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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 11: Crossroads

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    In the lobby of the Liling County Government Office, after Zhou Zhaoyao introduced He Bin, the helmsman of the Liling Pao Brother Club, to Xiao Yungui, He Bin stepped forward, knelt on one knee and prostrated on the ground and said loudly: "Your Highness, Lord Xi, please accept me.  I bow, if it had not been for the help of your army, the villain and all the brothers would have died in prison. The villain is willing to bring more than a thousand brothers under his command, I wonder if Prince Xi is willing to accept it?"

    Xiao Yungui was surprised and happy. He didn't expect that he had no intention of inserting someone, and someone came to take refuge. Could it be that he really got lucky?  Under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were underworld gangs all over the place, and there were thousands of people who could attack at any time. Wouldn't it be easy to gather people to rebel?

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui laughed and helped He Bin up. He saw that although he was short in stature, he looked very shrewd. Seeing his eyes flickering, Xiao Yungui suddenly understood that He Bin and these robe brothers would be the leaders of Qing Yao.  The government caught him in prison, and now he has no choice but to escape from prison. He can only seek refuge in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is at its peak. Thousands of people are just the capital for He Bin to enter.

    Since everyone got what they needed, Xiao Yungui was not polite. He comforted them with kind words and said that he was very happy to accept the Qianbahao brothers from the Brother Pao Club. He then asked Tang Erniu to take them down for a good meal and then summoned the Brother Pao Club as soon as possible.  The men met at the government office in the city.

    After He Bin and others left, Xiao Yungui couldn't hold back his excitement and walked up and down the lobby. If the people from Brother Pao's club joined again, then his fake King of the West would have more than 4,000 men.  There are many more troops than when the real King of the West attacked Changsha in history. If he were to accidentally attack Changsha, wouldn't that change history?

    You must know that the current governor of Hunan is Luo Bingzhang. It seems that Zeng Guofan, who later formed the Hunan Army, is also at Dingyou, but I don¡¯t know if he is in Changsha. Zuo Zongtang will also help guard Changsha, and Luo Zenan, the father of the Hunan Army, is also known as  Xueshuai Peng Yulin, as well as the new Hunan governor Zhang Liangji who later arrived in Changsha, and among his Taoist priests was the famous Hu Linyi. These people were all famous officials of the Qing Dynasty who later suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. They may have appeared at the same time as  Hunan, even in Changsha.  If the city of Changsha is breached, I could accidentally kill half of the future generals of the Hunan Army.

    Xiao Yungui's reverie is not completely impossible. More than ten years after the Battle of Changsha, Xu Yaoguang, a contemporary, lamented in his book "Talking about Zhejiang": "In the second year of Xianfeng, the Guangdong Ni (Taiping Army) attacked Changsha but could not break through. Tianliu thought that  Restore the roots of Southeast Asia!"

    At this moment, Xiao Yungui suddenly felt as if he was standing at a crossroads. Strong impulses surged deep in his heart. This inexplicable impulse filled his limbs and bones. The impulse of an angry young man almost made him lose his life.  reason.  A bold idea grew in his mind. Since he had traveled through time and now had such a good opportunity, why not use this opportunity to change history and save the country and nation that were currently suffering?  Let the Qing Dynasty enter the history list as soon as possible, and then this ancient nation and country will suffer less suffering and humiliation!

    Xiao Yungui's face turned red. With this thought, his heart could not calm down for a long time. He suppressed this thought and walked back and forth for more than ten times. Finally, he took a long breath and murmured: "Xiao Yungui, Xiao Yungui, you  Let's be realistic. You still have a sharp knife hanging over your head, so what are you doing with all those useless things? You're not really a bastard, so you should think about how to go back and continue being a rich kid."

    While he was talking to himself, he suddenly saw the sky in the east outside the hall reflected red. Xiao Yungui hurriedly walked outside the hall, only to see a large firelight rising into the sky in the east, reflecting the deep night blood red, and the originally peaceful night.  Next, bursts of shrill cries and screams came over.

