Between Dantu and Jiangning, a major retreat was also underway in Yanziji on the riverside; and the exposed beaches and embankments were almost crowded with all kinds of people and supplies.

As the pontoon bridge at the lowest level of Xijindu was destroyed, almost all the Huainan army who received the news came to the two pontoon bridges of Yanziji and Caishiji.

Also, because Caishiji pontoon bridge, which lives in the uppermost Wuhu County, is likely to be the first to be attacked by the Taiping Navy. Most of them are concentrated in Yanziji pontoon bridge, which is relatively closest to Jiangning City, the middle road outside Jiangning City.

Therefore, when Liang Zan's military power increased, it also greatly increased the difficulty of control and command; especially when everyone saw this scene with their own eyes and was eager to return home.

In this case, the biggest obstacle is the only gains of "they finally come to Jiangdong but have to return without success" by the only gains.

In addition, Liang Zan couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why did he promise that the military generals under his command would recruit more people? As a result, they called their friends and let all kinds of people join in for a while.

Among them are the so-called Yichang soldiers who were launched by the remnants of the gentry in response to the government army, and the so-called Yichang soldiers formed by the government army in the local area to plunder the people everywhere, and there are also many so-called "Yijian people" who want to escape from the rule of the Taiping thieves.

The result is that the elderly, women and children are wearing private clothes and soft clothes, which greatly increases the number and cycle of people who need to cross the river to retreat; the corresponding efficiency of crossing the river is constantly falling in constant disputes and frequent conflicts.

If Liang Zan hadn't decisively dealt with a few of the most intense quarrels, and swore in public that he would have led his troops to cut off the back for everyone, and would have only the last group of people crossing the river, and he would have searched for boats along the upstream and downstream to speed up the speed, he would have been even more chaotic.

“It’s too slow, it’s still too slow…”

Liang Zan, who had just returned from the camp, handled a conflict while dealing with it, couldn't help but complain in a low voice with fatigue and exhaustion:

"Zuo Shi, I really can't understand..."

Liang Zaimu, the nephew next to him and the promoter of the salt and iron transfer yamen, couldn't help but speak.

"We obviously have tens of thousands of people, and we still have the power to fight. Not to mention that we have ambushed and defeated several pursuers in Dantu and other places before. Do we really want to leave without a single arrow?"

"Of course I want to make the public security useful and the people who can be used for publication... I have defeated only some weak troops in the city before, but is it a coincidence that all the news in the south has been cut off?"

Liang Zan looked at his stern words without hesitation:

"Even if you win the thief army for a while, how long can these tens of thousands of people last? It's just a battle between shortage of food and machinery for trapped beasts...

"The situation has taken a sharp turn, so we will retreat these people back to Huainan. At least we will make a comeback in the future. However, if all the losses and destruction are here, even the land of Huainan will not be preserved."

Of course, he still has unspeakable subtexts. Although the camp generals respectfully said that "only the chief minister's order is to follow" and always said that he was willing to recommend him as the queen of Zhenhai Jieya, it was all because he was quite prestigious and had no one in his own way.

Once he suffered heavy losses and generals under his command and encountered major defeats and setbacks, he would have no prestige to call on and instruct these people. Not to mention how the alchemist Lu Yongzhi, who was always distant, would attack and plot against him.

You should know how Zhang Zi, the number one general in Huainan who was the right-hand man of Ling Gong, suddenly became unable to be in Xinzhou with his headquarters, and he still did not have a decent statement and the corresponding accountability under the overall advantage of seeking good news.

Ling Gong was a little disappointed because of this blow and eventually turned to practice and escape from the world. Since he wanted to survive well, he also had to learn from it. After all, there were too many hills under the Jieya of Huaizhen.

Among the troops in the camp, there were both the Yuan Cong faction who had followed Ling Gong for many years, as well as the hereditary military households and generals in Huainan town, and the guest army sent by the court to cooperate to stay there; and among the local garrisons and their subordinates of the states, the guards and capture troops, there was also the difference between the surnames of local tyrants and the release of the yamen.

Not to mention those who have been resettled and fed in Huainan, the surrendered generals who have surrendered from the bandits, as well as the famous soldiers and unidentified Tumen between the countryside, they are even more unaware of the faction. They have always been forming cliques and fighting for power and profit.

Compared to personally leading troops to the battlefield, he is actually better at planning and planning in the rear, but once these means of persuasion, win over, divide, frame-up, deception, and deception are difficult to come in handy, he can only confront him in a relatively unfavorable area.

