Before dawn, the soldiers and horses on the north bank of Lin Fengxiang's troops had already arrived at the city, and after entering the city, they learned that Bao Qibao, the governor of Hunan of the Qing army, had been killed by artillery.

Li Kaifang sneered: "Died by a cannon, cheapened this demon head." ”

Xiao Yungui was ecstatic, could it be that Bao Qibao became a substitute for the dead ghost who died in his own cannon? At the moment, he patted Lin Fengxiang on the shoulder fiercely and said, "This is really great news, what are the casualties of our army?" ”

Lin Fengxiang also said with a happy face: "There are not many casualties in our army, yesterday when we waited for the ambush army to come out, the Qing demons had already scattered and fled, and the younger brother led the troops to pursue for more than ten miles, and won a lot. According to the captured Qing demon, Luo Raodian, the assistant minister of the Qing demon, fled to Xiangyin County under the escort of Yue Xing'a, the prefect of Changsha, Mei Budo, the governor of Changsha, Chen Biye, the commander of Changsha County, and Wang Baosheng, the commander of Shanhua County. ”

Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Lin, you will leave all the things after returning to the city to Li Zuoche to handle, and we will go to the Miaofeng peak in the south of the city first." At that moment, Xiao Yungui said the strategy of guarding the danger and not guarding the sky that he discussed with Li Kaifang last night.

After listening, Lin Fengxiang nodded again and again and said: "This method is very good, now that the two Qing Demon reinforcements have been broken, it is expected that the rest of the Qing Demon will be stagnant, before the arrival of the Chenzhou Brigade, we will first build a camp in a dangerous place outside the city, and when the Chenzhou Brigade arrives, the Qing Demon Brigade in Hengzhou will definitely chase after us, and we will occupy a dangerous place, so we can meet the Qing Demon head-on and receive the brigade into the city." ”

Xiao Yungui touched his nose and snorted a few times, the idea of guarding the danger and not guarding the city reminded him that after the arrival of the Chenzhou brigade, if the soldiers and horses he raised could occupy the important land outside the city, even if anyone wanted to plot against him, he would also throw a mouse trap, and he led the troops to be stationed outside the city.

At that moment, Xiao Yungui, Li Kaifang, and Lin Fengxiang led dozens of swordsmen to guard the south of the city. When I arrived at the Huangdao Gate in the south of the city, I saw Li Yiwenzheng arguing with a teacher. Xiao Yungui rode his horse and took a closer look, but this person was Zuo Zongtang.

Xiao Yungui turned over and dismounted and stepped forward, frowned and asked, "Li Yiwen, what are you arguing with this person?" ”

Li Yiwen stepped forward and bowed and hugged his fists and said, "His Royal Highness the King of the West, this person said that he knew you, and he also said that he would go out of the city today." ”

Xiao Yungui glanced at Zuo Zongtang, secretly thinking that this old boy was not honest, what was he doing when he stayed in Zhu Changlin's mansion? Didn't you send a few men to keep an eye on him? Why is this old boy going out of the city, and no one has come to report?

Xiao Yungui stepped forward and touched his nose and smiled: "Mr. Gao, you want to go out of the city?" ”

Zuo Zongtang flicked the corners of his robe, straightened his waist and said: "King Xi, you don't do things very brightly, find some people to follow up, and it is not easy to get rid of them." Now that I'm going out of the city, and you're holding back, have you forgotten that we had three high-fives in the lobby of the governor's yamen? ”

Listening to the two answers, Li Yiwen knew that the two really knew each other, and he didn't know if he would be criticized by the West King if he stopped the friend of the West King, but seeing that Xiao Yungui had no intention of blaming, his heart calmed down a little.

Xiao Yungui only understood when he heard this, what kind of person Zuo Zongtang was, the person he sent to monitor must have been knocked out by him, and he frowned at the moment: "Of course this king remembers that incident, but now that the war is over, no one is allowed to go out of the city." ”

Zuo Zongtang approached Xiao Yungui's side, and the swordsmen immediately became alert, and they all pressed the handle of the knife with their hands and raised their eyebrows coldly, Xiao Yungui waved his hand and said, "Mr. Gao doesn't have to do anything." The swordsmen retreated slightly, but they still pressed the handle of the knife with their hands, and looked at Zuo Zongtang vigilantly, it seems that the last time Xiao Yungui was in Jingtang Village, the guards felt derelict in their duties, and any stranger who approached Xiao Yungui was hostile to the guards. …,

Zuo Zongtang smiled, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "King Xi, you have just won a big victory, and it is estimated that the official army will not attack for a while and a half, so you don't want to trick me." ”

Xiao Yungui's eyes widened and said, "How do you know that we have won the battle?" ”

Zuo Zongtang rolled up his sleeves and said: "Yesterday, the victorious soldiers and horses returned to the city, and the two victories of Wujialing and Jingtang Village were widely praised by the soldiers of the noble army in the city. ”

Xiao Yungui was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, winning the battle is naturally said everywhere, and it is no wonder that his brothers snorted at the moment: "Even if you win, it doesn't mean that you can open the city." ”

Zuo Zongtang squinted his eyes and smiled: "King Xi, you deceive me again, if you don't open the city, will the people of Changsha be in the city forever?" Then he looked at the crowd and said, "King Xi, you should also think about taking advantage of the defeat of the official army to go out of the city and seize the dangerous place to hold on." No matter how rich Changsha City is, there will be times when the oil, rice, salt and grain are exhausted, and it is time to open the city to let the people and merchants in the city go out of the city to eat and sell and dispatch the remaining supplies. ”

Xiao Yungui's face twitched, damn it, this Zuo Zongtang is really powerful, he knew the whole leopard at a glance, and he actually figured out what he was going to do next. Such a person is really a little terrifying, and for a moment Xiao Yungui regretted his gamble, so he thought about how to get rid of this scourge first, since he couldn't be used by me, he couldn't follow the enemy.

