In the Shaanxi-Gansu region of the Zhongyong Army, when the strength of the cavalry regiment increased sharply, Wang Wu and Hu Xueyan had already left there. They were advancing towards the Chinese border to continue their unfinished work!
After leaving the Shaanxi-Gansu region, the two people then entered Xinjiang via Gansu. The Uyghurs in Xinjiang are even tougher than the Chinese, but there is Hu Xueyan's close friend Liu Jintang there.
Liu Jintang was born in 1844 after the Opium War, named Yizhai, from Xiangxiang, Hunan. His father Hou Rong and uncle Songshan were both officers in the Hunan Army.
When Liu Jintang was 10 years old, his father died in suppressing the peasant uprising of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. When he became an adult, he joined his uncle's Hunan Army and accompanied his uncle in suppressing the Taiping Army and Nian Army. He made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He accumulated honors and went to Zhoutong to patrol the roads.
, and also won the honorary title of "Fafuling Abatulu".
In May 1884, he was appointed governor of Xinjiang and was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. During this period, he reformed the original military system of Xinjiang. During the process of establishing the province, he gradually changed the conscription into a defense army, planned and built border defense throughout Xinjiang, and provided
A lot of useful work has been done to consolidate the northwest frontier.
At this time, Liu Jintang was already the sole official in charge of the feudal territory. However, he was not interested in promotion. After the recovery of Yili, he repeatedly applied for a vacancy to return to his hometown on the grounds of his grandmother's old illness and his own foot disease, but was rejected by the Manchu authorities.
It was rejected.
After the failure of the Mawei naval battle, the Qing Dynasty and France signed the "Paris Agreement", which was humiliating and humiliating to the country. It was a treaty similar to the later "Sino-French New Treaty". The only difference was the punishment of the loyal troops. Liu Jintang, who learned the contents of the treaty, felt
Extremely angry and sad.
If it weren't for his ardent patriotic heart and the need for his old bones to guard the borders of the motherland, he would have abandoned his official position long ago and returned home in despair.
Although Liu Jintang was a very controversial historical figure in later generations. He actively participated in the suppression of the Taiping Army, the Nian Army and the Japanese rebel army, and had a very shameful history. However, he commanded the Qing army to regain and defend Xinjiang.
, this major historical achievement is indelible.
When facing foreign invaders, Liu Jintang's national dignity and patriotism were also very outstanding.
The fearlessness of strong enemies, the courage to fight, the brave and tenacious fighting style and the calm, resourceful, flexible and unexpected commanding skills that he showed in combat were also rare in the late Qing Dynasty's battles against foreign invasion.
These historical achievements cannot be erased.
Hu Xueyan and Wang Wu arrived at the governor's house in Dihua, Xinjiang, where Liu Jintang received them attentively. Naturally, a polite and hearty conversation was inevitable. The attentive Hu Xueyan discovered that during the conversation, Liu Jintang's ravine-like face
On my face, I occasionally have a deep expression. My brows have never relaxed!
Hu Xueyan did not think deeply, but directly stated his identity and stated the purpose of coming to see him. After hearing this, Liu Jintang's dim eyes became bright and he eagerly expressed his willingness to change.
Zhe Zhongyongjun seems to be deeply afraid that others will rob him!
There was a reason why Hu Xueyan could so easily persuade his old acquaintance Liu Jintang, the first Xinjiang Governor's Minister of War, to join the Zhongyong Army. Liu Jintang himself admired and yearned for the Zhongyong Army to defeat the French army many times. He and
We have known Hu Xueyan for many years and know very well that Hu Xueyan is a strong and patriotic person.
Coupled with the chilling treasonous treaty of the Qing Dynasty, we know that the Qing Dynasty is already in its twilight years and nothing can be done. The loyal and brave army is powerful and is a model for the Chinese people.
I have wanted to contact the Zhongyong Army for a long time, but on the one hand, Xinjiang and Vietnam are too far away. On the other hand, I have no contact with the backbone of the Zhongyong Army. So I have been wasting my time until now.
Now, I was stunned to hear that my old friend Hu Xueyan was actually the backbone of the Zhongyong Army, and he also had the opportunity to become a member of the Zhongyong Army. Of course, Liu Jintang was the best choice for his wholehearted service to the country and the people, so he became his old friend Hu Xueyan
When he opened his mouth to tell the truth, it was not surprising that he immediately readily agreed to join the Zhongyong Army.
Hu Xueyan used a telegram to report the specific situation in Xinjiang to Zhou Yu. After receiving the good news, Zhou Yu immediately ordered a large number of troops and various talents to be dispatched in batches from the base in Vietnam to Xinjiang for development and construction.
Xinjiang is the northwest gateway to China, and its geographical location is very important. Zhou Yu did not dare to be careless about Xinjiang!…
After more than four years of accumulation in the Huaxia Zhongyong Army Group, Zhou Yu has trained a large number of elite talents in various industries.
Even so, it was not an ordinary difficulty to transport a large amount of military supplies and civilian supplies from Vietnam via Yunnan, Sichuan, Ningxia, Gansu, and out of Yumen Pass to Tibet under the road conditions at that time.
Very difficult.
