The soldiers and horses were recruited very quickly, but even if the silver was given according to the Chinese army, Yixuan still felt that it was not enough, so he let out the wind and hit a place, so that the local prefect could pay a military salary, which would be double the military salary if he laid a place in a month.At this moment, a group of rabble flag people are crazy, where these people can fight are big smokers, President Meng is disgusted with these people, in fact, President Meng knows, whether it is really a fight or not, and wait for the whole country to go around like this, these 5,000 people, who can come back alive, will definitely not exceed 1,000 people Six days later, Prince Yi and Prince Alcohol left Beijing with 5,000 troops, followed by the commander of the reorganized First Field Division of the Chinese Army, still Xuan Jianzhang Xuan Jianzhang at this time, is already the rank of major general, can be called the most capable general under President Moe.This is the trump card of the Chinese army, fighting in the south and in the north, and has great fame.Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, these are Zuo Zongtang's territory.Zuo Zongtang was ambiguous about Huaguo, but he was unwilling to return to Huaguo like this, and wanted to make trouble, which is also human nature, and almost the entire Qing court territory has such an attitude.This first level is Zuo Zongtang's strength Zuo Zongtang, who was also above Li Hongzhang at this time, Li Hongzhang was originally sent by President Meng to Lianghu to stabilize the situation, and Li Hongzhang's control over there is naturally not as good as Zuo Zongtang, who has been operating in the northwest for many years.Zuo Zongtang occupies the people, and Li Hongzhang occupies the geography, because, in the south, the terrain is complex, and the population density is large, Li Hongzhang really has the intention of rebelling against Huaguo, which is very troublesome.These two old brothers are also the two mountains on the road to President Meng's unification.Yixuan majestically led the Eight Banners Smoke Army to attack Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province.There was no obstacle to take, mainly because it was too close to Zhili, Zuo Zongtang did not send troops at all in order to show goodwill, Li Hongzhang's men and horses also all went south, and the railway here was about to be completed, so the governor of Shanxi took the initiative to announce that he would attach himself to Huaguo, and changed his flag on the same day, and all of them were replaced with the black and red five-pointed star flag of Huaguo, and notified the whole province.A province mainly depends on the governor, and the governor is willing to surrender, and no one in the local area dares to oppose it, otherwise, it will become a bandit who does not reach the shore at both ends.There were spies in Yixuan's ranks, and the news was immediately sent to the First Field Division of the Chinese Army, which was followed behind, and reported to Beijing.President Meng received the news and was very happy: "I didn't expect it, it's only been less than ten days, and Shanxi is attached" Princess Katrina Kafu smiled: "This is expected, the key depends on Xi'an, because Xi'an has Zuo Zongtang's garrison." ”President Meng nodded, squinting, "Do you think, Zuo Zongtang will surrender honestly" President Meng is not very satisfied with Zuo Zongtang, because of the speed of construction of the Great Northwest Railway Network, Zuo Zongtang is willing to help the Chinese army transport military rations and help the Chinese army fight in Siberia and Central Asian provinces, but Zuo Zongtang is not willing to see the entire Great Northwest Train, all of which fall into the hands of President Meng.Even if Zuo Zongtang has no intention of ceding land and becoming king, he still has the idea of being a local overlord, at least, he wants to control the Great Northwest, this is too tempting, President Meng can understand, but President Meng will not allow anyone to split the country."
Your Majesty, however, the two people you chose are indeed good choices, otherwise, Shanxi would not have been annexed to China so soon."
Princess Katrina Kafu leaned against President Moe's side and said.President Meng smiled: "Isn't this all your idea, okay, without your order, I may really send troops directly to unify the country, in that way, it will definitely intensify the conflict, you are my virtuous helper."
It's not all about fighting, this time, let's use people like Yixuan, it's the right place, the entire Qing court officialdom is villains, and I use the king of villains to deal with them. ”Princess Katrina Kafu smiled, "The president summed it up well, and Yixuan is indeed the king of villains."
However, the most powerful is the president, and if I make a suggestion, the president must be willing to listen. ”President Meng smiled and touched Princess Katrina Kaf's hand, "Don't wear a top hat for me anymore, pass on the commendation order of the President's Secretariat, reward Yixiao's banner soldiers, reward Yili and Prince Alcohol, and by the way, also reward the First Field Division of the Chinese Army, so that they can not only get money, but also get a name" Princess Katrina Kafu nodded with a smile: "Yes, President." ”"Let them go to Xi'an quickly, I want to see what Zuo Zongtang can do, if he can't fight if Zuo Zongtang beats Prince Alcohol's soldiers and horses, it will be both anti-Qing and anti-China" President Meng smiled sadly.Princess Katrina Kafu was worried: "Is it still mainly persuasion, anyway, now we have a phone call, otherwise, the president will call Zuo Zongtang again" President Meng smiled and waved his hand, "If the call is useful, the last time Zuo Zongtang came to see me in Almaty, he surrendered directly, he is on the end of the shelf, I estimate that the battle between the Qing army and the Qing army is inevitable" Princess Katrina Kafu sighed thoughtfully, "Then, these big smoke army of Prince Alcohol, Where is Zuo Zongtang's Chu army's opponent, will it be scattered as soon as it is fought""If it is scattered, it will be formed again, the Chinese army is following behind, there is the banner of Prince Alcohol, you can recruit troops and buy horses wherever you go, in the entire territory of the Qing court, there is this function for Zuo Zongtang, you still have to coax while fighting, if you can, you can fight, if you can't fight, you will fight again, until he takes the initiative to come to me, and then coax. ”President Meng's fingers tapped lightly on the table, saying what he expected in his heart.Princess Katrina Kaaf nodded, "Understood, the president is right. ”Half a month later, the soldiers and horses of Yixuan and Prince Yiyun arrived at the periphery of Xi'an."
Come so fast" Zuo Zongtang stood on the city tower, frowning.There are many generals under Zuo Zongtang who can fight well, and Liu Jintang and Xu Zhanbiao both made meritorious contributions in the battle to recover Xinjiang and assist the Chinese army to conquer the entire territory of Central Asian Province.At this time, beside Zuo Zongtang was Liu Jintang, "Dashuai, behind the 5,000 smoke army, is the first field division of the Chinese army of the Chinese army, and the leader is Xuan Jianzhang, which is the trump card of the Chinese army."
Dashuai, I look at "Liu Jintang, I want to say it but I don't dare to say it."
Zuo Zongtang sighed and said: "I know what you mean, although I don't want to fight with the Chinese army, and I also know that I can't fight, but if I am defeated by the big smoke army of the old bastard like this, I am not willing to let you remember, we may not be able to win against the Chinese army, but we must not lose when we fight the big smoke army, otherwise, how can the face of my Chu army be saved" t1706231537: