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Admiral McRae and Speaker Leon are at odds with each other, when did the British Empire become an outcast? The British Empire! Isn't the high English blood now all worth mentioning? What does it mean that the ancestors were English? Now ready to join the Chinese Empire? Admiral McCree had the urge to imprint the thick soles of his leather shoes on Miles' face, but when he thought of his poor son, his wife cried and wiped her tears every time she tossed and tossed, Admiral McRae held back, as a Royal Admiral, McRae knew what the light of honor was, God was equal, yesterday he enjoyed the honor, today he should endure the shame. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Miles was sipping black tea heartlessly, looking at the flying skirt of the girl riding a horse on the side, these things in front of him could not be imagined by Miles a few years ago, sitting with the Speaker of the Empire, Leon and Admiral McRae, for afternoon tea?

When he fled London, he was less than a pound, and he stayed up to the east by washing the deck on a cargo ship, although he was kidnapped, but luck was always away from him Miles, and finally it was Lin Haijiang who stretched out that magical hand, and now he can have afternoon tea with the Speaker and the Secretary of the Navy, Miles wants to know what the John who used the police to seize his house because of the ten pounds in arrears was doing? Is the wanted warrant still there that year?

However, for the time being, Miles had no time to pay attention to the old things, all he had to do was to return to Lin Haijiang, bring the friendship of the British Empire, and he wanted to ensure that the living British officers and soldiers could wait for their relatives to redeem them, including the two nephews of Speaker Lyon and the son of Admiral McRae.

On June 2, 1862, Lin Haijiang inspected the port of Batavia, which was being rebuilt, and the bustling urban area was basically burned down, not only the citizens of the Chinese Empire, but also the local natives were massacred and looted by the coalition forces.

The weakness of the imperial strength is not proportional to the momentum of the majestic rise of the empire, so there will be an eight-nation coalition army that intends to carve up the East, Lin Haijiang firmly believes that only by establishing a formidable army can he defend his victory, all the allied prisoners of war were driven to the reconstruction site of the city and port of Batavia, the leather whip is their delicacy, and the prisoner of war team who can't play the task of the day has to jump out of the volunteers to accept criminal laws such as upside-down hanging and soldering iron, for Lin Haijiang, No punishment would be too much for these robbers who had traveled thousands of miles from the West to the East to cast their beast surnames.

After the occupation of Nanjing, the main force of the Russian army and the main force of the Beiyang New Army have exchanged fire with the defense troops of the First Army of the Chinese Empire on the front line of Hangzhou and Suzhou.

It can be said that the greater the casualties and the greater the resistance of the attack of Russia and the Beiyang New Army, the greater the value of Shanghai for them, and from May 29, 1862, the Russian army and the Beiyang New Army began to fight together as never before, which is also the main reason for Lin Haijiang's return, and the main force of the Russian army and the Beiyang New Army was completely annihilated, and the temptation of this cake for Lin Haijiang was too great.

At this moment, Zeng Guofan, who was outside Nanjing, had just greeted the holy decree, the prince and the prince, the cabinet scholar, Jin Yi and other loyal and brave dukes, rewarded the three dazzling flowers, and the second son was born in the palace to accompany the king, it can be said that everything that the Nanjing court could give this time was given to Zeng Guofan, and there were as many as sixteen pairs of gold and jade Ruyi alone!

But Zeng Guofan, who returned to the camp, had no smile on his face, and the people around him did not dare to make an inquiry, and after a while, Zeng Guofan sighed and said: "The court is really as kind as a mountain!" Before this battle was fought, I was already a very human minister, and if I exterminated Lin Wei in the future, the court could only give me death! ”

Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Jize, Zeng Guobao and others on the side were all dumbfounded, and Zeng Guoquan said with an indifferent expression: "The imperial court is the cut of people, and the feudal officials of the Qing Dynasty are not just the eldest brother, what are you afraid of?" ”

Zeng Guofan glared at Zeng Guoquan and said, "Pasty, you!" Look at how many of those extremely popular ministers except Zhang Tingyu ended well? Yongzhengye's Nian Qianyao? Lord Qianlong's Heshen? Think about it! Now, what are the names of all the officials who go out of my place below? Are you really dazzled and deaf? I have chosen! Is this a good word? Back then, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, was called Xixuan, which is a good thing? You don't understand the simple truth of shooting a bird in the head, will you hide it? ”

As soon as Zeng Guofan got angry, no one dared to speak, he was originally overjoyed to see things, but now I can only look at you, you look at me, all waiting for the following!

After a while, Zeng Guofan said: "Let Xu Guangyuan come too, don't go, look at the map, the ninth town and the eighth town hit the head in Hangzhou and bled out, and the Russians are also full of corpses in Suzhou, the more this is the case, the more we have to fight in Shanghai!" ”

After a while, Xu Guangyuan, who had a confused expression, entered Zeng Guofan's big tent, Xu Guangyuan knew that because the imperial court did not stop the Russians from committing the beast surname in Nanjing, on the contrary, he blindly connived, so that Zeng Guofan originally wanted to take the lead in punishing the evil after pulling out a few broken cities from the ninth and eighth towns, and the plan to kill chickens and monkeys was completely frustrated, Zeng Guofan privately said that he would not enter Nanjing City in this life, so he put the big tent outside the city.

