late Qing Dynasty arrest

As far back as the pre-Zhou period, farming culture was born in Dong Zhiyuan.Gong Liu "taught the people to farm", and left behind a poem "Yu Si on the third day, and lift the toe on the fourth day".The people of Dong Zhiyuan have never forgotten the sages. Every March on the [-]th birthday of Gongliu, tens of thousands of people gather in the palace of Gongliu to hold grand sacrificial activities.

This time, Taichang Town and Zhengping Town were peacefully liberated, and grand sacrificial activities were held as scheduled.In order for Dong Zhiyuan to become the farming base of the Qing army, the generals of the Qing army burned incense and prayed very devoutly to let the soldiers of the Qing army know the importance of agriculture.

A large-scale production movement was in full swing in Dong Zhiyuan. Xu Zhanbiao and Huang Ding took the lead in reclaiming wasteland and farming. The whole army implemented the farming system. Many civilian husbands, long husbands, and retired soldiers who were injured or sick were allocated fields in Dong Zhiyuan.

In this movement, Li Guolou did not participate in farming, but still exercised regularly and devoted himself to copywriting.

Under Xu Zhanbiao's vigorous advocacy, Dong Zhiyuan launched a massive tree planting campaign.To turn the loess high slope into a tree-lined mountain forest, willows and elms were planted on both sides of the road, and Qing soldiers watered the saplings every day.This is the origin of Zuo Gongliu, which is famous in later generations. Although Zuo Zongtang has never been to Dong Zhiyuan in his life, it does not prevent the people of Dong Zhiyuan from loving Zuo Zongtang. [

It is no wonder that the people of Dong Zhiyuan love Zuo Zongtang so much, because the original Hui people here have been relocated, and the people who re-entered, except for the retired soldiers, long husbands, and civilian husbands of the Qing army left over from the war, are Dong Fuxiang's [-] refugee army. .

Zuo Zongtang's tactic of letting the Hui people relocate was very effective. The Hui army base area cleared by the Chu army did not have any Hui people's rebellion. It completely resolved the turbulent war in the Northwest for more than ten years.

Then there was another donation campaign. The chief took the lead in providing agricultural tools, cattle, horses and other production materials to the retired soldiers.

On the surface, they treated the retired soldiers with the utmost care, but secretly the officers were in a turmoil, and they all cried poorly.But no one's neck was as thick as Zuo Zongtang's, and the apportioned amount still fell into place.

Li Guolou was attacked by Xu Zhanbiao and Huang Ding on both sides. If he wanted him to improve the lives of the people to the level of the capitulators, he must give out 5 taels of silver, and he would never accept the 1 taels of apportionment.In the end, Li Guolou surrendered and donated 5 taels of silver to the veterans.

After Li Guolou passed this hurdle, the people of Shishe Town began to build a brand new Zilong Temple, which was located in the abandoned Hui army barracks.Two antique Hongyi cannons were placed in front of the Zilong Temple.There are also many utensils and clothes used by Li Guolou as tributes.Li Guolou didn't know Mujue, but felt that a lot of items had been replaced with new ones, why the ones that were used well would disappear, it was not until a long time later that Wanniang told him the truth.

The war is a continuation of politics, and attacking the heart is the first priority. However, Ma Zhenghe, the commander-in-chief of the Hui army, refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and stubbornly resisted to the end.Such an opponent, the Qing army deserves admiration in his heart, but he should also be defeated.After the Qing army occupied Xiaojin Town and wiped out the guerrillas swimming in the high slopes of the loess, they began to encircle Dongzhi County.

To deal with the guerrillas, the Qing army had its own clever trick, which was to inherit the cruelty of the ancestors and turn the loess high slopes into human areas.Li Guolou did not participate in this campaign to wipe out the guerrillas of the Hui army. This small-scale battle was not commanded by a senior commander, but a battalion officer designated to clear a certain area.

The large troops of the Qing army first blocked the main roads, and then the small troops combed the high loess slopes. Many people who hid in the ravines and valleys to escape the war were searched out by the Qing army.Most of these people were taken out of the barren areas, and fortunately returned to the Qing Dynasty.Some people were cleared and became prey for wild wolves.

The tasks of each Qing army team are different, so the decisions made are different.Suppressing the guerrillas of the Hui army, the soldiers of the Qing army suffered continuous casualties, and the Qing army's revenge became even bloodier.This is a battle of endurance. Under the strategy of Zuo Zongtang's great immigration, the returning guerrillas have become the source of water, and it is very difficult to survive.

Many returning guerrillas, hungry and unable to bear the torture, walked out of the valley in an endless stream, from individuals to small groups, and surrendered to the Qing army.

