The riots and turmoil that took place during this time, coupled with the impact on the local area, were quite obvious; Boats along the river, although the river is still full of boats, but the corresponding ferries and towns have become much more depressed.

The new workshops and workshops that had been erected along the water's edge were temporarily abandoned and became empty and desolate. However, fortunately, the corresponding industrial workers and craftsmen were concentrated and transferred to the cities where the key garrisons were located.

Therefore, the main impact is the corresponding production schedule and the loss of equipment and raw materials; As long as there is enough investment afterwards, it can still be recovered. The same is true for Tunzhuang, which itself has a certain semi-full-time armed force.

In contrast, it is the villages and towns that are more hurt by the people; The ruins and ruins that have been burned and looted can be seen almost from time to time. Even the places that have been preserved are full of smoke and fire traces that have been attacked.

At the temporary Chinese army meeting in a large tuntian station along the river, Zhou Huai'an said to the generals on the left and right.

"Leaving aside the Shannan Army's offensive that Jiangling is dealing with, there are still enemies coming from four roads in Hunan, so we can only go to one place."

"Xiang Zhu himself is a barbarian leader with an impediment, and his power is huge, but his rule may not be stable; And Song Hao's so-called Jingnan Army is also foreign, and the foundation to be echoed in the local area is insufficient; And Zhou Yue's power in Shaozhou is the most limited, and it is not enough to form a deterrent. ”

"So let's concentrate in one place first, and focus on the strongest Lei Man. His Langzhou is mostly the land of Pingchuan and water around Dongting. With the cooperation of the navy, it is easier to outflank and encircle and annihilate. ”

Because Zhu Cun, who was the deputy at this time, took the first step with more than 20,000 new soldiers, as well as a larger number of servants and craftsmen, he boarded ships from Jiangning one after another and returned to Jiangling along the river; So at this time, he should join forces with Chai Ping to deal with the offensive from Liu Jurong, the envoy of Shandong Jiedu.

Cao Shixiong, another Cao Shixiong who is second only to him in terms of seniority and rank, stayed in the enclave of Jiangning and Xuanrunjiang in Jiangdong Province; and Huo Cun located in Ezhou, to ensure a contiguous control zone along the river.

While maintaining the basic water and land communication lines along the river, and guarding the movement of the Huainanxing camp on the opposite bank of the north of the river; It is also responsible for supporting and guiding those peripheral armed forces and other rebel armies that are operating in the territory of Xuanshu and Lianghui.

There was also another important general, Zhang Juyan, who also led a group of men and horses south from Hongzhou after the Battle of Yuzhang to pursue and encircle the remnants of Gao Maoqing, the fugitive "Jiangxi Observation Envoy", and the rebellion forces of Ji and Qian led by Wei Quanxi, the so-called "Jizhou Assassin History".

In the next step, he will also be with Cheng Da, who was ordered to send troops from Shaozhou and Shaoguan, to form a north-south echo and flank attack, so as to annihilate or defeat those local armed forces that have flowed from Huan, Xin and other places.

On the other hand, the wars and strife in Fujian have not yet shown signs of victory or defeat; And the resulting wave of exodus has almost been reduced to a negligible number of emperors. Therefore, the importance and pressure of the Jiaoling Pass have been greatly reduced over time.

Laoguan's duty of garrisoning the local area could also be liberated, and the Eighth Army, which had replenished its troops from the Chaoxun area, went north to Jiangxi through Dingzhou to carry out a deterrent attack and annihilation against those local forces that dared to make the Taiping Army an enemy.

Therefore, those old rebel generals who have enough experience and qualifications to lead the army and can be used are now left with Gao Jichang and Guo Yan by Zhou Huai'an's side, and they have not been assigned the corresponding duties.

And Guo Yan did okay in the local anti-rebellion and tuntian work, which belonged to the average level of the rebel generals; Therefore, Zhou Huai'an should let him go further, and as the alternate chief bookkeeper, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Tanzhou Defense Region.

Thinking of this, Zhou Huai'an continued to assign others:

"Wu Xingchen, I will give you the cooperation of four garrison battalions plus one battalion of naval troops, and go south to wait for an opportunity to attack the territory of Shaozhou to contain Zhou Yue's department."

"Su Wuming, you take a battalion to Yuezhou, and integrate the scattered forces along the coast of Dongting Lake, especially the boat households and fishermen in those cooperative villages, and try to delay the footsteps of Lizhou to help the army."

"Until the main formation led by me successfully broke through the Langzhou Lei Mansuo Division."

At this time, a waiter opened the tabernacle and sent in an urgent message.

"What, which way of Zhou Yue has been preliminarily solved?。。

Subsequently, Zhou Huaian got a surprising news.

"As a reconnaissance outpost, Zhao Yinggong met the old department who had a life-saving friendship in the past? , persuaded the other party to attack and kill Zhou Yue in the army, and his subordinates were in chaos without a fight, and now they are already rushing to break away? ”

It was the Jiangxi general Min Miao, who was originally stationed in Annan, and his subordinate Deng Chune, a native of Shaozhou, who did this; They were originally one of the recruits from all walks of life who were transferred from Jiangxi Zhudao when Gao Biao recovered Annam.

Later, Huangchao fell into Lingnan and cut off the grain route from the mainland to Annam; The hearts of these local soldiers who have been defending for many years are also floating; Coupled with Zeng Yan's seizure of power and civil strife in Annam; These Annam soldiers also fled on their own.

Min Miao and Deng Chu Ne are one of them; It's just that their return journey was not smooth, and they also encountered attacks by local Xiyuan barbarians and conflicts with local soil groups on the way; As a result, this trip was a waste of several years, and finally he was able to return to the territory of the Hunan Observation Mission, and was recognized and recruited by Zhou Yue, who occupied Shaozhou.

After this encounter with Zhao Yinggong in the wild, he conditionally promised to give him the opportunity to return to his hometown and get rewarded; In this way, he made up his mind to fight back and fight for the effect, and scattered the coalition forces composed of the Turkish tribes and the powerful under Zhou Yue.

Although there was an accident in its layout, it was an accident in favor of itself. Thinking of this, Zhou Huai'an immediately ordered:

"Wu Xingchen, I'll give you another cavalry battalion to set off south for maneuvering; Don't care about those cities, so as to intercept these chaotic Shaozhou troops as much as possible. ”

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And in the territory of Hengzhou, a small group of motley people marched under the banner of the Taiping Army.

"The old team leader, I am from a broken household, anyway, there are not many people left in the family, and I can't find it now; I don't know what to do when it's for the people. ”

Min Miao, who was covered in blood on his body, was also chanting to Zhao Yinggong:

"If you want to kill the government, you will kill the government, and if you want to copy the big family, you can copy the big family, even if your rules are harsh, it doesn't matter; Anyway, this world is like this, as long as this body has a settlement; ”

He paused and said with a certain expression of yearning and coveting:

"However, can you keep me three drinks a day? It's the kind of you that can burn in your mouth. ”

Well, this is a typical lumpenproletariat who is interested in the present. However, it is still an object that can be used and transformed. Zhao Yinggong said secretly in his heart, but he opened his mouth and asked rhetorically.

"Don't you really take the reward and go to Guangfu, or send it back to the township?"

"I also had this idea at first, but after thinking about it, I still feel that we will have the skills that we have cultivated in the army, and I am afraid that other battalions will not be able to do it at all;"

Min Miao said frankly with some helplessness.

"Even if you take these hundred and ten horses of silk, you will only be used for a while and then you will not be able to find it; In the end, it's not that you have to make another living, but I'm afraid that you won't have a good end on the land of the Taiping Army. It's better to rely on the current reason.,Stay and find a place to live.。。 ”

"What's more, the noble man in your family is really known as the 'Wunan Envoy'; no one in and outside the mountains, north and south of the river knows about it, and no one knows it, but I am afraid that there are many people who have no way to join it."

"Now that he is willing to reuse you old brothers Guiguan and Annan, he must also be a majestic man with a very broad mind and no regard for past suspicions; Naturally, he didn't hesitate to give us dilapidated people a way to live; ”

"I heard that your supply is fast and generous, and the veterans and generals who have worked for many years still have acres of land to receive; I also asked Team Zhao to see the relationship between the barbarians in the same place at the beginning, and give me a little chance to serve the present. I can't guarantee it, I can deceive you in this Shaoyang City. Ahh

Hearing this, Zhao Yinggong's face, which had been silent, loosened slightly, and he spoke.

"You can really stand the rules and orders of my Taiping Army; It also starts from the bottom five.,After some days of testing and daily screening.。。 ”

"That's why I want you to borrow an opportunity from me as a step into the body of a noble person."

Min Miao is also admittedly Taoist.