Seeing An Jie talking to himself and leaving the meeting hall, he did not take the fourth commander Cui Wei seriously. The fifteenth commander Harian Jin, the sixteenth commander Zou Baohe and others were angry and glared at the fourteenth commander Lan Mingtai, but when they saw Lan Ming
Tai was still calm and composed, stroking his big beard without any care, and it was hard for others to say anything. The enemy currently values peace and cannot afford to reason with uncultured "swordsmen".
The Ha family was favored by the emperor and belonged to a family of military generals in the northwest of the Qing Dynasty. The family produced two martial arts champions. Ha Lianjin also had a cousin, Ha Liansheng, who was formerly the deputy general of Tongguan. He fought fiercely and was a famous general in the northwest.
.When Harian Jin rebelled, he made him his cousin
He tricked Ha Liansheng out of Tongguan and coerced Ha Liansheng to join the rebel army, but Ha Liansheng refused to obey, and Ha Lianjin did not kill his cousin. Now Ha Liansheng is being held hostage in the returning army, neither dead nor surrendered, the court
I thought that Ha Liansheng was dead, so I gave him a posthumous title.
Harian Jin was dissatisfied with Lan Mingtai's subordinate An Jie talking to himself and leaving the meeting hall, but his swordsman is a man who puts his head on his belt and fights for his life. We are brothers who share life and death. He looked sideways.
He glanced at it and said, "I can dispatch 2,000 troops here."
Next to him, Harian Jin's fourth brother, Harian Hu, said loudly: "I would like to personally lead the team and meet Zhao Zilong of the Qing Dynasty. Oh, what the hell..."
The people next to him also burst into strange laughter. The unworthy generals in the Qing army had seen too much, and the Eight Banners army couldn't help but fight. They were only afraid of Zuo Zongtang's troops who were fighting in the north and south. That was from
The elite soldiers who fought through the mountains of blood and corpses. The student soldiers who had never fought in a war could withstand the shock of thousands of horses galloping. It was as if they had seen the iron hoofs trampling the Li Ziqi under their feet.
Zou Baohe, who was over sixty years old, stroking his white beard with a smile on his withered face, said: "Harianhu is young and energetic, and he is worthy of a big task. I can send 500 people here."
The fourth commander Cui Wei heard the implication. The sixteenth commander Zou Baohe was unwilling to let his confidant join Erhezhou as the commander of this sneak attack. The old and cunning Zou Baohe did not want to see his camp getting stronger and stronger.
Bu Lu said: "What Imam Zou said makes sense, it is time for young people to have some experience. Erhe Prefecture, orders you to lead 800 soldiers and horses to meet Harian Hu. This battle will be fully commanded by Harian Hu."
"Yes! I will definitely fulfill my mission and bring back 2,000 braided dog ears." Harian Hu was full of high spirits, his broad and energetic face full of confidence.
In the meeting hall, all believers put their legs together, knees on the ground, raised their hands higher than their foreheads, put their ten fingers together, palms upward, and slightly bent in the middle of their palms, and then began to pray. Facing the direction of the holy land of Mecca, they chanted
A few verses, very pious.
The sixteenth commander Zou Baohe is an imam, that is, a clergyman. He prays: "My great true God, the latest chapter of Kingsman! In the holy name of the Lord, please enlighten me. We will change, but you will never change."
.We kneel before you, cry out to you, beg you for mercy
Have mercy on us. You are our Father, and our good is not outside of you. May you protect us. In today’s world, the devil is like a roaring lion, prowling around looking for people to devour. Please give us strong faith, please Lord.
Be our refuge and our support
Damn. Allah says: 'You shall pray to Me and I will answer you, and those who refuse to worship Me will be despicable in the Fire.' Our Lord! Please do not punish us if we forget or make mistakes. Please.
Do not burden us with burdens, as you burdened the ancients
It is the same as a man's burden. Our Lord! Please do not burden us with more than we are capable of. Please forgive us, please forgive us, please have mercy on us. You are our protector, please help us.
We, against the disbelieving people, O Menai!”
"Ah Minai!" Everyone sang congratulations together, ending the short prayer. Several generals left the meeting hall and went their separate ways.
The Twelve Commander Bi Dacai quickly followed the Sixth Commander Yu Deyan and asked in a low voice: "Commander Yu, do you want to pass on the news?"
