After Zeng Guofan broke up with Li Hongzhang, he returned to the camp of the Taiping Army under the protection of the Dongfang Bufu and the special operations team. So far, the purpose of his trip to Hefei has been achieved. Next, he only needs to wait for the right time, cooperate with Li Hongzhang, and take Hefei City in one fell swoop.

After Zeng Guofan returned to the camp, he didn't have time to rest, so he went to see Huang Xu first, and he wanted to report to Huang Xu the results of this trip to Hefei.

"Master Ma, on this trip to Hefei, I have contacted Li Hongzhang, the military advisor of the Hunan army, and reached a consensus that the Hunan army will start an incident at the right time and cooperate with the Taiping army to attack Hefei City." Zeng Guofan's words seemed to have a hint of sadness.

Yes, Zeng Guofan has been in the Qing Dynasty for many years, once he turns the gun, his friend becomes an enemy, how can he not let him have relatives, although the Qing court abandoned it like nothing, but he is a long-term person, and it is inevitable that he will be a little unbearable in his heart.

"Dashuai, I can understand your feelings, but the matter has come to this, you don't have to think about it. If this matter is successful, you will be considered a great merit, and when the time comes, I will definitely play the king of tomorrow, and ask for a reward for you and the meritorious soldiers." Of course, Huang Xu understood Zeng Guofan's mood at this moment, he patted Zeng Guofan's shoulder and comforted.

"Then thank you first." Zeng Guofan is not happy and worry-free.

"How to talk about this word of thanks, meritorious service will be rewarded, and punishment for guilt is the iron law of the Taiping Army, so you don't have to thank me. However, the matter of the Hunan army, you have to worry a lot, what do you need, just say, I will fully support it." That's all Huang Xu can do and say now.

"Yes." Zeng Guofandao.

"Alright, if there are no other questions, that's all for now, we'll talk about it later. Now I want to say another thing, I have an appointment with Mr. Zhao and my brothers today to discuss General Guo's siege of Zhumadian, and you should also participate, so you can also get to know all the brothers and sisters." Huang Xu said with a smile.

"Yes." Zeng Guofandao.

While the two were talking, a guard suddenly came in and reported that Zhao Xiaofeng and the others had arrived.

When Huang Xu heard this, he was overjoyed, and he didn't forget to joke with Zeng Guofan: "Dashuai, look at it, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, it's really good."

After Huang Xu finished speaking, he ordered the guards to invite them in.

Zhao Xiaofeng, Li Xiucheng, Yao Dahong and other five brothers entered the account in turn and saluted Huang Xu one by one.

After the ceremony, Huang Xu introduced Zeng Guofan to everyone.

When everyone saw that it was Zeng Guofan, they didn't dare to hold it up, and they held hands with Zeng Guofan as a courtesy and treated him sincerely.

After this trouble, everyone can be regarded as acquainted.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that we have known each other, I hope that we can sincerely cooperate and work together to create a glorious future for the kingdom of heaven in the future." Huang Xu said loudly.

"We will certainly live up to the marshal's expectations." Huang Xu is the god in everyone's hearts, will what God say wrong?

"Okay, let's get down to business." HUANG Xudao.

"Master Pony, what's wrong?" Zhao Xiaofeng knew that Huang Xu would not come to them for no reason.

"It's not a big deal, I invite you to come today, in addition to introducing Zeng Dashuai to everyone, I also want to discuss with you how to help the brother troops besieging Zhumadian reduce the pressure." HUANG Xudao.

"Yes, big brother, this General Guo's men and horses, full of calculations, only more than 200,000 people, but the enemy defending the city has as many as 150,000 enemies, plus the 100,000 reinforcements sent by Seng Lingqin from Hefei City, the total strength of the Qing army into the battle of Zhumadian has been above our army, although the Qing army has been repeatedly hit hard, it is already a frightened bird, our army has a psychological advantage, but after all, the Qing army is superior in numbers, and it is based on the fortified city, occupying the advantage, at the same time, the enemy's 100,000 reinforcements are also about to arrive, once they should be combined with the outside, General Guo is stationed under the fortified city, and the future is worrying." Since Yao Dahong took charge of the intelligence work, the whole person seems to have become a lot more profitable, no, he explained the current situation in Zhumadian in a few words.

"Has General Guo asked us for support?" Huang Xu asked.

"We haven't received a distress message yet, but we have sent two groups of scouts to warn General Guo and remind him to pay attention to the current situation, but it doesn't seem to have much effect." Yao Dahong said helplessly.

