Chapter 1822: Retreat to the Datong River
Although it is unlikely that this blocking battle will solve the threat of the Qing army once and for all, as long as the fighters are well grasped and the troops are reasonably deployed and deployed, there will certainly be no problem for the coalition forces to inflict heavy losses on the Qing army, and the only suspense is probably the size of the results.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, Qian Tiandun still has many things that he is not satisfied with the current state of war preparations. For example, the defense line on the north side of the base, due to the rush of construction, can only build some relatively simple fortifications, and according to Qian Tiandun's concept, at least a large number of stone fortresses that can garrison troops on the defense line like the Jinzhou Isthmus can be considered qualified. However, because the places that could be mined recently were seven or eight miles away from the construction site of the defense line, it was too late to open a quarry and organize the transportation of stones before the arrival of the Qing army, so they had to be forced to abandon such a plan.
On the Qingchuan River in the north, the Qing army, after paying hundreds of lives, finally broke through the blockade of the Fujian Navy Division from the upstream and established a beachhead on the south bank of the Qingchuan River. The Fujian naval division had limited troops, and it did not dare to divide troops ashore to deal with these small Qing troops who had completed the crossing of the river, so they could only hand over this task to the Koreans.
However, the performance of the Koreans was as bad as ever, even though they had more than twice as many troops as the Qing army crossing the river, they still did not take much advantage in the battle, but because of the large number of dead and wounded, they developed a fear of war, and only attacked three or two times without taking the attack, so they were unwilling to take the initiative to attack again. After the night passed, the Qing army on the beachhead had several hundred more people, and even hundreds of heavily armored cavalry appeared in the formation, and the North Korean troops who had been holding a wait-and-see attitude were immediately persuaded to retreat.
Even though Xu Yuzhuo commanded the Fujian Navy Division to patrol the Qingchuan River day and night, his strength was still unable to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river at night, and the Korean army was unable to repel the Qing army, which had already established a position near the riverbank. So just a few days later, the gap between the two sides on the south bank of the Cheongchon River quickly narrowed, and the North Korean army no longer dared to come out of Anju City.
Xu Yuzhuo was also helpless about this situation, if the Korean army on the shore could cooperate well and bravely resist the Qing army, then the time for the Qing army to cross the river could be postponed for a few more days. However, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was really weak, and it did not have the ability to compete with the main force of the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, and even if the Fujian naval division tried its best, it could only slightly delay the progress of the Qing army's crossing of the river.
Although the Qing army could not cause much trouble to the Fujian naval division on the Qingchuan River, when they set foot on the southern bank of the river, they could cut off the route from Anzhou to supply the fleet by land. Although this method is a bit painless, it will indeed affect the will of the Fujian Navy Division, and the most important thing is that the Fujian Navy Division also knows very well that there is still a way to retreat, and there is no need to defend the Qingchuan River, and the Datong River in the south is the real defense line of its own side.
The Fujian Navy Division finally delayed the Qing army's large-scale river crossing until the end of June, by which time the Qing army had already reached the south bank by more than 4,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river at night and in the upper reaches, and completely cut off the connection between Anzhou and the Fujian Navy Division. Xu Yuzhuo's side did not know whether Anzhou had started a war, and the Koreans in Anju did not know whether the Fujian sailors on the Qingchuan River were still holding out.
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Although it is unlikely that this blocking battle will solve the threat of the Qing army once and for all, as long as the fighters are well grasped and the troops are reasonably deployed and deployed, there will certainly be no problem for the coalition forces to inflict heavy losses on the Qing army, and the only suspense is probably the size of the results.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, Qian Tiandun still has many things that he is not satisfied with the current state of war preparations. For example, the defense line on the north side of the base, due to the rush of construction, can only build some relatively simple fortifications, and according to Qian Tiandun's concept, at least a large number of stone fortresses that can garrison troops on the defense line like the Jinzhou Isthmus can be considered qualified. However, because the places that could be mined recently were seven or eight miles away from the construction site of the defense line, it was too late to open a quarry and organize the transportation of stones before the arrival of the Qing army, so they had to be forced to abandon such a plan.
On the Qingchuan River in the north, the Qing army, after paying hundreds of lives, finally broke through the blockade of the Fujian Navy Division from the upstream and established a beachhead on the south bank of the Qingchuan River. The Fujian naval division had limited troops, and it did not dare to divide troops ashore to deal with these small Qing troops who had completed the crossing of the river, so they could only hand over this task to the Koreans.
