Qiao Zhiqing's expectations for Zeng Guofan were not bad, on the third day of the Hunan army's rebellion, Zeng Guofan calmed down from the panic, and hurriedly asked people to block the gates of Nanjing City, and convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.This rebellion was bitter for Zeng Jiyun, and as soon as he was sent by his own soldiers to the vicinity of Zhenjiang by boat, he received the news of the rebellion of the Hunan army.The situation in the city was unknown, and the soldiers did not dare to go suddenly, so they had to wait for news on the shore of Zhenjiang.Zeng Jiyun was worried about his father's safety, and he didn't care about it, and forcibly let his soldiers drive the boat, and after being sent to the river in Nanjing, he was picked up by the sailors of the Hunan army.Zeng Guofan was also secretly relieved when he saw his daughter, whom he had not seen for many days.But there was no time to ask, so he began to deal with military affairs.The generals gradually calmed down from the excitement of the rebellion, swallowing two brigades of the Eight Banners Army in one go, which also greatly increased the momentum of the Hunan army, which had been suppressed for several days.The Eight Banners Army looted a lot of gold and silver in all the doors and households of Nanjing City, and all of them were divided up by the Hunan army.At this time, the generals of the Hunan army realized an important problem, three days after the mutiny, none of Zeng Guofan's protégés and friends made a response."
Look at the good things you've done, you're all satisfied."
After Zeng Guofan entered the military tent, he snorted coldly at the generals.The generals hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, with ashamed expressions on their faces."
Holy Lord, something has happened, there is no turning back from the bow, we still have to plan as soon as possible."
Peng Yulin responded anxiously with his fists, and all the generals responded with fists.Zeng Guofan heard the word Shengshang, and was slightly stunned before revealing a wry smile.These two words are the names that many people dream of, and from ancient times to the present, how many people have worked hard for these two words all their lives, but how many people have succeeded in the end."
Since you all call me holy, now all people must do what I want, and those who violate the order will not be spared.Do you have any opinions" Zeng Guofan frowned and snorted coldly, looking around at the generals.All the generals of the Hunan army secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly responded with their fists clenched, "The last general will obey the will of the saint and never give up." ”Zeng Guofan twitched the corners of his mouth coldly, and finally shouted, "Then don't call Lao Tzu Sheng, these two words will be said when you lay down this country."
In the future, you will still call me handsome, and these two words are pleasing to my ears. ”The generals were stunned, Zeng Guofan has always demanded himself with the conduct of a saint, and he has not said a word of rudeness in front of the generals.All the generals responded with red faces and red ears, "Everything obeys the orders of the commander." ”"Okay, then listen to the second thing Ben Shuai said, that is, we are ready to evacuate Nanjing.Give this empty city to Qiao Zhiqing, and stabilize the Qing Zi Army before making plans. ”After Zeng Guofan finished speaking, he stared at everyone with cold eyes."
Dashuai, you have to think twice about this matter, Nanjing City was brought down by our brother with great effort, how can we just give it" Finally, some generals complained dissatisfied, and a considerable number of generals began to echo it.But Peng Yulin, Bao Chao and other important generals did not speak, silently thinking about the gains and losses in their minds."
Dashuai, if you hand over Nanjing City to the Qing Army so easily, I'm afraid the brothers will be dissatisfied."
Peng Yulin finally couldn't help but clench his fists and remind."
This is your loyalty, and this is how you obey the orders of this commander," Zeng Guofan's face showed a hint of murderous aura."
The handsome man is angry, the last general will never mean that."
Peng Yulin took the lead and knelt down, and all the generals in the tent also knelt down."
Why Ben Shuai was the first to give up Nanjing City, let me ask you, when Nanjing City was at its most prosperous, the population reached more than five million.Now, less than 100,000.Our Hunan army currently has more than 300,000 people, and this grain and grass has to rely on relief from other places every day.The most important thing is that the two brigades of the Qing Army still occupy Tianbao City outside the Taiping Gate, and a hundred miles away are Zhenjiang and Changzhou, where the Qing Army is stationed.Which of you dares to pat your chest and want to compete with the Qing army, we are defending this empty city, then we can only be besieged by the imperial court on all sides.Trade-offs, trade-offs, give-and-takes, do you all understand" Zeng Guofan shouted, scaring all the generals in the tent into a cold sweat.Peng Yulin finally figured out this problem, and admired Zeng Guofan in his heart, a big handsome is a big handsome, and he thinks about everything from the position of the overall situation."
The last will obey."
Peng Yulin and Bao Chao took the lead in replying, and the generals behind them also shouted."
Okay, in that case, let's talk about the third question."
Zeng Guofan let out a sullen breath, as if he had suddenly regained his fighting spirit, picked up the baton and ordered Peng Yulin to hang up the map of Daqingkun."
