In the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862), a movement of Hui people returning to Qing Dynasty broke out in Shaanxi, and then, Hui people returning to Qing Dynasty was also rising in Gansu. Faced with such a situation, the Qing government decided to send troops to suppress it. The Qing army commanders including Zhang Fu, Shengbao, Dolonga, , , Yang Yuebin, Mu Tushan, , Zuo Zongtang, and other Qing army commanders participated. Let's try to explore their story today.
Dolonga
Dolonga (1817-1864), whose name is Auditorium, Hurlat, Daur tribe, Daur tribe, , is affiliated to the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, good at commanding the horse team, and was as famous as the first general of the Hunan Army during the Tongzhi Zhongxing , and is as famous as the first general of the Hunan Army , and is even better than that, and is known as "Dolong, Bao and Tiger".
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Because Shengbao's performance on the Shaanxi battlefield disappointed the Qing government, he immediately dispatched Duolonga, who was pacifying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Nian Army , to quickly enter Shaanxi. At the end of May of the first year of Tongzhi (1862), Dorona went north under the order. He arrived in Shangnan, Shaanxi in early September and defeated the Taiping Army at the junction of Shaanxi, Henan and Hubei provinces. Chen Decai returned to Shaanxi. In December, Duolona received an imperial edict at Tongguan , which was appointed as an imperial commissioner to supervise the military affairs of Shaanxi and took over the various battalions of the Shengbao headquarters, with a total of more than 20,000 soldiers and brave men.
11863, Duolona began to fight against Shaanxi and return troops. He believed that the momentum of the Return Army was strong at this time and he could not rush to achieve success. So he decided to adopt a tactic of steady action from east to west and steadily advancing step by step. The first battle to enter Shaanxi was to rescue Tongzhou City. At that time, the Hui army was besieging Tongzhou City. As soon as the Duolona army arrived, they immediately attacked from behind. The Hui army was attacked from both sides and was defeated and left. Next, Duolonga will attack the outbreak point of the Hui Muslim movement - Qiangbaizhai, and the nearby Wangge Village.
The ones stationed here are Renwu , Hemingtang, Yu Deyan . Duolonga adopted the policy of fighting and pacifying while retaliating, and disintegrating and collapsed back to the army. The Hui army was originally loose, and the leaders were also fighting for power and profit. The policy of reunification played a role in disintegration, so that the Hui army attacked and killed each other. The Qing army took the opportunity to attack and captured Qiangbaizhai and Wangge Village. Immediately afterwards, capture Cangtou Town. After several defeats and heavy losses, the army gradually moved westward, concentrated in the areas of Jingyang, Gaoling, and Xianyang, and stepped up their siege to Xi'an.
In early September, Duolona arrived in Xi'an and sent people to return to the army to persuade him to surrender, including Sun Yubao led his troops to surrender 30,000. In early October, the Qing army launched an offensive to conquer Gaoling City. Subsequently, Duolonga sent Shaanxi Admiral Lei Zhengwan (1829-1897, with the name Weitang, from Sichuan Zhongjiang) and General Cao Kezhong (1826-1896, from Zhili Tianjin) to lead an army to jointly defend Xianyang and cut off the way of retreating westward. He personally led the main force to cross the Jingshui River from Gaoling to forcing the Huimin Army stronghold in Sujiagou.
Dolonga used the cavalry to defeat the army in division, and led the two places of Sujiagou and Weicheng. So the army returned to the west and moved to the west, Bai Yanhu, Ma Shengyan, Yu Deyan and Yu Yanlu led their troops to the northwest through Liquan and Qianzhou to retreat to Binzhou . Not long after, Fengxiang and Binzhou were conquered by Gansu Admiral Tao Maolin (?-1890, from Changsha, Hunan) and Cao Kezhong. Bai Yanhu and other troops retreated to Dongzhiyuan, Longdong, and the leader of the other troops, He Mingtang, led the remaining troops to enter eastern Gansu through Wugong, Weigong, Fengxiang and Longzhou. At this point, the Shaanxi Hui Muslim movement was quelled.
