That is, Wu Chaoyue, who had dirty thoughts and barely had a face, of course did not really poison Zeng Jijing, and he didn't have time to spend time hooking up with a beautiful junior sister, because with the fall of Luo Bingzhang and the appointment of Wenge, the new governor of Hunan, the opportunity to take precautions and pass through Hunan in advance has been placed in front of Wu Chaoyue, and some things have been done well in advance, and it will undoubtedly be much easier to win the rear of Hunan stability in the future. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The so-called Jingluo Hunan is, of course, to gain the allegiance of Chu Yong and the Xinjian Hunan army, even if they can't control them, they can't let them fight to the death with the Hubei army when Wu Chaoyue raises troops. What worries Wu Chaoyue is that according to the intelligence collected from all sides, Wenge, who originally served as the envoy of Guangxi, seems to be an enlightened banner man who attaches great importance to the appointment of Han people, and Hu Yiyang, the younger brother of Hu Yihuang, an important leader of the Taiping Army, has been appointed under him, and he was appointed as the leader of the Guangxi regiment to lead the army to fight against the Taiping Army.

But I have to give it a try, pretending to cry bitterly as Luo Bingzhang, who had just left his post unjustly, Wu Chaoyue immediately sent a letter to Liu Changyou, Jiang Zhongji, Hu Linyi and other leaders of Chu Yongxiang's army, telling them in a roundabout way, saying that if they have something unsatisfactory, they can come to Hubei at any time to ask for their help, and they will welcome their arrival with open arms. First show the attitude of seeking talents, and then settle down to carefully observe Wenge's real attitude towards Xiangjun and Chu Yong, as well as what kind of changes will occur in Hunan after Luo Bingzhang leaves office.

At the same time, there have been a lot of changes on the battlefield in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, although the Taiping army that escaped the Tianjing Revolution was met with stubborn resistance by the Qing army on the Huai River line, and the expansion momentum to the north was once curbed, but after more than half a year of hard fighting, the Taiping army finally completely defeated the Qing army's Huai River defense line, expanded its sphere of influence to the northern Jiangsu area, and successfully joined forces with the Ji Wenyuan Department active in southern Shandong, and the Qing army Yuan Jia's three divisions who were struggling to support the war situation in northern Jiangsu retreated to Xuzhou and were surrounded by the Taiping army on all sides. And Weng Tongshu, who commanded the Qing army in Anhui, and his son were very shameless to retreat to the front line of Lu'an and Yingzhou, and sought the protection of Wu Chaoyue and Seng Lingqin with their backs to Henan and Hubei.

The situation of the Qing army on the battlefield of the southern front was even more miserable, the most fierce Taiping army Li Xiucheng's troops had already hit the south of Chuzhou, and the Qing army was defeated in successive battles, including Wu Chaoyue's grandfather Gong Zhenlin was killed by the Taiping army on the battlefield, and the whole territory of Zhejiang was eroded. Even Fujian and Guangdong, which were originally relatively stable, were also full of popular uprisings, and heroes and heroes continued to stand up and raise troops to revolt in response to the Taiping Army's southern expedition, coupled with the British army also taking advantage of the fire and looting in Guangzhou, the Manchu court's ruling foundation in the southeast was crumbling, and gradually showed signs of collapse.

Only in the southwest, because of Wu Chaoyue's iron gate, the situation is slightly better, there is basically no major turmoil in Huguang Province, and Yunnan-Guizhou and Sichuan are not very problematic, but the situation in Jiangxi is very complicated, except for the northwest provinces that are backed by Hubei are relatively stable, the other state capitals have basically become a mess, and the big and small wars have continued one after another, so that Wu Chaoyue can not grasp the movement of Li Wenhe and Li Hongzhang's father and son in time. I only knew that they relied on the little new weapons they provided to perform quite well, so that Wen Jun, the governor of Jiangxi who hated him, did not dare to bully them casually, and the situation was barely good.

In this context, although Wu Chaoyue's position in the Manchu court has been strengthened, it is also facing considerable pressure - Emperor Xianfeng has ordered Hua Shana, who is in charge of Huguang military, to increase the eastern front several times, and encircle Wei to save Zhao to share the pressure on other battlefields, Hua Shana is not good at this, and of course he unceremoniously transferred the pressure to Wu Chaoyue, a famous general of the Qing Dynasty.

