In the lobby of the Changsha Governor's Yamen, Zeng Guofan and a group of Hunan Army generals were a little surprised after hearing Hu Linyi's words. Although Hu Linyi was surrounded by the lonely city and had to surrender, he still handed over Xiangyang intact. Even if the official position could not be compared with the time of the Qing court, he should not have no official position.↗In a moment, many Hunan Army generals who were originally thinking of surrendering and maintaining wealth were shocked in their hearts, and their thoughts of surrendering became a little weaker.

Seeing everyone's shocked expression, Hu Linyi smiled faintly and said, "Taiping still has his own rules for conquering surrendered people. Anyone who has never killed Taiping's surrendered soldiers or captured people, nor has he harmed the common people in the village. The crime of confronting Taiping in battle can be exempted. When I was in Hubei, although I had never ordered the killing of Taiping prisoners or the harm of the people, there were always several regiment generals under my command who had done these things. After surrendering, these things were reported by subordinates and soldiers. After all my incompetent subordinates were found, I had no shame to continue to serve as the governor of Hubei Province given by Taiping, so I voluntarily resigned from my position. Later, the King of Westerners came to write a letter and persuaded me not to act voluntarily and allow me to make meritorious service, so I came here."

Zeng Guofan said with a oh, "It turns out that Xunsheng was ashamed of his subordinates doing some despicable things, so he took the initiative to take the blame. It is indeed a noble character."

Hu Linyi smiled bitterly and said, "I dare not take responsibility for my noble character. At that time, I just wanted to threaten resignation, to save those subordinates who had been through life and death with me, and to earn a life for them. But then Taiping allowed me to participate in their public trial. After hundreds of ordinary people near Xiangfan cried in tears, I realized how outrageous I was. Those subordinates took advantage of the situation to kill good people and destroy villages. There were always tens of thousands of innocent people who died under their hands, and God was not afraid of them. So, my initial thought turned into shame. My subordinates made mistakes and should bear the responsibility, so I insisted on resigning."

Everyone suddenly realized that most of the Hunan generals felt relaxed. Unlike history, the Hunan Army rarely went out to the province to fight because of the strong Taiping Army. In this province, the officers and soldiers of the Hunan Army were children of Hunan, and the nearby people were relatives and friends of the villagers. Therefore, the Hunan Army had never had any troubles in harming the people in Hunan. The harm to the people could be removed. But a few generals were a little worried. Because they followed Ronglu to Guangdong to assist the local Qing army, they had killed people in the Tiandihui uprising at that time, but they were all orders from Ronglu, and they didn't know whether Taiping could forgive their sins.

As for the killing of prisoners, there were even fewer cases. When the Taiping Army conquered Changsha and Hengyang, all Taiping Army were killed in battle, and none of them were captured or surrendered, so that was not considered a prisoner. Moreover, because the Taiping Army and the Hunan Army were different from history. At this time, the Hunan Army was taking the defensive moment, and the Hunan Army fought with the Taiping Army for many years and defeated fewer and more. A few captured prisoners were also used to exchange for the Hunan Army's prisoners with the Taiping Army, so how dare they kill one person in vain? But a few people were worried that after letting the Hengyang Taiping Army go, they ambushed and intercepted the Taiping Army halfway. This was Ronglu's idea, and he didn't know how the Taiping Army would settle the old accounts.

Zeng Guofan said hmmingly, "If you do such a ruthless thing, these people deserve to die. When the Qing army occupied Hunan in other places, they were also harmful to the people. Our Hunan Army had fought with them for several battles to protect the village. Our Hunan Army was entrenched in Hunan. Their relatives and friends were all in the village. They had never done anything to harm the people. If they did it, I was afraid that my soldiers would not agree. As for the killing of prisoners, there was no matter what. We have been fighting with our Hunan Army for many years. We have won fewer victories and more losses, but those who captured Taiping Army soldiers were used to exchange for the Hunan Army prisoners and did not dare to kill them at will."

Hu Linyi smiled bitterly. Zeng Guofan was obviously talking lies with his eyes open, Hengyang intercepted and killed Taiping soldiers, Guangdong Hunan Army massacred the Tiandihui, Changsha Taiping Army was completely destroyed by the Hunan Army, how could the Taiping Army ignore it? But Hu Linyi did not refute it, just said: "Ship Zeng, since that's the case, it sounds like Zeng Shuai still has the intention to surrender, so let's talk about how the Hunan Army plans to surrender."

Before Zeng Guofan could speak, Zeng Guoquan said anxiously: "Brother, are you really planning to surrender to Taiping? Hengyang intercepted Taiping and released soldiers, Guangdong's Hunan Army slaughtered the Tiandihui, Changsha Taiping Army was completely destroyed by our Hunan Army. How can Taiping take these things? Once we surrender, we will be the fish and meat slaughtered by people on the chopping board, and there will be no room for a turnaround. Brother, think twice!"

Zeng Guofan glared at Zeng Guoquan, and Hu Linyi said: "Zeng Shuai, what Master Jiu said still needs to be considered clearly. Although Hu is a Taiping Envoy, Hu is not able to give any answers to these things. Taiping may not ignore these three tragic things, and it is not difficult to guarantee that Taiping will not settle the accounts in the future. Zeng Shuai needs to be careful whether to surrender or not."

Zeng Guofan looked at Hu Linyi and suddenly laughed, "You are a lobbyist. Others try their best to convince others, but you are so good. He actually advised me to think carefully. You are a little dereliction of duty."

