How did Xie Dingbei come out!?

As soon as the personnel of the Northern Expedition Army were appointed, the Anglo-Chinese military circles suddenly boiled, and various newspapers also euphemistically expressed their doubts, and several newspapers that were biased towards military affairs even directly criticized them with words such as "there is no general in Shuzhong."

There are countless high-ranking generals and promising, and they can really be described as stars, and most of them are in the prime of life and are in the prime of life. Not to mention the three generals Jia Hao, Wu Ya and Zhang Hanwan, Wang Tanghe, Han Zaixing, He Mengfeng, Pei Mingji, Yue Chaolong, Fang Tangheng, Peng Shihan, etc., can take one side by themselves. Even Chen Tingzhi, Cai Fei, Zheng Wei, Meng Songjiang, Gu Shining, Xu Shidao and Zhuang care about these new lieutenant generals, and they can be qualified as the main generals all the way.

Again, a general like Gui Zhen, who was born as a banner man, and a new Qing general like Yue Zhongqi are not inferior choices, not only talented, but also hotter than anyone else.

Is this Xie Dingbei......

Speaking of this General Xie, there are those who shake their heads, those who despise it, and those who have no bottom in their hearts, most people don't have anything good to say, but this is General Xie who has achieved success!

What made this person famous was the decisive battle of the Yangtze River more than ten years ago, he led the two armies of Shengjie and Anguo, from Yuezhou to Wuchang, and the story continued all the way. There are not only gods who block and kill gods, Buddhas who block and kill Buddhas, there are enemy cities that look at the wind and surrender, there are enemy troops who are invincible, and there are also magic tricks to annihilate the enemy halfway, and even Wuchang was smashed down by him with his mouth and white silver. Because of him, Jia Hao's Yangtze River strategy had to be advanced, and more than 100,000 troops rushed forward like birds and beasts......

But people who knew the overall situation at that time understood very well that this Xie Shen General was simply a dog pounced on the, and the pig hit the food, a body of luck.

At that time, the Hubei Green Camp of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was already rotten, and Meng Songhai directly bought most of the Hubei Sailors with silver. The Wuchang battalion was sucked away by Yue Zhongqi again, and there was an empty shell left, and the remaining arrogant soldiers looked at Xie Dingbei with the old thinking of "there are any generals, there are soldiers" in the old world, and took a risk, but they were surrounded and annihilated by Gu Shining and other troops who were advancing in a hurry. After that, the state and county that Tianmiao had been operating for a long time took the initiative to donate the city, and pushed it all the way to the city of Wuchang, inspired by Meng Songhai, and directly bought Wuchang with silver.

Can this big man lead the Northern Expedition to be reliable?

Some radical people even pointed the finger at the emperor, "Why does Your Majesty favor this Xie Shen General?" Is there something like that? ”

Back on February 21, in the outer hall of the Yanwu Hall of Weiyang Palace in Tokyo, in front of the demonstration table of the north-south strategic situation. Li Shi looked at the six arrows inserted into the land of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and concluded: "The plan for the Six-Route Northern Expedition has been discussed many times, so let's use it as a strategy. ”

Then he said: "So, what about the commanders and commanders of all walks of life? ”

Everyone was stunned, and even Li Shi realized something, and his face changed suddenly.

The plan of the Six-Route Northern Expedition has been demonstrated and deduced quite maturely in the General Headquarters. The three roads are the sea, and the three roads are the land.

Landing from Lushunkou, Yaozhou City and other places in Liaodong, tangential from end to end, approaching Shengjing, this is the way to close the door and beat the dog.

From Tanggu to Beijing City, this is the way to dig out the heart, this way is expected to break out a big battle, in addition to the Fubo army, will also be dispatched elite red-clothed divisions.

It landed in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Jiaozhou Bay in Shandong. Swallow Shandong, this is the way to press the legs. It is enough to open the way with the Fubo army and use the mobilization red clothes.

The above are the three routes by sea, and the three routes on land are as follows:

From the Grand Canal to the north, land and water marched together, which was the main force of the Northern Expedition.

From Shaanxi to the east, from Henan to Shanxi, flanking to attack Beijing, this is the rear hand when the Tanggu direction was frustrated. At the same time, the Manchu ruling power in Shanxi, Henan, was purged.

