Zuo Zongtang's army marched day and night for more than a month, and finally arrived in Lanzhou at the end of February, rested for three days, and then along the Hexi Corridor to Yumen Pass, arrived at Yumen Pass and Rong Lu led the twelve towns and other departments converged, although the two people have never met, but in the end it was a hero who crossed the south of the Yangtze River together, Rong Lu has always been gentle, do not put the flag of the stinky shelf, the two people get along well, the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass, this will be the Yumen Pass outside the cold and lonely appearance, for Agubo blocked the trade road to Central Asia, The most industrious business travelers are nowhere to be seen, Rong Lu repeatedly asked for orders to go out of the customs to Hami, Zuo Zongtang has not allowed, on this day, the spies from the west came to report, saying that Wu Yundi led the remaining more than 1,000 cavalry to break through from Dalami and go to the northwest, Rong Lu, who was discussing with Zuo Zongtang in the Chinese military tent, could no longer hold back, "Marshal, now Wu Yundi is in danger, if he makes another mistake, we will no longer have any available soldiers in this southern Xinjiang!" Please, commander, send troops! ”

Zuo Zongtang didn't say a word, just shook his head, and Rong Lu repeatedly asked him to be the vanguard to attack, "It's not time yet!" Zuo Zongtang said indifferently, Rong Lu seemed to understand something, "If you want to destroy Agubai, you must first destroy Bai Yanhu, Bai Yanhu is outside the Yumen Pass, can you fight to the death with our army?" He was entrenched between Hami and Yumen Pass, avoiding a decisive battle with us, just to disturb the rear, to cut off our grain and grass, he held back then, and broke through Hami with one blow, just to disturb the morale of the army, now Bai Yanhu is not removed, the grain road is uneasy, how can the army attack in an all-round way? If you are a little careless, the old man's life is small, and it is bad if it breaks the big things in the court. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and said, "If Bai Yanhu is not removed, Ben Shuai will not take a step out of the Jade Gate!" ”

Rong Lu couldn't, but he also knew that what Zuo Zongtang said was the truth, "Please go to Bai Yanhu under the mark." "The only way to do this now is to quickly exterminate Bai Yanhu so that we can quickly open up the road to Xinjiang.

Zuo Zongtang nodded, "You can go, but I'm afraid it won't have much effect, Bai Yanhu is familiar with the geography here, remember not to take the enemy lightly and fall into his ambush." ”

"Bai Yanhu avoided but didn't fight, but he came to raid the small team again, so what can he do?"

"Now the plan can only wait," Zuo Zongtang is also a little helpless, these places, in the end are different from the Central Plains, the people and things that can be relied on at ordinary times cannot be used, the places you see, and the people you see, seem to be enemies, and you can't help but be a little bored, Zuo Zongtang thought of the scene where Lin Zexu talked with himself on the way to Hunan, and talked eloquently, it seems that it was a long time ago, and everything else has been forgotten, Lin Zexu said: "Those who will level Xinjiang in the future must be the king." "I think so, and I still remember it. Zuo Zongtang cheered up, although he can't use soldiers now, there are other means in the end, Rong Lu said goodbye, Zuo Zongtang shouted, "Please come in Xinjiang Xuezheng." ”

Xinjiang Xuezheng Lin Fuyu is the one who suggested to expand the imperial examination in Xinjiang was favored by the Queen Mother, from the imperial history to the unlucky ghost from the three grades of Xuezheng, Lin Fuyu came out of Beijing when relatives and friends saw him off, no one howled and cried, all thought that Lin Fuyu would not be able to survive this time, although Lin Fuyu was not so desperate, but his expression was also a little sad, seeing Zuo Zongtang hurriedly bowed to worship, Zuo Zongtang called him up, "It's March now, prepare for the spring!" (To be continued.) )