Chapter 672: The End of Betraying the Motherland
In the dead of night, there was silence, only a full moon floated in the faint clouds, like a gentle lover, sprinkling silver light in the jungle.
Li Guolou couldn't sleep, and stood quietly on the rooftop of the bamboo building alone, watching the meteors pass through the sky. Dead trees are barren, and towering trees hold up the sky.
The bright moon is like a lamp in the dark dome of the night, giving people endless reverie.
This is a time of loss, the Manchurian people have lost their blood, and the Han people are only left with servility. An unfallen dynasty that was castrated into a groveling eunuch by the powers.
Li Guolou muttered to himself: "However, my blood has boiled and burned, and I only long for the day when my motherland can rise again and get rid of the enslavement of the Western powers." May the thunder sound in the mountains and mountains, and sweep away the decaying national wind! The sky will witness the greatness of the new military army and wash away the national shame with blood. I hope that the efforts of our generation can be prosperous in the Qing Dynasty. But is it worth letting me save Daqing?"
Li Guolou was speechless, worried about the country and the people, but he was serving a foreign race, and his merits finally belonged to the Manchurians. Li Guolou has long harbored different ambitions, and he has been backlogged for a long time, secretly cultivating his own forces. However, Li Hongzhang had no intention of rebelling, let him rebel alone, the time was not yet ripe, and there were too many fetters to make him unable to make up his mind.
"Let's think about it again, and get rid of the evil first. Building is more popular than destroying, and I still have a lot to do. Li Guolou was indecisive, and the years passed, which made him lose the courage to rebel.
Li Guolou's strategy of employing troops was to learn from Zuo Zongtang, not to be in a hurry or to be anxious, and to advance the troops slowly, which had a clear strategic purpose and did not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. The enemy wanted to turn Dawu Mountain into a meat grinder, but Li Guolou just didn't let the enemy get his wish.
Since the enemy was unwilling to withdraw his troops from Dawu Mountain, but instead concentrated his forces in Dawu Mountain, the Beidong people threw half of their troops into this war and switched to positional defensive operations. Then he changed his tactics accordingly, took the enemy's lair, extended the war to the Pingtung Plain, and attacked the territory of the Beidong people.
The Beidong people don't even have a nest, where can they still hold the position of Dawu Mountain? Li Guolou's tactical thinking is very clear, and he firmly grasps the initiative on the battlefield.
After understanding the enemy's intentions, Li Guolou used the trump card in his hand to let Li Yunyu lead three battalions to support the victorious army fighting in the plains. Browning also personally led three battalions of troops to support Usain Bolt, who was fighting on the front line.
Mountain warfare tests the endurance of an army and is a marathon war. Then the plain battle can best reflect the combat effectiveness of an army, the strength determines the victory or defeat, the well-equipped, high-spirited winning army, not afraid of any opponent.
The two battalions of the Changsheng Army led by Usain Bolt and the 500 militia led by Huang Qiying fought in the territory of the Northern Zou people, and won three battles and three victories, liberating the territory of the Northern Zou people in one fell swoop. Destroying more than 800 Feathered and Black Mountain people, annihilating a squadron of Japanese troops, and capturing a Japanese flag, the Changsheng Army has won the love of the Northern Zou people.
Bolt's victorious army fought in concert with the Northern Zou people, conquered the lair of the Feathered Wing people in one fell swoop, looked at Dongxiang, and launched a bloody revenge on the Feathered Tribes.
The Feathered Wing people are an ethnic minority with a population of more than 4,000 people, who have colluded with the Japanese army and are on the verge of extinction. At this time, the winged people call the sky, and the sky should not; Call the earth, and the earth is not spiritual. Only self-redemption!
The heads of a family of thirty-six members of the Tusi Wei School Group of the Feather Wing Clan were sent to Bolt's tent, and the sin of being a tiger was to exterminate the clan. Thirty-six deaths are better than the slaughter of one nation, and dozens of tribal leaders of the Feather Wing Clan knelt on the ground and prayed for surrender.
Bolt admired the human heads, his face was hideous, and shouted: "You listen to me, I received an order from the chief, although the Tusi Wei school group is dead, but it is necessary to destroy the three clans, thirty-six heads are not enough, and the paternal and maternal clans must all die." ”
The leader of the Feathered Clan tribe did not hesitate to accept Bolt's conditions and start a new round of "self-redemption". The Feathered Wing Clan in Wangdong Township was purged, and the supporters of the Tusi Wei School Regiment were also killed, and more than 200 heads fell to the ground, so Bolt accepted the surrender of the Feathered Clan.
Bloody wars do not talk about human nature, only about national standpoints. At a critical juncture for the country, the winged people who served the Japanese army became the first ethnic minority in Taiwan to be punished, and it also served as a warning to those ethnic minorities who defected to the Japanese army that the consequences of betraying the Qing Dynasty would lead a nation to death.
