Zhang Suimou and Lin Daji had their own concerns, and walked into the study nervously.

"Weichen meets the emperor!"

"You're here, sit down!" Li Yun's center is very good.

Lin Daji was secretly happy, he didn't expect this Prussian to be so knowledgeable, as long as the emperor was happy, it would be easy for him to leave the military department.

Whenever the emperor is happy, Zhang Suimou will definitely ask: "I don't know what the emperor is happy about?" Can you let the ministers know a thing or two? ”

This sentence made Li Yunzhong feint, and he couldn't wait to share the news with others.

Li Yunzhong proudly explained: "You have also seen that this time the envoy of the Kingdom of Prussia was stationed in Nanjing, and they brought more than 2,000 active officers to communicate with the Han army, and the two of you must arrange it well, so that they can feel the sincerity of the Han and feel at home!" ”

Zhang Suimou was surprised and delighted, and subconsciously said: "But Weichen saw that there were only ten of them, how could these two thousand people start?" ”

Li Yunzhong pointed to the east and replied, "It's all still on the sea!" ”

Lin Daji immediately said: "Please rest assured, the emperor will definitely settle them well." ”

Zhang Suimou took the opportunity to present the battle plan with both hands, and said, "The emperor is overjoyed!" The Northern Expeditionary Army won all the battles, and the recovery of Henan and Shandong was just around the corner, as far as Weichen knew, the Qing army retreated north one after another, and it seemed that there was a meaning of abandoning the southern provinces of Hebei. ”

Li Yunzhong took the official document and did not look at it, but asked, "The chief of staff must have a new idea." ”

Zhang Suimou prepared countless answers in his heart, and waited for Li Yunzhong to ask questions, but he didn't expect the emperor to play cards according to common sense, and his mind was confused. immediately bowed his head to cover up and said, "The emperor is wise." This, Weichen does have a new plan. ”

Li Yunzhong said: "Let's hear it." ”

Zhang Suimou calmed down. Organize the language, replied: "After a year of fierce fighting, the Qing army has been defeated and retreated, our army is like a rainbow, in the past, only some township bravery, regimental training surrendered, those green battalions, civilian officials have never looked at the Han State, now in Henan, Shandong battlefield, the green battalion generals, deputy generals surrendered countless, that is, the civilian prefect, the county also took the initiative to surrender. In particular, Gu Jiaxing, the prefect of Nanyang, not only offered Nanyang Mansion, but also persuaded the officials of Ruzhou, Shaanzhou, and Henan to revolt, and the situation in Henan changed greatly, and the Fourth Army actually invaded Shanxi. ”

Li Yunzhong thought for a moment, he had already heard of this Gu Jiaxing. At the beginning, this was the first high-ranking civil official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to surrender on his own initiative, and it was rare that this person was very capable, not only had a good official reputation, but also could distinguish the national righteousness. Anyway, he persuaded his colleagues to appoint him as the first governor of Anhui Province.

Zhang Suimou continued: "After several years of war. The Green Battalion Army in the North has been emptied, and Xianfeng Xiaoer desperately dispatched the Mongolian and Northeast cavalry armies into the pass to defend Beijing. Why don't our army attack Beijing with lightning speed and fight a decisive battle with the Qing army. As long as the Manchus were driven out of the Guanwai, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Shanxi provinces had no backbone, how could they resist the offensive of the Han army. ”

Lin Daji added: "The army is out of the expedition, the military salary is more than one day, according to Weichen statistics, since the Northern Expedition, our army has used more than three million taels, if the Northern Expedition is not ended as soon as possible, our army is bound to retreat south, and the Qing army has a chance to breathe, it is better to drive the Tartars out of the customs in one go, and come to the gate to beat the dogs." ”

Li Yunzhong asked, "What is the opinion of the front-line generals?" ”

Zhang Suimou replied: "The plan to directly attack Beijing was first proposed by General Chen Yucheng, but I didn't expect this teenage doll to be so good at fighting, and the Third Route Army was the weakest Fourth Group Army, and the results were the greatest. ”

Li Yunzhong saw that Zhang Suimou didn't say anything anymore, and suddenly said: "Is there anyone who opposes this?" ”

Zhang Suimou's little trick was recognized, his face was slightly red, and he replied: "Luo Outline thinks that it should be done step by step, steady and steady, Shandong Governor Zhang Liangji is quite capable, that is, there is still a rebellion in the captured Lunan Prefectures, which has restrained a group of main forces of the Second Army, please rest assured that this is just a return to the light, I have ordered the militia of northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui to enter Lunan and carry out county-by-county sweeps." ”

