In the dead of night, there are thousands of sounds, only a full moon floating in the light clouds, like a gentle lover, spreading its silver brilliance in the jungle.
Li Guolou couldn't fall asleep. He stood quietly on the rooftop of the bamboo building and watched the meteors streak across the sky across the dead trees and the towering trees lifting up the sky and the earth.
The bright moon is like a lamp in the dark sky, giving people endless reverie
This is a lost era. The Manchus have lost their bloody "nature" and the Han people are left with only their servile "nature". A declining dynasty has been castrated by the foreign powers into groveling eunuchs.
Li Guolou murmured to himself: "But my blood has boiled and burned. I only long for the day when my motherland can rise again and get rid of the enslavement of the Western powers. May the mountains and mountains ring with thunder and sweep away the decaying national style. The sky will witness The greatness of the New Armed Forces washed away the national humiliation with blood. I hope that the efforts of our generation can revive the Qing Dynasty. But is the Qing Dynasty worth my saving?"
Li Guolou said sadly that he was concerned about the country and the people, but he was serving foreigners. His meritorious service ultimately belonged to the Manchus. Li Guolou had already harbored ambitions and cultivated his own power secretly for a long time. However, Li Hongzhang had no intention to rebel, and the time was not ripe for him to rebel alone. There were too many things. The bond prevented him from making this determination.
"It's better to think about it first. Construction is more popular than destruction. I still have a lot to do." Li Guolou was indecisive. The passage of time made him lose the courage to rebel.
Li Guolou's military strategy is based on Zuo Zongtang's example. He is not in a hurry and slowly advances his troops. He has a clear strategic purpose and does not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. The enemy wants to turn Dawu Mountain into a meat grinder, but Li Guolou is Don't let the enemy get what they want
Since the enemy was unwilling to withdraw from Dawu Mountain and instead concentrated its forces there, the Beidong people devoted half of their troops to this war and turned it into positional defense operations. Then they changed their tactics accordingly and went straight to the enemy's lair, extending the war to the Pingtung Plain to attack. The territory of the Beidong people[
The Beidong people didn't even have their nest. Where could they hold the position in Dawu Mountain? Li Guolou's tactical thinking was very clear and he firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.
After figuring out the enemy's intentions, Li Guolou used his trump card to ask Li Yunqi to lead three battalions to support the victorious army fighting in the plains. Browning also personally led three battalions to support Bor who was fighting on the front line. special
Mountain warfare tests the endurance of an army. It is a marathon war, so plain warfare best reflects the combat effectiveness of an army. Strength determines victory or defeat. A well-equipped and ever-victorious army with high morale is not afraid of any opponent.
The two battalions of the victorious army led by Bolt and the 500 militia group led by Huang Qiying fought in the territory of the Beitou tribe with three battles and three victories. They liberated the territory of the Beitou tribe in one fell swoop and wiped out more than 800 Yuyi and Heishan tribesmen. They annihilated a squadron of Japanese troops and captured them. A Japanese flag, the ever-victorious army, has won the love of the Beizou people
Bolt's victorious army cooperated with the Beizou tribe to conquer the nest of the Wing tribe in one fell swoop. Wang Dongxiang launched a bloody revenge on the Wing tribe.
The Yuyi tribe is an ethnic minority with a population of about 4,000. They are having sex with the Japanese army and are on the verge of annihilation.
The heads of thirty-six members of Wei Xiaotuan's family, chieftain of the Feather Wing Tribe, were brought to Bolt's tent. The sin of being an accomplice to the tiger was to annihilate the tribe. It is better for thirty-six people to die than to have a whole nation massacred. Dozens of tribal leaders of the Feather Wing Tribe knelt down to pray for surrender.
Bolt admired the heads one by one and shouted ferociously: "Listen to me. I received an order from the commander. Although Tusi Wei Xiao Tuan is dead, thirty-six heads of three tribes are still to be destroyed. It is not enough for the paternal line and the two matrilineal tribes." I want to die"
The leader of the Feather Tribe tribe did not hesitate to accept the conditions offered by Bolt and began a new round of "self-redemption." The Feather Tribe in Wangdong Township was purged. Those supporters of Tusi Wei School Corps were also killed, and more than two hundred heads were lost.
After landing, Bolt accepted the surrender of the Winged Tribe.
The bloody war did not talk about human nature, but only about the national stance. The members of the Wing Tribe who served the Japanese army during the country's crisis became the first ethnic minority in Taiwan to be punished. It also served as a warning to those ethnic minorities who had surrendered to the Japanese army. The consequences of betraying the Qing Dynasty would be
Nation is dying
After this battle, Bolt was given the title "The Butcher" and he accepted this title unapologetically.
