Liu Bingzhang, the governor of Zhejiang, who sheltered the Nanyang ships, is a wonderful person, this guy is a ten-year jinshi of Xianfeng, and he chose Shu Jishi and awarded the editor, that is, the legendary preparatory military aircraft, but he has embarked on a completely different life path. He did not bury his head in the Hanlin Academy, but embarked on the practical road of serving the country and the people in a down-to-earth manner. Liu Bingzhang himself gave up the privileged life of Shu Jishi, and rushed from Rong to the front line with a mountain of people.

In the first year of Tongzhi, the Taiping army occupied Jiangning, and Liu Bingzhang followed the minister Zhang Fu to southern Anhui, and often planned a strategy for it, which was deeply appreciated by Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang served as the governor of Jiangsu, moved to Shanghai, and when he suppressed the Taiping army, he immediately transferred Liu Bingzhang under his tent. Since then, Liu Bingzhang bid farewell to his life as a cultural person and entered the Huai Army and became a military civilian officer who commanded the army.

When the Huai Army first entered Shanghai, there were still Chang Shengjun trained by Gordon in Shanghai, and when they saw that the Huai Army was poorly equipped and poorly dressed, they took fun of the Huai Army soldiers when they had nothing to do. The big guys were all so angry, and they couldn't wait to find Long Hair and do their best to make this annoying Gordon first, so that this dead foreign devil would "grunt" first. Only Liu Bingzhang, a military cultural person, was calm, and said to the soldiers: "This is not a matter, people just want to see our craftsmanship." It not only alleviated the contradictions between friendly troops, but also boosted the morale of the Huai army. Later, after several major battles, the Huai army fought bravely and often won great victories, which completely made the foreign devils and the second devils speechless. Gordon is also a person who can afford to put it down, not only no longer saying cool words, but also obediently cooperating with Huai Jun.

In the second year of Tongzhi, the Taiping army captured Fushan and besieged Changshu, and the situation was critical. Liu Bingzhang, together with Pan Dingxin and Liu Mingchuan, attacked Fushan to save Changshu, and asked Changsheng's army to bombard the Taiping military camp with artillery. The Taiping army then relieved the siege of Changshu and returned to Fushan. Soon the Taiping army captured all parts of western Zhejiang, endangering Jiangsu, and Li Hongzhang urgently ordered Liu Bingzhang to raise an army by himself and enter the siege of Jiashan. The Taiping army built stones as bases in Fengjing and Xitang, which were important on land and water, and sent tens of thousands of people to defend them, forming a tight defensive formation with Jiashan. Liu Bingzhang led more than 6,000 people, with Wu Changqing, Guo Wenbang, and Wang Zhankui as generals, and forced the camp to camp. First concentrate forces to break through Xitang, and then take advantage of the momentum to advance, capture Fengjing, and defeat the Taiping army from Jiaxing, Pinghu, Zhapu and other places of tens of thousands of reinforcements. Because of the meritorious service in suppressing the Taiping Army, the imperial court issued a decree to commend the speech.

Although the Taiping army was defeated, it still took Zhang Jinghui as its escort and guarded Jiashan. Liu Bingzhang made an appointment with the Taihu Lake Navy warship to attack Zhang Jinghui by land and water. The Jiashan Taiping Army came to help, Liu Bingzhang supervised the battle with the river, was shot in the leg, and still insisted on commanding. The soldiers marched straight forward and broke through Zhang Jinghui. Jiashan, Pinghu, Zhapu and other places were also recovered.

In July of the third year of Tongzhi, Liu Bingzhang and the general soldier Cheng Qixue attacked Jiaxing and destroyed the Taiping army camp outside the city. The cultural people even personally fought hand-to-hand to climb the city, attacked day and night, burned the city * library, broke the city, killed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rong Wang Liao Fashou, supported the king Liu Degong, and the imperial court issued a decree to reward Dai Hualing. Then he attacked Huzhou, captured Wu Wei and Nanze, and won all battles, and wiped out the Taiping army in western Zhejiang. Because Liu Bingzhang governed the army strictly and risked the arrows and stones, the Qing court issued a decree to reward him with the name of a literati Zhenyong Baturu. In October, the right concubine of the right Chunfang was supplemented, the right concubine was rotated, and the bachelor was re-promoted.

