On January 1, 1865 in the Gregorian calendar, New China ushered in its first birthday.At the same time, it is also the time when the various departments of the Cabinet summarize the achievements of the year, and all departments are extremely busy, going back and forth between the Cabinet and the Presidential House.Qiao Zhiqing's desk is full of reports from various departments, and he now only sleeps two hours a day, reviewing reports day and night."
Brother Qiao, are you in the house" When the news of Guiyang's victory came, Wei Ziyou hurriedly tidied it up and asked in a coquettish voice at the door of the study."
Come in."
Qiao Zhiqing didn't raise his head, he opened his mouth and ordered.Wei Ziyou rushed into the study, looked at the mountains of official documents, and couldn't help frowning with concern, "Brother Qiao, you better rest for a while."
I have dark circles on my eyes, how can I survive this?"
"It's okay, I'm used to it.Do you have anything to play" Qiao Zhiqing chuckled and shook his head, and after reviewing the report of the Ministry of Finance in his hand, he looked up and asked Wei Ziyou."
Oh, yes."
Wei Ziyou hurriedly handed the military report in his hand to Qiao Zhiqing and introduced, "The military report just sent by Commander Liu Kun, the new Han guard general Guo Songlin raised his troops to surrender, and the New Eighth Army has completely controlled Guiyang.Liu Kun's army commander personally led the army south, and continued to pursue Chen Feixiong's troops who fled south. ”"This Guo Songlin is quite knowledgeable about current affairs" Qiao Zhiqing sighed lightly while flipping through the military newspaper, not surprised by this result.Since ancient times, the building will fall, and the trees will always fall and scatter.However, the Chen Feixiong mentioned in the report is still a man, and he went south so quickly just to stab Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao in the back.But he despised the strength of the Huaxing Army, even if the two armies were attacked by the enemy on their backs and fought on two fronts.With superior weapons, Chen Feixiong couldn't help it in the slightest.Liu Kunyi personally went south to rescue, which moved Qiao Zhiqing.Regardless of whether Liu Kun is sincere in his meritorious service or in the battle for meritorious service.He has at least integrated into the Huaxing Army and knows to think about this team."
Is there anything else" Qiao Zhiqing put down the military newspaper and asked again with a slight frown."
And" Wei Ziyou thought about it for a while, and finally exclaimed again, "By the way, there is also a message brought back by Sister Ji Yun."
She said that his ninth uncle has agreed to negotiate with you, so let you prepare the sedan chair" "Great, great, really good" Qiao Zhiqing glared at Wei Ziyou for a moment, and then stood up, his chest rising and falling.clenched his fists excitedly and spit out a few times.The best result for the two families is to negotiate peace as soon as possible, as long as Zeng Guoquan has the intention of peace talks, then the two families will not make the relationship too stiff.Otherwise, Zeng Jiyun would be in a dilemma, and Qiao Zhiqing would be worried when he saw it.Wei Ziyou looked at Qiao Zhiqing's worrying appearance for another woman, and he didn't know why he suddenly felt sour.Just like when she ate dumplings that day, it was extremely uncomfortable.But she still tried her best to hide it, and asked with a forced smile, "Brother Qiao, if it's okay, I'll go down."
Recently, there have been a lot of military newspapers, and I have to go over and sort them out. ”"Okay, then you can step down first, and I'll have someone call you if there's something."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled at her, sat down, calmed down, and leaned over to review the report.Since Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao took Qujing City in Yunnan, because the supply line was too long, the two armies divided their troops along the road and set up strongholds in various counties.In the absence of logistical supplies, the headquarters of the two armies also temporarily rested in Qujing City.Li Chendian not only did not defend the city, but took the initiative to attack and led his troops to frantically storm Qujing City several times.Moreover, along the supply lines of the two armies, they attacked all the way, trying to cut off the logistics support of the two armies.The two armies responded calmly, relying on strongholds to defend them to the death.In the week after the battle, Li Chendian not only did not take any stronghold on the supply line, but lost his troops and horses, as many as tens of thousands of people.Outside Qujing City, corpses were everywhere, and everywhere was the smoke of days of conquest.At dusk, the two armies experienced a big battle, and they had just withdrawn their troops and died down.Li Chendian reorganized his troops outside the city, preparing to continue the attack tomorrow."
Bochen's brother Guo Songtao's words all say that this Li Chendian is nicknamed Desperate Sanlang.When I saw it in the past few days, it really lived up to its reputation. ”Zuo Zongtang looked around on the city wall, smiled and sighed at Guo Songtao."
Yes, he is the first fierce general under Zeng Guoquan.If Rong Lu hadn't taken advantage of the loophole back then, he would have been the first person to attack Nanjing City," Guo Songtao stroked his beard and praised."
Back then, we were both from the disciples of the marshal of Zeng Guofan, but now that time has passed, we are completely different from each other.Unexpectedly, he became an opponent on the battlefield and fought with his life here. ”Zuo Zongtang let out a long sigh of relief, and secretly sighed that creation made people."
Brother Ji Gao Zuo Zongtang, you don't have to be too sentimental.Even if we haven't served in the Qing court at this time, seeing Li Chendian will still be like this.In the past, Zeng Guofan was suppressed by the marshal, and Zeng Guoquan did not dare to act rashly.Now that the handsome immortal of Zeng Guofan has passed away, he has no scruples and openly ascends the throne as emperor. ”Guo Songtao mentioned Zeng Guoquan's face full of disdain, he now admires Qiao Zhiqing very much, and Qiao Zhiqing only calls himself the president, and has no intention of becoming the emperor.Thinking about it, Zeng Guoquan's behavior is really despicable."
