The battlefield is unpredictable and unpredictable.

Zeng Guofan set up his big tent at the forefront of the battlefield and personally commanded the Taiping army to fight against the Qing army.

The Battle of Hefei was the first time that Zeng Guofan led the army to fight against the Qing army alone as the commander of an army since he joined the Taiping Army.

The first thing the Taiping army encountered was the forbidden army known as the elite of the Qing army, two fierce generals of the Taiping army, Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu, holding wooden sticks, like gods, rushed into the Qing army formation, rushed left and right, galloped horses, and between the sticks and sticks, bringing up the blood rain in the sky.

The Qing army and the Chu army had been holding each other for a long time, physically and mentally exhausted, and suddenly in the face of the impact of the Taiping army, a new force, they could only retreat one after another, and they had no power to fight back.

The Chu army, which had been besieged by the Qing army for a long time, saw the arrival of reinforcements, and suddenly burst out with a roar that shook the sky, and immediately counterattacked the forbidden army again with vigor as if it had been beaten with chicken blood.

Due to the sudden addition of the Taiping Army, the battlefield situation immediately reversed, from the previous forbidden army around the Chu army, into the Chu army and the Taiping army to encircle the forbidden army, for a while, the original advantage of the forbidden army, became very passive, between attack and defense, danger.

With the passage of time, the situation of the forbidden army has become very critical, if this situation cannot be changed, and if it continues, the forbidden army will not escape the bad luck of being completely annihilated.

After some slashing, Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu rushed to a place not far from the core defense area of the Chu army, and saw from a distance that two blood-stained generals of the Chu army were protecting in front of a scholar-like person. Constantly slashing and overturning the Qing army that rushed forward.

Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu didn't know Luo Bingzhang, but according to Zeng Guofan's description, they probably guessed that the person who looked like a scholar should be Luo Bingzhang.

"May I ask who is Mr. Luo?" Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu slashed down the forbidden army in front of them, rushed to Luo Bingzhang and the others, and asked in a loud voice.

"The two are ......" The person who looks like a scholar is Luo Bingzhang, he saw that Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu looked more eye-catching, and he didn't dare to set up a relationship casually, but he was a little hesitant.

"Mr. Luo doesn't have to worry about it. We are the generals under the command of the marshal of the Zeng State Domain. My name is Yu Yilong, this is my second brother Duan Yihu, we are ordered by the commander to meet the brothers of Chu Jun. Our handsome man is in front. I would like to invite Mr. Luo to come and have a meeting. I wonder if Mr. Luo is convenient? Yu Yilong raised his hands and clenched his fists, and said to Luo Bingzhang respectfully.

"Has the marshal arrived?" Luo Bingzhang heard that Zeng Guofan had come in person, and he was overjoyed. Even the voice of the speaker was a little trembling.

"Yes, the big marshal is waiting for Mr. Luo in front." Yu Yilong said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go with you two to see the marshal now." Hearing that it was Zeng Guofan's invitation, Luo Bingzhang agreed without hesitation.

"Sir, you..." Jiang Zhongyuan stood in front of Luo Bingzhang, glanced at Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu respectively, and stopped talking.

Looking at Jiang Zhongyuan's eyes, he didn't seem to believe Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu's words.

"Zhongyuan, it's okay, I'll go back when I go, you and Kun Yi and two people are here to command the army and cooperate with the brothers of the Taiping Army to encircle and annihilate the Qing army, don't slack off." Luo Bingzhang waved his hand to stop Jiang Zhongyuan from talking further.

"Yes, sir. However, I think it's okay to leave Kun Yi here to command, and I'll go with you, and if something happens, you can take care of each other. Jiang Zhongyuan was a little worried, and Luo Bingzhang went alone.

Moreover, he was also a little unsure whether these two generals who claimed to be the generals of the Taiping Army were really the generals of the Taiping Army, and whether they were pretended to be by others, Jiang Zhongyuan was a little worried.

"Zhongyuan, no, no, I'll do it alone, you stay, work with Kun Yi, and do a good job here, don't go wrong." Luo Bingzhang rejected Jiang Zhongyuan's kindness.

He didn't think there was any need for this, he didn't go to fight with people, but to see Zeng Guofan, he didn't need bodyguards, besides, with Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu protecting him, Jiang Zhongyuan had nothing to worry about.

"But..."Jiang Zhongyuan glanced at Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu again, and wanted to continue.

Luo Bingzhang interrupted him: "Okay, Zhongyuan, don't say more, this matter is settled."

