"The Yueyang Guardian Zeng Lichang meets His Highness the Wing King!"

Shi Dakai helped Zeng Lichang up, showed a look of relief, and praised: "Our army can conquer Wuchang without any worries. Lichang has made great contributions. Please get up quickly."

Zeng Lichang still held a grudge for being humiliated, so he immediately asked Shi Dakai for advice: "The young man is willing to be the front-end, capture Zeng Yaotou alive, and ask Your Highness to let Xiao man take charge of the front-end."

"Yueyang is the gateway to Hunan. The former king's uncle Lai Hanying sent a verbal order from the king, asking our army to attack Hunan by camera, so we have to think of a safe way to capture Changsha in one fell swoop!" Shi Dakai made far-sighted plans, "I have sent the forward Zeng Tianyang to Hunan, and I believe he has gained a foothold in Hunan. We will go and meet him now."

Shi Zhenji whispered to Shi Dakai: "According to the city guards' reports, Zhi Qing demon under the city captured Yueyang Tower and Jiuhua Mountain, and seemed to be intentionally cutting off our army's retreat."

Shi Dakai asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in Qing Yao? Who is the general who commands the army?"

"There are about 4,000 Qing Yao people. The commander of the army is a guy named Wang Feng. I have never heard of it. I guess he is a naughty!" Shi Zhenji intends to fight, "Please send your brother to fight, and you will capture Wang Feng alive and sacrifice him to your highness!"

Shi Dakai was not interested in Wang Feng, the unfamous Qing Yao, and casually ordered: "Give you five thousand troops, be sure to kill Qing Yao all!"

Since Wang Feng had a conflict with Zeng Guofan last year, he always wanted to find an opportunity to show himself well. He not only made Zeng Guofan regret it, but also could repay Luo Bingzhang's grace for taking in it. Unexpectedly, he did not fulfill his wish. He was defeated by Zeng Tianyang in the first battle in Changsha. Later, he heard that Tachibu had killed Zeng Tianyang, and felt that he had no face. As Zeng Guofan asked for food and wages, he asked to come to Yueyang, intending to redeem his sins.

Li Xuyi watched the captain Mao heading south from the Yangtze River and said to Wang Feng: "Looking at Changmao's big formation, it seems that Wuchang has fallen. We are isolated here and there, so why not go and meet with Disheng!"

Wang Feng looked up speechlessly. He felt that he was proficient in both literary and martial arts. Why was he so unlucky? He just met Zeng Tianyang, the most powerful general in Changsha, and why did he meet the 'Shi Gandang' when he arrived in Yueyang: "Look, that was the battle flag of the fake wing king Shi Da. It seems that Wuchang is in danger. We should notify Disheng to avoid Disheng underestimating the enemy."

"Oh no, a large captain Mao drove towards us on the boat. There seemed to be many cannons on the boat!" Jiang Zhongshu panted, looked panicked, and said unstoppable: "Let's run away quickly! There are tens of thousands of hairs in Yueyang now, and Marshal Zeng is not an opponent!"

Li Xuyi said angrily: "This Jiuhua Mountain is north of Yueyang, where can we escape? Unless Zheng Damao Zeng responds, Pushan should ask Disheng for help. Now the face is small, life and death are big! One moment later, we may all be wiped out!"

Wang Feng stared at his eyes, gasped, and spoke with difficulty, "Send someone to ask for reinforcements from Disheng immediately." After saying that, his expression became decadent, as if he had lost a battle.

"Push all the cannons onto the shore, hurry up... you have to bring enough shells. Today, you must kill these Qing demons!" Shi Zhenji found that he likes to use firearms, cannons, and foreign guns very well.

'boom'

'boom'

...

Li Xuyi came to Wang Feng, spit out the grass in his mouth, looked at the cannons at the foot of the mountain and cursed: "These long-haired buns are too sinister, so they will use cannons to hit us, but they can hide from them."

In fact, he wanted Wang Feng to ask Zeng Guofan for help again and lower his attitude.

Staring at Changmao Camp at the foot of the mountain, Wang Feng suddenly spoke: "If we go down the mountain to attack Changmao, can we destroy their cannons? Passively being beaten is not a solution!"

"No, Changmao must be ambushed. When he got ashore, there were more than 5,000 people. Now there are at most two thousand people in the camp. The rest must be ambushed around, waiting for us to join the ropes. I think it would be better to wait for Di to come to rescue before taking the opportunity to break through." Jiang Zhongshu didn't want to take this risk. His cousin Jiang Zhongyuan had been promoted to the governor of Jiangxi, and he still wanted to keep his surname and defect to him.

Wang Feng said angrily: "This is not OK, that is not OK. What do you think should you do? Will Changmao be scared out of fear!"

