The soldiers of Guiziliu really came outside the gate of Fucheng.
However, it was not the main force of the reform, but the anti-rebellion army composed of troops from the three provinces of Zhili, Shandong and Henan.
The commander-in-chief is the only admiral in Shandong, the guy who led thousands of green soldiers and was defeated by hundreds of victorious army instructors and bandits, and was completely abandoned.
It can be called a disgrace to the Eight Banners soldiers.
If the God of War Jia Liu hadn't been ordered to take over the sole overall command of the coalition forces of the four provinces to encircle and suppress the victorious army and turn the tide, the war situation would have turned out badly.
Later, out of the need to divide the cake among the united front, Jia Liu Taiwei falsely reported his military exploits to the court, otherwise this guy would have been executed by Qianlong long ago.
For this, I can only express my sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Jia back then and Emperor Jia today.
After learning that the Prime Minister had proclaimed himself emperor in Xiangyang, Weiyi immediately sent a congratulatory message to Xiangyang, representing the Shandong troops and resolutely supporting the Prime Minister to wear the imperial robe. Later, under the instructions of Governor Cathay, he led troops north to join the rebellion.
However, fighting the peasant army is not a big deal, but fighting the Eight Banners is still good.
When the coalition forces from several provinces annihilated Zhaohui's son Zalantai's tribe in Majiahezi and Gaojiazhuang, Weiyi personally charged in armor and took the lead in leading the officers and soldiers in the pursuit. Not only did he show the majesty of the Shandong troops, but he also killed the rebel general Zalan.
Tai rectified his name and won the title of No. 1 Batuluyong in the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty.
It can be called the flower of the Eight Banners!
Therefore, when Yang Jingsu, Governor of Zhili, asked His Majesty the Emperor who should be the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, His Majesty the Emperor without any hesitation appointed the only man with a red flag background in Manchuria to take on this important task. Together with Wang Fu, the Governor of Zhili, he completed the campaign against the capital.
strategic outflanking mission.
There are now more than 18,000 rebel troops under the command of Youwei.
Among them, 3,500 people came from the former Shandong Green Camp and more than 600 Qingzhou Eight Banners soldiers. Basically all the officers and soldiers had participated in the battle against the Ever Victorious Army and the Jehol Rebels. It was a force that could stand the test.
In addition, there are 4,000 green battalions sent by Henan, led by Wang Zhen, the former deputy general of Hedao and now the commander-in-chief of Yong'an Town, Henan.
This person's resume is similar to that of Weiwei. He was defeated repeatedly in the past, but after accepting the command of Premier Jia, his personal future and force value have undergone qualitative changes.
Similar to the existence of the Five Tiger Generals.
The troops sent by Zhili to fight against the rebels were the officers and soldiers of the first and second regiments of the original guard army commanded by Liu Heyi and Li Mi, as well as some soldiers from the camps in Zhili towns, and one battalion of Mongolian soldiers, with a total strength of more than 9,000 people.
It is the one that sends the most troops among the three provinces.
However, the main force of the Zhili troops was more than 20,000 new troops commanded by Admiral Wang Fu. At this time, they were confronting the puppet army Pan Zhishan in the Jingdong area and completed the blockade of the area east of the Jingdong.
In fact, the rebel forces had completed the elimination of the enemy and puppet strongholds outside the capital more than two months ago, but they had never approached the capital because the rebel army alone could not complete the task of occupying the capital.
After all, the walls of the capital are too tall and there are tens of thousands of defenders, which is a tough nut to crack.
In the plan, the two armies of the Reform Court's Northern Expedition would launch an attack on the capital only after they arrived at the capital.
But now, this plan is undoubtedly ahead of schedule.
The reason was that His Majesty the Emperor of Shangluo issued an urgent order to the rebel forces, requiring "a certain amount of force to be used to make the puppet stubborn fully aware of the power and undefeatability of the reform, and to make everyone in the puppet regime tremble in fear."
This is how the original text of the decree was written.
After receiving the order, "A soldier will die for his bosom friend", and without saying a word, Wei Youyi led his army to the gate of Fucheng without any compromise.
The efficiency is quite high.
He even moved his regiment headquarters to a place only twenty miles away from Fucheng Gate, showing no fear of the enemy.
Of course, the corps was still very clear about the mission of this operation. They all believed that the rebel army alone could not conquer the capital, so this operation was mainly focused on intimidation and flexing muscles.
