Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Just five hundred miles away from the Jiayuguan in the west, the first vanguard under Zuo Zongtang's command, Xu Zhanbiao, was stationed here.

's army was known as the direct descendant of the Xiang Army, they were all soldiers recruited from Hubei Province. However, the First Warrior that he brought along this time was not from Huxiang, but from Sichuan!

Xu Zhanbiao, a person from Sichuan Province who was also a West Rider, had started to enlist in the army and slowly accumulated military merits one step at a time. Finally, he relied entirely on his own ability to become an official general! First rank!

This guy could be said to be an example to the people of Shu Army, an example to those of the lowest class in the Qing Dynasty!

Xu Zhanbiao's background was slightly different from Zuo Zongtang's as the leaders of the Xiang Army were more or less scholars, and this Shu Army Governor was a disciple from a poor family that had enlisted into the army through the head soldiers.

During the time of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were also many uprisings of peasants in Sichuan. Xu Zhanbiao had repeatedly performed wondrous deeds in the Guo Yong Battalion in Sichuan. In the end, it was directly promoted to the rank of Governor!

After Zuo Zongtang's western expedition, Xu Zhanbiao's Shu Army began to advance northwards to force a path for Gan Nan. From the south, they launched a fierce assault against Lanzhou, firmly suppressing Gan Shan's attempt to harass Gan Nan and Northern Sichuan.

When the situation in Gan Nan stabilized, Zuo Zongtang took Xu Zhanbiao as the vanguard and led a total of six thousand elite riders from the Twelve Battalions of Shu Army into Su Prefecture, Gan Prefecture, and An Prefecture … Xu Zhanbiao calmed down the situation in the whole Hexi Corridor.

At this moment, Zuo Zongtang's army in the middle was able to smoothly walk along the Hexi Corridor, and only met with the harassment of flying sand and rocks, and not continuous attacks from the rebel army.

After pacifying the entire province, Zuo Zongtang ordered Xu Zhanbiao to enter Guizhou City, the capital of the An Prefecture, and begin to clean up the rebel army in the An Xi Prefecture. By 1871, all the passes leading from the Guizhou to the Stellar Gorge were already under the control of the Qing Army.

Although there was no change in the general direction of history, the minute details had already changed!

It was because of Xiao Letian's appearance that changed the situation in East Asia at that time. In the few wars with France and Russia, the enemy's strength was greatly exhausted.

Yaqub's Rebellion, who had received a large amount of reinforcements from Sha Russia in the past, did not receive that much in this world. Maybe he did not even know that a large amount of the Sha Russia's supplies that were consumed in the war in the Far East were supposed to be given to him.

Yaqub did not receive as much military support as he actually did, so naturally, he did not receive much material for the Ganshan rebel army. However, Zuo Zongtang's Xiang Army received a lot of advanced military assistance because of her good relationship with the Chinese.

The true history of 1871 was not even able to calm down Gan Shan's reversion, but right now, the entirety of Gan Shan's territory had been reclaimed, and Xu Zhanbiao's army was already at Stellar Gorge!

The pigeon had only sent a message for less than a day when Xu Zhanbiao received the military order from General Zuo. When he found out that there was still a bunch of British Expedition s on their way back to their country in the bitter and cold plains to the north, he couldn't help but feel red in his eyes.

"Good man!" Good man! This is a rare event, but I'm not sure if it's Zassaktu or not... What guts! Men, point the troops to the main camp! "

The voice of the military drum resonated. The General s and commanders of the various Battalion Head s rushed over on their horses, wearing helmets and armor.

The military and important town in the North Atlantic had a Sichuan accent. This made the local citizens feel a sense of novelty!