More than 200 infantrymen from Li Ziying and more than 200 long husbands participated in the campaign to encircle and suppress the guerrillas of the Hui army. It took more than a month before they returned to the station.Although the team has been tempered, the summary report has not been written down from the beginning to the end. This is not like Li Guolou's style.Only in the history of Li Ziying's battle, a relative of Li Guolou was mentioned. Li Yunchu was promoted to sentry officer, and Hu Yinshan, Fang Zhiyong, Xu Yuguang, Deng Tong and others were promoted to captain.

One of the incidents that caused a sensation in the world occurred. The Qing army captured a Han man who fled into the mountains for more than ten years to avoid the war. He could no longer speak human language and became a savage.The Qing army regarded this man as a real savage, announced important news to the world, and published the photo on the Shanghai Declaration, which was finally exposed by the British archaeologist Hendry who came to visit, which made people feel embarrassed.

The city of Dongzhi County is 390 and six feet long, two and five feet high, one and two feet wide at the top, two feet thick at the base, two battlements of 530, twelve forts, and four gates.The city defense is solid and durable, seemingly impenetrable.

The deputy commander Xu Zhanbiao came to the battlefield in person, and the battlefield commander Guo Baochang accompanied him to observe the urban defense facilities of Dongzhi County. But also generous.The second is that the Qing army did not dare to start a war rashly, but did enough pre-war work to build forts around Dongzhi County and dig tunnels secretly.

In the morning wind, the general of the Qing army stood in the fortifications, holding up a telescope to observe Dongzhi County.The generals of the Qing army walked more than 5000 meters along the tunnels. The criss-cross tunnels surrounded the entire Dongzhi County like spider webs.

This battle can be said to be a milestone battle for the recovery of Dong Zhiyuan. The occupation of Dong Zhi County is of great significance to the Qing army, and the Qing army that has accumulated strength is waiting for the moment when it breaks out.

The fort built by the Qing army was two feet taller than Dong Zhi County, and there were forts in four directions. Xu Zhanbiao wanted to fight this battle with momentum, and spared no expense in financial, material, and manpower to fight Dong Zhiyuan's returning army to the death.

Xu Zhanbiao said seriously: "Ma Zhenghe is like a stone in a cesspit, smelly and hard. He wants us to have a big fall in Dongzhi County, so that the rebels in Jinjibao will have a chance to breathe. Idiots are dreaming. The number of casualties must be controlled, otherwise it will be hard work and no credit. Commander Guo, I have given you such a long time to prepare, just to ask you to fight this battle well. How did you prepare?"[

Guo Baochang cleared his throat and said, "Deputy Marshal Xu, I have been preparing for this battle for more than a month. First of all, I will use artillery to destroy the enemy's firepower points one by one. I will look for targets in the city every day, and take every valuable target out. Mark it out, and wait for the moment when the thunder strikes. Secondly, I still attack the heart and shoot tens of thousands of letters of persuasion in the city. I call on the officers and soldiers defending the city to climb the top of the wall to surrender to our army. Those who surrendered with guns The army rewarded 20 taels of silver. Over the past month or so, 170 or seven returnee soldiers surrendered to our army. However, Ma Zhenghe took corresponding measures to prevent the returnees from climbing down from the top of the wall. No one has surrendered these days. And I let the Hui people shout to the top of the city every day from morning to night, as for the effect? ​​God knows."

Li Guolou interjected: "Commander Guo, this trick is useful when it's not in war. It can inspire people's hearts. It's useless when it sees blood. When the bayonets on both sides see red, they become two grasshoppers. Losing is death."

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Guo Baochang laughed and said: "Mr. Li, anyway, it's just a waste of time to make the soldiers happy. Aren't I building plank roads? Immediately let Dong Zhi county be wiped off the map."

Li Guolou sighed and said: "Commander Guo, just after you erased it, you have to rebuild the county. My opinion is at most two walls, don't bloom everywhere, not to mention wasting manpower and material resources, it will also make it difficult to appease the next work." It's more difficult."

"Bullshit! Is the life of our soldiers not important? What does local construction have to do with us? Commander Guo, don't listen to Mr. Li, beat me hard. When dealing with the stones in the cesspit, there is only one way to go. Mr. Li, I am getting more and more serious. The more you dislike him, the Zodiac will never say such pedantic words.” Xu Zhanbiao was furious, and scolded Li Guolou a few words, saying that less damage means more deaths, and using human lives to open up the road to victory has already caused him to be blamed by the court. This time he changed course and reused the exquisite Guo Baochang, in order to change the previous tactics of fighting for consumption.Unexpectedly, Li Guolou was babbling beside him again, just annoying.

Li Guolou wisely shut up, the literati's mouth is like a flower, but in operation, there is no perfect thing, it's just a scene he saw wishful thinking.

