After a few days of marching, Xue Dingshan and Liu Renliang's subordinates, who had divided their troops to quell the rebellion, had already left Jiangling.
Then take a boat south, cross Dongting Lake and Yudong Gorge, and enter the boundary of Xiangzhou.
Immediately afterwards, the governor of Xiangzhou received the two armies outside the city of Changsha, and after a short rest, the two armies left separately.
Among them, Liu Renliang went southeast, attacking Nanhai County in Lingnan from Hengyang County, so as to cut off the connection between Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xiuquan.
As for Xue Ding Mountain, it went straight to Lingling County from the southwest, and then crossed Guiyang to the south to support Wang Xuance.
It is only said that due to the consideration of Wang Xuance's troop strength, along the way, Xue Dingshan was anxious and ordered the whole army to gallop in double the way.
After walking for a long time, Xue Dingshan slowly said to his wife Fan Lihua beside him: "Lihua, you said that the Taiping Army suddenly invaded my Daqi frontier without warning. ” "Is there really no conspiracy, why do I always have a sense of foreboding in my heart at this time?"
Hearing this, he was also wearing a fiery red robe, with a bewitching posture, holding a beautiful velvet knife, majestic, and its majesty was no less than Xue Ding Mountain.
Looking closely, it also has a kind of heroism of commanding the army and commanding the three armies, and it can be described as a heroic man who can fight well.
It is no wonder that Fan Lihua can be listed as one of the four major women in history.
Hearing this, Fan Lihua sighed bitterly and slowly persuaded: "Husband, you are too worried, along the way, our army has been rapidly increasing its speed." ” "Even if the Taiping army has any conspiracy, it should be thinking about how to target Wang Dudu, not our army."
"It's just that Governor Yue told us when he was leaving, that Zhonghui had already led the 30,000 troops of Chenxian County to the south one step earlier."
"Presumably, it should have been agreed with the royal governor now, so don't worry so much."
"At this stage, our army should still arrive in Cangwu as soon as possible, and it is the right way to assist Wang Dudu against the main force of the Taiping army."
I have to say that Fan Lihua is worthy of being a marshal, and this sense of the overall strategic situation can be seen.
Seeing this, Xue Dingshan couldn't help but sigh bitterly, and also came back to his senses and continued to lead the march.
"Maybe Rika is right, I should be worried."
For a moment, Xue Dingshan couldn't help but think tightly in his heart, abandoning some unnecessary distractions.
After sealing the city of Chuanchuan, Wang Xuance knew that the defense line of the stream and the end of the water was undefendable, so he withdrew the whole army to defend here.
Due to the steep mountains on all sides, and the complex terrain, it is an important pass for defense.
Therefore, before the war, in order to be insured, Wang Xuance had already constructed the second line of defense after the stream and the end of the water.
Now, Wang Xuance is patrolling with his sword, beckoning his sergeants to continue to strengthen the defense line to meet the onslaught of the enemy army next.
Because of Wang Xuance and the lessons learned from the Taiping Army, he deliberately hollowed out some soil on the periphery of the defensive line.
The intention was to create a vacuum outside the line of defense to minimize the power of the catapults.
It can be said that with Wang Xuance's painstaking efforts to construct the defense line of the closed river, its strength is no worse than the Xishui defense line, or even surpassing The reason why Wang Xuance did not directly defend here at the first time was that he planned to use the stream defense line to consume the enemy's strength first.
It's just that this move was directly broken by its catapults and other heavy weapons.
Secondly, Wang Xuance did not have the idea of testing the current combat strength of the Taiping Army.
Since Gao Qi solemnly sent the letter, Wang Xuance has already attached importance to the Tianping Army and does not dare to be sloppy in the slightest Suddenly, on the way to Wang Xuance's patrol, a small colonel suddenly hurriedly rushed to hug his fists and said: "Governor, Governor" "Good news, the reinforcements sent by the King of Qi have arrived here."
"It was General Zhong Hui under the account of the governor of Yuedu who led an army of 30,000 to gallop to support our army."
"Bell Society" "It seems that this time the King of Qi is no longer limited to self-preservation, but is ready to eliminate the rule of the Taiping Army in Lingnan in one fell swoop and pacify Lingnan."
Then again, Wang Xuance really deserves to be an outstanding diplomat, and his ability to figure out his thoughts is really not boastful.
Just from Gao Qi's deployment of troops, Gao Qi's plan can be deduced.
Hearing this, the junior colonel who told him asked, "Governor, why are you so sure?"
"Haha" "Of course, it's because of the reinforcements who came to support us this time, King Qi informed Bendu with a flying pigeon."
"This time, he also ordered Xue Dingshan and Liu Renliang, who won the martial champion in the autumn imperial examination, to take command respectively and lead the southern expedition to cooperate with our army."
