Luo Zenan nodded with satisfaction. When he saw Li Xubin coming to ask for instructions, he raised his whip and said: "Let's go!"

When Lin Qirong saw that the newly arrived Xiangyong had entered the ambush circle, he said to the messenger: "Raise the flag and order the artillery to bombard."

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

…

Lin Qirong brought seven cannons from Jiujiang and poured cannonballs at Xiangyong to his heart's content.

Guo Songtao looked blankly at the shells falling from the sky, extremely frightened. He never thought that the battlefield would be so cruel. People who were fine just a moment ago were now torn apart and bloody!

The Xiangyong team instantly dispersed, and many soldiers even knelt on the ground and prayed to God not to rain down the divine thunder!

Li Xubin also panicked, his heart pounding, as if it would jump out of his throat at the next moment. He suppressed his panic and shouted: "Don't panic, everyone, don't panic! Don't run around, stand still and avoid the gunfire!"

"

Guo Songtao panicked and shouted to Li Xubin: "Ke Hui, retreat quickly! We have been ambushed! Nanchang City may have been captured by the rebels, we'd better retreat first!"

Li Xubin heard that Nanchang had been captured by the rebels and had no master. He decided that Guo Songtao was right. If the rebels had not captured Nanchang, how could they have set up an ambush under the city? Thinking that he had accidentally arrived at the heart of Shorthair, he did not dare to delay and immediately

Command the battalions to retreat.

Lin Qirong laughed loudly, "This country warrior really has no combat experience! He only fired two cannon shots and fled in all directions. He sent an order: the army will attack immediately and be sure to capture the leader of the thief alive."

…

Inside Nanchang City

Jiangxi Inspector Zhou Yuheng, Commander-in-Chief Liu Kaitai and other officials were trying to clean up Jiang Zhongyuan. Although they disliked the fact that three thousand people were too few, they did not dare to show their feelings on their faces. For a moment, flattery resounded throughout the room.

"The governor is wise and decisive, and he can kill all the short hairs in one go!"

"You, sir, lead the way and win every battle. You are a role model for us!"

"One look at the momentum of the soldiers under your command, and you can tell that they are good at fighting. No wonder they were able to kill people like Feng Yunshan, the long-haired southern king, at Coiyidu."

"What do you know! It's just like in a play: taking the head of an admiral among thousands of troops is like searching for an object from a bag! This proves that the governor has outstanding martial arts skills!"

Zhou Yuheng is a traditional civil servant, and he has always looked down on young people who quickly rose to high positions due to their military exploits! However, the Han army's siege in the past few days made him understand that this was a time of war, and he still had to rely on generals who could fight to keep Wu Sha Mao!

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuheng was not willing to lag behind, "The governor is capable of civil and military skills, and he will definitely be able to rank among the military leaders in the future! I hope you will not forget our colleagues!"

Jiang Zhongyuan became more and more angry as he listened. He had already experienced the bad habits in officialdom in Hunan, but he didn't expect that Jiangxi was even worse!

"In fact, the rebels are not afraid of death. They are often proud, complacent and get carried away. If the officers and soldiers can wait patiently for the enemy, they can actually win the war. This is what I have learned through hundreds of battles! Now that the situation has become so corrupt, the problem becomes

The troops appearing in the green camp are not very useful. They will only steal and annihilate, and waste the opportunity to fight! In the future, I will rectify the green camp in Jiangxi and treat them equally with the Xiangyong. I hope you will work together to share the emperor's worries!"

Liu Kaitai was very embarrassed and secretly scolded Jiang Zhongyuan for not knowing what was good and what was good. He could not stand and talk without hurting his back. After weighing the pros and cons, he agreed: "What the governor said is true! It's time for the Green Camp troops to rectify themselves!"

Fix it! Work hard! When you offend everyone in Green Camp, let’s see how you can continue to stay in Jiangxi! Then you don’t need me to win people’s hearts!

"Boom"...the sound came!

Zhou Yuheng was no stranger to this sound and asked in surprise: "Where are the artillery fire? Are the rebels coming to attack the city again?"

Liu Kaitai yelled at the guard who was stunned on the spot: "Why don't you go and see what's going on!"

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Guard Zhong ran in panting and reported:

"My lords, Shorthair is fighting a battle with a training force under the city. It seems that Xiangyong is about to lose his support!"

Jiang Zhongyuan felt vaguely uneasy. He silently calculated the next day and felt that Mr. Zhongyue and the others should also arrive. He hurriedly asked: "What flag are they flying? How many people are there?"

The guard thought for a while and said loudly: "There are about 5,000 Yong people in the countryside in the city, and the banners are 'Luo', 'Li', 'Xiang', 'Guo' and so on."

Jiang Zhongyuan secretly thought: That's bad! Mr. Zhongyue must have been ambushed by Shorthair and is in danger!

