Yesterday, we read about the Battle of Jinggang, when the Xiang army led by Zeng Guofan was defeated, and zeng Guofan, who was angry and annoyed, jumped into the water and attempted suicide. Fortunately, some soldiers found him in time and rescued him. What happened next? Let's move on.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > [breeze] Xiangtan good news came, Zeng Guofan did not want to die</h1>
After returning to Changsha, Zeng Guofan and his army were ridiculed from all sides. Those who had been angry with Zeng Guofan said that he had lured wolves into the house, hurt the people and their wealth, and closed the city gates to prevent him from entering the city. The people, who were also unknown directors, chased the Xiang army at the city gate and beat them, calling them waste and eating white rice. In desperation, Zeng Guofan could only lead his army to live temporarily in the Gaofeng Temple.
At this time, Zeng Guofan's heart was very broken. He didn't eat or drink, he didn't even change his wet clothes, he sat at the table and kept writing. What is he writing? Of course it's a relic. Zeng Guofan attempted suicide for the first time, he did not have a dead heart, he was still looking for an opportunity to commit suicide. It can be seen how much the defeat in Jinggang dealt him a blow. At this time, Zeng Guofan's self-confidence was running out, and he could only use his death to comfort the emperor and the people. Before he died, he wanted to write a suicide note to the emperor, saying that although he had tried his best, he still failed, his sins were so deep that he did not see the emperor, and he could only apologize for his sins with death. He also wrote a suicide note to his family, telling his brother not to hold a funeral and not to accept gifts.
Just as Zeng Guofan was about to seek opportunity to commit suicide again, there was a good news from the front: another team led by Taqib had won a great victory in Xiangtan. When Zeng Guofan heard this, he immediately became energetic, changed his wet clothes, washed his face and combed his hair. It should be known that the Battle of Xiangtan was the biggest victory won by the Qing army since the rise of the Taiping Army. This also rekindled hope for the disheartened Zeng Guofan.
When Xianfeng first heard the news of Zeng Guofan's victory in the battle, he did not think so, believing that Zeng Guofan must have lied about military information like other officers. When Xian Feng got the solid details from Yuan Fangying, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, he believed this fact. XianFeng, who was overjoyed, also rewarded Yuan Fangying with a fat shortage.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > [Breeze] Xiang soldiers are paid high salaries</h1>
The xiangtan victory of the Xiang army fully reflects the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army. At this time, we may have to ask, the regular army of the Qing Dynasty failed to defeat the Taiping Army, how could a civilian-trained Xiang Army win?
Earlier we said that the combat effectiveness of the Green Battalion Army was really too poor. The officers and men are all people who are overwhelmed by things, and naturally they are not well trained, and when they see the enemy, they know how to flee. How can such an army defeat the enemy? Zeng Guofan, who had served as a "vice minister" of the military department, was well versed in the formal root causes of the Qing Dynasty, and it was the inherent military system of the Qing Dynasty that caused this outcome.
As far as wages are concerned, the low salary system implemented by the Qing Dynasty is very low for both officers and ordinary soldiers. The monthly salary of ordinary soldiers is one, two, three, three, six cents of silver, plus three buckets of rice, which adds up to less than two or two pieces of silver. Converted into the current renminbi is more than four hundred yuan, to support a large family, this little money is enough. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty army prevailed in the second profession. Some people do small business, some people farm, and some people do manual work such as blacksmithing.
Although officials do not do these low-level secondary occupations, they will use state resources to engage in the tertiary industry. Shipyards, for example, build one ship a month, not for military preparations, but to rent goods to merchants. The income obtained goes into the pockets of the officials. They also rent out training grounds for local use. Without a training ground, soldiers naturally could not train. The most hateful thing is that the sailors of the Qing Dynasty actually escorted the smugglers and acted as an umbrella for criminals, who charged protection fees.
Just imagine, where does such a soldier, such an officer, such an army come from? Zeng Guofan was well aware of the principle of high salary and honesty, so when he founded the Xiang Army, he first started with salary and implemented a thick salary system. Looking at modern society, in order to prevent corruption, some experts have proposed to raise the salaries of civil servants, which is also based on this consideration.
Zeng Guofan's thick salary is not generally thick. The monthly net income of the middle-ranking officers of the Xiang Army was one hundred and fifty-two, while the middle-level officers of the regular army were only three or five hundred and twenty; the annual net income of the senior officers of the Xiang Army was five thousand four hundred and two, while the senior officers of the regular army were less than one thousand and two a year. The thick salary system allowed the officers and soldiers to relieve their worries about life, so that they would spend their minds on training, they would do their best to contribute to the army, and they could not live up to the high salary given by Zeng Guofan.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-center-line" > [breeze] can't protect the chief thoroughly, you go home and farm</h1>
When we watch TV and watch movies, we will find that the commanders who are loved by soldiers and are willing to protect each other are usually people with strong personality and charm. Of course, it would be nice if all the officers of the army were like this, but this is not the case. On the battlefield, officials without charisma are likely to be abandoned by soldiers when they encounter danger. Just like Zeng Guofan at the Battle of Jinggang, when the army saw the fiasco of the marine division, they turned around and ignored Zeng Guofan's safety. Such an army cannot be effective.
As a result, Zeng Guofan first sent home the generals who had escaped from the Battle of Jinggang, and these people would never be hired again. Among them was Zhu Zhiyi, a good friend of Zeng Guofan's father. Zhu Zhiyi escaped from the war and was expelled from the Xiang army by Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan's youngest brother was also sent home because of his poor performance in the war. His brother felt humiliated and for several years he did not dare to leave the house. In this way, the Xiang army was greatly reduced, from 17,000 to 5,000. Zeng Guofan was not afraid, he knew well the truth that "there are not many soldiers, but fine".
