On the afternoon of the 10th day of the first month of June, on the official road west of Guiyang Prefecture, a team that stretched for two miles marched along the official road to Guiyang Prefecture. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info was led by Feng Shaoguang and set off from Daozhou for more than 5,000 Holy Army soldiers.

"Holy King, just now I visited the Malay newspaper, five miles north from here, there are thousands of people and horses heading in the direction of Guiyang Prefecture City, look at the banner should be the brothers of the Holy Third Army led by General Yanguanzheng Li Kaifang!" Liang Litai, the chief of Muyi, rushed from the front of the team to Feng Shaoguang, who was in the middle of the team, and reported to him.

"Oh, Brother Li and the Holy Three Army finally have news! Litai, you let Tanma investigate clearly, if it is a brother of the Holy Three Army, then bring Brother Li to me. Feng Shaoguang replied, turned his head to Zuo Zongtang, who was riding a horse next to him, and said with a smile: "Ji Gao, you haven't seen my brother Li yet, he is recognized as the number one fierce general in my Taiping Holy Army!" is the same age as you, and you can be regarded as Feng's brother! Later, you guys should be close and close. ”

Although Zuo Zongtang was a scribe, he also rode his horse comfortably, not feeling tired at all, and said with a smile: "Holy King, the intersection of civil and military subordinates is a big taboo!" ”

Feng Shaoguang saw that Zuo Zongtang made a joke and diverted the topic, so he knew that he didn't think much of a martial artist like Li Kaifang. Through the past two days of getting along, Feng Shaoguang saw that Zuo Zongtang was arrogant and arrogant, and he felt a little arrogant, if he hadn't tied up his family and barely read some books, he could still be regarded as a scholar, it is estimated that he would not even look down on himself.

However, along the way, seeing the Confucian Temple in Ningyuan and the statue of Confucius in Jiahe, which were not burned by the Taiping Holy Army, Zuo Zongtang's face was much better, and he was also much more friendly to the soldiers of the Taiping Holy Army.

However, for Zuo Zongtang's character, Feng Shaoguang didn't feel anything. In the era of the explosion of self-character in later generations, what kind of quirky person he has not seen? On the contrary, it was Liang Litai, Liu Shengbang and other old people of the Holy Sect around him who had a lot of complaints about Zuo Zongtang, if it weren't for Feng Shaoguang's attention to him, maybe he would have driven him away.

It's dull all the way.

After a while, the two horses rushed over, but it was Liang Litai and Li Kaifang.

"See the Holy King!" Li Kaifang turned over and dismounted, and his tall and burly figure stood beside the official road, a lot taller than the horse's back. He saluted Zuo Zongtang next to him and said, "Kaifang has seen Mr. Zuo!" ”

Feng Shaoguang dismounted, punched Li Kaifang's shoulder, and said, "Brother Li has worked hard all the way!" I wonder how the war is going? ”

"Holy King, Kaifang led the Holy Three Army to conquer Xintian six days ago! Because of the surrender of Kaifang, the former Qing Demon General Sun Yingzhao, and the Xintian guard is his son and nephew, he came forward to persuade him, plus more than 3,000 people of our holy three armies, the Xintian defenders obediently dedicated the city. Kaifang only left 300 holy soldiers to garrison Xintian, and on the same day, he marched to Guiyang. ”

"Unexpectedly, four days ago, our army marched to a place called Yin Cottage, and suddenly encountered a large group of Qing demons who rushed to Guiyang from Changning, the governor of Hengzhou. The 2,700 soldiers of our holy army fought fiercely with the Qing demon for more than a day, killing 400 demon soldiers and capturing 500, and the remaining more than 1,000 demon soldiers were defeated and fled back to Changning. Our army also lost 300 soldiers and wounded more than 400 people. ”

"Because Kaifang was worried that he would miss the arrangement of Luo's commander and was in a hurry to conquer Guiyang, he did not continue to pursue in the direction of Changning." Li Kaifang then explained.

"General Li, I don't know what weapons those Qing soldiers are carrying? Which general is leading it? Before Feng Shaoguang could speak, Zuo Zongtang on the side asked.

