Chapter 189 Zuo Zongtang pacifies Guanlong (1)
Li Hongzhang succeeded him as Governor-General of Zhili and served as Minister of Commerce of Beiyang. Zuo Zongtang, Imperial Envoy and Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, sighed: Li Hongzhang was based in Beiyang and was in charge of the imperial court from afar. In all domestic and foreign affairs, the Privy Council often relied on him. Mr. Li worked hard to become an official, and his fortune was prosperous!
The guest of the curtain, Yu Shaonan, said: I don't want to be granted the title of Marquis, but I only wish that Jiuzhou will be safe. Zuo Shuai is not Li Shaoquan! Reporting to Commander Zuo, a decree from the imperial court stated that the small villages in Lingzhou, Jinjibao, could not be compared to the large cities in Tongdu, Ma Hualong's troops in Huangchi, and the chaos of the people in Gansu, could not be compared to Zhang Li in the Ming Dynasty. Commander Zuo had hundreds of thousands of troops. Tens of millions of dollars were spent, and it took nearly four years. Why has it not been clarified yet? Immediately after he ordered the armies of Hunan and Anhui to conquer Jinji Fort, he used the victorious troops to clear Xining, Hezhou, so as to relieve the country's worries about the west.
Zuo Zongtang said: This imperial edict is much milder than the previous edict. At the turn of spring and summer last year, our three-pronged army attacked Jinjibao, totaling 120,000 people. They traveled from Pingliang via Guyuan to Lingzhou, a distance of more than 900 miles. Now we have to close the ropes and nets to exhaust the lake and fish. The surrounding area of Jinji Fort ranges from one mile to three miles. Jin Yunchang's troops control the north, Liu Jintang's army controls the east and south, Lei Zhengwan's army controls the southwest, Huang Ding's army controls the west, and Xu Wenxiu's army controls the northwest. I have borrowed nine commanders to attack Anqing and Nanjing. Square, two long trenches were dug around Jinji Fort. The trench was one foot deep and three feet wide. A wall was built beside the trench, which was more than ten feet high. One was to prevent internal troops from breaking out, and the other was to prevent foreign troops from coming to help. Jinji Fort was already a dead end. ! When there were starvation and death everywhere in the fort, it was the day Ma Hualong left the city and surrendered.
On January 6, 1871, Jinji Fort ran out of ammunition and food. Ma Hualong, the leader of Jehelinye, submitted fifty-eight cannons and more than 2,000 guns. He bowed his head and asked to surrender. He was willing to sacrifice one person to redeem the people in the fort. A sinless life.
When Zuo Zongtang heard the news, he said sadly: We suppressed these bandits, resulting in numerous casualties and numerous losses of generals. After ten years of suppressing and suppressing troops, the number of casualties suffered by our troops was unparalleled in this battle.
Chen Shidao, general manager of the camp office and inspector of Shaanxi Province, said: Liu Jintang from Xining Road came to report that when the army destroyed the fort, they found more than a thousand Russian-made foreign guns and several cannons.
Zuo Zongtang said: This guy is stubborn! From Lingning to Xining in the west, and to Hedi in the south, all the people of Huizhou admire it. If this guy is not punished, there will be endless troubles.
On that day, Zuo Zongtang said: "Ma transforming into a dragon is unpredictable. This time it may not be a false surrender." His mentality is comparable to that of Xixia Li Yuanhao. If he is not eliminated, there will be future troubles. He is the leader of the Zhe sect. If he dies, the Protestantism will be extinct. The Protestantism will be extinct and Anhui will be safe. Guanlong will be safe for a hundred years.
Empress Dowager Cixi accepted the report and immediately issued a decree: Anyone who hides weapons secretly and colludes with foreigners should be punished by the Nine Tribes. Ma Hualong was executed late that day. More than 80 of his father, brothers, sons and nephews, and more than 1,800 leaders, were all killed. All the women, children, old and young in his family were made into slaves. His grandchildren were imprisoned in Xi'an and Kaifeng respectively. After reaching the age of 12, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for processing as usual. The tens of thousands of believers in the fort have all moved to Guyuan and Huaping. This area is as bitter as the world, and they can sharpen their unenlightened minds.
After Zuo Qing Zongtang killed the big and small leaders of Jinji Fort, he immediately mobilized the whole army to march west alone to destroy the imperial food. The imperial court thought that the west frontier was as hungry and thirsty, and it was thousands of miles away. The situation here was inexplicable. Deep knowledge.
After Zuo Zongtang was ordered to kill all the enemies in Jinjibao, he summoned all the generals to attack Hezhou, an important town in Hehuang.
Zuo Zongtang said: General Rong Quan of Yili sent a letter saying that Yili has been occupied by Tsarist Russia, and the Agubai bandit army has also invaded the northern Xinjiang. Urumqi will not be saved sooner or later. According to the decree of my emperor and the empress dowager, Hezhou, Xining, and Suzhou will not be saved. The Jing and Hexi corridors are impassable, and Xinjiang is about to be completely destroyed.
