Chapter 306 The Second Manager of the Jingnan Palace
Not long after the Qing army set out, Suna rode to Tayinbu, pointed to him and said, "Sir Shenling, Xiaoqiu Village is ahead, and Lutou River is not far from this village."
Lutou River?
Tayinbu glanced at Suna and asked him: "Which is the Han army green camp in Guangzhou defeated by the Taiping gang?"
"At that time, the last one will be one step late, otherwise the Green Camp would not have been defeated so badly." Suna's face turned a little red as she said this.
The truth about the battle in Lutouhe can be hidden from those Han officials in Guangzhou City, and from Tayinbu?
Not only did Suna himself say that the flag soldiers below would also leak this matter, so Tayinbu knew that Suna was indeed as the general of the Han army general Biao said at that time. He was not one step late, but he did not dare to go forward to fight the Taiping Army at all, and led his flag soldiers back to Guangzhou without authorization.
"The responsibility for the day is not entirely on you. You have fewer people, but you have to use your life this time, otherwise you should not blame me for not remembering the friendship of the same flag!"
Tayinbu said coldly to Suna, knocked Suna for a while and ran to the front, asking the Han army to speed up, as long as they crossed the Lutou River, they were close to the destination's rolling stone slope.
The Han army was urging by the Manzhou people and couldn't help but speed up the marching. After half an hour, they arrived at Xiaoqiu Village, which had become ruins.
Tayinbu did not order a rest in Xiaoqiu Village, but continued to urge the entire army to advance towards Lutou River.
Perhaps because the battle on the banks of the Lutou River was too fierce that day, the more Suna went forward, the more uneasy he felt, and the scene of the day flashed repeatedly in her mind. She felt that something would happen if she continued like this, but she was afraid that Tayinbu would scold him for being timid in her fight. So she had to put this worry in her heart.
"Well!"
A guard who was exploring the way forward ran to the horse and tied the reins to hold the horse in a row, and reported to Ta Yinbu: "Report the leader, the water of the Lutou River ahead is very fast. You need to build a bridge to pass."
Tayinbu asked him: "Can the traces of Taipinggang be found?"
"There was no trace of the thief." The guard shook his head and said.
"You go and find where the nearest bridge is, and then you can get a reward."
After the guards drove away, Tayinbu ordered Suna: "If there is no bridge nearby, you can lead the Han army to find a way to build a floating bridge."
Suna left as he ordered.
Tayinbu asked Goshha to order the entire army to go to Lutou River to rest for an hour. He ordered the Han army and the Manchu soldiers to be very happy. They worked hard all the way. Guangdong was even more uncomfortable this day, so how could the men in the north stand it?
Since he could rest by the Lutou River, the Qing army almost got up. After walking a while further, two or three miles away from Lutou River, Tayinbu suddenly ordered the entire army to stop advancing.
"Sir, why don't you leave?"
Wang Shudehe, who was in front, came to ask Guoqing. Tayinbu pointed to the hills and dense forests on both sides of the official road in front and said to them: "The birds flying ahead are not scared. If the beasts do not move, it must be because someone hides."
Someone is hiding in the forest?
Wang Shude and Xiang Guoqing were shocked and followed the gesture of Tayinbu. Sure enough, the woods on both sides of the official road ahead were a bit strange.
"If someone hides in front of you, the guards must have discovered something." Wang Shude was a little confused.
He snatched him from the National Day, saying, "The terrain here is mostly hilly, forests, and terrain is also large. If someone really hides in the forest, how could the guards find it?"
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Ta Yinbu pondered for a moment and ordered Wang Shude and others: "You are leading the Han army to form a formation and strictly restrain it. Before we get our military orders, the Han army will not be allowed to go forward!"
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Wang Shude and Xiang Guoqing returned and notified Du Lutai of the news. When they heard that there might be ambushers in front of them, the Han army was in a panic and arranged in a row, each taking out the medicine and starting to load them.
"Is there really a Taiping Kou ambush in front?"
Gangtaa heard that there might be a Taiping ambush in the forest ahead, and he was not worried at all. Instead, he was eager to try and wanted to compete with the Taiping army now.
"My Lord Shenling, Taiping Kou set up an ambush in Lutou River last time. Military affairs are just a matter of fact. The last general thought that Taiping Kou would not be stupid enough to set an ambush in Lutou River again. Moreover, the main force of Taiping Kou is in Lingshan dozens of miles away. They don't know how to set an ambush in us? Feiwu is not shocked and the beasts are still moving. It may be the small group of Taiping Kou who attacked us yesterday."
Suna was a little suspicious of Tayinbu's judgment, and did not believe that the Taiping Army would be too stupid to set up another ambush in the same place, which was contrary to the way of using troops. Furthermore, unless the Taiping Army had wings, how could they run here from Lingshan dozens of miles away to set up an ambush?
"It's possible that you said, but,"
Tayinbu did not arbitrarily think that what Suna said was impossible, but he still said: "The Han people say that you should be careful to sail a thousand-year-old ship. No matter whether the Taiping Kou knows whether we are here or who are hiding in the forest ahead, we have to be careful. The terrain here is not as good as the northern land. If there are indeed ambushers, it is better to deal with it in the northern land and it is not conducive to our cavalry activities. So it is better to send people to investigate it clearly. So we should avoid the thief's sudden killing of the generals."
