Qiao Zhiqing pondered several candidates for the logistics minister in his heart, and finally decided to be succeeded by Ma Xun.First, he has deep enough experience in the Huaxing Army, and secondly, he is extremely talented in business, and he is also relatively handy in the allocation of various resources.Ma Xun now holds the position of director of the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant, and now that the steel plant is on the right track, his role is no longer important.As long as you arrange a suitable person and follow the original development route.But in whose hands is this steel plant handed over, Qiao Zhiqing muttered in his heart.In the end, he sent Ma Xun a transfer order, asking him to choose the right person to accept TISCO and go to Nanjing as soon as possible to take office.Shanxi is also very lively this month, Shandong governor Ding Baozhen led an army of 30,000, has been stationed in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, Pingding Prefecture, east of Taiyuan Prefecture.Yuan Jiasan, the governor of Henan, also led an army of 50,000 troops to Changzhi City, Shanxi, Lu'an Prefecture.Rong Lu, who originally besieged Anqing Mansion, had just been canonized as the governor of Shanxi by the imperial court, and led an army of 100,000 to cross the Yangtze River north and go straight to Shanxi.Now he has just crossed the Yellow River and is stationed in Yongji City, Shanxi Province, Puzhou.The imperial court has already shrunk its forces from all fronts in Jiangnan, and does not expect these Han feudal officials to stabilize the situation in Jiangnan.I only hope to pacify Jiangbei as soon as possible, and one day it is a last resort, so I can rule the river with Qiao Zhiqing.Wang Shijie dealt with it calmly, he didn't pay attention to Ding Baozhen's Qi army and Yuan Jiasan's Yu army, and most of the two armies were still equipped with cold weapons.It is still necessary to train the army according to the establishment of the Green Battalion Army, and the combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning at all.Rong Lu's 100,000 protectors were a difficult one, and even the Hunan army was driven to Yunnan by him.These 100,000 troops were completely organized and trained in accordance with the system of the Huaxing Army, and they were also equipped with all foreign guns and artillery.After establishing the direction of the main attack, Wang Shijie arranged the strength of two armies in Jiexiu Mansion in the southwest of Taiyuan to prevent the protection from Puzhou.Two divisions were deployed in Yushe County in the southeast to prevent the Yu army from Lu'an.In Shouyang County to the east, only one division of troops was deployed in case of the Qi army coming from Dingzhou.Only one army was left in Taiyuan Province as a reserve force to reinforce in the three directions at any time.Ding Baozhen's Qi army was the closest to Taiyuan Prefecture, and before the three armies could be combined, they took the lead in launching an attack on Shouyang County.If these Shandong big men were on the battlefield of cold weapons, they would definitely defeat the 10,000 Huaxing army in Shouyang County.However, the military forces of Jiangbei and Jiangnan are obviously still in the stage of faulting.When Ding Baozhen still launched an attack on the earthen city wall of Shouyang, which was less than two or three meters away, according to the previous crowd tactics.The city wall instantly erupted with lightning-like gunfire, which not only frightened the Qi army, but also the Huaxing army, which was on the battlefield for the first time, was also full of surprise.They had just been recruited into the army of the Huaxing Army, and they were all honest Shanshan children.Usually at most, he only shoots live ammunition on the shooting range, but at this time, he really went to the battlefield, and in the face of the Qi troops who were killed one by one, the timid people had already closed their eyes tightly, and pulled the trigger forward indiscriminately.Ding Baozhen's initial attack failed, and he hurriedly asked his troops to retreat.In just one hour's impact, the Qi army suffered more than 5,000 casualties.The dense reunion crowd, under the guns of the Huaxing Army, is a live target that can run.A shot with your eyes closed can also pierce a person.Ding Baozhen immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and finally understood why Qiao Zhiqing was able to make a world in Jiangnan in just two years, and now he can still stand up as president.Obviously, the Huaxing Army did not give Ding Baozhen time to hesitate, and after Ding Baozhen withdrew, the Huaxing Army followed closely and took the initiative to send troops.The initiative on the battlefield was completely in the hands of the Huaxing army, facing the Qi army wielding broadswords and spears.The Qing army effortlessly interspersed left and right in the Qi army, completely dividing and encircling the already chaotic structure of the Qi army.Expeditionary rifles faced broadsword spears and were completely incomparable.There was only one-sided slaughter left on the battlefield, and everywhere the guns of the Huaxing army went, there were corpses everywhere.Ding Baozhen broke out under the escort of his cavalry, and only more than 500 cavalry of the more than 30,000 Qi troops were left, and they followed him to break out.The battle lasted until dawn, when the commanders of the Qi army were killed and wounded, the formation was completely disrupted, and the generals could not find where their soldiers were.The soldiers had no one to command, let alone the will to fight, so they disarmed and surrendered one after another.The battle lasted less than twenty-four hours, but the Qi army was killed more than 15,000 people, and the other half who survived all surrendered.The threat east of Taiyuan Mansion was easily resolved, and the forces of all parties who were preparing to fight in Shanxi were all stunned.The Yu army led by Yuan Jiasan had arrived, and it was less than fifty miles away from Yushe County, Wuxiang County.After the news of the defeat of the Qi army came, Yuan Jiasan not only did not take a single step forward, but directly withdrew to Lu'an Mansion.Rong Lu was even more cautious, he naturally knew the strength of the Huaxing army, and after sending troops to Puzhou, there was no action at all.After the news of the defeat of the Qi army was