Chapter 415: The main attack and feint attack are launched together
Now that the enemy had sounded the alarm, all the Dongjiang troops who had entered Jianzhou were let go. According to the plan, the two thousand lances and three thousand flying cavalry were divided into four mixed teams and swept towards the surrounding villages and manors.
Two infantry battalions led by Li Weiluan arrived soon after and marched toward Tonghua along the main road. Accompanying the infantry was the flying cavalry battalion led by Liu Qishi.
The soldiers are very fast, and both the infantry and the cavalry can advance lightly. The harvested wheat and the wheat in the fields are ready-made food and fodder for people and horses.
The battle was like a violent storm, and dozens of Jianlu were killed. The Manchu women and children in the manor were captured and escorted to the village where they were detained.
There were only about twenty soldiers left in the village, and they immediately organized the people to sort out the items in the manor, including the harvested grain.
Boom, boom, boom... The gong was ringing, and Old Man Wei was walking in the village shouting, "Folks, go cut the wheat when you are full. It all belongs to you. You will take it with you in two days."
The food has gone with the Dongjiang Army!"
Mrs. Yang was wearing a leather robe and looked at her son with tender eyes as he cooked wheat porridge in the pot, with chopped mutton tumbling in the porridge.
Yang Xiaohe smelled the aroma of meat and wheat, swallowed hard, looked up at his mother, chuckled, and said: "I haven't finished speaking yet. When we enter the manor, everything is good, everyone can work hard.
My son's robbery. I grabbed a leather robe, a jacket, and a pot..."
Quietly listening to her son's story happily, Yang smiled and praised: "My son is very powerful, and he grabs the most useful ones."
Yang Xiaohe looked proud, stirred the wheat porridge with kuaizi, and said: "The vicious Jiannu was beheaded, and the guy who whipped me can't escape..."
"The Dongjiang Army killed all the sheep in the manor and gave each family a large piece of it. There were more than a dozen oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages, saying they were for people who could not walk. No one was left behind and everyone went to their territory...
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Yang felt much more at ease. Since the Dongjiang Army had made careful arrangements, she didn't have to worry about dragging down her son. Who would want to die if he could live?
Yang Xiaohe tasted the wheat porridge and it was so delicious. He served a large bowl for his mother and watched her eat it before he served the porridge himself.
It's so fragrant and delicious! Mrs. Yang felt the aroma of wheat and meat lingering in her mouth for a long time, and her eyes couldn't help but get wet as she watched her lean son devouring the food.
Her father-in-law and mother-in-law both starved to death. It was only because of her son that she could survive until today. Wild vegetables, mice, loaches, tree bark... everything that could be eaten in her mouth had to be soil and stones.
Yang Xiaohe ate big mouthfuls, not even caring about burning them. He turned to look at his mother, grinned, and said, "Mom, I'll cut the wheat when I'm done eating. Bring more food, so we won't be hungry on the way."
Yang smiled and chined her head, and then asked: "Mom has eaten enough and is a little energetic. I'll help you thresh the wheat together."
Yang Xiaohe looked at his energetic mother and smiled happily. His heart suddenly became brighter and his hope for life became brighter.
Old Man Wei shouted around the village and reported to the soldiers who stayed behind. Although the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army were very kind to the people, he still showed awe and flattery.
"You can find a few more loyal and honest villagers to make things better and faster."
The middle-aged young officer said kindly to Old Man Wei: "The wheat must be harvested as soon as possible, dried and threshed as soon as possible. We will have to leave here in two or three days at most. It is a long journey, and you have to carry the food yourself."
Chief Wei nodded and bowed, and responded respectfully, "If you have two or three days to slow down and eat a few more full meals, each person will be able to carry about thirty or forty kilograms of grain..."
"The harvested wheat belongs to oneself. Everyone must work hard. After dinner, everyone, old and young, will definitely come out. If we work all night, we will almost finish harvesting all the wheat in one night."
The officer nodded and said: "Old Wei, then you go home to eat first. Anyone who does things will not be treated badly by the Dongjiang Army. They will give you twenty kilograms of food a day. Tell others that the same treatment will be given to you."
Chief Wei was overjoyed, bowed and thanked him, then turned and left.
"These common people don't even know that Huang Taiji is dead." A soldier looked at the old man's leaving figure and shook his head gently, "They are all so skinny and skinny, can they recover in two or three days?
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The officer caressed his forehead, not too sure, and said helplessly: "It's just over a hundred miles away. If we help each other, there shouldn't be any big problem. Just get on the boat and sail directly into the Yalu River. It's all waterway. No.
It will be too tiring.”
