As far back as the Zhou Dynasty, farming culture was born in Dong Zhiyuan. Gong Liu "taught the people how to farm" and left behind the poem "On the third day of the year I am in Shu, on the fourth day I raise my toes." The people of Dong Zhiyuan still do not forget their ancestors. Every March
On the occasion of the eighteenth Gong Liu's birthday, tens of thousands of people gathered at Gong Liu Hall to hold grand sacrificial activities.
This time, Taichang Town and Zhengping Town were peacefully liberated, and grand sacrificial activities were held as scheduled. In order to turn Dong Zhiyuan into a farming base for the Qing army, the Qing army generals burned incense and prayed very devoutly, letting the Qing army soldiers know the importance of agriculture.
A large-scale production movement was in full swing in Dong Zhiyuan. Xu Zhanbiao and Huang Ding took the lead in reclaiming wasteland and cultivating land. The entire army implemented the farming system. Many civilians, elders, and retired soldiers who were sick or injured were assigned fields in Dong Zhiyuan.
Li Guolou did not participate in this movement, but he still exercised regularly and immersed himself in copywriting.
Under Xu Zhanbiao's strong advocacy, Dong Zhiyuan launched a massive tree-planting campaign. He wanted to turn the high loess slopes into tree-lined forests. Willows and elm trees were planted on both sides of the road. Qing soldiers watered the saplings every day. This is what became famous in later generations.
The origin of Zuo Gongliu. Although Zuo Zongtang has never been to Dong Zhiyuan in his life, it does not prevent the people of Dong Zhiyuan from loving Zuo Zongtang.[
It's no wonder that the people of Dong Zhiyuan love Zuo Zongtang so much, because all the original Hui people here have been relocated. In addition to the retired Qing army soldiers, chief husbands, and civilian husbands left over from the war, the people who have relocated are Dong Fuxiang's 100,000 refugee army.
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Zuo Zongtang's trick of allowing the Hui people to relocate was very effective. In the Hui army base areas cleared by the Chu army, there was no rebellion by the Hui people, and the turbulent war in the northwest for more than ten years was completely resolved.
Next came another donation campaign, with the chief taking the lead in providing farm tools, cattle, horses and other production materials to retired soldiers.
On the surface, they treated the retired soldiers with great care, but secretly the officers were in a quarrel, and everyone was crying. But no one had a neck as thick as Zuo Zongtang, and the amount allocated was still fulfilled every penny.
Under the double attack of Xu Zhanbiao and Huang Ding, Li Guolou asked him to raise the people's living standards to the level of the capitulation faction. He must spend 50,000 taels of silver and never accept the 10,000 taels of apportionment that favored one over the other. In the end, Li Guolou surrendered.
Surrender and donate 50,000 taels of silver to the veterans.
After Li Guolou passed this level, the people of Shishe Town began to build a brand new Zilong Temple, located in the abandoned Huijun military camp. Two antique-level Hongyi cannons were placed in front of the Zilong Temple.
There were also many utensils and clothes used by Li Guolou as tributes. Li Guolou didn't realize it, but he felt that many of the items had been replaced with new ones. Why were the well-used items missing? It wasn't until a long time later that Wanniang asked him
Tell the truth.
War is a continuation of politics, and the most important thing is to attack the heart. However, Ma Zhenghe, the commander-in-chief of the returning army, refused to give in to the Qing Dynasty. He refused to submit to the Qing Dynasty and resisted to the end. Such an opponent was worthy of admiration in the Qing army's heart, but he also wanted to crush his bones and ashes. The Qing army
After occupying Xiaojin Town and clearing out the guerrillas wandering around the Loess Plateau, they began to encircle Dongzhi County.
To deal with the guerrillas, the Qing army had its own clever trick, which was to inherit the cruelty of its ancestors and turn the high loess slopes into human areas. Li Guolou did not participate in the battle to wipe out the returning guerrillas. This was a small-scale battle.
, there is no senior commander to direct, but a battalion officer to clear a certain area at a designated location.
The large Qing army first blocked the main road, and then small groups of troops combed through the high loess slopes. Many people who were hiding in the ravines to avoid the war were found by the Qing army. Most of these people were taken out of the desolate areas and returned fortunately.
During the Qing Dynasty, some people were eliminated and became food for wild wolves.
Each Qing army team had different tasks, so they made different decisions. To suppress the returning guerrillas, Qing army soldiers continued to suffer casualties, and the Qing army's revenge became even more bloody. This was a battle of endurance. During Zuo Zongtang's great immigration
Under the strategy, the returning guerrillas became a source of water, and even survival was difficult.
Many returning guerrillas, hungry and unable to endure the torture, walked out of the ravines in an endless stream, from individuals to small groups, and surrendered to the Qing army.
More than 200 infantrymen from Li Ziying, together with more than 200 senior officers, participated in the campaign to encircle and suppress the rebel guerrillas. It took more than a month before they returned to their base. Although the team was tempered, the summary report was not available from the beginning to the end.
