"They have their own errands, here in Nanyang, even if you are cheeky to invite friendly troops, but I don't have that kind of mind, if the affairs of Nanyang let the warships of Beiyang do it, then let's go home and plant sweet potatoes as soon as possible," Zuo Zongtang is an old-fashioned bureaucrat, not only to protect the calves, but also to look at his own acres and threes of land very firmly, never allow his crops to grow other people's food, he slowly walked down the steps, and did not let people help, "I came today, the first thing is to patrol on behalf of the sky, Take a look at Nanyang's military appearance," he shook his head, surprised, "Xisheng has boarded the Dingyuan in Beiyang, but she has never been here in Nanyang." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Speaking of which, there is a gap again. ”

Zuo Zongtang's provocation is very good, since Wu Changqing and below, the officers of the Nanyang Navy Division who were teased by Zuo Zongtang all showed a look of resentment on their faces, even if they are actually treated differently, but you are the founder of the Nanyang Navy Division, and you don't have to lose your own boy like this, right? "However, you don't have to worry, I've been on an errand for so many years, and the experience of being an errand in the officialdom can be passed on to you," Zuo Zongtang walked into the conference hall of the military port here, and the officers and soldiers outside the conference hall were guarded by layers of officers and soldiers, surrounded by water, he sat on the upper hand, and a large map of the Nanyang sea area was placed behind him, "All official hats, silver, and futures, without saying that others gave them for nothing, are all done by themselves, if you do a good job, naturally these are all there, I will not let the Beiyang Navy Division interfere today, This is also for your own good," Zuo Zongtang took a sip of tea and continued, "The Nanyang Sailor can do good things on his own, so how can I say it, is it not as good as Beiyang?" If you make an appointment, you will have more future. ”

Wu Changqing and others worked in front of Zuo Zongtang, "Yes, I will obey the orders of the minister." ”

"Sit down, so if you want the status of the Nanyang Navy Division to improve in the center, the key is to fight for your own strength, and I will come here today to let you fight for your strength, come on," Zuo Zongtang ordered, "The commander of the Nanyang Navy Division, the deputy commander, the commander-in-chief of the left and right wings, and the various ship pipes and belts are left, and the rest of the people don't need to make rules with me, so go back and rest." ”

The rest of the people saluted and left, Zuo Zongtang closed his eyes and recuperated, and did not speak for a while, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes, "Xiaoxuan, how is the defense here?" ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Zhongtang, the outside is already surrounded by layers, and not a single fly can fly in." Wu Changqing hurriedly said, "Since the Nanyang sailors came here, they have blocked all the places within nearly fifty miles to the left, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, a few days ago, the fishermen reported that a French missionary came here to inquire about something, and was caught by us, but explained that he was lost, and the brothers didn't pay attention to it, and took it down, and now they are locked up in the dungeon, waiting for the Lord Zhongtang to fall." ”

"What a missionary!" Zuo Zongtang said disdainfully, "This place is remote, and there is no population, except for a few fishermen, where is there anyone worthy of him to preach, it is nothing more than spying on the military intelligence, just arrest it, and ask what is wrong?" ”

Wu Changqing shook his head, "Because he is a foreign missionary, we can't torture him according to the "Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Missionaries" of the Polytechnic Academy, and we have to hand him over to the local republican institutions. ”

Zuo Zongtang pursed his lips, "The regulations are just for the missionaries, whether this person is a missionary, or a spy for the French, or a matter of good words, according to my original intention, it should have been killed directly for any reason, you are about to go on an expedition, and it is also necessary to kill a Frenchman to sacrifice the flag, but I am also afraid that it is an extraneous branch, and now there are many French missionaries in Liangguang, if it is noisy, there is no big obstacle, and it is more than enough to upset people, so it will be detained first, and it will be said later." Zuo Zongtang nodded, "Now these people who spy on the news, it is easy to distinguish, it is not our own Chinese, you can see at a glance that Yangjiang is a military port, and idle people are not allowed to haunt them." You have to tighten this string at all times, and fortunately it is in your own country, if you are in a foreign country, I am afraid that you will not be able to guard against it. He didn't know why he suddenly talked about it, and then he suddenly didn't mention it.

Wu Changqing and the others nodded in response, and Zuo Zongtang continued, "I'm here today, not to take care of your defense, the court has always had a misunderstanding about the sailor for so many years, and it has been done for so many years, but there has never been a naval battle, can the sailor succeed?" Can you win the battle? The new army has been fighting in the south and the north for so many years, but it has accumulated a lot of reputation, and as a result, the sailor who was supposed to attack has not built an inch for so many years, of course, cruising Sulu, bombarding Luzon, and coercing Japan, this is all the credit of the sailor, but there is such a person in the world, who thinks that in this peaceful day, what else is needed for the sailor? What sea frontier do you need to defend? These people, hehe, I'm afraid that when Emperor Wenzong was in the past, Britain and France invaded Dagukou, and no one could control the scene on the sea, they have forgotten all about it, and it has only been 20 years! But they didn't know that the peace on the sea was earned by our sailors' brothers. ”

"In his position, I was in Xinjiang in the past, naturally the Xinjiang defense was heavier, and now when I am in Guangdong, I naturally have to speak Cantonese, so the defense of the sea and the frontier is of course the most important, and today I come, the most important thing is one thing," Zuo Zongtang stretched out the index finger of his right hand, "Let's see, can I teach the French a lesson first!" ”

Wu Changqing looked at his deputy, "The last general dares to ask Lord Qincha, what does this lesson refer to?" ”

"Naturally, there is a war, naturally there is a naval war!" Zuo Zongtang picked up the tea bowl and said lightly, "Now that war has been declared with the French, and the French ambassador has been expelled, there is naturally no polite thing in this war. ”

"But Lord Zhang has repeatedly ordered that the Nanyang Navy Division has to obey the order to start a war without authorization......" Wu Changqing said hesitantly, he saw Zuo Zongtang's sharp eyes, and quickly changed his words, "The ministers are dispatched by Lord Qincha!" ”

Wu Changqing is not a stupid person, he was originally very disgusted with Zhang Peilun in the Nanyang Navy Division and did not know how to pretend to understand, at this time to give him an eye medicine in front of the minister, it was also a gesture, Zuo Zongtang really said, "Don't care about him, I will let him go to the Guangdong waters, don't come to the Nanyang Navy Division to cause trouble, next, we are planning a big event, wait for a day or two, there will be intelligence from Vietnam!" (To be continued.) )