From the north of the desert to the south into the Guannai. Destroy the Manchu-Mongolian alliance of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and take control of Horqin and other parts of Mongolia.

The plan is set. The supporting resources have not yet kept up, but Li Xian is determined to mobilize a country, and this problem can barely be solved, anyway, the primary purpose of the Northern Expedition is to restore the land, which is a matter of both military and political affairs, not a simple military topic.

In terms of troops, the direction of Liaodong was handed over to the South Korean Volunteers, Shandong was borne by the Fubo Army, and Tanggu was equipped with a Fubo Army with elite red clothes. The Grand Canal is the main force of the Northern Expedition, and the flank of Shaanxi is also the red clothes of the Western Regions that can be mobilized. In the direction of Mobei, a small number of red clothes were added to the Mongol tribes of Mobei. Roughly speaking, if the Manchus had a moderate resistance, to ensure that the resistance was crushed in a short time, the total number of first-line troops required by the six fronts was about 16 to 180,000.

There is no troop problem on the Liaodong and Mobei routes, and the two divisions of the Fubo Army plus the four red-clothed divisions that can be quickly mobilized in place at present, the troop demand in the Tanggu and Shandong directions can also be guaranteed. If the sortie in the direction of Shaanxi is delayed, four to five divisions can also be mobilized, and the biggest gap is in the main attack direction.

Considering the volunteers and mobilized veterans, the problem of the shortage of troops is not too serious, and on top of the troops, the selection of the commander of the army is a headache for Li Xi and the important members of the Commander-in-Chief and the Privy Council.

Liaodong was handed over to the Korean Volunteer Army, which was naturally led by Han Zaixing, the commander of the Volunteer Army. Shandong was handed over to the Fubo Army, and it was led by Bai Zhengli, and in the direction of Tanggu, Feng must be familiar with the way, so naturally he could not be missing.

Xiao Sheng will personally sit in charge of the entire three sea routes, integrate the other naval forces that the Beiyang Fleet is rushing to help, and ensure and coordinate the sea transportation support.

Now the problem arises, Tanggu Road is mainly elite red clothes, need a main general, Mobei direction also needs a main general who is familiar with Mongolian affairs, the Grand Canal and Shaanxi direction is the main force of the restoration, Shandong 1, Henan, Shanxi, North and South Zhili, these two roads are responsible for recovery, and the two commanders of the Northern Expedition will be in charge of these two roads.

According to the best plan of the commander-in-chief, the coach is Jia Hao, the deputy commander is Zhang Hanwan, the Mobei commander is Wang Tanghe, the Tanggu general, among so many lieutenant generals, you can pick any one out.

Now that the Northern Expedition is in advance, Jia Hao is presiding over Western affairs and is cutting meat from Tianzhu, Zhang Hanwan is far away in Tangnu Wulianghai to clean up the remnants of the Rakshasa forces, and Wang Tanghe is also going to Central Asia and in the Kalmyk Provinces. Most of the lieutenant general-level generals still followed Wu Ya to continue westward, such as Fang Tangheng, who had already entered Kokand. In a hurry, these pits could not find suitable turnips.

"Urgently order Chen Tingzhi to go to Mobei to lead the Mongolian tribes."

The problems were solved one by one, Li Shi first ordered Chen Tingzhi's general, as Wang Tanghe's deputy, Chen Tingzhi has been fighting in Mobei Qinghai for many years, and he is still the second commander of the dragoon army after Wang Tanghe, and has a high prestige in Mobei Mongolia, and it is just right to lead the north all the way, and more importantly, Chen Tingzhi is in Lanzhou. It is the closest of the generals in the Western Regions.

"Zhang Yingke is the main general of Tanggu......"

Xiao Sheng brought his old partner, as the deputy marshal of the South Korean Volunteer Army and Han Zaixing's deputy, Zhang Ying's performance has always been decent, so much so that he almost became invisible. However, the head of Tanggu will pay more attention to the integration of the Fubo army and the army, and this appointment is just right for Zhang Ying, who has been in South Korea for many years and has integrated multinational mercenaries into one.

