"When the world is full of thieves, there is a king thief who pretends to be the general of the heavens, and he is covered in Huangmei... Among the remnants of the thieves, there was another Huang who claimed to be a general who was wreaking havoc for a while; It is the comeback of the Yellow Reverse Escape Ridge Table, which is bad in the southeast. . . Then there were Taiping thieves in other parts of the country, trapped in Jinghu and the official army could not control it... The people of the time sighed, how many thieves from all over the world followed. ”

"The Secret of Dry Talismans",

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Zhao Yingong, who slowly woke up in the daylight, and had properly handled and bandaged the arrow wounds on his legs, but could not be idle, limped to the outside of the camp. But it was already a scene of people bustling with people under the sun after snow. I don't know where so many rebel heads came from.

In fact, as far as he could vaguely see, except for a small number of Taiping soldiers in neat robes and armor, the rest of the crowd were also authentic rebels. The devil knows how many of these chaotic rebels have developed in the local area of the Taiping Army's sneaking detachments during this period of time.

Seeing them happily holding the heads of officers and soldiers or other trophies, the equipment and costumes they exchanged were more like old weapons that had been eliminated from the Taiping Army and reused.

Of course, the most popular ones here are undoubtedly produced and stored by the Taiping army, the compressed dry food made of old grain like bricks, and clay cans made of sewer, beans, and blood clots, as well as black felt blankets and jars of wine.

And all this situation and weather are all from the Taiping army's three strategies against the enemy, "punishing the hoe and the strong, the volunteers and the volunteers, and helping the city". It is precisely because of these foreshadowing that it came in handy in the counterattack of the southward invasion of the official army;

In contrast, the process of leading his team to help and fight at the right time is a bit lackluster, but it is just the result of the right time; In the end, he scattered the troops he brought. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh a little. At this time, a strong aroma suddenly pulled Zhao Yinggong's attention back.

"Zhao Beijiang, do you want a bowl?"

Yu Hou, a battalion subordinate who was busy in front of several stove carts, grinned at him and smiled

"This is the fish porridge made from the water division river fishing team. It is specially designed for the wounded to nourish their bodies. ”

"As everyone knows, you caught a key person yesterday..."

"Yes."

Zhao Yinggong couldn't help but step forward in surprise and took a bowl of hot fish porridge.

"The guy who was beaten by you and half dead has already been recognized, and it is known to the Ma Jun of the Taining Army, and he is also a training envoy of the Yanzhou Regiment. What is it called, Li Shitai or something. ”

Chen Dou'er also picked up a bowl and said happily with a sigh of relief.

"It is said that Liu Lang has chased their battalion to the territory of Xiangzhou, and they have plundered it well, and even the walled city and Guanshi of the official army have been burned down a lot."

"It's a pity that I couldn't find the big boss surnamed Song in the battle, otherwise it would have been a great credit for catching a court envoy. There are still many brothers who are still patrolling outside. ”

It seems that because of the big victory just now, Chen Bei'er has also become extremely talkative and let go of the hidden alienation of the past.

"Now it's the biggest official you've caught. I'm afraid it's indispensable to have a good reward. If you can't be sure, you can also choose the reward project you want. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yinggong's heart also warmed up slightly. According to some of the circumstances and examples known to him, according to the rules of reward and punishment in the latest edition of the Taiping Sacred Treasury System, the credit for this kind of capturing the flag and even capturing the life before the battle is much greater than that of others.

Although there are not many specific financial goods, the corresponding benefits are generous and rare in the world. In addition to the acres of Engong fields that have been continuously accumulated on the basis of the military registration fields guaranteed by the service period; They can also obtain salaries and subsidies in the corresponding ranks, and various promotions in rations by virtue of the commemorative medals of the corresponding battles and personal meritorious medals.

You can also choose to enroll in the school to rebuild more advanced military art and political theory, or a chance to transfer to another place on the basis of the same rank. They can even choose to transfer to local military posts and be promoted to a higher level in order to live a more stable and peaceful life.

