Under the moonlight, veteran general Yin Lipei was riding his horse towards a slightly loose and moving Taiping Army formation...
Unlike Fucheng, the commander-in-chief of Xi'an Town, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and relied on the shadow of his ancestors to rise to prominence, Yin Lipei was just the son of a minor official in the Green Camp of Gansu and Shaanxi. It cannot be said that the blessings of his ancestors were not there at all, otherwise he would He had long since starved to death in a remote area of ​​Gansu Province! But what his ancestors could pass on to him was really not much.
He is similar to Xiang Rong. Both of them relied on their ancestral status as a green camp to get a royal ration that would make them starve to death, but he was unwilling to accept it!
With his martial arts skills, he could fight ten men when he was young, so why would he be willing to be a green soldier all his life? So after joining the army, he really sharpened his head and climbed up! First, he accumulated merit with each sword and gun, defeated the Tianli Sect, and fought against After passing Zhanger, we fought back and forth between the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, climbing on ice and lying in the snow. We were not afraid of hardships and dangers, and finally climbed to the garrison position.
Then he worked hard... eating short quotas, drinking soldiers' blood, getting the money and sending it to the master of the Ministry of War, thinking of buying it, no, "renting" a high-ranking official to do it. But then He worked hard, but in the end he stopped at the rank of lieutenant general...because he really couldn't afford any more!
Yin Lipei had spent many years of savings in order to "rent" a general, but later he suffered a loss - his predecessor was too greedy, took too much of his quota, and drank too much of his soldiers' blood. When it was his turn to take office , the troops almost mutinied, so he had to be less greedy to appease the morale of the troops.
But at the last checkout... I lost money!
Yin Lipei, like most of the officials in the Qing Dynasty who had lost money, wanted to make up for their losses. So he was ruthless and started operating with debt. However, it was too easy for a general with no big background like him to become loyal. , it was difficult to borrow Beijing debt. Instead, he borrowed money from Shaanxi businessmen with relatively good connections, and used his worth to offset it, and finally "rented" a deputy general from Tongguan Xie.
But this deputy general only has 1,500 troops, and the station in Tongguan Xie is not a fertile land. How much money can he be greedy for?
Seeing that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was about to lose money again, Yin Lipei finally felt that his chance to make a profit had finally come, so he happily borrowed another sum of money to fill the gap, and brought this group of "green camp elites" "Come to Hunan.
But what disappointed Yin Lipei was that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had already reached Changsha. However, few people in the Qing army were focusing on the thieves. No one in the Eight Banners and the Green Camp was preparing for war, and all their thoughts were on the top and bottom. They lied to each other... until the end, they even believed it themselves.
What kind of Bull Demon King, what kind of Satan, what kind of Tongtian Cult Leader... How is this a war? It's simply a fairy tale!
The Manchu officials such as Saishang'a, Shengbao, Yuanbao, and Hechun were especially keen on this. On the contrary, Han generals like Yin Lipei knew that something bad was going on, but did not dare to tell the truth, so they had to bite the bullet and go and replace those few. The useless Manchu master is in trouble. Yin Lipei also recently got a copy of Volume 3 of "Anti-Jing". The Han Guan's Anti-Japanese appeared on his desk for some reason... He has already read this book. It makes sense, but it doesn't mean much to him.
Because the Green Battalion is not owned by generals, what can a lieutenant like him really "own" in the army, that is, dozens of gesheha, accomplish anything?
So now the most miserable officer among the armies in Changsha is probably Yin Lipei, the leader of the Han Green Camp with hundreds or thousands of soldiers... He can't fight back, he can't fight well, and he has to help a group of Manchu lords wipe him
It's really miserable to take the blame. Yin Lipei's thoughts turned quickly. In a short period of time, he had already figured out many problems, but what if he understood them? Could it be that Sai Shang'a, Sheng Bao, Yuan Bao, and
Chun, don’t you guys in Fucheng understand?
Even if all the men are confused, who among Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, and Zeng Guofan is not a human spirit? I’m afraid they all know better than Yin Lipei... They just see through it and don’t tell it!
This is probably the end of the country, right?
"Kill the clear demon! Divide the land..."
A burst of shouting brought Yin Lipei's thoughts back to the battlefield. He found that he had rushed to a position very close to the Taiping Army's thousand-man phalanx. The Taiping Army's phalanx had stopped advancing.
The spears stretched forward, forming a spear formation, which was quite strict. It seemed that they could not attack from the front.
Just when Yin Lipei wanted to pull the reins and walk around the formation, he found an ugly man with a high forehead, a wide chin, and a horn helmet on his head. He was holding a red flag in one hand and a torch in the other, standing on the
In front of the formation, Wei Fengkang was healthy. On his left and right sides, there were dozens of small fires made of torches, illuminating his appearance so that people could clearly see him from a distance.
