On the second night of the first month of June, Feng Shaoguang gathered all the people in Daozhou in the Yundao Hall where he lived to discuss the military situation of the Taiping Holy Army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the Yundao Hall, which was originally the lobby of the Daozhou Prefecture, the lights were bright.

All the senior generals of the Taiping Holy Army in Daozhou City came.

Huang Yukun, the commander of the first on the left side of the temple, Zeng Guanlan, the temple bookkeeper Xie Xiangcai and He Jianji, and the royal forest guards Liu Shengbang and Bai Huihuai sat on the left side of the front.

And Huang Yiyun, the chief of the Holy Army, Zhou Shengkun, the deputy general of the Holy Army, Wu Ruxiao, the comprador of the Holy Army, Zeng Yuheng, the mechanic of the Holy Army, Zhou Shengfu, the deputy general of the Holy Army, Su Sanniang, the deputy general of the water, Hu Damei, the second general of the water, and Liang Litai, the chief of the Muyi system, sat in the middle and on the right side.

The temple left one Chengxuan Zuo Zongtang, the deputy watersmith Peng Yulin, the Daozhou supervisor Liu Changyou, the acting temple Bo Shujiang Zhongshu, Liu Youqing and other new recruits sat in the outermost circle.

Feng Shaoguang frowned, he didn't have much territory now, and his people couldn't form a gang so obviously. I was afraid that the hearts of Zuo Zongtang and the others would be chilled, so I stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone is a good brother of the Taiping Holy Army, even if I am the Holy King, I am still your brother." Don't sit so far away, let's all sit together! ”

After speaking, he walked down the lobby, stood in the middle of the crowd, and sat on the ground.

Everyone hurriedly abandoned their chairs, approached Feng Shaoguang one after another, and sat around Feng Shaoguang on the ground. Everyone gathered in a big circle, and for a while they seemed much closer.

said it was a discussion, but in fact, Feng Shaoguang arranged it.

"Brothers, oh, and sisters!" Feng Shaoguang looked at Su Sanniang beside him, calmed down, and spoke.

"The Taiping Army has conquered Changsha, and the momentum is great! The Qing Demon will not be reconciled, and the Qing Demon has been discovered, and the Qing Demon has mobilized all kinds of troops to Changsha! In this way, it is a huge opportunity for our Taiping Holy Army! Although Daozhou is good, it is too small after all, and Yunshan has set a goal, that is, to go south to Guangzhou. Occupy Liangguang, open sea routes, trade with Westerners, and strengthen the sailors. Feng Shaoguang paused, and then asked, "I wonder if the brothers have any opinions?" ”

"Great! Holy King, in this way, we can still fight back to Guangxi! Bai Huihuai said excitedly.

"Holy King, Guangzhou is a heavy place for customs and taxation in the Qing court, and the Qing Demon has sent a large number of elite soldiers to garrison it, and it may be difficult to capture it!" Huang Yukun interjected.

"What Brother Yukun said is extremely true! Yunshan is considering that Guangzhou is an important place for customs taxation in the Qing court, so it wants to occupy this place and become the place where our Taiping Holy Kingdom pays taxes. Now that the Taiping army has conquered Changsha, Guangdong is a neighboring province, and troops must be sent to the rescue; And the Guangxi congregation rises one after another, and it will also contain a large number of Qing Demon troops, coupled with the large number of Tiandi Hui parties in Guangdong, our holy army will inevitably respond to the gathering and capture Guangzhou, it is not impossible! Feng Shaoguang analyzed.

"Holy King, I think as long as one condition is met, it will not be a problem to conquer Guangzhou!"

Who is so angry, everyone looks at it, but it is not conspicuous in the circle, and the newly attached temple is Zuo Zongtang.

"Oh, Ji Gao is so insightful, I don't know what the conditions are?" Feng Shaoguang was very happy to see Zuo Zongtang take the initiative to speak. He thought that a few new recruits might just bring an ear to listen to it.

"The Western countries remain neutral and do not aid the Qing Demon!" Zuo Zongtang said.

Well, it's really Zuo Zongtang, and there is no void under the fame! has a vicious eye and a key point, which is exactly what Feng Shaoguang is worried about.

"Yes, so I have to send someone to the Guangzhou area in advance, contact foreigners, and find out the details!"

"Since the Holy King has already planned, we will obey the order."

