The old and young people in the restaurant saw the following soldiers, and they actually bought the scene of the people's gifts all the way, and immediately a few guys were full of cows, and they couldn't wait to immediately wave their knives from the palace and hold a small basket down. That's simply a living Bodhisattva, that surnamed Jing businessman has seen the world's merchants, he walks the road is different from most businessmen, the silver handled is flowing water, but like today's big guy like the withdrawal of copper coins, and it is a sparse withdrawal, indiscriminate withdrawal, that is really not seen, a thought flashed """Thousands of gold and horse bones, collect people's hearts!" ”

Where this horse team came, he had already seen something unusual, and tasted some of the implications, and immediately recruited his men, and after a while, the men came to inquire about the news, and it was Lord Qin, the minister of the imperial court and the governor of Guangdong, who came to the front line to supervise the war.

He immediately realized that although he was only a mere 5oo horseman, after this act was spread, the entire army on the front line of Guangxi would know that the governor of the war, even a little fruit and cake given by the people, he could give feedback at a premium, not to mention the soldiers on the front line who worked for him!

This is to clearly convey a message, all pay, he will give a meticulous return, this front line, the three armies are killed, that is the way to win, this adult seems to be very human, thinking of this, the merchant surnamed Chen has already stood up, pondered for a while, or turned back to the young man and said: "Son, you quickly leave for Nanning Mansion, if the front line is safe, I will bring you news!" ”

The young man was still engrossed in the majestic army outside the window, and when he heard Uncle Chen talking to him, he nodded his head back, and continued to look out the window, at this moment the cavalry had turned the corner of the street and walked away, but a large number of people behind him were still clamoring to watch the excitement and looked back to see that his uncle was also gone, he pondered for a moment, hurriedly went down the stairs and squeezed into the crowd.

When they arrived in the west of the city, the soldiers began to dismount and set up a temporary cordon, and Qin Kai walked into a small nòng hall under the guidance of Zhao De, 1o meters inside, there was a red-walled house, and the scale was not very large, and there were two stone lions with teeth and claws squatting at the mouth of the mén, and there were two old soldiers clinging to the mouth of the mén.

And behind the old army, an old man in a 5o old man in a purple Shu brocade robe with a few servants had already come out without introduction, Qin Kai also guessed that this old man with a thin face and a gray beard was Zhao Liewen, who was known as a genius of the late Qing Dynasty, but the hero was a great fight.

Zhao Liewen is now only at the age of fifty and forty-four years old, and he has devoted himself to the study of Chinese studies, but when he was a teenager, how can he calm down when he was fighting in the south and the north, but since the rise of Tongzhi, what he has seen is the external strength of the country, and the steps of foreigners are tight, and there is a floating cloud in the so-called Zhongxing and prosperous world.

Three months ago, he received a letter from Zeng Jize, he was the same age as Zeng Jize, and as Zeng Guofan's most important alternative staff, Zeng Jize was very kind to Zeng Guofan, after Zeng Guofan's death, he served as a prefect, and he had no intention of returning to his hometown on his own.

This letter, however, was the Marquis of Zeng's negotiation with the Wa Kingdom on the ownership of the Ryukyus, forcing the other party to cede the land in one fell swoop.

The reparations and the peace, creating the first victory in 5o years, so in the letter there is a lot of gratitude for the prosperity of the empire, and in the letter is even more praised for the implementer of this great cause of cross-sea warfare, Qin Kai.

Zhao Liewen now has Zeng Jize's letter of recommendation in his hand, but he originally didn't have the idea of becoming a leader, but Zeng Hou, who had always been old and heavy-minded, why did he praise this governor named Qin Kai so much? This made him very curious, so he asked his nephew to give it a try to see how the Governor of Qin reacted.

