?Although Luo Bi planned well, the morale of the Qing army was already in chaos at this time, and the Qing army's retreat was a little late. The Chinese army had launched a ground attack on Huangjiapu Town. "" The Qing army was not completely finished yet
After exiting Huangjiapu Town, the Chinese army had already invaded. Both sides were almost at the front and back, leaving no buffer space for the Qing army.
As a result, under the pressure of the Chinese army, the withdrawal sequence designed by Luo Bi was completely chaotic. Moreover, Zichuan County was originally located among mountains, and there was no official road directly leading to the county seat. There was only a small mountain road, side by side.
Fuqiang could only use two carts, and he had to walk more than thirty miles on this small mountain road before he could reach the official road.
But at this time, it rained heavily, making the road more difficult to travel. Luo Bi originally planned to use the cavalry to clear the way, but after the rain, the horses could not run at all on the muddy mountain road. Instead, they got mixed up with the infantry and vehicles.
There were also many war horses that stumbled and fell on the muddy road, and some vehicles that were supposed to block the pursuit of the Chinese army were also stuck in the mud, blocking the narrow mountain road instead.
Moreover, the Chinese army was chasing behind them very hastily, which also caused some Qing troops who were supposed to retreat in an orderly manner to not wait in a hurry at all and rushed forward desperately. This impatience quickly spread to most of the troops.
The Qing army had a share of the Qing army, so thousands of soldiers crowded into a narrow mountain road, fighting for each other, making the Qing
The order of the army was completely chaotic. In order to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible, many soldiers left the mountain road one after another, trying to escape through the fields on both sides of the mountain road. Swords, guns, armor, flags, and various vehicles and materials were also thrown everywhere.
At the same time, there were also many war horses struggling in the mud and the corpses of Qing soldiers.
When the Qing army finally reached the end of the mountain road and was about to enter the official road, another regiment of the Chinese army circled behind the Qing army and suddenly rushed out from both sides of the mountain road, cutting off the Qing army's retreat.
In fact, there were still more than 5,000 Qing troops at this time, but after a night of fighting and struggling on the muddy mountain road for more than two hours, the Qing soldiers were exhausted, and many of them were
With their hands empty, not to mention weapons, and even armor, what else could they use to fight the Chinese army? Therefore, the Qing army's will to resist completely collapsed, and they all raised their hands and surrendered.
By about 11 o'clock at noon, the battle was all over. The Qing army attacking Zichuan County was completely defeated. More than 3,700 people were killed, 6,637 were captured, and less than 2,000 escaped.
However, the Chinese army only suffered 312 killed and 234 injured.
This time, they also captured the Qing army's 357 horses, 423 muskets, 12 cannons, more than 2,000 stones of grain, and 53 vehicles of various types. The battlefield was not cleared until the evening.
Finish.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, division commander Yang Hanzhong led a regiment into Zichuan County and met Xie Qian and others who led the uprising. Yang Hanzhong first gave high praise to Xie Qian and others for launching the uprising.
In particular, they executed Sun Zhixian, which was said to please people's hearts.
Xie Qian and others also saw part of the battle on the city wall of Zichuan County. In their opinion, the very powerful Qing army was almost vulnerable to the Chinese army, so they also had a negative impact on the Chinese army's combat effectiveness.
I also admired them a lot. At the same time, after the Chinese army entered the city, the military discipline was strict and they did not harm the residents. It was completely different from the Qing army and the previous Ming army. This also made Xie Qian and others admire them even more.
It was the next day that the reinforcements sent by Abata arrived at Zichuan County. After encountering the defeated troops in Zichuan County halfway, they learned that Zichuan County had been lost, so the Qing army retreated to Zhangqiu County to defend
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After capturing Zichuan County, the 14th Division uploaded the victory report to the military headquarters while continuing to launch a clearing campaign in the areas surrounding Zichuan County.
Xie Qian and others were originally locals. They had been active in this area for the past few months. They were very familiar with this area and had a certain reputation. Moreover, at this time, the main force of the Qing army in this area had basically been defeated.
Therefore, the Chinese army's advance and suppression process was also very smooth. There was almost no strong resistance in various places. They either abandoned the city and fled, or Kaicheng surrendered. The Ninth Army also successively captured Qingcheng, Gaoyuan, Xincheng, Zouping,
More than ten counties including Changshan.
At this time, the Fourth Army also crossed the Daqing River. First, the Second Division penetrated into the northern area of Jinan. After two days of rapid march, it continuously crossed the Tu River and the Shang River and attacked Wuding Prefecture, an important town in the northern part of Jinan Prefecture.
The 11th Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Fourth Army also crossed the Daqing River respectively and captured Putai, Lijin, Zhanhua, Binzhou and other places. By April 20, the northeastern region of Jinan Prefecture had already reached the capital.
Occupied by the Chinese army.
Next, Zhou Shaohuan began to mobilize troops and prepare to attack Jinan.
In addition, on the Chongzhou front line, Tong Dayong launched an attack on Teng County and Yi County in the south of Yanzhou.
Tengxian and Yixian are both located in the southern area of Yanzhou Prefecture. Because the Qing army in Yanzhou also reduced its troops at this time, they were mainly stationed in Yanzhou, Jining Prefecture, and Surabaya. Therefore, there were not many troops stationed in Tengxian and Yixian.
