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"But if our righteous army sends troops to Yuezhou with tens of thousands of elites, will the officials and scholars of Jingzhou send troops to save Yuezhou?"

Zuo Zongtang's words were like a thunderous sentence that woke up the person in the dream. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Yifeng, who originally didn't know where to send troops because he was in Hubei, suddenly heard Zuo Zongtang say this, and the original trouble in his heart was immediately solved.

The reason why he considered the Northern Expedition before, and even transferred the main force of the righteous army to Xiangyang and Yunyang, did not withdraw it on the surface, but in fact a real reason was that after seizing the two provinces, his heart has been affected by "sitting in Hubei".

Although Hubei is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, but now the Taiping army attacked Anhui and Henan, Sichuan is trapped in the terrain, and Jingzhou is blocked from it, as for Hunan, there is Zeng Guofan sitting in Yuezhou, so for Hubei, there are only two places left to conquer, one is Shaanxi, the other is Henan.

For example, Shaanxi has inconvenient transportation, and Henan is the place of the four wars in the Central Plains, although the opportunity is in front of us, but the disadvantages of taking the land far outweigh the advantages.

It was this kind of sitting trap that made Zhu Yifeng's mind fluctuate after seeing the letter, after all, this is an opportunity!

But now, Zuo Zongtang's reminder made Zhu Yifeng realize his mistakes.

"That's right! Zeng Guofan will save Jingzhou, because it is the defense city of the Eight Banners, if he doesn't save it, he will definitely not be able to save his head at that time, but if he fights Yuezhou by himself, with the situation of the old soldiers of the Eight Banners, even if he gives him the courage of a bear heart and a leopard, he may not be able to rescue Yuezhou, even if he is intentional, those Eight Banners soldiers may not sacrifice their lives to save each other! ”

Zhu Yifeng, who figured everything out, immediately seemed to clear the fog and saw an opportunity that he had never had before, conquering Yuezhou and then recapturing Hunan, so that he could obtain a broader strategic depth, and when Hunan's business matured, whether it was Sichuan or Guangdong, wouldn't he be at his own disposal!

"Then in Ji Gao's opinion, should my righteous army gather heavy troops in Yuezhou at the moment?"

asked tentatively, because he knew the relationship between Zeng Guofan and the two, so when mentioning this issue, Zhu Yifeng did not mention Zeng Guofan's name.

"Definitely!"

Shaking his head, the corners of Zuo Zongtang's lips were slightly raised, and his face was full of pride.

"Yuezhou is just a small city at Hukou, and the Yu army seems to be a great threat, but it is just a small city at Hukou! It is not enough to rely on, the people it is fighting today have no money and grain from Hunan, if there is no money and grain from Hunan, with the land of Yuezhou, it will be difficult to support alone! ”

When mentioning Yuezhou's "hard to support alone", Zuo Zongtang and Hu Linyi's faces all became a little complicated, especially Hu Linyi, who was friends with Zeng Guofan, but now they are their own masters, abandoning their feelings for other days, and their feelings are not complicated, in contrast, Zuo Zongtang does not have these scruples.

"Oh!"

Don't take Yuezhou?

"Compared with others, the Metropolitan Governor has the advantage of his own naval army, and today he has the help of the ironclad air ship, so if the naval army is not placed, how long will it be?"

"Huh?"

With a slight frown, Zhu Yifeng immediately understood his suggestion,

"Ji Gao's idea is that the army passes through Yuezhou by water without entering, and takes advantage of the Dongting waterway to take Changsha directly? Attack the hinterland of Hunan! ”

"The governor of the capital, if you don't go around Yuezhou and don't enter, the elite of Hunan is now gathered in Yuezhou, such as the provincial city of Changsha, the soldiers are brave but more than a thousand people, and the internal air defense is visible, if the army goes around Yuezhou and does not attack, the road behind it will be disturbed by the Yuezhou Zeng clan, so worry, how can it be done?"

Faced with Zhu Yifeng's question, Zuo Zongtang immediately replied,

"Therefore, in Zongtang's opinion, the governor of the capital is not guarded against stationing thousands of elites under the city of Yuezhou, as a containment, and the army will use the waterway to attack the hinterland of Changsha, so that the big thing will inevitably be ......"

Zuo Zongtang's suggestion has his selfishness, in fact, whether it is him or Hu Linyi, they have their own selfishness, after they made that choice, they have no intention of implicating their families because of their choice, and it is precisely because of this that they will suggest that Zhu Yifeng take Hunan, if the righteous army takes Hunan, they can protect their families, and they no longer have to worry about their families being violated by the government.

The reason why it is proposed to go around Yuezhou now is precisely to take Changsha as soon as possible, one is to pass through Hunan, the other is to protect the family, and the third is to avoid the fate of Zeng Guofan's defeat and death, if Hunan is taken by the righteous army, in the face of the reality that the back road is cut off, Zeng Guofan will inevitably be like them, and then there is no other choice, and then lobby, know it with affection, move it with courtesy, and then protect this best friend, so that he can surrender to the righteous army.

Of course, this is their selfishness and does not affect the overall situation, but they just take care of their personal feelings under the overall situation.

