().bsp; In the Huai military department, the relationship between Zhang Shusheng and Wu Changqing is very close, so Zhang Shusheng uses more troops than Wu Changqing to discuss, after getting the news of the defeat of Beining, he is most worried about the Qingzi army that has been cut off from retreat, and the greater crisis is that if the war in northern Vietnam is unfavorable, there will be some problems with his position as the governor of Zhili, who has not been in office for a long time. \\\\

Although there is a meritorious service of Ryukyu in opening up the territory in front, if the north is too ugly, this spitting star up and down the court and the opposition can drown people, and the sudden visit of Qin Kai at this moment has a deep meaning......

Therefore, Zhang Shusheng took Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai to the inner door to greet them for the first time, and welcomed Qin Kai into the house with a smile.

After an introduction, Zhang Shusheng looked Sun Fu up and down, after cooperating with the Nanyang Naval Division, he didn't inquire about Qin Kai's news, with his power, the news of this official face is naturally very well-informed, this Sun Fu is now the first staff member under Qin Kai, although he is from the Hunan army, this does not affect his attention.

After the two sides sat down, Qin Kai didn't go around in circles, his trip was urgent, Zhang Shusheng was no better than Li Zhongtang, that was a very good minister, and the rest was the idea of suppressing other forces, but Zhang Shusheng still needed his own help in a certain punishment, and he happened to have the ability to help him.

"Lord Zhang, the matter of Yuebei may change greatly" Qin Kai took out the telegram he had just copied and handed it to Zhang Shusheng, which naturally omitted the confidential information of the protector, but the situation of the entire battle situation had already jumped on paper.

Zhou Fu took the telegram, and glanced at it twice, he couldn't help but have a surprised expression on his face, and hurriedly handed it to Zhang Shusheng......

After he got the news of the defeat in Bac Ninh, he naturally carefully calculated the battle situation in northern Vietnam, the Qingzi army is known as the name of the strong army in Huaixi, and Wu Changqing is also known for his calm and steady leadership in leading the troops, so this time he led more than 40,000 troops to garrison Hanoi, he was still very relieved, he naturally made a big deal in the rear, and the ordnance and food were continuously sent to northern Vietnam.

After all, the French came from afar and could not fight for a long time, and it was difficult to make up for the war losses quickly, and the Qing army had already had nearly 40,000 troops on the border of Yunnan and Guangxi at this moment.

The negotiations between the Marquis of Bei and the French have also undergone subtle changes due to the situation in Hanoi, and the tough attitude of the French minister Delisu has changed somewhat...... However, now this qiē is obviously a thing of the past, if Wu Changqing can't turn the tide, he will have a headache

And now, the worst had happened, he pointed to the telegram and asked, "Lord Qin, how sure is this news?" ”

Obviously, Zhang Shusheng really couldn't believe the bad situation in the telegram, Qin Kai naturally understood his thoughts, and said with a slight smile, "Lord Zhang, this news has no water, and besides, this was already three days ago, I expected that Hanoi must have changed hands at this time."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shusheng's expression was also nervous, and Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai on the side changed their faces greatly.

Zhang Shusheng glanced at Zhou Fu, Zhou Fu had already understood what he meant, and asked with a nervous expression: "Lord Qin, you are the minister of the Qin mission to raise the Vietnamese army, is this situation out of control?" ”

"That's not necessarily," Qin Kai picked up the teacup and took a sip unhurriedly.

Those few people are a little anxious, but how can they urge him at this time, even if these big guys lose all their pants, they still have to maintain decency, and the pants are a ball, as long as we have that thing, stay up, and it will still be strong when the time comes, but at this time, the three pairs of eyes are staring at Qin Kai, but they don't speak.

