Xu Zhanbiao was very satisfied with the capture of Lijiabao in one day, the Qing army suffered less than two casualties, and the achievement was a great victory, as for the loss of troops, he was not worried at all, and directly promoted 1 long-term husband to become a regular army

Xu Zhanbiao went from meeting with the officers in the morning to inspecting the seized materials, and all the statistics were put on his desk, and the command headquarters was busy all day preparing for the celebration banquet in the evening, and the soldiers on the battlefield would become cold-blooded, but they would also have fun, and when they thought of being a witness to the officers at night, Xu Zhanbiao smiled narrowly

The victory of Lijiabao was only a small-scale battle for the Chu army, which was accustomed to seeing large scenes, so Xu Zhanbiao only wrote an excerpt to Zuo Zongtang, and did not present it to the Tongzhi Emperor, looked at the various figures on the excerpt, and checked it again, Xu Zhanbiao sealed the excerpt with fire paint, stamped it, and sent it to the governor of Xi'an for 500 miles

Lingering in my mind is the scene of Yongyang Mansion City, I already want to return to the army, the next military town, the return to the army, and build Dong Zhiyuan into a strong fortress, just like a tomb meat grinder, Dong Zhiyuan, the enemy and I went to die together, the Hui army wanted to use jade to scare the Qing army, but for the reunification of the motherland, no matter how big the cost, the Qing Dynasty also had to eliminate the Hui army, Xu Zhanbiao was very satisfied with the weapons brought by Li Ziying, with Nobel loess explosives can destroy Dong Zhiyuan's strong fortress, of course, the Qing army will not say that the use of explosives to blow up the city wall, but the power of the Krupp cannon to the sky, a cannon to collapse the Lijiabao city wall, the Qing army will be a great achievement, the halo is set on Li Guolou's body, the sappers dig tunnels, and secretly seal it in the history of the Chu army

After the excerpt was written, Xu Zhanbiao stood up and looked at Dong Zhiyuan's model in front of him, another fortress was inserted with the Qing army flag, compressing the depth of the army, or it would not be long before Dong Zhixian County would be in the bag, he stood quietly in front of the model for a long time, and the Qing army captured Xiaokongtong before spring. Lijiabao will make Dong Zhiyuan's return army disorganized, the Hui army will not sit still, the next battle is full of variables, how to eliminate the Hui army's living force, the enemy changes, I change, test the commander's adaptability, as the commander of the way, Xu Zhanbiao bears huge pressure, others are still intoxicated with the joy of Lijiabao's victory, and he has already considered the next battle in front of this huge model

For several marshals in the Hui army, they can't take it seriously, this is to leave a hand, the two sides have room for negotiation, and no one will give up the arrogance of the Hui army, no one will give up vested interests, the war is the root and the means, there is no death to fight to the end, the Hui people will pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty to achieve independence, those few have the intention of returning to the imperial court, the Hui army marshal still wants to return to the Hui rule, and does not want to give up Dong Zhiyuan's right to rule, and will not easily put down the weapons in his hands, this is the Qing government absolutely does not allow it, this year must recover Dong Zhiyuan, paving the way for the march into Suzhou City and Jinji Fort

Xu Zhanbiao was immersed in the war, thinking about the next deployment of the Qing army, and thinking about whether the tactics would change when he returned to the army

"You said that the Hui army would stick to it," Xu Zhanbiao said to himself, and before he could speak, he knew that someone had come in, and someone didn't even say a "report", just stood next to him, only his deputy Huang Ding

Next to him, Huang Ding knew that he was asking him, they were old partners, the other party's temperament was clear, he looked down at the rolling Dong Zhiyuan model map, frowned and said: "It's hard to say that the Hui army has not been beaten now, Lijiabao was originally the cannon fodder of the Huizi, only if the difficult Yongyang Mansion City is taken, those small villages in the east of Dong Zhiyuan will look at the wind and flee to capture Dong Zhi County, we can say that this battle is a steady victory."

