Zhang Suimou thought repeatedly for a long time in the handsome position, a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, and shouted to the generals, "You two don't fight, this handsome has decided to stick to Yichang City to the death."
Since following the Wing King to fight in the south and the north, Lao Tzu has never seen any big battles and small battles.Lao Tzu doesn't believe that the Huaxing army is invulnerable, and our brothers are here to fight with them. ”"Yes, military commander, let's fight with Huaxing Army."
The hall was full of people, and all the soldiers raised their arms and shouted."
Okay, let's all disperse.Peng Dashun, the commander of the left division, stayed, and the rest of the generals returned to the defense area to defend to the death, waiting for the support of the army in Chongqing. ”Zhang Suimou casually took a moment, glanced at Peng Dashun coldly, got up and went back to the back hall."
King Peng, good luck to you, the military commander will definitely reason with you."
Tong Ronghai passed by Peng Dashun's side, sneered, and went out.Peng Dashun didn't say a word, thinking that Zhang Suimou was going to punish him for his cowardice, and he was flustered.This was originally the Yichang Mansion, and the back hall was where the prefect usually rested.After Peng Dashun went around to the back hall, his own little maid led him into the guest hall.Zhang Suimou had already changed into civilian clothes, sat upright on the main seat, and carefully tasted the freshly brewed tea."
My subordinates have seen the marshal."
Peng Dashun clasped his fists and saluted the hall master."
Dashun, sit down and talk."
Zhang Suimou smiled, waved his hand, and asked the little maid to come in and pour a bowl of hot tea for Peng Dashun."
I don't know what the military marshal did when he asked his subordinates to come over" Peng Dashun's eyebrows tightened, holding the tea bowl but he didn't have the heart to taste it."
Da Shun, in fact, Ben Shuai has received an order from the Wing King from Chongqing.""
What did the Wing King say" Before Zhang Suimou finished speaking, Peng Dashun asked anxiously."
The Wing King has ordered all the armies to return to Chongqing, which means that our Yichang is just an isolated city, and no one will come to our aid."
Zhang Suimou sighed, full of sadness."
Why didn't the commander order the withdrawal of the army just now, did he really want to fight to the death with the Huaxing army here" Peng Dashun's face was full of surprise."
Withdraw" Zhang Suimou raised his eyebrows and continued, "Where to retreat Now that Jiang Road has been completely controlled by the Huaxing Army, it is far away from Chongqin Mountain High Road.If you walk on a mountain road, it is difficult to walk an inch. ”"But as far as my subordinates know, the Huaxing Army has gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to march west to Sichuan, do we want to wait for death here" Peng Dashun's heart instantly had a feeling of despair.Zhang Suimou saw that the time was ripe, so he put down the tea bowl unhurriedly and said slowly, "This is not true, right now, there is a clear way to choose." ”"Military marshal, please speak bluntly, your subordinates swear to follow the military marshal" Peng Dashun immediately understood what Zhang Suimou meant, he had other plans a long time ago."
Okay, Ben Shuai didn't mistake you."
Zhang Suimou happily got up and patted Peng Dashun on the shoulder, and said in a serious voice, "I was trying my best to fight in the lobby just now, and that was also a helpless thing.You also know that that Tong Lao has always been a close confidant of the Wing King, and has been participating in the bad words of Ben Shuai in front of the Wing King, and wants to replace Ben Shuai.Now that the situation is critical, Ben Shuai can only abandon him. ”"My subordinates understand."
Peng Dashun had an indifferent expression, but showed a few smiles."
At the moment, we only have two options to choose from, one is to surrender to the Huaxing army, and the other is to surrender to the Qing army.This is a letter of surrender sent by Luo Bingzhang, the new governor of Shanxi. ”Zhang Suimou paused, handed a secret letter in his hand to Peng Dashun, and continued, "Now that Luo Bingzhang is employing people, if we surrender him, then the youngest can also be mixed with the official position of a general."
Now the fierce generals in the Huaxing army are like clouds, even if we surrender, it is very likely that we will be dismissed, and our brothers will be nothing at that time" Since the Qing court and Qiao Zhiqing divided the river and ruled, Luo Bingzhang was withdrawn from Sichuan and replaced Rong Lu as the governor of Shanxi.Now Shanxi nominally belongs to the Qing court, and the Huaxing army and the Qing army are also well water and do not interfere with river water.The scope of Luo Bingzhang's actual control is Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and the Jiangbei area of Hubei.Although the Qing court stopped fighting with the Huaxing army, a large-scale Boxer uprising broke out in Shandong and Zhili.Rong Lu was urgently transferred back to Beijing to serve as the governor of Zhili, leading the team to suppress the Boxers."
Dashuai means that we surrender to the Qing Demon" Peng Dashun was stunned for a long time, and then stammered."
What kind of demons are not clear, now the Wing King and the Loyal King are fighting for power all day long, where is there still the appearance of the Taiping Army in the past.Heaven exists in name only, we can no longer be used as pawns, we should think of a way out for ourselves.Luo Bingzhang is humble and generous, and now he urgently needs to expand his troops and horses.He is also a Han Chinese, and we are obedient to the Han people, not the Qing Demon.Besides, it's just a delaying tactic.In the future, when there is civil strife in the Qing court, we will take advantage of the situation to revolt.The key now is to preserve the strength and seek a glimmer of vitality in the cracks. ”Zhang Suimou explained with a deep face, and looked at Peng Dashun with anticipation."
