"General Wu Shen, you can lead up to 6,000 soldiers, can they stop the crazy bandits?"
A general soldier stared at Wu Qigong with hatred, thumped his chest with his right fist, grimaced, and said as sadly as if his mother had died: "My lord asked you to lead the troops to attack the bandits, why don't you?
There is no need to kill Yang Zhengqing! We only need to defeat the bandits, why bother to kill them all quickly?"
After the words fell, another general stood up.
The general stared at Wu Qigong fiercely and said loudly: "The bandits are all desperadoes, especially the bandit king Yang Xiuqing is even more difficult to deal with. If we kill Yang Zhengqing, Yang Xiuqing will not let it go. If it was because of this matter, what happened just now
There is something wrong with the Jiangbei Camp that was established, and you, Wu Qigong, will not be able to escape the blame even if you die a hundred times."
Once some generals started to criticize Wu Qigong, the rest of the people started to add insult to injury, criticizing Wu Qigong for what he had done wrong, completely forgetting their joy at getting the news of victory.
Li Zhen looked at the general who looked like a shrew and scolded the street, and felt very uneasy.
He strode out and saluted Qishan.
Qishan asked: "Li Zhen, what do you have to say?"
Li Zhen clasped his fists and said, "Sir, this time I just killed Yang Zhengqing, not Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xiuquan. It's not a big deal. A group of bandits who can't accomplish anything is nothing to worry about. If Yang Xiuqing leads a hundred thousand bandits to kill him, it's a derogatory job."
I am willing to resist for you; if Yang Xiuqing sends tens of thousands of people to kill you, I am willing to swallow you up."
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, the generals in the tent laughed loudly.
Everyone thought that Li Zhen was arrogant, and even thought that Li Zhen had lost his mind. A small centurion, leading less than a hundred soldiers, dared to say that he had captured 100,000 bandits. Let these generals
Very disdainful.
Wu Qigong's eyes flashed with excitement, and he was very excited.
This boy is worthy of being his soldier, a sonorous man, and his support is not in vain.
Qi Shan was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Li Zhen, you have accomplished a great feat by killing Yang Zhengqing. I think you are a meritorious person, so I won't care about your unruly words. Although your courage is commendable, but
It's better to step down." After a pause, Qi Shan said again: "Put Yang Zhengqing's matter aside for now and let me think about it for a few days. I'm feeling weak, so please step back."
After hearing this, all the generals left one after another.
Wu Qigong felt frustrated and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Li Zhen.
Qi Shan said in a deep voice: "Why don't you retreat?"
Li Zhen asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "May I ask, sir, if Yang Xiuqing sends a large army to kill us, how will you defend yourself against the enemy? The generals in the army are just showing off and do not dare to fight. Do you want to sit back and watch the Jiangbei camp be attacked?"
Qi Shan frowned, with a thoughtful look on his face.
When the Taiping Army comes to attack, who can resist the enemy?
Qi Shan knew the generals under his command very well. Almost all of them were good at serving as officials but not practical. Qi Shan frowned and asked, "Wu Qigong, if bandits come to kill him, can he win?"
Wu Qigong thought for a while and said: "My lord, let's just let 'him' fight."
"he?"
Qishan said resolutely: "He will not fight until the end."
Li Zhen listened to the two people talking dumbly and was confused. But Li Zhen wanted to create opportunities for himself, so he took the initiative to ask for a fight and said loudly: "Sir, the bandits are just a group of rabble, and they have nothing to do. I am willing to destroy the bandits for you.
Bandit, stabilize the Jiangbei camp. If you don’t believe me, I am willing to issue a military order."
Wu Qigong had no way out and said: "Sir, the general is also willing to issue a military order."
Qi Shan pondered for a moment and said: "There is no need to issue a military order. I believe in you for now and hope you can win again. Okay, go down and be accurate."
"twitter!"
Wu Qigong and Li Zhen turned around and walked outside the camp.
