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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 539: Follow along the road

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    The Qing army camp in Changde outside Quanzhou City, Guangxi.  The north wind was blowing, and there was a chilling atmosphere in the camp. A handsome flag stood high in the center of the camp, with a big "Peng" character on it.

    Not far from the commander's flag is the commander's tent where the 20,000 Qing troops from Changde came to aid Guangxi. There were more than ten Qing army generals gathered in the commander's tent. The person sitting in the commander's position was Peng Yulin, the minister of Hunan's regimental training assistant office and the title of inspector.

    Peng Yulin looked at the generals in the tent with a solemn expression. His thin face was very haggard, showing that he was full of worries.  Peng Yulin dislikes the current layout of the Qing army in Hunan. Since Zeng Guofan's Hunan army conquered Changsha, Yuezhou and other places, the Hunan army and the Qing army in Changde have been bounded by Dongting Lake. The territory of the Hunan army is to the east and the territory to the west is  It is the territory of the governor of Hunan.

    The provincial capitals of Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guangdong and other places fell to the Taiping Army. In these places, the Qing government still established governors. For example, the governor of Fujian has now retreated to Taiwan Island, and the governor of Guangdong has retreated to Hainan Island to work.  Although embarrassed, it is excusable.  The governor of Hunan, Zhang Liangji, was considered the most pitiful governor within the Qing court. The provincial capital of Hunan, Changsha, was clearly in the hands of the Qing court, but he could only stay in Changde, which was very embarrassing.

    Zhang Liangji repeatedly wrote to request that the governor's office be moved back to Changsha, but the court always refused for some unknown reason. Later, Zhang Liangji also figured out that the court needed the Hunan Army to resist the Taiping Army in the front.

    Since they followed Zhang Liangji in the second year of Xianfeng, Hu Linyi and Peng Yulin have been promoted fairly quickly. Hu Linyi was promoted to governor of Hubei this year and has already gone north to Jingzhou Prefecture to take up his post.  Peng Yulin also emerged and became the number two figure in the Qing army in Changde, Hunan.  Known as Xueshuai, he fought against Shi Dakai's Taiping Army many times.

    What Peng Yulin doesn't like is the current situation in which the Hunan Army and the Changde Qing Army are not subordinate to each other and are not coordinated with each other. The two sides are always secretly competing with each other.  They set traps on each other and hold each other back.  There is even a joke circulating that there are two governors in Hunan, one is the east governor whose surname is Zeng, and the other west governor is surnamed Zhang.

    This time the imperial court issued a decree to let Hunan soldiers and horses rescue Jiang Zhongyuan in Guangxi, but the two sides were still arguing with each other.  Zhang Liangji initially thought that Hengyang, Hunan, was the home base of the Hunan Army and was close to Guilin.  It is reasonable for the Hunan Army to send troops.  Unexpectedly, it dragged on for two months. Zeng Guofan was still arguing with the court, and Zhang Liangji couldn't help but get angry.  He immediately ordered Peng Yulin to lead 20,000 Qing troops from Changde to go south for reinforcements, in order to embarrass Zeng Guofan's old donkey face.

    "But after Peng Yulin's troops passed Baoqing Mansion southward, news came from the Hunan Army that the Hunan Army had also sent more than 10,000 troops to aid Guangxi.  It was agreed that the two armies would gather in Quanzhou and then go to Guilin Mansion to relieve the siege.

    Although Peng Yulin is also from Hunan.  However, he made his fortune following Zhang Liangji and was not favored by Zeng Guofan. However, he still focused on official business. After receiving the official document from Li Zhong of the Hunan Army, he came to Quanzhou to join forces as agreed.  But the Changde Qing army had arrived in Quanzhou for five days, and there was still no sign of the Hunan army. Everyone in the Changde Qing army was extremely ashamed and angry.

    Li Mengqun, the chief envoy of Hunan Province, broke the silence in the tent with a loud voice: "Commander Xue, Xiangyong has not arrived for a long time. Do we have to wait here?" Li Mengqun has been fighting the Taiping Army since the Taiping Army was in Guangxi.  Later, he served as a general under Hu Linyi, and by this time he had been promoted to the post of Chief Envoy of Hunan.  He can also be regarded as an old enemy of the Taiping Army.

