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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 221: Virtual and Real

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    The crazy killings at night finally stopped, and the appearance of the Xiwang banner became the last straw for the morale of the Qing army.  At that moment, the embarrassment, fear and despair of the Qing army that had been besieging the city for a long time broke out. Looking around in the darkness, the torches of the Taiping reinforcements were surrounding them like stars in the sky. In the darkness, I don¡¯t know how many Taiping troops came over to fight and resist.  Half an hour later, the Qing army began to collapse.

    They either dropped their weapons and torches and fled, or knelt down and begged for mercy, and were soon drowned in the Taiping Army's torches.

    Xiao Yungui led a group of cavalry into the Qing army's formation to look for Zhang Guoliang. He picked up a few Qing army soldiers who were kneeling to beg for mercy and asked them. Only then did they find out that the Qing army generals had retreated to Tianling Village in the northeast of Xukou Town.  .  Without saying a word, Xiao Yungui marched his army straight towards Tianling Village.

    Tianling Village is a small village with more than 100 households. It is only three miles away from Xukou Town. The Qing army was defeated along the way. The Taiping Army roared past and a large number of Qing troops were either killed or surrendered on their knees.  Corpses, torches, swords, and flags littered the path along the way.

    There are only a few hundred Qing troops in Tianling Village, but they are all Qing generals. They eat well on weekdays and are more loyal to their masters, so their combat power is stronger than that of ordinary Qing troops. Xiao Yungui  The cavalry waited for the cavalry to charge back and forth three times before breaking through the Qing army's defense line at the village entrance.

    After breaking into the village, Xiao Yungui ordered someone to capture a living person and lead the way straight to the village ancestral hall where the Qing generals were hiding.  Kicking down the door and entering the ancestral hall, I saw twenty or thirty generals of the Qing army gathered here. When I saw that it was my own soldiers who had brought Changmao, these Qing generals who were usually domineering came one after another.  He drew his sword and shouted angrily, wanting to go forward and fight to the death.

    "The situation is over, and we have no intention of dying." A Qing court official in his fifties separated from the Qing generals and walked forward slowly. He was dressed in a python robe with nine pythons and five claws.  Wearing a red flowered coral top, and on the chest is the golden pheasant of the Qing court civil servants. Although his face is a little tired and withered, his eyes are bright, and the three long strands of beard under the chin are fluttering under the light of the torch, which makes him look like a Taoist fairy.  The feeling of wind bone.  I saw the official walking forward calmly, turning around and saying to the Qing generals: "After I die, all the princes can escape individually. If you can accompany me here, you have already fulfilled the two words of loyalty and righteousness. Later generations of pen writers will not be too generous."  Too mean."

    Xiao Yungui saw that this civil servant did not seem to be Zhang Guoliang, so he stepped forward and asked strangely: "Who are you?"

    The official turned around, pointed at Xiao Yungui with a cold eyebrow, and angrily said: "You, these rebellious officials and thieves who have no king or father, ignore the gods and Buddhas of your ancestors and worship the foreign demon sect instead. They also use it to deceive people's hearts.  Chaosing our country, the Qing Dynasty, and poisoning the people of the world. To harm the people of the world, I, Xu Naizhao, will not let you go even if I die!"

    Xiao Yungui let out a loud sigh, instead of being angry, he smiled and said: "Xu Naizhao, do you want shame or not? As a Han Chinese, you don't want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty, but you regard Hu Nu as your king and father. Is it true in the sage books you read?  Is there a rule for you to recognize a thief as your father? Do you worship the foreign demon cult? Heavenly Father God is the ancestor god that our ancestors worshiped during the ancient Zhou Dynasty. Do you think our ancestors also worshiped the foreign demon cult? It is even more ridiculous to poison the people of the world.  Who burned the once prosperous place outside Suzhou City into a wasteland? Who drove innocent people to the city wall to die? Who set up troops to rob the people to cause trouble? Huh?!"

    Xu Naizhao was speechless for a moment.  Then he raised his head and said: "Kill if you want, don't say anything! Talking to you, a thief, will dirty my mouth!"

