Chapter Seventy-Six: Hu Mengjun's Invitation
Wang Cheng, the captain of the first detachment, looked panicked: "Your Highness, something is wrong, the wooden bridge has burned the fleeing Qing army, and Qing army spies have appeared around our army at the same time!" I've already sent someone to investigate. ”
Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "I expected it, you go and call the captains of all the detachments, I have something to say!" ”
It seems that you have to slip away as soon as possible, and Li Yunzhong has come up with a breakthrough method.
Wang Cheng walked in with the other four detachment captains, and when he saw King Han's signal, they all found their seats and sat down.
Li Yunzhong spoke first: "Our army is currently in Qingyun Town, and there are many Qing scouts around, I think we are now surrounded by the Qing army, what do you think, you can say it." ”
This method, he learned from the army of later generations, on the one hand, can brainstorm, check and fill in the gaps, and improve the wisdom of the generals; On the other hand, it can make subordinates feel the attention of the upper officials and strengthen unity.
Seeing several detachment captains frowning and pondering, Wang Cheng carefully reported the situation again: "Qingyun Town is backed by the river, and there is only one wooden bridge within a radius of dozens of miles for the people in the town to go out. ”
Zhong Lin, the captain of the second sub-team, said: "What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to fight with them!" ”
Wang Cheng stopped at the point and whispered: "The king of Han is a body of ten thousand gold, how can he be like us!" ”
"We still march south along the river, looking for a suitable place to cross the river, our Han Third Army is in the area of Yujiang County, and it is expected that the Qing army will not dare to chase after it." Wang Long, the captain of the third detachment, did not want King Han to take risks, so he thought of a safe way.
Wang Cheng rejected the proposal, explaining: "I see that the Qing army is not good at coming this time, and we will not give up so easily, in case we are blocked next to the river, there is only one way to jump into the river." ”
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Seeing that they were thinking about their own safety and vetoing so many feasible suggestions, Li Yunzhong was really a little embarrassed, and said:
"Time is pressing, I said that one of you will come to the staff officer, just now we captured seven or eight hundred green battalion soldiers, why don't we change into their clothes and swagger out of the city, what do you think?"
Wang Cheng pointed to his hair and asked, "But our hairstyle is different from theirs, we tie our hair, and the Qing army shaves it, and it will be exposed at a glance." ”
Li Yunzhong had to take out a Qing army hat as if he was playing a trick, put it on his head, and gestured: "You can see that the hat of the Qing army just covers the forehead, and you can't tell whether the top of the head is shaved or not, as long as we are careful not to let the hat fall off, no one can tell the difference." ”
Wang Cheng pointed and grabbed: "Then what about our guns, it's a pity to lose them like this!" ”
"It's better for us to bury the gun here, wait for the Qing army to retreat, and then send someone to come and get it back." The captain of the fifth detachment quickly thought of a countermeasure.
Zhong Lin thought of the Qing army captives and asked, "What about these green battalion soldiers?" If they inform the Qing army on the periphery, they will definitely chase after us, so it is better to kill them. ”
Several detachment captains all nodded, for the sake of King Han's safety, killing prisoners became secondary.
Li Yunzhong shook his head and said: "Let them put on our clothes, and then run away in the opposite direction from us, at first glance, the Qing army will definitely intercept them, we will ride through the checkpoints set up by the Qing army along the way, and wait for the Qing army to understand the situation, it is also a matter of an hour, we will run away long ago." ”
A few detachment leaders, you look at me, I look at you, and I still sigh: King Han is still too merciful.
Li Yunzhong saw that there was no objection from a few people, and ordered: "That's it, you guys hurry down and prepare!" ”
This braid is really ugly, I really don't understand why the Manchus want to shave this pig's tail, Li Yunzhong took a bronze mirror and looked at the back of his head.
"Your Highness, everything is ready, and the captives have changed into our clothes."
Li Yunzhong ordered: "Without further ado, you immediately put a gun behind the back of the prisoners and tell them that we are going to ...... Hunt! Whoever runs behind will be killed! ”
"Yes"
"Bang"
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Seeing the Qing army scurrying like a bird frightened by a mouse, Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "Let's go!" ”
"Driving ......"
