late Qing Dynasty arrest

Li Guolou is not interested in Zuo Zongtang's luxury car. The eyes of people who come and go from the Royal Summer Palace casually are higher than the top. Except for the dragon chair, he dare not sit on other things. Shuai has something to do with me"

Zuo Zongtang picked up a pair of reading glasses on the grid and put them on the bridge of his nose to see what Li Guolou looked like

This pair of glasses has a great history. It was given to him by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and it was a relic of Emperor Qianlong. However, Cui Yugui, the chief eunuch who managed the treasury of the palace, asked for a bribe of 6000 taels. Zongtang spent 3000 taels of silver to get this pair of glasses. Zuo Zongtang also comforted himself that the relics of Emperor Qianlong were worth [-] taels of silver.

"Guolou, you look like a man. I remember the last time I saw you, you had a greasy hair and a pink face, and you still wore a jade wrench on your hand."

"Marshal Zuo has a really good memory. I still remember the first time we met." Li Guolou could only follow along and didn't refute Zuo Zongtang's words. After becoming an official, he didn't even show his gold watch outside and never wore it. Cross jade wrench [

Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly, took off his glasses, carefully put them into the box, and then said: "Guolou, you have been away for half a year, don't you want to go home?"

Li Guolou showed a smile and moved the corners of his mouth and said: "How can Zuo Dashuai miss home? But since he wants to serve the country and do his best to serve the country, how can he give up halfway and go back? The officer has already wrapped the body of horse leather and has the consciousness not to let Lei go. Heng and Ma Hualong vow not to return to Beijing”

"Yeah, young man with this ambition, I'm handsome, I will fulfill you." Zuo Zongtang was very satisfied with Li Guolou's answer, he stroked his beard and looked at his subordinate's love general. This is what Zuo Zongtang believed in the battle in the Northwest. He believed that this person was a man with great ambitions, and not a stinky foot who was mixed up in the capital to praise the powerful by relying on his appearance and literary talent.

Li Guolou lowered his brows and bowed slightly and said, "I would like to thank Marshal Zuo for his cultivation, so that the younger generation can make meager contributions."

"Hey, you have too few troops, otherwise, how could Lei Heng escape from the national building from Yan'an? You have the ability to train soldiers, and you have to find a way to train more soldiers." Zuo Zongtang is good at calculating, and he knew Li Ziying's casualties. Guolou did not try his best to intercept the fleeing Gelaohui rebellion, but Li Guolou's merits were greater than his success in recapturing Yan'an City and compressing the rebels to the southern plains of Yan'an. From two points of view, Li Guolou still has a strategic vision.

Li Guolou could hear the subtext. Under Zuo Zongtang, an old fox, what happened? The pawns and other lower officials have nothing to say. The situation in Yan'an is complicated. Some troops want to fight fires and grab food. Some troops are chasing after each other and have no subordinate relationship. "Chaos" so far"

"Well, it's not easy to be a qualified commander. Don't blame yourself. I know you're only a battalion. It's not easy to develop this kind of scale." Zuo Zongtang couldn't blame Li Guo too much. The Lou Bing Department distributes salaries according to the size of the army, and the military supplies are not enough. The troops need to find ways to raise money by themselves. It is a rare thing for Li Guolou to contribute money to serve the country. It can be seen that in the face of Prince Gong, we can do more practical things together for the Westernization Movement

"Serving the country, the officials are doing their due duties." Li Guolou raised his eyes and glanced at Zuo Zongtang, full of suspicion, called him into the car and said some irrelevant words, what is the meaning?

Zuo Zongtang covered his mouth with his left hand and coughed for a while, then recovered and said: "I heard from the zodiac officer that you have the ability to see many things clearly. I want you to analyze the development of the situation between the enemy and us and what our army should do." How to deal with today's corrupt situation"

Li Guolou was full of joy in his heart, but his expression was as motionless as a mountain, as calm as the surface of water, fake polite: "Marshal Zuo, you say that, how dare the subordinates talk nonsense, if you say something wrong, wouldn't you make Marshal Zuo laugh at you?"

