The news that Wei Ze's troops entered Yangzhou City made Jiangning General Tuo Ming'a, who commanded the Jiangbei camp, quite annoyed, originally Yangzhou defenders were less than 10,000, and the Qing army fought dozens of times for more than a year without being able to fight, and now more than 20,000 people have entered Yangzhou, and Yangzhou can not be defeated.

In response to this situation, General Tomina immediately made a decision, and he sent his deputy general Dexinga to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to the south of Yangzhou City to set up a formation to attack, and strive to take advantage of Wei Ze's first arrival in Yangzhou to shock Wei Ze's morale.

It is not unheard of Wei Ze's name, and Shu Yue Bandit is also a well-known role among Cantonese bandits. However, with thousands of Qing troops, Tomin was able to hold on between Yangzhou and Nanjing for more than a year, and suppressed Yangzhou City to the death. With such a record, General Tomina is very confident in his troops.

However, the guerrilla Xiong Qi, who escaped from the tile kiln shop, dared to oppose this order. Xiong Qinai is Tomina's henchman, or the general who paid the most tribute to Tomina. Although the Qing army in Jiangbei Camp could not be compared with Wei Ze in terms of historical knowledge, cultural education, and even literary attainments, they instinctively understood one thing, this Yangzhou is an extremely wealthy place, and it is a big fool to be able to camp here.

Beginning with Tomin'a, the Qing generals were all rampant in the territory enclosed by the barracks in various places, but there was no such thing in the areas occupied by the Taiping army. Officers also need to pay tribute to their superiors after receiving benefits from their subordinates, and Xiong Qi's men always pay the most tribute to Tomina. So when he fled, Tomina had no intention of curing him.

But Xiong Qi not only did not relent, but began to spread defeatist remarks in public in Tomina's big tent. After the Taiping army entered Yangzhou after going south, it had already formed a three-sided attack on Jiangbei. The Taiping army is so strong that the long base is afraid that it will not be able to hold it, so everyone simply found an excuse to cross the Yangtze River to join the Jiangnan camp. In short, Xiong Qi is full of nonsense.

"Xiong Qi, what do you mean?" Tomina asked impatiently.

"My lord, do your subordinates really think it's better for us to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River." Xiong Qi didn't say the reason, just put on a bitter face and tried to persuade him.

Now Tomina couldn't help but get bored. He was originally scolding Xiong Qi in his heart, if the imperial court allowed the people of Jiangbei camp to cross the Yangtze River to Jiangnan camp at will, then what did the imperial court do when setting up Jiangbei camp? However, after thinking of this, Tomina's train of thought suddenly expanded. If Tuo Ming'a really obeyed Xiong Qi's construction and fled to the Jiangnan camp with Xiong Qi and other generals, the angry Xianfeng Emperor would only punish Tuo Ming'a and other well-known officers. A guerrilla like Xiong Qi is afraid that he will be able to stay in office and continue to work after the imperial court sends a new general.

Thinking of this, Tomin became furious, he slapped the table and shouted, "Xiong Qi, you yourself are too cowardly to fight, and you still say these words to let everyone escape, what is your intention?" ”

indiscriminately, and Xiong Qi is not allowed to make any excuses. After Tomin scolded Xiong Qi, he asked Xiong Qi to go down and get fifty military sticks.

After packing up Xiong Qi, the angry Tuo Ming'a continued to order Dexing'a to bring 4,000 soldiers and horses to attack Yangzhou. At the same time, he sent an envoy to cross the river to the Jiangnan camp, and Tomin Ah ordered the messenger to inform Xiang Rong of the Jiangnan camp of the latest situation, and brought Tomina's opinion, hoping that Xiang Rong could send a force to aid the camp in the south of the Yangtze River.

Just as Tomin was responding, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, sent Chen Chengying, the former prime minister of Tianguanzheng, to Yangzhou to discuss the latest situation with Wei Ze.

Obviously, Yang Xiuqing didn't expect Wei Ze to hit Yangzhou in such a short time. The strategy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was all in charge of Yang Xiuqing, and it was Yang Xiuqing who commanded the campaign for a long time, but this time the campaign had to force Yang Xiuqing to quickly come up with countermeasures. The purpose of Chen Chengying's trip is to know how Wei Ze is going to fight.

"Zuo Tianhou, I came this time to break through the Jiangbei camp head-on, the old nest of the Qing demon is in the Sanchai River, I am ready to attack in the north, east, and west, and try to annihilate the Qing demon in the Jiangbei camp." Wei Ze told Chen Chengying of his plan.

At this time, Chen Chengying's face was a little difficult to look at, "Brother Wei, you didn't even inform the East King of such a big matter, did you just make your own decisions?" ”

Wei Ze was stunned, "Huh? I just arrived in Yangzhou yesterday, and I just decided on the strategy, and I was about to inform the king of the east, aren't you here Zuo Tianhou? I have sent someone back with you to inform the king of the east. ”

Seeing that Wei Ze was so arrogant, Chen Chengying said helplessly: "Brother Wei, you have arrived in Yangzhou and brought so many big ships, is it difficult to go to Tianjing City in person to face the East King?" Why send someone else? ”

Wei Ze listened to Chen Chengying's words, and then he suddenly realized, and he hurriedly replied: "I'll prepare immediately and go to Tianjing City." ”

When he crossed the river with Chen Chengying, Wei Ze didn't speak much, and he suddenly realized that he had changed a lot. If it was before, no matter how much Wei Ze's status was different from the other party, he would be polite to others. And now, Wei Ze can still do this to his brothers in his own troops, but he is not so polite to his Taiping brothers in other troops. For example, in the face of Prime Minister Zeng Lichang and Zuo Tianhou Chen Chengying, Wei Ze has gradually become accustomed to the identity of "King of Qi". Most of the time, the attitude is condescending, giving orders in a commanding posture.

Whether this change is good or bad, Weeser has a hard time judging. However, Wei Ze himself also appeared, not only did he begin to look condescending to the other brothers of the Taiping Army, but Wei Ze also began to pay less and less attention to his boss Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East. If it was before, after Wei Ze arrived in Yangzhou, he would first say that he would go to Tianjing City to meet Chen Jiyi, the king of the east. Instead of waiting for the subordinates of the East King to come and make such a request to Wei Ze.

"Looks like I've changed!" Weser couldn't help but sigh.

However, this exclamation soon disappeared, and this attack on the Jiangbei camp was Wei Ze's painstaking work, and one of the reasons why he did not sue Yang Xiuqing was that Wei Ze himself did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to carry out this plan to what extent. In the original plan, Wei Ze arrived in Yangzhou later than now, and when besieging Yangzhou, it was necessary to attack the Jiangbei camp from the west under Zhang Yingchen's headquarters in Chuzhou. In this era when communication is still completely dependent on manpower, Weeser cannot achieve such effective command. Therefore, Wei Ze chose to lead the main force to Yangzhou first, and then transfer troops and adjust the deployment according to the situation.

Before arriving at the Dongwang Mansion in Tianjing City, Wei Ze finally thought of his words. However, to Wei Ze's great surprise, it was Qi Yuchang, a bibliophile from Tianjing City, who greeted Wei Ze in front of the East Palace.

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