Li Hongzhang's family has six brothers, and Li Zhaoqing is the sixth.When he was young, he was proficient in scripture and history, and he was erudite and talented.And he was upright, abandoned his pen and followed Rong as a foreigner, followed the boss Li Hanzhang, and the second Li Hongzhang acted as a staff member by Zeng Guofan's side, Zeng Guofan once said that Li Zhaoqing had excellent courage and was worthy of a big job.At the time, people said that "Shen Yiying's training is no less than that of brothers, and there are talents at home".When Li Hongzhang was preparing to build the Huai Army, Li Zhaoqing acted as his right and left hand and was in charge of logistics in the Huai Army.At the beginning, Qiao Zhiqing defected to Li Hongzhang, and as soon as he saw Li Zhaoqing in the army, the two young people cherished each other and regarded them as confidants.Qiao Zhiqing also often told Li Zhaoqing about his idea of saving the country and making it strong, and Li Zhaoqing was often stunned by his new ideas that went against common sense.Unconsciously, he also slowly accepted Qiao Zhiqing's idea of saving the country and striving for strength, and became Qiao Zhiqing's internal response in the Huai Army.Qiao Zhiqing promised him early on that he would not do anything to hurt Li Hongzhang, but would only force him to surrender.Li Zhaoqing believed in Qiao Zhiqing and revealed the secrets he knew to Qiao Zhiqing without reservation.This time, Li Zhaoqing was responsible for the construction of cottages and grain caves in the Alishan and Yushan Mountains.On the one hand, Li Zhaoqing helped Li Hongzhang successfully complete the task, and on the other hand, he sent all the drawings to Qiao Zhiqing.This time, the air brigade dispatched 60 airships to carry out targeted bombing of the two mountain ranges, each airship carried 500 bombs, and the 60 warships carried a total of 30,000 ammunition, totaling more than 900 tons.In the Alishan Mountains, more than a dozen Huai soldiers guarding the gate of the cottage are lazily basking in the sun."
Hey, you have all heard that there is no Huaxing Army that has already hit Taiwan, and yesterday Li Dashuai has already informed our regiment commander that the large army will withdraw to the stockade in a few days.""
I've heard for a long time, living one day at a time, why do you want to do so much" "Yes, we are all from the mainland, and I heard that the construction there is very good now."
Last year, I dragged a fisherman to bring a letter to my family, and our family of five also divided more than a dozen acres of land.Why do you say we are staying in this barren mountain and wilderness, it is better to surrender to the Huaxing Army, go home early and hug your daughter-in-law" "Our handsome man is too loyal, and the Manchu court does not give us a penny of silver, why do you give them their lives, I want me to say, it is also a surrender, I heard that the Huaxing Army treats the people very well, and gives Tian and money, when will we ordinary people meet such a good emperor." ”The group warriors are bored with your words and I are talking nonsense, this is in the belly of Alishan, belonging to a flat mountainous area, and close to Sun Moon Lake, there is enough water for the army to quote.Li Hongzhang deployed a regiment of troops here to guard the cottage, which was the size of five football fields.The natives here did not welcome them, and used bows, arrows, and javelins to plunder food at every turn, and they were beaten away several times with foreign guns.At this time, thirty airships flew over the cottage.Whether it was the regimental brave who had just practiced and the generals who were commanding on the side, their eyes widened in surprise."
Fish, the fish will fly, the fish will fly" "Monster, it's the flying fish monster" The training ground was in chaos, and almost all the soldiers raised their heads, not knowing what the monster meant" Aviation Squadron 1, ready to throw ammunition at the target" The commander of the main boat in the middle of the airship roared loudly, and waved the battle flag at all the thirty airships gathered around him.All thirty airships scattered for a while, and after dropping the first 30-kilogram bomb on the main boat in the middle, the other airships also dropped bombs one after another."
Boom, boom, boom" The camp of the Huai army seemed to have encountered a volcanic eruption for a while, with gunpowder smoke billowing everywhere and mountains and rocks splashing.The soldiers stationed in the cottage hurriedly ran into the cave to hide in tears, and their slow steps were covered by artillery fire in an instant.The wild beasts of the mountains and forests ran wildly, the birds scattered, and the whole mountain trembled with the roar of bombs.At the same time, a rumbling explosion was heard from the belly of the Yushan Mountain Range.The bomb seemed to have the power to open up mountains and flatten mountain peaks.Huge rocks continued to roll down, making a shocking sound of stormy waves, leveling the cottages built by the Huai army.The bombs lasted all morning, and a total of 900 tons of explosives were dropped on the two mountains.Most of the cottages and caves built by the Huai army were blown up, and they completely lost their proper use for training Tibetan troops.The surviving soldiers quickly rushed down the mountain to Tainan Mansion to report to Li Hongzhang, and when Li Hongzhang learned the news, his eyes were about to pop out."
What are you all doing, how are you eating, under your nose, watching Huaxing Army destroy the cottage, are the guns in your hands all burning sticks, why don't you shoot down the airship" Li Hongzhang's mood almost collapsed, and he roared at the generals who came to pay respects.The two mountain ranges were his only way back, but he didn't expect Huaxingjun to learn the news so quickly and completely block this back road.Now he has no other chips in his hands except for fighting to the death with Huaxing Army in Tainan."
