Monk Greenqin's recital was soon sent to the hands of Emperor Xianfeng, Xianfeng after receiving the recital, his heart was very happy, he expected that there must be good news, who knew that when he opened the recital, the whole person almost fainted.

This news is too difficult for Xianfeng to accept.

He immediately summoned Prince Gong to discuss countermeasures.

Prince Gong was also surprised after reading the folds that Xianfeng had thrown.

"Prince Gong, how should this matter be handled?" Xianfeng frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, it happened suddenly, no one can control this matter, fortunately, the Iron Hat King is already on the front line, it is better to let the monk brother temporarily act as the commander, and after finding Lord Zeng, we will make a difference, I don't know what the emperor wants?" Prince Gong thought about it and suggested.

Prince Gong is an old Chengmouguo, he may not know that Xianfeng has conspired with the Iron Hat King to ask Zeng Guofan for his crimes, if he knows the news, I don't know how he will feel.

Xianfeng thought about it, picked up the fold on the imperial case and looked at it, and couldn't make up his mind for a while, at this moment, he and Seng Lingqin's thoughts were a little similar, that is, it would be good if Zeng Guofan was here.

However, the reality is that Zeng Guofan is missing.

Xianfeng lowered his head and pondered, Prince Gong didn't dare to disturb, waiting for Xianfeng to make a decision.

"Prince Gong, pass on my will, order the Iron Hat King to temporarily take over the position of the front commander, in order to solve the current crisis, and order Li Hongzhang and others to step up the search for Zeng Guofan's whereabouts, and report it as soon as there is news." Xianfeng thought for a long time and said.

In addition to this edict, Xianfeng also planned to give another secret edict to Seng Greenqin, that is, for the time being, there is no need to take Zeng Guofan back to Beijing to ask for guilt, and after finding him, let him make meritorious service and find a way to lead the army to repel the Taiping army.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing that his suggestion was adopted, Prince Gong said with a little joy.

"This matter is so decided, you can handle the rest of the things, there is nothing important, don't bother me again, I'm tired, I want to take a break, you go down first." Xianfeng waved his hand and asked Prince Gong to retreat first.

State affairs are cumbersome, Xianfeng has too many things to worry about, although he can only rest for a few hours a day, he still feels that this time is not enough, there are too many things.

Prince Gong was about to go out to deal with Xianfeng's explanation, but he heard Xianfeng behind him say, "Prince Gong, what do you think of the current situation?"

It seems that Xianfeng still has something to worry about.

"Back to the emperor, it depends on whether we can hold Hefei." Prince Gong can be described as a word

From Prince Gong's words, it is not difficult to hear that he has a clear understanding of the current situation. It's no wonder, just imagine, this matter is related to the life and death of the Qing Dynasty, how can a royal family like Prince Gong stand by coldly.

"Wuchang has been lost, if Hefei is lost again, the anti-thieves will drive the president straight into the Beijing Division, then the capital will be in danger of accumulation, and the Qing Dynasty will be in danger." Xianfeng said in a low tone.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry too much, although Wuchang is lost, but as long as we plan properly, we can still lose and recover, Hefei has Feng Zicai's defenders to guard, plus more than 100,000 horses retreated from the Anqing front, a total of more than 200,000 people, according to the proportion of the number of people between attack and defense, we defend according to the fortified city, should also have a certain advantage, although now Lord Zeng can not personally lead the army, but there are monks and brothers in person, presumably the enemy is not so easy to break through Hefei City." Prince Gong comforted Xianfeng Dao.

"Do we need reinforcements?" Xianfeng is still not at ease.

"Judging from the current situation, if you want to recapture Wuhan while holding Hefei, without sending additional reinforcements, it may not work." Prince Gong is definitely a scheming man.

"Then send, tell me, where can we send reinforcements?" Xianfeng threw the question to Prince Gong again.

"This, this, Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister, now in addition to the Eight Banners of the Gongwei Jing Division, which still has a little combat effectiveness, the other Han Eight Banners, Green Battalions, etc., stationed in the major battalions, have no way to fight at all, which is also the reason why we have been relying on the local armed forces of Zeng Guofan to resist the thieves over the years." Prince Gong said embarrassedly.

"Bastard, I want our Qing Dynasty to establish a country with the Eight Banners, and win the world right away, the Eight Banners are so strong in combat that they are the best in the world, how can there be no way to fight, impossible, impossible." After hearing Prince Gong's words, Xianfeng immediately said angrily.

"The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry, but this is true." Prince Gong knew in his heart that Xianfeng understood the situation, but he didn't want to admit it.

What is the emperor, he is the respect of ten thousand people, of course, he wants to save face.

"Alas, Prince Gong, I know what you said, but it's just that I don't want to accept this reality, you can tell me, where are our Eight Banners soldiers who swept the world and fought bravely, is the Qing Dynasty so decaying?" In the face of the facts, Xianfeng also had to bow his head, and while he was emotional, he felt helpless

"Your Majesty, earlier, Zeng Guofan once wrote a letter suggesting that Li Hongzhang be sent to Jiangning to serve as the governor, and be responsible for forming a new type of armed liliang, called the Huai Army, but unfortunately Li Hongzhang has not yet made the trip, and the war has broken out, and the water is far from quenching the thirst." Prince Gong suddenly mentioned the formation of the Huai Army.

