Among the four heroes of the late Qing Dynasty, in terms of the ability to lead troops, Zuo Zongtang's martial arts success is second to none, and Zeng Guofan's overall situation as a half-saint should not be underestimated; Although Li Hongzhang is also not good at commanding in battle, his ability to dispatch diplomacy is unparalleled, even with Yuan Shikai's heroic posture, the entire Beiyang is suppressed by him and difficult to move.

Although Zhang Zhidong was finally nicknamed "Wenxiang", which means "there is virtue in the land" and "there is labor in armor", but compared with literary affairs, martial arts is not his forte, and it is a rare experience to respond to the situation and risk the arrow, so among the four people, although they are the same main party, it is not the most important position.

This kind of arrangement probably also values his ability to operate and public opinion, after all, the name of "Xiang Shuai" can still attract some forces to come to him.

In this case, the old guy's team originally led the army, but it was just a slightly larger vassal, and in his eyes, it was just like Li Hongzhang's "foreign gun team". Although there are always such and such troubles in use, but if it is properly controlled, it may not be impossible to borrow strength, at least to preserve the strength when the southeast protects each other, and when necessary, it is very convenient to carry the pot of "ineffective combat" when facing the accountability of the imperial court.

But I never thought that once I raised a tiger, it would eventually be a problem. As soon as he finished supplying the consumption of the two partial armies of Lao Ba and Mai Linglong, he found that Meng Shi, who had been wandering on the edge of the battlefield, directly attacked the main city of Gusu.

Chen Yucheng was shattered on the spot, Li Xiucheng was wounded and fled from the side door, and the remnants of the army with him were less than 1,000 people!

The Twin Star Wars of Heaven are as vulnerable as chickens and dogs.

The speed of the battlefield has exceeded everyone's prediction, and by the time Zhang Zhidong in the Chinese military tent got the battle report and reacted, the old clan had already occupied Suzhou, and even built the first layer of defense against the outside world.

There is no doubt that the meat that has been swallowed in the mouth will not be spit out easily.

Not to mention that the money and food consumed by the attack and defense for a long time cannot be compensated after the victory, this kind of slap in the face at the speed of light is equivalent to directly negating all the efforts of Zhang Dashuai here, not only will the Qing court doubt whether he is raising his own respect, but also between the scholars, it will also put a big question mark on his ability.

Is it tolerable or unbearable!

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Zhidong took the case, and the herald immediately moved when he heard the sound, and summoned the two tigers under his command to come to discuss the matter.

Being able to besiege Suzhou for so long, Zhang Zhidong is not without capital, at this time, a large number of green battalion soldiers and regimental training soldiers who are under his control not to mention that there are two strong armies that have left a great reputation in history.

Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army and the veteran Feng Zicai's Cui Army.

Although the number of these two armies is not large, they have both defeated the French army head-on in the Sino-French War, thus getting the luck bonus of the entire Chinese people.

These are also the two core hole cards of Zhang Zhidong, if it weren't for the fact that the spies had seen the fierceness of the beggar army, he would have been reluctant to put these two people on the table.

But even so, when Liu Yongfu and Feng Zicai, who were heavily armed, really listened to the order, he couldn't give the order to attack the city anyway.

The rush is just temporary, and the next step is to weigh the pros and cons.

Not to mention anything else, why Gusu couldn't conquer the Qing court for a long time and still gave him the greatest tolerance, in the final analysis, the real power in his hands is the most fundamental factor. At present, since the old clan led by Meng Shi has the strength to easily defeat the Twins of the Heavenly Kingdom, it is inevitable that the next battle will be lost regardless of victory or defeat. After breaking his muscles and bones, I am afraid that there will be a chair for him Zhang Xiangshuai in the southeast mutual insurance, and the best result is nothing more than to go to a certain Hutong mansion in Beijing to live in old age.

This is not the ending he wants.

"Brother Xiangtao!"

"Xiang Shuai!"

After hearing the news, Chen Baochen and Zhang Peilun hurriedly came together, their names are different, and they also show different identities.

