Zuo Zongtang is a smart man, and when he got the news that Shi Dakai's army was approaching Zhejiang, he immediately had a problem. The best route to attack Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not Jiangxi, which is full of mountainous areas, to attack the mountainous areas of western Zhejiang, which is a very inefficient way.

The best strategy is to command an elite force from Zhenjiang and Changzhou to attack Wuxi and Suzhou. After conquering Suzhou, he marched into Hangzhou. During this period, the fishermen of Taihu Lake were fully contacted and a water division unit on Taihu Lake was formed. This is also the solution that Weeser has tried. After Zuo Zongtang arrived in Zhejiang, he naturally wanted to collect the previous information, and after seeing Wei Ze's movements before leaving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zuo Zongtang felt a cold sweat on his back. If Wei Ze had not broken away from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zhejiang Shanghai would have fallen into the hands of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom long ago.

Before the Tianjing Incident, there was an uprising of the Little Knife Society near Shanghai, and Wei Ze's troops were not at all the generals of the defeated army in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps dared to confront it. Weese just had to march all the way.

Now it is known that Shi Dakai's army marched into Zhejiang, with more than 100,000 troops. Zuo Zongtang did not feel afraid, he could see that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had once again split after the Tianjing Change. If Shi Dakai's crusade was a long-planned strategy, then more than 100,000 people should fight according to Wei Ze's previous plan. When the strength is superior, it is the most reasonable choice to fight hard with the Jiangnan battalion in the Zhejiang water network zone.

However, after all, there are more than 100,000 people in Shi Dakai, and Zuo Zongtang is not afraid of Shi Dakai, but he does not mean to underestimate Shi Dakai. He wrote two letters informing Jiang Zhongyuan and Zeng Guofan of his judgment of Shi Dakai's department, and wrote a memo to state the latest situation to Emperor Xianfeng. Zuo Zongtang's strategic idea was to block Shi Dakai in the mountainous area of western Zhejiang, while Zeng Guofan sent troops from Jiangxi to attack Shi Dakai's headquarters from behind. More than 100,000 troops on the plains will be a torrent that can destroy a single qiē, but in the mountains, logistics supplies alone can kill an army of this size.

Zuo Zongtang looked down on Zeng Guofan, so he didn't have much illusions that Zeng Guofan would take the initiative to obey such a practice. However, it is not appropriate if this matter is not reported to Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan is fighting hard in Jiangxi at this time, even if it is not because of Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guofan will choose to cut off Shi Dakai's back road and cut off Shi Dakai's supply of grain and grass as much as possible. Weakening Shi Dakai is of great significance to Zeng Guofan, with Zeng Guofan's strength and ability at this time, he is far from being calm enough not to do this if he thinks about it.

When the letter was delivered to Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan was having a meeting with Hu Linyi and other Hunan army bigwigs, and he didn't see Zuo Zongtang's envoy at all, so he sent Zuo Zongtang's envoy away after accepting the letter.

Zeng Guofan didn't have the heart to read the letter at this time, and not long ago, the Hunan army sent 8oo people, led by Hu Linyi's nephew Tao Tingyu, to be stationed in Ganzhou. What I never expected was that because Tao Tingyu was loyal to his duties, he made a posture in Ganzhou to guard against the Guangfu Army going north to Jiangxi. In addition to the total annihilation of the Hunan army, Tao Tingyu and other Hunan army officers were also skinned and sed, and the sign "against the end of the Guangfu army" was hung at the gate of the city. also posted a notice very arrogantly: The Qing army can occupy Ganzhou, but if the Qing army has any action against the Guangfu army in Ganzhou, it will be a dead end.

