"Haha, I'm not afraid of scaring you out of your wits. The local colleagues are just like me. My uncle is Liu Zhengsheng, the leader of Shuoyuan Sect."
After Yuzhu heard this, he couldn't help being slightly stunned. Isn't the Yuan Sect a very famous cult among the people in the north - the Bagua Sect?
The Bagua sect is also known as the Wuxun Tao, the Shooyuan sect, the Tianli sect or the Qingshui sect. However, the really powerful name of the Bagua sect is: the White Lotus sect!
The most powerful thing the White Lotus Sect has done must be: the Tianli Sect uprising led by Li Wencheng and others in the 18th year of Jiaqing.
This uprising almost took over the palace because the eunuchs in the palace acted as internal collaborators.
In this case, Yuzhu immediately ordered Zhang Qin: "Catch them all and interrogate them carefully."
Ever since Zhu Chongba defected to the White Lotus Sect and took advantage of the opportunity to rise, it was impossible for subsequent generations of rulers to allow the White Lotus Sect to develop and grow.
However, the White Lotus cultists changed their appearance and secretly grew and grew under various obscene names.
Following Yuzhu's order, the fat man and his men were all tied up.
When I went shopping and encountered such a disappointing thing, I naturally couldn't go on shopping anymore and had to go back hastily.
Yuzhu's fear of the White Lotus Sect was mainly because he was worried that the White Lotus Sect would infiltrate into the New Army.
In the countryside of Shandong and Henan, the White Lotus Sect and Yihe Quan are in the same position, but they cannot exclude each other.
Boxing clubs and religious parties also secretly infiltrate each other, each drawing what they need from hostile organizations.
The result of the torture and interrogation made Yuzhu feel a little relieved that they had not yet penetrated into the new army.
Yuzhu never expected that the Bagua Sect has nearly a thousand followers in Zhangjiakou alone.
However, what Yuzhu did not expect was that the followers of the Bagua Sect would dare to collude in private in an attempt to surround Tongzhi Yamen and demand Yuzhu's release.
This is too outrageous and lawless!
After rewarding the informant heavily, Yuzhu became furious and issued an order to resolutely suppress the whistleblower.
In the middle of the night, after everyone had fallen asleep, the south gate of Zhangjiakou was quietly opened.
More than 30,000 soldiers from Jinwei Town and First Town were like a tide, surrounding the entire streets and alleys of Zhangjiakou City.
They are divided into sections, just like passing through a sieve, and they are searched from house to house. As long as there are special signs of the Bagua Cult in the house, they will be taken away.
The search lasted one day and one night.
Finally, Lu Wu and Niu Tai came back together to report.
Niu Tai said: "Back to my master, my servants and Lu Wu captured more than 4,000 Bagua believers in total. The prisons were full and they had no choice but to be taken to the training ground of the local Green Camp."
Yuzhu nodded and said, "Send people to take them all to Dagokou and disperse them to Nanyang."
Instead of staying at home and eventually turning into a disaster like the Boxer Rebellion, it is better to divert the disaster eastward and let them harm the countries in Southeast Asia.
In fact, as far as Yuzhu knows, various Chinese boxing societies have long existed in the Southeast Asian countries.
Just in time, let them go over and participate in the internal fighting.
Only because they had not yet penetrated into the new army, Yuzhu showed mercy.
Otherwise, if they are shot one by one, they will definitely not be able to escape.
After solving the hidden dangers inside Zhangjiakou, Yuzhu has been waiting for the news from Old Fourteenth.
Half a month later, Lao Shisi led his troops to the foot of Guihua City (today's Yuquan District, Hohhot). Prince Tumut in the city watched the wind and descended.
If it goes down, it's normal. If it doesn't, it means your brain is in trouble.
Because the garrison of Guihua City was only a few hundred people, and it was impossible to resist the 200,000-strong army of the Fourteenth Old Man.
Not to mention, Old Fourteen was really good at leading troops in war.
Lao Shisi, who marched eastward from Khalkha Mongolia, recruited many Mongolians along the way.
In Guihua City, outside the Great Wall north of Datong, Shanxi Governor Yang Sen hurriedly reported to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu saw through Old Fourteen's plan to seize the opportunity and attack the west at a glance.
Youyu City in the north of Shanxi Province, Shahukou and Datongfu have high walls and deep ditches, and there are many artillery defenders. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack!
With Yang Sen in charge of the overall situation in Shanxi, even if he can't resist the old fourteenth, he can still stand firm and clear the country.
Old Fourteen brought an army of more than 200,000 to attack, and what he feared the most was four words: strong walls and clear fields.
The topography of Shanxi is very distinctive, namely: two mountains sandwiching a river.
In the western region of Shanxi is the tall and majestic Luliang Mountain.
The central area from north to south is: Hengshan Mountain System, Wutai Mountain System and Taiyue Mountain System.
The entire eastern part of Shanxi is blocked by the Taihang Mountains, and there are only a few narrow exits that can enter the Hebei area.
As long as the Fourteenth entered the ravine-ridden Shanxi, it would be equivalent to giving up the advantage of strong maneuverability.
To put it bluntly, as long as the New Army can hold on to a certain mountain pass leading out from the east, the Fourteenth Army will be in a dilemma and run out of food and fodder.
As for the fourteenth going south from Datong, hehe, he can only take a detour to Hebei and then go north.
What a wise man would not do!
The biggest problem in the entire western region is two words: no food.
Yuzhu simply didn't go anywhere, just waiting for work in Zhangjiakou!
The New Army is a fully modern army. This determines that at natural dangerous passes such as Gubeikou, Huangyakou and Xifengkou, at most, only one standard guard is needed to garrison them, and they can hold on for a long time.
