Chapter 482: The Qing Army Wants to Run
Chen Ming received the last news from the secret camp in Beijing. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info he smiled, laughing very heartily.
"Sure enough, Yonghui is really like this."
The fourth son of Qianlong, who was unknown in history, really couldn't bear the pressure, and he chose 'East Hunting'. How can it be possible to succeed in playing this kind of big migration at this time? Chen Ming really wanted to ask if his skull was broken. And Yonghui also chose to 'stay and leave', why didn't such a trick be used before the year? Isn't it too late to do it now?
Chen Ming led the army to seize the town of Lutai, and the Qing defenders in Lutai were defeated and lost before they could survive a morning, and only more than 4,000 of the 13,000 infantry on the whole line fled back, and less than half of the 1,000 horses pulled from Qilihai, as well as Yonglang's own personal guard cavalry, also fled back.
In particular, the Qing army in Lutai Town, the most frontal part of the defense line, was almost completely annihilated. Without the horse team to press the formation, when the Qing army that could not support it was pressed out of the ruins of Lutai Town step by step, what was waiting for them was to be eaten and wiped clean by the Fu Han army. Except for Yonglang's personal soldiers who fled to Qilihai with him in advance, only three or four hundred of the seven or eight thousand Qing troops in Lutai Town escaped this catastrophe under the response of the vanguard of the Qing army in Qilihai.
Most of the more than 4,000 people who ran back to Qilihai were from Miaozhuang Town and Yangjiabo.
Chen Ming then made persistent efforts to solve Qilihai, where the Qing army was packed and brought back to Beitang by Yonglang, who had fled there. Therefore, the Fu Han Army effortlessly stood on the production base of this small station rice in Tianjin in the later generations. Although there is no small rice station at this time, the Qilihai at this time is still a reed swamp, the wide lake is vast, the eyes are endless, and the ocean is like the sea.
However, this did not allow Chen Ming to directly open up a smooth connection with Tianjin, which has a military grain city in the east and Beicang in the west. Especially now that it is spring, the earth is warm, the Qilihai area is full of swamps, and the road that can be used to travel between Tianjin City and Lutai Town is that official road. Under the infernanence of the Qing troops on the left and right, Chen Ming only sent people to transfer ammunition and food to Tianjin once, and used a full 10,000 people to escort them.
Chen Ming, who returned to Qilihai from outside the military food city, threw the horsewhip on the case, and tore open the two buttons on the collar, he was a little depressed in his heart, and he exhaled a little helplessly.
"Your Highness, the military grain city ......" Liu Wu looked at Chen Ming's style and asked hesitantly. According to his understanding of Chen Ming, Chen Ming's current mood is a little depressed and discouraged.
"No matter. When the next batch of people came, they directly sent troops to see the military food city to death. ”
There is really a new city defense in recent years, the central city defense periphery is arranged with independent pillboxes and turrets, there is a deep communication trench between each other, this trick is to learn Chen Han, and on the basis of Chen Han to give a new development. Because the city defense of the new city of the military grain city is no longer the traditional Chinese square or rectangle, but a turtle-shaped with an extra head, the middle is still square, and the four corners are stretched out with four 'claw'-like arrows, which are pentagons with the tip stretched forward.
Then there is a 'head' sticking out on the east and north sides of the city, and the slender 'neck' is connected to a larger pentagon, and the 'neck' is completely clamped in the middle by the two 'claws' that stretch out.
This thing is very, very much like a foreign bastion.
The people in the dark camp are not well-informed, and several reports on this aspect are based on 'new towns'. In addition to knowing that the Military Grain City had been rebuilt, Chen Ming also knew that there was a new nickname here called 'Ertou City'.
But now at a glance, he understands that this thing should be a fortress that the Manchus learned from foreign countries, and it is no wonder that this military grain city was built by the Qing army intermittently for two years. It is estimated that after building such a fortress, the Manchus will suffer enough, and with their strength that has been greatly injured, they are simply unable to build a second fortress! The 'cost' of this thing is much more than that of ordinary Chinese-style cities.
For such a 'military food city', in addition to besieging it, it will be very expensive to conquer it in the short term. The Manchus also guarded this place very strictly, and since it was built, ordinary people could not enter it at all. The dark camp can't find out the specific strength inside, and there are money, food, and military reserves!
