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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 269: The Victory Guard Arrives

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    The dim candlelight shone on Ronglu's cheek, making his meaningful face flicker. A piece of Huzhou rice paper in his hand had been crumpled.  When the candlelight dimmed, he crumpled the rice paper into a ball again and threw it on the ground. He stared blankly at the candlelight with a terrifyingly gloomy face.

    After a while, he stood up again with a sigh, picked up the paper ball on the ground, and murmured a curse in his mouth: "What on earth do you want? You have traveled through time, and you still want to pester me? My current identity is full of  I am a noble man of the Qing Dynasty, I have my own way to go, why don¡¯t you let me go?!¡±

    I unrolled the paper ball and read it again, and the familiar lyrics above came into view again, "I wrote my longing for you on the corner of the sea and sent it to the rainy season on the 7th of that year. There are some things that the wait cannot be too long,  It has withered in my heart"

    Seeing this, Ronglu's face softened a little, but when he turned his eyes, he saw what was written at the end: "When lightning flashes on the top of Jizu Mountain, peace flies and flowers fall to the world. If old acquaintances and guests come, Dajiang invites you to meet the heroes."  ." This poem was unintelligible, but Ronglu could understand its meaning. Someone on the other side wanted to see him!

    Ronglu¡¯s face looked ugly again, see or not?  He had been hesitating for two days. The letter was sent by Zhitong, an eminent monk from Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. This eminent monk Zhitong was invited by a salt merchant from Yangzhou to do errands in Yangzhou. However, he later encountered a war and was stranded in the Eight Great Ming Temples in Yangzhou.  One of them, Fajing Temple, had orders, but how could he have contact with the people in Jiangnan?

    While he was thinking wildly, the curtain was raised and Cheng En quickly walked into the tent. Ronglu stood up and asked hurriedly: "How did the investigation go?"

    Cheng'en whispered: "I sent people to watch Fajing Temple for two days, but no one came to see Monk Zhitong. He only worships Buddha and practices meditation all day long, and does nothing else."

    Ronglu irritably walked a few steps with his hands behind his hands. Chengen asked without knowing what was going on: "Brother, is there anything wrong with Monk Zhitong?"

    After Ronglu stood still, he frowned and shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong."

    Cheng'en sat down and took a sip of tea, and said with a wicked smile: "Looking at how restless you have been these past two days, maybe you are angry. Do you want to go to Yangzhou to find a woman to relieve your anger?"

    Ronglu glared at Chengen with a sullen face. The sinister look sent a chill down Chengen's spine, and the smile on his face froze. After a long while, Chengen said: "Brother, what can I do?  Worried? We eat well and sleep soundly here. Fighting is like playing, what's wrong? More than 20,000 Shengbao troops have arrived at the camp. They will be dispatched to recapture Guazhou in ten days, and then fight  If we cross the river, the long-haired thief will not be able to reach it for many days."

    Ronglu still said nothing with a gloomy face.  As if someone owed him hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, Cheng En secretly cursed.  Did this kid take the wrong medicine?

    At this time, the soldiers outside the tent came in and reported: "The Assistant Military Minister Shengbao, commanding 20,000 soldiers and horses, has arrived three miles outside the camp. The imperial envoy ordered all the generals, deputy generals, and staff generals to greet them at the camp gate."

    Cheng'en responded and said: "I know." Then he stood up and put on his military attach¨¦ uniform and said: "Brother, do you think this Shengbao came to take over Lao Zhongtang? Lao Zhongtang is getting weaker and weaker.  Tiandu is bedridden, and I guess Shengbao is going to take over. If the camp changes its owner, will our brothers still be able to thrive? Why don't we push our brothers to the front?  .¡±

    Ronglu¡¯s face became cloudy and uncertain.  Then he also put on his official uniform and just said: "Let's wait and see."

