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The commander of the 7th Army of the Imperial Army is Major General Liu Wu, who is only in his thirties this year, but he is one of the earliest officers in the Empire. The Liu family was in Mindanao back then, and they were also a big family among the Chinese, and when Long Yufei led a group of pirates from Flying Fish Island to Mindanao to gain a foothold, he wanted to recover the Liu family. However, it did not succeed. It wasn't until Flying Fish Island showed strong combat effectiveness in the battle against the natives of Mindanao that the Liu family was annexed. Liu Wu also turned from disdain at the beginning to convincing. His grandfather, Liu Mingde, was the Minister of Finance of the Imperial Cabinet and won the trust of the Imperial Emperor Long Yufei. If he wasn't too old, he might be a strong contender for the next prime minister of the empire. Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the next Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet, Emperor Long Yufei, has already been handed over to Minister Lin Zihao by accident.

In the campaign against the Manchus launched in 1846, the 7th and 8th armies at that time set out from Sichuan to attack Shanxi. The troops of the two armies defeated the Qing army led by Bu Yantai, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and captured Shaanxi. After that, the 7th Army held Shaanxi, and the 8th Army entered the Central Plains to fight, and since then, the 7th Army has not made any big battles to fight.

This made Major General Liu Wu very injured, as the earliest batch of officers in the Imperial Army, Major General Liu Wu did not think that his ability was inferior to others, of course he hoped to be able to go to a higher position. Merely. The promotion of the generals of the empire must have the merits of war. Without military exploits, one will never be able to be promoted. Although last year he led the Qing army to defeat the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. However, the results of the other units were greater, and in comparison, the 7th Army had nothing. This made Major General Liu Wu very anxious.

However, it was at this time that the emperor ordered the appointment of Major General Liu Wu as the commander of the march to the northwest. This made Major General Liu Wu overjoyed. Although, the environment in the northwest is difficult, but. If such a large area can be recovered, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement. Maybe he'll be able to take it to the next level. Became a senior general at the rank of lieutenant general. Moreover. In the order, this time in addition to the 7th Infantry Corps, the 25th Infantry Corps, the 3rd Cavalry Corps and the 4th Cavalry Corps rushed to reinforce them. With two infantry corps and two cavalry corps in hand, this is undoubtedly a big member among the generals of the Imperial Army. Regarding this combat mission, Major General Liu Wu also thought that there would be no problems.

Although the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was one of the nine governors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, the strength was among the various governors of the Manchu Qing dynasty. But it's the lowest in the rankings. Shaanxi and Gansu were not rich places. Especially these two places, they are still places where the folk customs are fierce and swordsmen are popular. Lin Zexu, the former governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, also took a lot of effort to exterminate the swordsmen who were rampant in the Shaanxi and Gansu regions. However, it didn't take long for the Imperial Army to call.

Northwest China, broadly speaking, is a vast area west of Shaanxi, including Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang. It was mainly managed by the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Minister of Xining and General Ili. The current governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Bu Yantai, the minister of Xining, Halejina, and the Ili general Yishan, were all remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It's just that after the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, their rule was not as stable as before. In addition to these few officials, the Mongols, Hui and other ethnic minorities in the northwest are also very powerful, which makes the situation in the northwest region have always been relatively responsible, and riots often occur.

At the beginning of June 1847, when the imperial army entered Eastern Siberia, Major General Liu Wu, commander of the 7th Army of the Imperial Army, also convened several other generals in Baoji to discuss the matters of marching, including Major General Chen Yuan, commander of the 25th Army of the Imperial Army, Major General Song Xinyu, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Army, and Major General Zhong Wenquan, commander of the 4th Cavalry Army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty's order has been issued, and after such a long time of preparation, the armies have also completed their preparations, right?" Major General Liu Wu asked. Since the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in March, the plan to march into the northwest has been in preparation. The 7th and 25th armies, the regular armies of the Imperial Army, had already been prepared. However, the 3rd Cavalry Corps and the 4th Cavalry Corps were newly formed units. Therefore, this question of Major General Liu Wu is mainly aimed at these two cavalry corps.

"General Liu, we have completed the run-in, although there are still certain problems, but the impact is not big, and it will not affect the operation." Major General Song Xinyu, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Army, said.

Major General Zhong Wenquan, commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps, also nodded. The 3rd and 4th Cavalry Corps were organized by selecting more than 30,000 men from the Mongol cavalry, plus more than 30,000 from the Imperial Army. Those Mongol cavalry were born warriors, training and the like, mainly military discipline and the manipulation of new weapons. After two or three months of training, it's almost over.

