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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 487: Claiming the North and Attacking the South

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    After Xiao Yungui was silent for a moment, he slowly said: "The same principle applies to those hereditary chieftains and chieftains. Those who side with the Manchus are our enemies, and those on the other side are our friends and the ones we want to fight for.  After all, our biggest enemy now is the Qing Dynasty!"

    Hong Yun'er frowned slightly, but stopped talking.  Xiao Yungui smiled slightly, took her hand and said: "I know what you want to say. Nowadays, the chieftains and chieftains in many places still practice slavery, and the tribesmen are their slaves. You want to change this situation, right?  "

    Hong Yun'er hummed softly and said: "But I know this is unrealistic. You are right. Our biggest enemy now is the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

    Xiao Yungui nodded with satisfaction and said: "I knew you would understand. To change the world of cannibalism, you must first become a cannibal. When we take control of the country, it will not be too late to change."

    Hong Yun'er smiled back and held her hand harder. The two of them are now more and more in tune with each other. They can often know each other's thoughts, and sometimes they can tell what the other person is thinking with just one sentence.

    Xiao Yungui looked at his wife and smiled knowingly, feeling warm in his heart. He gently took her into his arms and said, "Yun'er, it's great to have you by my side."

    Hong Yun'er leaned against his broad chest and felt very at ease. She said in a soft but firm voice: "If you enter, I will accompany you from birth to death; if you retreat, I will accompany you to the countryside; if you lose, I will accompany you."  You make a comeback; if you win, I will rule the world with you!"

    Xiao Yungui's heart trembled, and he hugged her tighter and said, "You have done a good job."

    While the two were being cozy, Zuo Zongtang's clear cough came from the door, and the two hurriedly separated.  Xiao Yungui looked back with a thick skin, and sure enough, Zuo Zongtang was standing at the door, looking at the two people with a big smile.  Hong Yun'er's face was flushed and she said, "Mr. Zuo, please come in. I'll heat up some snacks for you."

    Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "No need to trouble yourself, Queen Xi. Just now, my wife, my wife, sent me some late-night snacks, so I brought them over to share with the King of the West. Come, let's try my wife's craftsmanship together."  "

    Hong Yun'er clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Sister Zhou's cooking skills have always been excellent, and I'm in for a treat tonight." Zuo Zongtang's wife Zhou Yiduan's cooking skills are indeed very good, and Xiao Yungui and his wife often eat Zuo Zongtang's food.  After just eating some, Hong Yun'er was influenced by Zhou Yiduan and began to learn cooking skills to make tea snacks for Xiao Yungui.

    Now the three of them sat around the table and placed snacks and tea.  Xiao Yungui was also very hungry. He praised it while eating, but what he ate more was the snacks made by Hong Yun'er.  It was still cold spring weather at this time, and Hong Yun'er's snacks were placed out. It had already cooled down while the two of them were talking. Hong Yun'er tried to persuade Xiao Yungui several times not to eat them.  Xiao Yungui just smiled and shook his head, and wolfed down most of the cold snacks.

    Xiao Yungui ate very quickly. After eating, he picked up the teapot and poured half a pot of tea down. He wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "The left minister must have something important to do when he comes late at night. Let's talk while eating."

    Zuo Zongtang ate elegantly and slowly, listening to Xiao Yungui's words.  He put down his bamboo chopsticks and said, "Nuanzi from Jiangbei sent someone here."

    Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er looked at each other, and Xiao Yungui asked curiously: "But Zhang Lexing from Huaibei? Wasn't he recruited by the Qing court? Who was sent here?"

    Zuo Zongtang nodded and said, "It's Zhang Lexing from Huaibei."

