Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 278 Zeng Guofan’s last road to liberation

Chapter 278 Zeng Guofan’s last road! Liberation!
Historically, Li Xuyi died in mourning in his hometown about last year, and his final official position was governor of Anhui.

In this world, his final official position was Chief Envoy of Hubei, while Li Xubin has been serving as Governor of Anhui.

In addition, the Hunan Army encountered an unprecedented crisis in this world, so he did not go home to mourn last year, but instead avoided serious illness.

Inside the old governor's office in Anqing.

Yuan Jiasan, the governor of Liangjiang, represented Su Yi and appeased the many civil and military officials who had surrendered.

After a whole day, it was finally Li Xuyi's turn.

Li Xuyi also worked as an official in Anhui for a long time. Later, in order to avoid Li Xubin, the governor of Anhui, he went to Hubei as the chief envoy.

At that time, Li Xuyi was serving as the imperial envoy of Anhui, while Yuan Jiasan had served as the imperial envoy of the imperial court in Anhui for a period of time. The two had cooperation and differences, but most of them were disagreements.

Seeing Li Xuyi, Yuan Jiasan sighed softly.

For a moment, Li Xuyi felt extremely bitter in his heart.

Because he knows the taste of this sigh too well.

Yuan Jiasan felt that Li Xuyi was a rare talent. If he could surrender to Su Yi early, he would definitely be able to achieve great things.

Wen can be the governor of a province, and Wu can be the division commander, or even a higher position.

But now it's too late.

"Master Yuan, there is no need to hold back for me." Li Xuyi said: "We people cannot turn our backs on the Hunan Army at the critical moment. No matter what we think in our hearts, we can only go to the dark side."

Yuan Jiasan said: "I understand, ask yourself, if I were in your perspective, it is really hard to predict whether I could have decisively taken refuge with the prince two years ago. The reason why I decisively defected to the prince is largely because I have no faction and no backing."

Li Xuyi said: "Not everyone is Zuo Jigao."

Zuo Zongtang was once the most core member of the Hunan Army, and had controlled the military and political power of the entire Hunan for a long time. But at the critical moment, he abandoned everything and joined Su Yi.

Just like-minded people.

Yuan Jiasan said: "Kerang, do you want to go back to Wuchang?"

Li Xuyi said: "Do you want me to go back and persuade you to surrender?"

Yuan Jiasan said: "No, I will just let you go back without any conditions."

Li Xuyi felt even more bitter in his heart. After all, he was among the top figures in the Hunan Army, but at this time, he had no value at all to Su Yi.

Not only did they not surrender, they didn't even bother to take prisoners.

Li Xuyi shook his head and said: "No, I won't go back, just be a prisoner like this. Stay with the captured brothers and follow the policy arrangements."

Yuan Jiasan said: "Okay, that's it."

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Lin Chang'er realized belatedly that she became the woman most obsessed with her husband.

At less than twenty-five years old, she is already the mother of three children.

Then she decided not to give birth.

Now, she is in the most beautiful moment of her life. If she is born again, she is worried that she will never be beautiful again.

Before, she deliberately called Hongren "Li Niang" every day and deliberately insulted him.

But now, I basically don’t shout anymore.

"I'm so upset now. If I don't lose weight, I'm a little fat. If I lose weight, I'm afraid I won't be as big as Hong Renli." She also held it up with her hands and weighed the weight herself.

Su Yi said: "Before, I kept calling me mother, and we were so close. The three of us slept in the same bed, and I felt like an outsider. Why am I competing with her every day now?"

Lin Chang'er said: "I was ignorant before and didn't know how to fight for men."

After returning to Jiujiang, Su Yi tried his best to drink a bowl of water and spend the night in turns.

Tonight, it's Lin Chang'er's turn.

This girl started late but is very bold and direct.

At this time, she was wearing an almost completely transparent silk nightgown, with really nothing underneath.

Among the women, she is the most fleshy.

Seems lustful and pure.

Like Bingbing, she is naturally white.

She had already looked white in the early years, but she had been pampered and pampered these past few years, and she looked like a porcelain doll.

Bingbing is gorgeous and she looks simple.

Even though he is almost twenty-five years old, he still seems to have a milky air.

Su Yi is handling official business.

She sat quietly and waited.

When Su Yi stretched, she immediately came over in surprise and said softly: "Husband, are you okay?"

"That's almost it." Su Yi said.

She immediately came over, sat directly on Su Yi's lap, and rubbed her face against hers.

Pink letter, lick it gently.

She was so direct, and her whole expression and eyes were filled with that desire to be close.