Li Yunzhong's face was solemn, and he said: "Mongolia, Northeast cavalry, since Xianfeng plans to fight a decisive battle with our army in Beijing, it is bound to gather all the troops, the Intelligence Bureau has counted more than 100,000 cavalry gathered in several counties near Beijing, they are not like the Eight Banners of the Green Camp in the Guannei by the Huahua World Realm, these cavalry have lived in the bitter cold land since childhood, hate the Han people, and their combat power is more than one step stronger than the Qing army in the Guannei, and the Northern Expeditionary Army is mostly foot soldiers, although there are many firearms, but they have no experience in fighting with the cavalry, and it is easy to suffer losses if they rush north. ”

Zhang Suimou replied cautiously: "Our army also has 20,000 cavalry, enough to contain and defend the flank of the army, when Emperor Hongwu's Northern Expedition was the same as the foot soldiers defeated the cavalry, my Han army can do the same, Weichen sent people to search several times, and finally found Xu Da, Lan Yu and others to arrange the way to arrange the troops, with our army's advanced firearms, the power is greater, after war deduction, the chance of defeating the cavalry is sixty percent, and the victory over the cavalry is ninety percent sure of three to two. ”

Li Yunzhong saw that he swore by him, and he also felt that it made sense in his heart, there was no reason why a modern army equipped with firearms would lose to the old-style cavalry wielding broadswords.

Seeing that Li Yun's center was moving, Zhang Suimou stepped up his efforts and continued to agitate: "Not only did the General Staff Department and the Military Department approve of the plan to attack Beijing, but even there were many civilian officials. ”

Li Yunzhong immediately replied: "A military meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss the Northern Expedition, and relevant personnel must not be absent." ”

"Yes!" Lin Daji and Zhang Suimou were awe-inspiring and excited.

Zhang Suimou glanced at Lin Daji and asked him to come forward to report.

Lin Daji said hesitantly: "Emperor Qi, Weichen...... Weichen is shallow in learning, and the affairs of the military department are numerous and heavy, this ...... Wechen gradually became overwhelmed, and asked the emperor to select new talents, and Wechen was willing to be his assistant. ”

Zhang Suimou secretly admired and gave Lin Daji a thumbs up, this sentence is reasonable, how could the emperor allow Lin Daji to be an assistant!

Li Yunzhong immediately asked: "The military department has not made any mistakes in recent years, why should the fifth brother be like this?" ”

Lin Daji immediately replied with sincere fear: "Weichen can't afford it, the emperor can call Weichen by his name, the military department manages millions of soldiers in the Han Dynasty, Weichen is really too busy, and his tone is dragging down, it is better to give up his position and give it to talented people, so that they can play to their heart's content, such as Lord Zuo Zongtang, Lord Zuo is a genius, and he is in the prime of life, and the management of the military department must be handy." ”

When it comes to Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Suimou is impressed by Lin Daji, this civilian official system belongs to Zuo Zongtang's military power, if he is transferred to the military department, they Guangxi people can control most of the military power.

Li Yunzhong was silent for a moment, and when he saw that Lin Daji was indeed determined to leave the military department, he immediately acquiesced to this matter after thinking of the brotherhood he had been in for several years.

Listening to Lin Daji's recommendation of Zuo Zongtang, Li Yunzhong shook his head and said: "Zuo Zongtang sits in the southwest, which is very effective, and the main force of the Hunan army gathers in the southern Hunan region, which is all the credit of Zuo Zongtang, and I am afraid it will not work if it is replaced by others." ”

Lin Daji sighed secretly and said: "Jiangxi Zhao Liewen is familiar with military affairs, and he can also hold this position. ”

Li Yunzhong nodded and replied, "Zhao Liewen serves as the secretary of the Ministry of War, where are you going?" ”

Zhang Suimou immediately stepped forward and said: "Although the fifth brother has left the military department, he is proficient in military affairs, and the position of governor of Liangjiang is still vacant, and it is suitable for the fifth brother to serve as the governor of Liangjiang." ”

Lin Daji and Zhang Suimou raised their heads together and looked at Li Yunzhong with expectant eyes.

The position of governor was originally prepared for these sworn brothers, Li Yunzhong immediately promised: "That's fine, the governor of Liangjiang is located in the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, there is the fifth brother in charge, I can rest assured, the day after tomorrow, I will announce this matter, the fifth brother must be prepared, where the powers of the governor of Liangjiang overlap with the powers of the governor and the governor, you must set a good example, try not to have differences with the governor, there are things that can be solved internally, and the focus of your work is to let the people live a good life." ”

"Wechen understands" (to be continued......)

PS: I'm depressed today