this in mind, there is really nothing to say about the lower officials."

Gao Tianjue paused and said, "If you need any orders, please give me your orders. The subordinates will do their best to cooperate. As for the court, the governor will have to explain it himself."

Hu Quancai nodded and said, "Just do it like this. I am short of a governor, so let's go here today. Peigong, let's go!"

The banquet ended unhappily, and Hu Quancai got up and left with his sleeves. Zhou Peigong gave Gao Tianjue a blank look and followed him.

Looking at the two of them leaving behind, Gao Tianjue shook his head, thinking that people's hearts were dispersed and the team was not easy to lead.

If everyone had the mentality of Hu Quancai, I'm afraid that the Ming thief would be able to win more than one Huguang.

The Qing regime was different from many Han regimes in history. Although he relied on the Green Camp Army, he did not give the Green Camp Army the treatment he deserved.

The national policy of using the Han Dynasty to regulate the Han Dynasty is problematic at the root.

If the Ming army really had a full-scale counterattack, Gao Tianjue would not be very optimistic about the Qing army.

However, it is a bit too far to say that these things are now. The most urgent task is to stabilize the front as much as possible and seal the Ming army north of the Miluo River.

As long as you can defend this line of defense, it will not allow the Ming army to invade and expand further, everything will be under control.

If you are afraid of the Ming army's momentum, you will be in a state of unstoppable state. In this way, the Qing army's morale will be completely disintegrated, and the anti-Qing forces in various places will rise up, and the rhythm will be completely chaotic.

Gao Tianjue can do only a limited amount of things now, and he can only do logistical matters as much as possible within his ability. He can only leave things to fate.

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