    Xiao Yungui urgently asked the guard guard guarding the hall: "What happened over there?"

    Before the swordsman could answer, he saw a Taiping soldier coming quickly with several new Taiping soldiers. The Taiping soldier was about thirty years old and had a dignified appearance. He and his men saluted Xiao Yungui and reported:  "Reporting to Your Highness, General Li Zuoche took us to look for food in the homes of several large banner families in the city. Unexpectedly, those banner people refused to hand over the food and even made rude remarks. The brothers of the new army were so angry that they sent hundreds of banner people to the  They killed everyone, took out the money and food, and started to set fire to the house. General Li was afraid that the troops would panic when they saw the fire, so he specially ordered me to come and report."

    Xiao Yungui was stunned. He originally planned to let Li Zuoche lead people to find money and food, but he didn't expect that they actually killed people, and killed everyone in the family. Although they were bannermen and were rich and unkind, did everyone in the family deserve what they got?  people?  What about the servants, maids, and servants in their homes?  Do they all deserve to be killed?

    But looking at the faces of the Taiping soldiers who came to report, they did not dare to look at him, but the faces of the new soldiers behind him were full of excitement. Xiao Yungui sighed in his heart. These new soldiers of the Tiandihui usually  They must have been oppressed by the rich bannermen in Liling City, or maybe they had not been oppressed by the rich bannermen in Liling City.Instead of being oppressed by wealthy households in their hometown, this hatred accumulated, they would think that as long as they were wealthy households, they deserved to die. Isn't killing officials and rebelling against wealthy households one of the reasons why they joined the Taiping Army?  To put it simply, this is just the psychology of hatred against the rich. Xiao Yungui felt as if a bottle of five flavors had been knocked over in his heart. Perhaps he, a rich man, was also the target of their hatred.

    Xiao Yungui coughed a few times, took a long breath, and said calmly: "Order Li Zuoche not to disturb the common people and other wealthy Han households, and ask them to send people to put out the fire quickly, and not to harm Chiyu. If the fire spreads  Things are not going well for the common people's houses next to them. Remember, we only kill the bannermen, we are not allowed to kill indiscriminately and we are not allowed to rob or plunder!"

    The Taiping Army loudly accepted the order and turned to leave when Xiao Yungui suddenly asked: "By the way, what's your name?"

    The Taiping soldier turned around, bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "My subordinate is Li Yiwen, the commander of the two commanders in the lower north under the command of the new army's front camp brigade."

    This Taiping New Army of the Tiandihui was also organized according to Zhou rites. There were five soldiers, with the commander in charge of charging, defeating the enemy, winning, and performing the victory. The five soldiers were divided into two, and the two commanders were in charge of being strong, brave, heroic, and resolute.  , the mighty five corps commanders; the four liang are pawns, and the pawn chiefs are in charge of the east, west, south, and north sima; the fifth pawns are the brigade, and the brigade commander is in charge of one, two, three, four, and five pawns; the fifth brigade is the division  , the division commander is in charge of the five brigade commanders of the front camp, the rear camp, the right camp, the left camp, and the middle camp. The fifth division is the army, and the military commander is in charge of the five division commanders of the front camp, the rear camp, the left camp, the right camp, and the middle camp.  Li Yiwen turned out to be his own elite swordsman, able to manage two commanders and manage twenty-five people.

    Xiao Yungui hummed, waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and give the order." Seeing Li Yiwen's extraordinary appearance, Xiao Yungui said he was a famous figure, but when he heard the name was unfamiliar, he asked him to give the order.  The rich man didn't remember at all that Li Yiwen was actually the loyal king Li Xiucheng who later became famous. Li Yiwen was just his former name.

