Tianjing Xiwangfu Yuanjiatang, here was originally an elegant courtyard of the Xiwangfu, the original Xiwang study was smaller, and it was inconvenient to deal with government affairs, Xiao Yungui ordered someone to renovate this place and use it as a study. On the day of the completion of the study, it coincided with the recapture of Jintian Village in Guangxi by Chen Yucheng in front of him, and Xiao Yungui named the study Yuanjiatang. Yuanjia is the fourth era name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In October of the sixth year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obtained a beast with "one horn and five hooves" (i.e., a horned beast) during a hunt. Therefore, the era name was changed to "Moto-hunt". Another reason for this name is that the Han Dynasty began a large-scale counterattack against the Xiongnu, hunting, which has the meaning of conquest.

Lin Fengxiang, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Jiangsu Corps and one of the four generals of the Taiping Army, stood quietly on the Yuanjia Hall, looking at the word Yuanjia on the hall and was silent for a long time.

"Brother Lin, what do you think of the word Yuanjiao?" After a hearty laugh, Xiao Yungui stepped into the Yuanjia Hall.

Lin Fengxiang came back to his senses, hurriedly turned around and stood up and made a military salute, Xiao Yungui waved his hand and smiled: "There are no outsiders here, and I don't call by military titles, Fengxiang doesn't have to be like this." ”

Lin Fengxiang said with a stern face: "Etiquette cannot be abolished, how can there be no rules?" No matter how thick the personal relationship between His Royal Highness and the lowly position is, he must not neglect the etiquette, otherwise the lowly position will only be pampered in the future. ”

Xiao Yungui walked to the main seat and pulled the hem of his robe, sat down, and said with a smile: "Even if what you say is reasonable, alas, you old brothers are getting more and more angry." Then he pointed to the top of his left hand and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

Lin Fengxiang sat down in a proper manner, and said: "The king of the west named the study Yuanjiatang. It is the intention of a large-scale conquest of the Qing demon. At that moment, Lin Fengxiang said the allusion to the Yuanjia year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he still sat up straight as he spoke. A group of soldiers looked dignified, Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "It seems that you have spent a lot of effort to learn the martial arts hall in Shanghai, and you also know the allusions of Yuan Hunt." ”

Although Lin Fengxiang was in charge of the military affairs in northern Jiangsu, he still took time to study in the Shanghai Lecture Hall for several years, but he made a lot of hard work to learn, in addition to the military, history is also involved. Lin Fengxiang was slightly ashamed when he heard this. A little embarrassed smiled: "If you don't learn more, I'm afraid that I will be surpassed by the juniors." ”

Xiao Yungui took a sip of tea and said, "You mean Chen Yucheng?" Lin Fengxiang smiled calmly: "Exactly, I think the four-eyed tooth boy was only sixteen years old back then." Now he is already a general with great military achievements, and the Qing demon is all frightened when he hears his name, and his military achievements are not under me and Kaifang and Xiucheng, and what is even more rare is that he is still young. The accomplishment of the future will be above us. ”

The west hall will be star-studded. Among the generals, the most respected are Lin Chen Er Li and the four major generals, Lin is Lin Fengxiang, the second Li is Li Kaifang and Li Xiucheng, and Chen is Chen Yucheng. Among the four, Chen Yucheng was the youngest, but he fought in all directions, and his military achievements rose the fastest. Now it is even more powerful to invade the land of the two wide, and its prestige shocks China and foreign countries. There is a faint tendency to come from behind.

"What? Feeling jealous? Do you think that if you put the soldiers, money, food, and materials from the south into northern Jiangsu, you will achieve greater achievements than Chen Yucheng? Xiao Yungui asked with a playful smile.

