Not far from the Dongyuan bank of Hejiapan Township, Heshui County, Tanma reported that it was only ten miles away from the town, and Tanma also informed the defenders in the town that Li Ziying was coming

Gu Tanma said that Xu Zhanbiao, the chief soldier of the Guoyong Battalion, personally led his cadres to greet him, and he was five miles away from the front to greet Li Guolou with a smile: "Okay, it's finally here."

Since receiving Zuo Zongtang's supervision, he asked him to transport the military supplies directly to Dong Zhiyuan and handed them over to Li Guolou, the chief soldier of the Guoyong Battalion, Xu Zhanbiao's department, as if he was a different person, and he also rushed with a large army in the ice and snow, and the military supplies were not given away, and finally rushed to the front line in late January

Dong Zhiyuan is located in the east of Liupan Mountain, because Liupan Mountain is also known as Longshan, so Dong Zhiyuan is the center, Huangshang Remnant Plain is generally called Longdong Huangshang Plateau, located in the north of Jingshui, between the two major rivers of Malian River and Pu River, it is a masterpiece of nature

It is common to see plains, valleys, mountains and mountains, but Dong Zhiyuan is like a personal ear on the mountain, the vast northeast of Longdong, the vast northeast of the Jing River, the west foot of the Meridian Ridge primeval forest area, and the southern end of the Qingchuan land, thousands of mountains, "ears" are constantly bridged, docked together, laid out together, a loess layer is 12 meters thick, and the plateau Dong Zhiyuan is continuous

More than 1 small plateau in the territory of Tunzi, Yuba Linjing, Pingquan, Ji, Xihuachi, Zaosheng, Chunrong, Panke, Gonghe, Shuihe and so on is the great and ruthless nature to dismember the masterpiece of the Loess Plateau in Longdong

They and Dong Zhiyuan like a mother, siblings, brothers, hand in hand, the eldest brother separated, the four sides are fortunately nature, but there is still a preference, although Dong Zhiyuan has become a fragmented melon leaf-like appearance, but it is still carved tall and broad, Dong Zhiyuan is all the loess plateau remnants, the area is large, the preservation is intact, the upper layer of the yellow layer is thick, so as to win the "world's first loess plain" reputation

The Dongyuan side of Hejiapan Township, Heshui County, has been occupied by the official army and has become a bridgehead for attacking Dong Zhiyuan, and the 12th battalion of Xu Zhanbiao and Guoyong is stationed here

I saw that here is mostly wind sand, grassland and loess hilly area, after entering the east plain bank of Hejiapan Township, Heshui County, you can see the rolling yellow sand from time to time, as well as poplar and red willow, marching here, the military transport team is also mostly riding camels and mules and horses, after seeing the Li Ziying army, these tattered military masters are cast envious eyes, a ironclad cavalry appeared in the eyes of everyone again

When the smoke and dust of this team appeared in the eyes of the chief soldier Xu Zhanbiao and all the officers and soldiers, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air

The officers and soldiers of the 12th Guoyong Battalion are the Sichuan Army, with the strength of Sichuan Province to build elite soldiers and well-equipped, and Zuo Zongtang belongs to a unit with superior weapons and equipment, so Zuo Zongtang handed over the command of Dong Zhiyuan to Xu Zhanbiao, but it is still far from the Li Ziying team

This army has a clear banner, everyone is well-equipped, the soldiers are all dressed in German style, proud and complacent, the demeanor can not be seen that the saddle horse is tired, tired and murderous, the horses under the body are fat, strong, graceful, vigorous and majestic, envious of others, and the thin horses of the Guoyong battalion are really far behind

Xu Zhanbiao is more than 30 years old, with a burly physique, a bearded bush, and a beard that resembles a fierce Zhang Fei, a height of one meter, a person from Foerhe Village, Minglong Town, Xichong County, Kunshan, Xianfeng, who has been in the Yong Battalion for ten years, because of his outstanding military achievements, he was promoted by a soldier to a thousand generals, sub-generals, and generals, and when he exterminated the West Twist, he was appreciated by Zuo Zongtang and Tuoba to the general army

Li Guolou did not dare to be reckless, and greeted the two sides with a few words, Xu Zhanbiao led the way and guarded Gao Liansheng, who accompanied the rest of the officers of the Guoyong Battalion, flashed to the side, looked at the military supplies on the long line with excited eyes, and Xu Zhanbiao arranged for the 12th Guoyong Battalion to share most of the materials

