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After receiving the news that Chen Tianshi and others were ambushed in Lechang Gorge, killing and wounding more than 200 brothers, and then Chen Tianshi carried out a counter-ambush and burned the forest to annihilate the ambush of the Qing army, Luo Xuan, Chen Yucheng and Zuo Zongtang were all shocked and secretly shouted that it was dangerous!

Although the number of Qing soldiers was small, they were condescending, and if the holy army passed through the canyon with bamboo rafts carrying heavy goods, especially gunpowder and other materials, it would definitely cause great losses. Even if the Holy Army www.biquge.info large in number and will not be completely defeated, it will still suffer heavy losses and will not be able to attack the Shaozhou Mansion again.

However, in this way, it is obvious that the Qing Demon has already taken precautions, and has already sent out a detailed investigation to find out the movements of the Taiping Holy Army, so he will ambush in advance in the place he passes.

This battle is not difficult to fight! Luo Outline frowned, since following the Holy King, attacking the city and plundering the land, it was he Luo Outline who took the initiative to attack, and the Qing Demon soldiers fled in all directions. Unexpectedly, this time he was actually ambushed by the Qing Demon, it seems that the Qing Demon in Shaozhou is really different from the Qing Demon in those remote places.

Seeing Luo Xuan's frowning, Zuo Zongtang smiled: "Luo Jian doesn't have to worry. Maybe the Qing Demon soldiers in Shaozhou are stronger than the Qing demons in other places, but after all, the number is limited. Zuo was worried that the demons in Shaozhou City would not come out to fight, as long as they were willing to come out, they would all be destroyed. After these Qing goblin soldiers were eliminated, the remaining Shaozhou Mansion Manchu had no soldiers to defend, so it was self-defeating. ”

"Mr. Zuo's words are reasonable! But Luo Mou thought about it. Luo Xuan scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Oh, originally the Holy King once said something similar to Luo, what is it called, oh yes, 'encircling points to help', it is called 'encircling points to help'." ”

"Yes, it's called 'encircling points to send reinforcements', when the Holy King was teaching in Daozhou, Yucheng was also fortunate to hear it, but he didn't think about it for a while." Chen Yucheng also echoed on the side.

"'Encirclement and reinforcements'? What does it mean, and how does the Holy King explain it? Zuo Zongtang asked with interest.

"What the Holy King said is very simple, that is, to besiege the important cities or places and characters of the Qing Demon, attract reinforcements from the surrounding areas, and then eliminate the reinforcements of the Qing Demon in batches, not for the purpose of attacking the city, but for the fundamental purpose of eliminating the living force of the Qing Demon." Luo Outline explained.

"The Holy King is truly a great talent! Zuo is conceited and familiar with military books, and he only vaguely knows a rough idea, and no Saint King can say it so clearly! What a 'encirclement point reinforcement'! Zuo Zongtang's eyes lit up, as if he had figured out something important, he clapped his palms and said: "Luo Checkpoint, Chen Junshuai, you just reminded you, Zuo Mou thought, our Shaozhou advance strategy, can we also use the trick of 'encircling points to send reinforcements'?" ”

"As you know, Shaozhou is not more than other state capitals, but it is a strategic place for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As early as the Kangxi period, Shaozhou Town was established in Shaozhou, with nearly 3,000 Qing soldiers in the middle, left and right battalions. This is far higher than the specifications of the general city, but according to Zuo's understanding, during the later Kangxi and Jiaqing years, Shaozhou Town was upgraded to Nanshaolian Town, with 1 general military officer, 2 deputy generals under the jurisdiction of Nanshao, and 3 battalions of the left, middle and right of the town standard and Lianyang Battalion, Qingyuan Battalion, Fogang Battalion, Yingqing Battalion, Liyao Battalion, etc., with more than 7,000 soldiers. Among them, about 3,000 troops directly under the town were stationed in the capital city of Shaozhou. ”

Zuo Zongtang told the information he had in one breath, which made Luo Xuan and Chen Yucheng admire.

They led their troops to fight, and it was very good that they could send out detailed troops to investigate the enemy's situation and find out the strength of the Qing army twenty or thirty miles away. Often, even the strength of the Qing army is not sure how much it is, and it is not known who the main general of the army is. Historically, more than half a year after the Taiping Army's Jintian Uprising, the Manchu court still did not know who the leader of the Taiping Army was, and later, once again thought that there was no such character as Hong Xiuquan, just a fictional myth of the Taiping Army.

