Li Yunzhong watched the big carts appear on the Qing army's position, which were full of mud bags, and realized that something was wrong, there were still smart people in the Qing army, but fortunately they rode over this time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Everyone got on the horse, rode around the Qing army and shot, remember! None of them are allowed to come within 50 steps of the Qing army! ”

"Yes! Everybody's on the horse! ”

"Driving ......"

"Driving ......"

Several personal guards escorted Li Yunzhong to watch the battle in the rear, and five hundred cavalrymen held guns and fired in the direction of the Qing army.

"Bang"

"Bang"

The muskets of this era were far less convenient to use on horses than on the ground, and many team members could only shoot one bullet a minute, but this caused a lot of panic to the Qing army.

I didn't expect shorthair and horses! Li Xubin shouted to the battalion officers and sentry officers: "Don't panic, everyone, push the cart up and besiege the circle, the short hair can't hit us...... Everyone hide in the car formation and don't move, and the sentinels take care of their soldiers and count the number of people! ”

"There were ninety-eight people at my outpost, two wounded, and no deaths."

"None of my whistles were injured, miracles ......"

"Bang Bang"

"I have killed three people, wounded seven, and ninety more capable of fighting."

……

"I still have eighty-seven people who can fight, and thirteen are killed and wounded."

"Bang"

When Luo Zenan heard that the casualties were so small, he was very relieved that Ke Huineng was in charge alone, and secretly decided to recommend him to take up the post of unification when he returned to Nanchang.

Li Yunzhong looked at the turtle shell in front of him, and felt a little clueless, it would be nice if there were grenades, thinking of grenades, Li Yunzhong decided to go back and order the newly built arsenal to develop grenades first.

Do you want to fight this? Li Yunzhong hesitated.

"Report ...... Your Royal Highness, there is a large Qing army coming from the north, Captain Liu has already gone to intercept it, he asked His Highness to retreat as soon as possible, Captain Liu said that he may not be able to support it for long. ”

The Qing army brigade is full of people! Not for long? When Li Yunzhong saw Liu Chongyue, who had always been conceited and proud, say such a thing, he immediately realized that the situation was even more serious than he imagined, and he held his breath and asked, "How many people are coming from the Qing army?" ”

"The small ones don't know the road, but there are more than 3,000 people in the front alone, and they don't know the road in the back, and the small ones also see them holding a lot of big banners with the word 'Xiang', I'm afraid they are the Hunan army that His Highness often mentions!"

"Hunan Army! What a coincidence! There must be a problem. Li Yunzhong was surprised, he didn't have time to think about it, and immediately ordered: "All the personnel gather and retreat to the south immediately!" The first team immediately went south to investigate, and if there was any abnormality, report it immediately. ”

Li Yunzhong whispered to the liaison soldiers: "You go back immediately and tell Liu Chongyue and let him ...... Let him disperse and break through the siege, and meet together in Guixi County, and let him not alarm all the Jiangxi officials, if I don't go to Guixi County in three days, let Liu Chongyue come to Anqing to find me. ”

"Yes, the little one went."

Zeng Guofan helped Luo Zenan, who was about to salute, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhongyue has worked hard, I received a letter from Minqiao, you didn't embarrass our Hunan army!" ”

Luo Zenan pulled Li Xubin behind him over, and said solemnly: "Jiangxi line, my biggest gain is to witness the growth of Kehui, he has knowledge and strategy, it is rare to have literary talent and martial arts, is Yue Fei, Li Jing like figures, the heavy task of pacifying the anti-thieves still depends on them to complete the Confucian future, can Zeng Gong have a position?" ”

Recently, Zeng Guofan learned physiognomy, carefully observed Li Xubin, and found that his eyes were deep, the sky was high, his face was positive, and he was powerful and elegant.

"Ha Lu Ha...... Brother Zhongyue is really blessed, Kehui has a deep divine light, and he is a great talent, I didn't expect me to get two talents in one day, come ...... Let me introduce to you, this is my student, Li Shaoquan, a second-class jinshi in the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang. Zeng Guofan praised Li Xubin, and also introduced Li Hongzhang, a student who had just defected to him, to meet them.

