Li Xiucheng squinted his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to smooth the short beard under his chin, and said in a deep voice: "The army has come from afar and is exhausted. We must be prepared tonight and strengthen patrols to prevent foreigners or Qingyao from hijacking the camp. Rest for the night.
, and retreat ten miles early tomorrow morning."
"General, why do we need to retreat?"
In the big tent, a rough-looking general shouted loudly. This man was tall and tall, with a dark face, eyes like copper bells, a beard, and a beard under his chin that stood up like steel needles. He was similar to Meng Zhang Fei in the Three Kingdoms. He was captured by the army.
The people call him "Little Zhang Fei". This general's name is Zhang Sha. He has a bad temper and is a fierce general under Li Xiucheng.
Li Xiucheng said earnestly: "If you can show it you can't, don't you understand this?"
Zhang Sha shook his head and said: "General, I don't understand these principles, I only know how to kill the enemy. The foreigners are not far from our camp. These foreigners are extremely hateful. We should kill the foreigners first, and then kill the Qing dogs in Shanghai."
.You take the initiative to retreat. Isn’t this destroying your own prestige? If you don’t want a large army to go to war, just let me lead a thousand musketeers. I will definitely kill the foreigners and leave nothing behind. Once the foreigners are destroyed, then
Go to the city and kill the Qing dogs."
"idiot!"
Li Xiucheng sneered and shouted: "You talk like farts without thinking. If you kill a thousand soldiers but fail to capture the foreigners, how do you explain it? Should you cut off your head to commemorate the dead soldiers? The use of soldiers is related to the country.
Do not act haphazardly in matters concerning your affairs. If you are not certain, do not send troops."
Zhang Sha looks rough and unreasonable, but he has his own little plans.
Seeing Li Xiucheng getting angry, he immediately stopped talking.
In the final analysis, Zhang Sha is eager to fight, and whether he can defeat the foreigners is not Zhang Sha's consideration.
Li Xiucheng continued: "Zhuge Wuhou uses his troops cautiously, and wins with intelligence rather than brute force. People of my generation don't even have 10% of Wuhou's abilities, so they act recklessly. Isn't it chaos? I lead the troops.
Before arriving in Shanghai, we had sent people to find out the situation. There are also clear demons and foreigners outside the city. Together with our soldiers from the Kingdom of Heaven, we already have three groups of strength."
"The three forces are equally strong, and none of them are weak."
"This situation is very similar to the Three Kingdoms that Zhuge Wu was in."
"I think back then, when Cao Cao led his army to conquer Soochow, Liu Bei and Sun Quan joined forces and burned Red Cliff, killing Cao Cao until he abandoned his helmet and armor. Cao Cao was far more powerful than Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and he even ended up defeated. We have not yet defeated the foreigners.
Or Qing Yao’s strength, if he wants to catch all Qing Yao and the foreigners in one fell swoop, he will probably end up defeated.”
"For today's plan, stopping with stillness is the best strategy."
Li Xiucheng's eyes sparkled, revealing a radiant look.
Li Xiucheng was poor since he was a child. Although he was in adversity, he did not give up and kept reading. His favorite book was "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" because he loved the Three Kingdoms. Li Xiucheng read the Three Kingdoms and admired Zhuge's wisdom.
He admires Guan Yu's loyalty, and his usual behavior and speech are also mixed with some of the style of the Three Kingdoms figures.
Zhang Sha scratched his head after listening to Li Xiucheng's words.
Li Xiucheng said: "Go and have a rest. We will retreat ten miles tomorrow morning. I have already made a plan to fight the foreigners and Qingyao. You just need to obey the order."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Zhang Sha obediently agreed, turned around and left the camp.
The lights were like beans, and Li Xiucheng sat alone in the tent. He picked up a book of Romance of the Three Kingdoms from the desk and began to read it carefully. He was fascinated by it, sometimes with a smile on his face, sometimes with anger and passion...
Time passes and the sky gets brighter.
Early in the morning, the Taiping troops withdrew their camp and left.
This action affected the nerves of foreigners and Qing troops.
When Li Zhen learned that the Taiping Army outside the city had left, he immediately sent soldiers to inquire about the news and asked people to be careful. When encountering a general who uses wisdom instead of force, the war between the two sides will not be so easy.
The place where the British troops were stationed, next to the fire.
When the Taiping troops withdrew, Adams and Russell woke up and immediately sent people to follow them.
An hour and a half later, the soldier came back and reported the news.
When Adams learned that the Taiping Army had retreated ten miles, his thick eyebrows stood up and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Russell, the Taiping Army who came this time is not simple, they actually retreated on their own initiative. This is obviously a deliberate gesture not to attack us.
They want us to attack Shanghai. If we and Li Zhen both lose, the Taiping Army will immediately come out to clean up the mess. This person is difficult to deal with."
Russell said: "Have you forgotten what we discussed last night?"
Adams said: "You mean the United Taiping Army?"
Russell nodded and said: "The best way is to unite with the Taiping Army and consume the strength of the Taiping Army. Besides, we also have a strong backing, with battleships, which are enough to deter the other party."
Adams asked: "Who would be the best to go?"
Russell replied: "As long as you are proficient in Chinese, you can go. However, I think a leader is needed to control the situation. I thought about it all night, and I decided to take a few soldiers to persuade the Taiping Army.
general."
Adams rolled his eyes and looked at Russell.
It seems that Russell has some intentions.
Adams thought for a while and couldn't think of any real intentions of Russell, so he said: "Since you are sure, you will lead the people there. However, the Taiping Army retreated ten miles, and we will face Li Zhen alone. If Li Zhen
If Zhen Zhen sends troops, we will be attacked by Li Zhen with all his strength. I think we should retreat ten miles or eight miles to maintain balance. What do you think?"
Rachel nodded and said, "You are responsible for the retreat. I will go see the Taiping Army general."
The two reached a consensus and ordered to retreat.
Russell found a soldier who could speak Chinese and led them toward the place where the Taiping Army was encamped. Adams led the troops to retreat, but sent soldiers back to the coast to beg for more ammunition and weapons before heading outside the city.
Set up camp eight miles east.
Outside the city, ten miles southeast.
A strong camp has been built to resist this. It is clearly a defense arranged by Li Xiucheng.
Rachel came with soldiers to pay homage, and was ushered into the Chinese army's tent by the soldiers.
Li Xiucheng looked at Russell and his party who were standing, smiled, waved his hand and said: "We are guests from afar, please take a seat!" Immediately, the soldiers moved stools, and after the soldiers who knew Chinese translated, Russell was not surprised at all.
Sit down without hesitation.
Li Xiucheng asked: "I, Li Xiucheng, am the commander in chief of the attack on Shanghai. What do you call me?"
After hearing the translation, Rachel said: "My name is Rachel, and I am the commander of the French fleet."
When Li Xiucheng heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter. He had long expected that the current situation would occur, and he had expected that foreigners would come to him for cooperation. However, Li Xiucheng did not expect that a top commander would come. Li Xiucheng
Pretending not to know the purpose of the other party's visit, he asked: "Commander Russell came to see me. What's the matter?"
Russell immediately said: "The British and French forces want to cooperate with you to attack Shanghai together."
Li Xiucheng was silent and did not answer immediately.
ps: Part one of three updates; a new war is about to begin, please give me flowers.