Chapter 173: The Zeng Family's Soldiers Go South, Zeng Guofan's Tactics, Fortified Walls and Clear Fields!

"Weichen Zeng Zicheng, thank you for the emperor's grace, long live the emperor, long live long live!"

On the Jinluan Palace, Zeng Guofan knelt on the Jinluan Palace, very excited, after slowly retreating from the Jinluan Palace, he felt that he would become the first Hanchen in the history of the Qing Dynasty!

Just now, he was appointed and promoted to the general of the military aircraft department, the general of the Pingkou thief, and he was given a first-class loyal and brave duke!

Judging from the current situation, once he pacifies the Ming thieves in the south, then he is very likely to become the first Han prince of the Qing Dynasty since the Three Feudatories!

What, isn't there a Yingshui King Zhu Shunchang?

Folklore, just look at it, how can a dignified prince not have a little historical record.

And look at the other Han kings, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, Geng Zhongming, the king of Jingnan, Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan, and Sun Kewang, the king of righteousness...... These five old traitors are the kings of the eight classics, and the king's name is meaningful, not a place name.

Therefore, this 'Yingshui King Zhu Shunchang' is undoubtedly a folk legend from the perspective of the title and historical data.

Looking at Zeng Guofan's departing figure, Qianlong and Xianfeng couldn't help but sigh again and again.

Xianfeng sighed that he was finally safe, and it was impossible for those foreigners to cross time and space to catch themselves, right?

And what Qianlong sighed was an inexplicable sadness.

I have no one in Manchuria, and it is the turn of the Han people to save the Qing Dynasty!

What a humiliation, what a great humiliation!

Qianlong couldn't help clenching his fists, but he loosened his fists again.

That's it, that's it.

The Han people march into the Han people, the current situation is that the Han people fight the Han people, what can they say about the Eight Banners? No matter how you die, it is the Han people who die!

As soon as he thought of this, Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief, laughed, and then turned his head, looked at Emperor Xianfeng, who looked like a vain man, and couldn't help but say: "Xianfeng, you live here, I will make decisions for you!" ”

And Xianfeng was greatly moved, and cried at Qianlong: "Thank you Qianlong, your children and grandchildren are not filial, and you need to ask your ancestors for protection." ”

Qianlong nodded with relief, but his heart had already gone to Xianfeng's side.

If I could control two worlds......

In Qianlong's heart, such a thought appeared.

After all, Xianfeng's appearance, I'm afraid he won't live for a few years, Qianlong feels that once Xianfeng dies, then the person who inherits Xianfeng's world must be his ancestor!

It's not that Qianlong covets the world of Xianfeng, it's just because ...... Well...... Well, mainly because Qianlong felt that the fate of the Qing Dynasty could not be cut off like this!

He, Qianlong.

It's for the Qing Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Qianlong's smile couldn't help but shine even brighter, and then he looked at a delicate and beautiful woman beside Xianfeng, and couldn't help but light up, and then said with a smile: "Xianfeng, who is this next to you?" ”

"Back to my ancestors, this is my beloved concubine, Concubine Yi." Xianfeng said with a smile.

And the 'Yi Guifei' didn't know why, so she immediately stepped forward and asked Qianlong for peace: "The concubine Yehenala Xingzhen, see Lord Qianlong, and wish Lord Qianlong a long life." ”

Qianlong nodded in satisfaction, but did not make any moves.

He is plotting in the world of Xianfeng, so naturally he will not do anything to rob people.

And at this moment, a shadow suddenly flashed around Qianlong, looked at Yehenara Xingzhen, couldn't help but light up, and asked Yiguifei: "Your surname is Yehenara?" Then do you know Cixi, they are all Xianfeng's concubines, do you know her? ”

Yehenara Xingzhen was confused by this sudden news, and couldn't help but look at this figure that suddenly came out, it was Gualja Ruoqing.

Xianfeng just came and didn't understand the situation.

And Qianlong also needs the system in Ruoqing's hands, silent.

Seeing this, Xingzhen immediately felt that this woman should be a powerful person of the Qianlong Dynasty, and immediately said respectfully: "Back to this lady, the concubine is from Yehenara, but ...... The 'Cixi' you are talking about, the concubine does not recognize it. ”

"It's a pity."

Ruoqing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

However, what Ruoqing didn't know was that the noble concubine named 'Xingzhen' in front of her was the future Cixi.

It was not until the eleventh year of Xianfeng, after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, that Xingzhen relied on her son to ascend the throne and became the Queen Mother, with the emblem Cixi.

But there's no way, I don't have much knowledge, I just know that watching a brain tangled TV series is like this, and she is destined to pass by her 'idol'.

