Chapter 75: The New Strategy of Penetrating Defense
When the tree falls and the hozens scatter, everyone looks after their own... Although the situation is not yet so serious, the signs of the Manchu bandit group falling apart are becoming more and more obvious.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties gathered heavy troops on the Hejian line with a very clear purpose, all focusing on the important place of the capital. However, as the situation and military strength changed, the Ming army was changing its strategy, and capturing the capital was no longer the top priority.
This is not a change of orders overnight, nor is it arbitrary and unpredictable, but the actual situation has changed. It is entirely possible that the Ming army will give the Manchu Qing a fatal blow before they are ready to retreat.
First of all, all troops and horses are in place, not only the cavalry transferred from the Zhenshuo Army, the infantry transferred from the Zhenshuo Army, but also almost all of the huge navy. In the Bohai Bay, there are more than 2,000 large and small ships
, not only can nearly 10,000 marines participate in the battle, but it can also ensure the supplies needed for the Ming army to attack coastal land.
The second is the large-scale accumulation of artillery. Whether in terms of quantity or quality, the frontal battlefield has an overwhelming advantage, and it is very sure to break through the Qing defense line. This does not include the rocket artillery unit that has accumulated nearly 10,000 rockets.
It is also foreseeable what kind of shock it will have on the Qing army when it is used on the battlefield for the first time.
There is also a new piece of equipment used on the battlefield that does not rely on power and lethality - hot air balloons. In feudal superstition, which was still very popular, and when the morale of the Qing army was already in chaos, flying objects that looked like gods from the sky floated down.
The leaflets dropped should have more psychological impact than thousands of artillery shells.
In view of these changes, Zhu Yongxing and the General Staff changed the plan in a timely manner. The time for the general offensive remained unchanged, but the direct target was no longer the capital, and the strategic purpose was not to defeat the Qing army, but to annihilate it as much as possible.
Weapons and equipment don't have it, but tactics do. It has always been Zhu Yongxing's strength to adjust and change famous battle cases or famous tactics in history and apply them in practice. This time, he is going to use something similar to World War II "
"Blitzkrieg" tactics.
Without tanks and close cooperation with aircraft, it is no longer accurate to call this modified tactic "blitz warfare". It is just different from the deployment after previous breakthroughs.
The deployment of the entire campaign is divided into four stages. In fact, it is only a change in strategic direction, and the mobilization of troops is very small, so it will not consume too much time.
The first is breakthrough: using the overwhelming superiority of force created by forming a key point to deal a heavy blow to the enemy in the key breakthrough area, and then using a decisive impact to break through the enemy's front line.
Next is the breakthrough: This stage is the continuation of the breakthrough. After the breakthrough is completed, the individually organized heavy punch - assault force will pass through the opened gap and enter the enemy's front line and begin to penetrate deep into the enemy's rear.
Then there is the attack and gap hunting: the assault force will have a large number of packhorse vehicles, a large number of cavalry, powerful infantry, and flexible artillery. It will be a group that can fight. Move forward, move forward, this group
The task of the troops is to move forward bravely, not to attack the city when encountering it, but to break through it when encountering obstacles, and to make a large and deep advance.
This tactic abandons the traditional tactic of sweeping the two wings after a breakthrough. Once through the breakthrough, the assault force will try to choose an appropriate route that will not worry the enemy. When facing an enemy who is defending the city, if there is no need to fight, they will try their best to move forward.
Avoid, choose to bypass, and only fight when there is no other way. As for the bypassed enemies, follow-up troops will catch up and eliminate them. This advancing army will rush north along the offshore sea. Due to the support of the Navy, they will not
Don't worry too much about the gradually lengthening exposed flanks.
The final stage of the battle is sweeping: after the assault force successfully reaches the target area, it means that it has successfully blocked the enemy's retreat. With the support of the navy and follow-up forces, they may experience a relatively fierce battle, because
The advancement speed is not as fast as that of a single cavalry, and quite a few enemies will have escaped beforehand. But the ultimate purpose of this is to prevent the Manchu Qing from plundering a large number of people from exiting the pass, and it will also intercept a considerable number of dragging families and their families.
of Manchus.
A specious "blitzkrieg", a grand battle that combines penetration, interception, and sweep with all arms working together.
When the general staff's battle plan was sent to the front line, and when the long letter written by Zhu Yongxing was sent to Wei Wang Ma Bao, it was less than fifteen days before the estimated general offensive time.
"Haixing, Dongyu (now Huanghua), Tianjin, Ninghe, Yongping (now Tangshan area), Qian'an, Funing..." Ma Bao's finger moved on the map, drawing the advance troops along the offshore sea.
