This unexpected news immediately made Zhou Huai'an gain Luzhou City, and almost strangled the future Huainan Yang regime in infancy, and the little happy mood brought by it was washed away.

You must know that in order to support the strategy of the General's Mansion in Huainan, it also added more fire to Huangchao's plan to go north to the Central Plains; He divided a large part of the various siege equipment he brought this time into a special contingent to assist the main force of the righteous army to conquer the big cities and fortifications held by the officers and soldiers.

Therefore, the most valuable of them is not the traditional accumulating siege equipment that has a limited actual service life and is ready to be replaced with newer and better firearms, and gradually phased out; As a result, we have accumulated a lot of experience in the use of data and the corresponding operators for observation and mapping data.

To this end, he specially dispatched capable men and horses to form a support force of a medium battalion (more than 900 people), as well as more than 100 carts and their supporting animals. But I didn't expect that there would still be a situation in the interior battle in the basic plate of friendly forces.

"What exactly happened and how much was found out, and how did this happen. Who are involved? There are those who belong to the neighborhood.,What is the specific attitude towards this.。。 ”

At the temporary military meeting, Zhou Huaian asked several questions in one breath.

"Back to the army, the special contingent was attacked on the way to Baoying after conquering Xuyi City in Chuzhou."

Mi Bao, the marquis on duty who was in charge of sending and receiving military information, also responded word by word.

"According to the rhetoric of General Gao (Yu), after being attacked by these unknown enemies, the detachment left behind its excess equipment and burdens, and dug trenches and arranged formations near the Caohe River as a basis for holding on to wait for reinforcements."

"And before the enemy was fully encircled, he sent people to release the boat along the river and rushed out, and kept running all the way to the Gaotong Office of the Hailing Transfer Institute, and then there was a matter of coming to report the news."

"More follow-up news is still being investigated, but according to the brothers who rushed out, there was a rumor that came to Shanyang Shang a few days before the attack, but it was rejected by the captain of the team."

"That's what he does. Pass my order, in addition to the Lujiang River that has been taken, and suspend the offensive against the remaining Shucheng, Shenxian, and Chaoxian. Immediately gather and gather all the men and horses, and go all out to kill the Chuzhou rescue team. ”

Zhou Huai'an immediately made a decision when he heard this.

"Send a fast horse messenger again to tell all parties along the way, and anyone who dares to block and hinder the way forward of our army will be treated as thieves and will be attacked with all their might. At the same time, he ordered Wang Chongba's naval army to cut off and blockade the river, and sent envoys to inform and hold accountable the general's mansion. ”

After arranging these in one go, Zhou Huai'an re-glanced at the subordinates and generals gathered on the left and right;

"Do you guys have anything else to fill into?"

"What the leader said is very true, this matter must not be tolerated. We would like to do our best to save our brothers who are in distress. ”

Among them, Zhu Cun, who was the first deputy, sighed heavily and expressed his position first.

"A certain wish is to take the lead for this formation and open the way for the army."

There was also the newly attached Qian Gumei who volunteered, which immediately attracted enthusiastic echoes.

"I'll beat him up."

"I will redouble my efforts to get justice."

"Good life teaches this surnamed Shang."

"Let's look at the one who doesn't open his eyes, just clean up all the way"

In a crowded and passionate atmosphere, Meng Juehai, the vanguard general of the Taiping Army who was temporarily sent to the Taiping Army, was led by several people who came from the command of Gai Hong, the capital of the South Road, and they seemed to have some strange appearances and complicated expressions.

When the military service ended and each received the order, Meng Juehai, who was also temporarily appointed to stay in Hefei City, Luzhou, couldn't wait to find Zhu Cun, who was the deputy general of the Second Army.

"Brother Zhu, I'm afraid there are still doubts in this, so don't be impulsive."

Meng Juehai went straight to the point.

"Of course I know. But it's something that comes to an end and has to do it.。。 ”

Zhu Cun rubbed his brows a little helplessly and confused.

"You must know that since the rebels swept through the southeastern provinces, the Taiping Department has been in the midst of it. I don't dare to say that I have made great contributions, but it is also the key to repeated achievements, and all the armies and departments have benefited from it. ”

Hearing this, Meng Juehai's expression relaxed slightly. But Zhu Cun's expression was even more bitter and sad.

"However, this time, according to the order of the General's Palace, the special contingent responsible for assisting the friendly forces in the battle was killed; The messengers who rushed out fled all the way to complain, but there were not many repercussions and actions, and no one thought they were in solidarity or support; Is this the reason why my Taiping Department does not practice virtue in daily life and beggars its neighbors? Or is it because the power of the general manager is high and the power is profound, and no one dares to speak out. ”

"As far as I know, there has always been no shortage of dissidents and jealousy against my Taiping in the rebel army, and I thought it was only seen by a few individuals who did not know the general situation; But to be able to let it go and come to such a step is both sad and chilling. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Cun's expression became unconcealed again.

