"Find Longhair to settle accounts! Avenge! ”

"Stepping on Jiangning! Capture Hong Xiuquan alive and capture Shi Dakai alive! ”

"Revenge! Let Longhair know we're awesome! ”

When the Wu Army's sailors protected the heavily injured baggage fleet and returned to Jiujiang through the Zhangjiazhou North Channel, almost in an instant, the angry roars of the Wu soldiers resounded inside and outside Jiujiang City, from top to bottom, all of them were angry and angry, and even the warm-tempered Wu Army Jiujiang Governor Gui Zhongxing also read the book of ten thousand words at the first time, roaring and demanding that Wu Chaoyue immediately send troops to take revenge and punish the Taiping army's treacherous and shameless behavior. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Jiujiang Wu Army Wenwu was still roaring, failed to protect all the baggage fleet retreat to Jiujiang Wu Army Naval Division but immediately put it into practice, escorted the baggage fleet to Jiujiang Wharf, Wu Army Naval Division officers and soldiers who had been floating on the water for many days did not go ashore to rest, immediately under the leadership of Wang Fu and Xu Lai, turned the bow of the boat, and violently returned to the mouth of the lake to settle accounts with the Taiping Army, Lin Qirong's Taiping Army Naval Division did not dare to fight at all, but could only take advantage of being in the inner lake, and immediately fled into the depths of Poyang Lake with his tail between his legs, The anger of the Wu army's sailors had nowhere to vent, so they simply launched a direct attack on the Shizhongshan Fort of the Taiping army.

Thanks to Lin Qirong, a famous general of the Taiping Army, who has been operating in Hukou for many years, he has built the fortifications extremely well, especially the underwater heavy anchors placed in large numbers with the rapid water flow effectively blocked the offensive footsteps of the Wu Army's naval divisions, and greatly enhanced the artillery power of the Taiping Army's Shizhongshan Fort, otherwise, the Shizhongshan Fort would have to be razed to the ground by the Wu Army's naval division. However, even so, when it was dark, when Wang Fu and Xu Lai retreated under Bao Chao's hard persuasion, the gun emplacements on the Shizhongshan Fort were still more than half killed by the Wu army's artillery, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties.

It was also after the withdrawal of the Wu Army's naval division that Shi Dakai sneakily led a team of personal soldiers to Hukou and connected with Lin Qirong in Hukou City. After meeting, Shi Dakai's subordinates also habitually took measures of encouragement, praising Lin Qirong and saying: "Yes, it's right not to be brutal, temporarily withdraw the water division into Poyang Lake, and keep the combat power to cut off the water food route beyond the little demon, and in the future, if you surpass the little demon, you will not dare to bypass the lake mouth and go straight downstream, the wisest choice." I haven't seen you for a few years, but I've grown a lot. ”

"Xie Yiwang is 8,000 years old." Lin Qirong thanked him, but there was no joy on his face, and he said very frankly: "It's because the sailor who surpassed the little demon was not prepared and didn't make up his mind, otherwise, they really had to rush into the inner lake to chase and kill our Hukou sailor, and we had no way to stop it." ”

Before coming, he had already considered how to use the method of the Hukou Sailor, and Shi Dakai immediately said: "It's okay, I'll go to Shi Zhenji, who is stationed in Poyang, and ask him to prepare a dock for your sailor in Poyang, and also establish a defensive position at the mouth of the Pojiang River. ”

Lin Qirong thanked him sullenly, then gritted his teeth, and simply asked directly: "Eight thousand years old Wing King, long live the Heavenly King, what do you think?" How could he suddenly think of restarting a war with the Transcendence Demon for no reason? Or did he promise to borrow the way, and then treacherously and suddenly launched a sneak attack on the fleet that surpassed the little demon? ”

Mentioning this sad question, Shi Dakai's face was inevitably a little gloomy, and he replied: "Long live the Heavenly King doesn't want to do this, he was also forced, Ye Yunlai and Wu Ruxiao, the two madmen, must do it, and the sailor who surpasses the little demon doesn't believe us at all, and the hostility towards us is obvious, so we have to do it." ”

After that, Shi Dakai added another sentence and said: "Anyway, sooner or later, we will fight, surpass the little demon and destroy the Qing Demon Court, and the next one must be us, this is a clear thing." ”

"Then why can't you do it later?" Lin Qirong said with some anger: "Why don't you wait until you surpass the little demon to destroy the Qing Demon Court first?" Or, when the army that surpasses the little demon fights with the Qing Demon court in the north, isn't it better to make a sudden move? ”

"If you let the Transcendence Little Demon destroy the Qing Demon Court first, then he will form a two-bread sandwich for us." Shi Dakai explained: "It is indeed the best time to suddenly make a move when the Transcendence Little Demon first fights with the Qing Demon Court, but you have also seen that Beyond the Little Demon does not give us this opportunity at all." ”

Lin Qirong sighed, and suddenly secretly hated Hong Xiuquan's untimely comeback time - even if it was a month late.

