Hengzhou City was located at the southern foot of Mount Heng. It was a famous city in Hunan that was second only to Changsha.
Hunan has been known as Sanxiang since ancient times. What is Sanxiang? There are different opinions. There is a saying: Xiaoxiang, Zhengxiang, Yuanxiang combined into three
Xiang. Hengzhou City is the confluence of the steamed water and the Xiangshui River. It is the gateway of Guangdong and Guangxi, the key point of water and land. It is rich in products and has strong folk customs.
Fierce had always been a battleground for military strategists. Zeng Guofan was especially close to Hengzhou because he was from Hengzhou and Ouyang Fu was from Hengzhou.
He was from Hengzhou, and he had studied in Hengzhou for many years when he was young. Coming to Hengzhou, Zeng Guofan felt as if he had returned to Xiangxiang.
The feeling of fish swimming in the sea, tiger returning to the mountains.
There was a vast wasteland outside the small west gate of Hengzhou City. The locals called it Yanwu Ping. This is Wu Sangui from back then
When he proclaimed himself emperor in Hengzhou, it was opened up for military training. Later, it became the training ground for the garrison of the past dynasties. It was larger than the training ground outside the south gate of Changsha.
Much more. Zeng Guofan had brought more than 1,000 regiments with him and settled them down on Mulberry Garden Street beside Yanwu Ping. The command center was located on Mulberry Garden Street.
In the ancestral hall of the Zhao family. To facilitate the daily discussion, he asked Luo Zenan, Wang Wei, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Kang Fu, and Jiang Zhongji.
And full brother Guobao and others live in the ancestral hall.
This morning, after Zeng Guofan instructed Wang He to set up the command post, he brought Luo Zenan and the others to visit the Hengzhou prefect, Lu Chuanying.
After having lunch in the magistrate's office, Zeng Guofan heard the firecrackers in front of the Zhao family's ancestral hall from afar. Luo Zenan smiled at Zeng Guofan.
He said,"Pushan is capable, but he has a little bit of a fault." In fact, there was no need to make such a big scene, like the opening of the gold account.
Like."
Luo Zenan was born in a poor family and believed in Confucianism. He had always been thrifty in his conduct and was very similar to Zeng Guofan in this regard. Tsang Kwok
Fan nodded." The key is to train your courage well. Don't put on such a show."”
When Wang You saw that Zeng Guofan had returned, he went forward with a smile and said,"Lord Zeng, we can't make the wooden token in a short time.
How could such a big yamen not have a signboard? As I told the carpenter to hurry up, I wrote on a piece of paper and pasted it. For a
It was very lively, and they bought tens of thousands of firecrackers to celebrate.”
Zeng Guofan looked at the right side of the main entrance of the ancestral hall. A long red paper had been pasted from top to bottom. On it was written a line in Yan style.
The big words were full and stable, written by Wang He: " The imperial commander was in charge of the Hunan Xiang Army's General Camp Affairs Bureau. to recruit
Wang He thought about the cards for the whole morning and finally decided on these 17 words. He thought that the dignified emperor had a very imposing manner.
He was looking forward to Zeng Guofan's praise, but Zeng Guofan's eyebrows slowly locked together and he said,"Follow me to Pushan."
Then, he walked straight into the ancestral hall. Wang He felt a chill in his heart and followed him into the house.
After Wang He entered, Zeng Guofan said with a straight face,"Pushan, this is such a big matter, how can you make your own decision without asking me?
Zhang, do you know that you've made a huge mistake?"
Wang Wei is less than thirty years old. He has a high heart and great talent. He often thinks that if he still has a breath, he should think of the world for thousands of generations. Although he has not even picked up a scholar, he has not been able to do so.
However, he seemed to be a person who dominated the ups and downs. Luo Zenan appreciated his boldness. In Luo Zenan's eyes, Wang He was
He was the number one among his many talented disciples, just like Yan Hui of the 72 Sages of Confucius. Wang He didn't think that the signboard he wrote
"What's wrong?" he said unwillingly,"I don't know what's wrong.”
Zeng Guofan also admired Wang He's talent in both civil and military affairs. He realized that he had been too harsh just now, so he relaxed his face and softened a little.
"Sit down first!" he said slowly.
Wang He sat down opposite Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan patiently said,"Pushan, your signature style is really impressive.
