Chapter 43 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (9-2)

After getting off the hill, he gave the order to divide his troops into three groups to attack the enemy, and use Yang Dechen's cavalry as the guerrilla division to outflank the rear.He led the middle road by himself, and was brave and good at fighting. He once dealt with the enemy for two days and nights without eating or drinking, and he was unremitting. Sun Kaihua, nicknamed "Sun Meiren", was in the middle to support him. The generals received the order and returned to their headquarters. After seeing that it was almost done, Bao Chao fired the cannon with his left hand. There was a loud bang, and there was a whistle of smoke, followed by an earth-shattering sound of "killing". .Although the discipline of the Ting Army was not good, the rewards and punishments were extremely clear. When those soldiers went to the battlefield, they only had one thought: "If you don't die, you will enjoy the blessings."

Because of the artillery team in the middle, the movement was relatively slow. The left and right lanes were the first to meet the enemy, and pressed in the middle, squeezing the Nian army so that they could not retreat, so they had to move forward desperately.The forward came just in time, and the foreign gun team led by Bao Chao himself was waiting. Seeing that the Nian army was within range, they knelt down and fired a row of guns. Kneel all the way, load ammunition all the way, and then release it when you reach the front.This is repeated again and again, and it is called "serial gun", which is extremely powerful when used properly.

If the two rows of guns were let go, the Nian army in the middle could no longer hold on.At this time, Ren Zhu and Niu Hong's cavalry team had crossed the river to help, and the cavalry team relied on horses, and horses were divided into "western horses" and "northern horses".The West Horse was called "Daima" many years ago, and it is the hero of the world, but compared with the "Northern Horse" that grew up in the Mengsui prairie, it can't help but pale in comparison.The horses of the official army are naturally northern horses, but the horses of the Nian army are also northern horses because they are all taken from the official army, but they are better fed than the official horses.It's just that although the horses are better than the official army, the weapons are unmatched. The Nian army's cavalry mostly uses spears, while the official army's cavalry uses foreign guns, and they are supported by artillery teams.

"Fire!" Bao Chao ordered himself. The cannons were also "serial cannons", they bombarded the galloping Nian cavalry alternately from left to right, causing people to turn their backs on their backs and the formation of the Nian army in chaos.Sun Kaihua, who was in charge of the countermeasures, stayed put and did not move. At this time, he saw Yang Dechen's cavalry come back from both sides, outflanking the rear of the Nian army. Fearing that the jade and stones would be indistinguishable, he rushed to Baochao. Report in front of him: "Mr. Ting! No need to fire anymore! It's time to charge!"

Bao Chao raised his left hand, scanned it with a telescope for a week, and said loudly: "Yes! Enough heat. " When Bao Chao uses troops, he pays most attention to the word "potential", but this "potential" sometimes just means he "focuses on it", and other people don't understand it.Facing the enemy to observe the situation at this time, he said "the fire is enough", and it was enough!But seeing Yang Dechen's cavalry, with both wings spread out, thousands of guns fired at the same time, the Nian army was forced by artillery fire in the front, and the back was cut off from the back, and they rushed back one after another. Step into battle yourself.

The soldier in charge of the Commander's Flag was specially selected from tens of millions of people. He was not tall but had amazing physical strength. He immediately raised a purple commander's flag, which was more than ten feet high, very high. The face is fully unfolded, and the word "Bao" embroidered in white silk can be seen from a long distance.His troops were all guided by this flag, galloping and charging, and the sound of shouting was heard more than ten miles away. Yang Dechen's cavalry on the two wings merged into one soon, and finally cut off the Nian army's return route, attacking from front to back, while the Han River was to the west, and the only way out was to the east.To the east is the Tianmen, known as Jingling in ancient times, with lakes on all sides, forming a natural barrier. The Nian army could not enter the city, so they turned to the north, but the Ting army rushed across the Yinlong River, turning host and guest into positions.

Most of the nests of the Nian army are on the south bank of the Yinlong River, starting from Duobao Bay at the turning point of the flood in the east, and to the west are Tuoboat Wharf and Zhangjie Harbor.So Bao Chao temporarily stationed his horses, while dividing his troops back to the north of Yinlong to pursue the enemy, while sweeping up the bandits' bases, twisting the accumulation of several years in the east, and getting rid of the destruction caused by artillery fire, they all fell into the hands of the Ting army. The battle situation has reached the stage of clearing the battlefield, and all armies have reported their results.What Bao Chao was most concerned about was the whereabouts of the generals of the Ming Army, and he sent his own soldiers to various places to investigate. The battlefield was vast, and there was no result for a while, but someone sent a coral hat with a string of fine beads around the coral. Look, the eye circles are red.

