"Yueyang Shou General Zeng Lichang see His Royal Highness the Wing King!"

Shi Dakai helped Zeng Lichang up, showed a look of relief, and praised: "Our army can capture Wuchang without worries, Lichang has made great contributions, please get up quickly." ”

Zeng Lichang still remembered the hatred of being humiliated, and immediately opened his mouth to ask Shi Dakai for instructions: "The little one is willing to act as a striker, capture the head of Zeng Demon alive, and ask His Highness to let the little one act as a striker." ”

"Yueyang is the gateway to Hunan, a few days ago, the king's uncle Lai Hanying sent a message from the king, let our army attack Hunan, so we have to think of a safe way to capture Changsha in one fell swoop!" Shi Dakai was far-sighted, "I have sent the striker Zeng Tianyang into Hunan, I believe that he has gained a firm foothold in Hunan, so we will go to join him." ”

Shi Zhenji whispered to Shi Dakai: "According to the report from the city guards, there is a Qing demon under the city who has captured Yueyang Tower and Jiuhua Mountain, and it seems that it intends to cut off the retreat of our army. ”

Shi Dakai asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the Qing Demon have?" Who is the commander of the army? ”

"There are about 4,000 Qing demons, and the general of the army is a guy named Wang Zhu, who has never heard of it, and he is probably a stunned young man!" Shi Zhenji intends to fight, "Please send your little brother to fight, and you will capture Wang Zhu alive and present it to Your Highness!" ”

Shi Dakai was not interested in Wang Zhu, the infamous Qing Demon, and casually ordered: "Give you 5,000 men and horses, and be sure to wipe out the Qing Demon!" ”

Wang Ju since last year and Zeng Guofan had a conflict, always want to find a chance to show himself, not only to make Zeng Guofan regret, but also to repay Luo Bingzhang's kindness, who knows that the sky does not fulfill people's wishes, in the first battle of Changsha lost to Zeng Tianyang, and then heard that Taqibu beheaded Zeng Tianyang, but also felt shameless, just when Zeng Guofan urged for food, he asked for life to come to Yueyang, intending to atone for his sins.

Li Xuyi watched the captain Mao go south from the Yangtze River, and said to Wang Zhu: "Looking at such a big formation of Changmao, it seems that Wuchang has fallen, and we are isolated here, so it is better to go and join Disheng!" ”

Wang Ju looked up speechlessly, he felt that he was proficient in Wen Taowu, he was so unlucky for what was lucky, he met Zeng Tianyang, the first long-haired general in Changsha, and he would also meet 'Shi Dangdang' when he arrived in Yueyang: "Look, it is the battle flag of the pseudo-winged king Shi Dakai, it seems that Wuchang is more than auspicious, we still notify Disheng, so as not to underestimate the enemy." ”

"Oh no, there is a large captain Mao Xiang coming to us on the boat, and there seem to be a lot of cannons on the ship!" Jiang Zhongshu was panting, his expression was flustered, and he said without hesitation: "Let's run away!" Now Yueyang has tens of thousands of long hairs, and Zeng Dashuai is not an opponent! ”

Li Xuyi said angrily: "This Jiuhua Mountain is north of Yueyang, where to escape?" Unless Zeng Dashuai responds, Pushan still asks Disheng for help, now the face is small, and life and death are big! A moment later, we could all be wiped out! ”

Wang Ju stared, panting, and said with difficulty, "You immediately send someone to ask Disheng for reinforcements." After saying that, his expression became decadent, as if he had lost a battle.

"Push all the cannons to the shore, ...... You also have to bring enough shells, you have to kill these demons today! Shi Zhenji found that he liked to use firearms, and he was very good at using cannons and foreign guns.

'Boom'

'Boom'

……

Li Xuyi came to Wang Zhu, spit out the mustard in his mouth, looked at the cannon under the mountain and scolded: "These long-haired people are too insidious, they will use cannons to hit us, but they are hiding far away." ”

In fact, he wanted Wang Ju to ask Zeng Guofan for help again and lower his posture.

Staring at the long-haired camp at the bottom of the mountain, Wang Ju suddenly spoke: "If we go down the mountain to raid the long-haired, can we destroy their cannons, and it is not a way to be beaten passively like this!" ”

"No, there must be an ambush for Long Hair, there were more than 5,000 people when they went ashore, and there are at most 2,000 people and horses in the camp now, and the rest must be ambushed around, waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net, I think it is better to wait for Disheng to come to the rescue, and then take the opportunity to break through." Jiang Zhongshu didn't want to take this risk, his cousin Jiang Zhongyuan had been promoted to governor of Jiangxi, and he wanted to save his life and join him.