"Guolou, but it's not good for me to know that you are thoughtful and thoughtful, and your ability to draw inferences from others is unmatched in the world." Zuo Zongtang put a high hat on Li Guolou, anyway, it is a common problem of literati. Become Zhuge Liang's great opinion

Li Guolou had no choice but to share his good ideas with everyone and get a title of Senior Counselor as he fought in the Northwest. He handed over the opportunity and said, "Master Zuo, you're not welcome, I thought Lei Heng There is nothing to worry about, this is a rogue bandit that does not make a difference, as long as Lei Heng is not given a chance to breathe, the rogue bandits without a base will be wiped out soon under the strategy of our army surrounded on all sides, advancing slowly and rushing forward. The big mistake, Lei Heng's department won't make it through the fall."

Li Guolou paused for a moment and raised his head to look at Zuo Zongtang to see Zuo Zongtang's expression. This is also the way to be an official. Learn to speak according to the preference of the chief. If you like to listen to him, then continue to talk, seeing Zuo Zongtang's expression does not move, it seems that his words did not impress Zuo Zongtang

Li Guolou rolled his eyes and said: "The commander-in-chief Zuo thinks that as long as Lei Heng's troops are not allowed to jump out of the encirclement, the remnants of the elder brother will not be overthrown. It is Lei Heng's ending that is Ma Hualong of Jinjibao. The siege of Jinji Fort from both sides took the lead, although Liu Songshan successfully captured Tongxin City and Wuzhong Fort, but it was still too early to defeat Ma Hualong. According to the established strategy, the winner may not be able to tell the difference until next year. The time dragged on for a long time. We must cross the Yellow River to support Ma Hualong. The officer thinks that the strategy of attacking Jinji Fort needs to be adjusted.”

Li Guolou sold a pass, pointing out the shortcomings of Zuo Zongtang's two-sided siege of Jinji Fortress. When it comes to the key points, I won't talk about it.

Zuo Zongtang is well aware of the temperament of literati. The more talented a person is, the more rebellious he is. He is such a person. Shang humbly asked for advice: "Guolou, tell me what are the shortcomings of besieging Jinji Fort from both sides?"

Li Guolou's vanity was extremely inflated and he did not dare to reveal his inner thoughts: "Our army adopted a step-by-step approach and a strategy of attacking the heart, and successively captured Wuzhong Fort, Tongxin City and other fortresses north of Jinji Fort. The return army suffered many casualties. Chen Daoqin's battlefield uprising was a heavy blow to the enemy. The Jinji Fort war further developed in our favor. However, due to the shortened front line, the relative concentration of troops and the retreat of the Pingliang return army led by Mu Shenghua to the Jinji Fort area, the enemy's strength was limited. The increased number of available soldiers exceeds [-]. The return army relies on the second canal of the Qin and Han Dynasties to dig trenches and build walls. The infantry defends against the walls. The casualties of our army will double up, so our army should change its combat policy according to the changes in the returning army."

Zuo Zongtang said contemptuously: "Guolou, tell me how to change it, whether to use official hats or buy it with money."

Li Guolou smiled and said: "Master Zuo, what you said is that the small way should be used, of course it must be used, but it depends on people and success depends on the number of days. The fort is located on the bank of the Yellow River, and there is no art of war that everyone will ignore the Yellow River” [

Li Guolou pointed his finger at the mother river, the Yellow River. He is a ruthless man, pointing out a poisonous plan to use the water of the Yellow River to flood the Jinji Fort area.

Jinjibao has two dangerous places: one is the mouth of the gorge in the west, which is not only the mouth of the Qingtong gorge of the Yellow River, but also the mouth of the second Qin and Han canal; The canal joins here and flows north into the mouth of the Yellow River Gorge, controlling the water inlet, and Yongning Cave, which controls the water outlet. These two places are very important to the safety of Jinji Fort. Now the water outlet, Yongning Cave, is within the control range of Liu Songshan and the Hunan Army. Li Guo If Lou didn't have Dao Ming, then Liu Songshan's Hunan army didn't need to attack Jinji Fort desperately, it just needed to occupy this strategic location, and then the Qing army only needed to capture the mouth of the Qingtong Gorge on the Yellow River and use the water from the Yellow River to turn Jinji Fort into a sea for the enemy All the fortifications in the city turned into a swamp, the enemy cannot be defeated, the enemy's food will rot, and the hundreds of thousands of Jinji Fortress will starve to death even if they are hungry