    Not long after Li Yiwen took the people there, Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang arrived quickly, only to see Tong Qiangsheng following them. Xiao Yungui was overjoyed and sent Tong Qiangsheng to take the people to find out the news. Originally, he was also sweating.  He was really afraid that Tong Qiang Sheng and others would bring money and food and leave without looking back, then he would be beaten to pieces. Fortunately, Tong Qiang Sheng was back.

    Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and Tong Qiangsheng came forward to salute. Xiao Yungui laughed and said, "No need to salute. Brother Tong, what did you find out? Let's go into the house and talk about it in detail." Then he pulled Tong Qiangsheng in.  Government office lobby.

    When he arrived in the lobby, Xiao Yungui walked up to the yamen table in the main hall. With a wave of his hand, he lifted the gavel, signature arrows, and file copy on the table to the ground, and then took out a piece of cooked sheepskin from his arms.  The map was drawn by Xiao Chaogui. It was originally a piece of paper obtained by Xiao Chaogui before he sent out troops. It only marked roads, rivers, and the locations of several counties. The drawing was extremely rough, like a primary school student.  Drawn map. There are no finely drawn maps among the Taiping Army in these years. It would be nice to have this map.

    After Xiao Yungui laid out the map, he called the three people to come forward. He looked at Tong Qiangsheng and asked, "Brother Tong, what did you find out?"

    Tong Qiangsheng cupped his fists and said, "I spent a few taels of silver to ask a fellow villager who worked as a subordinate in the Hunan Governor's Yamen to find out a few things. Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Qingyao Hunan, has been dismissed from office by the Qing court, and the new Qingyao Hunan  Governor Zhang Liangji has not yet arrived, so Luo Bingzhang temporarily takes over his post. Luo Bingzhang heard that our army had conquered Anren, Chaling and other places, and had ordered two thousand green battalion soldiers transferred from Shaanxi to leave the city and garrison outside Changsha. At the same time, he was mobilizing nearby areas.  The Qing Yao of Qing Yao went to Changsha, the provincial capital, to assist in the defense. I heard that eight hundred Xiangyong from Liuyang had arrived in Changsha and were sent by Luo Bingzhang to garrison at Jinpenling, seven miles south of Changsha. The Qing Yao in the city was recruiting young men, and it seemed that three or three of them had been recruited.  Four thousand young men, Qing Yao Hunan Admiral Bao Qibao originally had four or five thousand green battalion soldiers. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 Qing Yao soldiers in the city."

    Xiao Yungui hummed. This was pretty much what he expected. However, Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang's expressions changed slightly. You must know that to attack a city, the attacking force must be much larger than the defending force. At this time, their men were at best  With only three to four thousand people, how could they face a fortified city garrisoned by more than 10,000 people?

    Xiao Yungui touched the beard on his chin. He now likes to touch this beard, and asked: "Where are those Shaanxi soldiers deployed?"

    Tong Qiangsheng replied: "My fellow countryman said that these soldiers from Shaanxi were very domineering. Luo Bingzhang asked them to garrison at Shimpu, ten miles south of Changsha City. However, these Shaanxi soldiers left Changsha City, but when they arrived,  He refused to leave, saying that he would leave after being paid. These soldiers were making a fuss about their pay, which made Luo Bingzhang very anxious. Luo Bingzhang was recruiting money from wealthy households in the city. Those Shaanxi soldiers had not left yet, and his subordinates suspected that they would still have more money.  It will be another two days before they arrive at Shimupu."

    Xiao Yungui asked again: "Has Liuyang Xiangyong from Jinpen Ridge arrived at Jinpen Ridge?"

    Tong Qiangsheng nodded and said: "Qing YaoyuanZhu Han, the deputy general of the Prefecture Association, has arrived at Jinpenling with 800 Liuyang Xiangyong, and there is a lot of firearms and equipment.  "

    Xiao Yungui laughed sinisterly and said, "Don't put back anyone who has left the city. Is there a path that can bypass Shimapu and go straight to Jinpenling?"

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