Trying to redeem Hong Daquan is actually a gesture of bribing Jiao Hong, Xu Yuegui, Xu Xianggui, Zhang San and other people from the Zhaojuntang. Luo Yaoguo cupped his fist and said: "Then there is Mr. Lao Jigao. Oh, there is one more thing to do. We made an agreement with Mr. Ji Gao."
"What's the matter? But it doesn't matter."
"Then let's make a gentleman's agreement... First of all, the Taiping Army will not go to Changsha Prefecture along the Zijiang River and along the Wei River. Changde Prefecture, Baoqing Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, Lizhou, Yongshun Prefecture and other places , the Taiping Army will not go either. South of Changsha and east of the Xiangjiang River, your people cannot go! Yuezhou Prefecture is the throat for our army to leave Hunan, so your people should not go to defend it, lest they harm the peace!"
Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly: "Yes!"
"Secondly, your people in Changsha City can only occupy three strongholds: Tianxin Pavilion, Tiefo Temple, and Yingchun Gate. A thousand steps inside Yingchun Gate and a thousand steps on both sides of Yingchun Gate are considered buffers. People from both families are not allowed to enter. Chao Chao The piers outside the Zongmen and Chao Zongmen were handed over to me as a place for our two families to trade rice."
"So good!"
"Again, you and I should keep in touch secretly and exchange information to avoid misunderstandings!" Luo Yaoguo looked at Zuo Zongtang's expressionless face and said word by word, "If one day, I really have the ambition to achieve Hongwu. At this time, I hope Mr. Jinliang will conquer the world with me!"
"this..
What Zuo Zongtang said to Luo Yaoguo just now, "How important is the tripod?" was actually half a test and half an attempt to block Luo Yaoguo's invitation. Unexpectedly, Luo Yaoguo actually followed his words and came over!
Zuo Zongtang thought about it for a while and said, "We need to be extremely careful about this matter, and we must not let the news leak out!"
"Yaoguo knows what he knows!" Luo Yaoguo nodded, paused, and then asked: "Mr. Ji Gao, how should we contact each other in the future?" Zuo Zongtang thought for a moment and smiled: "I wonder if His Highness the Angel knows about the Changsha Heaven and Earth Society? Zhu Jiutao, the master of Chu Yitang?”
"You know," Luo Yaoguo asked, "Mr. Ji Gao also recognizes this person?"
"I know it," Zuo Zongtang said. "This man has great supernatural powers and many disciples. Your Majesty the Angel might as well ask him for a favor."
"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo nodded lightly, "To be honest with Mr. Ji Gao, I have appointed Hall Master Zhu as the Lord of Changsha. If Mr. wants to regain Changsha in the future, he must cooperate with Hall Master Zhu. Don't get hurt. Be kind and prevent our Taiping Army from taking action."
Zuo Zongtang thought to himself: "It seems that the Taiping Army will move north soon. I have to seize the time to recruit troops, train troops, and occupy the territory. As for the victory of regaining Changsha, of course I have to fight for Luo Ruweng. If he is allowed to stay as governor of Hunan, it will be much easier for me to do things in the future..."
When Zuo Zongtang ended the negotiation with Luo Yaoguo and returned to Chao Zongmen, "Lord Defeat" Shengbao had already lost Yibumen and came back in disgrace. This time he was defeated very ugly. Five hundred of his men The Green Camp was reduced by more than 40%, and less than 300 people fled along the city wall to the Chao Zongmen.
Shengbao himself was also injured. An old Guangxi brother from the Taiping Army rounded his head and hit him with the barrel of his gun. Not only was he bleeding, but he also suffered a concussion!
Fucheng, the commander-in-chief of Xi'an Town, also arrived at Chao Zongmen. This fellow was a "lucky general". He got lost when he ran outside Changsha City. When he saw the tall tower of Tianxin Pavilion, he thought it was a city gate and led his men to run over in a daze. Here they are. Below Tianxin Pavilion, I found that there was no gate to enter.
But this time he got lost, but he escaped. Because he was lost, the Taiping Army who chased him did not go there because the godsons of Yu Mieqing were leading the way. They all knew that the tall tower was the tower of Tianxin Pavilion, so they did not go there. I went to chase him there, but Fucheng ran away.
This Fucheng circled the city throughout the day, and it was not until dusk that they arrived at the Chao Zongmen. After the battle was over, they saw Shengbao with a white cloth tied on his head.
Then Shengbao and Fucheng came together to calculate the accounts and found that the 4,000 Eighth Banners soldiers they brought had lost more than 70% of the Green Camp soldiers...almost 3,000 were gone!
This was so tragic. The two of them started to cry after counting. Yuan Bao, Bai Siwen, Rong Lu, Wen Xiang, and those Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers who survived the disaster all joined together. Tears fell from his eyes. When Chen Qishu saw this scene, he quickly asked his men to pretend to cry together. As a result, when Zuo Zongtang rushed back happily, what he saw was a scene of sadness...
Zuo Zongtang hurriedly leaned forward with a sad look on his face and comforted him: "Master Sheng, Master Fu, you are back. It's good to be back. You can keep the green hills, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood...
Shengbao and Fucheng also saw the negotiation scene between Zuo Zongtang and Luo Yaoguo. Just now they were too sad to count their losses, so they put aside Zuo Zongtang's suspected "collaboration with the enemy" for a while. Now they saw Zuo Zongtang and Luo Yaoguo. Zongtang is back, how can we let him go?
