The name Zeng Guofan is not unknown. One of the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty, the Xiang Army, which was founded, defeated the Taiping Army, and it also had a far-reaching impact in modern history. A literati, however, received the nickname of a man who had shaved his head, and his brother Zeng Guoquan was a fierce general. Xiao Yong was good at war, and later captured the Taiping Army capital of Tianjing, known as Zeng Iron Barrel.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners Army was decaying, and it was precisely because of the Xiang Army and the Huai Army and other troops that it did not fall into the building. Zeng Guoquan was a fierce general, which is not false, but it is not the first fierce general of the Xiang Army. There will be many strong generals in the Xiang Army, but it does not mean that there are no capable people in the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Worthy of the name of the first fierce general of the Xiang Army was Bao Chao; it was Duolong'a who fought for the face of the Manchu Qing disciples. The two men had a title at the time, Duolong Baohu. This name is quite the meaning of the Northern Qiao Feng Southern Murong in the "Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon". Today, we will take a look at the deeds of these two fierce generals.
Historically, Bao Chao was a rough man, illiterate several fathers who died early and followed his mother for their lives. I worked as a guy in the tofu factory, and I also picked up coal flowers, and when I first arrived in the Xiang Army, I was still a guy.
This situation is similar to li yunlong and these fierce generals. The starting point is low, but the battle is brave, and it is born to be the material for fighting. Sentry commander, garrison, battalion officer, and later the general soldier, Bao Chaoyi spent four years.
Bao Chao had many glorious moments in his life, once winning the title of heroic Batulu and once winning the title of Botong Erbatulu. Having saved Zeng Guofan and saved Hu Linyi, even if he was a general of the level of Chen Yucheng of the Taiping Army, Bao Chao also had a record of fighting with him fourteen times without winning or losing.
When encountering a tough general like Bao Chao, the Taiping Army was afraid of three points. In his lifetime, he fought more than 500 battles, wounded 108 times, and injured his right and leg in the line of fire until his head was hit by a lead bullet... Bao Chao's heroic deeds are unparalleled in the Xiang Army, and Bao Hu's name is truly deserved.
As for Duolong'a, he also admired Bao Chao, but compared to Bao Chao, Duolong'a, a Manchu general, appeared to be both civilized and martial.
Dolonga was a Manchurian White Banner man who was good at riding and shooting since childhood, and became a soldier at the age of 16. During the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army, he made many military achievements under the command of Senggelinqin. In the battle of the Taiping Army, it was remarkable, and even the unruly general of the Xiang Army had great respect for the General of the Eight Banners.
Hu Linyi commented on Dolong'a: Park ChengZhongyong, the champion of wisdom and strategy, and was convinced by everyone;
Zhao Erxun had a saying: When the Xiang army of Zeng Guo was rising, Lai TaQibu was helped, and Jiangning, Qingjiang, and Anhui Houlu were more powerful. Hu Lin wing by EGuiwan, Si Yi Duolong'a, Bao Chao two.
Bao Chao started a battle and charged forward, slightly injured and could not get out of the line of fire, and Dolonga was not ambiguous. He also used the Art of Wisdom and Strategy, stealing camps, fire attacks, poisonous attacks, counter-attacks, and luring the enemy into ambushes.
He was good at commanding the horse team, paying attention to frontal enemies and flanking encirclement, and good at using mobile troops. The Eight Banners immediately gained worldwide fame, and they also regained some face in the hands of Dolonga.
Because of his early death, Dolonga's fame in later life was not as good as Bao Chao's, but this did not affect his life's record. It was Zuo Zongtang, a feudal official, who had to call out to his predecessors when he saw Duolong'a. Zuo Zongtang's pacification of the Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion was the second time, and the first time was when Duolong'a went on a campaign, which was also the greatest achievement in his life.