At that moment, a trace of tenderness flashed in Zhang Lin's eyes, it was his love for Wang Cong'er, and he secretly said in his heart: "You still haven't changed, you're still so stubborn, there is no reason to persuade you, no one can change your decision." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Thousands of thoughts were fleeting, Zhang Lin did not continue to immerse himself in the memories of the past, he woke up in an instant, and replied slowly: "The reason why I did this to persuade the generals to stop your actions is that I have three reasons, and they have already said two of them, the last one is the most important and what I want to say the most. ”

Immediately, Wang Cong'er was whetted and subconsciously interrupted: "Yes, the opinions of those generals are nothing more than two, one of which is whether the righteous armies from all walks of life in Sichuan can hold out until our reinforcements." Second, it is not easy to create the current situation, breaking the encirclement of the Qing army, can further penetrate into the Central Plains, if you return to help, all the previous efforts and efforts will be in vain, and it is possible to drag all the rebels into a passive position and fall into an unfavorable situation. ”

Zhang Lin nodded, showing a look of approval, did not continue to dwell on the above two reasons, and said solemnly: "Reason three, although the White Lotus Sect uprising was planned for a long time, but when it started, it happened in a hurry, and because it was detected by the Qing court in advance, it had to be raised. Therefore, the composition of the rebel armies from all walks of life is very mixed and different. ”

"After nearly three years of evolution and development, the baptism of war, although the rebel army has as many as eight routes, with nearly 500,000 members, more than twice the size of the Qing army. However, the minds of the rebels from all walks of life were different, and they could not form a unified ideology and could not exert their maximum combat effectiveness, just because they were roughly divided into three factions, the radical faction, which overthrew the Qing court; the centrists, clinging to the land of the uprising, fighting against the Manchurian Tatars; The surrender faction, after having a certain strength, wants to surrender to the Qing court and obtain the Qing court's additional official and knight. ”

At this moment, although Wang Cong'er was silent, he did not say anything against it, but it was also a kind of acquiescence, recognizing Zhang Lin's words and agreeing with the analysis of the current situation of the rebel army.

After all, they have had a husband and wife relationship for many years, and they have been in love with each other, seeing Wang Cong'er's performance, Zhang Lin also knew what she was thinking, and it was probably no problem to figure it out, so he continued: "The internal factions of the Eighth Route Rebel Army are complicated, although they also have a certain combat effectiveness. However, for the sake of the latter two factions, they withdrew their troops to reinforce, so they lost their troops and lost their generals, and the shopkeeper, is it really worth it? ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Cong'er was immediately asked, so that he didn't know how to answer?

As the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Rebellion, she certainly knew the internal situation of the White Lotus Sect, and it was not as united as it seemed. Although he knew this, he still couldn't help but say: "However, the rebel army in Sichuan is also the White Lotus Sect, and they have a certain combat power, which can contain a lot of Qing troops and help us advance into the Central Plains." ”

"Once they are suppressed and completely wiped out by the Qing army, the pressure on our side will increase greatly, and we will face enemy troops from all directions, which are several times larger than mine. If we watch them be wiped out, it means that our rebel army is not far from extinction. The White Lotus Sect's Eight-Way Rebel Army can be said to be a relationship between lips and teeth, although there is a difference in strength. ”

It seems that he has thought of this a long time ago, knowing that Wang Cong'er will say this, Zhang Lin did not hesitate, went straight to the conversation, and said loudly: "Shopkeeper, what you said is good, the analysis is reasonable, it is completely in line with our situation, the rebels from all walks of life in Sichuan cannot help but save them, and they cannot watch them being exterminated by the Qing army." ”

Zhang Lin's tone paused, and when he saw his wife showing a puzzled look, he looked very puzzled, and continued: "The reason why I contacted various generals to stop your return is not because I disagree, but because I am waiting for an opportunity, the most suitable opportunity for rescue. ”

"Shopkeeper, if you come back now, the most ideal situation is nothing more than to solve the urgent needs of several rebels in Sichuan and alleviate their plight. However, it will not have the slightest effect on the internal problems of the White Lotus Sect, and it will also make us passive and face the possibility of annihilation. ”

"Let's hold on, wait first, and see the situation and performance of the rebels in Sichuan. Among them, there are many people who want to surrender and centrists, once they are faced with an extremely dangerous situation, if they really surrender, they will completely see the true face of the Qing court, and the Qing court will never accept their surrender and cannot tolerate their existence. ”

"Until then, as long as one or two rebels are deceived by the Qing army, and some are killed, the other rebels will realize that the surrender strategy is just a pretense, and they will come to their senses completely, and no longer have illusions about holding on and surrendering, knowing that if they continue to do so, they will only end up in death and destruction."

"At that time, it is really when the time is ripe, and it is worth us to send troops back to Sichuan to save them. In this way, the rebel armies of the White Lotus Sect will reach a unified consensus, form a real combat effectiveness, twist into a rope, and jointly resist the iron bucket encirclement of the Qing army. ”

At this moment, Wang Cong'er really understood Zhang Lin's intentions, why did he have to stop himself from acting immediately? At the same time, I was secretly glad in my heart, but fortunately I left Zhang Lin, why did I stop myself from returning to help? Otherwise, if she hadn't been able to convince herself if she hadn't just said something, she Wang Cong'er would definitely insist on her opinion and immediately wave her troops to rescue the rebels from all walks of life in Sichuan.

However, unlike Wang Cong'er's state of mind, Zhang Lin thought of Yang Lin at this time, especially when he left Guangzhou Mansion recently, and he gave him a thousand instructions. If it weren't for Yang Lin's analysis, his unique insights on the various issues within the White Lotus Sect, and the situation he might face in the future, how could he Zhang Lin have such a tirade? How could he possibly give such a constructive opinion to his wife?

In the process of a short silence, both of them were digesting what they were thinking, although they really wanted to spend more time with Wang Cong'er, Zhang Lin had to leave, he didn't want his ice and snow smart wife to recognize him, and he didn't want his identity to be exposed.

At this moment, Zhang Lin's heart was grief and powerless, more of a deep inferiority, and the ugliness after disfigurement made him dare not recognize him.

didn't stay any longer, Zhang Lin walked out of the big tent, just leaving a fluttering word, and he couldn't hear the slightest emotion mixed in, which was very bland.

"Shopkeeper, I'll go out first, if there's anything you want, you can have someone summon me."

When Zhang Lin said this, Wang Cong'er was still immersed in the analysis just now, and slowly savored it. When Zhang Lin had just walked out of the big tent and the curtain had not been lowered, he reacted, looking at Zhang Lin's gradually disappearing figure, he only had time to open his mouth, but he didn't say a word.

At that moment, in a trance, Wang Cong'er's expression froze, a little confused, looked at the direction of Zhang Lin's departure in a daze, and muttered to himself: "It's so familiar with the back, it seems that I have seen ...... somewhere."

However, Wang Cong'er just lost his mind for a while, so he stopped continuing to entangle Zhang Lin's back, recalled it again, confirmed that Zhang Lin's statement was very correct, and after fully agreeing with it, he stood up, turned around, and began to stare at the map, not knowing what he was thinking?

At this moment, Zhang Lin, who had walked out of the battle, suddenly stopped, turned his head to look in the direction of the big tent curtain, and looked thoughtful. Just stopped for a moment, Zhang Lin didn't stay any longer, and continued to move forward, his figure gradually faded and disappeared into the crowd. (To be continued.) )