Chapter 307 The Ming people are here, should we cut our braids?
After pressing another regiment, the battle situation finally improved, and the landing troops struggled to gain a foothold on the tidal flat. At this moment, Ren Shuangyou also boarded the shore in a small boat!
"How are the casualties?"
"Command, more than 600 of our troops were killed in action, and another 500 to 600 were injured to varying degrees!"
So many casualties? Ren Shuangyou was so shocked that his eyes widened. In such a short landing battle, there were so many casualties. This battle was a bit useless.
"What are the casualties of the captives?"
"There are about four hundred corpses on the position. Their casualties should be about the same as ours."
"I will observe that the captive army here in Jinzhou is only about two thousand. After this battle, the captive army's vitality has been severely damaged. The next battle will be easier. But we have to act quickly, otherwise reinforcements from other places will come.
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In the entire Jinzhou area, the total number of Qing troops was not too large, less than three thousand in total. Therefore, once the beach battle was over, it was actually difficult for the Qing troops to make any big achievements.
Tan Tai is the garrison general in Jinzhou. At this time, he feels that he is particularly unlucky. The last time he entered the customs with Abatai, he didn't get any benefits, and he was deprived of his position because of the fall of Hejian. Later, after he made some connections,
, Dorgon fined him to Jinzhou as a left-behind general.
Who would have thought that after arriving in Jinzhou, they would have no time to relax. The Ming army actually ran across the sea to regain Jinzhou. Didn't they fight in Daning? They still had enough energy to come to Jinzhou to cause trouble. The Ming army in the past two years felt
Very irritable.
In the battle on the tidal flat, Tan Tai lost nearly half of his available troops. Under such circumstances, it was definitely impossible to defend the port and coast. As a last resort, Tan Tai could only take the remaining troops and horses to retreat to Jinzhou City to hold on, and at the same time sent out exploration horses.
Go to Lushun and Fuzhou to ask for help.
Hoping that reinforcements would arrive soon, Tan Tai was worried about whether he could hold Jinzhou City. The enemy he encountered this time was familiar to him. They were quite similar to the opponents in the Battle of Hejian back then, and even felt a little stronger than before. In the end
The key thing is that judging from the size of the fleet floating on the sea, there are definitely not a few people coming from the Ming army, at least three to four thousand people.
Ren Shuangyou did not organize other wars that day. Apart from letting the navy enter the port and docking most of the troops, he took no action. It was not that he did not want to take other actions, but the condition of the soldiers did not allow him to have other ideas. The navy was okay,
Many people on the Army side suffered from seasickness, and the horses brought over were even more dizzy. In such a state, they would definitely not be able to continue moving.
"Captain Fang, tomorrow morning you will take the main force of the navy to Port Arthur to see if there is any chance of capturing Port Arthur." Port Arthur is further south of Jinzhou. If Jinzhou is captured, Port Arthur must also be captured. The navy is free now.
Being idle means letting them move around in Lushun, which can also reduce the pressure on the siege here.
On the second day, a reinforcement force from the Qing army arrived outside Jinzhou City. They came from the south, probably from Lushun. The size of this reinforcement force was not very large, with only eight or nine hundred people.
Seeing the reinforcements coming, Ren Shuangyou had no intention of continuing to attack the city. This small reinforcements could just be eaten first.
Gu Fang fought fiercely for a whole morning, and the Qing troops who came for reinforcements were dispersed. Except for a small number who rushed into the city and were escorted into the city by Tan Tai, the rest were either wiped out or fled to the countryside.
"We have to withdraw from Jinzhou City and make other plans." Tan Tai made an unexpected decision at noon that day.
"General, the Ming army hasn't attacked the city yet. If we leave without fighting, we won't be able to explain to the court."
"It's even worse if we don't leave! The Ming army has been delaying attacking the city outside the city. They are afraid that they have the idea of besieging the city and calling for reinforcements. At present, the reinforcements that can come near us are only the two thousand troops of Fuzhou City. They may not be able to attack if they come here. If we defeat this Ming army, we will be in danger of falling into the enemy's formation. We can no longer let the soldiers and horses in Fuzhou City get trapped. We will retreat to Hongzui Fort and wait until we gather enough soldiers and horses before making plans." Tan Tai met Lushun. The reinforcements that came over were wiped out, and he became timid, fearing that the men and horses in Fuzhou would suffer heavy losses because of rescuing him.
Jinzhou and Fuzhou currently have a fatal flaw. There are not many local soldiers and horses, and many soldiers and horses cannot be mobilized. Most of the combatable soldiers in this area have been mobilized to Shenyang to prepare for the Battle of Daning. The personnel are stretched thin. Under such circumstances, Tan Tai lost two thousand soldiers in Fuzhou, and Tan Tai was afraid that the entire southern Liaoning would lose control. The situation became so delicate. The main reason was that the combat power of the Ming army exceeded their expectations. In the past, eight or nine hundred Qing soldiers The army can contain thousands of Ming troops. Relying on the thousands of people from Jin, Fu and Lushun, they will not be passive even if the Ming army comes with 10,000 troops. But now the situation has changed. Five thousand people can make the entire Jinfu situation go out of control. A considerable number of troops must be organized to cope with the current situation.
Tan Tai knew that if he had been guarding Jinzhou City, the troops from Fuzhou would definitely come to rescue him. They might not know the strength of the Ming army coming to Jinzhou. He hurried over and was made dumplings, and the superiors would definitely The blame was traced to him. Compared with the sin of losing Jinzhou, the sin of losing another two thousand troops was definitely greater. The people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were more valuable than the city.
That night, all the Qing troops in Jinzhou City evacuated during the night. When Ren Shuangyou discovered the situation, the Qing troops had already left the city. He could not catch up and could only watch them leave.
Jinzhou and Lushun were the last places in southern Liaoning that were captured by the Qing Dynasty. There were almost no Manchu settlements here, otherwise Tan Tai would not have run away as a bachelor. To the north of Hongzui Fort is where the Manchus focus their business. , Tan Tai's withdrawal of troops to Hongzui Fort also had the purpose of preventing the Ming army from going deep into that area.
Lushun and Jinzhou Peninsula are such places that are suitable for defense. Dongjiang Town before the Ming Dynasty was not well managed. Instead, it focused on Pidao. From this, we can see that the Dongjiang Town built by Mao Wenlong had a lot of water. Why was it placed on Pidao? , and it’s not because Pi Island is not connected to land and does not freeze in winter, it is a very safe place! With their mentality, how can they play a strategic role in effectively containing the Qing army and flanking the Qing army? Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong , not without reason. Mao Wenlong's fighting spirit was not even as strong as that of Huang Long later.
The Qing troops in Jinzhou withdrew, and Fang Ruocheng relied on the navy to successfully capture Port Arthur. After two or three days of fighting, the first phase of the war to recover Jinzhou was basically completed, and the Little Jinzhou Peninsula returned to the Ming Dynasty. 's embrace.
"Dad, the Ming Dynasty has occupied Jinzhou City, should we cut off our braids?" In Wujia Village near Jinzhou City, a wealthy family had several sons gathered around their father's Kang, surrounding him. Dad asked how to deal with the changes that have occurred in recent days.
"The Ming people are here as soon as they come! Leave the pigtails on for now. Who knows how long they can stay? If the Manchu masters come back again, what will we do if we don't have the pigtails?"
"Why don't people hold on to our pigtails and won't let go?"
"Mingren are not Manchu masters. They are always reasonable, right? Let's wait a few days before talking."