Yang Zaifu, the naval general of the Hunan Army, was born in the military. He was originally a low-level military attaché. At that time, the Taiping Army passed through Hunan and forced Xiangyin County to flee. The county magistrate, county magistrate and other civil servants fled. Yang Zaifu stepped forward and led the old and weak green camp to defend the city.

Xiangyin County is famous for this.

When Zeng Guofan founded the Hunan Navy, he heard that Yang Zaifu was brave and good at fighting, so he recruited him to command the right battalion of the Navy. In the battle of Jinggang-Yuezhou, the Hunan Navy was fledgling and was defeated by the Taiping Army. Most of the senior officers fought

die.

Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin stood out and became the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army Navy. Peng Yulin was good at planning and Yang Zaifu was brave. The two complemented each other and defeated the Taiping Army Navy.

Yang Zaifu followed the path of a military attache, and his status was obviously lower than Peng Yulin. For this reason, he studied hard, studied poetry, and practiced calligraphy. Especially his calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, and he was highly praised by people at the time.

In the Battle of Yongzhou, Yang Zaifu's navy was completely defeated. He immediately made a decision and led the navy to retreat to avoid fighting with the revolutionary army. Yang Zaifu himself went straight to the Qiyang camp to meet with the commander Luo Zenan.

After the rise of the Hunan Army, the subordinate chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. Yang Zaifu was rewarded as the Admiral of the Fujian Navy, and Luo Zenan was appointed as the Chief Envoy of Hunan, with the title of governor.

In later generations, Luo Zenan ranked first among the mighty generals of the Hunan Army. After Luo Zenan's death, he was Bao Chao. However, Bao Chao was only as brave as an ordinary man, while Luo Zenan had the talent to stand alone. He was very strict in military management, highly knowledgeable, and most of his subordinates were disciples.

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Famous generals of the Hunan Army such as Wang Zhao, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Li Xingchun, Jiang Yili, Liu Tenghong, Yang Changjun, Kang Jinghui, Zhu Tieqiao, Luo Xinnan, Xie Banghan, Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Guobao, etc. were all students of Luo Zenan.

Manchu Qing's military was not as good as its civil servants, Luo Zenan's status in the Hunan Army was higher than that of Yang Zaifu, and his status in Hunan Shilin was also very high. Therefore, Zeng Guofan clearly issued an order first, asking Yang Zaifu to be controlled by Luo Zenan.

Yang Zaifu came to Qiyang County and saw Luo Zenan. He bowed briefly and said:

"Luoshan, the Cantonese bandits are not what they used to be. With the current strength of our army, they are no match for the Cantonese bandits. The strategy of active defense and post-strike we set at the time is no longer appropriate and must be changed immediately."

Qiyang is located in the lower reaches of Yongzhou, on the north bank of the Xiangjiang River, where the Qishui River merges into the Xiangjiang River. From Yongzhou, past Lengshuitan and Gaoxi City, there is Qiyang County. After Qiyang, there are no more cities on both sides of the Xiangjiang River until Hengyang Fucheng.

Therefore, Qiyang is also an important place, and Luo Zenan is in charge of it personally.

In the past two days, Luo Zenan has received all bad news. Lubu Town was lost, Huwei Changsheng Army was defeated, Yongzhou was lost, Biaozi Camp was defeated, and the Hunan Navy was defeated...

What shocked Luo Zenan the most was that the Hunan Army had no power to counterattack in front of the revolutionary army. The revolutionary army advanced too fast and the Hunan Army could not react at all.

In accordance with the strategy of active defense and preemptive strike, Luo Zenan selected elite troops to garrison key passes. If the revolutionary army attacked, the defenders would stand by for help and ask for help from the Qiyang camp. As long as the defenders could persist for three to five days, Luo Zenan would be able to find them.

In the main direction of attack, the revolutionary army sent reinforcements from the Hunan Army.

However, it only took less than a day for the revolutionary army to conquer Lubu Town; it only took one battle to defeat the Hunan Army Navy; it only took one day to conquer Yongzhou City...

In many cases, just after Luo Zenan received the warning and sent reinforcements, the Hunan Army was defeated and the battle was over.

The revolutionary army has advanced weapons and can win quickly. The Hunan army's strategy of attacking later is completely ineffective.

Luo Zenan was very calm and said: "Tian Xingshu and Wu Kunxiu are both bloody men, brave and good at fighting. They were defeated on the front line not because they underestimated the enemy, but because of the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves.

"Such a series of defeats has greatly damaged the morale of the army. Now, in order to reverse the situation of the war, changes must be made. Hou'an, you have fought against the Cantonese bandits on the front line. In your opinion, how should we defeat the enemy?"

Luo Zenan said that Tian Xingshu and Wu Kunxiu were defeated on the front line, but did not mention Yang Zaifu, which made him feel much better. Yang Zaifu always respected Luo Zenan, so he frankly said: "I thought that guerrilla warfare should be carried out."