However, the performance of the Koreans was as bad as ever, even though they had more than twice as many troops as the Qing army crossing the river, they still did not take much advantage in the battle, but because of the large number of dead and wounded, they developed a fear of war, and only attacked three or two times without taking the attack, so they were unwilling to take the initiative to attack again. After the night passed, the Qing army on the beachhead had several hundred more people, and even hundreds of heavily armored cavalry appeared in the formation, and the North Korean troops who had been holding a wait-and-see attitude were immediately persuaded to retreat.
Even though Xu Yuzhuo commanded the Fujian Navy Division to patrol the Qingchuan River day and night, his strength was still unable to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river at night, and the Korean army was unable to repel the Qing army, which had already established a position near the riverbank. So just a few days later, the gap between the two sides on the south bank of the Cheongchon River quickly narrowed, and the North Korean army no longer dared to come out of Anju City.
Xu Yuzhuo was also helpless about this situation, if the Korean army on the shore could cooperate well and bravely resist the Qing army, then the time for the Qing army to cross the river could be postponed for a few more days. However, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was really weak, and it did not have the ability to compete with the main force of the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, and even if the Fujian naval division tried its best, it could only slightly delay the progress of the Qing army's crossing of the river.
Although the Qing army could not cause much trouble to the Fujian naval division on the Qingchuan River, when they set foot on the southern bank of the river, they could cut off the route from Anzhou to supply the fleet by land. Although this method is a bit painless, it will indeed affect the will of the Fujian Navy Division, and the most important thing is that the Fujian Navy Division also knows very well that there is still a way to retreat, and there is no need to defend the Qingchuan River, and the Datong River in the south is the real defense line of its own side.
The Fujian Navy Division finally delayed the Qing army's large-scale river crossing until the end of June, by which time the Qing army had already reached the south bank by more than 4,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river at night and in the upper reaches, and completely cut off the connection between Anzhou and the Fujian Navy Division. Xu Yuzhuo's side did not know whether Anzhou had started a war, and the Koreans in Anju did not know whether the Fujian sailors on the Qingchuan River were still holding out. Although it is unlikely that this blocking battle will solve the threat of the Qing army once and for all, as long as the fighters are well grasped and the troops are reasonably deployed and deployed, there will certainly be no problem for the coalition forces to inflict heavy losses on the Qing army, and the only suspense is probably the size of the results.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, Qian Tiandun still has many things that he is not satisfied with the current state of war preparations. For example, the defense line on the north side of the base, due to the rush of construction, can only build some relatively simple fortifications, and according to Qian Tiandun's concept, at least a large number of stone fortresses that can garrison troops on the defense line like the Jinzhou Isthmus can be considered qualified. However, because the places that could be mined recently were seven or eight miles away from the construction site of the defense line, it was too late to open a quarry and organize the transportation of stones before the arrival of the Qing army, so they had to be forced to abandon such a plan.
On the Qingchuan River in the north, the Qing army, after paying hundreds of lives, finally broke through the blockade of the Fujian Navy Division from the upstream and established a beachhead on the south bank of the Qingchuan River. The Fujian naval division had limited troops, and it did not dare to divide troops ashore to deal with these small Qing troops who had completed the crossing of the river, so they could only hand over this task to the Koreans.
However, the performance of the Koreans was as bad as ever, even though they had more than twice as many troops as the Qing army crossing the river, they still did not take much advantage in the battle, but because of the large number of dead and wounded, they developed a fear of war, and only attacked three or two times without taking the attack, so they were unwilling to take the initiative to attack again. After the night passed, the Qing army on the beachhead had several hundred more people, and even hundreds of heavily armored cavalry appeared in the formation, and the North Korean troops who had been holding a wait-and-see attitude were immediately persuaded to retreat.
Even though Xu Yuzhuo commanded the Fujian Navy Division to patrol the Qingchuan River day and night, his strength was still unable to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river at night, and the Korean army was unable to repel the Qing army, which had already established a position near the riverbank. So just a few days later, the gap between the two sides on the south bank of the Cheongchon River quickly narrowed, and the North Korean army no longer dared to come out of Anju City.
