The light cavalry of the Taiping Army and the iron cavalry of the British Army are the proud sons of their respective armies, since they are proud sons, they are definitely arrogant people, so in order to maintain the dignity of a rider, they are willing to pay any price, even if it is their lives.

However, as the saying goes, if the two tigers fight, one must be injured, and perhaps the final result will be a lose-lose situation.

And the facts have proved to be a lose-lose situation.

In the end, Harry, the commander of the British cavalry, escaped with only five horsemen, and the rest of the British army were all buried here, while the losses of the Taiping light cavalry were even heavier, and less than 8,000 of the 50,000 light cavalry were still alive.

This may be the most tragic battle fought by the Taiping Army since its founding, and the price paid is beyond imagination.

When Zeng San looked at the scene where the corpses were strewn all over the field, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, these cavalrymen who died in battle were all old men who had followed him for a long time, and on their bodies, Zeng San didn't know how much hard work and sweat he had paid, but he didn't expect that he had lost so much in just one battle, and it was no wonder that Zeng San didn't feel pain in his heart.

However, Zeng San's heart aches, but if you consider the overall situation of the war, these sacrifices are worth it, as long as you can fight the British army's 30,000 iron cavalry, even if it is worth paying a big price, because the threat of the British army's 30,000 iron cavalry is too great.

If the 30,000 British iron cavalry are allowed to survive, I am afraid that in the future, it will not only be as simple as the loss of tens of thousands of people, in short, no matter what method is adopted, as long as these iron cavalry can be severely damaged or even defeated, it will be a victory for the Taiping army.

And now, nearly 10,000 British iron horsemen have disappeared from this world and gone to see their God, and the next thing the Taiping army will have to deal with is the remaining 20,000.

However, the British suffered a loss once. Will they be fooled again.

Frankly speaking, if the British are not at a loss this time in terms of the loss ratio, they exchanged more than 40,000 people of the Taiping Army for almost 10,000 people, which can be said to be a double profit.

But the British may not think so, they certainly do. The use of 10,000 elite British troops only exchanged for more than 40,000 Taiping troops, which was actually their loss, while the Taiping army earned.

Therefore, there is no absolute boundary between loss and profit, it depends on what kind of position each person stands on, and in what way they understand this issue, and the inner nature of many things is just a thought.

However, one thing is for sure, after this battle. The British must cherish the remaining 20,000 iron cavalry even more, I am afraid that the light yì will not be taken out to participate in the war again, if the Taiping army wants to fight the idea of the 20,000 iron cavalry, they can only wait for a good opportunity.

And since the idea of fighting the 20,000 iron horsemen can no longer be fought for a while, they can only turn around and deal with the 300,000 British and Indian elites.

It's also a tough nut, not as easy to deal with as you think.

After telegraphing Huang Xu, Zeng Guofan launched his own plan.

He decided to hunt the 300,000 elite with most of the forces of the Eastern and Western Route Armies, but then the course of the war turned the battlefield in a sharp turn. And to the surprise of both sides, a planned hunting operation turned into a large-scale battle.

Zeng Guofan decided. Use a small part of the Western Route Army to contain the Anglo-Indian forces at Assam Pass, and then the main force of the Western Route Army will hide eastward, gather troops with the main force of the Eastern Route Army, work together to deal with the 300,000 elites of the British army, and then gather and annihilate them by surprise.

However, the British army did not know how to detect the intentions of the Taiping army in advance. They did not let the 300,000 Anglo-Indian elites alone, but placed all the 800,000 troops of the Anglo-Indian coalition army in front of the Taiping army, and waited for the battle, so that the Taiping army had nothing to do for a while, and there was no gap to take advantage of.

As a result, the two sides confronted each other.

The war did not go as Zeng had predicted. Instead, he deviated from the originally set route and derailed.

This made Zeng Guofan a little helpless.

However, there is no choice but to be helpless, and in the end we have to find a way to solve it.

So, Zeng Guofan and the generals repeatedly discussed, hoping to find the key to solving the dilemma, but, unfortunately, they did not find it.

Perhaps, the Taiping army only had one way to go.

It's just hard work.

However, if you want to fight hard, in terms of the current strength comparison, the Taiping army does not have an advantage, the Taiping army of the east and west armies combined is almost close to one million people, which is compared with the 800,000 of the Anglo-Indian coalition army, and it is only a slight advantage, if it is a direct confrontation, although the hope of winning is great, but after all, the suspense is still there, so the safest way is to continue to increase the number of troops until the strength completely overwhelms the Anglo-Indian army, and then win it with absolute strength.

It's just that no matter what the strength is, no matter what the result is, if it fights hard, the Taiping army will have to pay a very heavy price in the end.

However, the war has developed to this point, and no one can think of anything else, so he can only move forward desperately and do his best to defeat the opponent, which is the most important thing.

Therefore, Zeng Guofan could only telegraph the current situation to Huang Xu and wait for Huang Xu's will.

