第一百二十六章 复杂形势
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吴超越假惺惺的向阿礼国道谢,然后吴超越又心中一动,忙问道:“阿礼国先生,就我所知,现在北海道的人口似乎相当稀少,开采那里的金矿,你能否找到足够的劳工?”
“这确实是一个大问题。”阿礼国点头,说道:“事实上因为日本幕府禁止日本百姓与洋人往来的禁令,包括已经在开采鹿儿岛金矿,都有人手不足的问题。”
“阿礼国先生,我有办法解决这个问题。”吴超越赶紧说道:“我这次回来平定上海叛乱,将来肯定能抓到数量众多的太平军俘虏,到时候你出面和各国商人联络,把我抓到的俘虏卖到日本去当劳工,既解决了开采金矿人手不足的问题,我们又可以赚一笔小钱,岂不是两全其美?”
阿礼国一听大喜,立即一口答应,吴超越与阿礼国击掌为约的同时,心里也暗暗说道:“长毛们,感谢我吧,反正我把你们交给满清朝廷也是一个死,倒不如到日本去,说不定你们还能闯出一番新天地,也帮我们中国解决一个隐患。”
因为西方列强的庇护,吴军练勇终究还是错过了重创全歼太平军主力的大好机会,不过战果也不算小,除了杀敌歼敌超过一千五百人外,吴军还顺利拿下了太平军的闸北大营,控制了吴凇江以北的广阔空间,也打开了继续南下的道路。
水流缓慢的吴淞江处处都是渡口,到处都可以搭建浮桥,同时吴军练勇还可以从租界借路南渡吴凇江,太平军当然不敢梦想凭借这样的河流抵挡吴军的南下脚步。不得已之下,曾立昌和许宗扬也只好做出了一个痛苦的决定,主动解除了对吴军兵工厂的包围,把疲惫不堪又伤亡惨重的太平军主力集中起来使用,暂时屯驻在上海西门外一里处立营,并且抓紧时间修建了一些工事保护与上海西门的交通道路。周立春的败军也逃到了上海西南角自立一营,继续保持与太平军主力的距离。
太平军主动解除了对吴军兵工厂的包围后,吴超越当然是马上渡过吴凇江南下与邓嗣源会师,补充弹药武器和让邓嗣源的军队获得休整机会。见面后,吴超越自然又少不得狠狠夸奖了邓嗣源一通,说自己让邓嗣源留守上海是没看错人,然后才又夸奖周腾虎的勇谋兼备,胆大心细,性格有些狂妄的周腾虎坦然接受了吴超越的夸奖,然后又主动说道:“吴臬台,这才只是开始,我军虽然成功会师,但敌众我寡的强弱之势并未改变,如何歼灭长毛主力和夺回上海城,我们还需要仔细谋划。”
“关于这点,弢甫先生有何妙计?”吴超越问道。
“泰山压顶,雷霆万钧,使长毛在上海城外无法立足!”周腾虎答道:“逼迫长毛全部退回上海城内守城,那我军便可稳操胜算。”
如果换成了其他人,听到这个建议基本上都会认为周腾虎是在发疯敌人本来就兵多将广,还要让敌人全部退回城内占据绝对地利,那上海城怎么可能还夺得回来?但吴超越却不然,稍微盘算后,吴超越就说道:“弢甫先生的意思是,让敌人退回城里狗咬狗,自行内乱?”
