For Huang Xu, the surrender of Zuo Zongtang and the other four was timely rain, and the things he was most worried about finally found a solution, and the difficulties he faced were naturally solved.

Speaking of Zuo Zongtang and the Chu army led by him, their understanding of firearms is indeed their own.

They have been fighting with Hongmaozi in the northwest region for a long time, and they know the use of all kinds of firearms, and many of the generals under him are no strangers to firearms, especially Zuo Zongtang himself and Hu Si'er have the most experience.

And what is even more coincidental is that Li Yuandu, the former general of the Hunan Army who surrendered with Zuo Zongtang, also has a lot of research on firearms, so that the Taiping Army firearms talent pool, which was quite poor in the past, has completely changed with the addition of these people, directly from a poor family to a super-rich family.

In addition to these most important leaders, what made Huang Xu even more pleased was that there were many soldiers in the original Chu army who were proficient in firearms, and he made a preliminary calculation, which was enough to form a brigade.

That's great!

With these big hens, Huang Xu believes that they will be able to hatch a large number of soldiers who are proficient in firearms in a short period of time, and with this as a basis, the 100,000 firearms and equipment purchased by Huang Xu can really come in handy, and the formation of the combat effectiveness of the firearms corps of the Taiping Army will be just around the corner, and the day when the firearms corps will form combat effectiveness is the decisive battle between the Taiping Army and the Qing court and foreigners.

Huang Xu has been waiting for this day for too long, too long, and he really can't wait.

As the saying goes, everything is ready, it must be a matter of course. With a sophisticated firearms stockpile, and the careful teaching of Zuo Zongtang and others, soon after, a firearms corps composed of 100,000 Taiping troops finally took shape, yes, it was a legion, not a battalion.

The legion, arrogant enough, I don't know how the foreigners and the Qing court will feel when they see it, Huang Xu really wants to see the expressions of the foreigners and the Qing court after seeing the Taiping Army Firearms Legion, it must be surprised and inexplicable.

And after bringing the shock to the foreigners and the Qing court, Huang Xu only wanted to do one thing. That's to beat them up. beat them half to death, beat them to cry for their father and mother, beat them so that they can never turn over, and let out this evil breath in their hearts.

Huang Xu has reason to believe. Once the Taiping Army Firearms Regiment is well trained. There is no doubt that it will win over foreigners. Because they are equipped with muskets, artillery, and ironclad vehicles, which are several times more than those of foreigners.

This also confirms one thing, that is, how much money is easy to do, and there is the support of a giant financier like a dream business empire. Huang Xu really couldn't think of anything they couldn't do.

It's really good to be rich, Huang Xu has to admit it.

Huang Xu was intensively preparing to train the new army, and in the palace of the Qing court, Seng Lingqin, Prince Gong, and Xianfeng were also discussing how to deal with the next attack of the Taiping army.

Because Huang Xu did a very good job of keeping the firearms legion secret, the Qing court and the foreigners did not know that the Taiping army had another such new force, so they were still making some defensive preparations according to the usual steps.

"Your Majesty, the defense deployment of the four gates of the capital has been put in place, and the emperor can rest assured." Prince Gong said to Xianfeng.

For a period of time, the Qing courtiers led by Prince Gong and Seng Greenqin put the focus of their work on the defense of the capital, and after their efforts, the defense level of the capital has been restored to seventy or eighty percent, and it seems that it has been able to withstand the impact of the Taiping Army again.

"There are two princes, Prince Lao Gong and King Iron Hat." Xianfeng nodded, his face slightly tired.

Xianfeng was not as optimistic as Prince Gong and Seng Lingqin, he knew in his heart that the Qing army was already seriously injured, and with the defense line composed of these barely cobbled together men and horses, if he wanted to block the attack of the Taiping army, it was indeed too difficult.