Seeing Lin Qirong's dissatisfaction with Hong Xiuquan's decision to go to war, Shi Dakai was reluctant to break it, but he also sighed, and then said: "Zhen Tianhou, regret is useless, things have come to this point, we can only fight with the little demon to the end, settle the blood debts he owed us before, and revive our great cause of heaven." ”

"And we're not out of the cracks." Shi Dakai added another sentence and said: "Nearly half of the army beyond the little demon is contained in the north and the Central Plains, unable to go south to participate in the war, and behind him is the threat of the Shaanxi, Gansu and Qing demons, there are not many troops that can really be used to fight us, we go all out to meet the battle, it may not be possible to repel the attack beyond the little demon, turn the tide and dominate the world." ”

Thanks to Lin Qirong, who is also a hawk of the Taiping Army with a tough position, he is loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and he knows that there will be a war with the Wu Army sooner or later, so there is a hundred reluctances in his heart, Lin Qirong still silently accepted this fait accompli, and asked: "The Wing King is eight thousand years old, so what do you and the Heavenly King plan to do?" ”

"Attack in the east and defend in the west, buy time, and prepare for a counterattack."

Shi Dakai replied very generally, and then explained in detail: "The Heavenly King and I have decided that the western front will rely on Hukou, Pengze and Anqing to establish three defense lines to resist the attack of the little demon. ”

"On the Eastern Front, our Heavenly Kingdom's armies in Songjiang and Changzhou are responsible for launching the Shanghai Campaign, taking Shanghai at all costs, completely cutting off the connection between the little demon and the foreigners, and cutting off his source of weapons and ammunition. At the same time, if we can succeed in capturing the grandfather and son who surpass the little demon, the situation will immediately be extremely favorable to us. ”

"In addition, our army on the northern front is mainly responsible for liaising with the Twist Army, containing the Central Plains army that surpasses the little demon, and counterattacking at the right time to make it difficult for the surpassing little demon to take care of the head and tail. The southern front is our greatest hope, and the Heavenly King has gone to Zhaozhong King Li Xiucheng and ordered him to lead the main force of our heavenly kingdom on the southern front to return to the north, integrate all forces to launch a counterattack against the Transcendence Demon, first destroy the Transcendence Demon, and then destroy the Qing Demon Court, and dominate the world. ”

After listening to Shi Dakai's somewhat reliable strategic plan, Lin Qirong didn't complain much that he was forcibly pushed to the front line of resistance against Wu by Hong Xiuquan and Shi Dakai, but said directly: "The matter of holding the mouth of the lake is on me, but I want reinforcements, and I want the rear to ensure the supply of my grain, grass and ammunition." ”

"Don't worry, these are on me." Shi Dakai replied more directly, and said: "I am the commander of the Western Front, as long as I still have a breath of air, the reinforcements and food, grass and ammunition at Hukou will never be broken!" ”

Lin Qirong nodded briskly, looked at the west again, and gritted his teeth and said: "Beyond the little demon, come on, see how you pass my level!" Prime Minister Luo's blood debt should also be settled with you! ”

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Shi Dakai, Lin Qirong and others all expected that Wu Chaoyue would inevitably send troops to take revenge at the first time, and this was exactly the case, when the news that the Wu army's baggage fleet was damaged by the Taiping Army's naval division was sent to Xiangyuankou, and the news was sent to the Hubei provincial capital by Daye Wu Jun by telegram, and sent to Wu Chaoyue's face, Wu Chaoyue didn't even blink an eyelid, and immediately decided to send troops to take revenge, dredge the Yangtze River channel by force, and reopen the connection between himself and the Wu army in Shanghai.

Shi Dakai, Lin Qirong and others seriously underestimated Wu Chaoyue's determination and strength of revenge, and as soon as he received the telegram, Wu Chaoyue not only decided on the spot to use all the troops originally intended for the Northern Expedition to fight against the Taiping Army, but also decided to personally lead the most elite direct troops under his command to go out and personally preside over the Eastern Expedition.