Liu Bingzhang started in the battle to suppress the Taiping army, and then consolidated his position in the battle to suppress the Twist army. This brave and warlike civil official not only made great contributions to Antai in the Qing Dynasty, but also earned himself a good position as the governor of Zhejiang. However, his performance as the governor of Zhejiang is very average, and the only benefit is that he is not greedy for the people's anointment. Liu Bingzhang, who has personally experienced the cruel war, understands the difficulties of the people very well, so Zhongcheng loves money but does not disturb the people. Liu Zhongcheng, who loves money, set his sights on the Manchurian Jiangnan Trade Zone, at first he was exploiting Manchurian businessmen, and later vigorously supported development, and the money on both sides made him make a thorough profit.

During the war, Liu Bingzhang regained his sense at that time, in addition to holding money, he was also on his own stage. Outside the French army Chen Bing Zhenhai, Liu Bingzhang's deployment was not in vain, and after accommodating the Nanyang ships, Liu Zhongcheng immediately moved. He first went to Ningbo to direct the battle, and through Manchurian merchants, he also set up a telegraph line of 40 miles between Ningbo and Zhenhai for communication and remote control.

At the same time, all the soldiers and horses of Zhenhai were ordered to be under the command of Admiral Ouyang Lijian, and Ouyang Lijian led 1,000 soldiers and 2,500 Chu troops to defend Jinji Mountain on the south bank, and set up two natural and natural forts there. Named Admiral Yang Qizhen and Ningbo Governor Du Guanying led 2,500 Huai troops to garrison Zhaobaoshan Fortress on the north bank, garrisoned Wu Jie to command the forts on the north and south banks, and Qian Yuxing, the named commander-in-chief, led 1,000 soldiers from western Zhejiang and 2,500 Huai troops to garrison the area from Meixu to Yuwangling as the second line of defense. There are also two ships of Yuan Kai and Chaowu, as well as five ships of Nanyang who escaped, which are deployed at the mouth of the Yongjiang River. Outside the Yongjiang estuary, there are old boats full of stones, which can be sunk and closed at any time.

Liu Bingzhang's dispatch showed the demeanor of the Huai army's generals, not only everywhere was appropriate, leaving no opportunity for the French army, but also leaving a lot of space for himself between attack and defense. If the Qing army wins, it can go out of the Yongjiang River Estuary to catch up with the French army, and if the Qing army is defeated, it can blockade the Yongjiang River Estuary so that the French army cannot take advantage of the victory. The only drawback is that Liu Bingzhang's cards are relatively limited, and he can only counterattack the enemy with defense, and it would be perfect if he had a few more warships.

"Lord Zhongcheng, all the departments are in place, and the French army is watching from the open sea, and they do not dare to offend our army. The humble post has made all the ministries strictly monitor, and they will definitely not slack off and underestimate the enemy. Ning Shaotai was prepared for Xue Fucheng not only to be a good hand in foreign affairs, but also to Zeng Guofan's staff, and was Liu Bingzhang's number one help in marching and fighting, and all military affairs were forwarded by him.

"Shu Geng (Xue Fucheng) brother! Have we forgotten something? There is a lot of anxiety in my brother's heart, it seems that there is a leak in the deployment somewhere, and I ask the brother to solve my brother's doubts! "Liu Bingzhang never puts on a show, and treats his subordinates according to the rules, as long as the difference in rank is not too big, he is always called a brother.

