Bai Gui's heart moved and he already had the idea of sending troops.
No matter what, even if he uses his 40,000 troops to kill Li Zhen, he still has a chance of winning. After all, he has the support of foreigners behind him. Baigui's idea is to use his own troops to kill Li Zhen, and then use foreigners to stabilize the situation. Bao Ling's idea was to use Bai Gui's more than 40,000 soldiers to kill Li Zhen and use his own troops to clean up the situation.
The two parties reached an agreement and hit it off immediately.
Bai Gui shouted: "Fu Zhiyun obeys the order."
Fu Zhiyun was the person who previously sent a message to Li Zhen on behalf of Bai Gui. He was Bai Gui's number one general, and he was both brave and brave.
"The end will be here."
Fu Zhiyun turned his back to Burlong, Bao Ling and others, and kept giving gestures with his eyes.
Obviously, Fu Zhiyun knew what Bai Gui was thinking, so he used his eyes to stop Bai Gui from sending troops. Bai Gui didn't know what Fu Zhiyun was thinking, but he knew that Fu Zhiyun was loyal and was definitely thinking about him.
At the moment, Bai Gui looked at Bao Ling, Burlong and others, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Bao Ling, Li Zhen led his army when they first arrived in Guangzhou, and their momentum was at its peak. The Art of War says that morale will decline again and again, and it will be exhausted. We are now with Li Zhen." In the confrontation, we met Li Zhen, who was full of morale. How did Mr. Bao Ling feel about waiting for the morale of the opponent's army to drop before sending troops to attack?"
Bao Ling looked at Bai Gui in surprise and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is worthy of being the governor of Guangdong. He has outstanding talents and is also proficient in the art of war. I admire you. As long as you are willing to send troops, Burlon and I agree."
At that moment, Baoling conveyed his opinions to Adams and Russell, and they left together.
Bai Gui nodded towards Fu Zhiyun, turned and left.
Fu Zhiyun followed behind, understanding that Bai Gui had something to ask him.
All the generals in Guangzhou City left, but the soldiers continued to defend the city. Li Zhen saw that Bao Ling, Bourlon, Bai Gui and others had all withdrawn. He knew in his heart that this time the method of provoking the generals was ineffective. The British and French forces did not leave the city to fight. Even if It was he who laid the ultimate ambush, but it was of no use.
Li Zhen waved his hand and ordered to retreat.
Nearly five thousand soldiers came excitedly to fight, but they returned disappointed.
Guangzhou, on the city tower.
In the hall.
Bai Gui sat down with his golden sword and horse and asked: "Fu Zhiyun, why did you stop me from ordering an attack?"
Fu Zhiyun clasped his fists and said, "Sir, you said before that one go all out and then it will be exhausted. This is one reason why the general stopped sending troops. There is another reason. Li Zhen took the initiative to use the method of provoking the general, and he shouted urgently. If you yell at the foreigners to fight, you are probably fully prepared."
"Or maybe Li Zhen set up an ambush outside the city to attract foreigners to attack."
"Li Zhen is fully prepared. If the foreigners go to war, you can use Li Zhen to weaken the foreigners. But the foreigners are not fooled. Instead, they let you lead the army to fight. In this case, even if you use the soldiers to weaken Li Zhen With your strength, it’s always bad to be ambushed.”
"As long as we don't be led by Li Zhen and let Li Zhen follow our pace, victory will ultimately belong to you. This is the general's idea. Please be aware of it."
Fu Zhiyun had a calm look on his face, and his burly body exuded a sense of strength and vigor.
"Well, you are indeed my right-hand man."
Bai Gui stroked the beard under his chin, with a bright smile on his face.
Immediately, Bai Gui asked again: "Tell me, what should I do next?"
Fu Zhiyun smiled and said: "My lord, sending troops requires surprise to win. For my lord, the military strength is far greater than that of Li Zhen. Even if he fights Li Zhen in an upright manner, he will win. But today's situation is different. Li Zhen will win." If Zhen Zhen takes the initiative to retreat, the ambush he has laid will definitely be withdrawn. Now is the most appropriate time to pursue the enemy while Li Zhen is retreating."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Bai Gui praised him with three good words in a row, feeling extremely satisfied.
