From ancient times to the present, from east to west, siege warfare or siege warfare has generally followed the principle of "encircling three and attacking one". This is also one of the eight principles of using troops in Sun Tzu's Art of War. The so-called "encirclement of the enemy must be quenched"
, you must leave a gap when surrounding the enemy. Leaving a gap does not mean leaving it alone, but must be under your control. Preset an ambush at the place where the enemy must escape, so that he will fall into an ambush during his hasty escape.
circle.
In fact, "Besieging the enemy must be que" is not only a tactic, but also a way of thinking of the Chinese people from ancient times to the present. Its core is to leave room for people to behave, not to talk too much, and not to do things.
If it is too extreme, it will often be counterproductive if it exceeds a certain limit.
For Agui and Fukangan, they both thought the same way. In their plan, the core strategy of this battle was to "overwhelm the minority with the crowd." In addition to attacking Fuldan City from the east and west,
In addition to encircling the three southern sides, they also tried to find and cut off the grain road to Beihai Town.
At dusk, in the large tent in the Mongolian Karen military camp, a room full of people stood. Fukang'an stood at the top, with two senior generals beside him; the other generals and military officers were arranged on the sand table according to their ranks.
the left and right sides.
Behind Fukang'an, a person was responsible for holding the seal and the arrow box. Four military academies stood on both sides of a table. On the table was a wooden shelf similar to a shrine, with a bright yellow border inside.
The sapphire blue flag has a large red word "order" written in Manchu and Chinese characters in the middle; this is the Wang Ming flag.
Although there were many people in the big tent at this time, there was no noise at all, and you could hear a pin drop. Everyone could only listen to Fu Kang'an saying: "Everyone, please don't underestimate this group of people, this battle is not easy to fight.
Although the opponent has fewer people, its firearms are more powerful than our cannons. Even those Westerners have never heard of it. This is why Guangting Gong and I petitioned the emperor to mobilize fifteen firearms battalions and many artillery pieces.
The reason for going north.
Our army has the upper hand in numbers, and there are hundreds of artillery pieces pressing down on the formation. According to a prudent strategy, we must move forward step by step. The area east of Fuldan City is too large. Once the enemy retreats south and east and enters the mountains,
This battle is impossible to fight. Therefore, one must cross the Suifen River and penetrate from the east side of Fuldan City to cut off their retreat and food routes."
At this time, a general standing at the bottom said: "Commander, let the last general go this way. Give me a few more cannons. If you can't stop me, I will come to see you."
When everyone took a look, it turned out to be Ushhada, the auxiliary wing commander of the forward battalion and the first-class bodyguard. This man was from Jilin. Because of his bravery in the battles of Burma and Jinchuan, he was named the deputy commander of the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner. He once painted a portrait
Ziguang Pavilion was one of the fifty heroes of the Jinchuan and Jinchuan battles; he was later awarded the post of leader of the Aksu expedition. However, because he criticized De Feng, the minister of affairs at the time, for accepting bribes and found out to be false, he was stripped of his position, leaving only a first-class bodyguard.
Fukang'an knew that Ushhada was fighting hard, so he transferred him over and promoted him to the auxiliary wing commander of the forward battalion (from the third grade). Seeing someone asking for orders, Fukang'an nodded in approval, and then called the generals by name.
: "Ushihada, Dai Sanbao, Guanbao, Yarjiang'a, Fuke Jing'e, Tasha listen to the order!"
The six generals raised their hands and chests in a military salute, their armors rustled, and they said in unison: "Here you go!"
"I will give you five thousand men and forty artillery pieces. You cross the river from the confluence of Kutafu River and Suifen River, go north along Ma'anzi Mountain, cut off the road east of Fuldan City, and guard against the enemy's attack on Fuljiha
The river fled."
Fukang'an then said to E Hui, the Chengdu general next to him: "Order Tang Ma to send a message to Duerjia on the northern front, asking him to get out of the way of the northern front and attack from the west front of Fuldan City."
E Hui was stunned and immediately responded: "Commander, do you mean to let the enemy flee north?"