"Lord Zhongcheng is thoughtful, and there is no omission in the defense everywhere. In terms of our internal affairs, the food and salary are also complete and there is no shortcoming......" Xue Fucheng really considered it honestly and unceremoniously, and it was not polite to march and fight. If he could only sing happy songs to flatter the officials, Xue Fucheng would not be able to enter the shogunate of Zeng Guofan at all.

"Dude's words wake up the dreamer!" Before Xue Fucheng's words were finished, Liu Bingzhang suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh? What did Lord Zhongcheng think? Xue Fucheng also vaguely felt that they seemed to be missing something on his side.

"O missionary! These foreign demons, on weekdays, bewitch the public and bewitch the fools, and in case of war, they will do it carefully for the foreigners. The dynasty had fought with Yangyi several times before, and these missionaries were all stirring up waves to meet the enemy's army, transmitting military information, and reporting false and real things, and they didn't know how much they had done! Liu Bingzhang has long been unhappy with the group of missionaries in his jurisdiction who say every day that the world is going to be destroyed and use small favors to bewitch the people, and this time he even remembered their great harm.

"Lord Zhongcheng is very worried, these missionaries are the internal response of the law, and they are categorically retained, so I will order someone to arrest all the French missionaries." Xue Fucheng nodded again and again, and thought deeply, missionaries usually erode Chinese culture, and in wartime, they were the internal response of foreigners, and they should be killed one by one. His old club, Zeng Guofan, was made famous for decades because of these bastards, and he was once reduced to a cake.

"It's not just French, as long as it's a white-skinned monkey, there is no good thing! They were all one family, and the same was true of the missionaries of other countries. It's just that the court still has the heart to negotiate peace, and we can't kill without guilt. "Liu Bingzhang is not aimed at the French, his view is very simple, but all white people are the same thing, and this is true in the past.

"What do you think?" Xue Fucheng really wanted to arrest and kill everyone, but he also knew that doing so seemed to be a bit unreasonable, and it would affect the overall situation of the subsequent court.

"I beg my brother to send someone to take all the missionaries into custody at once, and not to kill or lack food, but not to let them move without permission, and to cut off all news from them, and never let them spread a word!" Liu Bingzhang wanted to build a concentration camp for missionaries to discuss the doctrine so that they would not get involved in secular affairs.

"Hey, don't worry, Lord Zhongcheng, go and do it immediately!" Xue Fucheng very much agrees with Liu Bingzhang's wise decision.

"Wait!" Xue Fucheng was already preparing to leave, and Liu Bingzhang called him back again.

"What else does Lord Zhongcheng command?" Xue Fucheng was very worried, he was afraid that Liu Bingzhang would regret it if he was afraid of things.

"Brother, do you still remember what General Wu told yesterday?" Liu Bingzhang thought of another hidden danger.

"Battle of the Coop?" After Wu Ankang arrived, in addition to asking for help and courtesy greetings, he only talked about the war in the chicken coop area of Taiwan.

"Yes, according to Wu Zongbing, Fa Yi was able to conquer the chicken coop because of the guidance of the British navigator and the hydrological situation around the chicken coop. We also have to guard against this! There are many foreign navigators in the Ningbo area, and there are not a few who have insight into the nearby hydrology. Although the imperial court has explicitly ordered them to be expelled, there are still many who have not left. If this generation is used by Fayi, it is a major hidden danger, and it must not be easily indulged! Liu Bingzhang also took into account the problem of the pilot, and he was quite emotional in his heart, fortunately, the Manchurian minister Luan Yu gave the imperial court a good idea, otherwise China's hydrological situation, all foreigners know it clearly, where will there be peace in China's maritime frontier in the future.

"Yes, yes, but these people have to be guarded against! However, these pilots have been expelled by our side, and they are preparing to leave at this moment, and if they are captured and detained, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain! "That's the thing, but it's really hard to explain.

"I can't worry about this much, I will all be arrested and imprisoned, and the big deal is to write money to them to appease. If there is anyone who does not resist, he will be killed immediately by fornication! "Liu Bingzhang can only focus on the current war, and other considerations can only be said later.