Tesi River, the southern foothills of Sayan Mountains (Tangnu Mountain), and the valley area in the eastern part of Chahantuoluo Sea.
In another time and space, this place is located in the northwest of Mongolia, only a little more than 25 kilometers away from the Mongolian-Russian border. However, in this time and space, this place is located in the northernmost part of the Zasak Tuhan Banner, bordering Khovd to the west and Tannuwu to the north.
Lianghai is eight or nine hundred miles away from the nearest border.
As the commander of the "Southward Detachment", Hu Ji felt that compared with the Mongolian cavalry, the biggest difficulty the troops faced now was the difficulty of the marching route.
Although the Beihai Navy was born in the vast mountains and forests of the outer northeast, the soldiers' feet have long been accustomed to the terrain of high mountains and ridges. However, in addition to the undulating mountains and dense forests here, Tangnu Mountain is even more overgrown with weeds and shrubs in the summer.
There were no roads. The soldiers spent most of their energy on widening the roads and clearing obstacles to allow vehicles and horses transporting ammunition supplies to pass smoothly.
This time, in order to quickly capture Ulyasutai and outflank the back roads of Khalkha Mongolia, the "Southward Detachment" did not carry long-range firepower such as 75mm field guns, but it still carried a lot of mortar shells and ammunition.
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In order to allow the soldiers to save physical strength, the team was specially equipped with four 10-ton crawler transport vehicles and more than 30 heavy-duty draft horses. To put it simply, an 82mm 2B14 mortar weighs nearly 42 kilograms. Each platoon
Equipped with one gun, a total of 40 guns are brought, which is 1.67 tons; each gun is equipped according to the supply of 2 base numbers of 60 shells, and the weight of a 3VO36 mortar shell is 3.14 kg. The net weight of the shells alone is
There are 7.5 tons, not counting the wooden boxes for packaging.
In addition, there are a lot of rifles, machine gun ammunition, spare parts for vehicle repairs, fuel, rations for packhorses and personnel, medicines, etc.
The troops walked along the dense forest in the valley for almost two days. When it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, the forward reconnaissance platoon reported that they would be able to enter the relatively flat grassland and hilly area in another ten miles. Hu Ji asked the accompanying guide,
After confirming that twenty miles to the south was the last stop on Uliasu Taipei Road - Bayanbulak Karen, he ordered the reconnaissance platoon to continue to conduct forward reconnaissance and seize the Qing Army's Karen at night. He could not let anyone go.
enemy.
"Order the troops to rest where they are!" After Huji gave the order, he asked the staff: "Where are the Mongols behind them?"
The staff officer looked embarrassed and said: "The company responsible for breaking up the rear has not been contacted yet."
Huji said angrily: "What happened?!"
"Captain, the signal interference of the radio stations in the mountains is too strong. We have been in contact. I will immediately ask the communication platoon to send people to the ridge to set up antennas."
"Send a squad to find them. You must get in touch with them. You must keep track of the pursuit of the soldiers at all times!"
"yes!"
Hu Ji thought about it in his mind. According to the current marching speed, it will take two days to reach Jilikekaron, which is the end of the Taipei Road station in Uriasu. After that, the troops will have to cross the Tesi River and then head towards
Go southeast for another 600 miles and capture eight stations.
Huji sighed in his heart and murmured: "There is still a long way to go!"
At this time, on the large grassland thirty miles south of the Tesi River, the 500 Qing army forwards from Uliasutai had just arrived at Zhurkuzhutai Station, and the troops led by Baoning, the left deputy general of Dingbian,
The large army is still twenty miles away.
A team of more than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry extended for hundreds of miles to the south. This large group of troops included some troops from the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe, the Zaktu Khan Tribe, the Sanyin Nuoyan Tribe, and Congke
A large number of Mongolian archers were recruited by Budo.
The reason why people from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe are here is because starting from the 38th year of Qianlong's reign, the Qing government stipulated that the princes of the four Khalkha Mongolian tribes, such as Zhasak, should be stationed in Uliasutai in shifts every year to assist
The deputy general Zuo of Dingbian mobilized troops and inspected tribes, took over the establishment of Karen platform and other matters. This year it happened to be the turn of the Tushetu Khan Department to be on duty.
Along with the 800-mile urgent edict sent by Qianlong, which arrived in Uliasutai, there was also a personal letter from the fourth Jebtsundamba and Norbu Zangtu Patan Wangshuk. Qianlong included it in the edict.
Baoning was specially instructed to buy time and not delay. If the military rations were insufficient or horses died on the way, silver coins or silks could be used to buy cattle, sheep and horses on the spot from the herdsmen along the way.
The call of the Great Living Buddha and the edict of Bogda Khan allowed Baoning to quickly gather the needed soldiers and horses. When the 100,000 stones of sorghum noodles and wheat noodles shipped from Khovd arrived in Ulyasu
After taking the stage, he immediately ordered the dispatch of troops.
