Chapter 236: The Death of Zeng Guofan

Zeng Guofan was painstakingly reviewing the chapters, arranging all aspects of personnel, and considering the troubles caused by personnel and materials, when Ding Richang, who was a military general, hurriedly came over. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Your Majesty, good news, good news!"

Zeng Guofan put down the brush in his hand and asked with a smile: "Hold still!" Why are you so happy, it is not that the Ordnance Institute has made another big breakthrough. ”

Zeng Guofan's question is reasonable, because last year, the Anqing Ordnance Institute successfully imitated a small steamer, China's first small steamer, which made him really happy, greatly increased his face, and fought for national prestige.

Of course, the little steamer was not hoisted, it was just an experiment, the speed was too slow, the boat was too small, it was still all wooden, and the draft was shallow, so it could only be used as an ornament.

Ding Richang saluted and said excitedly: "The Emperor's Ordnance Institute has indeed made a breakthrough, and we have successfully developed and copied grenades and mines by using firearms from the Sichuan New People's Army. ”

"What, you have copied the grenades and mines of the New People's Army, which have repeatedly made great achievements, so good, keep quiet and hurry up to produce it and send it to the King of Jin who fought in Xiangzhong. The war there is becoming more and more tense, and depending on the situation, the middle route army of the New People's Army will soon enter northern Hunan and invade our Sangzi land, and the situation is worrying. ”

"The emperor can rest assured, hold quietly and solve problems for the emperor, and it is not too late to die." Ding Richang swore solemnly, but after a while, he said with a sad face, "I'm afraid that I can't support King Jin for a while, although the process of this grenade and mine is not complicated, but it takes some time to make, and it is easy to have duds, the machinery is busy, and there are not many skilled workers, I am afraid that it will not be able to produce a large number of products in the short term." ”

"Then why can the New People's Army produce in large quantities?" Zeng Guofan attached great importance to this matter, because he had seen the power of the grenade, and felt that this was a kind of trumpet cannon, and if it was used together with the set speed, it would be equivalent to a cannon.

For this kind of portable and simple firearms, the more the better, and the sooner the better.

Ding Richang shook his head: "I don't know if this is quiet." ”

Of course, Ding Richang didn't know that there was still assembly line production in this world, and outsourcing business could greatly speed up production.

The New People's Army is based on Yang Dongfang's method, outsourcing simple and unskilled things that everyone can do to the people, such as the wooden handle of a grenade, as long as there are two hands.

Therefore, the armament department of the New People's Army only needs to be responsible for the core assembly.

In any case, Ding Richang brought good news, which is worth exciting, but it didn't take long for it to get dark and people came to report it one after another.

"Your Majesty, Yang Dongfang defeated the French red hair in Shanghai, and captured and forced the French acting commander Li Willy alive. also beat Guo Songlin away and occupied Suzhou City. ”

"What, Yang Dongfang's New People's Army occupies Suzhou City, and he has only been in Jiangnan for half a month, this is too..."

People are more popular than people, the Hunan army and the Huai army cooperated, and it was a blockade, and it was a counter-strategy, and the result was also a year or two to get Suzhou, and as a result, people took this kind of big city in a few days, how can there be no fear, not jealousy, envy and hatred.

But just after the oil lamp was lit, worse news came.

I saw a capable young man in his twenties walk in, this is one of Zeng Guofan's many staff, because of Zhao Liewen's departure, he became active.

"Your Majesty, Guangxi has all been lost, and the 100,000-strong army has been wiped out."

"Fulong, what did you say, what did you just say."

The young man with the name Fulong approached, sighed and said indignantly: "Your Majesty, Jiang Qianquan has betrayed the enemy, he scolded you for being disloyal, unkind and unjust in Guilin, and raised a banner to crusade against you, so that the situation in Guangxi has changed dramatically, Xi Baotian and others do not have enough strength to highlight the encirclement of the New People's Army, and they have committed suicide in Jiangyong County, and the war in Guangxi is over. ”

"What!" Zeng Guofan vomited out a mouthful of blood, with a lot of regret in his heart, he never thought that Jiang Yifeng would stand up against him and take refuge in the New People's Army. ]

He regretted it, Zhao Liewen had persuaded him to come at the beginning, but he didn't listen, and now he understands what he means, Jiang Yifeng has long had a grudge against the Hunan army and him. It's just that there is no suitable opportunity to vent.