Yes, but there were two big mistakes. The imperial order referred to the assistant regiment training. The word 'assistant' set the master-subordinate relationship. Governor Luo
Daren was the master, and I was the assistant. How could you steal the beam and replace the pillar, removing the word 'assistant' without authorization? This is the first reason. Second, we
What they did was regimental training, not an army. How could they call themselves the Xiang Army? Wasn't this an announcement to the public that they were going to build another army outside the Green Camp?
Luo Shan and you guys trained in Xiangxiang, but they only call you Xiangyong. From now on, we can call ourselves brave and brave.
The southern name was Xiang. Secondly, it could also commemorate the pioneering work of Lian Yong in Xiangxiang, but it could never call itself the Xiang Army. Pushan, have you ever thought,
If he went to the 'assistant' and changed 'Yong' to 'Jun', he would give others a handle!”
Wang He was a smart person. After Zeng Guofan reminded him, he immediately recognized the seriousness of the problem and quickly said,"I'm a humble servant
If you don't think carefully, I'll get someone to tear it off.”
Just as Wang He was about to leave, Zeng Guofan called out to him,"Pushan, your character is getting better and better. It will take a few days to make the wooden token.
Alright, I'll have to borrow your large pen to write another one and paste it up first.”
"Write a few words?"
"You still wrote the original signboard, Hunan Case Investigation Bureau.”
On the eve of leaving Changsha, Luo Bingzhang held a banquet in Quyuan Restaurant to bid farewell to Zeng Guofan and all the leaders above the sentry of the regiment.
Alright. Xu Youren, Tao Enpei, Zuo Zongtang, and the officials of the grain and salt routes all attended, but Bao Qibao and Qingde refused to participate.
Zeng Guofan, who had been traveling in the official world for a long time, was very clear about the ways of the world of Luo Bingzhang and others, but he did not want to fall out with Luo Bingzhang, so he brought everyone.
The leader gladly attended. As expected, Luo Bingzhang was happy. The two of them sat side by side and chatted like a pair of close friends.
Friends.
Zeng Guofan knew the importance of using Luo Bingzhang. After dealing with the signboard, he immediately wrote a letter to Luo Bingzhang.
He reported the situation of the placement of the regiment members and welcomed him to visit Hengzhou at any time. Then, Zeng Guofan wrote a letter to Guo Songtao and Liu Rong.
The letter invited them to Hengzhou to do something big. He also wrote a letter to Li Yuandu, the Qianyang overseer and Pingjiang Juren. Li Yuandu Zi Ci
Qing was Zeng Guofan's classmate at Yuelu Academy.
Zeng Guofan appreciated Li Yuandu's quick-wittedness and also invited him to Hengzhou to help with the documents. I wrote another letter to my hometown in Guiyang Prefecture
Chen Shi Jie, who was guarding the rules. In the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang, Chen Shijie went to the capital to take the examination of small Beijing officials. During the examination, the minister who read the papers was Zeng Guo.
Fan. Zeng Guofan saw that his strategy was vigorous and meaningful, so he happily accepted him. From then on, Chen Shijie looked at Zeng Guofan.
As a teacher.
After writing these letters, Zeng Guofan felt tired. He lay on the bed for a while, but he couldn't close his eyes. A bigger plan
He needed to make up his mind as soon as possible. This was how to train this batch of Xiang Yong in the future. He was calculating in his heart, the reason why he was willing to pay
Mountain, the purpose is to do Li Mi, Guo Ziyi's career, to do so, there must be a strong force, although this force can not be called an army.
It could only be called training bravery, but in reality, it was much stronger than the Eight Banners and Green Camp. A thousand people was a small number. But if once
If he expanded his courage, he would immediately attract criticism. Currently, there were ten provinces that had organized regimental training. The other nine provinces did not have a large regiment like Hunan.
The regimental training minister only had 200 to 300 regiments under his direct control. Hunan already has more than a thousand people. If we continue to expand, the court will
Won't agree? This was the first. Second, where did the silver come from? Ever since the incident with Hong Yang, the court's funds had been running low. This is Zeng
Guofan knew it well. There was little hope for the court to allocate money, but Luo Bingzhang and Xu Youren? He couldn't count on it. Zeng Guofan lay down
In bed, she was troubled by these two problems. After thinking about it, she could not find a solution.
