Chapter 617: Fighting for the Quang Ninh Central Front
The sun was shining, and in the wilderness south of Gaolingyi, Prince Su Lai Mubu and Prince Zheng Fei Yangguo led the two blue flags of Manchuria, the two blue flags of Mongolia, the two blue flags of the Han army, and the two blue flags of North Korea, with a total of more than 180,000 troops, and were advancing towards the central front of Guangning.
After receiving the news that Liu Yan led more than 400,000 troops out of the Northern Expedition, Dolgon discussed with Dai Shan and others, believing that the Guangning Zhongqian Station was too close to the Gaolingyi defense line, only twenty or thirty miles away, and if the Ming army was allowed to occupy this place, it could be used as a springboard to carry out endless attacks on the Gaolingyi defense line, which would be unfavorable to the war.
Therefore, Dolgon mobilized the soldiers and horses of the two blue banners of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han dynasties, with a total of eight banners and more than 180,000 people, to seize the central front of Guangning, and pushed the battle line to the south for dozens of miles to ensure the strategic advantage of the Qing Dynasty.
"This drudgery has fallen on you and me!"
On the way of the army, Lai Mubu, the prince of Su, complained dissatisfied, and at first he was deployed as a counterattack force, Lai Mubu was still proud in his heart, thinking that he did not need to fight with the Ming army at the beginning.
However, with the issuance of an order from Dolgon, he and Prince Zheng Fei Yangguo led the army to the front line, and the bitterness of this can only be understood by the two of them.
At this time, Fei Yangguo said: "Don't say anything superfluous, more than ten miles ahead is the Guangning Zhongqian Office, let's think about how to defend the city." ”
As soon as they thought of Liu Yanqin leading more than 400,000 troops out of the customs, the hearts of the two of them were heavy, and they almost led the army in a mood of going to death.
Lai Mubu said: "What else can I do? Occupy the city first, and then let the two blue flags of the Han army and the two blue flags of North Korea fight the main force, the two blue flags of Manchuria defend the city, and the two blue flags of Mongolia fight back. ”
After many years of fighting with Liu Yan, the tactics of the Manchu army also began to be updated, and now they have begun to adapt to the way of firearms combat, instead of using the old-fashioned tactics such as the previous sharp front formation.
Feiyango nodded and said, "That's all." However, the army still has to speed up, but it must not be taken advantage of by the Ming army, and the scouts must also probe south to monitor the movements of the Ming army. ”
"yes, okay."
At the same time, more than a dozen miles south of Quang Ninh's Central Front Station, Chen Xun, the chief officer of the First Army of the National Defense Army, led his troops to advance rapidly to the north.
After this time, Liu Yan began to divide his troops to attack north, first sent the Seventh Army and the Eighth Army of the National Defense Army to occupy the Tiechang Fort in the north, and then used the Tiechang Fort as a baggage transfer base to attack the Qing army entrenched in Yong'an Fort to the east, to contain the strength of the Qing army.
At the same time, Liu Yan took the First Army of the National Defense Army as the vanguard and seized the city of Zhongqian in Guangning, while he and the crown prince Zhu Cihong led the Second Army of the National Defense Army to the Sixth Army as the main force.
At present, Liu Yan is adhering to a concept, that is, to seek stability in everything, in the case of the overall strength far exceeding the enemy's army, refuse all dangerous moves, do not give the enemy any chance to turn around, just push all the way over, and attack at the same time with the three-way army, without giving Dolgon any chance.
"Report!"
At this time, Chen Xun watched the Pegasus coming at night, and only heard: "Qiqi General Town, sixteen miles north of the city of Zhongqiansuo in Guangning, found the traces of the Qing army scouts and the Qing army's troops and horses moving south!" ”
Chen Xun frowned suddenly, it seemed that the Qing army was also going to seize the city of Zhongqian in Guangning, and Guo Mingxu, the deputy general soldier on the side, hurriedly said: "General Town, let the cavalry department directly under the military department take the first step, and you can't let the Qing army occupy the city of Zhongqian in Guangning first!" ”
Chen Xun did not answer, but asked, "How is the strength of the Qing army?" ”
"Qiqi General Town, the battle flags of the Qing army in the north have been found to have two blue flags of Manchuria, two blue flags of Mongolia, two blue flags of the Han army and two blue flags of North Korea, as for whether there are any other soldiers and horses in the rear, it is not clear for the time being!!"
