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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 66: Red Tape

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    Amidst the thundering cheers, Zuo Zongtang hurriedly reined in his horses and saw the Taiping soldiers put away their swords and guns and began to get busy. There were people in each team who were responsible for treating the wounded and picking up weapons, especially the soldiers who were responsible for picking up weapons and gunpowder.  Meticulously, every corpse of a Qing soldier must be turned upside down.  Zuo Zongtang discovered that these soldiers attached great importance to money, food, and gunpowder, especially what they called red powder (i.e., gunpowder). Zuo Zongtang also understood that it was not easy to prepare gunpowder. The Taiping Army currently occupied only a small territory and was wandering indefinitely.  , red medicine cannot be homemade in large quantities and can only be purchased through smuggling channels.

    Xiao Yungui rode up to Zuo Zongtang and said with a smile: "Mr. Zuo, how was this battle?"

    Although Zuo Zongtang was arrogant, he could be regarded as a sincere gentleman. He really couldn't say anything against his will, so he could only nod slightly and said: "The King of the West has strong soldiers and horses, and he is united as one, and his tactics of battle are unique and ingenious. Zuo admires him very much.  "

    Xiao Yungui smiled seductively and said, "It's rare for Mr. Zuo to praise you."

    Zuo Zongtang slightly raised his hands and asked, "The way the King of the West marched just now was very mysterious. Is it possible to tell him the details?"

    Xiao Yungui felt very proud. It was rare that Zuo Zongtang asked for advice, so he immediately started talking on horseback. These methods of marching and formation were left by Xiao Chaogui, and it was not difficult to describe them: "I am the king just now.  What we use is a string formation and a crab formation. This string formation is a marching formation to prevent enemy attacks. Whenever our army marches from one city or countryside to another city or country, we must order a string formation to march. Every two commanders hold a flag, and then  With twenty-five people, one hundred people carried a soldier flag, five hundred people carried a brigade commander's flag, 2,500 people carried a division commander's flag, and 12,500 people carried a military commander's flag. First Army  Then an army advances. The wide road is divided into two lines, and the narrow road is single file. They advance in a smooth manner. During the march, once an encounter occurs, the head and tail are connected with each other, and they immediately gather to form a circular formation to meet the enemy.  . If the battle is unfavorable, the general will sound the gong and retreat, still maintaining the battle formation of the line. At this time, if the road is wide, it can be divided into ten or twenty rows, but it is not allowed to run sideways, and it must be packed together.  When retreating, the enemy is often unable to catch up, and even if he catches up, he will not dare to pursue him when he sees that the team is not in chaos."

    Xiao Yungui kept talking proudly: "The Crab Formation is a commonly used method of string formation. Three teams walk in parallel. The middle team has a small number of people and the two wings have a large number of people. It looks like a crab, so it is called a Crab Formation. This one  This formation also has various changes according to the enemy's situation. If the enemy only divides into two teams, the left and right wings can be divided into two teams. If the enemy has one team at the front and one at the front, combine the forwards of the left and right wings into one.  The rear half of the left and right wings are aligned with the middle team to support the front team. If the enemy's left team has more soldiers, it will shift to the left formation. If the right team has more soldiers, it will shift to the right formation. If the enemy moves out  The fourth and fifth teams are also divided into four and five teams to attack in sequence. The formation of big crabs wrapped in small crabs is particularly famous. The method may be to engage the enemy in a small formation first, and then surround the enemy with a large formation, or to fake defeat to lure the enemy into pursuit, or to set up ambushes.  , to surround the enemy. Although the changes in the crab formation are complicated, it harms the left and benefits the right. It is moved to the rear and moved to the front. The beauty of its use is to act according to the opportunity and command on the spot. The rapidity of its advance and retreat, opening and closing, only requires a few flag-bearers to master it.  , the whole army looks at the banner and rushes to that banner. Therefore, an army uses a few banner bearers to command the masses, with little unevenness, outline and outline, and the wonderful use of simplicity to control complexity."

    Zuo Zongtang memorized this in his mind, and finally Xiao Yungui took a deep breath and said: "Actually, no matter how good the formation is, it requires soldiers to practice and master it before they can move it. The circular formation I arranged still has shortcomings. I  I heard that Western countries have more powerful linear arrays and hollow square arrays. Western soldiers have more firearms than we do, and their soldiers are more well-trained than us, so their formations are naturally more powerful."