The tribal policy implemented by Shu Faran, chieftain of the Beizou tribe, requires the Yuyi tribe to pay tribute to the Beizou tribe, making the Yuyi tribe become vassals of the Beizou tribe. The losing side can only suffer punishment. The Yuyi tribe accepts the fate of defeat.
The commander-in-chief Li Guolou did not care about civil affairs and only focused on the outcome. Bolt made the greatest contribution to the victorious army and lived up to the trust. It gained prestige in the first battle. In the war, Li Guolou relied more on the victorious army and handed over the command of the Western Front.
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Before leaving, Li Guolou specifically asked Browning in front of everyone to send a telegram immediately if there was any disagreement about the war, and he would have the final say and not allow Browning to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese army.
Browning promised that he did not want to go head-to-head with the Japanese army. Fighting the "Shengfan" who betrayed the Qing Dynasty was the battle he wanted. A battle with the Japanese army would lead to a sea of bloodshed. This kind of war of attrition should be left to Taiwan Town Commander Liu Mingden.
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Modern warfare involves replenishing the supply of troops while fighting. However, the combat effectiveness of the new soldiers transferred from the rear is not the same as that of the veterans. The two battalions of the victorious army led by Bolt have suffered more than 20% casualties and have already reached their full strength.
Browning personally led the main force of the Victory Army to join Bolt. First of all, he wanted to know the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. The Victory Army could wipe out a squadron of the Japanese army, which was enough to make him proud. However, it was a little strange why the soldiers who had not shown their merits did not even see a single head.
Walter is honest and trustworthy and will not falsely report his military exploits.
Browning came to Wangdong Township with a trace of doubt. He saw the Qing army's orderly appearance. The whole military camp was filled with a strange smell. It was the smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Browning thought that there was a large-scale infectious disease in the army, "could it be a plague?"
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Browning hurriedly went to see the sick and wounded. When he saw that all the injured officers and soldiers had gunshot wounds, he was frightened. Then he put it down. Browning hurriedly asked the doctor, "Doctor, what on earth is going on? Why is there such a strong smell?"
The doctor looked nervous and said: "We are taking precautions against unburned herbal medicine to avoid miasma." A squadron of the Japanese army was wiped out by our army, but there were more than 40 Japanese soldiers in that group who had no fighting capacity, and they were all seriously ill patients.
A squadron of more than a hundred people actually only
More than 40 people fought with our army. Not counting those who were seriously ill, at least dozens of people were dead. This was so terrifying. Our army burned all the corpses of the Japanese soldiers and even the trophies. Only one battle flag was left, fearing that Li would be killed.
Guolou said that the women here must not touch the Japanese army and suffer retribution."
"Oh, there is such a thing. A squadron of the Japanese army has been possessed. This is a major military intelligence. We must report it to Li Guolou immediately. Bolt is too casual and only wants to win military honors and hides the truth. He should be punished." Browning saw the wood at a loss and thought of what the Japanese army was facing.
The horror of Japanese troops entering minority areas must have been lax in military discipline and allowed them to indulge themselves in bringing about a terrible "plague"
No wonder the Qing army's military discipline control in Wangdong Township did not hold a big party with the Beizou people, nor did they let the Yuyi people present beautiful women. The lesson is right in front of them. No one dared to harass ethnic minority girls. They were scared out of their wits by the "seriously ill Japanese army"
Browning had a higher strategic vision than Bolt and immediately sent the information about the "plague" in the Japanese army to Li Guolou so that the headquarters could make a decision as soon as possible.
It was Li Guolou's tactical purpose to let the ethnic minorities who betrayed the Qing Dynasty know their way back. After gathering and annihilating the Yuyi tribe, the Qing army threatened the ethnic minorities who betrayed the Qing Dynasty with force. However, they did not launch a large-scale annihilation campaign but sent negotiation envoys. The group entered the territory of the Black Mountain tribe
The Heishan people live in the Heishan area with a population of less than 8,000. They are allies with the Beidong people. They betrayed the Qing Dynasty after accepting the temptation of the Japanese army's interests. This is a barbaric nation that sacrifices boys and girls to heaven every time there is a war.
Chieftain Sun Yaotu sent out a thousand troops and began to attack the Shufan territory, killing the Han people, seizing slaves, burning, looting, and looting. The grudges were happy but the battlefield was changing rapidly. The Black Mountain warriors encountered the victorious army and were beaten back to their hometown after a single battle. A thousand elite soldiers escaped with heavy casualties. Less than half the people
Chieftain Sun Yaotu brought more than 400 defeated soldiers back to Montenegro. Before he could take a breath, the Qing army had already pressed forward.
