Liu Ziguang stopped in Lanzhou and gave up the great honor of recovering Jiayuguan to the troops of Governor Yuan. This was very particular.
First of all, Marquis Zhenwu is a kind man. Since we are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, we have to help each other in everything. It is wrong to live alone. The red shirt army has already taken Ningxia and Lanzhou without any blood.
We have collected 100,000 surrendered troops, and we have taken advantage of enough. We should give up some honors to the Western Army.
Furthermore, rushing to Jiayuguan is a hard job. Thousands of miles of road are deserted, and supplies are difficult. The march will be extremely difficult. Even if we reach Jiayuguan, it is still unclear whether we can win the battle. There are currently only more than ten thousand red shirts in Lanzhou City, and coal
There was insufficient food and fodder reserves, and those steam trains were almost worn out. They were full of problems and could no longer withstand heavy use. Liu Ziguang sympathized with the soldiers and could not bear to drive them to fight for the so-called false reputation, so he went with the flow.
No more troops will be sent westward.
Not only did Liu Ziguang not send troops to seize credit, he also sold 3,000 war horses and 1,000 camels to the Western Army to enhance their transportation capacity. These were Ningxia Sanhe horses that even money could not buy. Wu Sangui was moved to tears.
Yes, I said in my heart that Big Brother was good to me and gave me the credit for not only giving me such great help. With these horses and camels, my part of the Hunan Army can definitely reach Jiayuguan before Liu Zongmin's troops. With this help
It's so valuable.
Liu Ziguang was very insidious. This trick not only eased the conflict between the Red Shirt Army and the Western Army, but also increased the estrangement within the Western Army. You must know that Yuan Chonghuan's Western Army is not monolithic. Neither Liu Zongmin nor Wu Sangui
No matter who you are dissatisfied with, he is trying hard to grab the credit. Liu Ziguang helped Wu Sangui win the first prize, and coupled with his own prestige in Huguang, he will definitely win the gratitude of Wu Sangui's 50,000 Hunan descendants.
In fact, Liu Ziguang also had another potential purpose, which was to cultivate a dazzling general. It would be best to share some of his brilliance to avoid the suspicion of the court and the emperor.
Liu Ziguang took the initiative to give up the credit, and Yuan Chonghuan was still very pleased. He thought that this time this stupid young man finally understood the way of being an official, and immediately reciprocated the favor, paying the full price of the three thousand horses and one thousand camels, and allocating
He gave some military rations to Liu Ziguang to help him cope with the food shortage problem for 100,000 railway soldiers. For a time, the whole regiment of the Western Army was in harmony.
Lanzhou is an important large city in the west. It is rich in coal and various metal minerals. Liu Ziguang occupied all these mines and mobilized five battalions of railway troops to mine. For a while, the advanced steam excavators were not able to transport them.
Let these poor engineers dig with picks and shovels. Walking beside the open-pit coal mine and watching thousands of engineers sweating like rain, Liu Ziguang actually found some of the feelings he had at the Liguo Iron Works, but the difference was that he was the one standing on top of the mine to inspect.
Instead of the coolies digging coal below, Marshal Liu had mixed feelings for a while and ordered: "I'll give everyone extra food tonight, Lanzhou Ramen, put more meat in it!"
Lanzhou Ramen is a famous dish in Lanzhou. The soup is fresh and delicious. It pays attention to one clear, two white, three red, four green and five yellow. The soup is as clear as water, the white orchid is like jade, the peppers are bright red and translucent, the garlic sprouts are green and tender, the hand-pulled noodles are thin and round, and add
The thinly sliced yellow beef tastes incredible. Lanzhou City is full of such ramen shops. More than 10,000 red shirts under Liu Ziguang are very fond of this food. For this reason, more than a dozen ramen chefs have been recruited.
He served in the army and made noodles for the soldiers.
The railway soldiers, who were actually Liu Ziguang's cheap coolie engineers, cheered excitedly when they heard that they could eat Lanzhou Ramen with extra meat in the evening. Liu Ziguang waved around reservedly, and a gust of wind blew by. It was a bit cold in Lanzhou at the end of October.
The soldier took the woolen cloak with black face and red lining and put it on for him, and whispered: "Commander, your wife is here."
Liu Ziguang was puzzled. He hadn't heard that Peng Jinrong and the others were coming to the Western Regions. The soldier said again: "It's the Dong family who brought the young lady here." Liu Ziguang suddenly realized that it was the family he stayed in Chang'an and his newly married concubine.
House director Xiaowan and the goddaughter Xue Xiangying whom he adopted in Weinan, it seems that Yuan Chonghuan did some good deeds and sent them here.
When I returned to the Commander's Mansion, I saw that, as expected, it was Yuan Chonghuan who took the opportunity to send money to buy horses and sent 500 cavalrymen to deliver his wife and children. After getting along for a period of time, Dong Xiaowan and Xue Xiangying were already close to each other as mother and daughter.
It was almost done. When they saw Liu Ziguang coming in, everyone from the Dong family bowed down and said a blessing: "The master is back." Then they went up to untie his cloak, making them look like an old couple for many years. Xue Xiangying even jumped up and shouted.
Dad, it made Liu Ziguang's nose sore. This is the warmth of home. He couldn't help but think of his family far away in the capital. I wonder if Kuang Kuang can walk? There is also his daughter Zhao Jiao, who has lived in Song Dynasty for a few years now.
It's been over a month, and I don't know if I will recognize him when he comes again. I guess I am already the head of a family with two sons and a daughter.