"Shosan has been martyred!" he sadly said to his Muyou. "How do you see it?" The screen friend was puzzled. "There are a lot of people with coral hats, so it's not necessarily Liu Shengshuai." "You don't know, there are too many red tops, and they are worthless. Shengsan has made another trick, here!" He pointed to the string of thin beads surrounding the coral. Remembering the martyrdom of the monk king, the friend at that scene also found his three-eyed flower feather first, so he found the corpse, so he asked the person who sent the hat knot: "Where did you find this?"

"North of the Yang family, there is a place that cannot be named." "Send someone to find the dead body of Mingjun Liu Dashuai." "Let's go!" Bao Chao stood up, "I'll go by myself." "It's not necessary!" Another screen friend advised him, "There are so many things that the commander-in-chief needs to decide at this moment. Send more brothers who have seen Liu Shengshuai to look for him, and he will definitely find him. " "This is also reasonable. Send more people to look for it, and send me a letter as soon as you find it."

The body was not found, but there was good news that Liu Mingchuan, Liu Chengzao and many staff members had escaped from the siege and returned to Xiayang Port because of the timely arrival of Ting Jun. "It's okay, it's okay!" Bao Chao was very relieved, but suddenly remembered another thing: "Check it out, those things belong to Ming Jun?" As a result of the inventory, more than 5,000 mules and horses, 400 foreign guns, more than 8,000 sets of uniforms, various variegated ordnance, and more than a dozen red and blue coins lost by the Ming army at Sushiqiao were taken back. Dingzi, more than 20 flower feathers and blue feathers.The other 2,000 Ming troops who were trapped in the siege were also rescued.As for the results of the Ting Army's own battles, the Nian Army's supplies are not counted as usual, and Bao Chao doesn't ask. Each army will distribute it themselves, and only count the success. If there is more than enough, there are naturally false heads in it, but according to this day's battle, there are not many false heads.

It was chaotic and busy until it was dark, and I finally got a clue. The troops were withdrawn from all walks of life, and the troops were stationed temporarily.The Nian Army fled to the Dahong Mountain area in the Northern Dynasty. Should they pursue or wait for orders? All the armies came to ask for instructions. "Why don't you kick them out?" Bao Chao resolutely ordered: "Screw the pot today, and fire everything tomorrow!" The Ting army has always fought more and more courageously. Hearing that they will be marching tomorrow, they are not surprised.Bao Chao, who was in the middle army, was concerned. The reason why the Ming army was defeated, he had already learned from the general of the Ming army who had escaped from the siege, "Ah!" He sighed heavily, "Call me After becoming Liu Shengsan, I feel sad too!" How not to be sad?Originally, he wanted to show Ting Jun a hand, but he was completely defeated, it wasn't Ting Jun, almost the whole army was wiped out.Looking at a deeper level, it was possible to win by joining forces to attack, but because of the weak force of the troops, they were defeated. Both losers, how to settle this account? "I can't remember all the big and small battles. I often fight with other armies. I win a lot, others win a little, I lose, and others can't please. It's always the same. There has never been such a battle as today. Like this, a big victory and a big defeat! Old master," Bao Chao asked his friend, "let me ask, has this ever happened before?" Bao Chao's friends have no good roles, and their stomachs are not wide, so they have no answer.Bullying him for not eating ink, he shook his head vigorously and said, "No! Never!" "I remembered now," Bao Chao asked suddenly, "Han Shizhong and Huang Tiandang were defeated. Where was Yue Fei at that time?" Mu You couldn't answer, so he asked instead: "Mr. Ting, what is your purpose for asking this question?" "Let's learn from it!" He said, "For example, Han Shizhong was defeated and Yue Fei was victorious. When the two meet, what kind of words do they have? I will meet Liu Shengsan tomorrow, so it's still easy to talk." "That's how it is! It doesn't have to be based on the ancients, it can be figured out." "Okay! Let me ask for advice." "Of course you can't be complacent." "I know that." "Don't blame him." "I don't blame him, I still want to thank him." Bao Chao smiled proudly, "He is just like Li Shaoquan who won Changzhou but not Jiangning, let the Ninth Commander take the credit!" "Mr. Ting," the friend said seriously, "this is absolutely unsuitable! If it reaches Liu Shengshuai's ears, it will cause resentment." "That's right, that's right," Bao Chao nodded deeply, "My own people are talking and laughing, and there is no one who wants to ridicule him." "You can't ridicule him, and you don't need to comfort him. Mr. Ting can just pretend that there is no such thing!" Although Bao Chao understood the meaning of not needing to comfort Liu Mingchuan, he was very distressed, hesitated for a while and asked, "Do you think it's okay if I don't go?" "No!" Mu You replied very simply, "Liu Shengshuai has already said that Mr. Ting regards himself as a senior and looks down on him. This makes it seem that he is really arrogant, inappropriate, inappropriate!" "I don't think it's right, either. Alas! It's easy to fight a war, but it's hard to be a human being." That night Bao Chao thought about it, fearing that seeing Liu Shengsan would be embarrassing and he would not be able to sleep peacefully.Coincidentally, Liu Mingchuan is also like this!Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, but in this defeated battle, not only can't be a general, but also can't be a man.He beat the bed a thousand times and the pillow a thousand times, but he couldn't figure out what kind of attitude he should have and what kind of words he should say when he saw Bao Chao tomorrow, so that he could get off the stage. In addition to Bao Chao and Li Hongzhang - just received the customs defense of the imperial envoy, just give him this, how to explain?However, that was for the future, and there was a difficulty right now. Bao Chao didn't need to say anything else, he just asked in a Sichuan accent: "Sheng San, what did you do?" Then there was no time to drill a hole. After much deliberation, the only way to avoid this humiliation was to hope that Bao Chao would not come by himself.Otherwise, I have no choice but to pretend to be sick.In this way, I came up with a way out of no other way, and my heart was a little more settled.But at noon the next day, when he heard that Bao Chao personally escorted Mingjun’s lost luggage and more than 2,000 rescued brothers to the camp, he realized that his idea would not work. If you are dead, you can't miss him and say thank you. When they saw each other, they were pale and coy.After greeting each other, both sides seemed to have something stuck in their throats, unable to speak, finally Liu Mingchuan opened his mouth: "Congratulations Ting Gong!" Bao Chao thought about it all night, and he kept thinking about what Liu Mingchuan might say and how he should answer it all the way, but he didn't think of this sentence.Having won such a big victory, it cannot but be said to be a joy. According to the usual situation, there are only two kinds of answers when meeting other people to say congratulations. , but couldn't think of a third answer for a while, so I had to smile back. If he didn't answer, he couldn't continue talking, and of course he couldn't stare at each other. Liu Mingchuan avoided his sight, but he saw Bao Chao sent back at a glance. The knife cut, and his face changed drastically. Looking at it like this, Bao Chao felt that there was no need to stay any longer, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go!" He arched his hands and moved his steps outward. Liu Mingchuan saw off the guests in a daze, and didn't wake up until the gate of the camp. "Mr. Ting!" He said, "I will come to your camp some other day to thank you!" "You're welcome!" Bao Chao replied, "Brothers have already pulled out the camp, so I'll go this way now!" He said, pointing to the north with his finger. Going north is a natural pursuit of victory.Liu Mingchuan thought to himself, to suppress the four towns of Nian, Zhoujiakou, the chief of the Huai Army and the leader of the four towns, has fought for thousands of miles in the past year and a half. The whole effort, the initiative to defend the Shahe River, who knows that this short-lived effort was actually given to Bao Chao!Thinking about it now, I feel jealous and hate, the sour taste in my heart can't be eliminated no matter what. Because of this surge of grievances, Liu Mingchuan broke his heart and asked his friends to talk.He already had an idea in his heart, but even in front of his trusted staff, it was not easy to express this idea.After pondering for a while, I decided to set everyone's tone first. "Things have to come to a conclusion." He said slowly in a deep voice: "I have an opinion that I want to discuss with you. I don't know my opinion. Have you ever thought about it? We have recently received the defense of the imperial envoy, so we have to think about him and take the overall situation into consideration. Look, everyone, is what I said correct or not?" After talking for a long time, it was far-fetched, and I don't know what his intention is?But at this time, naturally, they could only follow his tone, and some responded: "Yes!" Others nodded and listened quietly to him. "Bao Chunting took advantage because he is a 'guest army' and has no responsibilities. Whether he wins or loses, he will go to Shaanxi anyway. It doesn't matter! Look, everyone, is that right?" What is this called?Leading troops to suppress bandits, the court