The Rukai tribe, who originally lived in harmony with the Heishan tribe, and the Ami tribe also added insult to injury and sent troops to attack the Heishan chieftain. Sun Yaotu led the tribe to repeated defeats and had the idea of abandoning his homeland. He discussed with the tribal leader to evacuate the Heishan tribe and migrate to the Pingtung Plain to join the "King of Beidong". Luo Xingyan
Only large tribes in the plains are able to take root. Small tribes living in the plains will be bullied by other ethnic minorities and will soon be forcibly annexed by other ethnic groups. If a tribe wants to maintain its bloodline, it can only live in the wild primitive deep forests.
Chieftain Sun Yaotu's surrender to the "King of Beidong" Luo Xingyi is tantamount to annihilation of the tribe. Even if this hurdle is passed, the fate of the Heishan tribe in the future is destined to be miserable.
Tribal leaders expressed their opposition to the "relocation plan" proposed by chieftain Sun Yaotu. Undercurrents have been surging within the Heishan tribe.
The leaders of the Black Mountain tribe secretly gathered together to discuss important matters. These leaders more or less had private soldiers in their hands. After the defeat, they became extremely dissatisfied with Chieftain Sun Yaotu. The successful king and defeated chieftain Sun Yaotu had brought the Black Mountain tribe to death, so they could only redeem themselves. A toast and a new toast will emerge from among them
Everyone turned their attention to the "housekeeper" Yu Ronggu. He is the brother-in-law of the chieftain Sun Yaotu. He has more than 200 private soldiers. As long as he is willing to come forward, the new generation of Heishan chieftain is Yu Ronggu.
Yu Ronggu looked at everyone's eager eyes and showed a cruel smile and said: "Please rest assured that we can coexist and prosper together. Since Sun Yaotu betrayed the Qing Dynasty, we can't have family ties. I have sent people to negotiate with the Qing army, Governor Xu." Qiusheng wrote me a letter. Please read it first."
"Flag Chief" Yu Rongsu continued: "Everyone, please rest assured that my sister deserves to be buried. How can you say that Sun Yaotu is a chieftain? There is no reason for my sister to continue to live."
The tribal leaders who circulated the letter all nodded their heads when they heard this sentence. Only the righteousness of the brothers and the annihilation of their relatives would convince them.
In the dim light, the leader of the Black Mountain tribe pledged his blood to become an ally and worshiped at the foot of Yurong Valley.
A chieftain is a leader of an ethnic minority. Within the territory under his jurisdiction, the chieftain appoints his own official positions. His positions include prime minister, housekeeper, housekeeper, flag chief, personal general, chief minister, cave chief, village chief, etc. These positions are generally held by members of the chieftain family. take charge of
The way the chieftain pays to the central government is that the land is not measured and not recorded. The tax quota is mainly based on the amount the chieftain self-reported when he surrendered.
In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng began to increase the collection of taxes in ethnic areas, using it as a means for the dynasty to increase economic income and as an important sign that the chieftains accepted the rule of the central dynasty.
Starting from the Yongzheng Dynasty, the tax amount for chieftains has been fixed and increased. In leap years, additional chieftains must not only pay taxes to the court, but also bear part of the food and wages for the garrison station, and the amount of each chieftain's burden has been stipulated.
Politically, chieftains accept the seal of the central dynasty and enjoy economic preferential treatment of tax reductions and exemptions. The central government implements a loose tax policy for chieftains, and the preferential treatment may be due to natural disasters, wars, or to show favor.
But many chieftains still think about the life they lived like gods in the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Yongzheng was too harsh and increased their taxes, making their good days gone forever. Ming Deng had some festivals, which made some tribes led by the Beidong tribe betray the Qing Dynasty and lead wolves into the house to welcome the Japanese army into Taiwan.
Some students took refuge with the Japanese Beidong chieftain Luo Xingyi in times of national crisis. He even accepted the canonization of the Japanese emperor and became the "King of Beidong"
Unfavorable news came one after another that the Beidong tribe was defeated in the Dawu Mountains. The Yuyi tribe's territory was also surrounded by the Qing army.
Chieftain Sun Yaotu sat on pins and needles, scattered all his property, and still wanted to fight the Qing army to the end. He asked Japanese Lieutenant General Xixiang Congdao for help, but no Japanese soldiers entered the mountain.
The eldest son, grandson Fu Xing, hurriedly walked into the hall, caressed his chest and saluted: "Father, an envoy from the Qing army has come with the heads of the chieftain Wei Xiao Tuan."
"What are the heads of the chieftain Wei Xiaotuan?" Chieftain Sun Yaotu stood up angrily. The soldiers can be killed but cannot be insulted. The Qing army is bullying others too much.