Unexpectedly, this Mr. Zuo was able to find out the information of the Qing army in such detail without making a sound, he was really talented, no wonder the Holy King attached so much importance to it, and he tried his best to invite him.

"Mr. Zuo, how to 'surround the point and send reinforcements', don't sell it, tell us about it!" Chen Yucheng humbly asked. As the deputy general of the Eastern Route Army that captured Liangguang this time, he knew that this was the Holy King who was cultivating him and giving him a chance. Otherwise, with a small military commander who has just been promoted, how can he be qualified to become an adjutant general in command of nearly 20,000 troops. Therefore, he has to watch and learn more, hoping to become the main general of the independent party as soon as possible and live up to the kindness of the Holy King.

"Luo Jiandian, Chen Junshuai, Zuo thinks that since our ultimate goal is Guangzhou City, then our holy army does not need to be anxious about the success or failure of the moment and the gains and losses of one place. It is to take the capital city of Shaozhou as this 'point', besiege it, and then show weakness, make it look like it can be surrounded, and attract the Qing army from Guangzhou and other state capitals to come to the rescue. Then, before the reinforcements arrived in Shaozhou Mansion, our holy army concentrated its superior military strength and annihilated it in batches. In this way, Guangzhou City and the whole of Guangdong, the Qing Demon will lose a lot of troops, and at that time, the Guangdong Hui Party will be launched as an internal response, and Guangzhou City will naturally be in the bag. ”

"Mr. Zuo's plan is wonderful!" Luo Xuan and Chen Yucheng praised in unison.

"Zuo is also just applying the theory of the Holy King. Speaking of which, it is the credit of the Holy King. Zuo Zongtang sighed, becoming more and more desperate that he couldn't see through the Holy King.

Subsequently, Luo Xuan ordered the army to continue the march. Under the leadership of Chen Tianshi's forward, the army soon arrived outside Lechang City.

The forward sentinel came to report that the Qing army in Lechang City had fled, and Lechang City surrendered without attacking. It is no wonder that it is impossible for a small county town to stop the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Taiping Holy Army.

The gate of Lechang City had already been opened, and a group of Heaven and Earth Congregation and several squires led hundreds of people were already waiting on the shore of Wushui outside Lechang City.

"Thank you to the Taiping Holy Army for rescuing tens of thousands of Lechang Li people!" A chubby squire saw the bamboo row of the Taiping Holy Army landing on the shore, and hurriedly led everyone to shout.

"Thank you to the Taiping Holy Army for rescuing tens of thousands of Lechang Li people!" Hundreds of Lechang people on the banks of the river chanted.

Luo Xuan, Chen Yucheng, Zuo Zongtang and others were surrounded by guards and helped jump onto the shore, and they couldn't help but be happy when they saw this scene.

The guards brought the two leaders to Luo Xuan. One was the chubby squire named Qin Xinhui, and the other was the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society, named Zhang Bashan.

"Why are you waiting? Isn't it to welcome my Taiping Holy Army? Luo Xuan asked.

Qin Xinhui had a smile on his face, barely opened his eyes, and explained: "The Holy Army saved us and other Lechang people and drove out the Tartars, Qin and the villagers were deeply grateful, so they made an appointment to welcome the Holy Army here. By the way, he prepared some small gifts and donated them to the holy army as a sign of sincerity. ”

The short and sturdy Zhang Bashan also squeezed a smile and said: "Your Excellency the general of the Holy Army, I have been oppressed by the Manchu government on weekdays and suffered a lot, and I am grateful to be rescued by the Holy Army today!" I specially led all the brothers to greet him! ”

Regardless of whether the other party was sincere or false, Luo Xuan made a full appearance and said: "My Taiping Holy Army has taken it as its mission to save the people of the dawn of the world, and there is no need to be grateful or courteous. If you have a heart, you can do it. "Let's talk about it, find two people to understand the situation of the Qing army in Lechang.

However, it turned out that the more than 1,000 Qing troops who had been ambushed before were Qing soldiers from the right battalion of Shaozhou Town, and under the leadership of a deputy general, they would ambush on the Lechang Gorge together with more than 400 city flood soldiers in Lechang City, preparing to repel the invading holy army. Unexpectedly, Chen Tianshi led people to set fire to the mountain, and almost the whole army was wiped out, leaving only the deputy general and more than 100 personal guards, who fled back to Lechang City, then packed up the belongings and led the remaining flood soldiers in the city to flee to Shaozhou Fucheng.