The Sixth Commander-in-Chief Yu Deyan looked at the dim sky, shook his head and said: "It's too late to respond later, but I still want to inform you. Everything depends on God's will."
"Well, I think there is no return. How can such a good thing happen? Zuo Zongtang is as cunning as a fox, and Li Ziying is clearly the bait. Let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." Bi Dacai hoped that the Harian Tiger would return in defeat.
It would be best if the other battalions were crippled by the Qing soldiers like him, so that he could clarify the interests and induce more people to submit to the Qing Dynasty.
The biggest difference between the Hui army and the Nian army is that one has a base and the other does not need a base. The Nian army is famous for its cruelty and ferocity. The places it walks through are like locusts, destroying big households and looting local property. Due to the lack of siege equipment
The Nian Army was armed with weapons, and mainly used cavalry. They mostly marched in rural areas and could rarely defeat big cities. They were an army that was out of touch with the people. Therefore, the Nian Army did not do as much damage to the Qing Dynasty as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it was not as popular as the Hui Rebellion.
The leader of the Hui Army is the army commander, and also manages the lives of the people in the camp. To conquer an area, the first step is to expand the army, recruit new people, and bring prisoners to rebel. As long as one person in the family joins the Hui Army, the whole family will rebel.
As for the idea advocated by the Hui Army, it is to establish a three-in-one Islamic regime of religion, politics, and military, just like Aguba of the Zhedeshar Kingdom in Xinjiang. Some Hui Army regimes dare not openly seek independence, but they also seek local heights.
Autonomy, if this kind of rebel army belongs to the righteous side and wins the final victory, then China in later generations will also
They would lose the land in the northwest forever. At most, they would be canonized in name and recognize the Qing Emperor as their master. As a wise man of the Qing Dynasty who believed in the unity of all ethnic groups and did not allow the division of territory, they would never allow them to return home.
No matter what name they use to fight for independence, they are reactionaries and must be resolutely suppressed.
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In the Yanji Town area, there is a high slope with a beacon tower on it. It is a sandy beach area. As far as you can see, the terrain is flat. Perhaps it is due to years of drought and wind. Even the riverside on the loess slope is full of sand and rocks, and Populus euphratica can be seen from time to time.
and elm and willow trees.
As it approached noon, Li Ziying had already marched here. Li Guolou climbed onto the beacon tower and looked into the distance.
Next to it is the officer of this beacon tower. This beacon tower was destroyed by the returning army and renovated. There is a reinforcement team stationed here, with a total of 50 soldiers stationed. As the supply line of the front army, Xu Zhanbiao is the most important.
Pay attention, the battle here is all about logistics and transportation. The long supply line has post stations or beacon towers that deliver messages one after another.
Generally speaking, returning troops are not willing to attack these beacon towers, and hundreds of lives will be lost to defeat them. If it takes longer, officers and soldiers will come to the rescue, which is not worth the gain. But they hate these beacon towers so much that as long as they
After the fortifications were built by the officers and soldiers, the returning cavalry had no room to maneuver. If the cavalry was dispatched, they would be watched under the eyes of the officers and soldiers.
Nowadays, both the enemy and ourselves are building military fortifications, but the Qing army has the financial support of a country, and its logistical supplies are constantly keeping up. Both sides are doing their best. This is a national war. Does it want the independence of each ethnic group or the unity of the ethnic groups?
The Qing Dynasty had a strong family and could afford to lose. If one army was crippled or mutinied, another army would be sent to suppress the returning army.
Due to successive years of fighting, the local agricultural facilities were severely damaged, and the Hui army could only live a life of fighting to support war. Becoming a plundering team has long violated the doctrine they preached. There is no benevolent side in a war, and both sides
They all became bloody and brutal. The latest chapter of Immortal Ultimate Way.
The terrain for hundreds of miles ahead was flat, suitable for horse teams to march. Li Guolou was worried that he would be attacked by returning troops, so he climbed up to the beacon tower to observe the terrain.
Senior officers such as Battle, Cheng Kun, Xun Xi, Hongdu, and Fan Ye were all observing the terrain. It was not like the loess high slope here. As long as they occupied a high slope, they had more than 100 cannons and a high slope as a position.
Invincible. If the enemy's cavalry dares to attack from below, the cannon will blow the cavalry to pieces.
