"General Wu, you have a maximum of 6,000 soldiers, can you stop the crazy bandits?"

A general soldier stared at Wu Qigong with hatred, his right fist slammed into his chest, his face was bitter, and he said bitterly as if he had died of his own mother: "Your Excellency asked you to lead the troops to attack the bandits, and you don't have to kill Yang Zhengqing!" We just need to defeat the bandits, so why rush to kill them? ”

As the words fell, another general stepped forward.

The general stared at Wu Qigong viciously and said loudly: "The bandits are all outlaws, especially the bandit king Yang Xiuqing is even more difficult to provoke. We killed Yang Zhengqing, and Yang Xiuqing will not give up. If it is because of this incident that there is a problem with the Jiangbei battalion that has just been formed, you Wu Qigong will not be able to escape the responsibility if he dies a hundred times. ”

As soon as some generals began to accuse Wu Qigong, the rest of the people fell into the ground, and they all counted that Wu Qigong had done something wrong, completely forgetting their joy at getting the news of victory.

Li Zhen looked at the general who looked like a shrew scolding the street, and his heart was very uneasy.

He strode out and saluted Qi Shan.

Qi Shan asked, "Li Zhen, what do you have to say?" ”

Li Zhen clasped his fists and said: "My lord, this time I just killed Yang Zhengqing, not Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xiuquan, it's not a big deal." A group of bandits who don't get into trouble is nothing to worry about. If Yang Xiuqing led 100,000 bandits to kill, he would be willing to resist for adults; If Yang Xiuqing sent tens of thousands of people to kill, he would be willing to swallow it for the adults. ”

"Hahaha......"

Suddenly, the generals in the tent laughed loudly.

Everyone thinks that Li Zhen is talking wildly, and even thinks that Li Zhen is crazy. A small centurion, led less than a hundred soldiers, dared to say that he had taken down 100,000 bandits, which made these generals very disdainful.

Wu Qigong's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he was very excited.

This kid deserves to be his soldier, a sonorous man, and his support was not in vain.

Qi Shan was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Li Zhen, you killed Yang Zhengqing and made a contribution." This official reads that you are a meritorious person, and you don't care about things that don't choose your words, although your courage is commendable, but it's better to step down. After a pause, Qi Shan said again: "Yang Zhengqing's matter will be put aside for the time being, and Rong Benguan will think about it for a few days." The official is tired, so let's step down. ”

When the generals heard this, they left one after another.

Wu Qigong was depressed and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Li Zhen.

Qi Shan said in a deep voice: "Why don't you retreat? ”

Li Zhen asked without humility or arrogance: "Dare to ask your lordship, if Yang Xiuqing sends a large army to kill him, how should your lord resist the enemy?" The generals in the army have their own appearances and dare not go to war, do you want to sit back and watch the Jiangbei camp being attacked? ”

Qi Shan's brows furrowed, and his face showed a thoughtful look.

When the Taiping army kills, who can resist the enemy?

Qi Shan knows very well about the generals under his command, and almost all generals are officials but can't do practical things. Qi Shan frowned and asked, "Wu Qigong, can you win if you send bandits to kill?" ”

Wu Qigong thought for a while and said, "My lord, just let 'him' fight." ”

"Him?"

Qi Shan said resolutely: "Until the end, he will not fight"

Li Zhen listened to the two of them talking dumbly, confused. But Li Zhen wanted to create an opportunity for himself, so he took the initiative to ask for battle, and said loudly: "My lord, the bandits are just a group of rabble, and they can't become a climate. He is willing to exterminate bandits for adults and stabilize the camp in Jiangbei. If you don't believe it, you are willing to make a military order. ”

Wu Qigong had no way to retreat, and also said: "My lord, the last general is also willing to make a military order." ”

Qi Shan pondered for a moment and said, "There is no need for the military order, this official believes in you, and hopes that you can win again." Alright, let's go down and be sure. ”

"Wow!"