is looking forward to, the people rely on, and they are all eagerly looking forward to the good news. How can we say "it doesn't matter whether you win or lose"?Therefore, those who disagreed kept silent. "I'm thinking," Liu Mingchuan continued bravely, "to maintain the prestige of the Marshal, the morale of the army is especially important. We can't let a temporary setback damage the overall situation. Please think about it, can you have any good strategies?" Everyone was silent.Before you speak, you must first understand what he means.If you want to talk about "good strategy", you have to refuse to admit defeat, rectify the troops, chase after them like the Ting army, and win a big battle.But this is a general strategy, so why bother to ask the friends who write and write? Thinking about it this way, it suddenly dawned on me that the so-called "good strategy" is to play tricks on the pen and ink to create tricks.For many years, the ethos of military camps is to lay out the military achievements when winning a battle, and blame others when losing a battle. You might as well do the same at this moment. So Guan Zhangzuo's Muyou nodded and said, "This battle is to be defeated first and then won." "Not bad, not bad!" Everyone seconded their opinions one after another. The words "first setbacks and then wins" are indeed a good saying. "However," the Muyou said again, "it's not appropriate to take the lead in the performance. You should first submit a report and ask the marshal to make the decision." "Yes! Very clever." Liu Ming said: "Then ask for a big pen. I think it must be reported today, and it must not be left behind." This "other" refers to Bao Chao. In addition to his special efforts to achieve success, he must also consult Li Hongzhang. If he falls behind, Li Hongzhang will be preconceived. Front. So the friend of the screen immediately started writing, with the phrase "first setback, then victory" as the main theme, and specially changed the battle after a major change, saying that it was "meeting to strike the thief at dawn" instead of the original "hour moment", but " "Dawn" means that the Ming army set off on time and the Ting army "failed to join forces in time".Who is responsible is self-evident. Then he said that the Ming army marched alone, "First won a small victory, and suddenly there was a thief in the back, and the team moved a little." Later, Ming Jun was alarmed, and it was wonderful not to say it directly, as if it was an apology that he couldn't bear to point out Ting Jun's fault, it seemed extra powerful. As for leaving the fifth battalion to guard the luggage, the statement was changed because "there were reports of bandits in the back road", and the fifth battalion had to be drawn across the river to "restore the luggage". The time came to rush, resulting in a big defeat", but he still supported it with all his strength, "the Ting army was assembled to meet the attack, and they won a complete victory".This outrageous lie was made up in a well-organized and logical way.When reporting to Xingyuan, the imperial envoy of Xuzhou, Li Hongzhang's friends played according to it, and they emphasized Liu Yibao's tone, and the merits and demerits of each other became more and more obvious. This is a one-sided statement, as well as Bao Chao's one-sided statement.He was honest and kind, and only talked about his own military exploits, and said that he rescued the Ming army. He didn't mention Liu Mingchuan's miserable state of disarming his armor and throwing his helmet, waiting to be captured.At the same time, the narrative is not clear enough, so Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Hubei, and Bayan Abdullah, the general of Jingzhou, only know that the victory of Yin Longhe and Yang Jiawei is due to the Ting Army or the Ming Army?Not much more.But when Li Hongzhang saw that it was quite inconsistent with what Liu Mingchuan said, he couldn't help but doubt it. After inquiring carefully, he realized that Mingjun's report was incomplete and untrue-his thoughts were the same as Liu Mingchuan's, he would rather I blame others than others. With the order of the new governor of Huguang, it is justifiable to repay, so I have to take care of my own dignity, and I have wronged Bao Chao. Bao Chao's memorial arrived first, and a letter of encouragement was issued.When Li Hongzhang's memorial arrived in Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi saw that there was something wrong with it, so she sent it out and took care of Prince Gong face to face to find out whether it was Ting Jun who rescued Ming Jun or Ting Jun who hadn't. Being able to meet the division, so that Mingjun was frustrated first. The battle is thousands of miles away, and between the battlefields, people who have not experienced it cannot tell the truth.Both Prince Gong and Bao Yun thought it was impossible to investigate, and there was no need to investigate, because although there was a setback