Li Shanlan took a deep breath, suppressed the surprise in her heart, strode forward, and said respectfully: "Lord Wang! ”

"Sit!" Li Zhen waved his hand.

After Li Shanlan sat down, Li Zhen simply told the matter of Yi 60's declaration of war, and then said Shi Dakai's horizontal intervention and sending troops, and then said solemnly: "Yi 60 and Shi Dakai declared war on us at the same time, colluding with each other, and acting in embarrassment, this is something that Kyushu Daily must promote." ”

"I'm looking for you, and there are two things."

"First, the war is about to begin, and the Kyushu Daily must play a guiding role, guiding the people to support us, guiding the people to oppose the armies of Yi 60 and Shi Dakai, and to appease the panic of the people; Second, we are at war with Shi Dakai and Yi 60, and Kyushu Daily must vigorously publicize that Shi Dakai and Yi 60 will be defeated, publicize that we will win, and build up our confidence in victory. ”

Li Zhen looked at Li Shanlan and asked, "Is it clear?" ”

Li Shanlan nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I will execute it as soon as I go back." ”

He quickly jotted down Li Zhen's order, and the record was quickly completed.

Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others understood Li Zhen's intention of bringing Li Shanlan here, and they were preparing to use the newspaper to build momentum. The circulation of the Kyushu Daily founded by Wei Yuan has been increasing day by day, and it has already spread to Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces and regions, and the territory under Li Zhen's control has all been covered, and has even developed to the rest of the provinces and regions.

Once Kyushu Daily launches a public opinion offensive, it will immediately put tremendous pressure on Yi 60 and Shi Dakai.

Li Zhen rolled his eyes and waved his hand for Zhao Liewen to take the recorded notebook.

He read the things recorded on it one by one.

Li Zhen's brows furrowed, and he said: "Now, the things we encountered first include the matter of Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi in the north, then the matter reported by Ye Mingchen, and now the matter of Yi 60 and Shi Dakai. These things are all crammed together, and there must be a clear division of labor, otherwise there will definitely be chaos next. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Things in the north remain the same, it is still Peng Yulin, and the candidates remain the same." Ye Mingchen's report is still handled by me, and I will select the person in charge. However, the matter of Yi 60 and Shi Dakai had to be changed slightly, and it was revised to be sent out by the Second Army and the Third Army to meet Yi 60 and Shi Dakai respectively. ”

Zeng Guofan immediately said: "Lord Wang, please allow me to meet Shi Dakai. ”

When he spoke, Zeng Guofan's eyes were cold and there was a sense of anger.

Zeng Guofan and Shi Dakai have a great hatred, Zeng Guofan was defeated in the hands of Shi Dakai repeatedly, and sought death several times because of Shi Dakai, but fortunately his subordinates stopped him and did not die. Now that Shi Dakai led the army to kill, Zeng Guofan immediately took the initiative to meet Shi Dakai. Today's Zeng Guofan, the strength of the soldiers under his command has undergone essential changes, not only in terms of weapons and equipment, but also in the quality of the soldiers.

Zeng Guofan believes that he will win this time.

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said: "Lord Wang, Commander Zeng went to deal with Shi Dakai, and I led the troops to meet Yi 60." ”

The two of them have clarified their respective division of labor.

Li Zhen didn't object, nodded and said, "You can directly distribute it, this is the best." After Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang's tasks were clarified, I also arranged the rest of the people in a unified manner. The army under Qi Zhenhai stayed in Guangzhou to defend our base camp. Smith's army was responsible for the construction of railroads and telegraphs, and at all times, it was necessary to have its own strength to ensure the smooth construction of the project. Zhou Xiuying's female soldiers were allowed to go to war, and they could go to the command of Commander Zeng and Commander Zuo. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Zhou Xiuying nodded in response.

Li Zhen's eyes fell on Peng Yulin and said, "I will go north with Peng Yulin to fight against the Russians." ”

"Ah!!h

When they heard this, they all exclaimed.

It was freezing in the north, and it was very dangerous to be between the Yi 60 and the Russian army.

Li Zhen is going to the north, it's too child's play!

Peng Yulin made a straight face and took the lead in objecting: "Lord Wang, the north is bitterly cold, and the war between Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan is unfavorable, you followed me, and instead of helping me, it increased the pressure on me." I went alone, and if I die, I will die, if you have three long and two short, everyone will be affected, please think twice. ”

Zeng Guofan also opened his mouth to persuade and said: "Lord, the matter of going to the north cannot be a child's play. In my opinion, you only need to sit on the front line in Nanjing, take charge of the situation, and you don't need to go to the north. ”

Zuo Zongtang persuaded again: "The stakes are very high, please think twice." ”

Wang Xiaoyang said solemnly: "I agree with everyone's opinions, please think twice." ”

A cadre and others did not approve of Li Zhen's departure to the north.

Li Zhen listened to everyone's words and said, "I know you mean well, but listen to me first." He watched as everyone agreed on the same opinion, and he was moved, but Li Zhen had his own thoughts.

Li Zhen said unhurriedly: "Shi Dakai and Yi 60 led the army to attack, both armies were mobilized, and the danger in the north has been reduced a lot. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I, Peng Yulin, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan cooperated to defeat the Russians in the north in one fell swoop, and then turned around and headed south, which is a roundabout strategy that can be tried. You sweep Sichuan and the north, and I lead the army south, and you can dominate the whole country. ”

Zeng Guofan immediately interjected: "Lord Wang, with Peng Yulin here, you may not go in person!" ”

Zuo Zongtang nodded and said, "I think so too." ”

Li Zhen shook his head lightly and said: "At present, Guangxi has Liu Taiping and Yang Banhou in charge, and Guangxi's arrangement is to attack Sichuan in the future on the one hand, and on the other hand, to prevent Xi Yinglong, who fled to the south, from launching a counteroffensive, which is an important location; There are Qi Zhenhai and Wang Xiaoyang in Guangdong, which is also an important location, in order to ensure that our base camp is not affected; Nanjing is dominated by Huang Shihai and Han Laiyu, one of them is outside the palace and the other is in the palace, responsible for the stability of Nanjing. ”

"All the arrangements are necessary."

"Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang are facing each other, you have arrangements, but there is no one in charge in the north. Although Peng Yulin is good, I think there is still a need for a strong leader, and it would be best for me to go. With me, I can better lead Peng Yulin, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan to cooperate. ”

Li Zhen denied Peng Yulin as the leader, pushed himself out, and said solemnly: "It is more difficult to sit on the country than to fight the country, we haven't even laid the country, and we are still in a process of fighting the country." At this time, anyone should work hard, and I am no exception. The north needs me, so I have to go. ”

Li Zhen continued: "I am in the north, which is equivalent to having a three-way army this time. The first is Zeng Guofan who went to Sichuan, the second is Zuo Zongtang who went to Beijing, and the third is me who went to Heilongjiang region, which is the most suitable way. ”

After Li Zhen finished speaking, there was a sudden silence.

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