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Stretching more than 200 miles from north to south, Wuling Mountain, which "has a long ridge in the south of the mountain, and a passage from east to west on the ridge", is not only a Yicheng, Fushan and Qinshui boundary mountain, but also a majestic barrier between the east of the Gulai River and Shangdang. The main peak of Wuling Buddha Mountain, the whole mountain range is divided into two ridges in the east and west in the shape of "people" in the south, the west is called West Wuling, the east is called East Wuling, and the river valley between the two ridges is the source of the Hun River. Due to the elevation contrast of the two ridges and one valley, a huge pass is naturally formed, which rotates left and right, loops up and down, and the shape is extremely steep, becoming the key to the east-west traffic and the important pass in the military. This is "Wuling Pass".

In the seventeenth year of Wengong (610 B.C.), it was recorded that "the Marquis of Jin was in the Yellow Father", and in the seventh year of the Xuangong Dynasty (602 B.C.), it was also recorded that the Marquis of Jin and the princes were "allied in the black soil", in which the "Yellow Father" and "Black Soil" referred to this Wuling Pass. It is only because of the later Northern Dynasty Yuwen Zhou obscure the word "black", which is easy to call "Wuling".

Now, this iron-clad pass has quickly changed hands just in a short break for the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, which came in a hurry and came lightly. The Red Army officers and men of the brigade marched briskly, passed through the dangerous pass that was still filled with the smell of gunpowder, and rushed to Fushan.

"What a mountain!" Ye Yunlai, the commander of the Red Fourth Army, who was walking side by side with Yang Yiqing, when he saw Shi Yu, the commander of the 14th Red Division who was waiting for them on the side of the road, did not say a word of praise to the commander of the avant-garde division who smashed this Xiongguan with one punch, but in the refreshing cool breeze that rushed towards him, he looked around and praised from the bottom of his heart.

Shi Xiangzhen took the headquarters of the Red Second Front Army and followed the main force of the Red 22nd Army to the city of Changzhi in Lu'an. Going out of the city to greet him was not only Tang Rirong, deputy commander of the 96th Division of the Red 24th Army, but also Zeng Chuanli, who rebelled in Pinglu.

"Report to General Shi, as soon as we received the order from the headquarters of the front army, we quickly took the remaining regiment of Xi Bingxun as the main force, and concentrated the forces that Lu'an could mobilize, and went out of Xiangyuan to the north to seize Qinzhou, as an outpost position for the army to advance north." Tang Rirong said, and pulled Zeng Chuanli over again, "Zeng Commander is not only in this operation, but also in the operation of stabilizing Lu'an Prefecture, and he has also made great contributions. Everywhere he went, Zeng always showed up to those vacillating Manchu officials from all over the country, and won over many Manchu officials and local leaders. ”

"Yes, yes!" Shi Xiangzhen hugged Zeng Chuanli affectionately and walked towards the city together, "I have long heard about Brother Zeng's exploits, and when I saw it today, it was really a young hero." Hehe, I remember that Senator Zeng of our camp specially sent me a letter for Brother Zeng, telling me that I could not treat Brother Zeng badly, in fact, the meaning is very clear, that is, to ask me to reward Brother Zeng with an official position. Although Senate Zeng was well-intentioned, it was still a little dull. The official position is not obtained by relying on anyone's gifts, but by relying on one's true ability, as the so-called capable person works hard. Ha ha...... Look at it, according to your military exploits, Brother Zeng, and the loyalty shown to the Celestial Empire, do you still use others to carry you? ”

"Hehe, Mr. Shi, I have always been so dissatisfied in my heart that I have commanded."

"Oh?" Shi Xiangzhen turned his head to look at Tang Rirong who was following behind him, his brows were slightly furrowed on his still smiling face, and he turned to Zeng Chuanli again, "Who is this who is so short-sighted that he dares to provoke our great hero to be angry?" Tell me, I'll take your breath. ”

"No, no...... Master Tang is making fun of me. Zeng Chuanli looked at Shi Xiangzhen's seriousness, and his heart suddenly became hot, and he quickly shook his hands again and again. Then, I snorted for a long time, but I didn't say anything when I arrived.

Shi Xiangzhen stopped, looked at Zeng Chuanli with some surprise, and then turned around and looked at Tang Rirong, who had been secretly covering his mouth behind him, eating and laughing.

"Mr. Shi, Commander Zeng is not satisfied with his title of 'Righteous Army'," Tang Rirong laughed out loud, "He said, he has been following our Celestial Empire Red Army for more than 20 days, why is this still called the Righteous Army?" Maybe you have to worry about someone 'unloading the mill and killing the donkey' in the future. ”

"So that's the case...... Shi Xiangzhen couldn't help laughing, raised his hand and patted Zeng Chuanli's shoulder, "The righteous army is also the Red Army, they are all a family, how can there be each other." Since Brother Zeng doesn't like this name, it's not simple, just change it. Well...... In this way, a regiment of our Red Army is equivalent to a standard in your past, and Brother Zeng's righteous army will be renamed a regiment from now on, and it will be directly under the command of the front army headquarters. But...... What is the name of this regiment? ”

"This is a unique force, and it is not under the jurisdiction of individual divisions, it stands alone. I have an idea, let's just call it an independent group, how about it, Mr. Shi? Bai Huihuai, who came in a hurry, picked up the stubble.