Zuo Zongtang picked up the map with both hands and laughed wildly. He is not an old-fashioned nerd who opens his mouth and keeps silent. Otherwise, he would not have been dormant for more than ten years before he became an official. Zuo Zongtang is a big devil. In his eyes, Li Guolou's insidious strategy belongs to the above-mentioned strategy. The best strategy in the strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting, which is to flood Jinji Fortress with water.

"A good strategy, so many counselors dare to bring up this idea. It's not a good thing for a scholar to have a common man, or Guolou is a well-known hero. If he has such an idea, this trip is worthwhile. A strategy is worth a hundred thousand troops. Li Guolou is really a blessing of the Qing Dynasty. I ask you, did you come up with it yourself or was it proposed by your subordinates?" Zuo Zongtang still doesn't believe that Li Guolou is Xinke Tanhualang and should be a leading figure in the literary world. How can he come up with such a poisonous plan?

Li Guolou blushes blushingly and has a thick neck. He already has the potential to become a leader in the literary world. If the capital is friendly with "Mao Changxi", Dong Xun, Lu Runxiang, Tan Zongjun and other literati, if people know that he is such a despicable person, he will use the Yellow River. Zhishui has harmed hundreds of thousands of Hui people. This literary criticism will ruin his reputation for the rest of his life, and even some radical literati will break off diplomatic relations with him. What is the difference from Xiang Yu's massacre of the city? Alas, Sisi hesitated and said: "I will deal with the matter of Zuo Dashuai." I just mentioned whether to use this strategy or not, don’t mention the name of the next official, the next official is a civil official who doesn’t want to be criticized in a righteous way.”

"Hey" Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said: "Guolou's words are bad. There is no such thing as perfection in war. Everyone in the enemy-occupied area is the enemy. I have so-called scruples in war. Winning is the key. If you lose, of course the new account and the old account will be counted together. You deserve it if you are scolded for thousands of years. You are still young and don’t be bound by ethics. have to"

Zuo Zongtang regards Li Guolou as Zhang Liang, who is hard to find in a thousand years, which makes Li Guolou feel flattered. After meeting Bole, he had a long talk that completely changed his view of Zuo Zongtang. Originally, he was wary of Zuo Zongtang and always wanted to Suppressing Zuo Zongtang's forces above the court is now slightly favored but not in a heart-to-heart situation

Li Guolou pointed at the map with some worries and said, "Commander Zuo is afraid that he will see this move when he returns to the army, so Qingtongxiakou will become the key to the two armies' competition. In addition to occupying this dangerous pass, our army has to sit still It's not easy, so I can't "fuck" Ma Hualong, who is now showing weakness to Jinji Fort, and bullshitting with him, first talking nonsense on the negotiating table to make him think that our army is capable of continuing to attack Jinji Fort this year, etc. After destroying Lei Heng's troops, let Lei Zheng Wan and Lei Shengyuan returned to the Qingtongxiakou, otherwise the troops will be stretched. I am afraid that the Qingtongxiakou battle will become the grave of our army."

Zuo Zongtang looked at Li Guolou deeply in shock, thinking that Li Guolou was so scheming, he was plotting one after another, and even fought a psychological battle with the enemy without gunpowder. This person will never be content with the status quo. It's a pity that he is capable Restraining Li Guolou's ambition, Zuo Zongtang couldn't figure out Li Guolou's true thoughts, he could only subtly smile, pretending to be scheming, and looked at the team outside the car

Li Guolou didn't want to say any more. Zuo Zongtang's heart was deeply imprinted this time with his first exposure. Take a closer look at what kind of glasses are 3000 taels of silver. I think Zuo Zongtang has seen his little tricks

"Don't move." Zuo Zongtang snatched the glasses case and stared viciously. How could Li Guolou "touch" the glasses that his son couldn't touch?

Zuo Zongtang's gold-rimmed glasses are true in history, and they really cost three thousand silver

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