Chapter 85 Urgent Travel (New Year's Greetings to Friends)
What is ringing is the bell, what is passing is the years, what is left is the story, and what is brought is hope. What is hoped for is good things, and what is sent is blessing. I wish my friends a safe and happy life, and eternal happiness! I wish you the Year of the Sheep
good luck!
Wei Junzhong, his staff officers, and the navy participated in discussions and chose to conduct the landing operation here, which can be said to be quite clever. This place is about ninety miles away from Shanhaiguan, and it would take at least more than a day for the Qing army to get the news and come for reinforcements.
As for the Manchus who retreated on the official road more than 20 miles away, even if they were escorted by the army, they would not advance in an organized manner. In other words, if reinforcements were to be reinforced, the Qing army would have to send orders to assemble, and the time would be very difficult for the Ming army.
favorable.
Of course, the Qing army in the Nanhai camp that had received some reinforcements was only more than 3,000 people. This was somewhat beyond the expectations of Wei Junzhong and others. In fact, they did not consider the difficulties of the Manchus. How much of the long coastline could the Qing army divide?
Defense everywhere with troops?
The second batch of troops landing on the beach successfully landed and gathered for the attack. There was no doubt about victory. The navy's artillery bombarded the Qing troops on the river bank into chaos. The troops who rushed to land on the beach charged from behind and broke the Qing army's stubborn will to resist.
Now there was no need to use a boat for landing. Daihekou and Yanghekou were open to the Ming army, and ships could sail in. At the port, a large number of Ming army soldiers stepped onto the land along the springboard, and then moved forward as a team.
"Brother Yang, we have trouble with the navy brothers here." Although Ma Zide has a high title, he is not very old and inherited from his father. He has always been relatively low-key and is very polite to Yang Yandi, who is just a marquis. "Soldiers are valuable and quick.
, a certain person led Poshuo's army to Funing to intercept the Tartars."
"Commander Ma, go ahead. I'll make arrangements here and have the Marine Corps rush over to support you." Yang Yandi said politely, but felt a little regretful in his heart. He is the commander-in-chief of the fleet. It is impossible for him to leave the battleship lightly and go deep into the interior.
Besides, the defense of this port needs to be strengthened, the wounded soldiers need to be resettled, and the baggage needs to be transported. It is impossible for no one to be in charge here.
"Then I'll bother you more, Brother Yang." Ma Zide bowed his hand and ran quickly towards his horse.
Although the landing is successful now, whether the Manchus can be intercepted, or whether they can keep as many Manchus in the north as possible depends on the battle below. As the saying goes, don't stop when you return to the army, this interception battle will definitely be bloody.
And cruel, Ma Zide was well aware of this. However, the results of this interception battle will directly affect the future strategic layout and development of the war situation.
If the Manchu and Qing dynasties suffer heavy losses, they will not be able to hold a foothold in Liaodong and will have no choice but to continue to retreat northward to places with worse conditions and more difficult environments. The Mongolian tribes will also turn their backs faster and harder and abandon this weakened country.
Allies even stabbed them mercilessly.
If most of the Manchus were able to retreat outside the customs, the Ming army's advantage would still be there, but the time to mop up the relics would be extended and the price paid would be greater.
Obviously, Wei Junzhong, Ma Zide and others determined this issue when they discussed it. They believed that even if they pay a high price now, it would be more cost-effective than fighting the Manchus in Liaodong in the future. Moreover, the Manchus were eager to retreat and had lost their energy. Since "
"Return to the masses", and "tired teachers", who can be pursued and blocked.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has many readers, but how many of them are famous generals? They only know the appearance but not the essence. If they are not talking about war on paper, they will tie their own hands and feet. Sun Tzu said, "Don't force the enemy when they are poor, and don't contain them when they return to the army." But he also said
"Therefore, those who are good at using troops should avoid their sharpness and defeat their laziness." If Sun Tzu changes again, if you don't understand this, then you will be mediocre generals who are familiar with "Sun Tzu" but cannot use "Sun Tzu".
"Go fast!"
Wang Fuchen ran past the marching column on horseback, leading 500 hussars forward like the wind. After the advancing corps was divided into two, Poshuo's army was equipped with 500 hussars and 1,000 dragon cavalry to improve mobility.
Ability. After landing ashore, these 1,500 cavalry took some time to reorganize themselves, then started on their way, and quickly overtook the advancing infantry.
From time to time on the road, there were sentries returning from the front. The battle had already begun. The Poshuo army no longer had to hide their whereabouts. Instead, they rushed to their destination as quickly as possible, trying to intercept as many Manchus as possible in the pass. The navy was coordinating with the army.
After a forced landing and the removal of eight thousand marines, a fleet and two thousand marines will be detached to the waters near Laolongtou to contain the Qing army in Shanhaiguan.
The destination of Poshuo's army - Funing, is exactly a stop on the line between Jingshi, Tongzhou, Sanhe, Yutian, Fengrun, Yongping, Funing and Shanhaiguan. Block the main road, even if the Manchus can escape through the side road
, or if we take a circuitous route from Zunhua to Monan, we will suffer heavy losses.
For nearly thirty miles, the soldiers of the Poshuo Army marched forward lightly. Most of the soldiers only wore helmets, which were equivalent to the steel helmets of later generations. The rest were similar to those of modern armies, including weapons, ammunition, and food bags. The limited mules and horses traveled far.
Far behind, loaded with Fran machines, sky-blasting cannons and ammunition, and a rocket force following them.
In terms of speed and maneuverability, if the Ming army wanted to gain time and outrun the Qing army's horses on two legs, they had to make sacrifices in some aspects.
In terms of protection, after the flintlock musket has been improved and matured, the raw materials of the gunpowder have been purified, and the optimal proportion of granular gunpowder has been used, the range has exceeded that of the bow and arrow. Of course, this only means that the lethality of the bow and arrow to the Ming army
Greatly reduced, it does not mean that armor is completely useless.
If Poshuo's army dared to do this, it would mean paying more in casualties, but for the sake of victory, Ma Zide believed that the price was worth it.
There are also internal debates about the armor of the Ming army. Some officers believe that some soldiers can be equipped with heavy armor and hold bayonets to act as shields in front, while the rest of the soldiers should be lightly armored or unarmored to reduce the number of logistics troops.
And improve the mobility of infantry; other officers believe that soldiers should be equipped with armor between heavy armor and light armor, or only equip armor on important parts to achieve a balance between mobility and protection; some radical officers believe that
Armor can be eliminated, and the infantry should be equipped with artillery such as Fran machines, combined with musket shooting, to keep the enemy out of the range of bows and arrows.
Zhu Yongxing is more in favor of the second view, which is to equip half-body armor and use a forging machine to make plate armor that only protects the chest and abdomen, so as to effectively resist damage to vital parts by bows and arrows, and to prevent actions such as loading ammunition.
Blocking. As for hand-to-hand combat, the effect of armor will become even smaller.
However, under the current production and economic conditions, this can only be gradually popularized. Therefore, the armor of the Ming army is relatively complicated, and most of them were captured in wars, repaired and reused. However, in order to be neat, the generals of each army,
Usually, the general flag is used as a unit and some kind of armor is uniformly equipped.
In other words, Wei Junzhong, Ma Zide and others ordered the soldiers to abandon their armor in order to maneuver for pursuit and interception. This was not an original idea, but was based on statistics and arguments they had read in the journals of the Jiangwu Hall. If it were not so urgent now
, they don’t have to do this. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!