    Zuo Zongtang was slightly startled. Why did Xiao Yungui, who was so complacent just now, change the topic to talk about Western art of war?  But how did he, a man from Guangxi, learn about Western warfare?  While he was doubting, Zuo Zongtang heard a burst of prayers in his ears. When Zuo Zongtang followed the sound, he saw several Taiping Army military officers reciting the Catholic Lord's Prayer over the corpses of Taiping Army soldiers who died in battle.

    Only then did Zuo Zongtang come to understand, and thought to himself, the Catholic Church was spread from the West, and it was not surprising that the Catholic Church learned about Western warfare methods from the missionaries.  After thinking about this, Zuo Zongtang wanted to ask some more about how to prepare for the battle, but when he saw Xiao Yungui looking at him with a strange smile, his heart suddenly sank, and he secretly screamed, "It must be a fight if he can tell me with a military plane"  He made up his mind that he would not let him go. Now that he had heard the secrets of his military aircraft, he would be responsible for it whether he was dead or alive.

    Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face became a little anxious. Xiao Yungui looked at it and laughed secretly. He indeed told Zuo Zongtang these tactics on purpose, and then said slowly: "Mr. Zuo, I, the king, are also  It can be said that you, Sir, cherish each other and are extremely respectful to you, and now you are even more confidant to me, telling the truth about all the general¡¯s secrets. Can Sir, please stay and help me?¡±

    Zuo Zongtang snorted and said, "This"

    Xiao Yungui smiled again and said"Sir, do you really want me to be like Liu Bei who visited the thatched cottage three times during the Three Kingdoms period before he would leave the mountain?"

    Zuo Zongtang said anxiously: "No, it's just that you believe in foreign religions, which are very different from my Chinese language"

    Xiao Yungui added: "It's easy to talk about this. Your husband must not understand that I worship God. It is inconvenient to talk here. After we return to the city, I will ask my wife to explain it in detail to let you know. In fact, I, the God of God, have been in China since ancient times."  Got it." At that moment, Zuo Zongtang was not allowed to say anything more, so he ordered the army to march back to the city.

    After returning to Changsha City, it was already dark. Naturally, Li Kaifang, Li Yiwen and others took care of the post-war affairs. Xiao Yungui ordered Deng Yi and others to be taken into the governor's Yamen jail, and wanted to take Zuo Zongtang back to the governor's Yamen.

    Seeing that Deng Yi and others were being taken away, Zuo Zongtang hurriedly begged: "King of the West, Deng Yi and others are all scholars. Please forgive me."

    Xiao Yungui touched his nose and smiled: "Mr. Zuo, if you say this to me as a counselor or aide, I will definitely listen."

    Zuo Zongtang was speechless and could only watch Deng Yi and others being taken away, his face looking very ugly.

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Zuo to be so determined until now. Anyway, Deng Yi and the other three were imprisoned with Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang and other officials from the Qing Dynasty. Their treatment was the same as that of the governor of a province, so it was not considered abusing them."  Well, young people have to endure some hardships to become great." He looked old-fashioned, but in fact, he was only in his twenties in his previous life.  Zuo Zongtang couldn't say anything after hearing this, so he had to secretly plan countermeasures.

    Xiao Yungui was about to meet with the governor's yamen when he saw Li Kaifang step forward and clasp his fists and said: "Your Highness the King of the West, I will take care of everything after the war. But according to the rules of the kingdom of heaven, we have been victorious these days, so we should also inform our heavenly father, the emperor."  Now, this kind of victory prayer should be held more solemnly, and there are no urgent wars on the left or right. Should we make preparations tomorrow and do the big thing the day after tomorrow?"

    When Xiao Yungui heard this, he remembered that the Taiping Army also had the habit of praying to Heavenly Father before and after going out for battle. War is a major national event. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which links all daily actions in life with God, is even more closely connected with God for war.  Before every expedition or battle, and after victory or defeat, you must pray to God to ask God for victory.  After the victory, we must also pay tribute to Heavenly Father and thank Heavenly Father for His power and blessing, so that the army can triumph and win.  Even if you are defeated, you must pray. The defeated person must ask Heavenly Father to forgive his sins. People in the Kingdom of Heaven believe that someone must have made a mistake in defeat, and the defeated person must bear responsibility. He must pray to Heavenly Father and God to admit his mistakes, or find out the person who was defeated.  Tell your Heavenly Father why.

