Outside the city of Xunyang, where the four gates were wide open and allowed to flee, Yang Shigu still embarked on a riverboat running south; after all, there were some things he couldn't let go of in the General's Palace.
However, he has also decided on the follow-up arrangements in the city in the name of the army commander in the front. At least he can't let them sit and wait under the dual threat of the epidemic and the officers and soldiers. In this case, in addition to those who are already too sick to walk, there may be some people who have a chance to survive.
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At the same time, in the Hukou defense on the east bank of Penglize, the officers and soldiers who had arrived in the brigade stopped in silence, and a temporary memory was held in the Chinese Army.
"Everyone, can't go on like this..."
An army general with a gray head and green robe was also complaining loudly, but it was Zhang Xiong, the deputy envoy from Suzhou.
"Zhang Dubing and Zhang Duke are trying to kill us..."
"If things go on like this, don't wait for the grass thieves to be suppressed and settled. The old foundation we brought from Huainan will be polished first..."
"So what, the few colleagues who acted a little bit with excuses and sluggishness before, the military law is also unrelenting..."
Feng Hongduo, another of his township party and Shangyuan regiment trainer, spoke.
"That's because he has never suffered a defeat, so naturally he will be blindly demanding of everyone..."
Xingying Youyi makes Han Shide a bit angry.
"What do you mean..."
Feng Hongduo couldn't help but feel a little surprised at the Shangyuan League training.
"Of course I don't mean anything else. I just hope that the opportunity will allow him to be more considerate of our position and mood."
You Yi made Han Shide expressionless.
"You think it is beautiful. This is Zhang Wudi, who has almost never failed since Gao Gong went into battle..."
Zhang Xiong, the deputy envoy of Suzhou Shouchou, couldn't listen anymore.
"No matter how he has an invincible reputation, is he not a courtier of the court? Don't rely on the cooperation of people like us, don't rely on local supplies..."
Han Shide continued with an expression of disapproval.
"Besides, my generation can't find more Austrian aid and echoes on the side of Gao Gong's body... It is really not good, and it is still possible to fake external forces..."
"This is too..."
Liuhe Town’s general Xu Yue also intervened with a reluctant expression.
"Enough, they are all subjects of the court, don't say more about this paradox..."
The Chuzhou defense with the highest standing at the scene made Zhang Gui categorically shouted.
"It is said that there is an epidemic in Xunyang City, and many people have escaped... Do you really want to force the brothers to take risks rashly..."
Liu Jianfeng, who was Jiangdu Yayan general, was not convinced.
"Then what do you want to do..."
Zhang Xiong
"It's actually very simple. It's said that I accidentally caught the epidemic while waiting for the army to confront the thieves, and the soldiers refused to move forward again..."
At this time, Chuzhou's defense made Zhang Gui speak again to make a final decision.
"Let me wait for the co-signature, I think Zhang will take care of it and be considerate..."
At this moment, whether it was Han Shide, the ambassador of Yingying Youyi, Liu Jianfeng, deputy ambassador of Jiangdu, Zhang Xiong, deputy envoy of Suzhou Shouchou, Feng Hongduo, trainer of Shangyuan regiment, Xu Yue, general of Liuhe Town, and others. These powerful figures who have risen in Huainan or are closely related to the local tyrants all have their eyes brightened, and they show some kind of approval and recognition.
But when most people left,
"Most of the people present are not conspirators, but it doesn't matter if it reaches Zhang Wudi's ears,"
The Chuzhou soldier and horse envoy Zhang Gui, who deliberately stayed behind, also confronted the accomplice Han Shide, the camp Youyi envoy, and the Jiangdu ambassador Liu Jianfeng said.
"These are only deliberately told to everyone, to lay an ambush in advance, the real key lies in my waiting for the next step, and the echoes of people in this generation just cover it."
In Raozhou, further south, he had just fought with Huang Chao's main formation several times and was repelled. The damage was not small, and he was in the official army station stationed in Xinchang County (now Jingdezhen, Jiangxi).
There are also people from the left side of the Huainan Army who are all known soldiers and horses Bi Shiduo, Gaoyou town will Zheng Hanzhang, and the state governor Qin Yan, Chizhou governor Zhao Jun, Luzhou soldiers and horses Tian Wei, etc., are just gathered together with solemn faces. .
Of course, they all have a similar characteristic: either from the former rebels who defected to the court, or from the local counter-insurgency forces that were recruited and recruited. Therefore, this time the trend is also at the forefront of the attack, and more practical actions are needed to show loyalty to the court.
"Bi Yaozi, what kind of medicine do you sell in this gourd"
As Yang Xingkan's representative, Tian Wei, the soldier and horse envoy of Luzhou, unceremoniously spoke first.
