Of course, compared to the smooth wind and smooth flow of going north to Hexi all the way to Longyou all the way to the east, the performance of Li Hanzhi who went west to Longyou all the way was much more intense. From the beginning of entering Qinzhou (now Tianshui City, Gansu), it was almost one encounter in three days, one big fight in five days, and even the subsequent day-to-day war and day-to-day killing of the enemy.
Mayi Prefecture (now Tianshui City or Li County, Gansu Province), Chengzhou (Li County, Shaanxi), Dangzhou (now west of Zhouqu County, Gansu Province), Wuzhou (now Wudu District, Longnan City, Gansu Province), Minzhou ( Today, Min County, Gansu Province), Diezhou (now Diebu County, Gansu Province), and Taozhou (now Lintan County, Gansu Province) were almost beaten by him regardless of distance.
In other words, a certain potential attribute called cruel and violent in his bones was released by this opportunity; although the place he passed was not a river of blood or corpses, it was also everywhere. Everywhere is the result of silence
The reason is also very simple. These places have been sawed by the Tang and Tubo for a long time, and later they have been occupied and operated by Tubo for a long time. Therefore, the various Tu and vassal forces under the han-han mixed place are more deeply entrenched than other places. It is a group of intertwined roots.
Coupled with the backward and closed transportation and communication caused by the fragmentation of the terrain. Therefore, it is also the base area and sphere of influence for the main activities of the Western Wen Dynasty; therefore, it has overwhelmingly gained the upper hand and the advantage over the local Tang people's sense of existence.
Therefore, based on their own interests and traditional inertia, these Turkish forces dare to attack and rob people and things in all ways. Even the remnants of the Western Army in the past, once a small group is placed, are in their hands to please them.
Even in the heyday after the rise of the Guiyi Army, they could only control the main cities, and maintain a nominal ownership and relatively independent relationship with the vast rural areas where these towers and castles were scattered.
Therefore, when the Taiping Army came after chasing the remnants of the Western Army, they also wanted to repeat their tricks to create some troubles, and as evidence for subsequent bargaining, they obtained greater and more benefits from the "new master of the Han family" than before. And benefits.
But this time they encountered the Taiping Army armed with new military concepts and equipment and tactics; and Li Hanzhi, who was the leader of the army, was even more sly and savage (evaluated by the military officer Yu);
Therefore, at the beginning, after the Taiping Army suffered several losses because of its unfamiliarity with the environment and geography, Li Hanzhi changed his course and adopted more intense or radical tactics; he was no longer eager to pursue those fleeing Western troops, and concentrated on Deal with the strongholds along the way.
Especially for those strongholds and towers that occupy the topographical victory and the critical position of the break, except for a small number of places close to the road and flat land, they will be stationed for a while to ensure the transportation of the back, and the others will be driven to the prisoners to be demolished after they are defeated. Drop.
The vassal villages in the valleys and plains were also ordered to surrender the mules and horses and Ding Zhuang to assist in the march; and if they dared to resist the existence of the Taiping Army, they would be broken into the villages and then kill the upper-middle class below the head and deprive them of all. The property and land are given to nearby "friendly" villages willing to work together.
Then, during the period, he gave priority to supporting the settlements and villages of the Tang people, in order to contain and balance the balance of power in a certain area. In order to achieve this goal, Li Hanzhi even did not hesitate to create reasons and opportunities to kill.
For example, sending troops to threaten a powerful settlement, forcing it to seek help from close tribes in the nearby mountains; then, with the help of the local pro-column party, set up ambushes, besieged and annihilated, and then drove the prisoners to the besieged. Before the settlement, it caused an uproar and broke down in one fell swoop.
Then, they can justifiably seize the collection of cattle and horses, and split the Dingkou and Tiantu into other villages; and even sell the punitively executed chiefs and family members of the elders to the towns of the Tang people.
In this way, before the follow-up governing forces of the Taiping Army have followed up, they abruptly created hostility, neutrality and closeness, dependency, etc., vested interests in different states, and divisions and oppositions in the local traditional pattern.
Therefore, since the invasion of Dangzhou (now west of Zhouqu County, Gansu Province), the personnel committees in the army and all levels of Yuhou belonging to the army have repeatedly complained and feedback, saying that Li Hanzhi's methods are too rude and ruthless. , And even there is a tendency to kill indiscriminately.
Zhou Huaian can only collect these feedbacks and keep them in the middle, at least it is inconvenient to make corresponding decisions before the completion of the conquest. Because, from the basic moral level, what Li Hanzhi is doing is wrong; but the establishment of the follow-up ruling order of the Taiping Army is very beneficial.
After all, in this country, the concept of nationality is not yet fully mature, and most people are still in the cute cognition. They belong to the era of "non-self race, their heart must be special"; what must be forced to transcend the humanitarian sentiment of the country and ethnic group And moral values are all nonsense.
The result of this tactic is that the consumption of supporting firearms, explosives, and equipment in this passerby is much greater than that of other places; originally occupying a considerable proportion of the cavalry sequence, it is gradually being used by more cavalry and infantry. Replaced by the Mountain Soldier sequence.
