Chapter 125: Advance (Part II)
Xuzhou is located at the junction of Nanzhili, Shandong and Henan provinces, and is the intersection of Yangzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou in the traditional sense.
Since the Qing court invested most of its resources in the expansion of the new army, it was impossible to establish a fortress group like the Ming court in Liaodong as early as the Huaibei Dynasty, let alone a fortress, so it planned to rely more on rivers, mountains, artificial ravines and green battalions to wear down the spirit of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and did not even plan to be able to hold it for long.
However, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies in the past few years showed amazing combat effectiveness with the military intelligence department's counteroffensive strategy, the vanguard troops since crossing the Huai River on the Huaibei ground as if into a no-man's land, everywhere they went, the local green battalion, the assistant defense green battalion and local officials all heard the wind and surrendered, and now as the first batch of forward troops to enter the Huaibei ground, the Jinhua Division and the Jiangdu Division are making great strides to kill, no, it is heading towards the important town of Xuzhou.
The Qing court was in charge of Huaibei military affairs, and the minister of the guard, Suke Saha, was born in the white flag, and was originally a subordinate of the Dolgon brothers, and later relied on the counterattack blow of Dolgon's death, so as to gain the trust of Shunzhi, and later became one of the four auxiliary ministers after the death of Shunzhi, and the only auxiliary minister who was not born in the two yellow banners.
In Xuzhou, Sukh Saha commanded nearly 40,000 green battalion soldiers in Huaibei, and only 2,000 Eight Banners Army under his command, which was a mixture of the four Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia, Han Army and Goryeo.
The Ming army of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang crossed the Huai River, and the green battalions of various prefectures and counties surrendered one after another, this situation Suke Saha was not unexpected, but he did not expect it to be so thorough, as if the green battalion generals in Huaibei had already agreed.
Xuzhou is the northernmost point of Nanzhili, and it is also the northernmost point of the Huaibei region, Suke Saha controls the overall situation here, originally relying on the combination of grace and power, and the generals of the Huaibei Green Camp can be regarded as being obedient to be rectified, but now it seems that all of them are pretended, and in front of the excellent acting skills of these performing artists, he is no different from a fool.
"Lord Nala, the speed of the Zhejiang bandits is too fast, I just received the news that they have taken Suqian yesterday, and at this speed, it will not take a few days to descend on Xuzhou City."
As the deputy, Gushan Ezhen is not from the same white flag as him, not even the white flag, but in today's situation, the two can definitely be called sympathetic, because they are both cannon fodder left by the Qing court in the Huaibei region, and no one can be an exception.
"It's hateful that these green camp Han dogs refuse to use their lives, and they descend one by one, and when the new army defeats the Zhejiang bandits, they must be made to look good."
Having said that, Sukh Saha also knew that his mission here was not only to alert the Qing court after the Northern Expeditionary Army crossed the Huai River, but to try to delay the offensive momentum of the Northern Expeditionary Army, to dissipate its spirit, and to buy more time for the New Army. Now that the green battalion has turned against each other, the only thing he can trust is this Eight Banners Army, but the number of troops is too small, and it is not enough to stuff the forward troops of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies, and it is really difficult to complete the task.
"Lord Nala, do you still remember the worst plan that the imperial court made back then, the Yellow River is on the side, why don't you do it and watch if those Zhejiang bandits can still fly over the Yellow River?"
What Gushan Ezhen mentioned, Sukh Saha naturally remembered. At the beginning of the defeat of Liyang, Shunzhi was once pessimistic to retreat to Liaodong, although this matter failed to do so under the joint efforts of the Eight Banners, but the threat from the south was huge, and they did not plan to use some special means, such as digging the Yellow River, using water as a soldier to block the offensive of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang.
But later, as the Ming army of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang stopped the pace of attack on the front line of the Huai River, and the Qing court also had a huge dependence on the grain of Huaibei after losing the south of the Yangtze River, the matter was abandoned.
The Yellow River seized Si and Huai, not entering the boundary of Shandong as in later generations, but passing through Xuzhou, entering Huai'an Mansion, and entering the Huai River along the course of the Huai River into the sea. This kind of situation, has been nearly 500 years long, the Yellow River is wrapped in sediment, the embankment along the coast is constantly reinforced, the phenomenon of the river on the ground has become, it is a continuous flood on weekdays, the country should devote great energy here, if it can replace the army with water, it is not to say that it is to delay time, and if it is not good, it can also be used to eliminate a lot of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming troops.
The flood is monstrous, that is the power of heaven and earth, which cannot be resisted by manpower, and the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty did not use this method to deal with the peasant army, which is not a new thing. It's just that where to start and how to deploy manpower, these things need to be refined, especially they don't have too many human resources in their hands, and if they want to succeed, they still have to rely on the power of the green camp to do it.
However, the Green Battalion is not credible, and now it is the consensus of their Eight Banner Army, Suke Saha hesitated again and again, and did not dare to alarm the Green Battalion, so he had to discuss with Gushan Ezhen, and planned to send the Eight Banner Army to the lower reaches of Xuzhou to coerce the people to dig the embankment.