Yes, Zeng Guoquan has not been obsessed with the throne for a day or two.As early as when the marshal Zeng Guofan was alive, he was often asked to ascend the throne.Marshal Zeng Guofan seems to have seen it for a long time, so he resolutely did not call himself the emperor, otherwise he would really make a wedding dress for others. ”Zuo Zongtang echoed a sentence, he has always been a noble person, and Guo Songtao's words are very much in line with his heart."
Brother Ji Gao, you see what the president means, what he is going to do with Zeng Guoquan" Guo Songtao has never been able to guess what Qiao Zhiqing thought in his heart, for ancient emperors, the most taboo thing is to have been called emperors and kings.Once the world is unified, these emperors will be wiped out."
This" Zuo Zongtang's eyebrows tightened, he had really thought about this problem, but he was also full of confusion, so he could only roughly speculate, "The president is a genius, and he has never seen it in ancient times."
I just received news that Shi Dakai in Chongqing had just surrendered.The president did not kill a single person, but used warships to transport all of them to overseas desert islands to open up territory.For Zeng Guoquan, it is very likely that this is the destination. ”"What Brother Ji said is good, and I think the same way.Moreover, Zeng Guoquan occupies a geographical advantage, and the country of Myanmar is to the south.If he knew the times, he would have retreated here with the whole army and become the king of Burma. ”Guo Songtao nodded approvingly, he had just learned the news of Shi Dakai, and he was really emotional, for Qiao Zhiqing's mind and courage.Zuo Zongtang was silent, and the two of them stood on the city wall, facing the blood-red remnant sun on the horizon, and greeted tomorrow's battle.After daybreak, horns and thunder drums erupted from the positions outside the city.After reflection, Li Chendian decided to gather troops and horses to take Qujing City.The weapons and equipment of the two sides are too poor, and if they divide their forces to attack, they will only let the Huaxing army break through.After many days of meticulous reconnaissance in the city, 20,000 Huaxing troops were stationed in Qujing City.Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao respectively commanded a division of soldiers and horses, stationed on all sides of the city wall, and the other divisions were stationed along the Yunguang line.Li Chendian immediately gathered all the Ten Route troops under his command outside Qujing City.A total of hundreds of thousands of people surrounded the three outer layers of Qujing City.Qujing City is set up by the mountain in the east and west, and the mountain is not high, and the highest point is about 50 meters.The north and south are a flat land, suitable for large corps to fight.Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao each sent a brigade to defend the east and west mountains, and the other two city walls in the north and south were stationed with two brigades of troops.Li Chendian is also a battle-hardened person, according to the thinking of ordinary generals.Of course, it is necessary to concentrate the main forces and attack the direction of the favorable terrain, and anyone will choose to attack the north and south city walls.However, Li Chendian was not an ordinary general, and he concluded that Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao would concentrate their main forces in the north and south directions.And because it is a high ground, it will definitely only send a small number of troops to defend it.In fact, Li Chendian's military thinking is indeed sharper than that of Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao.He was originally an offensive general, and he was also promoted because of his military exploits.And Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao are mainly commanders, both of whom were born as showmen who abandoned literature and followed the military, and their talents in governing the country are greater than their talents in leading troops.After the New Han Army entered the battlefield, Li Chendian only arranged two armies on the north and south flats.In the east and west directions, the forces of each of the three armies were deployed.For this battle, Li Chendian took out everything he could get from his family.A total of nearly 300 field artillery pieces were carried, with more than 50 in the north and south and more than 100 in the east and west.The city walls of Qujing City are all made of bluestone bars, no more than three meters high, and three people step on each other's shoulders, and they can climb the city wall with their bare hands.It was no more than a mile wide, and not even a moat was built.The city walls in the Yunnan-Guizhou region have always been built as tall as those in the north, because they are all high mountains and dense forests.It is completely a natural place to defend, and there is no need to rely on the city for defense at all.The two armies left a total of 100 mortars in Qujing City, 30 in the north and south, and 20 in the east and west.Although the number of mortars is small, there are more than 2,000 shells, and each mortar can be fired more than 20 times in succession.Li Chendian guessed correctly, the two sides were completely deployed according to opposite forces.Before the battle began, Li Chendian carried up all the more than 50 boxes of gold and silver treasures he had accumulated.When the pro-soldiers opened the lid of the box, it was full of glittering gold bars and silver.When the soldiers saw it, their saliva was about to flow out."
Soldiers of the New Han, victory beckons to everyone.As long as Qujing City is taken, the commander will be rewarded according to his merits.Whoever kills the enemy will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and whoever catches the enemy will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver. ”Li Chendian knew what the soldiers needed most at this time, not the mighty and majestic rhetoric, not the nonsense of adding officials and knights, but the silver that saw was believing.Only when these soldiers saw the silver in vain did they dare to risk their lives to fight and fight.The horn of "Woo, Woo, Woo, Woo" sounded, and the New Sixth Army and the New Seventh Army withstood the test of iron and blood for the first time after they became armies.Within the city wall of one mile, 20,000 soldiers and horses were gathered.The crowd is hugging back and forth, and there is almost no end in sight.The entire Qujing City was shaken by this huge impact, and the Huaxing troops on the city wall were all tightly locked, and the hands holding the guns were all oozing beads of sweat
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