"The Qing Demon Mansion has a lot of troops, and they start a war to mess up the chicken nest. The head of the Heavenly Soldier Mountain shouted, and the dog officer searched for the turtle shell. A group of children were playing and dancing, singing this nursery rhyme, which soon spread around Kaneda Village. The logistics materials of Wulankang's camp in Liangshan Village were taken over by the Taiping Army and distributed to everyone. Rice and meat, which had not been seen for a long time, reappeared in the recipes of the Taiping Army. The food is good, and everyone's morale has been comprehensively improved. After a great victory, the confidence of the Taiping army returned, and the long-lost laughter gradually rose again.

Yang Xiuqing summoned the main generals of the whole army to hold a military meeting in his camp.

"Come on, come on, take a look at the loot that these demons have given us." Yang Xiuqing rarely showed a smile today, he had been overwhelmed by various unfavorable circumstances in the past few months, and this time he finally returned it all to the Qing army at one time.

The guard beside him took a large cloth bag, untied the rope at the mouth of the bag, lifted the corner of the bag, and poured it down on the big table. Bulging walnuts jumped out of the sack and fell on the table in a ball.

"Wow, it's a walnut, it's such a big one!" Everyone was surprised. This walnut is a rare thing here, not to mention that most of the people here are born in poverty, even if it is a large family like Wei Changhui, most of them are used for the ancestors, and they usually eat very little, which is a luxury.

Wei Changhui picked up two walnuts, held them in his hand and strangled them hard, and the shells of the two walnuts broke open, revealing the kernels inside. He picked up the kernel and put it in his mouth, and chewed it lightly: "Yes, this kernel is full of oil, the shell is thin and the kernel is large, and it is a high-quality purple-skinned walnut." ”

The others were even more surprised when they heard it, and they also took a few of them and smashed them and put them in their mouths to taste. Some people have never eaten before, and they learn to eat themselves while watching others eat, and some people laugh at those who make the kernels sloppy and can't eat them, and the room is so lively, there is a big stall of walnuts just now. You take a few, I'll take a few, and the walnuts on the table are divided all at once.

"Don't worry, it's more, it's enough today, and everyone will bring some back after the meeting, and give it to my sister-in-law, younger sisters, and children." Yang Xiuqing looked at the appearance of everyone rushing to eat one by one, and said with a smile.

"This Qing demon is really extravagant, I heard that there is also a kind of green-skinned walnut popular among the Manchu children in the capital, as a kind of cultural play, one can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver." Wei Changhui was selling his "knowledge" while eating.

"Grandma's, no wonder these Qing demons are so weak in combat power, and their thoughts are all on this. Wait for Ming'er to enter the Forbidden City, take the nest of the little emperor of Xianfeng, and taste the green-skinned walnuts of a few hundred taels of silver. Xiao Chaogui ate and shouted.

"It's for playing in your hands, not for eating。。。。。。。" Wei Changhui reluctantly reminded this old man.

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.

When everyone had almost eaten, Yang Xiuqing finally spoke out the main body of the meeting: "Okay, okay." Everyone has eaten and eaten, and there has been trouble. Let's get down to business. Although we have won a big battle, we are still surrounded by Qing Demons. Let's talk about what we should do next. ”

"I think the military advisor will use a few more clever tricks to send these Qing demons to the water to feed Wang Ba." Xiao Chaogui had just finished eating walnuts and was not less interested.

Yang Xiuqing glared at him, "Although the Qing Demon has been tricked this time, the trick can only be done occasionally according to the actual situation, and the pigs will not be fooled if they use too many pigs." ”

"We have to strengthen our defense, this time we have won such a big battle, the Qing Demon will inevitably fight back to get back face." Shi Dakai expressed the worries in his heart.

"Lord Shi is right, we won this time, but we must not relax in our combat preparations." Yang Xiuqing nodded and agreed.

"There is a lot of pressure on us on the Western Front Xiangrong, and now that their forces are deployed, they may attack us at any time. Most of Wuxuan belongs to the plains, which is not conducive to defense. I suggest pulling the team to Piggyback Gorge and Hammerhead Mountain, and use the natural danger to deal with Xiang Rong. Feng Yunshan thought for a moment and spoke.

"Bring me the map." Yang Xiuqing asked the guards to bring the map and spread it on the table.