Su Yi reached out to explore it.

Still can't put it down.

It's really smooth as jade and completely flawless.

"I've been practicing for so long. I don't know if it will have any effect, but don't let go." She was so simple, but she spoke like a tiger or a wolf as soon as she spoke.

Then, she stretched out her palm.

Then he chuckled and said, "Fortunately, my husband is strong, maybe it's just right."

"My washing is fragrant, and the bath essence is slightly sweet. You... do you still want to eat it?"

Then, she sat directly on the table and turned away.

You can't learn how to seduce people.

What matters is simplicity and roughness.

But she is also pure, and she is also full of innocence.

There is no scheming or beating around the bush in my heart, I just want to be close.

At this time, there were footsteps outside, and a person pushed the door directly in.

See this scene in front of you.

Hong Renli said: "Lin Chang'er, please save your face and don't do this every time."

Chang'er said angrily: "Hong Renli, you just want to show your face. You didn't marry my husband. It's my turn today. Don't come and snatch it away. I'm not willing to share it with you."

Hong Renli was dressed in a black uniform, looking gorgeous and sassy. He came directly to Su Yi, put the text in front of Su Yi seriously and said: "Anqing has won a great victory. It has been occupied in less than five days."

"This is a detailed battle report."

Su Yi took it over and looked at it carefully and said, "Chen Yucheng finally kept his position as division commander."

Hong Renli said: "Fighting the Hunan Army is not a skill, fighting foreigners is. Zuo Zongtang's fighting in the northwest is also a skill."

The Western Expeditionary Army is really doing better and better in the northwest.

Not only is the military getting better and better, but politics is also getting better and better.

Black and white, either/or, played very well.

At the beginning, there were enemies everywhere.

But now, the differences are clear.

All ahead are enemies. In the rear, they are all people.

The northwest is too big, and the rebels can easily disappear without a trace.

Zuo Zongtang's 60,000-strong Western Expeditionary Army had a really difficult time fighting at the beginning, but now there are no one who knows how many people reported the news, and even the food and grass supplies are getting less and less.

Because it is solved locally in the northwest.

The savior of tens of millions of people in the northwest, this is definitely not just talk.

And in the past year, he didn't know how many civilians he had saved, not just Han people.

The Western Expeditionary Army did not harm the people, did not rob, and did not expropriate violently.

In times of difficulty, military rations were even used to feed the people.

When the farming season is busy, we even help the farmers work together.

When military rations are needed, they must be purchased at reasonable prices.

Moreover, when there is a good harvest, it is the day when the rebels plunder food.

Zuo Zongtang directly launched the Harvest Campaign and organized an army to protect the harvest.

There may be a crazy fight going on dozens of miles ahead, and countless farmers desperately trying to harvest the harvest dozens of miles behind.

Su Yi rarely played like a family between soldiers and civilians. His army had always kept a distance from the people.

It was in this special environment of the Northwest that the military and the people began to become one family together with hundreds of millions of Han people.

"The princess organized a banquet for the female family members of the British aristocracy, and invited Chen Yucheng's wife, Lu." Hong Renli said: "Mr. Lu was not sure and asked me if she should participate."

Chen Yucheng's wife, Lu, can even be regarded as the most beautiful woman in heaven.

The appearance and figure are no less than those of Hong Renli and Fu Shanxiang.

However, Su Yi is completely indifferent and will basically avoid his subordinates' wives and concubines completely.

Su Yi asked: "When is the banquet?"

Hong Renli said: "Probably after the victory in the Battle of Anqing."

Su Yi said: "See for yourselves."

Hong Renli said: "Then let her go. Not only her, but also Li Xiucheng's wife and Lai Wenguang's wife will go together."

Lin Chang'er said: "Li Xiucheng's wife is okay, will Lai Wenguang's wife go too?"

Hong Renli said: "Why, do you think it will embarrass your husband?"

Lai Wenguang's wife is not young, has not read much, and is a bit vulgar.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lin Chang'er asked.

Hong Renli said: "You little girl, have you forgotten that you are from the Kingdom of Heaven? I despise the people from the Kingdom of Heaven for being vulgar. Why didn't I see you so vain when I was a child?"

"I'm just vain, what's wrong?" Lin Chang'er said.

In fact, she is the least vain of all.

Not aggressive or competitive, he just stays in his yard every day and enclosures for himself.

"Okay, it's time to go." Lin Chang'er stepped forward and pushed Hong Renli away.

Unexpectedly, Hong Renli directly took off the outer uniform, revealing the dark purple underwear underneath.

Mature, sexy and charming to the extreme.

and Lin Chang'er seemed to form two extremes.

