Nowadays, Li Guolou is so powerful that he has long surpassed his status as a fourth-grade official. Being a transport escort is a punishing job, but no one dares to embarrass him. The order issued by the court has an uncertain departure date, and even the last date for the goods to arrive in Lanzhou is uncertain.
Not sure, I just gave this job to Li Guolou. As for the intermediate links, the deployment of personnel and materials was all decided by Li Guolou, and he was even given the power to mobilize soldiers.
The supplies transported this time are mainly military supplies, mainly two Krupp cannons, with a caliber of 120 mm and a range of 15 kilometers. These two cannons are huge, weighing more than 4,000 kilograms. The eight Krupp cannons,
With a caliber of 80 mm and a range of 8 kilometers, there are also twenty smaller Krupp cannons and one hundred new howitzers and mortars.
Bronze cannons, two thousand Mauser rifles, as well as a large number of explosive shells, bullets, and 10,000 military coats and other supporting military equipment. The materials are valuable and most of them are imported. These materials were transferred from Tianjin to the military camps in the suburbs of Gyeonggi, Xishan Ruijian
In the camp, there were more than 1,000 captains and slaves, more than 300 horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, and more than 100 camels.
These people are living in the Xishan Jianrui Camp, waiting for the arrival of the escort, Mr. Li Guolou. The commander of the Xishan Jianrui Camp, Zhang Xuefei, was single-handedly promoted by Wu Peipei's ex-husband, You Gaoming, the commander of the Eight Banners Guards of the Ministry of War. For the sake of Wu Peipei's face, he once
Two French cannons were lent to Li Guolou, and they showed their prowess in the Battle of Balizhuang. Two cannons destroyed the gate of Balizhuang.
Therefore, Zhang Xuefei is considered a good friend of Li Guolou. He is at the official pavilion ten miles away from the camp, leading a group of officers to respectfully welcome Mr. Li Guolou, the escort. Everyone in the court knows how popular Li Guolou is.
. Don’t look at the current use of the second-level demoted official, which is the fourth-level official title. Anyone who is smart should be attached to it.
His thick legs. You must know that the most powerful princes nowadays, Prince Chun Yixuan and Prince Qing Yikuan, will also advance and retreat with Li Guolou. If they can make money together, they all bet their money on him. Prince Gong Yixin and Li Hongzao
, Weng Tonghe and other important officials of the imperial court even worked together with Li Guolou, and they joined forces with each other to control the right to speak in the government affairs.
The last time Li Guolou served as the imperial envoy to inspect the military camps in the Gyeonggi region, he had been to Camp Jianrui in Xishan for three days. We had a great time chatting with each other and had already become good friends who talked about everything.
Artillery officer Fan Ye also fought with Li Guolou in Balizhuang, and even accepted a bribe from Li Guolou and returned home with honors. This time when he went to Lanzhou, Li Guolou had already named him and asked him to lead 200 people.
Military cadets practice.
This allowed him to see another world. He was just a junior high school student in the military camp. Although he had the reputation of being a master artilleryman, he could not earn a living. The constraints of the Mengyin system gave him very little room for promotion.
The position of artillery commander is also out of reach.
But many things in the world are unexpected. Li Guolou, a sesame official of the Ministry of Justice, actually gave him the opportunity to be promoted quickly. Following Li Guolou to the west will be the biggest change in his life. From now on, he will enter the Xinwu Hall for further study.
Governor-General Li Hongzhang's favorite pupil, principal Weng Tonghe, academician Li Guo
Li Guolou was also his mentor, and his career was bright. Even the battalion officers and sentry officers in the army were envious of him. They regretted why they did not personally lead a group of officers and soldiers to help Li Guolou suppress the bandits. These officers had nothing else to do.
I just want to enter the Xinwu Hall for further study as soon as possible, get a good diploma, and be promoted as soon as possible.
Zhang Yi, the commander directly under Fan Ye, had a square face and rarely saw a smile. He was famous in Xishan Jianrui Camp for being mean and unkind to his subordinates. But now he was smiling at Fan Ye and said kindly: "Captain Fan
Officer, don’t forget the old army, I will rely on you for promotion in the future.”
