Chapter 189: Zuo Zongtang Pacifies Guan Long (5)

Cui Wei led the remnants to retreat to the mouth of the big gorge, and said abruptly: The demon army's guns are fast and sharp, and we have no way to contain them, so we will only increase casualties.

Bai Yanhu said: Don't grow up to be majestic, the demon army will be proud of its sudden victory, and I will surprise again.

In the early morning of the next day, Bi Daqian, Yu Xiaohu and others gathered 3,000 troops, and then attacked Maying Bay and Thirty Miles. As soon as it arrived, it entered the ambush circle, and most of the 3,000 men and horses were lost.

Bai Yanhu sighed: Liu Demon Jintang, sure enough. Ordered all departments, relying on the two mountains in the south and north, to build a fortress and stick to the mouth of the big gorge.

The Second World War was won, and Jintang was very relieved, that is, He Zuolin, Tan Heyi, Li Shuangliang, and Zhang Jun went straight to the mouth of the Great Gorge and attacked head-on. Tao Shenglin's speed detoured from the middle road to the west of the mouth of the big gorge, copying the back road of Beishan; Tan and Yibu, swimming across the Huangshui, copied the enemy of Nanshan. Jintang led the Chinese army and responded from the back.

Jintang gave an order, and the Krupp field artillery immediately roared, several shells came out of their disembowels, and more than 10,000 Qing troops rushed out.

Bai Yanhu fought and retreated to the south bank of Xiaoxiakou, and Ma Sanwa, the commander of the Xining Army, and Ma Shou, the commander of the Datong Army, relied on Huangshui and defended with danger.

Liu Jintang occupied the mouth of the big gorge and then summoned the generals to attack.

Jintang Road: I also attacked it unprepared, smuggled in the middle of the night, and attacked the mouth of the small gorge at night, how about it?

Named Admiral He Zuolin said: General Liu, this is very dangerous, Shaanxi Ning, is relying on the Huangshui, waiting for me to cross and attack!

The congregation will second.

Dong Fuxiang, the commander of the Gan army, said: General Liu, who is willing to lead the three battalions of Dong Zi, immediately swim across and open a bloody road for the army.

Jintang Road: In the early winter, the water is half frozen, and General Dong should be careful.

That night, more than 100 soldiers of Li Shuangliang's left battalion jumped into the glacier and built a pontoon bridge. Early the next morning, Dong Fuxiang personally led the three battalions of Dong Zi, fought a bloody battle, and finally found a foothold on the south bank of Huangshui.

Liu Jintang took the opportunity to supervise and lead the main force, forcibly crossed the Huangshui, relied on the left mountain, and built a fortress to form a formation.

Bai Yanhu did not let go of it, that is, the three routes of Shaanxi, Xining, and Datong, totaling more than 18,000 people, were killed brazenly.

Ma Sanwa, the commander of the Xining Army, and Ma Shou, the commander of the Datong Army, went shirtless and besieged Zuoshan; Shaanxi Ma Zhenguo, Cui Wei, Bi Dacai and others jointly attacked Liu Jintang's army.

Jintang immediately attacked all the departments, calmly faced the battle, far away Krupp field artillery, flowering cannon bombardment, near foreign guns, muskets put together, and then close to rush out, big knife slashing spear stab.

The two armies fought fiercely for five days, and Yu Huen and Tao Shenglin suddenly stabbed out again, and the Wei army could not support it, and retreated to Gaozhai.

Dong Fuxiang, the secretary of the Ganjun capital, said: General Liu, if the high village is broken, Xining will be acquired; Time is not waiting, and when the mark is signed, he will lead the three battalions of Dong Zi, roll up the flag, and kill Bai Yanhu's rebels.

Jintang Road: Bai Yanhu is scheming, there are three major sub-forts near Gaozhai, General Dong must not rush alone, Deng Zeng's artillery battalion, that is, under the command of Dong Zi's battalion, is sent by General Dong.

At the time of the day, Dong Fuxiang abandoned Zibao and personally led Dong Zi's Chinese army to Gaozhai; Zhang Jun and Li Shuangliang left and right the Second Army and Deng Zeng's artillery team to guard the two wings; Suppress sub-fort firepower.

At noon, Dong Fuxiang's Chinese army approached the main fort, only to listen to Fuxiang's order, several flowering cannons, Krupp field artillery roared and hit, three salvos, Gaozhai collapsed.

Dong Fuxiang and Liu Jintang took advantage of the situation to cover up and conquer the mouth of the small gorge.

The mouth of the small gorge was lost, and Ma Guiyuan, the generalissimo of the Hehuang Shaanxi soldiers and horses, had no support, so he regained his sincerity and caressed.

Zuo Zongtang took Ma Guiyuan Fuwen and said: The cause of the chaos in the northwest is because Zhu Wei has a religion and no country! The Protestant leader of Zhehelinye, Ma Hualong, was executed, and now only Ma Guiyuan is left. The country is in trouble, and Mu will be chaotic; This is the norm.

Curtain guest Yu Shaonan said: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, although Ma Guiyuan is not a person of all evils, but he is a mortal.