"Headquarters Independent Regiment...... Well, that's a good title," Shi Xiangzhen looked Zeng Chuanli up and down, and nodded vigorously, "It's so decided, and I will arrange for the regimental flag of your independent regiment to be made as soon as I go back." In addition, I will draw some backbone forces from other regiments to help you strengthen your troops. Well, you should be satisfied this time, right? ”

"Hey...... Hey...... Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Shi, for your care......" Zeng Chuanli scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, his eyes flashing with a gaze that was obviously not happy, but it was his own body swimming.

His demeanor made Shi Xiangzhen puzzled for a moment, but soon he suddenly laughed as if he had realized it. He took off the military hat on his head, straightened the red star in the center of the hat that shone brilliantly in the sun, and then put it on the head of Zeng Chuanli, with a big braid hanging from the back.

"Brother Zeng, it is difficult to keep up with all the supplies in the rear at the moment, and the clothes of the brothers in your regiment cannot be changed immediately. In fact, it doesn't matter what you wear, the key is to keep our Celestial Empire in your heart all the time. However, since Brother Zeng loves the costumes of our Celestial Empire Red Army so much...... Hehe...... I see that the two of us are still about the same figure, so let's go back and ask someone to send you the change of clothes in my bag, just a little old, just don't dislike it. ”

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, Chuan Li's ......" Zeng Chuanli's eyes flashed with great satisfaction this time. He originally wanted to express his determination in front of Commander-in-Chief Shi, but after thinking about it, what could be more sincere than his actual actions in the future? He didn't want to say anything more, everything was silent.

Shi Xiangzhen patted Zeng Chuanli's shoulder again, and then turned his gaze to Bai Huihuai.

"Mr. Shi, the forward troops have rushed directly to Qinyang, and the other departments will also march in one after another after a short rest. In addition, there is news from Tan Tiyuan and Zhang Zongyu that their avant-garde has also arrived at the eldest son and Handian respectively......"

"Good!" After listening to Bai Huihuai's report, Shi Xiangzhen nodded with satisfaction, then pointed at Bai Huihuai and smiled, "Originally, I didn't want to bother the two brothers Tang and Zeng, but now that I look at it, it's really not okay not to bother." Let's go to them and feed our shriveled stomachs that lack oil and water. ”

Shi Xiangzhen was actually just a joke, in Tang Rirong and Zeng Chuanli, the two "landlords", they simply used a meal compared to the way to the march, which can definitely be said to be an "extremely rich" lunch, that is, they left Changzhi, of course, he also took Zeng Chuanli with him.

However, in their northeast direction, at this time, Wei Jun and Lai Yuxin's armies were throwing off their cheeks and were busy "eating a lot".

After the battles of Anyang and Handan, after only a few days of short repairs, the Red 23rd Army under Wei Jun sent divisions from Handan, Guangping, and Wu'an, and after taking Shahe, quickly pointed northward and surrounded Xingtai, the city of Shunde, like lightning.

Since the day when Jin Tian devoted himself to the great cause of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Wei Jun has been in battle for a long time and can be regarded as well-informed. Even so, as soon as the siege battle began to enter the artillery preparation stage, even he himself was shocked by the momentum of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire under Xingtai City. On the artillery positions of the powerful Red Army of the Celestial Empire, the newly captured Russian-made artillery was lined up and pieced, and a cheerful and deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. At a glance, it seems that the entire Xingtai City has been completely annihilated in the smoke of gunpowder.

"Beat, beat me hard, until they get cold, see which of them dares to pull hard on a thin donkey in front of Lao Tzu!" Under the military flag of Hulala waving in the wind, Wei Jun waved the horse whip in his hand, and his spirit was flying.

Taken by the great power of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, and at the same time wanting to take this rare opportunity to use the sharp steel knife of the Taiping Red Army to eliminate the "Li Jiajun" who regarded himself as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, gave up Anyang and Handan, and led the army to retreat all the way to Xingtai.

In his opinion, if he wants to eliminate the 50,000 Tsarist Russian regiments in northern Lubei, and the "loyal door god" Li Jiajun in northern Henan, it will be an easy thing? Even if the Taiping Red Army is all steel teeth and iron bones, after these two vicious battles, even if they can't scarred the Taiping Red Army, they will have to break a few of their teeth, right?

Therefore, Ruilin did not actively prepare for war, but sat leisurely in Xingtai, holding the mind of sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight and gloating, while listening to the situation on the two major battlefields in the east and west, and waiting patiently for the transfer order in the capital. In fact, if Ruilin didn't have any preparation mentality at this time, it would really be a little wronged for him. He is also always ready, but this preparation is not aimed at the south, but at the positive determination behind him. As an old friend of Yixin and Zaiyuan, he seems to be leisurely closing one eye to the south while still keeping the other eye open, closely watching every move in the direction of Zhengding, he will never allow the wall-like Prince Hui Mianyu to do something that is not conducive to the king of the council.

However, the cruel reality is still in front of Ruilin again, and this time, he has once again become a bun filling in the hands of the Taiping Red Army. He now understands that in the eyes of the Taiping Red Army, those Tsarist Russian soldiers who are armed to the teeth and can run rampant in the Qing Dynasty and are invincible are like dung, swearing allegiance to the Qing Dynasty to the death, and the Li Jiajun, who is not in the same position as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is even more grassy. So, what about your turn? When he was trapped and desperate the previous time, there was still Shengbao to persuade him to surrender honestly in exchange for his return to the north, and finally there was a step down. But now?

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