Chapter 573: The Fiasco of the White Pole Soldiers (1)
The white pole soldiers in history are very famous, they were the first to become famous, in the 26th year of Wanli Pingbo battle, when Banzhou Xuanfu made Yang Yinglong collude with nine Miao tribes to rebel, the imperial court sent a large army to exterminate, Banzhou terrain is complex, the mountains and mountains are the majority, the white pole soldiers adapt to mountain warfare, often over the mountains and mountains, surprise, give the rebels a heavy blow. The reputation of the white pole soldiers is the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, the time is the forty-fourth year of Wanli, the background of the bloody battle of the Hunhe River is not ordinary, the Ming army experienced the battle of Sarhu, afraid of the Houjin Tartars, and did not do the battle at all, in this case, the white pole soldiers took the initiative to cross the Hunhe River, and the Houjin Tartars launched a bloody battle, killing thousands of Houjin Tartars, and more than 2,000 white pole soldiers died.
The subsequent battle to recover the four cities was the icing on the cake.
The white pole soldiers suffered a crushing defeat in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, defeated by Zhang Xianzhong's men, and the 30,000 white pole soldiers were all wiped out, and only Qin Liangyu escaped alone.
However, history has changed, Zhang Xianzhong died under the command of the Jiangning battalion, and it is said that the white pole soldiers will not have such an experience.
Su Tiancheng began to worry, could it be that there was really fatalism in this world, could it be that the white pole soldiers were really going to suffer a fiasco, or even the entire army would be wiped out.
This is a fight with no chance of winning, on the one hand, there are carefully prepared rogues, on the other hand, there are white pole soldiers who rush to attack, the disparity between the number of the two armies is too large, the white pole soldiers are stationed in Zhongxian County, Chongqing, leaving Zhong County to fight in Dazhou, the capital of Kuizhou, Dongxiang, and Xinning, there is no mass base, even if it is brave, it may not be able to exert the greatest combat effectiveness.
Even if the Jiangning battalion launches an all-out attack, it may not be able to achieve victory, facing the familiar terrain and having the right time and place, unless the Jiangning battalion has an absolute advantage in numbers, but unfortunately this point does not exist.
The strength of the people's war. Su Tiancheng is very clear.
At this time, he could only pray secretly that Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin must not have any accidents, otherwise he would really have a bad conscience.
Qin Liangyu led 26,000 white pole soldiers and had already entered the Xinning area of Kuizhou Capital.
After returning to Dazhou, Ma Xianglin was ready. The white pole soldiers were ready to go, just waiting for Qin Liangyu's order.
Before leaving, Qin Liangyu also carefully thought about what Su Tiancheng said, although there is some truth, but the expedition has never been 100% sure, almost all of them have the element of adventure and gambling, the white pole soldiers have experienced so many battles, especially in the battle of the Hunhe River, knowing that there is no chance of victory in the road. But there is still no turning back, and the sergeant needs to have such a spirit.
Therefore, Qin Liangyu still made a decision to attack the rogue in a big way.
Su Tiancheng was the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, and it was said that such an action must be reported, but Qin Liangyu insisted on going his own way, thinking of speaking with facts. Even after fighting, he was punished. Also willingly.
When the army set out, the weather was not very good, it was always rainy in spring, and it took several days to get down, and the white pole soldiers had long adapted to such weather and did not slow down.
Leave Zhong County. When he first entered Wuning, the capital of Kuizhou, the white pole soldiers encountered a small group of rogues.
In the process of fighting between the two sides, the Liukou was obviously defenseless, and fled in the wilderness, along the direction of Liangshan. Fleeing towards Xinning, Qin Liangyu was very excited, and ordered the army to chase after him, and he must continue to exterminate the Liukou.
The pursuit lasted four days.
During this period, the marching speed of the white pole soldiers was greatly accelerated, and in some cases, it was too late to reconnoiter the surrounding situation.
Qin Liangyu has commanded many battles, with unusual self-confidence, this time the white pole soldiers are almost out of the nest, close to 30,000 troops, even if all the rogues come to attack, they can also resist, plus Ma Xianglin, as the striker, constantly destroys small groups of rogues, and his temperament is slowly stirring up.
Neither manager thought about observing the terrain and being on guard.
This is their high self-confidence, after all, they have lived in Sichuan for a long time and are familiar with the mountains and rivers here, but it is because of this self-confidence that they have been brought into the abyss step by step.
After the army arrived in Xinning, they finally met a group of rogues of a large scale, and the other party was about 2,000 people, which was definitely different from the dozens of people or hundreds of people encountered along the road.
Ma Xianglin then led the leading troops and launched an attack.
But this group of rogues, combat effectiveness is not ordinary, very tenacious, and easy to defeat, Ma Xianglin led the vanguard of 5,000 people, can deal with these 2,000 people, actually encountered difficulties, this has a lot to do with the terrain of the battlefield, surrounded by high mountains, narrow roads, the army can not be deployed.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a day.
Eventually, the Liukou retreated in the direction of Dazhou.
