Tianjin, the Governor of Zhili and the Head of the Beiyang Minister.

The air in the study seemed to solidify. Li Hongzhang leaned on the chair and reached out to hit his forehead gently. When Sheng Xuanhuai came in, he coughed gently. Seeing Li Hongzhang open his eyes, he stepped forward and called out softly: "Sir."

Li Hongzhang's life has been a little sad recently. The French started another war and the Fuzhou Navy was destroyed. Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong and other ministers wrote letters, pointing at Li Hongzhang.

In particular, Zuo Zongtang said bluntly: "Li Hongzhang will ruin all the people and will be accused of eternal eternal reasons."

The illusion of peace was shattered, and at this moment, Li Hongzhang became the target of thousands of people, like an ant on a hot pan. The only thing that made Li Hongzhang feel glad that there was no article in the two palaces that Li Hongzhang wrote about Li De Tao Zombie. The position of the Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang did not cause any loosening due to the Sino-French battle.

"Yuansun! The emperor's kindness is so great!" Li Hongzhang sat upright and sighed softly.

Sheng Xuanhuai silently stepped forward, reached out and touched the teacup on the table, turned his head and shouted to the back, "Come on, my tea is cold."

"Yu Sun, no need, I won't let them come in and disturb you." Li Hongzhang shook his hand, and Sheng Xuanhuai hurriedly signaled the maid who came in to go out and stood respectfully beside Li Hongzhang.

"Sir, I'm anxious to see Suzun, I don't know what's going on?"

"The court has been told that Qin Xuan was dismissed. I have a chance to make meritorious service in front of the empress dowager. The court approved Zhang Zhidong's memorial and ordered Feng Zicai to help with military affairs outside Guangxi. At present, the southwest military affairs are probably no longer available. A few days ago, Zhang Zhidong and Zuo Zongtang jointly submitted a memorial, proposing that the court should not rely too much on the Huai Army and should train a new army. This is to take the opportunity to dig my ancestral grave!"

Li Hongzhang sighed. If Li Hongzhang knew that the idea of ​​compiling the new army was a proposal made by Shen Congyun when talking to Zuo Zongtang, it would probably have smuggled Shen Congyun's heart.

"What do the two palaces mean?" Sheng Xuanhuai's heart trembled violently. Li Hongzhang started his business with the Huai Army. The Manchus never had 100% trust in the Han people, both relying on and guarding. From Zeng Guofan's cuts to reduce the suspicion of the court, it can be seen very clearly. The court really wanted to train a new army, and its significance was not only as simple as it was.

"The emperor won the letter, but Weng Tonghe agreed with this proposal. The empress dowager meant that when the dispute between China and France ended, she was discussing the matter." Li Hongzhang's brows had already frowned into the word "chuan", which shows his torment.

"As the imperial teacher, Weng Tonghe naturally hopes that the emperor can catch a reliable army in his hands and pave the way for future administration." Sheng Xuanhuai took the speech lightly, and Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Don't I know?"

"By the way, Qin Xuan called and said that Shen Zigui was leading the officers and soldiers of the escort of arms to stay in Zhennan Pass. What do you think about this? Do Shen Zigui have any ambitions in this move?" Li Hongzhang said slowly, and his tone suddenly became a little gloomy. Sheng Xuanhuai felt a chill when he heard this and said in his heart, "This is the point that he has turned to the point."

"Sir, you don't know about this person. You are young and energetic, passionate, and it's strange that you don't stay."

Li Hongzhang nodded after hearing this, and said something that suited my heart. He sighed, "Actually, I think so too. Shao Youlian called and said that Shen Zigui emptyed the warehouse of the Shanghai Bureau and did not leave a single bullet for Zuo Zongtang. As the governor of Liangjiang, if Zuo Zongtang really wants to deal with Zigui, I will naturally not stand by."

Sheng Xuanhuai was relieved. After thinking carefully, Li Hongzhang suddenly asked Chen Congyunlai, and mentioned that Pan Dingxin was dismissed and the Southwest military affairs could not be interfered with. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart: "Is there any future text here?"

Sheng Xuanhuai did not dare to break his mind arbitrarily, and said with caution: "Your Excellent empathizes with Zigui's care. If it were not for the adult support, Xuan Huai will still be just a local gentry."

"Yu Sun, do you think that Shen Zigui is participating in the war in Zhennan Pass? I think this is an opportunity."

Sheng Xuanhuai knew Li Hongzhang so well that he immediately felt the mystery behind Li Hongzhang's words, and immediately spoke for Chen Congyun and said, "Sir, I have a great opinion! Judging from the advice of Zigui, although he has never fought a war, he has a considerable strategic vision. He may not be able to lead troops to charge forward, and it is not impossible to plan behind. Back then, he fought against Changmao, pacified the bandits, and pulled up the Huai army that the court leaned as a pillar. Didn't it also start with a scholar?"

After hearing this, Li Hongzhang couldn't help laughing, and the gloom on his face was swept away.

Guangxi, Haicun.

