Chapter 167: Zeng Guofan wants to give up

The Empress Dowager Cixi took Li Hongzhang's play, thought about it again and again, and replied: Zeng Guofan returned to his post as the governor of Liangjiang and postponed his visit to Beijing to see His Majesty. Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, was appointed as the minister of the Qin Mission, specializing in the suppression of bandits. Zhang Zongyu went against the bandits to force Huayin, and Zuo Zongtang and Qiao Songnian must enter Shaanxi as soon as possible.

Zeng Guofan received the order and said: On the same day, he will hand over the customs defense of the minister of Qincha, send it to Xuzhou, and hand it over to Li Hongzhang to camp. If you leave the camp and return to the office, you may not be afraid of being ridiculed, please still take care of everything in the barracks, maintain the heart of the Hunan and Huai armies, and do not obey the righteousness of the ancients.

Cixi took over and said: Zeng Guofan asked the scattered members to still work hard in the military camp to serve themselves, with the intention of working hard and not avoiding hardships and dangers. However, the governor of Liangjiang had a heavy responsibility, and the salaries of the Hunan and Huai armies were especially necessary for Zeng Guofan to prepare for the assistance, and the former enemy overseers were both relied on by the imperial court. The governor is loyal and diligent, and he is a simple court, so he does not need to avoid work and leisure, so he has to worry a lot.

Zhao Liewen looked at the edict and said that Zeng Guofan said: Di Shuai will not return to the office, and Li Shaoquan will be difficult to appoint, please think twice; Yuan Fu impeached the official text, and Di Shuai must not stand idly by.

Zeng Guo said: Xuzhou is 600 miles away from this, if I retreat suddenly, this place is empty; And wait for a slight chance of victory ahead, and then talk about staying. When all the powerful people are impressive, I will not offend them, nor will I be suspicious of them, and I will stay away from them, and the way of the whole body will be full of names. Yuan Fu was confused, although Zuo Shuai was rampant, he had not yet impeached the dignitaries of Ruguanwen and Hu Jiayu. I immediately went up, praised the officials and governors, and severely reprimanded Brother Yuan for being arrogant, thinking that he had turned around.

After Lai Wenguang and Zhang Zongyu said goodbye, they crossed the ancient road of the Yellow River, and then returned to southwest Lu, from Yuncheng to Peixian, from north to south, spanning 400 miles, attacking the canal defense line back and forth, fighting for more than a month, unable to break the defense.

Lai Wenguang said that King Lu Renzhu said: The demon army is scattered, and the demon is alone in Zhoukou, why not go to the circle and take the head of the demon dog, one hundred.

Ren Zhudao: Capture the thief and capture the king first, without further ado.

Lai, let it go, that is, gather the whole army, run thousands of miles, and arrive at the city of Chenzhou in five days.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly sent his own troops to meet the attack.

Zhao Liewen said: Qi Yu is handsome, the thief is huge, and he can't go out lightly, and he will resist stubbornly in the city, waiting for reinforcements.

Zeng Guofan said: Bao Chaoting's army was stationed in Jingzi Pass to prevent Zhang Twist from fleeing; Liu Songshan's Hunan Department marched north from Ru and Luo, trying to protect the Yellow River and strangling the Jin; Both parts are irrevocable. The Ming Army's artillery team has a huge baggage, and it is difficult to arrive in ten days. Zhou Shengbo and Zhang Shushan's second army is also a one- or two-day itinerary. If I show weakness, bandits will run rampant; Passing on the order of our army, the pro-army battalion quickly went out of the city, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the artillery was arrayed to deter the enemy.

Zeng was full of soldiers, Lai Wenguang did not dare to fight, so he swam across the Shahe River, drove all the way south, and went straight to Hubei.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly attacked Zhou Shengbo and Zhang Shushan's two armies to chase after them.

At the beginning of December, Liu Mingchuan led the Ming army to chase to Zhoukou, met with the national domain, and was polite, and Mingchuan was anxious to enter Hubei.

Zeng Guofan did not allow it, and said: The Ming army is running back and forth, and the fatigue is too long, so it is not too late to rest for three or five days. Since last year, the province has regained Huangpi with three grams, and fought fiercely in Jining, Pheasant River, Fuyang, and Fugou, with the greatest military achievements, especially hard work. I am five cases and guarantees, and I will ask for awards for the three provincial bills.

Liu Ming preached: Enlightened and handsome, Liu was incompetent, and the bandits were powerless, which led to the failure of the handsome.