transmitted back to Houpuzhou, Rong Lu was not overly surprised.just gave the court a fold, and led the troops to retreat directly to Xi'an.After the military report from Shanxi Province returned to the capital, Cixi was almost half angry.The 200,000 troops did not even meet with the Huaxing army, so they all retreated.Cixi immediately asked the Military Aircraft Department to draw up an order, so that Rong Lu could lead the army north again.Cooperate with the Yu army of Lu'an Mansion to attack Taiyuan together, and if there is the slightest retreat, it will be dealt with immediately by military law.Rong Lu was helpless and reorganized his troops.It took a month to enter Puzhou again, and once I got there, I had no intention of going north.Yuan Jiasan saw that Rong Lu was like this, and he became even more cautious.The Manchu generals don't care, and the Han people's regimental training must first preserve their strength.He is not as loyal and patriotic as Li Hongzhang, at most he relies on the Qing Dynasty to seek benefits for himself.Puzhou and Lu'an Fu are the two main roads in the southeast and southwest of Shanxi, and Wang Shijie is willing to hand over these two places to others.Now that the training of the three armies has been completed, Wang Shijie is pondering how to let the soldiers learn from the experience in actual combat, and Rong Lu and Yuan Jiasan have just become his first choice for training.The Huaxing Army unexpectedly took the initiative to attack and moved south from Jiexiu Province and Yushe County respectively.In order to explain to the imperial court, Rong Lu waited until the Huaxing army captured Linfen Mansion before leading his troops to withdraw to the south bank of the Yellow River.As soon as Rong Lu withdrew, Yuan Jiasan was naturally unwilling to be a man, and Sa Yazi also withdrew his troops from Lu'an Mansion, and withdrew to the territory of Henan in one day.After this battle in Shanxi, the south of Taiyuan Mansion was completely owned by the Huaxing Army.After the military report reached Nanjing, Qiao Zhiqing, in order to avoid fighting on two fronts, asked Wang Shijie to stop the pursuit and defend on the north bank of the Yellow River.Now Wang Shijie's Northern Route Army is provided by Qiao Zhiqing for logistics supplies, Jiangnan is now in chaos, even Jiangsu's economy has just recovered, where is there funds to provide enough support for Wang Shijie.Qiao Zhiqing is not capable of taking charge of such a large territory now, if he rushes the capital down.All parts of the country will also fall into continuous chaos and become completely anarchic, which Qiao Zhiqing does not want to see no matter what.A week after Qiao Zhiqing's military order was issued, Ma Xun took his wife and returned to Nanjing on a warship specially dispatched by the Huaxing Army.This trip also brought Qiao Zhiqing another person who was thinking about him, that is, his second brother Qiao Zhiyuan.After Rong Lu became the governor of Shanxi, the first person to be implicated was Qiao Zhiyuan.According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, Qiao Zhiqing naturally committed the crime of exterminating the nine clans.If it weren't for Shaanxi's anarchy after the turmoil, the imperial court would have taken down Qiao Zhiyuan a long time ago.Qiao Zhiyuan had no choice but to listen to Wu Chenghai's advice and went back to his hometown in Shanxi to avoid trouble.After Ma Xun received Qiao Zhiqing's order, he invited Qiao Zhiyuan out with great interest.Qiao Zhiyuan still had a trace of illusion about the Qing court, and he also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to persuade his younger brother to return to the court.So he agreed to Ma Xun and went south with him.After Ma Xun's fleet arrived at the dock, Qiao Zhiqing held a grand welcome ceremony for him.Wang Shumao and several generals in Shanxi also took the time to accompany Qiao Zhiqing to greet Ma Xun.They are all old brothers who walked darts back then, and they haven't seen each other for a year, and they are all full of excitement."
Young Master, I'm here."
Before Ma Xun got off the boat, he waved excitedly at Qiao Zhiqing.There was also Feng Shuya, who was polite and polite, standing beside her, holding Ma Xun's arm with a happy face.Qiao Zhiqing also smiled and beckoned to Ma Xun, and after the fleet docked, he led everyone to greet him."
Young Master, I can finally stay with you again.I've got a surprise for you this time that you're going to be amazed at. ”After Ma Xun and Feng Shuya got off the boat, they grinned and smirked, and stepped forward to give Qiao Zhiqing a big hug."
What a surprise, it can't be that Sister Shuya gave birth to a big fat boy for you," Qiao Zhiqing laughed and teased.Feng Shuya stood aside, her face was red, and she was about to bury her head in her arms in shame."
Young master, don't make fun of me anymore, you see who I brought here" Ma Xun pointed back as he spoke, and Qiao Zhiyuan, who was dressed in a robe and coat, appeared in Qiao Zhiqing's eyes.Qiao Zhiqing was slightly stunned, and then greeted him excitedly."
Second brother, I'm here" Qiao Zhiqing shouted in a hissed voice, and his eyes turned red when he choked up.Qiao Zhiyuan stared at Qiao Zhiqing for a long time, only to see that he was wearing the military uniform of the Huaxing Army, his skin was tanned, and even the braids on his head were cut off.If it weren't for the scar on his forehead when he was a child, Qiao Zhiyuan would almost not dare to recognize him."
Zhiqing, is it really you, you want to kill the second brother."
Qiao Zhiyuan stepped forward in disbelief and hugged Qiao Zhiqing tightly, his words were full of choked up."
Second brother, the river is windy, I know you must have a lot to say to me, let's talk about it when we go back."
The brothers hugged each other excitedly for a while, and Qiao Zhiqing came to his senses and hurriedly beckoned Qiao Zhiyuan back to the presidential palace.Ma Xun and Feng Shuya were also on the shore and exchanged salutes with relatives and friends who came to greet them.As soon as Wang Shumao saw Ma Xun, he excitedly gave him a fist, if it weren't for Feng Shuya by his side, he would have pulled him up and drank.After Qiao Zhiyuan got off the boat, Qiao Zhiqing pointed to his brothers and introduced him one by one.Everyone greeted each other and happily went home
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