The matter of persuading Zuo Zongtang and others to be blocked made Zeng Guofan very uncomfortable, especially when he communicated face-to-face with Zuo Zongtang and several people, the attitude of several people gave Zeng Guofan a big blow and made him very hurt, so for a few days after that, Zeng Guofan was silent, as if he was isolated from the world, Huang Xu saw these in his eyes, anxious in his heart, he tried his best to free Zeng Guofan from it, but the effect was very small, no matter what Huang Xu did, Zeng Guofan was still the same, and in the end, Huang Xu could only go by him.

From this, we can also see that there are some things that cannot be transferred by the will of the individual, and they always follow their own trajectory and are not affected by any other factors. Therefore, in dealing with these things, we can only wait except wait, as long as we firmly believe that time can heal a qiē.

During this time, Huang Xu had a lot to do, and others were not idle.

No, after the battle of Zhumadian, Feng Zicai was inspired by a small victory, and prepared to continue to attack Xinyang and Wuchang with great fanfare.

Especially after the tentative attack on Xinyang City was blocked, he seriously reflected on his unrealistic, blindly optimistic ideas, and timely and carefully adjusted his strategy, he decided to change the attack into a solid defense, and wait for the change in Xinyang Mansion in the case of steady dìng Zhumadian, and then wait for the opportunity to attack.

Feng Zicai's change of strategy gave the defenders in the direction of Wuchang a chance to breathe, which was also a good thing for Huang Xu and them, so that the Taiping army could concentrate on solving the problem of Hefei first.

Speaking of Hefei, now both sides of the confrontation are basically focusing on the Hunan army.

The Taiping army was waiting for the Hunan army to choose the best time to revolt, so as to carry out the strategy of combining the inside and the outside. And Seng Greenqin tried his best to get rid of the Hunan army's henchmen, so as to eliminate future troubles.

In the face of such a shape, the Hunan army, the proud son in the eyes of the people of the Qing Dynasty in the past, has become an important chess piece for the two sides to compete, it is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of the attack and defense of Hefei City, ninety percent lies in the final destination of the Hunan army.

Whether the Hunan army will never recover, or escape and meet a better tomorrow, everything depends on themselves.

This truth is understood by others, and Li Hongzhang and others understand it even more in their hearts, so they are unwilling to judge their own fate by the hands of others, and they must take the fate of the Hunan army into their own hands.

After a period of intensive preparations, all the preparations for the Hunan uprising were almost completed, and they only waited for the last time to find a suitable time to launch it.

The emperor has paid off, and the opportunity has finally come.

Li Hongzhang and they received news that Seng Lingqin and Prince Gong were ordered by Emperor Xianfeng to lead the army to Zhumadian in three days to comfort the soldiers defending the city, and they would also take most of the Shence army with them this time. If this is the case, once Seng Lingqin and Prince Gong, as well as some of the Shence army leave, then Li Hongzhang and others can take advantage of the absence of these two masterminds in Hefei City to take Hefei City in one fell swoop.

This is indeed very good news.

But is it really as simple as they think?

Three days of time slipped by, on this day, Seng Lingqin and Prince Gong really brought 100,000 Shence troops together with the royal gifts, went to Zhumadian, before they left, specially summoned Li Hongzhang, in addition to pretending to ask for warmth, focus on telling him. He must cooperate with the remaining soldiers of the Shence Army to guard Hefei City, and during their absence, he must ensure that Hefei City can be safe and sound.

Li Hongzhang patted his chest and assured that as long as he was there, as long as the Hunan army was there, then Hefei City would be safe and secure after Monk Greenqin and Prince Gong listened to it, and their answer to Li Hongzhang was quite clear, so. Inevitably, he praised Li Hongzhang and the Xiang army again, and then left the city without any suspicion.

After Li Hongzhang saw Monk Lingqin and Prince Gong out of the city, he hurriedly returned to the garrison of the Hunan army, and he wanted to immediately gather the generals to discuss the matter.

In the big tent where Li Hongzhang was, the lights were bright, the atmosphere was warm, and victory was just around the corner, how could they not be excited.

"Strategist, you just give the order, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, and first go to pick the station of the Shence Army." Zeng San asked for help.

"The last will go." Luo Zenan also rushed to say.

"It's better for the last general to go," Hu Linyi was not willing to be left behind.

Everyone is rushing to go.

Li Hongzhang raised his hand, suppressed everyone's enthusiasm, and said: "I can understand everyone's meritorious service, but we can't come nonsense, after all, there are still 100,000 divine troops in this city, and they are not as easy to deal with as we imagined."

"Military advisor, the Shence army is a fart, it's not the last general to brag, with the strength of our Hunan army, it is another 100,000, or even 200,000 more Shence army. It's not enough for us to kill. Everybody knows that. The officers and men of our Hunan army are all soldiers of a hundred battles and have been tested for a long time. As far as the fledgling recruits of the Shence Army can do anything, the more they come, the more they will die. The military division, the last general only needs 20,000 people, and it is enough to break the gods." Zeng San is not a quiet concern for the Shence Army.

