Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 179 Information
On the second day after the military meeting ended, Li Dagang met Zhao Xin and the six-member team of the Security Department.This time, instead of being put in Katayama Kanbei's wooden cage, he was taken to the Thor's conference room.

Facing this expert gentleman, Zhao Xin always had the urge to call him "Li Sir" for some reason.Zhao Xin himself felt strange, and wondered if this was the aftereffect of watching "Apostle Walker"?
Li Dagang has long since lost his original arrogance. It seems that the months of labor life have really devastated his spiritual world.This man had tried to escape five times, and the farthest he had escaped was when he jumped out of the wall and ran five meters before being caught by the guards.The guard in charge of guarding the prisoners hated this guy who made trouble for him when he had nothing to do, so he acted harder.

Don't get me wrong, Beihai Town doesn't beat or scold prisoners.Zhao Xin just gave the guard an electric baton.So "Master Li" was served by three electric batons at the same time, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he became incontinent
Since then, the "Master Li" who lost face never ran away again.And after going to Solenji Island to dig gold mines, Li Dagang even gave up the idea of ​​running away.

The entire Solenji Island covers an area of ​​only 15 square kilometers. Leaving aside the cliffs in the south of the island, the land area is only six or seven square kilometers.In the northern part of the island, the closest point to the mainland is only 13 miles away. On a fine day, the beaches and forests on the opposite mainland can be faintly discerned.

The problem is, anyone who gets close to the beach will be spotted by the guards.Li Dagang guessed that the rebels in Beihai Town must have set up many secret posts by the beach, just like the perimeter of the prison camp.

Yes, Li Dagang had already discovered that these people in Beihai Town were not Oros people at all, but a group of rebels who spoke official language.These people have learned a lot of strange skills and tricks from nowhere, and have created so many unimaginable utensils.

Yesterday 12 people came to the island, and they were called to take him away.Li Dagang doesn't know what these rebels are going to do, he is just a dead man living a "groundhog life" every day.let them do
As a result, on the second day, he was taken to the big blue and white boat, and brought to the conference room of the ship building in a daze.It is said that this group of rebels must know spells, otherwise how can they make a big ship made of steel float on the water?

Liu Sheng coughed his throat, and spoke first: "Li Dagang, I called you here today because I want you to talk about the tactics of the Qing Dynasty. How did you fight in the past?"

"Ah?!" Li Dagang was taken aback for a moment. "I don't know what exactly you want to ask, my lord?"

Zhao Xindao: "Let's ask another question. Mr. Li, we know that you are a martial arts examiner, a martial arts scholar, and a bodyguard in the Qing Dynasty. In the martial arts exam, in addition to bows and arrows, horse riding, and lifting stones, you will also test policy theory? Then it must be You should also be familiar with the formations of the Qing army, right?"

"I dare not say I am familiar with it, I just know a little bit."

"Well, tell us about the battle formation of the Qing army."

"What exactly do these rebels want?" Li Dagang couldn't help guessing in his heart. "You guys want to fight against the Qing Dynasty with me? It's ridiculous! Well, since I'm asked to tell you, I'll give you a full account of my Qing Dynasty's military power. Don't think that you won't know the heights of heaven and earth if you win once by chance!"

"Then let me talk about the 'nine advances and ten chains' formation. The most powerful military force of my Qing Dynasty is the Eight Banners. And the most powerful force of the Eight Banners is the Firearms Battalion."

"Wait a minute, how many people are there in the firearms battalion you mentioned?" Liu Sheng interrupted suddenly.

"2000 people."

"Wait! You said that there were only two thousand musketeers in the whole Qing Dynasty?" Wang Yuanfang couldn't believe his ears.

"Nonsense! There are more than a million people in the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, how can there be only 2000 people?"

Liu Sheng slapped the table and said angrily: "Hey, I have a bad temper! It's you who said 2000 people!"

"I'm talking about the Firearms Battalion under the Nanyuan Guard Battalion. There are also Jianrui Battalion, Qianfeng Battalion, Han Army Firearms Battalion, and the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion in each province."

When Wang Yuanfang and the others heard this, their heads grew bigger. What a mess!There are camps within the camp, and there are camps outside the camp.

Zhao Xin interrupted: "Stop, stop! Let you say 'nine into ten series', what nonsense!"

The interrogation lasted all morning. According to what Li Dagang said, Zhao Xin drew while listening, and finally figured out what was going on.

The configuration of the so-called "nine advances and ten serial formations" is: each of the ministries is based on a battalion, and the number of people in a battalion is about 500 to 600.There are 34 battalions of the Qing army that make up the large formation. Each battalion has a frontal width of four feet and a depth of two feet and five feet. The interval between battalions is one foot.The entire front is mainly constructed by firearms units.

In the firearms unit, the number of musketeers is roughly between 4000 and 4500, and there are about 130 various types of Shenwei cannons and blunderbusses.The ammunition of the Qing army in combat is generally 300 rounds per gun and per cannon.

The first line is the Musketeers, distributed at intervals in battalions.Musketeers are generally arranged in three rows, with a depth of about five to six people between each row.The whole is deployed in a horizontal formation, with antlers and pikemen as cover in front of the formation.On the left and right wings are artillery and musketeers.The rear of the artillery battalion is guarded by rattan cards and shotguns, while cold weapon troops using bows, arrows, and guns and knives are deployed on the rear front.

In order to ensure the density and continuity of firepower, each battalion will leave space for front and rear rotations. The main shooting method is multiple rows of bursts, that is, the soldiers in the front row retreat to the formation after shooting, and the rear row has been loaded. The soldiers proceeded to the original front row position to shoot.

However, according to actual combat needs, sometimes a salvo method is used, that is, several rows of soldiers shoot at the same time without rotation.

In order to quickly search for enemy infantry or cavalry units and capture fighters, artillery battalions generally use light artillery such as mother and child guns.Not only can it follow the Musketeers to maneuver flexibly, but it can also serve as the most powerful part of the round fire with the largest range.

The more Li Dagang said, the more proud he was: "The infantry raised the antler cannon, all the soldiers marched together, and stopped at the sound of gold. They fired the guns once, nine to ten times like this, and fired the cannons in succession. Intermittent, its sound is earth-shattering. This is 'nine advances and ten chains'."

When Zhao Xin and the others analyzed the map afterwards, they calculated that the front-line Han army and the Manchuria Firearms Battalion occupied an area of ​​about 2100 meters, or more than four miles.The Han Army and the Manchurian Firearms Battalion, which are on the front line, have enough space to maneuver and rotate. When facing the enemy in the flat field, they can push and pour firepower all the way; but when the terrain is complex, they can also be split. Form different small units to perform various tasks separately, and there is no need to stick to the overall action of the large formation.

When the formation advances as a whole, the guns will fire a salvo every 17 meters. This is repeated nine times. The tenth time, the artillery fires continuously.

Liu Sheng noticed in particular that when this formation reached the seventh salvo, the artillery of the Manchuria Firearms Battalion would stop firing and turn to horses to carry them along.

At this point in the research, Wang Yuanfang and others understood that the artillery of the Manchuria Firearms Battalion was to act as a reserve team to reserve strength for the artillery offensive in the future.

When it was the tenth consecutive shooting, the shooting would stop after three beeps, and eight gaps would be opened in the front antler front.The rattan soldiers behind the artillery battalion will come out from the gap and start melee combat.The purpose of this was to cover the shotgunners who emerged from behind the antlers and followed while further striking the enemy's lines.After the rattan soldiers completed the cover task, the shotgun soldiers continued to fire in bursts of Xu Jin style.At this time, after each row of shooting is finished, they no longer retreat into the antlers, but stay in the front, and the rear row of musketeers will follow up to the front of the front row to shoot.

As for the cavalry of the Vanguard Battalion, Guardian Battalion, and Xiaoqi Battalion, their role is not only to attack after the guns are fired.Its task is mainly to deal with the enemy's active attack, and to provide flank protection when the firearms soldiers advance, or to launch an offensive simultaneously with the firearms soldiers on the enemy's flank.

In general, the purpose of "nine advances and ten series" is to suppress the enemy with intensive gunfire. If the intention of approaching and shaking the enemy's position is achieved during the battle, the next offensive will be launched.

After careful calculation, Zhao Xin and the others found that if they did not consider the advanced nature of weapons, but stayed within the defense line and fired guns at the Qing army, they would basically resist 140 million rounds of projectiles on the two-kilometer firepower line, and then He had to face the encirclement of tens of thousands of cavalry.

In addition to the above-mentioned formations on the plains, the Qing army also had a formation in the rugged mountains and forests, which was called "mountain road chain triple formation".

This formation is specially designed for encountering the enemy in the narrow terrain of mountain roads.First, the five-child cannon was fired in front, and ten rattan players guarded the cannon.When the enemy enters the shooting range of the shotgun, use the triple stack of spears to fight.

The specific method is to call every two people side by side "one stack", and three stacks are one layer.Two people in the first stack shoot prostrate, two people in the second stack shoot kneeling, and two people in the third stack shoot standing.Six people in three stacks on each floor fired at the same time. After the previous floor finished shooting, they retreated to the rear of the formation, and the latter layer advanced to shoot.

This tactic integrates salvo and burst fire, so that the density and continuity of firepower will not be restricted by the terrain.Every 50 people form a team, and every two teams form a road, and the two teams rotate back and forth with the sound of drums.

On the basis of this formation, you can also set up archers behind the three stacks to ensure the continuity of firepower; if the road is wider, you can also set up cavalry to surprise the enemy from the two wings.

Looking at the two schematic diagrams of the formation of the Qing army and a map of the surrounding area of ​​Beihai Town hanging on the wall, Wang Yuanfang and the others were silent.The terrain of Beihai Town is facing the sea in the south, mountains in the west, Xila River in the east, and a large valley plain in the north.If it was just a simple defense, tens of thousands of Qing troops rushed up from the west and north, and 5000 people would not be able to defend anyway.

After a while, Liu Sheng asked Zhao Xin, "What do you think?" Wang Yuanfang and others all looked at Zhao Xin after hearing this.

After the First Battle of Nagasaki and the sneak attack on Fukang'an, Wang Yuanfang and the others knew that it would be no problem for them to lead a company, carry out a reconnaissance sneak attack, and fight a small-scale blocking battle. But in terms of big strategy, Vision is not enough.

Liu Sheng dared to risk his life at the critical moment, but Zhao Xin often came up with a way that could surprise him at the critical moment.From Wang Yuanfang's point of view, perhaps it is precisely because Zhao Xin has never been a soldier, so he is not bound by so many rules and regulations, and his ideas are often unconstrained, which can achieve very good results.

However, Zhao Xin himself did not think so.

Out of the understanding and awe of history and the ancients, Zhao Xin knew that if he did not have the blessing of the jade pendant and just put him on the same platform with people like Fu Kang'an, he would definitely be messed up by these people.

As a modern person from another time and space, what kind of education did Zhao Xin receive from childhood?Study hard, find a good job, start a family, and that's all.At most, it is to cultivate some personal hobbies. To put it nicely, it is to cultivate one's temperament, but to put it badly, it is to pass the time.

Fukang'an, Agui, Qianlong, and even Heshen, what kind of education did they receive from childhood?Intrigue, scheming, inconsistency in the world, and emperor's mind.These people fight each other, calculate others, and elevate themselves all the time every day.

So if Zhao Xin wants to decide whether to win or lose in the same room with these people, he can only come up and lift the roof directly. He will not even agree to take a step back and open a window to let the air in.Because as long as they fall into the rules of these people's games, Zhao Xin's cleverness is only worthy of being cannon fodder, not even a chess piece.

Zhao Xin stared at the map carefully for a long time, and said to Liu Sheng and others: "Let me think about it first, this time it is not just a matter of fighting."

"Then what we decided yesterday?" Liu Sheng was asking about the six strategies that were made yesterday.

"No change, continue to execute."

After this meeting, Zhao Xin disappeared again. He didn't even go to Sendai this time, but returned to the ice-free port in another time and space.

Zhao Xin rented an off-road vehicle and drove 200 kilometers north to the city called "Ussuriysk".The city is not big, the population is small, there are no high-rise buildings, and you can see farmhouses a little outside the city center.He followed the navigation and went directly to a hotel near the train station to stay.Because it is winter, there are no pedestrians on the street at all.

The city is located in the lower reaches of the Suifen River, bordering the Sihete Mountains in the east, Changbai Mountains in the west, Xingkai Lake in the north, and close to the Sanjiang Plain. It has a very important strategic position.From here, you can go directly to Khabarovsk, the hub of the Far East, via the Far East Railway, or via water via Xingkai Lake and Wusuli River;

It is said that in the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda used Acheng as its capital, and set up a "Shipin Road" in the Wusuli River Basin, and opened a post road leading to it.Its route is to go up the Ash River from Acheng, after reaching Shangzhi, go up the Mating River, cross Zhangguangcai Mountain to Mudanjiang, cross Taiping Mountain to the Suifen River Valley, and go down the Suifen River through Dongning.Because Suifen River was called "Shibinshui" in Tang Dynasty, and "Subinshui" and "Shipinshui" in Jin Dynasty, this road was called Shipinshui in Jin Dynasty.

This is also the real place of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty.During the Yongle period, the Jurchens of the Huli Gai tribe surrendered to the Ming Empire, so Zhu Di set up a guard here with this tribe.Because it was the old place of Jianzhou in the Tang Dynasty under the leadership of the Bohai State, it was called Jianzhouwei.In the Qing Dynasty, it was called Fuerdan City. "Furdan" means "pass" in Manchu, and it was under the management of Ningguta's vice-dutong yamen.

This is also the traditional route for Tsarist Russia to invade the Northeast. In 1900, Tsarist Russia set out from here, passing through Dongning and Suifenhe, and went straight to Mudanjiang.In modern time and space, this place has always been the hub connecting the strategically important places of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, and it is also the starting point for entering the Xingkai Lake Plain northward.

In Zhao Xin's view, if Beihai Town wants to prevent Tsarist Russia from going south, it must occupy Fuerdan City, and then cross Xingkai Lake to the northeast to occupy Khabarovsk.

The next day, Zhao Xin went to the library in the city, trying to find some historical materials.There are not many Qing Dynasty documents in the collection here, but Zhao Xin still found some of them.

After that, he spent another three days driving a large circle around the city.Carefully inspected the topography of this area.Even in winter, you can still see the surrounding large tracts of virgin forest from the wilderness.Unlike Beihai Town, which is surrounded by undulating terrain and rolling hills, the terrain here is unusually flat. Presumably in another time and space, there may be some Hezhefei Yaka tribes and Kulkaqi New Manchurians living here.

After watching it for a few days, Zhao Xin probably had some calculations in his mind.Only then did he drive back to Unfreezing Port, and then back to Beihai Town.

"This is here, Fuerdan City. If the Qing army wants to come by land, they can only pass through here. We must occupy this place before the spring of next year and build a defensive fortress." Zhao Xin pointed to Ussuriysk on the map , Said to Liu Sheng and others.

"Before spring? Winter? How far is it?" Liu Sheng asked a bunch of questions.

"It's 200 miles north along the Suifen River or the Fuljaha River."

Wang Yuanfang looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window and said, "But the weather is really a big problem. Don't talk about building fortresses, you will freeze to death wherever you go."

Zhao Xin said: "There should still be an old earthen castle here. During the Battle of Yaksa, Tsarist Russia built an earthen city on the site of Fuldan City in an attempt to occupy it."

Chen Qingsong said: "You have to think about it, once we put in the infrastructure, we won't have the energy to build defensive forts elsewhere."

Zhao Xin said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, I checked the information. In the Qing Dynasty, this was the only land hub leading to Vladivostok. And I originally planned to occupy this place after the spring of next year. Now the only thing we need to wait is Get through this winter, and the scouting report from Cirdan."

(End of this chapter)