Although the Qing army was ready to fight, the development of the battle was not as Bolo expected. After the Chinese army crossed the Hutuo River, they did not launch an attack on Zhending Mansion for five days.
Build and garrison positions outside the city.--./
At this time, Bolo couldn't help but wonder. The Chinese army must have had other plans for such an abnormal move. What Bolo immediately thought of was whether the Chinese army would use the strategy of attacking from the east to the west, attacking Zhending openly and taking Hejian secretly.
Although the Qing army also left a force to garrison in Hejian Mansion, after all, Zhending Mansion was the main force, and Hejian Mansion was now concentrated here.
More than 70% of the troops in the north. If the Chinese army makes a false attack on Zhending and concentrates its main force to actually take Hejian, the current left-behind force in Hejian Mansion will not be enough. Of course, if the Chinese army uses its main force to attack Zhending 22
Chapter 4 captures Shanxi (1). The two sides fight the main force with their main force. In fact, Boluo is not sure whether the Qing army can hold Zhending Mansion.
However, after inquiries by spies from the Qing army, they found that the Chinese army had no signs of gathering troops in the Hejian Mansion area. The main force seemed to be concentrated on the Zhending line. Therefore, Bolo felt a little confused, so
What is the Chinese Army preparing to do? But now Bolo does not dare to send troops easily to test whether the Chinese Army's troops in Zhending are really the main side, so they have no choice but to remain in a stalemate.
But on February 12, Boluo received an urgent report from Beijing that Taiyuan had been lost. Yue Leji retreated to Baoding. He ordered Boluo to immediately abandon Zhending, and retreat to the line between Hejian and Baoding to join Yue Le and defend.
Capital.
Only then did Bolo realize that the Chinese army was still using the strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the west, but it was not to capture Hejian, but to capture Shanxi.
In fact, Cheng Jin stood still in front of Zhending City, not waiting for news from Shanxi, nor a plan to attack the west, but because he was afraid that his army would advance too quickly and the Qing government would abandon Beijing and escape, so he deliberately let go.
Slow down the speed of the attack and stabilize the Qing army. Let other Chinese armies take the lead and cut off the Qing court's retreat.
Chapter 224: Recruiting Shanxi (1) Because now the Chinese army does not need any tactics such as claiming to the east and attacking the west against the Qing army. It is so complicated that the Chinese army is not only stronger in combat effectiveness than the Qing army, but also has a higher total strength than the Qing army.
Far surpassing the Qing army. Now, including the war situation in Korea, the Chinese army has only dispatched a total of three military districts to the Qing court, and in the rear, there are still four military districts that have not moved.
Just as Cheng Jin led his army to launch an attack on Hebei, Zhao Yingjie also led the 11th and 25th armies to launch an attack on Shanxi.
Because Wakda and Lekedhun have been stationed in Shaanxi, the Qing government's current military strength is seriously insufficient. There are only more than 30,000 troops stationed in the entire Shanxi Province, which cannot defend such a large place. Yue Le can only
If you can concentrate your forces and hold on to a few key cities, you will have to give up all other places.
Even so, the strength of the Qing army is still far from enough. Because Shanxi is the flank of the capital, it is always a battleground for military strategists. To be more realistic, almost every state capital has a strategic location. And Yue
Le could only choose a few top priorities.
, first of all, of course, Taiyuan Prefecture, the capital of Shanxi Province, which is the core area of Shanxi, must be guarded, followed by Pingyang Prefecture in the southwest of Shanxi Province, and Luzhou Prefecture in the southeast. Even the natural barrier at the junction of Shanxi and Henan Provinces
The Taihang Mountains have all given up.
Although the Taihang Mountains are indeed dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, this area is too vast and stretches for hundreds of miles. It is not enough to throw all the 30,000 people in Yue Le's hands here, and the Taihang Mountains are located in Shanxi Once all the troops were concentrated here at the southernmost end of the province, the Chinese army could send troops from Zhangde Prefecture in Hebei Province to attack the flanks of the Qing army and cut off the Qing army's retreat. Therefore, Yue Le had to abandon the Taihang Mountains.
As a result, when the Chinese army passed through the Taihang Mountains, there was no obstacle at all. They passed through the Taihang Mountains very smoothly, entered Shanxi Province, and then went straight to Luzhou Prefecture.
Yue Le deployed 10,000 garrison troops in Luzhou Prefecture. The number was not satisfactory, but the weaponry was appalling. There was not a single artillery piece, and there were only about 500 muskets, and they were all matchlock guns. There was no way around this. Because the garrison in Shanxi was originally temporary, the Qing army's muskets and artillery basically stayed in Hebei.
In fact, the terrain of Luzhou is very good, with Zhangshui to the west and Lanshui to the north, and Huguan facing each other in the southeast. If the army and equipment are sufficient, it can cause considerable trouble for the Chinese army. However, the current conditions in all aspects are not as good as those of the Chinese army, so naturally there is no suspense about the outcome of this battle.
However, this battle also has a special feature, that is, the 25th Army represented the Chinese Army in battle for the first time.
