Chapter 231 The Confidence of Li Xiucheng and Wu Qigong
Seeing Wu Qigong and his soldiers fleeing without a trace, the Taiping soldiers put away their guns and chased after him.
"Send the order, stop the pursuit!"
Suddenly, Li Xiucheng, who was riding a horse, issued an incredible order.
The order was passed on, and the soldiers in the army stopped.
Li Xiucheng has a high prestige in the army. Only when the soldiers and generals are convinced can he obey the orders and prohibitions. It would be absolutely impossible for other generals to give orders. Even so, all the soldiers looked at Li Xiucheng.
Xiucheng, with a puzzled look in his eyes.
What a great opportunity, why did you miss it?
Confusing!
A general came to Li Xiucheng's side, bowed and saluted, and then asked: "General, there was a chance to wipe out Wu Qigong just now. Why did you suddenly change your attention and stop pursuing it? You know, everyone is at their wits' end.
Jiner is ready to annihilate Wu Qigong. We chased him from Yangzhou to Jiangsu and ran all the way, but you let Wu Qigong leave every time, which puzzled the brothers!"
"General Li has endless plans and unparalleled resourcefulness. I know that you have a purpose for doing this. But, can you tell the brothers everything and let them know what is going on?"
The person who spoke had a fair face and no beard, and was only a young man of ten years old. But when the young man looked at Li Xiucheng, his eyes were filled with infinite admiration, and he was impressed by everything Li Xiucheng showed.
Even Li Xiucheng's every move made the young people feel that Beier was classy.
This young man is simply a star-chaser for future generations.
As soon as the young man said what he said, the other generals and soldiers became bolder and asked Li Xiucheng to explain. After all, these soldiers did not want to be kept in the dark.
Especially when Wu Qigong was released every time, the generals and soldiers became a little discouraged.
Li Xiucheng rode on his horse and glanced condescendingly at the generals and soldiers in the army. His eyes were as calm as the vast and deep starry sky, but his face showed a confident look. He waved his sleeves and said loudly: "To annihilate Wu Qigong, the first few times
Isn't it possible? With the strength of our army, we can destroy Wu Qigong after breaking through the Jiangbei camp."
The young man immediately asked: "General, what are your plans?"
Li Xiucheng's eyes suddenly became sharp, like those of an eagle. He raised his hand and pointed at the rolling mountains and said: "Yushan is a good place, suitable for burying Wu Qigong and the Manchu soldiers from the Jiangbei camp. However, it
Not only Wu Qigong must be buried, but more Qing troops must be buried. Originally, Wu Qigong was pursued but not killed. He only kept weakening Wu Qigong's troops in order to let Wu Qigong enter Yushan. As long as Wu Qigong entered Yushan,
It’s a dead end and can be easily wiped out.”
Li Xiucheng withdrew his eyes and continued: "After trapping Wu Qigong in Yushan, spread the news and wait for the Qing troops around Changshu County to come to the rescue. We only need to wait and see in Yushan, and we can eliminate more Qing troops.
military."
"Wu Qigong is just a chess piece, not worth mentioning. However, if we want to eliminate more Qingyao, we must temporarily keep this chess piece. More importantly, I need to use Wu Qigong to lure Li Zhen over. Once Li Zhen brings
While the soldiers are rescuing Wu Qigong, we wait for the hard work. When the time comes, we can defeat Li Zhen in one fell swoop and avenge our previous humiliation."
Li Xiucheng's eyes turned to the direction of Shanghai again, with a strong fighting spirit shining in his eyes.
He was defeated by Li Zhen, bearing the shame in his heart and always ready for revenge.
Li Xiucheng knew very well what his goal was? Defeat Li Zhen, set foot on the sea, and completely trample Li Zhen under his feet. However, when Li Xiucheng was riding on his horse and talking high-spiritedly, he did not know that Li Zhen had already brought three thousand people with him.
The elites came quietly and were already lurking in Yushan.
Li Xiucheng explained it, and the generals and soldiers were convinced.
Young people and many soldiers who admired Li Xiucheng were even more impressed by Li Xiucheng's far-sighted plan.
Li Xiucheng happily accepted the admiration of the soldiers and ordered the battlefield to be cleaned.
In this battle, Li Xiucheng's soldiers did not lose any soldiers, but the Manchu soldiers suffered numerous casualties. After the final results were calculated, the Qing army lost as many as 368 people, weakening one-third of Wu Qigong's army.
Troop strength. Li Xiucheng asked the army to camp at the foot of the mountain, and asked the soldiers to spread the news that Wu Qigong was surrounded, hoping to attract the Qing army and Li Zhen to come.
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In the mountains and forests, Wu Qigong led his soldiers and ran wildly.
When he entered the forest and found that there were no pursuers behind him, Wu Qigong stopped.
Wu Qigong turned over and dismounted, sitting on the ground defeatedly, looking embarrassed. His helmet and armor had fallen off in the process of escaping. At this time, he was sitting on the ground breathing heavily, but his eyes were still staring at him.
On the road below the mountain forest, I was afraid that Li Xiucheng would come with his army again.
With a quick glance, Wu Qigong found that the soldiers who had escaped back were all tired and exhausted, and they were all wilted and lacked energy. The situation at this time was that the army was in disarray, which made Wu Qigong feel uncomfortable.
You have failed Qishan’s great trust!
Wu Qigong sat on the ground, but his mind was full of thoughts.
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, Wu Qigong laughed loudly, and a bright smile appeared on his face. He laughed extremely cheerfully. The laughter echoed in the woods, which was extremely abrupt and completely inconsistent with the current scene.
There was a sense of sadness in the army, but Wu Qigong laughed.
This behavior made the soldiers think that Wu Qigong was crazy.
"Commander Wu, why are you laughing?" a general came to Wu Qigong and asked.
Wu Qigong put one hand on the ground, stood up, patted the dust on his buttocks, and said loudly: "I laugh at Li Xiucheng's stupidity. He is hopelessly stupid. If Li Xiucheng had pursued him directly before, he would have killed us and even abandoned our armor.
It was difficult for us to escape. But Li Xiucheng gave up the pursuit and wanted to wait for us to come down the mountain, but he made the wrong idea."
"We rely on mountains to eat mountains, rely on water to drink water, and hide in the mountains."
"As long as you hide in the mountains and delay time and wait for Li Zhen to come and kill you, you can immediately eliminate the current danger. Before Lord Qishan died of illness, he had already petitioned the emperor to let Li Zhen send troops. Li Zhen must have been on the road with his soldiers.
, as long as we survive this difficult period, the danger will be eliminated."
Wu Qigong looked at the soldiers in the army triumphantly, and seemed very happy. However, Wu Qigong was still full of sorrow in his heart, and he only hoped that Li Zhen would arrive soon. Once the ammunition and food were exhausted, Wu Qigong was almost done.
"Wow!!!"
The soldiers in the army became excited after hearing Wu Qigong's words.
The soldiers were whispering to each other, discussing in a low voice the matter of Li Zhen sending troops. Moreover, the soldiers were also fully expecting Li Zhen to arrive soon. At the current point, the soldiers could only place their hope in Li Zhen, and had no other options.
However, Wu Qigong didn't understand Li Zhen, nor did he know what Li Zhen's plans were. Wu Qigong even didn't know that Li Zhen had already arrived in Yushan, but he didn't take the initiative to contact him.