Shi Dakai is summarizing, and Zeng Guofan also needs to summarize.

In Zeng Guofan's camp, all the generals were also sitting, but all the moods were so-so, and they could even be said to be very depressed.

"Alas, if Zong Tang hadn't come in time this time, we might all be finished" Zeng Guofan sighed, his face was a little ugly, he was silent for a while, and a soft smile appeared on his face again, and he continued to Zuo Zongtang, "Zong Tang, xiexie you."

"Marshal, you are serious, you are the teacher of the third left, and you are also the commander of the front-line barracks, it is incumbent on the third to help you get out of trouble." Zuo Zongtang said respectfully.

"You kid...."After listening to Zuo Zongtang's words, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but stroke his beard and smiled, looking like an old man comforted.

Zuo Zongtang, one of Zeng Guofan's protégés, personally created the Chu army with the same name as the Hunan army, guarded the northwest border pass for a long time, and was famous in the west. Of course, there is still a difference between his three and Zeng San, strictly speaking, the three of the left three is everyone's nickname for it, and Zeng San's three is Zeng San's tuba, so there is a fundamental difference between the three of the two.

"Marshal, Zuo San received your letter, and he hurried to come before he received the order from the imperial court, but fortunately there was no mistake." Zuo Zongtang said again.

"Very good, Ben Shuai can get your help, presumably sweeping away the peace thieves will be just around the corner." Zeng Guofan was quite optimistic, what he said was not a compliment, he was really very optimistic about his student.

"But by the command of the commander." Zuo Zongtang said respectfully.

"How many people did you bring with you this time?" Zeng Guofan asked again.

"Marshal Qiqi, 150,000 cavalry, 150,000 infantry troops, a total of 300,000 horses and cavalry, one military division and three generals." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"The military advisor you are talking about, but Luo Bingzhang, Mr. Luo?" Zeng Guofan heard Zuo Zongtang say the word military advisor, and said in awe.

"That's right, it's Mr. Luo." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"Then you hurry up and introduce Ben Shuai, Ben Shuai has always heard Mr. Luo's name, but he has never met, he is very regretful, since he has this opportunity today, how can he let it go." Zeng Guofan looked thirsty for talent.

"The handsome man is too humble, and the lower official Luo Bingzhang sees the marshal." Before Zuo Zongtang turned around, someone had already walked out from behind him and saluted Zeng Guofan.

"Mr. Luo, no courtesy, no courtesy, the name of Mr. Ben Shuai has long been admired, but I didn't have a chance to meet, and seeing each other today can be said to have fulfilled a wish of Ben Shuai, Mr. Luo, please sit down." Zeng Guofan hurriedly took a few steps forward and held his arm.

Zeng Guofan looked at Luo Bingzhang carefully, looking at his appearance, he was about less than thirty years old, he should only look like twenty-four or five, he was moderately tall, dressed as a scribe, with fair skin, bright eyes, and thin lips.

Zeng Guofan also couldn't stop nodding.

"Thanks to Zeng Dashuai's love, the lower officials are grateful, but Bingzhang's position is light, how dare to sit in front of Dashuai." Luo Bingzhang said cautiously.

It's no wonder that Zeng Guofan is a first-class member of the court, and he has heavy soldiers, but Luo Bingzhang is a staff member, the difference between the identities of the two is too great, in front of Zeng Guofan, how dare Luo Bingzhang, who has always been cautious.

"Mr. Luo, don't get in the way, don't get in the way, it's okay for you to sit, just treat this as if this is your home, come, come, come, let's sit down and talk, Ben Shuai still has a lot of questions to ask Mr. Luo." Zeng Guofan has always let Luo Bingzhang sit, and he is so enthusiastic that he can't stand it.

"Bingzhang, since the handsome man asked you to sit, you can sit." Zuo Zongtang said on the side.

"Yes, Sir." Luo Bingzhang heard Zuo Zongtang's voice and said respectfully.

The handsome in Luo Bingzhang's mouth refers to Zuo Zongtang, but he calls Zeng Guofan Zeng Dashuai. It's no wonder that Zuo Zongtang is a strong party, the leader of the Chu army, and the people under him respectfully call him a handsome, which is also normal.

"It seems that your handsome words are more effective." Zeng Guofan was joking, but it was not difficult to hear the sourness in his words.

"Zeng Dashuai misunderstood, you and our Dashuai are both great heroes in Bingzhang's heart, and there is no distinction between the most important and the most important, but in Bingzhang's view, it is really important to respect and humility, so in front of Zeng Dashuai, it is Bingzhang's duty to abide by the courtesies of his subordinates, please understand." Luo Bingzhang's words were reasonable, which made Zeng Guofan very comfortable listening to it, and the unhappiness he had just now had already disappeared with Luo Bingzhang's words.

"Mr. Luo, please sit down for a while, and the marshal will go to meet the other generals first, and then come to talk to Mr." The two chatted for a while, and Zeng Guofan said.

"Zeng Dashuai, please." Luo Bingzhang is respectful again.

"Zong Tang, you come to introduce Ben Shuai, who are these heroic generals." Although Zeng Guofan was talking to Zuo Zongtang, he looked at the few generals next to Zuo Zongtang with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Dashuai, let me introduce you, these three are the generals under the students, Liu Kunyi and Jiang Zhongyuan. Hu Si'er." Zuo Zongtang pointed to Liu Kunyi, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Hu Si'er respectively.

"Well, yes, yes, it's really heroic." Zeng Guofan gave a thumbs up.

"The last general has seen Zeng Dashuai, and Zeng Dashuai has a reputation." The three of them said respectfully.

After Zeng Guofan met with several people, he called Li Hongzhang and asked him to be responsible for introducing the generals of the two sides, and by the way, Li Hongzhang was appointed as the coordinator between the two armies to coordinate all affairs. Although the nominal leader of the Chu army and the Hunan army is Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan knows that in addition to Zuo Zongtang, the people under him, Zeng Guofan may not be able to give orders, so in some things, he has to use Li Hongzhang, the middleman, to coordinate, and Li Hongzhang is indeed the most suitable middleman, for two reasons, first, Li Hongzhang is the most trusted person of Zeng Guofan, and is deeply loved by the soldiers of the Hunan army, second, Li Hongzhang is Zuo Zongtang's classmate, and he is quite familiar with many generals under Zuo Zongtang, It's easy to get started.

This is the most haode arrangement, and everyone has no opinion.

"Zongtang, what do you think we should do next?" After chatting for a while, Zeng Guofan got down to business.

"Dashuai, the student has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not??" Zuo Zongtang did not directly answer Zeng Guofan's question, but said.

"Speak, but it doesn't hurt to speak." Zeng Guofandao.

"According to the student's estimate, our army's losses in this battle should be not small, I don't know if the student's estimate is correct, please ask the teacher for guidance." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"That's right, although the final statistics haven't come out yet, Ben Shuai can tell you for sure that our losses are definitely greater than the Taiping thieves." Zeng Guofan nodded.

"Then, Marshal, we should not move lightly at the moment, we should take a break from the sword soldiers, recuperate our strength, and fight again later." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"Zong Tang's words are exactly what the commander intended, then suspend the arms war." Zeng Guofan thought so.

After making up his mind, Zuo Zongtang summoned Li Hongzhang and conveyed the relevant decision to him, so that he could make specific arrangements.

"Dashuai, the student has a not very mature idea, if it is implemented properly, it should be able to receive a lot of results in the future battle, but it is very implicated, I don't know if it is feasible?" Before leaving, Li Hongzhang hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Oh, military advisor, since you have haode ideas, of course you have to say them and let everyone share them, you don't care about it first, let's talk about it." Zeng Guofan heard Li Hongzhang say that he had a good idea, and he was also interested.

Zuo Zongtang next to him also pricked up his ears, in his heart, in addition to the teacher Zeng Guofan, he also admired this senior brother Li Hongzhang the most, since Li Hongzhang said that he had an idea, it must not be wrong.

"Dashuai, San'er, although the Hunan army and the Chu army are both armies of the Qing Dynasty, they are self-contained, and now they suddenly have to fight together in a coordinated manner, there are difficulties, I don't know if you have thought about it?" Li Hongzhang said.

"Isn't there a senior brother here?" Zuo Zongtang said with a smile.

"With me alone, it's not enough, because I can't replace the soldiers on the battlefield to fight, the best I can do is some coordination work, if I go to the battlefield, but the two armies can't work together in wartime, what should I do? That's going to go wrong." Li Hongzhang said.

"Strategist, you asked this question well, even the commander was negligent, then you can talk about it, how to solve this problem." Zeng Guofan knew that Li Hongzhang must have a way.

Zuo Zongtang next to him also nodded and motioned to Li Hongzhang to come and listen.

"Mix the two armies for training and make unified arrangements in wartime." Li Hongzhang said directly.

"Zong Tang, what do you think?" Zeng Guofan didn't say anything, looked at Zuo Zongtang, and said.

This is a very sensitive issue, if you are not familiar with it, you may think that this is the Hunan army wanting to annex the Chu army, so Zeng Guofan is also very cautious, he feels that he still has to ask Zuo Zongtang's opinion.

"Dashuai, Senior Brother's suggestion is very right, I have no opinion, you can give an order." Zuo Zongtang said cheerfully.

If there is anyone in this world that he can fully believe, it is Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang.

"However, whether your generals will have other ideas is not a common question." Zeng Guofandao.

"Don't worry, these are on me." Zuo Zongtang patted his chest and said.

"Okay, you can negotiate this matter with the two military advisors, if there is any problem that needs to be brought forward, you can come to Ben Shuai again." Zeng Guofandao.

"Yes, Sir." Two humane.

"Okay, that's all we have to do here, military advisor, how about the preparation for the banquet for Zongtang and them?" Zeng Guofandao.

"I'm ready to take my seat." Li Hongzhang said with a smile.

"Then what are we waiting for, Zong Tang, let's go, accompany the teacher for a drink today." After discussing the matter, Zeng Guofan no longer called himself the handsome, but changed his mouth to call himself a teacher, obviously separating public and private things very clearly.

"Okay, I will not get drunk with the teacher today." Zuo Zongtang shouted.

It was night, and the people drank bitterly, and they dispersed after they had had their best. (To be continued......)