Guan Zhuofan just wanted to force him to say this. Liu Mingchuan is a general of the Huai Army, Li Hongzhang's descendant, of course it is impossible for him to kill him, but if he is said to be a fool and let it go gently, then he will not be willing. clarified the charges, firstly, to let him know that he had let him go, and secondly, to let the generals of the Xuan army understand that such an act was a capital crime, and the same mistake must not be made.

"Futai's military stick can be regarded as saving you, since you already know that it is powerful, I will not kill you today." Guan Zhuofan said lightly, "I know that you Liu Xingsan are very capable of fighting, and this time in Jiading, you have also made meritorious contributions, but just being able to fight is not enough, you have to remove the arrogant meaning in your heart." Li Futai is here for these things, and it is not my turn to teach you a lesson, I just hope that from now on, you will remember this lesson and do it for yourself. ”

"Yes, Xiexie Marshal Kaien!"

"I don't have any favors for you." Guan Zhuofan said dryly, "Forrest is to help you guard Qingpu, so I asked Changmao to arrest him, if people can't come back, I will ask Li Futai for an explanation." ”

“…… Be. ”

When the soldiers helped Liu Mingchuan out, the atmosphere in the big tent became a little lively. Guan Zhuofan shook his head at Liu Xunjiao and said with a smile: "Li Shaoquan is really scheming, knowing that I won't do anything to Liu Mingchuan, but I came to play a play of guilt, even if I expose this matter." ”

That being said, but this matter is handled in this way, which is the most haode - because there is still a "negative jing", which not only prevents a big quarrel between the two armies of Xuanhuai and Huai, but also protects Guan Zhuofan's face.

"Li Shaoquan should have this move." Liu Xunji continued Guan Zhuofan's words, "Although it is said that it is all for the country. But this time he was able to hold Jiading. It's really thanks to our strength. Not to mention that Xuan Shuai waved his army and defeated Huang Wenjin and Tan Shaoguang. Just said that the foreign second regiment that gave him Gordon helped him a lot? Now I just don't know what Li Xiucheng from Suzhou will think of Gao Yongkuan's letter. ”

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. Before Guan Zhuofan could answer, Túrin had already hurriedly walked in from outside the tent, and his excitement was overflowing.

"Master, there are three people from Suzhou. The leader was a 'Chengxuan' under Li Xiucheng, saying that he had taken Li Xiucheng's letter and came to replace him! ”

"Oh?" Guan Zhuo stood up suddenly, "Where are the people?" ”

"Vice General Zhang sent a team of cavalry, sent from Qingpu, and is waiting outside the camp at the moment."

"Pass him in!"

The matter of substitution was thus a foregone conclusion, and the Xuan army exchanged 14 people, including Huang Wenjin, Gao Yongkuan, and Zhou Wenjia, for Zhao Jingxian and Forrest, who were imprisoned in Suzhou, as well as two other American officers and a Portuguese officer captured in Qingpu City.

The location of the substitution. It is set on a waterway next to Dianshan Lake. On the fourth day, the parties agreed on the covenant haode bylaws. Each of them brought 1,000 men, and no artillery was allowed to carry them, and they lined up on both sides of the strait. There is also a boat moored on the shore as a vehicle for receiving people.

Both sides of the formation must fight for face. On the side of the Taiping Army, Li Xiucheng's guards were dispatched, all with tigers on their backs, with fierce expressions, lined up in dozens of rows by the river, and their momentum was compelling.

On the side of the Xuan army, the two battalions of elite battalions sent by the Kezi regiment led by Ixan were divided into two phalanxes by the river, with bright clothes and armor, neat military appearance, and although the height and height were different, they were not as imposing as those on the other side, but the breech gun on the shoulder was a sharp weapon that the Taiping army did not have.

"his grandma!" Yixan, who was standing at the front with his hands in his hands, showed a trace of disdain on his face, and whispered to Liu Xunjiao beside him, "If you are tall and big, you think you are sorry, can you block the gun?" If it weren't for this river, I would have killed them with three rows of guns. ”

Liu Xunjiao smiled slightly, did not answer, and when the other side pushed the person out, he got on the boat and wanted to go over to inspect the person in person.

The boat reached the opposite shore and set up a springboard. As soon as Liu Xun got off the boat, he was immediately moved, and he arched his fists: "Zhusheng, you have suffered!" ”

The person in front of him was Zhao Jingxian, of medium stature, and there was still a strength in his haggard face, but he could see that he was very weak, and he had to be supported by Forrest and a few others, and he could see that he had suffered a lot at a glance. As for Forrestal's foreigners, they were full of red and good spirits, and it seemed that the Taiping Army was very polite to their "foreign brothers".