"Yes, these two places are indeed natural hazards, and they are the gateways to the west of Bauhinia Mountain. Xiang Rong's strength should not be underestimated, and a fortress should also be built in Fengmen Pass here in Xinwei as a second defensive line. Yang Xiuqing looked at the map seriously, her mind spinning rapidly.

Everyone nodded again and again, Xiang Rongbu was the only Qing army that had made the Taiping army suffer a big loss, and he had to have enough embankments, and it was safer to set up two lines of defense.

"Otherwise, let's take advantage of this victory and rush out from Liangshan Village." Yang Xiaoshan opened his mouth, as a traverser, he knew that Jintian was not the last base of the Heavenly Kingdom, and he would fight all the way to Nanjing in the future, so he confidently put forward this idea.

"I'm afraid this won't work, most of our Taiping Army are locals, and if you don't know the people outside, you won't be able to walk steadily." Wei Changhui was the first to object, what he said was also the truth, people in this era belong to the idea of small farmers, and some people have lived here for generations, and they are full of fear of the unknown world outside.

During the banquet, many people nodded in agreement with Wei Changhui, everyone in Jintian Village is familiar with this area, and when they leave here, their eyes are black, and they will feel uneasy in their hearts.

"Actually, I think Xiaoshan's proposal is not unavoidable, Jintian Village is indeed a little barren here, if you still want to expand the army and develop it, this is not an ideal base." Shi Dakai supports Yang Xiaoshan, he has traveled south and north since he was a child, and his vision is relatively broad, so he naturally will not stick to the small Jintian Village.

"Rushing out is indeed a way out, and it is also our direction in the future. But we have a nursery here, and we can't easily move to camp because of the large families of men, women and children. Our march was too slow, it was easy for the Qing army to catch up, and if we were surrounded by them in the field, it would be very critical at that time. Feng Yunshan was still thoughtful, and mentioned the difficulty of marching, which was also a very big weakness of the Taiping army.

"In this case, I will lead the front army to rush out first to find a place to stay, and then everyone will follow." Xiao Chaogui stomped his foot and suggested.

"Jintian Village is indeed a little smaller, although we are not short of food for the time being, but after this year, it will be difficult to say, it is time to break out. Xiaoshan, tell me where you plan to break through? "Yang Xiuqing still agrees with the fight, it is better to break through early than late, taking advantage of this victory to go out may be the best time, autumn is over and winter, and it is difficult for the army to move.

As soon as Xiaoshan heard Yang Xiuqing's question, his scalp immediately tingled, he just said it casually, he didn't expect Yang Xiuqing to attach so much importance to his suggestion, how did he know where to go! In the history books, he only remembered that the march route of the Taiping Army was out of Guangxi to Hunan, and then along the Yangtze River and finally to Nanjing, but this can't be said now, otherwise it would be too shocking.

Yang Xiaoshan walked to the map, looked at it carefully, and suddenly saw the word Yong'an, this Yong'an is a little familiar, and there seems to be a shadow of these two words in his memory. He didn't dare to slack off, and looked at the map again, this Yong'an City should be right in the direction of Hunan. "Right here, Yong'an!" Yang Xiaoshan pointed with his hand.

Everyone hurriedly looked at the Yong'an City that Yang Xiaoshan pointed to.

"Yes, Yongan is a good place, I've been there. Surrounded by mountains, the city is very defensible, and it is a good place to base it, and it is safer to settle here than Kaneda. Shi Dakai opened his mouth first and praised Xiaoshan's proposal.

"The Gui River flows into here, so you can put the baggage in the boat, and the march will be much faster if you take the waterway." Feng Yunshan also nodded again and again.

"Now that the Qing court has sent heavy troops to besiege us, these cities behind them must be empty, Yong'an should not be difficult to break through now, what worries me the most is that I don't know how many obstacles Ulantai has set up along the way." Yang Xiuqing still saw the risks of this trip.

"Let me go, I'll fight this vanguard." Xiao Chaogui couldn't wait to ask for his life, he was bold and had always charged ahead, so he immediately actively asked for battle.

"Well, without further ado, get ready tonight, and you'll set off tomorrow. The hope of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is pinned on you. Yang Xiuqing thought about it, Xiao Chaogui was the best choice and made the final decision.

Yang Xiaoshan on the side smiled bitterly, and he was wrapped around again. He and Luo Xuan belong to Xiao Chaogui's former army, and I don't know what the risk is in the past, hey, it's a blessing or a curse, and it can't be avoided.