Wu Chaoyue dared to leave the Hubei provincial capital to personally preside over the Eastern Crusade, and the greatest confidence was that the telegraph line between Daye and Jiujiang was about to be completed, and when things reached this point, Wu Chaoyue of course went to order Daye and ordered Daye Industrial Base to complete the telegraph line connecting Jiujiang within ten days anyway, so that he could still command the overall situation while he was in Jiujiang.

Considering the importance and complexity of the Eastern Crusade War, Zhao Liewen, Yan Jingming and others did not object to Wu Chaoyue personally presiding over the Eastern Crusade War, but simply reminded Wu Chaoyue: "King Zhennan, in the Eastern Crusade War, we have waterways to rely on in terms of the supply of grain, grass and ammunition, but it is related to our access to the sea and the safety of Shanghai, this big war must be resolved quickly, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us." ”

"Of course I know that, otherwise I wouldn't have gone to the front myself."

Wu Chaoyue nodded, and said with a sneer: "And I'm sure that Changmao's side will definitely rely on the three natural dangers of Hukou, Pengze and Anqing, and build layers of defenses to slow down our march into Shanghai, gain time to fight Shanghai, capture my grandfather and my son at all costs, and use them as hostages to blackmail me." ”

"Comfort Pavilion, what are you going to do then?" Zhao Liewen sometimes still can't change his habitual name for Wu Chaoyue.

Wu Chaoyue didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "Huifu, if you are the long-haired commander of the Western Front, how will you deploy in the three places of Hukou, Pengze and Anqing?" Is it to use the power evenly? Or do you prioritize one or two points? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Liewen immediately replied: "I will give priority to one or two points, the distribution of the strength of Long Hair on the Western Front is uneven, especially the difference in water strength is the largest. I will also give priority to guarding Hukou, because the fortifications here in Hukou are perfect, and there is a steady stream of reinforcements to Hukou from the northeast of Jiangxi, and the Longhair Naval Division at Hukou is still the strongest among the Changmao armies, which can effectively threaten our water grain routes, so that our main army does not dare to bypass Hukou and advance eastward. ”

"Is it possible, then, for you to concentrate all your forces at the mouth of the lake and fight a strategic decisive battle with us?" Wu Chaoyue asked again.

"No way." Zhao Liewen shook his head categorically and said: "There is a saying among foreigners that all eggs cannot be put in one basket, even if Changmao has not heard of this sentence, he will definitely not take such a risk, if my expectations are not bad, even if Changmao concentrates heavy troops to guard Hukou, he will definitely leave sufficient troops in the rear to guard Peng Ze and Anqing." ”

"Then if you were the long-haired coach, under what circumstances would you concentrate as much of your combat forces as possible at the mouth of the lake? Slightly neglecting the protection of Peng Ze and Anqing? Wu Chaoyue asked.

Vaguely understanding Wu Chaoyue's shameless attempt, Zhao Liewen also quickly started to use his brain to carefully calculate, and after putting himself in the reverse deduction, Zhao Liewen replied: "If I am the long-haired commander, I will only concentrate as much strength as possible in Hukou if I decide that you must take Hukou first and then enter the downstream." ”

"And." Zhao Liewen hurriedly added, "In view of your consistent reputation in the use of troops, I will never take too much risk, while concentrating on guarding the mouth of the lake, I will never neglect the protection of the downstream too much, and I will not give you too many opportunities to highlight the surprise soldiers." ”

Wu Chaoyue nodded thoughtfully, and after studying the map sand table around Jiujiang, Hukou and Poyang Lake for a long time, Wu Chaoyue said slowly: "Give Wang Fu an order, tell him first, I am very satisfied with his performance this time, and the loss of the baggage fleet has little to do with him, and I will not pursue it." ”

"Tell Wang Fu again, rest assured, when I arrive in Jiujiang in person, I don't want the long-haired Hukou sailor to still be at the mouth of the lake, if my expectations are not bad, the long-haired sailor is likely to retreat into the Pojiang River, complete the long-haired sailor, and send the long-haired sailor into the Pojiang River for me first, and then don't risk entering the Pojiang River, wait for my follow-up order."

"Give Jiujiang another order, tell Gui Zhongxing and them to release the wind first, and say that I am going to set foot on the Hukou first, and then march downstream, and also give me as much as possible to create signs that we are ready to attack the Hukou with all our might."

