Chen Shijie was heavy-hearted, frowned, looked at Zeng Guofan, and then looked at the generals, and said angrily: "The reason why I joined the Hunan Army is because everyone can treat each other as a family, and if they have something to talk about openly, the right thing, everyone is vying to learn, and the wrong thing, everyone learns a lesson together, but now, there is something to hide in my heart, is it possible that Wang Zhu surrendered, and everyone should also surrender?" Although I, Chen Shijie, am just a scholar, I will never do such a thing as a beast! ”

Seeing Chen Shijie's words, he was very touched by everyone, Zeng Guofan struck while the iron was hot: "This is Zeng's fault, since the Hunan army has grown, the time to talk with you has been reduced a lot, today everyone is here to say it, if everyone agrees that surrender can solve the problem, Zeng has nothing to say." ”

Li Xuyi held back the question for a long time, and finally said it: "Dashuai, it's not that the humble position is intentionally offended, the humble position has a few words that don't spit out and is unhappy, and it is well known that the official document killed his brother, why the big handsome didn't seek justice for his brother, but instead stammered the official document, which made me feel cold." ”

Bao Chao echoed: "Xi'an is right, I admire Zeng Gong the most, but Guanwen, Duolonga and other Manchurians are too bad, several times to calculate the Hunan army, just say that Duolonga, the last time he fought Jingzhou, he let me lead the army to fight the forward, and won, and did not let me go back to the camp, let me stay in the field, it was raining heavily that day, and many injured brothers were lying there forever, I looked for Hu Gong to administer justice, he asked me to endure it, and I didn't say a word, but what did I get in exchange for forbearance? Brother Kehui was killed by them again, can this revenge be endured? The handsome man grovels and flatters the official all day long, me. I feel uncomfortable to watch! ”

Zeng Guofan secretly scolded himself for being careless, why didn't he tell them the reason for currying favor with the official documents? Let the generals of the Hunan army have such a misunderstanding. It really shouldn't be, this Bao Chao has always taken a fancy to Ende. Even he blames himself, not to mention others.

Liu Rong saw the buzz below, obviously complaining to each other about Zeng Guofan, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be quiet, I believe that Zeng Gong is by no means that kind of villain, he must have something to consider when he does this." ”

Peng Yulin immediately agreed: "What Mr. Liu said is right, everyone understands Zeng Gong's personality, and he will never hurt everyone's hearts because of outsiders, when he was in Changsha." Zeng was forced out of Changsha by Bao Qibao and others because of his maintenance of the Hunan army, and Zeng Gong was unwilling to bow to these corrupt officials. ”

Seeing that someone came out to defend himself, Zeng Guofan waved his hand and said movingly: "This matter is abrupt for me, after discussing it with Runzhi, I didn't have time to tell you that I, like everyone, Li Kehui's death is an eternal regret in my heart." I also thought about impeaching the official Wen and summoning officials to fight against him, but is this useful? What will the imperial court think of us, the physique of our Hunan army has made the ministers of the imperial court vigilant. How can they uphold justice for us, I am afraid that the emperor will trust the official document more, not only will he not be able to defeat him. Instead, Guanwen and the Hunan army formed a mortal enmity. ”

Liu Rong nodded again and again, seeing that someone showed disapproval. After thinking about it, he explained it in a simple way: "The official text is the governor of Huguang. In managing the military and political affairs of Hunan and Hubei provinces, everyone understands that the foundation of the Hunan army lies in these two provinces, and the official documents are difficult for us, and it is difficult for everyone to move an inch. ”

Yang Zaifu scolded: "This official document is really hateful, we have to force us to please him, now Hu Gongding is worried, this Hubei is what he said alone, no wonder he has recently paid enough military salaries, I thought he had changed his sex, but I didn't expect it to be the result of Zeng Gong's disquenching, it was a humble misunderstanding of Zeng Gong, I am here to compensate you is not." ”

"Zeng is righteous and righteous, and he is ashamed of his humble rank!" Bao Chao and others were ashamed, and they all hugged their fists and admitted their mistakes to Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan put down a matter of his heart and said with a smile: "Since I have said it, there is nothing wrong with it, if I am kept in the dark, I will do the same, now the Hunan army is like a fish in water in the lake, this is all the result of the acquiescence of the official text, I hope everyone will be with him to release their previous suspicions and be loyal to the imperial court together." ”

Li Xuyi bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "It was the humble duty who misunderstood the hard work of the marshal, and the brother in the spirit of heaven will also agree with the marshal to do this, and the humble post will explain to his subordinates when he goes back, and he will not let them make trouble again." ”

Chen Shijie smiled with relief, the former Hunan army is back.

nanking

Ever since Li Yunzhong issued the order for the Northern Expedition, he has always paid attention to the situation on the front line.

Yang Kailin pointed to the map and analyzed the situation of the Northern Expedition for everyone: "The First Group Army of Luo Outline is attacking Yizhou Prefecture, Yanzhou Governor Kaicheng surrendered, and Luo Outline will drive the main force to the front line of Qingzhou, intending to capture Yizhou and Qingzhou in one fell swoop. According to the latest intelligence, most of the Qing army's forces were concentrated in the southern part of Jinan Province, close to the area of Tai'an Province, and it seems that Zhang Liangji, the governor of Shandong, intends to fight our army in Jinan. ”

Zhao Laoqi added: "According to the report from the inside line, the Qing army has mobilized 30,000 cavalry from the Mongolian Eight Banners to support Shandong, Zhang Liangji is stubbornly waiting for reinforcements, and the vicinity of Jinan is convenient for cavalry to display, he wants to lead the main force of the First Army to the city of Jinan, and then cut off the retreat of our army with cavalry." ”

Lin Daji sneered: "He has a good calculation, and he really thinks that the First Group Army is muddy, with more than 40,000 people in the whole army, and it is more than enough to attack Shandong." ”

When it comes to cavalry, Li Yunzhong thinks of machine guns and grenades, grenades have been developed and are being mass-produced, I don't know how the machine guns are being studied? It seems that there is time to get to the arsenal to find out.