While whispering, many people are looking at Li Guolou as if watching a play, his face is playful, his expression is so young and feminine, there is no long hair, Li Guolou came to the front line to fight for merit, how could he be killed in the sea of swords, the military attache of the 12th battalion of Guoyong can afford to fart, Changshan Zhao Zilong died eunuch, and it was almost the same

The soldiers of Li Ziying's battalion have become accustomed to the strange gaze of others at Li Guolou, they ride their horses steadily, their heads are almost raised to the sky, marching neatly, stirring up a piece of rolling dust and neat hooves, and following one after another, hundreds of self-righteous nurturing soldiers are actually carrying Mauser guns, and the military discipline and solemnity are not squinting, for fear that they will be looked down upon like Li Guolou

Very soon arrived, outside the east gate of Hejiapan Township, Dongyuanban Township, Hejiapan Township, there were 12 battalions of Guoyong Battalion, and several other garrisons nearby, together with more than 1 garrison and more than 2 war horses

Li Guolou looked at the township Dongyuan, the first impression was that the city was built very thick, high and deep, the broken battlements were vaguely visible, the traces of artillery bombardment were vaguely visible, and the gaps were not repaired, and there were many brick buttresses built on the city wall, and a bronze cannon was placed, most of which were Furlong machine cannons, and it was estimated that the circumference of the city was 5 miles

Xu Zhanbiao and Li Guolou walked side by side, seeing that they came to the town, Xu Zhanbiao was in a good mood, and his cold heart had a warmth

The military supplies of the brigade behind him are enough to make his Guoyong battalion strength surpass the friendly army, this is to follow Zuo Zongtang's superiority, next to Li Guolou is nominally an escort envoy, but in fact he is the minister of the Qin Mission, and he is the grandson of Li Hongzhang's family, and Li Hongzhang's successor is to make friends

Xu Zhanbiao touched his beard and said with a smile: "Lord Li, Li Ziying, all the way to the saddle horse, tired of eating and sleeping, so hard to work, please go into the town to rest, the town has prepared snacks and food, and I have prepared food for Lord Li, just ask Lord Li to restrain his subordinates, the military law is ruthless, the front line is cruel and ruthless, and there is no sloppiness."

Li Guolou understood what he meant, the military discipline of the Qing Hakka Army has always been not very good, the hospitable army has been stealing chickens and dogs, and making a fortune has happened repeatedly, and the local government wants to complain and has no way to complain, Xu Zhanbiao doesn't know that he Li Ziying is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and said with a smile at the moment: "Vice Marshal Xu, don't worry, our army has always been in transit, escorting military supplies, and has always committed no trade, and when you come to the front line, you will definitely carry out the military orders of Marshal Zuo, and the soldiers will not dare to indulge and disobey."

The Li Ziying purge team entered the town with high spirits, wanting to let the Sichuan army see the momentum of the mighty and majestic division

"Since the Shaanxi Hui People's Army entered Dong Zhiyuan, the lives and property of local residents, farmland, kilns, castles, and villages have suffered tremendous damage, and the people are suffering from the war." As soon as he entered the township of Dongyuan, Xu Zhanbiao took the lead in explaining why there were not many residents in the town except for the sergeants

For the first time in his life, Li Guolou was shocked by the scene he saw, and the trees on both sides of the road were hanged corpses, and they were naked, and the corpses seemed to be dried bacon, hanging on the treetops, and were swayed by the northwest wind, as if he had walked into hell, although he had been in the criminal department, seen countless dead people, and was also keen to go to the court to see the excitement, but he really saw so many hanged corpses, which made him feel terrifying and frightened, and his sweat pores stood up

Behind him, a large group of officers and soldiers of the Li Zi Battalion, whether they were officers or soldiers, some couldn't stand retching, some walked with their heads down, and didn't dare to look up at the scenes on both sides of the street

Xu Zhanbiao, the chief soldier, pinched his nose and didn't let his inner thoughts be revealed, and as a result, the officers of the Yong Battalion became stupid and ridiculed, and became unscrupulous, and looked down on Li Guolou's performance

Li Guolou couldn't hold his face, and he was furious, and raised his horsewhip and shouted: "Stop advancing"

But seeing that he turned the horse's head and began to train the Li Ziying convoy, he didn't let the team advance, so he let the team stand in the middle of the road and scolded: "Donkey Ball is a good word, and if you come, you will embarrass Lao Tzu, this is a war, not to burn incense in the temple, you will give me wide eyes, I don't want to be hanged, so I will stand up straight."