Qin Kai looked at these three, in fact, the original defeat of northern Vietnam in history, the direct result of the guide zhì was Zhang Shusheng's resignation, and then the Qing government had to invite Li Hongzhang to come, and it was Li Hongzhang's exit from the mountain, and it was almost he who single-handedly determined the policy of northern Vietnam, that is, to quickly quell the war in northern Vietnam at any cost, of course, the previous defeat was also a heavy factor. \\\\

A qiē battle, will ultimately be decided by paper and pen victory or defeat, by the handwriting on the paper to measure the scale of victory and defeat, Qin Kai naturally understands the key to this, so he must temporarily keep Zhang Shusheng's position, this old Zhang is placed in this position, it is more useful for him,

Qin Kai nodded at Sun Fu, Sun Fu hurriedly took out a map behind him and threw it on the table in the middle, he got up and came to the table, Zhang Shusheng naturally surrounded him, and several blue flags were planted on the map in Shanxi, Hanoi, and Bac Ninh, and several red flags were pasted in a position below Xuanguang, Zhiling, and Hanoi.

Zhang Shusheng is a figure who has led tens of thousands of troops, so he naturally understands some of these signs, and the position below Hanoi should be able to meet the Qingzi army and other Qing soldiers in Hanoi, but the French will definitely arrive later, whether they can save the main force of the Qing army, it depends on the combat strength of the army stationed below Hanoi

At this time, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Qin, how many soldiers and horses have you deployed in the position below Hanoi?" How many troops are there in the French"

Qin Kai nodded and pointed to the two red flags, "This is the Luerzhuang position that I sent people to build, it was originally to clamp down on the fork of the Red River, and it was garrisoned by the troops of the two associations and 6 battalions I recruited in Vietnam, and they could block the pursuit of the French here, so I thought that Lord Wu Changqing's calmness should be able to get rid of the pursuit of the French."

Qin Kai naturally wouldn't say that we deliberately placed this position, waiting for the Huai Army, the Yue Army, and the Gui Army to beat the French miserably, and we came out to clean up the mess, so we pulled such a reason.

Zhang Shusheng also heard a black line, this Qin Kai didn't mention the French soldiers and horses, just by virtue of his position by the river, 3,000 soldiers and horses wanted to block the French who broke through the 30,000 Qing troops in Hanoi and Shanxi, how to listen to it is unreliable, but now there is really no second way to go in this situation, he pondered, and he counted on the 3,000 indigenous soldiers and horses of this Qin armor

But no matter how you think about this thing, it feels outrageous, the elite of the thirty or forty thousand Qing Dynasty was defeated like that, and now they have to rely on the cannon fodder troops trained and trained by Lord Qin in the local area to save it, which is also too

He turned his head and saw Zhou Fu next to him casting a puzzled look, daring to love this guy and having a thought with himself, but now that the military situation is urgent, the Huai army really has no better way, although it seems that the chances of winning are slim, it is better than hopeless, Zhang Shusheng pondered here and pretended to nod his head, "Lord Qin, that is your army."

Qin Kai also knew that what he said was not clear, how could Zhang Shusheng's old fritters believe it lightly, but now I can't help but believe it, if you don't believe it, who do I believe, in the entire north of Vietnam, since Bac Ninh was stuck by the French, all the news transmission channels are in the guard.

However, he entered Beijing this time, but he used the face of the governor of Zhili, this sedan chair is carried by everyone, a huge China, his current goal is only Guangdong, as for Fujian and Guangxi, he did not put too much hope, but if there is a chance to win, it is naturally the right one.

As for Vietnam, it has long been a dish on its own plate, and the French want it? There are no doors, when will it be the turn of the Gallic chicken to call the Qing Dynasty? No one in the entire Qing government took Vietnam seriously, and this was just for the sake of the French.

He laughed, arched his hand, and suddenly leaned into Zhang Shusheng's ear and whispered: "Lord Zhang, I can hear some news that is not favorable to you, I'm afraid you have to be more careful."

After Zhang Shusheng heard this, his body obviously stiffened, but he immediately returned to normal, looked at Qin Kai sideways, and said with a smile: "Lord Qin, the matter of Yuebei can be entrusted to you, the old man has some questions, you might as well go to the back hall to talk about it."