“正是如此。”周腾虎点头,说道:“长毛兵力虽然众多,但营伍繁杂,号令不齐,曾立昌、刘丽川和周立春三支贼军互不统属,各成一系,若是设法逼迫曾立昌和周立春二贼退入上海城内,刘丽川不许他们进城,长毛必然内乱;刘丽川若是允许他们进城,那么进城后三个贼头为了争权夺利,长毛同样会生出内乱。届时我军不但破敌容易,还可以大量减少士卒的伤亡。”
“还可以让长毛没法再往租界跑。”周腾虎的小舅子赵烈文补充道:“让长毛驻扎城外,长毛一吃败仗就往租界跑,我们退了就又从租界出来和我们打,何时是个头?但如果逼着长毛退进了城里守城,长毛就是想往租界跑也没办法了。”
吴超越点了点头,也没询问如何逼迫太平军退入上海城内因为最好最直接的办法就是动用武力。结果也是凑巧,当天下午时,江苏巡抚许乃钊派人送来喜讯,说是署理江南提督和春已经带着江南大营派出的第二波援军赶到了吴淞口,估摸着明天就能联手南下与吴超越会师一处,要吴军做好接应准备帮助清军南下。吴超越闻报大喜,立即回信给许乃钊,让许乃钊与和春只管放心联手南下,倘若太平军出兵阻拦,自己一定会出兵接应。
有了吴超越的承诺,次日清晨,许乃钊与和春的军队还真的联手南下向上海开拔,其中和春的军队约有三千人,许乃钊的军队连绿营带乡勇共约三千五百人,再加上吴超越的六个营和秦如虎麾下的千余绿营,清军兵力终于突破了万人大关,无论数量还是质量都已经超过驻扎在上海城外的太平军主力。
探得清军又获增援还联手南下,曾立昌在大惊之余一度派遣军队北上阻击,但太平军的军队才刚出动,吴超越这边就已经派了两个营北上,气势汹汹的去爆太平军阻击部队的菊花。受命阻击的许宗扬害怕腹背受敌又遭惨败,不敢交战,只能是赶紧退到太平军自行搭建的吴凇江浮桥处采取守势,眼睁睁的看着吴军练勇与清军主力会师一处,继续顺利渡过吴凇江。
消息传回太平军营中,精锐死伤过多的曾立昌也不敢逼迫许宗扬强行进军,只能是赶紧召回许宗扬放弃阻击计划,然后与许宗扬讨论下一步的作战计划。而鉴于形势再度逆转,太平军实际上已经只剩下了三个选择,第一是进驻上海城内与刘丽川联手守城,第二是背靠上海城建立坚固营地与清军抗衡,第三则是撤往苏州重整队伍,等待新的战机出现也等待杨秀清承诺派出的第二波援军。
考虑到吴军火炮对土木工事的强大破坏力,第二个选择很快就被放弃,曾立昌和许宗扬还一度考虑过退守苏州的稳妥选择,然而上海对太平军来说同样是无比重要,若是能在上海站稳脚跟,太平军不但可以断绝满清朝廷的重要财政来源,还可以通过贸易手段获得枪支弹药和洋船洋炮,更进一步增强太平军的军事实力。所以许宗扬很快就说道:“曾丞相,我的意思是,最好还是说服刘丽川允许我们进城驻扎,等待林丞相派出的援军。反正我们已经从清妖手里缴获到了大量的漕粮,只要确保城池不失,坚持到林丞相来援毫无问题。”
“进城坚守当然是最好选择。”曾立昌脸色有些阴沉,说道:“但有两个问题,第一,刘丽川死活不答应让我们进城怎么办?第二,周立春密报,超越小妖在阵上曾经让人给刘丽川捎过两道书信,刘丽川却至今没把书信交给我,我担心这个二五仔已经靠不住了,我们进城后怕是会有危险。”
“如何进城,我倒有个办法。”颇有智谋的许宗扬说道:“刘丽川的亲信陈阿林和李咸池都是贪财之辈,我们只要出银子收买,不怕他们不替我们说话。然后我们再找刘丽川摊牌,说要么让我们进城驻扎,帮他一起守城,要么我们就退回苏州,让他一个人率军守城。这个二五仔贪生怕死,又有陈阿林和李咸池帮我们说话,不怕他不会答应让我们进城。”
“至于进城之后嘛。”许宗扬又说道:“我们先小心提防,暗中观察刘丽川的举动,他如果靠得住,我们就和他联手守城。他如果靠不住,甚至还生出异心,那就……。”
说到这,许宗扬恶狠狠的比划了一个杀头的手势。
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