Chapter 176 Mongolian Soldiers' Combat Mode
Chapter 176 Mongolian Soldiers' Combat Mode
"Mr. Tian, according to the information obtained by our intelligence team before the war, the Eighteenth Battalion of the bandits massacred more than five million people in Shaanxi. So I think that even from your point of view, the Eighteenth Battalion should be a more vicious enemy than the Jurchens."
Old Ge is now closely tied to Shaw Brothers by economic interests. Ge & Song Leather Company is the largest overseas military leather goods supplier in the United States and is continuously making a fortune from the national disaster of the Americans.
Grant has become a complete insider and knows the situation of every person under Shao Quanzhong.
"Five hundred - ten thousand???"
The military intelligence from the General Staff that Grant occasionally revealed shocked all the officers present except Shao Quanzhong.
Grant shrugged and spread his hands. "More than that. These are just the numbers from Shaanxi. Now the Eighteenth Battalion has been driven to Gansu by General Duolong'a, where they are carrying out an organized large-scale massacre. It is estimated that the number of casualties will exceed 10 million."
This number is beyond everyone's imagination.
Grant shook his head and sighed, "Jiang Chunlin's intelligence personnel are useless in Shaanxi and Gansu. Even beautiful women in the entertainment industry who don't need to maintain their chastity will be slaughtered by them without mercy. Our source of intelligence can only rely entirely on the action team. They are all from the speeding team you trained personally. If you don't believe me, you can ask them in person."
Tian Xing sadly let go of the hand of the old man who was worshipping the god, turned back and bowed to the statue of Duolong'a, "Lao Duo, I admit that you are a good Tartar, and I apologize to you."
The old man's shoulder blade was pinched so hard by Tian Xing that it hurt. He glared at Tian Xing angrily, "You are not as knowledgeable as a foreign devil. The Guangdong bandits and the Nian bandits all came to Shaanxi and teamed up with the Eighteenth Battalion to bully us. If it weren't for Duo Gong driving them away, we would still be living in the eighteenth level of hell. If you have the ability to chase them to Gansu and destroy the Eighteenth Battalion and their leader Ma, I will arrange for people to build a shrine for you."
The old man rubbed his shoulders and walked away. Hero Tian stood there in a daze, confused.
Shao Quanzhong patted Tian Xing on the back and said, "Brother, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Our Huai Army must never harm the common people at any time. This is what I have always insisted on. Chen Decai and Zhang Zongyu did not insist on this. They did not get support and wandered around. Sooner or later, they would be destroyed."
Although Shao Quanzhong was born into a barbaric family, he always simply insisted on not harming the common people.
When his 14th Cavalry Division looted businesses and lama temples in Duolun, killing more than 800 people, he sent his incompetent son to deal with it personally, disbanded the 14th Division, arrested the division commander and brigade commander and tried them, and shot the officers below the regimental commander who committed the crime.
Because of that incident, his son encountered a mutiny at the disbandment site and almost lost his life, but he did not regret it at all.
Tian Xing was very disappointed, "They are all short-sighted and incapable of accomplishing anything. For the Han people to rule the world, we can only rely on our Huai Army."
Shao Quanzhong offered three incense sticks to Duolong'a and bowed in worship. "Brother Duo, if you know this in the afterlife, please bless the Huai Army. I will definitely carry on your legacy and wipe out this gang of rebels."
After paying homage, he waved his hand, and the insurance team didn't even look at him. "Let's go back and discuss how to fight the battle in Shaanxi and Gansu."
A huge map of Shaanxi and Gansu was hung in Shao Quanzhong's tent.
The new Chief of Staff Grant began his performance with a teaching stick in hand.
"Our Huai Army's goal in entering Shaanxi this time is to pacify the entire Shaanxi-Gansu Governorate. However, the territory under the jurisdiction of General Yili is too far away, so we will consider it after Shaanxi and Gansu are pacified.
Our spies have just been sent over there, so it is still too early to get intelligence from there."
