Chapter 162 Wang Haiyang kills Li Shixian (2)
Wang Haiyang invaded Guangdong on a large scale. Ruilin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guo Songtao, the governor of Guangdong, were in panic all day long. They hurriedly asked the left army to enter Guangdong to help suppress the campaign.
The Empress Dowager Cixi also knew the importance of Guangdong and quickly conveyed an edict to Zuo Chen Zongtang: Only by not dividing territory can he conspire with the officials and troops in eastern Guangdong to attack, and in the end he will not cause trouble to his neighbors.
Zuo Zongtang received the order and wrote: In the past, Jiangxi and eastern Guangdong only focused on their own vassals and heavily deployed troops to garrison the border. It is said that the pursuing troops from Jiangxi will not enter Guangdong, and the pursuing troops from eastern Guangdong will not enter Fujian. If there are thieves in the house, we should not build barriers for neighboring provinces. This is common sense and reasonable. The ministers deployed troops in Fujian from the northeast to the southwest, from the inside to the outside, in accordance with the natural principles of the situation. The Fujian army cannot leave the province until the hinterland of the province has been cleared.
Liu Diandao: According to Commander Zuo's wishes, our army will not cross the river to attack the bandits for the time being.
Zuo Zongtang said: Our army entered Fujian, and the expenditure was huge. The governors of Guangdong and Jiangxi did not pull out a hair, and this hatred is endless. I write this memorial just to relieve my temporary hatred. However, if Wang Ni becomes powerful in Guangdong, he will definitely bring disaster to Fujian again. Immediately pass on my order, Gao Liansheng, Liu Qingliang, and Kang Guoqi quickly cross the Tingjiang River and briefly deploy their defenses. Brother Ke'an speeds up the troops, clears out the remaining bandits, and marches into Guangdong. Shelie'ao was defeated miserably, and Ding Changsheng's entire army was destroyed. Wang Kailin failed to rescue him, so he was dismissed from his post as a warning to others.
Liu Diandao: Please rest assured, Commander Zuo, I will immediately order all ministries to sweep away the remaining bandits. Report to Commander Zuo, remembering that Wang Kailin has been serving the army for many years, can he stay in the camp and serve?
Zuo Zongtang said: "Military law is ruthless. If Wang Kailin delays the military again, I will kill him as a warning to others!" Please pass on my order quickly, and all ministries must march as quickly as possible. When Shen Baozhen came to consult, more than 8,000 members of Yan Ting's army mutinied in Jinkou, Hubei Province. They burned, killed and looted all the way, heading straight for Fujian and Guangdong.
Liu Dian was surprised and asked: Why are you here? Ting's army is so powerful that no one can stop it. If they join forces with Wang Ni, they will be like a tiger with even more wings. How can our army stop it?
Zuo Zongtang said: "When the soldiers come, they will block the water and cover it with earth. What is there to be afraid of!" The city of Jinling was destroyed, and Jizi's army was filled with gold and silver. They were dismissed again and generously gave to Sichuan capital. Bao's army was owed pay for half a year and complained loudly. He was sent back to the northwest. Hatred arose, leading to a mutiny.
Liu Diandao: If Runshuai was here, why would he be like this?
Zuo Zongtang sighed and said: If Runshuai is here, Guangdong Ni will be destroyed early! In Zeng Disheng's eyes, the Ji army was the largest; in Shen Baozhen's heart, it was none other than Jiangxi. If Zeng and Shen were so noble and rewarded Bao with a few taels of silver, there would be no mutiny in the present dynasty.
When Bao Chao returned to Shu, Ting's army was divided into two, with Song Guoyong and Lou Yunqing each leading one. The Song Dynasty received an order to go to Shaanxi to quell the chaos. As soon as they set out from Jiangxi, there were brave soldiers clamoring for pay. Song Guoyong promised that they would attack when they reached Hubei, and the military morale was stable. When they arrived in Hubei, there was no news. A camp official named Huang Shorty made a lot of noise. The Ting army then mutinied in Jinkou, crossed Jiangxi, and headed straight for Fujian and Guangdong.
When the Empress Dowager Cixi heard about it, she urgently ordered Bao Chao to rush to Fujian and Guangdong to supervise and lead Lou Yunqing's troops to eliminate the rebel bandits.
On July 2, 1865, Huang Aizi led eight thousand mutinous troops to Luofu Town, Xingning, Guangdong. As soon as he was contacted, Wang Haiyang accepted him immediately and offered him the post of deputy general.
Li Shixian's old subordinates were unhappy and whispered that Wang Haiyang liked the new and disliked the old. Wang Haiyang was angry, and in order to maintain military discipline, he killed Li Yuanmao, the chief of the imperial army, in the name of his failure to save the imperial army.
Yuan Mao was killed, and the old subordinates of the King were heartbroken; General Lin Zhengyang bluntly said that Wang Haiyang was not straight; King Tan Fu, a confidant of the King, was so frightened that he secretly communicated with the Chu army.
As soon as Huang Aizi arrived in Guangdong, he was entrusted with an important task. When he met a close friend in a foreign land, and when the rain came after a long drought, Huang Aizi cried for joy and immediately said to the ocean: Eastern Guangdong and Fujian are both barren places with mountains and verges. The sea is also restrained by Zuo Yao, which is not conducive to the turnover of the army.
Wang Haiyang said: What Brother Huang said is absolutely true. Around Jiaoling, Kang Guoqi is stationed in Songyuan, Gao Liansheng is stationed in Zhongchi, Huang Shaochun is stationed in front of Yanqian, Xi Baotian and Wang Kailin are stationed in Junmenling area at the junction of Jiangxi and Guangdong. It has become an encirclement. . Our 100,000-strong army cannot stay here for long. We urgently need to find another way out.
Huang Chaizi said: In the areas of Jiangxi, Hubei, and Henan, the Ji army was eliminated, half of the Ting army was gone, and the monks were led by the Nian army. At a glance, it was like a thousand miles; our army went from Hubei to Gan, and from Gan to here, but there was no one there. An army stopped him. Don't waste time here, return to Gansu and Henan, and enter the Central Plains of the map. Brother, do you have any intention?
Wang Haiyang said: "Brother Huang's golden and wise words made me enlightened." I immediately sent Wang Lu Shunde and Heavenly General Lin Zhengyang, and quickly traveled north to the border of Guangdong and Jiangxi to control most of the demons. We marched eastward and attacked westward, captured Meizhou, had enough food and drink, crossed the river and captured Wuping, and then entered Jiangxi and the central plains of Tutu.