Zeng Guofan said: It has nothing to do with the three things of the province, the so-called temple is legacy, the good picture is not fruitful, and the age is enough! Lai twisted into the house, the gas is exhausted! The second army of Sheng and Shu has pursued and suppressed it first; Guo Songlin and Peng Yucheng are intercepting in De'an; Liu Bingzhang's army arrived, and the third province merged with it as a road, waving his army into Hubei; If Zhang Twist does not return, Bao Chaoting's army can also enter Hubei to respond; In addition, Li Zhaoqing's army also went to Hubei from Anhui to attack the bandits.

After Liu Ming's farewell, the national domain was sparse again: Qin was edicted, respectfully reported, and then Chen Xia, and still asked the governor of Liangjiang to co-organize the university scholar vacancy......

Before long, the attached film of the national domain played again: Lai and any one of them disturbed Xiaogan, the Hubei army won the battle, and Liu Bingzhang and Liu Mingchuan were combined all the way to explore and pursue. Qian Yingpu, the director of the Ministry of Officials, is serving in the battalion, please add the title of Fourth Rank Secretary. Last year, Liu Songshan, Zhang Shiri and other armies won big victories in Xihua, Shangcai, Xinye and other places, and they asked for awards. Mention Ding Cao in Anhui Province, plus the salary of the soldiers of the province......

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over and said angrily: Zeng Guofan was powerless to suppress bandits, and he was so trivial. Quickly spread the edict: Zeng Guofan should look up to the imperial court and share worries for the country, how can he be a little suspicious and stubborn! As soon as he complied with the previous decree and returned to his post on time, Li Hongzhang had to concentrate on suppressing the thieves and quickly perform his work.

The edict of the two palaces was responsible, and Zeng Guofan had to follow, thought about it again and again, and said: The minister will return to Xuzhou in accordance with the order, and temporarily take over the defense of the governor of Liangjiang. The minister's illness has not recovered, but he still implores another Jian Jiang Governor, and the minister serves as a loose member. As for the incident involving China's foreign affairs, he has never paid attention to it, so please order Ding Richang, the secretary of the two Huaiyun Divisions, to take care of the Minister of Trade and Trade, and to prevent it, so that there will be a good situation.

Zhao Liewen persuaded again: Qi Yu Di Shuai, detective, Zhang Zongyu rebels, besieged Huayin for more than a month, and has now crossed Weibei; Bao Chao invited himself to move to Hubei, first to suppress Lai, and any share. The war is urgent, please hand over to Li Hongzhang quickly.

Zeng Guofan said: The front is critical, how can I ignore it. Quickly passed my order, Liu Songshan, Zhang Xirong and others entered Qin from Tongguan at the same speed, and chased after them; If Zhang Wei does not return, Bao will go to Hubei immediately.

Zhao Liewen said: Di Shuai Qin has been relieved, if there is a victory, the credit is in the name of Li Shaoquan; However, if the war goes wrong, the commander will make a wedding garment for others.

Zeng Guofan said: Don't I know, as the New Year approaches, it is inconvenient to move; As soon as the New Year passes, he will go to Xu. Bao Chaoting's army went south, rendezvous with Ming, Sheng, Shu and Guo Songlin, Peng Yucheng five divisions, Hunan and Huai two armies, a total of more than 70,000 people, in eastern Hubei will suppress Lai, Ren rebel bandits, its grand state, can not be experienced, very shocking and regretful!

The Empress Dowager Cixi took over and said angrily: Zeng Guofan didn't know what to do, and he took illness as the cause and repeatedly pushed it back; If the Governor of Jiang is given to others, the anger of his eyes will definitely go straight to the sky.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Push away one or two, a humble gentleman; Repeatedly stubborn, rotten and dull. Zeng Guofan extinguished the flood rebellion, succeeded in disarmament, and there was no loss in the big festival; The so-called cunning rabbit does not die, and the lackey does not cook! The twist bandits have not been extinguished, and everything is forbearance. After Zeng Guoquan, Zuo Zongtang also impeached the official document and there was no upright person on the left and right, Miansen and Tan Tingxiang verified that the official document did not use the donation of silver without permission.

The Empress Dowager Cixi said: Gu Nian official literature before labor, it was not corruption and fraud, excellent and preserved, relieved of the governor, still left the scholar, earl, fined for ten years. The post of lake governor is temporarily handled by Tan Tingxiang. Quickly spread the edict that Li Chen Hongzhang and Zeng Chen Guoquan must do their best to eliminate Lai Twist at the beginning of Hubei, and do not cause the thieves to overflow and ravage the two lakes.