The three of them spoke one after another, what were their thoughts? Yi Zhizu leaned back slightly on the back of the chair, pondering carefully, Yishan is a minister of the Qin Mission and a clan, but he is a declining idle clan, is he worried about the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty for the sake of the overall situation? Or is it for their own sake, worried that the British army is strong, and Jiangning has no hope of winning the first battle? Or are you worried that you will be transferred to Tianjin and lose the opportunity to preside over the Jiangning War?

Yang Fang is the deputy envoy of the counselor's military affairs, and he commands the green battalions of Hunan and Hubei provinces to be stationed in Jiujiang, and the chance of reinforcing Tianjin is very small, so he should be worried about the situation in Jiangning, Lin Zexu needless to say, he only cares about Jiangning, and is worried that Xuzhou's troops will be transferred to Tianjin, weakening Jiangning's defensive forces. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi spoke: "The British reinforcements have just arrived, there is no action yet, and it is impossible to analyze the strategic intentions of the British army. ”

Lin Zexu glanced at him and said, "What does contentment mean, is it to fold and strengthen the emperor's determination?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhishu suddenly understood, it turned out that several people were worried about Daoguang's vacillation, and Shangjiezi was firm in Daoguang's determination, but he was worried that the British army would attack Tianjin, and it was difficult to escape the blame afterwards, he nodded immediately, and said without hesitation: "Not bad." ”

"It's easy to say." Monk Lingqin sneered: "This fold is handed over, in case the British army attacks Tianjin..... Contentment is not responsible. ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at him and said, "What should I do with the meaning of the prince?" ”

Monk Lingqin snorted lightly from his nose and ignored it, they had made a mistake for this before, and the upper fold was determined that Daoguang would fight the battle of Jiangning, for fear of delaying the military situation, and afterwards Daoguang would definitely settle accounts after the autumn, if he didn't go to the fold, and he was afraid that Daoguang would waver, he transferred troops from Xuzhou to reinforce Tianjin, and missed the opportunity to fight Jiangning.

Seeing this situation, Yishan got up and took his hookah on the table, filled the tobacco slowly, and then buried his head in smoking without saying a word.

Lin Zexu glanced at the four of them speechlessly, and then at Chen Huacheng, who was not smoking, shook his head, got up and opened the window, in the smoke, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "You are all old military affairs, you know each other and your confidant, and you understand the truth of not being defeated in a hundred battles, how can you know each other and confidant?" Naturally, through the collection of intelligence, the so-called intelligence warfare.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, in fact, the intelligence collection is more before the grain and grass, Yingyi began to collect the intelligence of our Qing Dynasty many years ago, but we have never collected the intelligence of Yingyi, it can be said that we have lost the intelligence war.

Last year, why did Yingyi dare to send a fleet composed of three main warships, with more than 10,000 troops, to come to the Qing Dynasty to show off his might? This is entirely because the "Amsterd" coastal collection of provincial sailors and coastal port cities intelligence, for the "Amsterd", you should be familiar with the "Amsterd", right? ”

Chen Huacheng knew this, he nodded, and said: "The Amsterdam went north along the coast in the twelfth year of Daoguang, and at that time, the last general was the admiral of the Fujian Navy Division, and he had expelled the merchant ship in Xiamen, and after hearing about the ship, it broke into the oceans of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Yi Zhizhi nodded and said: "The Amsterdam has stayed in the Wusongkou area for more than half a month, and in addition, last year's Yingyi fleet ravaged the southeast coast can also be regarded as a comprehensive military test and investigation, I believe that the Yingyi fleet has always focused on the southeast coast, not Tianjin. ”

Hearing this, Seng Lingqin couldn't help but say: "It is too rash to conclude that the Yingyi fleet will not attack Tianjin based on this, right?" ”

Yi Zhishu didn't even raise his eyelids, and continued: "The scale of Yingyi's reinforcements this time is not small, I don't know if you have noticed, there are forty large and small warships, twelve steamships, and more than forty transport merchant ships. ”

Lin Zexu hurriedly asked, "What's the clue?" ”

"Last year, the ratio of Yingyi's warships to merchant ships was one to two. This year's reinforcements were outnumbered by merchant ships, but the ratio was one to one. Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Yingyi's firearms are powerful, and the consumption of ammunition is quite large, and there are only more than forty transport merchant ships for reinforcements this time, and they should be loaded with ammunition supplies." ”

Yang Fang said in a deep voice: "Contentment means that Yingyi didn't carry enough grain and grass? ”

