The officers present immediately welcomed the establishment of the First Army with warm applause, and their enthusiasm made Yang Fuqing and Yang Xiongqing, the new officers who had just defected to the Rainbow Army, a little puzzled, because they did not understand that the establishment of a First Army would make these middle and senior officers of the Rainbow Army have so much passion.

You must know that this unit is not a backbone unit in the Taiping Army, even when the Taiping Army Jintian Uprising, it also had five armies, and then it developed into ten armies in Yong'an, and after marching into Tianjing, it developed into ninety-five armies, and now there are more than 100 armies.

There are no more than 1,000 people in these military-level units, and there are only about 100 people in few, and some of them are simply establishments that exist in name only, so Yang Xiongqing and Yang Fuqing can't understand why Yun Tianzong applauds so hard.

But after the meeting, Yang Fuqing and Yang Xiongqing quickly got the answer from Yuntianzong's side, the Rainbow Army is very cherished by the number, up to now, the entire Rainbow Army is only an infantry division plus a few infantry brigades, each division and brigade is the first-class ace of the Rainbow Army, but until now, the highest level of the Rainbow Army has always been only a division, although the army exists in name, but it has never been set.

The Taiping Army did not pay enough attention to the units at the military level, and the establishment had never been actually compiled, and even in the published Taiping Army, several editions did not correctly calculate the theoretical personnel of an army, but the Rainbow Army was different, and the emergence of this first army represented a new stage in the development of the Rainbow Army.

Qu Jie said with a smile: "Lao Huo, don't worry, the Jiangxi overseer is still you, this first army is just of military significance, I didn't come to Jiangxi to rob you of your seal!" ”

Huo Qiu smiled: "I know the rules of our Rainbow Army, our Second Brigade obeys the command of the First Army, and the Nanxi Battalion was also under the Dragon Lance Regiment in the past." ”

"It's good that you think so!" Qu Jie replied: "Our first division is a guest army in Jiangxi this time, and we are here to help, and your second division is ...... Right. The second division is the protagonist. ”

Huo Qiu frowned: "Check...... No, His Royal Highness King Yan agreed that our Second Brigade was renamed the Second Division? ”

"Agreed!" Qu Jie said: "According to the establishment, an infantry corps must have three infantry divisions, and although it is not possible to make up three infantry divisions now, it must at least have two infantry divisions." ”

Yang Fuqing and Yang Xiongqing have been shocked by the huge infantry army of the Hong Army, although it is said that the Taiping Army can not move tens of thousands of troops, but the cards with combat effectiveness are limited, and the elite among them is even fewer. But this time they had already seen the troops of the 1st Division coming from the west.

Although there are only more than 10,000 people, these more than 10,000 people are all elites in a hundred battles, not to mention that they are equipped with a large number of foreign guns and artillery, and their combat effectiveness is exceptionally strong, so when they think of this, Yang Xiongqing and Yang Fuqing are glad that they have made the right choice.

If you want to stick to Jingdezhen. I am afraid that the first division will be able to defeat all its troops, which claim to be 20,000 or 30,000 Taiping troops, with a reinforced regiment.

And Huo Qiu and the cadres of the Second Division were very satisfied with this result: "That's no problem, we will resolutely obey the order in this Jiangxi operation......

They also had a little thought, according to the tradition of the Hong Army, the first army was the first army-level unit, and according to another tradition, the second division should have the opportunity to expand into a second army-level unit, and the whole Jiangxi Province really needed such a army-level unit.

And Qu Jie has now talked about the next combat mission of the First Army in Jiangxi: "Our First Army is fighting in Jiangxi, although the goal is not limited to the whole province of Jiangxi, but the main target is not Nanchang City. Rather, it is to annihilate the main force of the Hunan army and give the Jiangxi-Hubei Hunan army an annihilating blow! He criticized Qu Jie for this: "Commander Qu entered Jiangxi in advance, and worked hard, but he fought with the Hunan army, although he repeatedly broke Liu Changyou's army, but he never annihilated its main force or a part, so King Yan told me to hurt his ten fingers and cut off one of his fingers......"

"The Battle of Jiangxi. Not in the breach. It's about breaking the enemy! ”

Huo Qiu asked: "The enemy is in the enemy's place?" ”

He asked very skillfully, because Jiangxi is now in the situation of tripartite interaction between the Qing army, the Taiping army and the Hong army. And the next moment, Yang Fuqing and Yang Xiongqing were already congratulating on their original choice.

"His Excellency King Yan said, people's hearts are not satisfied, they have Jiangxi, look back at Hunan and Hubei, whoever stands in front of our Rainbow Army, whoever tries to disadvantage the Rainbow Army, who is the enemy of our Rainbow Army!"

Qu Jie was full of arrogance when he spoke.

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"I heard that the red thief dragon spear entered Jiangxi in a big way, and there were more than 10,000 people, do you have any clever plans for Lang?"