The open plains are suitable for the cavalry's mobility to attack the transport team. As long as one point is broken through, the transport team will be divided and surrounded by the cavalry, becoming a sieve that leaks air everywhere, and will be broken through by the cavalry one by one. Li Guolou is hesitant, whether to march alone or not
Let Xu Zhanbiao send troops to escort? Don't capsize in the ditch during the last bit of the journey. As a military theorist, Li Guolou knew what the advantages of cavalry were? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of Li Ziying?
The team officer at Beacon Tower introduced the situation here. After receiving a meeting gift as a local snake, he talked about everything he knew and talked about the customs and customs of Yanji Town. In winter, returning troops do not frequent this place.
He mainly used a small reconnaissance force to fire a few shots to scare the officers and soldiers on the beacon tower, but there were no major casualties in his defense area.
The officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty dealt with the highly mobile cavalry and summed up a set of experience in fighting the Nian Army.
The first is to build fortresses in the northern villages to prevent the Nian army from easily obtaining supplies, so that the Nian army cannot grab supplies while marching.
The second is to dig deep ditches and dig ditches on rural roads to prevent the cavalry from passing easily, so that the cavalry can be turned into infantry and wait for death.
These two experiences allowed Li Hongzhang to capture Dong Ni Lai Wenguang alive, and allowed Zuo Zongtang to force to death Xin Ni Zhang Zongyu. Now, these two valuable experiences are also used to deal with the Hui Army. In the places where the Hui Army cavalry hang out, trenches are dug and buildings are built.
Fort.
Battle and Cheng Kun could see Li Guolou's hesitation. They were both militants and had always had confidence in Xin Wu Tang's tactical capabilities. As for actual combat experience, it had to be gained through fighting. They were all trying to confuse Li Guolou.
He made up his mind and marched to the destination alone. He believed that Li Ziying's more than 2,000 troops were enough to withstand the attack of the returning army cavalry. Battelle couldn't help but asked: "Officer Ai, have you dug all the ditches here?"
The skinny team officer nodded and said: "Don't worry, we have dug them all. The three trenches have cut off the main road connecting Dong Zhiyuan. If the rebels want to launch an attack from the road section under my jurisdiction, they have to work as civilians to fill in the trenches."
If it is full, the soldiers patrolling the sentry will find out if we have this time, we will light the beacon fire, and reinforcements will arrive in an instant."
Xun Xi looked eager to try, and interjected: "Our artillery can be pulled out and fired anytime and anywhere. I'm afraid that the enemy will run away when they see the power of the cannon, leaving my long-range cannon with no time to set up, and even driving piles will be in vain."
Hongdu was very dissatisfied. He was in charge of the short-range artillery. However, Xun Xi made irresponsible remarks and said in a dry tone: "Xun Xi is in charge, it's your fault whether you are late or not. Don't include me. You lent me the money last time."
When will you return the two howitzers to me?"
"What's more? Use Krupp cannons to fight cavalry. If you can beat the cavalry in the Year of the Monkey, then the two howitzers will be mine. What's your rank, Commander Hong? How do you talk to the commander?" Xun Xi replied in a strange way, and the two
Artillery officers from different armies were dissatisfied with each other. Xun Xi was of higher rank and always lectured Hongdu in the tone of a superior officer.
Xun Xi and Hongdu are both Manchus. They have mastered the military skills of artillery, which is great. They think they are superior in numbers. The Eight Banners disciples have some military skills, that is, they are like the king of heaven and Lao Tzu. They are born from the same roots.
Too anxious, mung bean eyes met pink eyes, and the two of them stared at each other on the beacon tower.
"Don't make any noise. From now on, we will all be Xinwutang instructors, people of the same level." Li Guolou curled his lips slightly, and the situation was about to happen in an instant. A large number of enemy troops were moving, and reinforcements had to be dispatched with caution. Li Ziying could not hold on.
Reinforcements will not be seen for half a day or even a day.
Li Guolou looked at Fan Dahui, wanting to hear the opinion of Fan Dahui, who was in charge of thousands of civilians. In fact, he was very confident about the soldiers. He had practiced many times how long it would take for the artillerymen to set up the cannons. As long as they were not attacked by the enemy in a surprise attack, Li Guolou
, he has the confidence to establish in the shortest time
An artillery blockade. What worried him most was the establishment of military fortifications, which required thousands of civilians to quickly build fences to block cavalry, surround vehicles, dig ditches, and build fences. To do all this, he
Confidence allows the transport team to march on the plains.