As a result, this reaction was a little too big, after hearing his name, the governor came directly without saying a word, but he had faded out of officialdom for many years, could it be that this Qin governor had heard that when he was waiting at the mouth of the mén, Zhao Liewen was somewhat curious, but seeing that his nephew attracted a young official who was twenty-four or five years old, this made him even more surprised, he didn't expect that this governor who made Zeng Jize praise so young was so young, And he has faded out of officialdom for many years, living here, and originally didn't care much about officialdom. ****

This series of accidents made his interest a little stronger, and after the two met politely, Qin Kai was in a high position but had no superiority, which inevitably made Zhao Liewen feel a little more in his heart. ,

After entering the house, Qin Kai glanced at it, this house is only a dozen before and after, according to the mansion of officials in this era, it is not big, and the book house passing by is overwhelming with all kinds of books, historical records record that this Zhao Liewen is a scholar who has a wide range of knowledge, it seems that this is indeed the case.

After taking a seat, as a guest, Qin Kai naturally wanted to give face to the master's family, not to mention that he came today, but it was very interesting to recruit this late Qing ghost, but the qualifications of this officialdom were far from his own, so he took a lot of effort to pay tribute first, and there were a lot of silver dollars and gifts.

Zhao Liewen's eyes were really sharp, and he could see the difference in this silver dollar at a glance, and he picked it up and looked at it, on this silver dollar with beautiful workmanship and full weight, the words of Nanyang Bank were clearly penetrated1ù Because of the relationship between this Nanyang minister, he smiled and said nothing, but accepted it without being polite.

, "Lord Qin, the early stage of the war in Northern Vietnam seems to be rotten, but for more than a month, there has been a sè, I think you have used a good means!" Zhao Liewen has the intention to show his ability, so he naturally comments on the things that Qin Kai is most concerned about now.

Qin Kai abandoned Zhao Liewen's thin face without being surprised, and he didn't know what his idea was, now it seems that this so-called matter of recommending talents is very likely to be planned by this old Zhao himself1

It's just that this guy doesn't like to go into hiding, why did he take the initiative to jump out now, "Mr. Zhao, the Frenchman looks strong, but it's just a brave battalion relative to the lax military discipline, if the good generals are prepared, even if it is a brave battalion, my Qing Dynasty troops are several times that of the enemy, the French army has no time, geography, people and three things, although with the sharpness of firearms, luckily succeeded, but the day of defeat is not far away!" ”

Zhao Liewen is a long-time battle-hardened figure, when the Jiangbei camp of the Zeng State Domain was broken by the Taiping Army many times, he made plans and laid the battle situation at the time of crisis, and naturally understood the truth of the defeat of this army, this time the situation on the border of Jiangzhou is only more than 100 miles, there have been many rumors here, and he can also judge how miserable the defeat of the Qing army on the front line is by relying on the news of these fragments.

He asked about the news from the front line again, but Qin Kai had no intention of hiding it, and Zhao Liewen was even more shocked by the details of the news he knew, and he immediately raised a new question about Qin Kai's disposal.

"Lord Qin's use of people can be described as jīng, but I think there are still some problems, in my opinion, these defeated soldiers would rather not be used, and the danger of the pass is a land of mountains, and the French want to attack in an all-round way, it must be more than half a year! Why is Lord Qin so anxious to fight the enemy? ”

In fact, in their own historical space, the French did break through the Zhennan Pass, but because of the supply problem in the rear, they had to destroy the pass and retreat.

And Feng Zicai did not want to rout the army at the beginning of the recruitment, but based on his own battalion with the word "Cui", recruited local township soldiers to join, formed his main force, and used this army to regain control of Zhennan Pass before looking for an opportunity to defeat the French in one fell swoop.

Qin Kai looked at Zhao Liewen and smiled slightly, "Mr. Zhao, my reason is actually very simple, I need time, the French in the north of Vietnam are already at the end of the crossbow, according to my estimate, the decisive battle in the north of Vietnam should have begun, what I need is a complete war of annihilation!" ”

Annihilation ...... Zhao Liewen was very suspicious of this, he saw the strength of the Western army with his own eyes, and it was twenty years ago, and now there is no need to doubt it, Hu Linyi, the boss of the Hunan military department, witnessed the strength of the industry of the great powers, and died of grief and indignation.

