Chapter 199: Jin Shun's Bloody Battle against Manas (2)

On September 6, 1876, Governor Jin Shun led the 20th Battalion of Mabu to Manas, that is, ordered the officers of the Jianrui Battalion and Zhenxing to be stationed in the west of the city, and Liu Hongfa, the commander of the Lizi Battalion, Zhang Dafa, the chief soldier of the pro-military battalion, and Fang Chunfa, the deputy general of the LinkedIn Battalion, were divided into the east of the city, the northeast of the city, and the southeast of the city, and contacted Xu Xuegong, the deputy general of the Zhenwu battalion, and Fuzhuli, the deputy capital of the Guangzhou deputy commander of the horse team; Jin Shunzi led the pro-army infantry battalion officer Yu Zhihe and the commander of the Dingxi battalion Kong Cai to set up the north of the city, to besiege the city, and ordered the Balikun team to lead the minister Shakdulin Zabu Horse Team as a guerrilla division, ambush the south of the city, wait for the counterattack to break out, and intercept head-on.

Early in the morning of the 7th, three salvos of flowering cannons and Krupp field artillery, the northeast corner tower suddenly collapsed, and Jin Shun gave an order, and more than 1,000 Qing troops rushed up.

Han Xingpu saw it clearly, and it was also an order, and the cannon stones and wooden bullets and arrows at the head of the city poured out like a waterfall.

The siege soldiers, without much protection, are invincible, the general soldiers Li Dahong, Xiong Youlin, and Dusi Zhang Yulin are both dead and wounded, and more than 100 soldiers are killed in battle, 200 are seriously injured, and countless are lightly injured.

Jin Shun did not give up, and then attacked the general Zhang Dafa, the general Yu Zhi and the overseers. Zhang and Yu attacked in turns, fighting fiercely for a day, and suffered casualties.

On the 13th, the named Admiral Ma Yukun led four battalions of reinforcements to arrive.

Jin Shunxi said: Everyone in the world says that the Yi army is invincible, can General Ma have a good strategy to break the city?

Ma Yukun said: General Qiyu Jin, his subordinates have no good strategy, but they die in battle!

Jin Shundao: The thief army is equipped with Russian Green artillery, and this weapon sounded repeatedly, and the officers and men of our army fell to the ground in pieces, General Ma should be careful.

It was the third watch of the night, Ma Yukun led 500 troops, and attacked the northwest corner tower at night, but it didn't work. The next night again, I don't want the city to beep again, for a while, the bullet is like rain; The guerrilla Hu Yaoqun was killed on the spot, Ma Yukun was also injured by rocks, and the soldiers suffered more than 100 casualties.

Repeatedly attacked, repeatedly damaged soldiers, Jin Shun was cold, meditated for ten days, and could not break the city.

Urumqi leader minister Xi Lun said: The thieves are treacherous and cunning, and at night they have been filled with firewood and grass tied with ropes to burn them, and the light is as light as day, and the gaps on all sides are covered with reed mats and filled with soil, and battlements are built along the roof of the city, and guns are arranged, so that our army can no longer attack at night.

Jin Shundao: Attacking the fortified city, there is no other side, artillery fire is poured, the whole army attacked, and the city was broken to the death. Quickly pass my order, the army rested for three days, three watches on the 4th, after the artillery fire, Ma Yukun attacked the northwest corner tower again, Kong Cai, Fang Chunfa besieged the West City Gate Tower, Zhang Dafa, Yu Zhihe Department besieged the Northeast Corner Tower, Xu Xuegong, Liu Chunyuan Department besieged the southeast Gate Tower. Brother Xilun protects the back road, and I lead the Chinese army, just waiting for the city to be broken and bloodied.

On the night of October 4, the Qing army gathered all the artillery fire, bombarded indiscriminately, poured out all the units, fought fiercely all night, the city was not breached, but it lost more than 500 people under the general Zhang Dafa and the general Du Shengrong.

Jin Shun was discouraged and immediately consulted Liu Jintang of Xining Province and General Rong Quan of Yili to send troops to help.

Liu Jintang received the consultation, that is, Dong Fuxiang, Huang Wanpeng, Luo Changhu, and Tan Bacui led an army of 6,000 to help.

Dong Fuxiang and others hesitated.

Jintang Dao: As soon as the war in Western Xinjiang began, it is urgent for all troops to work together, and we must not take the Jin army and replace it with delusions.

Luo Changhu said: General Liu, we are all willing to help each other desperately, but General Jin Shun has repeatedly fought in waves, and we are under his command, listen to his orders, and it is difficult to ensure that the soldiers will not be damaged.

Jintang Dao: Since we have been out of the customs, we have won many battles, Jin Duhu, Rong Hou Ye will be jealous of my merits, Zeng Dishuai said, the momentum is inexhaustible, and the merit cannot be enjoyed exclusively. I have the best strategy of dredging trenches to cut off its way out, building high forts, forcibly bombarding it, digging tunnels and choosing opportunities to bomb the city, which can solve the difficulties of the golden capital, and the generals can go with confidence.

