After repelling the Qing army twice, the Muling army also lost more than 550 soldiers. Although compared with the Qing army, the casualties of the Muling army were considered very small, but for the Muling army, it was also
A big loss.
Before the Qing army attacked, the Muling army had only more than 4,000 people in total, of which only more than 2,000 were veterans with combat experience. This resulted in the loss of more than 10% of the force. However, after defeating the Qing army twice,
, the new soldiers also grew up in the battle and became elite soldiers who could fight big battles and tough battles. However, considering that the Qing army has not withdrawn, there may be tough battles at Muling Pass in the future, so the strength of the Muling Army needs to be further strengthened.
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Now Shang Yi has taken in more than 7,000 refugees, and has set up a huge camp in the north of the city. In the past, because of the limited food reserves in Muling Pass, the refugees could only be provided with one porridge and rice every day. Now
With enough food available, Shang Yi raised the food rations for refugees outside the city to be the same as those for residents inside the city. This ensures that they can have enough to eat.
Of course, these are not given for free. Shang Yi ordered that all the young and middle-aged men who received food from Muling Pass, excluding craftsmen, were recruited into the army and received training. Other children, old people, and women also
They all arrange their own work. Otherwise, they will not be provided with food rations, their tents will be taken back, they will be kicked out of the camp, and they will be left to fend for themselves. In short, Shang Yi does not want to feed freeloaders.
A considerable number of the refugees had grudges against the Qing army, and the Muling army defeated the Qing army twice, which made them feel that there was hope for revenge after joining the Muling army, so they were very welcome to join the army. However,
There were also many people who were unwilling to join the army, but they knew from the residents who had previously moved to Mulingguan that if they did not join the army they would be driven out of Guancheng, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Most of the refugees are young and middle-aged men, and the rest are mostly young and middle-aged women and teenagers. There are few young children and almost no elderly people. Because fleeing is a hard job, only young and middle-aged people have enough physical support to survive. Young children and the elderly can only
become a burden.
After statistics, there were more than 200 craftsmen among the refugees. Shang Yi assigned them to work in various workshops according to their types of work, and they enjoyed the treatment that craftsmen deserved. It was good to have craftsmanship, and everyone could make a living there. Ancient and modern times
They are all the same. There are more than 4,500 young and middle-aged men of the right age. Shang Yi divided them into groups according to age, and veterans began to train them. Wang Hu also officially became a soldier of the Muling Army.
It was mid-February at this time. According to the history of another time and space, the Qing army should have started to retreat in late March, and it was not until late May that all the Qing troops basically withdrew outside the Pass. Therefore, Shang Yi did not dare to relax and stepped up his efforts.
Train your troops and make various combat weapons.
After two battles to defeat the Qing army, other weapons were not bad. Among them, the number of swords, guns and armor had been greatly increased, and arrows could be recycled and reused. Only gunpowder consumed a lot, Mu
Most of the various types of gunpowder stored in Lingguan have been used up. In fact, the biggest shortcoming of firearms is not the filling speed, but the heavy reliance on logistical supplies. Once there are no shells and bullets, artillery and blunderbuss will also be lost.
It becomes a pile of scrap metal, and the cannonballs and bullets have to be accumulated bit by bit.
There are still enough artillery shells in Muling Pass, and there are more than 20,000 rounds of paper bullets left. With the current number of muskets, it is still enough to fight several battles, but the artillerymen and musketeers' daily training consumes more artillery shells and bullets.
It is not small, so it must be produced in regular quantities. In addition, there are less than 700 grenades left. Facts have proved that grenades are quite useful in defending cities and close combat. They just need to be used intensively, but the grenades also consume a huge amount of gunpowder.
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Now that the Qing army has retreated, Mulingguan is also stepping up its work to manufacture various ammunition and weapons for use in the next battle. Among the various craftsmen's workshops, the gunpowder workshop occupies the largest space, and half of it is occupied by the general camp.
, and more than 300 women were recruited for production. Because gunpowder cannot be exposed to an open flame, the women only made paper bullet casings at night, and then filled the gunpowder during the day. This was done day and night.
Fortunately, a few days had passed and there was no sign of the Qing army attacking Mulinguan again. But on this day, another news came that Linqu County had been captured by the Qing army.
After Shang Yi learned about it, he couldn't help but be surprised. Mulingguan is located at the junction of Yishui County and Linqu County. Linqu County is less than fifty miles north of Mulingguan. It is the northern exit of Mulingguan and is also the entrance to Mulingguan.
The pass is the only road leading to Qingzhou Prefecture. Because the main force of the Qing army is now active in the southeastern part of Shandong and the northern part of Jianghuai, the main general Abatai is also based in Yanzhou, and before that, the threat to Mulingguan has always come from the south.
, so Shang Yi focused his main energy on the south and basically ignored the north. Unexpectedly, the Qin army came from the north this time.
