Chapter 488 Disposal Plan of the Military Conference
Guo Baochang knew little about Li Guolou's background. There were too many rumors, some of which were taboo in the court. Although he was famous throughout the army for his daring to speak and act, Guo Baochang never made fun of Li Guolou's private life. Now the "widow"
"old woman" etc.
After so many words, I have already drawn a clear line with Li Guolou. An escort is competing for credit on the front line. Deputy Commander Xu Zhanbiao follows Li Guolou in everything. The official who takes the lead should be Li Guolou. Let me mention the word "Li" first.
The merits of the battalion, this kind of thing can be done by anyone who knows how to do it.
Guo Baochang was quite polite to Li Guolou and patiently accompanied him to review the troops together.
The 200 suicide squad members of Li Ziying were reviewed under the leadership of Battelle, with serious faces, standing under the flag of Li Zi's army.
"Soldiers of Li Ziying, after this battle and the test of blood and fire, you have become a qualified soldier and a true warrior. There are more difficult tasks waiting for you next.
Are you confident to complete it?" Li Guolou looked at every familiar and unfamiliar face. It was he who turned these people into beasts and bound them with so-called military discipline. In fact, he was very satisfied with these two hundred suicide squad members.
But he didn't show it and issued a righteous admonishment.
"Yes! I promise to complete the mission." Li Ziying's soldiers shouted like a tsunami, looking at Li Guolou with reverence.
"I reiterate military discipline here again. The people are like water, and the soldiers are like boats. Fishing in the lake is doomed to failure. You must love the people, treat the prisoners well, and when you return to Li Ziying, don't spread weird rumors. Let me hear at least one
Beat the whip. Do you understand?" Li Guolou stared at the soldiers with an angry look. He would not show mercy to anyone who dared to talk nonsense.
"Understood!" The soldiers had already experienced Li Guolou's whip, so how could they offend Li Guolou's power?
Li Guolou walked in front of a group of soldiers with his hands behind his back, warning them to obey the command in all their actions. Anyone who dares to violate military discipline will be killed without mercy! He will be executed immediately! He followed the guidance, restrained the soldiers of Li Ziying with lofty ideals, and then left in compliance with the people's wishes.
The fortress of Xiao Kongtong.
Commanders do not need to appear on the front line. Warfare has already undergone qualitative changes. The emergence of hot weapons has made commanders at the forefront a target. He comes here mainly to learn and observe, and to cultivate a group of commanders who understand military affairs.
Becoming the commander-in-chief of a party. Li Guolou justified himself by not looking at the strange expressions of the soldiers behind him. Sometimes the commander could not hear what was going on outside the window and could only chant sutras as an old monk. As for how much the soldiers heard? He didn't know.
Just as Li Guolou left, Battelle stood where Li Guolou stood just now. His majestic body was even more terrifying. He glared at his men with a ferocious face and shouted loudly: "Listen to me. You are not allowed to do anything when you return to the military camp."
Let one go. Whoever dares to show off his martial arts skills will be blackmailed by me if I just hit him with a whip a few times. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" The two hundred suicide squad members nodded solemnly. There were everyone among them, including captains, student soldiers, Gesheha, artillery officers, and even foster soldiers from Xishan Ruijian Camp, and young Li
Yun, Liu Guangcai. They all made a small fortune. Li Ziying established a system to share the confiscated property on an egalitarian basis. As for the captive women, they were none of Li Ziying's business and were all taken care of by Guo Ziying.
The cold wind was biting. Li Guolou stood on the hillside of Xiao Kongtong and watched the military camps of the Qing army. There were deep trenches, each military tent was numb with secrets, and the artillery pieces stood like monsters in the Yellow River.
On the Tu plain, an army of nearly 5,000 people was oppressing Xiao Kongtong, surrounded by Gao Liansheng and Huang Ding's two troops for protection. The Qing army used a meticulous formation to suppress the returning army in the Dong Zhiyuan area.
The Hui army built more than 300 forts and trapped themselves in a cocoon, thinking that they could resist the officers and soldiers by relying on natural dangers. He wanted to speed up the liberation of Dong Zhiyuan and let the stubborn Hui army recognize the situation and surrender as soon as possible. The fate of the rebels in Lijiabao was the same as that of the small army.
Like Kongtong, they were all thrown into the ravine.
Li Guolou returned to the military camp as fast as he could. He was drunk last night and did not write anything. He immediately wrote a memorial after returning. He experienced a battle personally and wanted to show off to Emperor Tongzhi and reassure the empress dowagers of the two palaces. He did not regret what he had done.
A successful career requires a backing. It is not shameful to be the face of the Queen Mother of the two palaces. People with this kind of treatment are capable people. Only those who are able to take on the great responsibilities of the country can win the favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an.