……

The Hunan army went south, and the monks and soldiers rested.

This is the current strategy of the Qing Dynasty.

The Hunan army, under the leadership of Zeng Guofan, went on the road with high momentum.

Zeng Guo's domain went all the way south, the speed was very fast, almost the entire Qing Dynasty's national strength, was in the service of Zeng Guofan, and within ten days, Zeng Guo's domain had arrived in Xiangyang.

Before the army entered Xiangyang, a herald rushed to Zeng Guofan and saluted: "General, smoke was found in front of you, suspected to be a camp of the Ming army, did you attack?" ”

This is the Qing occupation area, the main force of the Ming army is storming Wuchang, where is the kung fu to wander to the vicinity of Xiangyang?

Zeng Guofan's heart was clear, he sat in the sedan chair, and after hearing the words of the herald, he immediately frowned, and then said: "But, attack!" ”

The army under his command held back for several days, but it was better to release it first, and then garrison Xiangyang on the spot, so that the law could defeat the enemy.

As soon as the words were finished, the surrounding troops couldn't help but start to get elated, and soon there were several vanguards, killing the 'camp' from different angles.

And the camp, called the camp, was actually a nearby town.

There were about fifty or sixty soldiers from the green battalion of the Qianlong Dynasty in the town, and they didn't know what was going on, they were still talking and laughing, lamenting the battle situation in Wuchang, and at the same time glad that they were not sent to the front.

"Long hair is amazing."

"Yes, I heard that Changsha will be gone in a few days, and those long hairs came here from Guangdong, and it took less than two months, which is also terrifying."

"Didn't you say that Changsha fell, did someone defect to the enemy?"

"What does it have to do with us, just defend the city well, I heard that there is another army from Beijing recently, but it is amazing......"

“……”

The Green Battalion soldiers chattered, but at this moment, suddenly a gunshot sounded, and without warning, it exploded in the ears of the Green Battalion soldiers!

"Peng!"

A green battalion soldier who was in charge of patrolling at the gate of the town was shot in the head in an instant, and fell directly to the ground and died, and soon, one by one, the Zeng family soldiers rushed over like wolves and tigers.

Seeing this scene, the other Green Battalion soldiers were terrified, and before they could speak, they were killed by the Zeng soldiers who rushed up one by one, and then screams and howls came from the town.

In addition, there was the rough laughter of the Zeng family soldiers, as well as the continuous gunfire one after another.

In a short time, the houses of the town were also set on fire, and the raging fire was instantly burned, and hundreds of people fled in all directions, completely unaware of what was happening, but in the panic they inevitably fell and were overtaken by these ruffians.

"Stop me, who dares to run, Lao Tzu shot him!"

"Don't let Lao Tzu see you playing tricks!"

A low-level officer of the Zeng family soldier glanced around at the people who were captured, and his eyes stayed greedily on those slightly beautiful women for a long time, and then he smiled and said: "This is for me, that for you, and that over there, send it to the commander!" ”

“……”

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zeng Guofan felt very sad, and couldn't help but say: "These thieves are really hateful, and they actually sent a small force to slaughter the town!" It's really not a son of man! ”

After that, Zeng Guofan seemed to squeeze out two tears before he said: "Let the people of other surrounding villages come to see, this is the fate of the Ming thief!" ”

The prefect of Xiangyang was on the side, and he didn't know what to say, but he saw Zeng Guofan continue: "From today on, all the people in Hubei will be recruited to build a barrier and defense line here, dig trenches, and our army will be in Xiangyang to give a head-on blow to the Ming thieves!" ”

Zeng Guofan's tactics were very simple, that is, to repair the bunkers and trenches, advance step by step, and the so-called 'hardened village and fight dumb battles'.

However, those who can say this kind of thing obviously still think in the era of cold weapons, and they don't understand Zeng Guofan.

Although Zeng Guofan is hateful, his tactical planning is very strong, and the 'Hunan Army' he established under his command is all equipped with new weapons, which belong to the world's leading equipment at that time, and what the weapons and equipment of the British Empire are like, what is Zeng Guofan's army.

Under this kind of powerful firepower advantage, Zeng Guofan is not stupid, why do you want to fight close and round up with you?

I will directly set up camp, dig trenches, and after preparing for defense, I can swallow you step by step, which is a sure way of playing, which was the way the West played in World War I and World War II, and there was no need for hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, in Zeng Guofan's view, this time it is still the same.

He won't take the initiative until he's ready to defend.

"Huh?"

