Shandong was in the middle of the Qing's ruling area. Once it was completely recovered by the Ming army, the Qing army on the Jianghuai defense line would be under attack from the front and back. Moreover, entering Zhili from Shandong could directly threaten the safety of the capital. Therefore, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties
You will definitely not give up easily.
Because abandoning Shandong means taking a big step back, the Yellow River (after Pan Ji's control of the river in the late Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River was basically fixed in Kaifeng, Lankao, Shangqiu, Dangshan, Xuzhou, Suqian and Huaiyin, which is now the old route of the Ming and Qing Dynasties) is nothing
, if we retreat north along the canal, we will probably have to hold on to Zhili.
No matter how the Qing court wanted to maintain the current situation, the overall strategic advantage had shifted to the Ming Dynasty. This is an indisputable fact.
In terms of military strength, the Eight Banners were no longer able to support the war situation in terms of numbers. Although the Northern Green Battalion was stronger than the Southern Green Banner, the weapons and equipment of the Northern Green Battalion were very inferior due to precautions against the Han people. Although they had no choice but to start distributing
Shotguns and small artillery were unable to compete with the Ming army in terms of quantity and quality. Moreover, with the weakening of the Qing Dynasty, the northern green camp also had a tendency to disengage, and no one was willing to work for a dying court. Moreover, the supply of food
Difficulties will become increasingly severe, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty will have no choice but to plunder the people to boost their morale.
From the perspective of resources, after water transportation is cut off, the production environment in the north is worse than in the south, and daily necessities such as food and salt will become increasingly scarce; as for military supplies such as copper and iron, due to the cutoff of Japanese trade, and the copper-producing areas in the south
The fall of the Qing Dynasty could not be fully guaranteed. This made it very difficult for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to manufacture large quantities of artillery.
In terms of population, the North cannot compare with the South. With a small population, whether it is recruiting soldiers, organizing production, or collecting taxes, it is not as strong as the South.
As for other aspects, whether it was domestic affairs or diplomacy, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was at a disadvantage. Internally, people were resentful because of excessive taxation; externally, the surrounding countries all turned to the Ming Dynasty and were in an unprecedented state of isolation.
And the Ming army not only launched operations in Shandong, but also in Jianghuai, Jingxiang, Baoning and other places. The continuously strengthening Ming army also maintained pressure on the Qing army facing them, making it difficult to mobilize troops. Under such circumstances, Manchuria
The manpower and material resources that Qing Neng could use on the Shandong battlefield became very limited.
In fact, the Manchus had not yet realized that the Ming army was relying on Shandong to control the Bohai Sea. In this strategic encirclement, Zhili was naturally under threat, and Liaodong was not within the attack range of the Ming army.
In fact, as early as the Tianqi period, when the great scholar Sun Chengzong was in charge of Ji Liao, he had a strategic plan similar to the current one. Using the army as the main force and the navy as the surprise force to recover Liaodong was very innovative at the time. Especially
The landing operation was an important part of Sun Chengzong's strategy to regain Liaodong. His strategic concept was to mobilize the naval forces of Dengzhou (today's Penglai, Shandong), Laizhou (today's Ye County, Shandong), and Tianjin to pass through the Bohai Sea and Liaodong Bay and land from the Liaodong Peninsula. Part 1
After Lu, first occupy the four guards of Jin, Fu, Hai and Gai. Then attack Liaoyang and Shenyang.
If Sun Chengzong at that time could not implement his strategic concept because of incomplete military training, then the Ming army now has such strength. As long as Jiaodong can be stabilized and the Ming army has a base to control the Bohai Sea, with the Ming army's powerful navy,
Then we can advance into Liaodong and trap the main force of the Qing Dynasty in the pass.
Even if they do not adopt such a radical plan, but instead proceed step by step, restoring the capital first and then taking Liaodong, the importance of Shandong cannot be ignored. Using Deng, Lai, Yan, Wei and other places as naval bases, the Ming army can also attack across the sea.
Important places in Liaodong such as Lushun and Dalian.
Of course, the conservative goal of the Ming army was to temporarily stabilize Jiaodong. But this did not mean shrinking from military operations. After landing in the Dengzhou area and joining forces with the Yu Qishuo tribe who were revolting in Qixia, the Ming army's ground forces
The main force of the division quickly moved south to connect with Keliyang and Laixi, while the Marine Corps landed at Qingdao and attacked northward. After conquering Jimo, they joined the army in Laixi, thus completing the traverse of the Jiaodong Peninsula.
Subsequently, the Army moved westward to seize the city and expand its territory; the Marine Corps and the Yuqisuo rebels headed eastward to regain the encircled Jiaodong area.
Due to the rapid and sudden movement of the Ming army to land in Shandong, the Qing army in Shandong was completely at a disadvantage in the early stage. The Dubiao and Green Camps who had conquered Qi had a confrontation with the Ming army in Pingdu. Seven thousand versus ten thousand, regardless of equipment
, or the number of people, the Qing army was defeated without any suspense.
The Ming army took advantage of the victory to attack. The Qing army received the order of Zu Zepu and withdrew to Zichuan (now Zibo) with a little resistance. This was already under the jurisdiction of Jinan Prefecture. After joining thousands of reinforcements sent by Jinan, they
The position was somewhat stabilized. The Ming army regained Weixian (now Weifang), thereby controlling the throat from the hinterland of Shandong to the peninsula.
After the Qing government received an urgent memorandum from Zu Zepu, the governor of Shandong, and made the decision to dispatch the Eight Banners and the Zhili Green Camp to fight in Shandong, another urgent memorandum suspended the execution of this decision.
The Second Squadron led by Zhenhaibo Yang Yandi, after completing the task of carrying the land army, sailed directly to Tianjin, deployed outside Dagu Pass on June 7, and violently bombarded the Qing army's forts.
The Qing government strengthened the defense of the Tianjin area, such as adding a division at Dagu Haikou, building two forts on each side of the north and south banks, and placing forty artillery pieces; setting up three barrage iron chains at Haikou, and equipping it with iron
In order to strengthen the flank defense, a fort was renovated in the Beitang area with twelve artillery pieces. Troops were also set up to defend the camp north of Beitang.
However, judging from the number and power of artillery and the size of the navy's ships, the Qing army could not resist it. Under the deterrence of hundreds of Ming army ships and huge cannons, the Qing army's Dagu Haikou division did not dare to go to sea to fight, but shrank back.
Within the Baihe River; relying on forts and river blocking fortifications, it blocked the Ming Navy.
The bombardment lasted for most of the day. The Ming Navy relied on the range advantage of the artillery to gain the upper hand and destroyed two forts. Then, in the afternoon, more than ten warships took advantage of the wind and tide and sailed straight into the Baihe River.
They blocked four river-blocking iron chains, cut off the first river-blocking chain, and used naval gunfire as cover with a thousand marines to force a landing on the south bank of Haikou.
This was a fierce feint attack, or a diversion and harassment, which showed the Qing court that Tianjin's defense was not impregnable. If the Ming army strengthened its troops and sent more warships, it was possible to break through the defense or occupy Tianjin.
Although the Qing court received an urgent warning from Tianjin and believed that it was in cooperation with the war in Shandong, and the purpose was to limit the number of reinforcements and the time for their arrival in Shandong, they still did not dare to take it lightly.
This is the role of the Navy, which often does not lie in achieving great results. As long as it proves to the enemy that it can effectively threaten its vital areas, the purpose is achieved. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!