Once the roads along the way are built, it will be much easier. Now we can only use the most primitive method of carrying horses on the shoulders. In addition, we must pay attention to the confidentiality mechanism along the way. It is really difficult to prevent cutting.
Continuously, all ethnic groups in China are in a good situation, Xinjiang, our loyal and brave army is coming!
In addition, Zhou Yu also sent a telegram to Liu Jintang and others stationed in Dihua (Urumqi), Xinjiang, asking them to abolish the Beke system in Xinjiang. The Beke system is a long-standing ruling system in Uyghur society in southern Xinjiang.
Each locality was headed by Aqimu Beke, and there were twenty or thirty people from various berks. Relying on their power, they carried out cruel corvee exploitation of Uyghur farmers. This had a profound impact on Uyghur farmers. Uyghur farmers
A long-term struggle was carried out to overthrow the feudal corvee system.
The peasant uprising that spread throughout Xinjiang in 1864 dealt the heaviest blow to the Beke system, which was already dead in name only.
Zhou Yu asked the political workers to bring Liu Jintang a detailed long-term plan implementation document for Xinjiang, and appointed Liu Jintang as the commander of the Xinjiang Military Region. He was responsible for controlling Xinjiang's civil affairs, military, law, etc., abolishing slavery, assisting political workers and technical personnel in setting up schools, industries and mines, laying railway subgrades, etc.
Waiting for a series of plans.
Recruit Uyghur youths to join the Zhongyong Army in situ, and combine them with the troops sent by Vietnam to form a Xinjiang Corps of about 50,000 people. They also require the popularization of Sinicization among all the people in Xinjiang, and the troops will conduct formal training to defend the western part of China.
Northern Xinjiang security.
Since most of the way to Xinjiang is mountainous, it has a great impact on the signal of the radio transmitter. Although the ones currently used are special telegraphs just developed by Tesla, the receiving distance is still very affected.
Yes, the signal is not very stable, so the intelligence communication between Zhou Yu Group and remote areas such as Ningxia, Gansu, and Xinjiang has gone through several twists and turns.
Zhou Yu ordered Liu Jintang to governor Tibet instead of sending his confidants to manage it. He had a certain reason. In later generations, Liu Jintang was not very interested in promotion. He was extremely determined to protect his family and the country. Such
How could Zhou Yu be used with confidence and boldness? With such people guarding Xinjiang, I can rest assured!
Another point is that there is a reason why Zhou Yu dares to carry out construction in Xinjiang with great fanfare. Xinjiang is located in a remote area and has been managed by Liu Jintang for many years. It is no longer accessible, not to mention neighboring places such as Shaanxi and Gansu.
It is basically a quite safe isolation zone!
There is another idea in Zhou Yu's mind, that is, he must guard China's borders as soon as possible, even if he pays some price. When he recovers, those Chinese territories that have been temporarily stripped away will definitely have to be
Got it back with interest!
When Zhou Yu contacted Vietnam, he also unexpectedly received some good news.
One of the good news is about the new invention of artillery. This artillery technology has now passed the demonstration and entered full-scale production. This telegram came from Hawaii. This good news really shocked Zhou Yu.
Why was Zhou Yu shocked by this news? That's because this was an issue that he had been neglecting. Another point was that the inventor of this project was a person Zhou Yu had never thought of - Zhao Hu, a blacksmith who was transferred from Vietnam to Hawaii.
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Zhou Yu knew that Zhao Hu was one of the first batch of elites in various industries to accept his new ideas when he was preaching in Vietnam. At that time, everyone asked Zhou Yu questions enthusiastically, and Zhao Hu was one of them.
the most active member.
Now Zhao Hu actually came up with new inventions and creations quietly. This shocked Zhou Yu, but he was also deeply gratified by the intelligence and wisdom displayed by the Chinese people. The Chinese people never lack talents.
, as long as they are given a platform to learn and develop, they will definitely do amazing things. Otherwise, the M countrymen of the next generation will not continue to suppress the development pace of New China!
Take Zhao Hu for example! He himself is only slightly better than illiterate. He is just a person who uses the blacksmith skills passed down from his family and has taught himself half a dozen mechanics. Now he can burst out from the new ideas taught by Zhou Yu.
Bring out the spirit of innovation.
In Hawaii, he actually innovatively came up with an idea to improve artillery technology. Based on the shortcomings of past artillery barrels, such as long barrels and large recoil, he came up with the idea of using self-tightening barrels and movable barrel barrels to solve the problem of insufficient gun body strength, short lifespan and recoil.
Big questions.
In fact, the technology invented by Zhao Hu was the barrel technology used by 75mm field guns, 105mm howitzers, 150mm howitzers and 150mm cannons on the battlefield in the 20th century. In professional terms, it is called anti-recoil.
Hydraulic device.
Don't underestimate this little invention, because Zhou Yu knows that as long as he makes some simple modifications, by improving ammunition, increasing the shooting angle, lengthening the barrel, etc., he can increase the range exponentially.
Zhou Yu also knew that if he researched this technology in depth, the successful result would be that the range of the light howitzer could be increased to at least about 12 kilometers, the range of the heavy howitzer could be increased to about 15 kilometers, and the range of the 150mm cannon could be increased to
An exaggerated range of about 20 to 25 kilometers. In addition, improving the performance of the breech block and loading mechanism can also increase the speed of artillery firing.