Chapter 463: The Heroes' Meeting of the Qing Dynasty
The reorganization of Zuo Zongtang's various ministries was still in progress. Taking advantage of the winter rest, the troops demanding military pay were also holed up in the military camps. There were no signs of mutiny. However, the generals of each battalion knew that in addition to the property they looted from the returned troops, they
Half a year's salary went up in smoke again.
The generals of each battalion showed strong dissatisfaction with Dong Fuxiang's "Third Battalion of Dong Zi". On the one hand, they asked them to disband the army and reorganize military affairs.
The army of the Qing Dynasty did not have a salary discount. For example, Zuo Zongtang's army was discounted by the Ministry of War. It looked very poor, and the soldiers complained, but in fact they were suffering from the soldiers under their command. The officers had a lot of money. But with the army, there is territory.
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The imperial court will arrange a garrison area, and the income generation in this area will be under the control of the army. In the worse areas, farming, grazing, planting and harvesting, and having enough food and clothing will be no problem. In the better areas, business, smuggling, and getting rich are no more than the income of local civil servants.
few.
Don't look at these officers now complaining and complaining, saying that when they go out to fight, the soldiers don't even have enough to eat. As long as they are given the power to expand, they can carry the hole no matter how big it is, and no one will mind having too many lice on their body.
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This has been the case for armies from ancient times to the present, but no one would tell the court that they were already rich men. They would always ask for food and pay from the court. The army outside the Great Wall is like a border fortress with no grass growing, and all the cattle and sheep on the border belong to
Common people.
Hunan Army Admiral Liu Songshan, Wan Army Guard Guo Baochang, Hunan Army Commander-in-Chief Liu Houji, Chu Army Guard Gao Liansheng, Chu Army Gansu Inspector Liu Dian and Sichuan Army Shaan'an Dao Huang Ding and others were riding tall horses, under the guard of Goshiha
Walking through the snow, we walked towards the governor's camp. We were full of complaints along the way, not understanding that General Zuo Zongtang had surrendered General Dong Fuxiang's return troops and organized them into three battalions.
There were 10,000 Sichuan troops under the command of Huang Ding, Shaan'an Dao, 7,000 troops under the command of Guo Baochang, and 6,500 troops under the command of Zhang Yao. These armies all had actual combat experience against the Taiping Army and the Nian Army, and 7,000 of them were
Five hundred cavalry, they strengthened Zuo Zongtang's five thousand cavalry and became the main force of the mobile force.
Xu Zhanbiao, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army in Barkol, was supposed to be commanding the battle on Dong Zhiyuan's front line and did not return to the governor's camp in Xi'an. Huang Ding of Shaan'an Road was his deputy.
Zhang Yao, the most senior commander in chief of the Huai Army, walked side by side with Liu Songshan, the admiral of the Hunan Army, chatting and laughing happily.
Zhang Yao's nickname was Liangchen, also named Langzhai, and his nickname was Aniu. His ancestral home was Shangyu, Zhejiang. His wife, Kuai Fengxian, was Zhang Yao's cousin. She was a talented woman. Zhang Yao was not ashamed to ask questions and became a disciple of his wife, which became a good story.
Zhang Yao first started his career by running a regiment in Gushi, Henan. In the early years of Xianfeng, he wisely defeated the Nian army and made meritorious service, which won the appreciation of the imperial envoy Seng Gelinqin. Later, he was awarded the title of Huoqin Batulu by Emperor Xianfeng for his merits in defending the city.
Anti-Japanese War Scout. He arrived again
Imperial Li Xiucheng performed meritorious service during the siege of the city. In the 10th year of Xianfeng's reign, he was promoted to prefect, Taoist minister, and the envoy to Henan Province in the second year. Soon after, he was impeached by Yushi Liu Yunan for being "illiterate", and he was transferred from a civil official to a military attache and demoted to the rank of military attache.
General soldier.
From then on, he studied hard and engraved the four-character seal "Ignorant", which he always wore on his body to encourage himself. During the Tongzhi period, the commander resisted the Nian Army and the Taiping Army and won many times. His unit was called the Hunan Army and the Huaihe Army.
After the army, there was another powerful force.
Zhang Yao is less than forty years old, with a thin body and a goatee beard on his withered face. He is wearing a second-grade official robe with a coiled collar, a square patch on the chest and back, and a military attache embroidered with animals.
, is a lion to demonstrate force. It is covered with a black mink coat and a yellow gelding horse under its crotch. If it were not riding a horse, it would look like a civil servant.
The term "dressed beasts" evolved from the official uniforms of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Yi" refers to the official uniforms, "crown" refers to the flower feathers worn on the head, "birds" refers to the birds embroidered on the chests of civil servants and the chests of military attachés.