"Let's go, order the troops."
Bai Gui stood up and walked out with great pride, feeling extremely proud in his heart. In this battle, Li Zhen had no advantage at all and would definitely die at his hands.
The two of them left the room, went down the tower, and headed straight to the military camp.
…
Outside the city, Li Zhen led his army to retreat, but he was deeply disappointed.
Last night, Zhu Wu sneaked into Guangzhou City with soldiers from the Jian Dao Battalion to perform a mission, but failed to achieve victory. Today, he led his army under Guangzhou City, trying to provoke the foreigners to fight, but he also returned disappointed.
Continuous defeats made Li Zhen a little decadent.
Li Zhen was riding on the horse, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were dull, his expression was lost, and he looked listless. Even though Li Zhen was like this, the generals and soldiers in the army were very disappointed. Liu Taiping followed Li Zhen into battle, holding a fan in his hand. , rode a horse and came to Li Zhen's side.
As an army counselor, Liu Taiping paid more attention.
The coach's mentality was out of balance, and the generals and soldiers were unstable. Liu Taiping thought it was time to remind Li Zhen. Liu Taiping rode slowly, looked at Li Zhen, and said seriously: "Sir, what is your goal?"
Li Zhen glanced at Liu Taiping and said, "To bring peace to the world, expel the foreigners."
Liu Taiping shook his fan and said calmly: "My lord, now that you can't even sit as the governor of Guangzhou, and you can't even capture the city of Guangzhou, how can you bring peace to the world and expel the foreigners?"
"Yeah, it's too far off."
Li Zhen didn't answer, and sighed, feeling depressed.
Liu Taiping opened his eyes wide and glared, and shouted in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, you stand out from the Jiangbei Camp, winning consecutive battles, and never failed. You can be said to be unique in Shanghai, and have achieved countless victories. In the past, Your Excellency sneaked into Shanghai alone, He pacified the Xiaodao Hui and defeated the foreigners one after another, making Shanghai prosperous."
"My lord has never failed in Shanghai, which makes me a little complacent."
"My lord is full of expectations to win Guangzhou. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Continuous victories have made your heart become fragile. Now you have encountered setbacks continuously, causing you to be defeated and disappointed. If this continues, Your Excellency, it will be useless."
"My lord, your goal is to bring peace to the world and expel foreigners."
"The task is very difficult. In Dr. Qu's words, it is a long road. From the very beginning, this road has determined that adults must learn to endure setbacks and be able to withstand countless blows and even encounters from countless conservatives. The minister's objection, if your Excellency can't even overcome this difficulty, let alone the difficulties in the future."
"Sir, you don't have to have the ability to win every battle, but you must have an indomitable spirit and be able to fight against repeated defeats."
"I followed you because I took a fancy to your potential and qualifications. If you lie down in Guangzhou, I will disappear from everyone. I am afraid I can only accompany you here. The next road can only be done by you. I'm going to go alone, I'm sorry I can't accompany you."
Speaking of this, Liu Taiping recalled: "I think back then, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lin Zexu, advocated gun smoke. The ministers in the DPRK and China opposed it one after another, and Mr. Lin was threatened by countless people, but he still chose gun smoke. Afterwards, he was reprimanded and punished. Countless people have added insult to injury, but you don’t regret it because you have one thing in mind.”
Li Zhen nodded repeatedly, and his eyes gradually regained their vitality.
Liu Taiping was so right. How could he be defeated by this small setback? The continuous victories really went to Li Zhen's head, making Li Zhen's ability to withstand fragile. He lacked the ability to fight after repeated defeats. Li Zhen's indomitable spirit made it difficult for him to accept failure.
Li Zhen took a deep breath, bowed and thanked him: "Thank you sir for your advice. Li Zhen understands."