Fukang'an nodded and said: "Yes! From Fuldan City to the north all the way to Xingkai Lake, there are tens of thousands of miles in radius, with countless wastelands and swamps in between. I just want to force them into the 'Red Rust Water'!"
E Hui said: "But in this case, our team will have to spread at least hundreds of miles to surround them. If the enemy relies on the power of firearms."
"I don't think it's in the way. As long as the enemy's supply line is cut off at Ushhada, their muskets will probably be worse than burning fire sticks in the end!" Shu Liang, the commander of the Blue Banner Guards, was the one who spoke.
As soon as he said this, all the generals present laughed, and Fukangan also showed a smile on his face.
Poor Marshal Fu didn't know that the supply line in Beihai Town did not exist on the map, and that Zhao Xin himself was the "supply brigade".
On August 1, a patrol speedboat west of Fuldan City exchanged fire with a small group of cavalry from the Qing army's northern line. Because Naqitai had suffered losses in this before, the Qing army, which had been warned in advance, already knew about the speedboat in Beihai Town.
The "continuous iron cannon" on the boat had fierce firepower. After losing more than a dozen cavalry, the Qing army scouts also roughly figured out the range of the continuous iron cannon. So the group behind them stayed away from the river, following Tangma's signs.
Continue five miles north of the river.
The Qing army saw it very clearly. Even if your ship is strong and powerful, can you still drive the strange ship ashore?
In order to prevent the Qing army from bypassing from the north, Chen Qingsong led a migrant worker brigade of thousands of people to dig a large number of horse traps in the wasteland north of Jurgen City.
According to the data, ancient horse traps were generally located on important roads outside the city or military camp. When digging, the pits were required to be five feet long, one foot wide, and three feet deep. Antler guns and bamboo sticks were buried in the pits.
The trapping horse pit system looks like the character "Ya", with horizontal and vertical sides, covered with grass and sand.
Zhao Xin felt that it was too troublesome to do this. Since it was to trip the horse, it would be enough if the horse's legs could not be broken; the depth of 60 centimeters was enough, and there was no need to insert any bamboo stick traps. It was considered to be subsoiling the black soil in advance.
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Starting from August 5th, more and more Qing cavalry appeared from the west and south. Ding Guofeng and others had already discovered the flag of the Eight Banners Mongolia in the west. In order to avoid killing too much and scaring away the enemy, Ding Guofeng and others usually
Only shoot at a distance of thirty to fifty meters. Each raiding force can only have one platoon at most.
At the same time, Zhao Xin ordered all personnel on duty at each checkpoint to withdraw, and all the watchtowers and barracks built with logs were burned down. The two patrol boats were also transferred back to the southeast of Fuldan City before the Qing army's pontoon bridge was built.
At the square river channel.
The Suifen River originates from Daling (Laoye Ridge in later generations) in the Changbai Mountains. Because of its twists and turns, it travels through mountains and dense forests, so it is called "Suifen", which means "awl" in Manchu. The entire river flows through
After crossing the Hunda Mountains and entering the vast plain area, it turned a big bend to the south and poured into the South China Sea (later known as the Sea of Japan, called the South China Sea in the Qing Dynasty) east of Vladivostok.
On August 10, Ushhada led five thousand people and crossed the Suifen River from west to east. They would follow the western foot of Ma'anzi Mountain to the north, cross the hilly area, and cut off the access from Fuldan City to the mouth of the Sila River.
On August 15, after a hearty meal and a "meaningful" Mid-Autumn Festival, the vanguard of Fukang'an's army finally arrived at the south bank of the Suifen River.
At this time, from the footage of the drone released, it can be seen that the Qing army tents on the south bank of the Suifen River are densely packed, with countless flags scattered throughout the camps. The distance between the camps is clear and the regulations are strict. In addition to digging trenches and building antlers to defend the enemy, each camp
In addition, the cavalry also shuttled around and inspected.
When the drone flew over a camp, a man who looked like a military attache of the Qing army was seen walking around in the camp holding a black flag. Immediately afterwards, many Qing soldiers walked out of the tent, carrying buckets of water.