Writing down, this is not like Li Guolou's style at all. It's just that in the history of Li Ziying's battle, the name of a relative of Li Guolou was mentioned. Li Yunquan was promoted to sentry officer, Hu Yinshan, Fang Zhiyong, Xu Yuguang,
Deng Tong and others were promoted to captain.
One of the events that shocked the world happened. The Qing army captured a Han man who had fled into the mountains and forests for more than ten years to escape the war. He could no longer speak human language and turned into a savage. The Qing army regarded this man as a real savage and told them
The world announced the important news and even published the photos in the Shanghai declaration. In the end, it was exposed by the visiting British archaeologist Hendry, which made people sigh.
The city of Dongzhi County is 396 feet long, 2 feet and 5 feet high, 1 feet and 2 feet wide at the top, and 2 feet thick at the base. It has 532 battlements, 12 forts, and four gates. The city defense is strong and durable.
It seems as solid as gold.
Deputy Commander Xu Zhanbiao came to the battlefield in person, and battlefield commander Guo Baochang accompanied him to observe the city defense facilities of Dongzhi County. This battle has not been fought for a long time. First, he hoped that Ma Zhenghe could comply with the people's sentiments and submit to the Qing Dynasty. The conditions offered by the Qing court were better than those offered by the Hui hero Cui Wei.
It was even more generous. Secondly, the Qing army did not dare to start a war rashly, but did enough pre-war work to build forts around Dongzhi County and dig tunnels secretly.
In the morning breeze, the Qing generals stood in the fortifications, holding telescopes to observe Dongzhi County. The Qing generals walked along the tunnels for more than five thousand meters. The crisscrossing tunnels surrounded the entire Dongzhi County like a spider web.
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This battle can be said to be a milestone battle to recover Dongzhiyuan. The occupation of Dongzhi County is of great significance to the Qing army. The Qing army that has accumulated strength is waiting for the moment of outbreak.
The forts built by the Qing army were two feet taller than Dong Zhi's county seat, and there were forts in four directions. Xu Zhanbiao wanted to make this battle more impressive, sparing no expense, material, or manpower to fight Dong Zhiyuan's returning army to the death.
Xu Zhanbiao Zheng'er Bajing said: "Ma Zhenghe is like a stone in a cesspool, smelly and hard. He wants us to make a big mistake in Dongzhi County so that the rebels in Jinjibao can have a chance to breathe. This is
It's just a fool's dream. The number of casualties must be controlled, otherwise there will be only hard work but no credit. Commander Guo, I gave you such a long time to prepare, just to ask you to fight this battle well. How did you prepare?" [
Guo Baochang cleared his throat and said: "Deputy Commander Xu, I have been preparing for this battle for more than a month. First, I will use artillery to destroy the enemy's firepower points one by one. I will search for targets in the city every day and kill every valuable target."
I marked it and waited for the moment of thunder. Secondly, I focused on attacking people's hearts. I fired tens of thousands of surrender letters into the city. I called on the returning officers and soldiers who were guarding the city to climb up.
The city surrendered to our army, and the returning soldiers who surrendered with guns were rewarded with twenty taels of silver. For more than a month, 177 returning soldiers surrendered to our army. However, Ma Zhenghe took corresponding measures.
To prevent the Hui troops from climbing down the city, no one has surrendered these days. And I asked the Hui people to shout to the city from morning to night every day. As for the effect, only the devil knows."
Li Guolou interjected: "Commander Guo, this move is useful when there is no battle. It can inspire people's hearts. It is useless when it sees blood. When the bayonets of both sides see red, they turn into two grasshoppers. If you lose, you will die."
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Guo Baochang laughed and said: "Chief Li, it is just a waste of time and makes the soldiers poor and happy. Am I not building a plank road? Let Dongzhi County be wiped off the map immediately."
Li Guolou sighed and said: "Commander Guo, as soon as you wiped it out, you have to rebuild the county seat. My opinion is that there are at most two city walls. Don't spread them everywhere. It will waste manpower and material resources, and it will also make the subsequent pacification work difficult.
It’s more difficult.”
"Bullshit! Aren't the lives of our soldiers important? What does local construction have to do with us? Commander Guo, don't listen to Chief Li. Beat me hard. The only way to deal with the stones in the pit is to smash them. Chief Li, I am getting more and more.
The more I look at you, the more I dislike you, the Zodiac Officer never says such pedantic things." Xu Zhanbiao was furious.
He was corrupted and scolded Li Guolou for a few words. The less he destroyed, the more people died. He was blamed by the court for using human lives to open up the road to victory. This time, he changed his tune and reused the all-rounded Guo Baochang. He wanted to change his past attitude of fighting for consumption.
War tactics. Unexpectedly, Li Guolou was chirping next to him again, just annoying.
Li Guolou shut up knowingly. The scholar's mouth talks about a flower, but when it comes to operation, he only cares about one thing and misses the other. There is no such thing as perfection. It is just a scene he saw based on wishful thinking.