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Before Li Guolou could write the memorial, he was summoned by deputy commander Xu Zhanbiao to hold a military meeting to study the military plan for attacking Lijiabao. This is a fortress made of stone. The casualties in the attack on Lijiabao must be higher than those in the attack on Xiao Kongtong.
Much more. The formation of troops is related to the life and death of countless soldiers. In front of the huge model, the counselor marked the position of each unit, and a red flag represented an army.
Li Guolou was not the pre-war commander. He had delegated the artillery command to Xun Xi, so he had no official position and was light-hearted. He silently listened to the opinions of the commanders of each army.
The implementation plan of the campaign simulates possible scenarios for both the enemy and ourselves, various possible scenarios for the campaign are put forward, and the consumption of each unit on the sand table is also proposed. For critical battles, the coordination of each unit before the war is related to the outcome of the campaign.
There are no rhetoric here about victory or defeat, only arguments over and over again, taking into account the cruelty of the battle.
No one in the army is willing to lag behind. It is related to the reputation of the army and the promotion of every officer. During the war, officers are made through fighting, and the value of soldiers is reflected on the battlefield.
The military meeting was very noisy. Peng Dingyue, the chieftain of the local soldiers, and Mo Baoguo, the chieftain of the soldiers, were qualified to enter Lijiabao, but they had few soldiers. The two groups combined had only 1,200 people. Li Ziying was used as an artillery battalion.
Working together, the last one to enter Lijiabao still has a quota of 200.
Which other army would cooperate in the battle? There was a huge quarrel in the military tent, and the generals of each army drew their swords and crossbows, and criticized each other without hesitation.
The strategy of massacre formulated by deputy commander Xu Zhanbiao was just a means to make the stubborn Hui army realize that resistance would only lead to death. The next step was to persuade the Hui troops to surrender, and to give preferential treatment to the Hui troops who surrendered. This was an established national policy. Everyone knew very well that
All armies in the future
To restrain military discipline, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty must appear in front of the world as a righteous image. Therefore, there are only so many war profits. If you miss the opportunity? Return to Kaicheng and surrender, just like the 100,000 troops who surrounded Dong Fuxiang, they can only be confiscated.
Some old weapons and ammunition.
Soldiers like to massacre cities and do whatever they want. A righteous soldier will kill the enemy and destroy everything of the enemy without mercy.
Li Guolou looked at the soldiers who were holding hands and drinking together last night. They turned against each other and cursed mercilessly today. It was related to the income of a team. No one was willing to give in, let alone the soldiers who returned to the army to make a living by looting. In a fortress
There will be no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry.
Hearing the quarrels between his comrades, Li Guolou did not give up the 200 places in Li Ziying in a dignified manner. The soldiers of Li Ziying were eager to go to the battlefield. That was their dream, and he would not ruin his future. He did not care about the quarrel.
Let the deputy commander
Xu Zhanbiao should forget about his headache. Li Guolou looked at the battle map in silence, recalling the speeches of each officer just now. A commander must be good at summing up experience and form a unique combat style under the premise of collective efforts.
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The Chu army Gao Liansheng's army was taken care of. Deputy Commander Xu Zhanbiao did not leave the opportunity to the Chu army this time, but gave Gao Liansheng's army the share of attacking the third fort. Gao Liansheng happily accepted the important task of defending the flanks and did not let Li
Cao Kezhong's troops in Jiabao broke out to the west.
After Xu Zhanbiao issued the order, he specifically warned: "You must not underestimate Cao Kezhong's troops. They are all rebel officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, many of them are veterans. The rebels in Lijiabao have two battalions. For our army
The tactics are very familiar, be careful
The enemy's artillery, artillery and infantry are advancing together. Chieftain Peng and chieftain Mo are not allowed to show off. Bring artillery when fighting in the streets. Don't use the Three Talents Formation. Society has advanced to the stage of volleys of muskets. I don't want to hear about your heavy casualties.
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Xu Zhanbiao sighed slightly. The Hui people looked at the Han rebels differently and did not trust these rebels. They put these rebels on the military front as cannon fodder. In the end, the Qing soldiers killed each other.
How could the officers of the Qing Dynasty think highly of two chieftains from a minority ethnic group? The people in the poor mountains and valleys were ignorant and ignorant. They all laughed and laughed when they were practicing battle formations with such a small number of people.
Peng Dingyue, the chieftain of the local soldiers, and Mo Baoguo, the chieftain of the soldiers, maintained a superior attitude and replied: "It's Deputy Commander Xu, we will be careful."
But the two of them looked eager to give it a try, just wanting to prove with actions that the Tutu soldiers were worthy of being the most powerful soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. Chieftain Peng Dingyue and Chieftain Mo Baoguo did not pay attention to the returning troops who were trapped and still fighting.