Therefore, in the old territory of Longyou Road today, only Hezhou (now Hougucheng Village, Zheqiao Township, Linxia City, Gansu Province) and Kuozhou (now Qunke Village, Hualong County, Qinghai Province) are left with higher terrain and relatively rugged roads. Towns), Shanzhou (now Ledu District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province), and other prefectures and counties close to the hometown of Tubo, are not yet reached.
However, according to the latest rumors collected, the remnant of the Western Army Li Mingda who fled to the local area also began to gather and swear the local tribes of Qiang, Hun, Dangxiang, and even Tubo heritage, and in Chiling (now Qinghai Riyue In the Shibao city area near the mountain, the Taiping Army was determined to fight to the death.
This made Zhou Huaian couldn't help thinking about whether he needed to change his generals; after all, would it be a good thing or a bad thing to keep such a general with a lot of complaints in the army
—I am the dividing line —
However, compared with the last moment of the Taiping Army encirclement, Li Siyuan (Miao Jilie), who led thousands of horses to escape from the battlefield and rushed north to Yindiguan; Li Sizhao (Han Jintong), who was already a prisoner in Linfen City, was inevitably collapsed in his heart. Desperate.
It is clear that the dawn of victory is right in front of him, but he has not been able to persevere; in other words, he just lost the moment before he is about to succeed. He still expected too much of himself and the soldiers under his command, so that he ignored the subtle changes in military ethics at critical moments.
Under his command, he had gathered many of the old men of the Hezhong Army, many of whom had family members and soldiers in the city. As a result, when the city of Linfen changed hands, Li Si'en (Luo Yangxing) suddenly rushed into the city and almost killed him. The Hezhong army who had just surrendered was forced to rebel.
As a result, Li Sizhao (Han Jintong) had to spend a lot of time and effort to clean up the situation again. However, there was no way to severely punish the wanton and reckless Rokuro. He even asked the other party to hand over a few symbolic scapegoats and cut them off. Later, they couldn't, but they could only be expelled to station outside the city.
Naturally, there is no way to comfort and gather the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Linfen in a short period of time; instead, they can only be suppressed by breaking them up and reorganizing them with strength advantages. Then the cavalry headed by Li Siyuan retreated all the way, and he also took the opportunity to send out the unstable factors in the city.
Then, the day-to-day siege of the Taiping thief also severely weakened his army and strength; he even had to recruit new soldiers from the city and recruit new soldiers from the city, just in case. The result was this decision, which made him suffer a backlash at the final critical moment.
Although he was able to lead the organizational subordinates to fight and go after the city walls were broken one after another, he eventually retreated to the well-prepared inner city and continued to guard after losing most of his troops, waiting for changes and opportunities in the outside world.
However, his subordinates have lost so much in the offensive and defensive battles of the city wall and in the chaos in the city that they can no longer suppress the old subordinates of the Hezhong Army; kill the leading generals and the small number of Hedong soldiers who are in charge of monitoring, and they are in groups. The group surrendered to the Taiping Thief.
It was also under the guidance of these former defenders who were facing the battle against the water, these peaceful thieves easily found the weak and disrepaired place between the inner city and the tooth city; they were bombarded again with firearms; and the situation suddenly fell apart. Become irreparable.
Although Li Sizhao (Han Jintong) wanted to use Yacheng as the last stronghold after his fall in the inner city, he still wanted to continue to resist one or two, but he could not prevent the backwaters and abnormal movements of his men after the collapse of the heart;
Zhou Dewei, a man from Shuozhou Mayi (now Shuozhou City, Shanxi), who was an official worshiper of Tielin Junqi and was also a left-wing commander, who he believed heavily in his subordinate and assistant, actually occupied Yacheng in advance and shut him out; and he was allowed to gather. Fighting hard by his side to the last remnant, he was trapped in the enemy's siege.
Li Sizhao, who is in a desperate situation, has also yelled at the wall and questioned him, why he failed his trust and responsibilities; then Zhou Dewei's response made him unexpected and somewhat speechless:
"This is the end of the matter. Is there any luck for the deputy general manager? Since Shatuo introduced various ministries into Hedong, there are very few people in my place who did not harm him;"
"Although Zhu Xie is known as honoring the imperial court Zhengshuo, it is the children of the feudal clan who preferential treatment and reuse, and then the old ones from the north. My Hedong athlete has suffered many deaths and injuries from the army, and the fathers and elders in my hometown are still unable to save...
"Now that peace has fallen, you can still save a life; but if those Shatuo Fanhu continue to gain power, will they treat me kindly? When and when will the Han children get ahead?"
Therefore, he said that even the only subordinates around Li Si Zhao (Han Jintong) could not help being confused and shaken on the spot; however, there was not much will and determination to continue fighting.
Even Li Sizhao, who was discouraged, sighed up on the spot and wanted to draw his sword to kill himself; because of his self-defeating behavior, the left and right subordinates did not hesitate to snatch his sabers, and then they coerced and coerced him. The surrender was on the spot.
However, just as Li Sizhao's thoughts were alternately ups and downs, he once again saw Zhou Dewei who betrayed himself was drawn in. He couldn't help but evoke an angry voice full of regret and resentment and secretly squeezed out his teeth:
"Are you here to send me the last ride?" (End of this chapter)