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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 206: Make a Decisive Decision

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    Xiao Yungui was not too familiar with Li Tingyu, but he knew how much pressure it would put on Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang when more than 10,000 Qing troops joined the Hangzhou battlefield. After Hong Yun'er briefly introduced Li Tingyu's life story, Xiao Yungui knew that this member  The veterans of the Qing army will not be easier to deal with than Jiang Zhongyuan. With the two powerful generals Xiang Rong and Du Xing'a in Hangzhou and the 20,000 Qing troops, the Taiping Army in the direction of Hangzhou will soon be at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

    Xiao Yungui no longer hesitated, and immediately sent a messenger to Li Xiucheng's troops in Wuxi to deliver a general order, ordering him to lead more than 15,000 West Palace Taiping troops from Tianjing to Wuxi to rush to the rescue of Hangzhou. In the letter, Xiao Yungui told Li  Xiucheng, after joining forces with Li Kaifang, should quickly look for opportunities to deal a heavy blow to Jiang Zhongyuan, weaken the existing Qing army strength, and relieve some pressure on the Qing army in Fujian after reinforcements arrive.  Xiao Yungui did not say much about how to arrange the troops. He believed that the three master tacticians Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and Li Xiucheng would find a way. If the three of them together could not win the battle, Xiao Yungui would not win the battle.  no solution anymore.

    Xiao Yungui then issued a second order to Wuxi garrison Ji Wenyuan and Changzhou garrison Chen Yucheng. Ji Wenyuan was ordered to hand over the defense of Wuxi to Zhu Xikun, and Chen Yucheng was ordered to hand over the defense of Changzhou to Tan Shaoguang. Ji Wenyuan and Chen Yucheng followed.  A total of 10,000 soldiers and horses were dispatched from Wuxi, Changzhou, Danyang, Jintan and other places, and they were led by two generals and rushed to support Suzhou.  Xiao Yungui wanted to end the Suzhou Campaign as soon as possible, so that he could be free to deal with the three Qing reinforcements, Jiang Zhongyuan, Li Tingyu and He Chun.  

    Hong Yun'er quietly watched Xiao Yungui arrange the military affairs vigorously and resolutely. For a moment, she felt that this bastard was quite charming when he was focused on doing things.  At this time, Xiao Yungui was even more charming than Shi Dakai, a handsome young man. Compared with Shi Dakai's character of being more resourceful and less decisive, Xiao Yungui was more decisive and domineering.  He didn't even discuss it with Zuo Zongtang, because he knew that it would be too late if he waited until he returned to Suzhou to discuss with Zuo Zongtang before issuing an order to mobilize troops.

    After arranging the response, Xiao Yungui sent people to Lin Qirong, Li Tianxi, Chen Zhiming, Zhou Lichun and other generals to rush back from Gaoqiao and Wusong. He also ordered people to arrest Li Zuoche, Tang Erniu and others.  The generals outside Shanghai were recalled.  Hong Yun'er knew that he was going to issue a general order to the generals. After he made arrangements for Shanghai, he would return to Suzhou with him first.

    Sure enough, Xiao Yungui turned around and said: "Yun'er, find Liszt and Wilbur immediately. I want to get those cannons as soon as possible, and then we will return to Suzhou immediately with the artillery and firearms. The war situation in southern Jiangsu is tight, and the only  The only way out is to hold off Jiang Zhongyuan and Li Tingyu in Hangzhou, and then we can quickly capture Suzhou and send Suzhou's troops to Shanghai to encircle and annihilate He Chun and the Guangdong Navy. After capturing Shanghai, we can join forces with Li Kaifang and others in Hangzhou.  Jiang Zhongyuan and Li Tingyu have a decisive battle! Since three guests are here, we have to greet them properly!"

