Chapter 63: Decision-making

It has reached the rainy season in this area of Jintian Village, and the heavy rain is falling from the sky and overwhelming.

Shi Dakai took Yang Xiaoshan to the camp in Jintian Village in the heavy rain, and Yang Xiuqing officially recognized Xiao Chaogui's decision to promote Xiaoshan to military marshal, and he also took the opportunity to summon all the major generals to a meeting to discuss how to transfer.

Everyone had heard about Yong'an being captured before, and they were all excited, although they were drenched in heavy rain when they came, the atmosphere was in full swing. Jintian Village is now in no danger to defend, and it has reached the point where it must be moved. Taking Yong'an is simply another life for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and one more way to live.

Yang Xiuqing's face is also very bright, after all, Yang Xiaoshan is his righteous son, at this moment he deliberately said: "Xiaoshan, tell everyone how to take Yong'an." In fact, he had already understood that Yang Xiuqing wanted Xiaoshan to show his face in front of everyone again and consolidate Xiaoshan's position in the army.

Yang Xiaoshan knew that Yang Xiuqing was promoting him, and he didn't have to be polite, and told him how to capture Yong'an. Everyone listened and was amazed, and the admiration came after another, one after another. It wasn't until Yang Xiaoshan talked about the last part of capturing the Wu prefect and seizing the grain depot that everyone was even more stunned and forgot to applaud.

"Xiaoshan, I've convinced you, you kid is fighting a fairy battle." Shi Dakai was also very supportive, and he lost no time in praising it.

Others also responded, and they all praised Yang Xiaoshan embarrassed. At this time, everyone's impression of Yang Xiaoshan has begun to myth, many people know that Yang Xiaoshan met God in his dream, and secretly guess in their hearts that this kid must have divine help, otherwise they can't explain how the previous ordinary little charcoal union has become so magical.

If Yang Xiuqing is possessed by God, he is shrouded in a mysterious aura, Yang Xiaoshan's miraculous performance seems to prove God's omnipotence.

"How much grain is in Yong'an's granary, is there enough for so many of us?" Feng Yunshan is more concerned with the problem of grain and grass, the Taiping army has been tormented by this problem for a long time, and if the army breaks the cooking fire, the consequences will be unimaginable. In particular, in the future, we must stick to Yong'an, and the food problem will certainly not be avoidable.

"Master Feng, don't worry about this. Xiao Junshi and a few of us have estimated, this full warehouse of grain is enough for us to eat for half a year, there is no problem. Yang Xiaoshan replied confidently that most of these grains and grasses were just handed over from various places, and they were originally intended to be handed over to the Qing court, but now they are cheaper than the Taiping army.

"Okay!" Everyone else was so happy, this Yong'an was really worth it, the city and grain and grass were taken, and the worries of the Taiping army were completely solved.

"Okay, okay, don't be too happy. Now let's talk about the transfer of the army, which is the main reason why I have called you here today. Yang Xiuqing controlled everyone's emotions in time, and it was not yet time to be optimistic.

Everyone frowned when they heard this question, the two armies of the Qing army, one east and one west, could smash the defense line of the Taiping army at any time like a hammer, and it was certainly not easy to transfer now, and the Qing army would definitely not sit back and watch the Taiping army leave calmly, no matter what, they would come over and take a bite, and it would bite hard.

"Fortunately, last time Yang Junshi proposed that the western front establish a second line of defense at Fengmen Pass, and now Xiang Rong's 6,000 men and horses are blocked from Fengmen Pass. However, there are less than 1,500 defenders on my side, and if we don't support them, I'm afraid it will be dangerous. "Feng Yunshan is responsible for defending Fengmen Pass, and the situation is not optimistic.

"Xinwei is lost, everyone knows this. At present, the defense line of the eastern front is set up on the periphery of Guiping Township, and the defense is particularly weak, there is no danger to defend, and the camps are all built in a hastily and temporary manner, and they are not solid. However, the strange thing is that in the past few days, the Qing army has stopped attacking, especially the cavalry brigade of Ulantai seems to have disappeared. In the past, they were the most arrogant, picking provocations on our defense line almost every day, and from time to time chasing and killing our lone soldiers, which was the most hateful. Wei Changhui questioned that the eastern front posed the greatest threat to the Taiping army, and it was difficult for the Qing army to stop attacking.

"What Wei Junshi said just confirms the news I got on the way back, a local regiment close to us told me that Ulantai was transferred back to Guilin by their Qincha Lord." Yang Xiaoshan immediately interjected, he didn't want to talk about this matter. Because after all, he didn't see it with his own eyes, but when he heard what Wei Changhui said, he now felt that it was probably true.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Yang Xiuqing immediately became excited, Ulantai is a big trouble in their hearts, after all, there is still the natural danger of Fengmen Pass on Xiang Rong's side, and Ulantai is really unable to defend it. His transfer was simply a life-saving straw for the Taiping Army. "Could it be that because Yang Xiaoshan defeated Yong'an, their Qin sent him to be held accountable?" Yang Xiuqing immediately thought of this.

"Quite possibly." Everyone nodded again and again, feeling that Yang Xiuqing's guess was very reasonable.

"Then we just take advantage of this opportunity to eat Xiang Rongbu first, and if we don't beat him, we won't be able to transfer to Yong'an with peace of mind." Shi Dakai's mind also turned very quickly, and immediately proposed.