    As soon as these words came out, Tang Erniu and other guards in the west hall behind Xiao Yungui were very angry and drew their swords one after another. More than 20 Qing generals behind Xu Naizhao also drew their swords to protect each other. On the wall of the ancestral hall, the Taiping Army archers  He raised his bow and pointed it at the Qing generals, waiting for Xiao Yungui's order to kill these Qing generals.

    Xiao Yungui smiled coldly, stood up with his sword in hand and said: "Xu Naizhao, whose courtesy name is Xinchen and whose name is Zhenheng, is from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. In the 15th year of Daoguang's reign, he was a Jinshi scholar and was awarded the title of editor. He served as academic administrator in Henan and Guangdong. In the 21st year of Daoguang's reign, he was appointed as Henan's official.  When you were studying politics, when the Yellow River flooded, Wen Chong, the governor of river management, was blocked by the flood because he was recruiting workers. You resolutely took on the task of organizing the people to rise up to fight the flood. After hard work, you finally blocked the flood and prevented it from becoming a disaster. At the beginning of the third year of Xianfeng, you took over Jiangsu Province  The governor, who is also the assistant of the Jiangnan camp, is preparing to work with Xiang Rong to stop our heavenly troops from marching eastward. Although the Jiangnan camp was defeated by our heavenly troops before it could be established, you ordered the reduction of taxes, the establishment of a refugee bureau, and the resettlement of refugees in the Susong area.  He also created a method of replacing donations with donations to reduce the burden on the people, which won their support and indeed did some good things."

    Xu Naizhao was secretly surprised. The thief in front of him actually knew everything about his life?  Little did they know that Xiao Yungui heard all this from Yun'er Encyclopedia.

    Seeing Xu Naizhao's surprised look, Xiao Yungui was secretly proud, thanks to the fact that he still remembered what Hong Yun'er told him about Xu Naizhao's life, and then he snorted softly and said: "But what you did later was a bastard thing! Cheng!  Outside, you allowed Zhang Guoliang, a rogue soldier, to set fires. Inside the city, you allowed Zhang Guoliang to force strong men into the army. You abandoned the people and fled because of the plague. How can you face this king?Talk?  !  "

    Xu Naizhao's face was ashen, he pointed at Xiao Yungui and angrily shouted: "This is all because of the rebellion like you long-haired thieves! If it weren't for you, why would Jiangsu and Zhejiang be in such a bad situation?!"

    Xiao Yungui sighed again and said: "Were the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang living well before we reached Jiangsu and Zhejiang? Aren't there people who couldn't survive and rebelled? Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich places, but corrupt officials  There are more corrupt officials than in other places, and the people are exploited even more severely. Just like in Qingpu, even the money and food that have been exempted have to be called back. How shameless is your imperial court? Besides, Hushuguan, the people call it Guimen Pass.  , The exploitation is so heavy, you have the nerve to say it!¡±

    Xu Naizhao remained silent. He knew everything about Hushu Pass, Qingpu and other places. Jiangsu and Zhejiang were rich, and the officials there could plunder more people's wealth. The officials here were known as the most fertile vacancies in the Qing Dynasty.  A lot of money was spent on dredging, and after taking office, these officials naturally changed their ways to get the dredging money back. Therefore, the exploitation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was more serious than in other places.

    Xiao Yungui waved his hand and suddenly shouted loudly: "Put down the weapon!" He shouted without any warning, and half of the Qing generals were caught off guard. They were startled and dropped the weapon involuntarily.  Xiao Yungui stared at Xu Naizhao and said: "I won't kill you now. I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. The plague is rampant in Suzhou City and the people are struggling on the edge of life and death. Please go back to the city for me and help our heavenly soldiers to save the people in the city.  !¡±

    Xu Naizhao remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to this matter. Xiao Yungui turned his head and looked at the silent Qing generals. He raised his sword horizontally and shouted loudly: "The same goes for you. If you want to survive, just go back to the city to help the people. Who dares?"  If you say no, I will send you to see the King of Hell now!"

    All the generals of the Qing Dynasty put down their weapons and surrendered. Xu Naizhao allowed the Taiping soldiers to come forward and tie him up, but stared at Xiao Yungui and asked: "You evil guy is not as unreasonable as other rebels. You  Who is it?"