After hearing Tayinbu's words, Suna felt it was reasonable and stopped talking.
Tayinbu called a Goshha and ordered him to say, "Take people to the forest ahead and check it out to see if there are anyone in the forest. Go and go back quickly!"
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Nagoshha took the order and took a few people to run forward to meet the guards, and then divided them into two groups to explore the forest.
The forest is green, and the grass is either grass or branches. The grass is half a waist taller than the forest. In addition, the light in the forest is not brighter than outside the forest. How can the naked eye see clearly whether anyone is hiding there?
"Dropping off the horse and entering the forest, the two of them are together, be careful! The guards keep the two of them watching the horse!"
Seeing that he could not see clearly in the forest, Nagoshiha called his companion a few words. Hearing this, the soldiers of the state turned over and dismounted. The two men pulled out their swords and walked carefully into the forest. Two more guards outside the forest were holding their swords to carefully observe the movements around.
Several groups of Manzhou soldiers walked into the forest for more than ten feet but did not see anyone. They looked at each other and wanted to leave the forest to report. However, the two Manzhou soldiers who were exploring in the forest on the right turned around, but suddenly heard the sound of branches being crushed from the grass behind them.
Someone!
The two Manzhou soldiers were shocked and waved their swords to look back, but saw countless heads poking out from the grass halfway high. When they looked again, they were shocked. All of them were holding muskets in their hands. The black muzzles were facing them with scattered.
"Taipingbang!"
The Manzhou soldiers shouted in dismay, and the Taiping Army's unchecked heads were very clear. With his shout, the Manzhou soldiers in the forest discovered the Taiping Army.
The sound of a "bang bang" gun sounded, and several Manzhou soldiers were killed on the spot before they could even make a sound.
The sound of guns broke through the sky and resounded in everyone's ears.
"If you have an ambush, go back quickly to report the news!"
When Nagoshiha was shot, he shouted hard at Lin Wai. He didn't need to shout at this time. The two guards who looked at the horses also knew what was going on.
The two guards turned over and got on the horse. They were about to run back with a snatch of the horse's belly, but more than a dozen Taiping cavalry suddenly rushed out of the forest and rushed towards them.
The cavalry of the Taiping Counterattack!
The morale of the two guards suddenly declined. No matter how brave they were, they could not deal with more than a dozen enemies who were also on the horse at once.
"Run!"
The two guards did not dare to stop at all, and they threw the whip on the horse's belly and were about to run back. Unfortunately, they were one step slower. As soon as the cavalry under their crotch started running, the Taiping Army cavalry behind rushed up. When they were still dozens of meters away, the Taiping Army in the front aimed at them with the three-eyed guns seized from the Han army flag.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With a few guns, the two guards fell from the horse.
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On a low hillside in the distance, Zhou Shixiang kept watching the movements of the Qing army. After the sound of the guns, Qin Zhisheng turned his head and said, "Military Commander, the Qing army has discovered us."
"It's just that they can discover it, and not let them find out that we are here, how can we call an ambush?" Zhou Shixiang smiled on his face, and he was not upset at all because the Qing army had seen through the ambush of the Taiping Army.
"We have been waiting for them here for a day. To be honest, if Tayinbu doesn't come, I wonder if he has gone in other directions. Fortunately, he has come in the end! The Military Information Department has made great contributions this time, and Zhang Anju has made great contributions. I want to reward him heavily!"
Zhou Shixiang was in a good mood. If Zhang An had not sent Tayinbu in time, he would have been hidden by the Qing army in his bones. Maybe he was still building a defense line in Lingshan Town. After the battle started, he was surprised to find that the Qing army had already seized his way of retreat and could not escape even if he wanted to!
"How did Zhang An find out about the movements of the Tayinbu Department? This is the Manzhou soldiers. The Military Information Department can now directly inquire about the deployment information of the senior Qing army?"
Qin Zhisheng has not yet figured out how Zhang An got the information of the Qing army from the Tayinbu Ministry from Guangzhou. This is the most secret of the Qing army, but it was stolen by Zhang An. Zhang An is really amazing.
Qin Zhisheng really admires Zhang An and his Military Intelligence Department, and is also very grateful to them. You must know that this information saved the Taiping Army and saved tens of thousands of lives!
Qin Zhisheng is the third person in the Taiping Army after Zhou Shixiang and Duke Xiang of Song. He was awarded the title of deputy general and an old brother from Daqiaoshan. He is now in charge of the military affairs of the General Office of the Military Commander's Office, so Zhou Shixiang did not hide it from him. He mentioned Qin Zhisheng: "Do you still remember the Xiang Er manager we caught that day in Xinxing Town?"
"Standard Xiang Er?"
Qin Zhisheng was stunned. It took a long time to remember who this person was and said in a lost voice: "Is it the second manager of the Jingnan Prince's Mansion who was released by the military commander after paying the redemption silver?"
Chapter completed!