By the time the fighting in Vladivostok came to an end, the battle for Beijing had already begun. Zuo Zongtang led a long army of soldiers to drive straight in, all the way up from Nanjing, through Shandong, into Zhili, take Tianjin, and finally hit Beijing. Zuo Zongtang didn't make a move, and as soon as he made a move, he surrounded Beijing City, cut off Yi's retreat, and left Yi with no way to escape.

In this way, Yi was trapped in the city of Beijing.

Outside Beijing, the barracks of the Second Army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zuo Zongtang is considering the arrangements after taking Beijing City.

"Whew!!"

The curtain of the tent was rolled up, and Liu Jintang, the number one general under Zuo Zongtang, walked in.

Liu Jintang is about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a proud face. However, when he saw Zuo Zongtang, he was extremely respectful. Liu Jintang raised his hand and gave a military salute, and said respectfully: "Zuo Shuai, we have been waiting outside Beijing for three days, why don't we send troops to attack?" I think it's time to send troops! ”

The soldiers of the army generally call Zuo Zongtang 'army commander', but Liu Jintang calls him 'Zuo Shuai'.

Zuo Zongtang said: "Catch a turtle in the urn, can Yi escape?" Don't rush. ”

Liu Jintang smiled and said, "Zuo Shuai is wise! ”

Zuo Zongtang glanced at Liu Jintang again, then put down the brush in his hand and said, "You kid is not a good bird, I don't know your fancy intestines yet." Say, what's the matter! ”

Liu Jintang's expression was serious, and after sitting down, he said: "Zuo Shuai, taking Beijing is just around the corner." It's just that after you take the city of Beijing, what are your plans? ”

When Zuo Zongtang heard it, he felt that Liu Jintang had something to say, but he didn't say it thoroughly.

Zuo Zongtang is also a person, who has been in the officialdom for decades, has been experienced and spicy, and has already achieved joy and anger. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Jintang, I really don't have any plans." After taking Beijing, I waited for the prince to go south, or to lead my troops to Vladivostok in the north to join the prince. What, you kid has other ideas? ”

A flash of anxiety flashed in Liu Jintang's eyes, and he said, "Zuo Shuai, I said it was another idea?" ”

"What thoughts?" Zuo Zongtang asked.

Zuo Zongtang already understood it in his heart, but he still didn't break it.

Liu Jintang scratched his head, and seeing that Zuo Zongtang still didn't understand, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Zuo Shuai, what I'm talking about is that you use soldiers to stand on your own." You took an army of soldiers from Nanjing to Beijing, and laid down half of the country. Now trap Yi in the city of Beijing, and when you take Yi, you will have a changing wall, what a majesty! With your ability, you can definitely sit ......"

When Liu Jintang spoke, Zuo Zongtang's expression became more and more gloomy.

In the tent, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

"Bastard!!"

Zuo Zongtang slapped the table and shouted, "Don't kneel down yet!" ”

"Plop!!"

Liu Jintang immediately knelt down and said, "Zuo Shuai, what I said is from my heart, you should think about it." ”

When Zuo Zongtang heard that this kid continued to talk nonsense, he was so angry that he stood up and walked in front of Liu Jintang and kicked out.

"Smack!!

kicked on Liu Jintang's body, with great force, and directly kicked Liu Jintang to the ground.

He looked up at Zuo Zongtang in confusion, not daring to resist.

Zuo Zongtang's eyes were as sharp as a knife, his expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Dog thing, if you eat the ambitious leopard, you will go against the sky!" We fought with the army under Yi's command, you won a few battles, you thought you were the best in the world, amazing, you felt that your wings were hard to fly. Okay, okay, you go fly, don't stay with me. ”

Liu Jintang said: "Zuo Shuai, I ......"

Zuo Zongtang directly interrupted: "You think you won the battle, but unfortunately you forgot one thing, all the shrimp soldiers and crab generals you met were all people with no skills." If you have the ability, go and attack the foreigners! Go to the north to help the prince attack the Russian army! The prince fought in the north, and the number of soldiers around him was only a few hundred, but he easily defeated tens of thousands of Russian troops. Can you do it? Self-righteous dog thing, kneel for me, and reflect well. ”

Liu Jintang knelt on the ground again, not daring to move.

Normally, Liu Jintang and Zuo Zongtang were giggling, but once Zuo Zongtang was angry, Liu Jintang didn't dare to speak again.

Zuo Zongtang was still angry, and continued: "Not to mention how about we won the battle? It's just that the prince promoted me and directly asked me to be the commander of the Second Army and preside over an army, which is already a great trust. As the saying goes, the Taoist priest dies as a confidant, and the prince regards me as a confidant, can I oppose him? I should repay him as a national soldier. I don't know how you came up with such an idea, but I can tell you for sure that this thought must be extinguished, and the person who asked you to come to me should immediately cut off all contact. If you continue, I'll kill you first. ”

Liu Jintang shook his head again and again, saying that he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

Zuo Zongtang looked at Liu Jintang's sincere and frightened appearance before returning to his seat and sitting down.

This kneeling lasted for half an hour.

Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said, "Get up!" ”

Liu Jintang stood up, extremely humble.

Zuo Zongtang sighed lightly and continued: "Jintang, this matter ends here, I don't want any spread. I hope you're doing it for yourself, and I don't want to kill you with tears. There's only so much I can say, and you'll figure out the rest for yourself. In my life, the prince will not live up to me, I will never live up to the prince, I hope you understand. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Jintang respectfully agreed, and then turned to leave.

……

Beijing, Forbidden City.

Qianqing Palace, Yi has been anxious and extremely haggard during this time. His face was slightly pale, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were chapped, and he was in a very poor state. Since Zuo Zongtang surrounded Beijing with his army, Yi has never had a good night's sleep, and it is difficult to sleep every day.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the court and the central government ask to see you!" The eunuch walked in and said respectfully.

Yi scratched his head and said, "Who are the main people?" ”

The eunuch immediately replied: "There are Prince Zheng Duanhua, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, and Minister of Military Aircraft Du Han. ”

"Xuan!" Yi waved his hand.

The eunuch walked to the door of the main hall and shouted: "Prince Xuanzheng, Prince Yi and Minister of Military Aircraft Du Han have come to see you." The words fell, and the orders were immediately passed out one by one, and in a short time, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, and Du Han came to the palace. The three of them walked in and saw Yi, and immediately kowtowed.

Yi asked the three of them to stand up and asked, "What is the important matter for the three Aiqing to come?" ”

Duanhua replied: "The three servants came to ask the emperor to lead the army to break through and leave Beijing. At present, Zuo Zongtang is besieging the city, and the people in the city are panicking, even if we continue to suppress it, we can't suppress it for a long time, and one day it will get out of control. ”

Yi frowned, his expression ugly.

ps: The third shift, call it a day.