The Taiping Army frequently succeeded around Changsha, but the army's supplies were still a little short of being very rich. After the battle and victory in the battle, the Taiping Army's fighting spirit was slowly recovering. Shi Xiangzhen also took the opportunity to rotate his subordinates. In this way, the army was full of fighting spirit.

After withdrawing from the siege of Yuezhou, the journey was smooth sailing. It was natural to conquer Xiangtan and encircle Changsha. Shi Fengkui's army divided into 7,000 troops, led by Lin Shaozhang, and headed straight to Xiangtan.

Xiangtan has an important position, but in order to protect Changsha, Luo Bingzhang was a little anxious and almost all the green camp soldiers around Changsha were transferred. Xiangtan, a military center in Changsha, was guarded by only 500 soldiers.

Five hundred to seven thousand, let alone defending the city, running away is a troublesome. When the green camp soldiers guarding the city saw that the momentum was not good, Xiangtan did not even defend and left the city.

When Xiangtan was lost, Lin Shaozhang's seven thousand troops cut off the rear route of Changsha City. With the Shifengkui tribe in Ningxiang and Wei Jun tribe in Xiangyin, Changsha has become a helpless dead city.

Xiangtan's fall was somewhat unexpected. Who would have thought that the long-haired thieves would not attack Changsha and counterattack Xiangtan?

The fall of Xiangtan is even more difficult. Once the road to retreat is broken, Changsha will become a dead city. Most people know this principle. How much food is stored in Changsha? How long can it last?

The three armies of long-haired thieves were besieged and attacked Changsha, and they actually put on an unprecedented solemnity. Even when they attacked Jiangning, the long-haired thieves did not try so hard, right?

The first move has been lost. If you want to save Changsha, you can only seize Xiangtan again, otherwise you will defend it. One or two months later, Changsha will be exhausted and no one can find a way out.

Going out of the city and seizing the city, there is only one way to go to Changsha. If a long-haired thief is surrendered, it may be a way, but who dares to walk on this road to Changsha?

It is also a troublesome thing to send out of the city. It is said that the Hunan Admiral Bao Qibao is the highest military and political chief. When it comes to the city to seize Xiangtan, Bao Qibao should have brought the Green Camp soldiers. But Bao Qibao is not a fool, so he will be looking for death with the Green Camp soldiers?

Zeng Guofan, at this time, did not take the initiative to ask for war. He just joined forces with Luo Bingzhang to force Bao Qibao out of the city. He did this for nothing but to cut off the tight spell on Zeng Disheng's head.

Unlike Yang Laosan of the three towns of Wuhan, Zeng Disheng and Zeng Shilang were just a minister of the sect. The so-called assistant was to be under the jurisdiction of the Hunan Governor's Office. Can Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan handle it? Is Bao Qibao? Just scare him away.

After some struggle, Bao Qibao stayed in Changsha, while Zeng Disheng's Xiangyong took on the burden of recapturing Xiangtan.

The intelligence of the official army showed that Lin Shaozhang from Xiangtan had only seven or eight thousand troops, while Wei Jun from Jinggang had more than 20,000 troops. Xiangtan was in the upper reaches and Jinggang was in the lower reaches. Zeng Guofan had a great plan, first went to Xiangtan, and then went downstream to attack Jinggang.

Since Zuo Jigao could defend Yuezhou without soldiers or generals, he once ate 30,000 small horses of the long-haired thief, which should be a very easy job.

Zuo Jigao calmly defended Yuezhou, which also made Zeng Disheng's aura instantly soar into the sky. The idea of ​​a vulnerable hair thief in his mind has been in his mind for half a month. In the past half month, Zeng Disheng was determined to fight, but unfortunately he had not had such a good opportunity before.

The more than 10,000 Hunan Yong's water and land army had just left Changsha, and Zeng Disheng got good news. Jinggang was empty, so that the two roads could be walked together. It would be a great achievement to go to Xiangtan to capture Jinggang.

Most generals and staff members did not agree with Zeng Guofan's idea of ​​dividing troops, but the information was so that the commander insisted on dividing troops. Zeng Disheng was stubborn and could not take back the eight horses. In order to take care of the commander's face, Luo Zenan, Tazibu, and Zeng Guoquan, the ninth prince of the Zeng family, led half of the troops to attack Xiangtan, while Zeng Disheng led another team to occupy Jinggang.

