There are more than 200 Han soldiers walking on a small path in southern Hunan.

"Master, Jinxiang Town is ahead. I asked me why bother Wang Feng? This kid is full of bad water. He must be afraid of the commander's recruitment. This is why he used a delaying plan to meet with the commander!" Li Xuan opened the way in front, looking at the winding river, and felt resentful towards Wang Feng.

Wang Feng was really not good at all. As soon as the Han army arrived in Linwu County, he lies ambushed on the side of the road to attack. Fortunately, the front camp was alert, which made him return without success. Unexpectedly, Wang Feng shamelessly sent someone to persuade him to surrender the next day. He wasted three days in vain. One plan failed, and he applied another plan. He actually imitated the ancient Lu Su and made an appointment to meet in the river.

Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly and explained: "The reason why I tolerate Pushan is that he is more pragmatic and is not as loyal as Zeng Guofan to the Qing Dynasty. When I made friends with Pushan, I knew that he was good at adapting to the situation and often expressed dissatisfaction with the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. If I could persuade Pushan to surrender, then Li Kehui, Liu Xiaxian (Liu Rong), and Li Xi'an and other fellow disciples would inevitably be shaken. The Hunan Army broke up from the inside, which greatly reduced the casualties of the soldiers."

Li Xuan took a deep breath and sighed: "I'm afraid that Wang Pushan would not know the good people's hearts and let the general down. In the opinion of the fool, he would take the opportunity to capture him and slowly lure him to the top!"

Although Zuo Zongtang became much cunning when leading troops to fight, he did not do such a despicable thing. He shook his head and refused: "The two armies are still fighting and are not killed. If they rashly seize Pushan, Pushan is strong and fierce, there is probably no possibility of inducing surrender. It would be better to go to Jinxiang Town to chat."

More than two hundred guards surrounded Zuo Zongtang and Li Xuan, and slowly approached Jinxiang Town.

There is a river passing through outside Jinxiang Town, and the water surface is only thirty meters wide.

"Master, isn't the person sitting on the boat Pushan?" Li Xuan said in surprise, pointing at the old man with straw straw hat fishing alone on the boat.

Seeing Zuo Zongtang heading towards the boat on the shore, Li Xuan pointed at Huang Qiying and Wang Yinlin said, "Master General takes them to prevent fraud. The general is waiting in front of him. If Wang Feng dares to make any changes, the general will block his way."

Zuo Zongtang didn't want to refuse Li Xuan's kindness, so he could only take Huang Qiying and Wang Yinlin on the boat.

"Brother Ji Gao, I didn't expect that when Xiangxiang left, I met here. If I had known this, I wouldn't have agreed to you to persuade you to surrender to the short-haired man!" Wang Feng had too many words to ask Zuo Zongtang, but when he saw the real person, he turned into a provocation.

Zuo Zongtang jumped on Wang Feng's boat and signaled Huang Qiying to wait outside. When he came to Wang Feng, he expressed his feelings: "Good luck makes people feel bad. I didn't expect you and me to meet each other a day. I remember that I was drunk and singing as a song when I was nostalgic."

Listening to Zuo Zongtang's heartfelt words, Wang Feng almost burst into tears, coughed hard, spit out a mouthful of blood and phlegm, and quickly took a pill into his mouth, and his face turned rosy instead.

Zuo Zongtang was shocked and helped Wang Feng and asked, "Pushan, you are... this is tuberculosis. Why do you suffer from such a stubborn disease? You don't have to cultivate at home and run to this deep mountains and rivers. Don't you want to live anymore!"

Wang Feng smiled bitterly: "Since leading the army to fight, this problem has been resolved. Sometimes I am quite scared. However, I have been a little open-minded when my mentor died in the country a few days ago. Isn't it better to live a prosperous life? Brother Ji Gao, you are my best friend. Don't show your little daughter's appearance in front of me anymore. I'm just looking down on me!"

Zuo Zongtang raised his head and forced tears back to his eyes. He heard that Luo Zenan died, and could no longer help him and asked in a trembling voice: "Mr. Zhongyue, he really...really..."

He and Luo Zenan were close friends. Coincidentally, Luo Zenan and him were both knowledgeable, but they were not able to get a good fortune for a long time. The two often comforted each other, drank to relieve their sorrows, and gradually became close friends.

Wang Feng looked slightly bitter and replied with a stern voice: "I died when I attacked Wuchang, Ji Gao. This question has been in my heart for a long time. If I don't ask, I will die with my eyes open!"

Zuo Zongtang helped Wang Feng sit down and sighed, "I know, you asked me why I assisted the Han Dynasty! When we were in Xiangxiang, we promised to join the army and serve the country, eliminate the rebels, and revive the Qing Dynasty."

"Yes, the oath was like an ear, why did you betray it?" Wang Feng shouted loudly, with sharp eyes.

‘Alas’, Zuo Zongtang sighed: “It’s because I figured out the problems that have been bothering me before, and also the problems that have been bothering Brother Zhongyue. Unfortunately, Brother Zhongyue died, otherwise he should have been drunk with me for three times.”

