Chapter 4 The first battle of attacking the Qing court (1)
? However, this time the Qing court’s judgment was not wrong. On February 15, Shang Yi ordered the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Cheng Gang to lead the fleet northward and launch an attack on the Qing court’s naval base at Weidagukou, Tianjin.
This attack was later considered to be the first battle launched by the Nanjing government against the Qing court.
The reason why Shang Yi chose the sea attack as the first battle against the Qing court was because of the work of informing Nanjing of the intelligence personnel deployed in Beijing. Shang Yi had a certain understanding of the Qing court's naval development. Now the Nanjing government and the Qing court
In terms of military comparison, the navy has the greatest lead. It can have an absolutely dominant position, so the navy is also the one with the greatest certainty of victory.
In addition, in terms of political influence, this is the first battle against the Qing Dynasty initiated by the Nanjing government. Not only must they win, but they must also win. Only in this way can they boost their morale to the greatest extent and combat the Qing government's influence.
Vigor, if you win against a strong enemy, it takes a lot of effort, or you also pay heavy casualties, the result is not ideal.
From a strategic point of view, although the Qing army's naval strength is not strong, as long as the Qing court has a navy, Shang Yi must protect his coastline to prevent the Qing army from launching attacks from the sea. Although the Qing army used
The possibility of this tactic is not high. But such blind defense is obviously not Shang Yi's style. Taking the initiative to eliminate the enemy's threat first is Shang Yi's style.
The method I like. And conversely, once the Fubo Army destroys the Qing navy, it can also contain the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops stationed in the Bohai Bay and the Liaodong Peninsula, thus reducing the pressure on the frontal battlefield.
At the same time, according to the situation on the frontal battlefield, we can launch another landing operation against the Qing court, landing from Tianjin area and going straight to Beijing, or landing in Liaodong and then taking Shengjing.
Based on these comprehensive factors, Shang Yi decided to hand over the task of this first battle to the navy.
After Cheng Gang received this mission from Shang Yi, he was very excited. Although the Fubo Army has successively won two battles in Japan and Manila in the past two years, compared to the Huben Army, which has been hiding its capabilities and biding its time in the past two years, it is considered a success.
They stole the show, but on the battlefield against the Qing Dynasty, the Fubo Army had really no impressive results except for its raid on Liaodong two years ago.
Moreover, the victory of the raid on Liaodong was only achieved by the joint efforts of the navy and the army at that time. Therefore, there is still a saying in the Chinese army: Although the Fubo army is having a lot of fun now, when the Qinglu are attacked, they will
If you have to stand aside, you still have to watch our Tiger and Ben troops.
.And this time Shang Yi handed over the task of the first battle against the Qing Dynasty to the Navy Department. Everyone in the Fubo Army was happy and determined to fight this first battle well, giving the Chinese army a good start, and at the same time proving that
In the battle against the Qing, the Fubo Army could also play an important role.
In this battle, all warships from the First Squadron of the Fubo Army will be dispatched, and fifteen warships from the Fifth Squadron will be mobilized to sail north, and then join the Second Squadron stationed in Shandong in Dengzhou to form a combined fleet
, although this time it was an offshore battle, during the landing
There is also a base in the state that can provide supplies, so there are no ships dispatched to transport the needed ships. However, the total number of various warships has reached 83, including 53 main warships and 2 auxiliary warships.
Thirteen ships, seven clipper ships, and a total of eight warships over 1,000 tons.
In addition, before sending troops, Shang Yi also wrote to Zheng Chenggong of the Shaowu court in Fujian, informing him that Nanjing would launch an attack on the Qing court. In the past two years, Zheng Chenggong has been stationed in Quanzhou, recruiting troops and building warships. Now he has many men under his command.
I have seven
More than 80,000 people and more than 200 ships of various types were just waiting for Shang Yi to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition so that he could lead his army to fight with Shang Yi and avenge his mother. Therefore, after hearing this, he personally led the thirty-two ships to rush out.
Arrive at Hangzhou and sail northward with the combined fleet.
In fact, whether Zheng Chenggong's fleet was sent to assist this time did not affect the outcome of the final battle. However, because Shang Yi had promised Zheng Chenggong before, once he sent troops to the Northern Expedition to attack the Qing Dynasty, he would definitely call on Zheng Chenggong to send troops together. And the other one was even more complicated.
The important reason is that after Zheng Chenggong sent troops, Shang Yi and Zheng Chenggong also formally formed an anti-Qing alliance. Now
The main military power of the Shaowu court was in the hands of Zheng Chenggong, so there was no need to worry about the Shaowu court causing trouble behind the scenes. At the same time, Zheng Chenggong's troops could also be used to contain the Yong'an court in Guangdong. In this way, the three courts of the Southern Ming Dynasty were all at once.
With two of them removed, even if the Yongli imperial court takes any action, the Jiangxi Military Region can easily deal with it.
On February 25th, the fleet composed of Fubo Army and Zheng Chenggong set sail from Hangzhou and headed north. Because Fubo Army had traveled this route countless times, and there were no waves on the sea at this time, so it was a smooth journey.
Without any hindrance, on March 2, the fleet arrived at the naval base in Dengzhou.