Liu Jintang of Xining Road said: "I am reporting to Commander Zuo that I will immediately lead my troops to attack Hezhou and destroy this court food!"
Lei Zhengwan, the admiral of Shaanxi Province, said: I am reporting to Commander Zuo, Hezhou has been in chaos for nearly ten years, and its people have no discipline. When they go out, they rob each other for their own purposes, and their happiness and suffering are uneven; , with different directions and directions. Although the general of Hezhou, Zhan'ao, was resourceful and courageous, he could not unite them all. The subordinates immediately raised an army and marched together with General Liu.
Zuo Zongtang said: Our army attacked Jinji Fort, and the fighting was unprecedentedly fierce. Brother Lei and Jintang's troops suffered heavy casualties, and we can no longer fight. Immediately pass on my order, Chen Shi, the general manager of the camp affairs office and the inspector of Shaanxi Province, will attack Hezhou on the day when the grain is ripe in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On July 26, 1871, Chen Shi, the general manager of the camp affairs office, ordered the army on the South Road to divide into three groups and swim across the Tao River.
On the left, the admiral of Hezhou, Yang Shijun, led the 10th battalion of the Chu army, marching along Guanping Town in the south of Didao; on the right, the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town, Liu Mingdeng, led the 10th battalion and advanced towards Kangjiaya; on the middle, the named admiral and the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou Town Fu Xianzong led the 20th Battalion of the Hubei Army to advance from Didao, waiting for an opportunity to forcefully cross the Tao River and join the Yang and Liu armies.
When the Zuo army approached the Tao River, the commander-in-chief of Hezhou, Ma Zhan'ao, discussed with the others for a long time and decided to ask for help.
Zuo Zongtang took up the document asking for support and said: "Ma Zhan'ao and others asked for support," the document said. Now I also know that the people of Jinjibao designed the care for you, and they were all punished, and no one was missed. If you are entrusted with the Constitution, do not follow Jinji's example. Like a fortress, it will definitely return to care, and everyone is eager to transform.
Chen Shi, the general manager of the battalion, said: Report to Commander Zuo, Ma Zhan'ao and others are afraid of the power of our army and want to surrender, but they are afraid of making the same mistake as Ma Hualong and others.
Zuo Zongtang said: Ma Zhan'ao and others thought that Ma Hualong and his son had repeatedly pacified and rebelled, and killed General Bian, so they buried the guns and cannons privately with the intention of harboring evil intentions. On the contrary, they claimed that the government and army's pacification was a design, and their wandering thoughts had already been revealed to them. The love words are revealed. It has not been long since the troops were deployed now, and it is still far away from Ma Zhan'ao's old nest, so we can teach him to make up his mind early. Since the officers and soldiers are a design, they will not fall into the trap; if the officers and soldiers are not sincere in their appeasement, they will be appeased if they are not sincere. The land of Hezhou has not been punished for ten years, and it is even more fearless. This is not a huge and painful injury, and it is difficult to expect it to be submissive.
Ma Zhan'ao responded to the complaint and said: "If the soldiers and horses are not moving, it will be difficult to ask for help; if the soldiers and horses are moving, they will live towards death." Qing Yao's 20,000-strong army is approaching fiercely. We are outnumbered and it is difficult to resist. Immediately convey my order, Kangjia Cliff to the east of the Tao River is my only access to and from the east of the river, and must be strictly guarded; Sanjiaji, (Ganping, Baxiankou, Dongjiashan), Taizi Temple, and Dadong Township to the west of the Tao River are critical. Whether you win or lose in Hezhou, you must defend it.
With the Fu Bureau gone, Chen Shi, the camp manager, gave an order, and Liu Mingdeng, the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town, personally led 2,000 elite troops to attack brazenly. Kangjiaya City has high walls and thick walls. Liu Mingdeng attacked for three days in a row, but to no avail. Chen Shi urgently ordered Xu Wenxiu, the commander-in-chief of Gaozhou Town, to rush to help.
On September 18, Xu Wenxiu arrived with 5,000 troops. Liu and Xu joined forces to attack at night and captured the city in one fell swoop.
The Fen army retreated to the west bank, built several forts, dug two trenches, and fought tooth and nail.
Kangjia Cliff is surrounded by Zhouzhu on the coast, and the current is so fast that it was difficult for Liu and Xu's army to swim across it for a while.
On the Didao side, Fu Xianzong and Yang Shijun also joined forces. They built a bridge by boat and crossed the Tao River by surprise. They set up camp in Xiping, Sanchahe and Chenjiashan.
When all the fennel heard about it, they swarmed in and formed a stronghold to block it. The two armies fought for more than a month, with more than a hundred casualties, and the outcome was difficult to determine.
