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Chapter 184 The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will always be there!
Big win?

After hearing the news, Emperor Qianlong's first reaction was obviously: These old boys are lying here again about their military exploits.

After all, Qianlong understands the thoughts of these bastards very well. They have been fighting for many years in Jinchuan and Jinchuan, and they have wiped out almost [-] million enemies, but they haven't defeated them yet. Why?

Isn’t it just because it’s profitable?

If there were no interests to pursue, then this so-called Jinchuan and Jinchuan would have been put down long ago.

But soon, Qianlong realized something again.

The people who went to Xiangyang this time were not the group of wine and rice bags under his men. The army that went on the expedition was Zeng Guofan from the Xianfeng Dynasty!

Qianlong was not very familiar with what Zeng Guofan was like. He did not immediately pay attention to the little eunuch who reported the battle. Instead, he lowered his head and asked Xianfeng who was holding a luminous cup of grape wine. He whispered: "What does Zeng Guofan look like?" Are you suspected of lying about your military exploits?"

Originally, Xianfeng was still enjoying himself, thinking that he was far away from the worries of government affairs, without the trouble of messing around with silk and bamboo, and without the trouble of writing documents. However, he did not expect that Qianlong would have such a problem. He immediately thought about it and said: "Zeng Qing's family He was previously a civil servant, but this time he was asked to recruit local warriors on his own. I don’t know the details of Zeng Guofan.”

Hearing what Xianfeng said, Emperor Qianlong felt a little helpless, but just when he was about to speak, Ruoqing on the side suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Are you talking about Zeng Guofan? I seem to have heard of this person, but I forgot the specific time. It’s like being called half a saint~”

Just him, half a saint, is he worthy?
The moment he heard Ruoqing's words, Emperor Xianfeng felt ridiculous. It could be said that Xianfeng was shocked.

Xianfeng's mood is full of mixed emotions.

After hearing Ruoqing's words, Qianlong's spirit was shocked!
Half a saint? !
Well, well, the last person to be called a saint was Wang Yangming of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Yangming put down the rebellion of King Ning. If this Zeng Guofan can really put down the rebellion of the Ming rebels, then Qianlong will directly officially certify him as a saint of the Qing Dynasty!
Just go and demolish Qufu and let Zeng Guofan live there!

Of course, there is only one premise for all this, and that is that Zeng Guofan can really put down these Ming thieves.

If he is killed by the Ming thief, then he will be the "Baidi General", a pure waste, an incompetent general who will kill the entire army, and he will be tired of shit!

This is the difference in treatment whether you win or not.

But these are for the future.

Now, Zeng Guofan has won the great victory over Xiangyang, and he is the absolute hero.

A year later, Qianlong's face couldn't help but reveal a long-lost smile, and then he raised his voice:

"Okay, okay, I'm passing on my decree. Zeng Guofan hereby attaches great importance to the national system and has made great achievements in defeating the enemy. He is actually the pillar of the country. He is named a first-class mighty general and awarded a first-class Duke of Xiang. I hope that your family can continue to work hard and bring peace to the Qing Dynasty." , make another outstanding achievement!"

Qianlong was undoubtedly in a very good mood.

Titles and official positions can be granted at will!
Anyway, it was the official position and title of the Xianfeng Dynasty. What did it have to do with the Qianlong Dynasty?
I consume and he pays the bill. This feeling is really good.

Immediately afterwards, Qianlong fell into brooding about Zeng Guofan's report. After pondering for a moment, Qianlong said again: "The Sauron camp should not go to Sichuan. Let Hailancha take people directly to Xiangyang. They must obey the orders of the first-class mighty commander." By the general's order, a first-class mighty general is in Xiangyang, with all the power of life, death, and plunder!"

The most taboo thing among the kings of the past dynasties is to have great achievements. Few of the famous generals in the past dynasties can enjoy their old age. Existences like Wei Qing/Guo Ziyi are, after all, a minority in history. Most of them ended up like Han Bai. .

But it was different for Qianlong.

strictly speaking,

Zeng Guofan was a famous general in the Xianfeng Dynasty. He had great achievements and was the leader of Xianfeng. He has nothing to do with me.

At this thought, Qianlong felt relaxed and happy, and for the first time he felt that the entire Forbidden City had become a lot sweeter.