Li Hongzhang hugged his fists and said: "Shaoquan has long heard of Mr. Zhongyue's name, and seeing it today is enough to comfort his life." ”

Luo Zenan heard a jinshi praise him, nodded with satisfaction, and said modestly: "It's just a false name, Luo Mou's life is wasted, and he didn't even get into the exam...... Hey, don't mention it, since Shaoquan is a second-class jinshi, he should serve in the Hanlin Academy, how did he come here? Is it business? ”

Li Hongzhang explained: "In the thirtieth year of Daoguang, I moved to the Hanlin Academy and gave the Hanlin Academy to edit, just a month ago, the Shengshang's Ministry of Works, Lu Xianji, and the next time he went back to northern Anhui to set up a group training, full-time to suppress bandits, I heard that the teacher was here, and I came here for a while. ”

Li Xubin has been in Jiangxi for more than half a year, and he has long been very familiar with the surrounding environment, and this northern Anhui is a powder keg, but this year there is a big drought in northern Anhui, and something will definitely happen, this Li Hongzhang is also a shrewd person, and he actually found an excuse to run to Jiangxi to avoid a catastrophe.

"Zeng Dashuai is not near Jiujiang, how can he come here?" Wu Enze was ignored for a long time, and he was already dissatisfied, and when he saw that they had finished renewing the old one, he immediately asked each other.

Li Hongzhang explained on behalf of the teacher: "A few days ago, the teacher received a letter, which said that there is a leader of the short-haired people passing through here, let us come to intercept and kill!" ”

Wu Enze couldn't regret it, he knew that this group of foreign guns was really a guard short-haired official, even if the casualties were large, he would continue to fight, thinking that he was afraid of the battle and ran away from the short-haired leader, he panicked: "Then let's chase it, hey!" They're on horseback, and we're afraid we won't be able to catch up! ”

Zeng Guofan said with a smile: "I have already set up an ambush on the road I must pass, and I expect that this group of short hairs will not be able to escape, without further ado, let's join forces and outflank their back road." ”

"Your Highness, there is a small town in front of you, called Qingyun Town, there are more than 1,000 Qing soldiers stationed in the town, looking at the clothes they are wearing, they should be the green battalion soldiers of Jiangxi."

Li Yunzhong asked, "Is there any Qing army activity in other directions?" ”

"Your Highness, there is a river next to Qingyun Town, the little one has inquired, there is only one bridge within a radius of dozens of miles, if you want to cross the river, you must lay Qingyun Town!"

Li Yunzhong said secretly: The Qing army is prepared, there must be other ambushes, damn it! How could the Qing army know my marching route and Zeng Shuiyuan? Impossible, he followed me all the way from Guangxi to Nanjing, and he was a credible person, and Zeng Shuiyuan had always been jealous and hateful, and he had a deep hatred for the Qing government, so it was impossible for him to go to the informant.

Could it be Jiao Liang? Jiao Liang is a traditional scholar, he has participated in the imperial examination, and he has been a showman, but he is now in the position of governor, even if he is demoted, what benefits can he get?

These are the only two people who know the route of the march, who are they!

Li Yunzhong closed his eyes and ordered: "The third squad and the second squad will attack head-on, and the rest of the people will all attack me from the side!" ”

"Kill!"

"Bang"

……

"Surrender or kill!"

"Lord Prefect, it's not good, there is a short-haired killing, let's let Zeng Guofan be deceived!" General Zhao Shen saw Shorthair riding into the town on horseback from a distance, and fired guns everywhere.

Kong Liang, the prefect of Fuzhou, didn't care when he heard the gunshot, thinking that it was the residents of the town who set off firecrackers, but when he heard that it was short-haired people who came in, he panicked: "Don't stop them for me soon!" Don't let the shorthair kill in! ”

Zhao Shen looked up at the prefect with a flushed face, and said hurriedly: "I can't stop it!" You see, my lord, the shorthair rushed in on horseback, and there were muskets in his hands, and the brothers couldn't stop them, and they all retreated, so let's withdraw quickly! Waiting for the short-haired to come over, I can't leave if I want to. ”

The prefect Kong Liang suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind, turned his head like ashes, and exclaimed: "There are also short-haired ambushes in the back, it's over, quickly bring the white silk, this official must not fall into the hands of the thief, this official must be loyal to the emperor!" ”

Zhao Shen heard that Kong Liang was looking for a short time, for fear of affecting himself, so he hurriedly put away the saber, and said: "My lord, where to find Bai Aya in this hurry, my lord should hurry up and change into the clothes of the soldier, for the sake of safety, let's run separately, my lord has left!" ”

Still throwing away this burden and running faster, Zhao Ash took a few henchmen and ran straight towards the wooden bridge outside the town.

"Your Highness, this group of green battalions is really different from the Xiangyong just now, they don't even dare to escape, they all surrender!"

Li Yunzhong's shocking feeling finally disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Collect five hundred sets of clothes from the green battalion soldiers,