"You want to come with me to steal a man again, can't you let me be alone with my husband?" Lin Chang'er said frustrated.

Next, an extremely beautiful scene was staged.

Hong Qi waist.

Lin Qi’s face.

This was nothing, but at this moment Hong Renli was kissing Lin Chang'er's chest.

"You, what are you doing? You are shameless." Lin Chang'er exclaimed.

"You think I just want to satisfy your beastly husband." Hong Renli said.

Lin Chang'er said: "My husband is not a beast. I think you are a pervert yourself."

While galloping, Hong Renli slapped Lin Chang'er on the buttocks and said: "Call my mother, shout quickly, shout quickly..."

Lin Chang'er said: "You are too perverted. You are not allowed to enter my room next time. My husband belongs to me alone."

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There was deathly silence in Wuchang City.

The bad news of the defeat reached Wuchang in just three days along the Yangtze River. Many senior officials of the Hunan Army were in complete disbelief and felt that this was entirely Su Yi's intelligence blackmail.

How can it be?

In less than five days, Anqing fell?
With such a strong defense line, so many fortresses, and a hundred thousand troops, there is no problem in defending for several months.

Why is this happening?
There is no way it will fall in five days.

However, the news that came next became more and more detailed.

"No wonder it failed, no wonder it failed."

"Among the Anqing garrison, there are actually so many old troops of Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi, and so many of them were instigated by Su Yi's intelligence department to rebel."

"The city defense of Anqing was built in rebellion, so if there are any flaws, Chen Yucheng and others are aware of them."

"You know the flaws and there are thieves inside, so no wonder it fell so quickly."

"Wuchang City is different. We have been running this city for nearly ten years, and these hundreds of thousands of troops are our direct line troops and are not easily incited to rebel."

"So, Wuchang City is completely different."

Li Xubin, Zeng Guoquan and others were desperately looking for various reasons to convince themselves and everyone present.

Anqing fell so quickly, but Wuchang certainly wouldn't.

But Peng Yulin, Luo Bingzhang, Zeng Guofan and others were silent.

After a long while, someone suddenly asked: "Is Shen Baozhen here?"

Zeng Guoquan's expression changed. What does this mean?
Do you want Shen Baozhen to persuade you to surrender?
"If you want to surrender at this time, it's too late, it's too late!" Zeng Guoquan said sternly: "If you want to surrender, you surrendered last year. Now the crusade against Su Yi has been sent out, and the thirteen deadly sins have been punished. , want to surrender, it’s too late.”

"No surrender, no surrender." Li Xubin said: "The reason why Anqing fell so quickly is because half of the people surrendered."

"Su Yi has more than 40,000 people, and the entire Wuchang garrison is 140,000, which is three or four times the strength. As long as we fight to the death and fight to the last soldier, we may not be unable to win."

Then, someone suddenly said: "Perhaps, the battlefield should not have been in Anqing and Wuchang, but in Chengdu, which is far away from the Yangtze River and has natural dangers to defend, so that it can last long enough."

"At that time, we should have made a decisive decision and withdraw all the more than 200,000 troops into Sichuan. That would be the worst option and would lead to the Shu-Han situation."

Shi Dakai was obsessed with running away and wanted to go to Sichuan and become king on his own. Historically, he tried his best but failed.

If the Hunan Army had decisively abandoned Hubei, Hunan, and Anhui and completely retreated from Sichuan, with an army of more than 200,000, it would have been able to manage the entire Sichuan airtight.

However, at that time, it was extremely unwilling to give up Jiangsu.

Hubei and Hunan are the foundation of the Hunan Army. How can we give up?

Zeng Guofan looked at the crowd and said word by word: "Brothers, if someone wants to surrender, I will never stop it, and I understand it very well. But I will fight resolutely until the end."

Then, Zeng Guofan left.

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Next, the entire city of Wuchang was in panic.

Especially those at the top are always waiting for Su Yi's emissary.

You don't even need a level like Shen Baozhen. Levels like Li Si, Baizhen, and Li Qi are enough.

However, Su Yi's messenger did not come.

Many people were waiting for surrender, and waiting for price, but none of them showed up.

There is only one news to wait for. Su Yi's army in Anqing has begun to gather again.

Moreover, only 35,000 people came, leaving more than 10,000 people to defend Anqing and continue to manage tens of thousands of prisoners.

The main navy, with hundreds of troop transport ships, came towards Wuchang City in a mighty manner.

Dozens of airships in the sky also slowly moved westward.

Moreover, in the face of the Hunan Army's water scout boats, they did not expel or sink them, but allowed them to return to Wuchang to report.