The water bag went to the small river on the west side to fetch water. When the Qing troops who fetched water returned to the camp, the military attache raised another blue flag. At this time, a group of Qing troops came out with axes and other tools.
Camp, cut down trees.
"It's so interesting! It turns out that ancient military camps looked like this." Liu Sheng stood aside and carefully stared at the picture returned by the drone.
"The black flag collects water, and the blue flag chops firewood. Nothing strange. Have you found the cannon?"
"I'm looking for it right now, don't worry."
On August 16, the Qing troops who arrived earlier began to build a pontoon bridge on the river bank. Liu Sheng sent a company of troops to attack the Qing troops who were erecting a pontoon bridge in the southeast of Fuldan City to prevent their intention to build a pontoon bridge.
.As for the southwest direction, they ignored it, forcing the Qing army to enter the preset battlefield from the southwest. Until this time, Zhao Xin did not order the artillery position to fire.
On August 17, Fukang'an led the Chinese army and artillery troops to arrive and stationed at the Qing army camp on the south bank of the Suifen River.
On August 19, Durga led the Qing troops on the northern front and camped ten miles west of the old city of Jurgen.
At this point, the Qing army's three-sided siege of Fuldan City had been completed. Zhao Xin finally decided to leave the city. He did not expect that Fukang'an's purpose was to force him into the swamp, so he ignored the east side of Fuldan City.
Line defense.
"Commander!" Fukangan's soldiers quickly entered the big tent and handed over a document wrapped in yellow silk with both hands. Fukangan, who was eating, wiped his hands with a towel, took it and opened it.
Agui transferred Qianlong's secret edict from Fukang'an's invitation to An:
"After reading Agui, I quickly transferred to Fukang'an's camp: If you look carefully at what you have said, it is always a false statement. Fukang'an is an honorary minister of the past, and we share the same sympathies. As a Manchu minister, I will serve as a soldier.
On this occasion, whoever has the same hatred and common anger, cut off this imperial meal! The affairs of the army will be handled by you, and the power will be unified. You have said that the Zhao bandits have sharp firearms, and I will arrange the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion under your tent to listen to you. You think to yourself
I have received many special favors in the past, and I will remember to send them again! I have been generously rewarded by nobles, so why should I be stingy? But when you two leave the capital, I hope that you will do your best in the summer. This summer has passed away, but you are still in Hunchun.
The patrol refuses to advance!
The soldiers denounced it, and it took half the world's effort to raise the flag. And the disasters in Henan, Shandong, and Jiangsu are getting worse day by day. Shui Yuan, Wu Wei, and Bai Lian are thinking about it day by day. Not only can you not solve the worries of the king and father, but you have to spend a lot of time and money.
On the contrary, there are many internal affairs that are involved, which increases my worries. I feel my heart at midnight, can I feel at ease? It snows in Jilin in August, and the soldiers are bitterly cold. With autumn and August as the limit, I cannot go to Fort Fuldan, and I am not guilty.
, Can you look at your face and not feel guilty? These kind of greetings in false words are polite but not polite. If you don’t know the importance of etiquette, it is only the imperial court’s regulations and the people’s livelihood. Why use a piece of paper to desecrate the case every day!”
It was already the crisp autumn season, and Fukang was sweating profusely after the reading. Qianlong's words in the secret edict were harsher than ever seen before. The words "Qin this" written in cinnabar looked bright and dazzling.
Underneath the memorial was Agui's letter, explaining the emperor's eagerness to march. News came from the capital that Sun Shiyi, the acting governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had done some research and discovered that Zhu Youyi seemed to have an infant son left behind.
Xingning, Guangdong, did not follow him to Guangzhou. Some people rumored that the bastard was taken abroad and never heard from again. This matter made Qianlong very angry.
Agui finally said in the letter: "Your father's worry is our generation's disgrace. However, the emperor has already approved the previously planned strategy. The army is pressing step by step. The only way to win is to move slowly and calmly. To achieve success and to be greedy for progress is to be successful."
It is not the way to be loyal to the emperor. It is better not to be afraid if a slight mistake may lead to the humiliation of the emperor! Yaolin is very aware of the difficulties and dangers of using the army. My brother has transferred three thousand more horses from Ninggu Pagoda. If it is possible, we will be well prepared."