Zuo Zongtang said: Mu is used to control Mu, such things, but Ma Zhanao does it; Ma Zhanao entraps the Ma brothers, makes a name for themselves, and exonerates the Mu people. Quickly spread the general soldier Shen Yusui of Hezhou Town, and the minister of this lord should be taught face-to-face.

Liu Jintang conquered the mouth of the small gorge and was resting himself, and Guo Xiangzhi of Xining Road was arraigned; The Ma Guiyuan brothers fled with their families on the 14th; The city of Xining was besieged for two months, and the food in the city was about to run out, so it begged for help.

When Jintang heard this, he quickly led the 18th battalion army and arrived at Xining in the early morning of December 19.

Guo Xiangzhi of Xining Province and Enlu of Xining Zhixian County accompanied 30,000 refugees, and immediately lit a bonfire and waited in tears.

Bai Yanhu defeated the mouth of the small gorge, gathered more than 4,000 remnants, and rushed westward. At the end of December, Bai Yanhu occupied the important land of Taerwan and communicated with the Ma Wenlu Department of Suzhou Animus.

Zuo Zongtang angrily reprimanded Xu Zhanbiao for not knowing any soldiers.

Curtain guest Yu Shaonan Road: Qi Yu Zuo Shuai, Suzhou city wall is strong, Xu Zhanbiao 6,000 soldiers, siege of the city is difficult. The Urumqi Admiral Cheng Lu did not send a single soldier and lay quietly on the high platform, which is very hateful. On the day that Liu Jintang conquered Xiaoxiakou, he had ordered the 5th Mabu Battalion of Tao Shenglin's Department to rush to reinforcements.

Zuo Zongtang said: 5 battalions are young! Quickly ordered the deputy commander Jin Shun to lead the 20th battalion of the Eight Banners Army to gallop; Song Qingyi's army and Zhang Yaosong's military army arrived at the city of Suzhou within two months. It is difficult to succeed. In the first month of this year, he was impeached for disobedience to the regulation and excessive payment of wages; In May, he was impeached with no military merits and concubines with the battalion. originally wanted Jin Shun to replace it, but the imperial court blindly postponed it.

Yu Shaonan Dao: Liu Jintang asked for the surrender of the Fenmu, whether they were all beheaded.

Zuo Zongtang said: Ma Guiyuan and Bai Yanhu, the first offender of the heinous crimes, will be relieved of the province and the city. Yu selected a little better and the like, formed a horse team, charged in front of the battle, and made meritorious contributions.

Zong Tang said nothing, and replied: The governor of Urumqi Chenglu, Yu Gaotai sent donations, and the people went to the camp to complain, and the repetition was to gather people to resist food, falsely accused of rebellion, and killed more than 200 people. It is still a false report of victory, and it is a reward. This is actually something that some people can't bear to do, and it has only been seen since the rise of the army. Since the minister has investigated the truth, if he is overwhelmed by the above, how can he stand in the world! Yang implored the emperor to subordinate the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the governor of Urumqi met to deserve the crime of Chenglu, and to show justice with snow grievances.

Seven days later, Zong Tang was sparse again: recently, his eyes were dizzy, his mind was in a trance, and he was in a state of decline. The situation outside the customs is based on the foolishness of the people, and it is really necessary to plan from the inside, and to plan from the new. He has no admiration for the grace of heaven, and Tejian is able to take over the seal affairs of the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the ministers have to release their shoulders, slightly lenient and responsible, and they have no sense of prayer.

Emperor Tongzhi connected Zongtang with two performances, and quickly told the Minister of Military Aircraft, etc.: according to Zuo Zongtang, the former played a salary delay, and his actions were perverse. When the sutra ordered Mutushan to secretly check the performance. According to Mu Tushan, Cheng Lu does not know how to check and restrain him, and there is a reason for the participation. According to Zuo Zongtang, he slandered Liang as a bandit and killed more than 200 people in vain. It is the admiral who is unkind, and his love crimes are serious, and it is really difficult to tolerate them for a day.

The deputy capital of Jin Shun, immediately took the department, and concurrently went out of the customs to unify the various teams of Chenglu, and the decree of the area will be Chenglu dismissed from his post and asked, and on the same day he selected and sent personnel to Xie Jing to listen to the punishment, so as not to delay a little, resulting in leakage.

Zuochen Zongtang, handling the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, Xuanli for several years, the place was gradually cleared, and the great achievement was completed in a few days. All subsequent aftermath matters and the management of people's livelihood depend on the minister's careful planning.

When it comes to military affairs in Xinjiang, it is true that it is not necessary to pre-arrange it from the inside, and it is necessary to pre-arrange it from the new. In the future, when the army goes out of the customs, it is necessary to calm down the important ministers in the pass, and to raise salaries, raise grain, and prepare for transshipment, etc., especially the ministers' strength and solid management arrangements, so that the battalions of the enemy in front of them will not worry about the rear. The minister was mindful of the overall situation and had already planned for this. It should be settled in Gansu, and the salary and military affairs should be planned as a whole first, and the facts should be heard.

The court is relying on the depths of the party, how can it be reluctant to retreat. Take a month off for a month and recuperate with peace of mind. The military situation in Hezhou and Suzhou is still being played in detail at any time to comfort the department.