Embroidered animals.
Zhang Yao's voice was loud: "Liu Junmen, the road is blocked by heavy snow. The general summoned us. You have to speak for us. It took so much effort to surround the rebel Dong Fuxiang's headquarters. How can it be so cheap?
It’s one of our own people who has taken the blame for the crime! He has a hundred thousand mouths, but he still has to control them.
Drinking Lhasa. Dong Fuxiang is the leader of the Beggar Clan. What little money he has has been robbed. He commits all kinds of crimes by burning, killing, looting, etc. Such a person can also be an official. That piece of mother's money! If you let me associate with this kind of thing, am I still a human being?
?Are you worthy of the people who died in the land of Sanjin? There is no justice!"
"Look! God is crying!" Guo Baochang, the garrison of the Anhui army, was a guest soldier. He said the most strange things and pointed at the scattered snowflakes in the vast sky, full of complaints.
The surrender of all Dong Fuxiang's troops was a good thing for Zuo Zongtang's overall strategy. For those at the front line, it was like a thunderbolt and they had no chance to loot. Dong Fuxiang's troops were mainly hungry people, and they all relied on looting to get rich.
Wherever I ran, I grabbed it, and I came back.
Among the rebel armies, the one who committed the most evil acts could be described as committing all kinds of evil. This rebel army was extremely vicious, fought fiercely, and was famous for not being afraid of death. Their evil deeds were also too numerous to describe. When the people in the Sanjin area heard Dong Fuxiang's name, they all hated him.
Gritting his teeth, he wished he could eat his flesh.
Admiral Liu Songshan is in his forties, tall and tall. He has a scar on his right cheek. The three-inch scar is like a bright red centipede crawling on his face. He is one of the first batch of local warriors who followed Zeng Guofan and has several scars on his body.
The scars and numerous battle achievements were made with a knife and a gun.
He was promoted by Zeng Guofan. There were only thirteen battalions of the old Hunan Army, but they were all veterans who were accustomed to fighting. Among this group of people, he had the highest official position, the oldest qualifications, and the most powerful soldiers and horses.
He is dressed the same as Zhang Yao next to him, and his official position is Cong Yipin, so the patch on his official robe is embroidered with a unicorn.
"You guys are serious, the commander has his own arrangements, we just obey orders. Dong Fuxiang is a filial son, and filial piety comes first in everything. Don't be harsh on Dong Fuxiang, people will change for the better. As for the New Year, it would be best to build a few forts.
, can't beat it, retreat to the defense zone
, so that no one can starve to death. The commander-in-chief loves his soldiers as much as his sons. If any of your troops starves to death, this officer will be the end of it." Liu Songshan did not follow the crowd and talked with the crowd, and in just a few words he overwhelmed several officers next to him.
I was pushed back.
"Liu Junmen, the older you get, the less bloody you are. You were not like this in the past. You were willing to fight for your brothers in everything, and there is no reason to turn your elbows outward. Don't you think so?" Guo Baochang's face turned red.
, as if looking for someone to fight.
When they meet, they who lead troops will first hug each other, and then they will brag about the great achievements of their troops, and then they will settle accounts. They will explain clearly the losses they have suffered and the losses they have helped their brothers. Finally, they will not return until they are drunk. On the battlefield.
Who will refuse to save the friendship we have made? Don't even think about sitting together in the future. The knot will be in your heart and you will never be able to get rid of it for the rest of your life.
"Yes! Liu Junmen has changed and turned into a coward." Several other generals expressed dissatisfaction with Liu Songshan. It was Liu Songshan who single-handedly handled the matter of persuading Dong Fuxiang to surrender. They had just won a few battles and were still not satisfied.
We need to open up the net and give Dong Fuxiang a way to survive.
"Hey, you have to know that the imperial court has decreed that the main thing is to care for the Hui Hui. As long as they are willing to surrender and give them a chance to change their ways, there is no reason why I don't want to get rich. The commander wants me to take the blame, but I can't get my brothers.
We understand that I have no place to redress my grievances." Liu Songshan said in vain, who doesn't want to kill someone and make a river of blood, all of them. But it is related to ethnic policy, and the national policy formulated by the country cannot be easily changed.
Liu Songshan expressed his opinion, but others were still yelling at him, so they complained to him and regarded him as their elder brother. When they really saw Zuo Zongtang, a group of people didn't even dare to fart.
Liu Songshan has no sons. Behind him is a handsome young man with sword-browed eyebrows and a star on a white horse. He stands out among the people behind him. This is his nephew, named Liu Jintang. He has accumulated many honors because of his bravery and strategy in battle.
The same state, for the sixth-grade urban love fortune. His father Hou Rong and his uncle Liu Songshan Mengyin. He had an extraordinary status in the old Hunan Army. Liu Songshan liked to take him with him wherever he went and trained him as his successor.
