When he saw Lin Qirong, Xiao Yungui felt familiar. After he reported his name, Xiao Yungui realized that Lin Qirong was promoted to the card knife hand by Xiao Chaogui himself, and it turned out that this person had always been in his army.

In fact, Xiao Yungui didn't know that after Xiao Chaogui's death in history, many powerful generals under the command of the King of the West were under the command of the King of the East and became Yang Xiuqing's direct generals. People like Lin Qirong who were a little scoundrel in the eyes of the old people in Guangxi were boldly activated by Yang Xiuqing. Later, Lin Qirong used his actions to prove Yang Xiuqing's vision. He guarded Jiujiang for six years and finally died in the city. None of the more than 17,000 Taiping Army soldiers surrendered, and all of them died in battle, which made Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army suffer a lot. His tenacity won the respect of both the enemy and us.

But this time, Yang Xiuqing will not let him stand out again. Of course, Xiao Yungui would not let this rare talent go. He laughed and immediately promoted Lin Qirong to the position of throne commander and transferred him to his own guard to show his importance to him.

In the battle of Shimapu, the Taiping Army won a great victory. Fucheng, the general of Xi'an Town, Shaanxi Province, and Yin Peili were killed. More than 1,000 Qing army was killed in battle. More than 900 people were captured. More than 200 bird guns were captured, more than 10 guns were carried, more than 12 bronze cannons, more than 40 barrels of red medicine, countless weapons, food, and supplies. Yesterday, Luo Bingzhang worked hard to collect all the cash silver sent to the Qing army also became Xiao Yungui's spoils.

After cleaning the battlefield, Xiao Yungui led a large army to escort the prisoners to Jinpenling to meet with the Taiping New Army. They won both battles in one day and night. After the two armies met, the soldiers and generals cheered and excited.

Xiao Yungui had no time to celebrate, so he immediately summoned a group of generals to discuss military affairs in Zhu Han's tent and cleared the Qing army outside the south of Changsha City, Changsha City was exposed under the blade of the Taiping Army, and he could attack Changsha City at any time, but how to deploy it requires careful consideration, which is related to Xiao Yungui's life, so he must not be careless.

The generals came to Qi and sat down on both sides. Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Zeng Shuiyuan, Ji Wenyuan, Zhu Xineng, Lin Qirong, Li Zuoche, Tang Erniu, Tong Qiangsheng, He Bin, and Zhou Zhaoyao. Following the look, I found that there were still many powerful generals under him, and Xiao Yungui felt much more at ease.

Li Zuoche stood up and reported the war in Jinpenling in detail. When he said: "The two heroes in front of the army, Li, killed the Qing general Zhu Han with literary formation, and made great contributions..."

Xiao Yungui said with an oh, "This Li Yiwen's name is so familiar." Then he remembered that he had seen this person in Liling that day. Since this person could kill the enemy generals, he would still have to be promoted to the reward, so he immediately asked Li Zuoche to call Li Yiwen into the tent.

After Li Yiwen arrived, Xiao Yungui comforted him. Like Lin Qirong, he was promoted to the commander of the pawns and was transferred to his personal guards to show that he treated all his brothers equally. But Xiao Yungui did not expect that his decision today would lay the groundwork for him to get another good general in the future.

After arranging Li Yiwen's reward, Xiao Yungui looked at the generals with a calm expression. He saw that everyone was still immersed in the joy of victory. Only Zeng Shuiyuan seemed to be a little reluctant to smile. What was this kid's idea? Xiao Yungui couldn't guess for a while, so he had to give up for a while. After looking around the generals, he looked at Lin Fengxiang and asked, "Brother, now you have all the guns and cannons and medicines needed to attack the city. How should you use troops in the future?"

Lin Fengxiang's face turned red, he stood up and fisted and said, "Your Highness, I was in the Chaling Prefecture that night, and I was offended by my subordinates. Please punish me."

Xiao Yungui waved his hand and smiled, "I'm asking you how to use troops and what should I punish you for doing?"

Lin Fengxiang waved his arms and said loudly: "Of course, he was rushing his army northward and attacking the south of Changsha City. Brother Tong has discovered that Qing Yao is not prepared enough. There are no soldiers and horses to guard the Miao Gao Peak in the southern highland of the city. Our holy soldiers can occupy Miao Gao Peak, attack two stone bridges on the moat in the south of the city, occupy the strong houses outside the city, attack the south gate of Changsha City, defeat the Qing Yao in one fell swoop, and seize Changsha!"

As soon as this statement was made, the generals agreed. It seemed that the capture of many popular guns and cannons made these Taiping generals greatly increase their confidence, and the vulnerable performance of the Qing army made them feel that it was natural to decide Changsha in one battle. They completely forgot that the number of Qing troops in Changsha was greater than that of the Taiping Army.

Xiao Yungui frowned and pretended to be deep. He was actually very unsure. He relied on the historical plan he knew and changed a defeat to an annihilation battle, which also allowed the Taiping Army to obtain supplies such as guns, cannons, and cannons, and the next attack on Changsha was not smooth. Changsha City was not as easy as Taiping Generals imagined. Although Bao Qibao, the Qing army admiral who guarded Changsha, was incompetent, his Qing army generals severely defeated the Taiping Army in a fierce attack for several days. The Western King Xiao Chaogui was also killed by cannons, and the Taiping Army's offensive was interrupted.

