Half a month has passed since the war with the Russian army. The detective horses sent out did not bring back any information about the incoming Russian army or the Qing army. This made Zhao Qiang breathe a sigh of relief. While strengthening the alert, he asked Hu Wang
, Qi Zhuang and other senior officers stepped up military training, because there was not much time left for Zhao Qiang. He had to send troops in late June and occupy the Russian strongholds such as Guri River City, Yask, and Duolunchan City before September.
These areas are connected together to establish a base area that can be attacked and defended with sufficient buffer. [] Otherwise, the further you delay, the more dangerous it will be for Zhao Qiang. The cold air in Siberia is more dangerous than any enemy. The long winter will make Zhao Qiang more vulnerable.
All plans failed.
How to solve the military problems after winter is a top priority before Zhao Qiang. He must make a plan in advance. However, due to being unfamiliar with this land, he does not have a good idea, so he leaves the matter to Liu De
, let him go deep among the people of all ethnic groups, learn from their winter experiences, and summarize them to formulate a set of cold protection methods that can be applied to military operations.
After the establishment of the military-civilian structure of the General Administration Office is completed, although all the work is preliminary, it will be gradually improved as the work is spread out. A good beginning is the beginning of success.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has been put into operation. The Animal Husbandry Department has set up several grazing sites in the northeast direction of Shouyi City, organizing grazing while organizing manpower to stock up on hay. The Agricultural Reclamation Department has distributed a small amount of land to free people, and has developed
They were given seeds, mainly wheat crops, and the untouchables were organized to plant beans uniformly on the remaining land for food for military horses and livestock. The Department of Fisheries and Forestry followed the steps, and most Hezhe people took fish from the river, and logging work was also carried out in full swing.
, it is just limited by tools and manpower, so the amount of felling is not too much. The Department of Transportation is currently focusing on building brick kilns. According to the current progress, it will take half a month before the first kiln bricks can be produced. And in the short term, the Department of Transportation still uses Shouyi City as the
Build roads on all sides with heart.
During the previous plundering operation, Hu Wang brought back more than 160 carts of supplies from Mergen, which almost wiped out the wealth of the people of all ethnic groups in Mergen. In addition to food, he brought back many daily necessities, such as oil and salt.
There were also a lot of cloth, gold, silver and jewelry, and several cartloads of tea bricks were brought back. In addition to allocating part of these materials to the army, some were also distributed to the civilians, and the rest were all stored and used as strategic materials.
Shouyi City provides accommodation for the entire division, so the first regiment camped in a valley ten miles east of Shouyi City. The infantry regiment was organized into each brigade and camped in different locations. In addition to the translation school and hospital, the city also
Outside the General Government, most people have moved out.
Due to concerns about venereal diseases, the Russian prostitute camp was disbanded after another collective consolation. The Russian women in the camp were taken voluntarily by the sergeants, but they were not admitted into the military camp, but were accepted by their tribesmen, and the tribesmen were accepted by the civilians.
Responsible for placement. The soldier can only go home and enjoy the Rakshasa woman he received during his rest time.
Four hundred and twenty Russian women were taken away by 390 sergeants of all ethnic groups, while the Han sergeants received less than thirty, and as before, they were simply regarded as tools to vent their anger. Except for the first officer,
Ma Long, the captain of the cavalry brigade, took one, but no one else asked for it.
In the traditional view of the Han people, these foreign women with high nose bridges, big eyes, and different skin colors are really not allowed to enter the house. The officers were very amused by Ma Long's idea of taking a Rakshasa woman as his wife, and often teased him about it. Ma Long also responded to this.
Don't worry, whenever someone laughs at him, he just laughs it off.
On the sixth day of June, a large-scale braid-cutting movement took place in Shouyi City.
As for the common people, notices on cutting off pigtails issued in the name of civil official Wei Ji were posted in conspicuous places, and several arresters and an interpreter were posted under each notice.
With the translator reading loudly, the people of all ethnic groups who gathered under the notice knew that Guan Ningjun was going to have his braids cut off. Those people from Mergen had long since left the primitive tribal life, and their horizons were very broad when they traveled north and south, so when they heard
If you want to cut off your braids, you will immediately know what Guan Ning's army is planning. Many people have been looking forward to the imperial court sending people to rescue them. If they cut off their braids, when the imperial army arrives, they will think that they are treasonous, so they will
Mainly people of various ethnic groups in Morgan, nearly two thousand untouchable auxiliary soldiers resisted the cutting of braids.
But the resistance of the resisters was of no avail. After the First Cavalry Brigade walked across the river with their swords as in a drill, the people no longer heard the words of unwillingness to cut off their braids. One hundred auxiliary soldiers who acted as security arresters.
They set an example by taking the lead and cut off the braid on the back of their heads. Then they spit, pouted with both hands, and rushed towards those who were hesitating like wolves and tigers, wanting to wait for others to do it first before cutting off themselves.
In front of the people. Under their punches and kicks, the planned one-day braid cutting was completed in only half a day. Those who did not have braids in the first place did not have to do this, and looked at the mournful faces on the side with some curiosity and some fun.
People with pigtails. The children were noisily picking up the pigtails that had been thrown on the ground, playing with them, and shaking them around.
On the military side, there was something wrong. Bagan's Second Cavalry Brigade refused to cut off their braids. The soldiers of the First Brigade had already cut off their braids, and the infantry regiment, except for the auxiliary soldiers, was all members of the Guan Ning Army.
The sergeants, under their pressure, a small group of auxiliary soldiers who did not want to cut off their braids were beaten up, but no one died.
The entire division and even the entire Shouyi City only had five hundred Mongolian cavalry with pigtails hanging from their heads. This situation reminded Zhao Qiang of the "Braid Army" that staged a farce of restoration in later generations.
Strictly speaking, Bagan is not his subordinates. They are just collaborators and guest troops, so Zhao Qiang does not want to use force against Bagan. Moreover, with his current strength, even if he can completely annihilate this Mongolian cavalry, the losses he will suffer will be unimaginable.
So he chose to have an honest talk with Bogen. After talking with Bogen for more than an hour, Zhao Qiang and Bogen went to the Second Cavalry Brigade together, and then announced that the Second Cavalry Brigade did not need to cut their braids.
This is a special case, a special case for the entire Guan Ning Army. From now on, no matter who comes, don’t cut it, Zhao Qiang said to himself afterwards. As for what he and Bagan talked about for more than an hour, no one knows. Bagan
He had never told anyone about it, and Zhao Qiang never mentioned it again.
From now on, no matter whether they are prisoners, those who surrender voluntarily, or those who are plundered, whether they are soldiers or civilians, they will all have their braids cut off.
We originally wanted to restore Han Guan and Hanfu and unify soldiers' military uniforms, but due to the availability of enough fabrics, this idea was temporarily shelved.
On June 13th, the General Office of the Guanning Army held a meeting of military officers and civilians. On June 14th, the captain attended the division combat meeting as an officer. After the meeting, the cavalry regiment and the infantry regiment removed the remaining troops.
In addition, all the others were dispatched to implement the "Dingyuan Operation Plan."