The 25th Army is the only military-level organization of the Chinese Army that is composed entirely of surrendered troops. Because it has only been in the Chinese Army for a short time, it has not been trained by the generals at all. All artillery regiments have been cancelled, and the entire army is equipped with only a small number of small troops. The cannons and even the muskets were only half-assembled. It was not because the United Front Work Department refused to give them to them, but because none of the soldiers of the 25th Army knew how to load ammunition. It was not difficult to shoot. It took a few days. It can be learned, and you can basically practice it in half a month, but it is only for individual shooting. To reach the level of very coherent three-stage shooting, it will take at least three months of training. Therefore, even if they are given muskets at this time, it is estimated that they will not be able to shoot. It can only be used as a spear, so it is better to use a real spear. As for artillery, it is even worse, because the gunners of the Chinese army at least know some simple mathematical geometry knowledge.
Therefore, the United Front Department also decided to equip the 25th Army with half of the muskets first, and slowly practice them. After they are proficient, the other half of the soldiers will be equipped with long guns. The other soldiers will still use long guns, so that the 25th Army can maintain the The combat effectiveness of the 25th Army. The three generals of the 25th Army, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, also understood that this was a fact. It was not that the Chinese Army deliberately made things difficult for them, and they had nothing else to say.
As a result, after the 25th Army departed from Yingtian Mansion and along the way to Kaifeng Mansion, the soldiers who had changed their equipment were practicing their musket shooting skills, at least to become proficient in personal shooting first. And after experiencing the incident of violating discipline, Sun Kewang , Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi did not dare to be careless anymore. Not only did they often warn the soldiers to respect discipline, but they also sent their own guards to supervise the management. Therefore, there were no more disciplinary violations along the way.
After arriving in Kaifeng, the 25th Army was assigned to follow Zhao Yingjie to attack Shanxi. As a result, it went smoothly all the way to Luzhou Prefecture.
Because it was clear from reconnaissance that the Qing army did not have many troops in Luzhou City, Zhao Yingjie decided to give the task of attacking Luzhou to the 25th Army. First, he wanted to see what the 25th Army was doing. combat effectiveness, as well as the mental outlook after this period of time; secondly, I also want to know how much combat effectiveness the Qing army still has.
And Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi also knew that after joining the Chinese Army, they would have to fight long ago. And through this period of understanding, the three of them also understood that if they want to have a good future in the Chinese Army, they must
He had to perform well on the battlefield, so he agreed happily and actively mobilized his soldiers. He must fight well in this battle tomorrow and not embarrass himself.
Of course, Zhao Yingjie did not intend to use the Qing army to consume the strength of the 25th Army. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, he arranged other artillery units to provide fire support to the 25th Army, and also dispatched a demolition team to provide fire support to the 25th Army.
First open the city wall.
To be honest, there are not many veterans of the 25th Army. When Zhang Xianzhong was still alive, they followed Zhang Xianzhong on expeditions to the east and west. There are many people running around in China. They have fought all kinds of battles, including siege battles.
Of course there is no exception, but this is indeed the first time I have seen the Chinese army suppress the defenders on the city wall with fierce firepower from the beginning.
After the demolition team went up, the city wall of Luzhou was blown open with a "boom". Many soldiers of the 25th Army were also stunned, because according to the general siege experience, if the city wall was opened, it would not be possible.
It means that the city has basically been breached, but this is just the beginning.
When attacking the city, the city gate was blown open all at once, which was a little too fast. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the 25th Army stared at the gap opened in the city wall of Luzhou, and stayed there, even launching
The charge was forgotten. Many soldiers stared blankly, suspecting that they had seen it wrong.
Zhao Yingjie, who was watching the battle in the main formation, stamped his feet anxiously and shouted: "What is Sun Kewang doing? He has already blown up the city wall, why don't you attack? Are you trying to delay the military plane?" He quickly sent out a guard.
Go and urge Sun Kewang to attack.
After receiving the order from the guards, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi woke up from their dreams. Sun Kewang quickly ordered the attack.
Yesterday, the three of them had discussed it and each selected a battalion to form the first batch of commandos. In this way, everyone would share in the losses and everyone would contribute in the victory. No one would suffer. Therefore, after the order was given, the three
A commando team composed of three battalions immediately launched a fierce attack on Luzhou City.
In fact, even the Qing army was a little surprised by the delay just now, because according to common sense, after the city wall was blown up, the Chinese army would immediately launch a ground attack. At this time, whoever blocked the gap would be in trouble, because the Chinese army's third
A wave of attacks is not fun. Therefore, the Qing soldiers dispersed one after another, and no one dared to harass them.
Its edge. But after waiting for a while, the Qing army discovered that after the Chinese army blew up the city wall, they just waited in place instead of launching an attack. Didn't the Chinese army have any new weapons? Waiting
He blocked the gap himself and then used it. Therefore, everyone was puzzled for a while that no one thought of blocking the gap.
It wasn't until the Chinese army began to launch an attack on Luzhou City that the Qing soldiers woke up from their dreams. It turned out that the Chinese army still wanted to launch a ground attack? Isn't this just kidding? Even if the Chinese army is powerful, there is no such thing.
Is it? However, the Qing army had no time to think about it and hurriedly blocked the gap in the city wall, but it was already too late. The Chinese army had already rushed to the city wall, and the two sides started a fierce hand-to-hand battle at the gap in the city wall.