Chapter 207: Soldiers Arrive at Ning Ancient Pagoda (2)
Chun Lai, the former eunuch, was frightened by Zhao Xin's words and thought to himself that if a cup of hot tea could burn the emperor to death, he would not be alive today.
Zhao Xin asked curiously: "Why did you guys come here?"
"The little one is really hungry. There is no food in the mountains, not enough clothes, and several old people have fallen down. The armored soldiers have gone to the city to defend the city in the past few days, so no one cares about us."
Zhao Xin nodded. It seemed that Ning Guta's troops were very nervous, otherwise even the armored soldiers guarding the imperial village would have been transferred away. He continued to ask: "How many people are there in Ning Guta City now?"
"On the way out of the mountains, I heard someone say that there must be tens of thousands of people in the city now."
"Okay. Guisheng will arrange things for you. Don't worry, no one here will look down on you."
Not long after Guisheng led Chunlai away, Wang Yuanfang and Liu Sheng came to look for him.
"I think even if we take Ning Guta this time, it will be difficult to hold on to it." Wang Yuanfang expressed his opinion as soon as he sat down.
Liu Sheng nodded and said: "The road from Fuldan City to here is too difficult, and there are many people left behind along the way. If you, Mr. Zhao, hadn't arrived in time, I would have almost finished the compressed biscuits here."
Zhao Xindao: "Is there anything else?"
Wang Yuanfang continued: "Actually, the way we are fighting now, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to fight at all. Logistics is the biggest problem, and I have a deep understanding of it this time in the mountains. Food, medicine, and clean drinking water can't keep up.
Go up. This is because I want to train troops, so I gritted my teeth and took it on."
Liu Shengdao: "I always feel that training and fighting are a bit awkward now, but I can't tell what is going on."
Wang Yuanfang thought for a while and said: "I think we are now holding the idea of 'I can do whatever I want'. But the traffic and natural conditions here outside the customs are too restrictive. I used to be in the army
, I remember the leader said that this is how Yingjiang plays. It's called 'traction mission, design war.'"
Zhao Xin got up and walked back and forth in the tent several times, which dazzled Liu Sheng. Just when he was about to protest, there was a "pop" sound and Zhao Xin slapped him on the shoulder: "What the old squad leader said is so right."
Yes! We have entered a misunderstanding."
Liu Sheng took Zhao Xin's hand off and complained: "If you have something to say, pat yourself on the thigh!"
Zhao Xin explained nonchalantly: "First, our core issue now is logistical support. If we want to use modern warfare, we must have modern logistical support, otherwise it is all nonsense! Secondly, we have
What we are talking about is how to train soldiers and how to fight battles. This is not acceptable. It must be reversed, how to fight battles and how to train soldiers."
Many people say that there is no difference between ancient wars and modern wars. In fact, they are completely wrong. Unless ancient wars are the kind of wars that go deep into the desert and nomadic civilizations, the supply lines are generally not very long. Modern wars must be fought around logistic supply lines.
The reason is that the consumption of thermal weapons is too high, and industrial logistics will also make the supply line very long.
In modern military operations, the most important consideration is not firepower, but self-sustainability. Only considering the intensity of front-line firepower does not consider how long the firepower output can last, does not consider how much logistical support is needed for this firepower intensity, and does not calculate how much manpower and material resources are needed.
No. Later generations of armies would hold "coordination meetings" before operations or exercises. The purpose was to avoid making plans that could not be implemented.
That is because the scale of Zhao Xin's current military operations is not large, otherwise it would take a long time just to hold a coordination meeting and train a group of logistics support staff.
For example, the daily water consumption per person in modern warfare is about 11 to 26 liters, including washing, drinking, and cleaning. When a large army is dispatched, it must be equipped with a water tanker. An 8-ton water tanker can run back and forth a few times. The problem is the road condition.
, how much fuel, driver, maintenance, etc. are needed?
Another example is the consumption of ammunition during combat. The weight of a 7.62×39mm bullet is 16.4 grams. Each magazine has 10 rounds. Each soldier carries 220 rounds of ammunition during combat. In this Ningguta military operation, the rifle
The weight of the bullet is five and a half tons.
An artillery piece is just a warhead, cartridge, and medicine bag. The basic weight is three tons. In addition, there are repairs and maintenance, and the consumption of the transportation vehicle itself. It is difficult to meet the requirements if the distance is too far.
It is necessary to calculate how far apart warehouses should be built along the route of military operations. To maintain modern warfare by relying solely on ancient chariots and horses, think about the three major battles in later generations, how many people would have to be mobilized. With Zhao Xin’s current strength
, can’t play at all.
If Ninggu Pagoda is captured this time, and Hunchun is included, then the administrative area of Beihai Town will be more than 500 kilometers from east to west, more than 300 kilometers from north to south, and an area of 150,000 square kilometers (nearly three times that of Tongliao).
area.)
It's okay to go from the mouth of the Xila River to Fuldan City, but the distance from Fuldan City to Ninggu Pagoda is too far.