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Zeng Guofan came to Yellow Crane Tower again.

He had received the bad news of defeat countless times, even more tragic times.

Now, he still has at least hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands.

But I didn't know that my heart was so sad at this time.

He looked at the rolling water of the Yangtze River and felt inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Peng Yulin walked up.

"Every time I see the Yangtze River, I feel a lot of emotion. After the late emperor came to the Yellow Crane Tower, he was also very shocked when he looked at the Yangtze River."

"When I see the Yangtze River, poems written by immortals come to mind."

"But when Su Yi and I were at the Yellow Crane Tower, he was very calm looking at the Yangtze River. However, we talked a lot, and many of them have been forgotten. There is one sentence that I remember very clearly."

"We talked about Yang Shen's words, The waves are full of heroes, the waves are full of heroes."

"The late emperor also discussed this poem with me, which one he thought was better."

"At the time, I felt that Yang Shen was too pessimistic. Could it be that so many heroes in history would be wiped out by the waves of time and completely disappear? But now, I think it makes sense. Heroes cannot withstand the baptism of time."

"The waves behind the Yangtze River chase the waves ahead, and I, the wave in front, will disappear completely."

Peng Yulin asked: "What did Su Yi say at that time?"

Zeng Guofan said: "At that time, Su Yi said, don't always stare at the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. If you look at them for too long, you will become narrow-minded. You should stare at the vast ocean, or even the stars in the sky."

"At that time, I was disdainful in my heart. I felt that young people were impetuous and flashy and not down to earth."

"If you didn't win the battle against the waves of the Yangtze River, why should you go to the vast ocean to seek death?" Zeng Guofan said slowly: "In the end, he really went to the vast ocean to fight. Although in the sea, his reputation is still unknown. He is still not strong and cannot be said to be victorious. But he who has fought in the vast ocean will have no rivals when he returns to the Yangtze River."

Peng Yulin was silent for a while and then said, "Marshal, you go to Sichuan. I will command the Battle of Wuchang."

Zeng Guofan was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "No, I won't go."

"I felt humiliated before because Su Yi was too indifferent to us. We were engaged in the first line of defense, the second line of defense, and the third line of defense here, but he didn't care at all."

"Rong Lu led his army to leave Chengdu and asked us to take advantage of the situation and run Sichuan. He was not very angry."

"Now it seems that our so-called three lines of defense strategy is ridiculous."

"What's the use of local warlords like us running Sichuan?"

According to the history of a few decades later, it is still somewhat useful.

Liu Xiang and other warlords had occupied Sichuan for many years, and Jiang was helpless.

It is said that the Hunan Army is more famous and powerful than Liu Xiang and others.

But... now people including Zeng Guofan know clearly that the so-called management of Sichuan is very nonsense.

Because it is still unified.

The center was already weak, but it was lifted up again by Su Yi.

"Su Yi is like a wave now, sweeping across with no disadvantages." Zeng Guofan said: "Just look at the capital and you will know that so many bannermen hate Su Yi in their hearts. Even Ronglu and Jingshou combined have more troops. But... the bannermen, princes and ministers counterattacked a little, and with just one Tong Jiewu, they were pushed back and stopped fighting again. "

"The war situation in our south has not reached the capital yet. The Heilongjiang defense line in the north is obviously in danger. Su Yi's center should be shaky. As a result, the capital is strangely quiet. The bannermen, princes and ministers don't even fight back. What do you think? Why is this?"

Peng Yulin said slowly: "Although the interests of these bannermen have been greatly damaged, and although their wealth has been cut off, it is like killing their father. But... almost everyone knows in their hearts that Su Yi is taking the right path. . So no matter what you do, you can’t be confident.”

Zeng Guofan said slowly: "With the great righteousness of the world, there will be no disadvantage in any direction."

Peng Yulin said: "Commander, Su Yi has great righteousness now, but he may not have great righteousness in the future. When the emperor grows up, do you want to return to power?"

Zeng Guofan said: "That's too far away, seven or eight years later."

Peng Yulin was silent, yes, it was too far away.

After a long while, Peng Yulin suddenly bowed down and said: "Commander, surrender, surrender!"

Zeng Guofan was silent for a long time and said: "Brother Xueqin, I have been wanting to say this for a long, long time."

Peng Yulin remained silent and did not refute.

In fact, he did not agree with Zeng Guofan's line of confrontation from the beginning. He wanted to agree with Su Yi's conditions from the beginning.

But there is no way, he is one of the giants of the Hunan Army, and he must obey the will of the entire Hunan Army.