Such a big decision can only be made by Huang Xu.

And Huang Xu called back to order Zeng Guofan to temporarily hold his troops still, and he would lead the reserve reinforcements to come to the aid as much as possible.

As a result, Zeng Guofan led his army to continue the confrontation with the Anglo-Indian coalition forces.

And both sides are also actively making preparations in all aspects, accumulating strength, building fortifications, and welcoming the arrival of the big war.

The clouds of war seem to have completely blankened the sky.

And in this tense atmosphere, the reserve army led by Huang Xu arrived.

In this way, the three armies of the Taiping army, totaling 1.5 million men and horses, finally converged in this Abdullah province.

The army is gathered, and a general battle is about to begin.

And after Huang Xu arrived, he didn't even have time to take a sip of tea, so he convened the generals to discuss the matter.

The situation is like this, how can people have the slightest slackness.

Then, an important pre-war military meeting was held in Huang Xu's imperial tent.

This meeting is important because it will directly determine how this battle will be fought.

Therefore, all the generals above the rank of deputy commander in the Taiping Army were required to attend the meeting, and the meeting was convened by Huang Xu himself and presided over by Zeng Guofan.

And the core content of this meeting is how to fight this battle with the Anglo-Indian coalition forces.

Now, the Taiping army is 1.5 million horses against the 800,000 horses of the British and Indian army, and the ratio of troops is almost 2:1 ahead, of course, the lead is a good thing, but it is this kind of leadership that has brought an invisible pressure to the Taiping army, which makes the Taiping attitude towards this battle can only be one, that is, can only win, not defeat.

Therefore, the atmosphere at the venue was also a little tense.

"Everyone, please be quiet, be quiet." Zeng Guofan's gaze circled the field, and then stretched out his hands and pressed down, saying.

So, everyone stopped discussing and focused their eyes on Zeng Guofan.

Then, I saw Zeng Guofan wave his big hand, and then said: "I invite everyone to come today, there is only one thing, that is, how to fight this battle, I hope you don't have scruples, express your opinions, and speak freely." ”

One and a half million troops, that's not a small number, how to command, how to coordinate, etc., these are all big things, so we must negotiate a feasible plan.

"The emperor, the commander-in-chief, and the last general thought that when the army gathered, there was no opportunism at all, and the two sides could only fight hard and have a real battle, and the one with strong comprehensive strength would naturally be able to win in the end." The East is not confused, direct and straightforward.

This is the style of Dongfang who is not confused, he has always been outspoken, and he does not like to beat around the bush, so he is often the one who breaks the silence.

However, his words are not entirely unreasonable, judging from the current situation, the total strength of the enemy and us has reached more than 2 million, and the space in this area between the two sides is small, lacks the depth of using strategy and tactics, and there is not much room for detours, so if you want to come up with a surprise plan to win by a strange plan, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

To put it bluntly, as Dongfang Bufu said, there can only be one hard shake between the two sides to see who has the most strength.

Of course, this is also the reason why Huang Xu and Zeng Guofan will convene everyone to discuss, they have obviously realized this for a long time, so they hope that there can be more people and more useful ideas.

"Well, although Dongfang's words are a little more direct, it can be regarded as a way, so do you have any other ways besides Dongfang?" Zeng Guofan listened to Dongfang's words of no confusion, and he was noncommittal, he continued to ask.

Three stinkers, a Zhuge Liang, a threesome, must be my teacher, Zeng Guofan always believes that good methods are generated in discussions, and brainstorming is the way.

"It would be nice if we could find a way to intersperse the Anglo-Indian coalition forces, but the space is so small that it is really difficult to intersperse the encirclement." Tian Xiaoer sighed on the side.

He also felt that it was a headache.

Say a thousand, say ten thousand, this is all a small trouble caused by many people.

"In this way, aren't we already exhausted in donkey skills?" Zeng Guofan frowned and said.

In the minds of Zeng Guofan and Huang Xu, fighting hard is just a last resort, and they hope that they can still find a good way to win with wisdom rather than strength.

But in reality, it may be a bit difficult to find the perfect solution.

And after Tian Xiaoer spoke, no one came out to answer for a long time, after all, not everyone can come up with this good solution.

There was silence in the tent for a while, and everyone lowered their heads and racked their brains to think of countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we can lure the enemy deep and then surround and annihilate him." Li Hongzhang suddenly opened his mouth.

Li Hongzhang obviously has a good solution.

After all, the head of this think tank is different from everyone else's, and it just turns a little faster.

And when everyone in the tent heard that Li Hongzhang had a good way, they couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen carefully.

And Huang Xu and Zeng Guofan were also interested.

Li Hongzhang's words are like injecting a shot in the arm to everyone in distress.

And Li Hongzhang naturally became the center of attention, and a trace of expectant eyes were cast on him.

Seeing this, Li Hongzhang just smiled slightly, and then slowly expressed his thoughts to everyone. (To be continued......)