Why is Zhangjiakou so important?
Hehe, the reason is actually very simple. In the entire northern part of the capital, if more than 10,000 troops want to quickly enter and leave the Great Wall, they can only go through Zhangjiakou.
Although the old emperor did not build the Great Wall, he built all the roads leading to the capital from other places into narrow paths.
On the narrow paths, the New Army can set up defenses and lay ambushes everywhere.
Therefore, Yuzhu was determined. After the Fourteenth had played tricks, he would eventually come to Zhangjiakou and have a decisive battle with him head-on.
Speaking of the military talent of the Fourteenth Old Man, Yuzhu couldn't help but think of a classic line: Let me tell you, Blind Man Cheng, that I taught him how to shoot a gun back then, and now I teach him how to fight, and let him learn how to stand on the hillside.
Sure enough, the Fourteenth Army was forced to turn east and head straight for Zhangjiakou after several failed attacks at the foot of Youyu City.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this era, the main way to look at the strength of the enemy is to look at the flags of the generals at the head of the camp.
An experienced sentinel can roughly estimate the enemy's strength simply by counting how many general flags there are.
A few days later, the vanguard of the Fourteenth Army appeared in Xinghe City.
Xinghe City is now Zhangbei County.
When mentioning Zhangbei County, we have to mention "Zhangbei Dry Cough".
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhangbei Allegro was first used as a folk rhyme. With the emergence and development of the two-person stage, it entered performance venues and began to be called "Zhangbei Qiankeer".
At this time, what Old Fourteenth was most worried about was that Yuzhu was hiding behind the dangerous pass in Zhangjiakou and could not get out.
The so-called 200,000-strong army seems to have a large number of people, but how much food does it eat every day?
Even if the Mongols had more cattle and sheep, they would not be able to support the chewing of so many people.
The biggest fatal injury of Lao Shi4 was the lack of food.
In the early morning, amid the loud rally call, Yuzhu, served by Peng Yingyue, put on the new army's standard military uniform.
Under the new big-brimmed hat is a resolute face with deep eyes.
He wears a crisply ironed military uniform, shiny riding boots, and a standard saber hanging from his waist.
Today is the day when the officers and soldiers of the new army are officially awarded the title.
As the only general in the entire army, Yuzhu will personally award military ranks and certificates to the generals.
I went out, mounted my horse, and trotted all the way to the grassland outside Zhangjiakou.
The officers and soldiers of the three armies have already stood upright and are waiting for Yuzhu's arrival.
"stand at attention!"
"salute!"
Amid the command from the officers, Yuzhu galloped onto the makeshift reviewing stand.
Amidst the melodious military music, Jiang Sheng, the general manager of the New Army Camp Affairs Office, held the awarding order in both hands and read loudly: "Order..."
"Bang." The hundreds of thousands of soldiers' heels under the review platform touched hard almost at the same time, and a thunderous collision sounded immediately.
"The first town commander Lu Wu came out."
Lu Wu strode to Yuzhu, folded his legs, and stared at Yuzhu with tears in his eyes.
"Lu Wu, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general." Jiang Sheng continued to read the order.
Yuzhu took the rank epaulettes and collar badges from Zhang Qin and put them on Lu Wu's uniform with his own hands.
"Student Lu Wu, swear allegiance to the mountain leader to the death!"
When shaking hands, Lu Wu couldn't help but burst into tears.
More than ten years ago, Lu Wu was just a mud-legged man from a poor ravine.
The eldest brother of the Lu family wore the pants, the second brother wore them next, and then the third brother also wore them.
When it was Lu Wu's turn to wear it, the pants were so patched that it was impossible to look at them anymore.
However, no matter how ugly the pants are, Lu Wu must wear them. Otherwise, wouldn’t he freeze to death in the winter?
"Silly boy, why are you crying? As long as the main rebel force of the Fourteenth Old Man is annihilated, our good days are still behind us?" Yuzhu raised his arm and patted Lu Wu's shoulder very hard twice.
"Ma Qingfang, the commander of the second town, came out."
Ma Qingfang strode to Yuzhu and solemnly raised his hands in salute.
When Yuzhu put on the epaulette for Ma Qingfang, Ma Qingfang suddenly whispered: "Chief of the mountain, the Second Town will always follow you."
Yuzhu smiled slightly. The northwest man who was originally very straightforward has become very talkative!
It can be seen from this that the culture of the New Army was inevitably affected by the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, under the official-based system, all walks of life cannot avoid the continuous penetration of officialdom habits.
Perhaps sensing Yuzhu's disapproval, Ma Qingfang became anxious and whispered: "Shan Chief, you know that I am a rough man and I don't know how to say nice things. It's all Niu Tai's fault for insisting on teaching me to say that."
Well, this is really interesting!
Because of the presence of a brigadier general, he has the rank of lieutenant general, the shoulder insignia is three gold stars, and the collar insignia is a peony flower with a red background.
No one expected that when it was Niutai's turn to receive the title, the guy unexpectedly knelt down.
"The slave thanks the master for his kindness. The slave does not say those witty words. The slave only knows that the slave will do whatever the master asks."
Damn, you are a slave at every turn, you are simply a traitor!
However, among the entire New Army, Niu Tai was the only one like him. No one else dared or had the right to call himself a slave.
Previously, even if Yuzhu whipped him hard with a whip, Niu Tai, a stubborn person, would rather die than change his mind.
Yuzhu can't even take advantage of him!
Jiang Sheng thought to himself that the whole army called the mountain chief, and Niu Tai was the only "slave".
This guy looks stupid, but he's actually smarter than a monkey.