Although the Taiping army was defeated, but the main force is still there, it is still strong, they have experienced this defeat, they will not give up, they will definitely come back, if they come to attack again, with the paper-like defense network of Shuntianfu, Xianfeng knows better than anyone in his heart that it cannot stop the Taiping army.

Xianfeng is very worried, very worried.

"Be loyal to the emperor, and the ministers will do their best, and then die." Prince Gong and Monk Lingqin fell to the ground and shouted loudly.

These two were indeed loyal servants of the Qing Dynasty.

"Alright, two imperial uncles, get up." Xianfeng raised his hand, and his tone was soft and authentic.

"Your Majesty." They bowed again.

After thanking the grace, the two stepped aside in a respectful manner and respectfully listened to Xianfeng's instructions.

"What's going on with the thieves?" Xianfeng reached out and rubbed his temples and asked.

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the spies, the Taiping army is busy recuperating and replenishing troops at the moment, according to their current progress, in the short term, they should not be able to launch a relatively large offensive." Prince Gong said cautiously.

"That's good, but we must not take it lightly anymore, we can't do this gutter capsizing thing." Xianfeng seems to have something to say.

When the two of them heard it, their faces turned red, how could they not understand the meaning of Xianfeng's words, since the confrontation with the Taiping army, although they have more food and more soldiers, but they always win less and lose more, in front of the Taiping army, they are all down, and they have suffered a lot.

"The ministers must obey the emperor's instructions." The two are honest.

"Okay, that's all for this, by the way, Prince Gong, how is the negotiation with the foreigners going?" Seeing that the two of them had a good attitude, Xianfeng waved his hand, no longer pursued, and then said.

Since Prince Gong took the initiative to shoulder the crime of colluding with foreigners on behalf of Xianfeng and bearing the infamy for Xianfeng, Prince Gong's old brain seemed to have suddenly opened his mind, and he was no longer obsessed with what foreigners were not foreigners, what collusion was not collusion, he felt that no matter who it was, no matter what way it was adopted, as long as it was conducive to helping to keep the Qing Dynasty, it would be a good thing, and he Prince Gong would have to support it, otherwise, it would be a bad thing, and Prince Gong would definitely fight against it.

This Prince Gong, his attitude has changed really fast.

Xianfeng saw that Prince Gong had changed so much. At first, he was a little uncomfortable, but after observation, he was very relieved to confirm that Prince Gong was out of his heart, and he believed in Prince Gong even more, and Xianfeng also took this opportunity to order Prince Gong's name to take on the responsibility of communicating with foreigners, and became the chief minister of the Qing court's foreign relations, which was regarded as a traitor.

Prince Gong is like this, not to mention Seng Lingqin, who has also become an accomplice of Prince Gong and Xianfeng, and assisted them in doing this traitorous thing in a down-to-earth manner.

After Prince Gong became a traitor, his contacts with foreigners became more and more frequent, and he relied on his excellent communication skills to be like a fish in water in the process of interacting with foreigners, and became the first person in foreign affairs of the Qing court. And Xianfeng is not to mention, he is relying on him more and more.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency Envoy Hillary, please rest assured that she will definitely assist us in completely eliminating the Taiping rebels in accordance with the agreement we have drawn up in advance." A fierce glint flashed in Prince Gong's eyes, and his tone was a little harsh.

Prince Gong hated the Taiping Army to the core, and he and the Taiping Army were incompatible.

"Very good, although the foreigners are treacherous, but the promise that has always been made is quite trustworthy, as long as there is the help of the foreigners, our hope of defeating the Taiping army will be greatly increased, and the day when the power of the Qing Dynasty will come back to the land of China will reappear in the near future, and I will live up to the trust of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and will pass on the foundation of the Qing Dynasty to all generations." At the end of Xianfeng's words, his heart was stirred, and his voice became a little trembling.

Xianfeng secretly swore that he would not only keep the Qing Dynasty, but also be the emperor of Zhongxing, he would not only restore the glory of the Qing Dynasty, but also let the Qing Dynasty continue to live for generations.

