Chapter 183: Li Hongzhang takes precautions

Liu Songshan was killed in battle, Ma Hualong was both surprised and delighted, and said: Life and death in the battle between the two armies are fate, what can Zuo Zongtang do to me?

Ma Yuandao: Sect Master, Liu Songshan did not die in the battle formation, but I surrendered by fraud, put him into the urn, and was killed by a bombardment.

Ma Hualong sighed and said; I have run out of money and food, and I have made peace and deeds, and now I am earning people's lives! Benevolence and righteousness are lost, there is no room for turn, and on the day the fort is broken, we can only offset it with our lives. Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, originally a clan, rushed to Hezhou, met Ma Zhenghe and Cui Wei, and cut off Lei Zhengwan's back road.

Yu Xiaohu said: Sect Leader, I swear to live and die with Jinjibao.

Ma Hualong Road: The war on the outer edge is endless, and Jinji Fort is unharmed. The Er Department quickly went out, joined the Ma Yanhu Department, galloped north, and tried to block the two armies of Jin Shun and Zhang Yao. If Jinjibao is in a catastrophe, you must find a way to survive and save fireworks for our people.

After Ma Yuan and Yu Xiaohu went, Ma Yaobang said: Shaanxi is gone, are we guilty?

Ma Hualongdao: Definitely! Liu Songshan was killed by Shaanxi Wei, and Bai Yanhu and others absconded in fear of crime! I heard that from Lingning to Xining, Nantong Hedi, all the people looked up to me. Now that Liu Songshan is dead, the general trend of the left army has declined, and we should give it a go. Quickly passed my order, Ma Zhenggang and Ma Chaoyuan quickly left Jinji Fort, parted ways, and attacked Qindi; Hezhou, Didao, Milagou, Tongchangbao, and Tongguibao should also compete in groups to strengthen their momentum.

Ma Yaobang Road: Bai Yanhu has repeatedly disobeyed orders, and the north road cannot be counted on; Ma Zhenghe obeyed, and the south road was unharmed.

Ma Hualong Dao: Shaanxi Ma Zhenghe, Yang Wenzhi, and Bai Yanhu are three handsome, but Bai Yanhu and our appearance are separated, and their dependents have also moved to Hezhou; Its people are cunning and rabbit three holes, three days and four dusks, and they cannot be shared.

Ma Yaobang said: Ma Zhenggang and Ma Chaoyuan are both the main generals, and the two are poured out, and the Jinji Fort is empty.

Ma Hualong said: Seeing the poor dagger, fight to the death, and then make peace. The cavalry team, carrying more guns and food, galloped to Yongning Cave, and together with Ma Wu, Ma Qi, and Ma Batiao, recovered Wuzhong Fort and Ma Wuzhai, and looked for an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the remnants of Liu Songshan.

Ma Hualong gave an order, and Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo all fought fiercely.

In late February 1870, Bai Yanhu and Yu Xiaohu joined Tongchangbao and Tongguibao Zhuganwei and marched into Wangjiayong. Jin Shun and Zhang Yao were defeated and withdrew from the siege.

In the middle of the road, Ma Zhenggang led a thousand elite horses, entered Shaanxi from Sanshui, and attacked Pu, Fu, Tong, and Chao to the east; cut off the grain road of Liu Jintang and Jin Shunchang; Ma Yaobang entered Yongning Cave again and recaptured Ma Wuzhai in one fell swoop. Ma Hualong re-ordered to dig the Qin Canal again and release water for irrigation.

On the south road, Ma Chaoyuan also led a cavalry team, poured out of Jinji Fort, went south to Ningtiaoliang, and galloped in Luzhou, Ganquan, Hancheng and Heyang; Ma Zhenghe and Cui Wei were ordered to go south to attack.

Zhou Lanting and Zhang Fuqi's grain road was intercepted, and they had to retreat to Mingshazhou; Lei Zhengwan was stationed alone at the mouth of the gorge, surrounded by enemies on all sides. The reinforcements sent by Zuo Zongtang were also intercepted by Ma Zhanao at the foot of Niushou Mountain.

The Fen Army counterattacked; Zong Tang was fearless, and urgently urged Liu Duanmian and Li Huiwu to return to the city, assist Liu Dian, and protect Qindi. Huang Ding entered Guyuan in the north and opened up the connection between Lei Zhengwan and Zhou Lanting; Wu Shimai's department galloped to follow up and protect the back road of the Shu army. Jin Shun and Zhang Yao quickly raised food from Ningxia to ensure the supply of Liu Jintang and Jin Yunchang in the middle road.

The left army is in decline, the Wei army is disturbing Qin, and Yuan Baoheng, the barracks of Liangtai and the waiter of the Hanlin Academy, is waiting for the opportunity to go up: thieves are rampant on the North Shaanxi Road, and the old Hunan army and Zhuosheng camp on the left are hungry and exhausted, and there are only five or six out of ten; Shaanxi, Gansu, Kongjiao, these two battalions should be dismantled and merged, and the surplus military salaries should be transferred for the purpose of continuing the Huai and Anhui armies.

