287. Shaoguan
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Of course, it will take time for all the equipment and personnel of the three divisions of more than 16,000 people to be transferred from Zhaoqing in western Guangdong to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong, but the mulberry that is attacking Ruyuan and Nanshui will not give Zheng Jun a chance to calmly transfer troops. On 20 February, after discovering that the south bank of Jiangwan River, a tributary of the Nanshui River, was defended by Zheng's army, and after losing ground for a long time, he finally decided to change his sneak attack to a strong attack.biquge.info
The 1st Regiment of the Right Martial Guard Division of the Zheng Army, which was ordered to carry out layers of blockade and retreat step by step, did not fight with the Qing army, and immediately withdrew to Bianshi and Sugong along the official road by the Nanshui River, and further withdrew to Wunijiao and Liuheba and Meishantu west of Tongguzhou before the arrival of the Qing army. At this time, the shallow water artillery fleet of the Zheng Army's naval division, which was transferred from Xijiang, also entered the front line of Longtouzhai to prevent the Qing army from crossing the head and directly attacking Qujiang County, the city of Shaoguan Prefecture.
In order to cooperate with the actions of the Qing army on the southern front, the Qing army on the northern front, which had retreated to Lishi, also re-entered the Shiliting line on 16 February. In view of the battle plan to lure the enemy into depth, Zheng Jun abandoned the forts and the important tax cards of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yuxianqiao Pass (Shaoguan Xiguan) and Taipingqiao Pass (Shaoguan Dongguan), located on the banks of the Wujiang River.
However, the Qing army was also bottomless in the face of the missing Zheng army, so they hesitated after arriving at the Huangnitang and Hexi Dam, and in the face of the wide Beijiang River, these Qing troops found boats to cross the river, and they did not dare to set foot lightly in the narrow small plain along the river under the Lotus Mountain on the east bank.
On 24 February, the vanguard of the Qing army on the southern front arrived at Tang, but was immediately bombarded by two shallow heavy artillery ships of the Zheng army, and was forced to flee inland from the river. On the afternoon of the same day, 2,000 Qing troops crossed from Nanshui River to the north and quickly took control of the Sandu Dam and the upper high dam, the lower high dam, the upper low dam, the lower lower dam, and the Mengzhou dam. In the next two days, in addition to leaving troops to guard the grain road in Sugongjianqi, the whole division crossed the Nanshui River and arrived at Wunijiao and Tongguzhou.
"Ren Chao, your task is extremely important." Looking at Qiu Wen, the commander of the first regiment of the Zuo Yiwei Division, who was also following the trend around him, Tang Baoyi explained in an elegant tone. "Only by holding Meishan Chong can we ensure that we can form an angle with the artillery positions of Zhangwuling on the opposite bank, and can we also ensure that the Qing army on the southern front does not go up the river and return to the division with the Qing army on the northern front."
Once the Qing army on the north and south lines meets, there will be more than 50,000 troops, even if you can deduct some troops guarding grain routes and transshipment along the line, the Qing army that can be put into the front line will not be more than 40,000, such a large force, even if the Zheng army that concentrates the main force of five divisions can swallow it, its own losses will never be small, so it is the consensus of the whole army to divide and encircle and annihilate one by one.
"Please rest assured." Qiu Wen assured. "If there are lower officials, there will be Meishan Chong, and there will be Huilongshan artillery fortification."
Tang Baoyi nodded with satisfaction, but quickly put pressure on Qiu Wen again: "The division's jumping post and the first and second posts of the second regiment will also be handed over to you, be sure to block the capture for three days, if you miss the deadline, you will blame the ruthless military law." ”
On February 26, the Qing army, blocked by Furong Mountain, discovered that they could only appear in the north of Shaoguan Mansion by going upstream, so the battle began again. The Qing army first tried to attack Zhangwuling, but the mountains and roads were dangerous, and it was not suitable for the army to deploy at all, and the only shore tidal flat was overgrown with thorns, and the Zheng army blocked it with artillery barriers, so it was necessary to pay a great price if it wanted to break through.
On 27 February, the Qing army had no choice but to hold the fort of Zheng Jun on the first line of Meishan Chong. Qiu Wen, who had been given up by the Qing army for a day, led the team to resist to the death, and the two sides fought for a day, although Qiu Wen repelled more than a dozen consecutive attacks of the Qing army, but the loss of troops was extremely strict, and the first regiment plus the three outposts reinforced should have more than 2,200 troops, and only less than 800 people remained after a whole day of fighting, and what was even more terrible was that the temporary fort was damaged after the Qing army transferred Hongyi artillery, So much so that the Qing army even infiltrated the wall for a time during the last attack that night.
On 28 February, the Qing army stormed Meishan Chong at dawn, and in view of the fact that the Huilongshan fort could not cross the ridgeline to shoot at Meishan Chong, Zhangwuling Fort on the opposite bank sent dozens of small boats carrying Zuo Yi's guard division to select the forward post to attack the Qing army's flank. Because the Qing army did not expect that the Zheng army on the other side would be reinforced, it was taken by surprise, and was finally defeated by the Zheng army that joined forces inside and outside, and was forced to delay the second attack for more than an hour.
"The Qing army suffered this loss, and will definitely pay attention next time, obviously Jiangbei has no way to repeat the old tricks." Looking at the wounded in one place and the Qing army brigade rectifying in the distance, Qiu Wen said in a heavy tone. "I've decided, I can't drag it out any longer, Mei Chaowu, you immediately withdraw from Jiangbei with the wounded soldiers and artillery sentry, yes, just use the boat from the Xuanfeng sentry."
