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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 461: Sit back and wait to die

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    After Yang Fuqing's funeral, King Xi and Li Xiucheng's troops returned to the Xiaolingwei camp, while Chen Yucheng's troops stayed in Hushu Town to continue reorganizing prisoners.  There were considerations in keeping Chen Yucheng. When Chen Yucheng led the 20,000 West Palace Army to fight side by side with the East Palace Army in Jiangxi for a long time, many officers and soldiers of the East Palace appreciated his kindness and kept him here to facilitate his operations.

    After returning to the Xiaolingwei camp, Zuo Zongtang and other generals who stayed at the camp greeted him at the gate of the camp. When Xiao Yungui saw Zuo Zongtang's worried expression, he knew that he had something confidential to report, so he immediately asked Hong Yun to  Er and Han Baoying went down to arrange the tent for living first, and then he took Zuo Zongtang into the tent to discuss secretly.

    After Zuo Zongtang followed Xiao Yungui into the tent, his first words were: "King Xi, you shouldn't have let Shi Dakai return to Wuchang."

    Xiao Yungui took off his cloak and hung it on a copper hanger. He was stunned for a moment and turned around and said with a smile, "Is the Prime Minister worried about letting the tiger go home?"

    Seeing Xiao Yungui's disapproval, Zuo Zongtang said anxiously: "Shi Dakai is a hero in this world, just like Liu Bei back then. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao was also careless and let Liu Bei go to Yuzhou. In the end, he was like a dragon returning to the sea. Now Shi Dakai has returned to Wuchang.  If you advance, you can move your troops down the river to threaten Tianjing. If you retreat, you can go north to Jingxiang, west to Sichuan, and south to Yunnan and Guizhou. This is a situation where you can advance and retreat freely. This time, King Xi, you have made a big mistake."

    Xiao Yungui sat down and pinched the beard on his chin and started to think. Zuo Zongtang continued: "The Wing Palace is already monolithic and extremely difficult to penetrate. Now that it is far away from Tianjing, it will be difficult to lose in the future. Even if we capture Tianjing and gain the throne,  , we will still have to face how to deal with the Winged Palace in the future. I originally thought that when Kunshida opened up in Tianjing, he would be Longkun Shoal, but now it is better for Your Highness to let him go to the west, I am afraid that he will become a thorn in our side in the future!"

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, it is also risky for us to keep Shi Dakai in Tianjing. We will also deal with the Northern King and the man from Tianwang Mansion later. Shi Dakai has too many variables in Tianjing. With him gone, we can concentrate on dealing with other people."  People. And Wuchang is in a tight situation. Zeng Guofan is not an ordinary character. All the famous generals of the Kingdom of Heaven, such as Lai Hanying, died at his hands. After some calculation, only Shi Da can stabilize the situation by returning to Wuchang and taking charge. Otherwise, even if we win Tianjing and lose Wuchang  , I will be very passive when fighting back in the future. Moreover, if Shi Dakai is really driven to the point of jumping over the wall, he abandons the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at Dasheng Pass and returns to Wuchang alone in disguise. We are also unpreventable, so we might as well be a favor to him.  go back."

    Zuo Zongtang was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly and said: "I only wish that I was overthinking it. Shi Dakai has always been a popular person, and he is only under the King of the West in the Kingdom of Heaven. Letting go of such a powerful enemy is always a hidden worry.  "

    Xiao Yungui laughed and said: "Shi Dakai will not be Liu Bei, and I will not be Cao Cao. Because Liu Bei regards himself as the orthodox Han Dynasty. What does Shi Dakai have? This king comes to Tianjing to ascend to the throne and hold great power.  , I will not do what Cao Cao did, like sending the emperor to order the princes. There are not many princes in the Kingdom of Heaven now, who should I order? Although Shi Dakai returned to Wuchang, after I took over the power of Tianjing, he  How can you defy the entire Kingdom of Heaven with just one corner of your land?"

    Zuo Zongtang hummed and then asked: "I heard that King Yi left his adopted daughter Han Baoying with King Xi?"

    Xiao Yungui laughed, took a sip of tea and said: "The left prime minister is quite knowledgeable about gossip. There is such a thing."

    Zuo Zongtang said with a solemn expression: "King of the West, this woman seems to be a chess piece laid by King Yi, so you must be on your guard."

