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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 550: Zhao Yu Returns to the North

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    The sky was overcast, and a cold winter rain fell. After nightfall, the cold wind blew all night again. When I woke up the next day, the roads inside and outside Xing'an Town were covered with ice crystals formed after freezing rain. It actually covered the entire Xing'an Town.  They are all wrapped in a thin layer of ice crystals, covering roads, branches, and roofs everywhere.

    Zhang Wenxiang wore military shoes with thatched soles on his feet and barely managed to avoid slipping while walking on the icy road. However, he looked at the ice crystals in his eyes and said worriedly to the staff officer beside him, Li Desi: "I didn't expect that overnight  The intermittent winter rain has turned into winter rain. Not only has the weather become a lot colder, but travel has become very inconvenient, so all departments must focus on solving the problem of ice on the roads, while also paying attention to keeping warm from the cold."

    Zheng Yantuo, trainer of the Third Division, added: "At the same time, the troops should also pay attention to collecting thatch for anti-slip soles. There should be enemy situations today, so that the front-line troops can prepare for battle."

    After receiving the order loudly, staff officer Li Desi led the staff members of each department to go separately. After several staff officers left, Zhang Wenxiang sneered and said: "Old Zheng, it's freezing rain this night, do you think Qingyao will still march according to the original plan?"  Are you going to move forward quickly? It would be nice if they don¡¯t set up camp and rest for a few days.¡±

    Zheng Yantuo smiled slightly and said: "Don't underestimate Peng Yulin. Although the Changde Qing army under him is not as elite as the suppression troops, it is enough that Peng Yulin was able to block several of King Yi's offensives in Changde.  This person¡¯s ability should not be taken lightly. Although the King of the West asked us to let Changde¡¯s Qing army return north, we must also be prepared for battle.¡±

    Zhang Wenxiang hummed, but still had a long face.  He punched the tree trunk next to him hard, and the ice crystals on the tree trunk trembled and fell down, "I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Xiwang Gourd. Thirty thousand Qing troops, we are here  Let the enemy go!¡±

    Zheng Yantuo frowned and swept away the ice crystal fragments on his shoulders and said: "Have you thought about it for a few days and still haven't understood the true purpose of this order? I told you yesterday that fighting must be based on political factors and cannot just be done blindly.  Think about destroying the enemy.¡±

    Zhang Wenxiang rubbed his temples and said: "Come on, I've been thinking about it all night, but I still can't figure out the twists and turns of political factors. Don't beat around the bush. Tell me quickly, otherwise I'm going to go crazy.  .¡±

    Zheng Yantuo pulled on his scarlet cloak and placed his hand on his sword.  He slowly pulled out his sword and drew a few strokes on the icy ground with the tip of the sword. After a while, several place names such as Wuchang and Changde on the Yangtze River appeared on the ground. Zheng Yantuo pointed at Wuchang and said: "Now the base camp of Yiwang is here  This is it."

    Zhang Wenxiang was a little confused.  He nodded and said, "What does King Yi's presence in Wuchang have to do with us releasing Peng Yulin back to Changde?" At this point, his expression changed slightly.  Whispered: "What do you mean"

    Zheng Yantuo nodded meaningfully and whispered: "Now King Yi is in Wuchang. To the north, Qingyao Hu Linyi has served as governor of Hubei and is in charge of Jingzhou Prefecture. To the south is Zeng Guofan's Xiangyong, and to the west are Changde's Zhang Liangji and Peng  Yulin. If Peng Yulin's thirty thousand troops are wiped out in Guangxi, King Yi can take advantage of the situation to attack Changde Mansion and break the situation of being surrounded on three sides."

