Li Yunzhong heard about this incident for the first time and asked curiously: "What is the relationship between Wang Ding and Lin Zexu? Why did he commit suicide?"

Zhao Liewen looked at Zuo Zongtang and said: "These two people have a deep relationship with Mr. Sir. Mr. Mr. must know the inside story. Why not tell it and let His Highness the King of Han take a warning?"

Li Yunzhong looked at Zhao Liewen with approval. He was really smart. He stirred up Zuo Zongtang's hatred for the imperial court, and he would no longer take chances. Li Yunzhong repeatedly granted officials to Zuo Zongtang, and the more the titles, the bigger. But he

They all declined, saying that the time had not come yet, and they clearly still had illusions about the imperial court.

Zuo Zongtang said bitterly: "Wei Shi's last words will be regretted forever. The death of Qi Qi of Jin was contrary to his original intention. Mr. Wang Ding was the teacher of his mentor Lin Zexu. Ten years ago, Wang Dinggui was the Minister of Military Aircraft. He persuaded the imperial court to go to war with the British and French barbarians.

He was actually sent to Henan to manage rivers. After returning to Beijing, he recommended... his mentor. He was humiliated by Mu Zhang'a and committed suicide in anger."

It turns out that Wang Ding is Zuo Zongtang's master, no wonder he is so angry.

Shi Dakai disguised himself as a businessman and came to Nanjing after a long journey. He went to the Han Palace to report his identity, and the guards informed Xu Yuexiang.

Xu Yuexiang didn't know Shi Dakai either. Hearing that this person was from Sichuan, he asked Chen Yucheng to inform Li Yunzhong who was convening a military meeting.

Shi Dakai was impressed by Chen Yucheng who had followed Li Yunzhong in Hunan, so he followed him.

Chen Yucheng led Shi Dakai outside the meeting, and he went in to report.

After a while, Li Yunzhong came out in person and said: "It turns out that my dear brother is here. It just so happens that we are discussing how to attack the Jiangnan camp outside the city. You are also here to give us advice."

With that said, he pulled Shi Dakai into the conference room.

I saw a large sand table in the middle of the conference room. The model on it was the situation map around Nanjing City. Shi Dakai saw this kind of sand table for the first time. He took a closer look out of curiosity: except for the red flags in Nanjing City, the city

The outer area is densely covered with blue flags. Needless to say, the red flags are the Han army and the blue flags are the Qing demons.

Li Yunzhong introduced: "Qing Yao deployed 70,000 to 80,000 people outside the city! The focus was on the defenses at Xianhe Gate, Huangma Group, Qingma Group, Xiaoling Guard, Xiaoshuiguan, and Qiqiao Weng, with a total of 140 camps.

Yu Zuo, the base camp is located at Xiaolingwei, what do you guys think of how to uproot the Jiangnan base camp?"

Zuo Zongtang analyzed: "I'm afraid it's not enough to have 20,000 to 30,000 people in the city alone. If we add that there are 10,000 people in Zhenjiang and more than 10,000 people in the Yangzhou Second Army, then we can be sure of success."

Zhang Suimou looked at the sand table, then turned to look at the map hanging on the wall carefully, and suggested: "The reason why Qing Yao established the Jiangnan camp is to protect the Su Chang area. It is better to order Anhui's Seventh Army to attack Lishui from Wuhu.

The two counties of Jurong, Huzhou, Suzhou, and Changzhou are all under the front of the Seventh Army. Xiangrong will definitely send heavy troops to intercept them. In this way, the Jiangnan Camp will inevitably be empty. Our army will have elite troops from Chaoyang Gate to attack Xiaoling Guards.

We will surely capture Xiangrong alive."

Shi Dakai couldn't help but nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh: It seems that the King of Han conquered Jiangnan was not a fluke, and there are many good ministers and generals under his command. This makes Zhang Suimou blind, and he did not expect that he would be reused by the King of Han.

Jiao Liang repeatedly called for a clever plan and sighed: "The King of Han was so wise that he paralyzed Xiang Rong and made him move the camp forward. Now he dares to camp at Xiaolingwei five miles away from the Nanjing city gate. He is really asking for his own death."

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Li Yunzhong pointed to a spot on the sand table and said: "Let the first army cross south by boat, disembark at Yanziji and pretend to attack Xianhemen. The main force will camp in the Huangmaqun area in the north. The third army will attack from Taipingmen on Jiuhua Mountain. Long

The Qing Yao camped at the neck, and then lurked in the Linggu Temple at the foot of the mountain. The Qing army would definitely send troops from the nearest Qing Ma group to attack the Huang horse group, and the third army would then sneak attack the empty Qing Ma group to block Qing Yao's reinforcements. In this way

Let the Jiangnan camp be divided into two halves, and the head and tail cannot look at each other."