In the army, senior officials are seen as senior and senior, and the higher the official level, the more senior the officer is. When the superior officer is promoted, it is the turn of the favored subordinates to rise up, and they follow suit. Fan Ye, who originally had no chance to get ahead in his life, has moments when he feels proud and proud.
Guo Guo felt proud, kept his face reverent, and replied respectfully: "Chief Zhang, how could I forget my mother-in-law's family? They might come back. Then I ask Commander Zhang to take me in. Don't let me."
The official becomes a child without a father and a mother."
Zhang Yi felt relieved after hearing this, and his square face turned into a round face, with his facial features squeezed together and smiling. The battalion officer Wang Qing with a fleshy face next to him shouted: "Captain Fan, what are you farting? You have no father or mother."
, could it be a wild species."
Soldiers just like to make jokes like this. Although Fan Ye was scolded, he still laughed along with him, and other officers also laughed along with him.
The commander-in-chief, Zhang Xuefei, couldn't help but laughed a few times. He quickly suppressed his smile, turned serious, covered his mouth and coughed a few times. Li Guolou had been unruly in his private life, and got involved with Wu Peipei, the widow of his old officer. In the capital,
How bad the rumors are, early
It is known to everyone in the family, and he had already told it as a joke when drinking in the military camp. There is no regret medicine in the world, so just say it. Now it is even more taboo. The incident in the Old Summer Palace has caused a chain reaction in the court. The joke went too far.
That's when people's heads fall to the ground.
He hurriedly turned to look at his subordinates behind him, glared at him, and shouted in a loud voice: "Guard Wang, please keep your mouth in check. You are not allowed to tell jokes except for drinking at night. You are the same, between men and women.
No jokes are allowed, do you hear me clearly?"
"Zha! Lord Supervisor, my subordinates heard clearly." More than a dozen officers did not dare to be a little presumptuous in the military salute. How could they not know the depth and breadth of Zhang Xuefei's sudden promotion from deputy to full-time, and who took the path for him?
Do you still need to guess?
Why did Li Guolou place a large force in the Xishan Jianrui camp, and the second-grade military attache came all the way to welcome a fourth-grade civil servant who was demoted to the second grade? It was against official etiquette and unreasonable, but everything was reasonable. Xishan Jian
Ruiying's supplies, restructuring, and replacement of new equipment all depend on Li Guolou's breath. The men and horses of Xishan Ruijian Camp will become Li Guolou's confidants from now on.
The Xishan Jianrui Battalion was under the jurisdiction of the Zhili Governor Jianrui and was an important force in defending the capital. In the past, when there were no foreign threats to the Qing Dynasty, the Xishan Battalion was a capable Eight Banners force of the Qing Dynasty. With a full establishment of 2,000 people, it was a threat to everyone.
The rebels who dared to invade the capital.
The Jianrui Battalion was established in the 14th year of Qianlong's reign. The predecessor of the Jianrui Battalion was the Yunti Troop formed in the 13th year of Qianlong's reign. In the 12th year of Qianlong's reign, Shaluoben, chieftain of Dajinchuan in Sichuan Province, invaded and occupied neighboring tribes and provoked trouble. In order to pacify it,
In the 13th year of the war, Qianlong sent Zhang Guangsi, who had made great achievements in conquering Miao, to suppress it. However, the chieftain relied on the unique local stone blockhouses to suppress the war.
The Qing army resisted, coupled with Zhang Guangsi's improper employment of personnel and lack of command, the Qing army was unable to attack for a long time and suffered heavy casualties. Qianlong believed that "at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people of our banner who climbed the city on ladders and were weak and weak could not be beaten. So we used this to attack the blockades. Why blockades?"
Fuke!" Therefore, "I was ordered to set it up as a stone blockhouse at the foot of the Western Mountain, and the people of Jian Fei learned from it."
