Waiting is a torment, a painful torment.

For Li Hongzhang and Luo Bingzhang and others, this is the case, and even more so for Zeng Guoquan at the city gate.

At the gate of this city, what happened to make the matter of welcoming Zeng Guofan into the city was delayed again and again, and it was delayed for a long time, which also made the relevant people anxious.

If you want to figure out the key to this, you still need to start with Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guoquan's division of troops at the gate of the city.

After Li Hongzhang led the brigade to leave to reinforce the trapped Hunan army, Zeng Guoquan was left behind, and his task was to monitor the every move of the Qing army at the city gate, and wait for the opportunity to seize the city gate and welcome Zeng Guofan into the city.

Zeng Guoquan acted according to the order, and laid an ambush not far from the city gate, carefully watching the movement at the city gate.

After some reconnaissance, Zeng Guoquan found out a lot of situations, and he found that the defenders at the city gate had obviously increased a lot more than usual, and the defense was more rigorous than before. Moreover, in addition to the Shence Army that is usually stationed, there are also some soldiers wearing black armor, but he still can't figure out where these people came from.

In short, based on the above, Zeng Guoquan estimated that the strengthening of the force at the city gate was mostly related to the encirclement and suppression of the Hunan and Chu troops by the Qing army in the city.

Of course, such a battle also made Zeng Guoquan dare not act rashly, he was worried that once he raised his troops to attack, if he could not take the city gate in a short period of time, it would be troublesome, and the severity of this kind of consequences was far beyond his imagination. That not only means that these soldiers led by him will be in danger, but also that the plan to welcome Zeng Guofan into the city will be ruined, which is a major event that affects the whole body, and he has to be cautious.

However, if he does not move, then Zeng Guofan will not be able to enter the city, and Zeng Guofan will not be able to enter the city, which means that the plan to capture Hefei will be blocked, which will also be quite unfavorable to the Hunan and Chu army.

It's just that he may not have expected that the Xiangchu army in the city has been surrounded by the Qing army, and is waiting for him to capture the city gate and welcome the news of Zeng Guofan entering the city.

How to occupy the city gate, he was very troubled, he also thought about it, send someone to get in touch with Zeng Guofan, and then cooperate with the outside to break the city in one fell swoop.

But the inside should be combined with the outside, only to do the surprise, in order to break it, in order to play the best effect, because Hefei City can not be compared to other places, where the wall is high and deep, and the defense facilities are perfect. If it's hard, then no one will have good fruit to eat.

Just when Zeng Guoquan was hesitating and hesitating, Zeng San arrived.

"San'er, what's going on? What's going on?" Greeted Zeng San, who was dressed as a wolf, Zeng Guoquan was very surprised.

"Third uncle, something is wrong, something big has happened to the Xiangchu Army." Zeng San couldn't take care of his breath and said eagerly.

"What did you say?" Zeng Guoquan's face changed abruptly, and he was shocked.

"The army was ambushed by the Qing army and was in a bitter battle, and the military advisor sent me to break out of the siege to assist the third uncle to seize the city gate and welcome the marshal into the city to relieve the danger of the Hunan and Chu army." Zeng San finally had a chance to catch his breath, and then explained his intention.

"Well, how can this be? Why did you fall into an ambush?" Zeng Guoquan heard that the army had been ambushed, and he was a little depressed.

"Third uncle, I don't know the reason for this very well, I just know that we were trying to storm the camp of the Qing army, and somehow we fell into the encirclement of the Qing army. According to my personal speculation, this may have been a trap set by the Qing army in order to lure us into the bait." Zeng San still hasn't figured out what's going on, but he also vaguely guessed that this might be a trick set up by the Qing army.

"Are there heavy casualties in the army? Are the military advisors and the generals all right?" Zeng Guoquan's heart was a little confused.

"The casualties of the army are quite large, but before I come out, the military division and several generals are fine." Zeng San sighed and said truthfully.

"Even if we are ambushed, with those 200,000 divine troops, how can we be the opponent of our heroic and warlike Hunan army, how can there be such casualties?" Zeng Guoquan didn't believe that the Shence army could defeat the Hunan army.

In his impression, the combat effectiveness of the Shence Army has never been so strong.