Both of them are historical figures of a high rank, and the relationship with Zhang Zhidong is not as simple as being a superior or a superior, but under this greatly changing situation, they just choose a familiar person to rely on.

"Brother Tao An, does he have a good law?" Zhang Zhidong's expression did not move, his right hand slightly pressed to stop Zhang Peilun, who was about to speak, and raised his head and asked Chen Baochen with a smile.

Although Chen Baochen lived in the Qing court for a long time and could not be reused, he was once the teacher of Puyi after Xinhai, and he could be regarded as the last emperor, and the collusion with the luck of the Qing Dynasty was extraordinary.

"Brother Xiangtao, I'm afraid he already has a plan." Chen Baochen saw that Zhang Zhidong had retreated, and his expression was also indifferent. The relationship between him and Zhang Zhidong is delicate, but if you want to be able to show the hills and valleys in your chest, you can't do it without reflecting your own value.

So he paused for a moment, and then said: "Judging from the results, this son's occupation of Suzhou is no different from the position of the bandits, and his own occupation of the land under the order of the Son of Heaven to help the king suppress the thieves is tantamount to rebellion. ”

Zhang Zhidong naturally thought of this a long time ago, Kangxi is not Cixi, and it is impossible not to know such a thing as raising Kou and self-respect, it is nothing more than forbearance before the war, so he twisted his beard and said with a smile: "It can only be like this, but I still need a wonderful pen from Mr. - but I waited for a long time to attack, but let this thief take possession, after all, it is hateful!" ”

This is the reputation of scruples, Zhang Zhidong has regarded himself as a clear stream all his life, and this kind of stain is naturally untouchable.

Zhang Peilun had already made preparations, and when he saw him say this, he immediately said: "I have reported the situation to the "Shi Ji Bao", and I will see the difference tomorrow. ”

Although the "Shi Wu Bao" was not created by Zhang Zhidong, but he has supported it for a long time, this small matter is of course not a problem, plus there are quite a lot of Chinese people in his house, not to mention that Meng Shi really took advantage of him, that is, from beginning to end it was fought by the old army himself, and it can also be said to be his credit from another angle.

Public opinion has always been like this, whoever says more and says better will say the truth.

In the midst of some planning, the war that seemed to be coming was disappearing invisibly, and after Liu Yongfu and Feng Zicai looked at each other, they joined Zhang Dashuai's subsequent banquet.

In comparison, the team of old guys who have settled in Gusu is even more unstable, and the undercurrents of various forces are surging, but they are suppressed by the strong Chinese army.

Despite this, a variety of complex forces still occupy the corners of this city, and a steady stream of large and small forces have integrated into it.

This is the result of many extraordinary wisdom joining in with attachments, of course, the Heavenly Kingdom Twin is not weak, but when more than a dozen historical epics are shot together, there is no suspense in the result.

At this time, in the Chinese army, the old clan is still in the center, but there are more than a dozen symbolic positions at the bottom - many extraordinary wisdom that shares the tasks of the old clan has not taken the lead because of strength, at least nominally, the old guy is still the leader of the force, one of the important reasons is that he is as powerful as an ark, and he has not obtained the props of the level of "heirloom jade seal".

Even because of the overly rational nature of extraordinary intelligence, these people do not have the slightest kind of battle with human beings. As long as it is in their interests, Zhao Gao's orders can even be thoroughly implemented.

"It's a pity, it would be nice if Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but attack." Mai Linglong looked at the battlefield control map and sighed.

Just now, the tentacles that had already burst in had quietly retreated.

"We don't need to tear up our faces with Daqing yet." The man in the Confucian robe incarnated by the ark was expressionless, obviously after the cooperation, he no longer needed to put the ability of data calculation in this aspect, he looked at the picture in Mai Linglong's hand, calculated it a little and said: "This is not in line with the maximization of our interests." ”

"What are we going to do here?" The eighth didn't have a good impression of the extraordinary wisdom of these people who suddenly entered the old guy's team, he turned his head in annoyance and asked Zhao Gao.

"Maybe it's probably the conquest of the world!" Zhao Gao smiled and pointed to the ground under his feet.