He also mentioned this extensive foreign affairs to Zeng Hou back then, but he also knew in his heart that although he was knowledgeable and scheming, he was a standard mén foreigner on this foreign affairs issue, and the foreign affairs that Zeng Guofan wanted to open were only the skills of Shi Yi to control them, and he could not achieve the possibility of winning at all. At this moment, seeing that Qin Kai vowed to fight a decisive battle with the French, he naturally had doubts.

How could Qin Kai not understand Zhao Liewen's thoughts, and if he didn't understand the hole cards of the horsetail industry, it was difficult for anyone to believe that he had the hole cards for a decisive battle with the French, and this Zhao Liewen was naturally no exception, he smiled slightly, asked Song Yunze to bring in a few things, and handed them to Zhao Liewen.

This is naturally the recent "Declaration", "Fujian New News", and there are some military internal magazines about the Sino-French naval war in Mawei, Zhao Liewen took a closer look, and naturally understood where Qin Kai's confidence lies, although the French army in the north of Vietnam was rampant for a while, but this sea route was cut off, which means that the support is cut off. ,

Trapped in a lonely place, and having to face such a strong opponent, the French wanted to make persistent efforts to win, and it was indeed a beautiful dream like a mirror, and this seemingly young governor had already planned a trick before taking up his post, and strategically put the enemy to death.

After a little analysis, he revealed some of the other mysteries, the seemingly powerful French army, in fact, only showed his strength when the Qing army was brave in the camp, but in fact, the low-key Nanyang sailors and guards have always been low-key, even at the critical moment when the French swept all the way...... There was a glint in his eyes, and he squinted his eyes at Qin Kai.

As soon as the two made eye contact, Zhao Liewen looked away, the Qin governor who seemed to be harmless to humans and animals on the other side was really a good means, if he guessed the truth, then this person's scheming was unusually deep! It's just that, if you guess by yourself, this person has such a scheming, why do you want to tell this information to yourself? Again, this seems a bit contradictory......

Zhao Liewen smiled slightly, and wandered out of his thoughts, in fact, he didn't need to think about it so much at all, today this Governor of Qin personally appeared on Mén, which showed his attitude, he was open and honest, naturally he wanted to accept himself sincerely, and his intentions of these small means in northern Vietnam would be known to him in the future, so why speculate!

Thinking of this, the topic of his absence from the war in northern Vietnam naturally dispersed, which made Qin Kai a little overwhelmed for a while, and now Qin Kai began to hide his clumsiness, and he became an audience with peace of mind, only occasionally asking one or two questions, and Zhao Liewen's questions were even more taboo, this was originally his style, and he directly led the question to the officials of the Nanyang system.

Zhao Liewen pointed to several officers at the Mén outstation, "Lord Qin, I think you have a good way of training, this soldier is very good, even the personal guards of Zeng Hou back then are nothing more than this, you must know that Zeng Hou's personal guards are all brave people who have experienced a hundred battles and crawled out of the dead falcon." ”

Qin Kai also understood the meaning of Zhao Liewen's topic, that was asking about his official system, which is a good phenomenon, but to be honest, "He is still very cautious about the Nanyang system in the cultivation, in this era, it is impossible to survive with his own personal strength, and the Nanyang system that accompanies him is the foundation of his own life."

"Mr. Zhao, these are all my students, although they are slightly lacking in Confucian scriptures."

However, Jīng is good at practice! Qin Kai proudly explained that his huge team of students, and the military academy and higher education hall behind him continued to send more students for him, given time, this is undoubtedly an amazing force.

Zhao Liewen sighed, there was no interface, and he nodded secretly in his heart, this Governor of Qin is really unusual, in just a few years, "he has cultivated such a huge lineage, but there are also some drawbacks in this, obviously, if officials from other systems want to join the Nanyang system, they will inevitably be rejected by this force in the future, and this rejection may not be obvious at present."

But it will get stronger and stronger in the future!

