When the concubine's younger brother Yixin was promoted to a position that was an arch-enemy of his entire life by Xianfeng Emperor and the three leading ministers Qiujinzao, Peng Yuchang, and Mu Yin, Luo Yaoguo, or Luo Tianshi himself, was sailing north along the Xiangjiang River in a large boat.
With him heading north were also two to three hundred large boats on the Xiangjiang River and soldiers of the Taiping Army walking along the banks.
A massive army of tens of thousands had been encamped around Suwei Pass for several days, and their morale was at an all-time high. Along both banks of the Xiangjiang River, there were rows of spears like trees, and banners were flying. On the Xiangjiang River itself, there were large and small war ships, one behind the other, with masts and sails like clouds.
It was truly a magnificent scene of heavenly troops unstoppable, a grand war painting!
Compared to the Taiping Army in history, who were defeated at Suwei Pass and had to abandon a large amount of supplies and all their warships, forcing themselves to march towards Yongzhou on foot, this newly victorious Taiping Army, where everyone from top to bottom firmly believes in their cause, is much stronger.
"Three Brother, please have no worries! With my lead, the 2,000 or so weak troops of Yu Wanqing and Wang Kuiyi will not withstand the attack. This time, I can not only win but also win big!"
It was Luo Yaoguo, the 4,000th year old angel of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who was boasting in front of Feng Yunshan with his chest puffed out. He had just received the task of leading the advance guard and taking a detour through Zhouzhou from Feng Yunshan.
"Eight Brother, do you really have confidence?" Feng Yunshan was still a bit worried, "This is your first battle after coming down to the mortal world... there must be no mistakes!"
Yu Wanqing was the former governor of Hunan, and his troops were all elite soldiers from the governor's camp. They were quite sharp!
Other than Su Sanlang under your command, she is, after all, a woman... And Zeng Tianyang and Chen Chengyong are both bodyguards, with little combat experience... Why don't I discuss it with the Eastern King and have Luo Dagang transferred over to help you?"
"It's unnecessary, Three Brother, I have confidence in it!"
Hearing Feng Yunshan's words, Luo Yaoguo's heart was also warm, but he still declined the other party's proposal.
Luo Dagang is indeed a formidable fighter, he was one of the early heroes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, known for his daring attacks and stealthy assaults! But Ro Yaoguo, the "Battle Angel," could not have Luo Dagang under him... The "Battle Angel" is an angel with six wings, the first-level top fighter under God's command, an archangel who defeated the Devil Satan without any chance to fight back! If that's not enough power, why would a Battle Angel need Luo Dagang to fight a Qing Dynasty military governor?
Luo Yaoguo and the others had already understood that Chen Chengyang, Zeng Tianyang, and Hong Renfa were actually sent by Yaoqing, Feng Yunshan, and Hong Xiuquan to survey the situation.
And this surprise attack on Changsha was his Battle Angel setting up his reputation in one fight!
Whether it's a "Battle Angel" or just a "Little Angel," it all depends on how this battle goes.
The Battle of Daozhou was the first battle in the surprise attack on Changsha campaign!
If this battle is won, Luo Yaoguo's reputation as the "Battle Angel" will be established halfway.
However, Luo Yaoguo's confidence isn't without foundation. He knows from history how the Taiping Army defeated Yu Wanqing and captured Daozhou—the Qing Dynasty's military governor was a "moderately brave" general, one who fled at the mere sight of the enemy!
Facing the newly defeated Taiping Army that had lost two battles at Suwei Pass and Leling County, Yu Wanqing fled in terror, abandoning the strategic Twin Passes and the city of Daozhou. This left the Taiping Army to easily enter Daozhou, where they found miners all over the place who were full of rebellious spirit!
Therefore, Yu Wanqing is Luo Yaoguo's biggest confidence!
In addition to Yu Wanqing, Luo Yaoguo also had another confidence: the "Hundred-Step Headshot Bullet" technique that he had taught to Wei Changhui in Suwei Pass town.
Wei Changhui is indeed a kind-hearted person!
He organized people to make molds and start production as soon as possible, and made a batch of "Hundred-Step Headshot Bullets." He also had Shi Daka bring people to test shoot. After discovering it was very effective, he ordered his workers to work all night and finally finished making over ten thousand "Hundred-Step Headshot Bullets" before the army departed from Suwei Pass town. He also picked out five thousand of the best bullets and gave them to Su Sanlang.
As a "Battle Angel" with five thousand effective-range-doubled "Hundred-Step Headshot Bullets" to fight against a "flight at the sight of the enemy" general, does Luo Yaoguo need Luo Dagang?
Thinking about this, Luo Yaoguo showed a confident expression and said to Feng Yunshan: "Actually, it's no problem to defeat Yu Wanqing at Shuangpai Town... This Yu Wanqing is a cowardly and ineffective person. Otherwise, he would have been present at the Suwei Pass battle."
So, if I make a big show of it, he will probably give up the Shuangpai Pass and flee. However, letting his two thousand elite soldiers retreat unharmed is a bit of a waste. So my best plan is to wipe out Yu Wanqing's troops completely in the area north of Shuangpai Town! Brother Three, just wait for my victory report!”