"Military advisor, the last general will only bring 5,000 people, and he will definitely be able to break the gods and plan the army." Luo Zenan is even more arrogant.

"General Luo, why do you always rob me, I proposed this idea to the military advisor first." Zeng San saw that Luo Zenan always wanted to grab food from him, and he was a little angry.

"A little thing, how dare there be General Lao Zeng, or a young general." Luo Zenan listened to Zeng San's words, and he was not annoyed, and said with a smile.

"No, I have to go." Zeng San shouted.

"Okay, okay, have you quarreled enough, do you want me to go out, and then make room for you to quarrel enough, like this, you are not afraid of being embarrassed, sue you, tell you the truth, you are not afraid of being embarrassed, I am still afraid of being embarrassed." Li Hongzhang is on fire.

When the generals saw Li Hongzhang lose his temper, they didn't dare to speak out again.

"Okay, I've said it all, everyone is earnest, I can understand this, but we can't attack blindly, the more at this time, the more we have to be cautious, and we can't be sloppy." Li Hongzhang said.

"The words of the military advisor are very good," the generals responded to the Tao.

But as for the dispatch of troops, did the people really do what they said? I have a deep understanding of this matter, I don't know, no one knows, maybe only everyone knows best in their hearts.

"Mr. Luo, is there any news from Dashuai?" Li Hongzhang asked suddenly.

Recently, Li Hongzhang has arranged for Luo Bingzhang to assist him in contacting Zeng Guofan and dealing with related affairs, so for many specific affairs, it is Luo Bingzhang who really contributes, and Li Hongzhang can only be regarded as a hands-off shopkeeper.

"Yes, the commander has replied, they will ambush outside the city at the appointed time, and as soon as our signal sounds, they will enter the city to answer." Luo Bingzhang said.

"Marshal, Mr. Luo, is it necessary to be so cautious, there is no need to let the marshal come forward in this matter, we can just handle it ourselves." I heard that Zeng Guofan was going to answer in person, and Zeng San felt that it was a big fuss.

"Be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years, paralysis and carelessness will only lead to overturning in the gutter, and the lessons of the past are very profound, so we must make enough preparations to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Li Hongzhang is earnestly admonished.

"Yes." Since Li Hongzhang said this, Zeng San didn't dare to stand up to the bull anymore, but he still didn't pay much attention to Li Hongzhang's words in his heart, and in his opinion, it was just a joke.

"Okay, I've already said everything that should be said, and it's up to everyone to see what they need to say." Although Li Hongzhang's voice was not loud, his determination could be heard.

"Guaranteed to get the job done." The generals said.

"Okay, if that's too much, I won't say more, now arrange the task." Li Hongzhang is also very crisp.

"General Zeng, General Hu, General Luo, the three of you lead 100,000 horses and horses to attack the garrison of the Shence Army, it is best to force it to surrender, so as not to make a big move, otherwise, you can only annihilate it with all your strength." Li Hongzhang ordered.

"Yes." The three of them rejoiced.

"General Liu Kunyi, General Jiang Zhongyuan, please lead people to occupy all the important military places in the city, you must ensure that all these places are intact, if it is done, you will be counted as a great achievement." Li Hongzhang ordered again.

"Yes," the two promised.

"Mr. Luo and the other generals, take the four gates with me and welcome the commander into the city." Li Hongzhang said.

"Yes." Everyone.

"Okay, I hope everyone will work hard to win Hefei City." Li Hongzhang encouraged.

"It will live up to expectations." Everyone.

"Let's split up and get ready." Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said loudly.

"Yes," the congregation will retreat.

But he left Luo Bingzhang, saying that he had something to discuss with him.

"Mr. Luo, do you think this thing is a little wrong, why do I always feel that something is wrong." After the generals left, Li Hongzhang asked Luo Bingzhang again.

"Why did the military advisor say that?" Luo Bingzhang exclaimed.

"I don't know what's wrong with me, anyway, I feel a little weird, but where the blame is, I can't say it for a while." Li Hongzhang said.

"The military advisor may be too tired these days, and he will inevitably think more, things have come to this point, it's useless to think more, let it be." Luo Bingzhang said.

"Hope for a qiēshun lì." Li Hongzhang muttered.

"Strategist, don't worry, nothing will happen." Luo Bingzhang said.

"I hope so." Li Hongzhang muttered.

Luo Bingzhang looked at Li Hongzhang's suspicious appearance, shook his head, and didn't know what to say, in the end, he said to Li Hongzhang that he still had some things to prepare, so he retired first, and after the army was assembled, he would come to meet with Li Hongzhang again and raise big things together.

Li Hongzhang nodded, and Luo Bingzhang withdrew.

After a while, the army was assembled, and they left the camp in batches and headed straight for the mission location. (To be continued......)