Chapter 24: Ahh
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The first snow in Hanzhong came and went quickly. The day after the snow stopped, Liulin Town received the news and quickly prepared to meet it. Tomorrow, the county lord will arrive first, and the Daotai lord will arrive later, and Zhang Shoudai can't wait to take a look at Liu Xian, the only team that has made the faces of the military and political officials in Hanzhong shine in half a year.
"These newly added graves are the places where the corpses of the rebels of the two wars are buried?"
"Exactly. In each cemetery, under a grave, there are as few as two or three corpses, and as many as four or five corpses, all of which are the corpses of rebels. ”
A large group of soldiers bravely guarded on both sides, Zhang Shoudai walked in the middle, Li Ying was half a step later in the evening, and Liu Xian was half a step behind.
"Okay. Liulin fought these two battles well. But it brought timely rain to Hanzhong. Suddenly extinguished the arrogance of the rebels, and my good soldiers and civilians were shocked. ”
Zhang Shoudai had emotion in his voice, and he did not hide his appreciation for Liu Xian. Lord Liu Xian praised him, and Zhang Shoudai glanced at him deeply, his eyes seemed to be bitter and happy, which was meaningful.
The two brought a total of 13,000 taels of silver to Liu Xian, another 3,000 taels in the county, and Zhang Shoudai directly allocated 10,000 taels, in addition to a batch of ordnance and grain and grass. He is a sub-patrol in southern Shaanxi, with a narrow level of responsibility, and he does have a lot of money in hand.
On the school ground, thousands of people stood solemnly. Like nails, showing their edge.
The military posture of the soldiers of later generations is upright, powerful, and strong, and it is by no means comparable to the current green battalion soldiers and Ding Yong's loose and unseemly posture. At the first glance of Zhang Shoudai, a can't help but joy appeared on his face. A voice in his heart told him - this is definitely a strong army.
Liu Xian has no worries in his heart, and now his team, not to mention the tempering of the previous war, just look at the surface, and it is absolutely glamorous. Because this is the gap of the times!
The spirit of the cold weapon army directly depends on the will of the self and the expression of combat power. And the modern soldiers of later generations are those wonderful third brothers, as long as they don't engage in that wonderful parade acrobatic performance, just lining up in line, they can be regarded as mighty.
The military posture, the appearance and demeanor of the soldiers, have completely penetrated into the soul of the people in later generations.
"Knock knock knock ......" salute sounded.
Accompanied by the deafening and rhythmic drums, the first brigade, the second brigade, the battalion headquarters, and nearly 1,000 soldiers and ten people in a column walked past the bottom of the viewing platform in turn. The sound of stepping on the earth, the neatness of the steps and arms, the positive and passionate momentum, and a never-before-seen excitement shocked Zhang Shoudai and Li Ying's hearts, making Zhang Shoudai and Li Ying involuntarily raise their heads and straighten their waists.
"With such a tiger soldier, I have no worries in Hanzhong."
It was completely rude to pat Liu Xian on the shoulder, and Zhang Shoudai was so excited that he couldn't control himself. These people, who lived in the late Qing Dynasty and had never seen a modern military column, were completely conquered after seeing such a majestic and majestic scene for the first time.
Liu Xianam's evaluation in the hearts of the two at this moment rose straight like a rocket. Li Ying's previous expectations for Liu Xian were no higher than Liu Mingchuan, but now there is a faint idea in his heart that Liu Mingchuan is nothing compared to Liu Xian.
Sending troops –
When the noon celebration was over, the first thing Zhang Shoudai said when he was talking about business in the hall was that Liu Xian sent troops. Send troops to Baocheng!
The Lanying Rebels, who were pursuing the remnants of the Chenggu Militia Regiment, stopped after the militia crossed the Qinling Mountains and entered the boundary of Xi'an Prefecture. Lan Chaozhu had not yet had the idea and strength to march into Guanzhong, and although the Weishui Valley had now become the private territory of the True God Cult thugs, most of the county towns were still firmly controlled by the Qing court.
