His military ability must be obvious, otherwise the wise Yong Zhengdi will not trust to hand over everything in the southwest border to Nian Gengyao. Of course, Nian Gengyao didn't live up to Yong Zhengdi's favor. He made great contributions to pacify Qinghai-Tibet, but in the end he was killed by Yongzheng because of his disorderly behavior.
Nian Gengyao's troops are also famous for their strict discipline. According to legend, when Nian Gengyao was marching in the heavy snow, he saw that the soldiers' hands were frozen and said:? Get rid of it? , but they all misunderstood the meaning and chopped their hands directly, which shows how strict his military discipline is.
To say that Nian Gengyao's military talent is comparable to Yue Zhongqi's? I think some of them are not as good as Yue Zhongqi. Why? Because Yue Zhongqi was there when the Qinghai-Tibet was pacified, even some pacification strategies in Nian Gengyao still followed Yue Zhongqi's pacification plan.
And Nian Gengyao also said just now, as a coach, he has a certain strategic vision, a certain strict military discipline, know how to adjust, know how to get caught. He is not too old to go to the front line.
Unlike Yue Zhongqi, who leads troops to fight in the front line, Yue Zhongqi needs to find out the situation as soon as possible and then seize the weakness as soon as possible.
After Nian Gengyao was executed, Yue Zhongqi also experienced a crisis. Because he was the son of his father-in-law, some Confucian scholars hoped that he would follow the example of his ancestors and fight the nomads from the Qing Dynasty. Yue Zhongqi is also a very smart, low-key and modest person, and soon sent this person to Yong Zhengdi.
But he was still suspected by Yong Zhengdi, and finally he almost died. But this is also the wisdom of his longevity over Nian Gengyao, and because of his longevity, his military talents were once again shown in the Jinchuan Campaign during the Qianlong period.