On March 3, after joining the Second Squadron, a huge fleet of more than 110 ships crossed the Bohai Sea and once again approached Tianjin Wei from the sea. Counting this, this is also the third time that the Chinese fleet has come from
Attacked Tianjin Wei at sea.
Since the last time the Chinese army raided Liaodong and Tianjin Guard from the sea, the Qing government has also strengthened its garrison in Tianjin Guard, and Dagukou is the main fortress of Tianjin Guard, because Dagukou is the mouth of the Haihe River and the terrain is flat.
The slow water and deep port not only make it suitable for landing operations, but warships of less than 1,000 tons can also swim upstream from the Haihe River and directly attack Tianjin Guards. The first two times the Chinese army raided Tianjin from the sea, they both landed at Dagukou.
Therefore, the Qing court's naval base was located at Dagukou in Tianjin. Two forts were built on both sides of Dagukou, with a total of more than 180 artillery pieces. Each fort was divided into two floors.
, each has forty to fifty artillery pieces, among which the number of red cannons is 112, each weighing more than 4,000 kilograms.
There are twenty red cannons, twenty-four 3,600-jin red cannons, thirty-two 3,200-jin red cannons, and thirty-six 2,700-jin red cannons. The firepower is almost
The sea surface covering the entire estuary of the Haihe River will immediately become a target for artillery fire when a target attacked from the sea surface enters the sight of the coastal artillery.
There are three thousand Qing troops stationed at the fort, and less than fifty miles away from the fort is the Tianjin Guard, where more than 20,000 Qing troops are stationed. Once the coast is in emergency, the Tianjin Guard's garrison can provide relief to the coast within a day.
Reinforcements. Also in the port
There are more than a hundred warships of various types parked here. Although they are all small boats, if they can cooperate with the artillery on the fort, they still cannot be underestimated. Because the Qing government has purchased four new Dutch warships, the fleet has also become more powerful.
The combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.
After the Dutch sent to help the instructor of the Qing court trained the instructor to reach Dagukou, although the warships, personnel, and firepower of the Qing court navy dismissed that it was a navy that stayed in the fifteenth century, but right Dagukou's defense power was praised, thinking that it was enough to resist the attack of 100 warships. Therefore, Dole's defense against Dagukou was still very assured.
In the early morning of March 5, the Qing court's patrol ship first discovered that a large number of fleets appeared in the east in Dagukou, so they immediately issued a return to the Navy base.
Although Zheng Zhilong was suspicious of many parties in the Qing court, he was still the highest general of the sailor in terms of discussion. Therefore, after receiving the report, he immediately ordered to recruit the navy generals to discuss the tactics of response.
As soon as North Korea's generals, Li Duguo, listened, immediately ran out and asked Zheng Zhilong to fight against Zheng Zhilong. He asked to bring the Turtle Hezha Fleet to face the Navy of the Chinese Army, and he did not believe it. He must win. With this turtle shell fleet at sea, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to show their hands on the battlefield, and then show the ancestor's power. However, although Dorang appreciated the tortoise armor fleet, Li Duguo has not been allowed to fight. Depressed, now I finally waited for the opportunity. The Chinese army took the initiative to attack to Dagukou, and of course it would not let it go.
In fact, Zheng Zhilong had long wanted Li Duguo to attack and fight with the Chinese army's navy. Let Li Duguo know that the tortoise shell ship has been outdated for a long time, saving him all day to preach the turtle shell ship in his ear. After the defeat, Dole will further realize his own value, and you will relax some restrictions. In this way, you will have a chance. In addition Escape from the army.
Of course, Zheng Zhilong could not show his intention to agree to the battle. On the contrary, he also pretended to discourage Li Duguo, but at the time of Li Duguo's request, he finally exempted to fight.
The instructor in the Netherlands only blames the usual training of the naval army, and cannot participate in the gathering of the sailor, because the Qing court was also very precautious about the Dutch. Therefore, after deciding to play, Zheng Zhilong sent someone to announce the instructor of the Netherlands and let them follow the followers of the Dutch, so that they would follow the instructors of the Netherlands and let them follow them. After the fleet played. But after the Dutch ordered, he immediately said that he was just paying responsibility to train the water army, not a mercenary, so he did not help the Qing army fighting and refused to fight.
In fact, the Dutch people know more clearly than Zheng Zhilong. The combat effectiveness of the Qing army and the navy is not compared with the Chinese army. It is guarding the base and relying on the turrets on both sides. Of course, people don't want to send death to the Qing army in vain.
The Dutch was unwilling to fight with the army, and Zheng Zhilong did not ask for a force. At that time, Li Duguo led the tortoise shell fleet as a pioneer fleet. All the Dutch warships also played, the largest ship was also regarded as his own flagship by Zheng Zhilong.
However, after boarding the ship, someone was immediately advised him by Zheng Zhilong: as the general of the army, he could not test the insurance in person. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong only commanded the battle in the back. Do not charge himself.
Of course Zheng Zhilong knew that although on the surface he was concerned about his own safety, in fact he was still on guard against himself. It seemed that there was little hope of escape, so he had to act by ear.