Then he pointed hard at the position of Qinhuangdao, "The navy will gather troops on this sea to contain the Shanhaiguan Qing army, or, depending on the situation, land and fight under the cover of the army." After saying this, he glanced around.
Circle the generals and indicate that they can speak out.
"In the final analysis, landing operations are more powerful." Li Sixing, the prince of Jin Dynasty, thought deeply and said: "If the Marine Corps plus the Army Department can block the enemy's retreat from Shanhaiguan, our army can turn to attack Zun.
Transform, then capture Jimen and completely seal the enemy in the capital."
Historically, Huang Taiji took the route from Monan Mongolia to the Border Wall when he invaded the Central Plains several times. If the Shanhaiguan road was cut off, the Manchu Qing would probably escape from here again. Tongzhou, Sanhe, Jizhou, Zunhua,
Xifengkou, this is the most recent and the easiest one to think of.
The suggestions put forward by Li Sixing were more radical and did not leave a way for the Manchus to retreat. However, the plan of Zhu Yongxing and the General Staff was to encircle three buildings and one, which was also a relatively stable winning strategy. Compared with the comparison of the enemy's and our own forces, dividing the troops to plunder various places
Although it is possible to completely annihilate the enemy at the pass, the risk increases if the army goes too deep.
You must know that the advancing corps is not alone, there will be large forces following up, and they will capture Tianjin as a material supply point, and then the sweep operation will begin. It is said to be a sweep, but in fact it means to recruit and surrender the enemy, and catch up with some slower enemies.
Or they were Manchus who brought their families and property with them. But when they fled in panic, the Qing army did not have the time or courage to rob the people and transport all the property safely out of the customs.
Forcing the Qing army to retreat from Monan should be the least costly victory, and facing the retreating Manchu Qing, the Chahar Mongols would definitely take action. The remaining defeated troops would flee back to Liaodong, and it would be difficult to recover again.
King Wei Ma Bao did not speak. Zhu Yongxing's letter had made it clear that as long as Shanhaiguan was blocked and the Qing Dynasty was forced to flee through the border wall, it would be a great victory. Similarly, Ma Bao was also worried that the advancing corps lacked cover troops and would not be able to complete the battle.
Purpose. Therefore, he planned to send another corps behind the assault corps and let the three divisions form a concave shape to protect the flanks and rear flanks of the assault corps.
The secondary focus of the entire campaign is to capture Tianjin. As long as there is this port, material transportation will be guaranteed, and the waterway to the capital will also be opened. By then, there will be two armies pressing towards the capital. Calculating this way,
The strength of the Ming army is not too abundant, or it is not suitable to take risks and divide the troops. There is no way to do this. There are too few cavalry. The infantry is not fast enough. If the formation is disrupted and Sayazi pursues it, once it is counterattacked by the enemy's cavalry, the consequences will be serious.
Very serious.
"The general also believes that with the help of the Marine Corps, victory is guaranteed." Wei Junzhong agreed at first, but then expressed his opposition to attacking Zunhua, "But the general feels that attacking Zunhua has the risk of overhanging the troops, so it is better to attack Shanhaiguan. If
As soon as Shanhaiguan is cleared, our army can garrison with a small number of troops, freeing up the hands and feet of the rest of the army."
Ma Bao thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said: "Long Live has authorized me to mobilize soldiers and horses from the Northeast Theater to participate in the war. They also have a navy, a marine, and can also transport infantry. Well, if there is
Necessary. I can only order them to suspend their military operations in Liaodong."
"The last general believes that capturing Shanhaiguan is a foolproof strategy." Xia Guoxiang said: "The assault corps is about 40,000, the rear Hebei corps is 40,000, and there is a navy to assist, it should be enough. Shanhaiguan is controlled by our army, so there is no need to worry about the enemies outside the pass.
.The enemies within the pass cannot escape. If our army is more aggressive, we can move troops out of the pass and into western Liaoning to intercept the enemies escaping through the border wall."
"Intercept the enemies escaping from the border wall?" Ma Zide looked at the map, stretched out his hand and clicked, "Then we should attack Jinzhou? It seems, it seems not impossible."
"Haha, then we'll capture Shanhaiguan and then it depends on the situation." Ma Bao felt that this arrangement can be confirmed, and the rest is the specific arrangement.
The formation of the assault corps is not time-consuming. An established corps takes out some infantry, and then adds chariots, cavalry, artillery, etc. from other corps, and it can be completed. From a time point of view, it is completely sufficient. But that
The secret weapon that caused the Qing army to become morally confused and lose their fighting spirit - hot air balloons, had to be deployed more intensively. After all, no one could control the wind and rain, but the direction of the wind was unpredictable.
