Chapter 159: Stepping on Two Boats
Li Xiucheng instructed: "Zhang Shu, you go to the gate of the camp and bring it in directly after the Qing army comes." ”
Zhang Shu blinked and asked suspiciously, "Will you come?" ”
Li Xiucheng's eyes were cold, and his cheeks immediately became gloomy. Seeing this, Zhang Shu hurriedly stood up and withdrew from the camp. After walking out of the tent, the warm eyes shone on the body, and it was extremely comfortable. Zhang Shu muttered as he walked: "I really think of myself as the reincarnation of Zhuge Wuhou, hey, if I hadn't met the Qing Demon, it would have been fun." ”
Zhang Shu walked to the gate of the camp and asked, "Is anyone coming?" ”
The soldier shook his head and said, "General Zhang, except for the foreigner who just left, no one else has come." ”
Zhang Shu waited at the door, but there was no one for a long time.
An hour!
Two hours!
……
Time passed, and Zhang Shu was already waiting impatiently, and he was a little gloating. He respects Li Xiucheng, but when he sees Li Xiucheng's bullish appearance, he also feels a little unhappy.
Zhang Shu looked at the soldiers standing guard at the gate of the camp and ordered: "Give this general a good look, if anyone wants to enter the camp, notify this general immediately." I'll go back and take a nap first, and recuperate! ”
"Yes!"
The soldier standing guard agreed, stared into the distance, and suddenly spotted a figure.
"General, people are coming!"
As soon as Zhang Shugang turned around and took a step, the voice of a soldier immediately came from behind him. Zhang Shu turned around and looked into the distance, and really saw a figure. In an instant, Zhang Shu's eyes widened, revealing a look of surprise. Because there was only one person who came, it was clear that he was going to the meeting alone. Zhang Shu smiled and said, "There is a person who is not afraid of death, he is brave enough." Listen clearly, cheer up Lao Tzu, and don't lose the prestige of the Celestial Empire's army. ”
"Yes!"
The soldiers standing guard shouted in unison, all straightening their chests and cheering up.
After a while, a burly figure became clear.
The person who came was none other than Lu Shaochuan's partner Zhu Wu. Yang Banhou took Lu Shaochuan, Smith and the rest of the more than 2,000 soldiers to hide. Yang Banhou decided to unite with the Taiping army and let Zhu Wu send an envoy to persuade the Taiping army to attack the foreigners together. Zhu Wu walked to the gate of the camp, glanced at the layout of the barracks, and saw that the army was neat, and secretly paid attention to it in his heart.
Zhang Shu looked at the person who came and asked, "It's the Qing Demon who came?" ”
Zhu Wu said in a deep voice: "I am a general of the imperial court!" ”
When Zhang Shu heard this, he was already respectful of Li Xiucheng. He also wanted to see Li Xiucheng's jokes, but he didn't expect Li Xiucheng's words to come true, it was too terrifying. Zhang Shu didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly took Zhu Wu towards the camp. Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Shu saluted Li Xiucheng and sat down.
Zhu Wu said: "Zhu Wu has seen General Li!" ”
Li Xiucheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know the general?" ”
Zhu Wu said: "Although General Li has just arrived, it is not impossible to inquire. In fact, Yang Banhou sent someone to inquire about the news of the Taiping Army last night, and knew that the person who came was Li Xiucheng, and he already had a general understanding of the Taiping Army.
Li Xiucheng asked, "Why did you come?" ”
Zhu Wudao: "Unite with General Li and attack the foreigners together." ”
Li Xiucheng said: "Not long ago, I promised the French commander Rawell that I would attack you together. ”
"What?"
Zhu Wu exclaimed, his face changed greatly, but he saw that Li Xiucheng did not seem to be a fake.