Look here, we are in a very dangerous situation at this time.To the north is the more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry garrisoned by Seng Ling Geqin in Henan, and to the west is the 200,000 Eight Banner Army and the Green Battalion Army led by Guanwen in Hubei.To the south were Zhejiang, garrisoned by Li Hongzhang's Huai army, and Fujian, garrisoned by Zuo Zongtang's Zhejiang army, with a total number of 150,000.To the east is Jiangsu, where Qiao Zhiqing's 200,000 Qing troops are stationed.Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang's attitudes at this time are unclear, so they will not mention it for the time being.Guan Wen and Monk Lin Geqin must be our mortal enemies, and I don't mention this.The important thing now is to appease the Qing army, as long as Qiao Zhiqing does not intervene, we still have a chance to break through. ”Zeng Guofan pointed to the topographic map and introduced it up and down, and all the generals nodded again and again with surprise on their faces, but they didn't expect that the Hunan army had fallen into a big pocket.It turned out that the imperial court had long been on guard against the Hunan army, and the reason why Zeng Dashuai was reluctant to rebel may be here."
Dashuai, then what should we do now" Peng Yulin asked at a loss, and all the generals were puzzled.It is inexhaustible to let them charge into battle, but let them plan the overall situation, except for Zeng Guofan, no one has this ability."
You also know the people Ben Shuai said, and Ben Shuai won't say much.Ben Shuai just wants to ask, which one do you all want to choose as your opponent" Zeng Guofan asked expressionlessly.All the generals suddenly came out happy, and Peng Yulin took the lead in replying, "Of course the persimmons are all soft pinched, among these people, it is not clear whether Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang are friends or enemies, not to mention Qiao Zhiqing, his Qingzi army is invincible and has never been defeated."
The more than 100,000 Mongolian iron cavalry of Seng Lin Geqin are also strong, and the only direction that can break through is the more than 200,000 Eight Banner Army and the Green Camp Army of Hubei Guanwen. ”All the generals nodded in agreement with the same thoughts."
What Peng Yulin said is good, what we can swallow in one breath of these people is the official document.As long as we take Hubei, we will be able to connect the provincial capitals where our Hunan army is stationed.Only after gaining a firm foothold can we achieve greater development. ”Zeng Guofan nodded with satisfaction, and after introducing all the military deployment situation, he set a specific action plan with the generals.After all the generals went down to prepare, Zeng Guofan wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with a tired face, and asked Yuan Yusheng to be called into the tent.Since Yuan Yusheng put Zeng Guoquan in the prison, he has not been welcomed everywhere in the army, and has been hiding like a shrunken turtle.After hearing Zeng Guofan's summons today, I thought that Zeng Guofan wanted to settle accounts after the autumn, and I trembled outside the tent for a long time before I walked in."
Father-in-law, what do you want me to do" Yuan Yusheng saw Zeng Guofan's fierce face, and he didn't dare to raise his head in fright, so he asked in a sneer."
You look up, and you wince."
Zeng Guofan was angry when he saw Yuan Yusheng's appearance, and shouted at Yuan Yusheng."
Yes, yes, yes, what my father-in-law said is very true."
Yuan Yusheng shuddered coldly, raised his head in a trembling body, and looked at Zeng Guofan's old face uncertainly."
I didn't ask you to come here this time to reprimand you, but I have something important to teach you to handle.If you do this well, I will write off your previous mistakes. ”Zeng Guofan's tone softened, relieving Yuan Yusheng."
If the father-in-law has something to do, even if he commands, the son-in-law will not give up to die to atone for his sins."
Yuan Yusheng listened to Zeng Guofan's tone, breathed a sigh of relief, and hugged his fists again and again."
The current situation of the Hunan army is my father, and I won't tell you more, and now I can only move forward.In order to appease Qiao Zhiqing, his father decided to exchange Nanjing City for peace with the Qing Army, and I also hope that Qiao Zhiqing will not force people too much, and this reconciliation matter will be handed over to you, don't let your father down again this time. ”Zeng Guofan sighed and explained a few words to Yuan Yusheng in a deep voice."
Father-in-law rest assured, the son-in-law will do his best to do this.Even if Qiao Zhiqing is hard-hearted, his son-in-law must have said that he was tempted. ”Yuan Yusheng boasted, and after Zeng Guofan waved his hand, he grinned happily and retreated.Zeng Guofan knows Qiao Zhiqing's psychology best, and that kid will definitely not fight to the death for the court.His withdrawal from Nanjing City also gave Qiao Zhiqing enough face, and that kid would definitely choose to watch the fire from the other side at this time.That's why this matter was handed over to Yuan Yusheng, after all, Yuan Yusheng is his son-in-law, and he must always have a merit in the army so that he will not be excluded.On the second day, when Yuan Yusheng went south to Suzhou, Zeng Guofan asked his staff member Zhao Liewen to publish a piece of literature against thieves.The approximate meaning is that the queen mother of the two palaces violated the ancestral system, hung the curtain to listen to the government, and harmed Zhongliang.The Hunan army wanted to clear the monarch's side and Yasukuni in difficulty, and swore to support the establishment of the Tongzhi emperor and pro-government.Zhao Liewen's penmanship is the first in the world, and there are only a thousand words, but the ancestors of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces are all greetings for eight generations, which makes people feel that the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is really the Daji of the troubled country and the Wu Zetian of the troubled country.For a time, Zeng Guofan stood on the commanding heights of morality, he was still a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but he was loyal to the emperor.After Qiao Zhiqing received Zeng Guofan's letter of begging for thieves in Suzhou, he immediately threw himself on the five-body body that this old fox admired.Zeng Guofan is still Zeng Guofan, no matter what time is in danger, he will not be chaotic and firmly hold the initiative in his own hands
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