Zhang Yao's Songwu Army is subordinate to the Huai Army, with 'fine' weapons and equipment, an army of 4,000 people, strong soldiers and horses, his qualifications are older than Li Hongzhang, and he has ups and downs in the officialdom, and he is not as good as Li Hongzhang, but now he has become Li Hongzhang's subordinate, one is because he was illiterate in the past, was impeached by the imperial history, and was demoted from a civilian political envoy to the rank of military attaché, and the other is that his appearance is a little worse, and a donkey face is quite funny,

Now Zhang Yao's donkey face is even more funny, and he nervously grabbed Li Guolou's military uniform, and said angrily: "Li Xuezheng, you don't want to die, how can you go to the front line in person, if you make a mistake, where will I be." ”

"Zhang Zhentai, don't worry, I won't go to the battlefield, the battle has already started in front, I'll go and check the situation." Li Guolou was quite helpless about this ancient and enthusiastic person, originally said that the two armies would act separately, and the two sides would respond to each other, but now Li Ziying's every move in Diebe County was under the orders of the Songwu Army, and he didn't even have personal freedom, and this chief was too lenient.

The two pulled and pulled, Zhang Yao was unwilling to let Li Guolou leave his sight, for the war, he could give a piece of the pie to Li Ziying, Zhang Yao listened to the wind is rain, heard the relationship between Li Guolou and the two queen mothers in the palace, and was afraid that Li Guolou would make a mistake, and he would take responsibility, so he didn't let Li Guolou lead the army alone,

Fortunately, the gunfire in front was scattered, and the contact battle ended after a while, so Zhang Yao and Li Guolou stopped arguing and walked together.

Li Guolou shook his head and smiled bitterly, and made up his mind to let Li Ziying get out of the control of the Songwu army, there are advantages and disadvantages to the march of the large army, and the enemy is not a wooden man, seeing that the Qing army is strong and strong, he fled after a disturbance, so many soldiers and horses gathered together to march, so that the Qing army lost its mobility and flexibility, and if he wants to defeat the rebel army, he has to do it with a real knife, so he is not willing to pick up ready-made cheap,

"Well, Zhang Zhentai, you're right, this kind of 'hairy' and 'hairy' rain is not worth letting me see." Li Guolou's little brain moved, no one could compare to him, and he didn't 'show' his voice and 'color' perfunctory Zhang Yao,

"Yes, Li Xuezheng, you have to listen to my brother, the benefits are indispensable to you, Liu Mingqi and Yan Deli are dead, I heard that Muye was also injured, Lei Heng's right hand is almost consumed, and Diebe County is the place where Lei Heng was buried." Zhang Yao was at ease, the war was developing in the direction of deduction, and the strategy of encircling the rebel army was proceeding step by step.

The Qing army was very brutal, for the rebel army hiding in the countryside, the implementation of the policy of clearing and suppressing was to open up a no-man's land, forcibly let the villagers living in the village relocate, and even slaughter the village, burn the village, this trick was used to deal with the twist army, the effect was remarkable, the results were brilliant, so that the rebel army became a source of water, no root, of course, the Qing army's actions were criticized, even the foreigners knew that the Manchu Qing did not treat the people under their rule as people,

However, judging from the actual effect, only the brutal Qing army could deal with the guerrilla warfare of the rebel army, the rebel army hiding in the countryside could only be beaten, and the thousands of rebel troops could not stand on their feet and could only wander around.

Every day, there are fleeing rebels to the Qing army to eat and drink, although people have feet to escape, but the stomach is so hungry that they can't stand it, the Qing army clears the rebels, so that the rebels hiding in Tibet taste the taste of hunger, Lei Heng finally understands the consequences of not having a base,

The villages in Diebe County were swept by the rebel army once, grabbed some grain and grass, people and horses, and were cleaned up by the Qing army again, all of them were bulldozed, and the next days of the rebel army were spent in torment, and when they walked again, they were full of desolation, and the unripe crops were also burned by the Qing army, and the grain and grass they carried with them became less and less, and the autumn of harvest was coming, but Lei Heng found nothing in Diebe County,

Now the work of the soldiers of the Li Ziying is not to fight, but to escort batches of captured villagers and advance to the capital of Minzhou, Li Guolou refuses to do such a thing as slaughtering the village, so the villagers who fell into the hands of the Li Ziying soldiers are still lucky and have the opportunity to live.

