Chapter 180: Zuo Zongtang Shaanxi and Gansu Quell the Rebellion (5)

Liu Songshan and Dong Fuxiang led their troops to the north, and along the way, the people in the walled forts waved their flags and protested, and even opened fire.

Liu Songshan was helpless, and immediately announced: The army is here just to suppress the bandits in Shaanxi. Gan, Ning fenzhong, quickly from the left shoulder to the right rib oblique rope, easy to identify; The people of Gan and Ning must protect themselves in peace, and do not cause trouble and provoke anger.

Dong Fuxiang and Zhu Ma and Bai Yanhu have been dealing with each other for many years, and he is well versed in the inside, and he hurriedly broke into the big tent of the Chinese army, and said earnestly: Liu Gong first arrived, he didn't know the love of the fennel, Shaanxi Bai Yanhu and others were old religions, Gan Wei Ma Hualong and others were Protestant, the new and old purposes were incompatible, and the contact was like fire and water; However, when the officers and soldiers came, they joined hands and rejected each other, and there was no distinction between the old and the new. And Shaanxi Bai Yanhu and others have been in the field for a long time, Ma Hualong borrowed his strength, and the fortresses of Guojiaqiao were not forced by Bai Yanhu and others, this was specially sent by Ma Hualong, and Xi Gong should pay attention to it.

Liu Songshan said: Ma Hualong returned to the Qing Dynasty last year, and he was already an official of the Qing Dynasty; It is not difficult, who dares to use strong! Bai Yanhu, Ma Zhenghe, and Cui Wei's bandit department are all Shaanxi, and they must be suppressed.

On August 6, 1869, Liu Songshan led the old Hunan army to sweep the Shaanxi people in Guojiaqiao, leveled more than 20 fortresses, and marched all the way to Lingzhou City.

Songshan hits horses and goes out on patrol, but when I see the afterglow obliquely, the sunset sways in the grassy land, and the farmers cultivate in the vertical and horizontal wilderness of Qianmo, the world is quiet, and a piece of blue.

Matsuyama sighed; Plugged in the south of the Yangtze River, it deserves its name; Ma Zhankui, a humble gentleman, neither kills in vain, but also promotes harmony, and the true peach blossom source people are also; Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, hundreds of thousands of Longyuan, it is difficult to find quiet land here. Spread my military order, this city to Fu as the key.

When Ma Hualong heard the news, he hurriedly asked Ma Zhankui to let the city be withdrawn in order to show goodwill.

The next day, Ma Hualong personally went to the camp of the Hunan army, saying that Liu Songshan said: The people of Shaanxi have long had the intention of attaching themselves to the imperial court, and they have reported to the acting governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Lord Mu Tushan.

Liu Songshan said: The matter is serious, and I will report to Zuo Shuai that he knows about it.

After Ma Hualong said goodbye, Dong Fuxiang said: Zhuma and Bai Yanhu are all capricious people, and this is a plan to delay the army. Lingzhou is obtained, and two battalions of fierce troops must be stationed there.

Liu Songshan said: Our army is strong, the thief's courage has been broken, and a sentry and horse can guard the Lingzhou city wall.

In the next three days, there were occasional sporadic clashes between the two armies of Hunan and Wei, but the overall situation was still safe, and on the fourth day, Ma Hualong arrived again, saying: Shaanxi Wei's words and deeds are contrary and capricious. Its seekers are leading and standby; Its fierce people are still in danger and jump off the beam. It is close to the ground of Ning, Ling and Zhongwei, and far away to Enhe, Shikong and other forts.

Liu Songshan said: It's okay, I'll lead the troops to clean up.

The next day, Liu Songshan led the main force and poured out of the city, approaching Wuzhongbao.

Seeing this, Ma Hualong went to the front of the army and said: All the people in Shaanxi will ask for appeasement.

Liu Songshan was in a dilemma, and between hesitation, more than 1,000 fenni cavalry raided the back road, killed soldiers and robbed silver, and reoccupied Lingzhou City. Ma Hualong also ordered the Qin Canal to be dug and flooded.

