Weak first, then strong, and defeat them one by one. [This may not be a consistent principle, but for the general staff in the rear, it is the easiest to think of and is considered the most certain to win.
Although the Northeast Military Region Headquarters headed by Pi Xiong, Hu Guozhu and others hoped that the reinforcements could land at Yingkou or somewhere closer to attack the Qing army in Gaizhou, the reinforcements who faithfully carried out the order still chose to land near Jinzhou Bay.
The breakthrough point - Daling River.
Although this breakthrough point cannot reach the Jinzhou City like the Xiaoling River, but due to the distance, Jinzhou Qing army reinforcements cannot arrive very quickly. However, by going upstream from the Daling River, you can reach the Daling River City (
Now Linghai City), cutting off the Jinzhou Qing army's eastward retreat.
Historically, Daling River City served as the eastern barrier of Jinzhou, bordering Liaodong Bay to the south and the remaining mountains of Songling Mountain to the north. It was located at the throat of the Western Liaoning Corridor. The Ming and Qing armies fought many fierce battles around this place. Especially
In the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Ming and Qing armies fought an earth-shattering battle. The final result was that several Ming army reinforcements failed. Zu Dashou, the defender of Daling River City, surrendered. The Ming army was the most effective force outside the pass.
The army, the so-called "Guanning Iron Cavalry" was basically destroyed.
Therefore, although the sharpness of the Ming army did not directly target Jinzhou, the subsequent effect was more ruthless. It was obvious that they had the intention to encircle the Qing army in Jinzhou and annihilate it.
There were forests of sails on the sea, artillery fire on the shore, and the sound of fighting resounded across the land. The Ming army's attack was fierce and sudden. More than 3,000 Qing troops stationed there tried their best, but they could not stop more and more Ming soldiers and weapons and equipment.
Get on land and join the battle group.
The navy dispatched by the Ming Dynasty this time included the fleet transferred back from the south, the Tianjin Navy, and part of the navy from the Northeast Military Region. The combat troops included more than 6,000 marines, and a reorganized division from the Beijing Military Region that was reinforced by artillery.
, more than 15,000 people; the troops directly reinforcing the Dangshuo Army were a division sent from Shanhaiguan. However, only a few hundred people were left to defend Shanhaiguan, so there was no threat there.
The Qing army garrisoned only more than 3,000 people, and they were stationed on the east and west banks of the Daling River. Under the fierce attack of the Ming army's many soldiers and artillery, it was useless to resist. The Ming army that landed one after another quickly joined the battle in units of small flags.
Efforts were made to push the Qing army to the periphery and expand the landing site. As the troops became stronger and stronger, the general flag formed an array and pressed against the Qing army with more force.
The sound of the muskets was like exploding beans, and large clouds of white smoke rose into the sky and dispersed in the air; the sky-blasting cannons and Franco planes also joined the battle group, and the explosions of fire flashed one by one, lifting up the black soil and carrying it with them.
Bloody stumps.
The east bank was the main direction of the Ming army's attack. As pontoon bridges were blown up one after another, and the obstruction of the Daling River made it more difficult for the Qing army on both sides to cooperate, the collapse of the Qing army on the east bank was imminent.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the clearing in half the time, these damn Tartars." Yang Yandi looked at the boats clearing obstacles in the river and cursed bitterly. A successful landing could not ease his anxious mood.
Sunken ships, wooden piles, and old tricks hinder the ships from continuing to penetrate deeper. Cover and fire support come second. What is more important is the transportation of supplies.
The commander-in-chief Zhao Desheng looked at the battle situation on the shore and made repeated calculations in his mind. If the ships could not keep up, it was still very promising to seize the Daling River City if the army was traveling lightly and quickly. But this was also risky, and he had to make sure the water was
How long will it take for the division to clear the obstacles and arrive with supplies and heavy equipment?
"Is one day enough?" Zhao Desheng put down the telescope and asked with an extremely serious expression.
Yang Yandi was stunned for a moment, and somewhat understood what Zhao Desheng was thinking. After thinking for a while, he nodded vigorously, "I guess it's just the first few miles that need to be cleared. I don't believe that the Tartars planted wooden stakes in the entire river. Already?"
"That's impossible." Zhao Desheng felt a little more relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face, and said: "I will lead the land troops to march lightly and quickly to capture Daling River City before the Jinzhou Qing army comes to help. General Yang also We know that the ammunition carried by light equipment is limited, and if the battle is fierce, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on for long."
"I understand." Yang Yandi stamped his foot and said, "Don't worry, at most one day and one night, even if the water transportation is blocked, the navy and I will carry the packs up and down, and we will not be short of supplies."