Chen Xun and Guo Mingxu both gasped, they didn't expect Dolgon's determination to be so great, and in one breath, they sent almost a quarter of their troops to seize the city of Quang Ninh.
So Chen Xun said: "The cavalry department has less than 5,000 soldiers, and the troops are too small, even if they seize the city, it will be difficult to resist in the face of at least a dozen or two hundred thousand Qing troops." With the firepower of our army, even if the Qing army occupies the city first, it can be easily suppressed, and the Qing army will not be allowed to build fortifications and buy time for the main army. ”
Indeed, with the combat strength of the National Defense Army, even if the Qing army of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses occupied the city of Zhongqian in Guangning first, it was just a change of place to be bombed, and the two sides could still fight impressively, and Chen Xun needed to do it, just lead the army to drag the Qing army that was moving south, and wait for the main force to arrive and eat it in one bite.
Even if Chen Xun led his troops to occupy the city of Zhongqian in Guangning, the routine was the same.
Subsequently, the officers and men of the First Army of the Wehrmacht began to advance rapidly, and the Qing army must not be given the opportunity to deploy defenses and build fortifications.
At this time, if someone can condescendingly overlook the area around Quang Ninh Zhongqian, you can see that two armies, one south and one north, are advancing rapidly, like two huge dragons, rushing towards a dragon ball (Zhongqian City).
In contrast, it is still the bald dragon in the north with rat braids to be faster, after all, most of the soldiers and horses of the Qing army are cavalry, at this time Prince Su Lai Mubu and Prince Zheng Fei Yangguo have led the two blue flags of Manchu and the two blue flags of Mongolia to take the lead in taking the lead in seizing the front of Guangning, and most of the two blue flags of the Han army and the two blue flags of North Korea are infantry, as well as the drag of artillery and other materials, and they are struggling to catch up behind at this time.
More than half an hour later, Prince Su Lai Mubu and Prince Zheng Fei Yangguo led nearly 100,000 iron horsemen from the two blue banners of Manchu and the two blue banners of Mongolia to arrive at the acropolis in Guangning, at this time the city was no longer inhabited, and the people in the city had already died and fled under the tyranny of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, leaving only an empty city, which seemed to be still telling the excitement and hustle and bustle of the past.
"Into town!"
Lai Mubu, the prince of Su, and Fei Yangguo, the prince of Zheng, led the two blue banners of Manchu directly into the city, and then began to control the city gates and city wall fortifications in the city.
However, the two ordered the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner Gushan Ezhen Omotuk and the Blue Banner Gushan Ezhen Ayushi to lead their troops to stay outside the city, and ordered the two to lead the Mongolian two Blue Banner Iron Cavalry to stand by in the northwest direction of Guangning Zhongcheng, and then prepare to attack the Ming army that was about to arrive.
This arrangement made Omotuk and A Yushi dumbfounded, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Mongolian two blue flags went to attack hundreds of thousands of Ming national defense forces? Is this going to kill two people?
But at this time, the two did not dare to say anything, because Dolgon already had a will, and military orders at all levels must be carried out without discount, otherwise they will be punished with treason.
So Omotuk and Ah Yushi were full of resentment and led their troops to the northwest a few miles away to stand by, and the Mongolian soldiers and horses of the two blue banners saw that they could not enter the city to garrison, and they were also full of complaints, and their morale soon fell a lot.
"Those dog minions who ordered the Han Army Banner and the North Korean Blue Flag to be faster, if they can't get here before the Ming army, Lao Tzu will break the legs of Zu Dashou, Li Guohan, as well as Ma Futa and E Shuo!"
Although Mafuta and Eshuo were also Manchurians, at this time, because they commanded the Korean soldiers, they were regarded as slaves by the rest of the Manchurian and Mongolian banner owners, Gushan Ezhen, and were not treated at all.
At this time, Lai Mubu issued such an order, but as soon as the order went out, Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo, who were standing at the head of the city, saw that the Ming army appeared in the south.
