In the earth-shattering cheers, Zuo Zongtang hurriedly ordered the horses, and saw that the soldiers of the Taiping Army put away their knives and guns and began to get busy. Zuo Zongtang found that these soldiers attached great importance to money, grain, and gunpowder, especially the red powder (that is, gunpowder) they said was particularly valuable, and Zuo Zongtang also understood that it was not easy to prepare gunpowder, and the Taiping army now occupied not much territory, and it was uncertain, and the red powder could not be made in large quantities, and could only be purchased through smuggling channels.

Xiao Yungui rode his horse to Zuo Zongtang's approach, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zuo, how is this battle?" ”

Although Zuo Zongtang is arrogant, he is also a sincere gentleman, and he really can't say anything against his will, so he has to bow his head slightly: "The soldiers and horses of the King of the West are majestic, the upper and lower are united, and the use of the art of war is unique, Zuo is very impressed." ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "It's rare for Mr. Zuo to praise him." ”

Zuo Zongtang slightly arched his hand and asked: "The method of arranging the march of the West King is very mysterious, I don't know if it is possible to tell the truth in detail?" ”

Xiao Yungui was very proud in his heart, it was rare for Zuo Zongtang to open his mouth to ask for advice, and immediately talked endlessly on horseback, these methods of marching and arranging the formation were left by Xiao Chaogui, and it was not difficult to narrate: "The king of Shicai used a leading array and a crab formation, and this pulling array is in the form of a marching army to prevent the enemy from attacking." When our army marches from one city to the other, it will order it to march in a leading formation, with one flag for every two horses, followed by twenty-five people, one for one hundred people, one for five hundred people, one for five hundred people, one for two thousand five hundred people, and one for 12,500 people. One army after another advanced. The wide road is divided into two rows, and the narrow road is single-lined. In the march, once there is an encounter, the head and tail are bent and hooked, and they gather in an instant to form a circle to meet the enemy. If the battle is unfavorable, the commander will strike the gong, Fang Zhun retreats, still holding the battle formation of the lead formation, if the road is wide, it can be divided into ten lines and twenty lines, but it is not allowed to run diagonally, and it will also be retreated, and the line is rushing, and the enemy often can't catch up, even if it catches up, seeing that the team is not chaotic, he does not dare to chase hard. ”

Xiao Yungui said triumphantly: "The crab array is a complicated method of pulling the string, the three teams go in parallel, the middle team has a small number of people, and the number of people on the two wings is large, which is similar to a crab, so it is called a crab array." This kind of formation also has various changes according to the enemy's situation. If the enemy is divided into only two teams, the left and right flanks will be divided between the squadrons of the formation, and they will also be divided into two teams. If the enemy has a team in the front and rear, the strikers on the left and right flanks will be combined into one team, and the rear half of the left and right flanks will be combined with the middle team to be evenly lined up, so that the front team will respond. If the enemy's left team has a large number of troops, it will become a left formation. If the right team has more soldiers, it will become a right formation. If the enemy has four or five teams, it will also be divided into four or five teams to meet the attack. Its big crab wrap small crab formation is particularly famous, its method or first to engage the enemy with a small array, and then out of the large array to surround it, or deceive the temptation to chase, ambush soldiers in all directions, the enemy is surrounded. Although the changes of the crab array are complex, the loss of the left and the benefit of the right, moving the back to the front, the magic of the use lies in moving when the opportunity arises, and commanding the battle. The speed of its advance and retreat, opening and closing, only a few big flag bearers need to practice, and the whole army will rush to that wrap when they look at the big flag. Therefore, a military can command thousands of people with a few big standard-bearers, without any differences, and the outline can be used to control the complex. ”

Zuo Zongtang silently remembered in his heart, zuihou Xiao Yungui breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In fact, no matter how many haode formations there are, the soldiers must practice to be familiar before they can move, the circular formations I have arranged are still insufficient, I have heard that Western countries have more powerful linear arrays and hollow phalanxes, Western soldiers have more firearms than me, and the elite training of soldiers is above us, and the formation is naturally more powerful." ”

