Zuo Zongtang had to motivate morale like this, the war situation in Vietnam has been almost corrupted, and the defeat is like a mountain, there is a reason, once the morale is decadent, and in the case of not occupying the advantage of armaments and troops, the gradual defeat is already irreparable, Zuo Zongtang has already ordered: "Strive to protect the Zhennanguan all the way outside the hands of our army, and the rest of the places can be given up as appropriate." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The military situation was urgent, and in the early morning of the next day, Zuo Zongtang took a boat in Nanning Mansion, preparing to go to Zhaoqing along the east of the Yujiang River, changing carriages to Yangjiang, except for the officials who performed their duties, the rest of the people went to the wharf to see them off, and when they were at the wharf, they received a bad news, "Langshan has fallen!" Guangxi Governor Su Yuanchun died in battle! ”

This is the first admiral-level general to die in battle, Zeng Guoquan, who has already gone to Taiping Mansion on the way, heard the news, he couldn't help but cry like rain, and jumped like thunder, vowing to avenge his old subordinates, Zuo Zongtang's ship did not stop, and drove the boat directly, and the officials who stayed in Nanning Mansion couldn't help but murmur secretly, is this kind of minister reliable? You must know that Langshan is only a hundred miles away from Zhennan Pass, and if the French march day and night, they are afraid that Zhennan Pass has been conquered at this time.

Also, is it right or wrong to remove all the ministers of military aircraft in this way? Now it seems that it will probably not be right. This is not just the confusion of the officials of the two Guangzhou, but I am afraid, but also the confusion of many people in the DPRK and China.

"It's only been a few days, don't worry," Zuo Zongtang read the recital in the cabin, shook his head, and nodded, "My original intention is to make the French more and more arrogant and presumptuous, and when they fight with us in the future, they will look down on us more and more, and the arrogant army will be defeated, which is our magic weapon to defeat the enemy." ”

"Ke Dong Weng," Zuo Zongtang's staff couldn't help but be a little worried, "Zhennan Pass and Lang Shan are close at hand, if the French army enters Zhennan Pass, I am afraid that the imperial court will condemn Dong Weng." ”

"Don't worry, if it's an ordinary hairy boy in front of this commander, he is naturally worried about losing the city, I'm an old minister, this bit of dignity is still there, I lost Zhennan Pass, it's nothing, I'm afraid that I will lose a few mansions in Guangxi, and Xisheng won't beat me board, this is the role of the old minister, besides, there are Feng Zicai and Zeng Laojiu, there will be no problem, except for the death of a few soldiers outside the country, everything else is Vietnam's own suffering, what does it have to do with me? It's just that being this commander," Zeng Guofan sighed a little, "it is inevitable to send people to death." ”

"If you want to win, there is no way to die, what I need to do is to die the least, win the biggest victory, and send a telegram to Hu Xueyan," Zuo Zongtang said in a deep voice, "His silver will be in place immediately, this matter is done, I will not forget him when it comes to making money, he has always wanted to enter Guangdong, but he was blocked by his fellow villagers, but now it is different, as long as he wins this battle, I will help him open a ticket number in Guangdong!" ”

Although Zuo Zongtang is gone, but the lobby of the prefect of Nanning Mansion is still not the turn of the prefect of Nanning to sit, the governors of various places have left, and the biggest official is still Gao Xinkui, Gao Xinkui Gao is based on the lobby, and wrote a letter to his own personal guards, "Immediately escort Su Shun, the criminal official of Qinzhou Mansion, into Beijing, and wait for Xisheng to fall!" ”

"Yes!"

The pro-soldier turned to leave, Gao Xinkui's face was silent, but the muscles on his cheeks twitched from time to time, knowing the kindness of the encounter, he couldn't repay it, he could only rely on this small means to help you return to the top of power!

Zhang Peilun sat down with Li Ciming with a sinking face, "Brother Chunke, yesterday's incident, my brother really can't swallow this breath!" ”

"Youqiao," Li Ciming said comfortingly to Zhang Peilun, "It's wartime now, and he is also the minister of the Qincha, the so-called people are under the eaves, so they have to bow their heads and be patient." ”

"I went out of Beijing to take care of the affairs of the Nanyang Sailors, but now I am asked to take the Guangdong Sailors on patrol! How many boats are there in Guangdong? Not to mention, "Zhang Peilun is obviously very angry, among the sailors, the largest capital, manpower and material resources are in the Beiyang, followed by the Nanyang, and finally the sailors who are distributed to the rest of the provinces, this is not just a share, but just a little pocket money, "Beware of the French fleet, I rely on such a small sampan, how can I spy on the situation of the French army?" It's ridiculous. ”

Li Ciming stopped talking, Zhang Peilun's position was more acute and indignant than his own, and it was also reasonable, Zhang Peilun obviously couldn't swallow this breath, "This thing is not played, I always have to think of a way to deal with him!" ”

Li Ciming was shocked, "Youqiao, this is not the time to be rash, let alone make a stumbling block, I'm afraid that it will not be able to do anything from the wall, this is a big thing, there must be no disobedience to the order, that minister is trying to find a person with enough grade to get off the horse!" ”

"I have a number of battles, and I will never hold him back," Zhang Peilun shook his sleeves, and his face returned to a calm and calm look, "Elsewhere, I think, he is not so powerful, and he can manage places that are not within his scope!" ”

Yang Xin Palace, how many cities have fallen in Vietnam now, is no longer big news, every time the Empress Dowager Cixi receives a report, she can't help but be angry, she now finally understands why the former Emperor Xianfeng was so depressed and angry when he received the military report of the defeat.

"Langshan has fallen, then Zhennan Pass will be within reach," Empress Dowager Cixi put down the telegram and said to the ministers of military aircraft, "Feng Zicai's army led by Cui went to Zhennan Pass, and Zeng Guoquan's army of 6,000 people also arrived at Taiping Mansion, so next, the big war will begin soon." ”

Therefore, the Yamen issued an order, all in the first month of the sixth day of the opening of the Yamen, the state machinery began to rotate rapidly, the two towns of the army has been in Dagukou by steamer, to Shanghai, into the Yangtze River, and then upstream, to the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, and then change ships to the Zhennanguan front, Jiujiang to Ganzhou already has a railway, extremely convenient, the two rivers and lakes and other places of the granary grain and grass are also ready, can be immediately sent south to the front, although the declaration of war came suddenly urgent, but the relevant preparations are still very timely, Prince Li took the orders issued these days and the feedback from all over the country, and the Empress Dowager Cixi took a glance and was really satisfied, "This thing is done well, the ancient war, the first priority is logistics grain and grass, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, we are not ready, and there is no rice to cook on the front line, so the next thing is naturally to take a look at this military matter, Rong Lu, you tell me, what is the next step of the military department?" (To be continued.) )