Zhang Suimou took out a document, glanced at it, and reported to Li Yunzhong: "The General Staff Department has drawn up an operational plan, planning to completely annihilate the Mongolian cavalry and the defenders of Jinan City, please take a look at it." ”

"Let's talk about it!" Li Yunzhong wanted to see if the staff headquarters that had been established for three years was up to standard.

Zhang Sui plotted to follow the script: "The General Staff intends to divide the soldiers of the First Group Army into two routes, with the Yelian Cavalry Army as the main guide to attack Dongchang Mansion in the west, form a strategic encirclement of Jinan, block possible reinforcements in the south direction, and can contain the Mongolian cavalry, and after the main force of the First Group Army captures Jinan, cooperate with the infantry to intercept and encircle the Mongolian cavalry......"

Li Yunzhong interrupted in disappointment: "It's too general, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the division of troops is not bad, the Qing army is planning to delay time by gathering heavy troops in Qingzhou and Yizhou, so why don't our army bypass the enemy's main force and attack Jinan and other important cities, as long as they are surrounded, they can attract the support of the Qing army, and our army can break them all by setting up an ambush halfway, don't be afraid to fight a tough battle, we must boldly innovate tactics, give full play to the potential of various arms, and the foreign gun team can also be used to fight cavalry." ”

Zhang Suimou nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and instructed Yang Kailin, deputy chief of staff, to record Li Yunzhong's meaning.

Li Yunzhong turned his gaze to Henan and asked, "Is there any progress in the battle situation in Henan?" ”

Yang Kailin got up and continued to report: "The direction of Henan is progressing smoothly, because the Hunan army is shrinking in Hubei, the Henan Green Battalion was defeated in a battle, our army has been advancing, the forward has captured Xinyang, the Qing army has more than 30,000 people under the Monk Greenqin, abandoned Haozhou, has been stationed in Kaifeng, Luoyang line, Monk Greenqin left northern Anhui, Anhui has no trace of the enemy, and the whole territory has been recovered. ”

Li Yunzhong nodded, it seems that Henan is in chaos, and an incompetent governor will be of great help to our army.

Yang Kailin pointed to Nanyang and said: "General Chen has also captured Nanyang, and the military department has sent people to escort officials to take office, so it seems that our army has the upper hand in Henan Province, and the Qing army only holds on to a few big cities, and does not dare to fight with our army in the field." ”

"Henan is the hinterland of the Central Plains, there are many ancient capitals, our army captures Henan, and can take a great initiative politically, if Kaifeng and Luoyang are really difficult to attack, they can make the front-line generals drive directly to Yandu." Li Yunzhong added: "The Henan militia should be established as soon as possible, and all the people who join the militia will be exempted from tax for five years, and the rest of the people will be exempted from tax for one year. ”

Seeing Lin Daji and the others leaving, Fu Luanxiang reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers of several European countries have been waiting for half an hour, and they seem to be very impatient, do you want to see them?" ”

Li Yunzhong shook his head and smiled bitterly, how could the emperor be so tired, stretched, got up and walked towards the upper study, and when he looked back and saw Fu Luanxiang who was also following the same pace, Li Yunzhong asked, "Is the one named Hong Renji here?" He is the Foreign Secretary, and he deserves to handle these matters. ”

Fu Luanxiang opened his notebook and looked at it, took a few steps forward and replied: "Emperor Qiqi, Lord Hong said that it was a very important matter, and he couldn't be the master himself, so he took a few ministers to meet His Majesty." ”

Li Yunzhong thought for a while: "Very important thing? These ministers are afraid of taking responsibility, and they come to ask for instructions, and they regard me as a county order or a prefect! Hey, there is a long way to go, this kind of emperor is too boring in front of him. ”

Fu Luanxiang didn't hear what Li Yunzhong was muttering clearly, she lowered her head and didn't reply, so she came to the upper study.

"Wechen knocks on the emperor!" Hong Renji saw Li Yunzhong coming in through the side door and immediately asked for peace.

"Greetings to Wenhan (Burbulon, Mai Lian), Your Majesty."

Li Yunzhong said: "No courtesy, sit!" What happened when several ministers came from Shanghai? ”

Hong Renji motioned for several ministers to sit casually.

Wen Han said with a smile: "Today is a good day, but for the Han State, several of our ministers in China have been authorized by their own governments to announce the severance of diplomatic relations with the Qing State, prohibit the sale of any strategic materials to the other party, and recognize the Han State as the only legitimate government of China, and formally establish diplomatic relations with you, that is, several of us are about to move to Nanjing to live with you." ”

"The Spanish Governor in the Philippines, Mr. Blandin, and the Dutch Governor in Nanyang have both sent envoys and are now at the British Consulate, awaiting summons. (To be continued......)

PS: It's almost the end of the month, and it's finally 600,000 words