When Abatai, who was stationed in Yanzhou, received the news of the fall of Jinan Prefecture, he was also frightened. He didn't expect that he had no intention of provoking the Ming army, but they actually refused to appreciate it and actually attacked Jinan Prefecture. It was recaptured. It seems Turg was right what he said. This Ming army should not be underestimated.
Because Jinan Prefecture was the only way for the Qing army to return north, Abateshizhi also wondered whether this was a trap that the Ming army had designed long ago to get him in. At first, he deliberately showed weakness, but The troops at Muling Pass had already laid an ambush. After luring their own army deep into the territory, they immediately rushed out and cut off their way back. This was to kill all of their own army of more than 100,000 people. I've made dumplings. Only in this way can we explain why there is such a strong fighting force hidden in Muling Pass.
Thinking of this, Abatai couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If the Ming army really had such a plan, I'm afraid it would be difficult for his old bones to return to the border this time.
But after all, Abatai is a man who has experienced hundreds of battles. He immediately calmed down. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. Not to mention when the Qing army broke through the border at the beginning, how could the Ming army conclude that they He will definitely lead his troops to Shandong. Even in the current Ming Dynasty, who else can conceive of such a bold and risky plan and execute it? But if not, what is the existence of the Muling Army? What's the matter? The Ming Dynasty would never send such a powerful force to Muling Pass for no reason, right?
Abatais thought about it over and over again, but couldn't come up with a reason. Then he invited Turk and Bolo, and Yue Le and others met and discussed for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a result. But there was one thing the three of them had We have reached a consensus that we can no longer stay in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, we must withdraw our troops immediately and return to the outside world.
But there are still quite a number of troops outside and have not gathered in Yanzhou Prefecture. Moreover, even the existing troops in Yanzhou Prefecture cannot be evacuated. Now because of the accumulation of materials, money and food in Yanzhou Prefecture, the population There are nearly twice as many livestock as there are in Jinan Prefecture. Abatai also knows that these are the fruits of hard work after the Qing troops entered the customs this time. Although the situation is a bit wrong now, they cannot be thrown away. If they just return empty-handed Sheng Jing, not to mention that his soldiers don't agree, even Huang Taiji can't spare him.
So the three people discussed it again, and finally decided to order Turk to take 10,000 troops and rush to Jinan Mansion immediately. They should not attack the city first, and try not to fight with the Ming army, as long as they could contain the Ming army. Then he ordered Yue Le to take 10,000 troops to defend Dongchang Mansion and protect his flanks. Abate stayed in Yanzhou Mansion, quickly packed up his things, sorted out supplies, and led the army back.
For the troops who have not returned to Yanzhou Mansion, I decided not to wait for them anymore. After cleaning up, if they have not come back, I will withdraw first. I will just send someone to inform them, and there is no need to transfer back to Yanzhou Mansion. Directly Go north to catch up with the returning army.
After deliberation and decision, the Qing army immediately began to take action separately.
In a short period of time, the Qing army, which was supposed to have started to retreat in late March of the 16th year of Chongzhen (1143), had a big butterfly named Shang Yi flapping its wings and advanced the withdrawal time. In early March, the spoils of the raid also shrunk by more than one-third.
The Qing army was preparing to retreat, and Shang Yi was also preparing to face the Qing army in Jinan. Both sides were actually preparing intensively.
In addition to those who joined the army, there were about 120,000 people in Jinan City. It was not easy to send these people safely to Qingzhou Prefecture. Shang Yi divided the people into six batches, each batch of 20,000 people.
Departing in the morning and afternoon, they were all dispatched in three days. At the same time, a thousand militiamen and two hundred formal troops were sent to escort each batch of people. The hundreds of Qingzhou soldiers who were to be repatriated were also dispersed and arranged separately.
Among the various groups of common people, including the family members of the new soldiers, they were sent to Muling Pass, and the others were sent to Qingzhou Prefecture.
After three days of busy work, all the people were finally sent out. Shang Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. There was also a batch of grain that went with the people. Other supplies only need to continue to be placed in Jinan Mansion. Shang Yi ordered that everyone should be sent out.
All supplies were sorted and put away, and after the Qing army retreated, they were slowly transported back to Muling Pass.
At this time, the second batch of supplies from Mulingguan and Qingzhou Prefecture was also delivered to Jinan Prefecture. This time, more than 2,000 pieces of various armors were sent, including 8,000 pieces of swords, guns, shields, and weapons, all in custom paper cases.
Fifteen thousand rounds of bullets, 600 grenades, 700 bayonets, three artillery pieces, and more than 3,000 kilograms of gunpowder. In addition, 500 newly trained musketeers were sent. Now there are only
There were so many new musketeers. At the same time, Sun Heding and Sun Hedou personally led the team, bringing 120 gunpowder craftsmen, 50 blacksmiths, 20 doctors, and a large number of medical drugs.
It turned out that after Sun Heding received Shang Yi's letter, he also knew that there was a tough battle to be fought in Jinan Prefecture, and that the number of various firearms needed would be greater than before. Therefore, Sun Heding thought that instead of traveling from Mulinguan to Jinan like this,
Instead of sending it to Jinan Prefecture, it is better to bring some craftsmen and raw materials to Jinan Prefecture and start making it on site, which can save a lot of time and effort. Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen also thought what he said was reasonable, so they asked Sun Heding to lead the team.
