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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 538: Send Troops to Reinforce Guangxi

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    After listening to Zeng Guofan's words, several people in the room fell silent. After a while, Zeng Guoquan said: "Then how do we reply to the court?"

    Zeng Guofan has not yet answered, and only heard the report from the doorman outside the house: "Commander, Li Chong, the commander-in-chief of Zhenyu Town, wants to see the commander-in-chief."

    Zeng Guofan said "Oh," Ronglu's general Li Chong. Since Ronglu was transferred to the capital, this person has served as the commander-in-chief of Zhenyu Town, which can be regarded as taking over the army left by Ronglu in Xiangdi.  The Zhenjun soldiers have always been brave, and they often cooperate with the Xiangyong soldiers in battles, and are closer than the Green Camp soldiers of the Hunan governor of Changde.  At that moment Zeng Guofan said: "Let him come in."

    After a while, Li Chong stepped in. After greeting Zeng Guofan and others in the room, he couldn't wait to say: "Shuai Zeng, my subordinates received a letter from Commander Rong. He wants General Ti to lead the Zhenjun troops into Guangxi to rescue Governor Jiang.  "

    After Zeng Guofan and several people in the room looked at each other, he gave a faint smile and said: "I have also received Zhonghua's letter, but now the long-haired stone towers in Wuchang and the Yangtze River are also ready to move, and I really can't make them.  Send reinforcements to Guangxi."

    Li Chong seemed to have expected that Zeng Guofan would say this, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "Shuai Rong told the last general in a letter that if Commander Zeng is unwilling to send troops, then the Zhenjun soldiers will go to Guangxi alone, but they will still use the banner of the Hunan soldiers.  In this way, Zeng Shuai also has an explanation to the court."

    Zeng Guofan raised his triangular eyes slightly and said coldly: "What does Zhong Hua mean?"

    Li Chong said calmly: "Shuai Rong has no other meaning. Marshal Rong and Marshal Zeng are one body. They are both prosperous and destructive. Rong Shuai said in his letter that although the imperial court has left Commander Rong idle, the Queen Mother has passed away.  Rong Shuai will be reinstated in a few days. Rong Shuai does not want to see the Hunan Army being criticized too much in the court at that time, and it will be difficult to replace Zeng Shuai in the court. I heard that Changde has also sent reinforcements to Guangxi.  . If the Hunan Army does not send out a single soldier, it will really be impossible to explain."

    Zeng Guofan smiled faintly and said: "Zhonghua is interested. Since the Zhenyu troops have left the team, I still have a few battalions of newly recruited soldiers in Hengyang. You can naturally bring them with you. You can just fly the banner of Xiangyong."  "Following Zeng Guofan, he turned around and said to Luo Zenan: "Later, I will take General Li to get the tiger talisman for raising troops in Hengyang, and then mobilize a batch of flags, money and food from the treasury to General Li for the purpose of sending troops."

    After Li Zhong received Zeng Guofan's approval, he immediately left with fists in his hands.

    After Li Zhong left, Zeng Guoquan frowned and said: "What tricks is this Ronglu playing? He is no longer the minister of Hunan regiment training. How can he have the final say on the movement of the Zhenjun troops? He skipped his brother and you directly let Li Zhong lead the troops.  The rescue is obviously trying to squeeze us!"

    Zeng Guofan's triangular eyes trembled slightly, and he said with a faint smile: "This Zhonghua has gradually matured. His letters to Li Zhong and his letters to me are ordinary letters. They are not official correspondence at all. But just now I  The general order given by the commander-in-chief to Li Zhong was a formal order to dispatch troops. He was simply telling the commander-in-chief and the court that he was still influential in Hunan. The more the court reduced his military power, the more he became more powerful.  This is a way to tell the court that although he, Ronglu, is far away from the world, he still has the ability to make waves."

