Ever since Peng Yulin's arrival and the successful establishment of the navy, Xiangyong had taken on a new look. Every single day, Zeng Guofan went to perform
Wu Ping, on every double day, he went to Shiguzui and saw Lu Yong trained by Ta and Luo and Shui Yong trained by Peng and Yang. In the field,
Swords and spears flashed, and the sound of killing shook the sky. On the river surface, flags were dazzling, and warships were like shuttles. The two troops on land and water were mighty and majestic. Zeng Guofan was in a good mood.
And share the joy. These days, Zeng Guofan and Kang Fu would play each other every night. Kang Fu taught Zeng Guofan the secret methods passed down from his ancestors one by one.
Zeng Guofan had made great progress in chess. That night, Zeng Guofan and Kang Fu were playing chess with the Kang family's ancestral Yunzi, Peng Yu.
Lin, Luo Ze Nan, and the others watched from the side.
Just as they were in the midst of playing, a water brave man rushed into the door and reported,"Lord Zeng, Chief Peng, there's a thief on the river that ambushed me.
President Yang was leading his men to fight with them.”
Zeng Guofan quickly threw the chess piece away and said to Peng Yulin,"Let's go to the riverside to take a look."
After saying that, the two of them brought a few followers and rode fast horses, running towards the stone drum mouth river.
In the dark night, the river was brightly lit. Seven or eight water dragons surrounded a huge civilian ship.
The sacks were filled with Xiang Yong's rations. The brave warriors on the fast crabs held knives in one hand and fire in the other.
They shouted at the same time. Some people jumped onto the civilian boats and fought with the people on board. On the river, there are two heads in the water
up and down his face. Zeng Guofan came to the shore and immediately ordered four or five long dragons to be opened. He ordered them to make sure that all the people on the civilian ship were gone.
He was captured. About half an hour later, Yang Zaifu came out of the water, grabbed another man's hair with one hand, and dragged him to the shore.
At the side. It was already winter, and Yang Zaifu was shivering with cold after coming out of the water. When Zeng Guofan looked at the man, he saw that his face was pale as if he had died.
It's okay. Zeng Guofan asked Yang Zaifu to enter the cabin to change his clothes and ordered him to drink a few more mouthfuls of white wine. He also asked someone to take out a set of dry clothes for the man to change into.
It was over. Then, he walked into the cabin and personally interrogated a group of thieves who had been caught. There were 16 thieves in total. They confessed that they were living in a house.
The person who came to steal the military rations was the one who was pushed out of the water by Yang Zaifu. His name was Shen Mingbiao.
Shen Mingbiao was brought up. This man was nearly forty years old, tall and sturdy, fierce and ferocious. When he saw Zeng Guofan, he knelt down on both knees.
"I, Shen Mingbiao, failed to recognize Mount Tai and offended Your Excellency. I am willing to accept Your Excellency's punishment." The strong man who captured me in the water
I admire your skill. If you don't mind that I'm a thief, I'm willing to serve you.”
"What other skills do you have besides stealing?" Zeng Guofan asked.”
Shen Mingbiao smiled bitterly and said,"Sir, stealing isn't my skill. It's just that these days, my brothers have taken responsibility."
If we don't have anything to do, the young and old in the family will be so hungry that their bellies are stuck to their backs. We are jealous of the food in Daren's army. Sir, we were forced to do so.
Dried. I, Shen Mingbiao, was also General Guan Tianpei's general commander ten years ago and knew a thing or two about water warfare. On the river, one
With the saber in my hand, I didn't care about the 20 - 30 men. On the surface of the water, the name of my Shen Mingbiao was mentioned, Boatmen.
Everyone knows."
Yang Zaifu said from the side,"This kid is quite capable. More than a dozen brothers were beaten into the water by him." Even the effort under water comes
Alright."
Zeng Guofan stroked his long beard and thought with his triangular eyes slightly closed. This Shen Mingbiao was clearly a pirate on the Xiangjiang River.
People like the Three Heroes. This kind of person has no moral integrity. If you let him be the leader, he will break the military discipline and make a group of people
If he was just an ordinary brave man, who could control him? If you don't want it, this person is brave and has some kung fu.
It was a pity that his skills were buried when he was using people. Especially when Guan Tianpei's general manager, this made Zeng Guofan even more moved.
Heart. Zeng Guofan had always admired Guan Tianpei. He had been a general under Commander Guan, so he was not a very incompetent person. Retract.
Or not? Zeng Guofan hesitated. Peng Yulin said,"Sir, even if this kind of rat thief has some strengths, it's still better to use it as a weapon."
It was better not to use it, as it would ruin the atmosphere of the military camp in the future and cause more harm.”
Yang Zaifu saw that Zeng Guofan was silent and said,"Daren, Brother Xueqin's words are indeed reasonable, but in Zaifu's opinion, this…
People can still be used. I've fought with him for an hour, no matter if it's on water or underwater, few people in the Xiang Yong Navy can match him.
Yes. Moreover, using people is like using tools. Use their strengths and avoid their shortcomings. The main thing is whether they can control them well or not.”
Zeng Guofan nodded repeatedly. Yang Zaifu's point of view was exactly the same as his. He thought to himself, Yang Zaifu may be young,
Light, he really had the bearing of a general. Zeng Guofan opened his eyes and smiled at Yang Zaifu. Then he turned his face and looked at Shen with a dignified expression.
