Chapter 326: Occupancy
The mighty army is like a long snake, winding in, and there is no end in sight.
The army came quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it had appeared not far from Zeng Guofan, and as several majestic generals surrounded a young man who looked like a scholar and rode towards him, Zeng Guofan's heart couldn't help but become nervous.
Zeng Guofan has been handsome for many years, he has seen countless people, and he has encountered countless things, he asked himself if he didn't know what the tension was, but for some reason, every time Huang Xu stood in front of him, he was a little nervous, and this tension came from the depths of his soul, even the previous Xianfeng Emperor had never brought him this feeling, and he couldn't tell what was going on.
Perhaps, this is a kind of so-called devotion.
When there was still a distance of about two meters from Zeng Guofan, the scholar said "sigh", reined in the horse's head, then turned off the horse's back, and then slowly walked towards Zeng Guofan. He had a sunny smile on his face, which made Zeng Guofan very comfortable to see, and the nerves that were a little nervous before slowly relaxed.
"In the snap of a finger, Hefei has been down, and the handsome man has made great contributions." The scholar smiled slightly and praised sincerely.
The scholar seems to be in a good mood.
"The marshal has won the award, this is not my own work, the main thing is the life of the three armies, and the generals work together, which is in exchange for a victory" Zeng Guofan didn't want to take the credit on his head,
Marshal? The person who can make Zeng Guo a marshal, except for Huang Xu, does not think about being a second person.
And Huang Xu has already made an agreement with Zeng Guofan, in front of everyone, Zeng Guofan needs to call him a marshal, and in private, Zeng Guofan can call him a concubine.
"Ha, ha, Dashuai, are you afraid that I will forget the brave soldiers under you, right? You don't have to worry about this, all the meritorious personnel must be rewarded, and they must be rewarded, you have people draw up a roster, and I will report to His Majesty for royal approval." Huang Xu smiled and said.
There is a reward for merit and punishment, this is a matter of course, Huang Xu thinks it is very reasonable.
"Then I'll thank the marshal on their behalf." Zeng Guofan was very happy. He is happy to have such a top boss.
"If you want to thank you, you can thank Your Majesty." Huang Xu is not ambiguous in this matter.
"Has the marshal forgotten the agreement between us?" Zeng Guofan's brows furrowed, a little disappointed.
"Agreed, of course remember, you don't owe allegiance to Your Majesty. I mean, these soldiers under your command, they can't fail to be loyal to Your Majesty, and you must not give me this problem. "How could Huang Xu not know the meaning of Zeng Guofan's words, he was only loyal to Huang Xu, not to the Heavenly King. It was an agreement between them. But he also had to stop Zeng Guofan's mouth first, lest he make some excessive demands.
"Of course, the officers and men of the Hunan army must be loyal to His Majesty, please rest assured by the marshal." Zeng Guofan is not the kind of person who is unreasonable.
"That's good. That's good. Huang Xu nodded frequently.
"Marshal. Inside please. Zeng Guofan turned sideways. But out of the right hand, please Huang Xu into the camp.
"Not busy, not busy. Handsome. Before entering the camp, didn't you introduce me to who these valiant generals were? I've admired them for a long time. Huang Xu said with a smile.
Huang Xu's heart is like a mirror, if you want the Hunan Chu army to truly integrate into the kingdom of heaven, the most important thing is to subdue people's hearts.
Zeng Guofan patted his head and said apologetically on his face: "Marshal, look at my brain, why didn't you even forget about this, come, marshal, let me introduce you to you."
When the generals and think tanks of the Hunan Chu Army heard that Huang Xu was going to meet with them, they hurriedly lined up and waited for Huang Xu to review.
"Marshal, this is..."Zeng Guofan walked to the front of the team with Huang Xu, pointed to Li Hongzhang, who was standing first in the front row, and was about to introduce Huang Xu.
"Dashuai, don't say it yet, I'll guess... Well, if my guess is right, this should be the think tank of the Hunan Army, Li Hongzhang, Lord Li, right?" Huang Xu interrupted Zeng Guofan's words.
Huang Xu estimated that this person should be Li Hongzhang, because, among these people, there are only two people dressed as civil officials, one is Li Hongzhang, and the other is Luo Bingzhang, and Huang Xu knows Luo Bingzhang, and they have met in Anqing. Therefore, the scribe in front of him, who else could there be besides Li Hongzhang, it must be Li Hongzhang.
"The cheap name of his subordinates is really difficult to enter the ears of the marshal, the marshal guessed well, and his subordinates are Li Hongzhang." Listening to Huang Xu's tone, he seemed to be no stranger to Li Hongzhang, so after listening to Huang Xu's words, Li Hongzhang was overjoyed, but between the words, he still couldn't help but be modest.
