Chapter 184: Zuo Zongtang is fearless in the face of danger (1)

When the Huai army entered Shaanxi, Zuo Zongtang was unhappy, and said: Li Hongzhang's Huai army was stationed in Qin, which was not necessary, so the ministers refused to call them, and the Huai army was different from each other. In terms of military affairs, Huai is good at using the public, and it is too difficult for Longyou to seek food, and many will collapse, and it is not suitable for one. In terms of salary, the Huai army is paid in September when it is one year old, and the Chu army is one year old and asks for a full salary in one month.

Zong Tang played, the resentment did not disappear, and he replied to Liu Dian, Mu Tushan, Huang Ding, Zhang Yao, Jin Shun, Liu Jintang, Lei Zhengjuan, etc.: I have no Austrian aid inside, and there are many old grudges outside. Li Shaoquan's Huaijun moved to Qinzhong, which was not necessary.

Therefore, I refuse to call those who are different from each other, and divide themselves with different commanders. In terms of military affairs, Huai is good at using the public, and it is too difficult for Longyou to seek food, and many will collapse, and it is not suitable for one.

In terms of salary, the Huai army is paid in September when it is one year old, and the Chu army is one year old and asks for a full salary in one month.

If it must be said that the Huai army is in Qin, then Li Shaoquan did not need Qin's salary, and the army sent by him wrapped his own grain in preparation for countermeasures, and there was no damage in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Gansu. I don't dare to talk about it, and the gods of heaven and earth learn from it.

In all fairness, the Huai army is a useless place, and the cost is huge! If you are so vain and feed my hungry army, will it not benefit both? Li Shaoquan refused to speak, and the party's Li Shaoquan also did not speak, wouldn't it be that the Chu army was hungry and the people were happy.

Since ancient times, those who have used the armor of the northwest will help the southeast of the army. I have come from southeast to northwest, and so have I seen and heard. and being in the most difficult place in the northwest, and doing something different. Li Shaoquan can't be cold, others can't be cold, that is, people in the same bureau are also unwilling to tell the truth because they have been ordered, huh, it's different!

The armies owed each their salaries, and seven out of ten were given, and the soldiers were not without resentment. The bandits overflowed and disturbed, and there were warnings everywhere; The battle in Ganlong is a thousand shots, and the collapse may be overnight; It is imperative to rely on the brothers to fight bravely, fight to the death, support the building to the future, and turn the tide in the fall.

Huang Ding took the note, rode lightly, went to Pingliang at night, met Zongtang, finished the handsome ceremony, Huang Ding said: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, Gan, Shaanxi people came out, I took advantage of the void to enter, counterattack Jinji Fort, will win the battle.

Zong Tang said: Shouqing passed away, the mouth of the Qingtong Gorge was lost again, the Qin rebellion disturbed Qin, the grain road was blocked, the army's heart was turbulent, and the soldiers of each battalion abandoned their armor and fled at night, why should we fight?

Huang Ding Dao: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, under the standard stationed in Jingzhou for more than a year, according to the order of Zuo Shuai, about 140,000 acres of soldiers, Mintun field, this autumn has a lot of gains, the people are solid, the army is rich, this is the biggest dependence!

Zong Tang sighed: In less than a year, the number of dead and wounded mountains has accumulated, and the generals have been repeatedly lost, Gao Gong Liansheng and Liu Gong Songshan are my right-hand men, and they have died one after another, my heart is sad and mentally weakened, and I can't see through the battle situation for a while, so please talk about it in detail.

Huang Dingdao: Enlightening Zuo Shuai, the way of offense and defense depends on it. Twenty miles south of the mouth of the Qingtong Gorge, there is a mountain named Niushou Mountain, the mountain gorge here is narrow, it is the first portal of Jinji Fort, the horse thief is a natural danger, I attack and occupy it, strangle the snake seven inches, control the overall situation.

Zongtang Road: The pre-hope city south of Niushou Mountain and the black city in the suburbs of Guyuan are all occupied by thieves, can Yifeng have a countermeasure?

Huang Dingdao: Qi Zuo Shuai, I immediately ordered Xu Zhanbiao's department, attacked the city of Qianwang, and forced Niushou Mountain; Ma Zheng and the lone army entered Heichengzi alone, with no reinforcements in front and no way to respond; I will gather together the main forces and take their lives.