To annihilate two thousand Qing troops... Is that really that formidable?
Feng Yunshan was a bit shocked by Luo Yaoguo's words. It's not easy to annihilate 2,000 Qing troops in one battle! Although the Taiping Army defeated the Qing army more often than not in history, their victories were mostly decisive or repulses. There were few decisive battles, and only one such battle was the "Great Dongtong Ambush."
If the Taiping Army could "wipe out" 2,000 or 3,000 Qing troops every time they win, then the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement would not have failed.
"Good," Feng Yunshan nodded and smiled, "Brother Eight, I'll be looking forward to your victory report!"
"Three Brother, you'll see!" Luo Yaoguo said with full confidence, but Feng Yunshan could not have imagined that this "Battle Angel" actually did not understand how to conduct military operations and was just pretending to know!
Fortunately, Luo Yaoguo had a third confidence, which was Su Sanlang!
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"Angel Lord, are you looking for me?"
Inside the cabin, Luo Yaoguo was bent over, using a round-tip pen to draw something on a piece of Xuan paper with dim candlelight. He suddenly heard Su Sanlang's voice outside and quickly put down the pen, turned off the "Tong Tian Mirror" that was placed next to the Xuan paper, showing a map on its screen, and then shouted to the door: "Three Nanny, come in quickly! Remember to close the door... Don't let anyone get close!"
Close the door? Not letting anyone get close?
Upon hearing these words, Su Sanlang's face turned red.
Can Su Sanlang not know about Luo Yaoguo's feelings for her, "Angel Brother?"
It's quite obvious that it's not very pure!
However, she also has some purity in her feelings for Luo Yaoguo, who is a "heavenly angel" who descended from the sky, with a tall figure, thick eyebrows, and big eyes!
Su Sanlang, having been in close contact with him for these days and even being close to him, how can her heart not be stirred?
As the deputy head of the Women's Camp, Su Sanlang also has her own pride. Luo Yaoguo, as an "angel," would need to marry her officially. Feng Yunshan had already told him that Luo Yaoguo is a "4,000th year old," ranking as the First Rank among the 5,000th year old archangels, and he can have three wives. And currently, all three positions are vacant...
However, until today, Luo Yaoguo had never mentioned to her that he wanted to marry her. Now he suddenly... is this going to happen? Will he kiss her and start things with her?
Thinking about this, Su Sanlang replied with a nod and then told the two women outside Luo Yaoguo's cabin room: "Move a little further away... Don't let anyone in!"
"Yes!"
The two female soldiers nodded and retreated far away to the left and right.
Su Sanlang entered Luo Yaoguo's cabin alone, closed the door, and then walked up to him. She knelt down and bowed to him, speaking softly: "Three Nanny kneels before Angel Lord."
The voice today sounds so gentle!
Luo Yaoguo listened with a straight heart and noticed that Su Sanlang's face was flushed, and her eyes looked at him in a strange way. Maybe she had been drinking...
"Rise," Luo Yaoguo thought for a moment and still waved to Su Sanlang, "Sit here!"
He pointed to a round stool beside the small table.
"Thank you, Angel Lord, for giving me a seat."
Su Sanlang gratefully thanked and then sat down next to Luo Yaoguo.
They were sitting very close, and Luo Yaoguo could reach out and grasp Su Sanlang's slender waist with just a stretch... But instead, Luo Yaoguo pointed to the map he had just drawn on the table, "Three Nanny, look at this."
"This..." Su Sanlang was taken aback for a moment, but then she was attracted by the map that was drawn with great detail, "Is this the map of Yongzhou Prefecture?"
"It's not the entire Yongzhou Prefecture, just the maps of Leling County, Ningyuan County, and Daozhou City."
"It's drawn very meticulously!" Su Sanlang praised.
"Of course!" Luo Yaoguo patted his phone, "I drew it according to the map transmitted by Heaven Brother!"
The map wasn't drawn randomly, but was drawn one stroke at a time with a round-tip pen according to the maps stored in the "Tong Tian Mirror." It's not only clear of geographical features, but also marks the approximate position and number of Qing troops!
Luo Yaoguo tapped the map with his finger, "Three Nanny, look... Over here in Leling, the first county of Yongzhou, there are four divisions led by Bao Qibao, He Chun, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Sun Yingzhao, totaling about 8,000 troops!"
The strategic pass of Shuangpai Town between Leling, Ningyuan, and Daozhou Counties is defended by Yu Wanqing's two thousand troops of the flag bearers, and possibly more than a thousand troops of Wang Kuizhi, the Prefect of Daozhou.
We need to deal with Yu Wanqing's two thousand flag bearers... My plan is to wipe out Yu Wanqing's two thousand troops from Shuangpai Town, thus dealing them a decisive blow.
However, Yu Wanqing is somewhat timid and might just retreat in fear, withdrawing back to Daozhou... Three Nanny, do you have any good strategies for luring and annihilating the enemy?"
Su Sanlang furrowed her eyebrows, and the redness in her face gradually faded, leaving only an extremely serious expression. After thinking for a moment, she nodded heavily: "There is a way... Lord Angel, I can use the strategy of 'playing a weakling to eat a tiger' to lure Yu Wanqing out of Shuangpai Town and attack him!"