first, they won a big victory after all. Li Hongzhang did not name Bao Chao to impeach him, and the court was happy not to ask, but it would be troublesome if he asked. But Wang Yuanfang, the new Minister of Military Aircraft, has a different opinion. "Bao Chunting has always been arrogant. Recently, Zuo Jigao had an excerpt and mentioned this." He puts it in his eyes, and I can't see the failure of the promise." Prince Gong was relatively calm, smiling and silent, but Bao Jun always spoke casually, and replied casually: "Who cares if he is true or not? It's a long-standing practice in the barracks, and no one can figure out what happened to them in the future. See what Li Shaoquan has to say, it's not too late to think about it." "No! Pei Weng," Wang Yuanfang said on weekdays. He didn't have much opinion. He talked about this case alone. It is inconvenient for the two armies to name and participate in the title, since the imperial court has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, we should understand his difficulties and come forward for him to rectify military discipline." "Rectify military discipline?" Bao Jun was slightly taken aback, "Xiao Weng, does this matter need a lot of fanfare?" "Ji Gang is important!" Wang Yuanfang put on an air of seriousness all the more, "The arrogant soldiers must be punished with pain." Seeing him like this, Prince Gong seemed to be a little upset, and he didn't know if it was with Bao Chao or Bao Jun?Anyway, it is inappropriate to talk about this case at this time, so he said perfunctorily: "This is of course a positive argument. Let's wait for a day or two to see, there will always be military newspapers in a day or two, let's discuss it according to the situation!" In just a day or two, Bao Chao, Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guoquan, and Bayan'a all came to Beijing with memorials. Please see here. Bao Chaoba's battalion chased after the Nian army. At the Zhihe, Fengle, and Xianghe rivers north of Anlu, they repeatedly defeated the enemy, killed more than 10,000 enemies, captured 4,000 alive, and dismissed 10,000 men. Twenty thousand refugees escaped from the grasp of the Nian army, and they captured Ren Zhu and Lai Wenguang's family members in the Dahong mountain area.At present, it has been chased to the boundary of Zaoyang and Tang counties in Henan. "Bao Chunting deserves his reputation!" Prince Gong was very pleased, "There should be rewards." "Otherwise!" Wang Yuanfang interrupted him, "My lord must not be deceived by this person." "What?" Prince Gong was stunned, "How can you be deceived?" "My lord, please read the memorial from Hubei." The memorial from Hubei was submitted by Zeng Guoquan, which recounts the battle of Yin Longhe.I don't know if this memorial was written by his confidant. It was terrible. It was intended to defend the defeat of the Ming army. In Wenguang, what the Ming Army suppressed was Ren Zhu. , there is an obvious contradiction. "Bao Chunting's achievements are not worth it." Wang Yuanfang said, "He bluffed his military achievements, his words were not true, he was late, and he alarmed the Ming army, resulting in a complete defeat. If he is charged with missing the opportunity and covering up, he should be executed!" "Xiao Weng!" Bao Jun said loudly, "This theory is too harsh." "I'm talking about the facts as they stand, and I'm not taking sides." "I'm not partial to Bao Chunting, it's just for the sake of boosting morale." The two seemed to be arguing again, and Prince Gong intervened, "Let's wait until the superiors have something to say." "Above" is still the same sentence. Bao Chao's merits and demerits need to be investigated carefully. The empress dowagers of the two palaces were quite confused when they saw the memorials from different parties who played the same incident but had different opinions. Those who have done it will be punished, but what is going on? It confuses people!" "It's all because Bao Chao's report is false." Wang Yuanfang said to Chen Zou again, "Please order the Ministry to discuss it." "It's not so good!" said the Empress Dowager Ci'an, "No matter what, Bao Chao always won the battle." "He said that victory is not always reliable. In order to demonstrate discipline, I think it must be strictly enforced." At this moment, Prince Gong had no choice but to speak, "Although what Wang Yuanfang said is correct, the imperial court seems to have to relax a step when Hubei's military affairs are strained." "There is nothing suspicious..." "Let's do it!" The Empress Dowager Cixi stopped Wang Yuanfang from continuing, "Draft an imperial edict and give me a few words." "Yes!" Prince Gong asked again, "Li Hongzhang will act on his behalf, and Liu Mingchuan would like to attend the section, and please handle it." "Of course there's no need to ask." Therefore, the decree was drafted and submitted, saying that "Liu Mingchuan was defeated in Yinlonghe, and he missed the opportunity to