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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 531: The Battle between Host and Guest

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    Qing army camp outside Xiangzhou City, Guangxi.  It was already late at night, but the lights in Guangxi Governor Lao Chongguang's tent were brightly lit.  Inside the tent, Lao Chongguang was sitting on the commander's seat. The generals were separated on both sides, with solemn expressions on their faces.

    "The long-haired four-eyed dog led the elite light cavalry to break into the hinterland of Guangxi. It has recently attacked the Xunzhou Prefecture and will be heading north in the near future. Now our troops are attacking the bandits in a circle. He Gouji can see that we have achieved great success. The long-haired attack will definitely divide our army.  What can be done about the situation?" Lao Chongguang couldn't help but ask after a long silence.

    Deng Heming, the commander-in-chief of Liuqing Town, clasped his fists and said: "Master Futai, Changmao broke into Xunzhou Mansion in order to find an opportunity to deal with the Xiangzhou bandits. Four-eyed dogs came with light cavalry. There are rules for wandering in the wild. We should not engage in it."  A head-on battle. However, although there are many four-eyed dog cavalry, there are few infantry, so they must not be good at attacking fortifications. The Xiangzhou bandits have been besieged in Daming Mountain for several months, and they can be defeated overnight due to lack of food and clothing. But if the Xiangzhou bandits get long-haired four-eyed dogs  If the two armies join together, the four-eyed dogs will have infantry, and the situation will be greatly unfavorable to me."

    Deng Heming said what he said but didn¡¯t say it yet. Now that Chen Yucheng wants to support He Goujian, don¡¯t you know the reason why the two armies will join forces?  Lao Chongguang then asked: "In General Deng's opinion, what should we do?"

    Deng Heming wanted to say a few words and fool him, but he didn't expect Lao Chongguang to ask further. He was originally a military commander in the Beijing camp and was considered a close subordinate of Ronglu. However, after Cixi ordered Yiyi to take over the military power in the Beijing camp, Deng Heming  He was promoted and demoted secretly and was transferred to Liuqing Town, Guangxi Province as the commander-in-chief.  Not long after this talent arrived, Lao Chongguang¡¯s temper was still not clear. Lao Chongguang had been governor of Guangxi for many years. At that time, he followed Sai Shang¡¯a and others to encircle and suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Later, he cooperated with Tiandihui, boat bandits, remnants of the Taiping Army, and many other people.  The rebel army is a good hand in suppressing bandits. How can it be fooled by just a few words?

    "Sir Futai, my subordinates believe that the Four-Eyed Dogs must cross the Liujiang River and then take the Langcun Pass to meet the bandits who are besieged in Daming Mountain. When all the troops move south, they will follow the Baihu Mountain, Sanmao Mountain, Panlong Mountain, etc. on the north bank of the Liujiang River.  Build strongholds and forts in Wuji Mountain and other places to prevent the Four-Eyed Dogs from crossing the river, and set up a heavy ambush at the Langcun Pass. Once the Four-Eyeds Fort is lost, the Four-Eyed Dogs can be lured back to the Langcun Pass, and the Four-Eyed Dogs cavalry will attack the Wolf Village.  The hills surrounding the village pass are useless, and I can lay down my heavy troops and annihilate them." Deng Heming is worthy of being a general who has followed Ronglu for a long time, and his vision is very vicious.  It's a pity that he missed one thing, that is, Chen Yucheng is from Guangxi. He spent a lot of time fighting in Xunzhou, Liuzhou, Xiangzhou and other places. How come he is not familiar with the geography and landforms here?  There is another reason why Chen Yucheng did not let Chen Alin lead the team here, and that is that Chen Alin, who is from Fujian, is not familiar with the topography and local customs of Guangxi.

    After hearing this, Lao Chongguang's old subordinate Jiang Yifeng, the Guangxi inspector, said: "Although General Deng's strategy is feasible, if we withdraw from all the passes in the Daming Mountains, bandits will inevitably roam everywhere in the Daming Mountains. Mr. Futai has worked hard for two years.  It will be in vain, we cannot withdraw all our troops, and we cannot move all our troops.¡±

    Deng Heming said anxiously: "Why bother? The bandits have been trapped in the mountains for half a year. They are trapped in the mountains and lack food and clothing. Even if they are out of Daming Mountain, all the regiments from all over the country can do is guard the city. When the army defeats the four-eyed dogs, we can return to the army and defeat them in one fell swoop."  Why are you being so mean! The four-eyed dog is a serious problem!"

