"Xiao, Xiao Chaogui! That must be Xiao Chaogui! How come he also crossed the Xiangjiang River?"
Before Xiang Rong could react from the shock, Sun Yingzhao, the commander-in-chief of Yongzhou Town, had already woken him up with a horrified voice.
The army that appeared behind him must be the troops of Xiao Chaogui, the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who was stationed in Lukou Town! Not only did they cross the Xiangjiang River, but they also ran near Jiangshe City... Didn't this come too fast?
Xiang Rong thought: "Did these Changmaos fly here with wings? No, they couldn't have just crossed the river today, they had already crossed the river... The Changmao Northern Line was actually targeting Xiangtan County.
When they laid siege to the city and called for reinforcements, it was me, the unlucky "rescue", who was attacked!
And Jiang Bei City is also setting up a trap. The purpose is to attract my army of more than ten thousand, so that Xiao Chaogui from the south can come over and beat me from both sides!" Xiang Rong is worthy of being a veteran who has been famous for many years. After thinking about it for a moment, he will understand that he is
He fell into the trap of the Taiping Army and was in big trouble.
"Xiangjunmen, let's retreat quickly!"
Sun Yingzhao's voice was already trembling when he spoke: "We are about to be attacked from both sides. If we don't break up, we won't be able to escape..."
"Throw? Where to throw?" Xiang Rong turned around and glanced sideways at Sun Yingzhao, "We have already sent 6,000 people to attack Jiangbei City. Now, don't let these 6,000 people go?"
And it's late at night, aren't you afraid of being ambushed during the retreat? In the dark, people are in panic, if we are ambushed again, the team will be scattered, and we will die faster by then!" Xiang Rong said it right!
His troops had been delayed in Jiang City for most of the day, which was enough for the Taiping Army to detach a small group of elite soldiers to set up an ambush on his way out of the battlefield. Now it was night again, and if there were a few ambushes, the troops would flee on their own.
Xiang Rong's haggard face illuminated by the torch was a little distorted and covered with beads of sweat. His almost white beard was still trembling slightly, and his cloudy eyes were still shining with tears. "For today's plan,
Only, only..." Xiang Rong's tone also trembled a little, "Only if the whole army marches into Jiangbei City!"
"What?" Sun Yingzhao was shocked, "Then, isn't that why you're going to sneak into the encirclement by yourself?"
Xiang Rong smiled bitterly and said, "Other than that, what else can I do? After entering Jiangbei City, I can at least have something to rely on. I can stay here and wait for help..." "Waiting for help?" Sun Yingzhao asked, "But now it has happened.
, who else can come to our aid?"
"This" Rong thought for a moment and said, "If so, if we can come here in time, we may still have a glimmer of hope!"
Sun Yingzhao sighed deeply: "Monk King? Alas, this is what we have to do... I didn't expect that after fighting for a long time, a circle surrounded me!"
The two agreed, and Xiang Rong no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the entire army to pass through the Xishui Bridge and enter the half of Jiangbei City that was finally captured...·
On the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, Hengshan County.
In the early morning, this small riverside town that should have been quiet was now filled with the smell of gunpowder before a war.
The small town was under martial law two days ago. The local regiment took over the county government. All public and semi-public Tiandi Hall entrances in the city were sealed. Dozens of Tiandihui leaders were dragged to the county government and beheaded in front of the public. The port outside the city also After being cleaned up by Jiang Zhongyuan's regiment training, the workers on the dock were either forcibly recruited into the regiment training or beheaded!
On the day that Seng Gelinqin arrived with an army of 10,000, several city gates were not allowed to enter or exit, unless there were orders from King Seng, Guan Wen, He Chun, and Jiang Zhongyuan.
Although a total of 10,000 foreign Qing troops and 1,000 local gentry-organized regiments were stationed in this small town, there were only two banners on the city wall: "Practice bravery in Hengshan" and "Protect the territory and the people." In addition to facing the Xiangjiang River, On the other city walls, only strong men wearing the uniforms of Tuanyong from Hengshan County came and went.
From the outside, the whole small town seems to be under the control of a group of wealthy gentry who only want to protect themselves. But inside the city, there are Eight Banners, Green Camps, and Hunan Army, with a total of 10,000 people. On the city wall facing the Xiangjiang River, there are even more Nearly twenty cannons weighing more than 1,000 kilograms were set up!
Seng Gelinqin stood on the east wall of Hengshan City early this morning, holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the vast Xiangjiang River from time to time.
There were also people disguised as ordinary people who kept running along the official road from the south of Hengshan City to the city wall where Seng Gelinqin was located. They reported the newly obtained enemy information to Jiang Zhongyuan's three brothers, Jiang Zhongji, Jiang Zhongshu and Jiang Zhong, who were waiting there. After receiving the report, the Jiang brothers would take turns carrying their official robes and jogging all the way to the city.
"Your Majesty, the Changmao Army's army of more than 10,000 people has arrived fifteen miles south of Hengshan City..."Your Majesty, the Changmao's fleet is still at least twenty miles away from us!"
"Your Majesty, the long-haired land division has divided its forces and seems to be surrounding Hengshan City from three sides on land!" As the news continued to spread, the atmosphere on the city wall became more and more depressing.