In fact, many generals and veterans who feel that their physical strength is gradually declining or their knowledge is limited and their potential is limited, and they cannot keep up with the changes in the Taiping Army, will choose this road of retiring to the second and third lines of the rear and recuperating for the rest of their lives in disguise.

In the eyes of Zhao Yinggong, this is becoming more and more like a royal road master and an emerging hidden dragon who is establishing rules and regulations, and his duties are becoming more and more complete. is a traditional martial artist who still thinks of serving in his bones and taking the lintel of light and shade as his own thoughts, but he can't help but have some difficult choices for a while.

Suddenly, the trumpet sounded and the door of the camp was wide open, and a vote of men and horses in helmets and armor came in, and immediately the crowd in the camp was frightened and bluffed like the tide of the river, and retreated to both sides.

Then, the carts pulled by many cattle were packed with bundles of flags and armor piled up like hills; And these Taiping soldiers are also all dressed in conspicuous big hats, cloaks, bows and crossbows and holding swords and guns, as if they have just fought this battle and have changed their old appearance.

In fact, as far as he knew, there were originally only two dissatisfied battle battalions and three garrison battalions in Jingmen City, with about four or five thousand men and horses. In addition, the two battalions of cavalry who galloped to support, contain and echo were only seven or eight thousand people sitting in two places; However, the official army as an opponent is known as the soldiers and horses of Jingnanjie Town, who have tens of thousands of armor.

Seeing this scene of unusual scenery, Zhao Yinggong felt that he might be witnessing the birth of a new legendary story while envious. At least compared to the Taiping Army, Wang Tiegun and Wang Tianming, who have been praised by the Taiping leader himself, are "full of courage"; After this battle, Ge Guomei and Ge Congzhou have to have an evaluation of "courage and strategy".

You know, he actually dared to take risks and carry out tactics inside and out. And the old and weak defended the city with a bluff, and used the main force to scatter outside the city to actively look for fighters, and maneuver and tug of war with the invading enemy, and finally gave him the result of winning more with outnumbered.

Because of the commander who led the cavalry of the front to come to the aid, Liu Liumao, who was also the chief bookkeeper of Hezhou, has not returned to pursue the enemy so far; So soon, Zhao Yinggong, as a representative of the reinforcements, saw Ge Congzhou, who was covered in dust and melted snowflakes, and expressed his congratulations.

"This is a book of tips awarded by the Void Leader."

However, Ge Congzhou unabashedly took out an inconspicuous cloth bag to show him.

"It is said that if you can use it in the future, you can go to the night school with the camp and show up to teach the experience and lessons learned. So it doesn't hurt to show you. ”

Zhao Yinggong faintly saw that on the long and narrow note, there was only a sixteen-character mantra of "the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and I disturb, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase".

In an instant, he seemed to have suddenly opened a new door in his mind, and he had all the gains and losses of years of experience in horse warfare. Isn't this a tactic and strategy tailored for these clutch soldiers who come and go like the wind?

Suddenly, he had a plan for his next step and the arrangements for his future, and he decided to ask to enter the university training institute for more advanced training, so as to better understand the principles and ideas of the Taiping Army.

At the same time, in Xiangyang, the city of Xiangzhou Prefecture in the north, Liu Jurong, the envoy of Shandong Jiedu standing at the head of the city, was also squinting expressionlessly, those grass thief horsemen who ignored the winter snow, frost and cold, and showed off their might in the suburbs outside the city, and even once broke into the city gate to call for battle.

Although he had the intention to kill the thief and frustrate his spirit, the subordinates who had just recovered a little vitality from the defeat a month ago refused their request to go to war on the grounds of reason; As for the newcomer, the Taining army under the leadership of Duan Yanmo did not believe in evil and sent a group of men and horses to tentatively attack the city from other gates; And then he never came back.

So everyone stayed on the city with more peace of mind, and after witnessing the noisy cries of these grass thieves for a while, they slowly disappeared again in the wind and snow; Along with it was a fleet of ships that roamed the country.