Zuo Zongtang was slightly stunned, why did Xiao Yungui, who was still complacent, talk about the Western art of war? But how did he, a person from a reckless background in Guangxi, learn about Western warfare? When he was suspicious, there was a burst of prayers in his ears, and Zuo Zongtang followed the prestige, but it was several Taiping Army military officers who were reciting the main prayer of the God Sect in front of the corpses of the Taiping soldiers who died in battle. …,

Only then did Zuo Zongtang come to his senses, and secretly thought to himself, the God Religion was transmitted from the West, and it was not surprising that the God Worship Sect naturally learned about Western tactics from the missionaries. Thinking about this section, Zuo Zongtang wanted to ask some more methods for the battle, but when he saw Xiao Yungui looking at himself with a very strange smile, his heart suddenly sank, and he secretly shouted that it was not good, he must have made up his mind that he would not let go of himself if he could tell him with a military plane, and since he heard that he had a secret military plane, whether he was dead or alive, he could be regarded as confessing here.

Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help sweating on his forehead, his face was a little anxious, Xiao Yungui looked at it and laughed secretly, he did deliberately tell Zuo Zongtang these tactics, and said slowly at the moment: "Mr. Zuo, this Wang and Mr. can be said to be sympathetic, and they are respectful to Mr., and now they are even more confident in Mr. ”

Zuo Zongtang sighed and said, "This ......"

Xiao Yungui smiled again: "Does Mr. really want this king to be willing to go out of the mountain like Liu Bei Sangu when he was in the Three Kingdoms?" ”

Zuo Zongtang hurriedly said: "No, it's just that you believe in foreign religion, which is very different from my Chinese language......"

Xiao Yungui said: "This matter is easy to say, Mr. must not understand that I worship God, it is inconvenient to speak here, after we return to the city, this king asked my wife to tell me in detail and Mr. know, in fact, the God of God I have in ancient China." At the moment, Zuo Zongtang was not allowed to say more, so he ordered the army to drive back to the city.

After returning to Changsha City, it was already dark, and the post-war affairs were naturally handled by Li Kaifang, Li Yiwen and others, Xiao Yungui ordered Deng Yi and others to be taken into the governor's yamen prison, so he wanted to take Zuo Zongtang back to the governor's yamen.

Zuo Zongtang saw that Deng Yi and the others were escorted down, and hurriedly begged: "King Xi, Deng Yi and the others are all scholars, please forgive me." ”

Xiao Yungui touched his nose and smiled: "Mr. Zuo, if you say this to this king as a strategist or a staff member, this king will definitely listen." ”

Zuo Zongtang was speechless, and had to watch Deng Yi and the others being taken away, his face was very difficult to look at.

Xiao Yungui smiled and said: "I can't imagine that Mr. Zuo is still so determined, or not, Deng Yi and the three of them are locked up with Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang and other Qing demon officials, and the treatment is the same as that of the governor of a province, so it is not considered to abuse them. He looks old-fashioned, but in fact, he was only in his twenties in his previous life. Zuo Zongtang couldn't say anything when he heard this, so he had to secretly plan countermeasures.

Xiao Yungui was about to meet the governor of the yamen, but when he saw Li Kaifang come forward and hugged his fists, he said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, after the war, the junior brother and others will take care of themselves, but according to the rules of the kingdom of heaven, these days have been winning big victories, and it is time to tell God the Heavenly Father, this kind of great victory prayer should also be held in a grand manner, and there is no urgent war left and right, do you want to prepare tomorrow and do it the day after tomorrow?" ”

When Xiao Yungui heard this, he remembered that the Taiping Army also had the habit of praying to the Heavenly Father before and after they wanted to come to the war, and war was a major event for the country, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which linked the daily actions of life with God, was more closely connected to God for war. Whenever before an expedition or battle, after victory or defeat, Emperor Xiangshang prayed to ask God for victory. After the victory, we should also tell our Heavenly Father and thank Heavenly Father for their blessing and victory. Even if the battle is defeated, pray that the defeated will ask the Heavenly Father to forgive his sinful karma, and the people of the kingdom of heaven believe that the defeat must be caused by a mistake, and the defeated will be held responsible, pray to the Heavenly Father God to confess the mistake, or find out the cause of the defeat and report to the Heavenly Father.

