Han’s Son is Not a Slave

The annihilation of the Qing army on the northern front caught Lin Guoan by surprise, and it was as miserable as eating a yellow lotus. After staring at the map in the tent for a long time, Xian Guoan resolutely ordered the entire army to abandon Xiaobei Mountain immediately, and the entire army retreated to Qingyuanfu.

As soon as the news spread, the entire battalion of the Qing army was in turmoil, and the retreat was very disorderly. Fortunately, the online Guoan ordered the retreat in time. The fifth town of the Taiping Army in the north had just fought a battle, and the loss of soldiers was also great. The soldiers were extremely exhausted and in urgent need of rest. Coupled with the large number of surrendered troops, the fifth town could not be digested for a while, so it would not be able to fight again in the short term. The Ming army in Liuzhou has not yet received the battle report from the northern front. The sudden retreat of the Qing army that had just occupied Xiaobei Mountain was also unexpected. When it was too late to respond, Lin Guoan had already led more than 4,000 main Han troops and surrendered to the green camp. More than 10,000 soldiers abandoned the camp and retreated directly to Qingyuan City.

Xian Guoan retreated very fast, and he didn't want anything. Even the dozens of artillery pieces that had just been pulled up to Xiaobei Mountain were discarded by him. Thousands of captive women, except for some outstanding women who were occupied by the generals, and the rest, along with the young men and women, were all thrown at the foot of Xiaobei Mountain. Because of the hurry, many tents in the Qing army camp were not taken down in time.

At the same time that the navy sent the fifth town battle report, the sentries out of the city also sent back the news that the Qing army had withdrawn. Shao Jiugong was both surprised and delighted, and he hurriedly took people out of the city to check. Sure enough, there was no one soldier in the Qing army camp in front of Xiaobei Mountain. pawn. The sudden reversal of the war situation made Shao Jiugong extremely happy, but he did not send troops to pursue the Qing army, but first sent people to get in touch with the fifth town.

Zhao Ziqiang was also surprised when he received the news from Liuzhou. He didn't understand how Xian Guoan retreated like this.

Zhao Ziqiang ordered the whole section to be brought up and asked Xian Guoan why he suddenly retreated. The whole section is very backboned, his teeth are clenched tightly, and he refuses to say a word.

Zhao Ziqiang laughed, and it was not difficult for the whole festival to persuade Lu Guangzu to bring people down to Haosheng. Quanjie is the second-ranking figure of the Qing army in Guangxi, and he is also the second-ranking general of the Dingnan clan, second only to Xian Guoan. In the early years, he was a general under Kong Youde. Later, when Kong Youde was enthroned as a king, he followed the expedition all the way and made a lot of credit for the Qing court. Before Lian Guoan led the army into Guizhou, he wanted to let Quanji stay in Wuzhou, but after much thought, he let Ma Xiong sit in Wuzhou.

Of course, Zhao Ziqiang wanted to persuade such an important person to surrender. Many people from the Guoan Army on the front line were brought out by Quanjie. If Quanjie was willing to persuade them to surrender, these people would definitely be tempted. If he surrenders like this, it will definitely not be a good thing for Xian Guoan. If it is not done well, it will be the end of a large army. Second, Zhao Ziqiang himself was born as a surrendering general, so he has some old feelings for these Qing army generals, and it is not a last resort. , he will not kill.

Of course, the most important reason for Zhao Ziqiang not to kill the whole festival is selfishness. Now there are more than 6,000 Qing troops and surrendered soldiers captured in the fifth town. If Zhao Ziqiang wants to eat all these surrendered soldiers, he has to By virtue of the whole section's prestige among these descendants. If he can get the help of the whole section, not only will the strength of the fifth town recover instantly, but also far beyond the past, and more importantly, Zhao Ziqiang will also gain the strength to compete against Shao Jiugong again.

Lu Guangzu also knew Zhao Ziqiang's abacus clearly. He was also a surrender general, and he had an old relationship with Quanjie, so he also helped to persuade Quanji to surrender. Lu Guangzu did this not because he wanted to help Zhao Ziqiang fight against Shao Jiugong, the governor of Guangxi, but because of the interests of the Taiping Army.