    Yu Wanqing, the admiral of Hunan, coughed twice in his old voice: "Chang Mao invaded Guangxi this time with great momentum. I think it is best to wait for Qi Xiangyong to attack together." Yu Wanqing was the admiral of Hunan in the early years of Xianfeng, and later  After repeated defeats at the hands of the Taiping Army, he was sent to Heli Town, Yunnan Province as the commander-in-chief. This year, he was promoted to admiral of Hunan based on his meritorious service, which was regarded as his return to his original position.  This person is already sixty years old, has not made enough progress, and only wants to maintain his achievements.

    The generals in the tent also expressed their opinions one after another. One group of people supported Li Mengqun's opinion, and half of them stood with Yu Wanqing. They all said their own reasons, and they started shouting for a while.

    Peng Yulin couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the table, and there was a sudden silence in the tent.  Peng Yulin did not dwell on this topic at all and asked: "Has the person who went to contact Xiang Yong come back?"

    Yu Wanqing said: "I haven't returned yet." Peng Yulin said angrily: "What are you doing to eat?! Xiangyong has already arrived at Yongzhou Prefecture. Does it take three days to go back and forth to Yongzhou Prefecture?!"

    Yu Wanqing said with some embarrassment: "Perhaps there was something delayed on the road. As you know, Xueshuai, there have been many hairy plants and hidden piles in the border area of ??Hunan and Guangxi recently. I am afraid of any accidents."

    Peng Yulin stood up with a roar and said loudly: "Send people again. If there is no news before sunset tomorrow, we will break camp and go south early the day after tomorrow, and go south to Guilin Mansion as soon as possible for reinforcements! This is a military order, no need to discuss it again! Dismissal!"  "At that moment, he walked away angrily.

    Peng Yulin came out of the commander's tent and led several Goshihar guards to inspect the soldiers and horses of each battalion. When they arrived on a mound, they saw a group of clear soldiers in the camp to the east.The soldiers and horses are being drilled, and the general leading the team is a female general wearing a scarlet shirt.

    Peng Yulin watched for a while and saw that the female general performed the battle in a very orderly manner. Firearms, bows and arrows, swords, spears, soldiers and horses were arranged in many advanced and retreat levels. He was immediately moved and said to his left and right: "In the old days of Changmao, Hong Xuanjiao commanded the Guangxi Bigfoot Barbarians.  My mother-in-law is in the Jinxiu Camp. All the female soldiers in the camp are dressed in colorful clothes. They go in and out of the battles, and the officers and soldiers are dazzled by them. I never thought that today, there are such brave female generals in our officers and soldiers. We know that this female general  Which troop is it?"

    Before anyone could answer, Li Mengqun's voice floated over: "Xue Shuai, this is my roommate Li Suzhen."

    Peng Yulin looked back and saw Li Mengqun, dressed in military uniform and with a sword hanging on his waist, walking slowly over. Peng Yulin said with a voice, "Is Mr. He's sister also proficient in leading troops?" Li Mengqun called him "Heren", Peng Yulin and others  He always called him Lord Crane.

    Li Mengqun said with a smile: "My sister has been familiar with calligraphy since she was a child, she is skilled in craftsmanship, cavalry and archery. She is familiar with Sun Wu's art of war. She is also very knowledgeable in the study of astronomy and fortune-telling. My father was very surprised at that time. When I campaigned in Guangxi, she  Then she clamored to join the army. She came to me secretly this year and couldn't drive her away. Finally, she informed Hu Zhitai and allowed her to stay. Now she is only allowed to command the family's three hundred personal guards. "

    Peng Yulin twirled his beard and suddenly realized: "So that's it, since he is the one who is allowed to enter the camp by Run Gongzheng. He should be outstanding, and women should not be inferior to men. This time, Changmao will also let Changmao know that there are women generals in our army."

    Li Mengqun hummed softly and said: "My little sister has always wanted to fight against those rumored female generals in Changmao. But it seems that in recent years, Changmao's female battalion has disappeared, and there are no women in the battles.  Soldiers."

    Peng Yulin smiled lightly and said: "Changmao is now a big business and has a large population. It is no longer the dilemma of insufficient soldiers for long-distance expeditions, so naturally there is no need for female soldiers to go into battle."

    Li Mengqun exclaimed: "Then my little sister's wish can only come true." He paused and then said: "Xue Shuai, although General Yu's words are not pleasing to the ear, he is mature and prudent, and he still has some knowledge.  . Xiang Yongshuang can't make an appointment. Zeng Guofan naturally has no good intentions, he just wants us to rush in, but if there are long-haired soldiers and horses ambushing us, we will be the first to be attacked."