"Papapapapapa" Li Guolou shouted directly to those who dared to close their eyes, whether they were students, soldiers or civilians: "Whatever the order is, the overseer will give me wide eyes, and whoever dares not look at it will give me ten lashes, and he will be shot directly if he starves him for a day and a night."

The first person to be drawn by him was Ma Dequan's son, Ma Liang, who was noisy and came to make contributions, but he was embarrassed in front of the Sichuan army, and he let the "waste" go back to Beijing in a hurry

The long Li Zi battalion team just stopped, and the whole training team was in a panic for more than half an hour, and it calmed down for a while, except for the overseer scolding and scolding, the sound was the sound of someone crying, that is, being whipped and crying, and people sobbing

Seeing that dozens of people were crying, Li Guolou said angrily: "If you cry, give me ten more whips and beat me until I don't cry."

Ma Dequan was extremely angry, seeing Ma Liang crying and crying, making him lose face among his own soldiers and guards, and then scolding his son Ma Liang, the killer whipped and scolded: "Stinky boy, I can't bear it these few times, Lao Tzu was whipped fifty times by his master before he repented."

At this time, the whipped people didn't dare to cry, no matter how painful they were, they didn't dare to make a sound, and they couldn't hear the crying when tears splashed in their eyes, only the overseer still scolded and beat a few people who couldn't stand well

Xu Zhanbiao, the chief soldier, and his officers are accustomed to this kind of performance of soldiers, standing silently, neither teasing nor persuading, Ci is not in charge of soldiers, and the growth of soldiers is inseparable from bloody experience, this is just the beginning, if you want to become a qualified veteran, you have to face the enemy, and bullets are flying and advancing against artillery fire

Seeing Li Guolou beating people, he felt like a soldier, and the expressions of a group of officers became serious, and they felt that Li Guolou had a level of ability in the whole army, and they were still coaxing the team, and there was a murderous aura, and they stood upright and looked indifferently ahead

Li Guolou has beaten and scolded, and he has also scolded the tyranny of human nature, frowning and saying angrily: "A group of people who beg to beat the king and the eight lambs, Lao Tzu don't waste it, how far to go back with the people, don't let Lao Tzu see you."

The team regrouped and set off, the soldiers of the Li Zi Battalion had no ambition, their expressions were full of pride, their expressions were not smiling, and they walked towards the camp with neat steps

At this time, there were only a few sporadic residents in the local area, cowering, standing on the side of the road, all with strange expressions, wanting to see closer, but they were afraid, just huddled together from afar, pointing and talking about "Li Ziying"

Li Guolou looked at this group of residents, old and young, about 100 people, and saw that most of the residents of this group of residents were wearing very thick clothes, but some of the clothes turned out to be women wearing cotton jackets, and at a glance, they were stripped from the dead people

"Vice Marshal Xu, how many residents are left here," Li Guolou asked curiously when he went to the front line for the first time in his life

Xu Zhanbiao was weak and waved his whip and sighed: "There are only more than 3 households in the original city, and now there are only more than 4 households left, less than two in ten stops, and other places are similar, this is the old base of the rebellion, and the people are fighting with the rebels with one heart, men, women and children are all going to the city, not to kill, not to kill, back to the rebellion, not only to kill the Han people, The Manchurians also killed each other because of their different sects, and the people were withered, and the remaining people were old, weak, sick and disabled, and even it was difficult for them to support themselves, so it was up to us to help Zuo Dashuai to relocate the 100,000 displaced people of Dong Fuxiang to Qingyang, and this is the beggar gang of the world, and if you want to restore the past scene, I don't know what year and month to wait for."

"Yes, Vice Marshal Xu is reasonable, if you don't kill, you can't build, and you need people, and you just like to take advantage of it," Li Guolou saw the residents on the street, these people always have family members who participated in the rebellion, and the blood debts of the relatives in the hands of the officers and soldiers had to be repaid with blood

However, how can the officers and soldiers do the thing of rushing and killing, as long as they are willing to return to the Qing Dynasty, they will not blame the past, and they will arrange the lives of these Shun people, and they must not let the Shun people live because they can't survive and make a living by looting, and Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, is in charge of both the army and the people, and the burden on his body is particularly heavy

Li Guolou and Xu Zhanbiao are politically loyal to the monarch and patriotic loyalists, and they are always unpleasant to look at the surrender faction for people from the class, although Li Guolou still does not know Dong Fuxiang, but he is full of jealousy and hatred for Dong Zi's three battalions and the 100,000 displaced people, feeling that the world is unfair, saying a few strange words that are not yin and yang, and venting his inner dissatisfaction