The three major "Zhuge Liang" of the Xiang Army - "Lao Liang" Luo Zenan

Luo Zenan was born in Shuangfeng County, Xiangxiang (now part of Loudi), one of the founders of the Xiang army in the late Qing Dynasty, a famous theoretician and literary scholar. When he was a teenager, Luo Zenan was brilliant, six years old to read private school, never forgot, in the local is already a well-known little prodigy, when he was eleven years old, there was a pharmacy where he lived, next to a large dyeing room, he casually wrote "life is a thousand family life, dyed into five color articles" couplet, realistic scene, lyrical, admirable.

Luo Zenan became famous as a teenager, but his career was quite bumpy, and he did not reach the age of thirty-three, but his knowledge and character were admired by the world at that time, so he was ordered by Xiangxiang County at that time to raise filial piety and honest Fangzheng (one of the special systems of the Qing Dynasty, and each provincial governor and county guard held up filial piety and honesty and gave six pins of clothing for backup. ）

During the Xianfeng period, the Taiping Army was in turmoil in Hunan, and the imperial court proposed that regiments in various localities should be trained to protect the countryside, Luo Zenan had already started regimental training in Xiangxiang as a native student, and Zeng Guofan was appointed as a minister of regimental training in Hunan as a waiter in the ceremonial department. The brave troops stood in stark contrast to the Green Battalion of the imperial court. In the third year of Xianfeng, Chu Yongtong jiang Zhongyuan was besieged by the Taiping army in the battlefield of Jiangxi, and asked Zeng Guofan to send Xiang Yong reinforcements, Luo Zenan led Xiang Yongchi who was still practicing on the side of Hengyang to aid Jiangxi, the first battle, Xiang Yong bravely killed the enemy, did not retreat, and finally won the victory, Xianfeng four years, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Lin Shaozhang attacked Xiangtan, the next day, Luo Zenan and another general of the Xiang army, Taqibu, went to retreat from the enemy, the two sides fought several times, the Taiping army suffered heavy losses, in May the Xiang army recaptured Xiangtan, known as the Xiangtan Victory, in June of the same year, the Taiping army invaded Yuezhou, Luo Zenan ushered in his battle of fame, in the battle for the Yuezhou Bridge, he calmly dispatched, formulated a three-way combined attack of the main attack, side attack, and tail copy, with a static brake, repeatedly repelled the imposing Taiping Army. After Xiang Yong conquered Yuezhou, the soldiers pointed directly at the important town of Wuchang in Hubei, at this time learned that Xiang Yong was coming, the Taiping Army fortified the city wall, deepened the fortress, in a position outside the city called the garden, the Taiping Army dug a deep ditch that was one to two zhang wide and three miles long, and the heavy defense, and the city of Wuchang must first take the garden, the main attack task was dangerous, the generals were hesitant, who to send to make the commander of the Xiang Army at that time Zeng Guofan difficult, Luo Zenan saw the situation, immediately asked for battle, willing to give up his life, this battle, Luo Zenan was a pioneer, regardless of his life, Under his leadership, the garden was captured, and the Taiping Army abandoned the city and fled, so that the city of Wuchang was recaptured. With the threat of victory, Luo Zenan led the Xiang army down the river into the river, and successively took the fuxing country and Tianjia Town, at this time Luo Zenan had already promoted a registered student to a Sanpin grand member (according to the envoy).

Xianfeng five years, and Luo Zenan has followed Zeng Guofan east into Jiangxi, just entered Jiangxi encountered the Taiping Army's genius general Shi Dakai, Hukou Battle, the Xiang Army's water division was defeated, Zeng Guofan was also almost captured, after that, the Jiangxi war situation fell into a stalemate, and at this time, Wuchang City was once again captured by the Taiping Army, then Hubei Governor Hu Linyi wanted to take Wuchang, conquest of southern Luo Ze, in November of the same year, Luo Zenan and Hu Linyi army and the Taiping Army fought in Cross Street, the Taiping Army retreated several times but counterattacked several times, midnight, Luo Zenan and his disciple Li Xubin secretly raided the Taiping Army's camp, and the Cross Street camp was broken, so that the fortress south of the city was destroyed, and the Taiping Army closed the city gates and could not hold out. In March of the following year, the taiping army reinforcements have arrived, the long-closed city gate suddenly opened, directly attacking the Xiang army, Luo Zenan led the Xiang army to fight bravely, this time without the care of the god of luck, a flying cannon hit Luo Zenan's left forehead, blood splashed all over the face, in order not to affect morale, Luo Zenan still looked as usual to command the siege, the next day, Luo Zenan died in the army. The Xianfeng Emperor issued an edict to give the inspector a standard of sympathy, "loyalty festival".

Luo Zenan's life was bumpy, his youth became famous, his career was not smooth, after the death of many relatives, he still did not forget to study and learn, and his spirit and unique personality charm were admired by the world.

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