    Zeng Guoquan smiled and scolded: "Brother, your son-in-law is really brave, daring to run against your father-in-law. But are we just going to listen to Zhonghua and let the Zhenyu soldiers go to rescue Guangxi? Although the Zhenyu soldiers are not directly related to our Xiangyong.  But we can still fight, and it would be a pity if we lost it.¡±

    Zeng Guofan smiled and said nothing.  He took a sip of tea and glanced at Guo Songtao. Guo Songtao mused: "Zeng Shuai's meaning has several layers. Li Zhong was right just now. Changde has sent reinforcements southward. If Xiangyong doesn't send a single soldier, it won't make sense. This is the first time.  On the one hand, we still need to send some reinforcements to go south. Although the Zhenyu soldiers cooperate with me, Xiangyong, their money and food are provided by the business run by Ronglu. Li Chong is a stubborn person and has never really integrated.  Xiangyong, so the second meaning of this is to mobilize the suppressing troops to rescue Guangxi. No matter what the victory or defeat is, our Xiangyong will be considered to have no one sleeping soundly on the couch. The third is to make Ronglu feel at ease.  We at Xiangyong still support him."

    Zeng Guoquan frowned and said: "Only one person can send troops to rescue Guangxi and there are so many ways to do it?"

    Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "Zhonghua is doing this just to protect himself. He has always been the son-in-law of the Zeng family. This time the court has declined because he doesn't take us Xiangyong seriously. It's time to let the court know about us."  attitude. Later, I will write a special statement to reply to the imperial court about Xiang Yong sending troops to rescue. In the statement, I will specifically mention Zhonghua¡¯s letter to persuade the troops to send troops, and also let the imperial court know about it. "

    Zeng Guoquan said curiously: "Brother Shicai, you still blame me for making such a loud noise, because you are afraid that others will know that we are still in contact with Zhonghua."

    Zeng Guofan smiled and said: "At this moment, Li Chong came to ask the general to send troops in such a big way. It seems that Zhonghua has already made arrangements. Sending troops to rescue Guangxi will be helpful to Zhonghua."If he comes back, then we will give him a hand. His loss of power in the court will not do any good to Xiang Yong. It would be a good thing if he can come back.  Since he is looking for someone to support him, I will support him!  "

    Zeng Guofan chuckled and said, "Brother always scolds me, but he is so protective of Zhonghua." At this point, Zeng Guofan's eyes became sharp again. He quickly swallowed the next words and changed the topic: "  I don¡¯t know if Li Chong will be able to escape on his own."

    Zeng Guofan smiled slightly and said slowly: "Don't underestimate Zhong Hua and Li Chong. Zhong Hua can let Li Zhong lead his troops, so he will naturally have a way to protect himself. It seems that Changde's reinforcements are going to suffer a lot."

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    A few days later, the news that the Zhenyu troops were dispatched to Guangxi to rescue Jiang Zhongyuan came to Xiao Yungui's desk. At the same time, there was a detailed information on the Changde Qing army's route, troop strength, etc. on his desk.

    After reading it, Xiao Yungui frowned and thought about it for a long time before writing a long letter to Chen Yucheng in Guangxi, and then handed it to Bai Zetang to be sent to the front line of Guangxi via carrier pigeon relay.

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    It is already late November. Although Guangxi is located in southern Xinjiang, the temperature has dropped after several northerly winds.  Although it is not as cold as in the north, the Taiping troops on the Guangxi front line still put on thick winter clothes.

    Outside the city of Liuzhou, Guangxi, there was a lively scene in the Taiping Army siege camp. Nearly 30,000 civilians recruited were digging siege trenches in full swing. More than ten cannons had been erected on the earth platform built in the camp. From time to time, they were  Fire towards Liuzhou City.

    Chen Yucheng stood not far away and watched the cannons on the earth platform fire, then frowned and said: "These Qingyao cannons obtained from Xunzhou Mansion are too difficult to use. Not only do they shoot slowly, but they also have to be built on the earth platform.  We were able to obtain the Qingyao camp outside Liuzhou Prefecture, but it took a lot of manpower and animal power to transport it there."

    Zhang Wenxiang next to him said: "It's no wonder that my subordinates came with light equipment. The artillery of the third division could not be transported."