After running north for more than ten miles, Li Yunzhong saw a team of clear soldiers on the path ahead.
Hu Mengjun looked at his subordinates checking passers-by one by one, feeling upset, he didn't expect Zeng Guofan to pick the door so much, and he only gave himself a team officer title with his father's letter of introduction, and he was already thinking about finding another way out.
"My lord, there is a team of cavalry ahead, do you want to send a signal!"
Hu Mengjun scolded: "You didn't see that it was our own people!" Stop them! ”
Li Yunzhong saw that the Qing soldiers in front of him were blocking the road, slowly lowered his horse's speed, and approached alone and asked, "You are from that part, why are you setting up roadblocks here?" ”
Hu Mengjun saw that the other party was a guerrilla adult, so he ran over and explained: "The humble position is a subordinate of Lord Zeng of the Hunan Army, and he was ordered to intercept the thieves here, who are you?" ”
Li Yunzhong said loudly: "This official is a soldier of the Green Battalion of the Foshan Association in Guangdong, and he was ordered to go to Hangzhou to suppress the thieves. ”
These five hundred cavalry are murderous, and they are elite soldiers at a glance, Hu Mengjun played Xiao Jiujiu, and explained diligently: "This place is far away from Hangzhou, and anti-thieves are frequent, so it is better to let the small one lead the way for you, how about it?" ”
Li Yunzhong didn't want to cause more trouble, and hesitated: "You are a soldier under Lord Zeng, if I take you, won't Lord Zeng be to blame?" ”
Hu Mengjun shook his head: "My lord misunderstood, I am just an adjutant, to put it in layman's terms, he is the leader of the people, he has no status in the Hunan army, and he is following the lord to kill the enemy and make meritorious service to the country, how can Lord Zeng blame him?" ”
Li Yunzhong saw that he could speak well, and arguing here would only delay time, so he agreed first: "Okay, you can be our guide!" Someone, give him a horse! ”
Hu Mengjun got on his horse excitedly and instructed his subordinates: "Quickly move the barricades and tell Officer Liu that my parents are seriously ill and have gone home to visit relatives!" ”
"Driving"
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Li Hongzhang is already a staff member, and he has been familiar with this job in the past two days, and he reported: "Sir, the anti-thieves broke out of Qingyun Town and fled south along the river without the slightest formation!" ”
Zeng Guofan asked, "There is no military intelligence from the north?" ”
Li Hongzhang said: "There is no signal, it seems that the shorthair has run south!" ”
Zeng Guofan stroked his beard and smiled, his confident appearance was quite charming, and he said pleasantly: "I have calculated that Shorthair wants to join the anti-thieves in Dongxiang County, and has ambushed a large group of soldiers and horses in front, and Shaoquan is still waiting for good news!" ”
Li Hongzhang complimented: "Mr. has no last resort, and the students admire it." ”
Zeng Guofan remembered the baggage placed in Panyang County, and immediately said: "My Hunan army will deal with the thieves in Nanchang in the future, you go and escort all the grain and grass placed in Panyang County to Jiujiang and hand it over to the Hunan Governor Taqibu." ”
"The students obeyed." Li Hongzhang immediately led people out of the camp and went to Panyang.
Hu Mengjun sped up his horse speed and aligned with Li Yunzhong, and asked, "Dare to ask the general's name, and there is a title in the next place." ”
Li Yunzhong smiled: "My surname is Li Yunzhong." ”
Hu Mengjun could only listen to Cantonese a rough idea, and complimented: "Li Yunzhou! Good name, in front of Master Li is Panyang County, where my father is a county commander, or let's go to Panyang to rest and rest first, so as to find out about the short-haired army. ”
When Li Yunzhong heard that he was going to Panyang County, he didn't correct his wrong name, and asked, "Is there Qing soldiers stationed in Panyang?" ”
Hu Mengjun complained: "The day before yesterday, there were still a large number of soldiers and horses, but they all went to suppress the thieves, and now there are only a few dozen fast arrests and two hundred green battalion soldiers." ”
"Good! Then let's go to Panyang County. ”
Li Yunzhong called Wang Cheng and whispered a few words.
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