"Mr. Zhao, you come to analyze and analyze, what does General Guo think?" Huang Xu turned his head to Zhao Xiaofeng and said.

"Master Horse, since General Guo's troops left the army, they have won successive battles, and they will inevitably have some contempt for the Qing army, so it is common sense not to ask for help." Guo Potian's thoughts, of course, can't be hidden from people like Zhao Xiaofeng.

"The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, it seems that they are going to pour cold water on Guo Potian." Huang Xu didn't want to let Guo Potian bury the current good situation.

"Master Horse, General Guo is on the move, he doesn't necessarily listen to us." Zhao Xiaofeng knows Guo Potian's nature very well.

"So what else can we do to solve the current situation?" Although Huang Xu feels the same way, he can't sit idly by.

"There is no other way, we can only take the initiative to attack, send reinforcements in advance, station not far from Zhumadian, and once the situation changes, we will kill General Guo." Zhao Xiaofeng suggested.

"The enemy defending the city is not to worry about, but the reinforcements led by Feng Zicai are a big problem, Feng Zicai is not an ordinary person, he is a real general, it is not easy to deal with, it is not easy to deal with." Huang Xu knows Feng Zicai's ability.

"Master Ma, the last general is willing to lead an army to the enemy Feng Zicai." Li Xiucheng saw that Huang Xu looked up to Feng Zicai so highly, and he couldn't help but be a little unconvinced.

"Xiucheng, Feng Zicai is not more idle, I'm afraid you are not his enemy." Huang Xu shook his head and disagreed with Li Xiucheng leading the army forward.

Huang Xu really wanted to let Li Xiucheng lead the army forward, but he was worried that Li Xiucheng would despise Feng Zicai, so he wanted to deliberately provoke Li Xiucheng and let him not take it lightly.

"Master Horse, don't worry, the last general will definitely be able to defeat Feng Zicai." Li Xiucheng said excitedly.

"Mr. Zhao, what do you think?" Huang Xu asked again.

"Master Horse, if General Li insists on going, then he can go, but he must be accompanied by a resourceful person to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Zhao Xiaofeng thought for a while.

"Now, all of you here are doing their own jobs, and your positions are all very important, where can we find such idle resourceful people?" Huang Xu was a little embarrassed.

"Master Pony, if you believe in your subordinates, your subordinates can go." Zeng Guofan pleaded.

"Marshal, if you talk about resourcefulness, you are indeed the most suitable person, but now you have the important task of liaising with the Hunan army, how can you go away, this will not work, it will not work." Huang Xu shook his head after hearing this.

"Although the matter of the Hunan army is important, it will not change much for the time being, and the subordinates can also hand over the way to contact Hongzhang and them to the horse master, and the horse master will arrange for others to temporarily contact the Hunan army on my behalf. If the Qing army can stop our army from advancing in Zhumadian and take advantage of the situation to counterattack and recapture Xinyang and Wuchang, it will be a painful blow to us, so the battle of Zhumadian is very important, and it is very likely to affect the entire battle situation, so we must not underestimate it." Listening to Zeng Guofan's words, it was obvious that he had a good understanding of the whole situation.

"Dashuai, hearing you say this, this matter of Zhumadian has really become important." After Zeng Guofan said it, Huang Xu also began to become cautious.

"That's right, Master Ma, Zeng Dashuai said very much, now we must defeat the Qing army in the direction of Zhumadian and completely cut off their counterattack attempt, otherwise, our entire Jihua will be disrupted, and at that time, it will be troublesome." Zhao Xiaofeng also agreed with Zeng Guofan's opinion.

"Dashuai, it seems that you have to go." Huang Xu also realized the seriousness of the problem and he had to make a decision.

"Master Pony, let's go down." Zhao Xiaofeng also asked to go.

Huang Xu shook his head and didn't make a decision right away.

In fact, Zhao Xiaofeng and Zeng Guofan, anyone can go, the two of them, if you talk about resourcefulness, it can be said that it is difficult to distinguish between them, but if you talk about the familiarity with the Qing army, Zeng Guofan should be slightly better, and Zeng Guofan's overall view is also much stronger than Zhao Xiaofeng, so Huang Xu still thinks it is more appropriate for Zeng Guofan to go.

Thinking of this, Huang Xu made a decision.

"I still mean that the marshal will go, after all, the marshal is more familiar with the Qing army than Mr. Zhao." HUANG Xudao.