How much role did the Yunti troops play in the First Battle of Jinchuan? Fu Heng arrived at the military camp in December of the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, and Shaluoben surrendered in the first month of the 14th year. At this time, in addition to the 300 Yunti troops who arrived first and
Most of the soldiers Fu Heng brought along with him were still on the road. And for the first time, the Jinchuan
The end of the battle was mainly due to the fact that Shaluoben knew that it would be difficult to resist with large numbers of troops. Qianlong also wanted to escape as soon as possible because of the unsustainable national strength and agreed to surrender. Even though the Yunti soldiers who arrived earlier captured several stone blockhouses, the battle
The role played by the bureau was also minimal, and it was not the main reason for Sharoben's surrender.?
In order to cover up the wasteful Jinchuan War and at the same time to flatter himself, after the battle, Qianlong held a grand celebration banquet to reward the meritorious soldiers. He was even more generous with the Yun soldiers he had formed.
Due to the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces and the profound lessons learned from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's two Jiangnan camps, it was known that with cannons, there was no need for ladder soldiers to charge into battle, and a few explosive shells could knock down ordinary city walls. This changed the organization of Xishan Jianrui Battalion.
and learn from Zuo Zongtang’s Chu army in drill patterns,
It is no longer a single ladder soldier. It begins to train artillery. The names of the officers are also the same as those of the Chu army. The officers are also named battalion officer, sentry officer, leader, team officer, corps leader, etc. The Eight Banners disciples learn from Xiang Yong.
, an army known for its bravery and tenacity has transitioned into an army with high technical content.
But the current Xishan Jianrui Battalion is no slower than other Eight Banners soldiers and horses. It is not that they are poorly equipped and have poor weapons performance, but they dare not fight. Relying on Xishan's solid military fortifications to enjoy the benefits, except for the Jinchuan and Jinchuan during the Qianlong period,
In terms of military exploits, in the next hundred years, this army did not achieve any military exploits, and it never went to the plains until it defended the capital.
After Lai Wenguang of Dongniu was defeated by the armies led by Li Hongzhang, he entered Shaanxi and the large army of Xiniu led by Zhang Zongyu resorted to the art of revenge. Taking advantage of the slackness of the officers and soldiers, Huai army general Liu Mingchuan was recovering from illness and returning to his hometown, leading 50,000 soldiers.
The Nian army quietly left Shaanxi and crossed the Yellow River from Yichuan to Mt.
Xiji Prefecture rushed from the southeast of Shanxi to Zhili and went straight to the capital. With the strong mobility of the war horses, they reached the capital area, only dozens of kilometers away from the capital. However, this army huddled in the camp and did not dare to intercept Xini
The large troops only dared to defend their old nest, and in the end they were all used on the tall city walls of Xishan Mountain.
The Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and issued an edict like a thunderbolt. The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Zuo Zongtang, "responsible for the commission and failed to manage properly", handed it over to the Military Aircraft Department for strict discussion.
For this reason, Li Hongzhang also pulled out his flower feathers, took off his yellow mantle, and was relieved of the rank of first-class captain. In the end, Li Hongzhang relied on the courage of Liu Songshan and other Huai army troops to surround the eastward and westward forces at the Grand Canal.
Within the Haihe trap, most of the Nian army was gradually eliminated, and Zhang Zongyu also
He was forced to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. Nowadays, the Shaanxi-Gansu region is dominated by Hui rebellion and a small number of Nien troops, and the large Western Nien army has been wiped out. Due to the impact of this incident, Liu Mingchuan later had the "Mingzi Camp" fighting in the Shaanxi-Gansu region.
He bombed the camp before, so he was deprived of his rank and title by the court and became a white man.
The Xishan Jianrui Battalion lost its mobility, and it had military facilities and could still defend. Let this unit go out to suppress bandits and fight on the move. Even the Empress Dowager Cixi did not dare to issue orders, knowing that this was a force defending the city.
The army did not dare to let these elite soldiers of the Eight Banners be dragged into the Shaanxi-Gansu area to fight.