When the lethality of artillery and platoon guns is astonishing, there will be no cavalry unit in the world that can be equipped in large numbers and break through the front line of advanced infantry that is not at a disadvantage in terms of quantity. If the infantry can be rigorously trained for a long time, and
If you have strict discipline, a high rate of fire and a tenacious fighting spirit, it will be a disaster for the attacking cavalry.
Naturally, this does not mean that cavalry is useless, but that compared with changes in weapons and tactics, the use of cavalry must also be improved accordingly. For example, in the battle outside Jinan City, the Ming army did defeat the numerically superior Qing army.
, but because of the lack of cavalry to pursue and kill, the intention of expanding the results could not be fully realized.
But there is no doubt about the victory. The defeated remnants of the Qing army fled back to Jinan, no longer interested in fighting in the field. And siege of the city was not a headache for the Ming army.
The price of victory is inevitable, but the frontline commander is more open-minded than Zhu Yongxing, because judging from the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves, the Ming army can be said to have won a great victory. Besides, how can there be no casualties in a war?
In Zhu Yongxing's view, the heavy feeling is unavoidable, but the price of the national war must be paid. A new China must be reborn, clean up its ugliness, and stand firm in the world. This is an inevitable payment.
The fall of the Ming Dynasty was due to internal abuses, from officials and gentry to the people, who lost confidence in the government, or were indifferent. Similarly, the government also failed to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations to its own people. This is a
A two-way relationship.
But now, soldiers are willing to fight, and the people are willing to support, because they know why they are fighting, and know that their sacrifices and efforts will not be in vain. Hope has become or is becoming a reality. Awakening and rising in the midst of suffering, this sentence cannot be said
It's absolutely true. It's not much different.
This kind of awakening is not only in the south, but also in the north. Because of the Manchu Qing's excessive expropriation and hunger and cold, the resentful people have reasons to vent and explode. And from the time the Manchu Qing entered the pass to the present, due to the continuation of the war.
Due to the tyranny of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, land enclosures, escape laws, coastal border relocation, and tax increases...it seems that none of the policies to benefit the people have been implemented, and more of them remain on paper, or in other words, on paper.
In flattering words praising virtue.
The strength of the Ming army was undoubtedly a powerful catalyst, which caused the stagnation and resentment in the hearts of the people to react, expand rapidly, and then explode suddenly. The more victorious the Ming army was, the more the Qing Dynasty declined. The faster the reaction, the more explosive it was.
The more intense it becomes.
In Guan County, "the local bandits Pei Shouzheng, Ma Ruiheng, Liu Tong, etc. rose up to kill officials and seize government offices"; "In Yanzhou, the rogue thief Guo Erbiao encouraged the crowd to cause chaos, and all the evildoers joined them and surrounded the city"; in Jiaxiang, Manjiadong Palace Wencai, Fu
In Jialou and other places, there were also Ma Yingxiao, Li Wensheng, Song Eryan, Yang Hongsheng, Yang Zhihua, Yan Qingyu and others who "initiated chaos to welcome the thieves, and broke through more than 20 places in the Fengjia and other forts. The arresting officer and the local soldiers were all killed and wounded. The situation was very urgent.
I'm afraid the county will be trapped"...
Beacon smoke was ignited everywhere. Not only in Shandong, but also in northern Zhili, there were rebels who killed officials and rebelled in response to Wang's division. As the Manchu Qing Dynasty mobilized troops to confront the Ming army on the entire front, the defense in the hinterland was empty, allowing these rebels to kill officials and seize control of the country.
County, blocking traffic and bringing great chaos to the Manchu-ruled areas.
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province and an important hub in East and North China. It is a crucial city and important place in terms of political influence and geographical location.
Obviously, if the Ming army captured Jinan, it would be in a favorable position and could even go north to threaten the capital. On the other hand, the Ming army would be under attack from Zhili, Henan, and even the Qing army retreating from Jianghuai.
