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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 113: Discussion on Departure from the Team

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    After that night, Xiao Yungui had no time to think about his despicable and dirty thoughts. Early the next morning, Yang Xiuqing came to the Miaofeng camp. It turned out that the horse expedition on the south road had reported back early in the morning, and the Qing army Zhang Guoliang's troops had arrived in Liling.

    The Chenzhou Brigade of the Taiping Army went north to Changsha, basically taking the old Xiwang Trail, heading north along Youxian and Liling. In order to protect the family members of the rear team, Liang Litai, the commander of the second army, led 3,000 men and horses to cut off the rear.

    At that time, most of the Qing army gathered in Hengzhou and guarded Hengyang Avenue. When the news came that the Chenzhou Taiping Army brigades were setting off to the north one after another, the former imperial envoy Sai Shang'a had been captured by the Qing court and sent to Beijing for questioning. He had just suppressed bandits in Wuzhou, Guangxi.  The victorious Governor of Huguang and Imperial Envoy Xu Guangjincai led his troops to Hengzhou.

    Xu Guangjin was shocked after hearing the report. The Chenzhou Taiping Army brigade was said to have 80,000 troops. Once they go north to join forces with the Changmao Puppet Xiwang tribe who captured Changsha, the thieves will definitely become more powerful.  So Xu Guangjin ignored the objections of Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang and other Qing generals and forcibly ordered his troops to attack the Taiping Army.

    Yang Xiuqing and others of the Taiping Army were well prepared. They defeated the Qing army at Junshan north of Anren. They killed Wen Dai, the commander-in-chief of Zhaotong Town, Yunnan, and the Qing army lost more than 800 troops.  After the victory, Yang Xiuqing ordered the entire army to move north quickly.  Three thousand troops were left behind, led by Liang Litai, who was in charge of cutting off the rear.

    Xu Guangjin saw that the Taiping Army had taken precautions for a long time and that the sneak attack was unsuccessful and would result in defeat, so he had no choice but to follow the advice of Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang and other generals, follow the Taiping Army to regain lost ground, and harass the Taiping Army's rear troops.  This is what Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang and others like to do the most. They chased all the way from Yong'an to Chenzhou and recovered a lot of lost ground along the way. This military achievement is a sure profit.

    This time was no exception. Zhang Guoliang's troops followed the Taiping Army's rear group northward, recaptured Anren, approached the Taiping Army's rear group, and repeatedly harassed the Taiping Army's rear group.  Liang Litai's army at the rear and Zhang Guoliang repeatedly struggled with each other, fighting and fleeing, and retreated all the way to You County.  Due to Liang Litai's struggle, various Qing armies were busy competing for the credit for recovering Chenzhou. It was more than ten days after the Taiping Army left Chenzhou that Qing army pioneer Zhang Guoliang entered You County.

    The Taiping Army at the rear was repeatedly pursued by Zhang Guoliang. Liang Litai was very angry. In addition, he received news that day that his mother Hu Damei had been killed in Xiangyin. He was even more furious. He decided to gather his troops to completely defeat Zhang Guoliang and then catch up with the brigade and rush to  Changsha.

    On that day, Liang Litai led his troops to set up an ambush at Danling Bridge in You County. Zhang Guoliang did not arrive. Chang Lu, a Manchu general of the Qing army, led a thousand Qing troops to arrive first. Chang Lu had already discovered the Taiping army ambushing in the fields and sent a general.  Deliang hid in the pine forest and led his front team to pretend to be in ambush.

    As expected, Liang Litai fell into the trap. More than two thousand men rushed out from the side, but were intercepted by De Liang. He ignored the head and tail. The situation was critical, so he had to send another thousand men from the reserve team to join the melee.  At this time, the troops led by Zhang Guoliang, Wang Jinxiu and others they were expecting arrived. Zhang Guoliang's troops were extremely fierce and good at using firearms. They first attacked the Taiping Army with spray cans and cupping cans, and then rushed in and killed them. The Taiping Army could not resist and hundreds of people were killed.  People, retreat to Tanjiacun.  That night, Zhang Guoliang hatched a vicious plan, dug up river embankments, and flooded Tanjia Village. The Taiping Army suffered heavy losses and was almost completely wiped out. Only Liang Litai and more than a hundred Taiping soldiers escaped and retreated to Changsha.

