Chapter 315: The Battle of Beijing and Tianjin (4)
Information about the palace inside story of the Ming Dynasty, various passes around the capital, terrain, city defenses, generals' personalities, moral character, talents, and army composition, etc., was obtained through the spy network carefully built by the Commercial Intelligence Department of the Chinese Company and the Military Intelligence Department of the Chinese Army for ten years. , and were sent back to the Chinese army’s camp in a steady stream.
Zhao Tie's direct battalion arrived belatedly on the fourth day after Huang Lue and others were stationed outside Chaoyang Gate of the capital.
When he saw Huang Lue, Yang Dacheng and others cursed: "Damn it, you two are rushing to take the lead and even ignore me as the division commander. You are really trying to fight for my face. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers are slow to act and are timid." , I don’t dare to go out in full force to besiege you, otherwise you will not be completely finished,”
Huang Lue bowed his hands and said: "Mr. Zhao, Brother Zhao, you see, we are trying to win the first victory for your first division. How can we be neglecting you? The entire first division of ours is here. What about the old battalion brigade?" Are they all here too?"
Zhao Tie sat at the top of the division headquarters tent, nodded and said: "General Manager Chen Zhongji is leading the rear team here. It will probably take another day to reach the camp. There is no way. The artillerymen are too heavy. Tianjin Most of the roads that lead the guards here are in disrepair, and water transportation is too slow... Ignore them, I'm here to ask you, what are the actions of the army these days?"
Huang Lue discussed with Yang Dacheng for a while, then took out a document and handed it to Zhao Tie. Zhao Tie frowned and said, "Speak directly, what happened?" Zhao Tie was in the escort team after the establishment of the China United Company. I learned to write in the military camp, but I am still disgusted with all written things.
Huang Lue had no choice but to say: "This is the intelligence sent by our company who is lurking in the capital. At present, the official army has assembled more than 30,000 people from the three major battalions of the capital in Changping, led by Xiangcheng Bo Li Guoji, the former Liaodong General Army Li Rubai is the deputy general; Changping also has the Qinwang Northern Frontier Army led by Datong General Wang Pu, Xuanfu General Yang Guozhu, Jizhen General Tang Tong, and Staff General Ma Ke, totaling about 18,000 people. Three days ago, the Liaodong Army Tieling General Zou Chuxian led a Liaodong Army unit to attack us rashly, but we defeated them in one fell swoop. They probably dispersed to the north of the city, possibly to Changping as well."
"What are the actions of Governor Wang Keshou of Jiliao," Zhao Tie asked.
"I reported carefully the day before yesterday that he has left Jizhou and probably went to Shanhaiguan to urge the main force of the Liaodong Army to speed up their march. Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Zhang Chengyin led the Biao Battalion directly under him and the vanguard of Deputy General Po Tingxiang's troops arrived in the capital yesterday. To the north of Tucheng (i.e., the ruins of the northern city wall of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty), Wang Keshou probably went south with the rear group of the Liaodong Army, led by Liaodong Fushun General Pu Shifang and guerrilla Liang Rugui. The total strength of the Liaodong Army entering the pass was 25,000 people. On the left and right, there is a group of people also coming from Shanhaiguan, led by Du Song, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, and led by Liu Yujie, Gong Niansui, Chai Guodong, Wang Hao, Zhang Daji, Yang Qin, Wang Hailong, and Yang Ruda, most of whom are from Jiliao border. The army, numbering about 9,000, is divided into patrol troops and deputy envoy Zhang Shuan supervises the army."
Huang Lue finally added: "Baoding General Wang Xuan led more than 3,000 people to the Ritan Temple in the eastern suburbs of the capital yesterday. Guerrilla Zhang Jing led more than 2,000 reinforcements from Ji Town to join him and garrisoned the Ritan Temple together. This is a distance from our main camp. The nearest official army unit,"
Nympho
Thirty miles of the Chinese Army Camp in the eastern suburbs of Jingshi, Chen Xingji was resting on the side of the road, while shouting the slogan to the endless marching team:
"Brothers, hurry up, the Golden Temple of the Palace is waiting for us, what about our emperor waiting for us,"
"Brothers, to attack the Beijing Division is the first -class merit. It is 200 acres of land. The future of the descendants is in your hands, work harder, and then go,"
"Brothers of the artillery, don't worry about Niu and Horse. As long as you arrive at Jingshi City, the horses of the three camps will pick you up, hurry up,"
Zeng Qing, the head of the northern department of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, came to Chen Xingji quickly and reported: "Manager Chen, the news of the eastern suburbs of Jingshi has been basically completed, and the official army around the Jingshi has gathered nearly 100,000 people. It was like a mess like a pan. The Cabinet's first assistant ordered from Zhe to except the officials sent by the court, other officials and family members were not allowed to leave the Gate of Beijing Division. In order to prevent our military costume from entering the Beijing Division, the court also ordered the capital to observe the family. spy……"
Chen Xingji couldn't help muttering: "How much effect can the court take such measures now,"
Zeng Qing smiled and continued: "In order to restrain Li Rubai, Du Song, Liu Ye and other officials, the emperor specially gave the director officer, Huang Jiashan Shang Fang Sword of the Ministry of War, who did not need to be ordered below the soldiers, could be engaged in military law ... In addition Ten days ago, Shandong General Li Liang was 8,000 from Texas to help Beijing. However, yesterday was prevented by the Mariner Murte Team of the Mai Jianjun. The sailor Marine team killed more than 500 people with artillery. Yuan Keli himself was also injured. Penglai City was firmly controlled by our army. There was also a situation in Liaodong: Guan Haizhou participated in the guerrilla Ding Bi, the original guerrilla Ge Shifeng, Guan Zhenta's right camp was the former guerrilla Zhao Qitong, and Zhongying participated in the leader Li Yingxuan and other soldiers to attack Jinzhou Wei. However, under the cover of the fifth sentiment of the artillery of our Taiwan indigenous group, the city attacked. The army was defeated, ""
Chen Xinji smiled slightly: "The supervisor was hard work. It seems that the back road of our army is still very safe. Is there any news on Ryukyu?"
