After learning that Zuo Zongtang's main army had been washed away by the flood and then attacked by the Han army, Liu Jintang, who was stationed in Dapu City, was very anxious.
Zuo Zongtang was not only his superior, but also his good teacher and friend. He could not sit by and watch the other party be annihilated.
Therefore, after the rain stopped, Liu Jintang immediately led 10,000 troops to Sanhe Town, trying to rescue Zuo Zongtang and the 20,000 captured soldiers from the hands of the Han army!
Lin Yu could only express his admiration for the other party's courage!
The courage to die!
"Lord, Liu Jintang is a general under my command. He is very brave and loyal to me. He is a rare talent. Why don't you let me write a letter to him and persuade him to surrender?”
On one side was his new master, and on the other side was his trusted general.
Zuo Zongtang was caught in the middle and felt like he was in a dilemma. After seeing the equipment advantage of the Han army, he already had a deep understanding of the strength of the Han army.
In his opinion, Liu Jintang bringing his 10,000 vanguard troops to challenge him was no different from sending himself to his death!
Therefore, he hoped to persuade the other party to surrender and save this talent, as well as reduce unnecessary casualties.
"Well, you can try, but I don't think he will believe you!”
Lin Yu said indifferently. He had learned from the information he had obtained previously.
This Liu Jintang was indeed a talent. He was very good at fighting and had his own opinions.
It was difficult for such a person to completely believe Zuo Zongtang's letter of persuasion.
After all, notes could be forged. In his opinion, it was hard to say whether Zuo Zongtang wrote the letter himself or whether the Han army found someone to imitate it!
After Zuo Zongtang left, he immediately wrote a letter to persuade Liu Jintang to surrender. In the letter, he introduced his current situation and described in detail the strength of the Han army. He advised Liu Jintang not to go against the Han army because that would be the way to die. At the end of the letter, Zuo Zongtang invited Liu Jintang to lead an uprising and join the Han army.
After the letter was delivered to the Chu army's general, Liu Jintang, he took a look and sneered.
"Do the rebel army think that they can deceive me with such methods? Aren't you underestimating me too much!"
As expected, when he saw the contents of the letter, he did not believe it at all.
Even if this letter was really written by Zuo Zongtang, he must have been forced to write it under the threat of the enemy.
Thinking of this, Liu Jintang could not sit still anymore!
He felt that he had to take immediate action to save his mentor who had promoted and nurtured him!
"Pass down the order. The army will advance quickly to eliminate the rebel army and rescue the commander!”
The rapid advance of the Chu army immediately attracted the attention of the Han army. The Han army immediately withdrew four regiments and a force of 10,000 people. They gathered on the road from Dapu City to Sanhe Town and prepared to fight the enemy!
"This subordinate failed to persuade you to surrender. Please punish me, Lord!”
Not only did Liu Jintang not listen to his advice, but he also personally led his army over.
Zuo Zongtang's face was burning as if he had been slapped in the face. He felt very apologetic.
His lord trusted him so much, but he couldn't even handle a small matter properly. Instead, he had caused trouble for his lord…
"This matter is not your fault. It is normal for him to not believe your letter. Instead of blaming himself, why don't you introduce the Chu army's combat methods to the generals?”
Lin Yu waved his hand, not blaming him.
He didn't have any hope of persuading Liu Jintang to surrender. If the other party wanted to fight, he would just accompany him.
Moreover, this battle was very important to the Han army. It could even be said to be necessary!
Although the main force of the Chu army had been wiped out, it was not caused by the Han army's attack, but by the flood.
Therefore, in the eyes of many Chu soldiers, they were very unconvinced by the Han army!
What kind of hero is using the flood to ambush us?
If you have the ability, let's fight openly!
And now, the Han army had really fulfilled their wish.
The Chu army's twenty thousand prisoners of war were a good source of soldiers. The Han army would definitely continue to expand.
It would be a waste to leave the 20,000 soldiers at hand. Hence, after Lin Yu captured the 20,000 prisoners of war, he began to plot against them.
However, if he wanted them to truly be loyal to the Han army, he would not be able to do it just by modifying the prisoner of war camp.
He also had to let them fully and clearly understand the strength of the Han army and make them convinced!
The best way to prove one's strength was to defeat the enemy openly on the battlefield!
Liu Jintang's 10,000 men were the best opponents. Through this battle, these captured Chu soldiers would realize the strength of the Han army.
In that case, it would be much easier to transform them!
Obviously, Zuo Zongtang understood this point, so he did not blame himself anymore.
"The Chu army, or rather, the Qing army's main combat methods are similar!”
"Under normal circumstances, when the army is in formation, they can use cannons to suppress the enemy's position. Then, they can bombard the enemy's center and send cavalry to charge from the two wings.”
Zuo Zongtang didn't hold anything back and told him the tactics of the Chu army in detail.
There was nothing to hide about this kind of thing. Besides, it was not like Lin Yu did not have capable people around him.
Zuo Zongtang had long recognized that there were many old generals of the Taiping Army on the Han Army's side.
For example, the general standing next to Lin Yu was none other than the important general of the Taiping Army, Li Xiucheng.
For a veteran general like Li Xiucheng, lying would definitely not fool the other party's eyes!
Hearing Zuo Zongtang's words, Lin Yu glanced at Lee Xiucheng, who nodded slightly.
Previously, when they fought against the Xiang, Chu, and Huai armies, the other side had indeed used such a tactic. Zuo Zongtang had not lied to them.
"Since that's the case, then let's use the combat method your army is best at to defeat your army!”
" Let's go!" Lin Yu said with a smile." Bring out the prisoners of war from the camp and let them see how we defeated their comrades!"”
Weren't the captives unconvinced?
Then I'll beat you until you're convinced!
……
"Hmph, the rebel army is indeed a motley crew. Their formation is obviously imitating our army, but they are not proficient in the art and have only learned a little!”
On the Chu army's side, Liu Jintang sneered in his heart when he saw the Han army's formation.
"General, that flag seems to be the flag of the rebel general!”
Liu Jintang's soldiers saw Lin Yu's flag and said to Liu Jintang at the hillside not far away.
"Marshal is also there!"
Someone even saw Zuo Zongtang!
When Liu Jintang heard that Zuo Zongtang was also here, he immediately felt that this was a good opportunity, so he raised his arms and shouted,"
"Children, charge with me, defeat the enemy and save the marshal!”
Seeing that the Chu army had begun to charge, Lin Yu's lips curled into a cold smile.
"The show is starting!"
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