Dolonga was also suppressing the Taiping Army during his time in Shaanxi. During this period, Chen Decai led his troops to rescue Tianjing, and only the Shaanxi Taiping Army was left with Lan Dashun units. Under Duolong's pursuit and fierce attack, Lan Dashun had to retreat to 号本文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文� After Shaanxi returned to Longdong, Duolonga prepared to march towards Gansu. In order to solve the worries, in early 1864, Dorona personally led the tenth battalion of the Cavalry and Infantry Army and advanced towards the Zhuang.
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On May 18, 1864, Duolona died of serious injuries.
" Draft of Qing History HTML " records: "Duolonga was very angry. Lingao commanded and supervised the battle. The city was broken. Suddenly he was shot and injured. He was severely injured and died without treatment."
Yang Yuebin
Yang Yuebin (1822-1890), original name Zaifu , with his courtesy name Hou'an, from Shanhua, Hunan (now Changsha, Hunan), generals in the late Qing Dynasty, and commander of the Hunan Navy.
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Yang Yuebin was awarded the title of Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu in the third year of Tongzhi (1864), when he was pacifying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After conquering the capital of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he led his troops to conquer Nanchang and Ganzhou , and surrendered more than 100,000 Taiping troops. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), he led the 10th battalion of the New Army to Xi'an. In late April, Senggelinqin was ambushed and killed in battle while fighting against the Nian Army in Caozhou, Shandong. The Qing government urgently transferred Yang Yuebin to guard the capital. At this time, Yang Yuebin resigned from the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu and worked full-time to eliminate the Nian Army. However, without the approval of the court, he had to go to Lanzhou to take office.
After Yang Yuebin took office, the situation in Gansu was a military and political deterioration: Hui people from all over the country rose up; four groups of Jinjibao, Hezhou, Xining and Suzhou were formed; Shaanxi's return troops retreated to Gansu, and Gansu was almost in chaos at this time. Moreover, the soldiers were weak, reinforcements from various provinces were not arrived, and the food channels were blocked and the treasury was empty.
In July of the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), Lei Zhengwan and Cao Kezhong attacked Jinji Fort, but were defeated by Ma Hualong because their military pay and rations were not maintained. At this time, the troops of Du Xing'a and Mutushan were also in unfavorable war in Gansu.
Yang Yuebin repeatedly submitted memorials to the court, requesting to allocate money and grain from other provinces to serve as military funds. However, at this time, the Qing government was full of war and the people were living in poverty. How much money and grain could they allocate to Gansu? At this moment, the Qing soldiers of Tao Maolin and Lei Zhengwan's troops mutiny. For a moment, Yang Yuebin, who was in trouble with internal and external affairs, was frustrated.
In the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), Yang Yuebin visited the army in Jingzhou and Qingyang . As soon as he left, a mutiny occurred in Lanzhou. Yang Yuebin ordered Cao Kezhong to return to his army to quell the rebellion and kill more than a hundred first invaders. The governor Lin Zhiwang submitted a memorial to impeach Yang Yuebin for unfair distribution of food and wages, but Yang Yuebin privately reviewed Lin Zhiwang's memorial. Later, he was dismissed from office by the Qing government and demoted to the third rank.
In the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), Yang Yuebin submitted a memorial to say that he was sick and asked to return to his hometown to recuperate. Because the new governor of Shaanxi and Gansu Zuo Zongtang had not yet taken office, the Qing government ordered Mutushan to temporarily hold the position of governor and approved Yang Yuebin to be dismissed and returned to his hometown. When
is it? Destiny? Or are they poorly capable? During Yang Yuebin's tenure as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he did not see any achievements, but the war became stronger and stronger. Not only did the Hui Muslim army fail to defeat, but there were also constant mutiny within the Qing army. Maybe the talent is useless. Judging from his performance in pacifying the Taiping Army and his record of returning to command the navy in his later years to fight against the French army, he was still very outstanding. People at that time also had a high opinion of it.
(To be continued)
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