    Zhang Wenxiang said thoughtfully: "Zeng Guofan's navy was completely exhausted last year, and now our army controls the water rights of the Yangtze River. If King Yi sends troops to attack Changde, Zeng Guofan will definitely not dare to send troops to rescue. And Hu Linyi of Jingzhou has just arrived,  The ability to send troops to rescue is also limited. Once King Yi breaks through Changde, he can go north to surround Jingzhou, or go south to Baoqing and other state capitals in Xiangdi, and the strategic space will be greatly expanded."

    Zheng Yan nodded and said, "The King of the West doesn't want to see King Yi continue to expand his territory. The best result is that King Yi maintains a balance of power with the Qing army surrounded on three sides. This is why we are starting this year."  This is why we attack Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou but not Hunan."

    Zhang Wenxiang exclaimed, "So this is the political factor you mentioned." Zheng Yantuo drew his sword a few more times and said, "After Guangdong and Guangxi were restored in Guilin, our army was already determined to win it.  But the King of the West also seems to be afraid that after Peng Yulin's tribe is wiped out, if King Yi does not send troops, Zeng Guofan's family will be the only one in Hunan, and the King of the West does not want this to happen."

    Zhang Wenxiang nodded and said: "It is true that it is quite difficult for us to digest the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi at the moment. If Zeng Guofan or Yi Wang, whoever occupies Zhang Liangji's territory, it will give potential opponents the opportunity to expand their territory. In the future, whether it is Yi Wang  Zeng Guofan is still a difficult opponent."

    "Secondly, although Peng Yulin's 30,000 troops have weak combat effectiveness, it will still take some effort for our infantry regiment of more than 10,000 people to deal with them. If we surrounded 30,000 Qing troops in northern Guangxi, the Qing government would be desperate  If we send troops to rescue them again, the war in Guangxi will become more complicated, so the advantages of letting them go back outweigh the disadvantages."

    After listening to Zheng Yantuo¡¯s words, Zhang Wenxiang let out a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: ¡°The King of the West deserves to be the King of the West.King, take one step and look at it for more than ten steps. Old Zheng, you can guess what King Xi is thinking.  "

    Zheng Yantuo smiled slightly and said: "I just made some guesses, but I always feel that King Xi may have other intentions in this matter"

    On the frontline position of the Taiping Army outside Xing'an Town, Cao Fu'an, commander of the third company of the third regiment, second battalion, was looking at the military propaganda page in his hand. He saw on it that the Tianjing condolences group came to the front line to visit the soldiers, and would go to each unit to provide condolences in the future.  So much.  I'm wondering in my heart, what is this condolences group here to express their condolences to?

    "Company Commander, the people from the reconnaissance squad are back, and the Qingyao forward has arrived three miles away!" A company staff officer ran over and whispered.

    Cao Fuan hurriedly put away the propaganda paper and said loudly: "Brothers, prepare to fight. No one is allowed to shoot without my order! Remember, Qing Yao did not attack us, and no one is allowed to fight back!"

    Bugles and shouts rang out, and the Taiping soldiers in the entire position immediately began preparations for the battle.  Half an hour later, a group of Qing troops appeared in sight. They were about a thousand steps away from the Taiping Army's position, and they were walking with difficulty on the official road frozen by the freezing rain.

    "Company commander, why don't we let our artillery fire a few shots? You can see clearly that the army is densely packed. One shot will definitely kill a dozen of them!" The deputy company commander came over and whispered.

    Cao Fu'an said angrily: "Go, go, today's military order is to be on alert. There is no combat mission. The staff officer has repeatedly explained that anyone who fires without orders will be shot! Do you think you have a long life?"

    The deputy company commander was choked. He lay on the trench and looked at the Qing troops lining up unwillingly. He gritted his teeth and said, "We are letting the enemy go!"

    Cao Fuan said angrily: "Who the hell doesn't know that you are letting the enemy go? If you have the ability, go talk to the battalion staff officer, and don't bother me!"

    Soon Peng Yulin's flag appeared in front of the Taiping soldiers. The deputy company commander said happily: "Company commander, let's fire one shot, just one shot. The gunners of our battalion are still aiming very accurately. One shot will go down."  We can definitely kill this Qingyao general!"