This was a completely unexpected change for Chen Ming, but in addition to further confirming that the professional quality of the personnel in the dark camp was generally worrisome, it did not have much impact on Chen Ming's next plan.
"Can't I still watch if I can't beat it?" It's like that Dagukou, if I can't beat Dagukou, can't I take Beitang?
took Beitang and then hit Xinhe, kicking Tanggu's ass from the side, I remember that this is what the Anglo-French alliance did when the two crows of the original time and space were located. Chen Ming now has enough strength to carry out such a battle plan, and he also has a thick enough skin to do so.
Tianjin City received Chen Ming's order, the city of the Han army to keep an eye on the surrounding Qing army, Chen Ming did not want him to take care of the Qing army in Dagu, Ah Gui rushed up from behind with his troops.
In the decisive battle of Beijing and Tianjin, whether it was the Beijing Banner Horse Team in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or the cavalry transferred from the three eastern provinces and even Mongolia, or the Green Camp Horse Team in their hands, the total number was a very huge number. According to the statistics of the dark camp, it is conservatively estimated that 30,000 horses are facing up, and 40,000 horses are not impossible, and even 'more' is possible.
Even though a large number of Jingqi horse teams there are not able to fight at all, who knows if these Eight Banners will break out into a small universe in this situation?
At this moment, Dabo was full of neighing horses, because another fleet had arrived. It's a pity that the big ships on the sea can't get close to the shore at all, and the simple wooden docks can't be repaired to the mooring places of the ships with the simple tools.
The connection between the sea ship and the shore still depends on small boats, and ants move to transport the people and goods on the sea ship to the shore little by little.
There is a not very wide waterway between Dabo and the Bohai Sea, and the Fu Han army is going all out to widen and deepen this waterway throughout the month of Layue and the first month of the year, in addition to guarding against the Qing army, in order not to do anything else, but to allow the sea ships to sail directly into Dabo. But this goal is too difficult and too huge, and at the moment only those small boats can sail directly into the big berth, and the latter can directly unload the goods on the improvised docks on both sides of the river, except for the large number of soldiers on both sides of the river, in addition to the large number of military ammunition.
The various Fu Han armies assembled in Nanjing had been pulled out to Shandong a year ago, and a large number of military supplies and ammunition had also arrived in Shandong by boat.
At present, the logistics department is racking its brains to raise a fleet and continuously replenish all the prepared troops and ammunition to Caofeidian, and since the day Chen Ming arrived, there have been five small and two large seven fleets arriving in Caofeidian. For example, the fleet in front of us belonged to a large formation, and at the same time sent 5,000 troops to Caofeidian at one time, it also sent 6,000 barrels of gunpowder, 3,000 rounds of various solid shells, 6,000 rounds of various types of flowering shells, and 60 pieces of artillery of various types. Then there were 20,000 stone of grain, 3,000 boxes of dried vegetables and canned food, and more than 2,000 square meters of forage.
Compared with the tens of thousands of troops and countless cattle and horses that have already arrived on the shore, the ammunition is only a very small amount, and the grain and grass are the main ones.
During the war, the food of the Fu Han army, a team of soldiers in their early 100s asked for two stone of grain and rice and the corresponding dried vegetables and canned food a day, and this was because the food of the Fu Han army was sufficient, and the amount of grain and rice eaten by the soldiers was greatly reduced. The total strength of the Fu Han army to Caofeidian has reached a small 80,000 people, plus the old and new prisoners, 90,000 is only a lot more. At the end of the day, you have to eat about 2,000 koku of grain. There were also horses of cavalry units and large livestock such as cattle, mules, and donkeys that were transported. That's no joke.
If he didn't gather all the people and horses gathered in Shandong, Chen Ming wouldn't immediately start a war with Ah Gui. The situation has changed a little bit compared with the previous year, and Chen Ming's mind has changed a little bit about the Qing army in front of him and the bannermen in Beijing. What's more, the large army that came out of Henan is not an ornament, it is the real elite of the main force of the Fu Han army. Even if most of the main force is preparing to take Luoyang City, it won't take long for the remaining troops to reach Baoding City.
At that time, Ah Gui will not face the group of people led by Chen Ming, he will also have to take care of Baoding in the south, which is the south gate of Beijing.
Chen Ming personally took a trip to the Military Grain City, so what about Yonglang who fled from Lutai Town in embarrassment?