Zeng Qing nodded: "Report in Ryukyu Naha, a group of people flowing on the coast of the current Rencheng in the current Rencheng, there seems to be no harassment, saying that they just ask for survival and ask our company to save them,"
"Save them, what do you mean,"
"They are Catholics, and they were driven out by the shogunate generals of the Japanese country. The home is homeless,"
Chen Xingji suddenly realized: "I understand, I heard that General Tokugawa promulgated the missionary ban, and the Western Catholicism was not allowed to spread in the country in the country. Depending on a place to accept these people, first detain them, and then deal with it after we fight, "
After Zeng Qing left, the last tail of the artillery team was almost finished. Chen Xingji jumped into the horse, and he flew towards the direction of the Beijing division.
Nympho
The collection of intelligence collection in all aspects of the Chinese army's imperial court is afraid that it is not enough to collect. Their details are pervasive and incompatible. Various officials mobilized, marching, grain and grass transportation, etc. The Chinese army command department can basically know the details in time.
After Lu Xiaotian's cavalry arrived at the camp of the eastern suburbs, he had a harassment to the four sides of the Beijing city in the past few days, making the whole city of the Beijing Normal University a few days officers, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.
At the same time, the arrival of the special camp team made the east suburbs of Jingshi a penalty area for officers and soldiers, and the restricted area of the hand -raising hand. Every day, the official army sent out of the official army was killed. Inside, the overwhelming advantage in the intelligence war has been successfully established, so that the Dongjiao battlefield has formed a situation that is conducive to the Chinese army's unilateral intelligence.
When Chen Xingji arrived at the Dongjiao Camp, the imperial army of all roads finally gathered around the Beijing Division.
However, the Chan Wang Ke felt that he could not send troops to the decisive battle with the Chinese army immediately. Various troops came from various defense areas. The coordinated operations of various weapons have never been practiced once. More important He learned from the General Soldier of Liaodong: The army in Liaodong has been missing March, and he has to say loudly: The Liaodong Army that the Liaodong Army should be issued by the Ministry of Households has been in the summer of more than 500,000. Must be allocated to the officers and soldiers of the war to save the urgency of saving the eyebrows. The best way is to make the emperor's big gold and make up for the lack of the army. At this point, the emperor still had to push it, and Wang was reliable.
Huang Jiashan, the Ministry of War, and Zhao Xingbang in the military department. They all rushed to the distant military in the armed forces. They were exhausted, the grain and grass, and the fire had not replenished. After being eager to send soldiers, drive away Hairu to recover Tongzhou.
The second day when Chen Xingji arrived in the camp, that is, after all the main forces of the Chinese Army's North Line arrived under Jingshi City, a small -scale conflict triggered a battle of the eastern suburbs of Jingshi.
After being defeated by the Chinese Army, Li Liang's assistant Li Liang aid Beijing, returned to Texas, but the eunuch sent by the court sent him to send his troops to the north again. Li Liang was helpless. Zhou Wen, the affairs of Shandong Guandu, led the 5,000 people to go north again.
Zhou Wen chose to bypass Zhending, the name of the big name went north, and no longer marched towards Tianjin Wei, because the canal has been firmly controlled by the Chinese Army along the River.
His troops hurried to Yongdingmen south of Jingshi.
He and Shoucheng's Shenji battalion guerrilla discussion can open the Yongdingmen to let the troops enter the city to rest. The magic battalion guerrilla said that foreign troops are not allowed to enter Beijing. This is the ancestral system. I plan to go north to Changping to go north to meet the imperial court.
At this moment, a Chinese arms cavalry troops suddenly rushed out of a forest, and a large piece of black and black armor rushed towards Yongding Gate.
The Shandong Army suddenly made a mess. They traveled here for a long journey, hungry, exhausted, and suddenly attacked by the cavalry. As a result, the collapsed Shandong army ran away and fled, and was chopped by the Chinese army cavalry. Slurry.
The god of the gods on the gate of Yongding Gate panicked, regardless of the blue and red soap, regardless of his friendly army, he was under the city, so he fought the generals of the generals, Francisco, and fire bricks.
Nancheng's cannon shook the entire Beijing Division.
Emperor Wanli urgently summoned Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, with a look of displeasure on his face and asked coldly: "Sir, can you ensure the safety of the capital? Where are the bandit soldiers now? How many pirates are there in the eastern suburbs? How many firearms are there? "
The Chinese Army has done a good job in concealing battlefield intelligence. Fang Congzhe could not answer any of Emperor Wanli's questions.