Rong Lu and Zeng Guoquan were not happy for long, a few hours later, the two led more than 300 Miao soldiers and the remnants of Xiangyong to finally escape back, how could Chen Yucheng be the kind of person who didn't care about the head and tail?

After Chen Yucheng unexpectedly broke Shu Xing'a's Chinese army, while the fog had not cleared, he led the Taiping cavalry to jump out of the encirclement of the Qing army, and after catching up with Lai Wenguang's department, he discussed with Lai Wenguang to kill the Qing demon with a horse pistol.

After retreating more than ten miles, Chen Yucheng personally led more than 1,000 cavalry to kill a horse pistol, just when Ronglu brought people to chase, the Taiping cavalry unceremoniously stopped the head, cut off the waist, and cut off the tail, and cut the Qing army of Ronglu into three parts, followed by the cavalry's one-sided pursuit and slaughter of the infantry.

Fortunately, there are many rivers and ponds in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and Rong Lu and Zeng Guoquan took more than 300 people to cross an unknown river before escaping with their lives. When he moved to a village to rest, Rong Lu realized that he had been stabbed in the back.

When the guards were wrapping his wounds, Rong Lu brushed his loose braided hair and looked at Zeng Guoquan, who was sitting on a grinding stone with a pestle and panting, and said: "Hehe, I forgot that we are facing the four-eyed dog Chen Yucheng, this kid is extremely powerful in returning to the horse pistol in the thirty checks, careless." ”

Zeng Guoquan Qi said: "What thirty checkpoints? I heard that the four-eyed dog is one of the four major checkpoints of the pseudo-king of the West, but it is not a thirty-check point. Besides, you can still laugh at this defeat? ”

Rong Lu still smiled and said, "People always grow up in failure, don't they? Ninth Master, let's go back to the army, the next time we meet Chen Yucheng, we will know that this kid can't be chased. ”

Zeng Guoquan glanced at him, thinking that although what Rong Lu said made sense, after all, they had planted a big heel this time, and only thirty percent of the people brought back were left, and they didn't know how to talk to Zeng Guofan.

After returning to the periphery of Nanchang, Rong Lu and Zeng Guoquan learned that Shu Xing'a had died in battle. But fortunately, Nanchang Jinxian Gate has been opened, and Jiang Zhongyuan's department in the same city has been connected, and Nanchang City can get an endless supply of grain, grass, soldiers, and firearms outside the city.

Although the siege of Nanchang was relieved, Shu Xing'a, the minister of the Qincha Mission, was killed in battle, and more than 10 artillery pieces purchased at a high price were all destroyed, and what was even more frustrating was that the Qing army suffered more than 8,000 casualties. Outside the city, the Taiping army left only more than a thousand corpses. In the fog, the indiscriminate coverage of arrows and projectiles on both sides naturally caused greater losses to the side with more people, and most of the Qing army actually died at the hands of their own people.

Rong Lu was silent for a long time after listening to this battle report before saying to Zeng Guoquan: "I miscalculated, the four-eyed dog was ready to retreat early in the morning, he originally wanted to retreat through the fog, if we wait another day." Maybe even the gunpowder to blow up the wooden castle can be left. ”

Zeng Guoquan snorted and said, "The four-eyed dog is as cunning as the pseudo-king of the West, Zhonghua, you don't have to be frustrated." Our achievements in this battle cannot be erased. ”

Sure enough, as Zeng Guoquan said. The Qing court still praised the battle of Nanchang, and when the Qing troops lost their divisions and lost their ground, the defense of Nanchang was indeed very inspiring. Jiang Zhongyuan relied on this battle to take over Shu Xing'a's position as a messenger and obtained the real power to command Jiangxi's military affairs. And Rong Lu and Zeng Guoquan also received rewards, although they were not promoted, but Rong Lu's order to be good at fighting still spread.

The Qing court praised Jiang Zhongyuan and other Qing troops in Jiangxi. He also ordered Jiang Zhongyuan to lead the Qing army of all departments to severely suppress and purge the Taiping army of Yang Fu and Qing who were still entrenched outside Nanchang City. Jiang Zhongyuan is not Shu Xing'a, and the Qing army has exerted extraordinary combat effectiveness under his command. After ten months, Yang Fuqing's Taiping army was forced to evacuate Nanchang, and was pursued by Jiang Zhongyuan's Qing army on the way back, and only 30,000 people returned from 80,000 horses. Under the city of Nanchang, the Taiping army lost 50,000 soldiers.

Fortunately, Chen Yucheng's Taiping army in the West Hall attacked the Qing army everywhere, and Yang Fuqing could retreat calmly, otherwise he would even have to take his own life.

After learning of Yang Fuqing's defeat, Yang Xiuqing was furious, and immediately recalled Yang Fuqing, stripped of his official position, and locked him in a prison waiting for his fate. After losing 50,000 soldiers and horses, he was stripped of his official position and sent to prison, Yang Xiuqing's protection is not ordinary, and it has also been criticized by many Taiping army generals. Subsequently, Yang Xiuqing sent Hu Yihuang, who was still in Jiangxi, to replace Yang Fuqing's Taiping Army, and continued to deal with Jiang Zhongyuan in Jiangxi.

In the Tianjing East Palace, Yang Xiuqing looked at Yang Fuqing, who was kneeling and crying bitterly, Yang Fuqing did not remember Chen Yucheng's grace in relieving the siege, and only said that the failure of the East Hall this time was due to the sudden withdrawal of Chen Yucheng's troops in the West Palace.

