Chapter 59 Form the Second Brigade of the New Army!
After making preparations for a tough battle, the Qing army assembled very quickly. In less than two days, they set up their main camp and launched a fierce attack on southern Tongzhou.
The various units of King Qin's army were forced to shrink their defense lines after being violently attacked by the Qing army. Among them, the Gaodi and Ma Ke units were defeated by the Qing army and fled.
Of course, the attacking Qing army also suffered many casualties. After the entire attack, the Qing army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and seven or eight generals were killed.
After a wild attack regardless of casualties, the makeshift defense line put together by Qinwang soldiers was in disarray. Abatai and Turg finally got what they wanted, breaking through the Tongzhou-Tianjin defense line and successfully broke into the belly of Beizhili.
The Qing army that entered the hinterland of Beizhili was like a tiger descending from the mountain, quickly scurrying southward. Along the way, it attacked Zhoupofu. Even Hejianfu, which was the key defense of the Ming army, was defeated by the method of using spies and ants to attack the city.
"The city of Hejian Prefecture actually fell? Didn't we already arrange to focus on defense? What do the defenders in the city and the prefect of Hejian do?" Zhu Youjian was extremely angry when he received the news that Hejian Prefecture had been lost. Hejian,
Zhuozhou and Cangzhou were the key defensive cities that had been agreed before, and they were also important support cities for future attacks in the southern part of Beizhili. There was a lot of supplies stored in the city, which immediately gave the Qing army an advantage.
For the current Qing army, it is not difficult for them to defeat a county town, but it is not easy to defeat a large city like Fucheng. They have no siege equipment, nor the experience and means to attack large cities. There are no heavy weapons in siege warfare in this era.
It just relies on people to fill it in, and the Qing soldiers are reluctant to sacrifice their lives, so it is not an easy task for a big mansion like Hejian to be breached. But the Qing army did it easily. Isn't this infuriating?
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"According to reports sent from surrounding prefectures, Hejian Prefecture was destroyed because of a trick by the bandits. They first used their bribes to sneak into the city and spread rumors, and then when they attacked the city, they hijacked a large number of surrounding residents.
Let them squeeze into the city. Seeing that they were all villagers, the defenders couldn't bear to be cruel and let them rush to the front of the city. At this time, the traitors who had been bribed took advantage of the chaos and opened the city gate to welcome the enemy into the city." Zhou Yanru said.
When he said this, although he was very angry at the Qing army's method of breaking the city, there was no reflection in his tone. It felt like the city was broken this time because it was a trick.
"How many years have we been fighting against the Qing army and bandits? Aren't they all using these methods to break the city? Even a pig knows that every time he eats, he will gain wisdom, but our local officials and defenders in the Ming Dynasty are
I don’t have a long memory. I make such low-level mistakes every time, and I don’t know what to say. That’s all, Grand Tutor, please go back first. I have to do my best to resist the prisoners and leave everything to fate. I don’t have any good way to prevent people from making such low-level mistakes.
mistake."
Originally, during this period of time, due to the Qing army's entry into the competition, Zhu Youjian had frequent interactions with the foreign court. He began to actively participate in court affairs and hoped to change the situation through some of his own arrangements. As a result, he found that his efforts were in vain and the situation should be changed.
Corrosion is still eroding. The Ming Dynasty was rotten at its roots. You can’t be a good tinker. You still have to be prepared for a complete reconstruction, and you have to reorganize the team and reinstall the throne.
Zhu Youjian, who no longer wanted to worry about troubles outside the court, returned to the palace and immediately summoned Wang Chengen, Wang Zhixin and other relevant eunuchs, as well as Liu Yuanbin, commander of the first brigade of the New Army in the Yongwei Camp, and Cao Cao, commander of the first regiment of the first brigade of the New Army.
Ruohai.
"I have decided to form another brigade of the New Army on the basis of the First Brigade of the New Army. The newly formed Second Brigade will be based on the current First Brigade and the First Regiment, with Cao Ruohai as the brigade commander. From the existing students in the General School Hall
Selected company and platoon-level officers will be added. The two brigades are tentatively led by President Liu Yuanbin, who will be fully responsible for the new construction of the two brigades. After Yuan Bin and Ruohai return, draw up a list of company and regiment-level cadres within three days.
, report to the Royal Horse Supervisor and forward it to me."
The emperor wants to form a new brigade of troops? After listening to Zhu Youjian's instructions, Liu Yuanbin and Cao Ruohai hurriedly stepped forward to pledge their commitment. They accepted the task with great joy. The expansion of the new army means that
They have all been promoted, so they are naturally happy.
"After the list of company and regiment-level officers is confirmed, I will fill up the remaining platoon-level officers from the general school hall, and then Wang Zhangyin will cooperate with you to quickly recruit all the troops. This time, all new recruits will be recruited from the private sector.
Please trouble the Beijing camp again. I want you to make up for all the missing men before the New Year. You must complete the basic training of the soldiers in early February so that they can fight."
The conditions for forming the second brigade in such a hurry are not mature. Although the current students in the general academy have studied longer than when the first brigade was established and have more solid basic skills, the abilities of officers above the level may not be qualified. Their experience
There have been too few wars and they have not yet fully matured. But the current situation has forced Zhu Youjian to encourage others. The only solution for now is to let these officers grow up in the flames of war.
Zhu Youjian did not want to disturb the people in the Beijing camp when forming the second brigade this time. Those scumbags had seen through the battle of defending the city, and there were not many that could be used. Besides, they had already been selected last time.
There are more than a thousand people, and it will be a big constraint to choose. It is better to choose directly from the private sector, and there is no chance that the quality of the soldiers will be much better than that of the Beijing camp.
The current plan is to complete the training of these two brigades around February, and then put them into the battlefield where the Guan Qing Army is expelled, so that they can temper their skills, develop their skills, and grow into soldiers who can shoulder the responsibility as soon as possible.
Zhu Youjian was worried about letting a brigade of new troops leave the capital to fight independently. Two brigades with more than 6,000 soldiers went out, and they had to look after each other. As long as they didn't make big mistakes and cooperated well with each other, at least they would not be able to protect themselves.
What's the problem?
Although the chaotic King Qin soldiers were not very reliable in fighting, they had not heard that they had been completely wiped out. This was why Zhu Youjian dared to release the new army.
Time is still a bit too little. If the two brigades are thrown on the battlefield, it is estimated that it will be difficult to change the overall situation of the battle. They can only play some role on the local battlefield. At this time, Zhu Youjian was very resentful. Since this thief has been arranged by God,
Why can't people travel through time earlier? If it had been three or four months earlier, at least one more brigade of new troops could have been built. If I had 10,000 new troops at this time, there wouldn't be much I could do.
With 10,000 capable soldiers and horses on the battlefield, coupled with the cooperation of King Qin's soldiers, the Qing army led by Abatai will never be as relaxed as they are now.
The Qing troops who entered the Pass sounded so terrifying and capable of fighting. However, after seeing the confrontation in the north of the city, Zhu Youjian felt that it was just that. The number of elite troops they entered to fight this time was at most about 30,000. It was not like
According to Chen Xinjia's battle report, there were as many as 150,000. Judging from the recent confrontation, their determination to fight a tough battle was not great, otherwise they would not have been pinned to Tongzhou for such a long time by King Qin's army.