"Rong Lu, how did you become the governor of Zhili and you, the bandits in Shandong have lasted for more than a year, and the bandits have been suppressed and the bandits have been suppressed to the doorstep" Cixi set a big fire on the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court, and some time ago, there were also boxers in Langfang, which is less than a hundred miles away from the capital.The people in the capital were panicked, and it was rumored that the boxers were going to enter the capital, and many wealthy businessmen were ready to pack up their things and run away.Cixi also hesitated to take the emperor to Rehe Summer Resort to take refuge, and was almost startled out by the boxers.Rong Lu urgently suppressed bandits from the front line in Shandong and called back half of the guards before calming the situation in Langfang."
Queen Mother, in fact, this is all a plan by the boxers to divert the tiger from the mountain.Langfang's non-trivial fight is just a small fight, the purpose is to attract the attention of the imperial court and let the ministers transfer troops to retreat" Rong Lu hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the cold sweat on his head flowed.The Boxers led by the Heaven and Earth Society were overwhelmed by the encirclement and suppression of the three-way army from Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, so they let the Boxers disciples in Langfang liven up on the street for a while, and took the opportunity to seize the county government in Langfang.Langfang is a corridor area in Beijing, and there is no chaos at all.The imperial court really hit the plan, and sent Rong Lu back to King Qinqin in an expedited manner for 800 miles.Although Rong Lu knew that this was a trick of the Heaven and Earth Society, he had no way to take half of the men and horses to retreat back to Langfang in person to suppress the bandits."
Then you mean that this palace has wronged you," Cixi patted the phoenix chair and shouted angrily."
The Queen Mother, the slave will not dare to be resentful against the Queen Mother even if he dies, and the slave means that now the boxers are finally surrounded on three sides.Now take advantage of the victory to pursue, and can't let them take advantage of the loophole again" Rong Lu kowtowed again and again, for fear that Cixi would be dissatisfied."
Queen Mother, what Governor Ronglu said is good.According to the minions' opinion, the 100,000 cavalry of the prince of Seng Lin Geqin should also be transferred to the Shandong battlefield to cooperate with the action of the three-way army" Prince Gong Wang Yi stood up and supported Rong Lu's idea."
It's nice to say, the cavalry of Seng Lin Geqin is for the northern expedition of the Huaxing army guarding Jiangnan in Henan.If they are withdrawn, then won't the Huaxing army have to fight across the Yangtze River" Cixi said coldly, a little hesitant in her heart.She understands that if she wants to completely eradicate the boxers, it seems that she needs to send an additional army and horses."
The Queen Mother is relieved that the current attention of the Huaxing Army is focused on the northwest direction.They had been there for two years, and it was impossible for them to easily change their military objectives.If they start a war with us again, they will definitely not be able to afford such a huge expense," Yi Man replied confidently."
Okay, this palace will give you another chance Ronglu, this time this palace ordered you to be the generalissimo of the bandits, and the soldiers and horses of Henan, Hebei, and Shandong are all at your disposal, you can't let the palace down again" Cixi raised her eyebrows, weighed it repeatedly in her heart, and decided to block this time.Since the peace talks between the imperial court and Huaxingjun, Qiao Zhiqing has indeed kept his promise and has not set foot in Jiangbei.Now that the Huaxing army is fighting with the Hui people again, Cixi also believes that Qiao Zhiqing is weak and unable to invade Jiangbei."
The queen mother, the minister also has something to play" At this time, an official with gray hair also stood up to play, he was Qiao Zhiqing and Zhang Zhidong's teacher Qi Junzao.Since Zhang Zhidong was promoted to the governor of the three northeastern provinces, Qi Junzao was reused by the imperial court and re-served as the secretary of the Han household department."
Scholar, what are you doing" Cixi just sighed, and when she saw Qi Junzao stand up, she tightened her eyebrows."
Queen Mother, as the saying goes, the weeds can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows.The reason why the bandits that spread to Zhili, Shandong, and Henan could not be exterminated was because the imperial court paid too much tax, so that the common people had no place to stand.So they are rebelling and want to have something to eat" "Bold, Qi Junzao, are you complaining about the injustice of the court" Before Qi Junzao finished speaking, Cixi slapped the phoenix chair with anger."
Qi Junzao, you are so bold, it is obvious that those mobs are colluding with Qiao Zhiqing.If it weren't for Qiao Zhiqing's support, they would dare to stand up and resist" Prince Gong Wang Yi also reprimanded loudly, and there was a lot of discussion in the court, saying everything."
Queen Mother, please finish speaking.Cracking down on bandits is only a short-term strategy to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.If we want to maintain the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, we must implement a policy of lightly dispensing with small endowments.It is mainly based on extermination, supplemented by pacification.Otherwise, if you kill one wave, there will be another wave. ”Qi Junzao knelt down with his fists clenched, risking death and admonishing again.He is in his seventies this year, and he doesn't care about life or death at this age."
Scholar, I understand what you say.But these are special times, and special treatment is required.After Jiangbei is settled, the palace will consider what you said, but now is definitely not the time for anyone to dare to mention this matter again, and immediately drag it out of the noon gate and behead it to show the public. ”Cixi scolded, announced her retirement from the court immediately, and took the little emperor and Ci'an out of the court.Qi Junzao knelt on the court for a long time and didn't get up, and finally sighed weakly, no longer holding out any hope for this court.If Qiao Zhiqing came to govern the country, maybe the people would be much happier.He even regretted it a little, not knowing that the idea of sending Zhang Zhidong to run the Northeast was not correct.Zhang Zhidong is a great talent, and he will definitely make some achievements in the Northeast, and it will also be the retreat of the Qing court.This was also what he thought at the time, the court could be sorry for him, but he must be right about the court."