"Time is of the essence, I won't waste everyone's time! She passed down the commander-in-chief's order … "After receiving the order, the cavalry of our tribe officially stormed the Stellar Gorge. After occupying the last pass, the cavalry entered deep into the Hami and continued to harass and fight …"

"This time, we are not after the gains and losses of one city, what is important is that we need to delay all five thousand of Yaqub's cavalry here, drag them to the Hami area, and not throw a single soldier into the Western Prefecture in the north …"

Ah? The generals were stunned, "This weather? Cavalry harassment? We're not afraid of fighting... But this weather must be very big! "

"Our Shu Army is not afraid of death, but we fearlessly froze to death … This? "This, this, this, this …"

Bang! Xu Zhanbiao slapped the military case hard. "I have to fight even if I have to freeze to death! Let me tell you this, I have to be at the frontlines of the first battle that I fought against the Stellar Gorge! "

"Even if I have to die, I will die first! You know a hammer! The five thousand turtle sons that Yaqub left in the Hami... It's all useless just to look at them! "

"Bring out the six new Splash Mountain Cannons! The cannonballs will be taken away as well, and we will ruthlessly beat them up! "

"Since the general has already made his decision, we will throw caution to the wind … But no matter what, the general had to let his brothers understand Sa! So we can motivate them a bit … "

Xu Zhanbiao pointed at the map and said, "Did you guys know that Tower City sent a team of British Expedition s over 40 days ago?

"This Expedition even brought along his imperial bodyguards … What were they doing in the northwest? We have to see how we fight! His Majesty did not forget about us murderous men, he even personally sent his trusted aides! "

"The Expedition is about to arrive at Zasaktu Khan! He was looking for an opportunity to head south and enter the territory of the Anxi Province … At this time, if we do not lure Yaqub's soldiers away, then who will! "

With just that one sentence, the general was in an uproar. All the battlemasters were so excited that they could not sit still!

"Really? Really? Hahaha … His Majesty actually sent an messenger to visit us? "

"We did not work hard for nothing! "We have nothing to say. Listen to our marshal's orders. Let's not talk about the snow or knives, even we have to fight this battle!"

"Killing men does not fear death. It is meaningless to fear death …" "Fuck you!"

Xu Zhanbiao stretched out his hand to suppress his excited subordinates: "Actually, I think this fight won't be hard! These few months, Stellar Gorge has sent over countless of intelligence reports to us. I have been carefully analysing and it seems that Yaqub and the rest are really at the end of their rope! "

"Look!" Even though Yaqub has annexed the entire southern and northern borders, and he even has troops from Turpan East, the Hami and the Western Prefecture! "

"However, the Hami Manor and the Western City Palace were the last to fall, and they relied more on the Ganshan rebel soldiers to escape … These two areas are extremely weak! "

"What kind of place is the Hami? Hami is the first stage of entering and exiting Xinjiang, and this road is the lifeline of all the roads and traffic in Xinjiang! "

"The Hami and the western part of Zhenxi, the Uighur race, Han, pars dorsalis, Mongolia … There were many races and caravans. The people here were much more civilized than in the Southern Wilderness … "To put it bluntly, I have seen the real market and know how rich the Han people are!"

"It's actually very difficult for Yaqub to be promoted here, we can easily get the support of the commoners!"

"The newest information is that the five thousand Yaqub Cavalry have already plundered the Hami and Zhen Xi region. They were originally poor during the war, but now even their rations have been stolen!"

"Do you think this is an opportunity?!" If you ask me, let's take all the food we can carry with us in this war! It will definitely have a miraculous effect! "

The atmosphere in the General's Hall immediately became heated. They were all veterans, so they didn't need to hit the drums with heavy hammers. At that time, they had already formulated a plan for the surprise attack of the three armies.

The entire Guizhou was thrown into chaos. Over six thousand elite Shu Army cavalrymen from the twelve began to move to defend as over ten thousand of them began to transport supplies to the army.

There were a total of twelve Flowering Mountain Cannons sold by the Chinese. These were all precious treasures that were like eyeballs. They were all transported by two horse carriages and each cannon was separated by a piece of straw.

The warehouse opened, and crates of compressed biscuits, Ryukyu black sugar, canned beef s … Not a single grain of this portable army was left to be transported away with the army.

He had already reached a fund-raising agreement with the Chinese. From today onwards, the Western Region Investment Bank was going to settle all the issues for the army.

With Xiao Letian's huge family, if he didn't eat Xiao Letian, who would he eat? Don't save anyone, let go of your belly and eat!

The Guizhou went to the front of the Stellar Gorge, a total of three hundred miles, in a day and a half.

And during this period of time, the northwest wind s had also provided cover for the army. When the Stellar Gorge's rebel soldiers saw Xu Zhanbiao's banner, they were not prepared at all.