Zuo Zongtang looked at Xiao Yungui's uncertain expression, frowned, and said, "King Xi, do you want to go back on your word?" ”

Xiao Yungui said in a low voice: "Your talent is too high, I really regret it." ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled faintly and said: "If you dare to come here, even if you decide everything, it is easy for you to regret it, and it is easy to kill me, but you are not afraid of the heart of the famous people in Hunan who belong to it?" I, Zuo Zongtang, feed the tiger with my body, and it is worth it to wake up Xianghu celebrities when I die. ”

Xiao Yungui's face turned slightly green with anger, this old man is really fucking difficult to deal with, but he instantly changed his smile and said: "Haha, just kidding, Mr. Gao is serious, Mr. Gao is going to go out of the city, and this king will send him off in person." ”

Zuo Zongtang sighed, bowed his head slightly, and said: "King Xi, King Xi, you are really a character, you can endure what others can't bear, Zuo has to look up to you a few points." ”

Xiao Yungui laughed a few times, led Zuo Zongtang out of the city together, and greeted the daughters of Zuo Zongtang's family in his heart. But after thinking about it, killing him will really cut off the idea of celebrities from all sides to vote, there was a lack of scholars in the Taiping army, and the teachings of the worship were rejected thousands of miles away, if you kill celebrities again, you should completely say baibai to the intellectuals, what can you do with just a group of mud legs? If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, Xiao Yungui doesn't want to kill one person and refuse thousands of people.

When they came to the Jinji Bridge, several Taiping army sentry posts saw the arrival of the West King in person, and they stood in line on both sides to greet them. Although there are not many of them, they are all hard-dressed and strong, they are all old brothers of the Taiping Army, and they are ordered to prohibit them, and they are uniform, dozens of people have the momentum of hundreds of people.

Zuo Zongtang looked at it and twisted his beard and said: "If it is really a strong general, there are no weak soldiers under him, and the soldiers and horses of the King of the West are all majestic, and Zuo really admires it." By the way, I don't know what the West King's intention is to go out of the city this time? ”

Xiao Yungui knew that it would be difficult for Zuo Zongtang to open his mouth to praise it, so he smiled and said, "Go out of the city and have a look." ”

Zuo Zongtang said with a smile: "King Xi, you are really a traitorous lord, nine out of ten sentences are false. Zuo guessed that the king of the west went out of the city to check the dangerous places outside Changsha. ”

Xiao Yungui's eyes widened and said, "You know again?!" ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled, glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye and said, "I don't know if it's suitable, I don't know it now." ”…,

Xiao Yungui looked back, and saw that among the people who followed him out of the city, several map officials couldn't wait to take out the map and point at the streets, bridges, and houses outside the city.

Xiao Yungui laughed dryly and said, "Since Mr. Gao guessed it, this king will also admit it." But Mr. knows what this king is doing when he goes out of the city, but this king doesn't know where Mr. is going out of the city, it doesn't seem fair, so please tell me what you want? ”

Zuo Zongtang frowned and said, "Zuo wants to revisit the old land." ”

Xiao Yungui sighed and said: "Mr. was born as a literati, and revisiting the old place is not the place where he studied back then?" I heard that there is a Chengnan Academy on Miao Peak, don't you want to visit this place again? ”

Zuo Zongtang was slightly surprised: "How did you guess?" ”

Xiao Yungui said with a triumphant smile: "Although Mr. said that he went out of the city today, but he didn't bring a bag of dry food, he must not have gone far, and he was dressed decently, and he seemed to burn incense and bathe for a while, as if we were worshipping and saluting the Heavenly Father, but Mr. saluted the Confucian sages, and came to the south of the city, didn't he go to the Chengnan Academy, a place of Confucianism and education, to pay respects?" ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at Xiao Yungui blankly, and only after a while did he give a thumbs up and said, "The King of the West is really extraordinary, Zuo has understood." ”

Xiao Yungui finally regained some face, became complacent, and then said: "This king is also going to Miaofengfeng, why don't you wait with me all the way." ”

Zuo Zongtang's face changed slightly: "King Xi, if you lead troops to Chengnan Academy, you can't disturb the Confucian scholars and students there." ”

Xiao Yungui patted his chest and said, "This king said that today is just a tour, and he won't do anything else." ”

Zuo Zongtang was a little stunned, and always felt that Xiao Yungui's words were extremely unreliable. Everyone walked all the way and went to the Chengnan Academy on the Miao Peak.