506.The Second Battle of Korea (4)

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Since China used troops in southeastern Lu, the South Korean side's request for help naturally failed. Those who understand know that Huaxia's actions actually contain the power of the Qing court, while those who do not understand think that Huaxia has the bad intention of killing people with a knife and consuming the military strength of South Korea. It was precisely because of this lack of understanding that some people in South Korea secretly contacted the Qing court, declaring that as long as the Qing court recognized the throne of Yi Xuan, South Korea would secede from China and join the Qing court.

Naturally, Porbon did not take lightly the words of these so-called envoys, but it was not a bad thing for him to tie up with some anti-Xia elements and Lianqing elements at both ends of the South Korean regime, so he took great pains to bargain with some people through these dark lines.

However, the talks between the Poer Basin and the South Korean conspirators were very hot, but success required two things: first, to hide the eyes and ears of the North Korean side; Second, we need to stay strong on the battlefield.

However, after the Chinese army was deployed in southeastern Lu, the south Korean side had already concentrated the vast majority of the troops that could be concentrated, and the strength of this field army of more than 25,000 people had already surpassed that of the Qing army.

Pyongyang is one of the few fortified cities in North Korea that is as famous as Hanyang, and the South Korean army will naturally not be able to take it with less than twice the number of troops. Since they could not take it, they surrounded it, wasting precious grain in vain, and in the end, South Korea had no choice but to withdraw its troops on its own, and the war returned to the situation before the Qing army went south to Kaesong.

It is a pity that as soon as the South Korean army withdrew to Kaesong and Haizhou on the front foot, Kangxi sent reinforcements to Porpen.

At this point, the Qing army already had a complete new battalion in Korea, including the Green Camp Town, eight new army commanders, 1,000 gunners of the firearms battalion, 27 Xibe, Solon, Daur, Oroqen and other eight banners outside the Guan, and the 17th commander under the Yellow Banner Manchuria's Fourth Staff, the so-called "Russian Commander".

After calculating the strength in his hands, Poerpen decided to intensify the blackmail, so the Qing army attacked from Pyongyang again, and entered and exited the Hwanghae Road several times in August and September, completely turning the already ravaged and undisguised Central Korea into a no-man's land.

The resurgence of the Qing army once again plunged the traditionally divided South Korean political scene into controversy, but under their pressure, the pro-Xia forces were still the dominant in the south Korean regime, and the South Korean parliamentary government still made the decision to fight to the death against the Qing army, but in view of the imminent snowfall and the shortage of South Korean treasury, the front line was forced to fight. At the same time, in order to prevent a repeat of the mistakes of the Battle of Kaifeng, the South Korean side was forced to temporarily abandon the tradition of using literature and military force, and appointed Choi Heon, the subordinate brother of Choi Young-zhi, who was in favor of Choe Young-zhi, as the head of Jeongilpindu to command more than 26,000 Korean troops at the front.

On the third day of October, Cui Xian's department entered Huangzhou, and then traced up the Datong River and entered the territory of Ping'an Road.

In the face of the surging South Korean army, Porpen did not choose to defend Pyongyang this time. After leaving behind the 15,000 Northern Korean troops and the two Eight Banners New Army to defend the city, Poerpen quietly and silently took the remaining Qing army and 3,000 North Korean auxiliary troops around the Da Nan River, and rushed to Huangzhou through Zhonghe Metropolitan Protectorate.

Although Huangzhou is one of the important towns of the Yellow Sea Road, in fact, the size of the city is about the same as the small county towns in the Qing and Xia provinces, so it is not enough to resist the tide of the Qing army's offensive, but in just one day, Huangzhou changed hands.

After Huangzhou changed hands, Choi Heon's troops were already in a state of being surrounded by the Qing army, and he had two choices at this time, the first was to take advantage of Pyongyang's emptiness to storm the capital of North Korea, but Pyongyang was not Huangzhou, and the South Korean army was likely to be trapped under the fortified city, and was taken advantage of by the Qing army who were waiting for work; The second is to return to Huangzhou, but the Qing army is well-armed, morale is booming, and it is in a favorable position to defend the city, if the south Korean army is attacked, it is certain that the losses will be huge, and once the main force of the south Korean army is completely lost, not only Choi Heon's position will not be guaranteed, but even Choi Young-zhi behind him may also fall.