After this battle, Bolt won the title of "Butcher", and he accepted this title without shame.
The tribal policy implemented by Tusi Shu Faran of the Northern Zou tribe required the Yuyi people to pay tribute to the Beizou people, so that the Yuyi people became vassals of the Beizou people. The defeated side can only be punished, and the Winged people accept the fate of defeat.
The commander-in-chief, Li Guolou, does not care about civil affairs, only looks at the outcome of victory and defeat, Bolt has the greatest credit, and the winning army does not live up to the trust, and he will make a name for himself in the first battle. In the war, Li Guolou relied more on the Changsheng Army and handed over the command of the Western Front to Bai Langning.
Before leaving, Li Guolou specially instructed Bai Langning in front of everyone that if there was a disagreement on the war, he should send a telegram as soon as possible, and he would make the final decision. Browning was not allowed to engage in a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese army.
Bai Langning promised that he didn't want to compete head-on with the Japanese army, and fighting the "Shengfan" who betrayed the Qing Dynasty was the battle he wanted. A war with the Japanese army will be a sea of blood, and this kind of war of attrition is still left to Liu Mingdeng, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town.
Modern warfare is a war on the one hand and replenishment of troops on the other, but the combat effectiveness of new recruits transferred from the rear cannot be the same as that of veterans. The two battalions of the victorious army led by Bolt were more than 20% dead and wounded, and they were no longer able to advance.
Bai Langning personally led the main force of the Changsheng Army to join Bolt, first of all, he wanted to understand the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, the Changsheng Army was able to destroy a squadron of the Japanese army, which was enough to make him proud, but it was a little strange why he did not see the head of the meritorious service, not even a human head, Bolt was honest and trustworthy, and would not falsely report his military exploits.
Bai Langning came to Wangdongxiang with a trace of doubt, and saw that the Qing army was neatly organized, and the entire barracks were filled with a strange smell, which was the smell of traditional Chinese medicine. ”
Bai Langning hurriedly went to see the wounded and sick, and when he saw that the wounded officers and soldiers were all gunshot wounds, he was worried about it, so he let go. Browning hurriedly asked the doctor and asked, "Doctor, what the hell is going on?" Why is there such a strong smell? ”
The doctor looked nervous and said, "Bai Tongzhi, we are precautionary and are burning herbs to avoid miasma. A squadron of the Japanese army was annihilated by our troops, but more than 40 people of that Japanese army were no longer combat-ready, and all of them were seriously ill. In a squadron of more than 100 Japanese troops, only more than 40 people fought with our army, not counting the seriously ill, at least dozens of people have died. It was so terrible that our army burned all the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, even the trophies, leaving only a battle flag. I'm afraid that Li Guolou said that the girls here can't touch it, and the Japanese army will be retributed. ”
"Oh! There is such a thing, a squadron of the Japanese army has fallen into evil, this is a major military situation, we must immediately report to Li Guolou, Bolt is too casual, just want to win military merits, hide the truth, should be punished! Bai Langning saw the wood, thinking of what kind of horror the Japanese army was facing? The Japanese troops who entered the minority areas must have lax military discipline and indulged themselves, bringing with them a terrible "plague."
It is no wonder that the Qing army in Wangdongxiang was disciplined and orderly, and did not have a big party with the Northern Zou people, nor did they let the Yuyi people present beautiful women. The lesson from the past is in front of us, no one dares to harass the minority girls, they are all frightened by the "seriously ill Japanese army".
Bai Langning's strategic vision was higher than that of Bolt, and he immediately sent the information about the epidemic of the "plague" in the Japanese army to Li Guolou, so that the command could make a decision as soon as possible.
It was Li Guolou's tactical goal to let the ethnic minorities who betrayed the Qing Dynasty get lost and return. After the Qing army gathered and annihilated the Yuyi people, it threatened the ethnic minorities who had betrayed the Qing Dynasty with force, but instead of launching a large-scale extermination campaign, they sent a negotiation mission into the territory of the Montenegrin tribe.
The Montenegrins, who lived in the Montenegrin region with a population of less than 8,000 people, were allies of the Beidong people, and after accepting the temptation of the Japanese army, they betrayed the Qing Dynasty. This is a barbarian people, and every time there is a war, they sacrifice their boys and girls to the heavens.
Tusi Sun Yaotu sent 1,000 troops and began to attack the familiar territory, killing Han people, capturing slaves, burning and looting, happy revenge, and happy for a while. But the battlefield changed rapidly, and the warriors of the Montenegrin tribe encountered the victorious army, and were beaten back to their hometown in the first battle, with heavy casualties, and less than half of the 1,000 elite soldiers fled back.
Tusi Sun Yaotu returned to Montenegro with more than 400 remnants of the defeated generals, and before he could catch his breath, the Qing army had already pressed over.