"Thank you so much." Zhao Desheng gave a solemn military salute and said, "I will go ashore to take command, and I will leave the material supply to General Yang and the navy brothers."
"I will send more men and ships." Yang Yandi returned the gift and sent Zhao Desheng to the boat.
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The speed of the sea route is not only convenient for transportation, but also for the rapid transmission of information. Here, the time and progress of the landing are constantly notified by speedboats to neighboring troops, so that they can coordinate operations more tacitly.
The ground shook with loud noises, and the thick smoke from the artillery shrouded the entire artillery position. The ground seemed to be shaking, and even the mules and horses in the distance neighed uneasily.
While a large number of artillery pieces spewed out thick white smoke, the same fierce flames flashed between the muzzles, and the iron bullets whizzed out of the barrel, spinning at high speed and making a heart-rending scream in the air.
Screams continued, and the Qing army retreated from the original artillery array in embarrassment, dragging the intact artillery and moving further away.
An artillery battle ended with the victory of the Ming army. At first, the Ming army only had the Tianwei artillery with the longest range. The rocket launchers could compete with the Hongyi artillery of the Qing army, but unfortunately their accuracy was poor. When the navy's heavy artillery came from Tashan Landed on the nearby sea and transported to the front line, the Qing army's Hongyi cannons immediately lost their advantage in range. After all, their Hongyi cannons were old-fashioned and could not be compared with the long-barreled guns and cannons purchased by the Ming army from Britain and France. .
In Jinzhou, the Qing army deployed the most artillery, which shows how much it attaches importance to Jinzhou, the throat of western Liaoning. Because of this, after Erha led his army to fail in the counterattack, he retreated to the Nuerhe River, hoping for the power of the artillery. Block the Ming army.
At first, the battle situation seemed to develop as expected. The Hongyi artillery and the river obstruction prevented the Ming army from advancing. But now, the situation became serious again, and the artillery was forced to retreat. As a result, it was unable to suppress the Ming army. , could not effectively block the Ming army's attempt to build a pontoon bridge.
But Orha was not discouraged. He withdrew the artillery to avoid further losses, but dug a trench two or three miles away on the other side of the river and enabled the artillery to hit the shore, preparing to crush the Ming army's cross-river attack. Or make a half-crossing attack.
The shelling gradually stopped, the smoke dissipated, and the field of vision became clearer. The river flowed with a roar, and broken wood from the pontoon floated by from time to time. The damaged pontoon only had a few wooden piles standing alone on the shore.
The Qing army retreated simply. They destroyed all the pontoon bridges and decided to confront the Ming army across the river. This also allowed the Ming army to easily occupy the south bank, including some commanding heights.
"There is no impregnable defense line in the world. The Tartars are no longer afraid of such a passive defense." As the commander-in-chief of the Dangshuo Army, Xia Guoxiang came to the front line to observe the latest battle situation and adjust the layout. "Now fighting across the river is no longer the main purpose.
.In order to coordinate the actions of friendly forces, the most critical thing is to attract the Tartar forces and contain them in Jinzhou."
"Friendly forces have decided to land at Daling River?" Wei Pu muttered as he repeated the notification he had just received, a rough map flashing through his mind.
"Spread out the map." Xia Guoxiang called to the staff to make arrangements. Senior generals gathered around and focused on the map.
"Here -" Xia Guoxiang pointed at the mouth of the Daling River with his finger, and then traced upward until he reached Daling River City. He raised his head and glanced around. He said, "Do you understand everything? Cutting off the enemy's retreat is an encirclement.
The plan to annihilate it!"
"It's more than thirty miles from Jinzhou to Daling River City, from the landing site to Daling River City -" Wei Pu stretched out his hand to measure it and said: "It's about the same. Can the friendly forces reach the goal before the Qing army in Jinzhou returns to support?
Woolen cloth?"
The three provinces of Wu have already been transferred from the Zhengshuo Army to the Dangshuo Army as the chief of staff. This is also one of the means to mix up the generals of the various armies and split up the factions as much as possible. Regarding the current war situation, the plan he got from the General Staff is more detailed,
Knowing more, he said with a smile: "Daling River City does not have to be captured. You should know our army's ability to dig trenches and defend it, right? As long as the main road is blocked, the Jinzhou Qing army will be attacked from both sides. Do I
Do you want to keep your troops stationary and just watch the enemy flee and break through?"
"That's impossible." Wei Pu smiled and said, "Then our army will continue to attack fiercely to prevent the enemy from getting away?"
