Wei Zi looked at Qiao Zhiqing's attentive appearance with fascination, and his heart was beating as fast as a rabbit.She cherishes every minute she spends alone with Qiao Zhiqing.I don't know why, when she sees Qiao Zhiqing happy, she is happy, and when she sees Qiao Zhiqing lost, she is lost.It's like her soul has been captured by Qiao Zhiqing, and she can't extricate herself."
Ziyou, do you have anything else" Qiao Zhiqing raised his head suddenly, and saw that Wei Ziyou was still looking at him blankly, thinking that she had something to say."
Oh, it's okay, I'll go down now."
Wei Ziyou was taken aback, touched his little head with a red face, turned his head with a smirk and went out.He walked and jumped like a rabbit.Qiao Zhiqing looked at her cute appearance and felt happy.Shaking his head and chuckling, he took out the topographic map and circled it up and down.After Zhang Zongyu's new army and Chen Bingwen and Gu Yunfei's two armies reconciled, they rested in Anxi Town for three days.After replenishing enough food and ammunition, he began to launch a general attack on Hangzhou.In the first battle of Anxi Town, Li Hongzhang's elite vitality was greatly damaged, and only Zhang Shusheng and Zhang Yuchun brought back more than 20,000 soldiers and horses.Pan Dingxin's entire army was wiped out and disappeared in the chaos.Only Liu Mingchuan's 30,000 inscription army is left in Hangzhou, which is the elite of Li Hongzhang's lineage.There are also Chen Feixiong's Xiongzi Army, Ma Xianhuai's Hengzi Army, and Cheng Xueqi's Kaizi Army, a total of less than 80,000 horses, all of which were temporarily seconded to Li Hongzhang by Zeng Guoquan when the Huai Army was first established.At the beginning, Zeng Guofan sent a letter to the Qingjun side, and these three people jointly wrote to Li Hongzhang.asked Li Hongzhang to respond to Zeng Guofan and act together with the Huai army.But he was suppressed by Li Hongzhang's strong bullet, and finally made a compromise decision, neither responding to the imperial court nor Zeng Guofan.Now that Li Hongzhang's elite has died out, these three people have other thoughts.Taking advantage of the opportunity to deploy defenses outside the city, he conspired directly and led his troops to the south to find Zeng Guoquan.There were only more than 30,000 people left in Hangzhou City, and more than 20,000 people from Zhang Shusheng and Zhang Yuchun were stationed.Li Hongzhang saw that Hangzhou City was in no danger to defend, and it was easy to attack and difficult to defend.Without waiting for the siege of the three-way army of the Huaxing army, the order to withdraw the army was made.gave up Hangzhou to the Huaxing army, and now it is stationed in Jinhua Mansion.At this time, Liu Kunyi, the governor of Jiangxi, led 20,000 soldiers and horses to occupy Quzhou, Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Fujian, led 30,000 Zhejiang troops to occupy Lishui, and Guo Songtao, the governor of Guangdong, led 50,000 Cantonese troops to occupy Wenzhou.The four feudal officials in the south of the Yangtze River formed a final line of defense in southern Zhejiang, and there were as many as 150,000 soldiers and horses deployed in total.Zhang Zongyu, Gu Yunfei, and Chen Bingwen jointly asked for instructions on the next move.Qiao Zhiqing studied the military dynamics of all parties on the map.In the end, it was decided to take this opportunity to get rid of the warlords in Jiangnan once and for all.On the second day, Hu Wenhai, commander of the Chinese Army, Huang Wenzhong, commander of the Navy, Yang Zonglian, commander of the New Fourth Army, and Xu Desheng, commander of the New Fifth Army, were all summoned to the presidential palace.After Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng raised their uprisings in Jiaxing, the military camps stationed outside Nanjing had been reorganized for a month.In addition to the status of the two army commanders, all the officers in the middle and lower ranks were replaced by the men and horses of the left army.The soldiers are all natives of Jiangsu, so they have a special impression of Huaxingjun and quickly adapt to their own identity.As soon as the troops left for Nanjing for reorganization, Qiao Zhiqing advanced ten taels of silver per person, and immediately bought the hearts of the soldiers at the bottom.Serving as a soldier is nothing more than a mixed meal, but there are often arrears of military salaries.As soon as they joined the Huaxing Army, they received such favors, and now Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng rebelled with them, and they would definitely not agree.After more than a month of special training, the officers and men of the two armies have mastered the use of expeditionary rifles.Although he is not proficient in various formations of impact and defense, it is more than enough to deal with these team exercises in Jiangnan.The four of them waited in the guest hall for a while, and Qiao Zhiqing strode into the house with a happy face."
It's been a long time since you've seen you."
Qiao Zhiqing greeted with a smile and sat down on the handsome chair."
Handsome."
The four of them saluted with their waists straight, and each sat down on either side.Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng took the camouflage uniforms of the Huaxing Army on board, and even their momentum increased a lot, and they were more confident than the original miscellaneous army commanders.The generals in the Huaxing army are still used to calling Qiao Zhiqing the commander, but people in other governments have changed their names to the president."
Dashuai, you are in such a hurry to summon me to wait, do you have any tasks to order" Hu Wenhai and Qiao Zhiqing have a close relationship, and they are much easier to speak."
Yes, handsome.We have not achieved an inch since the uprising, and the brothers have long been anxious to serve the commander. ”Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng also hugged their fists and replied at the same time, their faces full of excitement.Huang Wenzhong just smiled and didn't speak, every time there was a mission, the navy had to cooperate on the side, he was used to it."