    Victory prayers are usually performed in an open and spacious place that can accommodate tens of thousands of people to kneel and worship. The officers and soldiers of each team are also ordered to prepare chickens, pigs, sandalwood and other items. All troops must be solemn in their duties and wait for the brother's arrival so that they can lead all the officers and soldiers to cheer and pay tribute.  Worship the Heavenly Father, speak the truth, and enlighten the ignorant.  Since Xiao Yungui captured Changsha, he has been busy with the war and government affairs in the city. Zeng Shuiyuan originally asked him to pray for victory, but Xiao Yungui always declined on the grounds that the military was undecided and he had to go out to fight, but in the past two days  After winning three battles since then, the Qing army retreated slightly, so it was time to organize this ceremony.

    Although Xiao Yungui didn't like this kind of red tape, he thought that firstly, this was the tradition of the Taiping Army, and he couldn't say that it would be done if he didn't do it. Secondly, deep down in his heart, he began to faintly believe that thanking God would allow him to return to work again.  Meeting Hong Yun'er was a kind of kindness, so he nodded immediately and said, "Okay, you and Brother Lin will discuss it with Zeng Shuiyuan later and come up with a way to report back to me."

    Li Kaifang was overjoyed. It was a supreme honor to be able to participate in the arrangements for Victory Prayer. It was unacceptable without status and the favor of a superior. He immediately accepted the order and left.

    Zuo Zongtang frowned and said, "King Xi, you worship God very diligently."

    Xiao Yungui laughed and said: "Our countrymen are all like this. Once the prayer for God's blessing in your heart comes true, you will believe it for the rest of your life. I have won battles one after another. It is appropriate to thank the Emperor. Let's go back first."

    Back at the governor's office, Xiao Yungui and Zuo Zongtang had not eaten anything in the afternoon and had a fierce fight. They were both hungry. Xiao Yungui ordered his subordinates to bring the food and asked where the Queen of the West was.  at.  The answer he got was that Queen Xi had gone to the women's camp. Xiao Yungui had to take Zuo Zongtang to eat first and then ordered people to find Queen Xi and come back.

    However, Hong Yun'er returned to the city and rested for a while in the governor's office when she got the news that the Qing army was approaching Liuyang. She was also anxious to find Xiao Yungui to come back for discussion. Before she could send someone out of the house, another message came from Xiao Yungui.  Yungui led Li Kaifang and Li Yiwen to lead a thousand soldiers and horses on the expedition.

    Hong Yun'er frowned and thought to herself, this boy led the army on his own without consulting her, but still treated her as a woman. She was secretly angry, but she was still a little worried about his safety. He couldn't sit still in the house, so he took  Take Yao Yuan and others to the Dongmen Women¡¯s CampCome, I say I'm on a inspection tour, but actually the Dongmen Women's Camp is stationed near Liuyang Gate, so I can know any news as soon as it comes back.

    Just arrived at the women's camp, the women's camp brigade commander Hu Sister came up with a girl dressed as a peasant girl. After greeting her, Hu Sister took the girl's hand and said to Hong Yun'er: "Mother Xi Wang, this girl's name is Li Xuanji.  I came to the city to find my own brother" Hu Damei then told Li Xuanji's origin, and then said: "This little girl is incredible, she knows a lot of words, and she is pitiful, King Xi  Mom, can you help her? It¡¯s always inappropriate for us to go to the men¡¯s camp.¡±

    Hong Yun'er felt very fond of Li Xuanji when she saw that she had a good-looking face and looked like a lady. When she heard that she was a literate person, she said, "Okay, I'll send someone to the men's camp to look for her."

    Li Xuanji's eyes turned red, and she bowed her head and said, "Thank you so much, Queen Xi, and thank you Hu Luxue."

    Sister Hu smiled and said: "This little girl from the Li family has such a good memory. I just told her once that our female battalion brigade commander wanted to call Lu Xue and she remembered it."

    Hong Yun'er also smiled and said: "He is a good person. Li Xiaomei, please follow me first. When you find your brother, we will decide where to stay." At that moment, Li Xuanji had no choice but to agree.

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