Chapter 155: Zeng Guoquan Jinling Massacre (1)

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over, and she was also happy, and said: Li Hongzhang went to Suzhou, changed the old system, imitated the army, raised guns for artillery, killed generals and beheaded soldiers, attacked cities and conquered cities, and was omnipotent; Today, the foreign gun team of foreign soldiers has been abolished, and a hidden danger has been removed for the country.

Prince Gong Yixin said: Li Hongzhang is in Suzhou, Zuo Zongtang is in Zhejiang, and they are neck and neck, the offensive is fierce, and the southeast half of the wall will be decided soon. Fu chief Chen Decai, whose crowd is hundreds of thousands, spreads for hundreds of miles, and has now entered the first line of Huang'an, Macheng and Qishui in Hubei; If the monk Greenqin can't stop it, within a month, the thieves will enter Jinling. In the land of Shaanxi and Gansu on the west road, after the death of Duogong Long'a, the offensive slowed down; It is advisable to send a competent man to supervise it.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Monk Greenqin, overseer 100,000 troops, and more than 10,000 Hunan troops of Tang Xunfang, can resist the chieftain rabble. This Shaanxi civil unrest, with huge casualties, has been suppressed for a long time, when will it be eradicated?

Yixin said: In the land of Shaanxi and Gansu, many people gathered, and when they encountered friction, they sparked, and the local officials mishandled it, and it became a prairie fire. On the sixth day of the fifth month of the first year of Tongzhi, Zhang Fu, the former governor of Jiangxi, failed to persuade him, and was killed by the first Wu in the Weihe River. The chieftain let out nonsense, bewitched sentient beings, and spread posts to kill, and within a month, more than 100,000 people were killed. Shengbao was ordered to encircle and suppress, and there were more defeats and fewer victories; Don't be ashamed, be arrogant and arrogant, and be complacent again. Duogong Longa entered Shaanxi to suppress bandits, and in less than two years, he quelled the Shaanxi rebellion; On the eve of entering Gansu, Duogong attacked the city wall of Zhouzhi, but was unexpectedly killed by stray bullets.

The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed: The official text and Hu Linyi's two ministers all said that many ministers were honest and loyal, and they were wise and strategic champions, and they were well received by everyone. After the death of many ministers, the war in Shaanxi and Gansu was immediately ruined. God is jealous of talents, what can I do in vain? Quickly spread the edict, increase the number of ministers and princes, give the first-class light car lieutenant the position, enshrine the Jingshi Zhaozhong Temple, and build a special shrine with meritorious service, and call him loyal and brave. Before his death, Duochen recommended Mu Tushan, the deputy commander; Many ministers know that people are good at their duties, and there will be no defects, so they are awarded to Mu Tushan as the acting minister of Kipchak Guan Fang, and Liu Rong, the governor of Shaanxi, will do Shaanxi affairs.

Yixin said: Mu Tushan and Liu Rong are both shallow, and I am afraid that they will not be able to control Lei Zhengwan and Cao Kezhong.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: It's okay, and look at Mutu's good marching army formation; If there are branches outside the festival, Du Xing'a and Yang Yuebin can replace them. In the first year of Tongzhi, Mu, Lei, and Cao were attached to the command of Duxing A. Yang Yuebin, the governor of Fujian, turned to fight for thousands of miles, invincible, and scheming, and when Jinling was restored and Guangdong was pacified, he could also go to the west.

Yi Xin said: The queen mother is shengming, and the slave admires it so much. Can we immediately go to the northwest to prepare for a rainy day?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Shaanxi and Gansu are remote, the people are stubborn, and they can't reach it quickly; Jinling was recovered, Guangdong was eradicated, the overall situation was determined, and the edict was quickly transmitted: Li Hongzhang's troops bravely attacked the city and captured the pass, and the direction was meritorious, and the artillery team was greatly effective. Now that Jinlinggong is in the vertical formation, the twist is deliberately moving eastward, and the overall situation is delayed, how can Li Hongzhang sit idly by? Immediately, thousands of powerful troops and effective artillery teams went to Jinling, and joined Zeng Guoquan's division. If Li Hongzhang can personally supervise the various armies, it is appropriate to meet with Zeng Guoquan to discuss business opportunities, and it is especially appropriate to be effective. When it is time to consider the situation, while playing and hearing, and at the same time handling it quickly. Chin this.