"Damn, he looks a bit like the Bull Demon King! Why not kill him with one knife..."
Yin Lipei thought to himself: "Damn it, everyone is lying, why should I pretend to be noble? Why don't I take his head back and say that I killed the Bull Demon King... I wonder if I can deceive a general?"
"Thinking of this, Yin Lipei raised his saber and rushed towards the man.
However, the man did not panic at all when facing Yin Lipei, who was galloping towards him with his saber raised, nor did he try to escape. Instead, he threw away the torch, knelt down on one knee, and smashed the flagpole of the red flag in his hand on the ground.
The head was raised upward, making an angle of about 40 degrees with the ground. The sharp tip of the spear was raised high, facing Yin Lipei's horse's belly, waiting for it to hit it.
"He's such a damn warrior!"
Although he was an enemy, Yin Lipei couldn't help but praise him. However, he did not intend to let him go. Instead, he turned the horse's head slightly, trying to rush past the enemy, avoid the tip of the spear, and kill him with a knife at the same time.
! And in order to prevent himself from charging too hard, losing control, and bumping into the Taiping Army's spear formation, Yin Lipei also slowed down his horse speed.
Seeing that he was about to succeed, Yin Lipei suddenly felt an aura of extreme danger. Suddenly, he saw a few fleeting sparks flashing out of the spear array in front of him! Damn it, this is a long-haired sharpshooter!
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Yin Lipei felt that he had hit the ground hard, and then he felt dizzy. Severe pain came from his chest, shoulders, and abdomen at the same time! "Bang bang bang..."
Another burst of gunfire rang out! "Kill the demon! Go to heaven!"
"Kill the clear demon! Divide the fields!" "Moo..."
The shouts of the Taiping soldiers mixed with the cry of the frightened buffalo, resounding throughout the battlefield!
And Yin Lipei fell to the ground, already a little groggy, and lamented in his heart: "It's a loss, it's a loss, this official has lost his life... Changsha City, the Zodiac Gate, the moon and stars are sparse, and the night is hazy.
Shengbao, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, Zuo Zongtang and others had already learned about the night battle between the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camps and the Taiping Army. These few people did not bother to rest, and all dressed up, they boarded the Zodiac together. Gate tower, looking towards the direction of Shimapu.
Although the sky was dark and I couldn't see clearly, I could only see groups of tiny fires in the night coming towards the Zodiac Gate quickly, and I heard the words "Kill the clear demon and go to heaven" and "Kill the clear demon and go to heaven" getting closer and closer. There were shouts of "dividing the fields" and the exclamation of "The Bull Demon King is coming" with a Shaanxi accent. Who else doesn't know what happened?
"We succeeded in luring the enemy!" In the flickering light of the torch, Zuo Zongtang congratulated Shengbao with a joyful expression, "Sir Sheng, it seems that Changsha is the burial place of the Bull Demon!" His words just came out. After falling, Luo Bingzhang smiled and nodded: "Okay! Ke Zhai's plan is about to be completed! Ke Zhai, give the order! We all follow your orders!"
Luo Raodian, who had a long, loyal-looking horse face, stroked his beard and nodded with a smile: "Long-haired people really don't know the art of war. They fell into Ke Zhai's scheme! Ke Zhai, give the order quickly." !" Shengbao was not a brilliant character at first, and was nicknamed "Lost Bao" in history.
There are wrong names, but there are no wrong nicknames!
Just by looking at the number "Bei Bao", you can tell that he is the kind of guy who is good at playing and loves to play. Otherwise, he only loses once or twice, and he is not worthy of this number! But this "Master Bei" is now I haven't been taught over and over again by the Taiping Army, so I still think I am smarter than Zhuge!
Look, the "Bull Demon King" of the Taiping Army has really fallen into the trap, right? He has been lured to the Zodiac Gate by the Ganshan Green Camp of Fucheng. Next, it will be seen that Lama's Holy Bomb does not work. Even if the "Holy Bomb" If it doesn't work, it doesn't mean that his "Lord Defeat" tactics are not good!
Also, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, and "Jin Liang" Zuo Zongtang, who Lin Zexu was optimistic about, now all admire his "defeating the master" military strategy, which also explains the problem.
When he thought that all his years of military training were in vain, "Lord Bai" immediately felt confident and raised his fists to the left and right: "Thanks to everyone's love, Mr. Sheng will be the commander of the formation today!" Seeing Shengbao. Consciously carrying Hei on their backs, Raccoon Bingzhang, Luo Shaodian, and Zuo Zongtang all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
"Ke Zhai, Luo is willing to listen to your orders!" Luo Bingzhang first politely raised his fists, "Even if you want me to charge into the battle, I will not hesitate."