"Hey, you still want us to burn money, our Sichuan army has contributed so much money and efforts, and even let Ding Baozhen be the governor of Sichuan, I don't know what the imperial court thinks" Xu Zhanbiao was very dissatisfied with the imperial court's appointment of Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, as the governor of Sichuan, the Qing Dynasty made a civilian official the local governor, and the governor of Sichuan was not Xu Zhanbiao's turn to do it, but he had a pimple in his heart, Ding Baozhen was a famous Qing official in the Qing Dynasty, and even the Empress Dowager Cixi's favored eunuch An Dehai dared to kill him, afraid that Ding Baozhen would infringe on his vested interests, that is, the sale of tobacco smuggling

Huang Ding raised his eyes and said: "Vice Marshal Xu, you are thinking too much, now you take the elimination of Huizi as the important task, the imperial court will not take care of the checkpoints, and when the battle is over, the court will also give more territory, and the checkpoints in various places will always be taken back, your arms are not as thick as Ding Baozhen, even Li Hongzhang has retreated to Ding Baozhen, and when the time comes, you should give up your interests or give up."

"Grandma, how come no one dares to kick the stones in this dung pit," Xu Zhanbiao was a little puzzled, and there would be an outlier like Ding Baozhen everywhere in the Qing Dynasty, and the holy family was getting bigger and bigger, and I didn't know what the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces thought

Huang Ding smiled and said: "Vice Marshal Xu, as the saying goes, Flying Bird Liang Gongzang is over, and when the battle is over, you still want to be a rich man, the queen mother of the two palaces is also benevolent and righteous to the meritorious ministers, you should change to a civilian position, so that you can occupy a high position, and you can have a good relationship with him in the future."

Xu Zhanbiao was quite strange, took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and asked, "Why did Master Li come so early and want to steal the teacher again?"

"Oh, no, the outpost caught two back army spies, Lord Li came to see the excitement······" Huang Ding told the matter as it was, the interrogation of the Hui army spies had ended, and he couldn't ask for valuable information, the Hui army spies confided the information, and the Qing army had already mastered it, and he came in to ask the deputy marshal Xu Zhanbiao how to deal with the two Hui army spies

The Qing army is known for its brutality, and the enemy spies will be tortured, and usually the commander will order to kill the enemy, and the spies pretend to be civilians, or the Qing army will return to the army, and the spies will be more tragic than the prisoners of war, but the Qing army's two big victories made Xu Zhanbiao feel comfortable, and he wanted to show kindness to the Hui army, pondered for a while, and said: "The zodiac still let them go back, write a letter in your name to the sixth marshal of the Hui army, Yu Deyan, and let them recognize the situation, lay down their arms, surrender to the court as soon as possible, and ensure that they are rich and honorable, and there is no problem with their official positions in their lives."

"Okay, I'll write," Huang Ding rolled up his sleeves and sat on the main seat, writing a letter to the Qing court, for the Hui army, both grace and power, and constantly luring the Hui army to surrender, rather than killing the Han army, this is because of the national policy problem, and the Hui army has an advantageous geographical advantage, the Qing army and the Hui army fought and sacrificed too much, and the soldiers who could surrender without a fight were willing to spend money to buy peace

"Sichuan guest Yu family" Yu Deyan and Huang Ding knew each other in the past and were business friends, so Xu Zhanbiao asked Huang Ding to write to Yu Deyan in his private name

Huang Dingxin wrote:

Brother Deyan:

It has been more than 10 years since we were separated from Chengdu, and I don't know how you feel about the future when I heard that my brother was on the defense mission of Dong Zhiyuan, but judging from the situation in Dong Zhiyuan's northwest region, the joint actions of the army, cavalry, and artillery of the Qing Dynasty, and the determination and preparation of the people of the whole country to liberate the northwest, I really can't help but feel very anxious about my brother

In the battle to liberate Xining, Dong Fuxiang thought that the general trend had gone, in order to reduce the death of the army and civilians, he did not hesitate to lead the troops to revolt and return to the people's arms, the emperor loved and protected Dong Fuxiang to the beginning, he also had some psychological concerns, the Great Qing Dynasty did not investigate him, and soon Dong Fuxiang knew that the emperor's grace was to cultivate Dong Fuxiang into a very good official, now Dong Fuxiang is the title of deputy general, the family lives a stable and happy life, 100,000 people return to Ankang, if Dong Fuxiang did not return to the Qing Dynasty at that time, on the one hand, I don't know how many people will die, and Dong Fuxiang may also be killed or captured, so what good is it for Dong Fuxiang and the casualties due to the war

My generation will be old, how many more years can I live, the Hui people have taken the wrong path, and now we can make up for everything in the past, when this can benefit mankind, and it is beneficial to the country, and at the critical time, for the country, for the compatriots, for the sake of individuals and future children, my brother should immediately make a decision, throw himself into the arms of the motherland, and urgently want to speak, Dong Zhiyuan is not looking forward to it, and his brother is deeply careful, especially looking forward to hearing the good news as soon as possible

Brother Huang Dingqi

The next year, month and day

Xu Zhanbiao looked at it and said: "It is useless to say more, and it is useless to know each other, and I will leave a kind of ignorance to the Hui people, I will have a massacre, and I will be infamous for the rest of my life."