The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became, Zeng Guofan couldn't hold on, and fainted directly, Fulong's young man took three steps in one step, jumped over, and shook Zeng Guofan: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up, what's wrong with you." ”

There was a panic all around, and the young man yelled around: "What are you doing in a daze, go to the imperial doctor, and quickly inform the others." ”

With a loud roar, the people around were in a hurry, and they all went out of the study, and at this time, I saw the young man of Fulong quietly take out a dagger with pure poison, laugh and stab directly into Zeng Guofan's heart.

"Poof!"

The sound of piercing into the flesh sounded, and Zeng Guofan's eyes widened in the twilight, his gaze was like a knife, mixed with inconceivable meaning: "Fu Long. . . You.. You.. Why is that? ”

Fulong's young man's cold eyes were like poisonous snakes, his lips were outlined in an arc, and he spat coldly: "Those who rebel against the Qing Dynasty will die, Zeng Guo Domain, I am the person at the Great Qing Dynasty, and I am the existence of clearing all obstacles for my Qing Emperor, the new emperor asked me to pass on a message to you, he can make your Hunan army rise, can make you Zeng Guo Domain's extremely human minister, and can also make you have nothing and die in Huangquan, hehehe, you will not be lonely, but unfortunately we still failed to kill Yang Dongfang, he is not like you, we have always had someone lurking around, for ten years, Do you know what 10 years means? ”

When Zeng Guofan heard this, his expression was hideous and painful, with endless remorse, his breath became weaker and weaker, and his mind became more and more confused, and he only said one sentence: "Actually, I should have thought of it a long time ago, the Qing Dynasty has never really reassured us. No matter how good we do, we will always be just your Manchus. Target.. Target.. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Zeng Guofan lost his breath.

Fu Long picked up the brush on the ground, dipped it in ink, and wrote a line of words on the white wall.

"What! Cixi and Ci'an were stolen by the blood drops of the little sixth son. When Yang Dongfang received the letter, he was taken aback, and his **** was stolen by Xiao Liuzi's people.

What he didn't expect was that Xiao Liuzi fought and dared to go back to Beijing and live in the Forbidden City, and he was not afraid to find him by himself.

After all, it's ***, but it's a little more advanced. Yang Dongfang is not interested in Beijing for the time being, and has no intention of going over.

Yang Dongfang was secretly preparing to go to the United States, and on the surface he was talking to the British minister about something, and wanted to borrow their hands, but in fact, he secretly contacted the captured American minister Pu Anchen and American businessmen.

He also selected 1,000 people from among the men and horses in Shanghai, re-established a guard regiment, and put Xu Chenghao and others outside Shanghai County to garrison Shanghai.

Just as he was almost ready, there was an earth-shattering news that had been delayed for a few days.

"Shocking news! Zeng Guofan died in Anqing, and the blood drops of the Qing Dynasty reappeared in the rivers and lakes! ”

"There is a saying in the blood drops, those who rebel against the Qing Dynasty will die, and the new emperor of the Hunan and Han dynasties was stabbed to death by the blood drops in less than three months after he ascended the throne."

Blood droplets reappear in the rivers and lakes! Zeng Guofan was stabbed to death, and the world was in an uproar.

The news came too violently.

It's so sudden!

People would rather believe that Zeng Guofan would die in the hands of Yang Dongfang, who had a thousand miles of thoughts, but they never expected that blood droplets would suddenly appear.

Blood droplets that had disappeared for more than a hundred years unexpectedly popped up again, and this institution that made everyone frightened was actually activated by Yixun.

The world was terrified.

Countless people who were still officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty took out silk scarves to wipe their sweat, and Li Hongzhang of Huai'an secretly checked the mansion and his henchmen around him, and secretly lucked that he did not rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

However, he was very uneasy in his heart, and he was walking on thin ice when he started to do things. (To be continued.) )