Chapter 156: Zeng Guoquan's Rapid Retreat (2)

Zeng Guofan received the decree, saying that Zeng Guoquan said: The two palaces have this decree, what does Brother Yuan think?

Zeng Guoquan said: The wealth is plundered, there is no proof of death, the wood has been completed, and there is nothing to do!

Zeng Guofan said: Definitely! The wisdom of the two palaces, the women do not let the eyebrows also. The flowers are not fully bloomed and the moon is not full, and the flowers are still looking for the moon. Knowing that the flower moon is ruthless, if it makes the amorous more clever. Zuo Jigao and Li Shaoquan will be there tomorrow or not, and the three armies will be feasted, and without these two people, the food will not be enjoyable.

Zeng Guoquan said: The war in Huzhou is in full swing, and Zuo and Li are afraid that they will not be able to withdraw.

Zeng Guo said: Jinling City is broken, the false masters are all dead, the remaining reverse trees are scattered, Huzhou will go down in a few days, and the southwest half of the wall already belongs to me.

The next day, Zuo Li arrived, the guests and hosts settled, eating meat and drinking, a piece of blue.

Li Hongzhang said: Tens of thousands of people are surrounded by the fortified city, and the battle is indecisive for a long time, and it is most easy to wear down the sharpness, and Brother Yuanfu can raise tens of thousands of people without losing it for a long time, and can break it in battle, which is the outstanding point.

Zeng Guoquan said: I am ashamed to be ashamed to get this city for two years!

Zuo Zongtang whispered: Brother Yuan broke through Jinling, and the overall situation was clarified, and the southwest half of the wall was all brotherly power.

Bao Chao said with a smile: Di Shuai and Jiu Shuai conquered Jinling, the overall situation has been decided, and the Thunder Ministry's salary is just around the corner.

Zeng Guofan said: Brother Bao must not be anxious, treat the army for three days, eat and drink quickly, and do not return if you are not drunk.

After the banquet, Zeng Guofan invited Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang to discuss secretly.

Zuo Zongtang said: Dare to ask Di Shuai, the weight of the tripod seems to be askable!

Zeng Guofan resolutely said: The weight of the tripod is not to be asked!

Li Hongzhang said: There is no owner in the southeast, Di Shuai really has no intention?

Zeng Guofan said: Relying on the sky and the sea are innumerable, and the flowing water and mountains know themselves. The Yangtze River is 3,000 miles, and there is hardly a boat that does not display the contemptible flag, but the power is too heavy, the position is too high, the vanity is too long, and the fear is terrifying. Zeng Guoquan's first army, military discipline was corrupted, Jinling City was broken, burned, killed and looted, all evil was done, the people were very angry, I want to dismantle his army, how?

Zuo Zongtang was shocked and said: Brother Di cut off his arm, it is absolutely impossible!

Zeng Guo Fan Road: The birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, ancient and modern. Instead of letting people walk by the nose, it is better to get off the donkey down the slope and dispel the anger.

Li Hongzhang said: Zuo Gong's words are reasonable, and Di Shuai's self-dismissal of Yuanfu's first army is indeed a self-cutting arm.

Zeng Guo Fan Road: The horse is released in the South Mountain of Xiangye, and the knife enters the treasury of Chutian; Take a step back and open the sky.

Zuo Zongtang said: This matter is not trivial, please think twice.

Zeng Guofan said: Hunan will be cut, the Chu army of Zuo Gong and the Huai army of Shaoquan are also my right-hand man! We are connected with the same branches, and we also call for wind and rain.

Zuo Zongtang said: The lips and teeth will be cold, the Chu department of Zuo, the original branch of the Hunan army; Brother Di's entrustment is also the decree of the Chu army.

Zeng Guofan smiled and said: Listening to the public's words is like a spring breeze.

Zuo Zongtang said: Jiang Yili told that the young lord of Guangdong may be in Huzhou City.

Zeng Guofan was shocked and said: Really?

Zuo Zongtang said: Or true, it still needs to be confirmed!

Zeng Guofan said: Without further ado, I will immediately decide to cut Zeng Guoquan's army, Zuo Gong and Shaoquan must guard against arrogance and rashness, fight steadily, and do not be truthful.

Li Hongzhang said: Qi Yu Di Shuai, Huai is the Hunan Department, if Di Shuai is dispatched, Hongzhang will come to the horse.

That night, the Zeng brothers fell asleep, and Zeng Guofan tossed and turned, and he didn't feel sleepy for a long time.

Zeng Guoquan said: Brother seems to have something on his mind!

Zeng Guofan said: On the first day of last year, I resigned from the two seats, why not? In a great position and a great name, how many people have been able to do it well since ancient times? It is always necessary to try to give up the word "power" a little, subtract a few percent, and the evening festival can gradually end.