Zongtang Dao: Yi Feng's words are like an initiation, and my brother will lead the South Road, and he will do something; The thieves were easy to make, Liu Dian came to report, and there was no alarm in Yan, Yu, Sui, Hancheng, Haoyang, and Tongzhou; There is no itch in the back, and the overall situation is improving.

Huang Dingdao: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, Zhou Sheng passed on the Huai Department into Qin, Zuo Shuai may be sent to use it in case of urgent need.

Zong Tang said: Huai is Li Shaoquan's forbidden belly, how can others be involved! In the battle of the Yinlong River, Hunan and Huai had already broken up; Li Huai came here to replace me; Our army is not declining, who can do anything! I immediately seized Yongning Cave and counterattacked Wuzhong Fort, and from east to west, we entered Jinji Fort.

Liu Jintang received the order and urgently summoned Dong Fuxiang, Huang Wanyou, Jin Yunchang, etc., and said: The three armies are alone, and they will collapse if they are slack; The Jedi fought back, and they had to survive.

Huang Wanyou said: The army besieging Jinji Fort was originally a three-way road; Jin Shun and Zhang Yao on the North Road, Lei Zhengwan and Zhou Lanting on the South Road, hesitated for more than a year, and did not move forward; Pingliang is 600 miles away, and Zuo Shuai is far away from the festival, and he is powerless to supervise it. Redundant generals are frequent, and the power is different, even if we capture Wuzhong Fort, Yongning Cave, and enter Jinji Fort, what can we do?

Liu Jintang said: I am determined to attack, there are three reasons, one of them, stick to it or retreat, half a month ago, Zuo Shuai has ordered to choose one; Now Zuo Shuai has ordered a counterattack, and we must not reverse it. Second, the thieves poured out of the Golden Fort, and they could take advantage of the void to enter. In the past, the siege of Ma Wuzhai was defeated in non-war, and it was three.

Huang Wanyou said: If the counterattack is successful, everything will be fine; If there is a recurrence, and the food routes are cut off, the hungry army will be defeated.

Dong Fuxiang said: Last year, in the first battle of Heichengzi, Huang Ding, Lei Zhengwan, Zhou Lanting, Jian Jinglin and others joined forces to capture and kill the rebel Yang Wenzhi to deter the enemy; Today, Huang and others are in Heichengzi and the bloody battle of Hope City, if I stand by and watch, people and gods will be angry!

Liu Jintang Road: North Road, Jin Shun and Zhang Yao's two armies entered Wangjiayong three times, and the grain road was opened in a few days; On the south road, Huang Ding's reinforcements arrived, the siege of Lei Zhengwan has been lifted, and Huang and Lei returned to Niushou Mountain, Foresight City, and Heichengzi, and the fierce battle was in full swing. If we do not advance but retreat, we will miss the overall situation. Tomorrow, I will lead the Chinese army, attack the fortress, and kill Ma Wu.

On March 5, 1870, Liu Jintang, Huang Wanyou, and Jin Yunchang marched together and took Mawuzhai directly; Dong Fuxiang and Tan Bacui attacked Ma Qi and Ma Batiao Erzhai respectively, besieging but not attacking, in order to contain them.

Ma Wu supervised the crowd, swore to resist to the death, and fought fiercely for a day, and the people and the village were burned.

Ma Batiao booby-trapped Liu Songshan, knowing that his life could not be saved, so he killed himself to protect the villagers. After Ma Batiao died, Ma Qi and Ma Ba Tiao Zhai all erected white flags and bowed their heads to surrender.

Liu Jintang also did not kill in vain, the head of the five horses and the eight horses, to pay tribute to Liu Songshan's soul, that is, to fight the battalions, divide into a joint attack, sweep the fortress, and force the Jinji Fort.

On the south road, Huang Ding also supervised the armies, captured the city of Forehope, killed Ma Zhenghe, and then arrived at the mouth of the Qingtong Gorge.

When Zuo Zongtang heard the news, he was happy: Now there is no alarm in the Yan, Yu, and Sui areas, as well as Hancheng, Haoyang, and Tongzhou, and it seems that the thieves who are fleeing Shaanxi have all moved westward. According to the current situation, what Yuan Baoheng said is not very consistent. After Liu General Songshan was killed, he ordered Liu Jintang to take over, and the defense line was 80 miles longer than before.

In addition, according to the reports of various counties and counties in Shaanxi, there are no bandits in the territory, and the new reinforcements from Anhui and Henan should immediately fly to Pingliang, Gansu; The Huai army and the Anhui army that have not arrived will be repatriated on the spot to save money.