There were six or seven thousand people on both sides, and it was almost enough to attack Xiangtan. Zeng Guofan had a clear idea and headed straight to Jinggang with full of passion.

In war, intelligence and tactics are the key. Zeng Disheng’s tactics to fight Xiangtan in Changsha is good. Unfortunately, there was an empty Jinggang intelligence that broke out halfway. The two groups of troops were a little anxious.

No matter how the long-haired thieves fight, there are so many. Yang Xiuqing's success in division of troops, it is obvious that Zeng Disheng did not take the exam carefully.

Luo Zenan, Tazibu, and Zeng Guoquan's men were smooth all the way, and they successfully surrounded Xiangtan. They also learned from the left mule and burned all Lin Shaozhang's warship. Now Lin Shaozhang's waterway was cut off and he had to defend Xiangtan to the death.

But Xiangtan is not a fortress like Yuezhou after all. Xiangyong was able to fight the army at the beginning of the battle, and the siege was extremely fierce. If Zeng Disheng could sit in Xiangtan, the city defense would probably be ready every day.

Unfortunately, Zeng Disheng chose to separate his troops and leave. Jinggang was indeed empty. Zeng Guofan successfully entered Jinggang. After the foreplay was finished, Wei Jun's after-show came.

The tactics and strategies of the Three Kingdoms are undoubtedly the mainstream tactics of the Taiping Army, Sun Tzu's tactics, and strategies. A group of hard-to-read and difficult to study. Only the Three Kingdoms that Storyteller often talks about are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many of the tactics in them are used by the generals of the Taiping Army.

The empty city plan is very simple. In addition, the terrain of Jinggang is complex, and Xiangyong's navy is just a group of people carrying sampans and wooden rafts. It is undoubtedly a big defeat.

Wei Jun has many soldiers, and Zeng Disheng has few soldiers, but Xiang Yong has been trained for a long time. If Zeng Disheng can organize a counterattack and rely on the advantage of the terrain to fight Wei Jun, it is a pity that he was suddenly attacked. Zeng Guofan, as the head coach, lost his innocence, and the general was the courage of the soldiers. The head coach was at a loss, so his soldiers and generals would naturally flee.

Although Zeng Guofan personally took charge of the supervision team, the army was defeated like a mountain. It was not just that you could stop the defeated army by shouting a few words. Looking at the long-haired thiefs all over the mountains, Zeng Disheng was at a loss.

Why did Zeng Tian raise an illiterate charcoal burner who could lead troops, while Zeng Disheng, a master who was full of knowledge, could not lead troops? The reason is very simple, his reaction to the war.

Zeng Disheng was already a little slow, and he was still working as a general who was good at planning and being a vanguard. He was obviously not qualified. The general led a large army to fight, but it was not just a matter of speaking. He had no strategy and tactics before the war, no quick response during the war, and no way to retreat after the war. Even with the elites of a hundred battles, he could only be defeated.

When Zeng Disheng arrived in Jinggang, he was only focused on making contributions. He had no way to deal with the upcoming war and had no reasonable command. He kept shouting that the army would not retreat if he fought to the death.

Jinggang suffered a big defeat, with Zeng Disheng's six or seven thousand troops. There were only two or three thousand left. I don't know if the lost ones were killed or ran away?

After escaping from Jinggang, Zeng Disheng's face was not only dull, but also dull. Now he only has four words in his heart, which is so shameless!

How down and out of my life was when I was excluded from Changsha officials to Hengyang? How energetic was when I reentered Changsha? How ambitious was I when I left Changsha again? How ambitious was I when I was?

Xiang Yong is stronger than the Green Camp soldiers, and only Xiang Yong is available in Hunan. Zeng Shishang is both civil and military, and he is a general and a prime minister. These compliments are so harsh now!

The smile on the faces of Changsha officials at that time has now turned into a cold ridicule. I have lost all my life, how can Xiangtan get better?

He did not obey Ding You, and ran out to act recklessly. Now that he lost all his face, he became the world's number one laughing stock. Thinking of all the past, he had the heart of life and death.

Death is a good choice. Now that you die, you can always have a reputation. Why not just die!

Thinking of doing it, Zeng Disheng figured out this section, turned out of the cabin, and learned from Jiang Zhongyuan from Luzhou with a "splash" and threw himself into the Xiangjiang River.