As mentioned before, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties only had farms in Kobdo in the entire Khalkha Mongolian region, so they also stored a large amount of military rations. It is summer now, and the river water transportation is smooth, so the military rations transported from Kobdo are often transported.
By water, it can be transported along the Zabuga River and the Uliasutai River, and it can be reached in seven or eight days.
Since the Manchu and Qing Dynasties fought against Galdan, due to the long logistics supply difficulties, the number of mobile troops used by the Qing court at a time was only a few thousand at most, and the rest were logistics personnel and auxiliary troops that were several times more than the mobile troops. Like
When Zhaohui and Chenggunzabu went on an expedition to Amursana and marched into the Kazakh Khanate, they also used 7,000 main troops.
However, the Northern Navy was different from any opponent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Zhao Xin's deeds of using 600 men to defeat 10,000 Tsarist Russian troops in Aihui City are already known to everyone. Therefore, Qianlong knew that even if he wanted to copy the Northern Navy's retreat, it would be almost impossible.
Thousands of troops cannot defeat Kyaktu at all, and tens of thousands of troops must be used to launch a thunderous strike. Only in this way can they go south and cooperate with Agui's troops on the southern front to encircle and annihilate the Northern Navy on the grassland and Gobi.
Ahem, to put it bluntly, it means filling it with human lives, exchanging quantity for quality.
The 100,000-strong army on the southern front led by Agui, a scholar of economics and strategy, has just left Suiyuan, and the forward troops have just arrived at the Ulanhada station in the northeast of the Sizi Tribe Banner. The reason why they are moving so slowly is that
It is necessary to buy sheep as military ration; this is not to buy tens of thousands, but three hundred thousand. Most of these sheep will be made into air-dried mutton by the civilians so that they can be carried on the march.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Agui’s daily correspondence is complaining that the allocation of military rations in various parts of Shaanxi and Gansu is too slow, and the replenishment speed of military rations cannot keep up with consumption. The reason for this is because of the Southern Front
The Qing army numbered more than 100,000; including Yu Ding, escort personnel, camp doctors, craftsmen, laborers, etc., there were more than 100,000 people.
Therefore, this time the Khalkha-Mongolia Defense War was a life and death battle for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties! Now that the Northeast has lost a large area, if it cannot even protect Outer Mongolia, then the Manchu and Qing Dynasties will "use Manchuria and Mongolia as the foundation of their country."
The policy became a big joke, so Qianlong also took the risk.
As for Baoning, the main reason is that the city of Kulun is too far away from Ulyasutai. It is more than 3,000 miles away and there is no way to reach him without news for seven or eight days. Otherwise, he would not have left in such a hurry.
The forward troops of the Qing army will only stay at Zhurkuzhutai Station for one day, and tomorrow they have to move towards Chahantuoluohaitai Station, which is seventy miles away. As the army marches, although the stations along the way have been notified in advance,
But the forward's task is to ensure that the opponent is prepared in advance.
That night, the reconnaissance company of the "Southern Detachment" launched a late-night sneak attack and captured Bayanbulak Kalun cleanly. However, they learned some not-so-good news from the prisoners. The Qing army's large forces were approaching.
Came here. The company commander leading the team heard that the enemy had more than 20,000 troops. Regardless of the fact that it was already late at night, he immediately asked the correspondent to send a report to the headquarters.
So Huji was woken up from his sleep by the orderly. When he heard the staff report, he was shocked. He suddenly felt extremely stressed and his head was buzzing!
One thousand two against twenty thousand, and he didn't know the opponent's firearms and equipment. He knew that he didn't have the unpredictable ability of Zhao Xin, and he dared to use six hundred to pick out ten thousand people. This battle was definitely not easy to fight, and he was not careful.
The entire army would have to be wiped out.
He immediately asked people to summon the deputy detachment leader of the "Southward Detachment" Mi Shilang and the chief and deputy chiefs of each battalion, plus the staff of the regiment, and held a combat meeting overnight. While waiting for others, he asked the staff to call Chiyancheng
I sent a telegram to report to Zhao Xin, and also asked people to find the two guides who were sleeping soundly and ask about the situation.
Later, when the awakened officers rushed to the regiment headquarters one after another, Hu Ji immediately reported the current situation, and then analyzed: "Although the Qing army in the south has unknown intentions, according to my estimation, they are probably going along the way.
They took the Kyaktu West Road Station to take the retreat of the Eastern Front troops. Obviously, if they were going to fight the Eastern Front troops, they would not take this road."
The officers present used the lantern to carefully read the station route map spread on the table, and then nodded in agreement with Hu Ji's words.
"We now have a strong enemy in front of us and pursuers behind us. If we want to retreat, we can only go back the same way, fight with the Mongols behind us, and then return to the Barji River area to avoid their sharp edges. Although this can avoid the attack of the troops.
There are casualties, but the biggest problem is food supplies."