Zeng Guofan said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we have held your will hostage. Whether you want it or not, we have been holding you hostage to go further and further."

Peng Yulin said: "Commander, why do you say this? Without the Hunan Army, there would be no me, Peng Yulin. Of course, I will advance and retreat together with all my brothers."

Then, Peng Yulin once again bowed deeply and said: "Commander, surrender!"

Zeng Guofan looked at the surging river water outside, shook his head and said: "No, we can't surrender."

Didn’t you see that Su Yi didn’t even send an envoy to persuade him to surrender?
"Can't surrender, I can't surrender." Zeng Guofan sighed.

"If I had taken refuge with Su Yi three years ago, then I, Zeng Guofan, would now be one of the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang and a minister with a strong position."

"If I had surrendered to Su Yi last year, I would still be a wise man, and I would still have my place in the future center."

"If I surrender now, my reputation will be completely ruined and I will be infamy for thousands of years."

"For the sake of my posthumous reputation, I...I will die on the battlefield."

"For the future of my brothers, I will die on the battlefield."

"In order to save a little bit of honor, I will die on the battlefield."

Zeng Guofan held Peng Yulin's hand and said slowly: "On the battlefield, I will take Zeng Guoquan and Li Xubin to die together. If a few of us die, we can win a little dignity for you, and we can win for you." A little way out.”

"Brother Xueqin, a few of us have become obsolete and can die. However, the Hunan Army cannot be completely destroyed, and it cannot have no place at all in the future. After all this hard work, we must leave something for our descendants. "

"It's easy for us to die once, but after we die, you have to lead the brothers of the Hunan Army to continue fighting, so you are the most difficult."

Peng Yulin suddenly burst into tears.

Zeng Guofan said: "Yulin, we have missed many, many opportunities. At this time, there is almost no place for Su Yi. But there will be another opportunity in the future. Do you know what it is?"

"I probably know, but please let me know, Commander-in-Chief," Peng Yulin said.

Zeng Guofan said: "The emperor will always grow up, and he will always be able to rule personally. This day will always come in seven or eight years."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the remnants of our Hunan Army."

"From now on, you have to plan how to persuade Su Yi to advance."

"First of all, Su Yi definitely wants to sit in that position. But regardless of whether he wants to do it or not, we must do our best to let him sit in that position."

"Next, whether you are an official or in the opposition, you must do everything possible to highlight, pave the way, and create an atmosphere so that Su Yi can ascend to that big position in the most royal, reasonable, and correct way."

"Although Lin Li's powerful society is powerful, their policies are too extreme, too new, lack tolerance, and they are too far away from the traditional scholar-bureaucrats."

"The people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom most hope that Su Yi will ascend to the throne. But their thinking is more extreme and they are more opposed to the traditional scholar-bureaucrat class."

"Therefore, the only ones who can help Su Yi win over scholars and scholar-bureaucrats are us, the elite of the Hunan Army."

"This is the only way for our Hunan Army to rise, and it is the most suitable way for us to take. So in the next few years, you have to be deeply rooted in the gentry camp, immerse yourself in business, and spend a few years, or even a dozen Years have passed to clear away moral and public opinion obstacles for Su Yi to ascend to the throne, in order to build momentum."

"Su Yi will next attack scholars, financial groups, local officials, and even the landlord class."

"You have to work hard to cushion his policies and be a knife for him."

"In short, we want all scholars in the world to support Su Yi in ascending to the throne in the future."

"In this way, our Hunan Army will really survive."

Peng Yulin knelt down and cried: "Commander, since you know so clearly, it's up to you to do it."

"No." Zeng Guofan said: "I can't forget that Su Yi who was once beheaded and executed by me. It's not that my knees are hard, it's that I'm narrow-minded. I can kneel to the mediocre and incompetent late emperor, but I can't kneel to the powerful Su Yi Kneel down because I am unwilling to pass that hurdle.”

"Besides, I must die!"

"Only if I die, and die in the most heroic way, can I get a little respect from Su Yi, and a little respect from the world."

"Peng Yulin, do you remember what I said?"

Peng Yulin said: "Remember."

Zeng Guofan said: "Can you do it well?"

Peng Yulin said: "I can do a good job, and I can find a way for the Hunan Army to survive in the future."

Zeng Guofan said: "Okay, in this way, I can die generously with peace of mind."

Since ancient times, the most difficult thing is to die.

But now, Zeng Guofan felt relaxed and liberated.

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Note: Today's plot has been conceived for a long time, and it will be updated tomorrow with more than 10,000 words. Thank you all.

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