Chapter Seventy-Three: The Encounter
"I heard that Su Wangniang is happy!"
"Where's the news? It can't be a rumor, right? β
"Can't be wrong! Zhao Laoqi told me that he specializes in intelligence, can this be wrong? β
"Since it was Zhao Laoqi who said it himself, this can't be wrong, let's go, let's go to His Highness quickly!"
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"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations to Your Highness! "When the generals of the Han army heard that Su Wangniang was pregnant, they came over to say goodbye.
Li Yunzhong smiled and greeted: "Everyone has worked hard, I plan to return to Nanjing tomorrow, and in the future, this place will be commanded by Zuo Zongtang, although Mr. Zuo is a literati, but the strategy of the art of war in his chest is not inferior to mine, you must assist him to pacify Fujian and Zhejiang." β
Everyone listened to King Han's clichΓ© again, and strongly recommended Zuo Zongtang, but they didn't dare to be careless, and they were all awe-inspiring.
Zuo Zongtang bowed down and asked, "Your Highness is planning to go back to Nanjing directly?" "He really wants to keep the foreign gun team, and if the king of Han returns to Beijing immediately, he will have an excuse to let the foreign gun team leave a group of backbones.
"Ha Lu Ha ......" Li Yunzhong didn't understand what he meant, and said with a smile: "I am returning to Nanjing through Jiangxi and Anhui, Zeng Guofan is going east with all his might, I am really a little worried that the front-line generals will underestimate the enemy, and I can only feel at ease after inspecting it!" β
Except for Li Yunzhong, Zuo Zongtang knows the strength of the Hunan army best, and nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is wise, if Jiujiang and Anqing are in danger, the southern expedition will also be affected!" β
Li Yunzhong hesitated for a moment before deciding: "The foreign gun team will leave 1,000 people under your tent, 2,000 people will quickly return to Nanjing for defense, and I will keep the remaining 1,000 people as an escort!" β
"Will there be too few guards for His Highness, Jiangxi and Anhui are the places of four wars, and there are many crises, if His Highness has three long and two short, Weichen will not be redeemed!" Zuo Zongtang was both moved and worried.
Li Yunzhong felt that it didn't matter, and said happily: "A thousand foreign spear teams can already crisscross Jiangxi, even if they are surrounded by Qing demons, I have the confidence to break through, after all, I am not the kind of person who has no power to restrain chickens!" β
When the generals saw that the Han King was resolute, they no longer persuaded each other.
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Panyang County, Jiangxi Province is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, on the east bank of Poyang Lake, bordering Pengze County in the north and Dongzhi County in Anhui Province. It borders Yugan and Wannian in the south; It is adjacent to Jingdezhen and Leping City in the east; The northwest is connected with the mountains and rivers of Duchang County.
Spring and Autumn is Chu Fanyi. In the twenty-sixth year of Qin Shi Huang (221 years ago), Fanyang County was placed, and the current site was governed, which was named after the north of Fanshui, and belonged to Jiujiang County. Wu Rui was the order of the time. The name of Poyang County in the Western Han Dynasty belongs to Yuzhang County. In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, it belonged to Panyang County and was governed by the county.
"Dad, how many times have I said it, to the martial artists, you can no longer scold them at will like before, now that the world is in turmoil, we still have to count on these martial artists to protect our family......"
was accused by his son like this, Hu Kuan blew his beard and glared, and said angrily: "Bastard boy! I'm your father, you just talk to your father like this, let me tell you Hu Mengjun, I am a dignified Qing Jinshi, how can I be low to the average martial artist, this is going to get out, where is the old man's face! β
Face? Hu Mengjun was speechless, and persuaded bitterly: "Dad, the most worthless thing in these years is face!" What are the generals in ancient and modern times who did not make a fortune by being promoted to an official by patting on the back, besides, we have a lot of short-haired garrisons in Jingdezhen in the east, so what should we do if they come to attack Panyang County? β
Hu Kuan taught: "Shut up! From now on, you will study at home behind closed doors, and strive to pass the Jinshi examination in the autumn of next year, and you are not allowed to spend all day drinking with those puppets in the middle of the year! Dare to mess around again! Be careful that I break your legs! β
Hu Mengjun really can't do anything about this tough father, the soft can't be hard: "Let me tell you, I have already set up a team of soldiers and horses at my own expense, there are more than 100 people, you are the county order, you should always give some money and food!" β
"Ahem...... You unfilial son wants to me off! If you don't read the books of sages well, but do crooked and evil things, how can you be an unfilial son of the Hu family, how can there be an unfilial son of you......"
