Not long after Deng Shaoliang entered the city, the commander of Suining Town, He Chun, was transferred from Guangxi to Changsha.
Then, Qin Dingsan, the commander of Zhenyuan Town in Guizhou Province, Wang Jialin, the commander of Hebei Town in Henan Province, and Kailong 'a, the first-class bodyguard of the vice-commander, all arrived.
He was transferred to Changsha one after another. Zhang Liangji also rushed to Changsha to replace Luo Bingzhang as the governor of Hunan. Changsha City has increased by four or five thousand
Soldiers! The officials in the city heaved a sigh of relief. However, they were all transferred from various places in a hurry, and their discipline was lax. And make Zhang
Liangji was worried that with so many soldiers coming in at once, where would they get their pay? These Green Camp soldiers who were transferred into the city,
He openly declared,"I am here to defend the city with my life. If you don't take out the silver, I won't let you guard the city." Lost in Changsha City
It's none of my damn business!"
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zhang Liangji and Pan Duo discussed and decided to increase the daily salary of each soldier guarding the city from the original three silver coins to
Five coins a day, and the officers would pay double.
After some calculation, the additional salary, military fire, horses, and armor and staff would cost him five thousand taels of silver every day. these
Where did the silver come from? Zhang Liangji encountered a problem as soon as he took office. He had a long face all day long, but he had no good idea. He could only take the vassal Kulifan
Take out all the silver that you can use and cash it for ten days to half a month first.
After Silver Pass was taken down, the Green Army soldiers who came to rescue Changsha were a little more energetic. There are many soldiers on the city wall, and the foot of the patrol
He quickened his pace. The Taiping Country Army had also stopped their attacks in the past few days. Xiao Chaogui sent someone to tell the news of the increase in reinforcements in the city.
The Heavenly King and the Eastern King, who were leading a large army to Changsha, requested for 10,000 brothers to be sent as reinforcements. Before reinforcements arrive
The Taiping Country soldiers quickly built fortifications and moved grain. The battle in Changsha City was temporarily calm.
Once the war stopped, the soldiers in the city who had been recruited from all over the world would start to stir up trouble. For a few days, the city was robbed.
Robberies, rapes, and murders continued to occur, and most of them were done by the soldiers from other provinces who had been paid to not fight. Zhang Liangji
He repeatedly asked the generals to strictly control their subordinates, but they could not come up with any effective methods. It was not that he could not punish the perpetrator severely, but
Could he do that at a time like this? Once a mutiny was triggered, the consequences would be unimaginable! Zhang Liangji, Luo Raodian, Pan Duo only have the sky
Heaven divided his forces and personally patrolled, hoping to reduce the commotion in the city.
On this day, Zhang Liangji came out of the provincial governor's office, passed through another village, and arrived at Gongyuan Street. The Gongyuan Street was originally the busiest in Changsha City.
In the past, there were rows of shops and merchants from all over the world, but now most of the shops were closed and the people on the street were in a hurry.
He was afraid that if he walked slowly, he would be stabbed by someone. What often came into view were those drunken eyes and slung pendants
Swords, reinforcements with Guizhou, Henan, Shaanxi, and Hubei accents. When people saw these CEOs, it was as if they had seen the God of Plagues.
He avoided it. Zhang Liangji couldn't help but frown.
At the end of Examination Hall Street was East Main Street, and at the end of East Main Street was Little Wu Gate. When Zhang Liangji arrived at Little Wu Sect, his eyes suddenly lit up.
What he saw was a completely different scene. The market was orderly and the city walls were clear. The guards of the Little Wu Gate entered and exited in opposition.
The people who came out checked carefully. Zhang Liangji remembered that the area around Little Wu Gate was originally guarded by Chu Yong, led by the Shaanxi Prefect Jiang Zhongyuan.
It was as if he had seen the Fine Willow Camp written in the history books here. He sighed in his heart. Jiang Zhongyuan was truly a talented general!
