"Hmm, not bad. This is indeed a good opportunity, but we can't rush it!”
Zeng Guofan was also very happy. Not long ago, he had been depressed because of the losses that the Han army had brought to him.
Now that he heard that the Han army had wiped out Zuo Zongtang's Chu army, he began to feel grateful to the Han army!
"But Marshal, this is a chance that can't be missed! If we don't seize the time, if the Imperial Court becomes suspicious, we will miss a good opportunity!”
"That's right, marshal. We can't let go of this opportunity!”
After hearing Zeng Guofan's words, the generals of the Xiang Army became anxious.
They felt that the current opportunity was very good. If they missed this opportunity, they might not have such a good opportunity in the future.
Moreover, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. The news of their rebellion would reach the ears of the imperial court sooner or later!
If they didn't hurry up and take action now, once the Imperial Court heard the slightest movement and became vigilant, they would be able to take action.
If they wanted to attack the enemy, the difficulty would increase exponentially!
Therefore, no one could understand why Zeng Guofan wanted everyone to wait!
Zeng Guofan smiled when he saw the anxious looks of his generals.
"Mr. Zhao, what do you think of this matter?”
He looked at his chief strategist, Zhao Liewen, to see if he was thinking the same thing as him.
Zhao Liewen cupped his hands at Zeng Guofan and said,
"The imperial court has ordered us to go south to quell the rebellion. This means that the imperial court does not have enough troops in the south to suppress the rebellion!”
"Therefore, the rebellion in the south cannot be quelled in a short period of time!”
"And we definitely can't go south. If we go south, the Imperial Court can just sit back and watch the tigers fight. Moreover, if we go south, we'll be much further away from the capital.”
Zhao Liewen's words were approved by Zeng Guofan.
"That's right, we definitely can't go south!”
If they wanted to fight for the world, they had to take down the capital.
If they went south, they could at most be like Qianming, ruling by dividing the river with the imperial court.
However, since ancient times, it had always been the north that conquered the south. It was rare for the south to conquer the north.
Therefore, if they went to the south, it would actually be very disadvantageous for them from a strategic point of view.
Therefore, going south was not an option for Zeng Guofan!
"However, we can't immediately move north!”
"Oh? Tell me the reason!"
Zeng Guofan raised his eyebrows and asked excitedly.
"Because there is an army in the north that is blocking our way!”
"You mean the Huai Army?"
Zeng Guofan asked with a smile.
Zhao Liewen nodded." Marshal, the Chu army has been destroyed. If you want to start a rebellion, the Huai army will be the biggest obstacle. If they stand on the Qing court's side, it will be a big obstacle for us!”
"Although it shouldn't be a problem for our army to eliminate them with our strength, if we waste too much time on them and delay our business, it won't be worth it!”
Zeng Guofan nodded." The Huai Army is located in the region that we must pass through on our way north. If the army wants to go north, considering the transportation problem of logistics supplies, we can only go north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The canal is now in the hands of the Huai Army. We can't avoid them no matter what!”
In ancient times, there were no freeways. In an era where shipping was not developed, water transport was the best mode of transportation.
"Therefore, I want to recommend myself as the marshal's lobbyist and go to Huainan!”
"You want to persuade Li Hongzhang to rebel with me?”
Zeng Guofan asked in surprise when he heard Zhao Liewen's words.
"Lord Li is the marshal's student. With my appearance and the marshal's personal letter, this subordinate is confident that he can convince the other party to join the marshal again!”
Zeng Guofan thought for a moment and nodded."In that case, I'll leave it to you. If this matter succeeds, you'll be the first to receive credit!”
After talking about the Huai Army, Zhao Liewen thought of someone and said to Zeng Guofan solemnly,
"Marshal, after I leave, please pay close attention to a person's movements!”
"Who is it?"
"Monk Green Qin!"
When Zhao Liewen mentioned this person, the Xiang Army generals became cautious.
Monk Gelinqin was the best fighting force under the Qing court, and this was a cavalry force.
Different from the rotten Eight Banners and Green Camp, the cavalry under Monk Grinqin's command were brought down from the ancient land. They were a group of herdsmen who grew up on horseback. They were skilled in riding, well-equipped, and had an exceptionally tenacious fighting will.
During the military operation to destroy Taiping Country, the Xiang Army had cooperated with Monk Gelinqin before, so they were very clear about the other party's combat ability.
"Monk Gleen Qin's cavalry is very threatening in the open plains in the north. If our army wants to go north, it is very likely that they will be stopped by him. Therefore, we must pay close attention to his every move and make full preparations in advance!”
……
Lin Yu, who was in the south, naturally did not know about the internal strife and deception of the Qing court in the north.
At this moment, he was happily checking the system's huge reward this time!
Ding! The system has announced that the host has completed the main mission to defeat Chu Jun and complete the special requirement of capturing Zuo Zongtang. The host has been rewarded with 15 million taels of silver and 10 talent recruitment coupons!
Before the system finished speaking, more than 10 million taels of silver appeared in Lin Yu's account.
He checked. Including the rewards he had received from killing the enemy on the battlefield, he had received a total of 15,350,000 taels of silver from this mission.
Including the money from the corrupt officials and the rewards from the previous missions.
Lin Yu's current account had a total of 32.16 million taels of silver!
All of the silver was stored in the system's internal warehouse. He could access it at any time.
30 million taels of silver was more than 1500 tons. It piled up like a small mountain, looking very spectacular!
After walking a few rounds around the hill-like silver, Lin Yu felt that his eyes were almost blinded by the silver light!
With such a large sum of money, he would not have to worry about money for a long time in the future!
After calming down, Lin Yu began to be interested in another reward from the system!
What was the use of a talent recruitment voucher?
He took out one of them and studied it curiously.
Since this thing was related to talent, did it mean that as long as he used it, he could recruit the corresponding talent?
If that was the case, it would be a good thing!
What he lacked the most now was talent!
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。