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Chapter 196 To the ninth brother, it is better to choose a good substitute

Zeng Guofan's family letter 曾国藩 364Words 2018-03-18
【original】 About Yuandi: When the navy attacked Jinzhu pass, if there were thousands of land soldiers there, it would be easy to succeed.Bao ① Internal reference to Ji Nan is for the purpose of punishing the unified army for the younger brother, and the younger brother army has 18,000 people.There must always be two other people who can be ② leaders, each of whom will control five or six thousand, and the younger brother will control seven or eight thousand by himself, and then they can be divided or combined. Outside of Xingshi, who else can divide it?Calls must also be made early.Those who do big things take it as the first priority to choose a lot of substitutes. Satisfactory choices are not available, and the younger ones take the second place, waiting for gradual education. (April 12, the first year of Tongzhi)

【Note】 ① Bao: recommend, recommend. ②Can be: Competent. 【Translation】 About Yuandi: When the navy attacked Jinzhu Pass, if there were 3,000 soldiers from the army there, it would be easy to succeed.The recommendation of Peng Xingnan is for the sake of unification with the younger brother. The younger brother has a total of 18,000 troops. There must be two other people who can be competent to lead. , and then can be divided or combined. Besides Xingnan, who else can divide the kingdom?Also promoted early.Those who do big things take multiple choices to replace the manpower as the first priority.If you can't choose a satisfactory candidate, you can temporarily choose the second one and educate and train them slowly. (April 12, the first year of Tongzhi)

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