Xiao Yungui didn't want to take his life into it, and he besieged the superior forces of the strong city with his weak forces, which was really hard to fight. If he was dragged down by the siege in Changsha and then the Qing army from all directions came to rescue the siege, his side troops would be in full passiveness. Looking at the map spread on the table, he remained silent for a long time.

Seeing that he was silent, the generals gradually dimmed, and Lin Fengxiang slowly walked back to his seat and sat down. Xiao Yungui didn't speak, and the tent was quiet for a moment so that the needle fell to him.

After a while, Xiao Yungui spoke, "How likely can he have to attack Changsha? If he can't conquer it for a long time, what if the Qing army around Changsha comes to rescue him?"

Li Kaifang's expression changed slightly and he said slowly: "What Your Highness said is very true. After all, the Qing demons in the city are more than us. Once the attack is not smooth, they will fall into an unfavorable place."

Zeng Shuiyuan said sarcastically at this time: "But the Heavenly King's military life is that we will rush to Changsha. Will we stop fighting when we arrive at the city of Changsha? The Western King is unparalleled and charge first, so of course there should be a way. How could His Highness, the only emperor of the Qing Yao, be afraid?"

Xiao Yungui had the urge to punch him twice. His statement seemed to be as scared as he was. He cursed Zeng Shuiyuan shamelessly, and he didn't feel hot at all. He was just afraid of being killed by the cannon, so he was hesitant?

Lin Fengxiang shook his head and said, "Brother Zeng's words are inappropriate. We are just a little bit outside. It is better to make plans every step, not to be afraid of Qing Yao."

Zeng Shuiyuan nodded seriously and said, "The order of the King of Heaven is to attack Changsha. My subordinates are just reminding Your Highness. Could it be that they have been at the city and are just wandering outside the city but not attacking?"

Xiao Yungui suddenly felt his eyes lit up when he heard this. Zeng Shuiyuan's words reminded him, what's wrong with wandering around the city? He had the last place to use, that is, the Qing army's reinforcements to Changsha were not coming together, but came in batches. Moreover, the number of Qing troops in each batch was not too large, with more than two thousand people and less than eight or nine hundred people. Isn't this a good opportunity to siege the city and fight for reinforcements?

But he was only happy for a while and was soon disappointed because he was not sure about the route and time of the Qing army's reinforcement to Changsha. He only remembered that the first person to go to Changsha to reinforce was Deng Shaoliang, the deputy general of the Chuxiong Association. It was him who led his troops from behind to attack the Taiping Army that defeated the attack on Changsha.

Xiao Yungui's face was joyful and worried, and his face was gloomy and gloomy, which scared Zeng Shuiyuan. He was afraid that his words would annoy Xiao Yungui. This Western King was a person with a narrow mind, which really annoyed him. Suddenly, a brother Tian came down to earth, and he couldn't afford to take it. He looked at Xiao Yungui with anxiety in his heart and did not dare to talk too much.

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Yungui gritted his teeth and made a decision. Since he knew that there was no good fruit to attack Changsha, he could not make such a mistake again. He made up his mind and suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "We want to fight Changsha City, but we must not attack! Come here, let's deploy like this..."

The generals stood up and surrounded the table. Xiao Yungui pointed to Changsha City and said slowly: "The Qing Yao in the city does not know how many heavenly soldiers I have. I plan to divide the troops into three groups, each with 500 troops, with flags, gongs and drums, occupying three key areas outside the city, south of the city, and north of the city, building camps on the spot, and dividing more guns and cannons in the camp, attacking Changsha on three sides. The Qing Yao in the city must be frightened, so he will send people out of the city to ask for help. We will bring the remaining 2,500 troops to ambush the Qing Yao reinforcements!"

As soon as this was said, among the generals, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Zeng Shuiyuan and other generals were stunned, and they felt that Xiao Yungui's plan was too wild and empty. Lin Fengxiang said in a daze: "Your Highness, is this plan too much... what, you need to know the key to ambushing the enemy, choose the right place to hide, the right place to avoid the right place, the right place to take the lead. Once the reinforcements of the Qing Dynasty arrived, there must be soldiers and horses from all directions. How many soldiers and horses will be there, when to arrive, which way to take, and where to pass, the right place to have ambushing are the key points. If there is a slight mistake, the ambush will not work. It is too dangerous."

Zeng Shuiyuan smiled slightly and said, "His Highness the Western King has made many brilliant plans, and this arrangement must be his reason."

Li Kaifang shook his head slightly and said, "Your Highness, we have few soldiers. If the Qing demon in the city stands out, it will be extremely difficult to leave only 500 people to defend each side. It is good to ambush the Qing demon, but there is still a Xiangjiang River waterway to go through Changsha. We don't have a naval army. If the Qing demon takes the waterway to support Changsha, we cannot stop it. Please think twice."

Xiao Yungui was stunned. It seemed that marching and fighting was not as simple as he imagined. Although the tactics of besieging the city and fighting aid were commonly used by Taizu in later generations, there were many factors to implement them. The first thing was that the gap in military strength could not be too large. It was impossible for the Taiping Army to surround Changsha and ambush the Qing army from all sides.

He was very depressed and sat down and remained silent. Is there only one way to attack?

Li Yiwen, who had not made any noise, suddenly whispered: "Your Highness does not want to attack forcefully, so we can make a profit in the city. We have captured many Qing demons, but we can send people to pretend to be Qing demon soldiers and run into Changsha City. It is not difficult to conquer Changsha with both inside and outside."

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