No, a few days after Wenge took office in Hunan, Emperor Xianfeng came to the decree again, asking Huguang to send troops to reinforce Jiangxi and Anhui, and purge the Taiping army in these two provinces as soon as possible. And although this will was given to Hua Shana, Hua Shana also knew very well that Emperor Xianfeng was completely talking in a dream, but he still called Wu Chaoyue to the front as soon as possible, and asked Wu Chaoyue to find a way to help him give an explanation to the Manchu court.

"Flower system, the younger generation thinks that this can be done, and the Hubei Naval Division of the Duxing Adu Military Gate is dispatched to the south, east to Jiujiang, and the younger generation of the Naval Division to enter the Hukou Pengze, and compete with the Changmao Naval Division for the right to control the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, this move is successful, the Huguang army can open up the waterway and grain road that reaches the city of Anqing, and the troops will come to Anqing to encircle Wei to rescue Zhao, forcing Changmao to transfer troops from Anhui to aid Anqing, and curb the expansion momentum of Changmao to the north."

"On the Jiangxi side, you can let Wenfutai increase the troops in Yuanzhou, strengthen the Chu Yong forces there, and then march west to Linjiang and Fuzhou, attack the flank of the Jiangxi Changmao Land Division, and force the Changmao Land Division to gather troops at the southern end of Poyang Lake. In this way, if the naval division of the capital army can break through the main force of the Changmao Naval Division and obtain the right to control the river in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, then the troops of Huguang can use the Yangtze River waterway to increase the troops in Fuzhou through the endless flow of troops on the battlefield, and it will be easy to break the Changmao. ”

"Even if the naval division of the capital army gate will not be able to control the river in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River for a while and a half, with Hunan Chu Yong in front and Jiangxi officials and troops to help, the problem of containing the main force of the Changmao Land Division is also not big, and it can still play a role in curbing the momentum of Changmao's continuous siege and land grabbing in Jiangxi, and the effect of encircling Wei and saving Zhao."

Hua Shana asked for a plan from himself, Wu Chaoyue of course had a bad idea, and once Hua Shana was fooled and agreed, then the main force of the Huguang Qing army would inevitably be contained in a large number of Jiangxi and Anhui battlefields, and Wu Chaoyue would naturally be much easier to think of the army against the Qing Dynasty. However, it was okay for the Manchu court, Hua Shana was not fooled, and also raised a very critical question, "Weiting, can the naval division of the Dujun Gate break through the main force of the Changmao naval division and ensure the right to control the river in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River?" ”

"The juniors don't dare to assert it." Wu Chaoyue shook his head and said: "But this is the only feasible plan, because in addition to the water division of the capital army gate, there is no decent water division in Huguang anymore. ”

After that, Wu Chaoyue hurriedly added a sentence and said: "There are only five battalions of sailors under the command of the juniors, three of which have been sent to Jiujiang to participate in the war, and you also know the situation of the other two battalions, although they are equipped with two steamships, but the operation of the steamships is too complicated, and the juniors are not at ease to let foreigners drive steamships to fight, so they can only let those sailors learn from scratch, and it will take a lot of time to train and mature into an army." ”

Hua Shana was silent, although she was a little tempted, but she also understood that once she did this, there would be no army in Huguang that could threaten Wu Chaoyue's direct line. After hesitating, Hua Shana asked tentatively: "Weiting, can you transfer a few more battalions of your Fubiao and send them to Jiangxi or Anhui to participate in the war?" ”

"Absolutely." Wu Chaoyue agreed, and then said: "But the flower system, the younger generation has a word first, and it can't be far away from the Yangtze River waterway, because the younger generation's Fubiao is equipped with foreign guns and foreign cannons, and it is impossible to supply ammunition on the spot. ”

"Therefore, the younger generation believes that whether it is to save Jiangxi or Anhui, we must first obtain the right to control the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and only by ensuring the smooth flow of waterways and grain routes can our Huguang army go to Jiangxi and Anhui in an endless stream to exterminate the long-haired bandits there."

