Xiang Rongfu escaped from the swamp alone, half by luck and half by his years of experience in the army. On the way, he successively collected some remnants of the army, until he reached Yulin, Guangxi, where his Western Route Army of nearly 6,000 people was still left with more than 30 people in the end, and he, the governor of Guangxi, almost became a "light pole".

Even so, with his prestige in the army for many years, the Yulin County Commander did not dare to snub this Guangxi military lord, not only to provide good food and drink, but also to provide a mansion to settle him and his subordinates.

Xiang Rong was defeated, his lungs were deficient, and he had no appetite at all, and he had been eating some peanuts in the hall for several days, drinking and drinking to pass the time.

Xiang Rong just finished drinking the first glass of wine today and was about to pour another glass. The next person in the hall fell to his knees and slammed his head on the ground, "Lord Admiral, it's all my fault." The last general did not complete your instructions, and the people of the three towns did not bring them to you, so the last general came to ask for guilt and was willing to accept military law. ”

Xiang Rong stopped, put down the wine glass, squinted his eyes down the hall, and saw that the person who came was Vice General Liu, who was the one he sent to Ulantai to receive the military power.

"Get up, the battle is over. All the artillery and equipment, the food and salaries of the battalion, the clothing of the soldiers, and even the thousands of lives are gone, how can I, the general of the defeated army, blame you. "Xiang Rong is not a scapegoat for his subordinates, he has a grudge with Ulantai, and it is not surprising that Vice General Liu will not be able to transfer his people.

"My lord, I see that your old man is about to lose weight, and his spirit doesn't look very good, so you have to take care of your body." Vice General Liu's voice was a little choked, he was right, this defeat was not only physical torture for Xiang Rong, but also mentally collapsed.

"I want to be proud, I have grown up in the army for decades, I have never seen this thief, and I have fought dozens of battles, and I have never tasted this defeat." Xiang Rong said and filled the wine glass again, and drank it all, with sadness in his voice.

"These long-haired armies are indeed different from other bandit armies, they often send elites to take the lead, unlike other bandit armies that drive hungry people to die first; Moreover, after the war, they only robbed the rich and did not rob the people, did not insult the women, and the military discipline was very strict. And their religion, which is said to be invulnerable, and I don't know whether it's true or not. Vice General Liu described the long hair in his heart, and the difference between the long hair and the bandit army they had exterminated before was really a bit big.

"Invulnerability is not enough, but it often makes people not afraid of life and death, which is a real headache. In particular, these long-haired people are not greedy for temporary wealth, and compete with the court for the hearts of the people, which is the most terrible thing about long-hair. Once they become bigger, they will become the great enemies of the imperial court, and they can even shake the country of our Qing Dynasty. "Xiang Rong sees the Taiping Army very accurately.

"No, they're only less than 20,000 people, so it will have such a big impact?" Vice Admiral Liu still couldn't believe that Long Hair would make such a big noise.

"Look at it, if one day these long hairs go out of Guangxi, it will definitely set off a stormy wave, and then it will not be something that my Guangxi Governor can control." Xiang Rong's concern for the Taiping Army can be seen, and in his heart, Changmao is no longer an ordinary bandit.

"By the way, when the end comes, the second brother of the adult will ask someone to bring a letter to the adult." Vice General Liu suddenly remembered the letter, took it out of his arms, and handed it to Xiang Rong.

Xiang Rong took the letter, tore open the seal of the envelope, took out the letter and unfolded it, and looked at it carefully. Looking at him with tears in the corners of his eyes suddenly, Vice General Liu was startled, and when he ruled the army with an iron fist to the commander, he rarely had emotional impulses, at least he had never seen such a thing as tears.

"In the letter, my second brother said that my mother was sick, her feet were swollen, and she could no longer stand, and now she could not get out of bed, and she relied on her subordinates to serve her food, drink, and Lazar, and hoped that I could take care of it when I came home. I, an unfilial son, have been suppressing bandits for the imperial court in other provinces, and I have not been home to visit for several years. Today I have faith and lost my temper. Xiang Rong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, he didn't shed tears after such a big defeat, but he couldn't hold back his tears when his mother was seriously ill. Xiang Rong is from a bitter background, from the lowest soldiers in the green camp to rely on military merits step by step, as the eldest in the family, his Yulu has to support a large family, he takes these as a matter of course, is a person of filial piety.