And the old boy Xianfeng seemed to have no interest in political affairs. He was still watching the song and dance performances happily, having forgotten everything long ago.

Seeing this, Emperor Qianlong felt even more relieved.

At the same time, Ruoqing was also secretly whispering to Xingzhen: "Don't you really know a heroic woman named Cixi? No, she is also a member of your Yehenala and the wife of Emperor Xianfeng. You How could I not recognize him?"

But Yehenala Xingzhen did not show a trace of a wry smile, and then said to Ruoqing very tactfully: "Mother, I really don't know a heroic woman named Cixi..."

"This is really strange. Did I remember it wrong?"

Ruoqing murmured in her heart, but looking at the grand scene in the palace now, Ruoqing also put this matter behind her.

Forget it, there will always be a chance to meet and meet this truly outstanding woman!
Ruoqing is full of confidence, just like the star-chaser she once was.

……

"Congratulations to Zeng Shuai, congratulations to Zeng Shuai!"

"What is Commander Zeng?! Now I want to call you the Duke of Xiang! I humble myself to pay homage to the Duke of Xiang. The Duke of Xiang is a thousand years old!"

"A first-class mighty general, so handsome and majestic!"

"..."

Although the army was pressing down outside Xiangyang City, it was not a problem at all for the gentry and generals inside the city.

Although the green soldiers guarding the city were still eating military rations that were like pig food, it did not affect the indulgence and feasting among them at all.

The reason why they are reunited here is naturally to celebrate Zeng Guofan's 'great contribution'.

Although the imperial edict has not yet arrived, the news has already come, so everyone has begun to open the champagne in advance.

They seemed to have seen how successful and legendary they were after repelling the Ming army.

The Qing Dynasty has to rely on us Han people to maintain it!

However, amidst all this joy, only Zeng Guofan, the leader, frowned and seemed a little unhappy.

After all, only Zeng Guofan himself had a clear conscience.

Before going to Xiangyang, Zeng Guofan read a lot of records about the Ming army. He saw that in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty killed Ming Dynasty soldiers at will.

Therefore, Zeng Guofan felt that if he came to fight the Ming Dynasty, it would be the same as fighting the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, killing at will.

But after contact with Zeng Guofan, he found that...these Ming troops were a bit difficult to kill.

Now, he has captured the Duke of Xiang and a first-class mighty general by lying about his military exploits. But in the future, it will be difficult to defeat these Ming troops unless he is allowed to retreat on his own.

The Ming army also recruited him to surrender, and several of his subordinates came to persuade him, saying, "We are Han people and we should fight against the Han people" and "What good is it to be a dog of the Manchus?""Zeng Shuai, let's do it anyway in front of the battle" and other words were all executed by Zeng Guofan to show his determination.But even now, Zeng Guofan has no regrets. His lifelong wish is to serve the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty!
But now, the Qing court needs him, but he is under some pressure because he lied about his military exploits.

However, these are all minor problems. The more important thing now is to at least do some good results to avoid being ugly.

After thinking about this, Zeng Guofan took a deep breath and said directly: "What are you celebrating?! Are the cannons bought from the Westerners ready? Get ready and inform the soldiers that the time has come to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty!"

After hearing Zeng Guofan's words, his good partner Hu Linyi immediately understood Zeng Guofan's thoughts and immediately said: "How good is this? The cannonballs we bought from the Westerners are only enough for one attack. They were originally intended to attack Nanjing. Is there anything that can be used here to completely swallow up the long-haired thief?"

"And more importantly, we have finished firing all the cannons, and there is no place to buy cannonballs here..."

After hearing Hu Linyi's words, Zeng Guofan just smiled softly. Although he felt a little confused about the future in his heart, he still had an expression of keeping everything in mind.

"Don't panic, I'm here!"

……

At the front line of the Ming Army in Xiangyang, military flags were hunting, and the wounded were exhausted.

In the entire military camp, there are endless streets and plains, and the whole field is filled with wailing, which seems to be gazing at the smell of mourning.

Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Zhanji were walking side by side in the wounded soldiers' camp. Their faces were very ugly, and they felt very uncomfortable and helpless about the suffering of these wounded soldiers.

"Damn it, what's going on with these Qing soldiers? This guy named Zeng is so cunning and hateful!"

Zhu Zhanji's face was very ugly. He looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't help but said: "I will cut off Zeng Guofan's head to sacrifice the soul of the Ming Dynasty hero who died in vain!"

