Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1817 Disposal and Digestion

On August 1680, 8, after dealing with the affairs at hand, Ma Wenqiang, the captain of the Southern Exploration Team, arrived in Shangyu County where the army was stationed by car, and met with Junio.

The original 1 army, after two months of fighting, removed those killed in battle, wounded and attrition due to illness, and those who were stationed in various places, now there are only more than [-] people left.Although Ma Wenqiang doesn't know much about military affairs, looking at the faces of these people, he also knows that they are a little tired, not all of them are physically tired, but may also be psychologically tired. The soldiers' fighting will has always been high not going anywhere.

"The more than 1 people from Denglai must return to the north as soon as possible. After the Qing army knew that our army was launching an offensive in the south, they mobilized a large army in Qingzhou Prefecture and launched a fierce attack on our Jiaolai Xinhe defense line. You know, this It will take at least ten years for the canal to be successfully dug. Now it cannot withstand too many Qing army attacks, especially because we still have many laborers working on the canal construction site. This time the Qing army attacked, and their casualties are not small. At present , the whole of Denglai has been mobilized. Soldiers, food, and ammunition are constantly being transported westward. Even the construction of the Jiaoyan Railway has been suspended. All efforts are made to support the war. I haven’t told Niu Gui, Dong Dalang, Xie Zhen, etc. about this People, but the boats are already ready in Dinghai, and the three of their divisions will board the boats and withdraw in a week at the latest." Ma Wenqiang yelled as soon as he met him, his tone was quite urgent, probably from Denglai Liu Jianguo. Because of the strong tone and wording, it also made him mutter in his heart that borrowing soldiers is indeed a lot of trouble, after all, it is not as good as his own soldiers.

"Isn't the Qing Dynasty an earthquake? Why is there still time to launch a counterattack in Laizhou?" Junio ​​asked a little puzzled.

"How long has it been since the earthquake, is it possible that it will last until the Chinese New Year?" Ma Wenqiang spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Besides, the earthquake was in Hebei and Beijing, and the number of casualties is only so many. Compared with the last time The damage caused by the earthquake in Shandong was far worse. After the Qing Dynasty greeted its own disaster areas, it was difficult to raise supplies, money, food, and soldiers to fight in Shandong?"

"That's right." Junio ​​nodded, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, it's over here. Nearly [-] people from the Qing army and local villagers were killed and wounded—well, about [-]% of them were prisoners. ——The amount of money and food captured is even more immeasurable. Moreover, this battle has greatly affected the morale of the Qing army, and its impact on the future cannot be underestimated. From my observations, if the two sides fight in the future, the Qing army will be very willing to fight in the field It's low, it shouldn't be a bad thing."

"Let's not talk about money and food in advance, what about the population? Has the total population collected this time been counted?" Ma Wenqiang asked in a somewhat eager tone.

"About 23 people." Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​said.He is still very clear about this number. At the beginning, they plundered in the wild in Shanyin and Kuaiji counties. Counting some people arrested outside Shangyu County (the robbery in Shangyu County was terminated in time), there were 15 at that time. people.Later, when the army marched westward, they captured a few Shaoxing civilians fleeing westward, and then plundered the outskirts of Xiaoshan County before returning. People captured by the Qing army.

"The harvest is great, but it is still far from what I imagined. The two counties of Kuaiji and Shanyin have a large population, and they should have fled to the south or west. You should have chased after them at that time." Ma Wenqiang regretted Said.

Junio ​​smiled and nodded, but he didn't think so in his heart: Are you kidding me, let us go to the mountains in the south to arrest people, what will it look like?At that time, there were only more than [-] exhausted troops on hand. If we continue to toss like this, I am afraid that we will suffer a big loss.If these veteran soldiers make a mistake, what's the use of arresting more people?

"However, 23 yuan is already very good, enough for our immigration needs in the next few years. In this matter, we want to thank you. It is your excellent command work that allowed us to not only capture half of Shaoxing Prefecture, At the same time, we have successfully collected so many people, thank you." Ma Wenqiang quickly adjusted his emotions and said sincerely.

Most of the people captured this time came from Kuaiji and Shanyin counties, and a small part came from Xiaoshan and Shangyu.Among them, the first three places will not be mentioned for the time being, but Shangyu County will be directly under the jurisdiction of the East Bank in the future. This time, it was also plundered during the siege of the city, and there are probably less than 2 people.It is estimated that these people are unlikely to be released and returned, and they should be used as a future immigration reserve, which is quite unlucky to say the least.