Shengbao stepped forward, grabbed Zuo Zongtang's wrist, as if he was afraid that he would abscond in fear of crime, and asked with his eyes wide open: "Zuo Jigao, what did you just say to that bullshit pseudo-angel?" Fucheng also gritted his teeth and stared. Seeing that he was suffering from cigarette pain, he didn't think much of what he said: "Zuo Jigao, Mr. Luo Ruwen treats you very well. You...you can't be a long-haired person!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the Chao Sect became a little strange. Chen Qishu and Zhang Dingxiang's expressions changed drastically. They each gave their best friends and confidants a fierce wink. Hundreds of strong Hunan men pressed their hands on the handles of their swords. Seeing that their confidants were ready for the fire, Chen Qishu and Zhang Dingxiang turned their attention to Zuo Zongtang - just waiting for his words!
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding...Master Sheng, Master Fu misunderstood. The long-haired leader called me over just now to discuss how to redeem the Eight Banners soldiers and Green Camp soldiers!" Zuo Zongtang explained, "He caught this number of Eight Banners soldiers. Soldiers and this number of Green Camp soldiers." As Zuo Zongtang said, he freed his wrist from Shengbao's hand, and then made a gesture with one palm, and then two palms. This meant that the Eight Banners soldiers were giving Five hundred people were arrested, and more than a thousand soldiers from the green camp were arrested. After Zuo Zongtang finished gesticulating, he looked at the two "Mandarins" and asked: "Master Sheng, Master Fu, tell me, do you want to spend some money?" Redeem them?"
"Can you still redeem it?" Shengbao was stunned, "How much does it cost for one?"
"A Green Camp soldier is worth thirty taels of silver each!" Zuo Zongtang didn't have a good idea. He didn't mention the price of the Eight Banners soldiers, but quoted the price of a Green Camp soldier. "What? Thirty taels, a Green Camp soldier..." Winner Bao immediately jumped up, "Why didn't he rob...by the way, he was a robber!" Fucheng also shook his head repeatedly: "Thirty taels, why is the body of the green camp soldier worth thirty taels? Are you kidding me?"
"What about the Eight Banners Soldiers?" Shengbao asked again, "How much does one Eight Banners Soldier cost?"
"The Eight Banners soldiers are precious," Zuo Zongtang held out three fingers, "three hundred and two."
"Three hundred taels... is not cheap," Fucheng frowned and sighed, "You should be redeemed or redeemed!" Shengbao also nodded and sighed: "Forget it about the Green Camp, we are our own people in the Eight Banners!"
They didn't mean what they said, but the listeners beside them, including Chen Qishu, Zhang Dingxiang, some officers and soldiers from the Green Camp of Gansu and Shaanxi, and the officers and soldiers of the Hunan Regiment Training, all showed resentment - the fate of the Eight Banners soldiers is their fate, and the Green Camp The life of a soldier is not life? The life of regiment training? Isn’t it worse than the Green Camp?
"The above is the ransom money for soldiers. If it is an officer, the ransom money for Han officials is..."
Although Zuo Zongtang had long known what Shengbao and Fucheng were thinking, he still felt a burst of joy after listening to their words. The business of arresting people and redeeming them could finally be launched!
Moreover, "capturing people and redeeming them" is only the first step. First, establish a way to do business. The next step is to establish credibility. When both parties trust each other, they can naturally do bigger business. For example, take the Qing Dynasty Land and population are traded...
While Zuo Zongtang was thinking about how to become bigger and stronger, he quoted the ransom price of the Manchu and Han officers. "The price for a flag officer with an official status is four hundred taels, which is not bad!"
There was actually some joy on Shengbao's face. Prince Gong captured the Demon-Fuying Camp himself, and Prince Gong was very likely to become the next emperor. Naturally, many of his relatives went to the Demon-Fuying Camp. They sent in The disciples are all close and capable, so it would be good to redeem some.
Fucheng, an honest man, was pleasantly surprised and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I have a few good friends, oh, they are Han people I know well. I will pay for them..."
The "good friend" he was talking about was, of course, the handsome Goshiha. Fucheng was very good to them. They all kept their official status and at least they were generals. Of course, they couldn't watch them suffer in the Taiping Army now. As for Ordinary green camp soldiers... Uncle Fu doesn't care!
Zuo Zongtang then said slowly: "In addition, if Mr. Sheng and Mr. Fu can get Hong Daquan back, it can be worth thirty thousand taels of silver! Sirs, do you think you are asking the emperor for a favor? One Hong Daquan You can exchange for 180 bannermen or 1,000 green battalions." Before he could finish his words, Shengbao and Fucheng both shook their heads.
"It's hard to handle, it's hard to handle..."
"It's difficult, it's difficult, it's so easy to catch a big one, how could you let it go so easily?" "Report..."
With a long "report" sound, a member of the regiment suddenly ran down from the gate of Hu Zongmen. He rushed to Zuo Zongtang and knelt down on one knee: "Master Zuo, my subordinates saw another brigade of red-headed men at the gate of the city. People are coming to Hu Zongmen, and there are huge crowds of people, probably tens of thousands of them!"
Tens of thousands?
Shengbao and Fucheng all took a breath.
It was Zuo Zongtang who remained calm in the face of danger and went to defend Sheng. Fucheng clasped his fists and said: "You two adults, please retreat to Tiefo Temple first. Confucian Weng and Su Weng are both there. How should we report the battle of Changsha? You two adults can fight with us." They discussed it and decided. On the Chao Zongmen side, I will be the one to cut off the rear!"
Chapter completed!