Marshal, no matter what decision you make, your subordinates will follow you to the death."
Peng Dashun lowered his heart and knelt on one knee and clenched his fists and shouted."
Okay, well, when you go down, you will straighten out the troops and horses and do a good job as a general.In the early hours of tonight morning, we will lead the army to set off, and Luo Bingzhang will send a large army to meet in Jingmen Mansion, and I believe that the Huaxing army will not be difficult with us.Yichang will be handed over to Tong Laohu, since he wants to be loyal to the Wing King, we will give him this opportunity. ”Zhang Suimou laughed and helped him up, patted him on the shoulder and explained, and watched him go out.At this moment a group of men and horses came out of the tent, all armed with spears.The leader of the general whispered in Zhang Suimou's ear, "Marshal, you just believe that Peng Dashun is also the Wing King, and he has always been loyal to the Wing King." ”"The ants are still surviving, and the catastrophe is coming, I believe that Peng Dashun will make the right choice."
Zhang Suimou sneered and waved his hand to let the team retreat.The soldiers and horses under the command of Tong Ronghai on the Yichang front line were quickly deployed in the north, center, and south, three strongholds.The Huaxing army is fierce, and it has already broken through the middle division to defend Wen'an Town and Banyue Town, and it is about to face off against each other.Qian'an Town and Banyue Town are the first line of defense of Yichang City, and the middle division stationed here has more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, which are commanded by the division commander Yu Shilong.In addition to the more than 3,000 veterans, more than 2,000 are newly recruited people.Zhang Shusheng's New Ninth Army is also a recruit who has never been on the battlefield.In order to allow the recruits to adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible, Zhang Shusheng dispatched the whole army, sent the middle division to cut off the connection between the two towns, and sent the left and right divisions to surround the two towns respectively.It was a battle that was entirely in the hands of the troops, and there was no suspense about the outcome or defeat.Although the more than 5,000 members of the Taiping Army were armed with foreign guns, they were fully armed to the teeth against more than 30,000 Huaxing troops.As soon as the battle began, the Huaxing army followed the steps of the usual drills.First, let the mortar battalion carry out carpet bombardment of the enemy.Then, as soon as the enemy's formation was disorganized, the infantry attacked.Where did the Taiping army see this formation, and thought that the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals had descended to earth.After a burst of shelling, the newly recruited people all scattered and fled, and when they saw Huaxingjun, they hugged their heads and begged for mercy.However, the old brothers of the Taiping Army in the past were extremely fierce, and still held on to the gun array in the midst of artillery fire.If it weren't for Zhang Shusheng's distress about the mortar shells, he only gave each artillery member a chance to fire live ammunition.It is estimated that after these thousands of shells, the Taiping army will be completely annihilated.However, in the process of impact, the New Ninth Army also encountered many problems.Many soldiers fired for the first time, and when they saw that the enemy on the opposite side was pierced by bullets, they all closed their eyes softly, and only dared to fire the second shot after repeated orders from the commander.In addition, after the attack, there are often soldiers who cannot find the formation, and they are almost killed by their own people.The battle lasted for half an hour, and more than 5,000 Taiping troops killed more than 4,000 people, and more than 1,000 surrendered.The division commander Yu Shilong fled back to the second line of defense arranged by Tong Ronghai with more than a dozen personal soldiers."
Brother Tiger, let's hurry up and withdraw to Yichang City.Huaxingjun's weapons are like raindrops, and they can't be stopped at all" Yu Shilong was in the command post and cried loudly at Tong Ronghai.He was frightened by Hua Xingjun's weapons, and now he was still trembling.The relationship between the two is usually the most intimate, so the title is also closer."
Do you see clearly, how many soldiers and horses they have" Tong Ronghai looked surprised, this middle division is also well-equipped.But it only took half an hour to be completely annihilated by the Huaxing army, which is also too incredible."
I don't know, there are soldiers and horses all over the place, and I can't count them, at least around tens of thousands."
Yu Shilong thought about it with a bitter face, his face full of panic."
It seems that what King Peng said is true, the Huaxing army is attacking this time.Their target is definitely not only Yichang, but probably the whole of Sichuan" Tong Ronghai chuckled in his heart, and couldn't help but be entangled in the life and death of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."
Then what are we going to do, we can't take it here at all with such a few people," Yu Shilong asked in frustration."
If you can't take it, you have to accept it, and the Wing King treats us more favorably than the mountain.Even if we die, we must die to be worthy of the Winged King's kindness. ”Tong Ronghai was full of determination and was ready to die."
Well, that's it.Our brothers have a sworn ceremony, let's die, isn't it just a big scar at the mouth of the bowl. ”Yu Shilong let out a long sigh, although he was a little timid, he was a loyal man."
Report, division commander, Peng Dashun, the commander of the left division, asks to see you" The voice of the herald suddenly came from the military tent."
King Peng, he is not well armed, what are you doing here" Tong Ronghai muttered and frowned secretly."
Brother Tiger, this King Peng has always been at odds with you, there won't be any conspiracy for him to come here," Yu Shilong also reminded vigilantly."
No, although this person has a bad temper with me, he is a real person."
Tong Ronghai shook his head and ordered the soldiers outside the door, "Let him come over." ”: