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Thousands of Miles Against the Current Chapter 140: The situation of the battle takes a sudden turn

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    Weak first, then strong, defeat them one by one.  [This may not be a consistent principle, but for the general staff in the rear, it is the easiest to think of and is considered the most certain to win.  Although the Northeast Military Region Headquarters, headed by Pi Xiong, Hu Guozhu and others, hoped that the reinforcements could land at Yingkou or closer to stab the Gaizhou Qing army in the rear.  However, the reinforcements who faithfully carried out the order chose the breakthrough point near Jinzhou Bay - the Daling River.  Although this breakthrough point cannot go all the way to Jinzhou City like Xiaoling River, due to the distance, reinforcements from the Qing army in Jinzhou cannot arrive very quickly.  And by going upstream from the Daling River, you can reach Daling River City (now Linghai City), cutting off the Jinzhou Qing army's eastward retreat.  Historically, Daling River City served as the eastern barrier of Jinzhou, bordering Liaodong Bay to the south and the remaining mountains of Songling Mountain to the north. It was located at the throat of the Liaoxi Corridor. The Ming and Qing armies fought many fierce battles around this place.  Especially in the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Ming and Qing armies fought an earth-shattering battle. The final result was that the Ming army failed several reinforcements and the Daling River city guard Zu Dashou surrendered. The Ming army had the most combat effectiveness outside the pass.  One army, the so-called "Guanning Iron Cavalry", was basically destroyed.  Therefore, although the sharpness of the Ming army did not directly target Jinzhou, the subsequent effect was even more ruthless. It was obvious that they had the intention to encircle and annihilate the Qing army in Jinzhou.  There are forests of sails and masts on the sea, artillery fire on the shore, and the sound of fighting resounds throughout the land.  The Ming army's attack was fierce and sudden. The more than 3,000 Qing troops stationed there tried their best, but they could not prevent more and more Ming soldiers and weapons and equipment from landing on land and joining the battle group.  The navy dispatched by the Ming Dynasty this time included the fleet transferred back from the south, the Tianjin Navy, and part of the navy from the Northeast Military Region. The combat troops included more than 6,000 marines, and a reorganized division from the Beijing Military Region that was reinforced by artillery.  , more than 15,000 people; the troops directly reinforcing the Dangshuo Army were a division sent from Shanhaiguan.  However, only a few hundred people were left to defend Shanhaiguan, so there was no threat there.  The Qing army garrisoned only 3,000 people, and they were stationed on the east and west banks of the Daling River. Under the fierce attack of the Ming army with multiple artillery fire, it was useless to resist with all their strength.  The Ming troops who landed one after another quickly joined the battle in units of small flags.  Efforts were made to push the Qing army to the periphery and expand the landing field.  As the troops became stronger and stronger, the general flag formed a formation and pressed the Qing army with greater force.  The sound of muskets was like exploding beans, and large clouds of white smoke rose into the sky and dispersed in the air; sky-blasting cannons and Franchise machines also joined the battle group, and the explosions of fire flashed one by one, lifting up the black soil and carrying it with them.  Bloody stumps.  The east bank is the main attack direction of the Ming army.  As pontoon bridges were blown up one after another, the obstruction of the Daling River made it more difficult for the Qing troops on both sides to cooperate. The collapse of the Qing troops on the east bank was imminent.  "I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the clearance in half the time, these damn Tartars." Yang Yandi looked at the boats clearing obstacles in the river and cursed bitterly. A successful landing could not ease his urgent mood.  Shipwrecks and wooden piles are old tricks, but they hinder the ship from continuing to penetrate deeper.  Cover and fire support come second.  More important is the transportation of materials.  The commander-in-chief Zhao Desheng looked at the battle situation on the shore and made repeated calculations in his mind.  If the ship cannot keep up.  As long as the army is lightly armed and moving quickly, it is still very promising to capture Daling River City.  But this was also risky. He had to determine how long it would take the navy to clear the obstacles and arrive with supplies and heavy equipment.  "Is one day enough?" Zhao Desheng put down the telescope and asked with an extremely serious expression.  Yang Yandi was stunned for a moment, and somewhat understood what Zhao Desheng was thinking.  Think about it for a while.  He nodded vigorously, "I guess it's just the first few miles that need to be cleared. I don't believe that the Tartars planted stakes in the entire river?" "That's impossible." Zhao Desheng felt a little more relaxed, and his face  There was a smile on his face and he said: "I will lead the land troops to march lightly and quickly to capture Dalinghe City before the Jinzhou Qing army comes to help. General Yang also knows that the ammunition carried by light armor is limited. If the battle is fierce, I am afraid he will not be able to hold on.  "How long?" "I understand." Yang Yandi stamped his feet and said, "Don't worry, even if the water transportation is blocked, we will not be short of supplies even if the water transportation is blocked." "That's it.  Thank you so much." Zhao Desheng gave a solemn military salute and said, "I will go ashore to take command, and I will leave it to General Yang and the navy brothers to provide supplies." "I will send more men and ships."  He returned the gift and sent Zhao Desheng to the boat.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ The speed of the sea route is not only the convenience of transportation, but also the rapid transmission of information.  Here, the time and progress of the landing are constantly notified by the clipper to the neighboring troops, so that they can cooperate more tacitly in the operation.  The ground shook with loud noises, and the thick smoke from the artillery shrouded the entire artillery position. The ground seemed to be shaking, and even the mules and horses in the distance neighed uneasily.Get up.  While a large number of artillery pieces spewed out thick white smoke, the same fierce flames flashed between the muzzles, and the iron bullets whizzed out of the barrel, spinning at high speed and emitting a soul-stirring scream in the air.  With screams and screams, the Qing army retreated from the original artillery array in embarrassment, dragging the intact artillery and moving further away.  The result of an artillery battle ended with the victory of the Ming army.  At first, the Ming army only had the longest-range Tianwei artillery and rocket launchers that could compete with the Qing army's Hongyi artillery. Unfortunately, their accuracy was very poor.  When the navy's heavy artillery landed from the sea near Tashan and was transported to the front line, the Qing army's Hongyi artillery immediately lost its range advantage.  After all, their Hongyi cannons are old-fashioned and cannot be compared with the long-barreled guns and cannons purchased by the Ming army from Britain and France.  In Jinzhou, the Qing army deployed the most artillery, which shows how much it attaches importance to Jinzhou, the throat of western Liaoning.  Because of this, after Orha led his army to counterattack and failed, he retreated to the Nuerhe River, hoping that the power of artillery could stop the Ming army.  At the beginning, the battle seemed to develop as expected. The Hongyi artillery and the river obstruction prevented the Ming army from advancing.  But now, the situation has become serious again. The result of the artillery being forced to retreat is that it cannot suppress the Ming army and cannot effectively block the Ming army's attempt to build a pontoon bridge.  But Orha was not discouraged. He withdrew the artillery to avoid further losses, but dug a trench two or three miles away from the other side of the river and enabled the artillery to hit the shore, preparing to crush the Ming army's cross-river attack.  Or make a half-crossing attack.  The shelling gradually stopped, the smoke dissipated, and the vision became clear.  The river flowed gurglingly, and broken wood from the pontoon floated by from time to time. The damaged pontoon only had a few wooden piles standing alone on the shore.  The Qing army retreated simply.  After destroying all the pontoon bridges, they decided to confront the Ming army across the river.  This also allowed the Ming army to easily occupy the south bank, including some commanding heights.  "There is no impregnable defense line in the world. The Tartars are no longer afraid of such a passive defense." As the commander-in-chief of the Dangshuo Army, Xia Guoxiang came to the front line to observe the latest battle situation and adjust the layout. "Now fighting across the river is no longer the main purpose.  "In order to coordinate the friendly forces' actions, the most important thing is to attract the Tartar troops and contain them in Jinzhou." "The friendly forces have decided to land at Daling River?" Wei Pu murmured the notification he had just sent.  A rough map flashes in.  "Spread out the map." Xia Guoxiang called to the staff to arrange the arrangements. Senior generals gathered around and focused on the map.  "Here -" Xia Guoxiang pointed at the mouth of the Daling River with his finger, and then traced it upward.  Until Daling River City, I raised my head and glanced around.  Said: "Do you understand everything? Cutting off the enemy's retreat is a plan to encircle and annihilate them!" "It's more than thirty miles from Jinzhou to Dalinghe City, from the landing site to Dalinghe City -" Wei Pu stretched out his hand to measure  After a moment, he said: "It's probably about the same. Can the friendly forces reach the goal before the Qing army in Jinzhou returns for reinforcements?" The three provinces of Wu have already been transferred from the Zhengshuo Army to the Dangshuo Army as chief of staff. This also mixes the generals of the various armies.  , one of the means to split the factions as much as possible.  for the current war situation.  The plan he got from the General Staff was more detailed and he knew more, so he said with a smile: "Daling River City does not have to be captured. You should know our army's ability to dig trenches and defend it, right? As long as the main road is blocked  , The Qing army in Jinzhou was attacked front and back. Could it be that our army did not move and just watched the enemy flee and break through? " "That is impossible," Wei Pu said with a smile, "Then our army will continue to attack fiercely to make the enemy escape.  "Don't leave?" "Of course, we must put enough pressure on the enemy in front of us to attract him as much as possible." Xia Guoxiang glanced at Wu Sansheng, and after receiving his nod of approval, he directly explained the combat arrangement, "If you are eager to cross the river and attack, the troops will be ready."  