lied to Kangxi

Chapter 989 Rank of Lieutenant General
"Haha, don't be afraid to scare your guts out. The local colleagues are counting. My uncle is Liu Zhengsheng, the leader of the Shouyuan Sect."

After hearing this, Yuzhu couldn't help being a little taken aback. Isn't the Sacred Yuan Sect a very famous cult in the northern folk - the Eight Diagrams Sect?
The Eight Diagrams Sect is also known as Wuhundao, Shouyuan Sect, Tianli Sect or Qingshui Sect, but the really powerful name of the Eight Diagrams Sect is: White Lotus Sect!
One of the most powerful things that the White Lotus Sect did must be: the Tianli Sect uprising led by Li Wencheng and others in the 18th year of Jiaqing.

In this uprising, because of the eunuchs in the palace as internal support, they almost occupied the palace.

That being the case, Yu Zhu immediately ordered Zhang Qin: "Take them all back and interrogate them carefully."

Ever since Zhu Chongba took refuge in the White Lotus Sect and took the opportunity to rise up, it was impossible for the rulers of the subsequent dynasties to allow the White Lotus Sect to grow and develop.

However, the members of the White Lotus Cult changed their appearance and secretly grew up under various names.

Following Yuzhu's order, Fat Man and his subordinates were all tied up.

When I went out to go shopping and encountered such a disappointment, I couldn't go on shopping, so I had to go back hastily.

Yu Zhu's fear of the White Lotus Sect was mainly because he was worried that the White Lotus Sect would infiltrate into the new army.

In the countryside of Shandong and Henan, the White Lotus Sect and the Boxing Boxing, although they are in the same situation, they cannot be excluded from each other.

The boxing club and the religious party are also secretly infiltrating each other, each absorbing what it needs from the hostile organization.

The results of the torture and interrogation reassured Yu Zhu that they had not penetrated into the new army yet.

Yuzhu never expected that the Bagua Sect has nearly a thousand followers in just Zhangjiakou.

However, what Yuzhu didn't expect was that the disciples of the Bagua Sect dared to collude in private, trying to surround the Tongzhi Yamen in vain and demand Yuzhu's release.

This is too rampant, it is simply lawless!

After rewarding the informant heavily, Yuzhu, in a rage, issued an order to resolutely suppress it.

In the middle of the night, after everyone fell asleep, the south gate of Zhangjiakou was quietly opened.

More than 3 soldiers from Jinwei Town and No. [-] Town surrounded the streets and alleys of the entire Zhangjiakou city like a tide.

Divide them into pieces, like passing through a sieve, and search from house to house, as long as there are special signs of the Bagua Sect at home, they will be taken away.

The search lasted all day and night.

Finally, Lu Wu and Niu Tai came back together to report.

Niu Tai said: "Returning to the master, the servant and Lu Wu have arrested more than 4000 gossip believers in total. The prison is full and they can only be sent to the training ground of the local green camp."

Yuzhu nodded and said, "Send them all to Dagukou and send them to Nanyang."

Instead of staying in the country and eventually turning into a disaster like the Boxers, it is better to divert the disaster to the east and let them harm the Southeast Asian countries.

In fact, as far as Yuzhu knows, there have been various Chinese boxing clubs in the Southeast Asian countries.

Just in time, let them participate in the infighting in the past.

It was only because they had not infiltrated into the new army yet, so Yuzhu showed mercy.

Otherwise, they will be shot one by one, and they will definitely not be able to escape.

After solving the hidden dangers in Zhangjiakou, Yuzhu has been waiting for the news that the old fourteen will call.

Half a month later, the old fourteenth arrived at Guihua City (now Yuquan District, Hohhot) with his troops. Prince Tumed in the city surrendered in anticipation of the wind.

It's normal if it goes down, and it's brain flooding if it doesn't go down.

Because the defenders of Guihua City are only a few hundred people, it is impossible to resist the 10,000+ army of the old fourteen.

Not to mention, the old fourteen is really good at leading troops to fight.

The Old Fourteen, who traveled eastward from Khalkha Mongolia, recruited many Mongolians along the way.

Guihua City, outside the Great Wall to the north of Datong, Shanxi governor Yang Sen hurriedly reported to Yuzhu.

Yuzhu saw through the old fourteen's tricks at a glance.

Youyu City, Shahukou, and Datong Mansion in the north of Shanxi have high walls and deep ditches, and many artillery defending the city. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack!

With Yang Sen in charge of the overall situation in Shanxi, even if he can't resist the old fourteen, he can still fortify the wall and clear the country.

The old fourteenth brought an army of 10,000+ to fight, and what he was most afraid of were four words: strong walls and clear fields.

Shanxi's topography is very distinctive, namely: two mountains and one river.

In the western part of Shanxi, there is the tall and majestic Luliang Mountain.

The central region, from north to south, is: Hengshan Mountain System, Wutai Mountain System and Taiyue Mountain System.

The entire eastern part of Shanxi is blocked by the Taihang Mountains, and there are only a few narrow exits that can enter the Hebei area.

As long as the old fourteen enters Shanxi, which is full of ravines, it is tantamount to giving up the advantage of strong mobility.

To put it bluntly, as long as the new army just guards a certain mountain pass from the east, the old fourteen will be in a dilemma, and the food and grass will be exhausted.

As for the old fourteen going south from Datong, hehe, then he can only detour to Hebei, and then turn north.

What the wise don't do!
The biggest problem in the entire western region is two words: no food.

Yuzhu simply didn't go anywhere, and just waited for work in Zhangjiakou!
The new army is a proper modern army, which determines that, similar to Gubeikou, Huangyakou and Xifengkou, this kind of natural dangerous pass, at most only needs to send one standard to garrison, and it can hold on for a long time.

