The Taiping army opened the mountain pass of Liangshan, and Xiao Chaogui let 500 soldiers stay here, and then continued to march towards Yong'an with the remaining 2,000 people non-stop.

Three days later, they arrived at the crossing of the Gui River. Most of the Guijiang River has a turbulent flow and a wide river. Only the ferry here the river surface is narrower, the water flow is relatively gentle, suitable for crossing the river, as long as you cross here, you will reach the boundary of Yong'an.

"Look, my lord! The bandits have arrived. Su Baode, the leader of the Yongan landlord regiment, nodded and reported to the deputy general of the Yongan Association, Al Jing'a. Su Baode is one of the largest households in this area, and there have been frequent riots in Guangxi in recent years. He organized group drills and assisted the government to quell several hunger riots, and was repeatedly rewarded by the government, and then he worked hard for the Qing court.

"See, this Ma Shanbao has been coaxing in front of Lord Ulantai, and he can't imagine that he is also a waste. This Liangshan Pass was breached by bandits so quickly. It seems that the Han people are really useless, and in the end, we have to clean up this mess. Fortunately, Lord Ulantai had already repaired a letter and ordered me to come here to assist in the defense. Outside of the Soviet Union, the grain and ships in this area have been confiscated. Aljinga glanced at the chubby Su Baode beside him and asked coldly.

"What the adult explains, how dare the villain not do it. The surrounding villagers were all moved, and those who did not want to leave set his house on fire. The boats of the fishermen and the ferry workers were confiscated, and those who did not pay were scuttled if they were found. Su Baode was angry in front of the people, but in front of this Manchurian general, he groveled, and he didn't dare to make a mistake at all.

"You did a good job, I will say a few more kind words for you in front of Lord Ulantai." Aljinga didn't look down on a pug like Su Baode in his bones, but he still needed this person here, so he said a few perfunctory words to him.

"Thank you for your love!" Su Baode was so excited that he hurriedly knelt on the ground, eager to offer Arjing Adang's ancestor.

"Get up, why be so polite?" Arjinga laughed in his heart, he just said casually, this soil bun is so excited, this is a guy who has never seen the world, and he despises it in his heart.

"My lord, this bandit seems to be quite numerous, so we have to be careful." Although Su Baode has won several battles, his opponents are all unorganized hungry people, and the Taiping Army's strict appearance and compelling momentum make him feel a little hairy in his heart.

"Afraid of what? My 1,000 elite soldiers plus your 1,000 regiments are not much less in number than theirs. Moreover, I also brought ten cannons, thirty spears, and more than four hundred bows from the city of Yong'an. This bandit just has long hair and no wings, and they can still fly? Aljinga said confidently, the most important thing to guard against in military tactics is to attack half-crossing, if the Taiping army wants to force a crossing from here, it is looking for death.

"The villain is much more relieved, the adult is really heroic." Su Baode showed an admiring smile, and his little eyes were almost squeezed by the fat on his face.

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When the Taiping army came to the Guijiang crossing, they noticed the defensive arrangement of the Qing army on the opposite bank. Xiao Chaogui did not rashly let the army attack, but first let the soldiers set up the camp, and then let the whole army rest and stand by.

That night, Xiao Chaogui convened a meeting of the main generals of the former army, and everyone sat down around the table in the barracks to discuss how to cross the Guijiang River.

"Everyone has seen the Qing soldiers on the other side of the Guijiang River, they have a lot of people, if we want to force the crossing, we may suffer, everyone will tell me your opinion." Xiao Chaogui first threw out the question.

"There are a lot of demons and horses, but in my opinion, at least half of them are not regular troops, it should be a nearby landlord regiment training, and I will lead the team to attack tomorrow." Lin Fengxiang immediately asked Ying to fight.

"Marshal Lin is right, but let me do it. You have lost a lot of men and horses at Liangshan Pass, so let me take this formation. Li Kaifang is a little older, and he is not far behind with a calm personality.

"Don't fight, the battle in this water is still on our water army." Luo Xuan hurriedly asked for battle, he didn't go to participate in the night attack at Liangshan Pass a few days ago, and he had to grab the head work this time.

Xiao Chaogui was very happy when he saw his subordinates asking for battle, which showed that the morale of the troops was really strong. After several tough battles in succession, everyone has established a psychological advantage over the Qing army from their hearts, which is a great thing.

"Yucheng, how much grain have you collected today, and is the boat to cross the river ready?" Xiao Chaogui is very curious, usually Chen Yucheng is the most active in striving for merit, but now he doesn't say a word.

Chen Yucheng sat motionless with a bitter face, his eyes staring at the table, biting his lip with his teeth and not speaking, judging him as if he had always been positive.

"Let's talk about it, today I and Yucheng are collecting grain nearby. Who knew that the grain had been collected by the regimental exercises in this area two days ago, and the villagers were also driven away. In addition, the boats used by the fishermen to catch fish and the boats used for transportation at the ferry port were all taken away, and even the broken boats that could not be used were destroyed. This gang of regiments is worse than the Qing army, and they are even more ruthless against the people. Yang Xiaoshan took over the topic and answered for Chen Yucheng, with a very resentful tone. Yucheng and I worked hard all day, so we used ten taels of silver to buy the two small sampans that they had missed. ”

"That's right, these demons' tricks are really poisonous. Yucheng, it's okay, I don't blame you for this. How many days can our grain and grass last? Xiao Chaogui comforted, without a trace of complaint in his tone.

"It's only enough for six or seven days, and in order to rush out lightly and easily, we don't have much food to carry. At the Liangshan Pass, a part was distributed to the remaining brothers, and now we have not much food. Chen Yucheng saw that Xiao Chaogui didn't blame himself, and finally opened his mouth and muttered.

"That's not good." Xiao Chaogui tightened his eyebrows, although it was not far from Yong'an, but seeing that the army's posture was likely to be unable to capture this ferry for a while, even if it was successfully captured, he had to prepare more grain and grass for the capture of Yong'an City.

"Why don't we take a detour? See if there are any other places to cross the river. Lin Fengxiang suggested.

"Looking at the map here, there is only one ferry port within a radius of more than ten miles. And this is the closest way to Yong'an, even if we go around, the big troops behind can't go around like this, so many people can't afford to go around. Yang Xiaoshan said worriedly.

"Yes, even if we go around, those Qing soldiers are not fools, they will follow us. Even at other ferry crossings, they would still block us. Li Kaifang also vetoed the proposal.

The atmosphere of the meeting cooled down, and everyone couldn't think of any good way for a while, and the problem reached an impasse.

Xiao Chaogui finally had no choice but to give a military order: "Let Li Junshuai try the firepower on the other side tomorrow, and Master Luo and your navy will prepare planks and ropes to build a pontoon bridge for them." ”

"Order!" Li Kaifang stood up and took the military order with a fist.

"The plank rope has already been prepared today, and I will ask the brothers to prepare a little more in the evening, and it will be enough tomorrow!" Luo Xuan also stood up and took the military order.