Chapter 165: Zeng Guofan's Painting of the River Circle (3)

After the victory in Caozhou, all the leaders of the Twist Army wanted to cross the Yellow River north and go straight to the Beijing Division; Obey the king Lai Wenguang to dispel public opinion, and said: In less than a month, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang's demon army will arrive; The monks and demons are disturbing all the way, there is courage and no strategy, Zeng Demon is good at forming a hard village, Li Demon is very profitable, we can't ignore it.

Zhang Zongyu, King of Liang, said: His Royal Highness the King of Qiyu, the front is probing, and the first army of Yinghan Demon Er of Anhui Buzheng is now gathering in Bozhou. Our eighteen shops gathered righteousness, starting from the Pheasant River set in Bozhou, and His Royal Highness King Wo was also betrayed by the demon because of the rebellion and was killed by the Yinghan demon. It is impossible to cross to the north, so why not go south quickly, besiege and kill the heroes, and avenge the death of King Wo and the dead brothers.

Lai Wenguang said: Brother Liang is reasonable, the army has finished raising food and funds, and quickly went south to encircle and annihilate Yinghan Demon; After that, he quickly set up defense in the Pheasant River and waited for Zeng Li Erdemon.

On the same day, Lai Wenguang and Zhang Zongyu led the army, crossed the border area of Suzhou and Henan, galloped south, and arrived at the border of Bozhou County in northern Anhui in one month.

Qiao Songnian, the governor of Anhui, rushed to the Pheasant River and discussed defense with the feudal secretary Yinghan and the Taoist Shi Nianzu.

Qiao Songnian said: After the death of the monk's mansion, the bandits are very strong, and we will make the worst calculations.

Yinghan Dao: Lord Zhongcheng oversaw the army before the battle, and he was grateful. After Miao Lian and Zhang Twist were killed, we all thought that Anhui had also been cleared, but the majority of people held their own opinions and stayed in Han and others to defend Anhui; Lord Zhongcheng's lofty knowledge, we are ashamed of ourselves!

Qiao Songnian said: The lord of the domain is polite, after the rebellion and Miao Lian, Li Zhaoshou also relieved the military power, but the remnants of the Hu invasion of Lu invaded the Soviet Union, and gradually became a big trouble. In addition to recruiting courage to protect myself, I invite the Holy Queen Mother to replay, Miao Peilin and the rest of the party are not accumulating evil, please be lenient; Li Zhaoshou dismissed the brave soldiers, fearing that the flow would become thieves, so he asked Yuzhou County to rectify the arrest work to prevent future troubles.

Yinghan Dao: The adult's recital invites the Pheasant River to gather in Jiaochong, and it is also forward-looking to set up officials in the county. From an adult's point of view, Zeng Dishuai went north to suppress bandits, can it be flattened quickly?

Qiao Songnian said: The Holy Empress Dowager ordered Zeng Guofan to go north to suppress the twist, and also cleanse the bandits. However, I think that the national domain has been governing military affairs for a long time, and the gas is inferior to the past, and it is used to taking over the hard village to fight dumb battles, and it is difficult to stifle the Liukou. Li Hongzhang's talent is inferior to that of the national domain, and his age is strong, if he is the governor of the national domain, Shandong, he will be able to quickly flatten; Moreover, Li Hongzhang is also a native of Anhui, how can he let Sangzi cause trouble!

Yinghan Dao: Lord Zhongcheng has a high opinion, but it's a pity that the world is not as people want. However, the swiftness of the bandits, the hesitation of Zeng Di Shuai was delayed, and it may be a disaster for me. I ask Lord Zhongcheng to retreat from the provincial city as soon as possible and coordinate the overall situation, we are equivalent to this decisive battle to twist the bandits, and rest until death.

Qiao Songnian said: Why did Lord Fantai say this, we are all related to life and death. All the brave men of the Eight Banners of the Green Camp in Anhui are all led by the lords of the domain. I immediately consulted Zhang Yao, the chief soldier of Nanyang Town, Song Qing, and the chief soldier of Jianning Town, Zhang Desheng, and divided the various departments to come to the aid quickly; Those who delay and disobey military orders will be killed! Zeng Guofan has already sent troops to the north, and I immediately ask him to divide his troops and respond to the aid quickly; If it is delayed, I will be impeached.

Yinghan Road; Thank you Lord Zhongcheng for your care, the thieves have captured Longshan, and we will immediately set up a battle formation outside the Beitaizi Temple, and fight to the death in the bandits.

