Hu Linyi, Zeng Hu, Li Hongzhang, Zuo and Zhang Zhidong are called "four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty". The official to the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Zhili, and the university student of Wuyingdian were awarded the first-class Yi, named.
The deeds of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom;
In February of the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), the Xiang army rushed out, and Zeng Guofan published "Seeking Guangdong Bandits". In this essay, he claimed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was a "poisonous creature" and "cited China's etiquette and ethics for thousands of years, once it was swept away.
This is not only a strange change in the Qing dynasty, but also a strange change in Ming religion since the opening of the port. Confucius and Mencius wept bitterly in Jiuquan, and then called for "anyone who can read and write can sit still", standing at the commanding heights of morality, so they mobilized the broad masses of intellectuals at that time to participate in the struggle against the Taiping Army, laying a solid foundation for future victory.
Zeng Guofan appointed Chu Ruhang as the commander-in-chief of the water army, Taqibu as the pioneer of the army, with 240 large and small ships and 0/7000 naval troops. In March, the war in Yuezhou was unfavorable. In April, it was defeated by Shi Xiangzhen, the Taiping Army, in the Jinggang water war. Zeng Guofan jumped into the water in a fit of pique, but fortunately he was saved by Zhang Shoulin, the chief of staff. Zeng Guofan was dismissed by decree because of the unfavorable war.
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Zeng Guofan's main achievement lies in his advocating loyalty to the monarch and running the army with Confucianism. This purpose is also implemented in selecting generals, recruiting soldiers, running the army and coordinating internal and external relations. Zeng Guofan's military thought is extremely rich in connotation.
He believes that the number of soldiers is small, but fine, "serenade is strong", "the more soldiers, the weaker the strength; The more reimbursement, the poorer the country. " Advocate the separation of military and political affairs and take responsibility. He bought foreign guns, cannons and ships, which promoted the modernization of China's military weapons.
Zeng Guofan took great pains in the general plan of running the army, and advocated running the army with Confucianism, that is, educating officers and men with feudal ethics and training officers and men with benevolence, courtesy and loyalty as the foundation of running the army. His purpose is to maintain the morale of the army and cultivate a private army that is completely and absolutely subordinate to himself. Therefore, he believes that "those who use troops must be independent first, and then make enemies."
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