Mrs. Hu hid outside the door and eavesdropped, and when she saw that her husband was coughing and sighing, she hurriedly came out to help her husband, patted him on the back and persuaded: "Husband, Mengjun is also older, don't worry about it, you don't know the way, Mengjun is not interested in reading, so you force him not to be admitted to the Jinshi!" β
Thinking of this, Hu Kuan couldn't cry or laugh, and sighed: "The bastard who can't even memorize the Analects can actually pass the examination for him, what kind of world is this!" When I was 29 years old and 35 years old, my book was read in vain! β
Hu Mengjun pretended to be forced: "Although we are not good at reading, we are good at exams, I understand these sentences in a scripture, and the examiner doesn't take any exams, so he loves the exam questions I understand, what can I do?" You can't hand in a blank slate! β
Seeing that her husband was about to get angry again, Mrs. Hu said to Hu Mengjun: "You don't talk about it!" Look at what makes your dad angry, it's right to read more books anyway, just listen to your dad! β
Seeing that his father and mother didn't understand him, Hu Mengjun explained emotionally: "I also want to study and play at home every day, but now the world has changed, how many county orders and prefects have been breached and committed suicide with their families, so they took the Jiujiang prefect to abandon the city and fled to Nanchang, not to be sentenced to be executed, and the whole family was exiled to Xinjiang!" I don't want my father and mother to end up like that, I want to train to protect my father and mother, and protect the people of the city......"
Mrs. Hu wiped her tears, touched her son's head and said with a smile: "Our Mengjun has grown up, and we all know how to protect my father, master!" For the sake of Mengjun's filial piety, don't blame him! β
"Hey! The society is turbulent, anti-thieves are rampant, maybe Mengjun's approach is right, that's it! Let him do what he wants, I got acquainted with Zeng Guofan when I was in Beijing, and I heard that the Hunan army he ran has surrounded Jiujiang, so I will write a letter of recommendation, you go to the Hunan army! I had planned to send you to my hometown to avoid the war, but now there is no need for that! β
Mrs. Hu threw herself into her husband's arms and cried: "The concubine will not go anywhere, even if she dies, she will die with her husband, from the day I marry my husband, I will be my husband's person." β
Hu Mengjun saw that the atmosphere was not right, and silently withdrew.
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"Driving...... "Riding the ......" Liu Chongyue has superb riding skills, controls the horses one horse head behind the king of Han, and admonishes: "Your Highness, Jingdezhen is in front, it has long been captured by our army, the city is high and the walls are thick, it is better for us to rest there!" β
"Ha Lu Ha...... Liu Chongyue, your suggestion is very good, but Jiaodu Governor and Zeng Shuiyuan are attacking Fuzhou Mansion, and we will also go to be lively...... Driving ......" Li Yunzhong happily accelerated the speed of the horse, enjoying the feeling of galloping the horse, more than 1,000 cavalry galloped on the hill, passed through Jingdezhen, and went directly south.
"Your Highness, there is a Qing army of more than 2,000 people 6 miles ahead, and it seems to be coming out of Nanchang City!"
Li Yunzhong ordered the team to stop advancing, and asked to the left and right, "What kind of boundary is this?" β
Liu Chongyue estimated the distance and replied: "This place is more than sixty miles away from Jingdezhen, and it should belong to Wannian County in Raozhou Prefecture!" 150 miles to the west is Nanchang City, and 50 miles to the south is Yujiang County. β
"In this way, this group of Qing troops is supporting Yujiang, where is the main force of Jiao Liang's army at present?" Li Yunzhong wanted to annihilate this group of Qing troops on the spot.
Liu Chongyue replied: "According to the report from the spies, it is still in the area of Jinxi County and Yujiang County. β
Li Yunzhong shouted backwards: "The captains of each team come and assemble quickly!" β
Liu Chongyue saw that the King of Han had the idea of fighting, and persuaded: "Your Highness's golden body can't be easily risked, it's better to go to Yujiang first and then make plans!" β
Li Yunzhong gently tapped the saddle with a horsewhip, closed his eyes and recuperated, and was noncommittal to Liu Chongyue's words. He didn't know that this decision would make him regret it for the rest of his life.
"We now have ten companies, we can divide the troops into two routes, Liu Chongyue, you lead five hundred people around the left flank of the Qing army, and I will lead the remaining five companies to attack head-on, what do you think there is anything to add?"
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