"Yes! Deputy Commander Xu. Since I have been made the commander-in-chief, I will not accept military orders abroad and will not listen to sparrows chattering. As for some ancient buildings in the city, I will try my best to preserve them. For that. Vice Marshal Xu, I got two Krupp cannons through my own channel, and I’ll take you to have a look.” Guo Baochang glared at Li Guolou contemptuously, all roads lead to Rome, and he has the ability to get heavy Armed with military equipment.

Scolding mothers on the battlefield is the norm for soldiers, and Li Guolou walked up to the tall fort with a smile on his face.

Li Guolou was not interested in imported cannons. Instead, he was looking at several mountain-splitting cannons manufactured by Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.Although the steel pipes for the Shanshan Cannon were still imported from abroad, it was already an improvement. The Qing Dynasty was able to manufacture cannons that were comparable to advanced countries.This mountain-split cannon is actually a howitzer. Its range is closer than that of a howitzer. The cannon has a thicker caliber. It is known for its great power. It is specially used to deal with strong fortresses. It can be said that it is the copper-walled and iron-walled tactic used by the Qing Dynasty to deal with the Hui army. It is specially tailored. Design, the latest weapon manufactured by Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.

Guo Baochang became arrogant, and asked knowingly: "Mr. Li, why do I have more treasures? I still have the other three forts. Are you scared?"

Li Guolou loudly said on purpose: "These materials look like Mr. Fu's Huai army equipment. Guo Shoubei, you and Zhang Yao have a very harmonious relationship. You have friends all over the world."

Guo Baochang was seen through by Li Guolou, and he said with a sinister smile: "Of course, I'm a foodie, and I can grab it everywhere. Commander Guo, a well-known general in the entire army."

Everyone laughed, even the artillery soldiers on the fort couldn't help laughing. Every officer had a different temper. Guo Baochang was strict with his subordinates and beat and scolded them frequently.But he also has a kind side, is funny, and is good at getting along with soldiers.

Li Guolou and soldiers have never been so affectionate, always maintaining the dignity of the master, he is too young, too young to be enviable.Among all the military officers, Li Guolou could not even match his toes in terms of military exploits, but that did not prevent him from becoming a shining general.In tactical theory class, no one can compare with him, let alone writing skills.

Many officers can only do practical work and are good at fighting, but they can't tell why.Li Guolou is good at summing up experience, writing down the course of the battle in words, and can also describe every step of the battle, and use theory to combine reality to expound clear views.Even Xu Zhanbiao had to hand over all the data of the battle to Li Guolou for detailed reading, that is, to ask Li Guolou to write down the advantages and disadvantages of the battle situation, which ones can be improved by himself, so as to avoid mistakes in the next battle.

Seeing Li Guolou admiring several mountain-splitting cannons, Huang Ding said with a smile: "What's wrong, Chief Li is worrying about the country and the people?"

"Well, this mountain-split cannon is not bad. It looks good and has a heavy feeling. It means that our army's military industry has stepped up to a new level, but the gun mirror is a bit rough and does not follow the international unified format. This is wrong, or To keep up with the trend of history, don't do it yourself and waste human resources." Li Guolou took a few glances and then found loopholes for him. This has become his habit, and he always finds some shortcomings.Just like his subordinates writing an article, he has to change a few words.If you don't change it, you won't be able to show Tanhualang's level, and you will feel uncomfortable and panic.

Xun Xi squinted and said: "Mr. Li, you don't understand this. For the sake of our friendship, to tell you the truth, it makes sense. The cannon was captured by the foreign devils, and the foreign devils would not use it. This is called egoism." Conservation awareness, learn."

"Oh, so that's what happened. I thought that the rules of the ancestors could not be changed." Li Guolou suddenly realized that the caliber of the cannons made by the Qing court was different from that of foreign cannons. It turned out that the Qing Dynasty was afraid of losing the battle.How can this be done, you have to think differently, did the Qing army defeat the Western powers?Could it be that even if the guns are seized, he can't use them. In the future, he will become a person in power and will definitely copy the caliber of the cannons of the Western powers.

"Officer Li, the dog's hole has been dug, do you want to drill it?" Guo Baochang looked at Li Guolou with a playful expression, and the good officer didn't do it, but went to watch the engineers dig the tunnel. It was worth being a dog.

"Go! If you have a chance to learn, climb back to the dog hole, learn from the Wan army, and pay tribute to the Wan army." Li Guolou's actions, no one can guess, went to climb the cave again.

This made Guo Baochang very annoyed, he miscalculated Li Guolou's move, and frowned.I was thinking in my mind, how should I ask Li Guolou to borrow [-] Li Ziying officers and soldiers.There are many people and strength is great, Guo Baochang put Huang Ding on it, and the two secretly discussed strategies. [