It is said that during the sixty years of Qianlong's reign, he had never personally led an army to fight in a war. But compared with his grandfather Kangxi, this emperor ranked ninth in the hierarchy, and he had to give orders to the front line every time. But this emperor was extremely smart.
As a person, he just comments on tactics and gives instructions on strategy. This means that frontline generals must fight according to his strategy, and does not care about how to fight specifically.
Fukang'an slumped back in his chair and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight as soon as possible, but that the road outside the pass was really difficult. In more than half a year, he and Agui, apart from making cannons, did
Busy building roads, mobilizing military rations, and constructing army supply lines. Now all the food must be sent to Ninggu Pagoda first, and then transported south to Hunchun and north. Not to mention the time delay, the cost on the road is also very huge.
At present, Fukang'an feels that he has enough artillery, and he can fight Zhao Xin no matter how bad the situation is. When Ushhada cuts off the opponent's food route, Zhao Xin, who is trapped in Fuldan City, will have no choice but to flee north. By then,
, bad weather will become their biggest enemy.
But what Agui said in the letter shocked Fukangan. If Zhao Xin was really a remnant of the previous Ming Dynasty, nothing could be done to let him escape. What if he was allowed to get on a speedboat and go to sea, and then he would have to fight with the blue and white
The big ships of two colors merged together, and it was unknown which day they would be happy to make a comeback. The outer northeastern coastline is so long, and the imperial court would be overwhelmed if it happened again.
So on August 20th, Fukang'an spent a day inspecting the battalions along the Suifen River and the construction of pontoon bridges, and decided to launch an attack in three days. One day later, Duerjia, who was far away on the northern line, received the attack notice.
instruction.
His attention turned to Zhao Xin. Seeing that the Qing army's pontoon bridge was about to be built, Liu Sheng ordered all three battalions of troops to enter the position. The heavy machine guns and artillery positions everywhere were not allowed to fire without clear instructions from the headquarters.
Ding Guofeng and Sheng Haizhou had retreated from the south bank and entered the defensive position south of Jurgen.
In Fuldan City, in order to prepare for a sneak attack by a small group of Qing troops, a thousand people were selected from thousands of migrant workers and issued weapons. These people had undergone preliminary militia training before May. According to reports,
Shooting in the city is still no problem.
In the early morning of August 22, the battle began.
First, Duerjia sent 3,008 Mongolian cavalry from the side. They were divided into two columns and began to approach the two wings of Jurgen City. The purpose was to attract opponents and cover the Qing army on the south bank of the Suifen River as they crossed the river. The Mongols on the north wing
In order to test the firepower, the cavalry sent out a battalion of 500 troops.
These Eight Banners Mongolians gradually moved forward to test. When they were close to a distance of fifty meters from the first trench, with a whistle, just one company of fire knocked these cavalrymen off their backs. The Mongolian cavalry quickly retreated to
Assemble at a position of eighty meters, and when preparing to attack in the middle, look for a breakthrough on the flanks.
Wukanbei rode a rhinoceros horse and followed Benniulu's men and horses on the middle road. Behind them was a battalion of Han Eight Banners musketeers and twenty artillery pieces. These people were not going to die, but to
Stand on both sides and behind the musketry battalion, and use bows and arrows to provide continuous firepower output during shooting gaps.
"Platoon commander, the enemy is coming." In the trench, a soldier saw the opponent's cavalry approaching and whispered to Yachiro.
"No one is allowed to shoot without my order." Yaichiro felt aggrieved. The order they received was to put the Qing army fifty meters before shooting. At this distance, the Qing army's muskets
and artillery can already cause damage to one's own side.
However, the company said during the war briefing that the purpose of this was to create the illusion of a stalemate on the western front and attract all the Qing troops on the southern front to cross the river and enter the preset battlefield.
From Zhao Xin's point of view, didn't the Qing army like to set up formations? I have prepared a plain battlefield with an area of nearly forty square kilometers for you. You can place it in various positions as you like.