I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 317 Brilliant Achievements

Chapter 317 Brilliant Achievements

The next morning at breakfast, Wang Wen drank milk while listening to Jiang Zhenghe's report.

Jiang Zhenghe began, “Yesterday, the Tartars ruled a total of 28 prefectures and 162 counties, including three prefectures, two counties, and 148 counties, which were thrown into chaos because all their officials were assassinated.”

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "The little white rabbits did a fantastic job! How many little white rabbits failed their missions and perished?"

Jiang Zhenghe excitedly said, "Because of your meticulous plan, there were only two groups, and a total of 18 little white rabbits sacrificed their lives for the country."

"Little White Rabbit" was the code name Wang Wenzhou gave to the female prisoners.

Wu Sangui, holding a bowl, squatted on the ground, looking as if he were listening to gibberish. He couldn't understand what Wang Wenzhou and Jiang Zhenghe meant. It seemed that a Tartar official had been assassinated. Wu Sangui didn't believe it. How could Wang Wenzhou have so many men in Liaodong? Putting aside everything else, it would be impossible to assassinate a county magistrate without a hundred or two hundred men attacking him.

Jiang Zhenghe continued, "The Wildfire Plan is being executed even more smoothly. According to the current summary of the results reported by each group, 80% of the wheat under the Tartars' rule has been destroyed. Of the groups that carried out this plan, only one group was accidentally discovered by patrolling soldiers, and all members of that group died in battle."

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou said happily, "Babies, babies, we won this time! Come here, let me give you a kiss."

According to Wang Wenzhou's plan, the main objective was to spread wildfires. If this plan succeeded, the Tartars would have no food to survive the winter. As for the terrorist attacks, they were mainly to attract the Tartars' attention, tie down their defenses, and force them to mobilize their elite troops to suppress the attacks. This is how the wildfires could proceed so smoothly.

Wang Wenzhou's babies quickly lined up and each gave Wang Wenzhou a kiss.

"Cough cough..." Baby Gao Guilan coughed very badly.

Wang Wenzhou frowned immediately and asked with concern, "What did the doctor say yesterday? Why isn't your cold better yet?"

These days, it's been Sun Rurui taking care of Gao Guilan. She quickly said, "The doctor said that Gao Guilan was tired from her journey, caught a cold, and also had some water and soil incompatibility, so her condition hasn't improved."

Wang Wenzhou pursed his lips and said, "How about this, Xiao Jiang, you invite the most famous doctors in Shengjing later and have them take a look."

"Your subordinate obeys," Jiang Zhenghe replied hastily.

"What are the results of the Great Ming Rise?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

"The Rise of the Ming Dynasty" is the code name for a terrorist attack.

Jiang Zhenghe replied: "According to preliminary statistics, yesterday alone, various groups in different areas under the rule of the Tartars planned 386 bombings and massacred 200 Tartar civilians. Since it is impossible to count all the results, it is estimated that the casualties among the Tartar civilians were between 30,000 and 50,000."

Wu Sangui, holding the bowl, was stunned.

"What about our losses?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

Jiang Zhenghe said with some sadness, "According to preliminary statistics, 400 warriors died for their country, and another 100 warriors are missing and their fate is unknown. Because the Tartar elite troops searched everywhere yesterday, you asked your subordinates to convey the surrender terms, but I only conveyed this order to some groups."

Wang Wenzhou nodded. War always results in death, especially terrorist attacks. Trading 400 lives for 30,000 to 50,000 enemies is a worthwhile deal.

Wang Wenzhou began, “Write a memorial to His Majesty, reporting that the plan is progressing smoothly. Now, His Majesty can send a secret envoy to make contact with the Tartars. Remember, you must remind His Majesty again that these events under Tartar rule have nothing to do with our Great Ming Dynasty; they were all done by some radical elements of the Great Ming.”

Jiang Zhenghe smiled and said, "I understand, I'll take care of it right away."

Wu Sangui, holding his rice bowl, fell into deep thought. If the Tartars truly had no food for the winter, based on past experience, they would definitely attack the Ming Dynasty in the autumn to seize grain. If Wang Wenzhou wanted to negotiate peace with the Tartars, he had to reach an agreement before autumn. In other words, even if the Tartars didn't agree to peace now, Wang Wenzhou could still cause them trouble for several more months.

If Wang Wenzhou still had many elite warriors at his disposal, and if the casualties were to be repeated twice more like yesterday, the Tartars would be crippled, forced to negotiate even if they didn't want to. No wonder Wang Wenzhou was so confident!

Chen Yuanyuan took the plate and walked to Wu Sangui's side, pouring the food from the plate into his bowl.

Chen Yuanyuan said softly, "How can you eat rice alone? I'll get you some vegetables. Eat up."

"Thank you, Madam!" Wu Sangui quickly expressed his gratitude. He glanced back at Wang Wenzhou furtively, cursing inwardly: "Wang Wenzhou, you bastard! Not only did you castrate me, you don't even treat me like a human being! You treat me like a dog all day long. When it's time to eat, you make me squat on the ground to eat, giving me only rice and no vegetables. You only give me the leftovers after you've finished eating!"

"Sigh..." Chen Yuanyuan sighed softly. The once promising young general had been tortured beyond recognition by Wang Wenzhou. Chen Yuanyuan felt guilty; she always felt that Wang Wenzhou's castration of Wu Sangui was because of her. Therefore, she often took care of Wu Sangui.

“Yuanyuan will come over after feeding the dog; Grandpa and Grandma haven’t finished drinking yet!” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.

Chen Yuanyuan glanced at Wang Wenzhou with a mournful look, then quickly ran back and sat down beside him. She had tried to persuade Wang Wenzhou to let Wu Sangui go, but the more she tried, the more Wang Wenzhou tormented Wu Sangui. Now she dared not try anymore; Wang Wenzhou was a madman.

……

The Imperial Palace of Shengjing.

Huang Taiji lay on his sickbed, listening to officials report on yesterday's losses.

"Bang!" Huang Taiji angrily slammed the ginseng soup in his hand onto the ground.

How could Huang Taiji not be furious? Explosions echoed throughout the Qing Dynasty in a single day, causing heavy casualties among the people. What angered him even more was the assassination attempt on many officials. Fortunately, each official's residence had servants, and apart from Fan Wencheng, who was seriously injured and unconscious, the others were unharmed. However, the losses among lower-level officials were immense; almost all the county magistrates were now dead.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Dayuer quickly comforted him, "The imperial physician repeatedly instructed you yesterday that you must not be angry anymore."

"Alas..." Huang Taiji sighed softly and said helplessly, "The Ming Dynasty has gone too far. I have just become emperor and they have already sent people to do such heinous things. I will definitely make them pay with their blood."

Dorgon nodded, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to attack the Ming Dynasty and avenge the blood feud of my people."

Daishan shook his head and said, “No! His Majesty has just ascended the throne and this has happened. Currently, our Qing Dynasty’s grassroots officials have been almost completely wiped out. If all the elite troops are sent out, there is a risk of riots in the rear. Yesterday, many people were misled by the bandits, which caused Han and Manchu people to kill each other. If the rear is not stable, even if we win at the front, our Qing Dynasty will be in danger.”

Huang Taiji nodded and said, "What you say is true, elder brother. Our most important task now is to capture all the spies sent by the Ming Dynasty to cause trouble."

Dorgon said, "Your Majesty, leave this matter to me. I will make sure all the spies are executed by slow slicing."

"Very well!" Huang Taiji nodded: "Dorgon, this matter is now in your hands."