    Under the leadership of Qi Shan, the generals of Jiangbei Camp arrived at Yuanmen to welcome the victory and defense army. This was different from history because the Taiping Army did not launch the Northern Expedition.  The Qing troops in Jiangbei were able to calmly transfer to the south.  Shengbao, a native of Xiangbai Banner in Manchuria, named Kezhai, was born in Suwanguarjia family. He was born in Juren and served successively as minister of Guanglu Temple and cabinet bachelor.  Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai were lost, Xiangrong and Hechun were defeated, and the Qing court was shocked. Xianfeng ordered more than 20,000 Shengbao supervisors to rush to the Jiangbei camp to handle military affairs.  Cheng'en guessed well. Qishan was already old and suffering from constant illness. He had stationed troops in the Jiangbei camp for several months. Although he sent troops several times to attack Guazhou, they all returned without success. Xianfeng thought that he was old and was too old to defend but not enterprising enough, so he transferred him.  Shengbao came, intending to replace Qi Shan as the imperial envoy to suppress bandits in the Jiangbei camp.

    Ronglu was already a staff general at this moment. He was released as a bodyguard of Yu's reserve department. He also had the legacy of his ancestors and his contribution to the annihilation of the Shanghai Swordsman Association. Therefore, he was appointed as a staff general. Cheng'en and Zabutona  Ke was assigned a guerrilla position and was under Ronglu's command. Li Chong, a Han nationality, was also transferred to Ronglu's subordinates and was promoted to Dusi.  The remaining guards who followed Ronglu on errands also served as assistants, guards and other positions.  Ronglu's men were taken care of by Qi Shan. They already had more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. They fought several battles with the Taiping Army in Guazhou, each with their own victory or defeat.

    I saw Shengbao¡¯s golden swords and horses, surrounded by soldiers, coming to the camp gate. Qi Shan dragged his sick body to sit on a chair and waited. Seeing Sheng Bao from a distance, he hurriedly dismounted and greeted Qi Shan enthusiastically.It is said that the old middle school breaks the younger generation and so on.

    Ronglu stood among the generals, and this was the first time he saw Shengbao. He had a square head and a narrow forehead, a face full of flesh, and a pair of small eyes that looked like crocodile eyes when he smiled.

    After Qi Shan reluctantly exchanged a few words, he ordered his subordinates Chen Jinshou, the governor of Zhili, Lei Yicheng, the chief envoy, and others to lure Shengbao into the account to account for military affairs. He could no longer hold on and wanted to go back to the account to rest.

    At that moment, Chen Jinshou, Lei Yicheng and other generals brought Shengbao to the Chinese army's tent. Shengbao was promoted to the general of the camp. Chen Jinshou introduced the generals of the Jiangbei camp one by one. In the end, Shengbao also followed Tuoming'a who came with him.  , Dexing A and others will introduce them one by one.

    After the generals got to know each other, they exchanged greetings. At this time, Shengbao's expression changed and he asked calmly: "There are 20,000 soldiers in the Jiangbei camp. In the tiny area of ??Guazhou, there are only a few thousand thieves. Why did we lay siege for several months?"  Haven¡¯t been able to conquer it yet?¡±

    Chen Jinshou's heart suddenly thought, isn't this the time to ask for help?  He immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied: "The Guazhou bandit soldiers have their backs on the river. When there is a rebellion on the river, our navy cannot control it. Therefore, when there is rebellion, soldiers and horses often cross the river to support them, and food, grass and firearms also rely on the waterway.  A steady stream of troops were sent across the river, and the bandits surrounded Guazhou with dozens of forts and numerous trenches, making it difficult to extricate them."

    Shengbao snorted heavily and said: "I have spent several months paying for my troops, but I can't achieve any results. I will only exaggerate the power of the thieves. Chen Jinshou, how did you lead the army?!"