Fortunately, Shangyu County has been prosperous since ancient times and has a large population, about 1 people.The loss of the small [-] is not a big problem, not to mention that the southern development team plans to relocate some of the population of Shangyu and Yuyao counties to the Xinsheng Basin to supplement Xinchang and Shengxian counties.Needless to say, Xinchang County was originally transformed into a military fortress by the people from the east coast, and the population has long been relocated as immigrants. It is estimated that there are less than [-] residents scattered throughout the county, which is also pitiful.The people of Shengxian County were also forced to relocate from the east bank once. That was when the people’s congress on the east bank retreated before this battle. Later, they experienced wars. The current population of the county is estimated to be less than [-]. In the future, it may Some refugees who fled to the mountains during the war will return to their hometowns, but there should not be many.

"Actually, it's nothing. After this battle, the army of the Hangzhou camp of the Qing Dynasty should have been a little timid. The prince who supervised the formation was actually timid and cowered, and he didn't dare to fight with my [-] victorious soldiers, so there is nothing to say. In the future The two sides use the Cao'e River as the boundary, and the Qing army should not dare to cross the border at will. The four counties of Yuyao, Shangyu, Sheng, and Xinchang should be firmly established, and they should be well developed in the future. In time, they should become part of the southern pioneering team's jurisdiction. Fertile ground," Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​said.In fact, he is still a little proud in his heart. With this military exploit, not only will the immigrants settle down in the next few years, but there will still be a lot left after deducting the large amount of money and grain harvested to be distributed to the soldiers as spoils of war.This can do a lot of things, such as investing in Ningbo's industrial, commercial, transportation and other facilities, and even lending to Denglai to help them complete the railway as soon as possible, etc., and so on.

"Commander Ru, after you leave, who will take over your position?" Ma Wenqiang asked again.

"Commander Bogdanbo of the Second Division of the Zhejiang New Army, Commander of Denglai River Defense Wang Shichuan, and Major Li Zhixin, Commander of the No.11 Mixed Battalion, are all reliable candidates. I think that with them, the future of Denglai or Ningbo When organizing a large-scale offensive, there should be no shortage of commanders." Junio ​​replied after thinking for a while.Some of these people have excellent records on weekdays, some have already assumed the role of commanding everyone, and some are from the local area with a high status. They are indeed good candidates to succeed him in the future. After all, whether it is Liu Jianguo, Ma Wenqiang or Chen Ke, none of them were soldiers, and they were not very good at fighting.Professional things still need to be handled by professional people.

"Okay, I will mention this to Commander Liu in Denglai." Ma Wenqiang nodded, and said in a serious manner.Afterwards, the two entered Shangyu County together. First, they visited the wounded and sick, encouraged everyone, and then together with Junio, Ma Wenqiang summoned several commanders of the servant army.

In this battle of conquering Shaoxing Mansion, the divisions of the servant army performed well on the whole. Among them, Niu Gui's Ninth Division and Dong Dalang's Fifth Division performed the best. Especially in the tough battle of Shangyu County, the soldiers under their command had some Brave men who dare to fight and fight, dare to charge against the enemy's arrows and arrows, so they were rewarded by orders from Ma and Confucianism, and it will also be reflected in the distribution of spoils.In addition, the performance of Xie Zhen's Sixth Division was not bad, and he was able to stand up at critical moments without losing the chain. A few words of praise from the Confucians.

Compared with these three servant divisions from Denglai, the performance of the Ding Ji Division of the 12th Division in Dinghai and the Hu Xingbang Division of the No. 12 Division with Changguo County as its defense area all the year round was much worse.So much so that in the first phase of the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​only asked the No.[-] Division to guard the general logistics base in Xinchang County, and then asked the Tenth Division to escort food and grass along the way. The tasks they were engaged in were "easy".Even in the later stage, these two divisions can only do some corner jobs, such as guarding the ferry, transporting ammunition, monitoring the enemy, etc., like second-class citizens, so when dividing the spoils this time, I am afraid that they will not get much up.

