For the officials of the Ming court, they had to work hard to adapt to the changes; for the people in the Mingtong area, most of them benefited from the changes; but for the enemies, the Qing army felt confused, confused and afraid during the changes.
The changes involved the military, not only changes in weapons and equipment, but also changes in strategies, tactics, offensive and defensive systems, etc. It was obviously difficult for the Qing army to adapt and cope with it.
In Yizhou (Linyi), although the Qing army occupied the city, they were unable to repel the Po Shuo army, and all three attacks ended in failure. Without being able to eliminate the threat, they did not dare to go north to attack the Po Shuo army in Jinan.
In Jinan, the Qing troops urgently transferred from Zhili and Henan were also unable to break through the defensive positions deployed by the Suppressor Shuo Army. They suffered heavy casualties in front of trenches and parapets under the attack of muskets and artillery.
When the canal was dredged and the Ming army's ships sailed into the Yellow River, the Shuo army and the Zhengshuo army gathered on the banks of the Yellow River, preparing to cross the river and march north. The Qing army in Yizhou (Linyi) did not have enough troops to allocate to defense.
The Yellow River did not dare to go north to attack the Ming army in Jinan. In order to avoid the fate of being surrounded and destroyed, they had to retreat westward into Henan, and then return north to Zhili or the capital.
It can be said that crossing the river, a landmark operation of the Northern Expedition, was completed easily. The Ming army successfully crossed the river in Huai'an and continued to advance northward, taking Shuyang, Xinyi, and Tancheng without a fight, and joined forces with the Suppression Shuo army in Linyi.
At this point, the Ming army has invested four armies in Shandong, plus the Mie Shuo army that crossed the Yangtze River and entered the Jianghuai River, with more than 200,000 troops, forming a powerful military force on the eastern front, which seems to be heading towards the capital.
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In the southwest, the Zhenshuo Army and the Dou Shuo Army worked together to conquer the important town of Hanzhong, opening the road to Gansu and Shaanxi. You must know that after the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, the Hanzhong Basin was assigned to Shaanxi, because the Qinling Mountains were once the area where the Song and Jin Dynasties faced off against each other.
The barrier of Sichuan at that time was still fresh in the memory of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. Making the northern part of the Hanzhong Basin belong to Shaanxi eliminated this barrier to a large extent. In other words, the natural obstacle for the Ming army to really overcome is now between the Guanzhong Plain and the
The Qinling Mountains between the southern Shaanxi region, rather than the undefendable Hanzhong.
But obviously, as soon as Hanzhong was reached, Xi'an became the next target of the Ming army's attack. It had to coordinate both Henan and Shaanxi. This was not something that the Qing army stationed in Xi'an was capable of.
The entire defense line of the Qing army was finally shaken, and the Qing court was forced to admit that its strength could not allow it to hold up such a large territory. Especially this heavy blow on the eastern front, from the current point of view, it is very similar to the annihilation of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Yuan's route. If the Ming army still followed this strategy and marched from Shandong to Henan, this cut in the middle would most likely isolate a large number of Qing troops between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and they would have no choice but to be annihilated.
Judging from the entire battle situation, the Eastern Front was a fierce straight right punch, while the Western Front was a tricky right hook. If the Ming armies of these two groups were to meet in the Central Plains, the result would be even more unimaginable.
The Qing government's original key defenses were divided into three areas, one was the Jianghuai Canal; the other was Jingxiang, which mainly used the Green Banner of Henan plus some Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, stationed in Nanyang; and the Green Banner of Gansu and Shaanxi and the Eight Banners of Xi'an were stationed at Baituguan.
, forming a horn with Nanyang to resist; the other is Tianjin, where the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade are deployed to garrison. They are supplemented by the Zhili Green Banners to act as a barrier to the capital. There is another place that is not too important. It is Sichuan Bao
Ning, the Qing government strictly ordered Gao Mingzhan and others to defend to the death, but it was true that they could not send out any soldiers to support them.
Now, Jianghuai has been lost, Baoning has fallen, and the Qing army defending the Ming army in Jingxiang is under the attack of Zhenshuo, Dushuo, and Fashuo. The Qing army in Nanyang and even the entire Henan is facing the flank of the Shandong Ming army.
Threat, as for Tianjin, the threat from the Ming Navy is still there.
In this case, Shandong is obviously the most threatening, because the capital is the most important. The Qing court has realized that dividing the troops and garrisoning like this is a mistake. The Ming army is stronger than they expected, and its troops are stronger. Once it is in one direction
It is difficult to resist a concentrated attack and separate troops for defense. And every time you fail, you will lose not only the territory, but also the soldiers.
Once again, the Qing government was shrinking and gathering with unprecedented intensity. The Qing government had to gather enough troops to compete with the Shandong Ming army before it could advance towards the capital. There were more than 200,000 troops. The Qing government no longer dared to say that one could defeat several. What’s more, this was not the case.
All the Ming army. Because the situation caused by the fall of Shandong was too prominent, the only way to reorganize the defense line was in Hejian (now Cangzhou). To maintain the integrity and tightness of the entire defense line surrounding the capital, the Qing army could only
Able to abandon Gansu, Shaanxi, most of Shanxi, and most of Henan, and shrink the army to Zhili.
In fact, this is also the key to the Ming army investing heavily in opening up battlefields in Shandong. As long as it establishes a firm foothold in Shandong and continues to increase its troops, the Qing government can do whatever it takes to keep the capital. Whether it is attacking the enemy and saving it, or besieging Wei and saving Zhao,
It is certain that the capital is the Achilles heel of the Qing government. At least before the Manchus are determined to retreat to Liaodong and return to local separatist power, attacking Beijing, or making such a gesture, is the most effective.
The strategic retreat of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties not only meant that the Ming army could easily recover a vast area, but also meant that the Manchu and Qing group was falling apart. Not many people were willing to leave their homes, not many people were willing to be far away from their relatives, and not many people were willing to stand in defeat.
After all, most people are afraid of running away from a broken ship that is about to sink.
Therefore, every retreat of the Qing Dynasty meant a split of the original pro-Qing group. This can be seen from Jianghuai. During the retreat, a large number of Han officers and soldiers either mutinied or fled. In the end, only a few of them were left.
The lower third is all good. Among them, Green Camp is the most serious.
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"Zhao Ming!"
"exist!"
"Wang Zhan!"
"exist!"
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With the sound of registration, more than 300 people walked out of the queue, heads held high, and stood in the rustling autumn wind.
The Ming army's major counteroffensive was all-round. Although there were main and secondary, key points and containment, the operations in Liaodong continued. Faced with the seven requests for additional troops, the Denglai-Liao Joint Command not only formed a
In addition to the navy supporting the army, they also asked the imperial court for instructions to prepare to use the cavalry trained on Jeju Island.
Obviously, it is temporarily impossible to dispatch all thousands of cavalry, but training in battle is also a good way to improve combat effectiveness as soon as possible. As for dispatching 300 cavalry each time, it is calculated and estimated by all parties.
the result.
Gao Dejie put his hands behind his back and looked aggressively at the 300 selected warriors. These would be the first batch of cavalry he led on the expedition. The time had finally come to verify the "wall cavalry". The long-lost feeling of galloping on the battlefield.
Ah, his heart is full of expectations. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!