Li Zhen led three battalions of soldiers, nearly a thousand people.
Now Shi Dakai led the soldiers to retreat. Li Zhen immediately ordered the soldiers to count the number of people and take the injured soldiers for treatment. Then he led the soldiers and Yang Banhou towards the place where the meteorite fell. In less than half an hour, the group arrived at the meteorite. Li Zhen looked around and found that this circle was full of falling meteorites, very dense, and it was completely a meteorite belt.
Li Zhen rolled his eyes and dispatched the scouts to avoid being raided. Furthermore, Li Zhen ordered his soldiers to call Smith and Lu Shaochuan over, and the three armies joined together to increase their strength.
Time passed, and in the middle of the night, the soldiers sent by Yang Banhou came back.
These soldiers came with the craftsmen. Li Zhen told the craftsmen what words he needed to write on the meteorite and asked the craftsmen to carve them. At this time, Lu Shaochuan and Smith also rushed over. Lu Shaochuan looked surprised when he saw Li Zhen. With an expression on his face, he exclaimed: "Commander, you stayed in the camp, why did you come out with the soldiers?"
Lu Shaochuan, like Yang Banhou, was also puzzled by Li Zhen's personal visit to the front line.
Li Zhen did not explain and ordered the craftsmen to continue carving words on the meteorite.
Lu Shaochuan understood the whole story through the soldiers and Long Ao's explanation. He felt relieved. He walked to Li Zhen's ear, lowered his voice, and said in a voice that only Li Zhen could hear: "Commander , after the craftsmen carve the words, if you let them all go, once the news is leaked, your arrangement will fall short. I suggest that after they finish, kill them all."
This guy has no taboos in doing things, and he does it all for Li Zhen's benefit.
Li Zhenya knew that Lu Shaochuan was thinking about him, but he shook his head and denied: "They do things for me, how can I add swords and axes to each other? What you said is an issue that must be paid attention to, but we can change it. The method is to temporarily keep everyone behind and not let them leave. After the impact of the meteorite's inscriptions is dissipated, it won't be too late to let them leave."
Lu Shaochuan nodded and said nothing more.
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Taiping Army, military camp.
In the Chinese army's tent, Shi Dakai took off his armor and wore a brocade robe. He looked at Zhang Suimou sitting in the tent and sighed: "Suimou, there are too many strong generals under Li Zhen's command. First, a gunman appeared. Yes, and later there appeared a man with a sword, and probably other fierce generals. Li Zhen's strength is really immeasurable."
Zhang Suimou said: "My lord, you are no weaker than them, especially the one who used the gun, he was almost killed by you."
After a pause, Zhang Suimou continued: "Li Zhen's reinforcements suddenly appeared, so that we had to retreat. However, they must now think that we have withdrawn and will not pursue them again. It is better to lead troops to attack and chase Li Zhen's army." , maybe we can catch the opponent off guard and kill the two generals of the opponent."
Shi Dakai shook his head and said: "It's impossible for the other party to come prepared."
He smiled, changed the subject, and said: "Li Zhen's army came out, proving that Li Zhen intends to attack us. It seems that the road to Sichuan is not peaceful. Li Zhen is a roadblock. If we don't get rid of Li Zhen, It won’t be peaceful anymore.”
Seeing that Shi Dakai disagreed, Zhang Suimou stopped proposing an attack and asked, "You plan to get rid of Li Zhen first."
Shi Dakai nodded, with a serious look on his face.
Zhang Suimou said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it? We are leaving Beijing and we will not get food and weapons supplies from Nanjing. The surrounding counties and cities will not actively provide food and weapons. If we cannot solve Li's problem in a short time, Vibration means that the soldiers under our command may face problems with food and weapons."
With a serious look on his face, he said in a deep voice: "Only by opening up your own sphere of influence, with stable taxation and food, and with a stable environment, can you gain a firm foothold. In my humble opinion, I will temporarily put Li Zhen down." Leave it to Hong Xiuquan, we enter Sichuan as soon as possible. Moreover, the road to Sichuan is long, and we have to face the Qinggu in various provinces on the way. There are countless difficulties. If we entangle with Li Zhen here, it will be difficult to achieve the goal of expanding our strength in Sichuan. .”
When Shi Dakai heard this, his brows immediately wrinkled.
Zhang Suimou's words touched Shi Dakai's heart.
Without weapons and food, strength will definitely not last long.
These ordinary people followed him. On the one hand, they wanted to join the army, on the other hand, they wanted to fill their stomachs, and finally they wanted to make contributions. However, if their stomachs could not be filled and they did not have the strength to fight, these soldiers might disperse. Shi Dakai sighed and said : "Okay, I will follow your advice and go to Sichuan as soon as possible. But, have you thought about how to go now?"
Zhang Suimou said: "The matter is urgent, why should we invite Shi Zhenji to discuss the matter together."
Shi Dakai accepted Zhang Suimou's suggestion and ordered his soldiers to deliver the order.
Shi Zhenji was Shi Dakai's younger brother, and they were related. Shi Dakai left with his soldiers, and Shi Zhenji naturally accompanied him. Not long after, Shi Zhenji walked in. Shi Zhenji was born to be powerful, and he raised his fists towards Shi Dakai greeted him and said, "Brother Wang, I summoned you late at night. What can I do for you?"
Shi Zhenji called Shi Dakai brother Wang because he was the ‘Guozong’.
The position of Guozong is a position exclusive to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
According to the records of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Guozong refers to the relative of the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan is the monarch of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It stands to reason that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is the home world of Hong, and the Guozong should be named Hong. However, according to the teachings of the God-worshiping religion, Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai are all the biological sons of God Jehovah and the biological brothers of Jesus. Therefore, the brothers of these five people are all "Guozong", so Guozong has five major surnames.
Specifically, the brothers of the leaders of the Taiping Rebellion were all Guozong.
This group of people is the most mysterious group among the many high-ranking officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. They have prominent status and special status, but they are not among the regular officials. Because of the special nature of their official positions, they may become the generals of a party and lead the army on an expedition at any time. They are A unique and important minister in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai all had their brothers named Guozong and were the main members of the Guozong. However, Yang Xiuqing was killed, Wei Changhui was killed, Feng Yunshan died early, and Shi Dakai left Beijing. These four people disappeared. Yang, Feng, The Guozongs of the four surnames Wei and Shi also withered away.
As the saying goes, when a person achieves the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Without those who have achieved Tao, there is no room for chickens and dogs to survive. This group of mysterious national sects disappeared from history in just a few years.
Shi Zhenji was such a national leader. He led the soldiers and was an important general under Shi Dakai's command.
Shi Dakai waved his hand and said: "Sit down and let's discuss the next deployment."
Three people sat in the camp, holding a candle and talking at night, discussing the next deployment of the army. Each of the three had their own ideas, and there were many disputes. The soldiers guarding outside the camp often heard the quarrels coming from the camp. At dawn, the three Only then did the individuals reach a unified opinion and finalize the next policy.