After a long time, Ming Biao scolded," Shen Ming Biao, you took the lead in stealing my Xiang Yong army's rations. You've committed a capital crime. Do you know that?"!”
Shen Mingbiao kowtowed. Please spare my life."
Zeng Guofan shouted,"You are a thief. I shouldn't have taken you in, lest you break my camp rules." The headquarters pities you
"You have a skill. The country is currently in need of people. I'm thinking for the country and taking into account President Yang's face, I'll accept you. sent
You will be in Chief Yang's camp. From now on, I must obey President Yang's orders and honestly turn over a new leaf and contribute to the country. I've made a contribution.
If you repeat your old illness, you will be punished for both crimes, and the military law of the headquarters will not allow it! Go!"
Seeing Zeng Guofan accept him, Shen Mingbiao couldn't help but kowtow. After getting up, he kowtowed twice in front of Yang Zaifu.
Head. Zeng Guofan ordered the thieves to be punished with ten strokes of the cane before being released. Shen Ming had no wife and children, so he said a few words to his brothers.
After saying goodbye, he didn't go back and stayed on the boat that night.
From then on, Shen Mingbiao became a water warrior in Yang Zaifu's 2nd Battalion. Shen Mingbiao was very grateful for Yang Zaifu's kindness.
He was respectful to him and worked hard during training. In addition, he was very good at water warfare. Soon, Yang Zaifu promoted him.
One is called Shi Chang. Shen Mingbiao secretly summoned another twenty to thirty boat people leaders to join Yang Zaifu. Yang Zaifu was born in a humble family, so he was naturally very proud.
He was familiar with the personalities of the boatmen on the water and knew that most of them were brave and unconstrained. Not only could he tolerate Shen Mingbiao, but he could also recruit him.
The brothers who came all had strong martial arts skills, and Yang Zaifu had heard of some of them during the rehearsal, so he was familiar with them.
Welcome. This group of people also followed Yang Zaifu wholeheartedly. A month later, Yang Zaifu promoted Shen Mingbiao to be a sentinel. Shen Mingbiao
He was Yang ZaiFu's advisor and offered all the skills he learned in Guan Tianpei's navy to assist Yang ZaiFu in training.
Practice. Yang Zaifu's 2nd navy unit had indeed improved very quickly, outshining the rest of the three navy units. The other two battalions weren't willing to fall behind.
An atmosphere of chasing each other appeared in the division. Xiang Jiang had always been calm and gentle, like a lady waiting to be married.
At night, he was filled with killing intent and looked like a warrior who was ready to go to war. Zeng Guofan saw the three battalions of sailors steaming
At this time, he received the 200,000 taels of silver raised by Guo Songtao in Xiangyin, so he simply followed Lu Yong's system and also built ten.
A battalion. As soon as the notice was posted, the recruits came in droves. At that time, the common people were poor and had no way out. A year of suffering
The moon greatly reduced one's attachment to life and made one less afraid of death. In any case, there was not much difference between life and death. They thought:
Although it was easy for the army to die on the battlefield, after eating for a few days and drinking a few good wines, it was worth it even if they died.
It was unknown if he would make a fortune on the battlefield. If the graves of their ancestors were buried well, perhaps an officer could be killed and bring glory to their ancestors.
To receive the glory and wealth of the world. In less than half a month, the navy had built another seven battalions. Together with the original three, there were ten battalions in total. There weren't enough warships,
Zeng Guofan then entrusted Huang Mian to build another shipyard in Xiangtan, to renovate civilian ships day and night, and to build new ships. And sent people to Guangdong to buy
Buy foreign cannons. Zeng Guofan was particularly fond of the ten battalions of navy, and Peng Yulin and Yang Zaifu were the battalion officers he had personally promoted.
He could be said to be a true confidant. Zeng Guofan put most of his attention on the navy. He even thought that the 10 Battalions of navy was the only way to get the 10 Battalions of navy.
They were the real Zeng Army.
Just as Peng Yulin, Yang Zaifu, and the others were commanding the ten battalions of navy on the Xiangjiang River, they followed the Long Snake Formation and Fangcheng Formation that Zhou Yu had created back then.
When the Taiping Army's Western Expedition Army was on the Yangtze River, they were able to use formations such as the Eight Trigrams Formation and the other formations.
An had achieved brilliant results. On the battlefield in Anhui, the Wing King Shi Dakai was in charge of the overall situation in Anqing. He first conquered Jixian Pass, Tongcheng,
Shucheng, to help the Tuanlian minister, the Ministry of Works Shilang Lv Xianji defeated suicide; Then came the recovery of Luzhou, and the new governor of Anhui, Jiang Zhongyuan, voted.
He drowned himself in water. On the battlefield in Jiangxi, after his uncle Lai Hanying occupied Hukou, his warship entered Poyang Lake and conquered Nankang Prefecture. then
Hukou, Jiujiang changed their flags, and successively captured Fengcheng, Ruizhou, Raozhou, Leping, Fuliang, killed the city guarding officials. Commander Shi Xiangzhen
The army entered Hubei from Jiangxi to the west and recovered Wuxue, Tianjia Town and Qizhou. Zhang Liangji was demoted by decree, and Wu Wen, the new governor of Huguang, was appointed.
Wang Rong died in the city 20 miles outside Huangzhou Prefecture. The victorious soldiers of the Western Expedition Army once again surrounded Hubei Province from both land and water.
Wuchang.
(End of Chapter 5)
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