"I'm afraid this is not easy, they set up camp outside the Wind Gate Pass. Xiang Rong, an old thief, has always been shrewd, and when our army passes, he is not so stupid, let us easily surround him. Feng Yunshan shook his head, he planted a heel in Xiang Rong's hand twice, and he was a little afraid of Xiang Rong.

"What if we put them in? We took the initiative to remove the defense of Fengmen Pass and made a gesture that we were about to transfer, Xiang Rong would definitely follow us and want to bite us a few bites, and then we would wrap him a dumpling and serve it in a pot. Yang Xiaoshan had an idea and said the plan in his heart.

"Brilliant plan!" Everyone agreed, Xiang Rong's army now has less than 6,000 people, and the Taiping army has more than twice as many troops as him, and this battle can be fought.

"This can be a bet, from the mouths of the captured Qing soldiers, we have learned more than once that there is a contradiction between Ulantai and Xiang Rong, and the discord between the two is already an open secret in the Qing army." Shi Dakai then added.

"It's the rainy season these days, and this downpour is estimated to be going on for several days, and it is impossible to camp on such a rainy day, and the artillery can't be fired, which is extremely unfavorable to the defenders. The time and place are favorable, we have all taken possession, this is really blessed by Heavenly Father! Yang Xiuqing's eyes lit up, and he keenly felt that this was an excellent fighter to destroy Xiang Rong.

"That's it, let's fight!" The others asked for battle one after another, and everyone's morale was high, for fear of missing this opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

"No one in this battle wants to rob me, I'll fight!" Qin Rigang yelled, he suffered such a big loss as Xiang Rong in Dongling last time, so he couldn't raise his head, this time he had to get the field back no matter what.

Yang Xiuqing looked at his unusually firm expression and nodded, "Okay, I know that you have already held back your strength for revenge, this time you will be the vanguard of Wei Junshi and take the lead from the East Road." There are 6,000 people on your way, and you must give Xiang Rong a head-on blow. ”

"Okay! Order! Qin Rigang was gearing up, he had waited too long for this day, and he was very excited.

"Master Feng, you are on the West Road, after we bring Xiang Rong in, you will lead 2,000 people on this road to immediately recapture Fengmen Pass and cut off his back road. They were busy chasing us, and they certainly wouldn't have left many people in Fengmen Pass, two thousand should be enough. Yang Xiuqing said to Feng Yunshan.

"I'll come on the north road, just give me 3,000 men." Hu Yihuang asked Zhan Dao, he is very smart, and he also has a little Jiujiu in his heart, once Xiang Rong is defeated, he is very likely to retreat north, hoping to get closer to the Ulantai Department. I guarded it in the north, and the last great thing to do was to take it myself.

Yang Xiuqing glanced at him meaningfully, originally he was going to let Xiaoshan go to the North Road, but Hu Yihuang grabbed the words at the moment, Yang Xiuqing was not very easy to refute his face, after all, Hu Yihuang had made a lot of contributions under his command and was also very loyal to himself. Yang Xiuqing thought about it for a while, and still handed over the north road to Hu Yihuang, Xiaoshan has already made a lot of contributions, and he can't be too partial, anyway, he still has a lot of opportunities in the future.

"Shall I go to the South Road?" Shi Dakai felt that the South Road must be his own.

"Not this time, you have a more important task, you have to be responsible for the safe transfer of Sect Master Hong and his family members to Yong'an. Let Xiaoshan go on the south road, and you draw a thousand people to him. Yang Xiuqing turned around again and said, "Xuanjiao, you take a thousand female soldiers and Xiaoshan to defend the South Road together." The terrain in the south is complex and sparsely populated, and it is unlikely that Xiang Rong will break through from here, so you two thousand people are here to prepare, just in case. ”

Hong Xuanjiao nodded, and she glanced at Yang Xiaoshan with complicated eyes. I don't know when Yang Xiaoshan doesn't seem to be so unbearable in her heart, she used to think that Yang Xiaoshan was just a little clever by relying on himself to be Yang Xiuqing's personal soldier, but later Xiaoshan repeatedly made war exploits, although he was not as heroic as Xiao Chaogui, but it seemed that the gap was not so big. When Hong Xuanjiao thought of this, her face turned red again, and she secretly blamed herself in her heart, how could she always compare Xiaoshan with her fiancé Xiao Chaogui.

Yang Xiaoshan definitely didn't know what Hong Xuanjiao was thinking, but he was a bit big about Yang Xiuqing's arrangement, and he didn't know how to get along with Hong Xuanjiao until now, with a bitter face.

After arranging everything, Yang Xiuqing unexpectedly took out the holy sword of the God Worship Sect and showed it to everyone: "Everyone knows that this is the Demon Slaying Sword, and it is also the holy sword of my sect. Sect Master Hong had also instructed me earlier to reward this sword with the brother who had contributed the most to the kingdom of heaven. I am here to announce that whoever kills Xiang Rong, an old thief, this demon slaying sword will be rewarded to him. ”

Yang Xiuqing's last encouragement was a great stimulus to everyone, and this demon slaying sword was a very superb sword built by Hong Xiuquan with a lot of money. In the early days of the founding of the Church, Hong Xiuquan used this sword to cut off the heads of various other religious gods, and he has always been devastated, sharpening iron like clay. I don't know how many heads of Buddha statues, Guanyin statues, land lords and other statues have been cut off under this sword, so this sword also has special religious significance, and getting this sword means a great improvement in the status of God worship, such a religious aura is what everyone wants.

"Yes!" Everyone shouted, Yang Xiuqing's last words raised morale to the extreme, and the value of Xiang Rong's head instantly increased countless times.