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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 274: Avoid the West Road

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    The Jiangbei camp was swept away by the Taiping Army within two days. Generals such as Qi Shan, Sheng Bao, Chen Jinshou, Lei Yicheng, De Xing'a, and Tuoming'a managed to escape with their lives.  It can be said that the Taiping Army did not have many troops and was unable to launch a larger-scale pursuit and annihilation. In two days, more than 8,000 Qing troops were annihilated and more than 5,000 enemies were captured. The rest of the Qing troops fled.

    Chen Jinshou and other generals gathered thousands of defeated soldiers to protect Qishan and fled to Yangzhou City for shelter. Outside Yangzhou City, they met Shengbao and other generals who were also defeated and led thousands of soldiers to arrive.  Ronglu had already stationed his troops in Yangzhou City. He gathered the defeated troops, strengthened the city defenses, and led the defeated people to enter the city together.  However, Ronglu himself had already sent troops to occupy the dangerous places outside Yangzhou, preparing to block the pursuing Taiping Army.

    It seems that they saw that Ronglu had already led troops to garrison Yangzhou City. The pursuing Taiping Army arrived at the outskirts of Yangzhou City and fought with Ronglu's soldiers and horses before retreating. Chen Jinshou, Shengbao and others who had just entered the city were in shock when they heard about the pursuers.  Being repelled by Ronglu, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

    After arranging the troops and horses, the generals gathered at the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture to discuss matters. After counting the losses, they found that there were now less than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp with more than 40,000 people. All the money, food, equipment, pots and accounts were lost. Many brave soldiers and even  He fled to Yangzhou empty-handed.

    A cloud of sorrow hung over the head of the general of the Qing army, and Shengbao was so angry that he turned livid. He had planned to raise his troops, fight a few battles, and give Changmao some color, but he didn't expect that Changmao wouldn't be able to see it.  However, even the Jiangbei camp was taken away by others, more than half of the troops were lost, and the material losses were even more serious.

    He finally escaped back to Yangzhou. If Ronglu hadn't led his troops to repel the pursuers, Yangzhou would have been invaded by the long-haired thieves. For such a big defeat, someone must be found to take the blame.  Thinking of this, Shengbao looked at the generals in the hall with a gloomy face. Qishan was old and sick, and it was time for him to run out of gas.  It would be inappropriate to take the blame on him again. Besides, he was preparing to take over Qishan's errand when he arrived. The day before yesterday, he arrived at the camp and had already read out Xianfeng's imperial edict to Qishan. This meant that from the day before yesterday, the Jiangbei camp was his biggest one.  , the responsibility for this defeat cannot be attributed to Qi Shan.

    To shoulder this big responsibility, the person must be of sufficient weight. Generals such as generals and lieutenants are not qualified to shoulder the responsibility.  Shengbao saw Chen Jinshou and Lei Yicheng with ill intentions, and thought to himself that these two were the only ones qualified.  One is the admiral and the other is the inspector, their weight is definitely enough. Moreover, when the West Road Camp was attacked, he also ordered Chen Jinshou to reinforce him many times.  However, the reinforcements did not arrive at all, and the troops retreated behind the Sancha River.  He also ordered Chen Jinshou to lead troops to respond.  Reinforcements didn't come either. This guy was the biggest sin for defeat.  As for Lei Yicheng, he helped with military affairs in the camp, so he had some faults, so he was just a foil.

    At that moment, Shengbao shouted sternly and asked Chen Jinshou and Lei Yicheng why the middle and east camps were also defeated.  Why did no reinforcements arrive when the West Road Camp was attacked the day before yesterday?  Chen Jinshou and Lei Yicheng were shocked. Knowing that Shengbao wanted to use them as scapegoats, they wanted to get up and argue a few words, but Shengbao did not give them a chance at all.  He ordered his staff to take out the imperial edict of Xianfeng and shouted: "Your Majesty has ordered me to take over the post of imperial envoy to suppress bandits from Lao Zhongtang. All generals under his command can exercise restraint. The two of you neglected your duties and led to the destruction of the Jiangbei camp that the imperial court had worked so hard to manage. You should be dismissed from your post."  Ask! Come here, take off the official uniforms of the two of them and take them to the prison. Later, they will be taken to the capital and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning!"

    Shengbao's personal guards came to the hall, stripped off their official uniforms like wolves and tigers, and then dragged the two of them down the hall. Lei Yicheng shouted injustice, but Chen Jinshou sneered and sighed: "It's a pity that I  I fell into Chang Mao's trick, if my troops are not defeated, how dare you touch me?" After that, he didn't need anyone to drag him, and walked down the hall.