"Mr. Zuo, the Qing soldiers are all brand knives and bird guns and the like, and when they are a little bigger, they carry guns and alphabet cannons, and they do not carry large artillery." When Li Kaifang saw Zuo Zongtang asking, he also replied respectfully, he has always admired scholars, not to mention that this Zuo Zongtang is a person valued by the Holy King. "I don't know who the head of the demon is, and the encounter is sudden, and I haven't found out the details. Kaifang was ashamed. ”

In this way, the Qing army in Hengzhou Mansion set off in a hurry to support Guiyang, and it must be the Qing army in Guiyang Prefecture who asked for help. In this way, Luo commanded them to attack Guiyang a few days ago. Zuo Zongtang did not pay attention to Li Kaifang's ashamed words, and analyzed it by himself.

"Ji Gao's analysis is reasonable!" As soon as Feng Shaoguang's words fell, Liu Youqing, the acting secretary of the temple, hurriedly arrived and reported that there was an urgent military situation in front of him.

However, it turned out to be two emergency messengers sent by Luo Gang, who sent a good news report that the Holy First Army had captured the two cities of Guiyang and Chenzhou in succession. Originally, Luo Outline wanted to send someone to report the victory when he captured Guiyang, but when he thought that Chenzhou was not far from Guiyang, it was better to capture them together, and then report the good news together, which would also make the good news heavier. Therefore, it was only at this time that the news of the fall of Guiyang was sent to Feng Shaoguang.

"Haha, Ji Gao, Brother Li, this is a great joy for my Taiping Holy Kingdom! Liu Boshu, you immediately write a notice of great victory, and inform me of this great event. Feng Shaoguang couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and his face was full of smiles, like some nouveau riche in later generations.

"Congratulations to the Holy King!" Li Kaifang's face was also full of joy, but he was a little helpless in his heart, if he led the holy army to the middle road, all the credit would be his own.

"Congratulations to the Holy King, and expand the territory." Zuo Zongtang also smiled, the power of the owner he served was a big one, of course, it was a great thing. But he changed his words, and said with a solemn face: "But the Holy King must not be happy, Chenzhou is an important place for Hunan and Guangdong transportation, and Guangdong taxes have always been transported from Chenzhou to the north, and now it is occupied by our Holy Army, and the Manchu Imperial Court will definitely refuse to give up, and the Holy King still plans early and plans how to deal with it!" ”

"What Ji Gao said is extremely true! Yunshan has been taught! Although Feng Shaoguang said this, he still couldn't hide the ecstasy on his face.

The land of Chengui is the fat meat that Feng Shaoguang has been eyeing for a long time. From the moment he broke away from the Heavenly King Dongwang, he moved towards Chengui's side wholeheartedly. It can be said that all his goals are to occupy this place. This is because he knows how important this place in history is to the development and growth of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The Taiping Army in history expanded its strength by more than 30,000 people in Jiahe, Guiyang, and Chenzhou, and also set up a "soil camp" that was good at attacking cities, which made great achievements for the Taiping Army to conquer Wuhan and Nanjing in the future.

Now, in his development plan, Guiyang Chenzhou is more important than in history! Guiyang and Chenzhou are both important mining areas, rich in gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, zinc, tin and sulfur and other minerals. These mineral resources are the capital of his development and growth!

And Chenzhou, the north of Chenzhou can go directly to Changsha by land and water, and the south, through Yizhang, can go down to Guangdong. Even in that era one hundred and sixty years later, it was still a transportation hub, not to mention now, it was a necessary place for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to connect Guangdong and the north, and it was also a strategic location! At the same time, Chenzhou is not only rich in products and fertile land, but also has an active Tiandihui Party and has a broad anti-Qing base.

If there are minerals, there will be a material base, and if the party is active, there will be a military base. Such a treasure land, Feng Shaoguang has long coveted it! Now, indeed, it is its own, and how can it not be overjoyed?

At that moment, Feng Shaoguang asked Li Kaifang to return to the Holy Three Army, and led the Holy Three Army to return to Guiyang City to rest first. Since Guiyang had been conquered and turned into the hinterland of the Taiping Holy Kingdom, there was no danger, so he ordered Liang Litai to lead 4,000 holy soldiers not to enter Guiyang City, and to drive directly to Chenzhou to assist Luo Xuan to pacify the surrounding counties. And himself, together with Zuo Zongtang, Su Sanniang and others, together with a thousand holy soldiers and three thousand paiwei, escorted the captives brought from Ningyuan into Guiyang City.