Yang Xiaoshan and others hung the head of Ulantai at the highest place in Longliao Ridge, and his three-eyed red top and black satin horse coat were also erected next to him, and the heads of the six general soldiers were placed in turn in order to comfort the souls of all the Taiping soldiers and civilians who died in Longliao Ridge.

After burying the corpses of the compatriots on the Longliao Ridge, the Taiping army went out of the Pingchong Valley and set up the camp in Zhaoping, so that everyone could rest for a few days. The Taiping army escaped from Yong'an and left in too much hurry, and they didn't bring out pots and pans, so they needed to replenish supplies.

After the great victory, everyone had a feeling of escaping death, and silently thanked God for his blessing in their hearts. After being free, everyone took out the captured loot and exchanged it for some daily necessities with the villagers of Zhaoping. In the evening, some young men also played dragon lanterns and danced lions to celebrate the victory.

Yang Xiuqing did not take it lightly, and after the camp was completed, he immediately gathered everyone together again to discuss the next countermeasures.

"Brothers, our army has won a great victory in Pingchong Valley, but the celebration can only be three days. We are not out of danger yet, so we should not take it lightly and let our guard down. Yang Xiuqing emphasized the current situation at the beginning.

"Yunshan, how is the replenishment of materials?" Yang Xiuqing is most concerned about logistics materials.

"We called on the villagers to come to trade in the Zhaoping Bazaar, and the grain, rice, meat and vegetables were all given good prices, the salt and gunpowder that our army lacked were all given high prices, and all kinds of pots and pans were purchased at normal prices, and we would never bully the market. The enthusiasm of the villagers of Zhaoping to trade is particularly high. Some people even brought cattle to plough, of course, we won't buy this, and persuaded him to farm and let him take it home. Feng Yunshan said with his eyebrows fluttering, the Taiping army is now so poor that there is only silver left, almost everything, and the price is high, and almost all the people around Zhaoping more than 30 miles have come to do business with the Taiping army.

"Very good, the materials need to be purchased, and we also need to replenish the personnel. Dakai, how is the recruitment situation on your side? Yang Xiuqing then asked.

"I took someone to clean up two local bullies. These two people have bullied men and women for many years, and they have been in trouble for the township, until today they finally cleaned it up for us. The villagers all gave us a thumbs up, especially in Gushu Village, where the bully is located, the villagers were deeply encouraged and asked to join our Taiping Army, and more than 400 men, women and children joined in one village alone. Three days after our army entered Shaoping, it replenished the supply of more than 2,000 troops, and more people will join in a few days. Shi Dakai was also full of joy.

"This is great, our army suffered heavy losses before, and now it is rare to have time to rest, and we must recruit more soldiers. We are not familiar with this area, so we can recruit more locals, and we can also be our army's guides, so as to facilitate our operations in this area. Yang Xiuqing nodded again and again.

"King Dong, when will we attack Guilin as planned? Everyone is looking forward to entering the provincial capital. Xiao Chaogui couldn't wait.

"You don't have to worry about this, I've already sent Xiaoshan to bring people over. If the strategy works, we must be able to take Guilin without blood. Yang Xiuqing showed a look of pride. This is the last link in his serial scheme, using a large number of Qing army clothing, weapons and equipment and various seals seized in Pingchong Valley, disguised as Ulantai's subordinates to deceive the city gate. As a provincial capital, Guilin has a high and thick city wall, and it is too difficult to storm it, so it is the best choice to use this strategy to take it.

"But the disguise we should do still has to be done, Chaogui, you take people to Fuhe, and make a movement to make the Qing army mistakenly think that we are going down the Fuhe River to attack Wuzhou; Changhui, you took people to Daguang to make a noise, pretending to cross the river to Pingle. We want to take Guilin by surprise. Yang Xiuqing ordered.

"Order!" Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui clasped their fists and received the order.

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Compared with the joy of the Taiping army, the Qing army was a sad color of rabbits and foxes. Ulantai's head was hung in Longliao Mountain, and no one dared to take it down for burial for several days.

Sai Shang'a and Xiang Rong came to the Jade Dragon Pass and settled the soldiers, and the two looked at each other speechlessly for a while in the camp, not knowing what to say.

"Lord Shousuke, you and I have done our best, it is Ulantai who is stubborn and self-serving, and has walked into the ambush circle of bandits, no wonder we are." Xiang Rong still opened his mouth first and comforted the first assistant of the game.

"That being said, the emperor will not think so, and will definitely punish us for the crime of ineffective rescue. And now that the bandits have escaped from Yong'an, we have suffered such a big loss, I am afraid that this time it will not be so light to be dismissed. Old man, I'm afraid my head will not be guaranteed. Sai Shang said that the old tears were about to come out, the letter to the emperor was too big, and he "extorted" so much silver and other support from the imperial court, and now things are like this, he is just waiting for the emperor to give him a piece of white silk, a hundred.

