"People from poor backgrounds like me, if they can't get out of the world in this world, then they can only suffer poverty for the rest of their lives! So I also asked all the brothers to follow me to do this vote. A middle-aged man spoke with a gloomy expression, although his expression was dark, but there was an irrepressible passion in his voice, and this passion undoubtedly stirred up the feelings of the people next to him.

"The Twist Army can still lay such a ground, what should I do?" The man next to him asked.

The middle-aged man said passionately: "The Guangfu Army has not gone north for several years, but Zuo Zongtang was defeated, and the Twist Army was about to make a move on Xuzhou, so the Guangfu Army went north to seize Xuzhou." I have already sent my brother to contact the Guangfu Army, as long as the Guangfu Army promises to give us Jining, we will raise an army against the Qing Dynasty! Now that Xuzhou is lost, the Twist Army can occupy Henan at a glance, and the Qing Dynasty is too busy to take care of itself, where can there be any ability to manage us. Our tens of thousands of horses can occupy the territory east of Weishan Lake. At that time, the brothers could each be a county magistrate, a governor, a prefect. Let's also open up the frontier and build the country. ”

Although this blueprint for the future is very exciting, the middle-aged man's subordinates obviously do not have such confidence, and they are very worried and ask, "Big brother, do we also want to fight for the world?" ”

The middle-aged man smiled confidently: "Jining is between the Qing Dynasty and the Guangfu Army, as long as we can hold the Guangfu Army now, and they don't fight us, we can be the king here." In the future, if the Liberation Army can win, we will defect to them, how can we be a hero, eat and drink spicy. If Daqing Qi is innumerable and can survive, then we will continue to follow Daqing. But there is one thing, if we fail to occupy this Jining, then no one will take us seriously. As long as we can occupy Jining and the east of Weishan Lake, this prince will not be able to run away! ”

"How long will it take to know the news from the Liberation Army?" The middle-aged man's subordinate asked.

"It's coming, it's just a few days." The middle-aged man replied, "Let's step up preparations these days, and we will do it as soon as the news arrives." ”

Zuo Zongtang was not sure whether he would join the Liberation Army. Hei Chenggang made it clear that the purpose of his trip was not to persuade him to surrender, but to invite him. If Zuo Zongtang is willing to join the Guangfu Army, then the Chu Army will not surrender, but revolt. This respectful attitude was also appreciated by Zuo Zongtang. This Jin Liang has a self-esteem beyond ordinary people, and he doesn't see himself as a basil. Even after seeing the fate of the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang did not think that dying with this court was a more terrible thing than losing his reputation.

But Zuo Zongtang is very polite to Hei Chenggang, this man from a poor background has no prominent background, nor does he have unparalleled talent, but this man has a righteousness that Zuo Zongtang can't help but appreciate. In the past two days, he talked with Zuo Zongtang about the affairs of the world and the fate of China. Hei Chenggang's attitude has always been the same, and the concept of the state system must be so that the people can live a good life.

Zuo Zongtang originally looked down on the rebels at all, but after seeing Hei Chenggang, he finally changed his opinion. A person who can uphold the most normal concept and carry it out to the point of self-improvement. This in itself is a form of justice. What's more, this kind of justice is not to ask others to die for the Liberation Party, but to call on people who think the same way to move forward with the Liberation Party. This is really completely different from the system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Hei Chenggang was not disappointed that he failed to convince Zuo Zongtang, he said goodbye to Zuo Zongtang amicably and embarked on the road back to Xuzhou. Before leaving, Hei Chenggang's last words to Zuo Zongtang were, "Mr. Zuo, the Manchu Qing Dynasty could not solve the current problems in China, which has been proven by facts. If Mr. Zuo wants to solve the hardships faced by the Chinese people, then please come to our side. ”

Looking at Hei Chenggang's back, Zuo Zongtang suddenly had an urge to stop Hei Chenggang. It wasn't that he wanted to go to Xuzhou with Hei Chenggang, but that he wanted to ask Hei Chenggang if he was willing to defect to Zuo Zongtang. Confucius once said that it is shameful to do oneself, to be in all directions, and not to dishonor the king's life, which can be described as a gentleman. Although it is not the Spring and Autumn Period, there are no princes unified under Zhou Tianzi. However, even if this man is in the enemy camp, he can neither be humble nor arrogant, and fully implement his mission, ideas, and ideas into action. Such a talent really makes Zuo Zongtang appreciate it very much.