Jin Shun couldn't attack it for a long time, Zuo Zongtang said: It is difficult to attack the fortified city, and it is especially rare for the horse team to attack the city in the dark. Erqing and Feng Guizeng took risks and greedy for merit, and they took the blame for themselves. Xu Xuegong is not the army to rescue, and it is difficult to shirk the blame. However, the original Jodin Mao will attack, and the time is not specified.

The two battalions of Erqing and Feng Guizeng took the lead in attacking the northern city of Manas, which was not predicted by Xu Xuegong. Jin Shun first took off the top feather, so as not to discuss it again. Even if Feng Guizeng is suspected of being reckless, he has sacrificed his life for the country, and it is appropriate to hand it over to the ministry for compassionate according to his rank. Although Erqing has a rough temperament and does not know much about things, his courage is still excellent, and if he comforts his heart, he will not be able to get his strength.

On July 20, Jin Shun personally led the general army Deng Zeng and the capital secretary Zhang Yulin to bombard the northeast building of the city with a cannon in the breech, which collapsed. Liu Hongfa and Fang Chunfa took advantage of the situation to move the card and force the city to take root. Jin Shun and Urumqi led the team of Xilun to go straight up the gap, and the thieves resisted to the death, and the guns rained down.

The general soldiers Li Dahong and Xiong Youlin, and the general Lu Huixian, braved guns and stones to rush to the board, but they were all slandered by the cannons and died on boarding. Fang Chunfa and Zhang Yulin pounced angrily, both with gunshot wounds. Zhang Dafa and Yu Zhihe led the team to continue to advance, and attacked even more, but the edge of the city was narrow, and it was difficult to perform, so they failed to succeed. More than 400 thieves were shot and killed in the service, and more than 100 officers and soldiers were killed.

The army attacked the city of Manas and lost its light advance, so Jin Shun consulted Rong Quan and Liu Jintang for help. The minister immediately ordered Liu Jintang to rush to help, not to slack off.

The two palaces followed each other, and the three battalions of Erqing, Feng Guizeng, and Xu Xuegong were originally about 29 days old to attack; E, Feng Erying, advanced defeat; The troops of the Xu Xue Power Institute advanced, and the officers and troops were defeated outside the city. Erqing did not consult Jin Shun in detail, greedy for merit, and the blame was deserved, and he handed it over to the ministry. Feng Guizeng was seriously injured, scolded the thief for sacrificing his life, and handed over to the ministry for mercy.

Jin Shun asked the Ili general Rong Quan to go to the southern city of Manas to help suppress it, and he was surprised to see it. The southern city of Manas is now attacked and suppressed by the concerted efforts of the various armies of Jinshun, and Zuo Zongtang has also sent troops to divide the way and advance together, so he can succeed.

Rong Quan, the acting general of Ili, was unable to go to Ili immediately and temporarily stationed in Tarbagatai in order to make progress. All matters concerning the defense and suppression of Tacheng are of great importance, and Rong Quan does not wait for the edict, but will carry out all the affairs of the camp, and the committee members will guard them, and gallop to the city of Manas, which is really presumptuous.

No matter where Rong Quan went, he immediately turned back to Tacheng, and was not allowed to leave the camp without authorization, causing delays. There was an edict to order Rong Quan, and when there was a matter of negotiation with the Russians, he first informed Zuo Zongtang. All matters concerning the return of Ili should be completed after the recovery of the southern city of Manas, and Rong Quan should follow the previous decree and inform Zuo Zongtang to properly prepare for it. Don't be a little rash. This is known by the edict of 500 miles.

Before the decree arrived, the Ili general Rongquan had arrived in Manas. Four days ago, Dong Fuxiang, Huang Wanpeng, and other 6,000 troops had been stationed in the south and southwest of the city.

Jin Shun was very happy, and summoned Rongquan, Xilun, Dong Fuxiang, Huang Wanpeng, Luo Changhu, Tan Bacui, Xu Xuegong and others to discuss the siege of the city.

Jin Shundao: Liu Daotai Yi, dredging trenches to prevent his way out, building high forts to forcibly bombard, digging tunnels and choosing the opportunity to blow up the city, what do you think?

Dong Fuxiang said: In the past, the siege of Jinji Fort was also used; The Jinji fortress is several times stronger, and if the Jin general accepts it, Manas will be strong.

Huang Wanpeng said: Zeng Jiushuai broke through Jinling and also used this side.

Xu Xuegong said: General Qiyu Jin, attack the heart for the top, attack the city for the bottom, do not fight the soldiers of the people, and the good is great. His subordinates had joined forces with the fennel in the city to fight against the Agubo rebels, and he was very familiar with it, and his subordinates were willing to enter the city and persuade the people to surrender.

Jin Shundao: If you can't attack repeatedly, but you go to lobby, you will laugh shamefully. That is, Liu Daotai's side was used to dig trenches and dig roads to build platforms, cut off its aid roads, and besiege and bomb.