Zeng Disheng's idea was very simple. Instead of bringing the defeated generals back to Changsha and being ridiculed by officials from all over Changsha, instead of going back to wait for the imperial court to punish him, it would be better to die and be completely wiped out!

Fortunately, when the coach was uneasy, the staff were standing by the side. Seeing Zeng Disheng throwing water, the staff pulled him up from the gates of hell again.

"Sir! Xiangtan has not seen the battle report yet. Why not wait until the battle report in Xiangtan comes and then make a decision!"

The only thing that can persuade Zeng Disheng now is this sentence. Zeng Guofan's army drifted between Changsha and Jinggang for three days. After learning that Xiangtan was a great victory and Lin Shaozhang's entire army was wiped out, Zeng Guofan's face only had a little smile.

When Zeng Guofan was defeated in Jinggang, the news came before Yang Meng. What did these two people say? They should be villains. Bao Qibao was angry that Zeng Disheng robbed military power, and the governor of Jinggang was in charge of the financial power of a province. Xu Youren was also very angry with Zeng Disheng and his subordinates. Now Zeng Disheng was defeated in Jinggang, but the two seized the opportunity. The impeachment of the letter was sent out without thinking.

When the news of the great victory of Xiangtan was sent back to Changsha, the two of them wanted to stop the memorial, and it was already one day late. Zuo Mule first burned more than a thousand warships of the long-haired thieves in Yuezhou, and then blocked the long-haired thieves' offensive.

Bao Qibao, Xu Youren impeached Zeng Guofan's domineering behavior and was defeated; these three-part memorials went 600 miles away, and Zeng Guofan first suffered a defeat in Jinggang, and then a victory for Xiangtan. He went 800 miles away, so he rushed to four memorials from the capital, confusing all the military officials and Emperor Xianfeng.

It is unknown whether it is victory or defeat, and it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat first. The court issued an order to inquire. This matter was done like this, which also caused the Four-Secret Stick to be furious. He didn't know who Zuo Zongtang was who was guarding Yuezhou, and the military officials were not sure about this matter.

Although Yang Laosan had separated from military vehicles because of this, Yang Laosan was important at that time, and military officials did not care much about what Zuo Mule did.

As for Zeng Disheng, the Four Color Sticks had a bad impression of him. Bao Qibao and Xu Youren's memorials, and Hei Qi Zeng Disheng was also written by the flower. Combined with the past, the Four Color Sticks also wanted to deal with Zeng Disheng, but these were suppressed by the military chief, Qi Jizao.

Hunan has two available ministers, and they are both Han ministers. Qi Jizao is clear who Zuo Jigao is. According to Qi Jizao's analysis, it should be defeated first and then win. If he opened his mouth to talk about this, the emperor would definitely not have a deep impression of the two. Check Zuo Jigao's resume and look at Zeng Disheng's record, which would be no harm to the two.

The defeat of Jinggang and Xiangtan won, which was nothing to do with Yang Meng, but it had a great impact on Zeng Disheng. Yang Meng guessed that after the victory of Xiangtan, the Taiping Army in Hunan would be difficult to survive.

I originally wanted Shi Xiangzhen and others to teach Master Zeng a big lesson, but it seemed that this matter could only be done by Xianggong Shi. Once Jinggang was defeated and Xiangtan won, Zeng Disheng would definitely have a grace in his heart. I am afraid that this person would be thrown away by his words.

But that's good. The current Hunan Army is not a real army. After the battle of Shi Xiangzhen and Shi Fengkui, the Hunan Army must have a reputation. When Mr. Shi avenged his two clan brothers, he would definitely not be able to spare Zeng Disheng. At that time, Master Zeng would probably be defeated even worse!

The opportunity for Zuo Mule was also suitable. It seemed that he should ask him to ask a letter to form Chu Yong. Just as Yang Meng was about to send a letter to Zuo Mule, the farce from the court was passed on.

This opportunity is good. Bao Qibao may have run away this time, but Xu Youren is going to be in trouble. If he wins and loses, he may be fine, but he will win. This person is not good at choosing. The old guy Qi Zhizao is probably going to take Xu Youren's surgery like this!

It just so happened that Zeng Disheng had a stable position, otherwise the left mule would jump out suddenly, and he would probably steal Zeng Disheng's job. In the minds of scholars, Zeng Disheng was the master, while Zuo Mule was just a skilled person, and the two had a very different status. (To be continued...)
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