Huang Ding's bitter gourd face was sorrowful, and said: "Vice Marshal Xu, don't slaughter the city, that person doesn't have many words, but he has already made it clear that he doesn't approve of the massacre, you can kill it again, and when the war is over, you can only eat and hang down like Liu Mingchuan, and on the other hand, you want to shoot a little white face, that person is a smiling tiger, and he is very cunning, even Zuo Dashuai has to let him give him three points, and he has a big face, every move you make, that person looks at your eyes, and remembers it in your heart, and waits for you after the autumn."

Xu Zhanbiao touched his beard and said with a smile: "Well, listen to you, don't massacre the city, accumulate some virtue for your children and grandchildren, and have a good bird, talk about people, and beat me and fuck me."

"You be careful, don't get drunk tonight, this kind of thing is going to lose your head," Huang Ding couldn't help but look at the door, although he knew that no one had come in, but he still looked at it cautiously

The two of them smiled sneakily, how could they not say that there is no impermeable wall in the world, how Li Guolou ascended to the throne is no secret, and even the folk have countless versions, true and false, and there are many things to talk about after dinner

Huang Ding left the room with the letter, loosened the ties to the two Hui army spies, and let the two traitors eat a meal of mutton steamed buns, and rewarded two silver ingots, and asked the two traitors to hand over the letter to the six marshals Yu Deyan

The two traitors did not expect to die in a catastrophe, and they thanked each other for their kindness, and while they retreated and left, they picked up their lives and went back

Li Guolou is a god arrest, he has never left since he interrogated the two traitors, and when he saw Huang Ding let go of the two traitors, he shook his head and said: "Zodiac officer, how dare those two treacherous people bring the letter back, you give them back the travel expenses, I see that they will flee Dong Zhiyuan, you are working in vain."

Huang Ding thought for a while, then smiled, nodded and said: "Forget it, since it has been released, let them go, I have other ways to write another letter, fortunately, I just finished writing, I remember everything" After speaking, Huang Ding picked up the pen and wrote a letter again, shaking his head while writing a letter, and thinking secretly: Li Guolou is too smart, he can see through the dirty things of the Lao Dichuan Army at a glance, and if he wants to hide it from Li Guolou, it is impossible to do it, and he must drag Li Guolou into the water together, and everyone will fall into the dye vat together

"Lord Li drank the wine and came to find Vice Marshal Xu early, what's the matter," Huang Ding knocked on the side and tapped a few words, knowing that Li Guolou came to find Deputy Marshal Xu Zhanbiao, the reason turned out to be for the "female prisoner of war", and he couldn't help laughing: "Lord Li, or is it a scientific detective, what about this kind of thing, you just need to let Battle say it when you enter the city, I know, you don't have to talk to Vice Marshal Xu, how can a senior officer judge this kind of thing."

Li Guolou blushed a little shyly as he spoke, glanced at Huang Ding scratched his head and said: "Hey, hey, everyone is a civil official, keep it secret for me, it's just that I didn't say it."

Huang Ding nodded and said: "Don't worry, I'm not Guo Dazui, who would mention this kind of thing, only the filthy imperial history will be vague and take a stroke, deliberately ruining the reputation of our army, and giving it a flower name Qubi, I rely on me if I am the emperor, and I will definitely emasculate the imperial history, and the soldiers will not be needed to fight, Lord Li, do you say yes?"

"Yes, we are men, soldiers are also men, it is reasonable and reasonable, not wasted," Li Guolou and Huang Ding looked at each other and smiled, they are high-ranking officers, they all bring a maid or concubine to take care of their daily life, so that they can restrain their behavior, and the commander must also consider the physiological needs of the soldiers, so that they can be supported by the soldiers, say beautiful words, have no desires, no one asks, and fight on the front line, only tell lies in books

Some high-ranking officers still indulge themselves, then no one can control them, and military law cannot punish them, so many armies in the Qing Dynasty hide filth and dirt, and the military system of the Chu army is only applicable to ordinary soldiers, and the privileged class can only rely on self-discipline

Li Guolou and Huang Ding belong to the civil official system, and the two chatted speculatively and waited for the collective wedding dinner