?As soon as the main force of the Qing army withdrew from Zou County, the Chinese army immediately launched an attack on Zou County. "" Of course, the troops who stayed behind and cut off the rear could not withstand the attack of the Chinese army. In less than an hour, Zou County was captured by the Chinese army. Although a small-scale battle was still in the city at this time, Zhou Shaohuan had ordered the cavalry division to immediately go out and pass through the city to pursue the retreating Qing army.
Although the Qing army had already walked out for more than an hour at this time, of course, the two legs were not as fast as four legs. As a result, in less than half an hour, the cavalry division caught up with the Qing army.
After the firearms entered the war, the cavalry was indeed under great threat. They were not omnipotent and invincible troops on the battlefield, but in battles such as rapid raids, pursuits, and detours, the cavalry's role is still not something that infantry can replace. This time it is a pursuit battle, and it is also a pursuit along the official road, which is where the cavalry can use its martial arts.
The commander of the Shandong Cavalry Division was Yang Yaowu. He was a brother of the original clan of Yang Wucheng, the earliest cavalry commander of the Chinese Army. He was also one of the earliest cavalry soldiers of the Chinese Army. He had basically participated in several rare cavalry battles in the Chinese Army. Now Yang Wucheng has been promoted to a military district-level officer, and he has also been promoted from the original ordinary soldier to the commander of the cavalry division.
However, Yang Yaowu also knew that although the official road was flat and suitable for cavalry combat, the road was too narrow, and at most it could only take a dozen cavalry side by side. He led a division of cavalry. Although the cavalry of the Chinese army was less than that of the infantry, with only three battalions of a regiment and more than 7,500 troops in one division, it was impossible to fully expand its troops in such narrow terrain. Therefore, Yang Yaowu adopted a rolling tactic with one regiment as an impact unit. After one group of attacks, the other group immediately dispatched, continued to attack the Qing army in turn, so that the Qing army could not get a little breathing time.
When each regiment attacks, it is divided into companies to conduct assault operations. After breaking through the first floor of the Qing army, it is immediately given to the mountains and wilderness on both sides of the official road, and the attack position is given to the comrades behind it, so that the pressure of pursuing the Qing soldiers is always maintained. If the Qing soldiers flee from the official road, then the cavalry who had previously withdrawn from the official road will deal with them.
Therefore, after the Chinese army's cavalry caught up and immediately launched an attack on the Qing army, the Qing army did not expect that the Chinese army would catch up so quickly, and they were cavalry. As a result, they rushed to the front of them in a blink of an eye. The Chinese army used ten cavalry as a row to rush towards the Qing army, first with short guns or rear-mounted guns, then rushed up and slashed hard, and then immediately spread to both sides; and the rows followed immediately, attacking one after another, almost never stopped, shooting, sabers flying, war horses trampled, and Qing soldiers were killed to the ground, running around and complaining. In the past, the Qing army used cavalry to attack the Ming army in this way, but now it was the Qing army's turn to pay for the smell of being stomped by the cavalry.
Because at this time the Qing army's team was pulled into a long strip, the Qing soldiers in the back row hurried forward, and the front row didn't know what was going on behind, but in the end, it was crowded and chaotic, and many people escaped from the official road to avoid it. But no matter how chaotic the Chinese army was, they still rushed away, and the cavalry behind rushed up again, and made way out, and the cycle continued.
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After learning about these situations, Yue Le did not dare to station near Ningyang. He immediately ordered the troops to be withdrawn to the Wenshui River at the junction of Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture, and stationed by the river. He also sent people to report to Abatai to decide on the choice of Yanzhou. If he wanted to rescue Yanzhou, he would definitely not be enough to rely on his own ten thousand troops and he had to send more troops. If he gave up Yanzhou, he would immediately retreat to Tai'an Prefecture to guard against the Chinese army's attack. At the same time, he sent a letter to Li Rutai, of course he would not say that he was waiting for Abatai's decision to rescue Yanzhou. He only said that his troops were insufficient. At this time, Jinan was gathering people and came to rescue Yanzhou after the troops from Jinan gathered together. During this period, Li Rutai was asked to hold on in Yanzhou.
After receiving Yue Le's letter, Li Lutai could only smile bitterly and speechlessly. He could hold on to Yanzhou for many days without even his own confidence, but at this time, there was no other way, so he could only leave it to fate.
I don’t know if it was Li Lutai’s Qi Qiuzhen who moved the sky or some other reason. Six or seven days passed in a row. Although the Chinese army had approached the edge of Yanzhou City, they only built fortifications outside the city and did not attack Yanzhou City. At this time, Li Lutai received another letter from Yue Le. Abatai had sent troops from Jinan and could arrive in Yanzhou in three days. This made Li Lutai very happy. It seemed that the smoke was coming from his family’s ancestral grave and he was dead again.
In fact, the Chinese army did not come to attack Yanzhou, but had its own intention. After the Chinese army occupied Zouxian and defeated the troops retreating from Zouxian, all the generals asked for orders to attack Yanzhou. Even Tong Dayong believed that with the current troops in Yanzhou, the troops in Yanzhou could not resist the attack of the Chinese army at all. He should take advantage of the opportunity that Yue Le was blocked by Ningyang's men and did not dare to come to rescue Gunzhou, and first captured Yanzhou City, and then attack Jinan.
However, Zhou Shaohuan raised an objection, believing that the attack on Yanzhou should not be limited to Yanzhou, but should focus on the overall situation of the entire Jinan-Yanzhou line. If Yanzhou is kept and the siege is not attacked, Jinan will be sent to rescue Yanzhou, and first siege the city and attack the aid of the Qing army, and it will be of great help to the Shandong Military Region's next attack on Jinan. Anyway, Yanzhou is already a cooked duck, and it is not afraid of it flying, it will just be eaten a few days later.
It turned out that after receiving the instructions from the United Front Work Department, Zhou Shaohuan also made a serious summary of his last battle. At the same time, he carefully read all the battles in the Jianghuai and Hubei areas of the past few years. He also understood the tactical principles that Shang Yi had always advocated, such as maneuverability and flexibility, concentration of superior forces, fighting more mobile wars, encirclement and annihilation wars, fighting less position wars, and attacking tough battles; focusing on eliminating the enemy's vital forces and not caring about the gains and losses of a city and a place. He also understood the tactical principles of "being enlightened" and his mind suddenly became alive.
Therefore, in the second Shandong Battle, Zhou Shaohuan was indeed maneuvering and flexible. He often unexpectedly mobilized the power of the Qing army and created a large number of good opportunities to annihilate the enemy. To this end, the Qing army had more than 20,000 people who had eliminated the prisoners, and the Chinese army suffered less than 1,000 losses. The battle in Yanzhou Prefecture was basically settled, which was in sharp contrast with the first battle. It also gave Zhou Shaohuan a further understanding of Shang Yi's military use idea and more confidence. Of course, he was more respectful to Shang Yi's tactical thoughts.
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