Therefore, whether this matter has anything to do with Mr. Shang or not, since the matter happened in Chuzhou, it is his inescapable involvement. Our Taiping army should use this to make a voice and show that their attitude is correct; Otherwise, even if it is a temporary compromise or a burden of humiliation, even if it is difficult to pass the detachment this time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other rights and wrongs and accidents next time. ”

"Could it be that our Taiping Army has tens of thousands of soldiers in hand, and we still have to wait and rely on the name of the military government in order to deal with the next obstruction and calculation against our army? Only with their own strengths and the attitude of going all out at any cost can they save more brothers who may survive in those selfish ghosts, and get the chance to negotiate and be saved in the future. ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but advise Meng Juehai Zhengse.

"I know that you have always been close to that clan brother Meng (Kai) Zuojun; It's rare that the old capital is still friendly with the army, so he said these heart-wrenching words. You must not involve his old man in this right and wrong because of a rash act for a while. ”

Zhu Cun actually has the subtext and implication that he didn't say namelessly, that is, this time is not a touchstone. Externally, we tried out the true attitude of those other rebels who were close and estranged. Internally, it is a disguised examination and verification, what kind of attitude and position should be among these new and old subordinates who are inextricably linked to the past rebel army.

At least although he does not deviate from the mercenary temperament on the surface, he can still see clearly in this fundamental stance of right and wrong, and he does not dare to make a fundamental mistake.

。。。。。。。

And in Tianchang County, the newly established camp of the Great General's Mansion.

Dou Lusheng, the secret envoy of the imperial court who had not shown his face for a long time, was also able to put on a full set of crowns and robes with fake purple silk ribbons, and the imperial order book holding a roll of jute silk paper was facing the people led by Huang Chao, who was dressed in military uniforms, and read it out loud in a frustrated voice:

"The system under the door of the book said: . . .

"I heard that Kunyi was in trouble, and the king of Zhou gave Yu to Uncle Fang; Dawan is not born, and the Han lord commissioned the army to Guangli. then know that the party of the coma, the dance is not enough to be gentle; The sage's strategy, the rebellion must be funded by force. The matter will be banned, and Gai Fei has been obtained. ”

"It can be filled as the envoy of the German Army, the Tianping Army, and the Yicheng Army, the Governor of Jizhou, the Ambassador of Hebei Observation and Disposal, the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, the Xunshang Protector, the Special Second Grade, and the Pillar State Affairs; Feng Huaiyi County King, 3,000 households, ordered the secretary to prepare a book of rites, 3,000 horses of silk, 3,000 pieces of cloth, and 3,000 stones of rice and wheat. 1,500 men were given food and fodder for 200 horses. ”

"Congratulations to King Huang. Congratulations to the Yellow King. ”

"Congratulations to the king."

Dou Lusheng and Yang Desheng, the internal envoy of the decree, praised each other almost without showing a trace and smiling.

"It's just that you took this book, and then passed it on to the world through the imperial court edition; It is the latest contemporary prince of this dynasty to open a government and build a government. It is also more than the three towns of Heshuo old example Enwei self-dictatorship, the world enjoys the wealth of the descendants of the successive handsome, so that the respect of the king. ”

Then, he took out the Flower Silk Edict that was slightly lower in the form of a seal, and continued to read it out to the generals around Huang Chao one by one:

"Shang said: The choice of fate is really difficult. Non-husbands can pass through the state, but cannot settle the people; Wu can ban violence and succeed in defeating the enemy. Yun is a Hongcai, and Shen Xi is a life. The heroes started from the wilderness, and saw the redemption in the palace, and they were ordered to defend the defense, to observe, to pass through the strategy,"

Just as some of them couldn't help but be full of joy, they couldn't wait to encourage Huang Chao to reach out and take it. At this time, a voice shouted from far and near, which was quickly intercepted

"Your Majesty, something is wrong. The Taiping Army's special contingent in Chuzhou was attacked,"

"When the Taiping Formation heard the news, it had suddenly sent north from Luzhou along the Cao River, saying that they wanted to ask Chief Manager Shang to give an explanation, or they would have to give an explanation to General Manager Shang in person."

"Bastard. What's going on here. Don't you see that the king has something important? Why do you let people break in casually.。。 Don't drag it out yet. ”

A tiger-headed general couldn't help but scold.

And Dou Lusheng, who was holding the edict in his hand, was a little surprised and inexplicable when his heart shrank, could it be that his allies in the righteous army, in order to strengthen the Huang family's heart to accept the imperial court's recruitment, finally made up their minds to start contributing and mobilizing.

"Wait. And when is this again?"

However, after being accidentally interrupted, Huang Chao let go of the arm that was about to take the edict and asked in a deep voice.

"Why did the Taiping army get the news and send troops, but the military government only learned now; Could it be that the current general's mansion is already dull and slow to such a point? ”

Immediately, he seemed to grasp some kind of key point and point at once, and there was a terrifying meaning in his calm and unwavering words.

At this time, someone is already in a cold sweat, because he realizes that he has made a mistake that he should not have made. Regardless of the basic positions of both sides of the matter and whether it is right or wrong, one of the most taboo things for the superiors is obviously that there are people around them who join forces to deceive the superiors and subordinates, and even block the delivery of internal and external information.

(End of chapter)