Zhao Xin is just one person. Once multi-front operations are implemented, he will not be able to take care of it. Military needs are one aspect, and the actual situation is the key.
Liu Sheng felt awkward before. That was because all the training he did in Beihai Town was basic training and there was no actual combat training at all. If it weren't for the huge difference in weapons generation, he would have lost long ago. Then what if Qianlong bites the bullet and sends 100,000 soldiers next year?
What to do if someone comes over? You definitely can’t defend with the current style of play. Even if Zhao Xin cheats, it’s not about getting what he wants, but what he can bring out.
If I go by my previous idea, I want to lay down Ninggu Pagoda and occupy Ninggu Pagoda, then what? With the few people in Beihai Town now, once they are deployed, it will become a mess. Will the various Karen posts be defended?
?Are there people assigned to each village and township to take charge?
At present, there are no more than 200 grassroots managers in Beihai Town, including the security police. If Serdan and others are included, there are seven ethnic minority cadres in total; among them is an old lady in her sixties - Serdan.
Damn it. The problem is that Serdan and the others are not cadres.
After the conversation, the three of them made adjustments to the military action plan.
Ningguta still has to fight and build momentum. First of all, the border people, Han people, and bannermen under the rule of Jilin General Mansion must know that Beihai Town is not Oros, but Han; secondly, it must use force to frighten the local people.
The Manchu and Qing defenders; thirdly, everyone is welcome to go to Fuldan City to do business. Zhao Xin's attitude is to open the way through economic means and use force as a guarantee.
Zhao Xin's opinion is that after this battle, Hunchun will not be wanted. With the strength of the Qing Dynasty, it is enough to temporarily control the Mongolian Karen.
Now that the plan is made, it’s time to take action. The weather is getting colder and colder, so finish playing early and go home early.
On September 18, Beihai Town began to mobilize.
In order to let the Qing audience better understand the identity of the Han people in Beihai Town, Zhao Xin pulled out a piece of red silk from his inventory, cut it into an eight-foot-long format, and wrote the word "明" on it with a brush; then,
He also made three red flags five feet long and five feet wide, and wrote the three characters "Zhao, Liu, and Wang" on them. As for the flagpole, he found four stainless steel pipes more than three meters long.
At this time, Zhao Xin had not realized that his willful behavior would bring countless troubles in the future. Not to mention the ridicule among the members, he had to come out with it for this lie.
Countless lies. After a few years, he wanted to change them, but Ming's identity was like a tight curse, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Liu Sheng carried his own banner and led a battalion ten miles southeast of Ningguta to block the channel of the Hulha River to prevent Qing warships from going north. Wang Yuanfang led the other two battalions into Hulha River.
A mile south of the Erha River, defensive fortifications were built; in fact, they were breastworks. This side of Ninggu Pagoda is close to many rivers, and the groundwater is so rich that digging trenches can easily turn it into a swimming pool.
Sure enough, at noon, when several large flags were erected behind the breastworks of Beihai Town, the entire Ninggu Tower City was in a sensation! And Na Qitai, who was standing in the city gate building and watching, saw the red "Ming Ming" flag.
"When I read the word "big flag", my head was buzzing.
"Oh my god! Why are these people using Zhu Ming's name?!"
"Didn't the leader say that they are all Oros barbarians? The characters on this flag are Chinese characters."
In fact, the people who were most shocked were not the Eight Banners Manchus, but the Han people in Ningguta City.
"The remnants of the previous dynasty, the remnants of the previous dynasty!" This is the lament of the teacher in the Palace of Manchu Literature.
"It's very possible that the name of the previous dynasty was stolen. How could there be so many Han people in the wild land! Our dynasty has clearly issued an order not to climb over the border wall."
"Brother, that's wrong. In the first few years, many people came to settle in Guan. Otherwise, how could the city be so prosperous?" These two are businessmen from Shanxi.
"I haven't seen the flag of my mother country in many years. I need to report this to the government as soon as possible when I get back." This is a businessman from North Korea.
"Are they trying to kill all our bannermen?" This is what the armored soldiers guarding the city were lamenting.
"Fire! Let the artillery on the warship fire! Knock down that flag!" Na Qitai became anxious.
"Boom! Boom!" The Yaksa warship on the pier outside the south gate opened fire. This stirred up a hornet's nest. Several heavy machine guns from Beihai Town immediately began to fight back, hitting the two Yaksa warships with a hail of bullets.
The bow of the ship was flying with sawdust, and the four copper muskets were hit with sparks flying everywhere. After two people were killed, the six gunners on the ship were so hit by the bullets that they dared not even show their heads.
The defenders on the city wall of Ninggu Tower were frightened by the power of Beihai Town's firearms, and they hid behind the city wall to hide. There has been no war in the outer northeast for a hundred years, and the bannermen here have long given up on "preparing for war when going out, farming when entering"
The way of life. The banner people have lost their original bloody spirit and bravery, and they live a comfortable life every day.
"It's not good! The bandits are going to cross the river and attack the city!" When several bannermen women heard the rain of gunshots outside, they were so frightened that they howled in the house, thinking that the end was near.