However, Xu Guangyuan didn't understand which one Zeng Shuai was singing today? All the people present were from the Zeng family, not even a single general, and those who often came and went by Zeng Shuai's side in the past couldn't even see the shadow? Why do you want to recruit yourself? Could it be that something is wrong with his tenth town? Or do you want to replace your own invituous?

Xu Guangyuan didn't seem to have to bother so much after thinking about it, and just when he was puzzled, Zeng Guoquan was dissatisfied: "Boy, don't think nonsense, the people who can enter this place today are all their own people, which one of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang doesn't want to?" Count on your boy's life! ”

As soon as Zeng Guofan entered the big tent, Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Jize, and Zeng Guobao immediately stood up and respected, Xu Guangyuan naturally couldn't compare to the three of them, and quickly got up and said neatly: "Humble to participate in the big handsome, I don't know what the big handsome has to do when he recruits the lowly position?" ”

Zeng Guofan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Nanjing has broken the city, and the eighth and ninth towns have been robbed, regardless of whether they have made a fortune or not?" But there is no less harm to the heavens and reason, the silver snatching and arson are all done, resulting in the military discipline of my Beiyang New Army is gone, your tenth town I am very satisfied, the mainstay is not an exaggeration, the old man asked the queen mother of the two palaces has been approved, come on! ”

Zeng Guofan greeted, and several pro-soldiers walked out with a few large wooden pallets, Zeng Guofan smiled slightly: "You are promoted to the captain of the Zhengsanpin Light Cavalry, and you are actually the commander of the commandery, the left wing of the overseer and the commander of the tenth town, and you will be dazzled!" ”

Xu Guangyuan was stunned for a while, and didn't know what to do? Originally, the rewards of the eighth and ninth towns had already come down, and there was no news from their side for a long time, and the final total may be because they were frivolous and had no background, and they refused to go along with others in the Nanjing incident, which ruined the so-called Hunan army tradition? Now it seems that this reward is indeed somewhat flattering.

Xu Guangyuan knelt down on the ground and said: "Thank you for the grace of the handsome, I, Xu Guangyuan, always have to try my best to repay the kindness of the handsome!" ”

Zeng Guofan frowned slightly, because Xu Guangyuan thanked himself from beginning to end, and did not mention a word from the court, although he was very happy in his heart, but he also felt a little inappropriate, and the weight of the imperial court in the eyes of these young talents who came back from abroad was already too light!

Zeng Guofan still pretended to Xu Guangyuan and said: "This is not only the matter of our Beiyang family, but also the grace of the imperial court, if these words are heard by outsiders or people with ulterior motives, you and I will be in trouble!" But remember! ”

Xu Guangyuan hurriedly nodded yes, Zeng Guofan picked up a stack of silver tickets from the side and said: "This is the right dragon head ticket of 800,000 taels, one or two can be exchanged for a piece and a half of Lin Reverse double gun Guangyang, enough!" You take it! ”

Seeing this, Xu Guangyuan hurriedly knelt down and excused himself: "Xie Dashuai, but the lowly position is really ashamed, no merit is not punished, and the lowly position does not dare, besides, our Beiyang has just suffered a great disaster, and it is also bleak after being sacked by the Lin rebel bandit army, and the silver is more useful to stay in the hands of the handsome than to give it to me." ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and said: "You are the one who leads the soldiers, I am also the one who leads the troops, this silver is not for you, it is for the brothers of the tenth town, you have made a face for me in Beiyang, I can't lose you, let's let the troops fight and fight to the death, for this white flower vulgar thing!" You don't want to score points to the people below, or no one will listen to you next time! ”

Zeng Guoquan, who was looking at the hot eyes from the side, reminded: "The marshal is teaching you how to lead the troops, and you haven't thanked the marshal?" ”

Xu Guangyuan took the silver ticket, and slammed his head on the ground, Zeng Guofan glared at Zeng Guoquan dissatisfiedly, meaning that you have too much to say! Zeng Guoquan didn't dare to make a mistake, so he hurriedly stood aside and shut up and waited.

Zeng Guofan took a deep breath and returned to the map in front of the case, and beckoned to Zeng Guoquan, Xu Guangyuan and others: "There is an important matter to discuss when I invite you over today, Ji Gaoren is not here, Xu Guangyuan, you will replace him, I not only have to listen to the veterans, but also listen to the senators of you students who have returned from studying in the West, then Lin Haijiang is also studying in England, and you are too, although Lu Hai is not from the same school, but you can be regarded as knowing each other and confidant!" We have to despise the Lin rebel bandit army in strategy, but before arranging the two armies, we must be particularly vigilant and pay attention to it, Lin rebel is not simple, just a few years of work, a huge shelf will be erected, land and sea all-rounders, civil and military people are amazing! ”

(To be continued)