When he was acting governor of Yungui, Zhang Liangji had heard the name of Jiang Zhongyuan who fought in Guangxi many times, so he paid attention to it.
Inquire. He knew that Jiang Zhongyuan was from Xinning, Hunan Province, and his name was Minqiao. In his early years, he was a playboy who liked to do evil deeds. Later, he changed his name and returned to the evil world.
He is very faithful. When he participated in the exam in the capital, he had escorted his friend's coffin back to his hometown twice, not afraid of the long distance, rain and dew.
Wind and frost, good beginning and good end. At that time, Zeng Guofan also loved to help the poor in the capital, especially writing elegiac couplets for others. Therefore, the scholars in the capital were middle-class
Two lines of limerick were passed down: "On behalf of the coffin Jiang Min Qiao, Bao wrote the elegiac couplet Zeng Disheng."”Because of this, Zeng Guofan and Jiang Zhongyuan became good friends.
He also predicted that he would establish himself in the world with fame in the future and would eventually die with integrity. When Zeng Guofan ascended the throne of Emperor Xianfeng, he recommended it to the court.
Jiang Zhongyuan was one of the six talents. It was precisely because of Jiang Zhongyuan's fame that when the Jintian incident occurred, Sai Shanga was ordered to serve him.
When he sent a minister to supervise the military affairs of Guangxi, he asked him to come out and praise the military affairs of Xiang. At this time, Jiang Zhongyuan was the magistrate of Xiushui County, Zhejiang Province.
He lived in Xinning. Therefore, Jiang Zhongyuan recruited 500 brave men in Xinning, known as "Chu Yong", and they were subordinate to Vice Commander Wu Lantai. Xianfeng Year 10
In January, Saishang 'a commanded ten battalions of Qing soldiers to surround Yong' an. Guangxi Governor Xiang Rongtong North Road, Wulantai Tong South Road. Xiang Rong's advisor
"Since ancient times, when besieging a city, a corner should be missing, otherwise the battle of a trapped beast cannot be stopped.”Xiang Rong listened to his aides and surrounded the northern side.
There is a door in the middle. When Jiang Zhongyuan heard this, he hurriedly sent a letter to Xiang Rong, strongly remonstrating with the lack of a corner of the division, and asked Xiang Rong to surround it. Xiang Rongbu
As a result, the Taiping Army broke out of Yongan North Gate. By the time Xiang Rong understood, it was already too late. In February, Hong Xiuquan captured
Quanzhou, take advantage of the rising Xiang water, from the waterway into Hunan. Jiang Zhongyuan led Chu Yong to the Coir raincoat ferry in Quanzhou. Here the Xiang River is narrow,
There were many trees on both sides of the river. Jiang Zhongyuan cut down trees to build a weir and blocked the river, causing the Taiping Army to suffer heavy losses in the battle of Coir Yidu. Almost all the ships were destroyed.
He was burned to death, and Feng Yunshan, the king of the south, was shot to death. This battle was the first great victory since the Qing Dynasty fought against the Taiping Army.
Jiang Zhongyuan's name spread throughout the country, and Zeng Guofan also learned of his good name.
"I've been in Changsha for half a month, but I didn't come to visit Jiang Zhongyuan earlier.”Zhang Liangji said in his heart.
When Zhang Liangji was about to arrive at Little Wu Gate, Jiang Zhongyuan had already been informed by his personal guards and personally went to the end of East Main Street to welcome him.
"Lord Zhongcheng has arrived.”Jiang Zhongyuan greeted respectfully.
"General Jiang is too polite. Liang Ji has long heard of the general's fame far and wide, today to see the general's rich talent, life's wish is satisfied.”Zhang Liang Ji Wei
She smiled as she sized up Jiang Zhongyuan. Seeing that he was in his forties, she liked him from the bottom of her heart.
"This humble servant is just a humble person in Xiangzhong. I am ashamed to accept your reward!”