Xiang Rong sighed secretly in his heart: "Sai Shoufu is the emperor's confidant minister, the head of the hundred officials is still worried about his life, and he has no strong backer from a civilian background, so he can't 。。。。。。 ”

"Lord Shoufu, a few days ago, I received a report from Liuzhou that there were bandits in that area. Because of this incident, it was delayed for a few days, and he couldn't catch up with Udutong. Fortunately, there was also a harvest in Liuzhou, where I exterminated more than 2,000 bandits, and the leader of the bandits was also captured. According to my preliminary information, his subordinates confessed that the leader of the bandits was Hong Xiuquan's younger brother Hong Daquan, the king of Tiande, but he himself did not admit it, and I did not have time to inquire about the details. Otherwise, I'll have someone bring him over to show the adults, if it's really Hong Xiuquan's younger brother, this is also a great achievement, and it can more or less offset some of the mistakes. ”

"Oh? And what else is there? Then you must show the old man, if he is really one of the bandits, the emperor can still talk about it. Sezanne gasped and felt a little better.

In fact, this Hong Daquan was actually dressed as Jiao Da who broke away from the Taiping Army, he was originally the small leader of the Tiandihui Righteous Army in Hunan, and in Jintian he led the team to leave the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom without authorization. Later, under the banner of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he recruited troops in Liuzhou, claiming to be Hong Daquan, the younger brother of Hong Xiuquan, known as the King of Tiande. (Chapter 62: Jiao Da has foreshadowing)

A few days later, Xiang Rong sent Jiao Da to the first auxiliary office of the game. Sai Shoufu's military level is not good, but he still has a very good set of people.

When he first saw Jiao Da's face, he thought it might be Hong Daquan, because Sai Shang'a knew that Hong Xiuquan was a famous child and had some culture. This Jiao Da doesn't look like a reckless man with five big and three thick, he looks a little sven, like a scholar, and he has a little belief in his heart.

Saishan's vision is not wrong, this Jiao Da was born in Xiucai, and his culture is higher than that of Hong Xiuquan. This can't be blamed on Saishan, because the rebellious scholars in these years are rare and water chestnut, and Hong Xiuquan is the most famous, so he will connect the two.

"Untie the rope for Mr. and please be seated." Saishana remembered Yao Ying's methods, and he had to use soft means to deal with these people.

Jiao Da rubbed his uncomfortable shoulders, snorted and sat down.

"Seeing that Mr. is extraordinary, the old man also has a heart of love. Although you have committed the crime of rebellion, as long as the husband writes about the situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and hands it over to the old man, the old man can protect you from death. Sezanne wiped his beard and said tentatively.

Jiao Dayuan thought that he was going to die, but he didn't expect that a way out of life suddenly appeared, and he couldn't help but have the desire to survive. He looked at Sezanne again, not wanting to lie to himself. So he gritted his teeth, picked up the pen and paper prepared on the table, and began to write.

In less than half an hour, Jiao Dayang wrote thousands of words of information about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and handed it over to Sai Shoufu.

Sai Shoufu took it and took a look, and he was even more convinced that this person must be Hong Daquan. Because what is written above is basically consistent with the information he has been searching for so many days, and the moment this person took the pen, Sezanne knew that this person was indeed literate, and it was the same as what he had guessed in his heart.

"You are Hong Daquan?" Sai Shoufu finally asked the question in his heart, and he still wanted the confirmation of the person in front of him.

"I'm not!" Jiao Zuo immediately denied that he knew that the bandit capital was going to be executed by Ling Chi, and the lightest would be beheaded. Of course he can't admit it, not to mention that he wasn't in the first place, he was an impostor.

"Actually, sir, don't be afraid, the old man is not trying to kill you. If you are really Hong Daquan, not only will you not die, as long as you can surrender, maybe you can still get the court's recruitment, and you can enjoy glory and wealth in the future. ”

"Really?" Jiao Da couldn't have imagined such a good thing.

"Why should the old man lie to you, if you admit that you are Hong Daquan now, I will immediately send you to the capital to accept Zhao'an, and when the time comes, in front of the emperor, how much official you can get depends on your own creation. But if you don't admit it, I can only 。。。。。。 Of course, Cezanne lied to Jiao Da, he just wanted Jiao Da to admit it, so that he could use Jiao Da's head to offset his mistakes, so that the emperor would not punish himself so heavily.

"The villain admits it, the villain is Hong Daquan, Hong Xiuquan's younger brother, and the Tiande King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Jiao Zuo didn't want to die, as long as there was hope for life, he could do anything.

"Would you like to draw a bet?" Sezanne took out the paperwork that he had prepared long ago as proof of his confession.

"Yes, yes!" Jiao Zuo couldn't wait to press his handprint on it.

Cezanne finally breathed a sigh of relief, which was a great achievement. He sent someone to escort Jiao Da down, found his cronies again, and told Jiao Zuo about it.

"Escort him to the capital as our spoils in Yong'an and hand him over to the emperor. This kid thought that he would be recruited, as long as he was confirmed by the Criminal Department, he would be executed by Ling Chi. This must not be known to him, and if he denies it, he will be in trouble. "Sai Shang'a has taken care of him again and again, with this credit, presumably Xianfeng will be merciful to his subordinates, and he can sit for a few more days.