"Master Zhang is strategizing, I also happen to have some questions I want to ask the master," Qin Kai laughed, got up and said, then turned around and muttered a few words in front of Sun Fu, Sun Fu smiled and nodded, and pulled Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai to chat.

This war is a war, it is a national event, at this time it is already the time to talk about the way of friends, this tribute is naturally disrespectful, Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai have already looked at the gift list, the thing is very ordinary, ordinary only silver is left, a full silver 10,000 taels, the tone of the two greetings is immediately closer.

According to the practice of the Qing Dynasty officialdom, this 10,000 taels of respect, when it comes to the stable, is to give it to the iron hat prince, and the feudal officials are only this amount, I didn't expect this Lord Qin to be really generous, this Qin governor is not a simple role, in the past few years in the Qing Dynasty officialdom, no one has been promoted so quickly and with such confidence.

The two Huaijun bigwigs quickly forgot about Sun Fu's identity as the Hunan army system for the time being, and the two sides immediately talked about the topic of harmonious Nanyang system and the interests of the Huai army, which Qin Kai liked......

Qin Kai followed Zhang Shusheng into the small hall in the backyard, which was obviously Lao Zhang's meeting with important guests, because the layout and environment were obviously very elegant, the place was not big, but the calligraphy and paintings on the wall and the antiques on the shelves showed that there was something good about it, Zhang Shusheng smiled and casually introduced these few things he liked.

"Gale wind, this is the old man's favorite Ming Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern sunflower mouth wash, you look at this, the official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty powder blue glazed paper mallet bottle, this ...... The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest ......"

Qin Kaiguang immediately searched for information about these things in his mind, but in his time, these things had long been extinct, even in the National Museum of the Republic, there were no these things introduced by Zhang Shusheng, although he didn't have any appreciation for antiques, more just sighed, but such a large number of fine products, still surprised him.

After the two of them sat down, Qin Kai had already put away his curiosity, the treasures of history are valuable, but the reality is still the most important and practical, now he has finally climbed to a high position, and he has begun to have the opportunity to slowly accumulate strength, he is now really stepping into this unpredictable officialdom, there are only two kinds of support here - strong strength or flexible wrists.

Now he can be regarded as having some strength, but this wrist is obviously very immature, fortunately, with Sun Fu's full assistance, coupled with Ding Richang's wholehearted help, it is also a bumpy past, and in the future, Lao Ding will not be able to continue to help too much, and he will rely more on himself to fight.

Today is the first hurdle he set for himself, Huai Jun and the Beiyang Navy Division themselves could not take it from Li Zhongtang's hands, but he made Vietnam into a mess, but gave himself a chance to temporarily gain Lao Zhang's support......

"Lord Qin, this is the old man's niece Yao'er," Zhang Shusheng smiled and introduced.

it, niece...... Lao Zhang, you can really talk about it, there is a reason to send your niece out to receive guests, but you, Lao Zhang, are willing to have children, so naturally we can't lose the face of the crowd Qin Kai smiled sideways and arched his hand to the beauty on the side, but when he looked at it from the side, it was really bright.

This woman is only twenty-eight years old, which is counted as a later generation, that is, the age of a high school student, but this temperament and bearing are very different from ordinary girls, Qin Kai saw it, and her heartbeat increased by 20, her eyebrows were picturesque, and she looked forward to Ruoxi, which was used to describe this beautiful cutie, which was also a little cheesy

Qin Kai secretly said in his heart, wow, I didn't expect that there would be such a temperament and beauty in this era, I have seen the photos of the beauties of Guangxu's harem, and from a modern point of view, she is definitely a super yellow-faced woman, of course, he is naturally not a young man with a sperm brain, but everyone has a love for beauty, and it is natural to be more loving when crossing the crowd