Meeting on land and water in the Tonghua area is the first step in the battle plan. There are more than 100 ships from the Dongjiang Navy and borrowed from North Korea. Transferring them back and forth is the fastest way.
As they were talking, they saw that some villagers had already left their homes and were rushing to cut the wheat in the fields. This would not only be food for themselves, but also dry food on the road. If it was missing, they would feel unsure.
When the villagers walked through the village entrance, they did not forget to bow respectfully to the soldier, with the same expression and attitude as Mr. Wei.
Having been oppressed for too long, they had no hope and were just surviving day by day. It was difficult for them to adapt to the sudden liberation in a short period of time.
Chief Wei also came back soon, bringing with him a few thin but still young people. They did not have to go to the fields to cut wheat, but instead threshed the wheat that had been harvested and piled up in the threshing floor.
This time Guo Dajing led his army to attack with the idea of supporting war with war. Although he also brought some food and supplies, most of them had to be captured.
There is not much food in one village, but in Jianzhou, there are hundreds of villages, which is enough to support the Dongjiang Army to complete this combat operation.
Yang Xiaohe also joined the ranks of harvesting wheat. Like other people, he was full of energy. Although he was not strong, he was able to carry a large bundle of wheat and carried it home with great joy.
After dusk, the sky gradually darkened, but it still couldn't stop the people's enthusiasm for harvesting crops. Under the dim moonlight, the wheat fields were still a lively scene.
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The Battle of Lushun Fort, the Blockade Battle of Xiaoheishan, the Battle of Nanguan, the Battle of Zunhua... all the battles commanded by Guo Dajing, or in which he was deeply involved, all have one characteristic, that is, they were planned for a long time and fully prepared.
Whether it is ammunition and materials, travel routes, or even combat time, as well as sudden accidents, basically all must be taken into consideration and detailed plans must be formulated.
The plan to attack Jianzhou had been initially formulated as early as after the Battle of Zhenjiang.
The special operations battalion, an elite force trained by Guo Dajing himself, was placed in Liaodong, where it continued to conduct reconnaissance and spying, and continued to improve Guo Dajing's plan.
After the Zunhua War, Guo Dajing returned to southern Liaoning and began to make intensive final preparations. The garrison on Pi Island increased to an association, and ammunition and supplies were continuously transported to Pi Island or Zhenjiang.
All things considered, we have been preparing for this attack for more than a year. The battle plan has been revised several times, and it finally became what it is now.
It was said to be an attack, but nearly half of the Dongjiang Army was deployed. To be more precise, it could actually be regarded as a major active offensive battle.
While the Jianlu troops had not yet recovered from the great famine and the disastrous defeat of Zunhua, and while their main force was being contained in Liaoshen, Guo Dajing was no longer satisfied with just harassing them, but wanted to fight a big battle and defeat the enemy.
Guo Dajing has already grasped the key to how to successfully defeat the Liao soldiers and when the decisive battle will be.
It is not about attacking the city and occupying a large territory, but to eliminate the effective forces of the Jianlu as much as possible, so that they completely lose the manpower to fight against the Dongjiang Army.
Therefore, the plan for this offensive operation was finally finalized after repeated discussions and calculations between him and his staff.
First, thousands of cavalry were divided into several teams and swept across the villages and manor houses, followed by nearly 10,000 cavalry on foot, and finally more than 10,000 cavalry on foot and artillery.
Guo Dajing hoped to induce the Jianlu to use tactics of fueling the fight. For example, the more than a thousand cavalry Jianlu in the Tonghua area and the thousands of people in Hetuala may have made wrong judgments based on the initial intelligence.
The Jianlu from Tonghua thought it was an enemy attack of one or two thousand cavalry, and came to the rescue, but they did not expect to face a severe attack by nearly ten thousand cavalry; Hetuala thought it was nearly ten thousand enemies, and the rest were more than twenty thousand cavalry and cannon.
Elite.
The main force of the Jianlu forces far away in Liaoshen received intelligence and sent reinforcements; then they obtained corrected intelligence and sent reinforcements again. The time required to go back and forth was enough for the Dongjiang Army to obtain sufficient results and basically achieve the purpose of the operation.
And when Guo Dajing led his troops to rush into Jianzhou and advance towards Tonghua, the Jianlu in Haizhou City were already on tense alert to deal with the menacing enemy.
Azig led dozens of cavalry soldiers to patrol along the Haicheng River. He mounted his horse on a mound and looked from a high position, looking at the enemy ships in the Haicheng River and several pontoons that were extending to the north bank.
If you open your eyes again, you will see the camp on the other side, as well as the cavalry troops patrolling and guarding along the river.