Horses are not allowed to be used, and the enemy will most likely attack our army halfway across the river. However, our army's combat goal has changed, and the direction of the attack should also be adjusted. Therefore, our army's main attack direction will turn from north to east, advancing along the Daughter River. "  As he spoke, he put his finger on the map and drew a line, going directly east from Songshan and Xingshan to the southward bend of the Nuer River.  Wu Sansheng said with a smile: "The reinforcements from Shanhaiguan are arriving by boat. They will land near Tashan in the near future to help in the battle. Our army has a safe way out. If the Qing army's stronghold on the north bank cannot be captured, the containment efforts will be difficult."  It¡¯s extremely limited. The Qing army¡¯s defense is very strong. Do we have to bang our heads against the wall?¡± The Nvnu River flows from west to east, separating Jinzhou and Songshan from the north to the south; and after flowing through Jinzhou for less than ten miles, the river separates from the south.  It joins the Xiaoling River and turns south to the sea.  What Xia Guoxiang and Wu Sansheng said about continuing to advance eastward was similar to the route of the Beijing-Harbin Expressway in later generations. Instead of crossing the Hebei to attack Jinzhou, they had to cross the river from the south of Jinzhou and then east across the Xiaoling River to achieve a breakthrough.  Since the main goal is not to capture Jinzhou, heavy weapons such as long-barreled guns and cannons do not need to be carried and can be left on the shore to serve as defensive weapons.??firm.  The Nerv River was a barrier for the Qing army in Jinzhou, but it was also an obstacle to their counterattack.  As long as there were not many men and horses left, it would be very difficult for the Qing army to attack across the river.  And even if it was beaten across the river by the Qing army, Songshan was by no means a strong fortress that the Qing army could capture in a short while.  Furthermore, the arrival of reinforcements from Tashan also made the Ming army less worried about the safety of the rear flank.  The further the Qing troops drilled in, the more they were surrounded.  In layman¡¯s terms, the eastward advance plan was to force the Jinzhou Qing army to move accordingly to make up for the omissions in the defense along the river.  Once the Ming army crosses the Xiaoling River in the east, the situation will be like outflanking Jinzhou's back road, and it will be a roundabout and large-scale encirclement.  ??In other words, we cannot simply confront each other, apply pressure, or create threats. We cannot let the Qing army in Jinzhou relax. Even if they plan to pursue or flank the Ming army in the future, the Ming army must occupy a closer and more advantageous position.  After some discussion, the Dangshuo army decided to form an eastward marching corps with two divisions, leaving one division to confront the Qing army across the river.  At the same time, messengers were sent to contact the navy, hoping that they could send some ships to the Xiaoling River to cross the river more conveniently.  There are nearly two thousand ships of various sizes in the Liaodong Bay. As long as the message is sent, it is relatively quick and convenient to dispatch some ships.  The actions of the eastward marching corps happened to be aimed at mopping up enemies along the coast and connecting with friendly forces.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ After several months of stalemate, the situation in Liaodong suddenly changed dramatically, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the Qing court.  Of course, from sweeping over half of China to retreating step by step, there are many unexpected things.  But this time, the Qing court finally realized what kind of emerging regime it was facing, what kind of government it had to raise funds, and what kind of emperor it was that would fight to the end.  Originally, according to the estimates of the Qing court, the Ming army would not have the possibility of a large-scale strategic offensive for at least a year after regaining the north.  Because the decaying north was a heavy burden, the Manchus gave up because they saw clearly that the north was no better than the south. If it were held in its hands, it would either drag down the finances, or cause people to riot due to hunger and poverty everywhere, turning it into a huge powder keg.  Therefore, the Manchus withdrew from the pass after looting and threw this burden to the Ming court.  After carrying this burden, unless the Ming Dynasty ignored the life and death of the people, it would have to spend money and food to provide relief, and there would be no material support for outbound operations.  In one year, the Manchu Qing Dynasty believed that it should be enough to adjust, recuperate, straighten out the internal affairs, and re-solidify the alliance with the Mongolian tribes.  Then, everything will go back to decades ago, and the battle with the Ming army will start again.  The disadvantages are certain, but the climate environment in Liaodong can also be regarded as a favorable factor.  But the Manchu Qing Dynasty obviously greatly underestimated Zhu Yongxing's ability, underestimated the work efficiency of the current Ming government, and underestimated the enthusiasm of the mobilized people.  Although the people in the North are still poor, they are no longer on the verge of starving to death.  The Ming Dynasty adopted various measures and even launched a war to destroy the country, and regained the money and food to launch a strategic offensive in the shortest possible time.  As for the Manchus, they had only survived one winter, and before reclamation and farming had fully begun, they were forced to mobilize most of their young men to engage in a war of attrition with the Ming army that they extremely did not want.  ¡­¡­¡­(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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