So after the situation developed far beyond his expectations and plans, he could only stop the loss like a hero with a broken arm, and then find a way to return to his familiar home court and location, and then make subsequent plans and operations.

After all, the loss of the troops in the camp this time is quite large, but at least the system can be maintained to retreat for potential success. In contrast, those local troops or mixed troops who were left in Jiangdong for various reasons can only seek blessings for themselves.

However, in Liang Zan's eyes, the lack of these cluttered and uncoordinated people in Huainan may be a new opportunity to further integrate orders and concentrate their strength; at least the vacant territory and population, as well as corresponding official positions and prosecutors, can undoubtedly be made in other ways.

However, these subsequent plans and expectations cannot be openly appealed to the generals of the camp, such as Yu Gongchu and Yao Guili. For example, his nephew who is rich and high-spirited but still has some fantasy and expectation for the court.

Although he had many wives and concubines, he had all given birth to a daughter, but he had never had a son who could entrust his family business. Therefore, he might rely on his recent nephew Liang Zaimu to inherit his family and surname in the future.

Thinking of this, he immediately spoke to Liang Zaimu:

"I still have nothing to do with you here. If you leave a seat for you in this batch of ferries, you can board and leave."

Among the crowds in the distance, some people were also looking at the movements of Liang Zan:

"This old thief is really cautious and never gives people the opportunity to get too close. So the planning of sneak attacks on crossbows is probably difficult to implement."

The team squatting on the ground, Li Hanran whispered to the left and right.

"In addition, the closer we get to the ferry of Yanziji, the more careful the inspection and patrol, there are also several methods of refusing horses and wooden fences that block and isolate them. With our hands, we may not go deeper."

"If we just burn a few cars and horses on the periphery and chop some people to create some noise, we are afraid that there will be no storm, but it will reveal our own actions. We have to find another opportunity."

As a pursuer from Dantu City, after being repelled by the anti-ambushing method of the Huainan Army's broken rear troops, he was not in a hurry to return to the camp. Instead, he changed into Huainan soldiers' robes and uniforms with more than a dozen gathered comrades, and sneaked into the large group of troops by the river nearby, hoping to find an opportunity to do something.

Just when they were at a loss, they seemed to have all their wishes come true. Suddenly, several generals came over from the crowd, pointing and shouting loudly.

"This brother,"

After hearing this, Li Hanran called out in a skillful Danyang accent similar to Jiangbei Huaiyang dialect.

"Is there anything wrong,"

One of the generals stopped suddenly and looked at him with vigilance.

"Does it take people to help me? We all have the strength, please help me..."

Li Hanran pretended to be humble and smiled:

"What do you mean?. Could it be that you still want to get into the inner camp? Now you are not bad for those who want to get on the boat.. Don't be foolish about it."

The general laughed.

"No, we are so hungry that we just want to have a place to eat for the sake of the villagers."

Li Hanran said with a wry smile.

"Oh, then which movie is yours belonging to? What about your general?..."

The other party's face was then Kuanwen came down and asked immediately:

"I am the first step of the second regiment of the 2nd Regiment of the Left Wing Third Battalion under the command of the governor of Qin (Yan) of the State and I am following Xiao Du Duwei. Unfortunately, I was disbanded in Jurong City, and only we ran out."

Li Hanran suddenly collapsed and said.

"Then you come with me..."

The general's eyes turned a few times, then carefully looked at his whole body before reassuring.

After a while, Li Hanran and several selected people gathered together among the crowds that were temporarily gathered, carrying large bags of things, and staggering towards the ferry boats on the riverside while they were constantly traveling back and forth.

Among them, there were cages filled with various gold and silver utensils, bags filled with various luxurious clothes and exquisite women's dresses, and more were baskets filled with various copper coins; while Li Hanran carried several dead silk cloths.

This was done until the evening, and he was so busy that he was sweating and weak, and only got a few pieces of rotten dried biscuits that he had been fucked overnight; but he also got the opportunity to get close to the riverside as he wished.

However, as the sky was dark, they were driven out again; they each found a place outside the wooden fence and the horse, leaning against each other and slept for a night. Then, they were awakened by a cry of crying in the dark dew.

This time, a group of young women tied their hands with ropes, all of whom were dressed in disheveled clothes and their temples were dragged and sluggishly, and were staggering towards the ferry on the shore.

The Taiping soldiers around Li Hanran couldn't help but feel a little angry and dissatisfied; after all, the Taiping soldiers were always educated by the people who were deeply loved and protected, but they were suppressed by him:

"Don't be impulsive. It's useless to rely on us alone. We should put big things first."
Chapter completed!