Ma Wenqiang is now thinking about whether to move these two divisions to the newly occupied area, let them face the pressure of the Qing army on the other side of the river, and tighten their hearts. This may be beneficial to improve their combat effectiveness.For example, he planned to move the Dingji Division of the 12th Division to Sheng County, and replace and recycle the military fields outside Dinghai County. And so on, the improvement of combat power has been very slow over the years. Changguo County is also a poor county, and it can't provide them with much supplies. Ma Wenqiang thought about it, and simply moved this division to Xinchang County. The coastal area was freed up for the development of the people on the east coast. However, the geographical location of Xinchang County is critical, and Ma Wenqiang was a little hesitant, so he temporarily planned to move to the 12th Division. Let's go.

The processing of nearly [-] Qing army officers and soldiers captured was also carried out at the same time. In principle, part of the war damage deficit of each department this time was also made up from here, and the rest would be supplemented by conscription from their respective defense areas.Of course, the replenishment of surrendered troops is also a technical task. Who can and cannot be used, everything has to be done according to the regulations, and the intelligence department will also step in to help the various ministries select.

On 8th August, three divisions from Deng Lai began to retreat towards Ding Harbor.They didn't need to go the old way when they went back this time, they walked directly from Yuyao County along the mountain corridor, and after passing Yin County, they arrived in Dinghai soon.As for the route they took this time, the Southern Exploration Team will also start renovations in the future. The first-class national road may be too high-standard, but the second-class national road is definitely unavoidable, and the road repair manpower is almost complete, 7 people It is also a prisoner of the Qing army!

In addition, if possible, the Yuyao River will also be widened and dredged.This is a long-term project, but Ma Wenqiang is very confident. With so much money, food and people looted this time, is he afraid that the canal will not be repaired?I am afraid that not only the canal can be rectified, but also other large and small roads, docks, salt fields, quarries, logging fields, etc. in the territory can be repaired or expanded.Even the future development of Cixi County, Guanhaiwei and other places can rest easy, which makes Ma Wenqiang especially happy.

In his plan, in the future, the six counties of Shangyu, Yuyao, Yin, Dinghai, Cixi, and Fenghua should be the core of the core area under the jurisdiction of the entire Southern Exploration Team. Part of the total economic output should fall here.If it is properly rectified, the future is absolutely limitless.Therefore, when considering moving the 12th Division and No.[-] Division to the town, he did not consider Yuyao and Shangyu counties at all, but planned to move them to the deserted Xinsheng Basin for development. This is the reason .

On August 8, after a final discussion, Ma Wenqiang formally ordered to move the Dingji Division of the New Tenth Division of the Army to Sheng County—of course not the entire county, but a part of the land outside the city.In addition, they were given part of the monetary compensation, which was the land price difference between Dinghai County and Sheng County. The 10th Division complained, and the family members joined forces everywhere, begging grandpa to sue grandma for not wanting to move away. The officers and soldiers also forced the division commander Ding Ji to come forward. negotiate.Ding Ji was so forced that he had no other choice. After talking with Ma Wenqiang all afternoon, he directly announced his resignation and returned home to do business.In principle, most of the 3000 people in the Dingji Division of the Tenth Division will be incorporated into the Fifth Division of the Zhejiang New Army, and the division will be fully formed.

This result was not expected by anyone beforehand, but it seems that everyone is happy.Ding Ji took a large sum of money from Ma Wenqiang as compensation, and at the same time gave him a lot of preferential treatment in business. Since then, he has become a rich man, and the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division have also become the East Bank reserve forces. The prospects are much better than before, and it can be regarded as a complete merit.

As for those who will replace the 500th Division and go to Sheng County to reclaim wasteland, it will become the [-] people of Sun Shouzheng of the [-]rd Division. Their original residence in Cixi County was taken back by the development team government and developed by themselves.

The No. 12 division, Hu Xingbang's unit, also happily left Changguo County, which was so poor that it didn't even have much land, and settled in the west of Xinchang County.Ma Wenqiang allocated a large piece of military land for them, allowing them to organize and develop it on their own. At the same time, they also guarded the flanks of Xinchang County and kept the road to Jinhua Mansion unimpeded.As for the recovered Changguo County, due to its sparse population and land, Ma Wenqiang has formally decided to merge it into Xiangshan instead of setting up a separate county.

At this point, all ministries have basically been dealt with, and the Southern Pioneering Team has entered a new round of dormancy and digestion.

(End of this chapter)