"Adult 。。。。。。" Vice General Liu just wanted to comfort a few words, when suddenly the guards at the door came to report, "My lord, after the general soldier came to visit, I want to see my lord." ”

"Scripture Dai? My lord, this person is the one who is the obstruction from it, so that I can't move the people of the three towns. As soon as Vice General Liu thought of this general soldier, he hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched.

"Oh? I would like to see a general soldier who is so bold as to refuse to listen to my command. Xiang Rong recalled that Vice General Liu had mentioned this matter in his letter, if it wasn't for Wen Wendai to stop him, if the people of the Three Towns could rush over, he Xiang Rong would never have been defeated so badly.

"Admiral Xiang, are you alright? There aren't many people in the house, so there are so many people left? "Wen Dai walked in proudly, Xiang Rong was so defeated, Sai Shoufu had ordered Xiang Rong's military power to be returned to Ulantai, so that Ulantai could re-lead the Qing army that surrounded and suppressed the Taiping army. The master regained power, he was naturally proud, his words were sarcastic, and he didn't take Xiang Rong in his eyes.

"Wen Wendai, you have a little respect, this is our Admiral." Vice General Liu couldn't see it and scolded.

"So what, I'm here to 。。。。。。。" Wen Wendai relied on the fact that he was a banner man and a close confidant of Ulantai, and he didn't buy Xiang Rong's battle at all.

"Come on, give this kid twenty military sticks, this is the punishment of the unsightly commander. Count me on educating Ulantai on what etiquette in the army is. Xiang Rong saw the arrogance of Wen Wendai, his lungs were about to explode, he wanted to teach this kid a lesson, but he didn't expect him to send it to the door himself, just to find an excuse to beat him up and let him be honest.

"You dare, I'm from Udutong。。。。。。。" Wen Wendai didn't expect Xiang Rong to come up and beat him, so he panicked and shouted.

The guards below rushed up, tied him up, ripped off his pants, and took a baton and punched him in the ass.

The twenty army sticks went down, and Wen Wendai was so fierce at the beginning, but when he hit the back, he couldn't be arrogant anymore, and shouted spare his life in his mouth, "Lord Xiang, Xiang Admiral, the last general knows that he is wrong, spare his life." "Wen Wendai's buttocks have already bloomed, the flesh on the buttocks is swollen like fermented steamed buns, and blood is oozing from the cracks in the skin.

Xiang Rong saw that he had suffered and softened, so he made a look. The guards willingly sent their hands and let him go, if they continue to fight solidly, Wen Wendai's life will be explained here.

"What happened to the general soldier today?" Xiang Rong sat on the chair and drank another glass of wine, not looking at him.

"The end will be。。。。。。 It is the order of the first assistant of the competition。。。。。。 Let the Admiral return the military power to Ulantai" Wen Wendai paid attention to Xiang Rong's expression, considered his words, and stammered, for fear of angering Xiang Rong again, this old man's tiger power he can understand today.

"Just for this? Come, give my talisman to the general soldier and let him take it back. My mother is sick, and I also have to ask Sai Shousuke to resign and go home to take care of her old man. Xiang Rong was not ready to work with Ulantai anymore, so he simply resigned to the end.

Wen Dai didn't expect Xiang Rong to speak so well, so he directly handed over the talisman, he took the talisman and hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you Lord Xiang, if there is nothing else, the last general will leave." He wanted to leave immediately, the place scared him a little, and he wanted to leave immediately.

"Wait." Xiang Rong coughed.

"What else do you have to say?" Wen Dai shuddered for a moment, for fear that Xiang Rong would cut him again.

"You go back and tell Ulantai not to get too complacent. The old man must play the emperor and accuse him of the crime of intentionally arsoning with the enemy. Xiang Rong said word by word, gritting his teeth.

"Yes, yes, yes." Wen Wendai didn't dare to argue at this time, this old man is not easy to mess with, he will beat him.

"Also, if Ulantai gives you, I will return it to him, and I will also see how he died!" Xiang Rong remembered Ulantai's sentence "Sit and wait, wait for the opponent to be killed".

Wen Wendai was shocked again, how could this old man know everything?

"Why are you stunned, why don't you get out of here!" Vice General Liu glanced at him with contempt, it was this villain who ruined the imperial court's plan to exterminate Long Hair.

"I'll get out, I'll get out." Wen Wendai clutched his ass and limped away. It wasn't until he walked out of the door that he spat out a mouthful of water on the ground in hatred, "Phew! Damn, what the hell, a defeated general dares to beat your grandfather? Grandpa will get this one back sooner or later! ”