Chapter 165: Zeng Guofan's Painting of the River Circle (8)

Zuo Zongtang received the order, worried, and said: Traveling thousands of miles to the west, there is no other love, but the ship has not been completed, and I am afraid that it will die halfway, and I am very anxious. Since the beginning of the trade period, Western countries have become contemptuous, and they have sought provocation and recklessness at every turn. At this time, the priority of the southeast is to build its own steamships.

Hu Xueyan, the general manager of the grain station, said: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, the creation of the steamship is very important, and it is an extraordinary achievement, and no one else can do it. As soon as Zuo Shuai went, the fee could not be paid, and the matter was finally abolished.

Zuo Zongtang said: Shen Baozhen, the former governor of Jiangxi, can stay in the matter for a long time and concentrate on it in one go; This person is worried about his nationality, and he is a villager servant, so I will visit him. Brother Xueyan went to Shanghai quickly, and respectfully invited the legal person Riyige and Dirk Monument; All seals and guarantees for the purchase, manufacture and launching of ship components must be signed by the French Consul in Shanghai.

Hu Xueyan said: Please rest assured that Zuo Shuai will go to Shanghai to prepare for the purchase of paintings. Zuo Shuai will go west, and he will definitely triumph; However, Zeng Di Shuai's entry into Lu and twisting, can it be successful?

Zuo Zongtang said: My trip to the west is mixed. There are four people who do not succeed in cleaning the old, first, the drifting of the twist ride, and the painting of the old is surrounded by the river. Second, the Hunan army of the old is accustomed to besieged and helpless. Third, the old man arbitrarily dismantled the remnants of a hundred battles, which was very cold to the army's heart. Fourth, the Huaiyong who is reused by the old is Li Shaoquan's army.

Lai Wenguang, Zhang Zongyu and others entered Lu, and reverted to Liu Mingchuan, Pan Dingxin, and Ding Baozhen to chase and intercept them, and they had to retreat to Yujing.

Zhang Zongyu, the king of Liang, said: Zeng Demon Baojia sat in a row, Lu Yu was strong and clear, and we couldn't find food; All the brothers are poor and have no food and troops, so they don't have to fight lightly, and they will leave when they meet the great enemy.

King Ren Zhu of Lu said: My cavalry is peerless, and I am willing to open a battle formation and fight to the death with all the Huai demons.

Zhang Yujue, the king of Youwo, was not on good terms with Ren Zhu, and said angrily: Reckless and reckless, easy to be a demon, we take Zun and Liang as the second king.

King Jing Niu Hongsheng said: King Lu is reasonable, punish the demon, and get out of a desperate situation.

Obey the king Lai Wenguang said: For the way of war, the chance of winning is fifty percent, and the square fights! We are hungry, so why should we fight? I intend to divide into two ways, avoid it quickly, wait for the demon to be exhausted, and encircle and punish it. Brother Liang led his troops to drive westward, making a long-distance detour to enter Shaanxi; I joined the brothers of King Lu, King De, King of Wei, and King Jing, and then marched into Lu, attacked the canal, and entered Ludong to find food; If there is a recurrence, the west will drive away the south, feign into Sichuan and Shu, and chase the demons; When the demonic spirit declines, we will meet Brother Liang again and work together to punish him.

King Tang Rirong said: According to His Royal Highness's words, it is not a thousand miles to turn in, and you can't get tired of this demon. We compete for Luyu and lead most of the demons; Brother Liang entered Shaanxi and united with the local rebels, thinking that it was a horn.

Lai Wenguang said: Don't say anything about King De, Shaanxi has been in war for many years, and there is little food, so Brother Liang doesn't have to go lightly, chase the Central Plains, encircle and annihilate Zeng Demon, and become a great cause.

At the end of October 1866, Zhang Zongyu, the king of Liang, and Zhang Yujue, the king of Youwo, led an army of 50,000 and marched west to Luoyang. Complying with the king Lai Wenguang, he led most of the army, turned back to Shandong, and attacked and defended.