"Well, since there is no problem, then we will send troops as much as possible. The sooner the northwest is pacified, the sooner the reunification of the whole country can be realized. Major General Liu Wu said. After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were only plateaus and northwest, and they were still under the control of the empire.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our enemies are mainly Bu Yantai, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Halejina, the minister of Xining, and Yishan, the general of Ili. Among them, the strength of Yishan, the Ili general, was the most powerful, with more than 50,000 soldiers under his command, the Green Battalion and the Mongolian cavalry. However, the area they control is also very vast, including the entire Xinjiang region (the current Xinjiang is not the Xinjiang of later generations, but includes Lake Balkhash). In addition, the Minister of Xining, Halegina, had the weakest troops, only more than 10,000 people. Bu Yantai, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, was the general of our defeated army, and he wiped out most of their troops last time, and now there are only more than 20,000 people in Lanzhou. This time, the empire sent 4 armies and a full 140,000 men to attack the northwest, and we had an absolute advantage to defeat those guys in one fell swoop. However, our biggest problem is logistical supply and properly handling the ethnic issue in the northwest region. The order of the Emperor was already very clear, the empire practiced a policy of ethnic equality, and all nationalities were members of the Chinese nation. However, this does not mean that other peoples can act recklessly. Anyone who is detrimental to the interests of the empire, we can exterminate! Major General Liu Wu said.

Long Yufei does not want to become a society in which foreigners are first-class people and ethnic minorities are second-class people.

Several generals nodded, the northwest region is vast, and the biggest problem is logistics and supply. As long as this problem can be solved, then there will be no major problems in pacifying the northwest.

"For this war, we have prepared a hundred convoys of thousands of people. However, for the sake of the safety of the convoys, I would like to draw one brigade from each of the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Corps to protect them. Major General Liu Wu said. If the convoy is cut off by kilograms and the logistical supply line is cut off, this will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the imperial army marching to the northwest.

"No problem, the convoy itself is armed, and with the cavalry responding, there shouldn't be any problems." Major General Song Xinyu, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Army, said.

"Hmmm! Then, the time to send troops will be three days later. On June 8, the imperial army set out from Baoji and advanced along the official road to the city of Lanzhou, and then exterminated the remnants of the Qing army entrenched in Qinghai and Xinjiang in turn! Major General Liu Wu said categorically.

"Yes, General!" The other generals were ordered.

On June 8, 1847, the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army took the lead and rushed straight to Tianshui, Gansu, with the 7th Infantry Corps and the 25th Infantry Corps in the center, and the 4th Cavalry Corps on both flanks. This was followed by a convoy that had already been prepared. More than 100,000 troops entered Gansu with great momentum.

At this time, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Bu Yantai, fled back to Lanzhou because of the loss of troops in the last war, and there were only more than 10,000 people. After a warning of these days, it was not easy to reunite the strength of more than 20,000 people. With such a small number of troops, it is simply impossible to compete with the more than 100,000 imperial troops entrenched in Shaanxi. Therefore, Buyantai gathered all the Qing troops in Lanzhou.

From Baoji to Tianshui, it is only more than 100 kilometers. The 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army galloped all the way, and it only took one day to kill Tianshui. At this time, Tianshui was not garrisoned by the Qing army at all, and the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army occupied Tianshui lightly. The next day, the Imperial* army again advanced westward.

At the same time, the news that the Imperial Army had begun to march to the northwest finally reached Lanzhou.

"My lord, something is wrong, the rebels have begun to march into the northwest, there are more than 100,000 people, what should we do?" A Qing army general said to Buyantai with a dead face. More than 100,000 troops are coming, and there are only more than 20,000 Qing troops in Gansu, which can't be resisted at all!

"More than 100,000 people? Damn, they really think of me! Buyantai couldn't help but feel a little lonely. He had long expected such an ending, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The Manchu Qing perished, and they, the Manchu feudal officials, will definitely not end up much better.

"My lord, what are we going to do next? Fight or Flight? Adults have to come up with a decision! A middle-aged official asked anxiously, he was Baoqing, the political envoy of Gansu.

"War? Will we be able to win? Escape, where can we flee? Bu Yantai, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, shook his head helplessly. More than 100,000 troops overwhelmed the border, and even the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, not to mention their remnants. (To be continued......)