The battle is about the morale of the army, and the source of this morale lies in the commander, and Zuo Zongtang is well aware of the truth here.

The commander of a army cannot be depressed, and now it is a civil war between the Qing Dynasty and a battle for the throne, so the ruler of a country cannot be depressed.

Emperor Tongzhi's negative emotions are very bad, and directly affects the morale of the army!

"Your Majesty, you want to cheer up! Why are you going to lose? How can you say such ominous words? I haven't seen the rebel Yi anywhere? I have a winning card!"

When he heard this, Zaichun's eyes were a little more bright. Others said this, perhaps flattery, but Zuo Jigao was different. This old general who pacified the Western Regions was the backbone of the court at this moment.

He has become a national hero, and the admiration of him by the people and ministers is from the heart!

"Oh! My dear thinks the court still has some help?"

"What is this? Long lively, Yi in the Battle of Zhuozhou? He won by chance. In fact, everyone knows that he won because of his age, and his layout in the court is too far-reaching..."

"A prince who has been qualified to fight for the throne since the Daoguang period. These three dynasties have passed. How many direct descendants do you think he has? Whether it is revealed or hidden, it is probably a huge number!"

"These forces are lurking deeply on weekdays. Once they burst out, it will be really hard to stop us in a hurry!"

"When I say this, I still admire His Majesty for being able to train the new army in advance, select these simple Hakka people from the Wuyi Mountains to join the army, and even the wild Jurchens from the Outer Xing'an Mountains to form a kidnapped horse. This is an absolutely clever trick!"

"If His Majesty did not have such two loyal direct descendants, and the Xishan Camp had not been reorganized by King Dun and Gordon, the capital would have been lost at this moment!"

"Okay, everything is fine! As long as we are not defeated, we can go thousands of miles away! Keep the capital, guard the Yongding River, the Grand Canal, and guard the lifeline of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, and leave everything left to time!"

"I have also read Li Tuo's Yongding River defense line. The layout is very clever! Although there are internal ghosts who leak information, this new fortification built on reinforced concrete is not easily broken by the old method!"

"If you don't seek quick victory, we can just form a stalemate! The army of General Hunchun from Northeast China is also coming, and after the reinforcements arrive, the Japanese Sixth will have no chance of winning!"

"What is important in fighting is the rise and fall of one's strength, and you have to slowly grind it! Where is the weakness of the rebels now?"

"Haha...it's actually food! We are short of food, and the Japanese are short of food. If we drag it down, he feels more uncomfortable than us!"

"Your Majesty is wise and able to reach a long-term contract for grain procurement with the Chinese people. He also invited the Chinese railway troops to defend the important Beijing-Tianjin Railway Road... With such a stable supply line, there will be a continuous stream of grain transported into the capital on the sea!"

"Haha... Three months, in three months, the Japanese Six will definitely not be able to hold on, and the food will starve him to death!"

"The rebels who are victims will mutiny sooner or later, and then it will be a good time for us to counterattack!"

Zai Chun laughed. In fact, he couldn't imagine what Zuo Zongtang said, but human nature is like this. If you think about it, you may be suspicious.

If you look for an authority, you will be more confident and this is a reassurance!

"Oh... What I'm saying makes sense, but now I'm worried about the Chinese people. The food trade can still be maintained at the moment, but I'm really worried about this arms trade!"

"There are too many people in the Chinese who oppose our Qing Dynasty. Those people may try their best to cut off our food supply and arms supply..."

Zuo Zongtang shook his head, "I don't think so. Although Xiao Letian is unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and chose to build his own power overseas, he is different from ordinary forces..."

"He is clear and knows the priorities. Your Majesty is relieved. The Head of State will not let it go, because it is not in the interests of their Chinese people!"

"But the master is not here?" Zai Chun said worriedly.

"There is no need to worry too much. Any founding king has his own unique way of governing the country. Even if he is not in the world for the time being, he will still have a backhand. How can it be so easy for people to change their strategy?"

"Your Majesty, please wait for the good news with peace of mind!"

As he spoke good news, the good news came. Xiao Sixi came outside and walked into the hall happily with a telegram.

"Great joy! Long live the joy! Lord Li from Handan sent a congratulatory message..."

"Oh? Nian..." Zai Chun was extremely excited.

"...Handan urgently sent a telegram. Li Hongzhang's Huai Army ambushed a rebel army at 7 o'clock tonight, and surrounded five thousand rebels in the northwest of Yongnian County, at the junction of Shunde Prefecture and Guangping Prefecture..."

"The Huai Army is 7,000 bravely killing the enemy, relying on Tianen... In the end, the rebels killed 2,300 of them, and the rest fled north in a hurry!"

"In this battle, countless weapons were seized, and 80,000 grain was seized in stone. The corpses had been cast on the spot to be inspected by the court... All generals of the Huai Army were on high alert and looked for an opportunity to continue the decisive battle with the enemy..."

Xiao Si read the telegram to report the victory with joy and a smile appeared on Zaichun's face.

"Okay, okay... I always thought that Li Hongzhang was trapped in the enemy's back, and it might be difficult, so there was no movement. I never expected that he was accumulating strength!"

"I saw the majesty of the long-haired and flat-nianzi back then, hahaha... Reward! After quelling the rebellion, the benefits of the Huai Army are indispensable!"

With this good news at the bottom, Zaichun was in a good mood and felt a little hungry when he was in a stomachache. He issued an order to pass on the meal. There was nothing sumptuous for a midnight snack, but just a few dishes of clear porridge, a few dishes of cold sprinkles and a small pot of wine.

While cooking dishes for all the adults, Xiao Sixi smiled flatteringly and said to Zuo Zongtang, "Long live the emperor, you are really useless to the general. Since the war is urgent, Your Majesty has stopped drinking!"

"Today, sir, I'll make an exception to drink one drink... sir, sir, have to drink a few more!"

Zuo Zongtang quickly raised his head to express his gratitude. Just when the monarch and ministers were in harmony, suddenly the footsteps outside sounded again, and Ermao hurriedly walked in.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty... The Chinese people have come to the urgent call! The embassy just turned around and urgently called!"

"The Chinese Parliament passed the gold arms sale proposal with high votes this afternoon... Tonight, Tanggu Special Zone has started shipping arms and food to us!"

"The first military train will definitely arrive at the capital in the early morning! Long live! The food and arms crisis has been resolved, and it has been resolved!"

Ah! Zai Chun exclaimed, "Really? Master is not here, the Chinese Grand Council can actually pass the votes? Hahaha... It seems that my luck has not yet fallen!"
Chapter completed!