Zeng Guofan urgently ordered Bao Chao to lead the Ting army from Nanyang to the north, and Liu Songshan, Liu Bingzhang, and Yang Dingxun chased Zhang Zongyu; He also ordered Liu Mingchuan, Pan Dingxin, and Ding Baozhen to strictly guard against the first line of the Shandong Canal.

Zhang Zongyu could not attack Luoyang, and the east and south roads were all strong enemies, so he had to drive Shaanzhou west and enter the pass.

Liu Songshan and others were anxious to Zeng Guofan, hoping to chase across the border.

Zeng Guofan received the report and said: After years of civil turmoil in Shaanxi, there is no food to raise, and Zhang Twist must return; Each part is rushed briefly to prevent the return of Zhang Twist.

Zhao Liewen said: If our soldiers do not enter Qin, the Shaanxi army of Yang Yuebin, Liu Rong, and Mu Tushan will definitely return to Donggu to defend the provincial capital of Xi'an. Shaanxi and Gansu officials are too busy to take care of themselves, and they will definitely impeach and spill over.

Zeng Guofan said: Chasing across the border, if you are not careful, the thief will return to attack, what should you do? I will concentrate on the Ting, Hunan and Huai departments, first annihilate Lai Twist, and then wave the army into Shaanxi? But if it can't be encircled, won't it ......

Zeng Guofan couldn't think about it, and suddenly felt a breath go straight through his mind......

When the country woke up, he was already lying on the bed, and sighed: "The itchy body is incapable of twisting, I will play the two palaces, please open the vacancy of the governor of Liangjiang who is a university scholar, and the title of the lord will be temporarily cancelled, and please send another minister to take over the military affairs. I think I will stay in the camp as a loose man, and I will not be the main dispatcher.

Zhao Liewen said: Xiang Yong has many cuts, the flow is difficult to stifle, Di Shuai has not recovered from his illness, he has already taken leave before, and he can't hold on to it today.

Zeng Guofan said: I am not a person of affection, and I must have a re-report of the dead and sick on land and water, and ask for mercy on the bill of exchange; Shandong Fuchen Yan Jingming, Fantai Ding Baozhen clarified the rule of officials, paid attention to the reality of military affairs, and the two dukes were good ministers.

Zhang Zongyu entered Shaanxi, Cixi was shocked, and Zuo Zongtang hurriedly went to work, and said: Li Hongzhang is young and strong, and he can stifle bandits; Qiao Songnian and Li Henian also had an invitation. However, the selection of the governors of these two rivers is indeed tricky.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Zeng Guoquan impeached Guanwen for being greedy and arrogant, bullying and favoritism, favoring the family, delaying the military and government, entraping the military aircraft, and purging the party's relics. This governor is not in harmony, and all things are hindered; The suppression of bandits is urgent, and it is not beneficial to the country.

Prince Gong said: The lesser of the two powers, Zeng Guofan looked back on the two rivers, and everything was fine. In addition, Zuo Zongtang asked the Minister of Shipping of Fujian to make a special recital, can he allow it?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zuochen Zongtang considered that shipbuilding was imperative, and did not put it on hold because of leaving Fujian, but he was resolute and promising, and his vision was far-sighted. During the reign of Shen Baozhen and Jiangxi, the military strategy and the rule of officials were all outstanding; The country's first shipbuilding must be tricky, that is, the former Fu General Director, and quasi-special folding, that is, the wooden seal is used to show integrity. Zeng Fu impeached the officials and governors, and it was common for the sea to be stirred. The secretary of the criminal department, Miansen, and the household servant Tan Tingxiang, went to Hubei to investigate.

The Empress Dowager Cixi said goodbye and quickly told the cabinet: Zeng Guofan is long-awaiting, and he is sick due to hard work, and he is the truth, so he will take another month of vacation and recuperate in the camp. Minister Guan is guarding Li Hongzhang as interim acting. Zeng Chen recovered as soon as he recuperated, and immediately came to Beijing to see His Majesty once to comfort the family. The court's reward for merit has a trade-off, and the minister invoked the ancients to depreciate themselves, so please temporarily cancel the title, which is needless to discuss.