"Liang Ji went from You Yi Village to East Main Street early in the morning. Everywhere he went, it was chaotic. Under the rule of the general, the weather is different, as if
He came to Fine Willow Camp and met Zhou Yafu.”
Zhang Liangji grabbed Jiang Zhongyuan's hand and laughed.
"Milord, you flatter me! Please come in and have some tea."
Jiang Zhongyuan invited Zhang Liangji into a barracks that had been renovated from a small store. Jiang Zhongyuan had long heard that Zhang Liangji was an official.
A rare clean official. At that time, Lin Zexu was demoted to Xianghe affairs because of the burning of opiates. At that time, Zhang Liangji was following Wang Ding to manage the river. A river
Bian quietly sent three thousand taels of silver to Zhang Liangji. Zhang Liangji refused to accept it, but he didn't make it public. But Lin Zexu didn't
Yes, he secretly noted it down in the manual. Later, Zhang Liangji was promoted to Yongchang prefect, Lin Zexu was recalled from Xinjiang and awarded Yungui Governor.
Passing Yongchang, Zhang Liangji paid his respects to Lin Zexu. Lin Zexu was very happy to see Zhang Liangji. He specially took out the manual and told him,
Zhang, a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, refused the river Bian privately sent three thousand taels of silver. Zhang Da was shocked, and he was especially impressed by Lin. Later, Lin Xiangdao's light was exhausted
He strongly recommended Zhang. From then on, Zhang Liangji rose step by step and became a governor in a few years. Jiang Zhongyuan respected his superior. He invited Zhang Liangji
He sat down and personally offered a cup of tea."Daren didn't mind the fatigue and personally went to patrol everywhere.”
Zhang Liangji thought that he could use this opportunity to discuss the next step of the war with Jiang Zhongyuan. Therefore, he said in an extremely sincere manner,
"Liangji has just come to your village and is not familiar with the situation. Today's situation is extremely dangerous. General, it's not just the people of Xiang.
He is also a rare general in our country. Liang Ji wants to have a long talk with the general, hoping that the general will tell me the way to defeat the enemy, not stingy to enlighten me.”
"It's my duty to protect our homeland," Jiang Zhongyuan replied.
You came to Changsha at this critical time, and the people of Sanxiang were all grateful and happy. I'll do my best to ask you today
If you know, you can offer the truth of the grass."
Zhang Liangji said,"At present, the false Western King Xiao Chaogui and the false Wing King Shi Dakai have camped in the south of the city with more than 5,000 people. They have attacked the city several times.
The city wall is high and thick, and the soldiers are loyal to their lives. For the time being, they have not succeeded. However, Long Hair's reinforcements were about to arrive and threatened to capture Changsha.
The soldiers were also afraid. If they did not think of a good plan, the fall of Changsha City would not be far away.”
Jiang Zhongyuan replied," It has been two years since Long Hair rebelled. The imperial court has spent as much as 20 million yuan on this. However, from Guangxi to Hunan,
People do not have a firm ambition, the land is very difficult to build a strong city, the government and the people are all disappointed. I've been in the army for the past year. I'm deeply impressed by the poor generals and soldiers of the Green Camp.
The law is not strict, the order is not uniform, the heart is not uniform, the tactics are poor, so that the long hair sitting on the momentum rampant and heartbroken. Your humble servant thinks, Long Hair
It wasn't enough to destroy them, but the current situation was caused by the general's panic.
The Book of War says,"If you don't know the terrain, you can't send troops."'The geographical advantage is not only the dangerous place where the mountains and rivers are determined according to the historical records, but also the trace of the enemy's invasion.
Take precautions first, observe the situation of the enemy's division and alliance, and then distinguish them from afar. Even if it is a narrow road and a few feet high hill, the situation is in the place where we must fight for it, and the opportunity cannot be missed.
Lost. However, in the past two years, our army has been careless in guarding important places and has made mistakes in taking advantage of opportunities. It is really difficult to point out the mistakes. In the battle of Coir raincoat ferry in Quanzhou, the enemy's front has been stopped.
