Chapter 163 Zuo Zongtang cleanses the Kingdom of Heaven (8)
Hu Yongxiang said: "The direction of the breakout has been decided. I would like to ask His Highness King Kai to order the city to be abandoned."
Tan Tiyuan said: "It's getting late, so all the troops are preparing quickly. Cook at the third watch and set off at the fourth watch."
Hu Yongxiang said: "Surprise them and attack them unprepared. The troops must be quick and set off immediately. My troops will go first to explore the way for the army."
Tan Tiyuan also knew that Meizhou was in danger, so he said: The demon army is surrounded from all sides, and we are in danger. Send my order quickly to eat at the first watch and leave the city at the second watch. The general Hu Yongxiang will go forward to clear the way; the king Huang Penghou will lead his troops in the middle to protect the old, young, women and children; The other ministries followed in turn; after I cut myself off, I fought against the demon army.
Huang Penghou received the order and quickly sent his confidants to report to Liu Dian secretly. He also went to Tan Tiyuan's camp in person and whispered: "Qi, please report to His Highness the King of Kai. After entering Guangdong, our army will be the most prosperous among the people who serve the king, and the strongest among the people of King Kang." ; However, King Kang is violent and the brothers are fighting against each other, but we have only come this far! Hu Yongxiang's arbitrary attitude just now seemed to have a healthy air.
Tan Tiyuan said: "Brother, please don't say any more."
Huang Penghou said: "If Kang Wang is here, who dares to speak!" You and I are all old brothers from Guangxi, and we must never be controlled by the Anhui people again!
Tan Tiyuan said: The king of heaven once said, in our heaven, everyone is a brother and sister, eating together and wearing the same clothing; the world is one family, sharing peace, the world of irregularities and thinning will not change into a fair and upright world. Shi Ye. Hu Yongxiang is both wise and courageous. His heart is devoted to the Kingdom of Heaven and he has absolutely no other intentions. If he does not let down the Kingdom of Heaven, I will not let him down!
Huang Penghou felt helpless and retreated angrily.
Liu Dian learned the news and immediately reported it to Zuo Zongtang.
Zongtang said happily: The peaks of Huangsha Mountain are steep and steep, and the path is winding, which is the road between Xintian and Huotian in Meizhou, from Fengshun on the right to Chaozhou on the left. This is a dangerous road, so you can't move forward in a hurry; the mountain road is narrow, and you can't accommodate the crowd. The thief will die soon! Immediately pass on my order, and the armies of Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong will rush to Huangshazhang to pursue, intercept, and completely annihilate the bandit army. In Beixi and other places, there is a narrow pass through Zhu, a line of sheep's gut, leading to an abyss and dangerous cliffs. Fengshun officials must supervise the regiment training to dig out the pass and cut off the thieves' way.
The front troops of Hu Yongxiang and Huang Aizi marched to Datian and were intercepted by Gao Liansheng and Liu Qingliang.
Hu and Huang Dai fought tooth and nail to seize the road and ran in all directions, but were defeated. Hu Yongxiang hid in a mountain col and was captured and killed. Huang Chaizi and others broke into Beixi, but there was no way to pass, so they fled to Baishaba.
The next day, Bao Chao led Ting's army and Gan's army to pursue him. Huang Dwarf and others lost all their baggage and had no food to eat. They knelt down on the ground and were all killed.
Together with King Tan Tiyuan, governor of the rear, they tried their best to fight against the armies of Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi. However, they were unable to support them and were trapped in the Huangsha Mountains. They repeatedly charged and killed on the rocks and risked their lives to attack, but failed every time.
Huang Shaochun and other governors rushed in, firing guns and cannons. He and the king were shot several times and jumped away on horseback.
Huang Chunhou resisted for a while, then led the rest of his troops to lie down and ask for surrender.
The generals of the Chu army were filled with anger and wanted to kill Huang Chunhou in order to pay homage to the deceased. Liu Dian urgently reported to Zuo Zongtang.
Zongtang said: On the battlefield, life and death are fate; if you don't keep your word, you don't know what to do. I will go up to Shu immediately to avoid Huang Penghou's crime and put him on guard with the fifth rank.
Liu Diandao: After this rebellion is over, the Kingdom of Heaven is complete. Commander Zuo has finally achieved great success. Congratulations. I immediately invited Guo Yunxian and others to come and have a drink.
Zuo Zongtang sighed and said: The impeachment of Ruilin and Guo Yunxian has been issued, so don't drink this wine. The bandits in Shaanxi have been suppressed for a long time; the bandits in Lu and Yu have been wreaking havoc in groups. The war continues and we have no rest. After the southern expedition, we are bound to look north.
That night, Zuo Zongtang sent an urgent letter to Guo Songtao.
The article says: Your Excellency tried hard to cheer himself up, but his talent failed to live up to his ambitions. He just blamed the mistakes beforehand and filled the gaps afterwards. What's the use of that? In my life, I have only known Zenghou, Li Bo and Hu Wenzhong. For the sake of Ah Hao, I want to be on the same level as Zeng and Li. If I don't know anything about my life, aspirations and deeds, how can I not achieve it by just using my strong eyes? Nothing more. There is no one else in my mind, I am angry because of my loyalty, I am arrogant because of my straightness, I know that I have sinned, so I just listen to it.
After Guo Songtao read Zuo Zongtang's message, he knew that his position was difficult to secure, so he immediately went to the throne and begged to withdraw.
Empress Dowager Cixi ordered Guo Songtao to retire and return to his hometown because of mistakes in military affairs in Guangdong and the disagreement between the governors and governors.
Guo Songtao accepted the order and wrote to Zeng Guofan, saying: I am trying to shake Zuo Jun, and it is not just to favor him, but to use the mausoleum for no reason beforehand, and to make endless excuses afterwards. The matter has come to this, this life is extremely limited, and there are no more visits.
After Song Tao finished writing, he returned to Hunan sadly with a small boat and several horses.
The officialdom in Guangdong was shaken, and Li Futai, the inspector-general of Guangdong, cried out in mourning.
Zhu Yongfu, an aide, said: This is a blessing in disguise. Mr. Tai will definitely be blessed with great blessings.
Li Futai said: What does this mean?
Zhu Yongfu said: Once Guo Songtao is gone, the vacancy in the throne will be filled by people from Chu. However, how can one family dominate the two palaces? Your Excellency will be promoted in the near future.
Li Futai sighed and said: Only Zuo Shuai Zongtang, who planned the strategy, could kill Shi, Kang, and other chiefs so quickly; our power is shallow.
Zhu Yongfu also lamented: The thieves sent 400,000 people from Jiang and Fujian to peek into Guangdong. They were defeated in Wuping and then in Dapu. Ding Ni begged to surrender to Fujian, and Gao and Guo surrendered to Fang. Li Shixian was defeated in Yongding, and the rest were only more than 200,000. Citigroup entered Guangzhou with a crowd of 100,000, and was defeated in the pheasant cage, Shizheng, and the iron field. The whole group was taken care of in Changle, leaving only more than 100,000 Wangni ears.
Half of Jiaoling's movement has been eliminated by the suppression campaign along the way. When they reached Lianping and occupied Meizhou, the Fujian and Guangdong armies repeatedly defeated their fronts and defeated them at Jinjishi. The remaining tens of thousands of people achieved their success at Huangsha Mountain.
Zuo Shuai's merits are unmatched by anyone.
