"Governor, if you use a low level to discuss the Qing army, then there is nothing to discuss. It's just a matter of how we fight the Qing army. "The comrades of the Central Military Commission are quite unanimous.

"That's a good idea." Weeser agreed.

When Zuo Zongtang heard this, he felt all kinds of things in his heart. He wanted to know the actual combat effectiveness of the Liberation Army, but he did not expect that the attitude of the Liberation Army was so "arrogant". But if you think about it carefully, since the Guangfu Army can easily crush the Qing Army, it is not surprising that there is such a judgment.

Hu Chenghe said at this time: "If this angle is the case, then it is whether we should cross the Huai River or not." Intelligence shows that Zeng Guofan killed hundreds of thousands of people in Wuyang, and I don't think this matter can be let go like this. ”

After liberating Jiangxi and other places, the Guangfu Army realized what kind of atrocities the Hunan army had created. The bloody massacre of Vortex Yang did not surprise the Liberation Army too much. Hu Cheng and the next Jian yì were very simple, "Tell the news to the army." ”

The Manchu Qing Dynasty did not develop the Northeast, and the only elite areas in the hands of the Manchu Qing were Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi. The local Jin merchants in Shanxi may be rich, but Shanxi is a poor place. What can really be called the essence is only Hebei, Henan, and Shandong. Most of the south of Jining in Shandong fell into the hands of Miao Peilin, the self-proclaimed "King of Qi". The killing of Vortex Yang was so brutal that it was impossible for the Twist Army to remain indifferent after learning the news. If the Twist Army could gather forces to deal with the Hunan Army and the Huai Army, the only troops that the Manchu Qing could fight would be the Mongol cavalry of Seng Lingqin.

"Will the Twist Army lose?" Ju Junfeng asked. That's a good question, and no one can answer it right away.

Everyone looked at Wees, hoping that he would give everyone an opinion. Wei Ze thought about something with a thoughtful look, and the members of the Military Commission were quiet for the time being, and everyone waited for Wei Ze to give an order. At this time, Wei Ze was a little uneasy in his heart, and in the education he received since childhood, Wei Ze could criticize the historical limitations of the peasant uprising in a righteous and strict manner, but it was completely unrealistic for him to regard the peasant uprising as a flood beast like the landlord class. This goes beyond Weese's class position and negates the historical and political concepts that Weeser has already established.

To put it more bluntly, once the Twist Army launched a decisive battle against the Hunan Army and the Huai Army, the whole situation directly advanced towards the breakthrough. No matter how clearly reason tells Wei Ze that it is a necessary process to completely eliminate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Twist Army, but Wei Ze is still psychologically difficult to contain strong resistance.

Seeing Wei Ze's rare hesitation, no one urged Wei Ze to express his position immediately. Because it is rare to make Wei Ze so hesitant, even if everyone doesn't know what makes Wei Ze undecided, there must be a serious reason for Wei Ze's hesitation.

Wei Ze quickly realized his gaffe, and he said, "In this case, let's decide this battle first." For the time being, I will not build yì to carry out a continuous battle against the Huai army. Just destroy the invading enemy. What do you think? ”

There is not much to find fault with this kind of uneventful response, and everyone knows that if the battle is expanded, the small body of the Huai army's 40,000 people will not be able to fight at all. Once the Huai Army was defeated, the entire strategic concept underwent a complete change. The resolution to defeat the attacking forces of the Huai army was passed guò.

The next day, Weeser convened another military conference. The first issue is to demand a merciless attack on some of the Huai army's provocations, but not to fight back for the time being. There was already a similar resolution at yesterday's meeting, and it is not clear why Weeser is emphasizing it again today.

Wei Ze did not sell Guanzi, he said: "Shaanxi has broken out in rebellion. In the latest news, the Taiping army and the rebels have started a fierce war. ”

In terms of chewing words, among the people in the conference room of the Military Commission now, Zuo Zongtang is afraid that he is the only one who is Wei Ze. Zuo Zongtang felt more and more that Wei Ze was definitely a scholar, because the vocabulary used by Wei Ze may be relatively fresh, or simply created by Wei Ze, but Wei Ze will never use the vocabulary indiscriminately. At least Zuo Zongtang had never heard Wei Ze use the term "rebel". In the context of Fang Cai's words, Weser unambiguously referred to the armed forces involved in the rebellion as "rebels". Hearing Wei Ze characterize the rebels as rebels, Zuo Zongtang felt very cordial.

The cadres of the Central Military Commission did not have such leisure and leisure, and when they heard Wei Ze say this, the first thing everyone looked at was the map. At this time, Shaanxi had been controlled by the Taiping Army, and the province was stuck, and if the Guangfu Army wanted to enter the northwest, it could only take the southwest road.

After a large round of retirement and conscription, the Guangfu Army solved the ratio of troops from each province in the army. Wei Ze believed that in order for the Liberation Army to become China's army, it was natural to provide the whole country with opportunities to join the army. Even if the cadres from the two Guangxi backgrounds are not so happy in their hearts, no one dares to raise objections. After the rectification was completed, the troops started from Yunnan and Guizhou according to the plan, and after the liberation of Yunnan and Guizhou, the next step was Sichuan, and after Sichuan was Kangding. Once those areas were captured, a full-scale conflict with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was inevitable.