Defeat, should have even camped in the east of the river, cut off the thief's right arm. In the battle of Daozhou, the rebel army was originally isolated. We should station troops at Qiliqiao to prevent the rebel army from fleeing eastward. In these two battles
Without losing the geographical advantage, once Long Hair entered Hunan, he could be put to death. Changsha was besieged this time because of the loss of land and profit. If in Changsha
In the east, the area between Langli City and Huilongtang would be heavily guarded, and Long Hair would not appear under Changsha City. If there is a branch stationed on the peak of the wonderful mountain
The high ground outside the south gate would not be taken by Long Hair. Once these two places lost their advantages, the situation would change from active to passive.”
Jiang Zhongyuan's words made sense to Zhang Liangji, but it also made him even more worried.
Seeing Zhang Liangji's gloomy face, Jiang Zhongyuan changed the topic.""However, Milord need not worry. Long Hair's arrogance is arrogant
Zhang, but I don't think they'll be able to break Changsha in a short time.”
Zhang Liangji's spirits were lifted, and he hurriedly said,"General, please understand."”
Jiang Zhongyuan said," Ever since the battle, our army has been at a disadvantage. It's not that we are lacking in strength, but that the commander has made a mistake. As long as
Changing the current passive situation of the enemy attacking and us defending, there would be a turning point in the war. I suggest that only a small number of troops be left to defend the city.
The men and horses pulled out of the city and fought with Long Hair outside the city and even in the suburbs. This way, the pressure in the city would be greatly reduced. Changsha's current military strength
13,000 to 14,000, he should lead 10,000 people out of the city. General He had the strongest troops, with his 3,000 elite soldiers camped outside the east gate. General Qin led 20,000 soldiers.
One thousand men will camp outside the west gate. General Kailong 'a will lead two thousand men to camp outside the north gate. I am willing to lead five hundred Chu soldiers and two thousand five hundred green soldiers.
Brothers, let's face the enemy head-on."
After saying that, Jiang Zhongyuan walked to the Changsha topographic map hanging on the wall and pointed at the map." Sir, please take a look. This is Chengnan Sky."
The Heart Pavilion was another high point in Changsha City. Powerful firepower should be set up here to control the area outside the south gate. The one in Changsha City weighs 5,000 jin
The cannon king must be moved here in a few days. Opposite the Heaven's Will Pavilion was Cai Gong's Tomb, which could block the southeast side. Here is
Sun Tzu's so-called 'fight for land'. Miaogao Peak is also fighting for land. Unfortunately, it has been occupied by Long Hair. This place cannot be lost again. I'll set up camp in Cai
The public grave, dig trenches, build fortresses, and long hair fight to the death. This is just a humble offer for your reference.”
Hearing Jiang Zhongyuan's words, Zhang Liangji was filled with admiration and said,""General, you're far superior to us in terms of troops. Just now I heard
The army is well-prepared and well-prepared. Liang Ji suddenly opened his eyes and swept away his worries for several days. A military meeting will be held in the future. According to the general's plan,
The situation would definitely change. Liangji also thought that he would need to take out thousands of troops from the four groups to intercept Long Hair.
Reinforcements, don't let them get close to Changsha.”
"Daren is very thoughtful. This is the best way to intercept reinforcements.”
"General, you are truly brilliant in deploying troops and looking at the overall situation. Liang Ji thought of Zhuge Liang in ancient times. He was in today's situation.
This is the best we can do."
"Milord, you are too kind. How dare I compare myself with Zhuge Liang? But now that you mention it, I remember someone
He told me that there are three bright lights in Hunan. If you get one bright light, Sanxiang can be cured. Have you heard of it?"
"I've never heard of it. Please elaborate, General. Although Liu Liangji could not compare with Liu Xuande in the past, he was willing to follow the example of his predecessors and pay a large sum of money to hire him.”
