第二百七十七章 再帮大忙
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早就习惯了左宗棠恶劣性格的杨文定也没计较,只是好奇问起左宗棠的主意,左宗棠则傲然答道:“当然有!真要是想布置佯攻安庆的假象,逼迫江西长毛全力回援赣东北乘机南下,最好的办法不是什么把所有兵力都部署到九江一地,而是应该突出奇兵,攻取太湖!如此一来,长毛就算想不认定我们要打安庆都难!”
“太湖?!太湖在江苏啊?远隔千里,我们怎么突出奇兵?”
逼着吴超越迎娶自己孙女时恰好就是江苏巡抚的杨文定顿时傻了眼睛,结果杨文定的这句蠢话自然也招来了左宗棠的一通怒吼咆哮,“杨臬台,亏你还是现在的江西按察使,连地图都不会背么?谁说要打江苏的太湖了?我说的是太湖县!安庆府的太湖县!”
咆哮着,左宗棠又拿来了地图,指着安庆府太湖县吼道:“看到没有?就在这里!太湖县与宿松比邻,宿松又和湖北的黄梅接壤,这两座城池都在朝廷控制之中,刘坤一从蕲州出兵走陆路东进,可以畅通无阻的直接赶到宿松城下,然后抢在长毛做出反应之前,迅速北上攻取太湖县!”
“只要拿下了这个城池,我们的军队就可以随时沿马路河东下进皖水,继而一路畅通无阻的直抵安庆城下!长毛也必然认为我们要攻取安庆,想不把注意力集中到安庆、彭泽和湖口这一线都难!”
仔细看了地图沙盘,见黄梅到太湖之间虽没有水路可以运送粮草弹药,却地势平坦没有山岭阻隔,即便用车马运粮供给太湖战场也问题不大,杨文定便点了点头,说道:“好,我这就写信给慰亭,让他改令刘坤一经黄梅、宿松奇袭太湖。”
“兵贵神速,别浪费时间了。”左宗棠冷冷说道:“吴超越在命令中说得很清楚,刘坤一到了九江是听你指挥,既然如此,何必再浪费时间去征求吴超越的意见,你直接命令刘坤一奇袭太湖就是了,至于他的后勤补给,我来安排。”
不敢违抗太上臬台左宗棠的命令,杨文定只能是乖乖照办,赶紧派人与已经出发东下的刘坤一联系,命令他改变进兵路线去打太湖。结果也还算好,自加入吴超越麾下后就一直没什么突出表现的刘坤一正闲得发慌,一看有这种建奇功立伟业的机会,便也没做任何推辞,更没抱怨什么朝令夕改和运粮车辆不足,欢天喜地的就带着已经扩建为两千人的庄字营在武穴登陆,只携带了两天粮草就直接北上,杨文定则同时以书信请求黄梅县令为刘坤一供应粮草车辆不提。
杨文定和吴超越的天下人都知道,黄梅县令当然不敢对杨文定的借粮借车要求放半个屁,不但连夜给刘坤一准备了足够的粮草和车辆,还很会拍马屁的向民间强借了一些毛驴骡子给刘坤一运粮。而在黄梅获得了充粮草车辆的补给之后,轻装上阵的刘坤一军便在没有任何公文的情况下直接走出湖北,进入了安徽境内。
刘坤一的运气不错,虽说宿松这边的地方官府在法令上要得先征求安徽巡抚的同意,或者看到湖北巡抚衙门和湖广总督衙门开出的公文,才能允许刘坤一军越过宿松北上,然而地处偏远的宿松小县能够坚持到今天还没被太平军拿下,完全就是沾了和湖北接壤还靠得很近的光,太平军怕湖北清军出兵救援才没敢来找宿松的麻烦。所以刘坤一只是打了一个招呼,还知道感恩的宿松县令就假装已经看到了吴超越看出的公文让路放行,还派了向导给刘坤一带路和翻译民间方言。
于是,就在太平军的目光集中到了重兵营集的九江战场上时,当刘坤一带着庄字营突然杀进太湖太平军的防区时,驻守太湖的石达开部将张洛成当然是大吃一惊,赶紧一边向安庆告急求援,一边还算理智的没敢野外交战,果断选择了闭城坚守。
即便杀了太平军一个措手不及,太湖这一战刘坤一还是打得相当吃力,因为太湖县虽小,守军也不多,却是一个四面环水的险要地势,庄字营的将士又没能来得及准备充足的攻城器械,所以两次攻城都没能得手,都被太平军挡在了太湖城下。刘坤一效仿吴超越使用的火药炸城门战术,也因为太平军守备完善,及时用沙包土袋封堵城门没能成功。
太湖奇袭战进展不够顺利的消息传到九江时,杨文定倒是大为惋惜,左宗棠却是不以为然,冷笑说道:“急什么?刘坤一军装备的全是击针枪,攻坚不利那就围城打援,野战里刘坤一还用得怕长毛了?”