"Guerrilla warfare?" Luo Zenan's eyes lit up and he asked: "Could it be the guerrilla warfare in "On the Strategy and Tactics of the Revolutionary Army" written by Yang Ni?"

In the past few years, Yang Xuan has rarely visited the front line in person, and has devoted more energy to writing books. "On the Strategy and Tactics of the Revolutionary Army" is one of Yang Xuan's military works, which focuses on the strategy of China's revolutionary war. Tactical issues.

His books were listed as banned books by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and were prohibited from being published and disseminated. However, the more banned they were, the more they aroused people's curiosity. Even senior leaders of the Hunan Army often read Yang Xuan's works, hoping to be inspired by them.

Yang Zaifu lived under Peng Yulin in shame, studied hard and studied Yang Xuan's military works. He said:

"That's right. Guerrilla warfare is mobile warfare, and it is suitable for combat when the enemy is strong and we are weak. When the Guangdong bandits sent independent brigades into Yunnan and Guizhou, they used guerrilla warfare. Over the past few years, the bandits in Yunnan and Guizhou have become increasingly powerful. This shows the effectiveness of guerrilla warfare.

"Although guerrilla warfare was created by Yang Ni, it is very consistent with the current situation. We call it active defense, but it is actually passive defense. If we stick to the key points, we have to face the enemies who come to compete for the key points.

"The enemy is strong and we are weak. Once the two armies fight, our army will be defeated. We can only abandon the key passes and let the enemy penetrate deep into Hunan. Our army will send troops to guerrilla behind the enemy, harassing the enemy from time to time, and even cutting off the enemy's logistics supply lines.

"The front line of the Cantonese bandits is stretched, and there will always be a time when the troops are separated. At this time, we can seize the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the lone enemy behind enemy lines. Similarly, the Cantonese bandits have advanced weapons, great pressure on logistical supplies, and dependence on ammunition supply. Guangdong and Guangxi.

"As far as the Xiangjiang River is concerned, the Cantonese bandits only have a dozen or so armored warships, so we can only take care of the head but not the tail. We can break the naval warships into pieces and ambush in the tributaries of the Xiangjiang River, waiting for opportunities to capture and annihilate the Cantonese bandit's logistics team.

"If the Cantonese bandits' logistics are disturbed by me, there will be problems with the ammunition supply. By then, when we fight with the Cantonese bandits, we will be able to avoid the Cantonese bandits' firepower advantage, and we will undoubtedly have a better chance of winning.

"Our army is familiar with the terrain of Hunan, and all its officers and soldiers are from the province. The Guangdong bandits are not familiar with the terrain of Hunan, and most of their officers and soldiers are from Guangdong and Guangxi. Our army can undoubtedly break the current deadlock by carrying out guerrilla warfare on its own territory."

After hearing Yang Zaifu's words, Luo Zenan suddenly understood. But this was a major matter concerning the entire army. He immediately made a decision and ordered his soldiers to summon the commanders in the camp to deploy "guerrilla warfare".

The leaders of the Hunan Army in the Qiyang camp mainly include Tian Xingshu, Wu Kunxiu, Li Xubin, and Liu Tenghong.

Li Xubin was Luo Zenan's eldest disciple. Luo Zenan relied heavily on him and planned to pass on the mantle to him.

(Historically, Chen Yucheng, the British King of the Taiping Army, once publicly stated that there were only "one Bao and two Li" in the Hunan Army who could be his opponent. One of them was Li Xubin. Li Xubin once killed the famous Taiping Army general Lin Qirong. , but eventually died at the hands of Chen Yucheng.)

Liu Tenghong is known as the number one "barbarian general" in the Hunan Army. He will never give up until his goals are achieved.

After all the commanders took their seats, Luo Zenan got straight to the point and said in a tone that left no room for doubt:

"Everyone, the enemy is strong and we are weak. The strength of the Cantonese bandits has exceeded our estimates. The original strategy has also failed. Hou'an and I discussed it and decided to switch to guerrilla warfare. Although guerrilla warfare was created by Yang Ni,

It can be used by our army. Di'an, please tell me the key points of guerrilla warfare."

Di'an was Li Xubin. Without thinking, he blurted out: "There are sixteen words in guerrilla warfare, that is, when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

Luo Zenan was very satisfied and asked Liu Tenghong: "Zhiheng, what are the tactical principles of guerrilla warfare?"

Most of the commanders under Luo Zenan were his disciples, and they were also very knowledgeable. Luo Zenan was very popular in Hunan. Luo Zenan taught philosophy and also paid attention to practicality and saving the country. He believed that only by knowing yourself and the enemy could you defeat the revolutionary army, and he often organized students to study privately.

Yang Xuan's works.

Liu Tenghong was also familiar with guerrilla warfare and said:

"There are six tactical principles. The first is to obtain the greatest victory with the minimum sacrifice; the second is to focus on wearing down the enemy rather than destroying the enemy; the third is to dominate the enemy and seize the initiative; the fourth is to actively attack and rarely defend; the fifth is to be erratic and unstable.
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