High, really high!
A big defeat was actually turned into a victory by Zuo Zongtang's few words!
As soon as Zuo Zongtang said this well-founded and well-founded theory that confuses right and wrong, everyone present secretly applauded.
Zuo Zongtang's level is really too high! For his level, he actually didn't get admitted to the Jinshi... Do the officials who graded the exams know how to read? Or were they too lazy to grade and just rolled the dice to get the exam?
Shengbao, who had just been rescued by Zuo Zongtang, thought: "It's no wonder that Mr. Zuo is a little dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty. With his ability to deceive the emperor and ignore the superiors, he is determined to be at the level of a cabinet minister, and now he is only
To be a master is really too humiliating! Such a great talent cannot fall to Changmao, otherwise Changmao will have a "Three Feuds"!"
Zuo Zongtang saw a group of mediocre and mediocre officials looking at him with admiration, and he was quite proud of himself. He thought to himself: "You know now that I am capable, right? It's not over yet. I have to let you grow up a little longer."
experience!"
Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang's face gradually darkened: "Sir Sheng, Ru Weng, Su Weng, and Fu, although we set up an ambush in Changsha and seriously injured or even killed the monster, but... the battle of Changsha has not started until now.
, it cannot be regarded as a great victory, at most it is a miserable victory, or even a 50-50 draw. When your lords go back to report the victory to the emperor, you must explain the precarious situation in Changsha clearly.
Although this demon was defeated by you adults and me, the warriors of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp, our army's losses were really huge! After all, we were fighting the demon descended from the sky with our flesh and bones, and it was not easy to introduce it.
Trap, and then destroy it with thunder...the loss is certainly not small!"
Very well said!
In the Battle of Changsha, the Green Camp of the Eight Banners suffered heavy losses. Thousands of people were killed and captured. If the report was reported truthfully, how could the victory guarantee and Fucheng officials be allowed to do so? If the report was reported according to Zuo Zongtang's statement, then no one could say anything.
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Shengbao, the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers under Fucheng were all human beings. It was normal for them to suffer greater losses when they fought against demons descended from the sky. Moreover, they finally used "holy bombs" to kill or injure the demons.
What else can Mr. Zhong say? Although the adults felt relieved for a while, their faces looked sad, and they all nodded in agreement.
The soldier in charge of luring the enemy, General Fu of Fucheng, even shed tears of sadness. He wiped his tears and said, "That bull demon is really fierce. It's pity that Lieutenant General Yin of Tongguan Xie risked his life not to fight that demon in order to lure the enemy deeper."
, fighting and retreating all the way, suffering dozens of serious injuries, blood spilled for more than ten miles, fighting to the death, and finally being revealed by the demon and swallowed up in one gulp! Ugh..."
This General Fu soldier was not very good at fighting, but his story telling skills were quite high. Yin Lipei originally shot his enemy with one shot and died at the hands of a female gunner of the Taiping Army. It was not a face-saving thing. Now it has become his own.
Sacrificing himself, luring the demon deep inside, fighting for more than ten miles, sustaining dozens of serious injuries, fighting to the death, and finally being devoured by the demon showing his Dharma form... This story would be good enough to be included in the "Apotheosis of the Gods".
Luo Bingzhang nodded lightly: "This Lieutenant General Yin is so brave and loyal, he is really a role model for our officials and soldiers in the Qing Dynasty!" He cupped his fists in the air, "We should report to the Holy One and confer this Yin Fu will be a god, and Build a temple for General Yin Fu in Changsha, so that the spirit of Vice General Yin in heaven can enjoy incense and blood food for years to come."
Luo Raodian twirled his beard and said with approval: "Eight Banners died in the battle in Changsha. All the soldiers of the Green Battalion were brave and heroic. We should report to the emperor and ask the imperial court to provide preferential compensation!" "Indeed, we should provide preferential compensation!" Shengbao also nodded, "After all, they all died fighting demons... Such heroism is unprecedented since the founding of the country!"
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Zuo Zongtang poured a basin of cold water on the adults and said solemnly: "But we said that the monster was killed and injured by the explosion, and that the monster's appearance was not visible. The emperor and the princes in the court did not I can definitely believe it. The Emperor...is a sage after all!"
Several adults nodded in agreement - they could only nod, not shake their heads, right? Although everyone knew in their hearts that Emperor Xianfeng was not very wise.
There are people in the Shengbao court who naturally know what to say in the court. He immediately said: "Of course the emperor will not just listen to our words, but as long as we can guard the Iron Buddha Temple, Yingchun Gate, Tianxin Pavilion day by day... You will definitely believe that what we say is true.
After all, our army has suffered heavy losses. If the monster had not died or been seriously injured, how could we have defended the Iron Buddha Temple, Yingchun Gate, and Tianxin Pavilion? But can we still defend the Iron Buddha Temple, Yingchun Gate, and Tianxin Pavilion now? ” At this point, Shengbao’s brows slowly wrinkled.
"able!"