At this time, the superiority of Wu Chaoyue and the Taiping army across the lake was reflected, and if the right to control the river could not be ensured, the officers and men of the Wu army would not be able to cross the lake to fight, nor could they fight far away from the Yangtze River waterway, and Huashana would not play a role even if Wu Chaoyue was forced to send out, on the contrary, it would give Wu Chaoyue a wave of his hand to put the provincial army under the command of Yang Wending, and take the opportunity to expand the army again. And in order for the Wu army to play a role on the battlefield in Jiangxi, the only way for Hua Shana to be sent to guard the upper reaches of the Han River was to send the Duxing Asuo Naval Division, which was guarding the upper reaches of the Han River, to fight with the Taiping army for the right to control the river - there was no way to quickly send the Xiangyang Qing army to Wuhan to suppress the rebellion that Wu Chaoyue might launch at any time.

Don't dare to let go of Wu Chaoyue's crazy expansion of the army, tie Wu Chaoyue's hands and feet and can't get the right to control the river in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, under the contradiction between the left and right, Hua Shana thought about it, and finally nodded reluctantly, and said: "Okay, just do it according to your idea, the old man will go to Wenxiangyang and Changsha, and let Du Xing'a and Wenge send troops as soon as possible." ”

The smooth success of the Guangqing army in hollowing out Huguang not only greatly eliminated the hidden dangers in the upper reaches of the Han River, but also took the opportunity to observe and understand the military performance of Wenge, the new governor of Hunan. The result is also a coincidence, seeing that it is not early, Hua Shana also asked people to prepare a banquet to take good wine and food to thank Wu Chaoyue, and chose a small cheap Wu Chaoyue in the happy, and it is rare to eat and drink a handful, in recent years, it is rare to get drunk once, and the sky is dark, the sun and the moon are dark.

Seeing that Wu Chaoyue was not lightly drunk, Hua Shana kindly wanted to leave Wu Chaoyue for one night, but Wu Chaoyue didn't know that nerve was on the wrong line, and he insisted on returning to the governor's yamen when he was more than two, Hua Shana was reluctant, so he asked someone to use his green sedan chair to send Wu Chaoyue, who was no longer able to ride a horse, home.

When he returned to the governor's yamen, the time was already more than half of the third watch, and after making up for sleep on the sedan chair, Wu Chaoyue was already sober, and subconsciously remembered the comprador grandfather's family's highest instruction - hurry up and create a son. In a good mood, Wu Chaoyue stumbled into the small courtyard where Feng Wanzhen lived, and decided to take Feng Wanzhen, who had grown into a little girl Feng, to ask for a knife, and strive to create a person out.

The night was too late, Feng Wanzhen's residence was already dark, even the maid was already asleep, fortunately, the door was not bolted from the inside, it was opened as soon as it was pushed, and Wu Chaoyue, who had successfully entered the room, had evil thoughts again, and decided to give the lovely little girl Feng a surprise, deliberately slowed down her movements and quietly touched into the bedroom, first touched the dark and stripped off her clothes, and then gently lifted the quilt, and suddenly pounced on the sleeping little girl Feng.

"Hmm, who? Save ......, save ...... Life....... ”

"Little baby, it's useless to scream and cut your throat, give me obedient words!"

"Save ......, save ...... Life....... ”

"Huh? It's only been a few days, how did you grow up so much? It just so happens that the birth of a son is convenient for breastfeeding .......

Slightly distracted, the little girl who was pressed under Wu Chaoyue was finally able to push away the other claw that covered her small mouth, and shouted with a crying voice, "Help!" Help me! ”

"What's wrong?"

In the dark, Feng Wanzhen's cute little head came out of the quilt under Wu Chaoyue's feet, first vaguely asked what happened, and finally woke up, Feng Wanzhen was immediately frightened, and hurriedly pulled Wu Chaoyue, exclaiming: "Xianggong, Xianggong, wrong, wrong, she is not me, I am sleeping on this side!" Let go! ”

"Master, it's wrong, it's wrong! She's not a third lady, she's not a third lady! ”

By the faint candlelight, Wu Chaoyue, who was dizzy, finally saw the appearance of the girl under him clearly-not bad, very beautiful, and worthy of Wu Chaoyue's impulsive evil thoughts. But even so, Wu Chaoyue was still so frightened that he was completely drunk, and he quickly jumped out of bed, screaming like a pig: "Senior sister, why are you?" ”

