Li Zhen's eyes swept over the generals surrounding the conference table one by one, and said in a deep voice: "As for the suppression of bandits, I agree with Smith's point of view. The emperor strongly supports me for the time being, and appointed me as the imperial envoy, and also gave me Shang Fang's sword, this is all to make me work harder to suppress the bandits and solve his inner problems."
At this point, Li Zhen paused for a moment before continuing: "In fact, there is one more thing I haven't said during this trip to Beijing. When the emperor asked me to lead troops to suppress the bandits, he personally promised that if I led troops to suppress the bandits, If I find the bandits, I will be named the King of the Manchu Qing Dynasty with a different surname and become a powerful prince."
"Wow,."
When these words were spoken, they immediately caused an uproar.
Smith's expression changed again and again, and he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Commander, you must not believe what the emperor says. If you really believe it, you will definitely die without a burial."
Qi Zhenhai also nodded and said: "Throughout the Manchu Qing Dynasty, except for the princes of the Aixinjueluo family, the only Han kings with different surnames were Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong and other Han princes during the Kangxi period. Unfortunately, they all ended miserably. Think about it. Their fate, the commander-in-chief should understand the consequences of Xianfeng naming you a queen with a different surname."
Lu Shaochuan snorted and said angrily: "Emperor Dog, you really have no good intentions."
Dong Haichuan also had a hot temper. He immediately became angry and cursed: "You are simply an unprincipled and ignorant king. He has no heart at all. Marshal, you absolutely cannot agree to this."
The other generals repeatedly persuaded Li Zhen to be careful.
Long Ao glanced at Li Zhen and suddenly felt that the person he was loyal to was probably not a good person.
However, Long Ao became more and more excited.
If you follow a man who is loyal to the Manchu Tatars, he will not be able to achieve great things in his life.
Li Zhen is ambitious, ambitious, and has means. Only by following such talents can you have a future and be enterprising. Long Ao took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, and said: "Commander, just tell me what to do." Let's do it." He actually thought of a solution in his mind, and still wanted to hear Li Zhen's opinion.
Li Zhen nodded slightly and continued: "To ensure that there will be no lackluster cooking, we must ensure the existence of the Taiping Army. As long as the Taiping Army exists for one day, we will exist for one day. At the same time, we must ensure that we are not held accountable by the emperor. So we have to ensure that we win the battle in order to win the emperor's trust."
He talked eloquently: "My idea is that we launch small-scale battles continuously, win locally, and then report the victory to Xianfeng and state our results. When encountering a big war, we remain undefeated, or We try to avoid it as much as possible, so that we can not only get the reward from Xianfeng, but also protect ourselves."
Yang Banhou frowned and said, "If this is the case, what will Madam do?"
When Li Zhen heard this, a look of pain flashed in his eyes.
After listening to Yang Banhou's words, the others secretly clenched their fists and felt angry in their hearts.
Li Zhen thought about it carefully, suddenly laughed, and said lightly: "Actually, this matter is very simple. Even if the Taiping Army is not wiped out, I will go to Beijing and wait for the child to be born. As long as the Taiping Army is still there, the emperor will need I lead the troops in war, and as long as I do not raise troops to rebel, no matter what extraordinary things I do, the emperor will tolerate it."
Yang Luchan said: "The commander-in-chief is wise and this is exactly the reason."
Qi Zhenhai continued: "Just follow the commander's method and adopt a small-scale fighting method."
Li Zhen turned his eyes, looked at Long Ao, and ordered: "Brother Long, we will not carry out large-scale operations, but we still have to force the Taiping Army, so we have to start from other aspects. You start contacting Yangzhou, Shanghai, and Nanjing Invite all the gentry from other places to the Jiangbei camp as soon as possible, and I will discuss matters with them."
"yes."
Long Ao agreed, thinking about Li Zhen's purpose.
"Report."
Suddenly, a soldier ran in from outside. The soldier raised his hand, saluted, and said loudly: "Report to the commander, we received an urgent report from the front. A group of Taiping Army soldiers came towards the Jiangbei Camp. Among them, the leader The coach is Hong Xiuquan's sister Hong Xuanjiao, and the vanguard general is Li Xiucheng. There are a total of 30,000 troops, rushing towards us."
"Hong Xuanjiao is the coach."
Li Zhen frowned slightly and said, "This woman actually took charge."
Yang Banhou was confused and didn't know the situation, so he had to ask: "Commander, who is Hong Xuanjiao?" Not only Yang Banhou didn't know, Huang Shihai, Qi Zhenhai, Lu Shaochuan and others also didn't know, and they were all jealous. Looking at Li Zhen.
Li Zhen knew about the character Hong Xuanjiao.
After all, it was impossible for Li Zhen not to be familiar with Hong Xuanjiao, one of the great civil and military commanders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Hong Xuanjiao is the sister of Hong Xiuquan and the wife of the late Western King Xiao Chaogui. It is also rumored that she has an unclear relationship with Yang Xiuqing. With so many backgrounds, Hong Xuanjiao can be called a wonder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. She is extremely dazzling. Such a female general , there are a lot of controversies, Li Zhen knows it.
Immediately, Li Zhen briefly told what he knew about Hong Xuanjiao, and then said: "Hong Xuanjiao's abilities are good and she is considered a strong general, but if she wants to command an army, she is not qualified."
Lu Shaochuan sighed: "It's a pity that we can't beat her too hard, otherwise we will deal with this thief bitch hard."
Li Zhen said: "This time we will attack hard, and we must defeat the bandits until they are defeated."
Qi Zhenhai also nodded and said: "I agree with the commander-in-chief. Our ultimate goal is to fight the Taiping Army in a stalemate. However, we still need to scare the Taiping Army so that they dare not act rashly. Hong Xuanjiao and Li Xiucheng took the initiative to come and give This gives us the opportunity to teach Hong Xuanjiao a lesson, but what I am worried about is Li Xiucheng. This person is capable of bending and stretching, and has lost consecutive battles. He is definitely not a simple person."
Huang Shihai laughed and said nonchalantly: "Li Xiucheng has nothing to be afraid of. If the commander can defeat him once, he can defeat him a second time. We have defeated him continuously and have never failed. This time we can do it easily." Solve Li Xiucheng."
After listening to Huang Shihai's words, Li Zhen waved his hand and ordered: "We are going to fight a tough battle this time, so go and prepare."
"yes."
Everyone agreed in unison and went to prepare.
The next battle will affect the future direction of the entire Jiangbei Camp.
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Hong Xuanjiao rode a tall horse with a sword hanging from her waist, leading an army of 30,000 people. Among them, there were more than 10,000 female soldiers under Hong Xuanjiao's command. They were neatly dressed and extremely capable. She accompanied the army with an arrogant expression on her face, looking at all directions. , Li Zhen was not taken seriously at all.
Li Xiucheng did not dare to do this. He suffered continuous losses at the hands of Li Zhen and lost every battle, so he was cautious and kept reminding himself not to fall into the trap.
The army advanced and approached the Jiangbei camp.
When the army was still fifty miles away from Jiangbei Camp, Hong Xuanjiao ordered to rest, and then ordered pots to be made to make rice in preparation for the next rush to Jiangbei Camp.
