Nanming Yiming

Chapter 81
This battle was fought extremely hard. In addition to the Jingnan Battalion suffered heavy losses, the Chongming Battalion and Shenji Battalion also suffered some casualties. Fortunately, the 4000 Eight Banners led by Pingnan General Jin were finally wiped out in Huzhou.

After hearing that Si'an Town and Heping Town were burned by the Qing army, and that a large number of people were now homeless, Qian Mo ordered these people to be resettled in the newly built cottages in Tianmu Mountain, and by the way, to replenish the workshop's manpower.

Jiaxing has become more and more unsafe, and may become a war zone at any time. Qian Mo ordered all the workshops and villagers of Tianjiazhuang to move to Tianmu Mountain.

Wang Zaixing's department has already cheated the Qing army twice. Although these two Qing troops have been completely wiped out, there is no guarantee that there will be no fish that slipped through the net. They can't go back to Jiaxing now. in the ranks of the army.

However, this "Battle of Huzhou" did not leave anyone alive, and Qian Mo could not boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Huzhou by beheading the Eight Banners soldiers in public.

So I wanted to order people to use the bones of the Eight Banners soldiers to build a "Beijing Temple" outside Huzhou City, but considering that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, in order to avoid causing plague, they just built a pile of soil on their graves and ordered People erected a monument to record this "Battle of Huzhou".

Gu Xin'er's "Zhezi Opera" troupe also performed two new plays "Jingnan Camp Bloody Battle in Si'an Town" and "Eight Banners Soldier Killed in Huzhou City" overnight. For a while, the anti-Qing morale of the people in Huzhou was high, and the young and old also began to participate enthusiastically. Enroll in the military.

After Song Yingxing arrived at Tianjiazhuang, after some research with Xu Ermo and Father Philip, he finally improved the blast furnace. Now the temperature of the furnace has exceeded 1600 degrees, and it can produce better quality steel.

The service life of the firecrackers cast with these steels is much longer than that of the current ones, and the consumption of replacing the barrels every month is also much less. 2000 shots are up.

After the Lumi gun has been finalized and produced for so long, it finally ushered in the first improvement.

Since the steel quality of the gun barrel has been improved, it can withstand more gunpowder. After a slight modification to the fire door and the machine rail, the current effective killing distance has been increased from 80 steps to 90 steps. This model is temporarily called Type I Lumi Gun.

With the production of high-quality steel, cast iron cannons have also been realized now.

Iron is less dense than copper, so iron cannons are lighter than copper cannons of the same caliber.

Of course, the main factor that limited the Ming army's cannon casting was raw materials. Zhejiang copper mines were not easy to operate, but iron mines were relatively easy.

According to Qian Mo's request, for the convenience of carrying small-caliber artillery such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon, the gun body and base are all disassembled for easy carrying and can be assembled and used at any time, similar to the mortars of later generations.

And there is no problem with the casting technology of the Frangji Cannon and the Hongyi Cannon, but now the firearms workshop in Tianjiazhuang is being transferred to the stockade in Tianmu Mountain.Almost half a month's production will be affected.

In the first battle of Huzhou, the Ming army was quite passive due to lack of cavalry and severe lack of mobility.

When encountering the cavalry of the Qing army on the battlefield, the Ming army could not retreat even if they wanted to, and they could not catch up if they wanted to.If Wang Zaixing hadn't used his undercover identity to steal the Qing army's camp in the middle of the night, Qian Mo really had no way of taking the Qing army's cavalry, and could only watch them go back to Hangzhou.

Qian Mo also understood the importance of forming cavalry. Even if it is difficult to train a qualified cavalry unit in a short time, mounted infantry is much more mobile than ordinary infantry.

This time, more than 4000 war horses from the Qing army were captured, and Qian Mo built a horse farm outside Huzhou City.

Most of the Qing soldiers under Wang Zaixing could ride horses, so they simply reorganized into a new cavalry battalion "Huzhou Camp".

Since the Ming army lacks generals who are good at cavalry combat, Weng Zhiheng, the general soldier of Suhu, directed Wang Zaixing to be responsible for the training.

The battalions under the governor of Suhu also reorganized the army and upgraded the commanders of the battalions to generals.

The first-class battalion of the Chongming Battalion, the commander-in-chief Lu Shanhai, and the deputy commander Hong Fugui; the force is 3000 people, 1000 Lumi guns, and 10 tiger squat guns.

The first-class battalion of the Jingnan Battalion, Zhang Xiaofan, the commander-in-chief, and Zhou Bao, the deputy commander-in-chief; 3000 troops, 1000 Lumi guns, 200 pairs of iron armor, and 10 tiger crouching guns.

The first-class battalion of the Shenji Battalion, the commander-in-chief Huang Yu, and the deputy commander-in-chief Wang Yongfu; the strength is 3000 people, 2000 Lumi guns, 20 tiger squat guns, and 10 Qianjin Folang machine guns.

The first-class battalion of the Huzhou Battalion, Wang Zaixing, the commander-in-chief, and Hu Xiuquan, the deputy commander-in-chief (formerly Hu Bazong of Anji Prefecture); has a force of 3000 people, 1000 Lumi guns, and 4000 horses.