After thinking about it, Cui Xian unexpectedly chose to retreat to Zhennanpu, relying on the small fortress and port construction of the Xia army.

From the perspective of military science, not dancing to the enemy's preset beat is the most correct strategy, and Cui Xian's choice undoubtedly puts Poerpen in a dilemma.

First of all, once Cui Xian defended the front line of Nampo, the Qing army would not be able to go south regardless of the safety of the grain route when the Hwanghaedo had become a red land, because although the Qing army could plunder on the spot with war, but after the opening of the city, there was Hanyang and the Han River, and the Qing army would never be able to kill the Han River alone and enter the densely populated area of South Korea to plunder without ignoring the strength of the Xia army's naval division, and it would not have the strength to conquer Hanyang, the first city in North Korea, in one fell swoop, so even if it wanted to intimidate the South Korean side, The Poal basin must also be carried out on the basis of ensuring its own safety first.

However, if Pol Bon is forced to withdraw to Pyongyang as a result, the morale of the Qing army, which has done useless work, will inevitably be reduced, and it will certainly have an impact on future operations??????

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, the idea of taking a risk prevailed - perhaps Poerbon thought that with the strength of the Qing army, even if it could not eliminate Choi Heon's troops, it could at least inflict heavy losses on it, and this might further divide South Korea and thus form some turning points in favor of the Qing court, so Poerbon ordered an additional 7,000 North Korean troops from Pyongyang to Jinnampo.

On October 15, the Qing army, which had just arrived and had not yet gained a firm foothold, sent an envoy to Cui Xian inviting him to fight.

At this time, Cui Xian was also in trouble, although relying on the transportation of the Xia army, the supply and transportation of grain in the department would not be interrupted, but because Zhennanpu was about to freeze, the transportation pressure doubled, so he had to accept the challenge of the Qing army.

Thus, at the beginning of October 16, the Qing and Korean armies set up positions in Jiangxi (County), north of Zhennanpu.

The Qing army consisted of gunners of the 1,000 foreign firearms battalions, four bird commanders of the Eight Banners New Army, and two assistant leaders of the forward battalions of the Eight Banners New Army, with an adjutant general on the left and right sides. At the same time, because of the terrain, 6,000 North Korean troops were deployed on the left flank near the Taedong River; The symmetrical right wing was centered on the 28 leaders of the Eight Banners outside the Guanwai and the Russian leaders, with 4,000 North Koreans as the core.

The south Korean side also took into account the terrain and learned the lessons of the Battle of Kaifeng, so in order to guard against the horse corps of the Eight Banners outside the Guanwai, its left flank concentrated 10 artillery teams, 30 infantry squadrons, 35 armored pike corps, and 25 armored sword and shield corps, totaling 5,000 men, and 20 two-inch artillery troops.

On the central front, Cui Xian tried to block the Qing army's firepower with a thick force, so he arranged a full 70 teams of armored pikemen, 60 teams of armored sword and shield soldiers, 30 teams of unarmored archers, 30 teams of infantry and 10 teams of artillery, a total of 10,000 horses and 20 two-inch guns.

As for the right flank, the South Korean Army deployed 5,000 men and 10 2-inch guns, including five artillery teams, 50 pikemen, 20 sword and shield teams, and 25 archery teams.

In addition, in view of the fact that the terrain is not easy to deploy, Cui Xian also retained a reserve of almost 5,000 people as his follower.

In fact, the purpose of the Qing and Korean armies was exactly the same, that is, to concentrate their superior forces and firepower, make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses, take the lead in opening a gap somewhere, and then shake the entire front, so as to achieve the final victory in the war.

