The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 187 That’s cutting flesh!
Zuo Zongtang left, boarded a small boat, left Orange Island and headed towards Changsha City.

Luo Yaoguo was still in Orange Zongtang, looking at Zuo Zongtang's receding back, his brows gradually furrowed.

"Your Highness."

Su Sanniang's low, extraordinarily gentle voice rang in Luo Yaoguo's ears: "Is Zuo Jigao an enemy or a friend?"

"It's the enemy!" Luo Yaoguo looked regretful.

Today's meeting was very short because both sides were very frank and showed their cards right from the start, and there was no room for concession.

Therefore, for a long time to come, the two sides will only be enemies.

"Then why not get rid of him?" Su Sanniang whispered, "Maybe it's not too late now!"

Luo Yaoguo shook his head, lifted up his robe, pulled out a loaded flintlock pistol from under his robe, handed it to Su Sanniang, and said, "Just now I told him: 'Sir, if you ever succeed, don't be a slave, be the master of the world!'

He answered without hesitation: 'A real man should do this!'

So I didn't kill him! If he had hesitated for a moment, he would be dead now!"

"Why?" Su Sanniang was confused. She had no idea what Luo Yaoguo was thinking. She just took the pistol and put it away carefully.

"Because there is not necessarily only one way to save the world. Just because someone failed doesn't mean Zuo Jigao can't succeed! After all, the times are different, and Mr. Jigao is more capable.

If Zuo Jigao can't make it, then we will have to take that path in the future. There is still time! But as long as Zuo Jigao is willing to be the master of the world at the right time, it will be much better than before!"

"Oh"

Su Sanniang still didn't understand.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as she knows that what Her Highness the Angel said is right!

Luo Yaoguo paused, put his hands behind his back, and strolled along the Orange Island, saying somewhat melancholy, "Besides, my talent and strength are limited. Although I have received guidance, that road is very difficult, and I may not be able to make it through!
If I am lucky enough to get through, there is no way Zuo Jigao will win against me.

If he wins, the problem is not with him, but with my inability to shoulder the mission given by God. Then let him be the master of the world!"

Su Sanniang smiled and said, "Your Highness the Angel will surely succeed! Zuo Jigao will be your enemy and will surely perish!"

"It's not like we'll be destroyed." Luo Yaoguo shook his head and said with a smile, "The world is big nowadays. If we really want to escape, we can still do so."

He looked back and found that only Su Sanniang and Wang Xier were around, so he smiled and said, "What I said to Zuo Jigao and Sanniang today, what I said to Sanniang, must not be known to others!"

"Yes!"

The two women bowed together.

When Luo Yaoguo left Orange Island and returned to the camp at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, Zhu Jiutaiye's third disciple Tang Zhengcai had been waiting for a while in Luo Yaoguo's central army, a manor located at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.

Tang Zhengcai's fleet had been staying in Zhuzhou recently. Because of the floating bridge in the north of Xiangtan, they did not immediately go north to follow Archangel Luo. However, it was not too late. Just one day later, Tang Zhengcai's fleet arrived near Juzi Island. He went ashore to change horses and hurried to Luo Yaoguo's central army, bringing Luo Yaoguo a letter from Xiao Chaogui.

"Uncle Master, this is an urgent letter that the King of the West asked me to bring to you!"

After Tang Zhengcai performed the Hongmen salute to Luo Yaoguo as a junior, he took out an envelope and handed it to Luo Yaoguo with both hands.

Xiao Chaogui's letter was written by Zeng Shuiyuan, and the content was quite explosive!

It mainly tells that Hong Xiuquan suddenly "awakened" the "military talent" of the Son of God after he was ambushed by Senggelinqin on the Xiangjiang River near Hengshan County. He personally led his troops to rush to the beach, stood on the bow of a stranded ship and commanded the entire army to attack Senggelinqin, defeating the Mongolian prince. Then he personally led more than 10,000 elite troops as the vanguard, chasing Senggelinqin all the way, and finally caught up with Senggelinqin who had already joined forces with Sai Shang'a near Shanmen City.