"Ahh Seeing Wu Chaoyue's bare buttocks swaying, Zeng Jijing was so frightened that she screamed again, and quickly covered her eyes to avoid sores, Feng Wanzhen was angry and funny, and hurriedly said: "Xianggong, why don't you even wear clothes?" Wear it quickly, wear it quickly, don't let Sister Zeng see it! ”

With the help of the maid, when she hurriedly got dressed, Zeng Jijing had already hid in the quilt and cried loudly, Feng Wanzhen also quickly explained the reason why Zeng Jijing was here - she was forced by her mother to learn female popularity, and it happened that Zeng Jijing was very good at this, Feng Wanzhen invited her to teach embroidery, and the words were speculated and chatted too late, and seeing that Wu Chaoyue did not come to pay the public grain, Zeng Jijing was left here by Feng Wanzhen to rest, and then ......, there was the oolong incident just now.

The reason for the oolong is known, but how to deal with the aftermath gives Wu Chaoyue a headache, no matter how Wu Chaoyue apologizes and apologizes, and no matter how Feng Wanzhen complains and persuades, Zeng Jijing, who has even stripped off his clothes by Wu Chaoyue, just doesn't listen, and just cries vigorously hiding in the quilt. Wu Chaoyue had no choice but to ask with tears in his eyes: "Senior sister, you say, what do you say?" ”

Zeng Jijing still cried bitterly and didn't answer, and Feng Wanzhen next to her also went out to make up her mind and said, "Xianggong, things have come to this point, what else can you do besides marrying Sister Zeng?" ”

"But I already have you, how can I marry her?" Wu Chaoyue said helplessly: "With your great-sister's background, how could her family agree to marry her to me as a side house?" ”

"Don't worry about this, go out, I'll talk to Sister Zeng."

Feng Wanzhen's biggest advantage is that she does things neatly and neatly, and she never drags her feet, so she directly pushed Wu Chaoyue out of the bedroom and stayed in the room to persuade Zeng Jijing. Wu Chaoyue scratched his head outside the door, embarrassed and somewhat expectant, but more worried.

"It's troublesome, if this matter is not handled well, there will be no way to end the matter, the brothers of the Zeng family will definitely turn their faces against me, and the other generals of the Hunan army will definitely make trouble with me, and what's worse is that my name will be cleared in my life! The teacher just died on the front foot, and I pitted his daughter on the back foot, and the matter spread, and I still have to lose my reputation? Trouble trouble, too much trouble. ”

I don't know how long I was thinking about it, Wu Chaoyue unconsciously leaned on the chair and fell asleep, when he was woken up by Feng Wanzhen, the sky was already faint, and he didn't care about looking at other situations, Wu Chaoyue opened his mouth and asked, "How is it?" What does my sister say? ”

"Sister Zeng gives you two choices." Feng Wanzhen said angrily: "First, don't make a noise, she won't marry again after she returns to Hunan." Second, if you go to her house to propose, as long as the people in her family agree, she will marry. ”

"...... this?" Wu Chaoyue was confused, and asked in a low voice, "Just keep quiet?" Why did she still say that she would not marry in the future? ”

"She has even been touched and bitten by you in those places, what face does she have to marry someone else? If you accidentally spread the word last night, you will not only harm her, but also her future husband's family! Feng Wanzhen replied angrily, and asked in a low voice: "Xianggong, did you deliberately recognize the wrong person last night?" ”

"Heaven and earth conscience, I swear to God, if I did it on purpose last night, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky!"

Wu Chaoyue hurriedly swore an oath, and Feng Wanzhen, who was very distrustful in this regard, looked Wu Chaoyue up and down, her face was full of suspicion, and she said with disdain: "Whether it was intentional or not, only you know in your own heart!" Tell me, what are you going to do? Sister Zeng is still waiting for my reply. ”

Wu Chaoyue was in a dilemma, not only did he not want to harm his beautiful junior sister for a lifetime, but he also knew that if he wanted the old Zeng family to agree to marry Zeng Jijing to him as a partial house, it would be no less difficult than raising troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty now. Unable to answer for a long time, Feng Wanzhen urged, and Zeng Jijing's suppressed crying voice sounded in the bedroom............ (To be continued.) )