Luo Bingzhang is also a human spirit, how can he not understand the meaning in Jiang Zhongyuan's eyes, but he can't say it, he can only stop it by saying something. Just ask, it is a bit unreasonable for others to come to save you with good intentions, but you doubt others.

Jiang Zhongyuan saw that Luo Bingzhang was like this, and he couldn't say it anymore, so he could only tell Luo Bingzhang to be careful, and remind Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu to let them protect Luo Bingzhang.

Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu patted their chests and assured that with the two of them here, Luo Bingzhang was absolutely safe.

Hearing this, Jiang Zhongyuan could only believe in them.

Under Jiang Zhongyuan's reluctant gaze, Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu protected Luo Bingzhang and headed towards the camp of Zeng Guofan.

Along the way, there were many difficulties, but with Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu there, they were all solved, and the place where Luo Bingzhang was surrounded was not far from Zeng Guofan's camp, so it didn't take long for them to arrive safely.

After Yu Yilong and Duan Yihu handed over Luo Bingzhang to Zeng Guofan, they left in a hurry, and they were in a hurry to command their subordinates to clear out the Qing army.

"Dashuai, if it weren't for the Taiping Army's speed, the subordinates would almost not be able to see the Dashuai, here, on behalf of the brothers of the Chu Army, the subordinates thank the Dashuai for saving his life." Luo Bingzhang met Zeng Guofan and paid homage, and inevitably said some words of gratitude.

"Mr. Luo, don't be polite, we haven't seen each other for a few days, listening to your words, it seems to have become a lot more lively, Mr. Luo doesn't have to be like this, Mr. can still say whatever you want to say as before, you can say anything, but it's best not to mention the word thank you, it's too much to say thank you." Zeng Guofan said with a smile.

"Yes, Dashuai, my subordinates will obey Dashuai's words." Luo Bingzhang said respectfully.

"How are the casualties of the Chu army?" After a moment of silence, Zeng Guofan asked again.

"Alas, Dashuai, since we set out from the northwest and came to this Anqing front, during this period, we followed Dashuai through many battles of all sizes, hundreds of thousands of people at the beginning, and now, there are less than 50,000 people left, or heavy casualties." Under Luo Bingzhang's seemingly flat tone, what is hidden is the pain in his heart that is difficult to hide.

"It's me Zeng Guofan who can't stand the brothers of the Chu army, and Ben Shuai has disappointed everyone." After listening to Luo Bingzhang's words, Zeng Guofan felt very uncomfortable.

Zeng Guofan thinks about it now, he feels very ashamed, he used to cling to his foolish loyalty to the Qing court, and hollowed out his mind to lead the Hunan and Chu army to defeat the Taiping army, so that countless good men in the Hunan and Chu army gave their lives in vain, which was very unworthy.

He is ashamed of these dead brothers! If he could have figured out the key links one day earlier and woken up one day earlier, he wouldn't have had to take so many detours, and he wouldn't have caused such a big number of casualties, let alone bear this heavy guilt.

"Dashuai doesn't have to blame himself too much, how can there be immortals in war, not to mention, those of us who are alive, as well as our brothers who have died, are willing to follow Dashuai, and we have no regrets." Luo Bingzhang said emotionally.

"Thank you, thank you, brothers." Zeng Guofan felt as if there was a warm flow through the meridians of his body, and his body was indescribably refreshing and comfortable.

"Don't say that, my brother." Luo Bingzhang humbly gave way.

"Mr. Luo, this handsome comrade has written down this heart, and if there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely return it to you. By the way, Ben Shuai heard San'er say that the Xiangchu army had been suppressed by the Qing army in a narrow area far away from the city gate, and the situation was very critical, but looking at the current situation, there seemed to be some discrepancies with what Zeng San said. Looking at the battlefield in front of him, Zeng Guofan had a lot of questions.

"Dashuai, it's like this......" Luo Bingzhang reported the details of Zeng San's departure to Zeng Guofan.

"I see." Zeng Guofan listened to Luo Bingzhang's narration, and couldn't help nodding again and again, sighing.

Carefully savoring Luo Bingzhang's words, Zeng Guofan had to sigh at the impermanence of this world, thinking that at the beginning, if Luo Bingzhang and Li Hongzhang could hold on for a while and wait for him to lead the army to help, there would not be another siege, and the Hunan army and Chu would not suffer this wave of heavy losses again. Further back, if the two armies cooperate more closely, from the very beginning, it is not impossible to concentrate on the strength of the city, and then combine the forces of the two armies to level the Qing army in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that there aren't too many ifs in this world, and there are no regret pills to choose from, only cold facts.

Zeng Guofan could only let out a sigh. (To be continued......)