This is followed by the direction of Shaanxi. Li Xian subconsciously said: "He Mengfeng", this person and Han Zaixing are called the right double wall, and the left double wall is naturally Jia Hao Wu Ya. As the old saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, and this is the most suitable for He Mengfeng. From the Battle of Hunan to the Battle of Luzon, to the Battle of Nanyang, and then to the Battle of the Yangtze River and the Battle of the Western Regions. He Meng's wind farm is not down, there is no outstanding achievement, and the task he undertakes has always been only one word: victory.

But as soon as the words fell, Li Shi patted his forehead, and after the Panchen went to Tokyo at the end of last year to meet the king, he entrusted He Mengfeng to lead the army into Wusi Tibet to handle the affairs of Wusi Tibet's entry into the country and the Dalai Lama's entry into Beijing.

Fan Jin picked out a person: "Bei Mingji, he is in Xi'an." ”

This candidate is also okay. Although the ability is not very good, the qualifications are sufficient, the heart is stable, and even a little conservative, but the experience of being in charge of the road alone is very rich, and the decisive battle of the Yangtze River was that he and Chen Tingzhi stuck to it in Jiangxi.

On the one hand, Gui Zhen wanted to speak and stopped, Gui Zhen wanted to grab this position, but he was directly promoted to the deputy military affairs of the General Headquarters as the commander of the division. The qualifications are too shallow. What's more, he was nearly seventy years old. It's really old. Seeing Li Shi nodding, he had to shut up. On the side, Zheng Yong, the chief of military justice who was over seventy years old, looked at him with a look of sympathy on his face.

Su Wencai, the governor of the Privy Council, frowned: "Pei Mingji was sick a month ago, and he was very sick, and the Privy Council is handling his recuperation affairs." ”

A staff officer interjected: "Xie Dingbei is also in Xi'an. ”

The scene was silent for a moment, and Li Xian waved his hand and said: "Look for it again, Han Wan can't be transferred back, and is there a lieutenant general who can take office within half a month......

Fan Jin, who was familiar with the distribution of generals, shook his head, and others proposed a list of candidates for major generals, such as Gu Shining, who was also in Lanzhou, after all, was subject to seniority issues, and it was impossible to take charge of the road alone and serve as the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition.

In the end, the candidate turned back to Xie Dingbei, and Li Xian smiled bitterly: "Okay, I hope Xie Shen will continue to show his luck." ”

Everyone also smiled bitterly, there was no way, Xie Dingbei had the ability, just because he didn't know whether he was entangled in luck or luck, the success or failure of things had nothing to do with his ability, which made it difficult for people to rest assured. But this guy is the only one who has the qualifications to serve as the deputy marshal.

It just so happens that Gu Shining, who has little qualifications but sufficient ability, was also Xie Dingbei's deputy during the decisive battle of the Yangtze River, so let these two become partners again.

Xie Dingbei just sat in the position of deputy marshal of the Northern Expedition, and in this case, it was enough to show his luck.

The deputy commander is confirmed, so what about the commander who commands the main force and goes north from the Grand Canal?

Li Xian crossed his waist and raised his eyebrows: "Who else could it be?" Of course it's me, I'm going to ...... Driving the Expedition! ”

After a moment of silence, a fierce clamor rang out in the hall.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"It's not what it used to be, how can Your Majesty take risks in person again!"

"Now Your Majesty is as heavy as a country, and if you move, the country will move!"

Li Shi waved his hand and said: "Isn't the Northern Expedition a national movement?" That's why I'm moving. ”

Then he listed a number of reasons, he, the emperor, moved, in order to mobilize the Praetorian Guard and the guards of the pro-army. The former also has an army establishment of the First Janissary Division, and the Guards is the 100th Division of the Army, which is also to be used for combat, not just a showmanship. With these two divisions in place, the shortfall in strength will be less.

Of course, this statement is difficult for everyone to accept, the soldiers who defend the emperor have all gone to the battlefield, what about the emperor's safety?

When there was a lot of trouble, Li Xi had to shout: "Fourteen years ago, I said that I would set foot on Guangning Gate again, do you want to stop me from this wish!" ”

The emperor claimed to be me, coupled with this tone, as well as the emphasis on the events of the year, this shows that the emperor is absolutely unwilling to give up, everyone looked at each other, and finally could only admit helplessly.