The only one who was not so dazed that he allowed his soldiers to brave the firepower of the defenders on the city to attack the city. Instead, he dragged up hundreds of artillery pieces equipped by the rebel army and prepared to let the princes and ministers of the capital hear the sound.
Just listen to it.
Not to mention the hundreds of cannons, hundreds more would not be able to blast through the tall city walls of the capital.
That city wall is really built like a tunnel.
Wei Wei was also very cautious, worried that the city's defenders would come out to fight in the field or steal his battalion, so as soon as he arrived at the front line, he ordered the troops to erect fences and dig trenches, deploy several defensive measures, and pointed out that there must be defense in depth measures, so he ordered the deputy general to do so.
Yan Fengyuan is responsible for this work.
Yan Fengyuan was the marshal of the Ever-Victorious Army back then. He was a yamen officer and was very capable of fighting. He was the only nightmare for the Shandong Army General at that time.
After the surrender, great efforts were made to promote people. In just two or three years, Yan Fengyuan was promoted from a junior general to a deputy general, and other capable warriors who returned from the victorious army were also given important positions.
The addition of these people has increased Shandong Green Camp's combat effectiveness by hundreds of points.
After becoming the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, Weiyi completely delegated the military command to Yan Fengyuan and became the commander-in-chief himself.
He is not the only scoundrel, but he knows very well that he is not a war material, so professional matters should be left to professionals, and laymen can just watch the fun.
This is also one of the advantages I learned from Premier Jia.
Yan Fengyuan lived up to the admiral's high regard for him and arranged all affairs in a tight and orderly manner.
Artillery from various units of the rebel army were gathering at the artillery positions one after another. Wei Yi took the time to ride to the gate of Fucheng with Wang Zhen, Liu Heyi, Li Mi and other generals of the rebel army, and used telescopes to observe the movements in the city from a distance.
Like the officers and soldiers in the army, these generals also wear white hats wrapped in white cloth, and a white robe on their armor.
Due to the shortage of white cloth, the army also spent a lot of money to purchase white sheets from ordinary people's homes. As a result, the price of white cloth near the capital increased several times, causing many people who happened to be attending funerals to suffer great misfortune and spent extra money for no reason.
A lot of money.
In the telescope, the defenders around Fucheng Gate were relatively tight and did not become panicked due to the arrival of the rebel army.
There are also many artillery placed on the city, making it very difficult to attack by force.
Wei Wei put down his telescope and tightened the hemp rope around his waist. There was no requirement for officers and soldiers to wear hemp. This was only voluntary.
Because, the Prime Minister’s father is his father!
After finding a shade place to cool off for a while, Li Mi, who was in charge of the artillery, came over and said that the artillery positions were almost ready. Should we fire a few cannons on the city to adjust them?
"Then fire a few cannons to make Jingli heard,"
Just when Wei Wei was about to give the order to fire a few shots, he saw a long flag suddenly raised from the city gate tower, and then something was hung by the defenders on a rope below the city gate tower.
What the hell?
Wei Wei was puzzled, so he quickly took a telescope and took a closer look, and found that what seemed to be a human-shaped object was hanging and shaking under the city gate.
When I was confused, I looked at the long flag again. I was stunned when I saw it. I shouted subconsciously: "Don't fire, don't fire! What a fool! The Tatars have brought out the emperor's old man!"
.......
"Nani? My old master!"
The eight-hundred-mile urgent telegram from the rebel army made Jia Liu, who had just crossed the Yellow River, froze on the spot. Then he burst into laughter and said to Zu Yingyuan, the admiral of the Second Army beside him: "Azu, what do you mean?
It is impossible for my surname to be Zhu, but facts speak louder than words. I am named Zhu, otherwise how could people think of me as Zhu Di?"
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered the attendant room to record it.
"Send a report to Weiyi and tell him not to have any worries. Not to mention my old man, it was my Ama who told them to hang on the city and do it! Damn it, if a father dies, there are still millions
Thousands of dads!"
Zu Dashugui's grandson was stunned for a moment when he heard this order. He swallowed his throat and whispered to Shuan Zhu: "No, why is your young master becoming more and more perverted?"
"It's not the first day you know this,"
Shuan Zhu looked worried, "In fact, the young master's heart is extremely painful, because he endured psychological torture that is unimaginable to ordinary people."
"Oh, that's right." Everyone
Zu Yingyuan sighed and cast a look of deep sympathy at the captain who was jumping up and down.
Even though he was in deep pain, he still pretended that nothing happened to reassure his subordinates. It was really embarrassing for Liu Zi.