"Hehe, General Wang is modest." The two were chatting for a while about the battle between Huguang and Liangjiang, and Jiang Zhongyuan sighed: "Since Benfu joined the war in Guangxi, he advocated encircling and rebelling against one place, and then gathering and annihilating it. The Qing army did not pay attention to geographical advantages and often missed opportunities. Yong'an, Changsha Wai Sanque one, Yiyang Linzikou should not be guarded, Yuezhou, Chengling alum should not fight, so that the rebellion has been executed many times and resurrected, and finally become a prairie fire! Jiang Zhongyuan slapped the mahogany coffee table in annoyance, and the blue and white bowl on the coffee table almost fell to the ground, "Although this Jiang Ning is lost now, it gives us a destination where we can besiege and rebel!" If the bandits don't continue to flow, it won't be of any use, the general's Anqing is very good, Anqing is not lost, Jiangning has a smooth sail for half a day, and it will be there immediately! ”

"Fa Rebellion is good at building camps according to the place, deep trenches and thick walls, and the strength can be stubborn, although we are also trying to attack the fortifications, but the focus is on fighting the camp for profit, which often damages the elite. And when the retrograde march is good, it is good at attacking the east and the west, and the Green Battalion of the Eight Banners is mostly slow to tail, and it is impossible to stop the advance of the retrograde. When the rebel thief attacked, he was good at dividing the troops into several ways, responding to the enemy with the main soldiers, and the troops of the imperial court were mostly all the way, sometimes although they were divided, but they did not care about each other, so they were often taken by the rebels. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must change our original tactics! When the rebel thief camps, he should be cut off from his help, and the soldiers should be strict to block his retreat: when the rebel march is going against the grain, he should pre-select the elite soldiers, block the attack to contain his front, and set up ambushes along the way to scratch his momentum. After saying these words, Jiang Zhongyuan stopped, staring at Wang Jinxiu with blazing eyes, "What does General Wang think?" ”

"What Lord Futai said is very true, please give an order from Lord Futai, and the officials must follow it as one." Wang Jinxiu stood up and replied with a fist.

"Hehe, General Wang is polite, this official has nothing to tell you, the emperor's will is very clear, Anqing is seven inches in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, if Anqing is not lost, it is easy to recover Jiangning, if Jiangning is lost, the whole territory of the two rivers is not guaranteed! So," Jiang Zhongyuan Zhengse said to Wang Jinxiu, who was standing with his bow, "General Wang, your task is to keep Anqing!" Keeping Anqing is a great achievement! ”

"Wow!"

"In addition, Luzhou Mansion is located in central Anhui, the throat of north-south traffic, but there is no danger to defend, in order to stabilize the heart of the military and people in Luzhou, stabilize the situation in the province, the palace is ready to play to the emperor, and Luzhou Mansion will be promoted to the provincial government!" Jiang Zhongyuan also stood up and saluted Wang Jinxiu, "The general and I are guarding the two cities in the north and south, and this official handed over this Anqing City to the general, and this official took Luzhou Mansion and set up camp by himself!" ”

"Wow!"

Outside the flower hall, Jiang Qi, the leader of Wang Jinxiu's own soldiers, came in and knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Report to the two adults, the spies report, last night the rebels divided their troops from the north and south, one team of people looked at Jiangxi, and the other team looked at the direction of Tongcheng!" ”

Wang Jinxiu's heart moved when she heard this, and looked at the newly arrived governor of Anhui Jiang Zhongyuan, only to see Jiang Zhongyuan's expression excited, as if he had encountered some great happy event, "Okay, Fa Rebellion also knows the importance of Luzhou, this looks like looking at the Huai River, and it is estimated that he is also counting on the Luzhou Mansion, leaving a way for Lin Fengxiang, who was bitten by Yansui Town and the army of the monk king in Henan, to retreat, and to have his mother's spring and autumn dreams!" Jiang Zhongyuan scolded a foul word, and said with a smile: "Look at how this official gives him a ruthless blow!" ”

"My lord," Wang Jinxiu thought for a while, and then made up his mind to persuade, "Why don't you let the lower officials go to Luzhou, and your lord guards Anqing Mansion?" ”