It's just that the Manchu Qing's strategic contraction was a little late. The fake "peace negotiations" and unwillingness made the Qing government not start to retreat the Jianghuai army until the Ming army launched in Shandong. The Ming army in Shandong quickly moved against Jinan and Yizhou (
Linyi) launched an attack. It was both cooperation and response, which greatly reduced the risk of the two Ming armies falling into a pincer attack.
Relatively speaking, the Jianghuai Qing army, which is undergoing strategic contraction, is in a more dangerous situation. This is very similar to what happened to the Jiangnan Qing army. If the retreat is cut off by the Shandong Ming army, it will be another beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle.
At that time, the Yellow River was basically fixed at Kaifeng, Lankao, Shangqiu, Dangshan, Xuzhou, Suqian, and Huaiyin, which is now the old route of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be seen from the map that after the Jianghuai Qing army retreated across the Yellow River, it and Yizhou (Linyi) had already
It is a very short distance. From Yizhou (Linyi) to Jinan, it can be said that there are two iron locks for the Ming army to intercept the Qing army. Either one is enough to stop the Qing army from returning.
The more important point is that the Qing army's strategic contraction was forced. Behind them were the Dangshuo Army and the Zhengshuo Army pursuing along the canal. If the Qing army could not stop the pursuers on the Yellow River, they would be attacked from the north and the south.
It would be inevitable. Alternatively, the Qing army could take a detour to Henan, but this would only delay the time of annihilation as much as possible, but it would not be able to change the overall unfavorable situation of the war.
In the process of retreat, it will be inevitable to repeat the scene where the Green Flag soldiers will fall apart. Even the northern Green Battalion, which is more loyal than the southern Green Flag, will change its stance due to the bad situation. People who are not my race, their hearts
It must be different. This sentence is not just for foreigners. From the perspective of the Manchus, the same is true for the Han people.
The defeat was not limited to Jianghuai and Shandong. The first breakthrough was actually made in Baoning. The surrender of Gao Mingzhan and Wang Mingde allowed Li Dingguo and Liu Tichun to quickly grasp the movements of the Qing army and dispatch a group of mainly Shuixi Yi soldiers.
The regiment climbed over mountains and ridges, marched under starry night, and seized Jiameng Pass in a surprise attack, blocking the Qing army's access to Shaanxi.
Subsequently, with Gao Mingzhan and Wang Mingde as internal responders, the Ming army quickly occupied Baoning, besieged more than 6,000 people under the command of Alzin between Baoning and Jiameng Pass, and launched a fierce attack. The Qing army was defeated.
Arzin, the commander of the guard army, was captured alive, Mailer Zhang Jingyin Dezhong, general soldier Chen Guangzu and others were shot dead. Zhang Jingge Shisheng with a red flag luckily escaped. When he fled to Hanzhong, "the troops were scattered and weakened, so only a hundred people were left."
After a short rest, King Li Dingguo of Jin and King Liu Tichun of Zheng sent their troops to attack Hanzhong, which was the last pass from Sichuan to Shaanxi. If the Ming army could conquer it in one fell swoop, they could go straight to Xi'an and plunder the Central Plains.
The Qing army in Xi'an urgently dispatched troops and horses to Hanzhong for reinforcements, but a fire broke out in the backyard, causing the Qing army in Xi'an to face a dilemma.
Xia Zhengzhi, the general of the Yan'an battalion, suddenly announced that he was returning to the Ming Dynasty anyway. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Xi'an general sent him to lead his troops south to join the war, he raided and occupied Yulin, and then led his troops southward. Together with Wang Wenhua of Jingyuan Dao who stayed in Yan'an, he fought against the Qing Dynasty and occupied the city.
Then, people from Shenmu County, Gao Congxin, revolted and occupied Fugu; Ansai County, Chief Zhang Tianfu, rebelled and killed officials and seized the government offices...
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