After singing the promise, Zhao Liewen smiled and said, "Comfort Ting, it's too direct, right?" Didn't you play with Long Hair once or twice? Can long hair suffer losses and be fooled again? ”

"It's impossible for Long Hair to suffer losses and be fooled again, but Huifu, you seem to have forgotten a little." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said: "It's the problem of Changmao's current warlordization, if you are Lin Qirong, can you find out the news that I am preparing to storm Hukou, can you desperately ask for reinforcements and grain and grass?" In order to appease Lin Qirong and encourage Lin Qirong to work hard with us at Hukou with peace of mind, can the long-haired coach of the Western Front give Lin Qirong a little reward and encouragement? ”

Zhao Liewen laughed, and even said that this was the case, but Wu Chaoyue said very regretfully: "It's a pity that I don't know who the coach of the Western Front of Long Hair is, otherwise, I will definitely be able to come up with more ways to lure Long Mao to concentrate on Hukou." ”

Just as the so-called heaven fulfilled the wishes of the people, it was only the next day, when Wu Chaoyue was still arranging for his own preparations for the departure of the Eastern Front, Daye sent a telegram to the news of the Wu army in Jiujiang, reporting the important information that Shi Dakai's banner appeared at Hukou. Wu Chaoyue was overjoyed when he heard the report, and laughed: "God help me, since the long-haired coach of the Western Front is Shi Dakai, then our battle will be much easier." ”

"King Zhennan, Shi Dakai is not a good person?" Yan Jingming, who happened to be next to him, asked with some surprise: "Among the long-haired puppet kings, it seems that he is the most capable of fighting, why do you think he is the best to deal with?" ”

"Because I know Shi Dakai's temper the most, and I am most familiar with his personality and habits." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said, "Mr. Danchu, don't waste time, hurry up and pick up the pen and help me write a letter to Lin Qirong." ”

"What's the content?" Yan Jingming hurriedly raised his pen and asked.

"Let's just say that Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan are deliberately forcing him to die." Wu Chaoyue replied: "The reason why Hong Xiuquan and Shi Dakai dared to sneak attack our fleet is that they know that we will definitely fight Hukou, Pengze and Anqing first, and the dead Dao friends will not die in poverty, and take the lives of his Lin Qirong and Hukou Changmao for time, and when the war starts, he Shi Dakai will definitely hide in the rear, let Lin Qirong die in front, persuade Lin Qirong to rein in the precipice, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and kill Shi Dakai first with Hukou Changmao to surrender to me, and grant him an official position and reward for me." That's all for the specifics, you watch the polishing. ”

"This ......, King Zhennan, what's the use of writing this letter?" Yan Jingming asked confusedly: "With Lin Qirong's consistent performance, it is impossible to accept our persuasion?" ”

"Of course not." Wu Chaoyue, who knew Lin Qirong's history very well, smiled, and then said: "But my letter is not written for Lin Qirong, but for Shi Dakai." I dare to conclude that after Shi Dakai reads this letter, he will definitely ....... ”

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The fast boat passed the letter along the river, and only two days later, Wu Chaoyue's letter to Lin Qirong was sent to Jiujiang, and the Jiujiang Wu army, which was desperately building up the momentum of attacking Hukou, also obeyed the arrangement, and immediately arranged for the messenger to carry the letter across the river and handed the letter to Lin Qirong.

Expected by Yan Jingming and Wu Chaoyue successively, Lin Qirong first scoffed at Wu Chaoyue's persuasion and surrender, and then immediately forwarded the letter to Shi Dakai, and Shi Dakai only thought about it for less than ten minutes after reading the letter, and immediately made a decision, saying: "My Wing King camp is located at the mouth of the lake. ”

"The Winged King is eight thousand years old, no! Hukou is on the front line, and if you set up the Wing King camp at Hukou, it will not only be dangerous, but it will also give you the opportunity to cut off your contact with Peng Ze and Anqing! Staff member Zhang Suimou hurriedly objected.

"You have to take this risk!" Shi Dakai replied categorically: "If I don't build the camp of the Wing King at the mouth of the lake, live and die with the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom on the front line, and boost the morale of the army, surpassing the little demon will definitely use this reason to make waves, or buy, or divide, and strain the morale of our army. ”

Thinking of Wu Chaoyue's despicable methods, as well as the importance of the Hukou battlefield in the Taiping Army's strategy on the western front, Zhang Suimou did not insist on opposing it, but what neither Shi Dakai nor Zhang Suimou noticed was that because Shi Dakai decided to set up the commander-in-chief of the Western Front in Hukou, during the deployment of the Western Front defense, they consciously or unconsciously used their main forces and resources on the Hukou battlefield......