Several high-ranking generals launched a brief battle for the advancing troops. In the end, Wei Wang Ma Bao finalized Wei Junzhong's Suppress Shuo Army, and Ma Zide's Po Shuo Army was responsible for the rear guard; the ones who captured the capital were determined to be Jin Crown Prince Li Sixing's Zheng Shuo Army and the Zheng Shuo Army.
The Dangshuo Army under the command of Xia Guoxiang; and he will command most of the Destroying Shuo Army and part of the Qingshuo Army to attack and break through the Qing army's defense line, and then march behind each army.
The plan has been decided, and Ma Bao continues to issue orders in the name of the frontline headquarters. The army and navy are preparing intensively, waiting for the final decisive battle to begin.
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Groups of gloomy winter clouds were moving slowly in the sky, and small pieces seemed to be peeking down from the gaps in the dark clouds in the cold clear sky.
The artillery was firing loudly, the sound was deafening, and the smoke was filled. The walls of Gaizhou City trembled, sank, and collapsed in the fire and smoke.
The strategic maneuvers of the Northeast First Theater on Juehua Island and Yaozhou exhausted the Qing army and forced them to divide their forces. This made the Qing army facing Lushun unable to resist the Ming army's attack. Jinzhou and Fuzhou (now Wafangdian City) were successively occupied
The Ming army attacked, but the Qing army retreated continuously, and finally huddled in Gaizhou and defended it.
As soon as Gaizhou was reached, almost all of the Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of the Ming army. It was only a stone's throw away from Liaokou (now Yingkou) in the northwest. Beyond the Liao River was Jinzhou, which directly threatened the Western Liaoning Corridor; and further to the northeast
, Haicheng, Liaoyang, and Shengjing are only more than three hundred miles away.
Therefore, the Qing army assembled more than 3,000 troops and defended Gaizhou, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the pass to ensure that the Ming army could be temporarily controlled on the Liaodong Peninsula and prevent it from entering western or central Liaoning.
Compared with Jinzhou and Fuzhou, the Qing army was obviously more confident in defending Gaizhou. Because the city was relatively strong and the weather was getting colder, the Ming army could not stay under the strong city for a long time.
But on the other hand, the Qing army in Liaodong obviously did not fully understand the current tactics of the Ming army. In Phoenix City, the Eight Banners cavalry suffered a big loss in front of the muskets and artillery of the Ming army infantry; in Lushun, the Eight Banners cavalry was defeated again.
The Ming Army's cavalry wall was defeated; in Jinzhou, the trenches and parapets caused the Qing Army to suffer heavy losses in the face of the Ming Army's new recruits, and they could only sit back and watch the destruction of the Lushun garrison.
Now, the Qing army huddled in Gaizhou began to learn from the Ming army's attack capabilities. Moreover, more than 10,000 Ming troops had surrounded Gaizhou City, cutting off the Qing army's hope of survival.
The surface of the ground is frozen, but the underground is not yet, and even in the coldest temperatures, the thickness of the frozen soil layer is not unlimited. In the soil layer below one meter, the Ming Army engineers spent two days digging out the blasting tunnel.
Under the suppression of powerful artillery fire, the tunnel entrance was only 400 meters away from the city wall.
The city gate of Gaizhou had long been smashed to pieces by artillery, and was packed with masonry and wood. The Qing army was also concentrated on both sides of the city gate, focusing on defending the area that seemed to be the main direction of the Ming army's attack.
On the seventh day, Yang Yanfeng was quietly observing, they were learning this somewhat unfamiliar siege technique.
"Bows and arrows are not very powerful!" Yu Qi sighed. He had practiced martial arts since he was a child and was once proud of his riding and archery skills. But now, the new weapons are sharper and do not require years of hard training.
The Ming army set up a Franco machine, and together with the musketeers, they bombarded upwards in the ditch of the siege, and fired at the Qing army's bows and arrows. The small number of artillery on the city had already been destroyed by the Ming army, and even half of the gate tower collapsed, and the bows and arrows were aimed at the Ming Dynasty.
The threat from the military is too small.
"The defeat of the Tartars has been decided!" Yang Yanfeng nodded.
He worshiped under the Seventh Sect because he believed that practicing martial arts could protect the country and fend off enemies. Although it was good for his body, the pattern of war had changed. A master who had been trained for many years and a master who had only been trained for a few months.
The civilian musketeers were almost on the same starting line, and there was not much difference. Judging from this exchange ratio, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could not withstand the Ming army's human wave tactics anyway.
The red flag was waving in the distance. The engineers had already buried the gunpowder and were waiting for the order to light the fuse and blast the city wall.
Yu Qi let out a long breath and passed down the orders one after another. The demolition engineers, siege troops, and covering artillery were all ready to go, waiting for the thunderbolt to erupt.
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