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Feng Shaoguang continued: "I called everyone today to inform you that early tomorrow morning, this prince will lead five thousand holy soldiers to support General Luo and them to capture Chengui. ”

Everyone had already heard about it and was not surprised. just said in unison: "Subordinates, please follow the Holy King to attack Chengui!" ”

Feng Shaoguang was also very happy to see that everyone was enthusiastic, stood up, and said with a straight face: "This king has made arrangements, and the brothers listen to the order!" ”

Everyone hurriedly got up and stood solemnly.

"The first commander of the palace left, Huang Yukun, and Peng Yulin, the deputy sailor, transferred 3,000 soldiers in Daozhou to form a sailor in the Xiangjiang River. By the way, he assisted in defending the capital city of Yongzhou. ”

"The temple Chengxuan Zeng Guanlan sat in Daozhou, Liu Changyou, the supervisor of Daozhou, and Xie Xiangcai, the temple bookkeeper, assisted, and Zhou Shengkun, the deputy general of the Holy Army, and Zeng Yuheng, the mechanic of the Holy Army, were responsible for dispatching the material turnover of the Holy Treasury and casting cannons in Daozhou. Bai Huihuai, the guard of the Imperial Forest, and Hu Damei, the second general of the water system, also stayed in Daozhou, continued to be responsible for recruiting troops, and assisted Liu Jianjun in training. ”

"In the rest of the counties, the garrison supervised the affairs of the county, and at the same time continued to recruit and train holy soldiers, and sent them to the Daozhou Liu Supervisor Army for training. Luo Qiongshu, the commander of the Holy First Army, led more than 3,000 soldiers of the Holy First Army to continue to garrison the pass leading to Fuchuan, and looked for an opportunity to attack Hezhou and Lianzhou in Guangxi to contain the Qing army in Guangxi. ”

"Huang Yiyun, the chief of the Holy Army, Zuo Zongtang, Zuo Chengxuan, Zuo Zongtang, Xie Xiangcai, the temple book, Liu Shengbang, the royal forest guard, Zhou Shengfu, the deputy warden of the Holy Army, Su Sanniang, the deputy general of the water, Liang Litai, the general of Muyi, and Jiang Zhongshu, Liu Youqing, the acting secretary of the temple, are all the same king, and they will leave Guiyang tomorrow!"

"I also hope that all brothers will work together to help the great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty, and contribute to my Taiping Holy Country and the common people in the world!" Feng Shaoguang finished issuing the order in one go.

"Subordinate Order!" And all the people went down together.

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On the morning of the third day of the sixth month, Feng Shaoguang and others left Daozhou and marched to Ningyuan from 3,000 from the Holy First Army and 2,000 from the Second Holy Army in Daozhou, a total of 5,000 soldiers of the Holy Army, and another 3,000 sergeants at the end of the card.

Before leaving, Peng Yulin accompanied his wife to see him off, and after the old lady ate the joint secret recipe accompanied by Huang Yiyun and Feng Shaoguang a few times, although the serious illness of dysentery was not completely cured, it must be cured after a period of recuperation. Therefore, the old lady specially asked Peng Yulin to bring him to see off the Holy King, and by the way, she thanked her and told Peng Yulin not to care about her and do a good job for the Holy King.

This march coincided with the time of ambush, the weather was hot, the baggage was heavy, and the march was slow. It was not until the evening of the next day that the army arrived at the county seat of Ningyuan. Luo Feide came out early to welcome Feng Shaoguang and others into the city.

Regarding the more than 1,300 Chenzhou soldiers imprisoned in Ningyuan City, Feng Shaoguang heard Luo Feide say that they were all defeated in a battle, and he couldn't help but shake his head, no one likes this kind of soldier, but in fact, you can't blame the soldiers, you have to blame the people who led the soldiers! No matter how cowardly the soldier is, if he integrates into an environment that is not afraid of death, he will also be enthusiastic and fight to the end. Therefore, he still gave these captives a chance, and if they were physically strong and willing to surrender, they were allowed to join the Holy Army as holy soldiers or auxiliary cards.

A total of 400 captives were recruited to join the Holy Army, and the remaining 900 were temporarily organized into the Paiwei camp, monitored and detained, saying that they would follow the baggage and wait until Guiyang to make arrangements. In fact, Feng Shaoguang already had a plan. He knew that Guiyang must have a lot of minerals, and this is a famous thousand-year-old mining capital in Hunan. Therefore, these people must be sent to work as miners. It may not be a lifetime, but at least three or five years will be spent in the mine.