As expected, the Ming army's attack in Fengtian went very smoothly. It mainly focused on recruiting surrenders and accepting rebels, and there were not many tough battles. Although the Qing soldiers in Fengtian had a large number of troops, the current situation has penetrated into the hearts of every Qing soldier.
The Qing Dynasty is not guaranteed day and night, and maybe it will change the dynasty when it wakes up the next day.
The Han troops in Liaodong were all from Guan Nei, and most of their hometowns were liberated by the Ming army. They had no scruples in surrendering. Even the Eight Banners Division of the Northern Army, whose hometowns were just outside the Guan, had no scruples.
The mind was on resistance. Now there were Japanese troops in the north, Ming troops in the south, and the Qing troops in Fengtian were caught in the middle. They were fragmented and intertwined. Everyone was thinking about how to successfully surrender to the Ming troops and how not to be captured by the Japanese.
The Ming army's planes dropped leaflets on their heads every day, and the leaflets were printed with photos of the Japanese massacre of prisoners of war. Regardless of whether the Qing soldiers on the ground were literate or not, the photos could be understood. This was a great benefit to the Ming army's advancement.
, but it was very detrimental to the advancement of the Japanese army. As long as it was
The Qing army in Fengtian now resisted desperately when facing the Japanese army, but when facing the Ming army, they surrendered without saying a word, laying down their weapons. The Ming army could advance hundreds of kilometers a day in Fengtian, and it was no longer the Qing army's resistance that slowed them down.
, but there is heavy snow on railways and roads.
As for the Japanese army, since the Ming army landed in southern Liaoning and began to scatter leaflets, they only advanced 60 kilometers in two days on the 2nd and 3rd. On the 4th, the Japanese army finally woke up and found that there was no point in spending money in Fengtianxia anymore. So they decisively stopped sending troops to Fengtianxia.
Advancing southward, they only defended the areas they had already occupied and put their main energy into attacking the hinterland of Manchuria to the north.
In the central command hall, Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the marks on the big map, holding his chin and thinking.
Nowadays, the markers on the big map are no longer red and blue, but three colors: red, blue and black. In the past, it was the internationally used color classification, that is, blue represented itself, that is, the Ming army, and red
It represents the enemy army, that is, the Qing army. Now, blue still represents the Ming army, but the difference is that the Qing army has been replaced by black, and red has become the mark of the Japanese army.
The public statement within the headquarters is that the use of red to mark the Japanese army is not to regard the Japanese army as the enemy, but because red is the color of the Japanese national flag and military flag, so it is more vivid.
But many people know it well. For example, Xiang Xiaoqiang. Now everyone knows how tense the Ming army and the Japanese army are in Northeast Asia, whether at sea or on land. The use of red to mark the Japanese army, even if it is not intentional, is already very late at night.
It has a metaphorical meaning. Xiang Xiaoqiang thought: What is the color of the national flag? The Ming Dynasty flag uses more red than the Japanese flag!
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"Ming Gong," Xiang Xiaoqiang turned to Zhang Zhaoxian, who was also looking at the map next to him, "the Japanese army still occupies a large amount of our land in Fengtian. Do we really want them to withdraw from Fengtian first? The students are worried that if we don't take advantage of it now,
It would be difficult to let them withdraw when they have not yet established a stable foothold, and if we delay it for another month or two, and then let them withdraw after we have eliminated the Beiqing, it will be difficult."
Zhang Zhao shook his head first:
"The Japanese army now occupies some places in Fengtian because of military necessity. Most of the transportation lines of the Japanese army from North Korea to Manchuria are taken through Fengtian. The roads in Fengtian are relatively developed, so that they can spread out as quickly as possible after crossing the Yalu River.
Northern Liaoning continues to advance northward. If we cross the Yalu River directly from Jilin, it will be very difficult in terms of transportation. If we now propose that the Japanese troops withdraw from Fengtian, they will definitely give this reason. And objectively speaking, this
The reason is quite good.
"Besides, our main enemy is still the Northern Qing Dynasty. The Northern Qing Dynasty also directly controls the entire Zhili and Inner and Outer Mongolia. It also nominally controls Gansu, Uszang, and the northern and southern frontiers, and has no less than two million troops.
A centipede will never die. This is a great empire that has been operating in the north for three hundred years. Until the moment it dies, we must regard it as our main enemy and cannot take it lightly.
