On Hu Lin-yi's Administration of Hubei Province

Hu Lin-yi assumed commander-in-chief of E(Hubei province) for seven years in the fierce fight between Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Revolution Army.Because he had strategic foresight,put stress on consolidating army and paid attention to tactics,he recaptured Wuhan and dominated Hubei.And this was the first step of retaking the lower reaches of the Changjiang River.but he encountered numerous difficulties in administering army so that his measures produced very little effect.In addition,because he was harsh and conservative,he met with criticism from Peng Songyu and others who advocated showing solicitude for the common people and valuing peoples,lives.