Zhu Qiyu on the side didn't know what to say.

After all, these souls who died in vain can be said to be a big mistake in commanding the generals. If not, then the casualties would not have been so heavy.

But don't dare to say this randomly, after all, it will undoubtedly rub salt into Zhu Zhanji's wounds.

After the first Battle of Xiangyang, the Ming army conducted two or three tentative attacks. However, the pace of the attacks was obviously not good. However, they defeated the enemy's two counterattacks, leaving more than 2000 enemy troops behind. A corpse.

However, these more than 2000 corpses cannot make up for the grief in the hearts of Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Zhanji.

There is no other reason than that in these days of battles, there were not many Manchus fighting on the Qing army. Most of the Ming army's results came from the Qing Dynasty's Green Camp soldiers, which were Han soldiers in the traditional sense.

When Han people fight Han people, even if they kill [-] enemies, there is nothing worth comforting.

"Father, at noon, you were commanding the battle on the front line. Emperor Jiajing changed his personnel allocation, only retaining 500 Manchu soldiers, and then replaced the heavy artillery and fleet." Zhu Qiyu said.

The technological level of the Jiajing Dynasty was naturally at the forefront among the current Ming Dynasty. Now after hearing such news, Zhu Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief.

With the addition of Zhu Houcong, the situation in Ming Dynasty will be reversed!

but……

Why not join the battle from the start?
However, this kind of problem was not taken into consideration by Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu. They patrolled the military camp silently. Many soldiers were shocked by the sudden visit of the two emperors, and at the same time their military morale was boosted.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu were obviously very worried, but facing these soldiers who sacrificed their lives and blood for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu felt a little warm, and they also comforted these soldiers with peace of mind.

But at this moment, suddenly, artillery roared!

Suddenly, artillery with more fierce firepower than the Ming army gathered together and came towards the Ming army's position noisily!

From a long distance away, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu could see the situation in the distance, and their pupils suddenly shrank in an instant.

The Qing army actually launched a new round of offensive!

Such a situation can be said to be unreasonable for Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu!
After all, the defenders took the initiative to attack when their troops were at a disadvantage. What did this mean?Who did Zeng Guofan think he was, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan who had eight million to one hundred thousand? !
But it's unreasonable, but it's also expected.

As a general, you must think of all situations and cannot ignore it just because the probability of it happening is extremely small. Generals with this kind of mentality have all achieved extraordinary comeback results.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu were well-known in the Ming Dynasty, but their reputations in history were average. They did not want to be remembered in history in this way.

Therefore, after discovering that the Qing army took the initiative to attack, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu did not hesitate and shouted directly: "Don't panic, follow the original plan and block Jiannu!"

Although they discovered that the Zeng family soldiers had launched an offensive against the Ming army, Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Zhanji were not too worried.

Because they can be said to be very good at learning now, because they dug trenches in front of the camp early, which are the same trenches as Zeng Guofan, reproduced one to one, very arrogant!
Once Zeng Guofan's army launched such a counterattack, the Ming army would let them know what it meant to retaliate in kind!

but,

Zeng Guofan's artillery shells were so fierce that it was impossible to say that they could really tear through the trenches that the Ming army had barely learned in a hurry and disrupt the rhythm of the Ming army!

At this thought, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little anxious and uneasy. At this moment, the battle situation on the front line was also different.

Accompanied by strong slogans and noisy artillery fire, those Zeng soldiers actually started to attack!

"Um?!"

This scene was not expected by the Ming army of Jingtai Dynasty and Xuande Dynasty. They were quite at a loss for a moment and were actually rushed into the trench in one breath and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Ming army!

"Kill! Follow the Duke of Xiang and make great achievements!"

"For Duke Xiang and for Zeng Shuai!"

"..."

Suddenly, the trenches were filled with such words, as if they came from all over the world.

Regarding this situation, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu were really shocked. Zhu Qiyu even put on his armor and shouted to the left and right: "Commanders of the Ming Army, follow me to charge!"

Zhu Zhanji also drew his sword and shouted angrily: "The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will always be there! Everyone, kill!"

However, just when the two emperors were about to charge forward and lead everyone to launch a counterattack, dark clouds suddenly began to gather between the sky and the earth.

A rain seems to be coming soon.

(End of this chapter)