Xu Yuzhuo was also helpless about this situation, if the Korean army on the shore could cooperate well and bravely resist the Qing army, then the time for the Qing army to cross the river could be postponed for a few more days. However, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was really weak, and it did not have the ability to compete with the main force of the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, and even if the Fujian naval division tried its best, it could only slightly delay the progress of the Qing army's crossing of the river.
Although the Qing army could not cause much trouble to the Fujian naval division on the Qingchuan River, when they set foot on the southern bank of the river, they could cut off the route from Anzhou to supply the fleet by land. Although this method is a bit painless, it will indeed affect the will of the Fujian Navy Division, and the most important thing is that the Fujian Navy Division also knows very well that there is still a way to retreat, and there is no need to defend the Qingchuan River, and the Datong River in the south is the real defense line of its own side.
The Fujian Navy Division finally delayed the Qing army's large-scale river crossing until the end of June, by which time the Qing army had already reached the south bank by more than 4,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river at night and in the upper reaches, and completely cut off the connection between Anzhou and the Fujian Navy Division. Xu Yuzhuo's side did not know whether Anzhou had started a war, and the Koreans in Anju did not know whether the Fujian sailors on the Qingchuan River were still holding out. Although it is unlikely that this blocking battle will solve the threat of the Qing army once and for all, as long as the fighters are well grasped and the troops are reasonably deployed and deployed, there will certainly be no problem for the coalition forces to inflict heavy losses on the Qing army, and the only suspense is probably the size of the results.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, Qian Tiandun still has many things that he is not satisfied with the current state of war preparations. For example, the defense line on the north side of the base, due to the rush of construction, can only build some relatively simple fortifications, and according to Qian Tiandun's concept, at least a large number of stone fortresses that can garrison troops on the defense line like the Jinzhou Isthmus can be considered qualified. However, because the places that could be mined recently were seven or eight miles away from the construction site of the defense line, it was too late to open a quarry and organize the transportation of stones before the arrival of the Qing army, so they had to be forced to abandon such a plan.
On the Qingchuan River in the north, the Qing army, after paying hundreds of lives, finally broke through the blockade of the Fujian Navy Division from the upstream and established a beachhead on the south bank of the Qingchuan River. The Fujian naval division had limited troops, and it did not dare to divide troops ashore to deal with these small Qing troops who had completed the crossing of the river, so they could only hand over this task to the Koreans.
However, the performance of the Koreans was as bad as ever, even though they had more than twice as many troops as the Qing army crossing the river, they still did not take much advantage in the battle, but because of the large number of dead and wounded, they developed a fear of war, and only attacked three or two times without taking the attack, so they were unwilling to take the initiative to attack again. After the night passed, the Qing army on the beachhead had several hundred more people, and even hundreds of heavily armored cavalry appeared in the formation, and the North Korean troops who had been holding a wait-and-see attitude were immediately persuaded to retreat.
Even though Xu Yuzhuo commanded the Fujian Navy Division to patrol the Qingchuan River day and night, his strength was still unable to prevent the Qing army from crossing the river at night, and the Korean army was unable to repel the Qing army, which had already established a position near the riverbank. So just a few days later, the gap between the two sides on the south bank of the Cheongchon River quickly narrowed, and the North Korean army no longer dared to come out of Anju City.
Xu Yuzhuo was also helpless about this situation, if the Korean army on the shore could cooperate well and bravely resist the Qing army, then the time for the Qing army to cross the river could be postponed for a few more days. However, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was really weak, and it did not have the ability to compete with the main force of the Qing army on the frontal battlefield, and even if the Fujian naval division tried its best, it could only slightly delay the progress of the Qing army's crossing of the river.
Although the Qing army could not cause much trouble to the Fujian naval division on the Qingchuan River, when they set foot on the southern bank of the river, they could cut off the route from Anzhou to supply the fleet by land. Although this method is a bit painless, it will indeed affect the will of the Fujian Navy Division, and the most important thing is that the Fujian Navy Division also knows very well that there is still a way to retreat, and there is no need to defend the Qingchuan River, and the Datong River in the south is the real defense line of its own side.
The Fujian Navy Division finally delayed the Qing army's large-scale river crossing until the end of June, by which time the Qing army had already reached the south bank by more than 4,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river at night and in the upper reaches, and completely cut off the connection between Anzhou and the Fujian Navy Division.