Jiaxing Battalion B-class Battalion, Chief Soldier Qian An, Deputy Chief Soldier Li Qi; 2000 troops, 1000 Lumi blunderbuss, 20 tiger crouching guns, and 10 Qianjin Flang machine guns.

The second-class battalion of the Taihu Battalion has Wu Qi as the commander-in-chief; its strength is 2000, and it has 1000 Lumi guns.

Although the force was suddenly expanded to 16000, the number of firecrackers was seriously insufficient. Fortunately, many cold weapons of the Qing army were seized, so that the recruits would not be allowed to go into battle with bare hands.

But there is no way for the training of soldiers. Nowadays, the world is changing dramatically, and it can be said that time is waiting for no one.It is impossible to wait until the recruits are slowly trained before going out. The only way is to use the old to bring the new, and use the method of fighting instead of training.

Xia Wanchun's Suhu Governor's Yamen also moved from Taihu Lake's Shengui Island to Huzhou City.

Gu Yanwu was in full charge of the production and construction of Tianmu Mountain. All the firearms, cannon casting and other military production workshops in Tianjiazhuang were relocated to Tianmu Mountain; civilian commodity workshops such as weaving workshops were moved to Huzhou City.

Tianjiazhuang is only left with the role of temporary warehouse and bastion defense.

In addition, it is also planned to build a sheep and horse wall beside the moat of Huzhou City to increase the effective protection of the moat.

Nanxun Town in the east of Huzhou, the ruins of the original Si'an Town in Anji Prefecture, and Changxing County in the north of Huzhou each built a small bastion to strengthen the defense of Huzhou and protect Huzhou from east, west, north.

Although he has not received accurate information from the intelligence department, Qian Mo remembers that the Qing army will counterattack Jiangxi at the end of May.

Sooner or later there will still be fierce battles in Huzhou. He has to hurry up and build some fortifications, so that he can attract some Qing troops for Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi.

At the same time, the garrisons in various places were also readjusted.

Wu Qi's Taihu camp left 1000 people to guard the islands of Taihu Lake, and another 1000 people were stationed in Changxing County in the north of Huzhou to supervise the construction of the bastion.

Qian'an's Jiaxing camp left 1000 people stationed at the Tianjiazhuang bastion, and the remaining 1000 people stationed at the stockade on Tianmu Mountain.

The 3000 people from the Huzhou camp were stationed in Huzhou Fucheng and the two counties of Wukang and Deqing in the south, and were responsible for the construction of the bastion in Nanxun.

The Jingnan Battalion was stationed in Anji Prefecture and Xiaofeng County, and was responsible for the construction of the bastion of Si'an Town, and stationed troops at Dusong Pass in the south of Xiaofeng County, ready to threaten Hangzhou from Lin'an at any time.

Before the main force of the Qing army went south, it was the best opportunity for the Ming army to take advantage of the opportunity to expand. Although the Ming army in Huzhou now urgently needs time to recuperate, consolidate the city defense, and train the army.

But Qian Mo couldn't wait any longer. Historically, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren fought for Nanming for nearly 8 months in Nanchang, but during these 8 months, although Nanming also wanted to rescue Jiangxi, he hardly took any action. Act effectively and miss opportunities for nothing.

At this time, all the general soldiers and important officials under the Suhu Governor's Mansion have gathered in Huzhou Mansion to discuss the next battle plan.

Unlike usual meetings held in front of the map, a huge sand table was placed on the table in the middle.

In the sand table, there are not only famous mountains and rivers such as Taihu Lake, Tianmu Mountain, and Yangtze River, but also cities such as Huzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing.

Moreover, small flags of different colors were used to mark the ownership of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The current situation of the two sides can be said to be clear at a glance.

These battle-tested generals were secretly amazed, and they all asked who made this kind of combat sand table, which is much more convenient than a map.

After hearing everyone's approval, Liu Tongchun showed a satisfied smile.

It was Liu Tongchun who was captured by the intelligence department with the topographic map of Jiangxi outside Nanchang City to report to Nanjing. Qian Mo saw that he had a good knowledge of maps, so he was ordered to serve as a staff officer in the Governor's Mansion.

He ordered him to make this sand table specially according to the data. After countless experiments, he finally used sand to make this sand table of Jiangnan topography, covering almost the entire Jiangnan area.

At this moment, Liu Tongchun proudly said: "This sand table was made by Beizhi under Governor Qian's behest, for your analysis."

After everyone's discussion, it is believed that there are 4 offensive directions in front of the Huzhou Ming army.

The first direction of attack is to move eastward, and together with the Ming army in Chongming, capture the two mansions of Su and Song.

After Tian Xiong's 5000 men went south to reinforce eastern Zhejiang, the strength of the Su and Song prefectures was only 1, and there were no Manchurian Eight Banners in charge.

Now that Hangzhou is empty of troops, it is temporarily unable to invade Huzhou again.Theoretically, Qian Mo could take the opportunity to take over the Su-Song government and establish himself as the governor of Suhu.