    Peng Yulin sighed softly and said: "Why does Changmao have the momentum it has today? It was because of our indulgence step by step. When Jiang Zhongyuan ambushed Changmao's brigade at Leiyidu, he only had more than 2,000 troops, but he was able to fight  If only the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers nearby could have arrived quickly and killed them together, why would there be such a disaster today?" Peng Yulin paused and then said: "Now Guilin Mansion is besieged by Changmao's heavy soldiers. Changmao has four eyes.  The dog soldiers are erratic and vicious, so if we go to the rescue, Changmao must have a back-up plan, and I also know that it is very dangerous to go. But now half of the country is about to fall into the hands of thieves, do we still have to sit back and watch? So I decided  , even if there is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den over there in Guilin Mansion, I still have to go and try it, and it won't be considered a failure of the court's grace."

    Li Mengqun rubbed his nose and said humbly: "What about Xiangyong? Are we just going to watch them take advantage of us from behind?"

    Peng Yulin said lightly: "Since they are timid, we will go our own way. I want to come. As soon as we leave, Xiang Yong will definitely follow. No matter how shameless Zeng Guofan is, he will be embarrassed to let him go like this.  The soldiers and horses he went to rescue didn't even set foot on Gui Di, so they went back."

    Li Mengqun sighed and said: "Then we have to be careful. We must build strongholds wherever we go to beware of long-haired raids. Four-eyed dogs are famous for being able to turn around and attack thousands of miles away."

    At dusk the next day, the messenger finally came back, but the news he brought was indeed that the Hunan army was in Yongzhou to clean up military discipline. Li Chongtui said that the thousands of newly recruited Hunan soldiers in Hengyang were demanding pay, and they would not leave without money or food. He  This matter is being dealt with.  Peng Yulin continued to sneer, and immediately ordered all armies to prepare to break camp and continue southward early the next morning.

    The next day, the Deqing army broke out of camp and headed south. After walking for three to fifty miles, they stopped walking further. Peng Yulin sent scouts everywhere to investigate, and the army set up strongholds on the spot.  In this way, we walked along the official road along the Xiangjiang River for several days before arriving at Xing'an.

    That day when we camped in Xing'an, Peng Yulin also sent scouts to investigate. The scouts from all sides reported that there was no sign of Changmao, but the scouts from the back came to report that Xiangyong had followed him and had arrived all over the country.  State capital.

    After hearing the news, Peng Yulin and Li Mengqun shook their heads and smiled bitterly. It seemed that Xiang Yong was really shameless and really regarded Chang De's army as a passerby.  Peng Yulin was too lazy to send anyone to question him at the moment. He just ordered his troops to go south to Guilin step by step.

    Not long after, they arrived at Lingchuan, an important town on the west bank of the Li River, north of Guilin Prefecture. More than 3,000 new Taiping troops were stationed here, and Peng Yulin's army was blocked.  Peng Yulin immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot and confront the Taiping Army in Lingchuan.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On the second day after the camp, Peng Yulin sent Li Mengqun to lead thousands of Qing troops in a tentative attack. As a result, the Taiping Army also set up a stronghold and easily repelled the Qing troops with their advantages in firearms and artillery.  offensive.  The Qing army left behind hundreds of corpses and found nothing.

    Peng Yulin was very angry. Guilin Mansion was less than fifty miles away, but his 20,000 troops were blocked by more than 3,000 people. However, he wanted to bypass Lingchuan and cross the Li River eastward to continue south for rescue, but he was afraid of being killed by Chen Yucheng.  The cavalry, which was coming and going like the wind, attacked halfway across the river. At the same time, they were also afraid that their retreat would be cut off, or that they would fall into the furry pocket formation again after reaching the east bank.

    Just when Peng Yulin was worried about how to defeat the current enemy in the tent, Li Mengqun walked quickly to the entrance and said with half joy and half worry: "Shuai Xue, Xiang Yong sent an envoy to ask for help. He only said that Xiang Yong is here.  Xing'an is surrounded by Changmao, the situation is critical, please send reinforcements quickly!"

    Peng Yulin opened his mouth and said in shock: "What? When did the Changmao detour behind us? Did they fall from the sky?!" (To be continued)
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