    Chen Jinshou was shocked, knowing that when Shengbao took office, he wanted to sacrifice people to establish his authority. Qishan was a Manchu, highly respected, and sick. Shengbao would not do anything to him. Under Qishan's rule, Jiangbei  He has the highest official position in the camp, and he is a Han general. Shengbao will not let him go no matter what. He doesn't care about anything at the moment, and says urgently: "Your Excellency, I know this, my subordinates have been out of the team several times over the past month.  When we attacked Guazhou, we were always on the front lines and did not take a step back. We failed to defeat Guazhou. This is not a crime of war."

    Shengbao snorted again and said: "The emperor has already explained when he comes that if there is anyone in the Jiangbei camp who passively avoids the war, no matter who he is, he can be taken to the capital for questioning! Chen Jinshou, you said it was a crime other than war, okay?  , I will give you a chance to mobilize troops and attack Guazhou tomorrow. If you still fail to recover, the old and new scores will be settled together!"

    Chen Jinshou was furious in his heart, but the official level was so overwhelming that he could only clasp his fists and reluctantly accept the order: "I obey my orders."

    After leaving the camp, Chen Jinshou summoned the generals to discuss matters in his tent. He saw that all the generals had sad faces. The Guazhou Taiping Army was tightly guarded and supported by the Dajiang Navy. It was impossible to break through. The military order of Shengbao was obviously  Be prepared to deal with Chen Jinshou.

    None of the generals in the tent spoke. Everyone knew very well that Chen Junmen was at an end. If Guazhou was not conquered tomorrow, he would definitely go to the capital to investigate. Although Chen Junmen was not defeated as badly as He Chun and Xiang Rong.  The teacher is dead, but dismissal and interrogation are inevitable.

    Chen Jinshou sighed softly and asked: "Master Shengbao ordered me to leave the team tomorrow and attack Guazhou again. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

    All the generals had their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts. They sat upright but did not make a sound. Chen Jinshou looked at his most trusted generals, Feng Jingni and Shi Changbiao, and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"  ?¡±

    Feng Jingni said: "You don't have to worry about the army. You can prepare some gold, jewelry and shells to present to Lord Shengbao. Or you can share some of the dividends from our opium business with him. I hope nothing will happen."

    Chen Jinshou shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I just heard that Shengbao was appointed as the assistant minister of military affairs. I asked someone to take care of it, but Shengbao didn't get in."

    Feng Jingni snorted and thought to himself, if Lord Shengbao doesn't accept Chen Junmen's gift, he must be determined to deal with him. Otherwise, why would Shi Changbi and I accept the gift?  But he didn't dare to say that he and his teacher, Senior Bi, also sent gifts and said nothing at the moment.

    The division commander said again: "Military gate, if we increase the reward tomorrow to motivate the soldiers, as the saying goes, there will be brave men under the heavy reward, maybe we can conquer Guazhou" At this point, all the generals in the tent looked at it strangely.  He, the officers and soldiers of the Jiangbei camp are all doing side jobs, such as gambling, opium, profiteering, and loan sharking. If women were not allowed in the army, these Qiu Ba would probably open brothels to the camp.  , when it comes to making money, everyone is interested, but when it comes to spending money to sell one's life, no one responds.

    Seeing that no one responded, the division commander kept silent. For a moment, the room was eerily quiet. None of the generals spoke. Chen Jinshou's face turned pale. When he was gaining the upper hand, these generals were fawning over each other. Now that he  If you're going to be unlucky, no one will come out to help you. It's such a miserable world.

    Chen Jinshou was disheartened and waved his hand to order the generals to retreat. A group of generals, generals, deputy generals, and guerrillas hurriedly left the military tent, as if they were afraid of getting into Chen Jinshou's bad luck.

    "Don't worry, Chen Junmen. I have a good plan to solve the current predicament." A voice floated over, Chen Jinshou saidOverjoyed, he looked up and saw that the person speaking was Ronglu.  All the generals had left, but only Ronglu stayed.

    Chen Jinshou stood up in a hurry and said, "If Zhong Hua has any good ideas, please tell me quickly."

    Ronglu said slowly: "The military sect can retreat to the left or right, and my subordinates will talk to you alone." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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