    Cao Fu'an said angrily: "Do you have any military discipline orders? You have already said that you are not allowed to fire a single shot without an order!"

    It seemed that the Qing army marching on the opposite side also noticed that there were a large number of Taiping troops on the Taiping Army's position, and they were nervously guarding the advance. However, their doubts were soon dispelled. Thousands of Qing troops and Taiping troops passed by.  Still no shots were fired.

    Gradually, the Qing soldiers began to become bolder, and some of them with loud voices began to laugh and curse at the Taiping Army position. There were even a dozen Qing soldiers who walked to the official road and urinated in the direction of the Taiping Army position.  .

    The deputy company commander was so angry that he stood up and shouted loudly at the Qing army: "Gou Qingyao, go back to Hunan and eat chili!" He then turned to the Taiping soldiers in the trenches.  They shouted: "Get the fuck up, let's pee too!"

    So the two sides began to urinate and curse, and the curses from both sides gradually escalated. "The dog has long hair! Hide in the trenches and be like rats!" "The dog is a demon! Go back and continue to be the slave of the dog!"  "You, Chen Yucheng, are the four-eyed dogs!" "Fart! Peng Yulin is the lackey who ran back with his tail between his legs!"

    This ridiculous scolding war gradually began to escalate, from the scale of more than ten people to the scale of dozens or hundreds of people. They began to strive to outshine each other in terms of volume, and then began to escalate unscrupulously because they insulted the commanders of both sides.  .

    "Your dog King Xi will only hide in Tianjing and play with women!" "The two little widows in your capital will seduce eunuchs all day long!" "Xianren Banban, if you have the guts, come over and have a fight!" "Damn that!  Come here if you dare!" Cao Fuan looked helplessly at these energetic soldiers yelling and cursing at the top of their lungs, as if this could also vent his anger.

    After a while, Cao Fu'an, a student soldier with a scholar background, couldn't stand listening anymore. It was really insulting to the gentlemen, so he got up and shouted loudly: "Excuse me, we are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, not Qiu Ba who is full of foul words! Come, let's go together  Sing military songs! Let those dog demons see our military might!"

    All the soldiers responded loudly together, and the Taiping Army Song of the West Palace was first heard from the position of the third company: "Forward! Forward! Forward! Our team is like the sun, stepping on the earth of the motherland, carrying  The hope of the nation, we are an invincible force, we are the children of the nation, we are the armed forces of the nation, never fearful, never surrender, fight bravely until the enemy is completely wiped out, and the flag of the Kingdom of Heaven flies high  "A majestic military song sang out. More and more Taiping soldiers put down their curse words and joined in the chorus. The loud and sonorous military song quickly suppressed the curses of the Qing army.

    Under Peng Zishuai¡¯s flag, Peng Yulin sat on his horse and listened blankly to the entire Taiping Army song. He could not speak for a long time. After a while,Only then murmured: "It turns out that this is the reason why the Taiping Army is invincible. They claim to be the soldiers of the nation"

    Peng Yulin followed and sent an order sadly: "Let all the ministries move forward quickly, and no more entanglements and scoldings with Changmao are allowed!" In this way, the 30,000 Qing troops were defeated in the scolding battle and returned north.

    A few days later, Peng Yulin led his troops back to Yong'an Prefecture. His 30,000 soldiers rested on the spot first. Peng Yulin, Yu Wanqing, Li Mengqun and others hurriedly wrote the battle situation into memorials and official documents, and sent them to the capital and Changde respectively, waiting for the capital and Changde.  Changde's general order.

    A few days later, without waiting for orders from the generals in Beijing and Changde, more than a dozen Qing prisoners released by the Taiping Army arrived. They brought back the bodies of Jiang Zhongyuan and several other Qing officers (To be continued.  .)
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