In the intelligence, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cooperated with the rebellious Hui people in the process of seizing Shaanxi, and now the two sides are tearing their faces and fighting, which is very surprising to the comrades.

Wei Ze said: "I think so, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has also reached the time of showdown. They were initially able to temporarily cooperate with the rebels under the banner of anti-Qing. But how to face the rebels and the Han people next, I don't think Hong Xiuquan will stand on the side of the rebels. Now the contradictions have erupted in full force. ”

"What's next?" Shaanxi is too far away, and the members of the Central Military Commission would prefer to see the results directly.

"Next, if I'm not mistaken, the Taiping army is estimated to be unable to look east for the time being, so they can only go west." Weeser explained. In fact, it is easy to understand that the rebels were not limited to Shaanxi, but their main forces were still in the provinces further west. Even if he tore his face, Wei Ze did not think that the Taiping army would not take the opportunity to continue to expand its territory westward. In the east, there was a twist army fighting with the Manchus. Wei Ze can have the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and the leaders of the Taiping Army are not good men and women. Weakening the Twist Army and the Qing Army at the same time is a strategy that can easily come to mind for them.

"Do you mean to take a second look?" It's easy to see Weese's attitude, but it's not so consistent with Weese's tradition. In the past, although Wei Ze was calm, he was a quick decision. But this time Wei Ze obviously showed a hesitant posture, and this rebellion triggered the so-called wait-and-see, and everyone felt that this seemed to be Wei Ze making excuses for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Seeing the doubts of the comrades, Wei Ze could only say more clearly, "I mean let them fight first." The rebels are not the kind of Han people who felt it when we marched into Yungui. Now the Taiping army kills the rebels, but if we enter Shaanxi, we still have to kill the rebels. That kind of killing is not a simple problem, it is non-stop. Personally, I don't want the Liberation Army to fight such a war. ”

Everyone still can't understand this, everyone looks at me and I look at you, everyone's face is full of doubts. What is it that can make Wei Ze, a leader who has always shown a bright and firm style, so hesitant?

Wei Ze had to make his words more clear, "The strong people are still part of the Chinese nation, but the rebels can basically be regarded as foreigners entrenched on Chinese soil. What do you think we will do with those foreigners? ”

"If foreigners are entrenched on Chinese soil, they will naturally be killed." The answer is all too easy to come by.

At this point, Wei Ze simply made it clear, "But I don't really want to see the Guangfu Army do this, that kind of killing is too ferocious." Even if I could give that order, I still couldn't bear it. That's what it is. ”

Although they still didn't understand it, but let Wei Ze say it to this point, everyone felt that they couldn't continue to ask. The Liberation Army didn't care about skinning daylilies for Qing officials, and it was clear that the war Weize spoke of against the rebels would be even more brutal. Since Wei Ze refused to talk about it, everyone also felt that they should not make trouble for Wei Ze.

The decision not to continue northward for the time being was decided, but the Liberation Army put another agenda on the agenda. "Are we sending a fleet to the Ryukyus?"

Ryukyu is rich in high-quality sulfur, and the Liberation Army did not open up a route to Ryukyu in the past, and the British made a lot of money by reselling sulfur. The fleet of the Liberation Army had recently arrived in the Ryukyus, and in addition to negotiating with the local authorities, it had purchased a large amount of local sulfur. This amount of money was too much to saved, and Chen Zhe, the person in charge of the military industry department, said excitedly: "Governor, according to the report, the local princes of Ryukyu are eager for us to help them get rid of Japanese control. The Ryukyus have always been our vassal state, and I feel the need to send troops. ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhe paused and added: "After the restoration of Ryukyu, we will be able to open up trade routes with Japan, and Japan also has a lot of sulfur. ”

"Captured the Ryukyus from Japan, and then opened up the Japanese route?" The comrades felt very strange about such a process.

Chen Zhe also felt that the logic of this matter was relatively unsmooth, so he lowered his head and did not speak.

Wei Ze regained his composure at this time, and he smiled: "This is not unexpected, after capturing the Ryukyus, it is just right to open up a shipping route." I very much agree with Comrade Chen Zhe's view. And sulfur is not only used in the military, but also in greater demand in industry. ”

Sulfuric acid is one of the foundations of the chemical industry, and everyone is educated, so there is no doubt about it. To the delight of the comrades, the resolute and often unexpected Weese, who had been familiar to everyone, was back. Not long ago, the kind of hesitation that Wei Ze made was really unaccustomed to everyone.

Since Weser had decided to use troops, and since brimstone was so important to the Liberation Army, the bill was quickly passed.

Zuo Zongtang is far less familiar with Wei Ze than everyone else, so he doesn't have any sighs. However, during the discussion, Zuo Zongtang noticed that Wei Ze looked at him a little unmanagedly, and his rather gloomy eyes were thoughtful. couldn't figure out what Wei Ze meant, Zuo Zongtang felt a little uneasy in his heart. R1058