Wu Qigong and Li Zhen turned around and walked towards the outside of the tent.

At this time, Qi Shan's voice came again: "Li Zhen, you are full of courage and have made great achievements, which is very good." This official asked you to be a thousand bosses and assist Wu Qigong in resisting the bandits. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Zhen hurriedly turned around to thank him, with a hint of joy on his face.

Qi Shan thought for a while, and then said: "The two of you are preparing to resist the bandits, you must need weapons, etc., if you have any requirements, you can draw up a fold, and the official will agree." ”

Li Zhen was happy in his heart, with Qi Shan's words, things were better.

The two saluted Qi Shan again before turning around and leaving the tent.

Back at camp, the two sat down.

Wu Qigong said impatiently: "Yang Xiuqing is not joking when he is angry, are you sure?" ”

Li Zhen looked calm, and said unhurriedly: "General, Yang Zhengqing's matter can be easily solved, and there will be no danger. Now Yang Xiuqing's forces are all on the Northern Expedition, and the target is Beijing, not the Jiangbei camp. Even if Yang Zhengqing is killed, it is impossible for a large army to kill, at most twenty or thirty thousand people, so there is no need to worry. ”

This assertion was an inference made by Li Zhen based on the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army.

Historically, after the Taiping army conquered Nanjing, Yang Xiuqing and other commanders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reached an opinion, gave up attacking the Jiangbei camp and Jiangnan camp on the periphery of Nanjing, and went all out to conquer Beijing. Now is the time when the Taiping Army's Northern Expedition has won successive battles, and the results are fruitful, and it is impossible for Yang Xiuqing to give up the overall situation of the Taiping Army for Yang Zhengqing.

Wu Qigong asked again: "Even if a small number of bandits come to kill, can they win?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "A trivial matter! ”

After a pause, Li Zhen ordered, "Come on, bring the map." ”

In a few moments, a soldier walked in with a map. Li Zhen took the map, waved his hand to let the soldiers retreat, and then spread the map on the ground and carefully looked at the map of Yangzhou.

Wu Qigong asked, "What do you see?" ”

Li Zhen pointed to the map and said: "The bandits sent troops from Yangzhou, and there are three roads leading to the camp in Jiangbei. The first is a trail, which is not suitable for the march of large armies; The second is the waterway, if it is killed by boat, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and it is not suitable; The third is to level the official road. We set up an ambush on the road to annihilate the bandits. ”

Wu Qigong raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not easy to ambush the bandits!" ”

Li Zhen said: "After Yang Zhengqing was killed, the news reached Yang Xiuqing's ears, and Yang Xiuqing sent generals to take revenge, and it would take at least ten days to come and go. During this time, we can be fully prepared. The humble post sniped Yang Zhengqing today, and when the bandits come again, they can also snipe the new bandit commander and achieve victory. ”

Wu Qigong frowned and said, "Are you going to repeat your old tricks?" ”

Li Zhen nodded and said: "The general is wise, and he really intends to snipe the main general of the bandits." However, this operation needs to be carefully arranged, and strive to annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop. ”

Wu Qigong gritted his teeth and said: "I have no way out, I can only rely on you, and this battle is arranged by you." ”

Wu Qigong's courage is very small, and he does not have the ability to lead the army in battle, but his scheming is not weak. He knew that he and Li Zhen were tied to the same boat, and they both won and lost. Li Zhen has the courage and means, so Wu Qigong assisted Li Zhen as much as possible. As long as the bandits are defeated, Wu Qigong can also get a piece of the pie.

Li Zhen was also relieved when he saw Wu Qigong delegating power.

There are still more than ten days before Yang Xiuqing sends someone to take revenge, which is enough for Li Zhen to prepare, and Li Zhen also has to modify the bird gun in his hand to facilitate him to snipe the main general of the bandits.

ps: Today's four changes, tomorrow's outbreak of 10 chapters.