During the late Qing Dynasty, although China had embarked on a lonely road, there were still some exciting events happening, such as the rise of , the Westernization Movement, and the Pingding of Shaanxi and Gansu and Xinjiang Regained.
and they are all self-made people, that is Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang, we used to know this person in the history textbooks of middle school. He is one of the representatives of the Westernization School and one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty.
Zuo Zongtang’s achievements are quite numerous. He not only participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement spoke for the peasants, but also set up the Westernization Movement for self-improvement. He wanted to save the dying China, but he did not fail.
In addition, Zuo Zongtang, as the military governor-general, has also made remarkable achievements in the country's land security. The ancients in Xinjiang called this area the Western Regions. Before the Qing army entered , its jurisdiction was limited to the northeast.
Xinjiang is the province-level administrative region with the largest land area in China, in the northwestern part of my country’s territory. Just such a place occupies one-sixth of China’s total land area, as you can imagine, Xinjiang is vast and rich in resources.
Because the area is too large, it cannot be managed very well. Although part of Xinjiang has been unified during the Qing Dynasty, there are still some places that have gone through many years of repetition.This was established.
It was not until 1879 that Xinjiang’s regaining war broke out. It took more than ten years until 1878. It took more than ten years for Xinjiang to return to China’s embrace , the commander of the Qing Dynasty. Zuo Zongtang.
Actually, Zuo Zongtang did not go well when he regained Xinjiang. In this ten-year war, the little Manas turned out to be a meat grinder for the Qing army. So what happened in this area? Let's get to know Manas first!
Manas, the west gate
Manas, located in the abdomen area of Xinjiang, is known as the "West Gate" with Urumqi, and is known as the "Phoenix City" , or ancient silk An important channel in the northern part of the road, this area has many business cards.
Turkic refers to Manas at the time of in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. At that time, in the first stage of regaining Xinjiang, the Qing army was very brave. It took four cities in Xinjiang in just three days, but difficulties emerged at this smooth sailing stage.
The Qing army came to the vicinity of Manas, intending to recover the area in one go. However, because of Bai Yanhu 's tricks and wrong command, the entire Qing army was lost. So what trick did Bai Yanhu use?
Bai Yanhu belonged to the Qing army, and this man was best at ambushes in combat. In the battle to regain Xinjiang, he followed Zuo Zongtang to Manas, but he also gradually became connected with the rebels.
After the Qing army planned to enter the city, ran away to survive, deliberately hijacking the people to evacuate from the south, and also surging a part of the soldiers who followed him to take the initiative to go to Manas City , To die for him.
The trick of kidnapping the common people is indeed quite ruthless. In addition, the remnants and defeated generals in the previous wars have been gathered in Manas, which directly increases the strength of the troops stationed in this area. The army caused trouble.
Therefore, the Qing army had to make changes to its current strategic deployment after learning the news. Combined with the supply problem, Zuo Zongtang's plan can only be adjusted, not to divide the troops in Urumqi, but to go south to attack Manas.
Of course, there is also the "drama" of General Yili. At that time, Zuo Zongtang asked General Yili to remove Bai Yanhu. As a native of the general, he felt relaxed after accepting such an order.
They believe that they are locals, coupled with years of fighting wits and courage with the rebels, it is not a problem to successfully win Manas. However, in fact, because of such underestimation of the enemy, the ending failed, and General Yili had no choice but to withdraw his troops for safety.
Zuo Zongtang was very angry when he saw the general who had fled back. The most taboo thing in a war is to underestimate the enemy. After this defeat, the rebels have become more vigorous, and it has become more difficult for the Qing army to attack.
Jinshun ’s wrong command
After experiencing Bai Yanhu’s betrayal, the Qing army immediately came up with two countermeasures. One is to directly capture Manas, and then to chase the escaped Bai Yanhu, the other is to disperse the forces, attack and pursue at the same time, and finally join together.
Originally, the whole army planned to implement the first method to ensure sufficient troops as much as possible. But at this time Jin Shun suddenly jumped out and asked Ying to lead some people to recover Manas . You can chase Bai Yanhu.
This can greatly shorten the time, and Jin Shun sincerely recommends that it be approved by the Qing army. But he did not expect that the early victory of the Qing army was due to luck, not real strength. This misleading made him believe it.
In the city of Manas, a large number of enemy troops have been quietly stationed. Jin Shun took away most of the Qing army and prepared to attack, but Zuo Zongtang was very opposed. As a battle-tested general, he clearly knew that Jingshun's command ability was not very good.
But he is still very sure of his character. After the two sides talked, Zuo Zongtang finally agreed to Jin Shun attacking Manas. On September 6, he confidently led the Qing army to the gate of Manas.
Jinshun started to repair the troops based on his experience and information. The war began. At first, as he expected, the corner of the southern city of Manas was quickly opened by the Qing army.
The enemy who was waiting in the city wall immediately launched an attack. The breech gun, Gatling machine gun, etc., the powerful attack directly caused the Qing army to suffer heavy damage , and a lot of successive attacks There is no progress in the sky.
Most of the Qing army's men and horses are still alive, even less than one-third. When did Jin Shun ever fought such a defeat, he completely lost his reason and launched a strong attack with only the remaining weapons, but it had no effect, but instead damaged many generals.
A small Manas city turned out to be a meat grinder for the Qing army. What a shame! Zuo Zongtang never imagined that the original smooth recovery campaign resulted in the loss of so many outstanding soldiers due to personal rebellion and the arrogance of some people.
Sure enough to fight on the battlefield, traitors and arrogance are the most terrifying. But the outcome is good. Xinjiang has successfully recovered, and now it has contributed a lot to China's development. Amao believes that China's territory has always been inviolable.
The reason why we are in peace and peace now is because there were these warriors who gave up their lives to maintain unity and peace. We are not living in a peaceful age, but in a peaceful country.
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