Why is Zhangjiakou so important?

Hehe, the reason is actually very simple. In the entire northern part of the capital, if a large army of over [-] people wants to quickly enter and leave the Great Wall, they can only go through Zhangjiakou.

Although the old emperor did not build the Great Wall, he built all the roads leading to the capital from other places into narrow paths.

On the narrow path, the new army can fortify and lay ambushes everywhere.

Therefore, Yu Zhu was expected to come to Zhangjiakou after the old fourteen played tricks, and fight head-to-head with him in a decisive battle.

Speaking of the military talent of the old fourteen, Yuzhu couldn't help but think of a classic line: Tell you Cheng Xiazi, I taught him how to shoot a gun back then, now teach him how to fight, let him stand on the hillside and learn.

Sure enough, the old fourteen was under Youyu City, and after several failed attacks, he had to turn east and head straight for Zhangjiakou.

In this era, the strength of the enemy army is mainly based on the general flag at the head of the battalion.

Experienced scouts only need to count clearly how many general flags there are, and they can roughly estimate the enemy's strength.

A few days later, the vanguard of Old Fourteen appeared in Xinghe City.

Xinghe City, which is now Zhangbei County.

When it comes to Zhangbei County, one has to say, "Zhangbei has a dry cough".

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Zhangbei Allegro was originally a folk jingle. With the emergence and development of Errentai, it entered the performance venue and began to be called "Zhangbei Dry Cough".

At this time, what the old fourteen was most worried about was that Yuzhu was hiding behind the dangerous pass in Zhangjiakou and could not defend it.

The so-called 20 army seems to be a large number of people, but how much food does it eat every day?

Even if the Mongols were supplemented with cattle and sheep, they couldn't hold back so many people.

The biggest fatal injury to Old Fourteen was the lack of food.

In the early morning, amidst the sound of the resounding trumpet, Yu Zhu, under the service of Peng Yingyue, changed into the standard military uniform of the new army.

Under the new-style big-brimmed hat is a resolute face with deep eyes.

Ironed military uniform, shiny riding boots, and a standard saber hanging around his waist.

Today is the day when the officers and men of the new army are officially conferred.

As the only general in the whole army, Yuzhu will personally issue military ranks and certificates to the generals.

He got on his horse and trotted all the way to the prairie outside Zhangjiakou.

The soldiers of the three armies have already stood up and are waiting for Yuzhu to arrive.

"stand at attention!"

"salute!"

Amidst the officers' passwords, Yuzhu galloped up to the temporary reviewing stand.

Amidst the melodious military music, Jiang Sheng, the general manager of the New Military Battalion Office, held the awarding order in both hands, and read aloud: "Order..."

"Crack." The 10,000+ heels of the soldiers under the reviewing platform touched them almost at the same time, and there was a thunderous crash at the scene.

"The first town commander, Lu Wu, will come out."

Lu Wu strode up to Yu Zhu, put his legs together, and stared at Yu Zhu with tears in his eyes.

"Lv Wu, the rank of lieutenant general is actually awarded." Jiang Sheng continued to read the order.

Yu Zhu took the military rank epaulettes and collar badges from Zhang Qin, and put them on the military uniform for Lu Wu with his own hands.

"Student Lu Wu, swear allegiance to the head of the mountain!"

When shaking hands, Lu Wu couldn't help crying like rain.

More than ten years ago, Lu Wu was just a mud leg in a poor mountain valley.

The second brother will wear the trousers worn by the eldest brother of the Lu family, and then the third brother will also wear them.

When it was Lu Wu's turn to wear them, the trousers were so patched that it was impossible to look at them.

However, no matter how ugly the pants are, Lu Wu must wear them.Otherwise, wouldn't it freeze to death in winter?
"Silly boy, why are you crying? As long as the main rebel army of the old fourteen is wiped out, our good days are still to come?" Yu Zhu raised his arm, and patted Lu Wu's shoulder very hard, twice.

"Second Town Commander Ma Qingfang came out."

Ma Qingfang strode up to Yu Zhu, solemnly raised his hands in salute.

When Yuzhu was wearing the epaulettes for Ma Qingfang, Ma Qingfang suddenly whispered: "Shan Zhang, the second town will always follow you."

Yuzhu smiled slightly, the straightforward man from Northwest China has become very good at talking!

It can be seen that the culture of the new army was inevitably influenced by the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, under the official-based system, all walks of life cannot avoid the continuous infiltration of officialdom habits.

Maybe because he sensed Yuzhu's disapproval, Ma Qingfang became anxious, and whispered: "Shan Zhang, you know that I am a rough person, and I don't know how to say those nice things. It's all Niu Tai's fault, he insisted on teaching me to say that."

Well, this is what really makes sense!

Because of the existence of brigadier general, the rank of lieutenant general, the shoulder badges are three gold stars, and the collar badge is a peony flower with a red background.

No one expected that when it was Niu Tai's turn to receive the title, this guy unexpectedly knelt down unexpectedly.

"The slave thanked the master for his grace. The slave would not say those witty words, the slave only knows that the slave will do whatever the master asks him to do."

Nima, you are a slave every mouthful, you are simply a thief!
However, Niu Tai was the only one in the entire new army. No one else dared to call himself a slave.

Previously, even if Yu Zhu was whipped hard, Niu Tai, a stubborn breed, would rather die than change his words.

Yuzhu didn't want him either!

Jiang Sheng thought to himself, the whole army is calling for the head of the mountain, and only Niu Tai is a "slave".

This guy looks silly, but he's actually smarter than a monkey.

(End of this chapter)