"It doesn't have to be like this, we have a saying in Hunan that 'you have to die to the sky, don't die and turn the side!' Since this official is out of Hunan Province, he didn't want to go back in obscurity, if he can't do decent deeds, how can he return to his hometown? Jiang Zhongyuan waved his hand and simply rejected Wang Jinxiu's kindness, "What's more, this official looked at the newspaper of the palace a few days ago, the group training of Li Hongzhang, the editor of Hanlin, was also very good in Hefei City, and the prefect of Luzhou was also good at finance, thinking that he was going to meet the rebels, and the official couldn't wait!" Jiang Zhongyuan pointed at Jiang Qi with his finger and said: "You give the order, the three thousand men and horses of this official will rest for another hour, and set off overnight, and they must rush to Luzhou Mansion before the rebellious army!" ”

"Wow!"

Wang Jinxiu sent away Jiang Zhongyuan, the governor of Anhui Province who disappeared in the vast night on horseback, and more than 3,000 people from Xinning's regiment at the gate of Anqing, looking at the faint sound of horses' hooves in the night, Wang Jinxiu turned around and ordered: "Pass on the order of the marshal, immediately send four teams, Wu Er, Big Eye, Wang Keshan, and you," Wang Jinxiu pointed to Jiang Qi who was standing silently behind him, "And you, Jiang Qi, each with a thousand soldiers and horses, catch up with the rebel army in the starry night, do not seek to break the enemy's army, as long as you bite the rebel march route, Let the rebel master work hard and make time for the governor, take my order arrows, and send them to the nearest prefecture and county to extract them by himself. Wang Jinxiu waved his sleeves and turned around and entered Anqing City, which resembled a huge quiet dormant monster, "When the time comes, you will listen to the dispatch of the governor, now the rebels are divided between the north and the south, and you have no military merits here to defend this Anqing City, go to the north to kill a few rebels, and the top on this head can also be changed!" ”

"Wow!"

On September 5, Jiang Zhongyuan's car drove to Luzhou Mansion, only to see that the city was heavily guarded, the flag was unfurled, and the north wind blew the hunting sound, Jiang Zhongyuan nodded with satisfaction, although the city of Lujiangfu is a little shorter, but this army is not inferior to the Hubei soldiers of Anqing Xiongcheng, Wang Jinzhi and Li Hongzhang, who were guarding the gate of the southern city, and the same knowledge of Luzhou Mansion, the local fathers and elders, saw Jiang Zhongyuan's frame, and hurriedly threw the horse's hoof sleeves and paid homage.

"See Lord Futai!"

Jiang Zhongyuan hurriedly dismounted, holding his hands weakly, "Why do you need to be polite, please get up quickly." Before he had time to greet him, Li Hongzhang arched his hand to the governor of Anhui and said: "Lord Fatai, please enter the city quickly, now the situation is rumored, and the spies have come to report that the rebellion has passed the Lujiang River!" ”

"Yes, everybody, please!"

"Futai-sama, please!"

Because Luzhou was newly promoted to the place of provincial governance, the governor had not yet been built, Wang Jinzhi wanted to vacate his prefect's mansion for Jiang Zhongyuan to station, Jiang Zhongyuan did not toss, waved his hand, and chose the most empty Luzhou Mansion School Palace to live in.

It's the season of September, the osmanthus has not fallen for a few days, the chrysanthemums all over the ground are already in full bloom, Jiang Zhongyuan glanced at a few pots of golden crab claw chrysanthemums placed outside the main hall, turned his head to look at Li Hongzhang who was standing on the ground to pray, only to see that the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the ambassador of the Anhui Luzhou Mansion regimental training, and the Taoist rank of Master Li had a long face, tall and thin, and he arched his hand calmly, and then said in a loud voice: "Lord Futai, the spies of the Luzhou regimental training four days ago reported that Admiral Wang of Anqing sent four cavalry, There are more than 1,000 people and horses, entangled the rebels, harassed day and night, and slowed down their march a lot, and now before Sanhe Town, they also sent news, saying that it is only the Futai adults and horses are the first to look forward, and the 5,000 regimental training under the mark are also under the jurisdiction of the adult commander! ”