Zeng Guofan looked at the three letters of request for help in his hand, and the death of Wu Wenrong, the governor of Huguang, was already a big blow to him. The Hunan army has not yet officially set out, and the three people who he and Liu Rong and others envisioned that the Hunan military cause could rely on were one of them killed in battle, and the other was surrounded in Nanchang to survive, is the path I chose wrong, Zeng Guofan began to be pessimistic about the future!

Chen Shijie, Guo Songtao and others had already read the contents of the letter, and when they saw Zeng Guofan sitting there in despair, it seemed that he could collapse at any time, and several people immediately comforted:

"Don't be anxious, this Nanchang is too far away, the Hunan army can't save it even if they want to, as for Wuchang, don't even think about it, we can't even beat Yueyang, not to mention Wuchang now...... The only thing we can save is Changsha, please think twice! Chen Shijie is still more worried about the back road, he and Jiang Zhongyuan have never known each other, and they don't know the relationship between Lu Dao Xiangjun and Jiang Zhongyuan.

Guo Songtao is the one who wants to support Nanchang the most, and a group of his comrades-in-arms all stay in Nanchang, but this plan seems unrealistic, so he still takes into account the overall situation and supports: "Don't say how this long hair ran to Changsha City!" The families of our Hunan army soldiers are all in Hunan, if we ignore it, the news will inevitably be disheartened, and it is better to support Changsha. ”

Zeng Guofan came back to his senses and said the worries in his heart, "The emperor has repeatedly ordered us to send troops to relieve the siege of Jingzhou, and I refused three times before agreeing, who knows that as soon as the troops were dispatched, Jingzhou was captured by Changmao, and now the Hunan army is blocked in Yueyang, it is difficult to advance an inch, and sit back and watch Wuchang fall, what will the emperor think?" ”

It turned out that the handsome was just worried that the emperor would blame! Guo Songtao said angrily: "Now the situation is extremely critical, if Changsha has another three long and two short, and there is no need for the emperor to condemn us, the children of Sanxiang will scold us to death!" ”

"Yes, yes...... Thanks to Bo Chen's reminder, it is still important to support Changsha" Zeng Guofan patted his head and came to his senses, "Yueyang's soldiers are on the Yangtze River, and the water division is very important, so it is better to send the land division back to aid Changsha!" ”

Zhu Sunyi had a flash of inspiration: This return to Changsha will definitely show his face in front of Changsha officials, and maybe it will reach the ears of the emperor. Secretly reminded himself that he must seize this opportunity, and asked for his life: "I am willing to return to Changsha to help!" There will be no piece of armor left behind to kill the long hair! ”

Guo Songtao shook his head and denied: "This time to help Changsha must be played beautifully, Shi Qiao, you are cautious enough, but the courage is not enough, I think the pioneer Zhiting can take on this important task!" "This Zhu Sunyi's official position is too small, and it is not possible to show sincerity when you send you forward, Taqibu is the deputy general, and he can only express the importance that our Hunan army attaches to Changsha.

"Good! Zhiting is responsible for returning to Changsha, but he can only allocate 3 battalions of men and horses! Zeng Guofan also thought of this wonderful point, and said to Zhu Sunyi: "You and Zhou Fengshan returned with Zhiting to help, Zhiting is in the west of Yueyang City, after you turn, you don't have to come to report, you can go south to Changsha directly!" ”

Although it was a deputy, Zhu Sunyi was still very satisfied, and replied loudly: "Obey orders." ”

Zeng Lichang looked at the Hunan army camp not far from the city, clenched his fists, and said angrily to the left and right: "It's really a shame, I have been fighting with the King of Heaven for a long time, and I have never given a group of farmers to surround the city!" ”

General Ji Qingyuan persuaded: "The Wing King ordered us to defend Yueyang, not to go out of the city to fight, so as not to fall into the ambush of the Qing demon, and wait for His Highness to recover Wuchang, and no one in the city can escape, and then the commander can breathe well!" ”

Zeng Lichang weighed it for a long time, but he didn't dare to disobey the military order of the Wing King, and said: "Out of sight, out of mind, don't be annoyed, you guys are here to monitor the Qing Demon, I'll go down and sleep!" ”

Huang Zaixing said: "This once commanded like a wolf and a tiger is still the same as before, when the heavenly army was besieged by the Qing demon in Yong'an, at that time the commander was the same as you, he was a division commander, and repeatedly asked the king of heaven to lead troops to attack the camp of Xiang Rong. ”

Ji Qingyuan was still just an ordinary saint soldier in Yong'an, and he was not qualified to know this, so he was very interested in these high-level secrets, and asked: "What happened to the commander of Zeng later, I haven't heard the news of the sneak attack on Xiangrong's camp in Yong'an." "If the sneak attack was successful at that time, the whole army that should have been propagandized would know about it; Sneak attack failed! Zeng would not have lived until now.