"Yes. Thank you, Master Ma, you will be perfect." Zeng Guofan was overjoyed.

"Then, Mr. Zhao will temporarily preside over the liaison with the Hunan army until the return of the marshal," Huang Xu said again.

"Yes." Zhao Xiaofeng said.

"Okay, Dashuai, Xiucheng, this battle is very important, I hope the two of them can live up to the trust and return triumphantly." Huang Xu encouraged.

"We will not fail in our mission." The two of them promised loudly.

"Okay, handsome, Xiucheng, you two will go back and pack up, lead 100,000 troops, and set off immediately and go to Zhumadian. This battle can only be won, not defeated." Huang Xu said in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes." The two of them said in a firm tone.

"Okay, what else do you want?" Huang Xu asked again.

"Master Horse, can the last general bring the firearms battalion with you?" Li Xiucheng thought for a while and said.

"Yes, are there any other requirements?" HUANG Xudao.

"Nope." Being able to bring the firearms battalion as he wished, Li Xiucheng was already very satisfied.

"Do you still have any questions?" Huang Xu asked Zeng Guofan again.

"The matter of the Hunan army will trouble the marshal and Mr. Zhao." Zeng Guofan couldn't let go of the Hunan army.

"Dashuai, don't worry, with me and Mr. Zhao here, the Hunan army will be fine." Huang Xu assured.

"Yes." Zeng Guofandao.

"Okay, if it's okay, you can go, remember, pay attention to safety, and remember two things, if Guo Potian wins, you don't have to attack, if Guo Potian is defeated, you must rescue." Huang Xu admonished again.

"Yes, Master Horse, my subordinates retire." Two humane.

After Zeng Guofan and Li Xiucheng finished speaking, they withdrew from the tent and went back separately to prepare for the expedition.

"Dahong, Yuhua, after the army set off, you will send a professional scout from the intelligence department to keep an eye on the situation of the army at all times, and you must not let the army out of our sight." After Li Xiucheng and the two left, Huang Xu instructed Yao Dahong and Liu Yuhua to say.

The two agreed.

"Dongfang, Xiao Er, let the special operations detachment be on standby around the clock and be ready to attack at any time." Huang Xu said again.

He thinks it's always good to be more prepared.

"Big brother, rest assured, the special operations detachment is always on alert and can act anytime and anywhere." The East is not confused and proudly authentic.

After the test of blood and fire, the special operations detachment is becoming more and more like a sharp knife, ready to plunge into the heart of the enemy.

"Master Horse, do we have to inform General Guo Potian about our army?" Zhao Xiaofeng asked.

"No, he didn't want us to help, we can only come secretly, if he can win on his own, that's good, Xiucheng and Dashuai don't need to show up, we also have the right to pull the army out for training, but if the situation changes, we must save him from danger, and at that time, he must have nothing to say." Huang Xu has long been a bamboo in his chest.

"Master Ma is thoughtful, and his subordinates can't do it." Zhao Xiaofeng's words are suspicious of sycophancy.

Sure enough, after Huang Xu heard this, he immediately said: "Mr. Zhao, although your sycophants are not good, but I am very comfortable listening to it, okay, you must always pay attention to the movements of the Hunan army and the Qing army in Hefei City, and you must not let the Hunan army go out of trouble." Huang Xu can't forget the fat in his mouth because he pays attention to Zhumadian, Hefei City.

"Don't worry, your subordinates understand." Zhao Xiaofeng has a reason to be sluggish

"Okay, if you're okay, you can step down." HUANG Xudao.

"Big brother, little brother has something to report." Since the call, Wang Xiaoyong, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"What?" HUANG Xudao.

"Zuo Zongtang has been clamoring to see the eldest brother." WANG Xiaodao.

"He knows it's me??" After he "invited" Zuo Zongtang to come, Huang Xu never met with Zuo Zongtang.

"No, it's not, they're saying they want to see the manager." Wang Xiaoyong explained.

"Oh, it's time to meet them." Huang Xu thought for a while.

"Is that going to wait until Zeng Dashuai comes back?" Wang Xiaoyong proposed.

"No, it's okay to see it first, it's idle anyway." What Huang Xu said is very interesting.

"Okay, when will the eldest brother go, the younger brother will accompany you." Wang Xiaoyongdao.

"Tomorrow." HUANG Xudao.

Wang Xiaoyong took the order.

Huang Xu asked the others if there was anything else, and everyone said no, so everyone dispersed. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)