"Hurry up and open the city gate and let the soldiers enter the city bravely!"

When Liu Kaitai heard that the city gate was about to be opened, he stopped him and said, "Sir, you must not do this! The rebels in the city are fierce. If the city gate is opened and they rush in during the chaos, we will all be captured by the thieves. It is better to let Xiang Yong stay outside the city."

Let’s fend for ourselves!”

Jiang Zhongyuan was furious. He had repeatedly asked his teacher for reinforcements to come to help him. If the Shorthairs were to be wiped out without asking, how could he have the face to return to Hunan, let alone explain to his teacher Zeng Guofan.

"Insolent! I, Chu Yong, have walked together through fire and water since we formed an army! If we win, we will raise a glass of wine to give credit to each other; if we lose, we will sacrifice our lives to save each other. Short-haired men have buddies who swear to never abandon each other. Our officers and soldiers

There should also be buddies who swear not to abandon each other. Only in this way can we fight the rebels to the end, gradually change the eyes and ears of our people, and capture the souls of the rebels!

Send an order to open the city gate!"

When everyone saw that he was admonishing people with great righteousness, even though they were afraid of rebels entering the city, they did not dare to stop him anymore.

A local brave officer heard this and his blood boiled. He stood up and bowed: "Only after listening to the general's words can you know the advantages and disadvantages of our army. I, Liu Kunyi, would like to follow you, please take me under your wing!"

It turned out that Liu Kun was originally from Hunan, and a member of his family was the prefect of Jiangxi. He was known to be a brave man, so he was invited to form a regiment to train and protect the country and the people.

Hearing that Nanchang was in danger, Liu Kunyi led his troops to the provincial capital to provide support.

A few days ago, the rebel army attacked the city. Thanks to Liu Kunyi's suggestions and his subordinates going to the countryside to fight bravely, this inspired other officers and soldiers to fight hard and finally defended Nanchang City. This made Liu Kaitai think highly of Liu Kunyi and planned to promote him.

Be a guerrilla general!

Seeing Liu Kun turn to Jiang Zhongyuan's side in a blink of an eye, Liu Kaitai was furious.

…

Liu Rong still didn't believe that Nanchang had fallen. She looked back at the city wall from time to time. When she saw the cannons on the wall shooting at the short hair, she said with great joy: "Nanchang is still in the hands of our army. Brother Zhongyue, Kehui, let's go into the city!"

Li Xubin turned around and saw that the city wall was crowded with people. The officers and soldiers rushed to fire at the short-haired troops, sometimes mixed with arrows and stones. He said with great joy: "Kill to the city gate! Enter Nanchang! All battalions obey the order! Kill to the city gate.

!”

Luo Zenan also knew that breaking out of the encirclement would be a recipe for death, so he shouted desperately to drive the country warriors back.

Jiang Zhongyuan led 3,000 Chu Yong and Liu Kunyi deployed more than 1,000 people, opened the city gate, and rushed in the direction of Luo Zenanxiang Yong, intending to take them into the city!

When Jiao Liang's men saw that it was just a group of rural warriors who came out of the city to fight, they didn't take it seriously. They all emerged from their hiding places and laughed endlessly! They thought that a group of rural warriors came out of the city just to show off!

When the two armies met, Jiao Liang's troops were caught off guard and were quickly killed. Jiao Liang, who was confused about the situation, charged forward and was injured in three places on his body. He was so frightened that he rolled and crawled to the side.

, the 3,000 men and horses of the Third Army ambushing at the city gate were all former members of the Communist Party, and they were not determined to fight! Seeing that the enemy troops were unstoppable, they all involuntarily moved out of the way.

When Lin Qirong saw the Qing Yao in the city breaking through the defense line, in order to avoid being attacked from the back and front, he quickly ordered Cheng Xueqi's troops to clear the front passage and strengthen the left and right wings to avoid being attacked by the Qing Yao inside and outside.

When Luo Zenan saw the clothes worn by Xiangyong in the city, he said with great joy: "It's Minqiao! Minqiao is here to save us. Hold on, everyone, the city has sent troops to meet us!"

The Qing army inside the city and the Qing army trapped outside the city gradually came closer together. Because the two armies came together, the battlefield stopped fighting and shouting! It fell into a strange calm.

Jiao Liang commanded Lin Qirong to surround the Qing army again without changing his expression. Seeing all the officers of the 14th Division looking at him sideways, he explained: "Our army has already consumed all the ammunition during the siege, and the additional supplies from Nanjing have not yet been shipped."

Come here, so the power of the musket cannot be used, and the brothers are not used to it yet, which makes everyone laugh! Jiao is here to accompany you!"

When Cheng Xueqi, Ding Ruchang, Wang Lei and others saw him apologizing to them as a governor, they quickly bowed to express their fear! Instead, they looked at Jiao Liang with admiration.
Chapter completed!