.The Chinese army's attack on these two counties went very smoothly.
The Fifth Army was responsible for attacking Tengxian County, and the 20th Regiment of the 8th Division attacked from the west gate of Tengxian County. First, they used artillery to bombard the city wall, and then the 32nd Company began to attack the city wall. At this time, the city wall
The defenders on top had already been dispersed by the fire. It only took the soldiers more than ten minutes to scale the city wall, open the city, and allow all twenty-four to enter Teng County.
The 20th Regiment of the Eighth Division that attacked Nancheng did not even use artillery. They used rifles to organize intensive firepower directly under the city, successfully suppressing the defense on the city wall, and then also attacked the city wall. The battle at the east gate was even more intense.
Easily, the demolition team first blew open the city gate, and the follow-up troops followed up and entered.
All three city gates were attacked one after another. The time difference between them was less than half an hour. The defenders of Teng County immediately abandoned the city and fled. The entire battle lasted only more than an hour.
The Qing army's defense in Yixian was even more empty, because Yixian was located at the southernmost end of Yanzhou Prefecture, which was basically the place where the Qing army planned to abandon it. Therefore, there was no formal Qing army stationed in the county. The Tenth Army arrived at Yixian.
At that time, the defenders in the county did not put up any resistance, and Kaicheng surrendered.
By this time, ten days had passed since the Shandong Military Region launched an offensive against Ji-Yan. The Shandong Military Region launched a two-pronged attack and captured the areas northeast of Jinan Prefecture and southeast of Yanzhou Prefecture, totaling about 13 counties.
The two states, with a total area of more than 20,000 square kilometers, annihilated and captured more than 25,000 Qing soldiers. Moreover, they basically encountered no stubborn resistance from the Qing army. The entire Shandong campaign started off very ideally.
However, this is also related to the strategic purpose of the Qing army in Shandong. Because they were afraid of dividing their troops and being defeated one by one by the Chinese army, the Qing army adopted a tight defense line and concentrated all its forces to guard the Yanzhou-Jinan line.
Jinan to Yanzhou runs north to south and is located in the center of Shandong Province. The distance is less than 300 miles. It has been the core area of Shandong since ancient times. Although it is separated by the Taishan Mountains in the middle, after more than a thousand years of development, it has
An official road has been dug to connect it, so transportation is very convenient. Therefore, as long as the Qing army holds the defensive line from Jinan to Yanzhou, it can not only protect the entire western Lu region, but also become a barrier for Henan and the capital.
The tactics chosen by Abatai were very correct. Luo Bi's men were only dispatched to quell Xie Qian's rebellion. After the Chinese army's attack in the Shandong Military Region, the Qing army adopted a basic strategy for all other areas outside this line.
The tactic of giving up.
The places captured by the Shandong Military Region now are basically in the east of this line, and they are still on the edge of the Shandong Peninsula. They have not had a great impact on the situation in the entire Shandong region. They can only be regarded as clearing out the peripheral garrisons along the Jinan-Yanzhou line.
Point, if you want to gain the initiative on the battlefield, you must break through this line of defense.
The battle first started from the side of Yanzhou Prefecture. Since the battles to capture Teng County and Yixian County went very smoothly, the Fifth Army and the Tenth Army basically suffered no losses. Therefore, Tong Dayong did not stay much and immediately launched an attack on Yanzhou.
In the attack, the Fifth Army attacked Sishui County as the main force, and the Tenth Army attacked Zouxian County to contain the Qing army's strength.
Sishui County is due east of Yanzhou, only fifty miles away from Yanzhou, and is located on the south bank of the Sishui River. Once Sishui is lost, the Chinese army can march west along Sishui and directly take Yanzhou. And Zouxian County
It is closer to Yanzhou, less than thirty miles away. It is also located on the Tingxian line from Jinan to the south of the official road to Yanzhou. Once the Chinese army captures Zouxian, they can attack Yanzhou from the official road.
Li Shutai knew very well that these two counties were the gateway to the east and south of Yanzhou, and were also the key defense points of the Qing army. They could not be given up easily like other counties. Therefore, after he was ordered to guard Yanzhou Mansion, he began to attack
These two counties have strengthened their defense.
A large number of defenses were built both inside and outside the two counties. Layers of trenches and moats were dug outside the cities, small fortresses were built, forts were added on the city walls, and multiple lines of defense were also established inside the cities to prepare for the invasion of the Chinese army.
After entering the city, they fought street battles with the Chinese army.
After Teng County and Yixian County were lost, Li Shutai also knew that the Chinese army would attack Surabaya and Zouxian County next. Therefore, he sent additional troops to these two counties.
The defenders of Surabaya are Chen Jin and deputy general Wu Chaozuo. The defenders have 12,000 men, including 1,500 artillery soldiers and more than 30 artillery pieces. The defenders of Zouxian County are Xia Chengde and brothers Xia Jinghai.
There are ten thousand people, one thousand cannon soldiers, and more than twenty artillery pieces.
At the same time, Li Shutai also prepared troops in Yanzhou Prefecture to reinforce the two counties at any time. He also sent people to ask Abatai in Jinan for help, asking Abatai to dispatch troops from the Shenwei Battalion to support the defense of Yanzhou Prefecture.
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