Since being reprimanded by Xianfeng's edict, Sai Shang'a did not dare to watch from the wall in Guilin. In the name of Qincha, he transferred two general soldiers, Liu Changqing and Li Nengchen, from Sichuan, and recruited some soldiers from all over Guangxi, forming a team of more than 20,000 people, and set up a large camp in Gupaitang, north of Yong'an. The corresponding was the army of Xiao Chaogui, the king of the West, who was stationed in Longyantang, and there was only a nine-mile road between the two armies.

Saishana knew that he was not able to lead the army, so he handed over the military power to the two commanders and let them act on their own. But after a few days, these two general soldiers seemed to be not very clever in the competition, not to mention that a camp was not defeated, and a lot of people and horses were damaged. Angry that Sai Shang'a is uneasy day and night, Xianfeng asked him to report the war every three days, these days are all defeats, he has to search his intestines and scrape his stomach every time to make up some small results to coax the emperor, this errand is more difficult than fighting.

"Old Man Yao, when will you arrive!" Saishan'a is looking forward to the stars and the moon, waiting for the master sent to him by Xianfeng. After the destruction of Yong'an City, Xianfeng also saw the military incompetence of Saishan'a, and specially used the sixty-eight-year-old Yao Ying to send him over to serve as an inspection envoy in Guangxi and be Saishan'a's staff officer.

Emperor Xianfeng was not easy, and there were too few talents available to the imperial court. He thought about it, and then he remembered this old man Yao who was about to retire. This Yao Ying is not ordinary, she has been interested in the world since she was a child, she knows everything about books, and her family history is quite deep, and she was born in a family of scholars in Tongcheng, Anhui Province. At the age of twenty-three, he was a high school jinshi, and when he was young, he made great achievements in the conquest of Haikou in Guangdong, and later served as a magistrate in Fujian, and later served as an envoy in Taiwan, and repelled the British attack five times. Even the famous Lin Zexu attached great importance to him, and once recommended it to the imperial court, commenting that it was "useful".

"Lord Shoufu, outside the camp account, Guangxi is the envoy Yao, asking to see him." A pro-soldier came in and announced.

"Great, Cao Cao Cao will arrive, please hurry up." Cezanne almost jumped for joy, and the great talent had finally come to him. He didn't have time to tidy up his court clothes, and went to the door to greet him in three steps and two steps.

"Old Yao, you're finally here." As soon as Saishan'a saw Yao Ying, who had just entered the camp, he grabbed his arm and greeted him as an old friend.

"Don't dare to be, Lord Shoufu has flattered the lower officials." Yao Ying didn't expect Sai Shoufu to be so enthusiastic, and secretly thought that the situation on the front line must be unsatisfactory.

"Hey, don't tell lies in front of real people. After the bandits entered Yong'an, we waited for the emperor's order to encircle and suppress, although the soldiers actively used their lives, but they could not achieve any results. The old man is anxious about this matter, so he is looking forward to Yao Lao to give you some advice. Saishan's posture was very low, and he personally brewed a cup of tea for Yao Ying as he spoke, which shows his sincerity in seeking talent.

"Is that long hair setting up cards everywhere in the mountains outside Yong'an City to resist my imperial army?" Yao Ying took the teacup handed by Sai Shang'a and asked closely.

"Exactly! was said by the old gentleman, and this bandit put a large number of troops in a dangerous place and set up camp. Our army suffered a lot of losses in the offensive. Especially their pine cannons, they are ashamed to say that the soldiers have a psychological shadow on this. As soon as he heard the sound of the cannon, he fled from the wind, and he couldn't stop it at all. "Cezanne is a bitter stomach, and there is nowhere to talk about it.

"The long-haired guards the city first, and their vision is much higher than that of ordinary thieves, and they should not be taken lightly. This pine cannon has limited combat effect on the ground, but it is especially suitable for use in the mountains, condescending, and does not need any accuracy, and the lethality is particularly strong. "Yao Ying is not a person who has traveled south and north to see the world, and she can see the doorway inside at once.