Now Yishui County south of Muling Pass has been captured by the Qing army. If Linqu County is lost again, it means that the north and south exits of Muling Pass are blocked by the Qing army. If the Qing army attacks from the north and south at the same time, other
Not to mention, it would be difficult to save the more than 7,000 refugees outside Beicheng. Shang Yi also secretly blamed himself for being too careless and ignoring the situation in the north.
However, Shang Yi then thought about it, so what if he knew it. Now he could only defend Muling Pass, and neither Yishui County in the south nor Linqu County in the north could take care of it. Now he still needs to figure out the north first.
The general situation of the Qing Dynasty was known, so a reconnaissance team was immediately ordered to go to Linqu County to inquire about the situation of the Qing army. At the same time, patrols and alerts were strengthened in the area north of Muling Pass.
Three days later, the reconnaissance team returned to Muling Pass and reported to Shang Yi that the Qing troops who captured Linqu County were not Yanzhou troops, but the defenders of Jinan Prefecture. It turned out that after the Qing troops entered the pass, they were in Shanxi and Hebei areas
They plundered a large amount of money, grain, supplies, people, and livestock. Before heading south into Shandong and Jianghuai, the supplies plundered from Hebei and Shanxi were stationed in Jinan Prefecture, so that the army could move south lightly.
While the defenders of Jinan Prefecture were guarding the city, they also sent troops to plunder nearby areas. In fact, there were not many Qing troops left to guard Jinan. Those who went out to plunder were mostly small groups, but the Ming army was as fearful as a tiger.
They did not dare to engage in battle with the Qing army. When the Qing army occupied Linqing, the Ming army moved far away to Wei County. The Qing army attacked Hejian, but the Ming army left Shanxi. The Qing army was stationed in Jinan. As the governor of Jiliao
Zhao Guangbian stationed his troops in Liangxiang, a thousand miles away, and did not move his troops.
The Qing army also saw through the nature of the Ming army's cowardice and fear of war, so they also acted boldly and freely in the Ming Dynasty, as if they were in an uninhabited land. After plundering everything in Jinan Prefecture, another Qing army came across the border.
The Qingzhou Prefecture plundered and captured Linqu County. Moreover, the reconnaissance team found out that the Qing army only had three thousand troops, including one Manzheng White Banner Jia La, one Mongolian Jia La, and two Han Army Jia La.
After listening to the report of the reconnaissance team, Shang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the fall of Laxeng County was just a coincidence. The Qing army had no intention of attacking Muling Pass.
But Shang Yi immediately thought that although the Qing army had no intention of attacking Muling Pass yet, he must not remain trapped in Muling Pass now, because judging from the situation, the Qing army's attack on Muling Pass was expected to be strong.
It was formed, but it was possible that he was not aware of it due to a lack of information. Therefore, he could not sit back and wait for death, he must take the initiative to take back Linqu County.
At the same time, there are more and more refugees gathering in Yijing. Muling Pass has long been unable to accommodate them. In the future, refugees can only live outside Guancheng. After retaking Linxian County, on the one hand, we can share the resettlement of some refugees with Muling Pass.
, on the other hand, you can also guard the northern entrance of Muling Pass to ensure the safety of refugees living outside the gate.
In addition, from an overall perspective, recapturing Linyuan County will not only relieve the threat to the north of Muling Pass and break the dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides, but also open up the channel with Qingzhou Prefecture. Not only can we obtain support from Qingzhou Prefecture, but also the necessary
At that time, you can also escape to Qingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, capturing Linxian County is an inevitable choice.
From a tactical perspective, the number of Qing troops who captured Linyang County was not large, with only more than 3,000 troops. The main force among them was actually only one Manchu Eight Banners Jia La, and the Muling Army had gone through two defensive battles at Muling Pass.
, because after winning the second Mulingguan Defense Battle, not only did he completely eliminate the fear of the Qing Army and enhance his confidence, but he was also completely confident that he could defeat the Qing Army this time in the field.
The only worry now is that the Qing army will be stationed in Linyang County without fighting. The Muling Army's siege experience is still zero, and the losses in the siege battle are too great, and the Muling Army cannot bear this loss. But Shang
Yi Dao is not worried about this, because the Qing army currently guarding Jinan Mansion must not know the news that their main force failed to attack the Muling Army twice, so they still have a contemptuous attitude towards the Ming Army and will never stay
We are guarding the city and do not dare to challenge. No matter from which aspect, it is not only necessary to recapture Linqu County, but also quite certain.
After Shang Yi proposed his plan to recapture Linqu County to the generals at the military meeting, it was immediately unanimously approved by the generals. This does not mean that all the generals can understand the strategic significance and significance of recapturing Linqu County mentioned by Shang Yi.
Feasibility analysis. But after defeating the Qing army's attacks twice, the public's trust in Shang Yi has reached its peak. It doesn't matter what the next step is. As long as Shang Yi says it, everyone will follow it.
Just do it. Anyway, as long as you listen to Shang Yi, you will definitely not go wrong.
However, this attitude of the generals is certainly not what Shang Yi wants to see. It is just to support the generals' independent thinking ability and to be able to not blindly follow themselves and put forward their own opinions. There is a long way to go, and there is a long way to go.