"Yesterday, a new force was added to the other side, numbering in the thousands. Under the banner of the Leftist Association, a banner with the word "Guo" also appeared." Azig pointed his finger and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the enemy is targeting
This attack is inevitable."
"Lord Beile is wise." Jia La Ezhen Gro'a complimented first, and then continued: "Several more ships entered the Haicheng River, carrying cannons that could directly bombard the shore more than 600 steps.
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Azig frowned. He felt helpless about the Dongjiang Army's navy and artillery. Especially the Hongyi artillery and the longer-range ones were far beyond the old-fashioned artillery they had now.
"Send someone to deliver a message to Erbeile in Liaoyang and King Khan in Shenyang." Azig narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "The enemy has strong troops. Please ask Erbeile to lead his troops to come for reinforcements."
Azig thought that he might not be able to mobilize Amin, so he sent a letter to Dorgon asking him to urge him again.
Judging from the current situation, the enemy has nearly 30,000 to 40,000 troops and is assisted by artillery. He does not have much confidence in the defense of Haizhou Acropolis.
If Amin could lead his army and set up a stronghold outside the city to form a horn, it would greatly reduce the pressure on the city's defense.
Azige looked around for a long time, with a heavy heart. He led his soldiers to continue patrolling, and came to the camp that had been built in various ways.
Even if Amin did not come, Azig was not prepared to leave all his troops in the city and defend to the death.
Even if the camp was breached and occupied by the enemy, Azig would still lead thousands of fine cavalry to roam outside the city, waiting for opportunities to launch a short cavalry assault, so that the enemy would be wary and unable to concentrate on attacking the city.
This is a routine operation, and Azig believes that the enemy can also imagine it.
Fighting near the shore is also disadvantageous because the enemy has artillery to help.
Azig's ideal method of attack is to put the enemy ashore, out of the range of the artillery, and use the maneuverability and impact of his own cavalry to launch a left-right attack while the enemy is not yet stable.
Of course, the old trick of heavy armor soldiers is also indispensable. Apart from this, Jianlu has no other way.
Although Azig was quite well prepared, before the reinforcements arrived, he was still a little less confident, even though he appeared confident and calm.
After the tragic defeat in Zunhua, those who witnessed it, including Dorgon, Azig and others, developed a fear of the fierce firepower of the Dongjiang Army and the sharp charge of the cavalry.
This is also the key factor why Jianlu has never dared to launch a counterattack or retaliatory attack.
Of course, after the defeat at Nanguan, this fear of the Dongjiang Army's reliance on strong defenses had already arisen. The Zunhua War reached its climax.
Therefore, after Dorgon, Azig and others discussed it, they decided to reoccupy Haizhou to provide a larger buffer zone for Liaoshen and use defense as offense.
Since the head is not strong enough and facing the Dongjiang Army's sharp firearms, it is difficult to break through its strong fortifications and incur heavy casualties, then it is better to do the opposite and let the Dongjiang Army come to attack.
Changing the situation between offense and defense may be passive, but this is also the best approach that Jianlu can take.
At the same time, Jianlu still hoped to seize the loopholes when the Dongjiang Army launched an attack and defeat the Dongjiang Army in the field.
As long as the Dongjiang Army is on the move, there will definitely be an opportunity to take advantage of it. Whether it is marching in the wild or attacking a city, the Jianlu believe that there is an opportunity to use their strengths in field warfare.
But even so, Jianlu did not expect that the Dongjiang Army would launch at this time, which caused them a lot of difficulties.
First of all, there was a shortage of manpower, but the autumn harvest had to be guaranteed. This was the material basis for getting rid of the impact of the Great Famine and for future operations. For this reason, the armor that many Niulu could mobilize was greatly restricted.
Secondly, the season is wrong. Haizhou and even Liaonan are crisscrossed by rivers, which is not suitable for Jianlu's actions. If it is winter and the rivers are frozen, Jianlu will not watch the Dongjiang Army advance to Haicheng River.
Of course, the distance from Gaizhou to Haicheng River is also very short. Jianlu's maneuvering space is very small, so he may not have a chance, and he has to risk fighting against the water.
The camp was built very solidly, which was the work that started after the Haizhou Acropolis was recaptured. A lot of carriages were also built. Seeing these seemed to give Azig some confidence in victory.
The Dongjiang Army expanded from Lushun Fort to Jinzhou, then to Fuzhou and Gaizhou. It has always adopted a defensive and counterattack style, including the Zunhua War.
Jianlu attached great importance to Dongjiang Army's first large-scale active attack, but there was no ready-made experience to draw from.
This not only makes Azig feel pressured, but he also has a small expectation of seeing something. If the offensive head is not strong enough and the defense is useless, isn't defeat already determined? Your latest reading progress is detected as "411
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