At present, the Taiping army has been divided into several factions. The old four towns are one, Zhao Ziqiang, Suna, and Hu Qili, who were descended from generals, are one, and the new system adapted from the Ming army of Guangdong is also one. As the Taiping Army occupies more and more territories, the generals are becoming more and more optimistic about their future prospects, and it is inevitable that they will not consider their future development in the Taiping Army. Everyone likes to form a group. The Taiping Army is a large group as a whole, and the generals below have to form a small group, and the premise of holding a group is the origin of the other party. No matter how the military commander's mansion suppressed and guarded, the generals of the same background would inevitably get close, and at the same time, they would also want to make their own camp stronger. How to grow?

It is natural to absorb more new members. The No. 2 figure in Guangxi, along with thousands of surrendered soldiers, naturally became the target of Zhao Ziqiang's solicitation and absorption. He wouldn't mind how many war crimes Zhou Shixiang said and how many innocent people were killed in Guangxi during the whole festival. He only cares about whether the other party is willing to surrender, and whether he is willing to get close to Zhao Ziqiang and help him in the future.

People's hearts always have a process of adaptation, and the whole season is a new defeat. Of course, Zhao Ziqiang has to give him time to understand the reality and make choices.

Don't say it in the whole section, others will say it.

Jiang Zhou Guoding and Lu Sanxiang had both cut off the braids at the back of their heads. Kneeling in front of Zhao Ziqiang, they first showed that they were confused in the past, what was the last resort? To Sun Kewang. Seeing that Zhao Ziqiang's expression was not bad, the two immediately showed their loyalty and vowed to return to Daming from now on, work for the Taiping Army, and work for Zhou Dashuai. If it weren't for the fact that there were other people in the account, these two guys would have even said the words that they wanted to sacrifice their lives for Zhao Ziqiang.

Zhao Ziqiang ignored how true and how false what Zhou Guoding and Lu Sanxiang were saying, and he also pretended to be confused. Those things in the past have passed, and now there is no point in chasing them. Since these two are so knowledgeable, you might as well give them a hand.

As soon as the good things were said, Zhou Guoding and Lu Sanxiang explained the reason why Xian Guoan retreated in a hurry, like pouring beans in a bamboo tube.

Why did Xian Guoan withdraw~www.NovelMTL.com~ The reason is very simple, he doesn't have many troops or food. Zhou Lu and the other two told Zhao Ziqiang that Lian Guoan did not intend to attack Liuzhou. The purpose of capturing Xiaobei Mountain was to lock Liuzhou Ming army and prevent them from coming out. Luo Ke Duo attacked the Hunan Taiping Army together. Now that the Qing army on the northern front has been wiped out, it has lost more than 10,000 troops. In addition, four or five thousand troops have been lost in the siege of Xiaobei Mountain in the past two weeks. Now the front line Guoan has less than 20,000 troops and horses. These soldiers and horses are no longer enough to support Xian Guoan's strategy, so he can only retreat, and the sooner he retreats, the better, but later, when the Ming army comes back to his senses and slaps him with both sides, he can't run if he wants to.

Hearing what the two of them said, Zhao Ziqiang was stunned, secretly scolding Xian Guoan for being a rabbit and running really fast.

Knowing why Xian Guoan was running, and indeed running, Zhao Ziqiang was relieved, but he didn't want to pay attention to Shao Jiugong. While he sent people to bypass Shao Jiugong and go directly to Hunan to report the victory, he appointed Zhou Guoding, Lu Sanxiang and other generals to start reorganizing those surrendering troops.

After knowing that Zhao Ziqiang bypassed him and reported the victory directly to the commander, Shao Jiugong was not angry, and under the reminder of the deputy general Wang Xi, he sent someone to secretly investigate why Zhao Ziqiang, the grandson of the turtle, suddenly turned back, and the investigation made him very happy. . Soon, the secret letter of the governor of Guangxi participating in the impeachment of the fifth town general was also quickly sent to Yuanzhou, Hunan.

In terms of Xian Guoan, since retreating to Qingyuan Mansion, he has made a sticky gesture. To be continued.