Zuo Zongtang's suggestion only made Zhu Yifeng's eyes shine, Yue Yang led but did not fight, and took the waterway to smash Changsha in the hinterland, this is not a copy of the "blitzkrieg", at least to a certain extent, this has a certain similarity with the blitzkrieg of later generations, bypassing the fortresses and strongholds guarded by heavy troops, penetrating directly into their rear, cutting off their rear roads, and forming an encirclement of them......

Okay, you're a left-season high!

At this time, when looking at Zuo Zongtang, Zhu Yifeng's vision even became a little complicated, this person really deserves to be a famous "Zhongxing Famous Minister" in history, and in a few words, he helped himself set Hunan, but how many troops do you need to invest in this capture of Hunan?

Tentatively, Zhu Yifeng asked.

"In Ji Gao's opinion, if you attack Hunan, how many troops do you need to invest?"

"All the sailors, 20,000 land divisions are enough!"

"Two thousand Lu Shi is enough!"

As soon as Zuo Zongtang's voice fell, Hu Linyi interjected on the side.

"Ji Gao, the righteous army has sharp weapons, and it must not be regarded by the regular army, only 2,000 people are needed under the city of Yuezhou as a containment, as for taking Changsha...... Five thousand men are sufficient, and as for the rest, they can be sent to other parts of Hunan."

Because he had the experience of battlefield killing with the rebels, he knew the combat effectiveness of the rebels better than Zuo Zongtang, and it was precisely because of this that he felt that 20,000 soldiers were too much, and even 15,000 people were suspected of being wasted.

"There is no reason to divide the army, the army should go out to fight, take Changsha as a fist, first take Changsha, and then determine the nearby prefectures and counties, and then bring the soldiers of Changsha to order the prefectures and counties to open the city, so Hunan can be determined!"

The reason why Zuo Zongtang is so stubborn is simple, because this is the first suggestion he put forward, so the success or failure of this matter will be extremely important, after all, this is very likely to be related to his status in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the future, for Zhang Liangji's first staff, he is not satisfied with just being a strategist, his ideal is to appear as an official. This was the case in Zhang Liangji's curtain in the past, and it is the same now, and even the reason why he decided to surrender to Zhu Yifeng was that he was an official in the curtain, not his staff again.

Listening to the words of the two, Zhu Yifeng just smiled and said nothing, no matter what, he knew that the two historical "Zhongxing Famous Ministers" in front of him had all been used for his own use, and with the help of the two of them, why should he worry about his great cause!

"Whether it's two or twenty thousand, why should the two brothers fight over this?"

Seeing that the two had a big dispute, Zhu Yifeng hurriedly interrupted their words and smiled.

"It's just a few thousand soldiers, and if this matter is decided, it is not up to you and me to make a decision, this matter still needs to be carefully planned, troop mobilization, ammunition, food and grass preparation, this needs to be considered in the long run, Zhu can get the help of two brothers today is really a blessing for three lives, with two brothers to help, how can I worry about the big thing!"

first politely stopped the two from arguing, and then Zhu Yifeng praised the two again, and then without waiting for the two to speak, he hurriedly said.

"But there is one thing right now, Zhu still needs to listen to Ji Gao and Runzhi's opinions!"

When the conversation changed abruptly, Zhu Yifeng's title for the two of them also changed from "brother" to words, in fact, this has also shown the difference between their identities and their identities.

And in this regard, whether it is Hu Linyi or Zuo Zongtang, they are naturally happy to accept it. Hearing that he had something to ask, he hurriedly hugged his fists politely and said, "How dare you", but Zhu Yifeng's politeness made the two of them extremely useful.

"That's ......"

Then, Zhu Yifeng told the contents of the secret letter he had received one by one, including the Taiping Army's intention to take advantage of the Northern Expedition in Hubei, and finally he sighed.

"It is precisely because of this that Zhu Mou started the idea of looking north at the rivers and mountains, after all, there is a Taiping army in front of the attack, we only need to be good soldiers all the way, so we will get twice the result with half the effort, but, listening to the words of the two, this Henan will not take it for the time being, but this reinforcement borrows the road, how should we deal with it?"

Compared with sending troops to attack Hunan now, this is the immediate priority, after all, this is related to the relationship between the Righteous Army and the Taiping Army.

"Runzhi, Ji Gao, maybe you don't know, now we can't do without the Taiping Army, completely because of its cut-off Jianghang, and every time I want to buy machines and firearms from the West, I rely on Jianghang, and now Zhu wants to do great things, so he has to get the financial help of Nanjing, sell his rice and firearms in exchange for silver, and enrich the treasury, and because of this, this relationship must not deteriorate!"

"Oh......"

Listening to Zhu Yifeng say this, it seems that many of the previous incomprehensions can be explained, Hu Linyi and Zuo Zongtang glanced at each other, and then said.

"That being the case, it seems that the relationship between this and Jiang Ning can not only not deteriorate, but should be maintained as much as possible, that is to say, this matter of borrowing the Tao must not be refused!"

"It's not, but it's really ...... for others to pass through the hinterland."

Just when Zhu Yifeng sighed like a fish in his throat, Zuo Zongtang smiled.

"Governor Dadu, today's righteous army enjoys the benefits of the Yangtze River water army, when it comes to the water army, even if it is a Cantonese bandit, what is there to fear before Chu Wang? Besides, the people who are so Cantonese bandits going north, aren't they just for my use, thinking that they are suspicious soldiers? (To be continued.) )