Victory prayer usually chooses an open place, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people to bow and worship, and the officers and soldiers of each team are prepared with chickens, pigs, sandalwood, etc., and all the military and military affairs must be solemn, and the brother is coming, so that he can lead all the officers and soldiers to cheer and worship the Father, and reason and enlighten the foolish. Since the capture of Changsha, Xiao Yungui has been busy with the war and the government affairs in the city, Zeng Shuiyuan originally asked him if he could do a victory prayer, but Xiao Yungui has been shirked on the grounds that the military is undecided and he has to go out to fight, but in the past two days, he has won all three battles, and the Qing army has retreated slightly, and this kind of ceremony should be handled. …,

Although Xiao Yungui didn't like this kind of red tape very much, he thought that first, this was the tradition of the Taiping Army, and he couldn't say that he wouldn't do it if he didn't do it, and secondly, he faintly began to believe in thanking God in his heart, and it was a kind of grace to be able to let himself meet Hong Yun'er again, so he nodded and said: "It's okay, you and Brother Lin will discuss it with Zeng Shuiyuan later, and come up with a way to report it to me again." ”

Li Kaifang was overjoyed, it was a supreme honor to be able to participate in the purchase of victory and prayer, and he could not receive it without status and favor from the peak, so he immediately received the order and left.

Zuo Zongtang frowned and said, "King Xi, you are extremely diligent in worshiping God. ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said: "Our people are like this, once the blessing of the gods is fulfilled in our hearts, we will believe in it for the rest of our lives, this king has won battles one after another, and it is also appropriate to thank the emperor and God, let's go back first." ”

Back at the governor's yamen, Xiao Yungui and Zuo Zongtang had not eaten since the afternoon, and they had a vicious battle, both of them were hungry. The answer was that Xi Wangniang went to the women's camp, and Xiao Yungui had to pull Zuo Zongtang to eat first, and ordered someone to go to Xi Wangniang to come back.

But it was said that Hong Yun'er returned to the city, and only rested for a while in the governor's yamen, and then got the news that the Qing army was approaching Liuyang, and she was still anxious to find Xiao Yungui to come back to discuss, and before she could send someone out of the house, there was news that Xiao Yungui led Li Kaifang and Li Yiwen to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to go out.

Hong Yun'er frowned and thought secretly, this kid led the troops to the expedition without consulting with him, and still treated himself as a woman, and was secretly a little annoyed in his heart, but he was still a little worried about his safety, and he couldn't sit still in the mansion, so he took Yao Yuan and others to the Dongmen Women's Camp Station, saying that it was to inspect it, but in fact, the Dongmen Women's Camp was close to Liuyang Gate, and if there was any news coming back, he could know it as soon as possible.

After the ceremony, Hu Damei took the girl's hand and said to Hong Yun'er: "Xiwangniang, this little sister is called Li Xuanji, and she came to the city to find her own brother...... "At that moment, Hu Damei told Li Xuanji's origin, and then said: "This little sister is amazing, she knows a lot of words, and she looks at her pitiful, can Xi Wang Niang help her?" It was always inappropriate for us to go to the men's camp. ”

Hong Yun'er saw that Li Xuanji had a good face and looked like a beautiful lady, so she had a good impression in her heart, and when she heard that she was still a literate person, she said: "Okay, I'll let people go to the men's camp to find out." ”

Li Xuanji's eyes were red, and Ying Ying bowed and said, "Thank you to Queen Xi, thank you Hu Luxue." ”

Hu Damei said with a smile: "This little sister of the Li family has a lot of memory, I just told her that our female battalion brigade commander wants to call Lu Xue, and she will remember it." ”

Hong Yun'er also smiled and said: "It's a good person, Li Xiaomei will follow me first, and then stay when I find your brother." At that moment, Li Xuanji had no choice but to respond.