Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 72: Double Flower Red Stick, Famous!
Xiang Rong took a deep breath and then spoke.

"Pass the order, all troops move out, immediately return to Dongxiang to support us, without any mistakes!"

Li Xingyuan's military order had already been issued. Xiang Rong wanted to let the army rest and recover their horsepower and strength.

But they did not dare to disobey military orders!
The only option was to order the army to march out immediately to support Dongxiang.

At worst, you can just walk slower on the road and take a rest.

There is a difference between pretending to obey orders from superiors and completely disobeying them.

Although Xiang Rong did not dare to disobey orders completely, he still had the courage to pretend to obey but actually disobey.

Well, these Hunan and Sichuan soldiers under his command are the most powerful troops in the imperial court in Guangxi.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is related to the overall situation of Guangxi!

Li Xingyuan was only an imperial envoy, not the emperor, so no one dared to touch him easily.

Otherwise, if it affects the overall situation in Guangxi, Li Xingyuan will not be able to afford the blame!
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With no Qing army pursuing him, Li Yi led his troops eastward along the Xunjiang River and soon arrived near Teng County.

After arriving in Teng County, Li Yi did not immediately launch an attack on the county seat of Teng County.

Instead, outside the county seat of Teng County, a large banner recruiting soldiers was raised blatantly.

Li Yi's plan was also very clear. He wanted to replenish his troops in Teng County and then continue south to Cenxi.

The reason for this is that Teng County is not far from Xunzhou, and the number of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believers here is large and their influence is quite large.

As long as Li Yi could raise the flag of the Taiping Army, he could easily gather a group of people.

The second reason is for Li Xiucheng, the famous general of the Heavenly Kingdom!
If Li Yi remembered correctly, Li Xiucheng, a pillar of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who was as famous as Chen Yucheng in the later period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was from Teng County.

Historically, he and his family joined the Taiping Army when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out from Zijing Mountain, passed through Pingnan and Tengxian, and moved towards Yong'an.

Li Yi's main purpose of recruiting soldiers outside Teng County this time was to target Li Xiucheng.

Oh, by the way, Li Xiucheng is not called Li Xiucheng yet. He was given the name Xiucheng by Hong Xiuquan only after he joined the Taiping Army and made meritorious contributions...

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Teng County, Xinwang Village.

"Cousin, cousin, the Heavenly Kingdom has already reached our Teng County and is recruiting soldiers outside the county town. Let's go and join the army quickly!"

"With our talents and courage, if we join the army, we will surely achieve great success in the future and return home in glory."

Li Shixian found his cousin who was cooking and started talking with a happy face.

Li Yiwen wiped the carbon black off his face with the back of his hand, looked up and asked.

"Who told you the news?"

Li Shixian said with a grin.

"I didn't just hear about it, I saw it with my own eyes!"

"I went to the county seat today and saw it with my own eyes outside the county seat."

"The Heavenly Kingdom soldiers marched along the Xun River. The team stretched for several miles. The river was densely packed with ships flying the Taiping Army flags. It was really impressive."

When he said this again, Li Shixian's eyes were frighteningly bright.

After hearing this, Li Yiwen could no longer sit still and asked.

"Then do you know which general is leading the troops?"

Li Shixian said with admiration on his face.

"Judging from the flags, they should be the Rear Fourth Army. If I remember correctly, the leader of the Rear Fourth Army should be General Li Yi."

Li Yiwen took a deep breath and spoke.

"But is it Li Yi, the general who led his troops to conquer Xunzhou twice, captured the Qing demon Xunzhou assistant general Li Dianyuan alive, and killed the Qing demon Guizhou general Zhou Fengqi?"

Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had been deeply rooted in Xunzhou for many years, its internal structure was actually no secret in the eyes of many members of the God Worshipping Society.

Li Yi, the Heavenly Kingdom Double Flower Red Stick with extraordinary achievements, is naturally quite famous.

At the very least, once Li Shixian said so, Li Yiwen would be able to find the right person.

Li Shixian nodded and said.

"It must be this one!"

Li Yiwen couldn't sit still anymore and spoke immediately.

"Okay, let's go. We'll set out to join the army now!" Seeing this, Li Shixian asked again.

"Can you bring your family?"

Li Yiwen nodded.

"Of course. Isn't there a women's camp in Heaven where we can take care of our children? It would be more reassuring if we take them with us..."

As they were talking, the two of them took their families and left their hometown together, heading towards Teng County...

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Li Yi admitted that it was indeed a bit ostentatious for him to recruit soldiers directly outside the county seat of Teng County.

However, although it is a bit ostentatious, the effect is really good!

Looking at the long queue outside the recruitment point, Li Yi turned and asked Fan Xiyuan.

"Mr. Fan, how many new soldiers has our army recruited now?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiyuan thought for a while and then spoke.

"To reply to the General, according to the existing statistics, our army has currently recruited more than 400 new soldiers."

"But many of these recruits come with their families."

"As the combat troops increased, the number of our auxiliary troops also increased by about 700 people."

"Although having more people is a good thing, I'm afraid our army's food supply won't be enough!"

After hearing this, Li Yi pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fan. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. There will always be a way out when you reach the bridge. There will always be a way out..."

At this moment, a communications soldier ran in from outside the military camp, rode his horse all the way to Li Yi, and then spoke.

"Report! Report to the General!"

"I am from Teng County, requesting to see the governor!"

"He said he had something important to discuss!"

Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, then turned to Fan Xiyuan beside him and said.

"Here we go, the road is here!"

When Fan Xiyuan heard this, he was stunned at first, then he understood something and just stroked his beard and said.

"The General Manager is wise!"

Li Yi nodded slightly, looked at the communications soldier who came to deliver the message, and spoke.

"Well, I see."

"Bring the people here!"

Upon hearing this, the communications soldier clasped his fists and left.

Not long after, he brought a thin middle-aged man with a mustache and a slightly wretched expression to Li Yi.

Li Yi narrowed his eyes and spoke in a somewhat cold tone.

"Tell me, who are you? And why do you see me?"

Seeing this, the middle-aged man knelt down with a plop and began to speak.

"I am Luo Youtian, a lawyer from Teng County. I have come here on the orders of the county lord to seek an audience with the general and discuss the matter of withdrawing the troops!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi sneered disdainfully.

"Retreat? What a joke!!"

"To me, Teng County is in my hands now. I can take it easily. Why should I withdraw my troops?"

Hearing this, Luo Youtian looked up and said.

"The general has many soldiers and generals under his command, while Teng County has few soldiers and generals. If the general is determined to attack the city, Teng County will not be able to withstand it. But if so, the county lord can only lead the gentry and people in the city to fight to the death."

"On the battlefield, there are no mercy and casualties are inevitable. Even if the general can finally capture Teng County, his soldiers will certainly suffer casualties."

"But the county lord is kind and merciful, and he is unwilling to resort to war, which would cause great suffering to the people of Teng County, so he sent me to negotiate with the king."

"The county magistrate said that as long as the general is willing to lead his troops to retreat, the county magistrate and the gentry of Teng County will present generous gifts..."

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