The Hunan army was mired in a quagmire, unable to advance or retreat, and almost fell into a desperate situation.

When Zuo Zongtang heard the news, he rushed to Lei Zhengwan, Zhou Lanting, Jin Yunchang, etc., and rushed to Jinji Fort to solve the dilemma; Zhang Yao and Jin Shun quickly moved south from Shizui Mountain, seized the Yellow River crossing, and pretended to cross the river.

Ding'an, the general of Suiyuancheng, and Mu Tushan, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, both used Liu Songshan to disrupt the peace situation, delay Qin Long, and impeach.

Ding'an Shu said: Liu Songshan's army was in the north of Lingzhou City, killing wantonly without distinguishing between good and bad, so that the people were suspicious and fell into the city and plundered grain. It is located in the area of Shangbabao in Shaanxi, still harassing back and forth, Changgui and other forts also rebelled, Pingluo eighteen forts and Guichang people, there is a plan to occupy Ningxia county first.

Mu Tushan said: Suddenly received Ma Hualong's letter, Admiral Liu Songshan led the soldiers to Wuzhong Fort, led the army to shoot and kill, there is no distinction between good and bad, so that the people have been subdued, suddenly suspicious, gather people to make trouble, the gentleman is helpless, so he invited Hu Changhui to return to Jinjibao to do business.

Hu Changhui was about to go, and when he heard that the people of Shaanxi and Gansu had gathered gold forts and had the intention of engaging the army, he did not know what the overall situation was, so he petitioned the nuclear office to come.

Chen Cha Zuo Zongtang sent Liu Songshan's army to advance from the north, and the original department pursued Dong Zhiyuan's thieves to avoid spreading harm.

Hu Changhui, the chief soldier of the department, asked the leaders to surrender to sincerity, and it was difficult to ensure that they were not poor and begging to surrender, so as to slow down our division, but Ma Hualong, a gentleman in Chalingzhou, was originally in the camp, and since the fall of Ningxia County, he was suppressed and coerced by the rebel Ma Zhaoyuan, causing the resumption of chaos in Lingzhou.

After the gentleman handed over the silver and grain, Cao Kezhong led the troops into Zha Rolling Spring, and the gentleman was afraid that the people would be suspicious and admonished him. Cao Kezhong and others did not comply, causing the people of Shaanxi to resist desperately and frustrating the prestige of the army. However, Ma Hualong still advised the people of Benbao to be quiet and care, and designed to kill Ma Zhaoyuan.

The pursuer was ordered to supervise military affairs, and the gentleman was restored to begging sincerity. For the first time, he donated 8,000 taels of silver and 150,000 catties of rice for canal repair, and submitted many pieces of equipment and horses. The gentleman seized the place, defended the people, persuaded the bandits to surrender to the city, captured the rebel bandits, and was rewarded with the title of governor, which was Ma Hualong's deep understanding of the righteousness and his determination to follow him.

Today, the officers and soldiers arrived at Wuzhong Fort, and if they were shot and killed, Jinjibao and Lingzhou would both be killed, and they would inevitably be confused and take risks, which would inevitably happen.

If the soldiers come from outside, the matter is in a hurry, and the residents do not know where their intentions are, the good ones will not be surprised, and the evil ones will also try to be happy.

If the official army is slightly unfavorable and the atmosphere of banditry is everywhere, then the undetermined salt and solidity of the east road and the Suzhou of the west road will all become changes.

The minister thought that Ma Hualong should be cared for and not suppressed. Liu Songshan forced Wuzhongbao to kill innocents indiscriminately, provoke them to take risks, and it may be difficult to clean up.

Zuo Zongtang suppressed and then caressed, but it may not be able to strengthen the trust of the people. Although the minister will be handed over, he does not dare to know and do not speak, except for the governor of Hu Chang and Ma Hualong, they still properly fire missiles to suppress the local people, so there is no need to be suspicious, and to confirm the situation of the troops on the north road, and report separately, for this reason is attached to the secret statement.