Qiao Songnian said: If you win this battle, you will not chase; If defeated, quickly retreat to the North Taizi Temple, and resist stubbornly; If it is defeated again, it will retreat to the Pheasant River Collection, relying on the Vortex River, and delay the thief rebellion; At that time, reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive, and the battle can be won by attacking inside and outside.

Between the words of Qiao and Ying, the twisted army has attacked the North Taizi Temple; Yinghan bid farewell to Qiao Songnian, personally led the 17th battalion of the Qing army, swore to resist, fought a fierce battle, and lost 2,000 soldiers; Yinghan did not dare to fight again, retreated to defend the Pheasant River, lost the city by the water, and resisted stubbornly.

Lai Wenguang lacked boats and artillery, and was unable to attack the fortifications, so he had to force the city to camp, besieged on all sides, and fought for 35 days without touching the city walls.

Yinghan stayed alone for more than a month, anxious, and said in fear: The food will run out, the reinforcements will not come, and this place may be our place of death.

Taoist Shi Nianzu said: Don't worry, don't worry about the lords of the domain, quickly coordinate the grain and resources, and within ten days, the average grain will be supported; Ten days later, reinforcements will arrive.

Yinghan Dao: Really?

Shi Nianzu said: Song Qing, Zhang Desheng, Zhang Yao and others will not dare to slack off, and they will act when they hear the news. Zeng Guofan has been stationed in Linhuai, and under an order, Huai and Hunan are brave and flock to it.

Yinghan Dao: Previously, Zeng Guofan did not help Jiang Zhongyuan, did not save Wu Wenrong, and did not help Wang Youling; I am a mayfly, and I am a man, and it is difficult to enter the eyes of Zeng's law.

Shi Nianzu said: As the old saying goes, those who bravely shake the master are in danger, and those who cover the world are not rewarded; Zeng Guofan has read history books and is naturally well versed. Jinling was recovered, and the Zeng brothers cut troops and withdrew their generals in order to protect themselves; However, the remnants suddenly rose, and the Zeng clan was caught off guard, and the army under it was also a rabble; If they don't save me today, they won't help them tomorrow!

Yinghan Dao: Zeng Guofan is well aware of the foresight, public and selfless, and must know the benefits and disadvantages, I will immediately send another message, imploring the rapid development of the army.

Zeng Guofan received Qiao Songnian and Yinghan's urgent documents, and he did not dare to slack off, and he was anxious: the Pheasant River camp was besieged and twisted, and it was difficult to keep it for a long time, and the armies of Huai and Hunan must make every effort to rescue them.

Zhao Liewen said: Why is it so urgent?

Zeng Guofan said: The previous division of troops to rescue was cautious. Now that the flood is overthrown, the general trend of the world has been decided; Sweeping away this rebel bandit, Heqing Haiyan, I will completely cut Xiangyong and go to a huge trouble for the country.

Zhao Liewen said: Qi Yu is handsome, the so-called time shift is also easy, the rapids retreat bravely, unarmed, empty, and anti-human system.

Zeng Guofan said: My life is not a pity! On the east side, the princes went their separate ways; At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan supported their own troops; During the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan and Shi Siming were divided, and they were all harmed for thousands of years. I am a frontier, financial power is in hand, supplemented by military power, a little less reserved, it is appropriate to follow the mistakes of predecessors. The rapids retreated bravely, picked the fence in the east mountain, and wrote poems and drank, which was also very fast! Quickly pass on my order, Liu Mingchuan, Zhou Shengbo, Zhang Shiri, and Yi Kaijun immediately opened the border of Bozhou County and surrounded and annihilated the bandits.

Liu Mingchuan and others received the order, and quickly entered the Pheasant River from Linhuai. Yi Kaijun, the chief soldier of Shouchun Town, entered the Tashi Yangji and left the battlefield without permission on the grounds of eye disease; Song Qing, Zhang Yao and others also did not move forward; Liu Mingchuan was disdainful, supervised the Huai army, fired a salvo of 100 cannons, and brazenly attacked.

The cannon roared, Yinghan wept with joy, and ordered the militia to guard the city wall, and since Shi Nianzu led 4,000 soldiers, poured out of the city gate, and attacked vertically and horizontally.

Lai Wenguang and Zhang Zongyu did not dare to fight again, and the soldiers were divided into two routes, one north and one west, and withdrew from the siege.

Liu Mingchuan, Zhang Shiri and others stopped chasing after each other, and Yinghan, Shi Nianzu and other cold and noisy two or three, stationed troops in the Pheasant River, waiting for Zeng Guofan's military order.