"There is a lot of tension between the two countries today. If we really push hard, there may be a falling out. We cannot face two enemies at the same time. You should know that once you go to war with two enemies at the same time, especially those two
If all the enemies are weaker than you, then they are very likely to unite to fight you, no matter how much hatred they had before. Then we will be in trouble."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and sighed:
"Sigh... students understand... the 'Three Kingdoms Principle'. But students are worried that if within a month or two, the Japanese army digs trenches, builds fortifications, builds airports, and builds a series of military depots and warehouses on the current land,
...At that time...not to mention that they didn't want to leave even more. Even if we fought hard, it would still take a lot of effort.
.......Ming Gong, the Japanese army is no better than the Qing army. Even if the Qing army has fortifications like the Yangtze River Defense Line, if we smash them with leaflets and Mingyang, the defenders will surrender. And the Japanese army...even if we have superior air and ground firepower
, as long as they have a few tunnels and a few bunkers, they will resist until the last person and shed the last drop of blood."
Zhang Zhaoxian stared at him with strange eyes for a few times, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Oh, that's right, you have such a mouth...hehehe."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled bitterly, feeling helpless. He couldn't tell him the stories about Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Then he might have to see a doctor again.
On the map, half of Jilin is already a field of red people. The north and east third of Fengtian are also a field of red people. The Ming army, the Qing army and the Japanese army are intertwined. The Ming army is attacking Shenyang, and the south of Shenyang
Liaoyang and Benxi were under Japanese control. To the south of Liaoyang, there was a large Qing army. It was like a sandwich.
The current strategy of the Ming army is not to pursue complete control of Fengtian, but only to control some key places without hindering entry. For example, on the west side of the Liaodong Peninsula and along the railway, the Ming army must occupy every inch. Shenyang in northern Liaoning
This area was the center of the Northern Qing's rule in Fengtian, and the Ming army also wanted to capture it. As for the Liaoyang area south of Shenyang, which was in the hands of the Japanese army, the Ming army did not force it, but just detoured to avoid conflict with the Japanese army.
Now, the Ming army's march direction in Liaodong is generally toward the west. Several large blue arrows also draw from southeast to northwest in an imposing manner.
At present, the top brass of the Ming Army mainly have the same idea as Zhang Zhaoxian. Fengtian has been placed under the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Army is so powerful. The top brass of the Ming Army are confident that they can take back the entire Fengtian after defeating the Northern Qing Dynasty, regardless of whether they use reason or fist.
Destroy the Beiqing first. While the Beiqing is still there, Japan may still take the opportunity to challenge the Ming Dynasty. Without the Beiqing, Japan is isolated and helpless, and can only withdraw from Fengtian.
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On February 5, the Ming army captured Shenyang and on the 6th, they captured Jinzhou. After capturing Jinzhou, the Ming army entered the Liaoxi Corridor and embarked on the road south to capture Shanhaiguan.
After entering the Liaoxi Corridor, the resistance of the Qing army became more intense. This place is close to the pass, and the Qing army stationed here are relatively elite soldiers and generals, all of whom are the Eight Banners Division. But even so, the Ming army is still on the Liaoxi Corridor with daily attacks.
Continue to advance at a speed of 40-50 kilometers.
On the 7th, the Ming army captured Huludao. On the 8th, the Ming army captured the last important town outside the Pass: Suizhong County. It was only 60 kilometers away from Shanhaiguan, the important town of the Qing army.
Just like what Xiang Xiaoqiang said in his speech, within a week after February 2, the Ming army advanced to Shanhaiguan.
Shanhaiguan is known as the "No. 1 Pass in the World" and has always been one of China's most important military towns. The Western Liaoning Corridor is called the "Corridor" because it is surrounded by mountains to the northwest, the sea to the southeast, and only a narrow strip of flat land in the middle.
From Jinzhou in the north to Qinhuangdao in the south, the entire 200 kilometers is this long and narrow corridor, with the widest part only about 20 kilometers.
A dozen kilometers north of Qinhuangdao is the narrowest part of the Western Liaoning Corridor. From the mountains to the sea, there is only about ten kilometers of flat land in between. The pass built here is also named Shanhaiguan.
Shanhaiguan is one of the three major checkpoints that the Qing Empire still worked hard to manage until the era of hot weapons. These three major checkpoints are all groups of mountain fortifications, which are impregnable.
The first one is Hangu Pass, which has been captured by the Ming army. The second one is Juyong Pass, which relied on Badaling to defend Beijing in the north, mainly to guard against the Soviet Union.
The third one is Shanhaiguan. In modern times, Shanhaiguan was originally used by the Northern Qing Dynasty to prevent Japan. Like the previous two passes, a lot of money was invested in operating it. Now, facing the rumbling tracked wheels of the Ming army, they finally sent troops again.
It's come in handy.
Just as Xiang Xiaoqiang said in his speech, it seems that God has arranged it, and the situation in 1644 has happened again in Shanhaiguan.