"What's the problem?" Wang Feng pressed step by step, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Zuo Zongtang replied seriously: "The people of the Central Plains are all Han people, and the Han Kingdom is the orthodox world. The Tartars always came from outside the pass and occupied China for more than two hundred years. In the past, Emperor Hongwu drove away the Mongol Yuan, and now the King of Han drove away the Qing Dynasty. They are all in line with the heavenly power and the people's hearts. Brother Pushan is full of talent. He said that the Northern Expedition was successful and I returned my country and mountains. You are the one who is the prime minister."

Wang Feng covered his chest, suppressed his discomfort, and replied: "I am very grateful to Ji Gao for your mercy, but the orthodox world must not make any mistakes. The true emperor is now in Yanjing, which is the orthodox royal bloodline. Everyone in the world knows that he must not talk nonsense. Ji Gao takes it as his responsibility to save the world. This position as the minister of military affairs is the king."

Zuo Zongtang supported Wang Feng and advised: "Brother Wang, please calm down. Our current major event is to resolve the gap between us. Now you are in Guiyang, and my 20,000 troops have captured Lingwu. Maybe tomorrow we will fight to the death. Why not talk together in harmony today?"

"That's right. During the Han and Qing dynasties, there were enough people who died, and it was not bad for us. What was your idea when Ji Gao led his troops to Hunan this time? If you just restrain the Hunan army, now you have succeeded, I will lead 10,000 elite troops here. If you want to capture Hunan, I am sorry. Although I, Wang Feng, have a poor body, I can still afford to defend my hometown."

Zuo Zongtang had already vaguely guessed the thoughts of his friend. Pushan knew that there was not much, so he never thought about changing the party. It seemed that he had to think of a way.

"Pushan, when you were young, your thoughts were the most radical. At that time, I was worried that you would go astray. I didn't expect that things would turn out to the opposite path. I know you are not the kind of pedantic person. You can see clearly that the general trend of China is very clear. The Han Dynasty has more than 400,000 armored soldiers, more than one million militias, police, etc., and everyone can dance with big swords, which can be summoned to kill enemies at any time, and can unify the world in less than three years. Why are you a mantis armed and a chariot? If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Zhongyue's family and disciples, how can they live in the future with the reputation of rebellion? Besides, what the emperor hates the most is the Han people who help the Qing Dynasty fight. The backbone emperor of the Hunan Army knows very well. Even if I want to help you, I can't do anything."

When it comes to other Wang Feng, he doesn't care, but Luo Zenan is his mentor. Everything he has taught today is Luo Zenan. If the descendants of his mentor are tortured because of this, he will have any face to see his mentor in the dark.

"If the reputation is not upright, the words are not right, and if the words are not right, things will be difficult to accomplish. Who is the Grand Principal? We can understand it in a short time. Ji Gao, you have joined the Han Dynasty. We all know that our Hunan soldiers have never been sad for your tribe. Zeng Disheng extorted Tao Huan at the time, but you didn't know that you have become a high-ranking official of the Han Dynasty. Now Wang Debang, Yang Kailin, Yang Jinlong, Wang Kaihua... Their relatives and family are living well, why can't you? Forget it, the ten things that are not satisfactory in the world. If the fake Han really wants to make things difficult for them, how can I stop it even if I surrender?"

When Zuo Zongtang saw a family, he smiled and said, "Pushan was wrong. The King of Han treated the enemy cruelly, but he could be regarded as a benevolent monarch to his own people, so you don't have to worry."

Wang Feng pointed to the north and suggested: "Now the Han army and the Hunan army are fighting decisively in Jiujiang. We hereby agree that if the Han army wins, I will surrender to Han and help you to guide Hunan. If the Hunan army wins, you must do whatever you want to offer to Fujian and Guangdong provinces."

Seeing that it was getting late, Zuo Zongtang stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, that's it. The emperor ordered me to attack Hunan. Loyalty and righteousness cannot be achieved. I will disobey the order once. I hope you can keep your promise in Pushan, otherwise I will have to apologize for death."

Wang Feng patted Zuo Zongtang's chest with emotion and said excitedly: "A real man's words are as good as he can! Say goodbye."

When Li Xuan saw Wang Feng leaving alone like an old man, he didn't even say hello to him when he saw him, he said depressedly: "What the hell is this Pushan? It's mysterious."

Zuo Zongtang smiled proudly: "Oh my god, although you grew up in Hunan, you still don't understand the brute force of Hunanese people. You led the 11th Army to quietly return to Guangdong and divided the troops to attack Guangxi with Li Shixian. Li Shixian is from Guangxi. You have to cooperate with him and listen to his opinions more. The emperor's hometown cannot have any loss in the house. Do you understand?"

Li Xuan was stunned and said in surprise: "It is a crime of deceiving the emperor without changing the imperial edict, so the general thinks twice!"

Zuo Zongtang felt a little comforted: "Don't worry, I will explain to the emperor. I will also send troops to support Jiangxi. As long as you can capture Guangxi, you can march from Daozhou. I am not considered as breaking my promise. At that time, the emperor will reward me on merits. Not only will I have no mistakes but also merits. Besides, Guangxi and Hunan are only separated by a river, so it is easier to attack Hunan at that time."

Li Xuan still couldn't rest assured: "I will take away the main force of the 11th Army, and you will have less than 5,000 troops here. If the Hunan Army comes to attack, wouldn't the general be in danger!"

"I have already agreed with Pushan not to attack each other. Pushan is the most trustworthy in his life. You can go with confidence." Zuo Zongtang explained in an orderly tone.
Chapter completed!