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    Zuo Zongtang saw that although Xiao Yungui said he would be careful, but he looked disapproving, he sighed softly and said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, we are in sight of success now, but we must not become proud. There are so many heroes in history.  It was due to pride and arrogance that he was defeated.¡±

    Xiao Yungui was stunned when he heard this, then he stood up solemnly and bowed to Zuo Zongtang and said: "I will bear in mind the good words of Zuo Prime Minister Jinshi. Zuo Prime Minister is my Wei Zheng. Whenever I do anything wrong,  , Prime Minister Zuo, please give me some advice, but I will be open-minded and accept the teachings."

    Zuo Zongtang hurriedly supported the King of the West and said: "The King of the West treats me as a scholar of the country, how can Zongtang not treat the King of the West with all his heart?" After saying this, the two looked at each other and laughed.

    After laughing, Xiao Yungui asked: "How is the situation in Tianjing? Is Wei Changhui ready to take action?"

    Zuo Zongtang said: "This traitor is quite cunning. He refuses to lead troops to attack the Heavenly King's Mansion no matter what."

    Xiao Yungui frowned and said: "He is not stupid, and he can also think that this is my king's plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife." After thinking for a moment, he continued: "Then let's start with the second plan. Yang Fuqing has been solved, and Shi Dakai has left the sky.  Beijing, there is no strong enemy nearby, we can enter Tianjing with confidence."

    Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly and said: "That's fine, Wei Changhui doesn't want toTo borrow this sword, we will force him to borrow it. If he knows that the people from Tianwang Mansion plan to unite with King Yan to deal with him, I am afraid that he will have to use swords again in order to protect himself. When Tianwang Mansion, Yanwang Mansion and Beiwang Mansion are hard to kill  When the difficulty is solved, hundreds of elite guards from our Western Palace in Tianjing can disguise themselves as North Palace soldiers and take advantage of the situation to attack the Tianwang Palace. By then, none of the three kings of Tianjing will be able to die well.  "

    Xiao Yungui laughed sinisterly, and then said: "Prime Minister Zuo, are we too treacherous?"

    Zuo Zongtang shook his head and said: "Anyone who is in power will do whatever it takes. If we and the few people in Tianjing were to change places today, I'm afraid they would be a hundred times more insidious than us."

    Xiao Yungui put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, then we will trick him, and we will launch it tomorrow night, so that Tong Qiangsheng and Li Zuoche in the city can act as planned!"

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    In the inner courtyard of the Beiwang Mansion, although there was a table full of delicacies and a beautiful female official by his side, Wei Changhui still had a grimace on his face and just drank one glass after another, sighing incessantly.

    Zhang Chunhou, the Shangshu of the North Palace who was accompanying him at the side, said: "Why is Your Highness sighing?"

    Wei Changhui smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know how long we can live such a happy life. We can't attack the Xiwangfu, the Tianwangfu can't attack, and we can't break through. We really have no choice but to sit back and wait for death."

    Zhang Chunhou couldn't help but whispered: "Your Highness, in fact, the conditions proposed by the Western King can still be considered. If we take the initiative, and with the participation of elite Western Palace soldiers, we are sure to capture the Golden Dragon City. As long as we follow the instructions of the Western King and get rid of Tian  The one from the palace. I believe the King of the West will still let us go."

    Wei Changhui sneered and said: "The King of the West has made it clear that he wants to kill people with a borrowed knife. He thinks I am a fool. If I really kill the King of Heaven, he can just put all the blame on me. He swaggers into Tianjing and sits on the dragon.  Chair, I¡¯m not that stupid!¡± Then he stared at Zhang Chunhou with drunken eyes and said, ¡°What¡¯s the point of you always urging me to take action?¡±

    Zhang Chunhou was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly left the table and knelt down and said loudly: "My subordinates are loyal and have no disloyalty. I only offer advice because I am worried about the King of the North."

    Wei Changhui did not dare to kill people randomly at this time. He waved his hands and said: "Get up first. We can't act rashly now. We can only wait for the situation to change before we make plans."

    While he was talking, counselor Liu Naixin walked in quickly. He looked worried and stepped forward in a panic: "Your Highness, something big is going to happen!"

    Wei Changhui yelled, waved away the female officials waiting on the left and right, and asked: "What's the big deal? Could it be that Xiao Chaogui called in? He could have called in a long time ago. But he just didn't come in. He planned to watch me and the guy from Tianwang Mansion together  Only if we die together will we be willing to come in. After all, what other big things can happen?"