However, there are four unfavorable factors in capturing Su Song.

One is that the 5000 Manchurian Eight Banners under Bashan are still in Nanjing and Zhenjiang, and they can support the Susong area at any time, which increases the variables of attacking Susong.

The second is that the Qing army in this place has to guard against the Chongming Ming army, and the possibility of actively attacking Huzhou is not high.

Qian Mo left Zhedong and Huizhou, two strategic areas where the Ming and Qing sides were fighting for life and death, to attack Su Song instead of fighting. This is equivalent to making a slow move in the game of chess. Let the Qing army breathe a sigh of relief.

As a chess master, Qian Mo naturally wouldn't play chess like this.

The third is that Su and Song's two mansions are also defenseless. After taking it down, Qian Mo doesn't have the strength to defend so many chassis.

Fourth, after taking down Su Song, the main force of the Eight Banners going south will inevitably attack him. Was he trying to attract the firepower of the Qing army for Jin Shenghuan, or he chose such a battlefield that was not conducive to him.

So Qian Mo immediately denied the attack on the Susong area.

The second direction is from Huzhou to the north, capturing Yixing and Liyang all the way, and Jurong goes straight to Nanjing.

Now there are indeed not many troops around Nanjing, and this route is also quite concealed.

If Jin Shenghuan's main force went to the north to contain the main force of the Qing army around Nanjing, and Qian Mo would sneak attack Nanjing as a partial division, it would still have a certain surprise effect.

But now Jiang Riguang's Northern Expeditionary Army has not even taken Huizhou. Although some Qing troops have been restrained, there are many troops around Nanjing. Although Qian Mo's surprise attack on Nanjing at this time can change the situation of the battle, the possibility of success is unlikely.

The direct attack on Nanjing was also denied by Qian Mo.

The third direction is to march to Anhui, take Guangde, and then cooperate with the Ming army to take Huizhou.

It is to fight back along the route of Jinli's sneak attack on Huzhou, occupy Guangde while the Qing army is insufficient, and join forces with Jiang Riguang's Northern Expeditionary Army in Huizhou, so that they can march northward to Nanjing again.

In fact, this route is the attack route that Qian Mo most wants to take.

First of all, Guangde's Qing army has not many troops and can be easily taken down.

Secondly, Huizhou and Xuancheng in southern Anhui are rich areas, and winning here can greatly increase income.

Moreover, Huizhou is mountainous, which is the best place to prevent the Qing army from going south to Jiangxi.Winning here also opened up the supply lines of Zhejiang Ming Army and Jiangxi Ming Army.

If Jin Shenghuan can quickly win Ganzhou, and then raise the main force to go north, there is great hope of winning Nanjing through here.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious. Qian Mo must tie himself to the front line of preventing the Qing army from going south.

Two benefits are compared whichever is more important, and two evils are compared whichever is lesser.

Although Qian Mo is not willing to put himself at the point of the main force of the Qing army, relatively speaking, this direction has more advantages than disadvantages. If Tianmu Mountain and Huangshan can be connected together, there will be a larger base. It is far more beneficial than occupying Su Song's land.

The fourth direction is to march eastward and take the opportunity to occupy Hangzhou.

After eliminating Jin Li's 4000 Eight Banners and Li Baoguo's 2000 Green Battalion, Hangzhou now has only 6000 troops.

If Hangzhou Mansion can be taken down, the throat of North Zhejiang will be completely stuck.

Even if Xiao Qiyuan retreated in Hangzhou City, the Ming army could not attack Hangzhou City for a while, but taking Changhua, Lin'an, Yuhang and other counties to the west of Hangzhou Prefecture can completely occupy the entire Tianmu Mountain Area, and the strategic depth has increased a lot.

In addition, Tian Xiong's 5000 soldiers and horses went to eastern Zhejiang, which increased the variables in Ningbo.If Zhang Mingzhen and Huang Binqing cannot win Yin County, the prefecture of Ningbo, in time, the situation in eastern Zhejiang will become confusing again.

At this time, when Qian Mo attacked Hangzhou, he could support Zhedong in time, forcing Tian Xiong to return to the army to rescue Hangzhou.

If Tian Xiong refuses to return to rescue, Qian Mo doesn't mind killing Tian Xiong directly across the Qiantang River and Zhang Mingzhen back and forth.

It is also quite beneficial to attack Hangzhou, which can revitalize the situation in Zhejiang.

It's a pity that even after a round of crazy military expansion, Qian Mo didn't have enough troops to attack on the east and west fronts at the same time.

At this time, Qian Mo can only wait for the information from various places, and choose between Guangde and Hangzhou.

At present, there is no major change in Huizhou, but something happened in the east of Zhejiang.

After hearing the intelligence department's report, Qian Mo's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered 6000 people from the Chongming Camp and Shenji Camp to go south and head straight for Anxi Town, north of Yuhang, as if attacking Hangzhou.

He also sent someone to give the head of General Pingnan Jin Li to Xiao Qiyuan to deter the Qing army in Hangzhou.

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