"Master Li, you are a talent, our kingdom of heaven lacks talents like you, you are welcome to join the Taiping Army and officially become a member of the kingdom of heaven." Huang Xu held Li Hongzhang's hand and said happily.
Huang Xu is really happy, this Li Hongzhang is not an ordinary person, he is a big man in the late Qing Dynasty, it is no exaggeration to say that half of the sky in the late Qing Dynasty was supported by Li Hongzhang, it can be seen that this person is very rare. With the help of such talents, Huang Xu has no worries about big things, and the more such talents are the better, the more, the happier and more down-to-earth Huang Xu is in his heart.
"The marshal praised it, and it was an honor for his subordinates to be loyal to heaven and the marshal." Li Hongzhang's subordinate is called casually, and the more he is called, the more smooth it becomes, it seems that he has begun to slowly integrate into this role.
"Okay, Master Li, work hard, there is space for you to play." Huang Xu encouraged.
"Marshal Xie. Marshal, don't call your subordinates Lord Li in the future, your subordinates can't afford it, so you can just call Shaoquan." Li Hongzhang's heart originally had expectations for Huang Xu, and now after these words intersect, Huang Xu's image in Li Hongzhang's mind has been raised a lot.
"Okay, then I won't be polite to you, Shaoquan." This is what Huang Xu wants.
In such troubled times, what is the most important, the most important thing is the heart, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, this is the most reasonable.
"Marshal, do you call it that, so that your subordinates feel comfortable?" Li Hongzhang felt very comfortable.
"Good, good!" Huang Xu patted Li Hongzhang's shoulder and was very satisfied.
After befriending Li Hongzhang, Huang Xu slowly walked towards another scribe standing beside him, Luo Bingzhang.
"Subordinates, see marshal." Seeing Huang Xu, Luo Bingzhang said respectfully.
"Mr. Luo, we met again, Anqing Mansion said goodbye in a hurry, I thought I would never have the opportunity to meet Mr. again, I didn't think about it, the world is so coincidental, God arranged for us to meet here, you say, is this fate?" Huang Xu said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, fate, fate, what the marshal said is extremely true." Luo Bingzhang couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he heard Huang Xu mention Anqing.
"Mr. Luo, don't mind the past, just let it pass. At that time, you and I were all on one side, each for their own masters, so it was inevitable that each had his own calculations, but now the situation is very different, we are all loyal to His Majesty the Heavenly King, and we are close comrades-in-arms, I hope that Mr. Luo will not hesitate to teach him in the future." Huang Xu's attitude is sincere, his words are polite, and he does not have the slightest pride, which makes people feel very comfortable to listen to.
"Marshal, don't hide it, Bingzhang originally thought that loyalty to the Qing Dynasty was the right way, and this was the only way to achieve loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, but it wasn't until this battle of Hefei that his subordinates really understood who was the most worthy of allegiance, there was no doubt that it was the Kingdom of Heaven and the marshal." As soon as Luo Bingzhang said this, he obviously made up his mind to sell himself to Huang Xu.
When Huang Xu heard this, he suddenly felt happy in his heart, he thought, the Chu army's think tanks have surrendered, so will it be far to ambush Zuo Zongtang and the others?
"Good, good!" Like Li Hongzhang, Huang Xu patted Luo Bingzhang's shoulder heavily while saying two good words in a row.
After seeing these two most important wise figures, Zeng Guofan began to introduce Huang Xu to several generals of the Hunan and Chu armies.
Luo Zenan, Hu Linyi......
Introducing the past all the way, Huang Xu showed his military talent all the way in front of these people, and he planned to use his strong strength to impress these brave people in front of him in one fell swoop. For these brave people, he can only convince them by showing strength beyond the ordinary.
In fact, as Huang Xu expected, with strong strength as support, these brave generals admired Huang Xu from the bottom of their hearts, and finally vowed to die for him.
After a short period of time, Huang Xu has conquered everyone's hearts. This point, even Zeng Guofan, who has been accompanying him, admires the five-body throw.
What is strength, this is called strength, absolute strength, people are not convinced.
After introducing these protagonists, Huang Xu was brought to the front of the Xiangchu army, which had already finished lining up and was waiting for Huang Xu's review.
Huang Xu once again used his otherworldly charm to make these arrogant soldiers stunned and speechless.
The hearts of men are conquered again.
The most embarrassing result is that the Xiangchu Army was officially absorbed, and in this world, there will be no more Xiangchu Army in the future, they will only have the same name, that is, Taiping Army.
After finishing the business, Huang Xu ordered people to set up a big banquet in the camp to entertain these hard-working soldiers. (To be continued......)