"Prince Gong, don't talk about those useless things, just tell me, what now?" Xianfeng is a little impatient.

Finding a way out of the dilemma is the top priority right now.

"Your Majesty, the minister remembered that there is still a military horse that can be mobilized." Prince Gong woke up like a dream.

"Yes, then tell me quickly, which army can share my worries, hurry up and say it so that I can be happy." When Xianfeng heard that there were still military horses to mobilize, he immediately lifted his spirits and said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, do you remember Guo Wenbing and Deng Dinggong?" Prince Gong didn't reply to Xianfeng directly, but asked another question.

"Guo Wenbing, I know clearly, the general of the Shence Army, as for this Deng Dinggong, isn't it the one who escorted the grain and grass with Feng Zicai some time ago?" Xianfeng nodded and said.

"That's right, the emperor has a really good memory, these are the two of them." Prince Gong replied.

"You mean to bring in the newly formed Divine Army for emergency relief, yes, but can they? Guo Wenbing is a good person, but Deng Dinggong is good, he has just suffered defeat at the hands of the Taiping Army." Xianfeng heard Prince Gong mention Guo and Deng, so he saved that he still had a Shence army in his hand to use, but not long after the formation of the Shence army, he was a little hesitant whether he could go into battle against the enemy.

This Guo Wenbing, he is the general of the Shence Army personally ordered by Xianfeng, so Xianfeng is quite familiar with him, but that Deng Dinggong, it is not so much that Xianfeng has an impression of him, but that Xianfeng is deeply impressed by the robbery of grain and grass last time.

"Your Majesty, you are too worried, Deng Dinggong is a general, the last incident was just an accident, it was only due to Deng Dinggong's underestimation of the enemy, but it can't hide his military talent, the old minister thinks that we can't completely deny his talent with this matter, and the minister is willing to protect Deng Dinggong." Prince Gong still knows a lot about Deng Dinggong.

Yes, the country is in danger, and at this time of crisis, we should be more eclectic and reduce talents.

"In addition, I have one more thing to worry about, this Divine Ce Army has just been formed, can they go to the battlefield to fight?" Xianfeng still doesn't believe in this so-called Divine Army.

Originally, the army of the Qing Dynasty included the Eight Banners of the Manchurian Army, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, the Green Battalion, etc., and later established the Hunan Army, the Chu Army and other local armed forces, the military strength on paper is not strong, but this is all on the surface, and behind the scenes, corruption is rampant in the army, and the construction of the army can not keep up with the pace of the times, so when the Taiping Army revolted, the Qing court could only rely on the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan, and the Chu army of Zuo Zongtang These places were armed.

Later, for the purpose of clamping down on these local armed forces, at the suggestion of Xianfeng, a new type of army was newly formed, called the Shence Army, which was under the direct command of Xianfeng, and Xianfeng also appointed his trusted general, Guo Wenbing, as the general of the Shence Army.

Xianfeng's original intention was for the people of the Eight Banners to serve as the general of the Shence Army, but the situation of the Eight Banners was too bad, and he couldn't find a candidate who could take on this big responsibility, so he had no choice but to retreat and simply promoted one person in the green camp to serve as the general of the Shence Army, and that person was Guo Wenbing. And Guo Wenbing's appointment as a general is also quite dramatic.

Guo Wenbing was originally a guerrilla general in the green battalion of the Beijing Division, and when he went out hunting with Xianfeng, he inadvertently saved Xianfeng's life, so Xianfeng remembered this person, and later, he found that Guo Wenbing was indeed a talent, so Xianfeng tried his best to promote him until he was appointed as the general of the Shence Army.

"Your Majesty, who is born to fight, it doesn't matter, as long as you fight a few battles and have experience, this must be a new force, and the old minister is optimistic about them." Prince Gong said.

Although he said so, he was helpless in his heart, if there were other more options, would he let this new hand fight the powerful Taiping Army, obviously not, he had to do it as a last resort, I just hope that this new army will not let him down.

"Okay, since Prince Gong is willing to protect it, I will send an order for the Shence army to rush to the front line to reinforce the defenders of Hefei." Xianfeng said loudly.

With food in his hands, he didn't panic in his heart, and Xianfeng seemed a little proud again. The Shence Army was proposed by Xianfeng, of course he hoped that the Shence Army could play a majestic role, not only to earn face for him, but also to ensure that the Qing Dynasty was as stable as Mount Tai, why not?

"How do the two generals arrange, who is the deputy and who is the deputy, and ask the emperor to judge?" Prince Gong asked.

"Guo Wenbing is the right, Deng Dinggong is the deputy, ordered the two to clean up, set off immediately, and led the army to Hefei to listen to the tune." Emperor Xianfeng said without thinking.

"Yes." Prince Gong said.

"Alright, you kneel." Xianfeng Road.

"The old minister retired." Prince Gong withdrew.

Soon, the Shence army was ready to go.

Choosing a good day and auspicious day, Xianfeng led hundreds of civil and military officials to personally serve the Shence army.

After many ceremonies, the 200,000 Shence army marched to Hefei under the leadership of Guo Wenbing and Deng Dinggong. (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 ......)