Seeing many officers and soldiers looking at this place and whispering, Li Xuyi and Jiang Zhongshu looked at each other and said, "It is better to ask Disheng for help!"

"You... can you just leave a little face for me? Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in heaven. Zeng Guofan wants to save us, so he has come long ago. He is gloating and is happy to see us being eaten by long hair!" Seeing that they disagreed, Wang Feng looked ugly and pointed at Changjiang and said, "I will not admit my mistake to Zeng Guofan even if I jump in. You write to Disheng yourself. Maybe he will come to pick us up because of your brother."

He was suffering from face and suffering! Li Xuyi pulled Jiang Zhongshu aside and discussed: "It seems that Pushan is unwilling to admit his mistakes. It depends on us... it is not enough!"

Jiang Zhongshu looked sad, "Pushan loves face the most. It is difficult for him to admit his mistakes with angrily. Zeng Disheng is really true. Everyone is from Xiangxiang, so why bother so decisively? If you don't look at monks and Buddha's faces, it's a pity that my elder brother is still his student!"

Thinking of Zeng Guofan being humiliated by Luo Bingzhang and Bao Qibao, Li Xuyi lamented: Gods fight, little ghosts suffer.

"Literati just hold grudges... It's better for us to write to Disheng in the name of Pushan. As long as the tone is... respectful, what do you think?" Li Xuyi became excited and thought that this method was very good, so he would explain it to Wang Feng later.

Anyway, after the battle, I will go to Nanchang to join my cousin Jiang Zhongyuan, and I will save my life before talking about it. Jiang Zhongshu nodded and agreed.

...

Guo Songtao looked at the letter on the table and said, "Master, this is the third letter. I think Pushan and the others can't stand it anymore, otherwise the surname Pushan would not be like this... I sincerely admit their mistakes and repent." Seeing that Zeng Guofan was silent, Suo said excitedly: "Zeng Disheng! Although Wang Feng was wrong, he would not die. Besides, he was our friendly army. If they had a few shortcomings, it would be hard for us to explain. Besides, Li Xuyi was Li Xubin's brother, and Jiang Zhongshu was Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother!"

Zeng Guofan remembered Wang Feng's attitude towards him in recent times. He hated this fellow villager who did not obey the command, so he was reluctant to send troops to support him, although Wang Feng once again sent someone to ask for help.

When aide Chen Shijie saw this situation and dragging on, Wang Feng might really be destroyed. He also advised: "The general is now facing a great enemy, and it is not a time for each other to have a quarrel. Since Wang Feng has admitted his mistake, he will save him and give an explanation to the governor Luo. There is an excuse to ask for money and food in the future."

The key to the Hunan Army is the lack of food and salary! Zeng Guofan, who was persuaded, ordered Peng Yulin, "Xueqin, lead the navy to fire a few cannons at Jiuhua Mountain. If Wang Pushan doesn't come out to board the boat, he will blame him for being clever. Just come back by yourself."

...

'boom'

Li Xuyi, who was eating, heard the cannon sound and cursed: "What does Changmao mean? The cannon just stopped, why did it get another shot, and it only fired three cannons?"

Wang Feng put down his bowls and chopsticks and stood up excitedly, "The sound of cannons came from the river, not to attack us, reinforcements! It is reinforcements! Hurry up, notify everyone to go down the mountain quietly from the left..."

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Shi Zhenji apologized to Shi Dakai with a sad face, "I am so incompetent that Qing Yao will run away. Please punish him."

"If you can run away, the monk can't run away. I'm discussing with the generals to attack Zeng Yaotou, and they are just eliminated." Shi Dakai was in a good mood. More than half of the official troops in Hunan were concentrated in Baling County, Yueyang. There was no danger here to defend. If you annihilate them, Hunan would be at your fingertips.

Since learning that half of the 20,000 Qing Yaos under the city were Jian Yong, Fu Zhongxin has not cared about the result of this war. He did not have the nervous and excited mood he had before. He bowed to Shi Da and said, "I am willing to be the vanguard. Yueyang is less than a hundred miles away from Changsha. He acts quickly and will be able to come to Changsha tomorrow."

Lai Yuxin was afraid that the Wing King would underestimate the enemy, so he advised: "Zeng Yaotou's waterfront army echoed each other. Our naval army is not much weaker than Qing Yao. The smaller ones still think that the navy army will fight first, cut off the Qing Yao's retreat route, and then attack the land soldiers."

Shi Zhenji was determined to avenge his previous shame and made meritorious service. He agreed with Fu Zhongxin's statement, "The fighter opportunity is fleeting. When the navy's decisive battle is over, I'm afraid that Zeng Yaotou will retreat into Changsha, so it's still a good deal to send troops to attack."
Chapter completed!