Of course, Shengbao didn't want the old man Luo Bingzhang to go into battle to defeat the Bull Demon King, so he smiled and said: "The scholar is still in charge of Xiang Fu, and he can just guard the governor's Yamen."
"I have an order!" Luo Bingzhang cupped his fists and seriously accepted Shengbao's general order, but did not leave immediately. He still had to watch Luo Raodian, Luo Bingzhang, and Zuo Zongtang all receive the order. In the future, Xianfeng After being held accountable, the three of them can bear witness to each other. "Ke Zhai, Luo also listens to your orders."
Luo Raodian also smiled and clasped his fists.
His old man also helped with military affairs, and Shengbao also helped with military affairs, but he had just finished his filial piety and had not been assigned a formal official position. Shengbao led an army of four thousand to the south, and he was also a relative of Manchuria, so he listened to Shengbao. That’s right!
Luo Raodian, also known as Su Xi, like Zeng Guofan, is now a leader among Hunan officials and the natural leader of the Hunan gentry. Naturally, Shengbao couldn't let him take risks, so he said politely: "Su Weng is the senior. How can Shengbao dare to call the order? I only ask Su Weng to guard the Gongyuan, burn a few sticks of incense to the saint's tablet in the Gongyuan, and ask the saint's spirit in heaven to protect me, the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, so that I can kill the Western demons!"
"Got the order!"
Hunan Gongyuan is right next to the Hunan Governor's Yamen. It is now a camp for regiments from various places stationed in the city, with four to five thousand regiments stationed there.
Then it was Zuo Zongtang's turn. Zuo Zongtang did not dare to be like Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian, and let Shengbao do what he wanted - he had to take himself out of the Huangdao Gate and go to Gongyuan to control the people. Four to five thousand regiments need to train, otherwise the Battle of Changsha will not be fought.
So Zuo Zongtang cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Sir Sheng, there are still four to five thousand regiments stationed in Gongyuan. Although they are all newly opened gangs, they can finally cheer for you. Zuo will go and do it for you right away. Gather them together and bring them all to Huangdao Street."
"No need." Shengbao shook his head, "Ji Gao, you leave some people to help the scholars and Su Weng guard the Yamen, and the rest will gather at Liuyang Gate. Once there is thunder and roar at the Zodiac Gate, you will take people out of Liuyang Gate. Go take the long-haired retreat!" As he spoke, his tone suddenly became serious, and his face was full of pride: "This battle must be completely won, and all evil must be eradicated!"
"You must be born late!"
Seeing that Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian, and Zuo Zongtang were all gone, Shengbao turned around and looked at Yuanbao, Wenxiang, Ronglu, and Bai Siwen, as well as the "foreign master" Tu Lama, and smiled. He smiled and said: "Okay, the Zodiac Gate side is up to us! Yuanbao, there are still 1,500 green soldiers left in Fuzong Town, and 500 people are left with me to guard the Zodiac Gate tower. The rest are for you, you Lead them to form a formation on Huangdao Street... Remember, use more rags to block the road, and the high and low barriers will grow hairy for a while!"
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Yuanbao happily accepted the token given to him by his brother, and called Ronglu, his follower, to mobilize troops and set up defenses together.
"Bochuan, Wensi."
Shengbao called Wen Xiang and Bai Siwen's names again: "Go to the Jade Emperor's Palace and bring in our force of one thousand Beijing flags... Remember to ask them to bring the one thousand explosive mines, and you two will each receive them." Five hundred people, ambush on both sides of Huangdao Street! Wait until Yuanbao blocks the long-haired people, then throw thunder bombs at them!"
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Wen Xiang and Bai Siwen both responded loudly, and then both stepped forward to take the token.
However, Shengbao did not hand over the token to the two of them, but explained with a serious face: "Tell those people to smoke up all the foreign cigarettes... The Battle of the Zodiac Gate is related to the safety of the Qing Dynasty and the rise and fall of Manchuria... If our Eight Banners If my disciples can make a name for themselves in the Battle of the Zodiac Gate, then "Anti-Jing" will not be able to deceive people. Luo Ruweng and Luo Suweng will be willing to be Manchu lackeys, and Zuo Jigao will also be used by me.
If not..."
Shengbao's words came to an abrupt end. He turned back and looked outside Changsha City. He only saw a smattering of firelights, moving quickly in the darkness, getting closer and closer to Changsha City! "Kill the demon and go to heaven! Kill. Qingyao, divide the fields!" The shouts were getting closer and louder.
Chapter completed!