"Is there a way for the old gentleman to crack it?" Saishana pinned all his hopes on Yao Ying.

"Don't hide it from Lord Shoufu, before Xia Guan came, he also did some homework on Yong'an's terrain and offensive and defensive strategies. But with the methods we are attacking now, we can't take Yong'an. Therefore, the following must be done in order to encircle and annihilate the long hair. Yao Ying stroked her beard, pondered for a moment and said.

"Yao Lao, you sit. I would like to hear about it. Seishan's eyes lit up.

"First, the North and South armies must act together. As far as I know, you and Ulantai have set up separate camps in the north and south of Yong'an, and until now they have been fighting separately and have not communicated with each other. There are more than 20,000 people in the north and south of our army, and the total number of people is 45,000, which is twice the number of the long-haired combat team. On the other hand, the long hairs communicate with each other, respond to each other, and are closely related to each other. Even if we can capture one or two camps, Changmao can quickly concentrate the local superior number to fight back, so we must contact each other and fight together, otherwise we will only be defeated and invincible. Yao Ying took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"What Yao Lao said is extremely true! Exactly! "Cezanne is not a stupid person, Yao Ying can understand him immediately with a little pluck.

"Second, our main direction of attack should be changed. The long-haired camps on the mountains are not the main point of our attack, and the competition for one or two camps cannot change the situation on the battlefield. And the ferry port of the Guijiang River is the real key, and Changmao is a triangle point with Yong'an City, Guijiang Ferry and Mojia Village, connecting various fortifications and acting as horns for each other. After taking the Guijiang ferry and dredge the waterway, our soldiers and grain and grass will continue to enter the energy source, and when the time comes, we will use the ferry as a base to cut off their internal grain routes and support, and the checkpoints on the periphery of Changmao will be self-defeating. Yao Ying shook her head and continued.

"Awesome! It's a powerful move. "Cezanne then realized that the waterway is the key, and even if you lay a few mountain roads, it will not be painful for the long hair. If they have the intention to send a team of men and horses to cut off the grain route on the mountain road, they will not be able to defend it themselves and will be trapped to death.

"Third, we must insert the internal response in the long hair, know ourselves and know the other in order to win a hundred battles, there is only one chance to capture the ferry, the key is speed. Without internal response, it is too risky for us to attack with great fanfare without understanding the situation. One defeat is enough to lead to the passivity of the entire battlefield, and we can't afford the price of failure. After Yao Ying finished speaking, she threw a look that you also understand.

Cezanne understood that Emperor Xianfeng was an impatient, and it was a question of whether he could keep his head in a big failure.

"That's not easy." Saishan'a also wanted to find an eyeliner in Yong'an before, but the Taiping army had already cleared the local Qing court's power, and no one in Yong'an contacted the Qing army. The Qing army was also blind to the current situation of Yong'an and knew very little.

"I heard that a considerable part of Yong'an's original local regimental training also joined the Taiping Army. These people were originally not strong-willed, snakes and rats at both ends, we can start from these people, aren't there some locals who escaped from Yong'an under Shousuke? Let them quietly go back to find their old acquaintances, whether they use silver or official positions, and they are not afraid that those people will not be tempted under the heavy reward, as long as they are reversed, we can implement our plan. Yao Ying's grasp of people's hearts is also quite in place, and there are not a few wall-riding factions in these years, especially in some local townspeople, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will enter the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom when it gains power, and the court will return to the imperial court when it gains power, and they can make a fuss about it.

"Elder Yao, listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years. You are really talented, but you have saved the life of the old man. Sezanne was so excited that he almost saluted Yao Ying, and after so many days, he finally saw a glimmer of hope, and the pressure from the imperial court had made him breathless.

"Lord Shoufu, by all means, you must not torture the lower officials. Let's eat together with the court, and it is within our duty to serve the court. Yao Ying hurriedly pulled up Saishan, and the first assistant was out of order for a while, giving himself face. I can't afford to lose my square inch and ruin the etiquette of officialdom.