    After Liang Litai and others fled back to Changsha, the Nanlu Tanma also returned to Changsha one after another. Zhang Guoliang's troops were in hot pursuit and had already recaptured Liling. Behind them, Xu Guangjin's brigade had passed Youxian, and the Qing troops from the South Route were approaching Changsha one after another.  After hearing the report, Yang Xiuqing did not punish Liang Litai. Instead, he comforted him with a few words of comfort and ordered him to go down to heal his injuries. He then rushed to the camp outside Xiwang City and summoned the generals to prepare for departure.

    In the Xiwang camp, in addition to the generals from the West Palace, Yang Xiuqing brought his uncle Lai Hanying, Luo Gangdao, Lu Shunde, Zeng Lichang, Chen Renbao, Xu Zongyang, Yang Fuqing, Lin Shaozhang and other generals to the camp.

    After the generals sat down, Emperor Yang Fuqing stood up and briefly explained the movements of the Qing army. The generals in the West Palace were not surprised.  Last night, the scouts from the West Palace also returned to the army, and the spies from the Tiandihui also received news. Xiao Yungui, who couldn't sleep, simply summoned the generals to discuss military matters, so all the generals had a clear understanding of the current situation.

    After listening, Xiao Yungui, who was sitting under Yang Xiuqing, cupped his fists and said: "Four brothers, the Qingyao soldiers arrived at Liling, and they were surrounded by Qingyaos from Wang Jialin's tribe in Liuyang and Deng Shaoliang's Qingyao from Xiangtan in the north. I thought we were heading south.  The army first sent out a team to attack Xiangtan, and the Da brothers sent out a team to attack Liuyang, so that Liling Qingyao could not see each other, and set up an ambush between Xiangtan and Liling, looking for an opportunity to annihilate the Qingyao reinforcements arriving from Liling, and then divided the troops to cross the Xiangjiang River in Xiangtan  , attack Hengshan County south along the line of Tanjiashan and Tea En Temple, threaten Hengzhou, and look for opportunities to destroy Qing Yao while Qing Yao is running back and forth for rescue. The younger brother is willing to lead the eight thousand soldiers of the West Palace to go south to conquer in person, and the fourth brother will sit in Xiangtan or  If Changsha coordinates the attack, we will definitely win a complete victory."

    This idea was made after discussions between Xiao Yungui, Lin Fengxiang, and Li Kaifang last night. The generals believed that the Qing army on the South Road was powerful, had many firearms, and was a powerful Qing demon that had been fighting with the Taiping Army for a long time, especially Xiang Rong, Zhang Guoliang, and others.  Jiang Zhongyuan, He Chun and others all??Old and cunning people, during the Battle of Yongan at the beginning of the year, Xiang Rong and other generals were fighting step by step, fighting endlessly with the Taiping Army who were defending in danger, and gradually formed an encirclement network based on solid fortresses, besieging the Taiping Army, and finally led to the Yongan Taiping Army.  The army was short of food and had to break out of the encirclement.

    In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, all the generals thought they should take the initiative, jump behind Qing Yao and launch an attack, dragging the Qing army back and forth. Only during the march of the Qing army could they find flaws and defeat the Qing army.  It would be extremely disadvantageous for the Taiping Army to engage in fortification or positional warfare with the Qing army.  Xiao Yungui was very satisfied with the strategy proposed by Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and other generals. It was a bit like the mobile warfare fought by Taizu in later generations, in which the enemy's effective forces were annihilated during the movement.  The Taiping Army were all tough soldiers who were good at walking on mountain roads and running long distances. Compared with the green battalion soldiers of the Qing Army who had a lot of baggage, they still had advantages in mobile warfare.

    Yang Xiuqing's face remained expressionless. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said, "Do I have anything to say?"

    Luo Gangyou stood up and clasped his fists and said: "His Royal Highness the West King's strategy is very good, but the young general thought that His Highness the East King should be stationed in the dangerous outskirts of Changsha. The young general in Xiangtan is willing to lead troops to guard and support His Highness the Western King."

