When he received the news that the Han army had all his might to go north, he had already returned to Wuchang and felt the calmness of Hubei. He had a strange feeling that the Qing Dynasty seemed to be about to come to an end, which made him very confused and he didn't know how to continue the next road.

At this time, his hometown in Yiyang, Hunan sent him a letter. Hu Linyi looked at the sad expression of the sender, and suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. He trembled and took the letter, opened it and read it, tears flowed down unknowingly, and asked, "When did he leave?"

"At the 12th day of the first lunar month, short-haired was attacking Changde, Changsha, Yiyang for three shocks. The master was seriously ill. He heard that short-haired surrounded the county town and the mob in the county wanted to arrest the master and apologize. The master was scared... and died of illness."

His father was actually scared to death! This made Hu Linyi very embarrassed. He fought with Shorthair on the front line. Unexpectedly, Shorthair ran to his hometown to show off his power and scared his own father to death!

"I understand, go back and tell the people at home that I will go home to attend the funeral after handing over official duties." Although Hu Linyi was sad, he still had to report to Shangguan and write a memorial to the emperor. Only after obtaining approval can he leave his post.

The Hunan Army generals responded inconsistently to Hu Linyi's funeral. Zeng Guofan was unwilling to let Hu Linyi leave on the surface, and even said that he had submitted a memorial to ask him to take the love and look at the army. In fact, he was relieved. He was the only general in the Hunan Army.

Bao Chao, Yang Zaifu and others were like a few pillars in their hearts. The feeling of emptyness surged into their chests. Looking at Hu Linyi with a sad face, he swallowed the words of persuasion. As a son, the most important thing is filial piety, let alone Hu Linyi claimed to be a Confucian general.

Liu Rong stepped forward and comforted him, "Don't worry, although this attack on Jiangxi has caused heavy casualties, the Hunan Army is still in the skeleton, and our army still has 60,000 to call, which is more than enough to keep the two lakes from invasion."

Hu Linyi was not worried that Shorthair would attack Hunan, Hubei, and the Hunan Army would fight to the death in order to defend its hometown, and its combat power could be exerted 120%. He thought about the sentences in his heart and said in a low voice: "Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu spies came to report, and Shorthair troops were transferred northwards, seemingly intending to attack Henan and Shandong. Based on my guess, these two places are not worthy of Shorthair's such a big fight."

With such a simple meaning, even Bao Chao understood it, and was surprised and scared in his heart, and said unstoppable: "Sir, Short-haired is going to fight the Northern Expedition! Tens of thousands of troops are scattered across the two rivers. These hundreds of thousands of people may not be able to deal with the officers and soldiers in the north! What should we do if the Qing Dynasty is destroyed?"

The people in the room suddenly fell silent, and the huge hall fell into silence.

Seeing that the morale of the army was about to disintegrate, Zeng Guofan hurriedly made up for it: "The Qing officers and soldiers and Mongolian cavalry can be called. Besides, there are eight banners in all regions in the northeast, and the bloody family of the Eight Banners is still there. The emperor can collect a hundred thousand troops. It is still a matter of whether the short-haired can succeed. Don't worry too much, just take the troops under your command."

"Report to all the sirs, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has arrived."

When the Hunan Army generals heard that Guan Wen had arrived, they immediately became murderous. Li Xubin and they were both teachers and friends. The defeat of Jinggang was all the responsibility of Guan Wen, especially Li Xuyi, who remembered his orphan sister-in-law and nephew at home. His mother's white-haired and black-haired face was even more embarrassing. He took the lead in turning his eyes to Hu Linyi and Zeng Guofan.

Hu and Zeng were very embarrassed.

As soon as Guan Wen came in, he saw this scene. He thought that his arrival was inappropriate and said with awkward smile: "Are you discussing military information? It seems that I was not the time to come!"

Hu Linyi stepped forward to support Guan Wen to prevent the generals from attacking, and praised him: "The Governor General can summon him to call him. Why should he run over from afar? We officials are ashamed."

This time I came here for some reason. Guan Wen put his posture low and waved his hands and smiled repeatedly: "Disheng and Runzhi are both pillars of the Qing Dynasty, especially the Hunan Army that you brought out, are the only army that can compete with the thieves. It is natural for me to do this. This time, there is an important thing to discuss with you."

Hu Linyi had dealt with Guan Wen more times, and immediately understood what Guan Wen was thinking. He turned around and ordered the general in the room: "You all go back first, control your subordinates and don't **."

The Hunan general reluctantly hugged his fists, and Li Xuyi also glared at Guan Wen fiercely and turned away.

Guan Wen sighed: "No wonder the Hunan Army won many battles. It turns out that the generals in the leadership are so fierce. This is more than the guys in the Green Camp."

Zeng Guofan heard Guan Wen flattering the Hunan Army for the first time. He didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at Hu Linyi, hoping that he would come forward, and he ordered his servants to build a new pot of good tea.

Hu Linyi asked with a smile: "Is there anything you need to do to come here? Let's listen carefully."

Guan Wen carefully tempted: "I heard that Runzhi had already submitted a memorial, and I was in great difficulty. The country was in danger and the country was in turmoil. A talent like Runzhi was about to leave me. I felt sad and discussed with Runzhi about the Hunan Army."

This bastard was fighting against the Hunan Army! Zeng Guofan was furious. Hu Runzhi and I, Zeng Disheng, were gone, it was your turn, an old dog. If you handed over the Hunan Army to you, you would still be what you would do!

Hu Linyi answered first: "Sir, I'm so worried. This Hunan Army was trained by Mr. Zeng. The generals in the army believed Mr. Zeng alone. I'm just a helper. Even if I leave, it will have no impact on the Hunan Army."

It is related to your future, how could Guan Wen give up: "You may know that, if you are short-haired, you will definitely order the soldiers and horses of the world to serve the king. How can I ignore it as the governor of Huguang? However, the Hubei Green Camp has been useless for a long time. I am the most optimistic about the Hunan Army. You all understand what I mean, and I will no longer take turns. If I make contributions this time, I will definitely not forget the kindness of the two of you after joining the military."

Zeng Guofan shook his head at Hu Linyi. They had not decided whether to lead troops to save the king yet. How could he be a cheap official article without any knowledge? Even if he was a king, it was his business for Zeng Guofan.

In order to resolve the embarrassment, Hu Linyi laughed loudly and said, "The Governor General does not know that the Hunan Army suffered heavy casualties after the eastern expedition. Especially the fact that there are no ten children in Xiangxiang, the morale of the army has not yet recovered. Besides, the Qing Dynasty laws and regulations, without the imperial edict, they will be treated as a rebellion. Short-mao sent troops northward and did not know where they would fight. It is too early to talk about sending troops to serve the king. It is not too late to talk after the imperial edict."
Chapter completed!