Qin Kai also thought of Zhao Liewen's Gu*, and suddenly smiled, "Mr. Zhao, I heard that you once said to Zeng Hou back then, "Join the sī of all people, become the prince of one person", I deeply thought so! ”

At this point, Qin Kai has already said everything that should be said very thoroughly, Zhao Liewen was also a little stunned when he heard Qin Kai say about his words to Zeng Guofan back then, this young man is really unusual...... Could it be that Zeng Jize told him!!

At the beginning of the Eastern Zeng Marquis, he never took it lightly, and even many talents in the army switched to other bigwigs in the Hunan army, which made Zeng Guofan very annoyed, thinking that virtue was not enough to convince the public, and when chatting with Zhao Liewen, Zhao Liewen immediately pointed out the crux of his problem.

The staff follows you, makes a plan, is born and dies, and naturally wants to be rewarded, which is also what Zhao Liewen said, "the sī of all people becomes the public of one person", the superior does not seek the well-being of his subordinates, you do this work, but you do not fight for him when you share the work, how can you win the hearts of the people, how can you achieve a great cause.

In fact, Qin Kai also had a deep understanding of this topic in his previous life, he was just a small agent in his previous life, and his boss was a cautious master, who wanted to get his subordinates when he was hard-working and working overtime, and when he had the opportunity to be promoted, he was timid and worried about not fighting for his subordinates, and as a result, Governor Qin did field work for many years in his previous life, and this kind of thing really abounded! ,

Therefore, he has a deep understanding of these words, and naturally implements them in his actions, although he is only the governor of Guangzhou now, but his students and staff can be said to go to Anchā wholeheartedly, of course, this also has his sī heart, let's travel to this dark era, naturally we can't let the darkness continue!

Seeing that the topic was almost over, Qin Kai presented his two booklets, "On Industrial Rejuvenation" and "Minutes of Protecting ** Training", left a message, and asked Zhao Liewen to go out of the mountain to plan together1

This battle situation in the north of Vietnam!

Zhao Liewen has gained a lot today, so naturally he also needs to think about it carefully, make an appointment to meet in Taiping Mansion, and then break up.

Waiting for the team to rush out of Jiangzhou County, but encountered an unexpected situation, Song Yunze from the outpost came to report, saying that there was a scholar who came to join the army, which made Qin Kai feel a little funny, he had just withdrawn the money in Jiangzhou, and someone actually came, what kind of thing is this?

After letting Song Yunze refuse, the cavalry of the brigade left in the dust, the battle ahead was tight, and he was full of expectations for the training task assigned to Feng Zicai and Lu Shu!

Compared with Feng Zicai's steady and steady fight in Taiping Mansion, Cen Yuying, the governor of Yuezhejiang on the Western Front, was already a little uncontrollable, and the Cen family army did not suffer any losses in the war in northern Vietnam, and the Jī battle with the French all the way was also victorious, but from Taiyuan to Baosheng, it was also because the troops and horses on the eastern front were withdrawn too quickly, and he was also afraid of being surrounded by the French army in front.

After Baosheng rested for more than half a month, a large number of scouts sent out by Cen Yuying brought back important news, it turned out that the guard ** had not withdrawn from Hanoi and Bac Ninh at all, and Wu Changqing's Qingzi battalion had also firmly set up camp in Sanyuan Bridge, and the scouts also got the news that the two French brigades and the guard ** were fighting in 6 Erzhuang, and it was very lively.

Cen Yuying is a human being, a little calculation, a French brigade in Hanoi, two French brigades in 6 Erzhuang, plus a French brigade in Langshan, how to calculate, most of the French army is piled up on the Eastern Front, if he, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, does not take the initiative to attack at this time, then he will really become a mediocre general!

On March 3, Baosheng, the Yunnan army marched south, Cen Yuying had already calculated the route of the march, marched downstream along the Jinjiang River, the military grain and grass along the way were transported by ships, the army marched to God, and the second day it encountered the French outpost in Heyang, and the enemy was only a small detachment of Tianren.

And it was such a small detachment that easily occupied the medium-sized city of Ha Duong in northern Vietnam, and swept away the wealth accumulated in Ha Duong for decades.