    Although Chen Jinshou¡¯s subordinates have trusted generals present, Chen Jinshou¡¯s tribe has just been defeated. How can the defeated generals under Chen Jinshou dare to speak bravely?  Seeing that Qishan was sick and weak, Ronglu, who was still capable of fighting in Yangzhou City, did not say a word, and all the generals shut up.  Moreover, when these trusted generals such as Feng Jingni, Shi Changbiao and others heard that the imperial envoy was to be changed, they had been eyeing Shengbao for a long time, hoping to get into Shengbao's lap. Now that Shengbao is questioning Chen Jinshou, who dares to say anything?  They were even afraid that Shengbao would involve themselves.

    Shengbao looked around at the generals with a dark face, and all the generals shrank their heads in silence. Finally, Shengbao looked at Ronglu and praised, "I heard that the long-haired man broke into the camp yesterday, and Chen Jinshou, regardless of the importance, transferred Dong  The soldiers and horses in the road camp were sent to the camps in the middle road, leaving the east camp without troops. Only then did the Changmao bandits break through the east camp. Zhonghua was defeated without causing chaos. He was able to gather his troops without scattering under Changmao's pursuit, and retreated steadily to Yangzhou.  , leaving a way for the armies to retreat. He is really a talented general. Without Zhonghua, I am afraid that even Yangzhou would not be protected."

    Tuoming'a on the side nodded and said: "After General Zhonghua, he is indeed well-deserved. In the past, Ma Di lost his street pavilion, Wuhou's troops retreated, and all the soldiers and horses were damaged. Only Wang Ping led the army to retreat without chaos, and taught the pursuers.  The Wei army did not dare to advance lightly. Zhonghua became the king of the world. He was loyal, brave and steady. He was actually the best soldier among our Manchu people.??A general.  "

    Hearing this, the generals breathed a sigh of relief and praised Ronglu one after another. For a while, they praised Ronglu as if the God of War was still alive.

    Shengbao knew that the only highlight of this battle was that he was not completely defeated and saved Yangzhou. He was the imperial minister just appointed by Xianfeng. As long as the defeat was not too ugly, Xianfeng would not slap himself in the face and send him  The imperial minister he had just appointed was dismissed from his post and questioned.  The person who is the top boss is found, and the meritorious generals such as Ronglu and others are rewarded and the morale of the army is stabilized. There are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. It is estimated that some defeated soldiers will be gathered later, and some money and food will be collected from the rich Yangzhou.  It is not difficult for Xu Tu to recruit brave soldiers and restore the Jiangbei camp.

    Thinking of this, Shengbao's face looked much better, and he immediately ordered his staff to write a memorial. One report reported on the war here and asked Xianfeng to punish him. The other one impeached Chen Jinshou and Lei Yicheng for delaying the military flight to the Jiangbei camp.  Regarding the defeat, Sanzong reported the merits of Ronglu and other generals, who turned the tide under the pursuit of the long-haired army and tried their best to protect Yangzhou.

    Afterwards, the generals who won and saved their lives were stationed at various dangerous locations in Yangzhou, gathered the defeated troops outside the city, and summoned brave soldiers inside the city to strengthen the city defense and step up the collection of grain, grass, money and weapons to prevent Chang Mao from attacking Yangzhou again.

    After the generals dispersed, Qi Shan was carried to a wing in the backyard to rest. After drinking some Dingjing Ginseng Decoction, Qi Shan feebly ordered his subordinate Geshiha to find Ronglu.

    When Qishan's subordinate Geshiha found Ronglu, he was chatting with the generals at the gate of the government office. Ronglu had made great achievements.  And with victory guaranteed, the generals naturally wanted to curry favor with him.  After hearing the message from Goshiha that Lao Zhongtang wanted to see him, Ronglu hurriedly left.

    Following Geshiha to Qishandu's bedside, Ronglu greeted him. Qishan ordered someone to bring a piece of tea for Ronglu to sit on. Then he waved away the others and looked at Ronglu weakly and said:  "Zhonghua, I am suffering from serious illness. I'm afraid my life is not long."

    Ronglu was somewhat grateful to Qishan.  If he hadn't worked hard to keep the performance, his release would not have been so smooth. He immediately comforted him: "The old Zhongtang is at its peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. Now I just feel the wind and cold occasionally. Now that I have been in the city to recover for a while, I will be fine."  alright."

    Qishan coughed a few times and smiled lightly: "Zhonghua's words can only be deceived by children. I know my body and bones myself. I am a veteran of three dynasties. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty and for the emperor, I have endured until the end of my life.  Well, being able to die in the army is the end of my life as a minister. This is a happy event and I don¡¯t care. Fortunately, Zhonghua was able to turn the tide at the critical moment and prevented me from being taken away by the long-haired thief. If he was taken away by the long-haired thief,  Although I am not afraid of death, I may still be humiliated by him, so I would like to thank Zhonghua."