The Guangfu Army has gained a firm foothold in Guangdong, and the Hunan Army does know. But they never expected that the Liberation Army would be so arrogant in Jiangxi. It is a matter of course for the Qing army and the Guangfu army to fight, where is there a reason to eat the imperial court and sit back and watch the Guangfu army run rampant in Ganzhou. But the Guangfu Army doesn't seem to see it that way, and their statement is undoubtedly telling the Qing Army that the Guangfu Army is not fighting the British Army now because the Guangfu Army itself is unwilling. The Qing army should not provoke the Guangfu army now, just wait for death honestly.

Such a statement was really a real insult in the eyes of the Hunan army, especially since it was Hu Linyi's nephew who was killed. If the Hunan army really pinched its nose and admitted it like this, the Hunan army would not mix up again in the future, and simply go home and wait for death after disbanding.

Hu Linyi's expression was gloomy, and his father Hu Dayuan once ranked third in the first class and ranked first, and he was a dignified Tanhualang. Hu Linyi himself is also a genuine Jinshi, and his father-in-law Tao Shu is also a genuine Jinshi, as an official eunuch family, this is the first time that Hu Linyi really feels a strong and incomparably shameful shame. When the Taiping army rebelled, there was still a kind of low-level rebellion instinct, that is, they felt that killing the Qing army's civil and military officials was an action that could improve the status of the Taiping army. As the backbone of the ruling class, Hu Linyi clearly felt this.

But the Guangfu Army was completely different, and when they killed the Qing army, they had a condescending feeling of killing pigs and slaughtering dogs. In the notice in Ganzhou, they did not mention any "Manchu civil and military affairs" at all, let alone any victory or defeat, but used "thieves and lowly breeds who do not know the height of the sky" to refer to the killed Manchu civil and military officials. This attitude is really "tolerable or intolerable".

The civil and military officials within the Hunan army were excited when they saw the notice sent by the Liberation Army, and many people shouted that they would go south to Guangdong to pacify the Liberation Army. Zeng Guofan actually didn't approve of this, but Hu Linyi, who was the "bitter master", didn't speak, and Zeng Guofan couldn't say anything first.

After a while, Hu Linyi said: "Zeng Gong, Ganzhou is not a critical place, we will concentrate on destroying the Cantonese bandits." As soon as the Yue bandits are destroyed, Wei Ze will naturally grant it. ”

The young and vigorous young Zhuang faction among the generals of the Hunan army didn't expect Hu Linyi to admit it, Zeng Guoquan immediately got up and shouted, "Hu Gong, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zeng Guofan interrupted Zeng Guoquan's noise, "What Zhensheng said is that now I will wait for Xu Xu to defeat the Cantonese bandits first." Shi Dakai is now moving his troops to the east, and we will just capture Jiujiang, and then go down the river to recover Jiangning. ”

Zeng Guofan expressed his position, and some of the generals in the Hunan army were relieved. The news of the war between the Guangfu Army and the British had also reached the Hunan Army at this time, and Wei Ze, as the first fierce general in the Taiping Army, was famous. Thousands of miles south was already a very terrifying operation, occupying Canton in a short period of time, and defeating the British. His combat effectiveness is anything but ordinary.

It was not only the 800 Hunan troops who defended Ganzhou, but also the Qing troops of 2,000 other troops. Judging from the information collected, the Guangfu Army broke through such a big city as Ganzhou in one day, and the Hunan army didn't want to go south, but it sent troops to Ganzhou again, how much was appropriate? Two thousand three thousand is useless, and the meat is sent to the door in vain. If there are 230,000 people, it is possible to hold Ganzhou, but how many troops does the Hunan army have, and after sending 20,000 or 30,000 people, will Jiangxi still have to fight?

Zeng Guofan finally suppressed the situation, and after discussing the military arrangements for the recent capture of Jiujiang, Zeng Guofan asked the generals to go back and do what they should do. Leave Hu Linyi to speak.

"Zeng Gong, Wei Ze is afraid that it has become the climate." Hu Linyi endured his grief, but what he said was the right thing.