Seeing Qin Kai looking back at himself, the girl named Yao'er suddenly had two blushes on her cheeks, but there was more dissatisfaction in her heart, and her uncle said that this was a rare officialdom newcomer in the Qing Dynasty

Fortunately, Qin Kai didn't know what Meimei thought in his heart, otherwise it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not vomit three liters of blood, he is a representative of the dignified people, the five good young people of this era, although his appearance is only a little worse than Andy Lau, how can he be calculated, he should not be on the side of the great pig brother

Qin Kai stared at the beauty a few times unscrupulously, but immediately withdrew his gaze, took a small sip of the teacup, turned his head and asked, "Master Zhang, I don't know how you judge the current situation in Vietnam."

Speaking of which, Qin Kai was very curious, Lao Zhang just called Yao'er to come in alone, but he avoided Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai about everything he talked about, why didn't he avoid Yao'er

Zhang Shusheng squinted his eyes and carefully observed Qin Kai since Yao'er came in, Qin Kai's unscrupulous arrogance showed a bit of the appearance of a fierce general in the army, but after looking at Yao'er a few times, Qin Kai immediately began to talk about business with himself with a calm expression, without the slightest fluctuation in his feelings, which made him feel a little more approving.

Hearing Qin Kai's question, he naturally didn't take the initiative to reveal his thoughts, but just asked: "Lord Qin, didn't you just say it, what is the unfavorable news you said about the erosion of the current situation?" ”,

Qin Kai nodded and smiled slightly, "Lord Zhang, the focus of the defense of northern Vietnam is in Shanxi, Hanoi, and Bac Ninh, if these three places are lost, and the rout army goes all the way north, there is no danger to defend, above the court, I don't know what movement will be?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shusheng naturally understood what Qin Kai meant, if the court held him accountable, he was most likely to seize or demote his position, but he obviously would not sit still, this Huai army is densely packed with forces up and down the government and the opposition, which is his biggest barrier, but this Qin Liefeng talked about this matter with himself, and he didn't know that there was a purpose.

He finally reached the peak of the power of the Qing Dynasty, and naturally no one could be allowed to hinder his promotion, Zhang Shuse had already understood what Qin Kai was referring to at this time - the results of the battle, in the erosive battle situation, only with unexpected results, now can save his prestige and the evil consequences of the defeat of the Huai army.

However, in the current situation, Zhang Shusheng pondered for a while, and he couldn't deal with it, anyway, he was determined to be behind the scenes of the affairs of Yuebei, and he hoped that this Governor of Qin would be able to spend his pen skillfully, but this matter in the court must be solved immediately, which made him immediately think of Prince Gong

And Qin Kai's purpose is very simple, take advantage of the defeat in the war in northern Vietnam, temporarily pull Zhang Shusheng on his ship, this broken ship in northern Vietnam, if it sinks, these bigwigs have no good fruit to eat, so it is difficult for Zhang Shusheng to refuse the olive branch he stretched out, if history is still along the original trajectory, the fall of Prince Gong is just around the corner

However, he didn't add any condiments to this, and there is still uncertainty about whether Prince Gong can fall, but he understands very well that Prince Gong is not much good for himself when he is on the stage, and this time the court has impeached him, which is difficult to ensure that it has something to do with him.

Zhang Shusheng also pondered for a while, and asked, "Lord Qin, do you think that this time the matter in Yuebei will be big?" ”

Qin Kai nodded, and handed over another fold, "Lord Zhang, this is the fold I prepared, which has already been added for the adult, I don't know if I like it."

Zhang Shusheng's face was a little weird, he took it and took a closer look, he was also surprised, raised his eyes to look at Qin Kai, who was drinking tea on the other side, and chatted with Yao'er on the side from time to time, and couldn't help but have a big question in his heart-Can minister or traitor?

Qin Kai easily gave half of the credit for the attack on Saigon to the Beiyang Naval Division, of course, Beiyang has never even been out of Weihaiwei, but in this era, lying is simply a thing that does not need to be concealed, especially in the officialdom, which is originally full of lies