Lin Fengxiang said with a straight face: "It's false to say that you are not jealous, who doesn't want to establish a great military exploit for future generations?" However, in the past, the policy was set first in the south and then in the north, and now the pacification of the nine southern provinces is imminent, this is a national policy, and even if there is any unwillingness, it will definitely be moved according to the national policy first. ”

Xiao Yungui nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Among the four major generals, there are those who are more resourceful than you, those who can fight better than you, and those who can use troops better than you, but you, Lin Fengxiang, will always be the head of the four generals, just because you have a more calm view of the overall situation that they don't have!" ”

Xiao Yungui took a sip of tea and said: "This time I summoned you back to report on your work, in addition to not seeing you for a long time, I want to hear your intuitive account of the current enemy situation in northern Jiangsu, and I also want to arrange a new task for you." ”

Lin Fengxiang immediately stood up and said: "Your Highness, but there is a task, the Northern Jiangsu Corps will definitely complete it!" This sentence was loud and sonorous, and it made Xiao Yungui feel that Lin Fengxiang was becoming more and more like a modern soldier.

Xiao Yungui waved his hand and said; "You sit down first, the task will be talked about later, and you can tell me if you have any feelings after the new army of the Qing Demon Capital joined the battlefields of Northern Jiangsu and Huaibei."

Xiao Yungui summoned Lin Fengxiang back to report directly Another important reason is that Lin Fengxiang never said big things, nor did he deliberately belittle the other party, sure enough, Lin Fengxiang said slowly: "The new firearms of the Qing demon army are sharper than other Qing troops, and the tactics are similar to those of the Hunan army. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yungui frowned and interjected: "As far as this king knows, most of the firearms purchased by the Qing army are breech flintlock guns, this kind of firearms have a short range, and there is no rifling to ensure the accuracy of firepower, and they must be arranged in a tight formation to carry out firepower, do they never fight in the field?" ”

Lin Fengxiang said: "The Northern Jiangsu Corps and the Qing Demon New Army squad have fought a few battles, they do rarely fight field battles, and most of them use the trench and hard village as a cover to deal with our army, and the Qing Demon soldiers hide in the wall trench to avoid artillery before our army's shelling, and when our army presses closer, they come out of the trench and line up behind the camp and base trench to shoot. ”

Xiao Yungui sneered faintly: "Sure enough, the tactics of the Qing Demon New Army are similar to those of the Hunan Army, they only know how to fight in a stupid battle, this kind of tactics is very limited, and the maneuver is insufficient, so there is no need to be afraid." ”

Lin Fengxiang nodded and said, "Not bad, but this tactic of the Qing Demon is enough to deal with the ordinary rebels and our township corps." The Twist Army and the Dongdian Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai troops were defeated under these tactics. ”

Xiao Yungui snorted and said lightly: "There are rumors in the market that this king sent the old department of the East Palace to the north this time, but it was to kill people with a knife and eradicate the old department of the East King, do you believe this?" ”

Lin Fengxiang shook his head and said: "Although the new army of the West Hall has more than 100,000 troops, it is naturally not enough to fight against the Qing Demon in several directions and launch a major battle like Liangguang. Moreover, the new army fought with pure firearms, relying on a large amount of money, food, guns and ammunition, and the Liangguang campaign was the top priority of this year, so it was naturally impossible to send the Xidian New Army to fight. The ignorant people in the market speculate and can't do it accurately. Your Highness doesn't have to pay attention to it. ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "I can't do this naturally, but I can't ignore it." Well, you don't have to worry about it. This king will deal with it, so let's continue to talk about the new army of demons. ”

Lin Fengxiang was slightly shocked in his heart, could it be that King Xi felt that these rumors were made by people with ulterior motives? Inevitably, there will be another bloody storm, and he also heard that some old brothers in the East Hall still have some complaints about the West King's favoritism, but the West King has something to say first, so he still ignores it first, and then then talks about some of the combat characteristics of the Qing Demon New Army.

The biggest difference between the new army of the Qing Demon and the other armies of the Qing Demon is the first discipline. He is also very good at fighting hand-to-hand combat, which is quite similar to the Taiping New Army in this regard. In addition, the new army of the Qing Demon also relies on logistics and supplies, and its artillery skills are particularly sophisticated. It shows that the Qing Demon spent a lot of effort to train this soldier and horse.