Zeng Guoquan: When you sing about wine, what is your life? It is particularly difficult to be famous in troubled times, Jinling is broken, Guangdong will be destroyed, and when you become famous, you have a lot of delusions, of course, there is no sleep.

Zeng Guofan said: The birds are good and the bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking, and we are in trouble!

Zeng Guoquan said: Reinstate Chen Qiao's yellow robe, but my brother has no intention, and he can't help it!

Zeng Guofan said: Don't think about it again. If I am in a yellow robe, Guanwen, Monk Greenqin, Fu Ming'a, Li Zhaoshou, etc., will immediately encircle and suppress our army. Zuo Zongtang is arrogant and arrogant for a long time, and he will not be convinced; Li Hongzhang can only be rich and noble, not co-ordinating; Peng Yulin's person has been evil for a long time; Yang Yuebin is already the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and if he doesn't listen to the tune, who can do anything!

Zeng Guoquan said: Brother's words are very reasonable; I didn't think about it, I stopped after a shallow taste, and I missed a big event.

Zeng Guofan said: I am about to separate one seat from the Qin Seal and the Governor Seal, and the other is a member of the Governor. My brother always has this conscientious heart, and at this time he withdraws and retreats, and he will start and finish well, so as not to be angry!

Zeng Guoquan said: Brother Fallacy, to the bottom, I am a fish and a man, and I am a knife; Ten years of fighting horses, soldiers are in hand, how can they be slaughtered by others! The big is hidden in the court, the middle is hidden in the city, the small is hidden in the field, the elder brother is in charge of the Qiangang, and the foolish brother is in Xiangye, singing and harmonizing, echoing from beginning to end, it is also happy!

Zeng Guofan said: Brother Yuan's words are very reasonable. However, those who bravely shake the Lord are in danger, and those who cover the world will not be rewarded. Brother Yuan's destruction of the city and robbery of wealth is also self-appreciation; And the necessity of the younger army's punishment is also a must for self-preservation. Zuo Zongtang said that the puppet young master is not dead, or in Huzhou. If this is true, we will be guilty of the grave sin of deceit. Rescue now, or it's too late!

Zeng Guoquan said: Does my brother have a way to save it?

Zeng Guofan said: I am sparse, first, the Hunan army has been fighting for a long time, and the twilight is deep, and it will be abolished immediately; 2. Repair the city, and invite the general Fu Ming'a of Jiangning to lead the army to settle in; 3. Prepare for the construction of the Jiangnan Tribute Academy, in October this year, that is, in Liangjiang, open a branch to take scholars.

Zuo Zongtang returned to Hangzhou and reported the disarmament of Zeng Guofan to Jiang Yili, Yang Changjun, Liu Dian and others.

Jiang Yili said: Jinling City is broken, Zeng's is full of money, and he will receive it when he sees it, and it is really a good abacus.

Yang Changjun said: Dare to ask Zuo Shuai, after Huzhou is broken, will our army also be dismantled?

Zuo Zongtang said: The old man is in the military plane, and there were many discords yesterday. Just because of the overall situation, we can't help but be obedient. However, the puppet young master is indeed in Huzhou, if I am not negligent, I will also be a bully.

On August 7, 1864, Zong Tang said: Yesterday received a report from the Xiaofeng defenders, according to the confession of refugees who escaped from Jinling, the puppet young master fled from Dongba to Guangde on June 21, and on the 26th, Huang Wenjin welcomed him into the capital of Huzhou.

Chahu County guards and thieves Huang Wenjin, Yang Fuqing, Li Yuanji, etc., are all years of recklessness, the number of thieves, about more than 100,000, this time collusion with each other, there is a desperate intention to hold on to each other, hereby in the name of the pseudo-young master, call on the thief party, then its momentum is not easy to know from him.

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over, wept happily, and said: Jinling City is broken, the imperial court has not received a dime, Zeng's actions are very hateful, and the edict is quickly transmitted, and the Zeng State Domain is strictly punished, and the matter is thoroughly investigated.

Prince Gong Yixin said: Hanlin edited Cai Shouchu, Yushi Zhuzhen, and supervised Yushi Zhuzhen, and interactively impeached the Zeng brothers for being tyrannical, looting assets, and killing people.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: The mourning family looked at the previous chapters of Zeng Guofan, and finally felt that this minister was by no means a minister. Zeng Guofan was a Confucian minister, with the longest history and the most military exploits. However, all the generals of the department, from Zeng Guoquan and below, should be declared by the minister at any time, so as not to be arrogant in sudden victory, and to be able to inherit favors for a long time.