However, Li Xiucheng did not directly order the killing, which made Zhu Wu's heart lively. Zhu Wu's mind turned, and he said loudly: "General Li has already promised the foreigners, even if Zhu Wu has a three-inch tongue, it is difficult to change the collusion between the general and the foreigners." Zhu Wu has a head, and General Li can take it if he wants. ”
Li Xiucheng smiled: "A head, what's the use of it." ”
Zhu Wu asked, "The general won't kill me?" ”
Li Xiucheng shook his head and said: "Not only will I not kill, but I will cooperate with you to attack the foreigners together." ”
After Zhu Wu heard this, his heart was full of doubts. The task of Zhu Wu's trip was to unite with Li Xiucheng, and now Li Xiucheng had agreed to the foreigners, but he said that he would unite with the officers and soldiers, so that Zhu Wu's mind was about to turn around. Even, Zhu Wu had already pondered in his heart that Li Xiucheng had a purpose, otherwise he would not have agreed generously.
Zhu Wu asked: "The general and the foreigners are united, how can they unite with us?" ”
Li Xiucheng said: "The foreigners are just barbarians, how can I unite with them." Although Li Zhen and I belong to two countries, this is a matter for China and my own family. Now that foreigners are rampant, it is natural to solve the problems of foreigners first, and then go back to solve their own affairs. ”
After listening to this, Zhu Wu's eyes showed appreciation.
Immediately, Zhu Wu asked again: "In this case, why unite with foreigners?" ”
Li Xiucheng continued: "The foreigners bombarded the dock and slaughtered the people, and I was already eager to kill all the foreigners and avenge the dead people. Even if you don't come, I will send someone to contact you and attack the foreigners together. “
"I promised the foreigners because I had already thought of a way to deal with them."
"Ten miles south of the camp, there is a place called Sanlihuai, the terrain is steep, and it is a good place to arrange ambushes. As long as you go back and tell the Qing Dynasty general who is hiding outside with his troops, and ask him to send a small number of soldiers to carry out activities in Sanlihuai and make a situation where the army is in Sanlihuai, you can attract all the attention. ”
"In this way, I can inform the foreigners and send a thousand soldiers to Sanlihuai with the foreigners. When the time comes, we will attack the foreigners together in Sanlihuai and defeat the foreigners in one fell swoop. ”
Li Xiucheng's expression was calm, and he was already confident.
Zhu Wu was silent for a moment, frowned and said, "You went to Sanlihuai with the foreigners, how can I be sure if you want to collude with the foreigners and attack the imperial army." ”
Li Xiucheng shook his head and said: "It's very simple to solve this problem, I came to Shanghai this time, and I brought a total of 3,000 soldiers. I sent a thousand soldiers to join the foreigners and go to Sanlihuai together. The remaining 2,000 soldiers are waiting for you in the barracks, and they will go together to lay an ambush under Sanli Huaibu. As long as my soldiers are with you, always under your noses, what do you think? ”
After Zhu Wu heard this, his face showed hesitation.
This method is indeed feasible.
Li Xiucheng sent soldiers and foreigners to Sanlihuai, and personally went with the officers and soldiers. When the foreigners entered Sanlihuai, Li Xiucheng and the officers and soldiers could ambush the foreigners.
After the foreigners were destroyed, the matter of officers and soldiers and bandits was another matter.
Li Xiucheng saw Zhu Wu groaning, and asked again, "How?" ”
Zhu Wu said: "I have to go back to report on the matter of going to Sanlihuai together, but the matter of the union can be decided." ”
Li Xiucheng shouted hello, waved his hand and said, "Please, I won't send it far." ”
Zhu Wu got up to say goodbye, and Zhang Shu sent Zhu Wu away. Soon, Zhang Shu hurriedly returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and after sitting down, he frowned and said, "General, what are you going to do?" You first promised the foreigners, and now you have promised the clear dog. Earlier, he also said that he would get rid of foreigners and officers and soldiers in one fell swoop, but how could he unite with foreigners, officers and soldiers. ”
Li Xiucheng said: "The net has been cast, waiting for the net to be closed." ”
Zhang Shu's eyes widened suddenly, his face was full of doubts, and he just said a few words and arranged it?
ps: Three more completed;