"Fortifications must be built immediately, at least trenches and low walls must be dug and low walls must be built!!"
Fei Yangguo immediately said loudly: "Immediately transfer people out of the city to dig trenches!" ”
Immediately, the two drove the two Blue Banners of Manchukuo out of the city, mobilized more than 3,000 people and began to build fortifications near the south gate of the city in Quang Ninh.
However, those Manchu soldiers who went out of the city to dig ditches were furious, thinking that such a thing should be done by the minions of the Han army flag and the Korean flag, how could they let the dignified Manchurians do rough work!
"Fuck~ fuck!"
A Manchurian blue flag Pashku scolded loudly: "Do these rough jobs also have to be done by Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu is going into battle to lead the troops, and our Manchurian masters are going to charge on horseback, how can they do the rough work of these minions! ”
This burst of angry scolding immediately attracted the approval of many Qing soldiers around, and everyone stopped their hoes and other tools one after another, and shouted loudly outside the city, and even the overseer Baya soldiers began to complain.
At the head of the city, Fei Yangguo and Lai Mubu saw this scene, and they were immediately angry, when the hell is it, the Ming Dynasty sent more than 800,000 troops, and the soldiers attacked in three ways, and now this road is about to let the Qing Dynasty collapse on its own, but these Manchurian soldiers are still showing off their might, and they are unwilling to build fortifications, is the luck of the Great Qing Kingdom really going to run out? ?
At this moment, there was a commotion among the soldiers and horses of the two blue flags of Manchukuo outside the city, and then the two saw more than 3,000 Qing soldiers sent out and began to flee into the city.
Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo looked nervously to the south, only to see tens of thousands of banners, clear clothes and armor, and a majestic army appeared in the distance, rapidly approaching the city of Quang Ninh.
A large pole is written on it: Chief Military Officer, Yanzhou Bochen, and a military flag next to it reads: The First Army of the Ming National Defense Army.
Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo were suddenly shocked, the advance of the Ming army had been killed, but they did not have decent fortifications on their side, and even the city wall of the city in the middle of Quang Ninh was in disrepair, and this battle could be suspended!
At this moment, there was a burst of cheers in the north of the city, and Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo received a report that the soldiers and horses of the original two blue flags of the Han army and the two blue flags of North Korea had arrived, so far more than 180,000 soldiers and horses led by the two had all arrived, which also made Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo feel a little more at ease.
According to the intelligence, the strength of a national defense force of the Ming army was 40,000 to 50,000, and its own side was more than 180,000 people, and the strength advantage was three or four times.
As for what will happen in the future, Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo are also full of optimism, and when the main force of the Ming army arrives here, how can the two of them build some fortifications.
Besides, the two of them fought brilliantly here, and His Majesty will definitely increase troops here, you must know that this battle of the Qing Dynasty is fought with the strength of the whole country.
So Lai Mubu said: "Immediately let the two blue flags of the Han army and the two blue flags of North Korea go to the south of the city to deploy defenses, and rely on the city to fight first!" ”
Feiyango nodded in agreement.
At the same time, Chen Xun held a clairvoyant mirror and looked to the north, only to see that Lai Mubu and Fei Yangguo's Daxu were already fluttering in the city, so he said to Guo Mingxu, the deputy commander-in-chief beside him: "The intelligence of the Ministry of Military Intelligence shows that the current Prince Su of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is Lai Mubu, and Prince Zheng is Fei Yangguo?" ”
Guo Mingxu nodded and said: "Yes, these two were originally just small characters in the Qing army, and they were also raised by Dolgon. ”
"Humph!"
Chen Xun said: "I didn't expect it to be such a small role, and he was quite decisive, and he really led the army to seize the city of Zhongqian in Guangning." ”
Guo Mingxu said with a smile: "But that's okay, let's close the door and fight the dog, and annihilate their troops here." ”
Chen Xun laughed and said, "I just want to drag his subordinates here, but you want to eat them in one bite, you are really more greedy than me!" ”
The two of them immediately burst into laughter, and at the same time, the officers and men of the First Army of the Wehrmacht had already advanced to five miles south of the city of Quang Ninh Zhongqiansuo, and then immediately stopped advancing and began to deploy the whole army.