Li Hongzhang received the order and hesitated.

Li Hezhang said: What's so difficult about this! Zuo Jigao besieged Huzhou for 40 days, repeatedly attacked, and suffered huge losses.

Li Hongzhang said: Last month, Zuo Ji Gao impeached me for crossing the border to steal merit, and now I am low-browed and asking for help, what is the reason?

Li Hezhang said: This time and that time.

Li Hongzhang said: It's okay, it's cheap Zuo Ji is higher once. Quickly passed on my order, Guo Songlin, Yang Dingxun, Liu Shiqi, Wang Yongsheng, etc., divided 30 battalions of soldiers, and Li Chaobin's water division, advanced by separate routes, besieged Changxing, and completely cut off the road of foreign aid in Huzhou.

On the same day, Li Hongzhang said: After the ministers conquered Changzhou, they did not dare to discuss the suppression of Jinling, and the ministers and soldiers fought hard for many years, were injured and tired, and did not have to recuperate. A two-year siege by Zeng Guoquan's whole army, unfinished, repeatedly received letters, saying that the few people in Jinling are not soldiers but paid, more than ten tunnels are opened, about a few places, can be completed in May and June, if it can be opened as soon as possible, there will be no need for assistance. He also ordered to send troops to defend Jurong, Dongba, Lishui, and Gaochun, and allowed Zuo Zongtang to consult and allocate troops to Changxing to control the thieves in Huzhou. Because the thief atmosphere in Hujun is still blazing, it is really a worry about the proximity of Su Province, so he should first send a strong army into Changxing, cooperate to take Hujun, and then divide the troops to Jinling, so that he has no worries.

Li Hongzhang dismissed and wrote to Zeng Guofan: Yuan Fu has worked hard for two years, and he is about to be completed; Despite the command, our army will never attack Jinling.

Zeng Guofan received the book and sighed: Foolish brother is thin-faced, and Li Shaoquan is perfect.

The national domain sighed, and replied to the book Zeng Guoquan: On the thirteenth, he received the book on the tenth day of the first day of his brother's first month, and he knew everything. At that time, I just heard the letter of Changzhou Kefu on the sixth day of the first month and the letter of Danyang Kefu on the eighth day of the first month, and I was relieved, and there were clouds in my brother's letter: the liver disease has been deep, the chronic disease has become a word, and I am angry when I meet people, and I am worried about it, and I am very anxious to read.

Since the beginning of this year, there have been a lot of cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Dujinling has not yet been sure, and the money is strange, and unsatisfactory opportunities and unhearable words have come one after another. I am still depressed and sick, and my brother's hard work is a hundred times greater, and my hard work is several times that of my brother? Since the spring, I have often feared that my brother will have liver disease, and every time my brother believes in vague words, these four sentences are revealing the truth. This disease is not something that can be done by the bait, and everything must be shortened, without anger or anger, but gradually alleviated. If the pit viper stings his hand, the strong man will cut off his hand, so he will live for the whole time. If my brother wants to live his whole life, let me regard my anger as a viper, and I must not be brave enough to go away.

I have been ashamed of my brother for many years, but I have removed Cheng Xueqi as a general, which is detrimental to my brother. However, it is harmful to the family and beneficial to the country, the younger brother does not have to be depressed, and the younger brother does not have to regret it. Seeing that Shaoquan asked for compassion for Cheng Xueqi, he said fairly, and sent it to his brother to read it, and asked his brother to copy it and send it back.

Li Zhaoshou's matter, the twelfth day of the end, hereby consult the younger brother. If Li Zhaoshou sees this, he may be able to send 300,000 strings quickly. And ask my brother to copy and then consult Li's office, I have consulted, I am afraid that it will be slowed down.

In addition, if the military salary is insufficient, I will also copy a copy of the copy sent to my brother, that is, the copy of the future brother's retirement. My sick leave expires on April 25, I would like to renew my leave, but my friends have advised me to cancel it, what do I think?

Huaibei salt tax and tolls, a total of 800,000 strings per year, are intended to be supplied to the younger army. This is also a huge amount of money, and the land is still very little, and it is ashamed of being loyal to ten thousand, and Gai is also a big mouthful. In the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth years of Xianfeng, I never earned more than 800,000 yuan a year, and I will never be able to raise such a huge amount of money after that.

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