"If it was just the Shence Army, how would we be stunned, but this time it was not only the Shence Army that came, but also a mysterious army dressed in black armor, their combat strength was not inferior to ours at all, with them pressing the formation, the Shence Army took advantage of the numerical advantage to completely suppress us, leaving us in a field of passive beating." Zeng San carefully said the key to Zeng Guoquan.

"Black Armor? Isn't it the same group of people as those black armor soldiers at the city gate?" Zeng Guoquan groaned slightly and muttered to himself.

"Third uncle, what's wrong?" Zeng San saw that Zeng Guoquan's face changed drastically, and asked with concern.

"There is also a group of black armor soldiers in the city gate defenders here, I don't know if it is the same group of people as you, so I am a little confused." Zeng Guoquan Road.

"What, there is also a black armor army here, needless to say, it must be the same group of people, it seems that the Qing army has been premeditated, I'm afraid, if we want to capture the city gate, it will be a little difficult." Zeng San's heart sank.

He didn't expect that there was also a black armor army here, which was really a bad thing, so if they wanted to break through the defense of the city gate, it would be difficult, not to mention face-to-face hard resistance, even a surprise attack, and the strength was a little insufficient!

How is this good, the besieged Hunan Chu army is still counting on Zeng Guofan outside the city to lead the army to rescue, if Zeng Guofan can't enter the city, then it's all empty words.

"San'er, what plan do you have to capture the city gate?" Zeng Guoquan saw that Zeng San was silent, and thought that he was thinking of a way, so he couldn't help but humbly ask for advice.

"Third uncle, it's a shame to say that San'er has no good plan, and I ask the third uncle to think about how to break the enemy again." Zeng was ashamed on three sides and said in a low voice.

"Well, that's okay, then we'll figure it out." What can be thought of, Zeng Guoquan is nothing more than comforting himself.

"Third uncle, why don't we attack, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope, if we wait like this, not only will we be dead, but the army behind us will also be over." Zeng San gritted his teeth, and a hint of fierceness appeared on his face.

"Assault?" Zeng Guoquan muttered softly, did not say yes, did not say no, and fell into deep thought.

Time passed minute by minute, Zeng Guoquan was still in deep thought, and did not make a final decision, and Zeng San next to him was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, scratching his ears and cheeks, and couldn't be quiet for a moment, he was in a hurry!

"Third uncle, what should we do?" Zeng San really couldn't help it, interrupted Zeng Guoquan's contemplation, and asked.

"Don't speak, let me think again." Zeng Guoquan was not in a hurry at this time, and he didn't think about it in a hurry.

Zeng San rolled his eyes, a little speechless. But the worry in his heart did not disappear because of Zeng Guoquan's words.

After a long time, Zeng San couldn't hold back anymore, he was about to ask Zeng Guoquan again, at this time, Zeng Guoquan spoke up: "I have a plan, I can take the city gate, but I don't know if it works?"

"What's the solution?" Zeng San heard that Zeng Guoquan had a plan to capture the city gate, and while he was happy, he hurriedly asked what the method was.

"Fake the gods, take the city gate by surprise." Zeng Guoquan's eyes flashed, and he said.

"It's as simple as that?" Zeng San's eyes were wide open, and he didn't believe it.

"yes, it's that simple." Zeng Guoquan nodded, not thinking that there was anything wrong with this.

"Hey, hey, why didn't the third uncle say it earlier." Zeng San laughed twice and asked a little embarrassed.

"Didn't you just think of it? San'er, do you have any questions?" This matter was inquired about by Lao's own nephew, Zeng Guoquan was slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly covered it up.

"No, no, the third uncle's plan is really a clever plan, a clever plan." Zeng San nodded vigorously, praising this as a clever plan.

Zeng Guoquan looked at Zeng San's smiling face that was a little fake, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, boy, let's finish talking nonsense, if it's over, then let's get down to business."

"Yes, yes, follow the instructions of the third uncle." Zeng San is only authentic.

"Okay, all the soldiers, listen to the general's orders, prepare to break the enemy and capture the city gate." Zeng Guoquan's face was straight, and he ordered.

"Yes." The generals agreed in unison.

As a result, Zeng Guoquan assigned the task and issued a formal order to attack. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)