Don't worry, I came to you this time, because I have an important task for you."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and ordered his soldiers to hang a large hand-painted picture of Daqingkun in front of the hall.The four commanders all straightened up and listened attentively."
Everyone also knows that now the front army, the rear army, and the new first army are pacifying Zhejiang.Hangzhou had been taken down by us the day before yesterday, and Li Hongzhang also fled to Jinhua Mansion with the remnants. ”Qiao Zhiqing paused, the four army commanders were full of surprise, they didn't expect the battle to go so smoothly.Li Hongzhang's Huai army was also the most powerful armed force in Jiangnan, but he didn't expect to be defeated by the Huaxing army so easily."
Now in the southern Zhejiang area, there are not only Li Hongzhang's Huai army, Zuo Zongtang's Zhejiang army is also stationed in Lishui in the east on the order of the imperial court, Liu Kunyi garrisons in Quzhou in the west, and Guo Songtao garrisons in Wenzhou, the easternmost garrison.The four armies were lined up in a staggered pattern, the purpose of which was to prevent our Huaxing army from moving south. ”As he spoke, Qiao Zhiqing pasted small military flags on the positions of each province and marked them eye-catchingly."
Dashuai, looking at the current situation, are you going to swallow these four major armies in Jiangnan in one go" Hu Wenhai looked at the situation on the map, and secretly had a slight eyebrow in his heart.Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng also nodded knowingly on the side."
That's right, now that money is everywhere, we can't fight a protracted war with these forces.The fighter plane is fleeting, and this time the commander is to gather all his forces to annihilate this enemy army, and there will be no more disasters in Jiangnan from now on. ”Qiao Zhiqing spit out categorically, his face full of confidence."
Commander, you give the order, and your subordinates promise to complete the task."
The four army commanders were all encouraged by Qiao Zhiqing, and they all responded with their fists in response."
Okay, the commanders obey the order."
Qiao Zhiqing's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked around at the four of them and shouted."
The end will be."
The four army commanders stood up with a "snap", and then stood up straight."
Yang Zonglian, commander of the New Fourth Army, and Xu Desheng, commander of the New Fifth Army, ordered your unit, with the assistance of the navy, to go straight to Yueqing County in the northeast of Wenzhou Prefecture and Ruian County in the southeast by sea, forming a north-south flank attack to the east of Wenzhou.""
The last general obeys the order" Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng saluted and received the order loudly."
Hu Wenhai, the commander of the Chinese army, ordered your troops, with the assistance of the navy, to go straight to the west of Quzhou Mansion by water, and garrison them in Kaihua County, Changshan County, and Jiangshan County, completely cutting off Liu Kunyi's westward retreat.""
The last general commands."
Hu Wenhai shouted angrily, followed by a standard military salute."
Navy Commander Huang Wenzhong, order your unit to ensure that the Third Route Army arrives at the designated position on time, and if necessary, provide artillery support to the army on the sea and river."
Qiao Zhiqing finally turned his head to look at Huang Wenzhong with a smile."
The last general commands."
Huang Wenzhong saluted, his face full of lightness.He was already skilled in naval warfare.Moreover, in the realm of the Great Qing Dynasty, there was no more powerful force than their naval equipment."
Okay, let's talk to each other about the specific steps to work together.After a day of regrouping, troops will be sent out tomorrow.Ben Shuai is waiting for your good news in Nanjing. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled, put down the baton in his hand as he spoke, said goodbye to the four of them and left the guest hall.Qiao Zhiyuan rested peacefully last night, and only got up after sleeping until now, and his complexion was obviously much better than yesterday.After Qiao Zhiqing returned to the study, Qiao Zhiyuan was boredly looking at the books on the shelves.Qiao Zhiqing's collection of books has been translated by Huaxing Academy, and it is an ideological exposition of the European Enlightenment.It covers various fields of knowledge, such as natural sciences, philosophy, ethics, political science, economics, history, literature, education, etc.Qiao Zhiyuan has read various Confucian classics since he was a child, and his mind is full of feudal ideas of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith.The first time he came into contact with bourgeois thought abroad, he was amazed by every point of view."
Zhiqing, where did you get these books from, these opinions are too surprising, how can these people ignore the existence of the king so much" Qiao Zhiqing just entered the door and sat down on the couch, Qiao Zhiyuan couldn't wait to ask."
These books are all discussed by foreign devils, and their country has long been not a monarchy.The common people have rights, they are no longer slaves, but free people.The enthusiasm for labor was immediately stimulated.So the foreign devils became stronger, and even our Old Summer Palace was burned with a fire.It's not just the power of force, it's all based on the strength of their minds. ”Qiao Zhiqing poured a cup of tea, took a big sip, and talked patiently to his second brother."
What's wrong with the monarch, if everyone is worried about the position of the monarch, then the world won't be messed up."
Qiao Zhiyuan argued unconvinced."
Therefore, it is necessary to have a complete set of laws to actively guide people.If you go through the right channels, you can become the helmsman of this country, and you can meet your personal wishes, who is willing to carry your head and raise the flag to rebel" Qiao Zhiqing smiled, and Qiao Zhiyuan was speechless when he said it easily."
I can't talk to you now, lend me these books of yours to read, and I'll study them carefully before arguing with you."
Qiao Zhiyuan's mind had begun to waver a little, but he still refused to accept betraying the Qing court."
Okay, if you want to see anything, just come to me and get it, and if you don't understand, you can ask me.In a few days, Huaxing Academy will start classes in Nanjing, and I am sure you will learn more there. ”Qiao Zhiqing patted the second brother's shoulder with a smile, hoping that he would understand as soon as possible, so that he would have another reliable helper
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