They did what they said, but it inevitably alarmed the green camp, and Sukh Saha and Nagu Shan Ezhen decided to close the city gates before and after they went out of the city in batches, and the number of each batch was only one or two hundred, so as not to cause too much commotion. Of course, Sukh Saha still has to continue to sit in Xuzhou City, and the sea god needle is gone, and those Xuzhou green camps and green camps that assist in defense will be in trouble.
According to the plan, the Eight Banners Army in the city left the city in batches and reunited ten miles south of the city like a diverted stream. As for the Green Battalion soldiers, the generals of the Green Battalion who participated in the tour were sent to Xingyuan by Suke Saha to hold a meeting to discuss "how to meet the Ming army of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang".
As the name suggests, the meeting was held by Sukh Saha to reduce the possibility and time for the Green Battalion generals to interfere with it. And he also believes that as long as the embankment of the Yellow River is dug open, with Chen Wen's temperament, these green camp generals may not dare to go over anyway, and can only be like grasshoppers on a rope with Manchurian liquidation.
Sukh Saha's plan was carried out smoothly, and at the same time, in the big camp of the Xuzhou general army in the city, a close confidant of the Xuzhou general army who had only entered the Xuzhou general army last year and was so handsome that many Qing soldiers regarded him as a minister raised by the Xuzhou general soldier was strangely presiding over the military discussion here, and what was even more strange was that the officers who were taught here were all flattering, and they almost knelt in front of this family and licked the soles of their shoes.
"Since you have the heart to do it, follow His Royal Highness the King of Qi of the Prison Kingdom, and join my Jiangsu and Zhejiang King Division in the future, all the stinky problems in the past will be stopped. This is not that this official is alarmist, you must also know that the military law of my Jiangsu and Zhejiang kings is strict, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi in the prison country was also flogged back then. Military law and regulations are above all the kings, and they are also above my Chen Wen. That's what His Royal Highness the King of Qi said back then, and he has done so all these years. ”
"But you must also understand that as long as you abide by military laws and regulations, you will not be afraid of any discrimination. Among the royal divisions, there are also generals who were born as generals, such as Ma Xin, the Duke of Yongguo, Hu Laiji, the Duke of Fenguo, and the following marquises, earls, and even battalion officials and bureau generals. This time to recover Xuzhou, Kang Shisheng, the battalion officer of the Yizhen Battalion under the Jiangdu Division, was a general in Jiangxi, and now he is also accompanying the Northern Expedition. ”
Jia Ding stood in front of the seat of the general soldier and commanded, and the officers of the green battalion below also pricked up their ears one by one, and their faces were full of the word "teachable", only hoping that Jia Ding could talk more about the internal rules of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming Army.
Hearing this, the officer in charge of the guerrilla affairs of the middle battalion with the rank of deputy general bowed his hand, and then asked respectfully: "General Bai's teachings, we will keep them in mind. As long as Wang Shi arrived in Xuzhou, we handed over the errand, and immediately disbanded the family and family soldiers and went to the martial arts school to be taught. In the future, he will also do his best, swear allegiance to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and never dare to say anything. ”
There are many rules in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies, which is a well-known thing in the world, and there are many military laws and regulations, but according to what this white general said, as long as you can remember a few principles and act in accordance with them, you will not be able to violate military laws and regulations.
As for the identity of the general, the senior generals of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies basically followed Chen Wen all the way from Dalan Mountain, but there was no shortage of generals, Hu Laiji, who killed Zhang Jie, the general soldier of the Dinghai in Simingshan, and Ma Xin, who defeated Liang Huafeng, the general soldier of Su Song in Songjiang Mansion, were all born as generals, and they did not receive any unfair treatment, which is no different from what the chief of the Military Intelligence Department said.
Showing loyalty, a personal soldier walked in and muttered a few words in the ear of the family. The general couldn't hear what was said, but when they saw the change in the face of the family, their hearts also jumped.
"Don't be afraid, Master Wang is still on the way to Xuzhou. However, the Tartars in this city are not very peaceful, and it is said that they want to dig the embankment of the Yellow River to delay the trip of my Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Wang Shi. The official thought, since you have the intention to do it anyway, why don't you make some contributions at this time? ”
After saying that, he glanced at it, and all the generals heard these words, but their faces were all pale. After a while, Jiading's eyebrows furrowed, and the lieutenant general of the middle battalion hurriedly bowed, and then explained to Jiading, and at the same time inquired about the specific situation.
The deputy general is like this, and the family Ding doesn't do anything, so he simply tells the situation one by one. After hearing this, these officers figured out that the meeting of Sukh Saha at this time was originally to watch out for them, the generals of the Green Battalion. It's just that when I heard that I was going to directly confront the enemy of the Eight Banners Army, I was so frightened that I couldn't even say a word.