    Xiao Yungui grinned widely and said, "This king is Xiao Chaogui, the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, for whom you have offered a reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver for his capture."

    Xu Naizhao was slightly surprised, nodded and said: "So it's you, you are worthy of being the number one among the long-haired thieves."

    Xiao Yungui was secretly pleased with himself. It turned out that he was recognized by the Qing court as the number one person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He couldn't help but feel a little carried away, and then asked: "Old Xu, I want to ask you something, where is this thief Zhang Guoliang?"

    Xu Naizhao said bitterly: "This bastard lied to me and said that he would lead troops to break out from the northwest first and divert your heavy troops, and then I could break into Taihu Lake from the southwest and escape. Unexpectedly, you still led troops to surround me.  "

    Xiao Yungui was stunned, then he stamped his feet and said angrily: "Zhang Guoliang, you are a thief, you are so cunning, you are still playing tricks with me!" Then he turned around and shouted to the messenger: "Quickly  Some people reported to Mr. Zuo and the guards of Xushuguan and Wenchang Pavilion that Zhang Guoliang broke out to their side!"

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    The battle in Xukou Town was lively, and the Qing troops who broke through at Xushuguan and Wenchang Pavilion were also fighting with their lives. They desperately attacked the Taiping Army barracks in Xushuguan and Wenchang Pavilion. The wooden fences and trenches in front of the camps were  There were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood in front of them, but the Qing army still rushed forward desperately, as if there were more terrifying demons behind them driving them forward.

    "Brothers, if you can't break out tonight, you have to go back to the city. Instead of slowly dying of the plague in the city, it's better to have a good time!" A Qing soldier covered Zong Chi with his upper body and shouted angrily,  This weapon always expressed the thoughts in the minds of the soldiers of the Qing army. Instead of slowly dying of the plague in the city, it was better to fight to the death on the battlefield.

    The Taiping defenders on this side responded calmly. Bonfires continued to rise everywhere, illuminating the front of the camp. Bows, arrows, muskets, and artillery were continuously fired at the front of the camp. The Qing troops who broke into the camp were immediately intercepted by the Taiping troops.  The two armies fought for a long time, and no one took advantage.

    At this moment, reinforcements from the Taiping Army arrived outside the Wenchang Pavilion camp, under the banner of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Spring Official and Deputy Prime Minister Zuo, but it was Zuo Zongtang who led the troops to Wenchang Pavilion in person to support them.  Zuo Zongtang was an important person in the West Palace. The official position that Xiao Yungui offered him at first was inspection. As he moved all the way to Nanjing, Zuo Zongtang had been promoted to the post of Spring Official and Deputy Prime Minister.

    After this Taiping army approached the Qing army, they shouted that they would surrender and avoid death. The Qing army, which was already a little timid, couldn't help but attack. If they could survive, who would be willing to die?

    The Taiping troops following Xushuguan and Wenchang Pavilion also shouted words of surrender and avoid death. The soldiers of the Qing army became somewhat interested and could not help but stop and watch.  Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the Taiping troops in the camp took advantage of the situation and counterattacked. Under internal and external attacks, they defeated the Qing army and finally trapped the Qing army in a depression. In the end, these Qing troops finally abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

    After Zuo Zongtang received the report from Xiao Yungui,He led troops to encircle and suppress the Qing army. After the Qing army was basically wiped out, he personally screened the prisoners, but did not find Zhang Guoliang among the Qing prisoners. He searched for the corpses of the Qing soldiers on the battlefield but could not find Zhang Guoliang.  Finally, after asking Geshiha, one of Zhang Guoliang's men, he found out that Zhang Guoliang ordered his brigade to attack the Taiping Army camp, and he took dozens of his cronies to escape by taking a small road to the Suzhou River toward Shanghai.  It turned out that Zhang Guoliang had given Xiao Yungui and Zuo Zongtang a false start early in the morning. He first used Xu Naizhao to sway the Taiping Army, and finally abandoned his own bodyguards to escape for his own life, and fled to Shanghai with a few people.  .  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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