Senggelinqin is undoubtedly making a huge gamble!
The main force of the Taiping Army currently marching along the Xiangjiang River is conservatively estimated to be 50,000 to 60,000, while Seng Gelinqin only has more than 10,000 at hand! Ten thousand against 50,000 to 60,000, the advantage lies with the enemy!
Moreover, these 50,000 to 60,000 Taiping troops are by no means a mob. Among them, the combat effectiveness of the Hunan new brothers is as good as that of the Eight Banners and Green Camp of the Qing army, and the combat effectiveness of the Guangxi old brothers is even more than that of Jiang Zhongyuan's regiment training.
So this is using the weak to attack the strong, and the advantage is still with the enemy!
What's even more frightening is that the Taiping Army was not completely unprepared. They had learned from the experience of the Coi Yi Crossing. Their march this time was to have more than 10,000 elite troops on each side of the Xiangjiang River to clear the way and cover it, and the main force followed up by boat.
When encountering towns that are not currently under the control of the Taiping Army along the way, the Taiping Army Division that opened the way will first lay siege to the city and then warn them to ensure that the main fleet can pass safely. If the leader of the regiment training in any town dares to fire a cannon after eating the bear's heart and leopard If you disturb the Holy King of Heaven, then the old man will hang himself - he is tired of living!
In other words, Seng Gelinqin had to attack Hong Xiuquan's "black cannon" when he was surrounded by the Taiping Army, and then he had to break out of the siege before Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing mobilized their troops to besiege Hengshan City... It felt a bit boring. .
But the corners of Seng Gelinqin's mouth turned up slightly, and he said with a smile: "Okay, there is nothing abnormal, which means Changmao doesn't know we are in Hengshan City yet!" Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing did not know that Seng Gelinqin was preparing cannons in Hengshan City. Hit them both with black guns.
According to the intelligence they had, the main force of the Qing army was now near Changsha and Luo Yaoguo, and Xiao Chao was scolded to death. On both sides of the Xiangjiang River south of Changsha Prefecture, there were only a few towns left where the gentry regiments were fighting and defending - like this There were many small towns and large towns, and it would take a long time to clean them all. Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing did not have the time to wait for Feng Yunshan to clean them all.
If we really wait until then, Xiao Chaogui would have been in Wuchang for a long time, and Luo Yaoguo might have opened a mansion in Jiangning... By then, one of them would have become Xiao Youliang, and the other would have become Luo Yuanzhang! So Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing were taking precautions all the way and discussing the future. How to strengthen the centralization of power in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now has signs of feudalism. Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, and Luo Yaoguo all want to build a piece of territory and become the boss. Feng Yunshan is about to conquer Yongzhou, Chenzhou, Hengzhou, and Guiyangzhou, a total of three prefectures and one state!
Xiao Chaogui has already booked Wuchang and Hanyang!
Luo Yaoguo has already told Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing that he will guard the Southeast Haikou for the Kingdom of Heaven... This is aimed at the Shanghai and Suzhou areas.
These three are all "living fathers". Yang Xiuqing doesn't want them to stay in the center, and Hong Xiuquan doesn't want Luo and Xiao to get together - with the knock of Meng Meng, Governor Ji will be born!
Therefore, Hong and Yang did not mind granting Xiao, Feng, and Luo several state capitals. However, the territory outside these state capitals should still be under the direct jurisdiction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
"Heavenly King, my brother's idea is to set up the general system of each province, the general manager, the director, and the commander-in-chief. It can be compared to the governor, chief envoy, inspector, and admiral on the Qingyao side. First, the general system of Hunan can be established in Changsha. The four offices of general manager, director, and commander-in-chief are used as a pilot project. Zhu Jiutao, whom the eighth brother recommended, might as well give him the official position of general manager of Hunan and knowing the affairs of the Changsha Prefecture, and then appoint Wei Jun, the emperor of the country, to be the general manager of Hunan and know the affairs of the Yuezhou Prefecture. As for the director , Commander-in-Chief, you can first let Huang Yukun and Hong Renzheng serve as...
On the front deck of Hong Xiuquan's ship, Yang Xiuqing was following Hong Xiuquan, who was walking out for a walk after morning tea. He acted like an obedient little brother and introduced to Hong Xiuquan in detail his own methods of strengthening the centralization of the Kingdom of Heaven. Moreover, he also showed off his skills. To seize power and not stretch out one's hand. The Hunan General Producer recommended Wei Changhui's brother Wei Jun, Shi Dakai's father-in-law Huang Yukun was appointed as the director, Hong Xiuquan's clan brother Hong Renzheng was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and the general manager assigned Zhu Jiutao, a local gangster recommended by Luo Yaoguo. .
All parties benefited, but Yang Xiuqing himself wanted nothing.
"Okay, okay...right!" Hong Xiuquan said "yes" twice in a row, then suddenly got stuck and said "no" again. What's wrong?
As soon as Yang Xiuqing's idea came to her mind, she heard a roar like muffled thunder! "Boom, boom..."
Then there was another sound of heavy objects falling into the water.
Chapter completed!