Zuo Zongtang was quite confident and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Sheng. Today I fought against that Taiping Angel, but it was nothing more than that. I was almost beaten to death by my people... A battle within the sect. Having long hair doesn't bring any advantages.
As for the Tiefo Temple, the Tianxin Pavilion is much more dangerous than the Chao Zongmen! There are a thousand elite Fubiao in the Tianxin Pavilion, led by the tower guards, with sufficient reserves to hold on for many days. The Tiefo Temple has even more soldiers. The Xianghu regiment has 4,000 elite soldiers, Fubiao has 1,000 elite soldiers, and Master Sheng and Master Fu have 1,000 elite soldiers, which is a full 6,000 elite soldiers. The food and grass are enough for three months. How can they not hold on?
Besides, how wise is the emperor? How could he not know that the key to this war now lies in Changsha? If Changsha is occupied by thieves, Yuezhou beach will be protected. Once Yuezhou falls, Changmao Jin can go down the Yangtze River and sweep away Jiangdong! If you retreat, you can occupy Yueyang, control Dongting, block the way for the Northern Army to go south, and then calmly control Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong... In this way, the heyday of the San Francisco can be achieved!
Therefore, as long as the emperor knows that the battle in Changsha is still possible, he will definitely order all the troops in Huguang to provide full support... And the rice warehouse in Changsha City has been burned by me. Now the rebels are short of food, Changsha is in trouble, and the following troops are also in trouble At this great time, it is a God-given opportunity for the government and army to concentrate their forces to fight in Changsha and destroy one of the enemy's forces!"
Not to mention, Zuo Zongtang's "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth" are really powerful. After some deception, Changsha was really portrayed as a key victory point in a decisive battle to decide the ownership of Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi. It seems that with Changsha in hand, the Qing Dynasty will be at peace. If Changsha falls into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will create a "Wu Zhou" situation.
As for the possibility of attacking Wuchang, going down to Jiangdong, and covering the southeastern half, he didn't mention it at all. Moreover, he also exaggerated the role of burning Chao Zongmen's rice market in the next stage of the decisive battle.
"Okay!" Shengbao was still the most valuable enemy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After listening to Zuo Zongtang's deception, he clapped his hands vigorously and said with excitement, "Mr. Zuo is indeed a great talent. I will definitely go to Datian to listen. I’ll protect you as a prefect!”
"Thank you, Lord Sheng!" Zuo Zongtang clasped his fists in salute, but did not show much joy on his face. Then he changed the topic, "Sir Sheng, Lord Fu, the Eight Banners under the command of the two Lords, the elites of the Green Camp attacked with few, and The weak defeated the strong and lured the enemy with his life. Such loyalty and bravery are rare in ancient times. But the demon is really powerful. He captured many heroes from the Eight Banners and the Green Camp. Now they are all imprisoned in Changsha City. They would rather die than surrender. I don’t know who the adults are. What does it mean? To redeem or not to redeem? To redeem all of it or only to redeem part of it?”
Regarding the matter of redeeming people, it was only half discussed at the Chao Zongmen. Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian did not participate. Now it is time to discuss it. Zuo Zongtang then discussed the meeting and negotiation between himself and Luo Yaoguo. Luo Bingzhang took matters into his own hands and Luo Raodian told him again.
After hearing this, the two elders complained a little bit about Zuo Zongtang in their hearts.
These Green Camp soldiers will die if they die, there is no way they can be redeemed. And those hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers...who dares to say not to redeem? Especially Luo Bingzhang and Luo Raodian are both Han people. If they say no to redemption, then they are not public enemies of the Eight Banners. ?But to redeem... Where does the money come from?
So in terms of matters, Zuo Zongtang has too many things to do! Isn't it enough to let those Eight Banners soldiers be loyal and loyal? Luo Raodian sighed softly: "They are still redeemed, at least the Eight Banners soldiers are redeemed! But this money..."
Luo Bingzhang sighed: "The city of Changsha fell, and all the money in the vassal treasury was lost... Master Sheng, Master Fu, do you think this matter should be reported to the emperor truthfully?" He asked the Qing emperor for money to redeem from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Man...this thing sounds ridiculous!
But if you don’t ask for money from the Qing emperor, who can provide this money? Luo Bingzhang, Luo Raodian are all upright officials, Shengbao, Fucheng has been upright officials for generations... How can they afford it? Shengbao frowned, Seems still hesitating.
Fucheng, who had been an official for a long time, knew the seriousness of this matter. He looked at Shengbao and said, "Kezhai, it doesn't matter if I have soldiers from the green camp. Your demon-suppressing camp is full of disciples of the Eight Banners, and many of them are People are released from the Guards Department and the Luan Yi Department. There are many yellow belts and red belts...but we can't ignore them!
Moreover, when so many Eight Banners disciples are involved, the fire cannot be contained in the paper!"
Shengbao immediately understood what Fucheng meant!
The "fire" in this paper is not only the captured Eight Banners disciples, but also the truth of the Battle of Changsha!
Chapter completed!