Yi Zhishu nodded slowly, and said, "Grain and grass can be raised on our southeast coast, but ammunition cannot be raised on the spot, of course....... It cannot be ruled out that Yingyi will have a convoy of transport ships to ...... in the future. ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, if Yingyi is followed by a transport fleet, there must be a warship with him, and Yishan asked: "Judging by contentment, is it possible that there will be a transport fleet in the future?" ”

"Not big." Yi Zhi said confidently: "This can be analyzed from two aspects, one is that the price of flour in Guangzhou continues to rise, which shows that someone is continuing to buy a large number of people, and Yingyi is a staple food of pasta." Second, the rations of the British troops in the South Seas and the Far East were supplied by India, and the British rear admiral and rear admiral of the army before the Puding Cha were all drawn from India. ”

Yishan listened with a slight bow, and secretly admired in his heart, this kid is worthy of being a businessman, and even the price of flour has been noticed, he smiled in a relaxed tone: "Pay attention to all knowledge, I think it should be changed, and pay attention to all information everywhere." ”

"That's exactly what your lord said." Yi Zhishu said seriously: "Collecting intelligence should be collected in all directions, and the details reflect the most real situation. ”

"I have long heard that I am familiar with Yingyi, and when I see it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation." Yishan praised without hesitation, and then said: "With contentment analysis, how will the Yingyi fleet act next?" ”

"Your Excellency, this is a problem." Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "How dare you say this? ”

Listening to the tone of this, he really analyzed Yingyi's actions, and several people present were very interested, Lin Zexu glanced at a few people, and said with a smile: "If you are content and talk nonsense, we will also listen to it, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

If he doesn't take out some dry goods, he is likely to be ignored and difficult to enter this core decision-making circle, and furthermore, he also hopes to be able to strengthen the determination of the Daoguang Jiangning battle through these people, and he does not shirk at the moment, and said slowly: "The Guangdong Navy Division now has thirty sail warships, large and small, and in terms of the division of warships by the British and Yi, they all belong to the category of five or six auxiliary warships, however, the British fleet will not let the Guangdong Navy Division go unpunished, There will definitely be a fleet left enough to blockade the mouth of Guangzhou and Haikou to keep the Guangdong sailors in Humen. ”

Lin Zexu asked rhetorically: "Yingyi is not worried about repeating the mistake of the Guangdong Fleet's sharpening of the sword and the annihilation of the ocean?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "Guangdong Naval Division, the British fleet must be blocked. Otherwise, there are worries. ”

"Contentment makes sense." Yang Fang said approvingly: "Go on." ”

After a slight pause, Yi Zhizhi continued: "In view of the lesson of the grinding knife ocean, and also because the Guangdong naval division has the strength to fight, the Yingyi fleet will inevitably attack the coastal military ports along the way all the way north, not only to clear the sea route, but also to eliminate worries -- to prevent the Fujian naval division from going south to Guangzhou to flank the remaining fleet, and Xiamen may be the first target of attack. ”

Chen Huacheng said: "Didn't the Yingyi fleet have been cleaned up last year, and even Keelung, Taiwan, has not been spared ....... ”

"It's just a gesture, and the Yingyi fleet shouldn't let it go." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Next, it should be Dinghai, Ningbo, Dinghai is because the Yingyi fleet needs a base in this sea area, and Ningbo is to raise military rations." ”

Monk Greenqin said: "Isn't Yingyi a staple food of pasta? ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him and said, "The prince may not know that there are many traitors in the Yingyi fleet. ”

There are traitors in the British fleet, and the local civil and military officials who were attacked by the British fleet in various places last year frequently mentioned it, and several people here knew it, Yishan continued: "Next, is Wusongkou?" ”

Lin Zexu glanced at everyone and said, "Is it necessary to quickly inform Fujian and Zhejiang to make preparations as soon as possible?" ”

"There's no need." Yishan said without thinking: "This is just a contented guess, and besides, this battle of Jiangning is the key, and it must not be a big loss because of a small one, and in addition, if you don't notice, maybe there will be fewer casualties." ”

Hearing this, Chen Huacheng couldn't help but sigh secretly, Yi Zhi's analysis can be said to be the head of the way, the Yingyi fleet will attack the north along the way, without notice, it is equivalent to seeing death and not saving, however, if you are notified, there are only two possibilities, one is to defeat before the battle, the other is to increase casualties, and it may make Yingyi suspicious, although it is Ci who is not in charge of the army, but thinking that he doesn't know how many officers and soldiers of the green battalion will die in battle, he still has a faint pain in his heart, his two sons died at the hands of Yingyi last year, I don't know if it's the result of being abandoned.