冷笑完了,左宗棠又迅速做出调整,一边命令刘坤一更改战术,放弃攻城围点打援,一边给刘坤一安排后续军队,保护粮草弹药的供应道路,在吴超越的计划之外开辟太湖偏师战场,逼着太平军救援太湖和加强安庆的兵力。
左宗棠的擅做主张虽然没能胜利得手,却也无意中帮吴超越实现了真正的目的,鉴于太湖告急和清军重兵屯驻九江战场,石达开不得不选择率领主力回援安庆,也被迫和杨秀清继续齐心协力,抛弃前嫌共抗吴超越。然后随着王国才、萧启江和刘铭传的三路湖北兵马南下,位居江西腹地的赖桂英也彻底死了摆脱杨秀清单干的心思,乖乖的一再向杨秀清上书表忠,继续接受杨秀清的号令指挥。
与此同时,湖南南部的战场上也发生了巨大变化,招架不住冯三保和湘军、楚勇的穷追猛打,石镇吉所部主力不得不放弃湖南撤回江西,又在石达开的书信劝说下同样向杨秀清上书表忠。而杨秀清则也抓紧时间安抚石镇吉,用石镇吉的兵马救援赖桂英补强江西腹地的兵力,又调动活动于浙江西南部的曾立昌部增援江西,同时再次派遣密使与吴超越联络,质问吴超越为什么如此咄咄逼人?
杨秀清的亲笔书信通过容闳这条渠道送到吴超越面前后,吴超越很是无奈的用密码书信回复容闳,要容闳告诉杨秀清,道:“我也是被逼的,我必须得给满清朝廷一个交代,你如果信得过我,就放弃江西腹地退守东北部,事成之后,我马上解除对太湖的包围,杨文定也可以乘机坐上江西巡抚的位置,到时候江西也实际上是被我控制,我们之间就可以名正言顺的相安无事,背靠背取暖了。”
“再有,你犯什么傻把战线拉得这么长?赖桂英是洪秀全的大舅子,石镇吉是石达开的同族兄弟,让他们远离你还手握重兵,你敢放心?”
杨秀清能不能成全吴超越扶持杨文定当上江西巡抚的目的暂时还不知道,借着把石镇吉赶出湖南的机会,吴超越倒是很顺利的就把自己的老丈人冯三保扶上了湖南提督的宝座,同时又通过李家兄弟牢牢控制住了湘军和楚勇的经济命脉,遏制住了他们的发展势头,彻底巩固了自己中原军事力量第一的老大地位。
事实上已经是中原老大,朝廷里的无冕宰相肃顺又把自己视为亲若子侄,唯一能在地方上压得住自己的上司花老狐狸还已经病入膏肓,湖广大权也已经实际掌握,还有希望通过白手套控制江西。形势一片大好,可吴超越还是有些闷闷不乐,因为即便到了这个地步,吴超越都还无法摆脱满清奴才体制的束缚,在真正意义上放开手脚大干一场,更找不到什么理由、借口和机会正式起兵,手里的权力再大,实力再强,也仍然还是得为野猪皮家族打工,所以吴超越自然也高兴不起来。
“只能是指望英法联军帮忙,好在小包令那边已经有消息,英法两国都决定增兵报仇。虽然有些对不起直隶北京的汉人百姓,但长痛不如短痛,所以,洋鬼子,快来吧。”
按照正常的历史进程,英法联军杀进北京把咸丰大帝撵到热河残害兔子,的确是吴超越摆脱满清朝廷控制的最好机会,好在吴超越已经收到准确消息证实英法两国正在积极谋划再次攻打北京,这个重要历史事件出现变动的可能不大。可吴超越没有料到的是,就在形势大好机会即将出现的关键时刻,一场可能导致自己前功尽弃的巨大危机,正在无声无息的悄悄袭来…………
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