    Liu Naixin frowned and said: "The informants from the Tianwang Mansion received news that last night King Qin Rigang of Yan, Guo Zong Hong Renda, Hong Renfa and others gathered at the Tianwang Mansion for a secret discussion. They plan to raid us tomorrow night!"

    Wei Changhui dropped the wine glass in his hand and said, "What? Hong Xiuquan wants to touch me?"

    Zhang Chunhou frowned and said, "Why would the King of Heaven suddenly think of attacking us?"

    Liu Naixin shook his head and said: "The details are not very clear. It is just that tomorrow night, the Tianwang Palace and Yanwang Palace will send troops, and it seems that the elite troops of the West Palace will also participate."

    Wei Changhui frowned.  Zhang Chunhou said anxiously: "Your Highness, the King of Heaven is definitely not willing to sit back and wait for death, and plans to give it a go. Since the King of the West does not intend to attack Tianjing, he will unite the soldiers and horses in Tianjing City to deal with us. As long as we get rid of us, the West  The king will have no excuse to lead troops into Tianjing again."

    Wei Changhui sneered and said: "This Hong Xiuquan has finally figured it out, but if he had united with King Yi and others to take action early in the morning, maybe this king would be really in danger, and King Xi would have no excuse to raise troops to serve the king, but it seems that he is not ready to take action now.  It¡¯s too late.¡±

    Liu Naixin said: "Your Highness, for the current plan we have to strike first. If we are not prepared, we will really be driven out and killed by the Heavenly King's Mansion."

    Wei Changhui thought for a moment and said: "No, we will not take the initiative to attack. We will order all the ministries to guard the city gate. We, the North Palace, will be on strict guard and defend the North Palace. We will never take the initiative. This may also be a conspiracy of the West Palace. Once we attack, we will first attack."  If we start to attack the Heavenly King's Mansion, maybe the West Palace will use some tricks. Once the situation gets out of control, if we actually break into the Heavenly King's Mansion during the attack and accidentally harm the Heavenly King, then I will be charged with murdering the Lord.  If the Heavenly Palace comes to attack, let him fight. We will defend the Northern Palace. I think they will retreat when they see that we are prepared."

    Liu Naixin and Zhang Chunhou glanced at each other inadvertently, and then Liu Naixin said: "His Royal Highness is indeed resourceful. I will make arrangements for this and wait for the fight tomorrow night."

    Zhang Chunhou also agreed and then resigned.The two of them left the inner courtyard one after another. Zhang Chunhou caught up two steps and said in a low voice: "What if this guy wants to hide in the Beiwang Mansion like a tortoise and not go out?"

    Liu Naixin sneered and said: "If there is a chaotic battle tomorrow night, no matter whether he appears or not, there will definitely be a group of soldiers and horses from the North Palace to attack the Heavenly Prince's Mansion. It doesn't matter if he stays here. At that time, Zhang Shangshu only needs to open a gap for the Heavenly Prince's Mansion."  If we lead the troops in, we will die in the chaos, so we have the best of both worlds. However, the soldiers and horses of Datian Palace still need to be led by a general from the North Palace. Does Zhang Shangshu have a suitable candidate?"

    Zhang Chunhou pondered for a moment and said: "Zheng Guocheng, the second checkpoint on the right in the North Hall, can be trusted, and this person is also eager to make meritorious deeds and can be used."

    Liu Naixin nodded and said, "Then get ready."

    Zhang Chunhou said hesitantly: "Brother Liu, are we really not afraid that King Xi will kill us and silence us?"

    Liu Naixin said impatiently: "The King of the West wrote a letter and promised us that he would arrange for us to go north to Sakhalin Island to escape the limelight. What are you afraid of? As long as you can save your family and your life, it's nothing to start over on Sakhalin Island. Don't you  Do you really want to be buried with Beidian?"

    Zhang Chunhou shook his head and said, "I'm just afraid that the King of the West will not keep his word."

    Liu Naixin said: "Don't worry. Since the King of the West has written the letter himself, he will not regret it. I have ordered people to take the letter out of the city. If we are silenced, someone will naturally make the letter public. I believe the King of the West will not do it."  Such a stupid thing. King Xi is also a smart man. Since he plans to bribe us, he will not ruin his reputation. His personal letter is to give us a reassurance. We can just act according to the plan" (Unfinished)  to be continued)
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