But the people's hearts are not enough to swallow the elephant, the villagers of Diebe County don't think so, they don't know the tragic situation in other villages, they are very dissatisfied with the officers and soldiers of the Li Zi Battalion, let them leave their hometowns, and the compensation is not enough for them to stuff their teeth.

"Phew." The villagers spat at the officers and soldiers, although they did not dare to spit on the soldiers, but a move showed that the villagers were dissatisfied with the Manchu government, and scolded and said: "There is a kind of extermination of the elder brothers, which will only find our common people bad luck and waste their bags." ”

The team officer Deng Tong felt a chill on his back, as if a gust of 'yin' wind was blowing, he was furious, turned his gun at the villagers, and said angrily: "The stinky boy doesn't want to live anymore, your mother still has a carriage to sit in, and if you dare to make a 'mess', Lao Tzu asked your mother to send you to the end." ”

Sentinel Li Yunzhu only didn't see it, and the ghost was willing to escort these burdens, twisted his head, and looked into the distance.

The spitting villagers were castrated, and when they saw the guns hitting their hearts, they were afraid, and the officers and soldiers couldn't afford to provoke them, so they shrank their necks and hid among the villagers in the brigade.

In the long procession, the villagers dragged their families, children and the elderly sat in the carriage, and the young and strong villagers carried bottles and cans, just like a fleeing team.

"Here, drink saliva, don't be like the countrymen, we are the Royal Guard." Another team officer, Xu 'Yu' Guang, 'exposed' two tiger teeth, smiled kindly at the surrounding villagers, thinking of the past experience of being a Twist Army, it should be laughed, if the young villagers were caught by the Twist Army, there was only one way to rebel, and even was driven to a trench to open up a road for the cavalry,

Deng Tong took the kettle, like an official, crossed his waist with one hand, raised his neck, cooed, drank half a pot of water, wiped his mouth, and said angrily: "Lao Xu, what kind of war is this, it's more boring than we used to push cannons, and I don't know whether it's alive or dead, and it's bullied me." ”

"Alas, Lao Deng, you don't understand, this is more useful than fighting, Lei Heng is not even as good as a grasshopper after the autumn, he can't grow anymore, it's just that our chief is a little worse, otherwise we can all practice the style." Xu 'Yu' Guang took out the small silver knife on his waist, made a gesture to wipe his neck, nodded slightly, and his mouth was directed to the Songwu army in the distance, which meant that the friendly army was still strong and could do whatever he wanted in the countryside.

"Alas, Lord Li should be allowed to stay in Yan'an, and let him come to Diebe County to sit in the town because Battle didn't fight the battle in Yan'an, if it was commanded by Sentinel Li, we would have been besieging Jinji Fort a long time ago." Deng Dao spoke out his heart, they were commanded by Li Yunzhuo, and felt that the sentry officer Li Yunzhu was several points higher than the battalion officer Battle, and the Yan'an Battle was a shame for Li Ziying, because of the incompetence of Battelle and Cheng Kun.

"Shhhh Xu 'Yu's bare face was blue, and he was so frightened that he was 'whipped' ten times by Li Guolou because he had too many strange words, how could he heal the scar and forget the pain, and comment on the chief's shortness behind his back, and he would be punished again,

Deng Tong was not much better, his figure immediately shortened by three points, it was best to make the people around him unable to see him, and whispered: "Hmm, I know, let's talk again in the evening, have you seen Master Rice." ”

"I don't see it, you can go to him yourself, go and ask when we can fight." Xu 'Yu' Guang stretched his neck and looked around, the sturdy rice master didn't know where to go,

"Hmph, let me make a head bird every time." Deng Tong seemed to be unwilling, the two stout short 'legs' had already run, and he relied on asking for instructions early and reporting late, showing loyalty to Fan Dahui, so that he rose to the throne of the team officer.

The promotion of officers and soldiers in the Li Zi Battalion is decided by several staff, which is also Li Guolou's adherence to the national system, civilian officials control military attachés, and do not let the generals with troops have too much power, military merits, war records, and abilities can be cultivated, it depends on who the commander promotes, Li Guolou is ambitious, how can a reinforced battalion satisfy his **, he wants to form a modern royal guard, and the current Li Zi Battalion is just a prototype,

At this time, Li Guolou was secretly muttering, telling Fan Dahui, Battell, and Cheng Kun that when the task of escorting the villagers was completed, Li Ziying and Zhang Yao's army would part ways, and Li Ziying would find the fleeing enemy by himself.

"It's going to start tonight, and someone intercepts it, so let's say that our Li Ziying will go back to Minzhou to rest and recuperate, do you understand?" Li Guolou secretly warned his subordinates to make up more decent lies,

"Master Li, you are watching you in the countryside, and the soldiers say that they can't let go of their hands and feet." Battle is used to leading troops to fight alone, and the feeling of being tied is particularly uncomfortable.

Li Guolou glanced at his lips and said: "Battle, is it you uncomfortable or the soldiers are uncomfortable, you have all heard it clearly to me, I am the main general, all actions are under command, do you remember the ten major military regulations of the Li Zi Battalion, recite them all for me." ”

"One: When the soldiers of the Li Zi Battalion fight for victory, they must abide by the rules of heroic combat, and the cruelty and senseless destruction are not commensurate with his identity,

2. Combatants must wear military uniforms or specially designated and legible armbands, and it is forbidden to wear civilian clothes or fight without such armbands.

3. No enemy who surrenders shall be killed, and they shall be punished appropriately by a military court.

4. It is forbidden to mistreat or humiliate the prisoners, and after weapons, maps, and documents have been taken from them, no other personal property is allowed to be violated.

6. Wounded enemies should be treated humanely, medical personnel should not be hindered in the performance of their medical duties, and believers should be treated with respect in their religious activities.

VII. Civilians are sacrosanct, soldiers are not allowed to plunder and destroy at will, monuments or buildings of religious causes must be treated with special respect, and civil service may be levied in kind and used only on orders and in remuneration from superiors,

Eighth: Those who are greedy for life and fear death on the battlefield and voluntarily lay down their arms to surrender to the enemy, and those who serve the enemy after surrendering shall be sentenced to death, and when the soldiers of the Li Zi battalion are taken prisoner, if they are questioned, they can say their names and ranks, but under no circumstances shall they 'revea' any military and other information, and they shall not divulge 'expose' even if they are coerced, coerced, profited, or induced.

Nine: Violations of the above rules shall be punished, and violations of articles 1 to 8 shall be reported by the enemy, and retaliation shall be carried out only with the permission of the senior commander.

10. Unconditionally carry out military orders and truthfully disclose military information. ”

The official level crushed people to death, several henchmen helplessly recited the military regulations of the Li Zi Battalion, and the soldiers took obedience to the military orders as their duty, in most cases, the Li Zi Battalion army had the glory of the soldiers, and under special circumstances, it was a workaround that did not play the banner,

After they finished reciting the ten military regulations of the Li Zi Battalion, Li Guolou cleared his throat and said: "You can rest assured, I am not a Tang monk, I will not put a tight spell on you, the fine traditions of the Qing army, our Li Zi Battalion will carry forward, of course, we must also learn the advanced ideas of the Western army, as for the feudal dross, we must remove it from the Li Zi Battalion, I am an enlightened person, whoever is dissatisfied, you can bring it up." ”

Seeing Li Guolou's slender eyes squinted slightly, how could he not understand the settlement of accounts after the autumn, how could anyone dare to complain?

Fan Dahui was the first to speak, and said loudly: "Report to Chief Li, we have no opinion, and it is our duty to obey military orders. ”

"What about you?" Li Guolou is like a democrat, and he has to consult other people's opinions.

"Report to the sir, we don't have an opinion."

"Well, that's fine, adjourn." Li Guolou raised his horsewhip and left satisfied.

Li Guolou has already seen that the army of the Elders' Association is disheartened, there are constantly rebel soldiers fleeing, and the combat effectiveness of the rebel army hiding in the countryside is getting worse and worse, this time the Li Ziying will make great contributions, completely defeat Lei Heng's main force, wash away the shame of the Yan'an Campaign, and restore the invincible honor of the Li Zi Battalion.