Zeng Guofan originally wanted to appease Hu Linyi, but he didn't expect Hu Linyi to be so strong, he admired it in his heart, and said with a straight face: "Zhensheng, when we catch Wei Ze, we will definitely make you a prisoner." ”

Hu Linyi shook his head slightly, "Zeng Gong, I see that Wei Ze fought Ganzhou but did not occupy it, and every time he finished killing, he withdrew to Guangdong, thinking that it was to intimidate civil and military officials and demoralize the officers and soldiers. ”

Hearing Hu Linyi say this, Zeng Guofan nodded emphatically, "That's true, Ganzhou is a big city, and the cost of Wei Ze sending troops to attack Ganzhou will definitely not be small." Ganzhou is far away from Guangdong, and Wei Ze can't maintain control over Ganzhou, so he adopts this method. ”

Of course, if Wei Ze heard Hu Linyi and Zeng Guofan's analysis on the side, he was only afraid that he would express his objections, "It's not hard to fight Ganzhou at all, the two of you are over ninety years old combined, don't really treat yourself as a green onion like a child, okay!" ”

It's just that Wei Ze is not there, so the two continue to discuss according to their own ideas. Hu Linyi said: "Wei Ze and Yingyi have fought, and with Yingyi's temperament, they will definitely not give up. Now Yingyi has contacted us several times, and he has the intention of encouraging us to fight to the death with Wei Ze. If you can encourage Yingyi and Wei Ze to fight, it is also a good thing. ”

Zeng Guofan nodded seriously, "I think Wei Ze has attacked Ganzhou several times, but I'm afraid he also wants to provoke us and let us send heavy troops to Ganzhou." At that time, the Cantonese bandits in Jiangxi will be able to free their hands. Zhensheng, you said that you would not send troops to Ganzhou for the time being, I admire it very much. ”

Ganzhou is now Hu Linyi's sad place, and he didn't want to say more, so he changed the topic, "Zeng Gong, I don't know what happened when Zuo Zongtang wrote a letter." ”

Someone was ordered to fetch the letter, and after reading it, Zeng Guofan handed it to Hu Linyi. Hu Linyi and others fought in Jiangxi and knew more about the situation of the Taiping Army. After reading Zuo Zongtang's prediction, and then correlating the information he learned, Hu Linyi praised: "Zuo Zongtang is indeed a smart person. ”

Zeng Guofan is a very good person, loyal to the monarch, patriotic and loyal to the imperial court, a strong sense of fame, and continuous free cultivation, all of which make Zeng Guofan not a small-bellied person. The split of the Taiping Army gave Zeng Guofan an opportunity, which was not only the ridiculous route chosen by Shi Dakai's Eastern Crusade, nor was it just the huge strategic vacancy that appeared in Jiangxi after Shi Dakai's Eastern Crusade. The great split of the anti-Qing forces in the Yangtze River valley made Zeng Guofan see various opportunities to break through.

If Shi Dakai's hundreds of thousands of troops can be encircled and annihilated, it will be equivalent to destroying half of the anti-Qing forces in the Yangtze River valley. At that time, it would be much easier to besiege the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was severely damaged. Zeng Guofan would not fail to see such an opportunity. As for Ganzhou, it is a trivial matter in this grand strategy. As long as the Guangfu Army does not go out of Guangdong and enter Jiangxi in a big way, everything will be easy to do.

Hu Linyi could completely see Zeng Guofan's thoughts, and he also had the same thoughts, "Zeng Gong, why don't we write a recital for Long Live Lord?" ”

Agreeing with Zuo Zongtang's concept does not mean that you have to obey Zuo Zongtang's command, now Zuo Zongtang must have written to Emperor Xianfeng, and the Hunan army cannot lag behind, and must come up with its own plan. In the future battle, even if the Hunan army does not take the credit for Zuo Zongtang, it cannot make Zuo Zongtang a big man in formulating strategies.

"Good!" Zeng Guofan replied crisply.

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