, escorted this batch of supplies to Jinan Prefecture.
Among the three Sun brothers, Sun Heding was busy working in the craftsman's workshop every day. Sun Hejing taught Western mathematics in school and applied what he learned. Only Sun Hedou could not learn the art of war and martial arts because of Sun Yuanhua's death.
As an officer, he was unable to join the army. He could only serve as an instructor and help train new recruits. Most of the knowledge he learned was difficult to put into practice. He had not directly participated in the previous battles, so he was naturally very depressed. This time I heard that Shang Yi was again
They were about to fight the Qing army in Jinan, so they couldn't bear it and wanted to join the fight.
Sun Heding and Sun Hejing also felt that resisting the Qing army and protecting the country was the most important thing. Since Sun Hedou had martial arts, he should naturally contribute. As for their father's will, as long as Sun Hedou did not hold an official position, it would be fine, so they decided to let Sun Hedou.
Sun Hedou rushed to Jinan Prefecture with Sun Heding. At the same time, the two of them also brought a letter from Meng Honggong, the prefect of Qingzhou, to Shang Yi, apologizing for the behavior of the Qingzhou soldiers and saying that they would severely punish the repatriated Qingzhou soldiers.
Shang Yi naturally welcomed the arrival of the two of them, but he didn't care about Meng Honggong's apology at all. Anyway, what would happen if he didn't apologize? But this batch of supplies came at the wrong time, because now Mu Ling's army has recruited another
There are more than 10,000 new soldiers, seven to eight hundred more muskets, and there are many gaps in weapons, equipment and ammunition. Now this batch of supplies has been delivered, plus the Qing Army supplies captured in the previous battle, although
We can't prepare all the troops yet, but at least we can have one weapon in each hand, which is better than empty-handed.
In the past few days, the new soldiers and Qingzhou soldiers have been undergoing formation training. Although this kind of training is very boring, firstly, they all know Shang Yi's iron-fisted methods and dare not express any dissatisfaction; secondly, there are also veterans doing it for them. Ideological work told them that they had gone through this in the past. If they wanted to become a strong army and defeat the Qing army, they must first train their troops. Therefore, they gritted their teeth and persisted. No one quit.
However, although the training is hard, the food is not bad at all. They serve white rice and steamed buns every day, and they can also eat three taels of meat every three days. The recruits don't know that even the Qingzhou soldiers who went there didn't have it. Such good treatment is one of the reasons why everyone can persist. Now the recruits can practice shooting, chopping and other skills.
At the same time, after the gunpowder and paper shell bullets were delivered, the ammunition for the muskets was also guaranteed, and the new musketeers could start training.
After the craftsmen settled down, they immediately started working, intensifying the repair of armor and weapons, and preparing guns and ammunition. At the same time, there were hundreds of craftsmen captured by the Qing army, and there were also many tools, all of which were incorporated by Shang Yi into the craftsmen at Mulingguan. , work together.
After all these things were arranged, Shang Yi immediately took Sun Heding to see the collected Thunder Guns and Zhidian Guns.
Naturally, Sun Heding had heard of the names of these two kinds of fire blunderbuss, so when he heard that Shang Yi had collected these two kinds of fire blunderbuss, his eyes immediately glowed with enthusiasm, and he quickly asked Shang Yi to take him to see them. Three When people came to the warehouse, Sun Heding saw the Thunder Gun at a glance. He didn't care about Shang Yi and Sun Hedou standing beside him. He rushed over and grabbed the Thunder Gun in his hand. He looked at it carefully and stroked it on the fire gun. He made a launch posture and murmured: "So that's it!" "It's so ingenious!" "Why didn't I think of using this method?" and other words. It's all a piece of future science. The look of a madman.
Sun Hedou was also very interested in firearms, but he mainly considered them from the perspective of actual combat on the battlefield. He was not interested in the structure, production methods, or conception of firearms. Seeing his eldest brother like this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He felt that his eldest brother was in business. It was too rude in front of Shang Yi. However, seeing Shang Yi's appearance, he didn't seem to be dissatisfied and felt relieved. He also wanted to take a closer look at these two long-awaited fire blunderbuss, so he came over.
At this time, Sun Heding had been studying the Thunder Gun for a long time. When he saw his brother approaching, he handed the Thunder Gun to Sun Hedou. He went to get the Zidian Gun and tried the loading and shooting action several times. He was full of praise.
Shang Yi then came over and said, "Mr. Sun, what do you think of these two kinds of firecrackers?"
Sun Heding was still immersed in thinking at this time and replied: "It's so ingenious. The idea of these two fire blunderbuss is really ingenious. They are much better than bird blunderbuss and Lumi blunderbuss."
At this time, Sun Hedou said on the side: "Brother, what you said is too exaggerated. In my opinion, although the production of these two kinds of fire guns is strange, most of them are flashy. On the battlefield, I am afraid they may not be what they are today." The bird blunderbuss used, the Lumi blunderbuss is easy to use, and even the self-generated fire blunderbuss is much stronger than them."
Sun Heding was stunned for a moment. He woke up after being drunk for a long time. He looked at Sun Hedou and said, "Second brother, what do you mean by saying this?"