    Ronglu hurriedly leaned forward and said: "Old Zhongtang's words are serious. It is the responsibility of the younger generation to lead troops to attack the enemy."

    Qi Shan's turbid eyes suddenly shone brightly. He looked at Ronglu and said, "What a responsibility. Your troops have been preparing for war since the day before yesterday. Even the delicate and delicate people of you, Cheng'en, and Zabudonak have been prepared for war."  Qian Cai sent people back to Yangzhou in advance to settle down. Did you know early on that Chang Mao was going to use troops against the camp?! Huh?!"

    Qishan¡¯s change of expression caught Ronglu off guard. For a moment, Ronglu¡¯s mind went blank. Did Qishan, the old fox, see something?  Ronglu's heart was beating fast, and his hand unconsciously just wanted to pull out the short blade from the boot. But then he thought that the person in front of him could not be killed easily. At that moment, his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground unable to stop.  He kowtowed and said only: "Lao Zhongtang, save me, Lao Zhongtang, save me."

    Qishan didn't know that he had gone to the gate of hell and came back. He sighed softly and said: "You, you, you are still a little too young. I just cheated you randomly, and you panicked.  Remember, no matter how others threaten or yell at you, you cannot let go of what you insist on."

    Ronglu's vision went dark and he almost vomited blood. It turned out that this old fox was deceiving himself.

    Just listen to Qishan continue to say: "I have also seen the warning message from the spies in the south, and I also know that Changmao will definitely use a large number of troops in the near future. I have also told Shengbao about this, but Shengbao is arrogant.  You didn't go in, that's why you lost like this. You must have received the warning, but you just made some arrangements in advance and didn't warn the camp. Haha, even if you warned, it would be useless. I personally told Shengbao  It's useless, so what if you tell me? You want to take this opportunity to let Shengbao and Chen Jinshou work together to take over the whole thing. You can't hide this little trick from me."

    Ronglu was relieved at this time. It turned out that Qishan only guessed that he wanted to compete for credit, and did not think about colluding with the long-haired thief.  Thinking about it, his identity as a Manchu saved him. Qishan would never believe that a person who had a grudge against Changmao for killing his father would collude with Changmao. If he were a Han in his own body, it would be a different matter.  Never mind.

    Ronglu squeezed out a few tears and cried: "Old Zhongtang knows the lesson, the guarantee of victory is Su Wanguar."Mr. ?, my family is just a side branch of the Guarjia family. He came to the army to establish his authority. The younger generation was afraid that this bad luck would bring bad luck to him, so he calculated it"

    Qi Shan sighed and said: "Officialdom, officialdom, this is a big dyeing vat. Everyone must learn to protect themselves when they come here, and it seems that you are no exception. Zhonghua, get up and speak."

    Ronglu stood up and stood aside with his hands lowered. Qishan continued slowly: "Shengbao is not an idiot. If he thinks about it carefully afterwards, he will know that you played a trick on him. It will be very difficult for me to work under him in the future. I  I will give you one last hand when you are dying. I will report that you will be transferred to Hunan. Zeng Guofan, a famous scholar in central Hunan and the Minister of Rites, is establishing a regiment to fight against the long hair in Changsha, Hengyang and other places. But his army  There is a shortage of full generals in the army. I will report to the court and recommend that you go to Hunan to serve as the commander-in-chief and help with regiment training. If you hide in Hunan, you will definitely win and no more trouble will be faced by you. Moreover, you can avoid it when you arrive in Hunan.  The long-haired false king of the West, this man is like a god in his military skills. If you stand in front of him, sooner or later the chick will break its wings before it can fly. If you go to the west, after a few years of hard training, you will definitely be the opponent of this beast.  .¡±

    Ronglu was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Qishan would arrange this for him. However, in Qishan's view, Ronglu was a good general. If he suffered too many defeats, he would inevitably lose confidence, and he would be defeated accidentally.  He is dead, and Shengbao will figure out today's defeat sooner or later. Ronglu also has some tricks up his sleeve, and he will definitely hate him. It is better to avoid the battlefield on the West Road early. Besides, Zeng Guofan organizes regiment training, and the court also hopes to have full generals.  Participating in it means monitoring.

    Seeing Qishan's arrangement, Ronglu had no choice but to bow down and accept the order. At this moment, he just thought, if I were to manage the Hunan Army, I would definitely be able to use Zeng Guofan's hands to create his own army and horses, and then he would be famous all over the world.  The Hunan Army is at my disposal, so what should I be afraid of?  After bowing to thank him, Ronglu raised an excited smile on his lips.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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