At this time, the condolence delegation from the capital had already returned, but Dong Xiaowan stayed behind and said that he would stay with Liu Ziguang to serve him. Seeing his firm attitude, Liu Ziguang had no choice but to agree, but not for too long. He would have to return to the capital in winter, but
It doesn't matter if he stays here, Liu Ziguang is actually a little obsessed with Dong Xiaowan. It's not that Dong's family is good at bed skills. After all, they are poor people who don't sell their bodies and have never practiced that. It's because of Dong Xiaowan's virtuousness.
The Jiangnan woman's exquisite cooking skills are astonishing. She can cook the same meal for a month. She can also make pastries, preserved fruits, wine, etc. Liu Ziguang, who is accustomed to the skills of military cooks, tasted her cooking.
I was so impressed by the Jiangnan side dishes that I immediately praised them and never mentioned the matter of driving them back to the capital.
The Red Shirt Army stopped in Lanzhou, training while waiting for the arrival of new equipment. After the last Ningxia campaign, the staff department summed up a lot of experience in fighting in the west. From weapons and equipment to military uniforms and uniforms, they need to be completely replaced. Now the factories in the rear are stepping up production.
Well. The railway from Xuzhou to Chang'an via Henan is also under intense construction. Liguo Iron Works, Jiangnan Shipyard, and Qishuyan Machinery Factory have opened special rail production workshops. Carpentry workshops in various places are also stepping up their production of sleepers. Governments in various places have
Organizing idlers and prisoners to smash rocks and contribute to the construction of the railway.
The steam armored chariot used last time was a temporary product, and it actually proved to be unsuitable for use in the West, because driving the steam chariot requires a lot of water and coal, and the Western Region has many deserts and Gobi deserts, which are water-scarce areas and carry a large amount of
Water and coal will inevitably increase logistical pressure. Of course, steam chariots also have their advantages, that is, they are large and powerful, have abundant power, and carry many things. They are an extremely good weapons platform, so this weapon cannot be abolished, but can only be used
Improve and produce internal combustion engine combat vehicles to fill its combat gaps.
New types of tanks and artillery are still being developed and produced. The first thing to be shipped to Lanzhou is the new uniform. This is a thick cotton military uniform sewn with satin produced in Songjiang Prefecture according to Liu Ziguang's instructions. It has a two-and-a-half-foot placket.
The gown has a square lapel similar to that of a Manchu official uniform. It has four cloth pockets sewn on the body. There are also cloth pockets sewn on both sides of the thighs of the trousers. The weird style is tolerable, but the key is that the color of this outfit is even weirder, earthy yellow.
The base was printed with white, black, and green and brown small patches. Anyway, it looked like a beggar's robe. The officers and soldiers had great opinions and were highly resistant.
Without saying a word, Liu Ziguang mobilized all the officers to watch the troops in the suburbs. In the vast autumn scenery, the ground was withered and yellow, but the flag officer waved his flag, and the pile of withered grass in the distance suddenly stood up. It turned out that a whole battalion of soldiers was ambushing there.
, the officers stopped talking nonsense at that time, and went back to each battalion to urge the soldiers to change their uniforms. Fortunately, this desert camouflage is a combat uniform and does not need to be worn in daily life. The red shirt is still the main uniform.
The style of the newly issued helmet is also very embarrassing. It is bare without any decoration, and there is no red tassel or white feather on the tip of the gun. The machine-stamped iron helmet is like an iron pot. As long as the three-point support, leather gasket and chin strap are removed
, it can be directly put on the stove to boil water. The soldiers also complained about this too simple helmet. This broken iron pot is not as bright as before, with the phoenix-wing helmet and the shrimp-tail helmet with red feathers stuck on it.
So majestic. After protesting, Liu Ziguang finally made a compromise and agreed to add a tiger head emblem on the front of the iron helmet and a military rank emblem on the back. He also issued crystal goggles, which are made of leather bands, rubber straps and natural crystal sheets.
It gained everyone's unanimous approval, because the sand in the west is too strong, and it is hard to open your eyes when the wind blows. Wearing goggles can not only resist the wind and sand, but also look powerful, so the soldiers rushed to ask for them.
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Although the Red Shirt Army temporarily stayed in Lanzhou, various military operations did not stop. He sent a large number of personnel to sneak into the Western Regions and Tubo to conduct all-round investigations, from politics and military to economy and people's livelihood, mountains, rivers, villages and folk customs.
Target, there are many foreigners in the Red Shirt Army, so it is perfect for them to do this. Only by understanding the enemy's situation can we win the future war at one fell swoop.
In the court, everything was as usual, with singing and dancing. It seemed that the war in the west had no connection with Jiangnan. The emperor was still the same as before, like playing with steamboats, steamboats and so on. The queen and concubines still had no movement in their bellies.
, I heard that the Queen Mother suddenly fell ill because of this.
The situation in the north is very gratifying. The Ming army, the pseudo-Qing Jing army, and Zhamuhe's Chahar cavalry have beaten the Qing army outside the pass to a crawl. They have lost confidence in field battles. Now Changchun has changed hands.
, it is only a matter of time before we capture Shengjing.
Everything is going well at home. My son can already speak, and he still eats as much as a child. Fan Bingbing gave birth to a daughter, and her mood is much better than before. The baby is extremely beautiful, as beautiful as a jade.
, I haven’t chosen a name yet, but I will officially name it when Liu Ziguang comes back.
On the wall of Lanzhou City, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Liu Ziguang's face. He put down the letter in his hand and sighed: Oh, when can I go home?