When the prefect of Xiangyang heard this, he was shocked for a while, and then said: "General, our soldiers in Hubei still have thirty or forty thousand in Wuchang!" ”

"Wuchang is already a turtle in the urn, the Ming army will be overcome within five days, if our army gallops to help Wuchang, one is the army is tired, and the other is from aid to attack, no!"

Zeng Guofan shook his head, and immediately said: "The Ming army has been breaking all the way from Guangdong to this place, if it can clear the wilderness here and give the Ming army a head-on blow, then after the defeat of the Ming army, it will inevitably fall for thousands of miles, and it will not be a problem to recover Wuchang and Changsha at that time." ”

Zeng Guofan obviously wanted to give up Wuchang and the thirty or forty thousand soldiers in Wuchang.

Seeing this, the Xiangyang prefect was about to admonish one or two, but Zeng Guofan's eyes were cold, and he pointed at the Xiangyang prefect and said, "You are blocking military affairs, do you want to cooperate with the enemy?!" ”

"I'm so strong in the Qing Dynasty and the emperor is so sage, how dare you collaborate with the enemy this time?! Someone will pull this thief down and behead him, and I will be responsible for all the military and political affairs here! ”

……

The offensive of the Ming Dynasty can be described as overwhelming and frequent.

In terms of the main road, the Ming army took Changsha, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life surrendered one after another, and Hunan could be restored in the near future.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu rewarded the three armies in Changsha, and the morale of the Ming army was greatly shaken.

The army of the Jingtai Dynasty was responsible for cleaning up the diehards and remnants of the Qing army in the cities of Hunan, while the army of the Xuande Dynasty moved north, taking advantage of the emptiness of Hubei and attacking Wuchang as soon as possible.

And Wuchang is already in danger, and it can be won in three or two days.

Zhu Biao, Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Yijun and other units of the Right Route Army have already pushed their troops under Nanchang City and engaged in a tug-of-war.

And the Zhu Di Department of the Left Route Army is a little troublesome.

Altai, a scholar and governor of Sichuan, led elite troops in Sichuan, although there were large and small Jinchuan on the side, but the large and small Jinchuan basically could not fight the mountains, so after occupying a few cities, they and Altai held each other in Yunnan-Guichuan.

Although it has the upper hand, it will take a while to defeat the enemy.

The Ming Production and Construction Corps, which is located in the two broad places, has also achieved brilliant results, reclaiming 10,000 acres of fertile land.

It looks like everything is thriving.

And Li Youwen wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt very satisfied.

He is now the small banner of the third battalion of the third battalion of the first production and construction corps of the Ming Dynasty, and he has ten people under him!

The reason why he was promoted was because Li Youwen was one of the few literate soldiers in the big head soldiers, and on the other hand, because Li Youwen was one of the few literate people who could farm.

However, at this time, Li Youwen, under the leadership of his colleagues, went to Hubei.

I heard that there was a war going on in Hubei, and their task this time was to deliver grain and grass to the front-line troops in Hubei.

There was nothing to stop me along the way.

Although there were still some remnants of the defeated Manchu Qing army wandering, their numbers were scarce, and although the construction corps that came to transport grain was not of good quality and was equipped with captured arquebuses, there were thousands of people after all.

After they finished transporting the grain, they would also serve as the garrison troops of the local prefecture and county to maintain local law and order and garrison, so as not to be attacked and disturbed by small Manchu forces.

Therefore, under such a number of people, those wandering remnants of the Qing court will naturally not come to attack and kill.

In this way, more than ten days later, Li Youwen's team of 1,000 people had already arrived at Wuchang City.

When they arrived in Wuchang, Wuchang City had already been taken by the Ming army, and countless green battalion soldiers were dejected, squatting in the corner, waiting for the review to send them away.

And Wuchang City was still filled with a smell of gunsmoke, and it seemed that the battle was not long over.

After Li Youwen handed over the grain to the front-line grain officer, he chatted with the other party familiarly: "It's amazing!" Wuchang City has been taken, won't it be possible to hit Beijing next year and find out Qianlong? ”

"Next year?"

The grain officer shook his head, yawned, and then said: "The scout said that a new army has come from Xiangyang, from Beijing, if this new army can be defeated, it will be able to take advantage of the situation to go north, and it will not take next year, everything will be solved in two or three months!" ”

After that, the grain officer's eyes were full of hope, and his eyes were expectant: "The two Majesties Xuande and Jingtai have now led their troops to Xiangyang and take Beijing, which is just around the corner!" ”

Li Youwen also nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.

He only hopes that after the war is over, he can become an official and a half-time official and renew the glory of their old Li family!

I owe one more chapter, and I owe two more chapters now.

(End of chapter)