"In fact, this time the Taiping army wantonly invaded our Daqi border, and its scale was no more than 100,000 troops."
"If the King of Qi is only ready to resist, I am afraid that he will not be so mobilizing at all, looking at this situation, I am afraid that he is preparing to use this fighter to attack the enemy."
After laughing, Wang Xuance made a simple explanation, and went to personally greet the arrival of the leader of the Zhong Society.
When the two met, they inevitably had a polite manner, and then Wang Xuance, after careful consideration, asked Zhong Hui to be responsible for the defense of the mountain here in Fengchuan.
"Nephew Zhong Xian, now with your help, even if the Taiping Army's combat strength changes significantly, the enemy army will inevitably perish."
"As long as we wait for reinforcements from other aspects of our army, our army can take advantage of the counterattack and pacify Lingnan in one fell swoop."
For Wang Xuance, at this time, he was also extremely eager to make contributions.
In the country of Qi, no matter what kind of background you are, as long as you can make military achievements, you will have a chance to counterattack.
This move can be said to have greatly stimulated the desire of the people under his rule for war.
It is only said that after everything was ready for the Fengchuan defensive line, the huge Taiping army arrived under the personal command of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east.
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After a short rest, early the next morning, the Taiping army, of course, launched a fierce attack without saying a word.
First of all, he used catapults to throw stones on a large scale, and originally wanted to use stone cannon tactics to shatter the hearts of the enemy, but the miraculous effect was minimal Because, due to the barrier of a vacuum, the casualties of its Qi army were almost minimized.
Seeing that the power of the catapult failed, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, couldn't help flashing a trace of fierceness, pulled out the sword in his waist, and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order and attacks" For a while, I saw a group of Taiping soldiers galloping towards each other and launching a strong attack on the defense line around Fengchuan.
First of all, of course, the Zhonghui stationed in the mountain range was attacked, but because the Qi army was well prepared to deal with the Taiping army's almost life-threatening attack, it still resisted.
For a while, a fierce offensive and defensive stalemate was unfolding between the two armies, and the battle situation could not be divided for a while.
Guiyang County, the county seat of Chenxian County Chenxian County is located in the southernmost part of Guiyang County, which is close to the forefront of the Lingnan region.
Therefore, Gao Qi has always regarded it as a strategic place, and has been gathering heavy troops here to defend it.
Its purpose is to guard the safety of Chenxian.
After all, Chenxian County has a very advantageous geographical location, and it almost belongs to the important hinterland of Xiangzhou and Qianzhou.
Once Chenxian is raided by the enemy, the supply lines between the south and north of Xiangzhou will be cut off, and even Qianzhou will be split in two and slaughtered If the war situation really happens to such a point, I am afraid that the consequences will be truly unimaginable.
Originally, the garrison strength of Chenxian County has always been 32,000 troops, but because Gao Qi needs to take this opportunity this time, he will pacify Lingnan in one fell swoop.
Therefore, the troops here will be dispatched to the south to assist Wang Xuance and jointly resist the Taiping army.
Therefore, at this time, there were only 2,000 soldiers and horses left in Chenxian County, as well as some county soldiers who were responsible for public security on weekdays.
At this time, the defense of Chenxian County can be said to have reached the weakest stage.
Guiyang Taishou was a scholar, the leader of the first imperial examination last year, because of his ability to govern a county.
Therefore, after some thought, Gao Qi also appointed him as the county warden of Guiyang, and his main responsibility on weekdays is to deal with the affairs of a country.
For Gao Qi, this place is extremely important, related to the lifeblood of Qianzhou and Xiangzhou, and its importance is self-evident Outside the city, several scouts dressed in Qi army armor were hiding in the grass ridges around Chenxian County, inquiring about nearby news.
Outside Chenxian County, about 30 miles away, at this time, there was a beggar gang of soldiers dressed in tattered people's clothes and holding weapons galloping over.
Its discipline is extremely strict and its formation is neat, which can be regarded as a surprise to the Qi army scouts hidden in the grassy mountains.
"Good girl, my dear mother, why are so many people showing up, and they are carrying weapons."
"This group of men and horses must be unkind, so we must return to the city as soon as possible and report this urgent report to Lord Taishou."
For a moment, one of the scout captains first sensed that something was wrong, then waved his hand, and the rest of the scouts continued to stare at him.
As for himself, he led two scouts back to the city quietly to report the news.
County Hall, Lobby At this time, Guiyang Taishou Hu Tai was concentrating on handling government affairs, but suddenly heard a shout.
"Lord Taishou, Lord Taishou, it's not good, there is a situation outside the city."
With that, the scout captain left the two scouts outside, and galloped around the county mansion alone, yelling.
Hearing this, Taishou Hu Tai slowly asked: "What happened, why are you so busy?"