After listening, Yang Xiuqing was also indignant, and said angrily: "It's too much to deceive people!" ”

On the side, Chen Chengying cautiously persuaded: "His Royal Highness the East King, the defeat of Nanchang can't be blamed entirely on Chen Yucheng, there are only 20,000 in Jiangxi in the West Palace, and there are 60,000 or 70,000 Qing demons outside the Jinxian Gate in Nanchang for ten months, which is already the end of the strong crossbow, and it is not possible to retreat, and Chen Yucheng also sent back a military report early in the morning to inform Yang Guozong to retreat together." ”

Yang Xiuqing said coldly: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that this king still wronged Chen Yucheng? Withdrawing from the battle is a capital offense! Qin Rigang! ”

Qin Rigang, the king of Yan who was sitting on the side, hurriedly got up and responded, and Yang Xiuqing said coldly: "You take 20,000 soldiers and horses into Jiangxi, go with the edict of the king of heaven and this king, and take Chen Yucheng back to Tianjing to ask for the crime!" If there is any change in the department, you can unite with Hu Yihuang to exterminate this king on the spot! ”

The generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the palace were taken aback, Chen Yucheng was a fierce general in the West Palace, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses under Chen Yucheng were also soldiers in the West Palace.

Chen Chengying immediately got up and persuaded: "His Royal Highness the King of the East thinks twice, although Chen Yucheng is at fault, but the Qing Demon that his department has killed in Jiangxi is the most, and he is sent like this, I am afraid that the King of the West will not look good on his face." ”

Yang Xiuqing sneered: "You only care about the West King's face is not good-looking, is this king's face good-looking?" Doesn't this king even have the power to dispose of a small inspection point in the west hall? Say no more! Qin Rigang, you immediately go down and prepare to go on the expedition, and in three days, this king will give you the edict! ”

Seeing that the king of the east was angry, everyone did not dare to persuade again, in order to cover up the fiasco of the east hall, the king of the east also ordered someone to draft an official document on the spot, and sent an official document to the king of the west to ask for the guilt.

Chen Chengying looked at Yang Xiuqing angrily, the corners of his mouth sneered, and he turned out of the hall, only to see Qin Rigang coming up, pulling him away, and asked in a low voice as he walked: "You can't relieve the anger of the East King at all by talking like this, do you really want to see our Taiping Holy Soldiers killing each other?" ”

Chen Chengying said lightly: "This is the meaning of the Heavenly King, the situation between the East Hall and the West Hall has finally revealed flaws, how can we not use it well?" Once the East Hall and the West Hall face each other, whether the King of Heaven helps the East Hall break the West Hall or connects the West Hall to break the East Hall, there is a lot of room for turning. In this way, the king of heaven will have the upper hand, and we will have to turn over, otherwise we will be crushed by the east and west halls. ”

Qin Rigang sighed, and said with a gloomy smile: "Then when I get to Jiangxi, I will burn this fire even more." ”

Chen Chengying nodded and said: "That's right, but that Chen Yucheng is quite talented, and the King of Heaven also attaches great importance to it, if he can understand the current affairs, King Yan might as well take care of it, and the King of Heaven will find a way to protect him." And the 20,000 soldiers in the west hall don't have to be wiped out, and they are willing to close with the king of heaven. ”

The two of them talked and walked, and in a few words, the lives of tens of thousands of people in front of them were decided, and I don't know what the soldiers in front would think if they knew. Out of the East Palace, Qin Rigang asked Chen Chengying in a low voice: "Does the King of Heaven mean to help the East Hall or the West Palace?" ”

Chen Chengying smiled faintly and said: "The East King is inside, the West King is outside, of course the Heavenly King wants to remove the people around him first." ”

Qin Rigang also understood, and said with a smile: "How can the side of the couch allow others to sleep soundly? ”

Chen Chengying said lightly: "There is also that day when my father descended to earth." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled and left, not far from the Dongwang Mansion on a street corner, a carriage stopped there, the curtain on the car was lifted, the people in the car watched Chen Chengying and Qin Rigang leave, the man snorted and lowered the curtain.

Follow the handlebar style and continue to drive the carriage forward, to the outside of the Heavenly King's Mansion, a person got down from the carriage, stepped forward to say a few words to the knife hand of the Heavenly King's Mansion, and then followed the knife hand inside.

After a while, a thin book came out of the Heavenly King's Mansion and led the carriage to the side door of the Heavenly King's Mansion. When he arrived outside the inner hall of the Heavenly King's Mansion, the carriage stopped, and a person came down from the car, and this person was Xiao Yungui, the king of the West! But he brought a face towel on his face, and followed the thin book of the Heavenly King's Mansion directly into the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Hong Xiuquan, the king of heaven, was sitting alone inside, with a chessboard in front of him, and an endgame was placed on it, Hong Xiuquan was frowning and staring at the chessboard, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiao Yungui entered the inner hall and took off his scarf and stepped forward to greet him, Hong Xiuquan smiled and hurriedly got up to help him up and said, "Why should the courtiers be polite? Come, come, let's sit down and talk. ”

After Xiao Yungui sat down, the female officials of the Heavenly King's Mansion offered tea, and then they all retreated, leaving only him and the Heavenly King in the palace.

"Brother is so interested, watch this endgame alone." Xiao Yungui is not very good at playing Go, so he can't see this endgame.

Hong Xiuquan smiled and said: "This chess game is like life, but unfortunately there are only two people who play chess, and there are fewer changes. ”

Xiao Yungui scratched his head and said: "The younger brother doesn't know how to play chess, and he doesn't dare to play chess with masters, for fear of being made fun of if he loses." ”

Hong Xiuquan sighed, put the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess basket and said, "The chessboard is here, I can teach the court compatriots." ”

Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know who my brother wants to teach my younger brother to play chess with?" ”

Hong Xiuquan said lightly: "Naturally, it's the one in the east." (To be continued......)