    Hong Yun'er was fascinated by Xiao Yungui's aura, she smiled slightly and said: "I will listen to you in everything." Then her pretty face turned red unconsciously, and she secretly cursed herself for saying such ambiguous words, but fortunately Xiao  Yungui just looked at the map and didn't seem to care about this sentence.

    Hong Yuner calmed down and asked: "Then after we arrive in Suzhou, do we have to go back to Tianjing?"

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said: "I have thought about it. It is not appropriate for us to go back to Tianjing to ask for help at this moment. It is not because I am motivated, but because the war is tense right now, and it is impossible for me to escape and go back to Tianjing. Besides, in this world, if you don't  Where is the strength, it is useless for you to plead with anyone. I will go back to Tianjing, but after the battle situation in Southern Jiangsu becomes clear, the two big guys in Tianjing are not fools, and they will definitely not do anything to help others in need, but  They will definitely be interested in icing on the cake and defeating the drowned dog. And as long as our Sunan army is still here, even if we go back to Tianjing, they won't dare to do anything to us. I think this is the best solution."

    Hong Yun'er nodded, blushed and said, "You still think more carefully." Unknowingly, Xiao Yungui's mind became more mature, and some of the war memories left in Xiao Chaogui's body made this former Huahua  The young master began to transform. Although he didn't notice it himself, Hong Yun'er was keenly aware of it. Especially when he focused on the map, his appearance was indeed very charming. No wonder some people say that no matter how ugly a man is, when he focuses on something,  When doing things, his appearance can charm women.

    After Xiao Yungui finished arranging things, he leaned on the sofa. At this time, he also noticed Hong Yun'er's appearance and asked strangely: "Yun'er, why are you always staring at me today? Are you still blushing while looking at me?  "

    Hong Yun'er's face turned red again, and she pursed her lips and said, "Where is it? It's a busy day."

    Taking advantage of some free time and seeing Hong Yun'er's shy look, Xiao Yungui started to return to his old ways. He touched his chin and asked with a smirk: "Four-eyed girl, you secretly bought a white wedding dress from a foreigner."  doWhat is it used for?  "

    Hong Yuner stamped her feet and said coquettishly: "Don't worry about it! I'll go find Liszt and Wilbur!"

    Seeing Hong Yun'er running away as fast as he could, Xiao Yungui touched his chin and muttered to himself: "Well, I think this little girl is really excited. It seems that I will get what I want. If I didn't, I would be damned."  The reinforcements from the Qing army may have been obtained. The damn war has ruined my good deeds." This guy complained angrily, seeming to have forgotten that he initiated the battle in southern Jiangsu.

    After a while, Liszt followed Hong Yun'er back to the house. As soon as he entered the house, Hong Yun'er said: "I told Sergeant Liszt that we urgently need those cannons. Corporal Barritt has already gone to the British Concession in person.  I¡¯m looking for Wilbur, I think it will be delivered tonight.¡±

    Xiao Yungui laughed and said: "Sergeant Liszt, you are really a good friend of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I will give you a generous bonus."

    After listening to Hong Yun'er's translation, Liszt actually said with a grimace: "Your Majesty the King of the West, I don't expect bonuses or anything else. I just hope to resign from the title of Military Advisor to the West Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

    Xiao Yungui asked strangely: "Why do you want to resign? You only promised me a few days."

    Liszt started his complaint. It turned out that Liszt was hired by Xiao Yungui as a military consultant to train the Taiping Tian** team. At first, this guy was somewhat motivated. After all, the monthly salary of five hundred taels of silver was very high.  But what happened next was beyond Liszt's expectation.

    First of all, there is a communication problem, although Wang Libin, Li Shanlan¡¯s companion in the church, serves as a translator.  But Liszt's very majestic and unquestionable order became bland and tasteless after being translated from Wang Libin. Wang Libin was a scholar and did not speak with authority, so the taste of the same order changed when it was spoken by different people.  The soldiers of the Taiping Army looked at Liszt like a peep show. Not only were they slow to respond to Wang Libin's instructions, but they often looked at Liszt and laughed, which made Liszt very uncomfortable.