Yuan Baoheng dismissed and immediately wrote to Li Hongzhang: Liu Songshan died suddenly, the Hunan and Henan armies were less than five or six, and the changes in Shaanxi and Gansu were coming, so Li Shuai should not go to Guizhou for the time being.

Li Hongzhang received the letter, saying that Zhou Sheng preached: Xiao Wu could not attack Jinji Fort for a long time, and the fen cavalry went out in all directions, disturbing Qinzhong, and he was afraid that he would take advantage of the void to run away, so he asked the army to advance slowly.

Zhou Sheng preached: Enlighten Li Shuai, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, I and Liu Sheng's third class can charge into battle!

Li Hongzhang said: Be calm and don't be impatient, the water will come out.

On the same day, Li Hongzhang said: Yuan Baoheng could not attack Jinji Fort for a long time, and the fennen rode out in all directions, disturbing Qinzhong, and fearing that it would take advantage of the void to flee far away, so he asked the army to advance slowly. Liu Shouqing attacked Ma Wubao Chen and died, and the loss of this good general was unsupportable, which was very regrettable. Whoever takes over the Lao Xiang battalion, and whether it can avoid retreating, the military will be discouraged, and the thieves will be bold.

Li Hongzhang dismissed and immediately sent a letter to Anhui Governor Yinghan: After Shouqingxing died, Zuo Shuai sent Liu Jintang and Huang Wanyou to serve as a commodore to temporarily protect the hearts of the people. It is not easy for the generals to adjust the situation, coupled with the long-term stalk of grain transportation, only relying on the gold to protect the food of tens of thousands of troops in the remote corner of Ningxia to relieve the food of tens of thousands of people in Jixiang and Zhuo, and there is no order to withdraw the army with food, Zuo Shuai is unreasonable and fears defeat.

After a while, Hongzhangfu sent a letter to Ma Xinyi, the governor of Liangjiang: Shaanxi Wei is running eastward, and it is close to disturbing Beishan and Xufeng West Road, and Jinjibao Xiangzhuo and other troops have retreated for several miles. The grain road is still stalked, Lei Weitang broke out, only a thousand and hundreds of people remained, Hedi came back to disturb, Ji Suo Zongtang was worried about labor and sickness, and Qinzhong was afraid of erosion.

Not long after, Hongzhang told Wu Tang, the governor of Sichuan, again: Willing to do things since Liu Shouqing died in battle, Lei Weitang retreated, and the situation was restored. Zuo Shuai is still reluctant, and he is afraid that the day will be bad.

Hongzhang wrote three letters a day, but he was not happy, and the next day, he sent a letter to Zeng Guofan: After the death of Shouqing Xing, Zuo Shuai ordered Liu Jintang and Admiral Huang Wanyou to take over the Hunan camp, which was already the end of the crossbow. The grain road has been blocked for a long time, only a corner of Ningxia, how can it be enough for the army to loot the southeast, Lei Weitang Zhou Lanting and others have repeatedly setbacks, Zhou has been defeated in the first month, Lei Shang was surrounded, Huang Ding commanded 10,000 people to help, I don't know if the whole army can retreat. The Jinti army won the whole battalion and more than 10,000 Hunan troops were isolated and desperate, and it seemed that they should move to food in order to recover. Zuo Gong couldn't plan this, and ordered the good ministers to go to relieve the grain, I am afraid that if there is no way to remedy, it will be impossible for Long, and Qin will not support it.

Liu Songshan died in the battle array, Zeng Guofan was sad, and quickly said: Liu Songshan, the governor of Guangdong land, was the longest to proclaim, loyal and brave Myron, attacked the village, was injured and died, and he sincerely stated his deeds, please declare the history museum, and establish a special shrine in his hometown.

Zhao Liewen, the curtain guest, said: Enlighten the commander, and if the main general is damaged before the battle, the army's heart will be shaken; Liu Jintang is young, can he turn the tide?

Zeng Guofan said: The army marched westward, Zuo Gong is the commander, Zuo Shuai is not decadent, and the overall situation is not wasted. Liu Songshan is first-class in public planning and bravery, knows people and knows people, and the so-called internal action does not avoid relatives. Liu Jintang may be out of the blue, and the latecomers will be on top.

Zhao Liewen said: The army of Zuo Gong has a huge shortage of salary, and Di Shuai must be on the sparse Chen.

Zeng Guofan said: Time is not waiting, and I will go to Liangjiang as soon as possible to raise food for Zuo Gong. The year before last, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau purchased four Krupp steel cannons from Germany, which weighed four pounds and could hit far, and the quality was strong and light, and it was dragged by horses and walked like flying. Huifu must use my name to transfer two guns, and send people who are familiar with artillery to send Shaanxi and Gansu for Zuo Shuai to bombard Jinji Fort.

When the Empress Dowager Cixi heard that Liu Songshan had died in battle, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Kongthorn, she immediately sent an edict: Li Hongzhang, the governor of Huguang, should not go to Guizhou to quell the rebellion for the time being, and immediately go to Shaanxi to supervise the troops to suppress the bandits.

Li Hongzhang received the order, that is, he ordered Liu Sheng to lead the second battalion and go to Shaanxi first; He also sent Liu Mingchuan to gallop into Beijing, take over the Ming army, and then go to Shaanxi.