"Naturally, we need to put enough pressure on the enemy in front of us and attract them as much as possible." Xia Guoxiang glanced at Wu Sansheng, and after receiving his nod of approval, he directly explained the combat layout, "If you are eager to cross the river to attack, your troops and horses will not be used. The enemy will
Most likely, we will attack our army halfway across the river. However, our army's combat objectives have changed, and the direction of attack should also be adjusted. Therefore, our army's main attack direction will turn from north to east, advancing along the Daughter River." As he said, he
I put my finger on the map and drew a line, starting from Songshan and Xingshan and going directly east to the southward bend of the Nuer River.
Wu Sansheng said with a smile: "The reinforcements from Shanhaiguan are arriving by boat and will land near Tashan in the near future to help in the battle. Our army has a safe way out. If the Qing army's stronghold on the north bank cannot be captured, the containment efforts will be difficult."
Very limited. And the Qing army's defense is very strong, do we have to bang our heads against the wall?"
The Nvnu River flows from west to east, dividing Jinzhou and Songshan from the north to the south. After flowing less than ten miles through Jinzhou, the river joins the Xiaoling River and turns south to the sea. What Xia Guoxiang and Wu Sansheng said about continuing to move eastward will be related to later generations.
The route of the Beijing-Harbin Expressway is similar. Instead of crossing Hebei to attack Jinzhou, we have to cross the river from the south of Jinzhou and then east across the Xiaoling River to achieve a breakthrough.
Since the main goal is not to capture Jinzhou, heavy weapons such as long-barreled guns and cannons do not need to be carried and can be left on the shore to become the backbone of the defense. The Nerv River is a barrier for the Qing army in Jinzhou, but it is also an obstacle to their counterattack. As long as
With few men and horses left, the Qing army tried to attack across the river, but it was very difficult.
Even if the Qing army crossed the river, Songshan was by no means a solid fortress that the Qing army could capture in a short time. Furthermore, reinforcements arrived from Tashan, which also made the Ming army less worried about the safety of the rear flank. The Qing army
The further you dig in, the more you will be blocked.
In layman's terms, the plan to advance eastward is to force the Qing army in Jinzhou to move accordingly to make up for the omissions in the defense along the river. Once the Ming army crosses the Xiaoling River in the east, the situation will be like outflanking Jinzhou's retreat.
A situation of roundabout and large-scale encirclement.
In other words, we cannot simply confront each other, apply pressure or create threats, but we cannot let the Jinzhou Qing army relax. Even if we plan to pursue or flank the Ming army in the future, the Ming army must occupy a closer and more advantageous position.
After some discussion, the Dangshuo Army decided to form an eastward marching corps with two divisions, leaving one division to confront the Qing army across the river. At the same time, a messenger was sent to contact the Navy, hoping that they could spare some ships to come.
Xiaoling River to cross the river more conveniently.
There are nearly two thousand ships of all sizes in the Liaodong Bay. As long as the news is sent, it is relatively quick and convenient to dispatch some ships. And the actions of the East March Corps happen to be meant to sweep away enemies along the coast and connect with friendly forces.
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After several months of stalemate, the situation in Liaodong suddenly changed dramatically, which greatly surprised the Qing court.
Of course, from sweeping over half of China to retreating step by step, there were many unexpected things. But this time, the Qing court finally realized what kind of emerging regime it was facing, what kind of government it had to raise funds, and what kind of ruthless government it was facing.
The ultimate emperor.
Originally, according to the estimates of the Qing court, the Ming army would not have the possibility of a large-scale strategic offensive for at least a year after regaining the northern land. Because the decaying north was a heavy burden, the reason why the Manchus gave up was because they wanted to
It is clear that the North is no better than the South. If it is held in its hands, it will either ruin the finances or cause people to riot due to hunger and poverty everywhere, turning it into a huge powder keg.
Therefore, the Manchu and Qing dynasties withdrew from the pass after looting and threw this burden on the Ming court. After shouldering this burden, unless the Ming court did not care about the life and death of the people, it would have to spend money and food to provide relief, and there would be no way to fight outside the pass.
material support.
In one year, the Manchu Qing Dynasty believed that it should be enough to adjust, recuperate, straighten out the internal affairs, and re-solidify the alliance with the Mongolian tribes. Then, everything would go back to a few decades ago, and the Ming army would start competing again and again.
The disadvantages are certain, but the climate environment in Liaodong can also be regarded as a favorable factor.
But the Manchu Qing Dynasty obviously greatly underestimated Zhu Yongxing's ability, underestimated the work efficiency of the current Ming government, and underestimated the enthusiasm of the mobilized people.
Although the people in the north were still poor, they were no longer on the verge of starvation. The Ming court adopted various measures and even launched a war to destroy the country, and regained the money and food to launch a strategic offensive in the shortest time. As for the Manchus, it was just
After surviving a winter, before reclamation and farming had fully begun, they were forced to mobilize most of the young men to engage in a war of attrition with the Ming army that they extremely did not want to engage in.
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