"As a result, Zeng Lichang was scolded by the King of Han severely, scolding him for only being reckless......" Huang Zaixing remembered the past about the King of Han, and his mood became depressed. At that time, he was a scribe to the king of heaven, and he knew more about the relationship between the kings than any other.

Ji Qingyuan muttered to himself: "King Han...... Han Wang ...... How could the King of Han leave the Kingdom of Heaven in the first place? He was a military advisor and was named a heavenly master, how could the king of heaven agree to let him establish a country on his own? ”

Huang Zaixing didn't dare to continue, if the next secret news came out, his life would be immediately lost, and His Royal Highness the Wing King would be affected, and he said: "The King of Han also has hardships, but under the leadership of the King of Heaven and the King of the East, my Heavenly Kingdom can also kill all the demons in the world and build a paradise on earth!" ”

Ji Qingyuan and other generals were all silent, this kind of words were still believed in the past, and now the kings are more luxurious, marrying wives and concubines than anyone else, and they will no longer share weal and woe with the soldiers, life and death; Besides, they have been accustomed to seeing life and death in recent years, and they have no fear of it, they only want to be rich and rich in this life, and they have no expectations for the afterlife and the next life.

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Taqib led 1500 Lu Yong to set off in the afternoon, arrived in Changsha in the morning, and was warmly welcomed by officials at all levels headed by Governor Luo Bingzhang.

Before Taqibu entered the city, he found out that there were less than 3,000 people outside the city, and asked Luo Bingzhang for his life: "Your Excellency, wait for a while, wait for the humble position to kill the long hair under the city, and then talk about other things." ”

Luo Bingzhang hurriedly held Taqib's hand and said: "The general waits for a while, the long hair outside the city is fierce, and the general still holds Changsha and waits for reinforcements." ”

Taqibu was still worried about hurrying back to Yueyang, he had a hunch that after Changmao defeated Wuchang, he would concentrate on dealing with Zeng Guofan, and refused: "Don't worry, my lord, Changmao is not afraid of death, as long as I have 5,000 people, I will be sure to defeat them." ”

Luo Bingzhang heard that he also wanted the support of the Qing troops in the city, so he was embarrassed: "The general doesn't know, the official army in the city was only defeated for a while yesterday, and the morale is low, I am afraid that I can't afford to take on such a heavy responsibility, the general still sticks to the Tianxin Pavilion outside the city, so that Changmao has some worries, and he doesn't dare to attack Changsha with all his might!" ”

The civil and military officials on the side all nodded yes.

Zhu Sunyi had the heart to make friends with the officials, and also persuaded on the side: "Zhiting, the marshal just asked us to go back to Changsha, or obey the governor's orders, why bother to be serious with Changmao." ”

Hunan Admiral Bao Qibao sneered: "The general of the long-haired army under the city is Zeng Tianyang, and you hillbillies can also win?" ”

"You...... Hum! "Tazib heard that it was the thief Zeng Tianyang, and most of his arrogance dissipated, and he did not mention attacking the enemy army outside the city.

Luo Bingzhang soothed: "Then please ask the general to garrison Tianxin Pavilion, remember not to fight, if the long-haired attack is very urgent, you will put up a white flag, and the city will definitely send troops to support." ”

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Zeng Tianyang rode back and forth in Tianxin, and scolded loudly: "It's all waste without eggs, and I saw Uncle Ben hiding in it like a girl......"

Taqib was furious, he had never been so insulted, and he had the heart to fight, but he was persuaded by Zhu Sunyi and Zhou Fengshan.

Zeng Tianyang went back and forth a few times, and when he saw that there was no reaction inside, his vigilance gradually decreased, and he only brought a dozen or so people to run over again, scolding: "Listen to the waste without eggs, you have the ability to come out one-on-one...... Forgive me for not daring! Are you all lying shivering in your bed now...... Ha Lu Ha ......"

Taqib couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "Who is stopping me, don't blame me for turning my face, this long-haired thief is really hateful, wait for me to take his dog's head, see if he can still curse!" ”

Zhou Fengshan carefully looked at the enemy situation outside, and came back and said to Zhu Sunyi: "There are only a dozen long hairs below, it is better to let Zhiting go out and kill for a while, otherwise it is not a way to let the long hair scold." ”

Taqib said excitedly: "It's still Zhou Yingguan who understands me, and you guys are sweeping the battle for me to prevent Changmao from cheating!" ”