But then Fan Jin muttered, "I want to go to ...... too"

Gui Zhen and Zheng Yong glanced at each other, and hurriedly said, "Ministers, please come with me!" ”

"Please come along!"

Everyone hurriedly called again, and it was replaced by Li Xian's headache.

After arranging foreign military affairs in the Yanwu Palace, and then arranging government affairs related to the Northern Expedition in the grass hall overnight, hearing that the emperor was going to drive the expedition in person, and a number of important members of the Privy Council and the Commander-in-Chief Department were also going to accompany him, the ministers were suddenly boiling.

Tang Sunho was the first to shout: "Please also follow the ministers!" ”

Chen Wance's old god is here, he is in charge of the General Administration of North and South Affairs, and he must go north. But in addition to him, dozens of central officials have clamored one after another, especially Fang Youxin, Xiang Shanxuan, Cheng Yingde and other Wenchen who have entered the center from the local area have the loudest voices. They were all born in the army, and in the past, they followed the Yinghua red clothes to expand their territory, and wherever the red clothes fell, they followed them to govern the country. Now that the Anglo-North Expedition has been restored, they want to go back to their old business.

"How can you move the pillars ......"

Li Xi is also a little numb, what are you Wenchen doing to make a fuss?

"The Northern Expedition is not just military, the people's hearts are together, the government decrees are the same, and the economy is connected, which is the most important thing. If there are no ministers to accompany you, there will only be the Northern Expedition, and there will be no restoration! ”

Tang Sun Ho is full of words, and this is indeed true.

Li Xian kicked the ball: "The government of recovering the land has its own people below, you can also drive with you, but there is a limit on the number of people, who can go, and who must stay in the center, Xue Qing, you can do it." ”

Xue Xue's face was bitter, and she thought that she who had to stay behind would stay out of the matter.

The hustle and bustle of the grass hall was not the end, when Li Xian was busy until late at night and returned to the back garden to rest, he found that the concubines had already formed a group to wait for each other.

Sanniang said: "I'm going too!" ”

Siniang and Baoyin said: "And us!" ”

Xiao Fu, who had already given birth to a hair, frowned and said: "Medicine is indispensable for me......"

Zhu Yuyou said: "There are a lot of Northern Academies, I have to supervise it, don't be destroyed by the war." ”

An Jiuxiu said: "If the official family doesn't take me, I will go to the north to do business in the name of the An family!" ”

Guan Xuan thought for a while, didn't have any more words, and said angrily: "You want to take Ke Chong with you, I have to take care of him!" ”

Seeing that Chunhua was gone, only the daughters-in-law who had their former demeanor between their eyes and eyebrows, Li Xian's heart was surging, but he groaned in his mouth: "This is the Northern Expedition, not the Autumn Expedition......"

Sanniang smiled: "Why isn't it an autumn tour?" Many clubs in the country are making an appointment to go north with the army, husband, have you also decided which club in the Grand View Garden? ”

Li Shi coughed violently, shook his hand and said: "Okay, okay, don't really make trouble, I know your intentions, Sanniang and Siniang and Baoyin will follow me, and the others will live at home." ”

The daughters-in-law laughed, this is what they wanted. Looking at the satisfied old daughters-in-law, Li Xian lamented that the historians of later generations were afraid that they would add another "absurd" account to him, and even brought the imperial concubine with him......

But as the ministers said, the Northern Expedition was not only for war, but also for recovering the land and politics. Sanniang is also the leader of many clubs in the country, and the mobilization of one country is just in response to the civil forces in the north. Siniang is in charge of the affairs around her, and Baoyin uses her Mongolian status to appease Horqin and other Mongolian tribes.

Of course, with Sanniang here, if Li Shi wants to use the Northern Expedition to do mischief, it will be impossible, which is also very important.

The next day, countless more people flocked to see me, wanting to accompany the car.

Summoning an old man with fairy wind and bones, a blonde and blue-eyed foreigner, Li Shi sighed: "The others still say it, and the two Qing families don't mention it themselves, and I also want you to go with me." ”

Bian Shoumin said: "In this life, the grass people lack this painting. ”

Lang Shining said: "When the empire is unified, the world will usher in a new era, and it is worth painting such a picture, even if it costs lives." ”

Li Xian stroked his beard and smiled: "Thinking of the picture scroll in your hands, I am very excited. ”