    Chen Yucheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm just complaining. If you don't come here lightly, you will have to wait a while longer to arrive. Commander Chen is just careful, worried that my troops here are weak, so let the third division come lightly.  But it¡¯s okay, after you come here, you can really prepare to attack this Liuzhou Mansion.¡±

    Zhang Wenxiang said: "Commander Chen surrounded Jiang Zhongyuan in Guilin this time. The first and second divisions held their breaths. They must be bloodied for the shame of being escaped by this beast last time. So they recruited a large number of young men and strong men to build the siege fortress.  . With the camp under siege, we can draw out the third division from the west for reinforcements."

    Chen Yucheng hummed and said: "Master Chen will definitely deal with Jiang Zhongyuan this time, but after receiving intelligence, reinforcements from Qingyao, Changde and Hengyang are going south. It is estimated that they will come to relieve the siege of Liuzhou and Guilin along the way.  surrounded."

    He Goujian, the general of the Liuzhou Rebel Army on the side, bowed and said: "Shuai Chen, since Qingyao has reinforcements going south, let the last general lead the Liuzhou Rebel Army to meet them."

    Chen Yucheng smiled slightly and said: "The Liuzhou rebels have been fighting against the Qingyao in Daming Mountain for more than a year. It would be better to raise the generals for a while. No matter which reinforcements from the Qingyao come to rescue Liuzhou, the cavalry will go to deal with it. You still have to fight with the Qingyao."  All the three divisions need to do is to surround Liuzhou Mansion together. This time when the troops enter Guangxi, the King of the West has told us that if Qingyao reinforcements come, we must besiege the city for reinforcements and eliminate Qingyao's living forces as one of the purposes."

    While he was talking, a staff officer came quickly to report: "Sir, a letter has arrived from the King of the West in Tianjing."

    Chen Yucheng said oh and hurriedly took it open and took a look. After reading it, Chen Yucheng frowned.

    Zhang Wenxiang asked: "Does the King of the West have any new tasks?"

    Chen Yucheng said slowly: "The King of the West has given us a big problem. Bai Zetang has received the exact news. Changde Qingyao and Hengzhou Qingyao have all gone to Guilin. No reinforcements have come to Liuzhou Mansion. The King of the West wants us to do it."  Completely wipe out these two groups of Qingyao reinforcements, especially the Xiang Yong from Hengyang. Although this Xiang Yong is under the banner of Xiang Yong, they are actually the elite suppressing troops in Hunan."

    Zhang Wenxiang clapped his hands and said, "Then what's the trouble? My subordinates requested to lead the cavalry regiment to Guilin to encircle and annihilate these two clear demon reinforcements."

    On the side, Zheng Yantuo, the commander of the Third Division, laughed and said: "You don't know the strength of these two reinforcements, so you just clamor to lead the cavalry regiment to encircle and annihilate them?"

    Zhang Wenxiang said: "The cavalry troops of the First Army never ask how many enemies there are, only where they are!"

    Chen Yucheng frowned slightly and said: "This kind of spirit of being invincible is very good, but commanders at all levels must not underestimate the enemy, especially at your level. Let me have a clear mind." Then he continued: "The request of the King of the West  It is to completely annihilate these two groups of Qingyao, and most of the Qingyao suppressing soldiers are Miao soldiers who are accustomed to walking on mountain roads.There are too many cavalry, which is not suitable for large-scale maneuvers by the cavalry. If it turns into a rout, it will not be the original intention of the King of the West.  "

    Zhang Wenxiang was not worried and said: "Then let the infantry regiment of the Third Division go forward. The infantry of our Third Division are also used to walking on mountain roads. When they were chasing the Fujian Qingyao in Fujian, they had the iron feet of the entire army.  It's weighed, otherwise Mr. Chen wouldn't have sent us to Liuzhou this time. It would be easy for us to run back to Guilin."

    Chen Yucheng said: "After the three infantry regiments of the Third Division finished the Battle of Pingyuefu, they rushed to Guilin non-stop, and then came to Liuzhou. Soldier fatigue is certainly a problem, but there is another problem, that is, after you leave, Liuzhou  What should we do here?" At this point, several leaders of the Taiping Army also realized that it was a bit reluctant to complete the mission of King Xi.  (To be continued)
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