advance and retreat. He deserved to invite himself to participate in the office. However, Bao Chao did not follow the appointment to advance and suppress by mistake, which caused Liu Mingchuan to retreat in horror. For the setback, Bao Chao must not let go of the blame. Gu Nian Liu Mingchuan is courageous and capable, and Bao Chao has won big victories many times, and he does not hide his merits. The order of condemnation had already been dispatched by the Ministry of War and was on the way, but Bao Chao was still elated and had many plans for himself and others.He has fought many victories in his life, but he feels that this battle is the most proud, the most important, and the happiest. Since his meeting with Liu Mingchuan in Xiayanggang, he has personally pursued the poor bandits, and traveled through the north and south of Hubei for five consecutive days and nights. In Yangyang and Tang counties, Bao Chaofang began to breathe a sigh of relief when he fled to Biyang, Henan through the Tongbai mountain area. In fact, he can still chase after him, but he just has a private intention to repay Zhiyu.There are only two people who are angry and grateful in life, one is Hu Linyi, who died of exhaustion, and the other is Zeng Guofan, who is worried and slanderous. In the second half of his career, Zeng Guofan's shelter is the most important, so he has a lot of love for the "Nine Commanders". meaning.Zeng Guoquan was not very proud of his reincarnation as the governor of Hubei. He was repeatedly ordered by the court to say that he was not effective in suppressing the twists. , to help the "Nine Commanders", so he refused to chase Dong Nian to Henan. For his own sake, he really didn't want to go to Shaanxi, and he listened to Zuo Zongtang's restraint, "I'm a leopard, he's a mule, we can't get together!" he said.In Kuizhou dialect, abalone is called a leopard, so he called himself a leopard, and "Hunan mule" refers to Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang was recruiting troops in Hubei at this time.He is a man of merit and fame, he can do whatever he wants, and he will not complain, and he must first consider the gains and losses when he is willing to work. Shaanxi is a mess, and he refuses to clean it up hastily. Make sure that your paycheck continues.Fortunately, he has Hu Guangyong, a big businessman in Hangzhou, who can borrow money from foreigners in Shanghai for him. In Hubei, Zuo Zongtang met Bao Chao, and the imperial court had always ordered Bao Chao’s army to enter Shaanxi. Therefore, although Zuo Zongtang had not entered the customs, he had already regarded himself as Bao Chao’s superior, and accused his subordinates of being arrogant Illegal, too heavy a habit.Even so in the foreign lands, once he arrived in Shaanxi, he was formally subordinated to his subordinates. With the temper of a "left mule", he would never have a happy life, so he did everything possible to delay his refusal to enter Shaanxi. For others and for ourselves, with this great victory, there is a reason to stay in Hubei, and this battle is enough for the Zeng brothers to feel proud, so he has long expressed to his subordinates: Shaanxi can not go, and at the same time, it will be a good one. reward.He didn't expect himself to be promoted again, but he planned that all his subordinates could change their titles and get promoted. On this day, troops were stationed in Tang County, and they were planning to go back to Fancheng to recuperate and supplement. The soldiers came to report: "An official from Xuzhou arrived, saying that he was here to deliver an order." "It's time!" He said happily: "Set up the incense table first, and ask everyone to come and listen to the decree!" So first the officials were brought in to entertain them, and at the same time they dispatched the fast horses to find the brave generals under him, Song Guoyong, Lou Yunqing, Sun Kaihua, Yang Dechen, Su Wenbiao, Duan Fu, Tan Shengda, Tang Renlian and Wang Yanqing. , Lan Dingzi knelt on the ground, waiting for the decree. It's wrong to hear it!In the first part, the whole department instructed the general strategy and ordered Bao Chao's army to go eastward and join with Zeng Guoquan's troops to suppress a Nian army that fled to Macheng.Then mentioned the defeat of Liu Mingchuan and Yin Longhe, and the officer read the words "Bao Chao did not follow the appointment to divide the route, causing Liu Mingchuan to retreat and fail, and Bao Chao must not resign." He trembled and sweated profusely. Almost fainted. "What's the trick here?" He looked around anxiously, and asked loudly, "Have you guys heard that?" His subordinates were silent, their faces were ashen, and their eyes seemed to be on fire.Seeing that the situation was not good, the official finished reading hastily, stuffed the upper edict into the envelope, and placed it on the incense table. Please salute. But Bao Chao didn't care about the ceremony of host and guest, he kicked