Dashuai, you can't blame your subordinates.It was the flying fish that flew up, and the subordinate soldiers organized soldiers to shoot intensively into the sky.As a result, the flying fish did not shoot down, and the falling bullets killed several of his brothers. ”The soldiers kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy, looking aggrieved and innocent."
Alright, let's stand down first.Go back to the mountains and search for survivors as soon as possible, don't let those natives take the opportunity to attack us" Li Hongzhang waved his hand irritably, signaling all the soldiers stationed in the cottage to retreat.The military situation spread quickly, and the Marshal's Mansion held an emergency meeting again overnight.The generals were still actively clearing the fortified walls and preparing to evacuate to the mountains.Unexpectedly, such a big thing happened, and Hua Xingjun really wanted to force them to death.The candlelight swayed back and forth in the council hall in the wind, illuminating the faces of the generals in a sallow color.The generals seemed to have been cornered, and they all sat dullly, no longer holding out a glimmer of hope for victory."
I think you all know it, the Huaxing army has cut off all the roads for retreat.The mountains can't afford to feed these 100,000 soldiers and horses now, and we really have no way out now. ”Li Hongzhang had aged a lot for a while, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, and informed the generals of the facts without reservation."
Marshal, there must be a traitor in our army.Only a few people know about the construction of a cottage in the mountains.How could the Huaxing army blow up the cottages one by one so accurately, they seemed to know everything well from the beginning of the attack on Taiwan. ”Liu Mingchuan suddenly said to the key place, these days I have been wondering how the Huaxing Army knows about Taiwan's defense situation, and every attack is in a key position."
Brother Liu is right, Hua Xingjun is like having eyes, and he knows everything about our defense.Especially this air raid on the cottage, even we don't know how they carried out precision strikes" Zhou Shengbo was also full of doubts, and his heart was extremely surprised."
Don't guess, there was something that the old man was afraid of your new students retreating, and he didn't want to tell you, but now it seems that it has reached the point where you have to say it.When the old man got up this morning, he put a letter of persuasion from Qiao Zhiqing to the old man on the bedside.The old man thoroughly checked everyone in the house, and no one was suspicious.That spy must be someone close to the old man, and he is hiding it quite deeply. ”Li Hongzhang deliberately broke the news and wanted to see the reaction of everyone in the hall.As a result, each general had no other expression except surprise.According to Li Hongzhang, if Qiao Zhiqing takes his head, it will be an easy matter.The generals circulated Qiao Zhiqing's letter of persuasion to each other, and they were all moved by Qiao Zhiqing's sincerity, and secretly wavered.Qiao Zhiqing made such a big promise to Li Hongzhang, and he didn't know how much more generous than the Qing court.Every time the Qing court rewarded him, it was a fictitious position, on the one hand, he wanted to reuse the Han people, and on the other hand, he was extremely wary of the Han Chen.Taiwan is a lonely bay, and the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.If it is really divided into a province, then the governor in charge of the province is really a real feudal official."
Now that the scheming matter is no longer important, we only have two choices left.In just one morning, the Huaxing Army's combat effectiveness was completely destroyed in the mountainous areas in three years.They attacked with twice as many troops, and we were likely to be annihilated.Drop is the condition mentioned in Qiao Zhiqing's letter.As long as we announce our disagreement with the Qing court, Qiao Zhiqing will set up a province in Taiwan and hand over Taiwan to us to rule. ”Li Hongzhang consulted the generals for their opinions, and he didn't want to make any more painstaking decisions on his own.There was silence in the hall, and today was really a twist and turn.I just decided to fight to the end, but I didn't expect that now even the back road is cut off.When Li Hongzhang asked this, when the generals faced death immediately, their mentality was completely different from that of the morning, when they still had a glimmer of hope."
Alright, Ben Shuai knows your thoughts.Everyone has the right to live, and the old man can't let you accompany me to die in vain.There is no point in fighting this battle here, you go down and order the regimental braves, all lay down their weapons, and wait for the Huaxing army to surrender" Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly, and his palms were tightly clasped together.There seemed to be muddy tears rolling in the corners of his eyes, and his heart seemed to be hollowed out in an instant."
Dashuai, just surrender like this" Liu Mingchuan was stunned before he could react."
Dashuai, we are not afraid of death, we are willing to follow you and Huaxing Army to fight to the end" Zhou Shengbo couldn't believe that this was what Li Hongzhang said."
Dashuai, we are not afraid of death, if we want to beat us, we will follow you."
The incident came too suddenly, and the other generals also raised their arms and shouted uncomfortably, comforting Li Hongzhang."
Don't fight anymore, I've already thought about it.They are all descendants of the Han people, and they can no longer fight each other.The old man can't take you to a lifetime of infamy and surrender to the Han compatriots, we are not ashamed. ”Li Hongzhang waved his hand, stood up tiredly, and had already made up his mind.It wasn't because he was cornered that triggered him to surrender, but something that saddened him more than this.After the meeting ended, Li Hongzhang recruited his sixth brother into the study.Hua Xingjun placed a detailed work beside him, he has actually investigated it clearly.He didn't tell his generals because of this meticulous work, which made him exhausted and discouraged
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