Jing Qi pushed the door open and said to Zeng Guofan,"Milord, Magistrate Lu sent an urgent letter just now.”
Zeng Guofan sat up and took the letter from Jing Qi. It turned out that this letter was from a newly promoted provincial judge in Hubei who was leading troops in front of Jiangxi.
It was sent by Jiang Zhongyuan, who was fighting against the Taiping Army's Western Expedition Army. Jiang Zhongyuan's letter said,"Long Hair is powerful and can fight."
He was afraid of death, but he could also buy people's hearts. He was very difficult to deal with. Please ask Zeng Guofan to recruit thousands of troops in Changsha, train them into elite soldiers, and set off for the Yangtze River as soon as possible.
West, to supplement his Chu Yong. After reading the letter, Zeng Guofan thought of a good idea.
Zeng Guofan excitedly replied to Jiang Zhongyuan, telling him that he had come to Hengzhou to practice his bravery, and asked him to report to the emperor and entrust the Hunan Gang.
The regimental training minister recruited 5,000 brave men in Hengzhou, trained them into an army, and handed them over to him to command. "As long as the Imperial Court agrees to expand our military strength, we'll pay a silver price.
We'll think of a way." Zeng Guofan thought to himself, As for whether or not to hand Jiang Zhongyuan over to command, isn't it up to me? I don't give
He, he would be too embarrassed to insist.”
Soon, Guo Songtao, Liu Rong, and Chen Shijie came to Hengzhou one after another. Zeng Guofan was very happy. He thought that he had given these people
A friend with a low status but rare talent had found a stage where he could display his life's ambitions. Guo Songtao told Zeng Guofan that he
He had collected a batch of military pay in Xiangyin and would be able to gather 200,000 in a few months. Li Yuandu was also invited. This one is wearing a deep near-sighted
The bespectacled, skinny scholar also brought 500 Pingjiang Yong. As soon as he came, he told Zeng Guofan that he would abandon literature and fight as a battalion officer.
Battle. Zeng Guofan admired his courage. Taking advantage of the gap between the arrival of a large number of brave men, Zeng Guofan, Luo Zenan, Wang Wei,
Guo Songtao, Liu Rong, Chen Shijie, Li Yuandu, and the others discussed the matter of training bravery every day. Everyone referred to Qi Jiguang's method of binding the five, combining
The current actual situation and the detailed military regulations. Zeng Guofan also wrote to Luo Bingzhang and borrowed Taqibu from the Fubiao Central Army.
Yang Zaifu and Zhou Fengshan. Luo Bingzhang agreed. Soon, the three of them arrived at Hengzhou. Zeng Guofan saw the talents of civil and military officials
Ji, the atmosphere is prosperous, the heart is very excited. A month later, Li Xubin, Zeng Guobao, and Jin Songling recruited 2,500 soldiers from Xiangxiang.
On the 13th, Zou Shouzhang, Chu Meigong, and Jiang Zhongji recruited 1,000 brave men from Jingzhou, Chenzhou, Xinning, Baoqing, and other places, together with the former one.
The thousand men and Li Yuandu's five hundred Pingjiang Braves made up a total of five thousand men. Zeng Guofan divided these 5,000 men into ten battalions and appointed Taqibu.
Luo Zenan, Wang Wei and others served as camp officers. In order to make the officers and soldiers concentrate on training, Zeng Guofan decided to give them a generous salary.
Before the imperial court allocated the silver, Zeng Guofan discussed with Lu Chuanying, the prefect of Hengzhou, to first move the 100,000 silver for the city wall.
Use. The silver was exchanged for cash, and the officers and soldiers were all energetic. Zeng Guofan set strict camp rules: Every day at three o'clock at the fifth watch, I'll fire and smell the fire.
Get up immediately and send ten men to patrol each camp at night. The battalion and sentry officers must be present for the morning exercise at dawn. Roll call at noon
At that time, the performance of the evening drill, the second watch before the roll call once. Before noon on the third, sixth and ninth day, Zeng Guofan personally went to Yanwu Ping to supervise the drill.
A lecture. From morning till night, the Yanwu Field was filled with dust and the sound of killing was endless. The people in Hengzhou City were puzzled.
Why was he so serious and diligent in training his troops? The older ones remembered that this barren martial arts field had not had anyone to eat for decades.
He was practicing on top.
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