Hu Linyi said without changing his expression: "As an envoy of the Taiping Army, I will definitely do what I should do. Now that Taiping Xin has established, the first priority is to win the trust of the people. Come and persuade Zeng Shuai, you, if you don't tell me thoroughly, what will happen again and again in the future? Wouldn't you let the Taiping Xin Dynasty break the trust of others? In public, I tell the truth. Whether the persuaded surrender is successful or not, the Xin Dynasty must say the word "trust". After the Hunan people surrender, they will do the repeated things. In private, everyone is Hu's fellow villagers. Hu can't do things that deceive the villagers in order to be able to commit crimes and make meritorious contributions."

Zeng Guofan laughed and said, "Zheng Sheng is indeed a noble person. I deserve this comment." Then he pondered, "Zheng Sheng, if we don't surrender, do you think we have a chance of winning?"

Hu Linyi said with certainty: "There is no chance of winning. In the sky, Taiping has achieved great momentum in the world, and the great cause of resolute Qing and Han has been successful. In his hand, the Qing Dynasty abdicates the country to surrender the remnants of the Qing army across the country. The Hunan Army has nothing and has lost the time. In the area, the Taiping Navy has blocked Dongting Lake. The Hunan Army Navy is trapped in the Xiangjiang River, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Hubei have surrounded Hunan, and this place has become a dead place and a broken place. In the area of ​​harmony, although the Hunan people have the idea of ​​protecting themselves, the Hunan region supplies the Hunan army and Taiping for several years. The essence of Hunan region has been gone for seven or eight out of ten. The people in the province are tired of fighting and are all looking forward to their husbands returning home as soon as possible. The people are tired of war and have lost their people. Zeng Shuai, what are you going to compete with Taiping?"

Zeng Guofan was silent, and everyone in the hall was silent. Hu Linyi continued: "I heard that Taiping will hold the throne ceremony in two months. The Western King entered Beijing at the beginning of the year and was prepared for nearly seven months. He planned to establish a country in October. It is said that other dynasties should have changed a long time ago. Why did the Western King procrastinate so much? It is nothing more than preparing for a major event. He heard that this time the establishment of a country is different. The Western King will issue a "Decision of the Kingdom" to the people of the whole country, which for the first time put forward the statement that the power of the country is in the people and that everyone is equal before the national law. Zeng Shuai must not think about being able to raise the flag and stand on his own. He asked Zeng Shuai that he could have such a great spirit, and that he could make such a promise to the people of the world like Taiping Xiwang? I thought that at that time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would definitely be supported by the people of the world. Can Hunan block the national hard attack?"

Zeng Guoquan was the first to jump up and said, "I don't believe that the charcoal seller in Zijing Mountain can have such a great measure. If he gives these things to the people of the world, will he, the emperor, still do it?"

Hu Linyi smiled and said, "Hasn't Master Jiu heard that the Queen of England did this?"

When Zeng Guoquan wanted to say something again, Zeng Guofan raised his hand to stop him and said, "I won't say anything else. Since Taiping cannot completely forgive our sins, it will be even more impossible to guarantee our subordinates' wealth in the future. I am not concerned about the wealth and power after the surrender. It is just that the Hunan Army has been living and dead for many years, and I cannot leave them alone. Although Taiping occupies the right time, place, and people, the old lady is fighting for herself now, and there is no end to the end of the collapse of the nest. If Taiping refuses to forgive our sins, then let's fight to the death!"

Zeng Guofan is worthy of being a hero of a generation. His words have already awakened the generals present who were secretly surrendering in private. They have no end to the end of the nest. Now they are not fighting for the Qing court or the Zeng family dynasty, but for their future life. Zeng Guofan has made this powerful relationship clear in just a few words.

Hu Linyi seemed to have expected that the Hunan Army would not surrender so easily. When he came, the King of Westerners had also come to inform him that the Hunan Army was surrendered according to the Qing army that surrendered in other places. Those who had committed great evil cannot be let go. The new dynasty of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would not do anything to deceive people and then kill them after surrendering. Therefore, everyone spread the word and said, it would be best to solve the problem with clear swords and guns. Hu Linyi stood up and bowed, "Hu understood what Zeng Shuai means."

, I will go back and explain. But Zeng Shuai, although there are more than 100,000 soldiers in the Hunan Army, Zeng Shuai can also use these more than 100,000 soldiers to exchange for future prospects, but Hu saw that the actions of the new Taiping Dynasty would never give up their so-called principle issues for temporary peace. Killing and arsoning fire will not work in Taiping. If you want to use the military power to exchange future, you will probably be in vain in the end. Hu said this, take care of it, and say goodbye."

After saying that, Hu Linyi bowed and turned around and left. Zeng Guoquan looked at Hu Linyi's back and said angrily: "What are you afraid of? Even if the Taiping Army is coming to attack Hunan, prepare 300,000 coffins. 150,000 coffins are from our Hunan Army, and 150,000 coffins are from their Taiping Army!"

Then the development of things was not as expected by the Hunan Army. After Hu Linyi left, the Hunan Army actively prepared for war. Xiangyin, Changsha and other places formed hard camps in key passes and dangerous places to wait for the Taiping Army to attack. Zeng Guofan planned to let the Taiping Army know that the Hunan Army was a tough tough bone, so that he could surrender to the conditions of the Hunan Army.

Five days later, the Taiping Army indeed launched an offensive, but did not launch an offensive on land according to the Hunan Army's vision. The Taiping Army's Yangtze River Navy launched a powerful offensive and went up against the Xiang River to launch a water offensive. Within seven days, the Hunan Navy was completely sent to the bottom of the Xiang River. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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