Taqib was indignant and shouted: "The emperor's handling of injustice, the capture of Wuhan is all the credit of the marshal, Yang Pei's coward has been hiding in Yueyang to watch the battle, why is the marshal not promoted, but Yang Pei is promoted to the governor of Huguang!" ”

Zeng Guofan's heart was cold when he received the holy decree, and he was also puzzled, the Hunan army defeated Wuhan, and he, the commander of the Hunan army, was not rewarded, and did not become the governor and governor, but let two irrelevant people, Yang Pei and Hu Linyi, get fat, especially Yang Pei, who repeatedly couldn't get along with him, and when he attacked Wuchang, he said irresponsible things, all of which seemed to be deliberately unable to get along with him.

"Shut up! It is a great sin to slander the court! You are now the governor of Hunan, and you should pay more attention to proportions when you speak! ”

Zeng Guofan decided to endure everything, and no longer said a word about his own affairs, but secretly warned himself in his heart to be more cautious in the future, always vigilant, and always protect himself.

Liu Rong was also not happy, and did not understand the intention of the holy decree to let the Hunan army send troops to Jiangxi and Anhui, and after careful consideration, he said frankly: "Our army is facing three major problems after conquering Wuhan:

First, in the past two or three months, the Hunan army has been fighting bloody battles, and although Xiangtan, Yueyang, Wuchang, and Jingzhou have won every battle, the consumption of personnel and weapons of the Hunan army is very serious, and because of the rich seizures on the battlefield, the officers and men have quite the intention of going home after making a handful, and they are full of arrogance and are secretly ambushed and killed.

Second, the Hunan army is fighting against the long hair, and is not familiar with the short hair in Jiangxi and Anhui, judging from the short hair record, it is by no means easy for the Hunan army to defeat it, and the Hunan army may turn victory into defeat if it is not careful, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Third, Hubei has just been recovered, the money and grain have been consumed, and it cannot solve the supply of food and salary for the Hunan army, and if the Hunan army wants to attack Jiangxi and Anhui, it will inevitably have to rely on Hunan, so that the rear supply route is too long, and if the grain road is cut off, our army can be overturned at any time! ”

Peng Yulin has long been dissatisfied with his rank of deputy general, Taqibu has no opinion on the promotion of Admiral because of the beheading of the long-haired general Zeng Tianyang, but he is dissatisfied with Yang Zaifu's promotion to the chief soldier, in terms of merit, how can Yang Zaifu compare with him, why is he a deputy general!

"I don't think it's a big deal for the short hair, Jiang Minqiao only has a few thousand soldiers in his hands, but he guards Nanchang like an iron bucket, and the short hair loss soldiers will not dare to attack again, it is better for us to lead the troops to join Minqiao and annihilate the thieves in Jiangxi Province first!"

Yang Zaifu mocked: "What's the use of only being brave, from Hubei to Nanchang, Jiujiang is the only way, if our army does not conquer Jiujiang Mansion, the back road will always be exposed to the short-haired soldiers, which will only drag Minqiao." ”

Hearing him scold his husband, Peng Yulin was furious, slapped the table and said angrily: "What did you say? Bastard, don't think that being a chief soldier can teach me a lesson, Lao Tzu's credit is no less than yours! ”

Yang Zaifu, who thinks highly of himself, heard him insult himself like this, and he didn't care about any brotherhood, so he pointed at Peng Yulin's nose and scolded: "On the public, I am your superior; On selfishness, I am your eldest brother, I didn't expect you to disregard brotherhood so much, I will cut off your robe and righteousness with you today, and break off righteousness! ”

"Humph! What kind of thing are you Yang Zaifu! I, Peng Yulin, don't recognize you as a big brother, you take your Yangguan Road, and I cross my single-plank bridge! Peng Yulin tore off a piece of his robe and threw it out angrily.

Everyone looked at the two who quarreled for no reason, not understanding what happened between them, Taqib had the best relationship with them, and persuaded: "The two brothers are not impatient, don't be impulsive, now that the enemy is now, it is the time for us to join hands to fight the enemy, how can we turn our faces for a little thing!" ”

Zeng Guofan had to stop thinking and also persuaded: "Both of you are people I rely on, and you have to contribute to attacking Shorthair, besides, you are both the commander of the water division, don't look up and look down, don't hurt each other's feelings!" ”

Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin glanced at each other, each 'hummed', and turned away.