"According to the reports of the various divisions guarding the gates, the Tartars were divided into six groups, each of which numbered two hundred men, and they went out from each gate, led by Nagu Mountain Ezhen. Now there are only 800 Tartars in the city, and most of them are the New Han army and the Goryeo Bangzi. Why, if you want to die for His Royal Highness the King of Qi in the prison country, you don't even dare to kill the fake Tartars, all the previous things, the co-author is deceiving me Bai Jinghe?! ”
As the most qualified officer in the Military Intelligence Department, Bai Jinghe is extremely experienced, and he knows what these Green Battalion generals are thinking. At this moment, he shouted loudly, and the generals were sweating like rain, and even worse, they fell directly to the ground, claiming capital crimes, but they did not dare to take the task assigned by Bai Jinghyuk.
"A bunch of soft-boned waste, if there is even one bureau of Wang Shi, Lao Tzu will still be guilty of using you guys?"
With this in his heart, Bai Jinghe simply didn't speak, his face was cold, and the entire big tent seemed to be lowered by a few degrees. After a while, the adjutant general swallowed his saliva, then saluted, and then gritted his teeth and said: "General Bai has an order, and the last general has no words, but I am afraid that my family's marshal is in danger." ”
"Exactly, exactly, so we are, so it is."
The generals found a reasonable reason, and they all expressed their attitude that if they hadn't taken into account the safety of the Xuzhou general soldiers who were in the meeting, they would have followed Bai Jinghe to kill the Tartars. The generals are like this, but Bai Jinghe also shook his head and smiled, and then said to the generals: "You think that since Su Ke Saha has decided on the plan today, and this official has already learned about it now, does General Zhao still need to worry about his safety?" ”
Hearing this, the generals suddenly remembered this, and they were in a cold sweat. The Jiangsu-Zhejiang Ming Army was able to learn such a secret from Sukh Saha's line, and the Military Intelligence Department either had hidden personnel in it, or it had rebelled against someone, once he thought that even Suk Saha's line was full of people from the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming Army, and the sweat was flowing down in an uproar.
"The last general and others must obey General Bai's orders."
There are no less than 10,000 people in the green battalion in Xuzhou, there are no less than 4,000 in this city alone, half of which are directly subordinate to the general army of Xuzhou, and the remaining 2,000 belong to two deputy generals, one of which was also countered by Bai Jinghe, and it was full of calculations, and there were only 808 banner troops and 1,000 green battalions in this Xuzhou mansion city, and that's it.
Let's act here, and the meeting over there isn't over yet. Sukh Saha was still talking about the strong combat effectiveness of the new army, and the Qing court would inevitably be able to turn the tide, but within an hour, there were soldiers guarding the gate to report, and a large number of green battalions were coming straight to the line.
"Mutiny?"
Thinking of this, even if Sukh Sahadang looked at the general soldier and the two lieutenant generals, he saw three incredible expressions, but the fear in them still made him secretly surprised in his heart.
"Come on, protect these generals."
There was no need for a reason for house arrest, so Sukh Saha gave an order and sent people to the barracks of the Eight Banners Army to transfer troops, and at the same time ordered the Xingyuan Guards and the clothed servants in the palace to guard the gate and wait for reinforcements.
Suke Saha's arrangement is reasonable, but this green battalion is also calculating, and directly transferred a Franc cannon from the city, and directly blasted the gate open.
"Capture Sukh Saha alive!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
More than 3,000 green battalion soldiers and the 808 Banner Army were fighting in Xingyuan and its surrounding areas, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while, but when the last green battalion arrived, they directly killed the Eight Banners Army, and the battle situation completely changed to a one-sided situation.
"What's the matter, the Tartar was also raised by his parents, don't you have three heads and six arms."
"What General Bai said is very true, if General Bai is under command and has the support of Wang Shi, we can be regarded as reincarnated."
Sukh Saha was captured, and the eight banners in the city were swept away. Bai Jinghe did not hesitate, and simply instigated the local green battalion soldiers in Xuzhou, and went directly out of the city to kill the Eight Banners Army outside the city - not to defeat, as long as they interfered with them, so that they had no chance to dig the embankment.
Three days later, the vanguard of the Jinhua Division arrived, and the Eight Banners Army outside the city broke and fled in the direction of Shandong under the harassment of the Green Battalion and the attack of the Ming army. After the handover of the city in Xuzhou was completed, the Jinhua Division and the Jiangdu Division took a short break and continued to march to the ground in Shandong. And a few days later, Chen Wen personally led the young guard division to arrive, and Su Ke Saha, who was tied up and carried by a group of Xuzhou Green Battalion generals, was already hungry, and when he saw Chen Wen, he couldn't even say a word.
"Since you like the Yellow River so much, this king will let you go. Of course, as long as you can swim from here to the other side. ”
After saying this, Chen Wen waved his hand, and the generals of the Xuzhou Green Battalion who got the order shouted together, and directly threw Suke Saha, who had untied the rope, from the embankment.
The Yellow River rolled southward, and the sound of the waves shook the sky, and Sukh Saha crossed a parabola on the river before falling into the turbid current. At first, the people on the embankment could still vaguely see Sukh Saha struggling in the river, but after a while, the struggling figure with the tail of the money rat gradually disappeared into the tumbling dusk, and was no longer to be found.
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