At this moment, the Manchu Qing Dynasty members gathered in Tanggu such a small land also have a Fuller, the previous rich monk was too sloppy, and Yonghui recalled the rich monk to Beijing during the Chinese New Year. Of course, this is a manifestation of the emperor's dissatisfaction, but it is also a layer of protection, who makes today's queen the daughter of a rich monk?
"Jizhou has been lost, and Chen Weinan's army will soon attack Baoding. The thief chief Chen Ming stationed troops in the Dabo area, and the more the number of troops, his army had already taken Lutai and Qilihai, and it can be said that it was a communication with Tianjin City, cutting the Tanggu area from Beijing with a knife. "Although Fuller has also carried it before, can fight with the Fu Han army, how many famous generals of the Qing army are not planted? Fuller's horse team was at least worth sacrificing. So don't look at him being scolded and scolded by Yonghui, in fact, his prestige in the Qing army in Tanggu is still good, "Since Chen Wei has formed a threat to Beijing, then our army does not have to be confined to the battle of Tanggu, since Chen Wei's target is Beijing, our army might as well withdraw to Beijing, unite with Lord Agui's department, and protect the Beijing division!" ”
Yonglang, Fu Fang, Jueliang, Ma Guoliang and other Qing generals exchanged glances with each other, and everyone was shocked, but everyone was still silent. Looking at the people who are here today, there is no military grain city guard general Ku'an, and there is no Dagukou guard general Ecoen, everyone here is 'free body'.
Fuller said this with a solemn expression, as if he had never communicated with Ah Gui at all, and the latter and Fuller were dry wood and fire, and they hit it off. Gui personally led a cavalry into Beicang to respond to Fulle's action:
The emperor is already leaving, Fu Heng's heart is like ashes, and Ah Gui is also lamenting. He could clearly feel the decline in the morale of the army in recent days. Just when the bilateral war was becoming more and more intense, the commander-in-chief suddenly wanted to run away......
Ah Gui, who had an ominous premonition in his heart, felt that if he continued like this, instead of letting the Fulle Department vacate Tanggu, it would be better for him to abandon Beitang with all his mobile forces and come to join him. Concentrate the greatest forces to fight a battle that is related to the survival of the Qing Dynasty. In the area of Tanggu, there are two defenders, the military grain city and the Dagu fort, which are enough for containment.
Fuller also had to look at how many of his men agreed and how many disagreed. The sudden running away of the large army was a 'fast' word, but the news could not be leaked. If Quian and Ekorn knew, they would have to talk about it.
"Good. Since everyone agrees, the general will not hide it. Everyone knows that the emperor is going to hunt in the east. Boss Ah Gui bluntly said that the military spirit of the army under his command was fluctuating, and he thought that it would be auspicious to face Chen Rebel with this military spirit. So let General Ben lead as many men and horses as possible to rush to support. It's too late to tell the Holy Lord, and it's too late to share it with you.
Yesterday, Lord Zhongtang will personally lead 20,000 iron horsemen to the northwest of Tianjin. ”
Fuller turned around and picked up a wooden stick and knocked on Beicang and Tanhedian, this afternoon, 20,000 iron horsemen will move to this generation. Our army will also send horse teams before sunset to clear out the scouts of Chen Rebellious. During the night, the troops assembled at Beitang first, and we followed the Admiralty River and south from the Tanhe River. That is, in the gap between the collapsed river lake and Tianjin City, insert it into the north warehouse! "The large army moving along the Admiralty River can also bypass the military grain city.
"There are 20,000 iron horsemen here to meet our army. Whether it is the Fu Han army in Tianjin City or the Fu Han army in Qilihai, as long as they dare to come out at night, Lord Zhongtang will definitely let them come and go. ”
Fuller himself didn't believe what he said, and although the night greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Fu Han army, the impact on the horse team was equally huge. But after hearing the news that the emperor was going to 'hunt in the east', Fulle, who didn't want to wait for death in Tanggu, could only trust Ah Gui and the cavalry he led wholeheartedly at this time.
"Pass the order, eat all the food at noon and evening today, and kill as many pigs and sheep as there are, so that the brothers can eat with their bellies open!" Fuller didn't have much silver in his hand, otherwise he would definitely have to give a reward. "When I go back, I tell the generals below, but no one is allowed to leak the news. Say to the soldiers that there is going to be a war! ”
Otherwise, the big soldiers at the bottom won't think that the top will give them delicious food for no reason.