    The second is the cultural issue. Liszt planned to teach the Taiping Army from the most basic formation, but many people could not even distinguish between left and right.  They were not walking in unison at all. In short, the Taiping Army's formation training was a mess.

    Unable to complete even the most basic formations, it was difficult for Liszt to teach the more complex arrays that followed, including skirmish line formations, hollow square formations, and how marching formations quickly transformed into various arrays.  If the array cannot be well formed, the firepower arrangement cannot be completed.  It became even more difficult to form a coordinated operation among all parties, and the red-shirted coach finally couldn't help but propose to resign.

    After listening to Liszt¡¯s complaints.  Xiao Yungui laughed.  Indeed, it is indeed difficult for the Taiping Army, which now uses a mixture of hot and cold weapons, to achieve the meticulous tactics of marching in formation like the Red Shirt Army.  The elite thing about the Red Shirt Army is that they can line up neatly and take turns to shoot without collapsing. They want to approach the enemy with unhurried steps on the battlefield, and then line up and raise their guns.  He opened fire and the comrade beside him was killed.  The red shirts are often able to maintain a strict formation when the cannonballs are flying randomly, which shows how strict the red shirts' requirements for the overall formation training are in peacetime.  As for Xiao Yungui's subordinates, perhaps their bravery and courage are not weaker than those of the Red Shirts.  But when it comes to discipline, the soldiers of the Taiping Army are still lacking.

    In the upcoming Crimean War, the 93rd Highland Infantry Regiment of the Red Shirt Army once lined up in two rows to block and defeat Russian heavy cavalry that was several times their own number.  The "Times" reporter was on the mountain on one side and saw clearly. He described the scene at that time. There was nothing on the Russian cavalry and British infantry defense lines, "red thin strips of cloth and steel-like straight lines."  When people ask why they don't use the traditional four-square formation to deal with the cavalry, but use them in a straight line?  Campbell, the commander of this red shirt army, said, I know the 93rd Regiment, and I don¡¯t think there is any need to bother forming a four-square formation.

    This is enough to prove that the British are unique in the training of overall array and soldier courage. Xiao Yungui wanted to learn this special training method, but it seemed that it was not going well at the beginning.

    In this era of mixed use of hot and cold weapons, if one of the two combatants can quickly adjust the array and maximize the firepower in the array, then it will have a huge advantage in the subsequent hand-to-hand combat.  This is a pattern that Xiao Yungui discovered after several wars, and he also discovered that the Taiping Army's shortcomings lay in its overall character, so he hired Liszt as a military consultant.

    After laughing for a while, Xiao Yungui found a way to solve the problem. He invited the excited Liszt to sit down on the sofa, gave him a cup of coffee and said: "Sergeant, let's do this. You don't have to resign. The military advisor is still  You do it, but you don¡¯t have to train soldiers anymore. I need you to write down military theories and some tactics, and compile them into military training subjects and syllabus. I can prepare them for you.Prepare a few translators as secretaries, you just need to do this well.  "

    Xiao Yungui also figured it out at this time. It was impossible for him to train soldiers through a foreigner who did not understand China's national conditions, and the soldiers would not obey the orders of a foreigner, so he only needed the training outline of the Red Shirt Army. Through these things, Xiao Yungui  Be confident that you can get rid of the dross and get the essence, and find what you want.  At this point, Xiao Yungui completely gave up the method of hiring foreign coaches to train troops, and once again despised the online novels he had read before. It was a complete fantasy to hire a few Prussian officers to train an elite army. You must know this  The hardest thing in the world is to train people.  The reason is very simple. Human beings are advanced animals with their own thoughts and personalities. They are not monkeys who can be obedient with just a few bananas.  Therefore, Xiao Yungui still plans to let his own people complete the future training, but before that, he needs to train a large number of qualified officers.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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