Listening to Yi Zhi's analysis, Yang Fang couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and immediately smiled: "Yuan Qi's group practiced a battle to recover Dinghai, it is really not a fluke, contentment with a little experience, and will definitely be able to become a generation of famous generals in the future." ”

"Master Hou is so ridiculous, he doesn't dare to be content." Yi Zhishu hurriedly said humbly: "It's just talk on paper, you guys listen to it, you listen to it." ”

"Be content and be humble." Yishan said with a smile: "Against Yingyi, when it comes to knowing each other and knowing one's confidant, I am afraid that no one in the Qing Dynasty can be satisfied." ”

Seeing that the high hats were sent one after another without money, Yi Zhixiang hurriedly said a few polite words, and then looked at Lin Zexu and said: "As soon as I got ashore, I hurried over, hungry, can the lord of the ministry enjoy a meal?" ”

"That's an oversight." Lin Zexu got up with a smile and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, take a break..... for a while." ”

Yang Fang said with a smile: "Age is not forgiving, and the old man is also trying to rest for a while." ”

"In the afternoon, we have to discuss, the west chamber is the bedroom, and the Hou Ye might as well rest in the west chamber." Yishan said and stood up and looked at Monk Lingqin, and said, "The scenery of this courtyard is good, is the prince interested in walking?" ”

Everyone saluted and separated, Yishan and Monk Greenqin slowly paced to the courtyard behind the study, strolled along the verandah, and was silent for a long time, Yishan sighed lightly: "Yi Zhizu is very smart and thoughtful, if you want to train the Yuanqi group as a gunman, I am afraid it is impossible." ”

Monk Greenqin nodded, and said: "The Yuanqi regiment trains 5,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed in three places, does not interact with the green camp, and does not rely on the imperial court for any supply, and it is impossible to find out the details at all, it can be seen that there is a heart of prevention, and it is easy to know that the kid is not a master who is easy to handle, if he really wants to use the Yuanqi regiment training as a gunman, that kid may dare to turn his face on the spot, the fish and the bear's paw cannot be both, only to choose, which is more important, there is no need to say more." ”

Which is more important, Yishan naturally knows that Jiangning will win a great victory, this is a great merit, even if he can't take the opportunity to weaken the strength of Yuanqi Tuanlian, Daoguang will not be harsh, on the contrary, if this battle is lost, even if Yuanqituanlian is killed and wounded, he, as a minister, is also in a catastrophe.

After a slight groan, he chuckled and said: "That is the case, there is no need to sing anymore with the white face of the prince, let's take care of him, I am afraid that there are a lot of places to borrow from him in this battle." ”

"It's not a cage." Monk Greenqin said and took out his snuff and sniffed vigorously, then sighed, and said: "Yingyi looks at the momentum, but to divide the troops to block the Guangdong Naval Division, divide the troops to be stationed in Dinghai, the available troops are only half at most, Tianjin has a heavy defense, Yingyi is very likely to avoid the heavy and lightly attack Jiangning, no accident, the battle of Jiangning is a foregone conclusion, if you want to win a big victory, you have to be sincere and united, you have to show sincerity, and eliminate the wariness of being content." ”

In the Donghua Hall next to the kitchen, Lin Zexu stretched out his hand to give up his seat, and after the subordinates left with tea, he said: "Contentment is not in favor of notifying Fujian and Zhejiang?" ”

Yi Zhizu poured a cup of tea for the two of them, and poured a cup for himself, then looked at Chen Huacheng and said, "Does Chen Junmen think it should be notified?" ”

"Good boy, use the old man as a gunman?" Chen Huacheng took a shallow sip of tea before looking at Lin Zexu and said, "Ci is not in charge of the troops, and the last general feels that he should think about the overall situation." ”

Lin Zexu looked at the two of them and said, "Jiangning is fighting, can you be sure?" ”

"Nope." Yi Zhicontent said solemnly: "Regardless of winning or losing, the battle of Jiangning is a rare opportunity, and it is the only one. ”

Lin Zexu asked rhetorically: "For the sake of Jiangning's first battle, it is not necessary to fill in all the five thousand elites of the Yuanqi Regiment?" ”

"Don't say it's 5,000, it's 10,000, and you don't hesitate." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "The significance and impact of this battle may be far beyond our imagination, not to mention the Yuanqi team training, it is not hesitant to fill in the Yuanqi." ”

Hearing this, Lin Zexu couldn't help but be moved, he clearly knew how big the scale of Yuanqi was, and Yi Zhixin could say this, which showed how important this battle was in his mind, but Chen Huacheng didn't believe his nonsense, and took the opportunity to say: "Can Contentment give us a batch of Yuanqi gunpowder and Western telescopes?" ”

Yi Zhicontent glanced at him, pretended not to hear, and picked up the teacup and drank tea. (To be continued.) )