The soldiers are best at fighting in the mountains, and a fortress with thousands of people is just their appetizer.
Commander Xun Xi saw that Li Guolou had been looking at the topographic map of Lijia Fort. Knowing that Li Guolou was still worried, he said: "Deputy Commander Xu, the general thought that the situation inside Lijia Fort was unfamiliar and the artillery observers had limited field of vision.
The artillery extension effect is not good. After capturing the city gate, the attack still has
Should we camp step by step? Or should we drag the artillery to a high place and wait for the bridgehead to be established before letting the infantry advance. The rebel Cao Kezhong's troops are known as stubborn, and they must have thought about fighting on the streets in Lijiabao, and there must be something hidden in the blind corner.
It would be too dangerous for the army to advance with French guns and cannons."
Upon hearing this, the generals couldn't help but gather in front of the huge model to take a look. Guo Baochang nodded slightly and said: "Well, not bad! The terrain in Lijiabao is suitable for street fighting. Xun Guan doesn't see that you still have a strategic vision and have a great future."
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Xun Xi's greatest characteristic is that he has a loud voice and dares to speak and act. He replied without humility: "Guo Shoubei still has the vision. I came to Dong Zhiyuan just to make meritorious service. I was the first to contribute to the construction of Li Ziying's artillery."
Therefore, Vice Marshal Xu favored me very much and recommended me to be Commander-in-Chief Qian, so that I could form the first artillery battalion of the Sichuan Army."
The artillery battalion officer was an officer at the rank of General Qian. Xun Xi was bribed by Xu Zhanbiao and ran to the Sichuan Army camp. He was originally the commander of a fort, responsible for twenty artillery pieces. Now he has been promoted to five levels in a row and has become a member of the Sichuan Army.
The person that Fang was vying to win over. Although he was grateful for Li Guolou's support, he could only say sorry to Xinwutang as he walked higher.
Regarding his subordinates being spotted by other troops, Li Guolou left the new martial arts hall with a forward-looking attitude. It would be better for the soldiers to separate as soon as possible. Military men gathered together would be a disaster for the country. Li Guolou glanced at Xu Zhanbiao
, those who cry poverty in front of him want to fund the establishment of an artillery battalion in the blink of an eye. The fact that soldiers are generals cannot be changed, and soldiers are fighting for the generals.
The generals fight for the commander. Now Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang are loyal and patriotic. The country remains united and the guns are pointed at the rebels. These soldiers are people promoted by the Empress Dowager and Prince Gong of the two palaces. Now these soldiers
Soldiers still know how to be grateful. In the future, who can restrain these generals who are extremely wealthy and powerful?
Xu Zhanbiao was also looking at Li Guolou. Being able to say nothing and keep a low profile was also a skill. As for Xun Xi's endless deductions about the war, it was actually the narration of the tactics class of the New Wutang. He could talk about war on paper and dared to lead a group of student soldiers.
In fighting a war, he combined theory with practice, and he won a great victory. His ambition was not small. Li Guo's palace was deep and his desire for power was very strong. He would definitely be an important minister in the court in the future.
"Master Li, do you have any other comments?" Xu Zhanbiao spoke very politely. He looked rough on the outside, but careful on the inside. He was afraid of neglecting Li Guolou, so he asked.
"Deputy Commander Xu, what is the purpose of our army's siege at Lijiabao? Is it just to get a fortress? The subordinate thought that fighting would be the best way to encourage the returning troops to surrender as soon as possible, so they had to fight quickly, resolve the battle with overwhelming courage, and disintegrate the enemy.
military morale, but it is definitely not about killing everyone
.Send a group of Hui people back and let the so-called eighteen commanders know that our army is an army of benevolence and righteousness, and they can survive as long as they submit, so that the soldiers will not make unnecessary sacrifices." Li Guolou tactfully proposed strategic modifications, trying his best to
Instead of massacring the city, we should use war to promote peace.
Xu Zhanbiao understood everything and said without hesitation: "Well, this is a good idea. After I ordered the invasion of Lijiapu, no one is allowed to massacre those who put down their weapons, and ordinary people are not allowed to be harmed. You two chieftains know that
What should we do?”
"Yes! We must abide by military orders." Peng Dingyue, the chieftain of the local soldiers, and Mo Baoguo, the chieftain of the soldiers, clasped their fists and listened to the orders. Who would care about the soldiers on the front line? It is the same whether such military orders are said or not.
Li Guolou glanced at the officers in the army tent. These people were not his disciples. He turned a deaf ear to his words. It would be useless to say more. He maintained his arrogance as a civilian. Once again, he kept his hands behind his back and said nothing. Qingfeng pretended to be cool and stole military lessons.
Among the various solutions at the meeting, his biggest gain was the use of doctrine.