The map that Grant hung did not include Yili Province. If we marched westwards from Yumen Pass, we would not be able to accomplish anything with so few people. It was not the same as suppressing the bandit rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu. The silver needed to transport food for thousands of miles was tens of millions.
This is why the Qing government signed a humiliating treaty with the Russians. Shaanxi and Gansu have not been pacified yet. They are completely powerless to control them, and are even more daunted by the huge military expenditures. "In Shaanxi and Gansu, the situation in Gansu is completely deteriorating. We will talk about it later. Our first goal is to pacify Shaanxi.
There were originally four forces in Shaanxi that resisted the Qing government: the Taiping Army, the Nian Army, the rebel bandits and the Lian bandits.
Previously, due to the siege of Nanjing, the Taiping Army Chen Decai's troops and the Nian Army Zhang Zongyu's troops left Shaanxi, intending to reinforce Nanjing. Now Zeng Guofan personally led the Hunan Army to encircle and suppress Chen Decai's troops in Hubei, while the remaining Nian Army led by Zhang Zongyu fled to Henan and became Zhang Zhidong's combat target.
Thanks to General Duolong'a's heroic efforts, the 18th Battalion of the bandits had been defeated and fled to Gansu. They gathered in Dongzhiyuan and agreed with the local villagers to "borrow the land for three years". Dongzhiyuan had become a den of bandits.
Although General Duo sacrificed his life, the Lan Dashun branch of the Guangdong bandits that he had suppressed at the end had been annihilated and no longer needed to be considered.
Now, most of Shaanxi Province is basically in a state of anarchy with no officials or bandits after many generals were killed in battle. Only the bandit Li Shuangliang's group is gathering hungry people to cause chaos in Yan'an Prefecture and Fuzhou in northern Shaanxi.
Therefore, in order to prevent the bandits driven away by Duolong'a from returning to Shaanxi when the situation is empty, I suggest that our troops quickly attack and quickly occupy all the empty areas in Shaanxi except Yan'an Prefecture and Fuzhou to the north, and set up security teams in various places to exercise actual control. Using this as a base, we will advance steadily and advance into Gansu. "
The generals understood that Duolong'a had laid a good foundation for the Huai Army and had basically cleared southern Shaanxi and Guanzhong.
The main goal of the Huai Army's entry into Shaanxi was to gain time and occupy the unowned territory in Shaanxi before the bandits who had fled to Dongzhiyuan could react.
"Report! The military rations that Lord Qiao raised have been transported to the Longju Village Wharf."
"it is good!"
After Grant analyzed the battle situation, food arrived and Shao Quanzhong stood up.
"Everyone is clear about the situation. Our first step is to do our old job and build insurance teams in various places. I order--"
As Shao Quanzhong drew out the last syllable, all the generals stood up together.
"Seven battalions of infantry, all with three horses each, attacking quickly in dragoon mode.
Qu Laosan's troops were stationed in Shangluo, Yan Laoliu's troops rushed to Ankang, Nie Shicheng's troops rushed to Hanzhong, Song Qing's troops rushed to Baoji, Tian Xing's troops rushed to Weinan, and Lin Bozi's troops rushed to Tongchuan. Song Laosan's troops and the cavalry, engineering troops, and artillery troops served as reserve forces and followed me into Xi'an.
After arriving, the various units quickly took control of the local situation and formed a security team. After stabilizing the local area, they gathered in Tongchuan and joined forces to enter Gansu. "
"Yes!"
All the generals stood at attention and walked out of the tents with the sound of military boots. Whistles sounded in all the stationed camps, and they were ready to set out for battle.
In addition to the three tribes of Song Lao, the other tribes had six battalions of nine thousand infantrymen, each equipped with three horses, with spare horses carrying food and fodder. They activated the Mongolian combat mode and rushed towards their respective targets.
There were only 7,000 people left in Shao Quanzhong's headquarters. They did not have enough horses, and their artillery was relatively slow-moving, so they could only travel 30 miles a day.
Ten days later, Shao Quanzhong led the Huai Army command into Xi'an.
(End of this chapter)