If Lan Chaozhu wants to enter Weishui with a large army, he must knock out the county town [Zhou Zhi] at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, but now he has not even swept away Hanzhong, and his back is sharp, and it is impossible for him to enter the north of the Qinling Mountains if he is stupid.
Lan Chaozhu, who could not train after the Chenggu regiment, was unwilling to return to Yangxian empty-handed, and on the way back to the army, he turned his troops around, and the army was killed in Baocheng.
Baocheng is very close to Fucheng, closer than Chenggu, and the geographical location is also extremely important. If Lan Chaozhu occupied there, he would cut off the connection between Fucheng and Fengxian, Liuba Hall, Luoyang, Chuxian and other places, and at the same time let Li Lanyi's army completely outflank Fucheng and Chenggu.
The Qing army in Fucheng was brave with five or six thousand soldiers, plus the group of rogue troops gathered by Yiyong and Yang Guangshu, the number was close to tens of thousands. But how many can really fight?
Only Chen Tianzhu's subordinate town standard, Mao Zhenshou's Yi Peishen department, 2,000 people make do.
These two thousand people are the key force for the Qing court to maintain Hanzhong, not to mention that Mao Zhenshou did not agree to let Yi Peishen's troops relieve the siege of Baocheng, even if he agreed, Zhang Shoudai also objected.
Don't say that Yi Peishen's department was not in Nanzheng City when Fucheng was in danger, just say that Yi Peishen's department was one of the only two divisions of the Qing army in Hanzhong that dared to fight, and Zhang Shoudai didn't want him to take a little risk.
This time, Zhang Shoudai directly brought 10,000 taels of silver, 200 shotguns, 100 barrels of gunpowder, 30 pack horses, and 20 war horses.
It's just a military parade on the school field, and Liu Xian's unexpected 'elite' made Zhang Shoudai very unexpected. But after comparing the importance of Liu Xian's ministry and Yi Peishen's department, the order to relieve the siege of Baocheng, or a request, still came out of his mouth.
Liu Xian sank for a moment, and a thousand thoughts swirled around in his mind. When he raised his head again, his expression was only cold and solemn, and he got up and saluted Zhang Shoudai, "Mark the order!" It was so short to think about it and agreed.
Li Ying's face showed a hint of surprise, Liu Xian in his impression was not such a 'dead brain' person. Although the number of the rebels in the blue camp outside Baocheng is small, they are all first-class strong men and young people, and they are the main force of the rebel army, far stronger than when Cai Changling attacked. Liu Xian went to march with the strength of thousands of people, and no matter how brainless people are, they should also shirk and shirk, right?
Look at who the comrades-in-arms pushed out by the Fucheng side are, Lu Youxiong is just that. This son was originally just a gangster in Sichuan, and before that, he was famous for disturbing the local area, and he was ordered to correct the law on the spot in Hubei. Lu Youxiong fled for his life in Chuanzhong and did not know how to get through the path of Chengdu General Fuji, and was asked to be released by Fuji, and recruited thousands of scoundrels to fight everywhere. Because he was not ordered to recruit bravery, and there was nowhere to receive salary, he couldn't stay in Sichuan, so he went to Hanzhong to serve.
Mao Zhenshou refused to accept it because of his lack of salary, and begged Zhang Shoudai of Shaanxi Daotai to take him in, Zhang Shoudai heard about Lu Youxiong's tattered reputation and refused, if it were not for Zhou Fanshou of Nanzheng Zhixian County who was related to him and instructed the local gentlemen to come forward to keep the city, Lu Youxiong would not be able to stay in Hanzhong.
This man had less than 2,000 soldiers, but he paid more than 20 battalions and more than 10,000 people, in an attempt to claim it. His subordinate Ding Yong drank and gambled, wantonly consumed the money and food of the official treasury, and harassed the people in the city, and his reputation in Nanzheng was rotten to the point of stinkiness in just two months.
This time, Lu Youxiong sent troops to Baocheng, obviously to kick him out.
"With this kind of pickled goods, it's better for me to do it alone!" After hearing about Lu Youxiong's deeds, Qi Dalin was the first to spit at the mouth.