Is this really good" Qi Junzao kept asking himself in his heart, it was the first time he had such doubts about himself.Three days later, the news reached back to Nanjing.Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly summoned all the generals of the Ministry of National Defense for a meeting.Cixi didn't guess right, Qiao Zhiqing has now solved the problem of Nanyang.He has plundered more than 10 million taels of silver in the countries of the South Seas, and he is worried that he has no place to spend it."
Hello President" After Qiao Zhiqing entered the combat hall of the Ministry of National Defense, all the generals and staff officers had already arrived, and they all saluted Qiao Zhiqing with respectful expressions."
Okay, okay, okay, sit down" Qiao Zhiqing smiled and sat down in the middle of the council table and waved his hand to everyone."
President, you are in such a hurry to let us come over, are you going to do something to Jiangbei" Defense Minister Wang Shumao got up first and asked excitedly."
Yes, President.The generals below couldn't wait for a long time, and they were all vying to be the vanguard of the Northern Expedition" Gu Yunfei, chief of the General Staff, also looked at Qiao Zhiqing with excitement.The generals under the seat also all had expressions of competing for meritorious service, and they couldn't wait to smash Huanglong right away.Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and chuckled, "You really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, not to mention how much expenditure is needed for the Northern Expedition, even if you take Jiangbei, relying on our current strength, you can't afford to run it."
The road has to be walked step by step, go too fast and be careful to pull the egg" The generals laughed, and they all looked at Qiao Zhiqing curiously, not knowing where he was paying attention."
Okay, I'm not going to hide it from you.Today, I have just received a secret recital from the imperial court, and the monk Lin Geqin, who is stationed in Henan, is going to lead 100,000 cavalry to Shandong to suppress bandits.This is an opportunity for us, although we can't take the entire Jiangbei, but there is a place that must be bitten down" Qiao Zhiqing paused and asked his soldiers to bring the command baton."
President, do you mean Shaanxi" Army Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zongyu couldn't help but be the first to chuckle and ask.The generals' eyes widened in curiosity.Qiao Zhiqing smiled at Zhang Zongyu full of appreciation, and introduced with a command baton only in the direction of Shaanxi, "Now that we are pacifying the northwest, the biggest problem is logistics supply.With the current waterway transportation alone, it must be transshipped through Shanxi before it can reach the front line.This will inevitably delay the time for replenishment and cause disruption in the logistical supply of front-line troops.Now Shaanxi is like a nail, stuck between Jiangnan and Shanxi, and now is the time to pull out this nail" "The president is right, the imperial court tried its best to abandon Sichuan.The transfer of Luo Bingzhang's Sichuan army into Guanzhong is to lay a nail in Guanzhong.It can be used as a gateway to attack Sichuan, and retreat can defend the entire Jiangbei. ”Chief of General Staff Gu Yunfei nodded in agreement."
I also agree, the Yuan family in Henan is now also suppressing bandits in Shandong.If the cavalry of Seng Ling Geqin is transferred to Shandong again, then when we attack Shaanxi, we will only need to face the forces of Luo Bingzhang's side.Shandong is located in the important area of Gyeonggi, and the imperial court is afraid that it will give up the car and give up the territory of Shaanxi. ”Wang Shumao also raised his hand in agreement."
I am also in favor" and "we are also in favor" Several other staff officers and generals also raised their hands to vote."
Okay, since everyone has no opinion.Then the operation was handed over to the Chengdu Military Region, and Wang Shijie's army responded in the north.Shaanxi has formed a north-south flank attack, and a quick battle will be resolved."
Qiao Zhiqing gave an order with a serious expression, and asked the Ministry of Defense to formulate a set of specific offensive plans.In fact, half of Shaanxi is now owned by the Huaxing Army, and after the Hui people slaughtered the Han Dynasty, the northern Shaanxi generation was uninhabited for ten miles, and it almost became a no-man's land.After the Huaxing Army suppressed the rebellion, it was stationed in northern Shaanxi.The place under Luo Bingzhang's control is closely related to Guanzhong and southern Shaanxi.After a year of recuperation, a glimmer of vitality has just emerged in southern Shaanxi and Guanzhong.After the autumn harvest, the common people ushered in the first harvest year after the toss of the Hui people.Luo Bingzhang was also a rare good official in the Qing court, and he implemented the policy of lightly dispensing with small endowments, and tried his best to let the people get more benefits.Therefore, there was no Boxer riot in Shaanxi, which had a lot to do with Luo Bingzhang's policy.This also made Cixi depressed about Luo Bingzhang, and he had hardly handed over any silver to the court in the past year.After Wang Shijie received Qiao Zhiqing's letter from Taiyuan, Shanxi, he immediately summoned the commanders of the Sixth Route Army to the battle hall.He had just completed the reorganization of the Sixth Route Army, and after obtaining Qiao Zhiqing's approval, he set up two military regions, each with a three-way army.One is the Lanzhou Military Region and the other is the Taiyuan Military Region.The commanders of the Lanzhou Military Region were all his old subordinates, and the Third Route Army was also recruited by him to garrison Shanxi.Including, Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang, five provinces.The commander of the military region is Zhang Xian, Wang Shijie's old partner, the chief of staff of the military region is Li Qingshan, the new commander of the New Second Army, and the deputy commander of the military region is Wang Baotian, the new commander of the New 11 th Army
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