"Yes! Deputy Marshal Xu. Since I have been appointed as the commander-in-chief, I will not accept military orders abroad and will not listen to the chattering of sparrows. I will try my best to preserve some ancient buildings in the city.
For that, Deputy Marshal Xu, I have obtained two Krupp cannons through my own channels, and I will take you to see them." Guo Baochang glared at Li Guolou scornfully. All roads lead to Rome. He is also capable of getting heavy ones.
Equipped with military equipment.
It is common for soldiers to scold their mothers on the battlefield. Li Guolou smiled brightly and walked up to the tall fort step by step.
Li Guolou was not interested in imported cannons. Instead, he was looking at a few mountain-splitting cannons manufactured by the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. Although the steel pipes of the mountain-splitting cannons were still imported from abroad, it was already an improvement. The Qing Dynasty could produce them, and advanced
A cannon comparable to that of the country. This mountain-splitting cannon is actually
It is a howitzer. Its range is shorter than that of a howitzer. Its caliber is slightly thicker. It is famous for its huge power. It is specially used to deal with strong fortresses. It can be said that it is the iron wall tactic used by the Qing Dynasty to deal with the returning troops. It is specially designed and designed by
The latest weapons produced by Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.
Guo Baochang became arrogant and asked, knowingly: "Sir, what do you think? I have a lot of treasures. There are also three other forts. Are you scared?"
Li Guolou deliberately said loudly: "These supplies are the Huai Army equipment of Mr. Fu Xiang. Guo Shoubei and Zhang Yao have a very harmonious relationship. You have friends all over the world."
Guo Baochang saw through Li Guolou and said with a sly smile: "Of course, I am a foodie. I can grab anything. Commander Guo, a well-known general in the army."
Everyone laughed, even the artillery soldiers on the fort couldn't help laughing. Each officer had a different temper. Guo Baochang was strict with his subordinates and often beat and scolded him. But he also had a kind side, spoke humorously, and was good at getting along with the soldiers.
Li Guolou was never so affectionate with soldiers, and always maintained the dignity of a master. He was too young, so young that people envied him. Among all the officers, Li Guolou could not even compare with one of his toes in terms of military merit.
But it did not prevent him from becoming a shining general. No one can compare with him in tactical theory class, let alone his writing skills.
Many officers can only do practical work and are good at fighting, but they cannot explain why. Li Guolou is good at summing up experience and writing down the battle process in words. He can also describe every step of the battle and use theory and practice to explain clearly.
Even Xu Zhanbiao gave various data about the battle to Li Guolou to read in detail, in order to ask Li Guolou to write down the advantages and disadvantages of the battle, and what he could improve himself to avoid mistakes in the next battle.
Seeing Li Guolou admiring several mountain-splitting cannons, Huang Ding said with a smile: "What's wrong, Chief Li is worried about the country and the people?"
"Well, this mountain-splitting cannon is good. It looks good and has a heavy feeling. This means that our army's military industry has reached a new level. However, the gun mirror is a bit rough and does not follow the internationally unified format. This is wrong, or
We must keep up with the trend of history. Don’t do it yourself and waste people.
Human resources." Li Guolou took a few glances and found loopholes for him. This has become his habit. He always looks for shortcomings in people. Just like his subordinates write articles, he has to change a few words. If not
If you change it, you won't be able to show off your skills as a Tanhualang, and you will feel uncomfortable and panicked.
Xun Xi squinted and said: "Mr. Li, you don't understand this. For the sake of our friendship, to tell you the truth, this makes sense. If this cannon is captured by foreign devils, the foreign devils will not use it. This is called self-esteem."
Protect your awareness and learn from it.”
"Oh, so that's what happened. I thought the rules of our ancestors couldn't be changed." Li Guolou suddenly realized that no wonder the caliber of the cannons manufactured by the Qing government was different from that of foreign cannons. It turned out that the Qing Dynasty was afraid of losing the war. How could this happen?
Okay, let’s think about it from their perspective. Did the Qing army defeat the Western powers? Doesn’t it mean that even if they captured the cannons, they couldn’t use them? In the future, when they become a party in power, they will definitely copy the calibers of the Western powers’ cannons.
"Chief Li, the dog hole has been dug, do you want to drill it?" Guo Baochang looked at Li Guolou with a mischievous expression. If a good officer doesn't do anything, he will go to watch the engineers dig tunnels. It's a shame to be a dog.
"Go! If you have the opportunity to study, climb back into the dog hole, learn from the Anhui army, and pay tribute to the Anhui army." No one could guess Li Guolou's behavior, and he went to crawl into the hole again.
This made Guo Baochang very angry. He miscalculated Li Guolou's move and frowned. In his mind, he was thinking about how to ask Li Guolou to borrow 60 Li Ziying officers and soldiers. With more people and strength, Guo Baochang attached himself to Huang.