    Luo Goutou was originally the general of the West Palace, but when he was in Chenzhou, the King of the West led his troops to attack Changsha, so he stayed and merged into the East Palace when he went north. However, because he was from the Tiandihui, Yang Xiuqing never liked him, so he was always a little depressed.  Luo Guangda intends to return to the Western King's command this time.

    Yang Xiuqing looked at Luo Outline, shook his head slowly and said: "You and Lu Shunde stay to prepare for the water camp. The Xiangjiang waterway runs through the land of Xiangchu. Once the water camp is completed, it can also coordinate the troops of the Western King. Let's do this.  The uncle Lai Hanying led Zeng Lichang, Chen Renbao, and Xu Zongyang to send out a team of 10,000 troops, and together with the West Palace troops, they went south to attack Xiangtan. After Xiangtan was captured, Lai Hanying led the army to guard it, and Zeng Lichang and you three assisted. Yang Fuqing, Lin Shaozhang  You and I will lead the remaining troops to guard Miaofeng and other dangerous points in the south of Changsha City. Beware of sudden sneak attacks by Qing Yao, and move out of Liling with camera."

    Hearing this, all the generals stood up together to accept the order, and then Yang Xiuqing motioned to the generals to sit down, and then said slowly: "Now the war is imminent, but before the bannermen and demons in the city can be removed, at noon today, all the demons will be killed."  Go to the bank of the Xiang River and kill the sacrificial flag. After the sacrificial flag, the army will immediately head south!"

    Speaking of this, Yang Xiuqing looked at Xiao Yungui and said: "There are more new soldiers in the West Palace, so the new soldiers in the West Palace will hold the swords and let them see some blood before the battle."

    Xiao Yungui had already planned to send troops, and Yang Xiuqing should avoid asking him to massacre the bannermen. Unexpectedly, Yang Xiuqing would bring up the old matter again, and it seemed that he was giving a direct order.  Thinking of the discussion he had with Huang Weizheng and his son last night, he knew that he must not bear this butcher's knife.  At that time, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, killed 400,000 Qin troops in a trap. Although he destroyed the Qin Dynasty, he lost the hearts of the people in the end. Xiao Yungui didn't want to be known as a butcher.  And to be honest, there were many unarmed old, weak, women and children among the bannermen, and they really couldn't kill them. Xiao Yungui started hesitating at that moment.

    Yang Xiuqing frowned slightly and ordered the generals to retreat and prepare their troops. Only he and Xiao Yungui were left in the tent.

    After a moment of silence, Yang Xiuqing said slightly sadly: "Chaogui, what are your concerns? Why are you always pushing back on this matter? This is not like you used to."

    Xiao Yungui said calmly: "Fourth brother, after all, there are many old, weak, women and children among those bannermen, and I really can't take action. Besides, these bannermen have lived in central Hunan, and are no different from Hunan people. I am worried about killing them."  You will lose all the hearts of the people of Hunan."

    Yang Xiuqing said coldly with a straight face: "So you are soft-hearted. Since we have embarked on the road of rebellion and killing officials, we must not be the least bit merciful in exterminating these evildoers. With thousands of troops under our command, we will  You have to harden your heart, the art of war has Yun Ci not to command troops! The bannermen are the foundation of the Manchu demons, how can we defeat the Qing demons if we don¡¯t kill them? Moreover, these bannermen, relying on their status as bannermen, have always been the accomplices of tigers and run rampant in the countryside.  , you killed them to eliminate harm for the people of Hunan! As for why you killed those old, weak, women and children, it was to eliminate the roots and leave no future troubles!"

    Xiao Yungui couldn't help but said: "But there are so many bannermen in the world, are we really going to kill them all? Can we kill them all?"

    Yang Xiuqing said coldly: "I don't intend to kill them all, but one thing is to kill them until the people of the banner are chilled and frightened! Let them know who is the master of the world. By then, as long as the people of the banner surrender, I will  The Kingdom of Heaven will naturally change its system and accept them. But I will not stop until I have killed the bannermen for two hundred years! You cannot stop either!"

    The cold words made Xiao Yungui shudder. Can killing people make people submissive?  Xiao Yungui didn't know the answer for the time being, but he seemed to feel in his heart that killing to stop killing was not a good idea, but at the moment he really couldn't find the words to refute Yang Xiuqing.
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