Wang Qi said angrily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you say should be done?" Shouldn't it scare the long hair! ”

Seeing that many officers and soldiers were looking sideways and whispering here, Li Xuyi and Jiang Zhongshu glanced at each other, and said at the same time: "It's better to ask Disheng for help!" ”

"You ...... Will you just save face for me? Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, Zeng Guofan wants to save us, he has come a long time ago, he is just gloating, watching us being eaten by long hair, he is happy! Seeing that the two of them were disapproving, Wang Ju's face was ugly, and he pointed to the Yangtze River and said: "Even if I jump in, I won't admit my mistake to Zeng Guofan, you write to Disheng yourself, maybe he will come to pick us up in front of your brother." ”

Die to save face and suffer sin! Li Xuyi pulled Jiang Zhongshu to the side and discussed: "It seems that Pushan is unwilling to admit his mistakes, relying on the two of us...... It's not enough! ”

Jiang Zhongshu frowned bitterly, "Pushan loves face the most, it is difficult for him to admit his mistakes in a low voice, this Zeng Disheng is also true, everyone is from Xiangxiang, why make such a fuss, don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, my eldest brother is still his student!" ”

Remembering that Zeng Guofan was humiliated by Luo Bingzhang and Bao Qibao, Li Xuyi sighed: The gods fight, and the little ghosts suffer.

"Literati are revenge...... Why don't we write to Disheng in the name of Pushan, as long as the tone is ...... What do you think? Li Xuyi became excited, thinking that this method was very good, and it would be good to explain it to Wang Zhu afterwards.

Anyway, after this battle, I will go to Nanchang to join my cousin Jiang Zhongyuan, or save my life, Jiang Zhongshu nodded and agreed.

……

Guo Songtao looked at the letter on the table and said: "Dashuai, this is the third letter, I think Pushan they really can't stand it, otherwise with Pushan's temperament, it won't be like this...... Earnestly confess your mistakes and repent. Seeing that Zeng Guofan didn't move, he simply said excitedly: "Zeng Disheng! Although Wang Zhu is at fault, he is not guilty to death, besides, he is still our friend, in case they have three longs and two shorts, we are not easy to explain, besides, Li Xuyi is Li Xubin's own brother, and Jiang Zhongshu is Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother! ”

Zeng Guofan remembered Wang Ju's attitude towards him recently, he hated this fellow who didn't listen to the command, so he was reluctant to send troops to support, although Wang Ju once again sent someone to ask for help.

Chen Shijie, a staff member, saw that this situation dragged on any longer, and Wang Ju might really want to destroy the whole army, and also persuaded: "The marshal is now a big enemy, not the time to make trouble with each other, since Wang Ju has admitted his mistake, save him, and also have an explanation to Governor Luo, and there is an excuse to ask for money and food in the future." ”

The key point of the Hunan army is the lack of food! Zeng Guofan, who was persuaded, instructed Peng Yulin, "Xueqin, you lead the sailor to fire a few cannons at Jiuhua Mountain, if Wang Pushan doesn't come out and get on the boat, blame him for not being smart, just come back by yourself." ”

……

'Boom'

Li Xuyi, who was eating, heard the sound of the cannon and scolded: "What does Changmao mean by this, the cannon has just stopped, why is it ** again, and it only shoots three cannons?" ”

Wang Ju put down the dishes and chopsticks and stood up excitedly, "The sound of artillery is coming from the river, not hitting us, reinforcements!" It's reinforcements! Quick, notify everyone to quietly descend from the left......"

……

Shi Zhenji cried and pleaded with Shi Dakai, "The little incompetence let the Qing demon run away, please punish His Highness." ”

"If you can run, the monk can't run the temple, I am discussing with the generals to attack the Zeng demon head, just to destroy them in one fell swoop." Shi Dakai was in a good mood, more than half of Hunan's officers and troops were concentrated in Baling County, Yueyang, there was no danger to defend here, and if they were annihilated, Hunan would be at their fingertips.

Since learning that half of the 20,000 Qing demons in the city were Lian Yong, Fu Zhongxin didn't care about the outcome of this war, and he didn't have the nervous and excited mood before, so he bowed to Shi Da and said: "The little one is willing to be the striker, Yueyang is less than a hundred miles from Changsha, and he moves quickly, and he will be able to come to Changsha tomorrow." ”

Lai Yuxin was afraid that the Wing King would underestimate the enemy, so he advised: "Zeng Demon Head Waterway Army echoes each other, our army's water army is not much weaker than the Qing Demon, and the small one still thinks that let the water army fight first, cut off the Qing Demon Water retreat, and then attack the land soldiers." ”

Shi Zhenji had the heart to be ashamed of his previous shame, and he agreed with Fu Zhongxin's statement, "The fighter plane is fleeting, and when the decisive battle of the naval division is completed, I am afraid that Zeng Demon Tou has withdrawn into Changsha, and it is cost-effective to send troops to attack." ”