Mei Chaowu, who was the commander of the first regiment, opened his mouth, but did not speak, and then nodded heavily, turned his head and went out to announce Qiu Wen's order to the wounded soldiers, but he retreated not long after he went out: "Commander, the brothers below don't want to leave." ”
"Nonsense." Qiu Wen reprimanded. "I can understand the feelings of the brothers below, but immediately carry out the order, even if the cannon is not brought, the wounded soldiers must be withdrawn across the river." Mei Chaowu retreated in a daze, and Qiu Wen raised his head and looked at the regimental chief of staff beside him, Zhao Baozhen, who was a student of Yimao, and said worriedly. "Now I'm worried about whether the Qing captives will give us time to withdraw."
But the Qing army's offensive did not come, on the one hand, the Qing army also suffered heavy losses and needed to be reorganized, on the other hand, it was also as a reward for the Zheng army to withdraw the wounded and dead from the Qing army before, of course, perhaps the Qing army still wishful thinking hoped that all the Zheng troops would withdraw, but Qiu Wen took advantage of this opportunity to withdraw the baggage post across the river.
Looking at the small boat that was carrying the retreating troops, Qiu Wen lightly ordered Zhao Baozhen: "Zhao Shenrong, it is up to you to withdraw with the sword and shield soldiers and the two posts of Jumping and Selecting, but you are not withdrawing across the river, but reinforcing back to the Longshan fort, how about it, do you have the confidence to die, if not, cross the river as soon as possible." ”
"Is this a radical general?" The corner of Zhao Baozhen's mouth, who was injured in his right hand, twitched, and then shook his head. "I really eat this set, but I won't go back to Longshan, let me stay in Meishan Chong, after all, dying in a regimental command system is a great achievement for Qinglu, as for the chief of staff, Qinglu may not know what kind of officer he is."
"Shen Rong can speak, but I also promised to control the capital, people are in the fort, and now I can't keep it, I should also make a promise, but there are still a few letters from the family that Shen Rong will bring to my family for me, so." Qiu Wen turned his head to look at Zhao Baozhen's face. "Back to the front line of Longshan, I still ask Brother Anshan"
Looking at the officers and soldiers who were full of luck, relief, worry, doubt, and other feelings to withdraw from the back door, Qiu Wen looked at the neatly lined up 200 foot soldiers and 50 sword and shield soldiers who volunteered to stay in front of him, Qiu Wen's eyes suddenly turned red: "Come on, bring the wine, drink this bowl of send-off wine, we are also good brothers when we arrive in the underworld."
Before noon, the Qing army launched another attack, and the remnants of the first regiment first resisted stubbornly with platoon guns, and then threw earth-shaking thunder and barreled artillery gunpowder. The Qing army was blasted by the wanton flying iron pieces, pottery shards, and wood chips, but with the absolute superiority in troops, the Qing army finally crossed the dilapidated fortress wall and forced the Zheng army into a small barrage.
Although the Zheng army's infantry men resisted in a spear formation, this time the Qing army was able to snipe the Zheng soldiers who formed a group one by one with bird guns and bows and arrows. Seeing that his peers around him fell one by one, Qiu Wen retreated into the last stone room. After another quarter of an hour, the Qing army cleared all the Zheng troops in the fortress and began to carefully search the houses in the wall. At this point, someone discovered the closed stone chamber, and the crashing sound began. Qiu Wen sat in the pile of gunpowder with his eyes and waited, and the sound of the wooden door shattering sounded. Qiu Wen immediately pulled the trigger at the position of the door, and the bullet of the short fire immediately hit one person through the door. The shouting Qing army attracted dozens of comrades, but the Qing army who rushed into the stone room saw the most terrifying scene in their lives, and with an explosion, Qiu Wen and more than a dozen Qing soldiers around him were killed in the thunder fire.
"My lord! Rulers! Leng Buding heard this last muffled thunder, and the retreating personnel of the Zheng army, who were marching to the top of the mountain on the mountain road behind the mountain, looked back, only to see the huge pillar of fire rising in the middle of Meishan Chong, and immediately fell to the ground one by one, crying silently. Let me go, let me go back, and die with the Lord. ”
"Stupid." Zhao Baozhen raised his hand and slapped the team leader who was crying the most in front of him. "Why should the ruler die, it's not to hold the Huilongshan fort, as long as the fort is there, the Qing captives will not be able to cross the river, they will not be able to attack the Qujiang River, and there will only be one way to destroy it." Zhao Baozhen's words made the faces of the officers and soldiers in front of them who hated the same enemy calm down. "The ruler died well, so should we also abide by our mission?" Looking at his many determined subordinates, Zhao Baozhen nodded, and then ordered: "Go, go back to Longshan Fort"
Although the Qing army, which spent a lot of effort to finally control the Meishan Chongbao fortress, found the retreating soldiers of the Zheng army, they did not plan to pursue at first, in fact, due to the undulating mountains on the first line of Huilong Mountain, the Qing army did not find that the Zheng army actually built a fort in the depression behind the ridgeline, and there were three 3,000-pound cannons arranged on it. But this paralysis is only temporary, once the Qing army sends out sentinels or uses wooden platoons and wooden boats to carry troops south, it will be clear that the mystery will be discovered, but until then, these loyal and brave soldiers are still safe.
On the first day of the first month of March, in view of the fact that Meishan Chong had arrived, and the Qing army in the upper reaches of the Nanshui River had also sent nearly 20 civilian boats and hundreds of rafts, Sang Er gave the order to attack with great ambition, but Sang Er was still a little sensible, knowing that it was reckless to directly attack Shaoguan Fucheng with this little force, so his first goal was to send a boat up the river to hook up with another army of Wujiang, and it was because of his order that a unilateral massacre began
I'm going to fly to Hong Kong today, and I'm going to fly to Seoul when I come back, so ······ I'm going to keep changing it as much as I can, and as for the two watches, it's just a remnant.
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