Afterwards, Hong Xiuquan commanded the troops in a sedan chair carried by 64 people. He personally led everyone to worship God and pray for blessings. He also led the team to charge in a sedan chair. During this period, he once again repelled the charge of the Eight Banners Cavalry organized by Senggelinqin! Seeing that victory was hopeless, Senggelinqin led his Eight Banners soldiers and Jiang Zhongyuan's Chu Yong to flee first! Hechun also abandoned his Green Camp soldiers and fled with only a few personal soldiers and Senggelinqin. Sai Shang'a, Qin Dingsan and others and thousands of Green Camp soldiers were all abandoned, and finally the whole army was wiped out! General Qin Dingsan was beheaded, and the imperial envoy Sai Shang'a was captured alive!
In addition, Xiao Chaogui also analyzed the whereabouts of Senggelinqin and others at the end of the letter - they probably went to Zeng Guofan's hometown of Xiangxiang, and there were less than three thousand Eight Banners soldiers and militia soldiers following them!

However, King Hong was not very interested in hunting down the remaining enemies, so he ordered Xiao Chaogui to send Li Kaifang and Lin Fengxiang to hunt them down casually, while the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom came to Changsha City together!

"This Hong Tianwang actually..." Luo Yaoguo muttered half a sentence, and then said to Tang Zhengcai: "Third brother, my soldiers will board the ship today and take the waterway to attack Yuezhou Baling County tomorrow, is that okay?"

"No problem!" Tang Zhengcai said with a smile, "Ba Ling is blocked by the Qing monsters. They have blocked thousands of wooden boats and prevented them from passing. Tens of thousands of boatmen have lost their livelihoods and are looking forward to the arrival of the Heavenly Kingdom's army!"

Luo Yaoguo nodded. He had known about this for a long time!

Therefore, Xu Yuegui, Jiao Hong, Boyong and Zhang San have each led their teams to Yuezhou to mobilize the boatmen!
The number of Qing troops in Yuezhou was not large to begin with, and they came from Hubei. It was estimated that they would be taken back to Wuchang Prefecture by Cheng Yancai and Shuangfu.

The battle of Yuezhou was just a matter of taking a boat over there and taking over the territory.

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo said to Su Sanniang, "Sanniang, our good deeds have been delayed for quite some time. It seems that we have to wait until we take over Yuezhou before we can do it. When the Heavenly King and the Eastern King arrive, we will hold a grand ceremony. After we have done our good deeds, we will go to Wuchang together!"

Su Sanniang's cheeks turned slightly red and she hummed softly.

"Ji Gao, what did he say to you?"

"Did he say when we would attack Changsha?"

Changsha City, at the pier outside Chaozong Gate.

Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian finally waited for their backbone Zuo Zongtang. The two old men went up to Zuo Zongtang, took his hands and asked about Luo Yaoguo's words.

"He said: Don't be a slave, be the master of the world'!" Zuo Zongtang answered truthfully, his tone seeming to be somewhat emotional.

"You don't want to be a servant? You want to be the master." Luo Bingzhang looked at Zuo Zongtang with a little horror.

"Ji Gao, what do you think?" Luo Raodian asked.

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said: "It's too difficult to be a slave, and no one wants to be a slave like me! So I'd better be a lord!"

Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian only then remembered that Zuo Zongtang's position as alternate prefect had not been approved yet, and he was still a commoner!

"Then, what should I do?" Luo Bingzhang asked, "I have been kneeling for too long and can't stand up anymore."

Luo Raodian also sighed: "After all, I have been indebted to you for a long time!"

"Mr. Ru, Mr. Su, you can't kneel anymore, stand up and pay homage!" Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "I have ten battalions of Gaozi, five battalions of Shanzi, and five battalions of Wenzi. There are a total of twenty battalions of militia. Mr. Ru has two battalions of Fu Biao, and there are also defense battalions in Xiangyin and Yiyang. There are a total of 24 battalions of training troops, about 15,000 soldiers. Can't we keep a governor, an assistant in military affairs, a prefect of Changsha, a prefect of Chenzhou, a prefect of Yongshun, and a prefect of Yuanzhou? If the emperor still wants to be decent, he will confer titles on us!
But these are all small matters. The real big matter is how to let them survive. If they can’t survive, we can’t survive either! Why is Hunan like this? It’s because someone really showed them a way to survive and was willing to help them survive! "

"Who are they?" Luo Bingzhang asked.

Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly: "Who else could it be? It must be the millions of poor people who are suffering and unable to survive!"

"How can they survive?" Luo Raodian asked.

Zuo Zongtang's face darkened, and he said in a gloomy voice, "Either they kill us, divide our land, and cancel the debts we have lent out. Or they reduce the rent and interest, and we can only eat less."

"Hey, Ji Gao, that means you can eat one less bite!" Luo Bingzhang shook his head.

"That's cutting meat!" Luo Raodian said.

(End of this chapter)