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In the small hall of Chang'an Daming Palace, a hastily assembled temporary summons are also underway.

It's just that as the initiator of the summoning of the Emperor, the prime minister Lu Xie, who has just driven away the political enemies who can hinder him in the end, and was able to dominate the government and dominate the ministers, is no longer full of ambition and high spirits that were overflowing in the past;

Instead, he bent his back and looked like he was exhausted and worried about the hardships and hard work, and in front of the young man who had been playing all night and had not woken up and yawned, he held up a bean and covered his face and sighed:

"Gao Qianli misunderstands me, Gao Qianli misunderstands me. What such a depraved thing. ”

"Huainan was defeated and lost this general, isn't it the entire southeast wealth and wealth to be uneasy."

Sandwiched between Zheng Ji and Lu Xian, the two "strong men", there has always been no sense of existence, and Shangshu's left servant shot the three pins of beans under the door, and he also said with a sad face.

"The financial plan of the court for the coming year, the money of the hundred officials and the liao, the money, food, clothing and silk of the soldiers of the army, and the gifts and body money of the soldiers in the towns. Isn't it going to be dangerous? ”

"Please also ask the saint to rest easy, since the crusading officers and troops have been defeated, and most of them have been able to return to their respective places, then Huang Yi must have suffered a lot of damage."

Lu Xian could only stubbornly and forcefully argue to the Son of Heaven who was overflowing with indignation.

"There must be a lot of room for redemption. Now the town of Huainan is only a slight setback, and the territory is still in the hands of the army. . . It can continue to block and intercept along the river, and the grass thieves will be rampant. ”

After all, in terms of the national policy of begging thieves, he has been too deeply tied to the high envoy and the king of Gao Jun in disguise; Even if there is no danger, you can only work hard to fill the gap and ease the cheeks. Therefore, it is reasonable, even if there is even the slightest possibility, he must insist and maintain it for the other party.

Otherwise, someone in the DPRK and China has already handed over a tie, claiming that it is necessary to recall the former prime minister Zheng Jin, who denounced Luoyang, in order to prepare for the joint efforts of arbitrariness and discussion to deal with the current chaos. And his protégés and party wings have already begun to build momentum for them in the government and the opposition, if they are really succeeded by this generation, it will be a major setback and a slap in the face for Lu and his party, which is easy to dominate the court.

"What about the two eastern Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces? Do you just let the thieves gallop back and forth? ”

The crown prince and young master Yu Brown questioned loudly.

"The servant thinks that he can appoint a powerful commander to be the deputy commander of the camp in the south of the Yangtze River, so as to unify the soldiers and horses of Zhenhai, Yisheng, Xuanshe, and Fujian towns, and strictly guard against thieves and chaos. And on behalf of the Jianghuai transfer envoy. ”

"No, no."

Lu Xian immediately reacted and said, the other party wanted to repair the plank road and secretly cross Chen Cang and rush to speak.

"Gao Bohai is known as the pillar of the country, and when he is a famous minister in the world, it is not appropriate to thin his potential... It is better to ask Jiangxi to recruit Cao Quanzhen to lead his division across the river to help the situation in the southeast. ”

"No, Shandong Liu Jurong is unstable under the new defeat, if there is no Cao Quanyang's department to echo, wouldn't it be isolated and helpless and like opening the door to arrest the criminals."

Yu Brown couldn't help but retort.

"Could it be that with the vastness of the imperial court and the breadth of the world, there is no other good choice other than Huainan."

"The minister thinks that he should do the thing of appeasement again, and take the attack of the two thieves in Hunan and the southeast as the benefit."

Seeing that he was once again in a dispute, he was the last minister present, and the head of the household department and Cui Xin, the secretary of the Zhongshu Sect, put forward individual suggestions for a different way.

"It can make people take advantage of the situation with high-ranking officials and lords, and follow the story of the king thief and Huang Rebellion dividing evil. Or there is a miraculous call. ”

(End of chapter)