"The northwest self-reliance is to seek death. We must recover Turpan as soon as possible and restore communications and communications with Hami. This is the first contribution to quelling the rebellion!"

After reading the telegram, Tang Bingcan's face looked extremely ugly. Although there was no positive reply, the meaning was very clear. Feng Renxuan was indeed the king!

Seeing his ugly face, Zhao Jinwen said calmly: "The Northwest Army ambushed and blew up the Zhennan King's special train, put the empress dowager and the emperor under house arrest, and the troops of various prefectures and counties also mutiny frequently. Feng Jiantai had no other way to go except to establish himself as the king. Commander Tang and all the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army are the same!"

Is there no way out? Tang Bingcan looked at the telegram again, not saying that he could make meritorious contributions to quell the rebellion, at least he could make meritorious contributions and lose his merits!

His view was consistent with Zuo Zongtang. Relief from the northwest was purely a way to seek death, and at most it was only a temporary speed and could not escape the end of destruction.

Yuan Qi tried his best to recover the northwest and carefully consolidated it, which shows that Yixiu's attention to the northwest would easily make the northwest independent. He would inevitably do his best to recover the northwest. The northwest can compete with the entire Qing Dynasty in a corner? It is impossible!

He looked at Zhao Jinwen coldly with a complacent look on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "Come on, take it down and be a good guard!"

Zhao Jinwen looked stunned and hurriedly said, "Does the commander care about the life and death of his family?"

"Prepare!" Tang Bingcan waved his hand impatiently. He thought clearly. The other party threatened him with his family. If he bowed his head, if the northwest recovered, he would be unable to escape death. If he was not threatened, the family would still have a glimmer of life.

"Send the order——, tomorrow morning, launch an attack!"

Gong Ning.

With the recovery of external cable telegrams, various news flowed everywhere, and many prefectures and counties below mutiny, large-scale riots, riots, and railway destruction emerged one after another. The most shocking news was that the Governor of Anxi Feng Renxuan made a king. Everyone realized that chaos was about to be made in the northwest provinces, and the entire Gongning City was in a huge panic.

People panicked and rushed to buy essential items such as salt, oil, grain, tea, etc. There were many shops that had been closed, but were ordered to open their doors as usual. They were repeatedly warned not to stock up or raise prices. Even so, in less than half a day, many shops successively launched all-sale signs - all the goods were sold out.

Zuo Zongtang didn't care about so many people at this time, but just sent additional patrol soldiers to prevent riots in the city and be taken advantage of by the rioters. After confirming that Feng Renxuan had rebelled, he quickly moved into the yamen of the inspector's commander.

As soon as he settled down, Li Yunlin came in with a telegram, "Sir, Commander Tang called and launch an attack as planned tomorrow morning."

After reading the telegram, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If Tang Bingcan raised an army to respond, he would have no thoughts at all. Fortunately, Tang Bingcan did not disappoint him and did not follow Feng Renxuan to cause trouble.

In this way, he finally had some capital to compete with the riot army. At least Tang Bingcan could still control tens of thousands of troops, and Tang Bingcan's appeal was also above Zhu Shanhai. However, the most urgent task was to recover Turpan and restore communications and railways with Hami. Only when the mainland army quickly entered the northwest can the rebellion be quelled at the lowest cost.

After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Send someone to the Governor's Office, we should talk to Zhu Shanhai."

Before Li Yunlin left the gate, he heard Liu Changxing, deputy chief of staff of the military region, ask for a meeting. He couldn't help but smile, "It seems that Zhu Shanhai can't hold back anymore, please--."

Liu Changxing walked calmly and entered the study with a high expression. After saluting Zuo Zongtang, who was sitting in the upper head, he said directly: "Feng Jiantai proclaimed himself as the king, and the northwest independence is the general trend..."

Zuo Zongtang interrupted him without hesitation and said, "Do Zhu Shanhai don't want to make wedding dresses for Feng Renxuan?"

After a pause, Liu Changxing said slowly: "The northwest is independent, and those who can live in it."

Zuo Zongtang sneered and said, "Since that's the case, what will Zhu Shanhai ask you to do?"

"One time, this time." Liu Changxing said calmly: "The situation is clear now, and I hope the master of the ministry can change his mind."

"The fisherman is fighting for the crane and clams, and the fisherman is profitable. It's really a good plan." Zuo Zongtang sneered: "However, I want to disappoint you. I have no intention of imitating the traitor."

Liu Changxing smiled and said, "After the war, all the jades and stones are burned, and life is ruined. I don't want to see that thirty years of hard work are destroyed by the war."

What is Zhu Shanhai selling in this gourd? Zuo Zongtang glanced at him. It is hard-won for the northwest provinces to have today's prosperity. It not only consumed his countless efforts, but also consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. If it can be saved, it will naturally be necessary to save it.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Don't hide it, just say it."

Liu Changxing said: "The two northwest provinces are closely connected. Feng Jiantai made his own king and he will inevitably send troops to Xinjiang. The troops controlled by the Lord cannot be stopped at all. Only when we join forces can we stop them and avoid Xinjiang from being poisoned by the war."

Joining forces? Zuo Zongtang sneered in his heart. He was going to force him into a desperate situation step by step. He pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay to join forces, but the Empress Dowager and the Emperor must be let go first."

"Yes." Liu Changxing was very straightforward, "But since we joined forces, should we withdraw troops from Turpan first?"

Go around, the original purpose was to withdraw their troops from Turpan? Zuo Zongtang smiled and said, "You can withdraw your troops, you can retreat. I will let Tang Bingcan allow you to evacuate from Turpan."

This is impossible to talk about! Liu Changxing said in disappointment: "Mr. Master Mutang insists on forcing us to join forces with Feng Jiantai?"

"Linking together also requires strength." Zuo Zongtang said slowly: "If you fight all your strength, it is not a joint effort, but a return. I don't care."

Turpan, military region.

Xiang Yunshan stood in front of the sand table with a calm face. Zhao Jinwen came back for a long time. He knew that he must have been detained. Tang Bingcan was determined to recover Turpan. War was inevitable, but the problem was that they could not win at all. Although they had the advantage in military strength, they lacked heavy weapons. Even the number of mortars and heavy machine guns was not large, and the ammunition was limited.

"Gong Ning called." Guan Baishan quickly stepped in and said, "Commander Zhu asked us to evacuate Turpan to preserve our strength."

After reading the telegram, Xiang Yunshan breathed a sigh of relief, "Order all departments to prepare for evacuation and retreat after dark."

The Turpan riots retreated overnight. The next morning, Tang Bingcan's troops recovered Turpan without bloodshed. He did not pursue the riots, but ordered the communications and railways with Hami as soon as possible, and in addition, the construction of defensive fortifications was stepped up.

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Chapter completed!