On the night of the 24th, Pan Dingxin's so-called command of Yang Yuke's supporter was on a boat. During the day, Pan Dingxin stayed on the other side of the river and lived on the boat at night. As long as there was a slight mistake in the limelight, Pan Dingxin could escape directly along the waterway and flee directly to Longzhou.

"Now, there are many people from all over the court who have attacked Qinxuan. Shen Zigui is a great talent. I hope to make good use of it as I wish to make a comeback."

Li Hongzhang's telegram was very short. Pan Dingxin looked at it and threw it on the table, sighed softly, but he didn't move for a long time. He sat there blankly, looking at the fishing fires on the river.

After a while, Pan Dingxin stood up and sighed: "Every word is a huge stake!"

What does the telegram mean? Li Hongzhang clearly told Pan Dingxin that someone wanted to mess with you, and then borrowed it to mess with me. Now that you are defeated and dismissed, you are making meritorious. Chen Congyun has two tricks, and can use it well, and make meritorious service. Only when Li Hongzhang in the court can he speak and have the opportunity to make a comeback.

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Hegenikoli was in trouble. The sneak attack of a thousand elite French troops, with the heavy fog, had successfully approached 300 meters away from the Qing army's position, and was in sight.

Suddenly, a gunshot sounded from behind the butt, and it was a trivial matter for several soldiers to fall down. This sneak attack had been exposed.

On the mountainside, Chen Congyun, who was dozing off a tree, suddenly sat up and asked loudly, "Where is the shot?"

Yang Yuke also heard the gunshots, jumped up, rushed to the position to call the soldiers to prepare for battle. As soon as the soldiers entered the position, there were shouts everywhere in the fog, and thousands of French troops were rushing towards the position.

Li Yaozu's storm did not knock down a few people. After firing the gun, his brothers immediately escaped. The French army hesitated for a while, and saw that there was no signal of retreat behind him, so he continued to attack.

At this time, Nicolli's mind was already blown up, and hesitating all the bad things he had made him get on. He didn't react immediately. The sneak attack team ahead naturally advanced but did not retreat, and turned sneak attack into strong attack.

With the reminder of Li Yaozu's gun behind his back, although the Qing army on the position was alarmed, they were still in a hurry. Especially in the fog, many soldiers fired randomly without waiting for orders, and did not attack the French army at all, but exposed their targets.

The French army was well-trained, and after a panic, they stabilized their positions. When they arrived at the front of the formation, they had a dense volley, and many people fell from the Qing army.

Chen Congyun, who was alerted, had his first reaction to assemble the team. The 400-person Longzhou regiment training was not an experienced army after all. Under the dense gunfire, it became chaotic for a while. There were all kinds of guns, knives, and shoes.

Chen Congyun stayed halfway up the mountain and was used as a reserve team.

Seeing that the team was in chaos, Chen Congyun was anxious. He snatched the gun that was responsible for protecting him by his side, pulled the trigger and fired, and then shouted: "Don't be in chaos, come to me to gather."

This effect suddenly came into effect. The team trainers finished their preparation one after another and barely gathered together. At this time, the shouts of killing were already in their ears on the high positions.

"Brothers, the French guys attacked the position. Everyone followed me up and chopped his mother." Chen Congyun roared and ran up with a rifle. This time, the two guards did not stop him, but just followed Chen Congyun tightly with a machete.

At this time, the French army had already been mixed with Yang Yuke's subordinates. After encountering continuous and intensive shootings by the French army, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties. The French army took the opportunity to rush up. Seeing the crisis in the situation, Yang Yuke held a big knife and roared: "Brothers, those who have grown eggs, follow me to kill!"

At this time, the sun had already come out. Nicolli held a telescope and saw the two armies fighting on the hill. He was very happy. When he was about to let the follow-up troops go up to reinforce, he suddenly heard a dense gunfire sound on the position, and the army fell one after another, and the team was in chaos.

When Chen Congyun brought the Longzhou regiment to train, it was a time of crisis. Although the Qing army was crowded, it suffered a great loss in the previous shot, killing and injuring more than 300 people. On the contrary, the French army only suffered about twenty casualties.

Yang Yuke's troops fought hard for several months since the counterattack on the Eastern Front. They were tired troops, relying entirely on the soldiers' lives to support them. After two moves, the Guangxi soldiers were short and suffered a great loss, and they were about to be unable to hold on.

As soon as Chen Congyun got on the position, he immediately found a French army with hundreds of people on the right, intending to surround Yang Yuke's flank. Without thinking, he shot and 400 regiments beside him practiced to shoot together.

Under the sudden attack, the French army attacking on the right was stunned and in chaos. Coincidentally, at this time, a burst of gunfire sounded from behind the French army. It turned out that Li Yaozu led the crowd to retreat and just touched the butt of the French army. Seeing a violent fire on the position, there was nothing to be polite about, he immediately opened fire.

This French army was originally protecting the flanks of the army. Seeing that the army was not supported, they planned to take advantage of the situation. They never thought that they would be hit by a head-on attack. The backyard also caught fire and asked someone to stab her from behind.
Chapter completed!