Liu Rong shook her head at Zeng Guofan, signaling to resolve their conflict in private.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold! Zeng Guofan and the two of them lost face in front of everyone, and said to Guo Songtao: "Bochen, you have fought with Shorthair, tell me what is worthy of our attention in Shorthair!" He added: "I have decided to send troops!" ”

Guo Songtao couldn't help but think of the nightmare under Nanchang City, and his tone became trembling: "Shorthair...... In terms of combat power, short hair is not inferior to long hair, not only that, short hair is also equipped with a large number of firearms, foreign guns, foreign cannons, and they do not use firearms in a scattered manner like long hair, but often hundreds of people are equipped with muskets of the same color, divided into three rows, and the sound of guns is endless. ”

Seeing that everyone was stunned, as if they were frightened by Guo Songtao's words, Zeng Guofan smiled dryly: "Bochen is joking, isn't that the same as a foreigner?" ”

Liu Rong Zhengse added: "What Bochen said is true, and I also heard that the puppet Han King specially established a foreign gun team in Nanjing, with as many as five or six thousand people, which was used to fight tough battles. ”

Zhu Sunyi exclaimed: "There are more than 10,000 people in my Hunan army, and there are only 800 people equipped with fire commanders, which ...... How can this be as long as the short hair, and the handsome man should send someone to purchase muskets quickly! ”

Zhou Fengshan was wandering around when he was young, well-informed, and said to Zeng Guofan: "Dashuai, the firearms used by Shorthair seem to come from foreigners, this should be reported to the emperor to know, allow us to purchase muskets and artillery, and we should also use guns and cannons in a centralized manner, otherwise we will fall behind against Shorthair." ”

Zeng Guofan approvingly: "What Fengshan said is extremely true, our Hunan army has too few firearms, which is not enough to deal with short hair. ”

Bao Chao, who has shallow qualifications, said weakly: "My Hunan army Lu Yong is only more than 6,000 people, is it too little, and I think that it will take at least 10,000 people to enter Jiangxi to open up the situation." ”

Yang Zaifu agreed: "Brother Xian is right, it's time for my Hunan army to expand, and my Shuiyong 10 battalions are not enough, at least it must be expanded to 20 battalions." ”

Peng Yulin swallowed the words he was about to say and remained silent.

Hu Linyi has always regarded himself as an observer, and he is not ready to speak, when he heard about the expansion of the army, he can no longer be calm, this is related to his vital interests, and he said directly: "The Hubei Green Battalion is not enough, I plan to write to the emperor to abolish the Hubei Green Battalion, and use the saved money and grain to expand the Hunan Army!" ”

The generals of the Hunan army, including Zeng Guofan, all took this for granted, and the post of governor of Hubei was too important for the Hunan army, and they believed that Hu Linyi's governor of Hubei was not alone, but was fought by everyone's real swords and guns, and should be shared by the Hunan army.

Guo Songtao said worriedly: "Now that the Hubei Green Camp is almost entirely in the hands of Yang Pei, I am afraid that he will obstruct it, and Runzhi must beware of his plots." ”

Speaking of Yang Pei, a character that everyone hates, the generals of the Hunan army did not calm down, and scolded one after another:

"Yang Pei, this bastard is afraid of fighting, he will only command indiscriminately in the back, if he wins, he will be greedy for credit, and if he loses, he will shirk his responsibility, I really want to kill him with a knife to vent his anger!" Tazib touched the scar on his face and said fiercely.

"Phew! I haven't seen a shameless person like Yang Pei, I can't bear it if I'm incompetent, and he still has a bad stomach, and he is bent on snatching the exploits of the Hunan army! Speaking of Yang Pei, Zhu Sunyi also rarely broke out a foul mouth.

"The marshal, the governor, keep the scourge of Yang Pei, it is difficult for our Hunan army to get ahead, he has repeatedly intercepted the Hunan army's food and salary to supply the green camp, if this continues, our Hunan army will be played to death by him sooner or later, so it is better to plan early!" Guo Songtao has already moved to kill Yang Pei and wants to get rid of him quickly.

Yang Zaifu: "......"

Bao Chao: "......"

Peng Yulin "......"

Zhou Fengshan "......"

……

Zeng Guofan nodded frequently, deeply impressed by what they said.

Hu Linyi thought about it, and he had already come up with a way, and said: "The Holy Lord ordered us to go to Jiangxi and Anhui to fight against Xiaomao, and we, together with all our colleagues, jointly participated in the impeachment of Yang Peiyi for delaying the fighter, embezzling and accepting bribes, and fearing the enemy and cowardly war...... With these charges, I am not afraid that the emperor will not pay attention to it, so that Yang Pei can be driven away. ”

Guo Songtao said happily: "Without further ado, this piece of music must be handed over before the Hunan army goes out, as long as we win a few battles in Jiangxi, I am not afraid that the emperor will not agree." ”

Hu Linyi saw that he had the intention of blackmailing the emperor, and he was quite displeased, and said secretly: Bochen is too Meng Lang, he speaks without concealment, it is more than enough to be a staff member, and he still lacks experience in being alone.