At this time, Qi Shan's voice came again: "Li Zhen, you are very courageous and have made great achievements. It is very good. I want you to be a general manager to help Wu Qigong resist the bandits."
"Thank you, sir!"
Li Zhen quickly turned around and thanked him, with a hint of joy on his face.
Qi Shan thought for a while and then said: "You two are going to fight against the bandits. You will definitely need weapons and so on. If you have any requests, you can make a list and I will grant it."
Li Zhen was happy. With Qi Shan's words, things would be easier to handle.
The two bowed to Qishan again before turning around and leaving the camp.
After returning to the camp, the two of them sat down separately.
Wu Qigong said impatiently: "Yang Xiuqing's anger is not a joke. Are you sure?"
Li Zhen looked calm and said calmly: "General, Yang Zhengqing's matter can be solved easily, and there will be no danger. Now Yang Xiuqing's strength is focused on the Northern Expedition. The target is Beijing, not the Jiangbei camp.
.Even if Yang Zhengqing is killed, it is unlikely that a large army will come to kill him. At most, there will be 20,000 to 30,000 people, so there is nothing to worry about."
This conclusion was made by Li Zhen based on the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army.
Historically, after the Taiping Army captured Nanjing, Yang Xiuqing and other commanders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reached an agreement and gave up attacking the Jiangbei Camp and Jiangnan Camp outside Nanjing, and went all-out in the Northern Expedition, hoping to conquer Beijing in one fell swoop. This was the time when the Taiping Army was winning consecutive battles in the Northern Expedition.
At that time, the results of the war were fruitful, and Yang Xiuqing could not give up the overall situation of the Taiping Army for Yang Zhengqing.
Wu Qigong asked again: "Even if a small number of bandits come to kill, can they win?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "It's a small matter!"
After a pause, Li Zhen ordered, "Come here, bring the map."
After a while, a soldier walked in with a map. Li Zhen took the map, waved the soldier away, then spread the map flat on the ground and looked at the map of Yangzhou carefully.
Wu Qigong asked: "What tricks did you see?"
Li Zhen pointed to the map and said: "The bandits are sending troops from Yangzhou. There are three roads leading to the Jiangbei camp. The first is a small road, which is not suitable for large armies to march; the second is a waterway. If they come by boat, it will consume a lot of money."
The manpower and material resources are not suitable; the third road is a flat official road. The low-ranking bandits come from the third road, and we set up an ambush on the road to annihilate the bandits."
Wu Qigong raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not easy to ambush the bandits!"
Li Zhen said: "After Yang Zhengqing was killed, the news reached Yang Xiuqing's ears. Yang Xiuqing sent generals to take revenge. It would take at least ten days to come back. During this time, we can make sufficient preparations.
If you snipe Yang Zhengqing today, when the bandits come again, you can also snipe the new bandit leader and win."
Wu Qigong frowned and said, "Are you going to do the same thing again?"
Li Zhen nodded and said: "The general is wise. I am indeed planning to kill the bandit leader in this humble position. However, this operation requires careful planning to annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop."
Wu Qigong gritted his teeth and said: "I have no way out and can only rely on you. You will arrange this battle."
Wu Qigong was very timid and did not have the ability to lead an army in battle, but he was not weak in scheming. He knew that he and Li Zhen were tied to the same boat, and they would both prosper and suffer. Li Zhen had the courage and means, so Wu Qigong tried his best to
Assist Li Zhen. As long as the bandits are defeated, Wu Qigong can also get a share of the pie.
Li Zhen was relieved when he saw Wu Qigong delegating power.
There are still more than ten days before Yang Xiuqing sends people to take revenge, which is enough for Li Zhen to prepare. Moreover, Li Zhen also needs to modify the gun in his hand to make it easier for him to snipe the leader of the bandits.
Ps: Four updates today, 10 chapters will be released tomorrow.