I have to say that Xianfeng's wish is good, but his approach is debatable, with the help of the power of the alien race, even if he regains China, then he is also a sinner of China.

I'm afraid that even his great ancestors, such as Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Kangxi, etc., will despise this descendant of theirs, and at that time, maybe Xianfeng really doesn't have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors.

The Qing Dynasty immediately won the world, immediately ruled the world, but never with the help of foreign power, in the eyes of these ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, they never thought that the Qing Dynasty would produce a traitorous descendant, and this person also shamelessly said that he was glorifying the ancestors, if these ancestors of the Qing Dynasty knew these things that Xianfeng did, I am afraid that their deceased heroic spirits will not be stable.

"The emperor will definitely be able to surpass the previous emperors of the Qing Dynasty and become the first emperor of the ages." Prince Gong said excitedly.

It's kind of talking nonsense and daydreaming.

The Qing people have lost their hearts and gone crazy, not only Xianfeng, but even Prince Gong and Monk Greenqin, who are known as virtuous ministers, have also deteriorated and sunk, and since then they don't know who their surname is, they are obviously sick, and they are not lightly ill.

It can also be seen that the defeat of the Qing court is doomed.

"If that's the case, the two imperial uncles must be meritorious ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and I will not treat them badly." There is no such thing as a single thing in these eight characters, but Xianfeng is beginning to look forward to it, as if this qiē has become true.

I really don't know what to say about him, it seems that he wants to be the first emperor of the ages and wants to go crazy.

"Thank you for the emperor's grace, and the ministers will definitely try their best to assist the emperor in achieving great causes." The emperor attaches so much importance to it, then dedication is a must, and Prince Gong is unequivocal about this.

"By the way, have you talked to Hillary about whether it is possible for us to take the initiative to launch an attack on the anti-thieves, if we allow the thieves to develop strength, and then try to eliminate them, it will take considerable effort." Xianfeng frowned and said.

"I mentioned it, but Hillary didn't say anything. But General Bush is not in favor of taking the initiative." Prince Gong sighed and said.

"Why is that?" Xianfeng was a little puzzled.

With the power of foreigners' firearms. If the tactics are used properly, the chances of winning the Taiping army are quite large, and Xianfeng doesn't know what these foreign devils are thinking in their hearts.

Bush said they know what they know. It has been prepared for a long time. As long as the Taiping army dares to attack. They will surely let the thieves come and go. Prince Gong paraphrased Bush's words.

"It's not bragging." Xianfeng was a little skeptical.

Yes, it sounds like that, but foreigners always give him the feeling that he is being a turtle with a shrunken head. Xianfeng thought.

"What Bush said is very affirmative, and he has written down the relevant battle plan in black and white, and the minister has already read it, and it seems to be true." Prince Gong shook his head and said.

"Battle plan? Where is it? "Xianfeng was a little surprised.

He didn't think that this foreigner was really prepared.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Prince Gong took out a small notebook from his arms, then bowed forward, respectfully handed it into Xianfeng's hand, and then said.

"Hmm." Ham Fung Road.

Xianfeng took the small book from Prince Gong's hand, and then couldn't wait to look at it.

Prince Gong and Monk Lingqin stood patiently and waited.

"Well, this plan is well written, and the foreigners are not lying." After reading it, Xianfeng raised his head, patted the small book on his hand, and said.

"Your Majesty, what should we do then?" Prince Gong asked.

"Just do what the foreigners say, Prince Gong, the contact with the foreigners depends on you." Xianfeng knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers obey the order." Prince Gong hurriedly lay on the ground to receive the order.

"Alright, let's go down, I'm tired." Xianfeng waved his hand and said.

"Yes, the ministers are leaving." Prince Gong and Monk Greenqin replied respectfully.

Then, the duo carefully exited. (To be continued......)