After listening, Xiao Yungui said: "Sure enough, it's not much different from what this king heard." Then Xiao Yungui took out a pamphlet and handed it over: "Chen Yucheng captured a Qing Demon General in Guangxi, this person's name is Deng Heming, and he was originally one of the four major battalion generals of the Qing Demon New Army. Later, he was escorted to Tianjing, and after the king personally interrogated. He wrote some rules for demon training. This is the booklet. ”

Lin Fengxiang took a cursory look and said: "The training method of the Qing Demon New Army is quite similar to that of our army, but it has its shape but not its true meaning. ”

Xiao Yungui bowed slightly: "Exactly, since you know something about the Qing Demon New Army, you will know the task that this king will send you next." ”

Lin Fengxiang hurriedly got up and said, "Please order the king of the west!" ”

Xiao Yungui waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down before saying: "Recently, the British sent Ali Guo to negotiate the exchange of contracts, and the Qing Demon insisted on refusing to let our army participate in the negotiations. The king agreed. ”

Lin Fengxiang frowned and said: "Actually, it is best to let the Yi people and the Qing Demon fight to lose both, and we don't have to interfere." ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "Yiren is not stupid. If we can think of taking advantage of the fisherman, why can't they? If we want them to fight hard against the Qing Demon in Dagukou, we also have to do some actions to show our sincerity. After that, Xiao Yungui pointed to the map of Huaibei and said: "This king wants most of the second army of the Northern Jiangsu Corps to be the main force and attack the Huaibei Qing Demon in a big way. ”

Then Xiao Yungui paused and said: "But you have to pay attention to the rhythm, and you can't hurt the vitality of the Qing Demon New Army, and when the battle is in full swing at Dagukou, you can take the initiative to retreat on the grounds of insufficient money, food and ammunition, and let the Qing Demon free up his hands to go north for reinforcements." ”

Lin Fengxiang nodded and said: "My subordinates understand, this battle will start to be really fought, and then let go of the Qing Demon and let him have the spare strength to turn around and fight with the Yi people." ”

Xiao Yungui laughed and said: "That's right, if you understand, after the affairs of the capital are done, go back and prepare for the launch of the battle, but there is one more thing to note, the logistics money and food materials that this king can provide for this battle are really not much, you need to plan some flowers." ”

Lin Fengxiang nodded in agreement, and after saying some more about the military and political affairs of northern Jiangsu, Xiao Yungui was ready to say goodbye to Lin Fengxiang. When Xiao Yungui sent Lin Fengxiang to the Yuanjiatang Garden, Lin Fengxiang couldn't help but turn around and said, "Your Highness, after hearing that the four-eyed tooth boy has recovered Jintian Village, many villagers and elders in the vicinity have come to look for their relatives?" ”

Xiao Yungui nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, this king has already ordered someone to do this, first let the old brothers reply to the family a letter, and the old brothers above the rank of general can also invite foreigners to take pictures and send them back first, and then let them return to their hometowns in batches to visit relatives when they have the opportunity." Feng Xiang, do you want to go back and have a look? ”

Lin Fengxiang smiled and said, "The relatives of my subordinates have followed the team to Tianjing, so it's okay if you don't go back." It's just that although those old brothers in the east hall have some resentment, they were all old brothers who fought together from Jintian Village back then, and I just hope that the king of the west will not be implicated too widely, and don't let their relatives in Jintian receive pensions. ”

Xiao Yungui knew that Lin Fengxiang was persuading himself to be lenient with the rumors of Huaishang's defeat, and said lightly at the moment: "I know about this matter, but the soldiers don't ask about politics, just do your own thing." ”

When Lin Fengxiang heard this, he sighed lightly in his heart, knowing that the King of the West was no longer the King of the West of the year, and after saluting the military salute in a proper manner, he left without saying a word. (To be continued......)