Qishan was lying on the bed, his face pale, his lips purple, and his eyes dull and lifeless.
Previously, Qi Shan personally led an army of 100,000 to attack, intending to defeat the vanguard army led by Li Xiucheng in one fell swoop. At the beginning, Qi Shan fought with Li Xiucheng and won consecutive battles, forcing Li Xiucheng to move the camp three times and retreat hundreds of miles. Continuously
The victory made Qi Shan and his generals feel elated. Even ordinary soldiers were arrogant and thought that Li Xiucheng was vulnerable.
A hundred thousand troops chased Li Xiucheng crazily, hoping to annihilate Li Xiucheng in one fell swoop.
At this time, Li Xiucheng led his army to retreat to a tributary of the Yangtze River. Li Xiucheng secretly ordered the soldiers to cut off the river in the upper reaches and build a dam, blocking the rushing river water and making the water in the lower reaches of the river shallow. When Qishan led the army to pass through the river
, the soldiers from Jiangbei Camp crossed the river directly without any precautions.
Caught off guard, Li Xiucheng asked the soldiers to break the embankment and water it.
The water roared down, and the army of 100,000 was defeated like a mountain.
A great situation can change in an instant.
Li Xiucheng led his army to pursue him. This time, Li Xiucheng's army was indeed brave and good at fighting. They showed a stronger force than the soldiers of the Jiangbei camp and killed countless Manchu soldiers. Qi Shan fled. Although he escaped back
After arriving at the Jiangbei camp, only about 30,000 of the 100,000-strong army remained.
Such results made Qishan fall ill.
It is said that illness comes like a mountain, and Qishan's body immediately collapsed when he got sick.
Qishan fell, and the generals in the army didn't know what to do. Qishan lay on the bed, looking at the dejected generals in the tent, and sighed. He had even sensed that his end was approaching, and he had already
Time is running out.
Qishan asked, "Has Li Zhen sent troops?"
Wu Qigong immediately replied: "Reporting to your lord, Li Zhen has sent troops and is approaching Nanjing."
"well!!"
Qi Shan said two good words again and again before saying: "As long as Li Zhen launches an attack on Nanjing, the pressure on the Jiangbei camp will be relieved. Pass the order and order the musketeers to stand ready and defend the camp. It will not be breached."
Camp. As long as we hold on to it, everything will be fine after Jiangnan Camp and Li Zhen take action."
"yes!"
Wu Qigong agreed, his face still full of worry.
Qishan added: "After Li Zhen sends troops, he may not be able to launch an attack quickly, and then sends people to Shanghai to deliver the message. Tell Li Zhen about the battle situation in the Jiangbei camp, and let Li Zhen order the soldiers to launch a fierce attack to divert the attention of the bandits.
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"The general will remember it!"
Wu Qigong wrote them down one by one. Looking at Qishan's haggard face, he felt worried in his heart. At this time, Wu Qigong only hoped that Qishan could live for a while. If Qishan could live for a few days, the camp could support it for a few days. If
The death of Qi Shan will definitely cause the morale of the army to be in turmoil, and it will no longer be stable.
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Taiping Army, Pioneer Army Camp.
In the Chinese army's tent, Li Xiucheng and his generals gathered together, with excited expressions on their faces. In this battle, Li Xiucheng used 50,000 troops to defeat 100,000 people in the Jiangbei camp. Among them, he killed
More than 10,000 Manchu soldiers were killed and nearly 60,000 were captured. It was an incredible achievement.
Almost all the generals praised Li Zhen. Some expressed their sincere wishes, while others had a hint of jealousy in their eyes, jealous that Li Xiucheng had achieved such great achievements.
"The King of the East has a decree!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside the camp.
After Li Xiucheng heard this, he stood up suddenly, knelt down on one knee in the tent, and said loudly: "The last general will receive the order!"
The other generals also knelt down and waited for the messenger to deliver the order.
For Li Xiucheng, he is extremely grateful to Yang Xiuqing.
Li Xiucheng was promoted step by step because of Yang Xiuqing's important use. After the defeat, Yang Xiuqing not only did not blame him, but also comforted him with kind words. This was what moved Li Xiucheng. Especially now that Li Xiucheng was leading an army alone.
, having achieved such a great victory, the person Li Xiucheng was most grateful to was Yang Xiuqing.
The soldier who delivered the order looked at Li Xiucheng and said loudly: "In this battle, Li Xiucheng defeated a hundred thousand Qingyao with fifty thousand people. The weak defeated the strong and greatly increased the national prestige of the Celestial Empire. To win this battle, Li Xiu's success was indispensable. But
, Jiangbei Camp has not been destroyed yet, I hope you will work harder to destroy Jiangbei Camp and make great achievements again."
After the soldier finished speaking, he handed Yang Xiuqing's imperial decree into Li Xiucheng's hands.
Li Xiucheng said excitedly: "Please tell Dong Wang that Li Xiucheng will definitely live up to Dong Wang's expectations."
The soldier nodded, turned around and left.
Li Xiucheng watched the soldiers leave, but he no longer had time to drink and celebrate. He asked the soldiers to move away the banquet, and then said seriously: "To destroy the Jiangbei Camp, we have to work hard. Let's discuss how to do it.
The issue of sending troops." Li Xiucheng thought about it carefully, then gathered the suggestions of the generals in the big tent, and vaguely had an idea in his mind.
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Shanghai, Daotaifu.
When Qishan sent someone to deliver the news, Li Zhen immediately found Liu Taiping to discuss the matter.
Liu Taiping looked at Li Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Sir, the failure of the Jiangbei camp is expected. It would be strange if the Jiangbei camp is undefeated. Now that the Jiangbei camp is defending, it is definitely impossible for the Jiangnan camp
Sitting idly by, my lord, I think it is better to continue to wait and see, and it will not be too late to send troops when the Jiangnan camp enters the battlefield."
Li Zhen also nodded and approved Liu Taiping's suggestion.
This time, I can only treat Qi Shan badly.
If Li Zhen wanted to realize his idea and change the humiliation situation in China, it would be impossible for him to be loyal to the Manchus and serve the Manchus. Li Zhen changed his mind and said: "Sir, your health has improved. I
I think I can hold a ceremony for Xiaoye to make you my adoptive father, what do you think?"
Liu Taiping said: "This kid has always been talking about having a foster father and a foster father. Besides, Xiaodie also likes this kid, so I will accept him."
When Li Zhen saw that Liu Taiping agreed, he felt even more relieved. Li Zhen directly called people from the army to arrange matters between Ye Chengzhong and Liu Taiping. In the early morning, Li Zhen prepared for Ye Chengzhong, and it was lively
After a successful arrangement, Ye Chengzhong became Liu Taiping's adopted son legally recognized.
This happy event was very lively, and many people came. Ye Chengzhong became Liu Taiping's adopted son, and his identity had changed. However, Ye Chengzhong remained unchanged, and he would do whatever he dared to do.
This kind of character impressed Li Zhen.
On this day, Fourth Master Tong unexpectedly found the door of the house and wanted to see Li Zhen.
Although Ye Chengzhong didn't like Fourth Master Tong and was a little jealous of Fourth Master Tong, it was impossible to stop Li Zhen after he gave the order. Ye Chengzhong did not delay, went directly to Li Zhen's study, and said respectfully
: "Sir, I have something to see you, Fourth Master."