Ma Xianglin was furious, and finally got a fighter, but he watched it disappear, and the rogue just didn't want to fight him head-on.
Qin Liangyu, who led the Chinese army, ordered his own soldiers around him to bring an order to Ma Xianglin to pursue the fleeing rogues and not give them a chance to breathe.
Ma Xianglin fought bravely, bravely and strategically, read a lot of books, it is said that he should calm down, at least a little analysis, for Lu is the situation along the road, the Liukou seems to be guiding the direction of the white pole soldiers, starting from Wuning, five consecutive days have passed, the white pole soldiers are following a small group of rogue pursuit, too late to reconnoiter the situation, and even too late to make corresponding deployments.
It's a pity that Ma Xianglin has been fighting for a long time, and most of the time is implemented in accordance with the operational deployment of his mother Qin Liangyu, and there is not much time for real personal consideration, and the battle on the battlefield is easy to make people's brains simple.
Ma Xianglin didn't think about it and launched a pursuit.
A day later, the vanguard led by Ma Xianglin entered the territory of Dazhou.
Continuous pursuit, continuous forced march, the iron beaten people will also feel tired, and the five thousand people in the vanguard of the white pole soldiers are already exhausted and supportive.
Ma Xianglin didn't take these into account, and was urging the sergeant to speed up all the way.
After entering Dazhou, the speed of the troops slowed down a little.
Ma Xianglin felt dissatisfied, in his opinion, the sergeant was tired, and the pursued rogues should be even more tired, as long as everyone worked hard and caught up with the fleeing rogues, they would definitely be able to defeat the rogues and achieve victory.
Ma Xianglin ignored the fact that the white pole soldiers had already marched more than 1,500 miles from Zhongxian to Dazhou, and they had very little time to rest every day, and the physical strength of the sergeants had dropped sharply, and their combat effectiveness had been greatly weakened.
The Chinese army led by Qin Liangyu was not much better, and the speed of the march was also very fast.
What is incomprehensible is that the white pole soldiers suffered a fiasco last year, losing more than 8,000 people, although it is said that it is because of the leakage of intelligence, as well as the mutiny of some guard sergeants, resulting in the ambush of the white pole soldiers and suffered a fiasco, but that kind of lesson is unforgettable, and it is necessary to pay attention to it all the time.
Perhaps it was the pursuit along the road that stimulated the fighting spirit of Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin to the greatest extent, they confidently believed that the white pole soldiers were pouring out to attack, so many sergeants, the opponent did not have such a big appetite, and they could surround the white pole soldiers in one fell swoop.
Dazhou is located in the east of Sichuan, known as the hometown of the Ba people, relative to Chongqing Zhongxian and other places, the terrain of Dazhou is still some special places, there are high mountains, there are gentle areas, on the whole, the northern part of Dazhou is high and densely forested, typical mountainous areas, relatively desolate, the terrain in the central and southern parts is gentle, and there is some taste of plains.
The vanguard led by Ma Xianglin headed towards the central and southern regions.
The terrain along the way was much smoother, the sergeant felt much more relaxed, the road began to widen, and the people who could be seen around gradually increased.
Ma Xianglin inquired about the situation of the people along the road, and when the people who were questioned learned that it was a white pole soldier who came to Dazhou, their eyes were very strange, as if they didn't understand something, and Ma Xianglin didn't pay attention to all this.
When they set out from Zhongxian, the white pole soldiers had never contacted the government, and when they arrived in Dazhou, it was said that they should contact the government, at least to report information and get the support of the local government, but Qin Liangyu did not do so.
This expedition, Qin Liangyu did not report, he made his own decisions, he violated the regulations, the government at all levels in Sichuan, including many officials, all knew that the Jiangning camp had entered Sichuan, and was responsible for exterminating the Liukou, everything was the responsibility of the governor Su Tiancheng, involving the war, and Su Tiancheng's military order was needed, Qin Liangyu did not have Su Tiancheng's order in his hand, and it was a bit unjustifiable to contact the government.
Qin Liangyu is the general of Zhendong and the chief military officer of Sichuan, this position is not small, a military attache of the second grade, but the Ming Dynasty has always been a noble and military officer, and the status of a civilian official is much higher, not to mention that Qin Liangyu was born in Tusi, and he was even more looked down upon by those prefects and governors, and women were originally despised, if it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen's special reward and reception of Qin Liangyu, it is estimated that the local government would not pay attention to this Tusi chief military officer at all.
Qin Liangyu is clear about the situation, so she will not trouble the local government, besides, the white pole soldiers need to get a big victory, they can take revenge, and they can also wake up Su Tiancheng with facts.
Between the vanguard of the white pole soldiers and the Chinese army, the distance is about a day's journey, this distance is nothing, if the speed is accelerated, within half a day, the army will be able to meet.
Between the two armies, there are a lot of heralds, running back and forth, reporting the situation, and conveying orders, so in Qin Liangyu's opinion, the vanguard is almost the same as those around him, besides, Ma Xianglin is brave and good at fighting, and on the battlefield, he is the first soldier and can deal with many dangerous situations. (To be continued......)