Where there is a penalty, there is a reward. Zeng Guofan allowed generals who had shown heroism in the war to recruit soldiers on their own. Of course, the generals recruited people they could trust, or their fellow countrymen, so that they could be more manageable. Some people will say that in this way, Zeng Guofan will not be afraid of the growth of the power of his subordinate generals, support the army and respect themselves, and put him in the air? Zeng Guofan was not afraid, because these generals were also people he trusted.
In a battle, once a general is killed, the army is in chaos. Therefore, Zeng Guofan made a rule: once the general died in battle, unless there was a favored successor, the whole army was sent home. This means that in battle, the soldier must protect his generals thoroughly, so that he can have a chance to develop. This rule elevated the chief of defense from a moral level to a system, and from a system to the behavior of subordinates.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > [breeze] a sentence, so that the "Hubei Patrol" in hand is gone</h1>
When we read novels, we always hate those traitors and villains. These people can always change the direction of other people's lives, and even push others to the end of the road.
After the great victory of Zeng Guofan in Xiangtan, the morale of the Xiang army was greatly boosted. After some rest, Zeng Guofan decided to lead a large army of land and water from Changsha to attack Hubei. Along the way, the Xiang army was invincible. First, the Taiping Army was defeated in Yuezhou, then the recapture of Chenglingji and Gaoqiao, and then the direct attack on Wuhan and the reconquest of Wuhan.
The Xiang army reported frequent successes, and the Xianfeng Emperor was overjoyed and began to look at Zeng Guofan with admiration. Xian Feng always believed that Zeng Guofan could only brag and had no real skills. At this point, Xian Feng changed his opinion, saying that Zeng Guofan not only bragged, but also really had some skill.
As soon as Xian Feng was happy, he waved his pen and gave Zeng Guofan an official position as the governor of Hubei. After the holy decree was issued, he summoned the ministers of the military plane to report the good news. At this time, a Han military minister jumped out and said to XianFeng that Zeng Guofan was just a civilian, but he could respond to everything, which was probably not a blessing for the country.
It was this sentence that made Zeng Guofan's Hubei inspector who had already arrived be taken back, and it was this sentence that rewrote the fate of Zeng Guofan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > Who is this little man of [Breeze]? </h1>
Who is this gossipy villain? There is no clear direction, but the two men are the most suspicious. One is Qi Liaozao, the minister of military aircraft from Shanxi, and the other is Peng Yunzhang, minister of military aircraft.
Qi Liaozao's learning is good, and his poetry and calligraphy are excellent, but this person advocates moderation and lives a thin mud. Such a character is not the right way to go with the outspoken Zeng Guofan, so Zeng Guofan can't look at him. In fact, Qi Liaozao was also very disgusted with Zeng Guofan, first, Zeng Guofan was Mu Zhang'a's person. Mu Zhang'a was spared by Xian Feng, and Qi Liaozao filled in the gaps, so in politics the two of them were two lines. Second, the people and phenomena that Zeng Guofan said in many of the recitals were related to Qi Liaozao. Therefore, Qi Liaozao had long been dissatisfied with Zeng Guofan.
Qi Liaozao is a conservative, and he has always valued stability. As soon as he heard XianFeng praise Zeng Guofan's words, he thought that if Zeng Guofan's power was large, it might be detrimental to the country. But they all forgot one thing, and that was the great enemy at present.
Another suspect is Peng Yunzhang. Peng Yunzhang's claim is similar to Qi's. He was also unaccustomed to Zeng Guofan, and he thought that Zeng Guofan was a man who always did something out of the ordinary, said something unpleasant, and hit too hard.
Who said that sentence is not so important, but what matters is the result.
Xian Feng was originally soft in his ears, and after listening to the words of a certain minister, he also felt that this was indeed the case. But the holy deeds have all been sent out, what should we do? Our emperor of the Qing Dynasty actually did something rebellious. He immediately drew up another edict, saying that you Zeng Guofan is already a military attendant, so you can handle military affairs with peace of mind, and the Inspector of Hubei will forget it. I'll consider the selection of the inspector.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > [breeze] officer was taken and beaten upside down</h1>
Zeng Guofan was not an official fan, and he did not want to take advantage of the Governor of Hubei for his own benefit. It was only because the process of forming the Xiang Army was too difficult. Because he has no position, no one else will listen to him. He has no right and can't raise money if he wants to. If you want to buy weapons, you always have to negotiate with local officials, he has no position, and people don't buy his account. Zeng Guofan had been looking forward to this Hubei Inspector for a long time, and with it, the whole province of Hubei could listen to his command. He could use Hubei as a base and calmly plan the great cause of completely defeating the Taiping Army.
When he received his appointment, as was customary, he had to give a resignation. So he wrote a fold and said that he had won the position of Inspector of Hubei, and his heart was very uneasy. Because he was still in the period of filial piety, he still did not accept it well. Xian Harvest went to Zeng Guofan's fold and regretted writing the edict that had been taken back to the post of inspector. Write on the fold that you are not allowed to accept the post of Inspector of Hubei. Since I have appointed you to the post of Inspector, why don't you write this title on the resignation fold?
At this time, Zeng Guofan was really dumb and eating Huang Lian, and he couldn't say anything bitter. At the same time, he felt strongly that the emperor did not trust him.