When he received the news that the Han army was going north, he had already returned to Wuchang, feeling the calm of Hubei, and he had a strange feeling that the Great Qing Kingdom seemed to be coming to an end, which made him very confused, and he didn't know how to go down the next road.

At this time, his hometown in Yiyang, Hunan Province sent him a letter, Hu Linyi looked at the sad expression of the person who sent the letter, and suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, he took the letter tremblingly, opened it and read it, tears flowed down unconsciously, and asked: "When did his old man leave." ”

"On the twelfth day of the first month, when Shorthair was attacking Changde and Changsha, Yiyang was shocked three times a day, the old man was already seriously ill, I heard that Shorthair surrounded the county, and the mob in the county wanted to arrest the old man to apologize, and the old man was scared...... and died. ”

My own father was scared to death! This made Hu Linyi very faceless, he fought with Shorthair on the front line, but he didn't expect Shorthair to run to his hometown to show off his might, and scared his own father to death!

"I know it, you go back, tell the people at home, I will go home for the funeral as soon as I hand over my official duties." Although Hu Linyi was sad, he still had to report to Shangguan, and then write a letter to the emperor, and only after obtaining approval could he leave his post.

The generals of the Hunan army had different reactions to Hu Linyi's funeral, Zeng Guofan was reluctant to let Hu Linyi go on the surface, and also said that he asked him to win the love of the master, but in fact, he was relieved in his heart, and the Hunan army only had him as a commander.

Bao Chao, Yang Zaifu and others were like a pillar in their hearts, and an empty feeling surged into their chests, looking at Hu Linyi, who was sad, and swallowed the words of persuasion, for a son of man, the most important thing is filial piety. What's more, Hu Linyi prides himself on being a Confucian general.

Liu Rong stepped forward and comforted: "Don't worry, my lord, although this time I attacked Jiangxi. The Hunan army suffered heavy casualties, but the skeleton was still there. Our army still has 60,000 or 70,000 men to call upon, and it is more than enough to keep the two lakes from being disturbed. ”

Hu Linyi is not worried that the short-haired will attack Hunan and Hubei, and the Hunan army will definitely fight to the death in order to defend his hometown, and the combat power can be exerted by 120%, so he considered the sentence in his heart and whispered: "Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu spies have come to report, and the short-haired troops have been transferred north, and it seems that they intend to attack Henan and Shandong, according to my guess." These two places are not worth such a big deal about Shorthair. ”

Such a simple meaning, even Bao Chao also understood, and he was surprised and scared in his heart, and he didn't choose to speak: "My lord is saying that short-haired people want to go on a northern expedition!" Tens of thousands of troops crisscross the two rivers, and I am afraid that these hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the north will not be able to cope with it! How can this be good, if the Qing Dynasty dies, what will we do? ”

The people in the room fell silent for a moment, and the hall fell silent.

Zeng Guofan saw that the army's morale was about to collapse. hurriedly remedied: "The officers and soldiers of the Great Qing Dynasty still have Mongolian iron cavalry to call, and besides, all regions in the Northeast have garrisoned the Eight Banners, and in the bitter cold land, the blood of the Eight Banners is still there." The emperor can recruit and gather 100,000 troops, and whether the short hair can succeed is not to be said, everyone does not have to worry too much. As long as you bring your own soldiers and horses. ”

"Greetings, the Governor of Liangguang has arrived."

The generals of the Hunan army heard that it was an official document coming. immediately became murderous, and Li Xubin and them were also teachers and friends. The defeat of Jinggang this time was all the responsibility of the official documents, especially Li Xuyi, thinking of the orphan sister-in-law and nephew at home, and his mother's white-haired person sent the black-haired person, his face was even more embarrassed, and he took the lead in setting his eyes on Hu Linyi and Zeng Guofan.

Hu and Zeng were embarrassed.

As soon as Guan Wen came in, he saw this scene, thinking that he had come out of place, and said with a sneer: "Are you discussing the military situation?" Looks like I'm not here at the right time! ”

Hu Linyi stepped forward to support the official document in case the generals were in trouble, and said with a compliment: "Your Excellency the Governor can summon him if he has something, why bother to come all the way over, we are ashamed to be officials." ”

This time I came to ask for someone, the official document put his posture low, and waved his hand and smiled: "Disheng and Runzhi are both pillars of the Qing Dynasty, especially the Hunan army that you brought out single-handedly, it is the only army that can compete with the anti-thieves, and it is natural for me to do so. ”

Hu Linyi had dealt with Guanwen many times, and immediately understood what Guanwen's idea was, and he turned to the generals in the room and ordered: "You all go back first, and control your subordinates and don't make trouble." ”

The general of the Hunan army reluctantly hugged his fists, and Li Xuyi also glared at the official document fiercely and turned to leave.

Guan Wen sighed: "No wonder the Hunan army has won many battles, it turns out that the generals who lead the troops are so fierce, this is more than a step better than the guys in the green battalion." ”

Zeng Guofan heard the official text pat Xiang Jun's ass for the first time, and he didn't know what his idea was, so he looked at Hu Linyi, hoping that he would come forward, and he ordered his subordinates to build a new pot of tea.

Hu Linyi smiled and asked, "Is there any official business for the Governor to come here, I will listen to you." ”

The official Wen cautiously probed: "I heard that Runzhi Ding is worried, he has already been on the fold, the official is very embarrassed, the country is in danger, the society is in turmoil, and a great talent like Runzhi is about to leave me, the official is sad, and he discusses the affairs of the Hunan army with Runzhi." ”

This bastard is the idea of the Hunan army! Zeng Guofan was furious in his heart, and left Hu Runzhi and I Zeng Disheng, which is your turn to be an old dog, if you hand over the Hunan army to you, I don't know what you will be tossed into!

Hu Linyi replied first: "My lord is too careful, this Hunan army was trained by Zeng Gong, and the generals in the army are also convinced that Zeng Gong is alone, I am just a helper, even if I leave, it will have no impact on the Hunan army." ”

It's about their own future, how can the official give up: "Both of them may know the way, the short-haired north, the emperor will definitely order the world's soldiers and horses to work king, how can I, as the governor of Huguang, turn a blind eye, but the Hubei green camp has been unusable for a long time, this official is the most optimistic about the Hunan army, you all understand the meaning of this official, I will no longer go around the bend, if this contribution, I enter the military aircraft, I will not forget the two kindness." ”

Zeng Guofan shook his head at Hu Linyi, they hadn't decided whether to lead the army to King Qin, how could they be cheap and not learn unskilled official documents, even if King Qin was also Zeng Guofan's business.

In order to resolve the embarrassment, Hu Linyi laughed loudly: "The Governor doesn't know, the Hunan army has suffered heavy casualties after the Eastern Expedition, especially the children of Xiangxiang are not one out of ten, and the morale of the army has not yet recovered. ”

The official scolded secretly, there is a holy decree, I will accompany you to be long-winded? These Han people are uneasy and kind-hearted, support the army and respect themselves, and take advantage of the excitement to come and return in defeat, the official got up and responded: "In this case, the official has resigned, and you can do it yourself." (To be continued......)