    Hong Yun'er said: "In the year of Kuai Chou, Zhang Lexing and Gong Deshu gathered more than ten thousand people to besiege Yongcheng, Henan Province, robbed prisons and rescued prisoners, and the momentum gradually grew. In November of the same year, 18 people including Feng Jinbiao and Zhang Fengshan from the Yong and Hao areas were involved in the pheasant attack.  Heji made an alliance based on blood and was promoted as the leader of the alliance. He raised a yellow flag and revolted, known as Shibapu Juyi. However, he was later appeased by Prince Yi? of Qing Yaogong. There has been no movement in recent years. Why are you sending people here now?"

    Zuo Zongtang replied: "The person who came here claimed to be Zhang Zongyu, Zhang Lexing's nephew, and he was holding a secret letter written by Zhang Lexing." After saying that, he handed over a letter, and Xiao Hong and Xiao Hong read it together under the light.  Zuo Zongtang continued: "Zhang Lexing said in his heart that after the Shibapu Uprising, the Qing Yao Zeng Gelinqin and other troops were heavily besieged. At the same time, the Qing government sent Prince Gong to inspect the Yellow River water control and rectify the place. The rebels only accepted it when they were desperate.  But since last year, the Qing army in Huaibei and other places has been increasingly exploiting and taxing our kingdom in order to conquer our kingdom. Zhang Lexing secretly contacted the Nian Hui League in Yong, Bo and nearby prefectures and counties, planning to raise the banner of rebellion against the Qing."

    Xiao Yungui was silent after reading it, and Hong Yun'er smiled bitterly. There was no history of Prince Gong inspecting the Yellow River water control. Historically, Zhang Lexing was not recruited by Yi? The year of Kuichou was the year of the Shibapu Nian Army uprising in 1853.  So he was calmed down quickly, and it must be someone from the Qing court who did it deliberately.  After this appeasement and Yi Yu's control of the Yellow River, no change in the course of the Yellow River occurred for the time being. Therefore, the Nian army in Huaibei only revolted in sporadic small groups, and no major uprising broke out.  Now it seems that the method used by Yi?

    ?Zuo Zongtang continued: "My subordinates believe that we can support the Nian Army's uprising. Lin Fengxiang and other troops in northern Jiangsu and southern Anhui can send troops to jointly contain the Qing army in Sulu and northern Anhui, and allow the Nian army to fight with the Qing army between Sulu, Anhui and Henan."  This will attract the attention of the Qing army, which will be more beneficial to the deployment of our southern strategy."

    Xiao Yungui seemed to have thought of something. He stood up and rummaged through the desk for a while, found an official document and handed it over.  Zuo Zongtang took it and looked at it, but it was a piece of Qing army intelligence sent back by Bai Zetang at the end of last year. It said that at that time the Qing army's elite firearms battalion was transferred to the south. The commander of the troops was the imperial envoy Ronglu, and his troops left  After Beijing, it was divided into two divisions, one stationed in Kaifeng and the other stationed in Jinan.

    Zuo Zongtang frowned and said: "The Qing army had already deployed in advance, but my subordinates forgot about Ronglu leading his troops south."

    Xiao Yungui said in a deep voice: "This is the cunning point of Ronglu. After his troops arrived in Kaifeng and Jinan, he stood still. He originally thought that he was going south to deal with Lin Fengxiang's troops in northern Jiangsu and southern Anhui, but he did not do anything for two or three months.  Any movement, and the place where his soldiers and horses were stationed was far away from Lin Fengxiang's department, so we ignored it and thought that Ronglu was deliberately sent away. Now it seems that the target of Ronglu's soldiers and horses has never been us, but  It¡¯s the Nian Army, and he¡¯s just waiting for the Nian Army to gather at Bozhou¡¯s Zhihe River to raise their righteous cause, so that he can catch them all in one fell swoop.¡±

    Zuo Zongtang said in amazement: "Rong Lu is only over 20 years old, but he has such intelligence. Could it be that he has foresight? Does he know that the Nian Army will gather at the Pheasant River to rally for righteousness?"

    Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er looked at each other and smiled. They knew that this was not a prophecy, but the advantage of time travellers. However, even with Ronglu's caution, he would not completely trust history. They must have sent secret sentries to keep an eye on Zhang Lexing and other Nian army leaders.  .

    Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment and said: "If the Nian Army wants to take action, we should support it, but if the Nian Army is not prepared, it will definitely be plotted by the Qing army. Let Lin Fengxiang send a team of troops to break through the Qing army's defense line and cross the Huaibei River to join Zhang Lexing and others. With us  If the people are there, the rebellion will go much smoother."

    Zuo Zongtang calculated the strength of Lin Fengxiang's troops and said: "General Lin's troops have a long defense line, and they also have to guard against Seng Gelinqin and other Qing troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to send out manpower."

    Hong Yun'er interjected and said: "Lin Fengxiang does not need to send a large group of troops. He can draw elite soldiers from the troops and horses in the East Palace of Tianjing. Lin Fengxiang's department will send officers to command, replenish some new muskets and then go north. And I think the commander of the troops and horses going north is very  It¡¯s none other than Lai Wenguang of the East Palace!¡±

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    The meeting held in Tianjing lasted for seven days. There was no red tape, no high-minded speeches, and no prayers to Heavenly Father. The old ministers in the West Palace were working hard to turn each plan into an executable charter, while the old ministers in Tianjing  People are gradually adapting to this change, and they find that this King of the West is neither like the King of Heaven who brings out everything from the Heavenly Father, nor is he like the King of the East who decides things with one word. The King of the West pays more attention to practical results.  No matter what your status is, as long as what you say makes sense and what you suggest can be turned into practical regulations, rather than just rhetoric, then you can be reused by the King of the West.

    Hong Rengan is a very successful example. Although the King of the West did not fully adopt his financial strategy, he still entrusted him with important responsibilities. Although he was only the deputy director of the newly established Finance Department, the old ministers of the Kingdom of Heaven gradually became aware of the current Kingdom of Heaven.  Every department is a government office with real power, so the King of the West will not set up useless offices.

    Wei Zhijun has been dealing with several divisions in the past few days. The regulations for the reorganization of the New Army have been changed a lot. The latest reorganization regulations confirm that the reorganization of the New Army will no longer all be carried out in Shanghai.  At that time, the area of ??Sufu Province was not too big, and Xiao Yungui was determined to reorganize the army, and he would receive equipment nearby after reorganization in Shanghai, so he decided to rotate the army to Shanghai for reorganization.  Now that the territory of the Kingdom of Heaven has greatly increased, it is unrealistic to rotate the troops to Shanghai for centralized training.  Therefore, in the new regulations, provincial capital cities such as Tianjing, Nanchang, and Fuzhou were designated as training locations, and soldiers and horses from all over the country were trained nearby.

    What gave Wei Zhijun a headache was the money, food, materials, guns and equipment needed for the new army's training. For this reason, he and Li Kaifang from the Ministry of War spent all day negotiating with the Logistics Department, Equipment Department and other departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs.  Just when his efforts were beginning to show signs of success, the King of the West suddenly ordered the formation of a Northern Expeditionary Army composed of soldiers and horses from the East Palace, commanded by Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai. The grassroots officers and the staff of the Northern Expeditionary Army were composed of officers drawn from Lin Fengxiang's department, and then headed north.  Break through the Qing army's defense line and cross the Huaihe River to fight north.

    Wei Zhijun was very curious about the true intention of this army heading north. What role would a lone army have in Jiangbei?  After thinking for a few days, I finally realized that if the King of the West wanted to use troops against Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, he would naturally use troops against Jiangbei first. This is called claiming the north and attacking the south.  It's just that the Qing army in Jiangbei is quite powerful. This army of more than 10,000 people can easily be surrounded, and the whole army may be annihilated, but the King of the West never seems to do such uncertain things.  In the end, Wei Zhijun only saw him when he was sworn in to conquer the Northern Army and march north.He met a person who he had met before. When he was in Luzhou, this person came to see him. This person was Zhang Zongyu, the nephew of Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Huaishang Nian Party.  So Wei Zhijun understood everything at once.
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