the worship mat away, waved his hands and said loudly: "You all come, all of you! Come out of ghosts." Not only did he summon the generals, but he also called in his friends to read the edict carefully again. Bao Chao closed his mouth tightly, listened quietly, his eyes blinked, and halfway through, he slammed the table suddenly, stood up abruptly, and focused his eyes. Silent. "Has the Jiu Shuai returned to Wuchang?" He asked. "Not yet." Lou Yunqing replied, "Still in Huangzhou." "Immediately go to Huangzhou to see the Nine Commanders." Bao Chao said to Lou Yunqing, "What the hell is Liu Shengsan doing? The Huai Army is punishing me and the Hunan Army. Come and see the Nine Commanders!" "Mr. Ting," Lou Yunqing persuaded him more solemnly, "I haven't figured out the details yet, and it's useless to go there. I have a way from Mingjun. First, I will copy Liu Shengsan's original performance and have a look. Say it again." Bao Chao thought for a long time and nodded: "Yes!" Then he pointed to Muyou and said, "Create two letters for me right away! One for Jiu Shuai and one for Da Shuai. For the letter to Jiu Shuai, ask him Report the military achievements of the Ting army? A letter to the commander...?" It took a lot of hesitation on how to word the letter to Zeng Guofan. If you complain, you can't bear it, and if you don't complain, it is useless.Just when he was silent, Song Guoyong opened his mouth coldly. "Forget it!" He also said in a Sichuan accent, "The commander-in-chief doesn't know how to talk to others, so why bother to upset the old man?" "Right! Don't write the letter from the commander-in-chief." So Muyou wrote a letter to Zeng Guoquan for him, asking the origin of the so-called "did not meet the appointment, split the route to suppress" in the edict, and assigned a special messenger to drive to Huangzhou in the starry night. Yu", and take care of the special messenger, not to reply to the letter, not to come back. It took at least four or five days to come and go like this. Bao Chao was full of depression, and his subordinates were talking about it, and the crowd was angry, fearing the risk of mutiny. , Chen Yucheng's old injury relapsed in Xiaochiyi, west of Anqing. His right arm and left knee were almost useless, but he still got out of bed and waited for news. The news from the two places arrived almost at the same time. Liu Mingchuan reported Li Hongzhang's original letter, which had already been copied. Bao Chao heard his friend read it, his hands and feet were cold, and his whole body was shaking. Army cares about.Only then did I realize that the grievances I had suffered had reached home, as if an orphan had been insulted by others and had nowhere to appeal. "Son of Liu Xing Sangui!" He cried and cursed, and smashed the table with his left hand, "It doesn't matter if you punish me, you don't get rewarded for your merits, teach me to be a good brother?" This crying alarmed the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion. Some came to persuade them, some hid aside to sulk, and some soldiers brought by Bao Chao from the Three Gorges thought that Liu Mingchuan was ungrateful and refused to eat dogs. Their foreign guns. When the news reached Bao Chao's ears, besides grief and indignation, he added another layer of worry. He called Song Guoyong and several other generals from Sichuan to persuade them not to do so, but he felt ashamed of his subordinates, so it was extremely difficult to choose words. However, it cannot be exported.Fortunately, Lou Yunqing, who is prudent and prudent, used Zeng Guofan as an excuse to say that something really happened, and the court must order Zeng Guofan to investigate and deal with it. Wouldn't it embarrass him?What's more, it is unreasonable to make a fuss, which is especially unwise.It was only by speaking like this that the tongue was smeared and the lips were scorched, and they were barely suppressed. Due to repeated stimulations and five internal shocks, Bao Chao's recurring injuries suddenly worsened, so he asked to be dismissed for treatment.At this time, Zeng Guofan, who was returning to Jiangning from Xuzhou, was very anxious when he learned that Bao Chao was angry and depressed, causing old injuries. He sent people to take Jilin ginseng and rushed to condolences. , although there is no reproach, but the tone is quite dissatisfied, hoping to remedy it quickly and comfort Ting Jun. So Zeng Guoquan sent someone to take Bao Chao to Wuchang, and went to Hankou to invite a famous doctor to treat him.Li Hongzhang, who was in Zhoujiakou, felt that this matter was not bright enough, but he had no choice but to change the things that had already been reported, so he could only try to say more good things for Bao Chao from other places, and asked the court to reward and protect him.At the same time, he was also afraid that the censor would deceive him and take credit, so he had to quickly send his cronies to Beijing for various activities.