Due to the capture of the previous battle of Kaifeng, the artillery strength of the Qing army increased greatly, and the South Korean army camp was shattered for a time. What made the South Korean Army even more terrified was that the Qing Army also moved forward the short-range Shenwei General Cannon and the captured Xia Army's two-inch artillery until they could also shoot into the South Korean Army's formation. As a result, the losses of the South Korean army increased exponentially.

After suffering for almost half an hour, more than 20 pikemen and sword and shield units of the South Korean Army on the central line were forced to withdraw and reorganize, and the various units of its neighbors also suffered more or less losses. Fortunately, at this time, the artillery of the Qing army also reached the point where it was necessary to stop and dissipate heat, otherwise the South Korean army might have been directly defeated by the fierce artillery fire.

After the artillery of the Qing army stopped, the Qing army on the center line and the North Korean army on the left flank began to advance slowly. It stands to reason that the counterattack artillery of the South Korean Army should have sounded at this time, but Choi Heon's order has not been given, and in the unusual silence, the Qing Army and the North Korean Army are only two or three hundred steps away from the South Korean Army's front.

Just as all the South Korean troops began to sweat in their hands, Choe Heon's order to open fire was finally given, and in an instant, lightning and thunder roared, and countless shotguns and chain bullets smashed on the heads of the Qing army and the North Korean army, also knocking down hundreds of opponents.

The Qing army, which was advancing in a loose formation, began to trot under the fire of the South Korean army, and the Qing artillery, which had not yet completely dissipated heat, also ventured to interfer with the fire. In this way, after withstanding three rounds of artillery bombardment by the South Korean Army, the Qing Army's brigade, which suffered casualties of less than four or five hundred people, broke through the South Korean Army's artillery fire line six times in a row. As for the North Korean Army on the left flank, although it also broke through the death line set by the South Korean Army at this time, the losses were slightly larger and the formation was relatively chaotic.

After breaking through the artillery blockade of the South Korean Army, the Qing Army did not advance quickly, but after advancing for a while, it began to adjust its formation on the spot.

Observing the movements of the Qing army, the South Korean army also adjusted its subordinates, and 30 teams of foot soldiers and 30 teams of archers also lined up in a horizontal formation to meet the enemy, so the two sides soon began to shoot each other.

The South Korean Army adhered to the tactics of the Xia Army's three formations, while the Qing Army responded with the old tradition of nine into ten consecutive columns, and the firepower of both sides was continuous, but it was obvious that the Qing Army's firepower was more sustained than the South Korean Army, which had a significant pause, but due to the relationship between the unit firepower density, the losses of both sides were relatively close, and it was only because the South Korean Army had a small number of infantry guns, so the Qing Army gradually gained the upper hand in the mutual firing.

However, the North Korean army in the other direction was not so lucky, although the South Korean army in this direction, like them, only had bows and arrows and no firearms, but because the chaos when they broke through the artillery blockade was not well organized, they suffered a big loss in the counterfire. Seeing that their archers had been killed and wounded in large numbers, they had no choice but to rush straight into the complete array of the South Korean army, such as sword and shield soldiers and pikemen, who were also rarely armoured.

At this time, the Qing soldiers, who had dispersed the South Korean infantry in front of them, began to fire on the South Korean army's archers. In view of the fact that the Qing army was located outside the direct distance of the bow and arrow, and the losses inflicted on the opponent by the South Korean archers who could only shoot were limited, Choi Heon had to transfer them to strengthen the right flank and fill in some reserves on the central front.

The redeployment of the archers was still ongoing, and in order not to be knocked down one by one by the Qing army's bird-gunners, the South Korean army, which had the advantage in strength, took the initiative to counterattack. Seeing that the South Korean army was attacking the unarmored bird gunners and archers, the armored soldiers of the Green Battalion and the Forward Battalion guarding the side of the Eight Banners New Army met them, and the more brutal white soldier battle began.

Almost at the same time, the North Korean army on the left flank of the Qing army also intersected with its own people. Brothers of the same clan who spoke the same language fought each other, and there was no hand left between them, and their bloody Cheng dรน was even better than the central front??????