Three days later, this brutal gas war is finally over!

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And the waves caused by this battle in the world did not go out with Zhang Yun's departure!

It had been ten days since the end of that battle, and because Li Hongzhang did not dare to return to the capital with the remnants of the defeated army, it was not until today that Cixi received the news that the Manchu army had been completely annihilated.

is the same in the Taihe Palace, but at this time, it is very different from the discussion before the war!

The so-called six princes are not there...... Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang were also not there, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was very depressing at this time.

With Cixi's accountability, the servants of the Manchu Dynasty were silent and did not dare to make a sound.

At this moment, I don't know who suddenly ......, "Li Hongzhang is probably afraid of crime and absconded, right?" ”

Cixi said angrily: "Who is it? Stand up for the mourners, don't hide your head and show your tail......"

It's a pity that she was allowed to roar above for a long time, and there was no sound below.

After a long time, the helpless Cixi could only say: "Now you have also read the battle report of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, because they dare not return to the capital, so the mourning family has doubts about this battle report!" ”

"At the very least...... It's that they say that tens of thousands of people have been lost, but if this is true, Li Hongzhang will not dare to return to the capital to see the mourning family......"

"As far as the mourning family knows, in this battle that happened in Zhumadian, Henan, Li Hongzhang only took tens of thousands of people to run away in the end!"

"In other words, now there are only tens of thousands of soldiers left in my Qing Dynasty...... When the mourning family thinks of this, they just can't sleep at night! ”

"My Qing Dynasty has reached such a point, do you and other minions think you can stay silent forever?"

But it doesn't matter what Cixi says above...... There was an eerie silence below!

Except for the little emperor Tongzhi who was sitting on the throne, who was a little carefree, at this time, everyone in the hall was thinking about their own way back.

Nanjing City can be said to be an accident that time, and the last time they attacked the capital, it can also be said that they were tricky, so this third time Li Hongzhang was defeated by Zhang Yun, it can't be said anyway!

Is it really time for a change of dynasty? Is Zhang Yunai the true son of destiny?

Not to mention the rebellious thoughts in the hearts of some ministers, Cixi was cold at this time, and this time it can be regarded as being miserable by Li Hongzhang......

At this time, Li Hongzhang, who was remembered by Cixi, but after fleeing back to Shandong, he and Zuo Zongtang set up camp on the spot and no longer went north to return to Beijing.

Because he knew very well in his heart that if he returned to Beijing City with tens of thousands of remnants of the defeated army at this time, then he and Zuo Zongtang would definitely not be able to escape!

Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, although they are very loyal to the Manchu court, but loyalty is loyal, but it does not mean that the two of them have no brains, and when they should think about themselves, they are not fools.

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"Now that the situation is like this, I don't know what Lord Zuo thinks?" Regarding Li Hongzhang's question, Zuo Zongtang also felt helpless, so he could only say: "Now I can only take one step at a time!" ”

Li Hongzhang was obviously very dissatisfied with Zuo Zongtang's answer, but at this time, he couldn't be angry with Zuo Zongtang, so he could only suppress these emotions in his heart.

Then the two of them thought about their own thoughts, and for a while, the whole tent fell silent again!

How does Zuo Zongtang view the battle ahead?

Li Hongzhang didn't want to care, he was thinking about it now, how to make a comeback, if he could give Zhang Yun a fatal blow, it would naturally be the best thing!

But Li Hongzhang obviously understood that such an idea could not be realized, and after putting away these obscene thoughts, he found that he didn't know what to do now?

Zhang Yun has become uncontrollable, and after this battle, the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under him have also been lost!

Even if there are still tens of thousands of seeds, when they face Zhang Yun's army alone in the future, Li Hongzhang really can't guarantee that they will still be able to exert their due combat effectiveness.

After all, after seeing a cruel scene, the tens of thousands of remnants of the defeated soldiers under his command are probably not just as simple as fear for Zhang Yun......

However, these are all things for the future, and for the time being, it is necessary to immediately use these tens of thousands of troops as a benchmark to ask the entire landlord class for money and grain to rebuild the new army.

After all, Zhang Yun's actions in Xiangxi, Li Hongzhang believes that the landlord class in the world cannot have heard of it......

In this way, there will be room for maneuver, and it is unknown to gain the full support of the vast number of landlords and the landlord class to stand up again!

The most important thing is that even if the Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't like her, after she regathers hundreds of thousands of troops, is she still afraid of her?

If it had been placed in the past, Li Hongzhang would never have such thoughts about the Empress Dowager Cixi, but after experiencing the previous battle, some of the beliefs in Li Hongzhang's heart seem to have been destroyed by Zhang Yun!

If Zhang Yun were here, he would be very pleased to find that the stubborn servile thoughts in Li Hongzhang's mind were now loosened......

Li Hongzhang transferred these thoughts in his mind, but he peeked at Zuo Zongtang with his eyes, I don't know what this person thinks?

Li Hongzhang decided to test it immediately, and said: "Li wants to go out to recruit troops tomorrow, and he must first put up the shelves of our army, as for money, food, logistics, etc., I don't know if Lord Zuo supports Li's idea?" ”

Zuo Zongtang heard this: "At present, the two of us have fallen to such a point, we should indeed immediately put up the army shelf in case of accidents......"

When Zuo Zongtang said the word unexpected, he and Li Hongzhang glanced at each other, and each other tacitly moved this topic away from their minds.

Although the servile thinking in the hearts of the two of them has been loosened somewhat, it is not realistic for the two of them to say in person, disrespectful words to the court, Tongzhi, and Cixi.

And Li Hongzhang saw that Zuo Zongtang was more supportive of his idea, and said: "Then the two of us will act separately and immediately go to contact the big landlord class in the entire north and the Central Plains......"

"Explain the stakes to them, and let them take out money and food to support us in rebuilding the new army, as for these tens of thousands of remnants, they will be shared by Li and Lord Zuo!"

For Li Hongzhang's ideas, in fact, Zuo Zongtang is not too supportive, because he knows very well that since this battle, he and Li Hongzhang have probably fallen to the freezing point in the eyes of the imperial court and the entire gentry.

But Zuo Zongtang is also very helpless, now he has no soldiers and no power, so he can only temporarily help Li Hongzhang, who is suffering from the same disease, and tide over the difficulties together!