As soon as he heard Zhao Liewen ask about his deployment, Zeng Guofan shook his head and said: "What can be done, you can only do your best, although the whole province of Jiangxi is full of dangers, there is a possibility of turning safety into danger at any time." ”

There is indeed such a precedent in history, although the Taiping army almost took the whole province of Jiangxi, but in the end it still gave the Hunan army an opportunity to take advantage of, but Zhao Liewen did not see it that way: "The red thief entered Jiangxi this time, I am afraid it is very different from the Guangdong bandits!" ”

"I know, I know......" Zeng Guofan smiled bitterly: "Now the only ones that can be relied on are the water and land armies sent by Hu Runzhi, Li Xubin on the land route, and Yang Zaifu on the water route, all of whom are fierce generals of the Hunan army, and they are called invincible." ”

Yang Zaifu is Yang Yuebin, his reputation on the water can be said to be unparalleled, and the siege of Jiujiang, a land and water alliance, can be said to be the elite of the elite of the Hubei official army, but there is a fatal problem, Zhao Liewen pointed out in one mouth: "Jiujiang has not recovered, I'm afraid I can count on 20,000 people, what kind of soldiers does Shilang have available?" ”

"There are still old Hunan troops ready to enter Jiangxi, and in addition, there is still a new thief who has also led troops from Hunan to help."

"A thief of rehabilitation?" Zhao Liewen was a little curious: "The squire has to guard against it!" ”

"Yes, but Zuo Jigao vouched for me, saying that this person is absolutely credible, phew! He also assured me that it was said that the main force of the red thieves would inevitably be nostalgic for the downstream, stop the army Su Chang, and never enter Jiangxi. Zhao Liewen nodded: "What is this person's name?" What is the origin? ”

"It's called Jiao Yujing, and I'm going to unify the three battalions from the new army to help in the war in Jiangxi, it seems that he is from Chenzhou, right?" Zeng Guofan was not sure: "Liewen, the one I am most worried about now is Fuzhou!" ”

"Fuzhou has Liu Changyou in charge, but he is a veteran soldier, and I'm afraid he won't be able to support it for long!" Zhao Liewen knew the situation in Fuzhou: "It's better to withdraw early!" ”

"Well, I have already asked Zhou Fengshan to take the five battalions of Yong and go to Fuzhou to pick up Fuzhou......" Zeng Guofan said casually: "After the defeat of Zhangshu, Fengshan ......"

It's just that as soon as he said this, Zhao Liewen's face changed greatly: "Squire, this big mistake is ......"

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"King Yan, what a King Yan, as soon as I heard about this king, I knew that Liu Jiehu, a thief, must not become a big deal." Zhou Fengshan rode on the horse, and his whole body was very relaxed: "Do you know why? ”

"Why?" The battalion officer below replied with great interest: "Please explain to the adults, and the little ones will listen!" ”

Zhou Fengshan is a general of the Hunan army from Taqib's old Hunan army, and the battalion leaders under his command also come from the Hunan army commanded by Taqib back then, which is considered a division of a hundred battles, he said loudly: "You know, since ancient times, those who are called Yan Wang, except for Zhu Di, the Yan King of the former Ming Dynasty, can have a few people succeed, this is one of the ......"

He continued: "Besides, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom originally had a pseudo-Yan king Qin Richang, and later was reduced to Dingtianyan. "..., Qin Rigang, the last Yan king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is the most weightless of the eight kings of the first righteousness, and the only thing he is famous for is that in this Tianjing Incident, he will kill in Tianjing City with Wei Changhui, the king of the north, and as a result, after Shi Dakai led the team to Jingjing, Wei Huichang was killed, and Qin Rigang was placed under house arrest, and his life and death are still unknown.

Liu Chang used this king name, which did have some conflicts with Qin Rigang, and Zhou Fengshan continued to cite the third reason: "And since ancient times, according to the king of Jiangdong, he has been called the king of Wu, how can he be called the king of Yan, so I said, Liu is a thief, short-sighted, and has no ambitions, and he must not become a big thing!" ”

"Well said, Lord Zhou said it very well!"

"As soon as the adults said this, we understood that Liu Jiehu really couldn't make a big deal!"

"Lord Zhou, when we encounter an opponent like Liu Jiehu, we are naturally very sure of our rush to Fuzhou this time."

"It's not just very certain, it's just 12 points certain!"

Zhou Fengshan was also very proud, before his old Hunan army fought with Shi Dakaibu in Zhangshu Town, but the result was unfavorable, and more than 1,000 people were annihilated, and many people looked down on him and this old Hunan army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our team is a team brought out by the Taqibu Army, winning a hundred battles, from Hunan to Hubei, breaking through hundreds of thousands of Guangdong bandits, especially Yuezhou, Wuchang are the most brilliant, today to aid Fuzhou, is about to reproduce the victory of Yuezhou in the past."

Speaking of Zhou Fengshan's five battalions of Xiangyong, it is indeed the old battalion of Taqib, which can be said to be the oldest and most brilliant one in the history of the entire Hunan army, but after being handed over to Zhou Fengshan, there is a feeling that the rivers are declining, especially in the battle of Zhangshu Town, Zhou Fengshan's battalion of 3,000 people was annihilated by Shi Dakai more than 1,000 units, although it was lucky that it was not completely annihilated, but the people of the time have separated the Zhou Fengshan battalion from the old Hunan army led by the Taqib era.

And Zhou Fengshan is very pretentious, he thinks he is a fierce general, in the past, Taqibu was a full of people, but he led the Hunan army to resist the insult, and won a hundred battles, but he was the first soldier, brave and unparalleled, and Zhou Fengshan felt that he was above Yongrui, and he was not much inferior to Taqib who vomited blood and died in Jiujiang.

Zhou Fengshan looked confident: "This time to aid Fuzhou, we will be able to win a battle!" ”