But Zuo Zongtang didn't do this, because he believed that since he was in the Manchu Mansion and was unwilling to be the second minister, Hei Chenggang had no reason to defect to Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang could see that Hei Chenggang's loyalty to Wei Ze was even above Zuo Zongtang's insistence on morality.

It wasn't until he couldn't see Hei Chenggang's back at all that Zuo Zongtang returned to the camp. This time, Hei Cheng just came, and only a very few officers of the Chu army knew about it. However, the Chu army was driven out of Zhejiang, and now it has lost Xuzhou, and it has become a completely lonely army at this time. Those officers were not without shouting to kill Hei Chenggang to vent their anger at first. However, quarrels are quarrels, and after they have calmed down, there are also some intentions of surrender among the officers. Even if they did not surrender, some people felt that there was no way to continue their allegiance to the Manchus.

Last year, a large number of landlords and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River fled to the north of the Huai River, and they all raised the Guangfu Army to carry out land reform, seizing the landlords' land and distributing it to the people. The uprooting of the economic base of the landlord gentry certainly made the landlord-born officers extremely hateful. But the resistance between those officers and soldiers from ordinary families is not so great. If they don't fight with the Manchus, if they can still farm after returning home, they are not unacceptable to such a thing. Zuo Zongtang has strictly forbidden to leak the news of the loss of Xuzhou, but when Zuo Zongtang retreated to Jining, he said that he would rest here for a few days and then take a boat back to Xuzhou. Now Xuzhou can't go back, if you stay in Jining, then sooner or later there will be an explanation for this matter. How to explain this matter to Chu Jun is a huge problem.

Jining guard general Miao Peilin did not allow Zuo Zongtang to be stationed in Jining City, and the large camp of the Chu army could only be set up outside the city. Because he didn't bring a baggage, the Chu army could only stay in the open air. It's summer, and it's okay to stay away. But what to do after that?

When Zuo Zongtang returned to the camp, he saw that there were many mules and horse porters outside the camp who brought wine and food. The wine jar was not opened, but the aroma of those donkey meat specialties from Shandong was already faintly audible. These days, Miao Peilin did not allow the Chu army to enter the city, so the Chu army could only go to the market outside the city to buy grain. The Chu army didn't want to spend money at all at this time, so there was a big conflict with the local people. Zuo Zongtang thought to himself, it seems that this Miao Peilin regimental training chief soldier can't stand the people's complaints. I'm going to appease the Chu army with some wine and food first.

Sure enough, the general who led the team said respectfully to Zuo Zongtang: "Lord Zuo, the chief soldier of my family ordered us to send these drinks and food to treat our brothers." It's just that the adults can also restrain Chu Jun's brothers a little, if it goes on like this. Everyone is not having a good time. ”

Although he knew that he would have to rely on Miao Peilin for a considerable period of time in the future, this was not the time to show weakness, Zuo Zongtang sneered: "Then thank you Master Miao." ”

The people who sent Miao Peilin away, looking at the slightly wrinkled expressions of the soldiers' greedy eyes, Zuo Zongtang ordered: "Distribute all this wine and food to everyone at night." ”

This order caused a burst of cheers, and the Chu army had not eaten wine and meat for a long time, and the mood was extremely low after the defeat. At this time, we are finally able to enjoy it again, and everyone is very happy.

Zuo Zongtang had something on his mind, so he just ate a little meat and drank some wine. Others are letting go of eating and drinking. After an hour or two, the whole army began to run en masse.

In the early morning of the next day, the Chu army, which did not even have a wall, suddenly killed tens of thousands of horses outside the camp. The Chu army is not a weak brigade, but the heroes can't stand the three bubbles. At this time, the Chu army was soft and soft, and it was suddenly attacked. There was no way to resist at all, and the raiding army slaughtered the Chu army like chopping melons and vegetables.

When Zuo Zongtang learned that the whole army was strained, he knew that there was a problem in the wine and food sent by Miao Peilin, but this secret loss could only wait for dawn to settle accounts with Miao Peilin. He had no idea that he would be attacked at dawn.

At this moment, Zuo Zongtang suddenly figured it out, "When the disaster comes, they fly separately". Zuo Zongtang is willing to stick to morality, that is Zuo Zongtang's business, and others have no reason to die for the Qing Dynasty in the face of such a choice.

Enduring the discomfort in his abdomen, Zuo Zongtang squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Miao Peilin!" ”R1058