"That's terrible, but you're in a hurry. What do you mean by suddenly stopping to gather everyone... Are you afraid that it will not be enough to meet the truth and taboo... Or do you really think that people will not kill you..."
"Of course I am also afraid of this terrible errand, but I also have a heart-wrenching sentence to ask you all to understand..."
Bi Shiduo, who looks heroic but has a vulture temperament, has an even more solemn expression.
"Once Huang Ni is here to punish him, how can my generation and the underlings take care of themselves... I understand clearly that Mo Xie is still expanding on the left and right, and the high-ranking envoy is not the same. Especially preferential treatment and value for camping horses..."
As a result, the faces of the people with different expressions suddenly changed, and their eyes flickered. Then someone hesitated to speak again, but like Bi Shiduo, he rebelled against the former rebels, and he was a broad-mouthed Hezhou governor Qin Yan.
"Old Bi, what do you mean...Let's widen our hands slightly before the battle..."
"How is this possible, there are those in the army who are watching, waiting to catch me and waiting for the mistakes and omissions... It must not be easily given to others;"
Bi Shiduo waved his hand very impatiently.
"Of course you should fight to the death before the battle. Don't save any effort... but you can't break too much so as not to hurt your own roots... That's really a swordsman."
"So I have to find another way out just in case..."
"Aren't you nonsense with no substance at all...what are you thinking about..."
At this time, Zheng Hanzhang, the sturdy general of Gaoyou Town, was also impatient.
"Huang Ni has secretly sent someone over, hoping to negotiate with Huaizhen..."
It was only then that Bi Shiduo solved the mystery, and he secretly looked at his expression and reaction with vigilance.
"And I also have a way for me to make a lot of money by my side, and I can use this to catch Zhang's death. Now it's just a matter of reason... I need everyone's encouragement and effort..."
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On the city wall at the southeast corner of Jiangling City, Jingzhou, Zhou Huaian sighed and sighed and looked at the large city in front of him. I just feel a little surprised in my heart.
This is the famous Jiangling City in Jingzhou Prefecture. This is one of the four most prosperous towns in the world, which was once known as Yangyiyiyi and Chu Sanlongsi. It was said that "pipa is more than rice bowl, and flowers are like farming". Where.
It is also famous for the Jingzhou navy for a long time; therefore, it is also the place where historical allusions such as "Liu Bei borrowed from Jingzhou", "Guan Yu's careless loss of Jingzhou" and many major events such as "Huanwen Northern Expedition", "Baiyi Crossing the River" and so on The origin of the country. It's just obvious that the plan can't keep up with the changes.
Obviously, what I did was to break down and besieged the officers and soldiers stationed outside the city as a bait, and mobilize the plan and follow-up corresponding plans to occupy the officers and soldiers in the city to reinforce and inflict heavy damage; how the situation went wrong soon after the start of the fight, the situation turned into In order to fight into the city, it was a situation where he went to fight directly with the officers and soldiers inside and outside the city.
But in any case, the Taiping Army took advantage of its unpreparedness to break into the South Outer Water Gate and Dongjiao Gate of Jiangling, and simultaneously smashed and cleared the Houhu, Caocheng, Shatou, Matou, and Zengkou cities on the outskirts of the city. In addition, officers and troops are stationed in many outlying cities and towns.
Although thousands of people were killed in the battle, no one was seen to help. On the contrary, the broken up remaining soldiers were chased along the city wall for a long time, and most of them fled into the city pool under the cover of the city head; while the Taiping Army Finally, it succeeded in setting up a camp in the east of the city; and the water surface power from the south of the city that occupied the port city along the riverside, relying on the two city gates occupied, formed a certain contradiction.
Only then did Zhou Huai'an have time to personally ascend to the head of Jiangling city to survey and observe the situation in the city on the spot.
This is also one of the few big cities in the world. The city wall of Luocheng, which is the outer corner of the country, is more than 18 miles wide, ranging from 18 to 20 feet in height; there are eleven gates and a number of gates. Ten attached buildings with civil structures, as well as a wide moat that draws in river water, and intermittent rammed earth retaining walls are the periphery.
It's just that most of them are incomplete because of repeated military fires, and some of the gaps are even temporarily blocked with wooden fences.
Therefore, without the support and support of sufficient surface power, it is really not easy to defend such a large city with a wide periphery; but as an attacker, it is relatively easy to focus on one place and make key breakthroughs. Much.
However, Zhou Huaian couldn't help being trapped in some kind of confusion and hesitation of serious lack of intelligence; the plan to strike and severely damage the army was no longer feasible, and it is necessary to continue to confront the army headed by Shandong Xingying in this city. And see-saw it down.
At this time, fierce screams rang out again on the distant city wall, but the officers and soldiers from other city gates once again attacked and killed along the city wall.
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