The Lukai and Ami tribes, who originally lived in harmony with the Montenegrin tribe, also fell into the well and sent troops to attack Montenegro, Tusi Sun Yaotu led the tribe to defeat repeatedly, and had the idea of giving up his homeland, and discussed with the tribal leader to evacuate Montenegro, migrate to the Pingtung Plain, and take refuge in the "King of Beidong" Luo Yixi.
In the plains, it is the big tribes that have the ability to take root, and the small tribes who live in the plains will be bullied by other ethnic minorities and will soon be forcibly annexed by other ethnic groups. The only way to keep a tribe alive is to live in the wilderness of the primeval forest.
Tusi Sun Yaotu took refuge in the "King of Beidong" Luo Yixin, which is equivalent to exterminating the clan, even if this hurdle is passed, the fate of the Montenegrin clan is destined to be miserable in the future.
The tribal leaders expressed their opposition to the "migration plan" proposed by Tusi Sun Yaotu, and the undercurrent was already surging within the Montenegrin tribe.
The leaders of the Montenegrin clan secretly gathered together to discuss important matters. These leaders more or less had private soldiers in their hands, and after the defeat, they were extremely dissatisfied with Tusi Sun Yaotu, and became the king and defeated him, since Tusi Sun Yaotu brought the Black Mountain clan to death. Then there is only one way to redeem yourself, to re-recommend a toast, and a new toast will arise from among them.
Everyone turned their attention to the "housekeeping" Yu Ronggu, he is the brother-in-law of Tusi Sun Yaotu, with more than 200 private soldiers, as long as he is willing to come forward, the new generation of Montenegrin Tusi is Yu Ronggu.
Yu Ronggu looked at everyone's eager eyes, showed a cruel smile, and said: "Everyone, please rest assured, we are coexisting and co-prosperous, since Sun Yaotu betrayed the Qing Dynasty, we can't talk about family affection, I have sent someone to negotiate with the Qing army, Governor Xu Qiusheng wrote me a letter, you can take a look first." ”
"Flag Chief" Yu Rongsu continued: "Everyone, please rest assured, my sister deserves to be martyred, no matter how you say that Sun Yaotu is a toast, there is no reason for my sister to continue to live." ”
The clan leaders who circulated a letter, hearing this, nodded their heads one after another, and the Yu brothers' righteous killing of their relatives would convince them.
The lights were dim, and the leader of the Black Mountain clan made a bloody alliance and worshiped at the foot of Rong Valley
Tusi is the big leader of a minority group, in the territory under the jurisdiction of Tusi, Tusi appoints official positions by himself, and his positions include prime minister, housekeeper, housekeeper, flag chief, personal general, chief master, chief, village chief and so on. These positions are generally held by members of the Toast family.
The way in which the Tusi pays to the central government is that the land is not measured, and the tax is fixed, mainly when the Tusi is attached, it reports the amount of the payment.
In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng began to increase the collection of taxes on ethnic areas, using it as a means to increase the economic income of the dynasty and as an important symbol of Tusi's acceptance of the rule of the central dynasty.
Since the Yongzheng Dynasty, the tax amount of Tusi has been fixed and increased, and it needs to be levied in leap years. The Tusi not only had to pay taxes to the imperial court, but also had to bear a part of the food and salary of the garrison, and stipulated the amount of the burden of each Tusi.
Politically, the Tusi accepted the seal of the Central Dynasty and enjoyed the preferential treatment of tax exemption and exemption economically. The central government implements a relaxed tax policy for Tusi, reducing the burden and giving preferential treatment, either due to natural disasters, wars, or as a show of favor.
But many Tusi still think about the old Yellow Calendar, in the Ming Dynasty, they lived like a fairy, and Emperor Yongzheng was too harsh, increasing their taxes, so that their good days were gone, and their hearts had long been detached from the Qing Dynasty. In addition, there were some festivals with Liu Mingdeng, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town, which made some students led by the Beidong tribe betray the Qing Dynasty and lure wolves into the house to welcome the Japanese army into Taiwan.
Some of the students took refuge in the Japanese at the juncture of national crisis, and Beidong Tusi Luo Yuxin also accepted the canonization of the Japanese emperor and became the "King of Beidong".
Unfavorable news came one by one, the Beidong tribe was defeated in Dawu Mountain, and the territory of the Feather Wing Clan was also surrounded by the Qing army.
Tusi Sun Yaotu sat like a needle felt, scattered all his family property, and wanted to fight the Qing army to the end, and asked the Japanese lieutenant general Saigo Congdao for help, but he didn't see a Japanese army enter the mountain.
The eldest grandson, Fu Xing, hurriedly walked into the hall, stroked his chest and saluted: "Father, the envoy of the Qing army is here with the head of the Tusi Wei school group!" ”
"What? The head of the Tusi Wei school group! Tusi Sun Yaotu stood up angrily, the soldiers can not be killed, the Qing army bullied people too much.