But at this time, the Han people in the city were thinking, should we be fine?
After the two Yaksa warships were disabled, the heavy machine guns on the Beihai Town position ceased fire, and there was no movement on the position for the time being.
Na Qitai couldn't figure out what Zhao Xin was doing. He took advantage of the silence in Beihai Town to write a secret letter in the tower, and then ordered someone to take a twenty-tael silver and hand it over.
He said to a soldier: "You go out through the west gate. No matter what, you must take this letter to Jilin Wula and give it to Master Zhongtang."
"嗻!"
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Xinyi saw that the time was up, so he said to Wang Yuanfang: "Start!"
"Da da da!" This time, an anti-aircraft gun appeared, targeting the south gate and the city tower of Ninggu Pagoda. It happened that Na Qitai was not there at the moment, so the armored soldiers in the city tower were unlucky. Boom.
Amidst the explosion, countless masonry and wood blocks were flying in the air along with the broken limbs, and there was an uproar in Ningguta City!
The dense explosions frightened all the bannermen in the city, and they thought that they would really cross the river to attack the city this time. But when the south gate tower and two nearby sections of walls were blown down, there was still nothing on the other side of the river.
No movement.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, a company of soldiers from Beihai Town walked out of the breastworks, walked to the river and raised their guns. When a whistle sounded, they started hitting the city wall with ping-ping-pong-pong. After firing a magazine, they turned around and called it a day.
After the soldiers of this company returned to their positions, each company began to assemble their teams, withdraw from their positions, and return to the camp one mile away.
When Na Qitai confirmed that the banner of Beihai Town was no longer visible, he hurriedly summoned people in the city to repair the collapsed south gate and city wall. He was also confused and couldn't understand what Zhao Xin wanted to do. But it was good that the city was not lost.
, survive another day.
The next day, Beihai Town continued to dispatch troops to enter the parapet position, following yesterday's pattern. Today's shooting target was the city wall and tower in the southeast corner. After an indiscriminate bombardment, the city wall in the southeast corner also collapsed. This
Once, the defenders of Ninggu Tower learned their lesson. When Beihai Town opened fire, everyone ran down the city wall and hid on Ximen Street.
On the third day, before we could go out to perform, someone came from Ning Guta.
After completing the necessary body search procedures, the three Qing Dynasty people were brought in front of Zhao Xin. With an arrogant look on his face, Hu Ji introduced the three people: "This is our chief."
The three of them looked at each other and wondered what kind of official position "palm" was. They had never heard of this thing. The leader of the bandits in front of them looked tall and tall, with a fair complexion and a pleasant smile. He was wearing a double-breasted and collared cloak.
(Down jacket). But with no hair on the head and no beard on the chin, can this be considered a descendant of the former Ming Dynasty?
Zhao Xin looked at the three people in front of him with a smile, and thought to himself that they were here to seek peace? So he said, "My lord, Zhao Xin, what do you call the three of you?"
"In the lower part of Zhang Yubei, it is now the style of Ninggu Pagoda Office."
"I am Qian Yu, and I am currently teaching at Manxue in the city."
"Zhao Shou. General Zhao, my civilian name is Huang Yingfa. He is the shopkeeper of Guangsheng Haobuzhuang in Ningguta City."
After the three people bowed in greeting, Zhao Xin raised his hand and motioned for the three of them to sit down. When Guisheng brought the hot tea, he asked: "Are you three sent by that Qitai?"
Zhang Yubei stood up and cupped his hands and said: "The three of us are here for the tens of thousands of people in the city."
"Oh. What should I say?"
"The general used fire guns and iron cannons to bombard the city wall for two days in a row. There were many casualties in the city. I also ask the general not to bombard the city wall anymore."
"Aren't the people who died were all Qing soldiers guarding the city?"
Zhang Yubei said sadly: "There are both bannermen and Han people."
Zhao Xin said "Oh", changed the topic, and asked the three of them: "Are you all exiled here?"
Zhang Yubei said: "Exactly, our ancestors migrated here in the 17th year of Shunzhi."
Huang Yingfa said: "The little man's ancestor was born in the third year of Yongzheng's reign."
Qian Yu said: "My ancestor lived in the fifteenth year of Shunzhi. Since you are using the banner of the Qianming Dynasty, how did you get to this place outside the pass?"
"Oh, I'm different from you. I came by boat."
When the three of them heard this, their noses almost became angry, and they thought to themselves, "Who are you trying to bully?"
In fact, the three people sent by Naqitai each have their own origins. Zhang Yubei's ancestor is Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War in the late Chongzhen period. He was arrested and exiled in the Literary Prison in the 17th year of Shunzhi; Qian Yu's ancestor is Qian Wei, who was arrested in the 15th year of Shunzhi.
Because of the Jiangnan Imperial Examination Case, he was exiled after failing to pass the Imperial Examination in Beijing; Huang Yingfa, his ancestor participated in Zhu Yigui's uprising in Taiwan in the 60th year of Kangxi. After the defeat, the whole family was exiled.