After that, he pointed to the north and south sides of the Wakemu River on the map and said: "Of course, we can attack the Mongolian tribes on both sides of the Wakemu River, or buy cattle and sheep from the herdsmen. But the problem arises again.
Now, ammunition! Once the ammunition can’t keep up, the Mongolians around us will come up like a tide, and then we’ll have no choice but to fight them with bayonets.”
At this time, Mishilang said: "I understand what you mean, just tell me what to do?"
Hu Ji pointed at Bayanbulak Karen on the map and said: "This is the only passage for the Qing army to take the western line of Kyaktu. There is the Tesi River in the south and Tangnu Mountain in the north. If the Qing army wants to pass through,
We can only walk in the valley north of the river bank. I have asked the guide before. The terrain of the Chahantuoluo Sea Station is difficult. It is located to the east of the Tesi River. The other side is a large grassland wasteland, and the east bank is backed by mountains. Here
Deploy a battalion and set up blocking positions on these hills to block the Qing army on the other side of the Tesi River and give them a fierce fight!"
At this time, a battalion commander asked: "What if the Qing army goes up the river and goes around our flank?"
Hu Ji thought for a while and said: "Then retreat to Bayan Brak Station, and I will send a company to meet you at Jilik Station. The headquarters of the detachment will be located in Bayan Brak. Anyone who has any objections can tell you immediately
carry."
The battalion-level officers present looked at each other, and finally a deputy battalion commander said, "What if we can't stop the Qing army?"
"Then let's go east along Kyaktu West Road and go to Kyaktu!" After Huji said that, he looked around at everyone present and finally asked: "Do you have any questions?"
Mishilang pondered for a moment, raised his head and said to Huji: "I will take the first battalion to Chahantuoluohai, and you, the second battalion and the support staff will guard Bayanbulak."
"Okay, now I order the first battalion to assemble immediately after dawn. You will be led by the deputy detachment leader. Your task is to build a position around the Chahan Toro Sea Station. The reconnaissance company will cooperate with you to capture Jilike and Chahan in advance.
These two stations are located in the Toro Sea. We have to compete with the Qing army for time, and we must make them suffer a huge loss on the other side of the Tesi River!"
"yes!"
"The Second Battalion, headquarters and logistics personnel will set off with you and arrive at Bayan Brak at noon tomorrow to build fortifications."
"yes!"
Hu Ji raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. This was given to him by Zhao Xin, and finally said in a deep voice: "It is already three-thirty in the morning. There is no time to sleep anymore. Let's go and arrange it."
The officers had all left. At this time, the staff officer came with the radio operator to report something unexpected to Hu Ji. The radio operator could not contact Chiyan City at all, and the eastern front troops could not be contacted either. The reason was probably because of the surrounding area.
The road is blocked by mountains and ridges.
When Hu Ji heard this, he secretly complained in his heart. This was really like the "house leakage" that Zhao Xinchang said! But he couldn't show it, so he could only ask the operator to rest first and try again when he arrived in Bayanbulak tomorrow.
In the early morning of August 3, 1791, after arriving at the Chahantoro Sea Station, the reconnaissance company that had been running all night quickly discovered the flag of the Qing forward troops on the other side of the Tesi River, and they immediately launched an attack on the station.
The dozen or so archers stationed inside the station were no match for them, and they were beaten to heavy casualties in the first encounter.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When the gunshots rang out, the Qing general on the other side of the river was extremely surprised, wondering why there were still muskets here? He immediately asked one of his knights to
The school led more than 20 people and prepared to cross the river, which was more than half a man deep, to check the situation. Unexpectedly, when the Qing army reached the middle of the river, a burst of intense gunfire suddenly rang out, and all the more than 20 armored soldiers fell into the water and died.
The horses neighed and fled back to the shore.
The leader of the team was horrified, but because he had been stationed in Uliasutai and had never seen the Northern Navy at all, he couldn't even guess who would dare to kill the officers and soldiers.
But when a flag with a red background and a black circle with a white five-pointed star in the middle was erected at the station on the other side of the river, he was stunned for a moment and suddenly shouted: "No! It's the Northern Pirates! Go back and report to the commander.
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As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a sudden "Boom!" sound from the grass across the river. Boom! A mortar shell exploded in the Qing army's ranks, and the flesh and blood of people and horses flew into the air instantly.
It killed and injured more than 20 Eight Banners Mongolian cavalry on the spot.
"No! The thief has a cannon, run away!"
In an instant, the remaining hundreds of Qing soldiers were like frightened waterfowl on the river bank, and fled in all directions. On the east bank of the Tes River, several sporadic gunshots rang out, and a few more ran at the end.
The Qing army was knocked from their horses to the ground.
At this time, a Beihai navy man stood up from the grass and shouted to his squad leader: "I hit that guy's leg! I'm going to catch him!"
After that, he jumped into the river, which was more than one meter deep. The squad leader didn't care much when he saw this, and called a soldier to follow him into the water.