    Jiang Yifeng was originally a powerful general of the Hunan Army. In the fifth year of Xianfeng, Ronglu used the Hunan Army to go south to Guangdong to suppress the Tiandihui uprising. Later, most of the Hunan Army returned to Hunan, but Jiang Yifeng was sent to Guangxi.  The reason is simple. Lao Chongguang was also harassed by boat bandits from a branch of the Guangdong Tiandihui. In addition, He Goujian, Zhu Hongying and others made a serious disturbance, so Governor Lao reported to the Qing court to request reinforcements.  So Jiang Yifeng led his battalion of hundreds of people to Guangxi.  Suppress the bandits with Lao Chongguang.  After more than two years, Jiang Yifeng helped Governor Lao defeat the boat bandits, dispersed He Goujian, Zhu Hongying and other rebels, and forced them into a corner. He did not return to Hunan and was promoted to the rank of inspector of Guangxi.

    Although Deng Heming's opinion was correct, Jiang Yifeng, as a senior official in Guangxi, naturally couldn't stand him.  So Jiang Yifeng still insisted on his opinion: "As the saying goes, if you kill a snake, you will be harmed by it. He Goujian is quite popular here. Once you leave Daming Mountain, you will inevitably respond to him. There are tens of thousands of bandits attached to them, and they have four hairs.  The one-eyed dog is powerful, but it may not be able to defeat it with one blow. We should put stability first and send a general with thousands of troops to guard the north bank of the Liujiang River to hold back the four-eyed dog."

    Deng Heming was in a hurry. Thousands of soldiers guarding the north bank of the Liujiang River would be better off than not guarding at all. Chen Yucheng's troops were all cavalry. Although there were many hilly terrains in Guangxi, there were also many valleys and flat areas. The restrictions on cavalry movement were not obvious. If Chen Yucheng had gathered  The troops attack a little, and after thousands of soldiers are dispersed, they will all be a piece of food for others.

    Deng Heming wanted to say more at the moment, but Lao Chongguang raised his hand to stop and said: "There is no need to fight anymore. I am determined to divide seven thousand troops and horses south to resist the enemy. The remaining troops will continue to guard the passes and advance step by step."

    Deng Heming was a little downcast. Lao Chongguang looked at him and said, "Commander Deng has just taken office. I heard that you are known as one of the five tiger generals of the new army in the new army in Beijing. Can you take this responsibility and go south?"An important task for the enemy?  "

    Deng Heming was furious when he heard this. This task is to lose more and win less. Didn't you, Lao Chongguang, make it clear that you bully the newcomer?  But Deng Heming had to endure this. The reason is very simple. Recently, the famous Rong Lu Rong has lost power. Those who originally followed him have been implicated to a greater or lesser extent. There are many who were transferred, demoted or even found guilty of corruption and imprisoned.  , it is not bad for him to be promoted from the rank of General of the Beijing Camp to the post of Chief Soldier.  After Deng Heming weighed it for a moment, he gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to leave the team and go south, but please take care of me, Lord Futai, in terms of weapons and food."

    Lao Chongguang said with a cunning smile: "Of course." At that moment, Lao Chongguang dispatched the generals, and Deng Heming and other generals went back to their camps to arrange for the detachment.

    After Deng Heming and others left, only Lao Chongguang and Jiang Yifeng were left in the tent. Jiang Yifeng stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, this Deng Heming doesn't know how high the sky is and how high he is. He will definitely be defeated when he leaves." Lao Chongguang sneered and said: "These guests from Beijing Camp  It¡¯s better to get rid of the difficulties and wait for me as soon as possible. Besides, the purpose of going to the peak is to give these people who honor the party a good beating. What a five-tiger general, I think he is just a lost dog!" After saying this,  Everyone laughed together.

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    After Chen Yucheng led his troops out of Xunzhou Prefecture, he conquered Dongxiang, Jintian Village and other places. After several years of reincarnation, the Taiping Army finally returned to their holy land, Jintian Village, the site of the Taiping Rebellion.  After Chen Yucheng wiped out the wealthy gentry who were entrenched in Jintian Village and colluded with the Qing army, he opened warehouses to distribute grain to the poor people. The Taiping Army did not offend those wealthy gentry who were also oppressed by the government.