At noon, the camp of the Qing army in Beitang was full of the smell of meat. Large pieces of boiled mutton, broth, and white steamed buns, you can eat as much as you want, and you can even eat and take them.
As a native of Zhejiang, his father Dong Bangda also became a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Industry, and Dong He has never suffered any hardships. But two years ago, he served in front of A Guijun, and after 600 days and nights of grinding, Dong He, who was a man of calligraphy and painting, was able to eat very sweet in the face of rude foods such as large pieces of pork and mutton.
While nibbling on the lamb chops, Dong Huan couldn't help sighing, he also received a military order to fight when he ate this lamb chops.
After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Wang Jie, the only literary champion in Shaanxi, heard this soft sigh and said with a bitter smile: "Xijing, the delicious present, why sigh?" Wang Jie's family background is not good, he lost his father at the age of eight, but he was smart and studious since he was a child, and he was a staff member under Chen Hongmou, the governor of Jiangsu, when he was young, he was valued by Chen Qi, and finally entered the Beijing scientific examination with the first place in the Shaanxi examination, and entered the Qianlong Palace Examination with the third place in Tanhua. At that time, Emperor Qianlong wanted to select talents in the north, and saw that Wang Jie's handwriting was neat and beautiful, so he dialed him to the first place and became the first champion of Shaanxi in the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Jie, like Dong Huan, first went to the Hanlin Academy, and then to the South Study, and he has always been on duty in the center. Later, there was a group of people who served in front of the army, doing clerical work, money and food matters, although there was a difference of fifteen years, but they had a very good relationship.
"The world is in chaos, flesh and blood are separated, and the people are miserable, how can Dong He not sigh?" He sighed even more that the Qing Dynasty had finally reached the time of the pill, and it had been beaten to the feet of the Son of Heaven by the Fu Han Army, where was there still a chance for revival in the Qing Dynasty?
Emperor Jiaqing knew about the 'East Hunt' at this time, but how many of the millions of bannermen in Beijing City could really arrive outside the Guan?
Twenty percent? Thirty percent? Or less one percent?
Not even a chengdu?
This is not unusual!
Because of Dong Bangda's official position, the Dong family has long been included in the ranks of traitors by the Fu Han Army, and all the properties in Fuyang's hometown have been confiscated, but now Dong He only sees the destruction of the future, but does not see a trace of hope for revival.
When Emperor Jiaqing arrived in the northeast, if the Fu Han army did not immediately attack the northeast, but pointed the spearhead at Shanxi, Shaanxi, and the northwest, there would still be a chance of survival outside the pass. But this 'silk', which is thinner than a hair, is too thin.
"Although the world is chaotic, the world of great rule is not far away; Although the country is divided into two parts, the period of unification is not far away. Although the people are suffering, they can live and work in peace and contentment. Poor people in my generation, carrying the flag into the cage, shackled to the body, into the Jedi of ten deaths. ”
Wang Jie has been an official for more than ten years, and has been promoted many times, and not long ago he was transferred from a cabinet bachelor to a left servant of the household department. At most, after the death of the Qing Dynasty, he will no longer be an official, and go home, a hundred acres of land is enough to live. But now that he has been put on a hat with a Han military flag, and the Fu Han army knows that many Han soldiers are 'forced' to carry the flag, but they have not the slightest way to deal with the policy of reduction and forgiveness, what future does he have in life?
Confucianism is very soft, and there is never a shortage of official fans and capitulationists. Now the local state and county officials are more and more willing to surrender one by one, and they don't want to continue to be officials, they just want to save their lives and everything will be fine. However, those who were above the third rank, and the Beijing officials above the fourth rank, were firmly bolted to death by the trick of Emperor Qianlong's 'raising the flag'.
"There are no eggs under the nest. You and I are the eggs of birds who have no power to fight back. Wang Jie raised his head and drank the remaining broth from the bowl. The army was rough and cold, the Qing army in Tanggu confronted the Han army for several months, and Tianjin cut off the Haihe River in the west, who thought that their supplies would be abundant? Wang Jie's cuffs and placket are now stained with a little oil, and there is still a half-point demeanor. (To be continued.) )