Yang Banhou added: "Commander, I also agree to send troops. Now that bandits are rampant, especially since Shanghai is close to Nanjing, we should show the prestige of the Shanghai army and beat the bandits so hard that they dare not not peek at Shanghai.
." At this time, among Li Zhen's generals, Smith and Zhou Xiuying did not agree to send troops, but Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou and Lu Shaochuan were in favor of sending troops.
However, Qi Zhenhai remained silent and did not speak.
Li Zhen asked: "Zhenhai, what do you think?"
Qi Zhenhai had been pondering Li Zhen's thoughts for a long time, and he could vaguely guess. Hearing Li Zhen's inquiry, he immediately said: "The last general is stupid. After thinking about it, he feels that it is appropriate to send troops or not to send troops. It is difficult to decide whether to send troops. So,
I believe that as long as the commander-in-chief decides something, I will resolutely implement it."
When Li Zhen heard this, he secretly said that Qi Zhenhai was slippery.
In fact, Li Zhen did have an idea in his mind, but Li Zhen would not take the initiative to say it. He turned to Liu Taiping, who was silent, and asked harmoniously: "Sir, Qishan asked someone to deliver the message, do you think it should be done?"
Should we send troops?"
Liu Taiping said unhurriedly: "If we don't send troops, we will send troops again!"
"ah!!"
Lu Shaochuan scratched his head, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked: "Mr. Liu, what do you mean? It makes my head dizzy and I can't understand it. If we don't send troops, we won't send troops. If we send troops, we will send troops. What's wrong with that?"
It’s a simple matter. Now you have decided to send out troops without sending troops, which makes me confused!”
Smith blinked, still didn't understand, and asked: "Sir, please explain a little more clearly."
Huang Shihai also said: "Sir, please speak clearly!"
A smile appeared on Li Zhen's lips, and he looked very happy because he understood the meaning of Liu Taiping's words. Liu Taiping's idea was exactly what Li Zhen wanted, and he and Li Zhen had the same idea.
Li Zhenxiao asked: "What do you think sir?"
Zhou Xiuying was a little nervous, looking forward to Liu Taiping's explanation.
Of all the people, Zhou Xiuying was the one who least wanted to send troops, so she expected Liu Taiping to stop sending troops.
Liu Taiping did not explain immediately, but slowly said: "Today's Qing Dynasty is no longer the time for the founding of the country. Bandits are insurrection, foreigners are running around, corrupt officials are rampant, and the Eight Banners disciples only know how to walk dogs and fight cocks. In addition, team training in various places
The expansion of forces has formed a situation where the tail is too big to lose. For example, the Hunan Army that defeated the bandits some time ago is constantly increasing its strength, and it is like a local tyrant. You should learn from Zeng Guofan now and focus on strengthening your strength.
never fail."
After hearing this, Li Zhen nodded repeatedly.
Although Liu Taiping still only wanted to make Li Zhen a local overlord, only wanted to increase his strength, and had never thought about overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, this reason was already in line with Li Zhen's appetite, and he could use it openly.
After hearing this, the rest of the people thought quietly without interrupting.
Liu Taiping continued: "The bandits occupy Nanjing. There is the Jiangbei Camp in the north and the Jiangnan Camp in the south. These two camps are the bandits' most serious problems and are the key targets for the bandits to attack. If our army were to attack at this time
Going north will definitely cause some of the bandits to turn to Shanghai. In this way, Jiangbei Camp and Jiangnan Camp will still be intact and will not suffer too much loss."
"My lord, if you want to climb up the ranks and continue to gain promotions, you can't send troops!"
"why?"
"As the saying goes, the snipe and the clam compete with each other to make a profit. The snipe is the camp in the two rivers, and the clam is the bandit. The fight between the two sides is already very fierce. If you suddenly intervene, it is likely that the fight will be in vain. As long as the bandit force is exhausted,
, and the Liangjiang camp also lost all its energy, so your Majesty sent troops to intervene."
"At that time, it is the time for adults to stand out and send troops to earn military exploits." Liu Taiping said calmly, but Smith, Huang Shihai and others looked at Liu Taiping in horror.
This old man is so weak and scheming!
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "What you said makes sense, but if you don't send troops, it will definitely be true. Moreover, I was supported by Qi Shan, and I am standing in the same boat with Qi Shan. When we are struggling in Shanghai, there must be someone behind it."
Only with Qi Shan's support can we remain invincible. If we don't send troops now, we will definitely be disgusted by Qi Shan. It's not worth it!"
Liu Taiping smiled and said: "Sir, this is what I mean when I don't send troops yet and I want to send troops again."
"Appreciate further details!"
Li Zhen looked at Liu Taiping and looked extremely humble.
The eyes of Qi Zhenhai, Huang Shihai and others fell on Liu Taiping, waiting for Liu Taiping to speak.
Liu Taiping said: "To deal with Qishan, it is actually very simple. We just need to send troops out of the city towards Nanjing and pretend to attack Nanjing. However, we must also give a signal to the bandits in Nanjing. We are just pretending.
We don't really intend to attack Nanjing. To send troops without sending troops is to pretend to attack Nanjing. As long as the bandits see our situation and Qishan knows that we have sent troops, everything will be done."
Liu Taiping looked at Li Zhen with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "I asked you to send troops to pretend to attack Nanjing, just to stabilize Qishan and the bandits in Nanjing, so that we can't really fight against the bandits."
Zhou Xiuying understood that this was beneficial to Li Zhen, and that she could not attack the Taiping Army. She breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I agree with Mr. Liu's suggestion."
Lu Shaochuan also said: "I agree too!"
Li Zhen's interests were his interests, so Lu Shaochuan agreed directly. Next, Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, Smith and Qi Zhenhai all agreed.
None of these people were die-hardly loyal to the Manchus, they all focused on Li Zhen's interests.
Liu Taiping made suggestions and received support from everyone.
Li Zhen looked at Liu Taiping again and asked: "Sir, who can be the general?"
Liu Taiping's eyes passed over several people. Lu Shaochuan and Yang Banhou lowered their heads one after another, unwilling to lead the troops out. After all, it was a feint attack and they would not fight at all, so the two of them were not interested at all. In the end, Liu Taiping
His eyes fell on Qi Zhenhai and said: "Sir, I think Zhenhai can go."
When Qi Zhenhai heard this, he felt bitter in his heart.
This old father-in-law was too messy and even called him out.
Li Zhen asked again: "Zhenhai, what do you think?"
Qi Zhenhai had no choice but to hold his head and said: "Commander, I am willing to go."
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, just take a group under your command and go out for a walk."
"yes!"
Qi Zhenhai agreed, but his mind was so confused that he didn't even know how to leave the study.
After the meeting, everyone said goodbye and left. Qi Zhenhai had just left the study and thought about his being transferred out. He found Liu Taiping and asked: "Father-in-law, this military dispatch is just a casual matter. It is better to stay in Shanghai."
Troop training. Why did you arrange this task for me?"
Liu Taiping said in a deep voice: "Training troops? Can't we train troops after leaving Shanghai? Fortunately, you are still a descendant of the Qi family, so you can't figure this out. Think about it for yourself. If you haven't thought it through clearly, don't come to me."
Qi Zhenhai looked at Liu Taiping's leaving figure and fell into deep thought, but his eyes gradually became brighter.
No one is willing to go, so wouldn't it be good for him to step forward?