Meng Shengsheng said: "It's just that the commander of the First Army, Su Sanniang, is already the princess. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go into battle in person! It's better to send someone else to command the First Army."

Since Meng Sheng was deprived of military power and served as the titular governor of Jiangsu, he has always wanted to take charge of the army again so that he can attack Suzhou, because the seat of the governor of Jiangsu is in Suzhou.

Li Yunzhong had always preferred Zuo Zongtang as the commander of the First Army, so he subconsciously turned his attention to him, but saw Zuo Zongtang secretly sizing up Shi Dakai.

He immediately had an idea and said: "The first army is temporarily commanded by Wing King Shi Dakai."

Shi Dakai hurriedly declined and said: "I am not very capable, so I'm afraid I won't be able to do the job."

"Although my dear brother is young, he has experienced hundreds of battles. Qing Yao is afraid of fighting with your troops, so he gave him the nickname 'Shi Gandang'. He is more than enough to command ten thousand men of the First Army." Li Yunzhong said with a smile.

Shi Dakai secretly thought: This time he came to Nanjing to ask for something from someone, so why not give him a few favors first, and also observe the strength of the Han army nearby, and said: "In this case, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

Li Yunzhong said to Li Xiucheng and Li Chunfa again: "You two must obey King Yi's command and don't slack off."

Both of them also knew that this battle was related to the future of Han Dynasty, so they both bowed and said: "I obey."

Xiaolingwei Jiangnan Camp

Xiang Rong always feels frightened today. The Han troops in Nanjing have frequently attacked recently, and they must be testing the strength of various camps. Today, there is no movement from the Han troops. Is it possible that a war is imminent? He called the soldiers to summon Jiangnan.

The generals above the commander-in-chief of the camp discussed the matter.

Zhang Guoliang was the first to arrive at Xiaoling Guard. In the past two years, he had been recommended by Xiang Rong as the commander-in-chief because he had followed Xiang Rong closely. This made Zhang Guoliang even more grateful to Xiang Rong and obeyed his orders.

Half an hour later, Commander-in-Chief Hu Songlin, Admiral Yu Wanqing, Jiangsu Governor Gil Ahang, Commander-in-Chief Pan An, Wang Jun, Jiangnan Admiral He Chun, Deputy Chief Chang Gui, the new Jiangning General Fuxing, Commander-in-Chief De'an and others arrived one after another.

Come.

Seeing everyone gathered, Xiang Rong said straight to the point: "Our army has successively sent troops to attack Zhenjiang, Wuhu, and Ningguo. The rebels in Nanjing can finally sit still. I'm afraid a decisive battle is inevitable."

Since Xiang Rong established the Jiangnan Camp, the Han troops in Nanjing turned a blind eye. The camp gradually moved westward from Gaozi Town in the west of Zhenjiang to the current Xiaoling Guard. The Han troops stationed along the way retreated to the city, which made a group of governors

The commander-in-chief believed that the rebels no longer dared to fight. If Xiang Rong had not repeatedly stopped them, many of them would have launched an all-out attack on Nanjing.

Because he lost Zhenjiang, Jierhang'a was demoted three levels by Xianfeng and remained in office. He never forgot to conquer Zhenjiang and make up for his mistakes. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, why don't we strike first? The general is willing to lead his troops to attack Zhenjiang. The rebels will definitely send reinforcements. Such initiative

It’s in our hands.”

Zhang Guoliang retorted: "It is better to be still than to move. It is better for our army to fortify the wall and wait for the rebels to attack. If it takes a long time, the rebels will be frustrated and return. If our army pursues us from behind, we will definitely win."

He did not think that the Han army in the city did not dare to go out to fight. They should be recharging their strength to wait for a thunderous strike and pursue them from Guangxi to Jiangnan, so that he knew the Han army better than others.

General Fuxing of Jiangning particularly hoped to capture Nanjing so that he, a high-ranking official, could live up to his reputation. Otherwise, what difference would it make to guerrillas if he stayed in the Jiangnan camp with a group of generals every day? He immediately said impassionedly: "The Holy One has urged us to attack Nanjing again and again.

It’s just delaying. I’m afraid I won’t be able to bear the blame when the time comes. Why don’t we just do what the governor said and mobilize as many garrison troops as possible from the city of Nanjing, and then we’ll storm Nanjing!”
Chapter completed!