Liu Jintang, courtesy name Yizhai, was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan. His father Liu Hourong and uncle Liu Songshan were both officers in the Hunan Army. When Liu Jintang was 10 years old, his father died in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. When he became an adult, he joined the Hunan Army where his uncle was and accompanied him.
Uncle Liu Songshan defeated the Taiping Army and the Nian Army and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty.
As the New Year is approaching, Zuo Zongtang recruits the generals from each battalion to unify his thinking and fight the next battle well. As the saying goes, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away. The real commander is to command the ministries with a strategic vision. As long as the tactical intention is realized, the next battle will be successful.
The battle after coming down is easy to handle. He looks at the map to direct the battle, divides and surrounds the returning army, and then encircles and annihilates them. This is his usual tactical style.
Anhui Army garrison Guo Baochang sat on his horse, turning his head restlessly to see what the officers around him had brought to the marshal. He glanced at the two large cloth bags wrapped on Liu Jintang's saddle, and said with a sly smile: "Liu Jintang
, what gifts did you bring for the Marshal?"
Liu Jintang said quite proudly: "Guo Shoubei, I killed a colorful tiger, brewed a jar of tiger bone wine, and you know what else."
"Oh, can't you tell? The hero Wu Song from Liangshan was reincarnated, and he also knew how to give the commander a tiger skin, but he was scolded out of the camp by the commander. If you dare to bribe the commander, you are very courageous." Guo Baochang teased, causing a burst of laughter.
Big laugh.
Liu Songshan stroked his beard very proudly, and the younger generation emerged, with successors.
At this time, it was not uncommon for tigers to appear in the mountains and forests, and tiger skins were not very precious furs. Sable coats were more valuable than tiger skins. A person with status would never go out wearing a tiger skin. In ancient times, only hunters wore tiger skins.
, and Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. Tiger skins are only used to make accessories, hats, lace for clothing, and mats. But if you dare to give a tiger skin to Zuo Zongtang, do you know if Zuo Zongtang will throw it away?
Liu Jintang chuckled and said: "You will know after you try it. At worst, I won't drink this dinner tonight. How can the handsome guy hit the smiling person?"
"Hey, pretty boys are always welcome. How could the commander fall out with you? I accepted this gift for the commander." Guo Baochang was able to occupy a place among so many officers. He had his own way of figuring out Shangguan's thoughts, as if he had already seen Zuo Zong.
Tang showed a rare smile.
As the camp gate was approaching, a group of generals immediately did not dare to joke. They all jumped off their horses and led their horses away, their expressions becoming solemn.
The bugle sounded loudly, and the honor guard greeted a group of military attachés. The sky darkened, and snowflakes scattered and fell silently in the gloom. Zuo Zongtang stood under the camp gate, looking at a group of beloved generals, Liu
Songshan ,Liu Jintang
, Zhang Yao, Guo Baochang, Liu Houji, Gao Liansheng, Liu Dian and Huang Ding, these soldiers who followed him to conquer the country, were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, endured hardships and stood hard work, shared the worries of the emperor and father, and solved the country's difficulties. He presided over the Qing Dynasty's Heroes Meeting.
A group of military attachés were naturally frightened when they saw Zuo Zongtang greeting him in the snow. They turned over and knelt down together and saluted, saying: "Commander Zuo is well."
This is the style of a general who responds to a hundred calls. It is an honor that cannot be found above the court. Zuo Zongtang looked solemn, maintained his dignity, and said with his hands on his hands: "Please get up, generals. It's hard work on the slippery road in the snow.
Let me discuss matters with you first."
"Tie!" All the generals knew that Zuo Zongtang did not rub the sand in his eyes, and did not have the grumbling temper just now. He was as respectful as a schoolboy meeting his teacher, and did not dare to say anything and got on the horse.
Zuo Zongtang acted vigorously, and when he urged his mount, a group of military attachés behind him rushed into the camp gate with angry horses like dragons, and dismounted at the door of the council hall.
Zuo Zongtang ordered: "The banquet will be held two hours later, boil more water, let the generals take a bath, and place a charcoal stove in each general's barracks..." and gave many more nagging instructions.
After speaking, he entered the meeting hall and let a group of military attachés see that the commander-in-chief showed great concern for their arrival and carefully took care of their food and accommodation.
Martial law has been imposed outside the conference hall, and no one is allowed to move around. Zuo Zongtang is holding a military meeting with a group of military officers. Two large bare willow trees in the yard dance in the wind, and the white snow in the garden covers everything. The Drum Tower of Xi'an
The divine crow, looking at the vast and far-reaching scenery, seems to be eavesdropping on the secrets of the meeting hall.