Zhao Jingxian and Liu Xunxian knew each other, but at the moment they just nodded as a salute, without saying a word, and limped across the springboard with the help of Forrest. When he got on the boat, he still refused to sit down, and stood stiffly on the deck.

"Songyan, I didn't expect you to pick me up today." It wasn't until the steamer started that Zhao Jingxian's face showed a trace of imperceptible excitement, "That Guan Dashuai, but is he still in Sijing?" ”

"Xuan Shuai's camp, he has returned to Shanghai yesterday, and he is waiting for you in the yamen of the clan at the moment."

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Guan Zhuofan returned to Shanghai from Sijing, and Li Hongzhang also returned to Shanghai from Jiading, and the two met in the governor's yamen in the west of the city and had a secret conversation for a long time.

There are many things to talk about, but the two most important ones are the report of this battle, and the other is the future cooperation of the two armies.

Li Hongzhang first took out the manuscript of the recital, asked Guan Zhuofan to look at it, and politely asked him to "axe". Guan Zhuofan read it carefully, and saw that the content of the excerpt was generally fair, and the credit of Xuanjun was written enough, and the loss of Qingpu was not shy about it, which made him very satisfied. And the defeat of the Huai army at Banqiao in Taicang Prefecture, although it is inevitably pretentious, but it is none of his business, of course he will not say anything.

As for the words, he is self-aware, and he knows that with his own level, he can't find anything wrong, let alone axe. So he hid it clumsily, said "clever", did not make a word change, and returned it to Li Hongzhang. After all, after replacing Zhao Jingxian Forrest and his team, he still has to write a special appendix to make it clear, so if there is anything, it will not be too late to talk about it when the time comes.

When it comes to future operations, both of them have the same opinion, that is, if Li Xiucheng wants to go west to aid "Tianjing", he must bring troops to go, at least his most elite Chinese army will definitely take it away. Therefore, as long as he leaves Suzhou with the front foot, the Xuanhuai and Huai armies can start attacking with the back foot.

The direction of the offense was also distributed. Taicang Prefecture is in the north of Jiading, and it is also a "sad place" that Li Hongzhang is worried about, and of course it is handed over to the Huai army to attack. Kunshan County, which belongs to Suzhou Prefecture, is to the west of Qingpu, and it is also the place where Ixsang did not have time to attack in a hurry last time, and this time it is still arranged by the Xuan army. When they respectively conquered Taicang and Kunshan, the Huai army marched south from Taicang Prefecture into Xinyang County, and together with the Xuan army, they attacked Suzhou City and took the capital of this pseudo-southern Jiangsu province.

Not only is the distance to Suzhou short, but also the Taiping army's piled up of military supplies in Kunshan County is bound to fall into the hands of the Xuan army. With Li Hongzhang's shrewdness, he would not be unaware of this, and he actually had no objection and readily agreed, Guan Zhuofan knew that he must still have something to say, and as for what to say, he can also guess eight or nine.

Sure enough, Li Hongzhang hesitated slightly, and then opened his mouth: "Yixuan, I have a reluctant request, which is very abrupt, but I have to open this mouth, and I have to beg you to fulfill it." ”

"Futai is too polite, where can you say this?" Guan Zhuofan's heart was bright, but he made a surprised expression on his face, "If there is anything, please Futai just give orders." ”

"To tell you the truth, the strength of the long-haired army is much more powerful than I expected." Li Hongzhang said frankly, "The Huai army was able to hold Jiading and defeat Changmao, and Gordon's two battalions of foreign guns made great efforts. I'm thinking, this time we can split up and attack together, so let's lend Gordon to ...... again Lend it to me here for another use? ”

This is really a reluctant invitation, speaking of zuihou, Li Hongzhang's tone has been a little overbearing, after all, the Xuan army also has to fight, and Gordon's foreign second regiment was also built by Guan Zhuofan with a lot of effort and real money, this word "borrowed" is difficult to say justly.

"Speaking of which, Gordon, the more than 1,000 people, is led by British and French officers, and he is the most capable ......" Guan Zhuofan pondered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and said categorically: "They are all salaries from the imperial court and soldiers raised by the people's donations, even me, are under the command of Futai, where can I get a borrowed word?" This group of people will be allocated to the formation of the Huai Army! ”

Is there such a good thing? Li Hongzhang blinked, almost thinking that he had misheard. When he was sure that Guan Zhuofan was not joking, Huo Ran stood up, shook his head, and said excitedly: "Yixuan, with you working together like this, great things will be done!" ”

Guan Zhuofan hurriedly got up and returned the salute, making a humble expression in his mouth, but he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed in his heart - although Gordon can fight, it is a pity that he and Li Futai do not agree with him, this marriage will not only become a mirror, but also cause a lot of trouble for Li Hongzhang.

This is evidenced by history.

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*(To be continued......)