    In Jintian Village and other places, the reputation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is still quite high. It used to be that every household had someone who joined the Taiping Army. Now that they heard that the holy soldiers had returned, they all came forward to inquire about the whereabouts of their relatives. There was an endless stream of people calling for their sons to look for them. It was quite a scene.  It's touching, but the large number of people makes it difficult for the Taiping Army to move forward.

    In the end, Chen Yucheng had to put up a notice, telling everyone that his headquarters was the vanguard and the army was still behind. After the army arrived in a few days, he could ask the military commander about the whereabouts of his relatives. He also said that Guangdong had been captured and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would not be around for a long time.  He will regain Guangxi and never leave again. As long as his relatives are still alive, he can see each other.

    Chen Yucheng then ordered the nearby gentry to come forward to form the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's rural soldiers, and handed over the defense of Jintian Village and other places to the locals themselves, leaving several sergeants to guide and serve as liaisons with the defenders of Xunzhou Prefecture. Once Jintian Village and other places were  If the territory is invaded by the Qing army again, there is still a regiment of cavalry in Xunzhou Prefecture, which can come to the rescue.  Although the progress of Chen Alin's large army was slow, Jiang Zhongyuan in Wuzhou was no longer able to go west. Chen Alin took the lead with the word "stability of troops", but the speed was not slow. He must be able to break through Wuzhou and enter Guangxi within ten months. Therefore, after Chen Yucheng arranged the affairs,  Then he led his troops and continued northward to Xiangzhou.

    On this day, Chen Yucheng led his troops through Zhuzai Gorge and defeated Gupeng, Miaowang and other places, and the Liujiang River was within easy reach.  However, the reconnaissance cavalry and nearby villagers reported that there were thousands of Qing troops guarding the other side of the Liujiang River, and they could not cross the river directly going north. And Xiangzhou was guarded by a Qing army brigade, so it should not be taken lightly.

    Later, Chen Yucheng personally went to the bank of the Liujiang River to see the deployment of the Qing army. He couldn't help laughing and said: "This Qing general knew that he did not have enough troops to guard only a few ferry passes, but he did not know that there were several places in the Liujiang River. Although the river was wide, it was  After autumn, when the water level decreases, you can cross the Liujiang River. This evening, the whole army will break camp and cross the Liujiang River. There is also a place where you can sneak past a small number of troops. Well, you can also do this"

    In the evening of that day, Chen Yucheng's cavalry troops forded the Liujiang River near Daren Village in Liujiang. After crossing the Liujiang River, they sent troops to attack the Qing army's defenders.  Deng Heming was caught off guard, but he had predicted in advance that if he could not resist, the entire army would retreat to the Langcun Pass. The mountains there were dangerous and conducive to infantry defense. So Deng Heming led more than a thousand troops from his headquarters to break out of the encirclement and fled to Langcun in the dark.  village pass, leaving the remaining 6,000 men and horses for the Taiping Army to capture prisoners.

    When Deng Heming ran to the Langcun Pass out of breath, he found no trace of the hundreds of Qing troops stationed here. After turning into the pass, he heard a bugle sound, and hundreds of cavalry swarmed out from left to right.  It turned out that Chen Yucheng sent a battalion of cavalry to sneak across the river from the upper reaches and captured the Langcun Pass before Chen Yucheng raided Deng Heming's troops.  Facts have proved that the locals have countless ways to cross a river. After all, this is their territory. Many officers of the Taiping Army are from Guangxi. Would they still get lost while fighting in their hometown?  Deng Heming was heartbroken, but he still fought with his troops.

    The two armies fought until dawn. After sweeping the north bank of the Liujiang River, Chen Yucheng's brigade rushed to the Langcun Pass. They saw that the Qing army was stubbornly resisting. Although they were at a disadvantage, the formation of the resisting horses was quite organized, and the soldiers fought to the death.  Originally, if there were cannons, this dense formation could be destroyed by a few shots, but the Taiping cavalry did not have cannons.

    After Chen Yucheng ordered his people to surround the remaining Qing troops, he ordered his people to come forward to persuade them to surrender. However, Deng Heming greeted them with bows and arrows several times and was forced to retreat.  Chen Yucheng was furious and ordered him to rideSoldiers who dared to die rushed forward on their horses and threw grenades into the stacked formation to break it.  After more than ten cavalry were killed, the Taiping Army finally relied on grenades to open several gaps in the stacked formation. In the end, the Taiping Army's sabers caused the Qing army to completely collapse.
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