Jiang Zhongyuan slowly said,"Although the story of the Three Brights is circulated among the scholars in Hunan, most of them do not believe it, and I do not believe it either."
Three bright is old bright, small bright and now bright. Old Liang was Luo Zenan, and he was currently training in Xiangxiang. Xiao Liang is Liu Rong. Liu
Zhang Rong was a scholar in Xiangxiang. He was indifferent to fame and fortune, but he had a deep understanding of economics. Now I am Zuo Zongtang of Xiangyin."
As soon as Jiang Zhongyuan mentioned Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Liangji remembered that he had received a letter from Hu Linyi, the prefect of Liping, Guizhou Province, when he arrived in Changsha.
The letter strongly recommended Zuo Zongtang. Zhang Liangji remembered that the letter said,"This man is honest and upright, honest and loyal.
Gut is very different from the customs of the times. His chest is full of ancient and modern maps and art of war, which is the national chapter of this dynasty. He is practical and proficient in the current affairs. In addition to the visit, Dingmeng
Appreciation. Even if the plan is successful, it will not be rewarded, let alone secular interests.”If it was really as Hu Linyi said, then Zuo Zongtang
He could also be considered a genius of today. However, Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang were in-laws, so he was afraid that it was a little exaggerated. Whether to visit Zuo Zongtang or not, I haven't found the master yet.
Now was the time to listen to Jiang Zhongyuan's opinion. He said,"I've heard of Zuo Jigao of Xiangyin. Please continue, General."
Go down."
"Although this humble servant admires Old Liang and Little Liang, I privately think that these are just words that people use to decorate their beauty and cannot be compared to Gu Liang. independence
I admire this Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang was really a dragon among men. Although his fame was only one person, he had a lot of experience.
Wang Fu, talent is unparalleled, there are few people in the world. It is especially surprising that this person has been concentrating on the land for a long time, burying his head in military books, and the mountains and rivers of the world are as clear as fingers.
Palm, ancient and modern war, as familiar as family treasures. He is handsome and upright, and his spirit is heroic. Today's world is in turmoil, and it is this person who has made contributions.
Time." When Jiang Zhongyuan thought about how he was recommending a hero who could turn the world around to the ruler, he felt very proud.
"In the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang, Duke Lin Wenzhong returned to Fujian from Yunnan due to illness. When he passed by Changsha, he specially sent someone to help him."
Arrived at Liuzhuang, summoned Zuo Zongtang. That night, Wen Zhonggong and Zuo Zongtang talked about the past and the present. They stayed up all night until the rooster crowed.
At dawn, I reluctantly bid farewell. Wen Zhonggong was very impressed by him and was surprised to be a peerless genius.”
Zhang Liangji admired and appreciated Lin Zexu the most in his life. When he heard that Lin Zexu valued Zuo Zongtang so much, he couldn't help but be serious to Zuo Zongtang.
Cheers. He said," It seems that Zuo Zongtang is indeed talented, but I wonder how much worse he is compared to the general.”
Jiang Zhongyuan replied," What Zuo Zongtang has learned in his life is the knowledge of governing the country and helping the world. It's not the knowledge of seeking chapters and phrases, or the knowledge of only doing things."
Like a bird or a worm. As for comparing me with Zong Tang, this can be used in Xu Shu's ready-made words, really comparing an inferior horse to a strong horse.
Kirin, jackdaw with phoenix, less than one in a hundred.”
"General, you actually praise me so much. A few days ago, Hu Linyi also sent a letter to recommend me with all his strength.
How could he not think of the people of the country and invite Zuo Zongtang!”
Jiang Zhongyuan said,"Zuo Zongtang is a proud man, and he is afraid that no gold or silk can touch him."”
"Then what should we do?"
"It was Daren's sincerity that moved this person. This humble servant has a small plan, you can try it.”After saying that, Jiang Zhongyuan moved over.
He leaned into Zhang Liangji's ear and said something like that.
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