Li Xiucheng squinted his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to brush the short beard under his chin, and said in a deep voice: "The army has come from afar, tired, we must be prepared tonight and strengthen patrols, so as not to rob the camp by foreigners or Qing demons." Rest for one night, and retreat ten miles early tomorrow morning. ”

"General, why should we retreat?"

In the big tent, a rugged-looking general said loudly. This person is burly, with a dark face, eyes like copper bells, a beard, and a beard under the jaw that looks like steel needles erected, similar to the fierce Zhang Fei in the Three Kingdoms, and is called 'Little Zhang Fei' by people in the army. The name of this general is Zhang Shu, he is short-tempered, and he is a fierce general under Li Xiucheng.

Li Xiucheng said earnestly: "If you can, you can't, don't you understand this truth?" ”

Zhang Shu shook his head and said, "General, I don't understand these truths, I only know how to kill the enemy." The foreigners are not far from our camp, and these foreigners are extremely hateful, so they should kill the foreigners first, and then kill the Qinggou in Shanghai. You took the initiative to retreat, didn't this extinguish your own prestige? If you don't want the army to go into battle, just let me lead a thousand musketeers, and I will definitely kill the foreigners, chickens, dogs, and jumping armor. Wait for the foreigners to be destroyed, and then kill Ben Cheng and destroy the Qing dog. ”

"Idiot!"

Li Xiucheng sneered and shouted: "Talking is like a fart, without going through the brain." If you fold a thousand soldiers but don't take the foreigners, how do you explain? Is it to cut off your head to pay tribute to the dead soldiers? The use of troops is a matter related to the state and cannot be arbitrarily used. If you don't have a certain certainty, don't send troops. ”

Zhang Shu looks rough and unrestrained, but he has his own little abacus.

Seeing that Li Xiucheng was angry, he immediately stopped talking.

In the final analysis, Zhang Kill is eager to fight, and whether he can defeat the foreigners is not in the scope of Zhang Kill's consideration.

Li Xiucheng continued: "Zhuge Wuhou is cautious in his use of troops, and he wins with wisdom rather than brute force. The people of my generation don't even have the ability of Wuhou Yicheng, so they act recklessly, isn't it a mess? Before I arrived in Shanghai with my troops, I had already sent people to find out the situation. There are also Qing demons outside the city, as well as foreigners, plus my heavenly soldiers, there are already three strengths. ”

"The strength of the three forces is comparable, and none of them are weak."

"This situation is very similar to the Three Kingdoms where Zhuge Wuhou is located."

"Back then, Cao Cao led the army to conquer Eastern Wu, Liu Bei and Sun Quan united, burned Chibi, and killed Cao Cao to lose his armor. Cao Cao's strength was far superior to Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and he still ended up defeated. We don't have the strength to outperform the foreigners or the demons now, and if we want to wipe out the demons and the foreigners, I'm afraid we will end up with a feather. ”

"For today's plan, static braking is the best policy."

Li Xiucheng's eyes flashed, revealing a bright look.

Li Xiucheng's family has been poor since he was a child, and although he is in adversity, he has not been willing to fall, and has been studying. My favorite book to read is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and I still like the Three Kingdoms. Li Xiucheng reads the Three Kingdoms, admires Zhuge Zhi's resourcefulness, advocates Guan Yu's loyalty, and his plain manners and speeches are also mixed with some demeanor for the characters of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhang Shu listened to Li Xiucheng's words and scratched his head.

Li Xiucheng said: "Go and rest, and retreat ten miles early tomorrow morning." I already have a plan for fighting foreigners and demons, you just need to follow orders. ”

"The last general obeys!"

Zhang Kill obediently responded, turned around and walked out of the tent.

The lights were like beans, Li Xiucheng sat alone in the tent, picked up a copy of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms from the desk, and began to read it carefully,......

Time passed, and the sky grew brighter.

Early in the morning, the Taiping army withdrew from the camp and left.

This action touched the nerves of the foreigners and the Qing army.

When Li Zhen learned that the Taiping army outside the city had left, he immediately sent soldiers to inquire about the news and told people to be on guard. Encountering a general who uses wisdom but not force, the war between the two sides will not be so easy.

Where the British troops were stationed, by the fire.

When the Taiping army withdrew, Adams and Rawell woke up and immediately sent men to follow them.

An hour and a half, the soldier returned to report the news.

When Adams learned that the Taiping army had retreated ten miles, his thick eyebrows were raised, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Lawell, the Taiping army that came this time is not simple, and it actually took the initiative to retreat. This is clearly a deliberate posture of not attacking us, and wants us to attack Shanghai. If we and Li Zhen are both defeated, the Taiping army will immediately come out to clean up the mess, and this person is not easy to deal with. ”

"Have you forgotten what we discussed last night?" ”

Adams said, "You said the United Taipings? ”

Rawell nodded and said, "The best way is to unite the Taiping army and consume the strength of the Taiping army." Besides, we still have a strong backing, with warships, which are enough to deter the other side. ”

Adams asked, "Who is the best place to go?" ”

Rawell replied, "As long as you are proficient in Chinese, you can go." However, I think there is still a need for a leader to control the situation. I thought about it all night, and it was up to me to take a few soldiers to convince the Taiping generals. ”

Adams' eyes rolled, and he looked at Spice.

It seems that Spicel has some intentions.

Adams thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any intentions for Spice, so he said, "Since Your Excellency is sure, you will take someone there." However, when the Taiping army retreated ten miles, we faced Li Zhen alone. If Li Zhen sends troops, we will be attacked by Li Zhen's full force, and I think we should retreat ten miles and eight miles to maintain balance, what do you think? ”

Rawell nodded and said, "You are responsible for the retreat, and I will go to see the generals of the Taiping Army." ”

The two reached a consensus and also ordered to retreat.

Rawell found a soldier who could speak Chinese and led him towards the place where the Taiping army had been encamped. Adams retreated with his troops, but sent his soldiers back to the coast, begged for more ammunition and weapons, and then stationed eight miles east of the city.

Outside the city, ten miles to the southeast.

This resistance has built a strong camp, which is the defense arranged by Li Xiucheng.

Rawell brought the soldiers to meet him, and was ushered into the Chinese tent by the soldiers.

Li Xiucheng looked at the standing Laer and his party, smiled, waved his hand and said, "A few guests from afar, please take a seat!" Immediately, the soldier brought a stool, and after the soldier who could speak Chinese translated, Rawell sat down unceremoniously.

Li Xiucheng asked: "The contemptible Li Xiucheng is the main general who attacked Shanghai, I don't know what Your Excellency is called?" ”

Rawell listened to the translation and said, "My name is Rawell, and I am the commander of the French fleet. ”

When Li Xiucheng heard this, the smile on his face was even brighter. He had long expected the current situation, and calculated that foreigners would come to him to cooperate. It's just that Li Xiucheng didn't expect a top-level commander to come. Li Xiucheng pretended not to know the other party's intentions and asked, "Commander Rawell came to find the general, is there anything wrong?" ”

Rawell immediately said: "The British and French forces want to cooperate with you and attack Shanghai together. ”

Li Xiucheng was silent and did not answer immediately.

ps: one of the three watches; A new big war is about to begin, begging for flowers.