Chapter 11 (11) The flower of the famous general

But it is said that Nian Gengyao was successful in his studies, he was a Jinshi in the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi, and he was appointed to the Imperial Academy for review soon.Nine years later, Nian Gengyao moved to the cabinet as a bachelor, and then he was promoted to governor of Sichuan and became a senior official in Xinjiang.At this time, he was not yet thirty years old. Although he entered the official career as a civilian, he soon showed his extraordinary military talent.After the Galdan rebellion in Qinghai, Nian Gengyao was responsible for raising and mobilizing food and salaries in the rear, but it was not until the year before Kangxi's death that he had the opportunity to gallop on the battlefield.

This year, there was a rebellion in Guoluoke, Qinghai, and Kangxi was in a hurry to suppress it, but Nian Gengyao ignored it and just read in his tent.The rebels sent spies to inquire about this situation, and the commotion became more and more lively. Suddenly one day, Nian Gengyao raised his account and ordered: "Tomorrow when the troops are dispatched, each person must bring a plank and a bundle of straw."Everyone didn't know why, so they had to obey orders ignorantly.The troops set off the next day, and within a short time, the road in front of them was impassable, full of mud and deep pits.It turned out that the rebels took this kind of terrain as a natural danger, so they made troubles recklessly.

At this time, Nian Gengyao ordered the soldiers to throw the straw they carried with them into the pit, and spread wooden boards on it, and the army drove in. The rebels woke up from their sleep and found that the army had fallen from the sky and was surrounded by groups. When Dacelingdunduobu flew into Daxue Mountain, Nian Gengyao drove into Tibet.One night, at midnight, a strong westerly wind blew suddenly, and the wind subsided after a while.Nian Gengyao immediately called for the generals, led 300 cavalry out of the camp, and searched for the dense forest in the southwest direction. Sure enough, he captured an assassination team sent by Dace Lingdunduobu.

People were very surprised and asked Nian Gengyao how he knew there was an ambush in the dense forest.Nian Gengyao replied: "The westerly wind came suddenly and stopped immediately, so it must not be the wind, but the sound made by birds when they are frightened and their wings vibrate."The night birds in the forest were disturbed, so someone must have disturbed them, so I judged that no one would sneak into the dense forest in the middle of the night except for the ambush of Da Ce Ling Dunduobu. Judging from these two things alone, Nian Gengyao is really a rare general.