Immediately, the captain of the scout informed the Taishou Hutai of all the information he had found outside the city.
Hearing the news, Hu Tai dared to slack off, and immediately summoned the whole army and assembled to the city to prevent the Taiping army from attacking the city.
For some reason, the news of unknown soldiers and horses outside the city leaked out and spread throughout the city.
Suddenly, the people of the whole city rose up in panic, fearing that their city would be broken and their hearts would suffer.
Due to the rule of Qi in the past few years, all parts of the country under the rule of Qi have shown a peaceful and peaceful situation, and the people everywhere are happy to live in peace, and the country and the people are safe.
Now they heard that an unknown army had appeared, and its people were deeply afraid that the city would be breached, and all this beautiful thing would be broken.
Therefore, at this time, people will be panicked, in fact, this is mainly because of the lack of troops in the city now.
At this time, on the top of the city tower, Taishou Hu Tai gathered the only 2,000 standing troops on the city wall, and stationed them tightly at five steps and one sentry, closing the city gate, waiting for the arrival of the unknown army.
After a long time, the army dressed as a man and armed with weapons came slowly, and then under the main general wearing battle armor and holding a sword, a neat military formation was arranged.
"It seems that this army is not trivial, although this army is dressed in civilian clothing."
"But the weapons in his hands, the military formations in his array, and the morale they contain cannot be underestimated."
Obviously, Taishou Hutai is also a person who knows the army, and from some details, he knows that the origin of this army is not small.
After taking a closer look, Taishou Hu Tai muttered: "Looking at this formation, the enemy army is about 30,000 or more. ” "What kind of army is it, judging by the momentum, it must not be our army, is it?"
Although there was a vague speculation in his heart, the lack of military strength in the city became a big problem.
After thinking for a while, he immediately ordered to go down and go to recruit the county soldiers to defend the city, just in case.
Not only that, Taishou Hutai also fully mobilized the masses and sent the county to every household in the city to recruit people to be responsible for defending the city.
However, since Hu Tai took office, his political achievements have been outstanding and he loves the people like a son, which can be said to have won the trust of the people of Chenxian County.
Therefore, after only a short visit to the city, more than 10,000 people responded to the call and were responsible for defending the city against foreign enemies Of these, about 4,000 were young men, while 5,000 were old and 6,000 were women.
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However, Taishou Hu Tai didn't make much fussiness, after all, what is needed at this stage is soldiers, and defending Chenxian is the most important thing.
Therefore, Hu Tai then assigned the task in an orderly manner, mixing 4,000 young men into the standing army to cooperate in defending the city.
The reason why he defended the city so much was also because Hu Tai considered that the people under his command had not gone through the battle formation, and they were still in the novice stage of fighting on the battlefield.
If the city is defended alone, there will be no forks, and as for the elderly people and women, they will be specially asked to carry all the supplies needed to defend the city to the city.
For a time, the head of Chenxian County was busy and was stepping up the military rearmament war.
Suddenly, in the military array arranged under the city, a horse slowly came out with a sword in hand.
"Listen to the defenders in the city, our army is the soldiers and horses of General Sun Kewang of Qianzhou, this time the King of Qi ordered that the defenders of Chenxian County were sent south to resist the large-scale attack of the Tianping Army."
"Therefore, our army was specially sent by General Sun Kewang to guard Chenxian County in case the city was lost."
It was only said that with the general's explanation, the defenders at the head of the city saw that their nervousness suddenly dissipated a lot.
The sergeants then persuaded Taishou Hu Tai that since they were also sergeants of their own army, they would open the city and let him enter the city.
However, after thinking about it closely, Hu Tai felt that something was wrong and stopped Kaejo.
Then he said slowly: "Oh, it turned out that General Sun came to help."
"It's just that this official doesn't know, since he is under the command of General Sun, why do he have to wear civilian clothes when marching in the territory?"
"This general, can you explain a thing or two?"
In fact, at this moment, Taishou Hu Tai had already had the slightest suspicion of this army, and while secretly ordering his sergeants to be excited, he also spoke out to stabilize them.
Try to wait for time for the rest of the scouts to return to the city Hearing this, the generals under the city seemed to have been prepared, and said: "Haha, Hu Taishou is unsuspicious."
"This is exactly what General Sun's genius is, let our army change into civilian clothes and march, so as to cover up their whereabouts, so that the enemy mistakenly thinks that Chenxian is an empty city."
"Our army is able to defeat the incoming enemy at a critical moment."
It's just that with this answer, it seems to be seamless, but in Hu Tai's eyes, it is full of loopholes.
After all, first of all, he changed his clothes to hide his whereabouts, and walked on the official road with weapons in a big way This is a hidden trail of whom Next, as the scouts secretly returned to the city and made a statement, Hu Tai even increased his suspicion that the army outside the city must be rebels.
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