In the early morning, the sky was just bright, the sun had not yet shown its head, and the sky was still a gorgeous morning glow. Xiao Chaogui had already lined up the team in the suburbs. Hong Xiuquan also came here to see off the soldiers.

In front of the battle was a large table with a dozen wine glasses and a large jug of wine on the table. Hong Xiuquan made an exception and poured a glass of water and wine for each of the main generals of the former army, Xiao Chaogui, Li Kaifang, Lin Fengxiang, Luo Xuan, and Yang Xiaoshan. "Today, the brothers are in control of the future and destiny of my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I hope that everyone will go all the way to the kingdom of heaven and work together to fight a bloody road. May God bless you brothers to take Yong'an City in one fell swoop, and I and other brothers look forward to your good news. At that time, I will come to toast you again, and drink the celebration wine together in Yong'an. ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. We will work with one heart and one mind to successfully seize Yong'an and dedicate it to the emperor. Xiao Chaogui led Yang Xiaoshan to return the salute together.

After Hong Xiuquan finished toasting, Yang Xiuqing then brought Feng Yunshan, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai and others to toast. Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all. His eyes were full of burning gaze, which expressed confidence that this expedition would be victorious.

Having said that, everyone's hearts were still a little heavy, and the three thousand brothers who followed Xiao Chaogui were a lone army and would not receive any support. Once surrounded in the field, it is easy to annihilate the whole army. And no one knows what kind of danger will be encountered along the way, this is actually a gamble, and if you win the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, you will find the next foothold, get rid of the current dangerous situation, and the whole army will benefit. If it fails, the lives of these 3,000 people will be a bargaining chip, and they will all be lost, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will also be hit hard.

Hong Xuanjiao also came here to see off her fiancé Xiao Chaogui. With tears in her eyes, she was obviously worried about Xiao Chaogui, and the two talked for a while before parting. Hong Xuanjiao came to Li, Lin, and Luo again, and saluted: "Three generals, please take care of Chaogui for your little sister." ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, the last general will definitely take care of Xiao Junshi to the death, and he will not have any accidents." The three of them hugged their fists together and made a promise to Hong Xuanjiao.

In the end, Hong Xuanjiao came to Yang Xiaoshan, she didn't have the previous resentful look in her eyes, but she didn't speak, it seemed that she still didn't let go of that incident in her heart. Yang Xiaoshan breathed a sigh of relief, and without waiting for Hong Xuanjiao to speak, he immediately swore: "I, Yang Xiaoshan, guarantee with my life that Xiao Junshi will not have any accidents, if Xiao Junshi has an accident and I am still alive, you can directly take my life." Yang Xiaoshan, as a traverser, knew that Xiao Chaogui would die on the battlefield, although he didn't remember which battle it was, but it was definitely not in Guangxi, so he dared to pack the ticket like this.

Yang Xiaoshan's promise was obviously much heavier than the words of the three just now, Hong Xuanjiao couldn't help but look at him with a complicated expression, and squeezed out two words with difficulty, "Thank you." ”

Farewell to Hong Xiuquan and the others, Xiao Chaogui stepped on the horse, held high the command flag, and shouted: "Go." The horn sounded, the military flag was unfurled, and more than 3,000 former soldiers of the Taiping Army set off towards Yong'an City.

The sun finally rose, and the early morning sun shone on the faces of every Taiping soldier, some of them walked forward with hope and determination, and some of them reluctantly looked back. Hong Xiuquan and the others stood and waved goodbye to them, watching them set off until they reached the end of the road and were out of sight.

Xiao Chaogui and their marching speed was very fast, and they arrived at the pass east of Liangshan in the afternoon. It was a relatively wide mountain road, which was dug up by the Qing army at the highest and narrowest point, and a high wooden wall was built on it, and there was an arched wooden gate under the wall, which allowed their own troops to enter and exit. There are several cannons on the wall, and a few teams of archers for defense, which is really a lot of work.

Ulantai really still has a few brushes, and he values the dangerous terrain here, and orders his chief Ma Shanbao to defend here. This Ma Shanbao ancestor was a Han Chinese, but he joined the Eight Banners and became a banner man long before the Manchurians entered the customs. This kid is still quite talented, with a thousand Qing soldiers under his command, the Liangshan Pass is arranged without leakage, and all the advantages of the terrain are fully exerted.

Xiao Chaogui and the others are at a loss when they stand in front of this pass, this is really not easy to fight, just looking at this formation, you know that the other party is definitely not mediocre. "Is there any other way?" Xiao Chaogui looked at the local guide.

"Yes, there is, but they are all trails, people can walk through, but they can't get over the baggage." The guide couldn't think of any other way out.

"It seems that we must take down here, we can give up the baggage, but there is still a large Taiping army to pass behind, so it is impossible not to have so much baggage." After thinking about it, Xiao Chaogui still decided to eat the Qing army at this pass.

"The last general will apply to fight the first battle." Lin Fengxiang stood up first and asked for battle.

"Okay, you go and try, don't be brutal, first probe their reality before talking." Although Xiao Chaogui is brave, he is also thick and fine, and he is not a brainless person.

Lin Fengxiang rushed to the Liangshan Pass with a thousand Taiping soldiers. Ma Shanbao at the pass had already discovered the Taiping army, and he did not panic, but arranged 500 Qing troops in his army to the pass to block the Taiping army's offensive. The cannon on the wall of the wall bombarded the Taiping army, this mountain road is an inverted triangle, and the narrowest place is in the mountain pass, so the Taiping army will be more and more crowded after rushing over. The artillery of the Qing army caused great damage to the Taiping army, and the shells exploded in the dense place of the Taiping army, and for a time there were heavy casualties, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the team behind was a little worried and did not dare to step forward. And the people in front rushed to the pass, and were driven back by the Qing army standing at the pass with spears. The situation was extremely unfavorable for the Taiping army.

"Raise our cannons up and bombard them!" Xiao Chaogui's eyes turned red when he saw Lin Fengxiang's defeat.

"No, our earthen cannon has a short range, and I'm afraid that if we lift it, we will become a live enemy if we lift it." Li Kaifang stopped, "Let me go and support Lin Fengxiang." ”

"Well, you must be careful of the cannonballs of the demons." Xiao Chaogui asked Li Kaifang to bring a thousand people to support.

This time, the Taiping army had an absolute advantage in numbers, and sure enough, they quickly rushed to the front of the pass. But at this time, the Qing army not only bombarded with artillery, but also the archery team rained down arrows. More Taiping soldiers fell in large numbers on this Liangshan Pass.

Xiao Chaogui was a little anxious at this time, and ordered his subordinates to put on armor for him, so he thought that he would rush forward and fight hard.

Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly held him down, "Master Xiao, have you forgotten your sister-in-law's entrustment?" You can't bet all your money here, the terrain is too unfavorable for our army. ”

"Xiaoshan, what do you have to do?" Xiao Chaogui was reminded like this, his mind calmed down a little, and he looked at Yang Xiaoshan with anticipation, thinking that Xiaoshan would have some clever plan.

Yang Xiaoshan's face flushed, thinking to himself that I am not the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, how can I have so many clever plans? But at this moment, it can't be said that there is no, otherwise Xiao Chaoguiniu will have a temper, and it is really possible to fight the team here with a hot brain, and it will be all over.

"You get the team down first, and I'll tell you later." Yang Xiaoshan decided to fool him first, and the plan would be thought about later.