Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 641 The Marshal's Parting Gift ([-])

On October 10th, after a hasty rest for a day, the people on the east bank who had thoroughly figured out the movement of the Qing army did not delay. Knowing the truth of the speed of soldiers, they quickly marched westward after packing the supplies in the city into carts , chased Luc Dehun's ass and killed him.

After the main force set off, a group of 3000 soldiers escorted a group of more than [-] prisoners of the Qing army (mostly villagers, catchers, tax officials and other mobs) to the sea in the north. .The East Coast Army has been in intermittent contact with the navy anchored in Laizhou Bay. After confirming their positions last night, Mo Ming sent people to the coast early this morning to extract supplies. Immigrants who volunteered to go to sea and their spoils were sent to the ship.

This style of play of the East Coast Army is extremely logistical.It’s okay to talk about food, it’s autumn now, and it can be raised locally, but there’s no way to replenish ammunition, arrows, and damaged weapons, so they can only be transported later.People from the east bank now have a nitrate field to configure gunpowder on Yangma Island in Yantai, and also set up workshops for making shells and lead bullets; It was established on the basis of what was left behind. After the people on the east bank took over the heritage of these Koreans, they carried it forward and recruited a group of craftsmen from Daming to start making some equipment here, and at the same time, they were responsible for repairing the goods sent by the front line. Some cold weapons.

In all fairness, these two logistics bases played a significant role, effectively supplementing the consumption of the front line.However, the replenishment of firearms, artillery, clothing, and medicines damaged during the battle all depended on local transportation. These materials, together with the output of these two logistics bases, basically constituted the logistics system of the East Coast Army today.

The number of ships moored in Laizhou Bay has now increased to ten, and a large amount of supplies were transported to the coast by small boats, and then the spear-wielding soldiers of the military team drove the Qing army prisoners to sort out the supplies, and then Load it into a cart or pack animal and transport it to the front line.They don't have to worry about their safety. The cavalry brigade that went to hunt down the defeated Qing army should return soon. According to the plan, they will escort the convoy back to the front line.

Earlier today, a thousand soldiers who went to Dengzhou a while ago also returned.They soon received the latest order from Marshal Mo, planning to take advantage of the fact that the Qing army fled and the local area was in a power vacuum, to forcefully recruit a group of local peasants and start harvesting grain from the nearby farmland one after another.The collected grain is dried on the spot, and then transported back to Yantai by transport ship for storage.In addition, Dengzhou has also sent [-] soldiers to the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine. The gentry forces in that area have been bloodbathed twice, and there is basically no threat to the people on the east coast. At this time, it is time to mobilize People, it's time for "protective" and "rescue" mining of gold mines.The mined gold was also transported back to Yantai, and then transported back to China in search of opportunities as a reserve for future local financial reforms (gold standard).

On October 10, more than 11 people from Chen Zhilong's tribe who served as the forward arrived in Zichuan County first (supplemented by 1 surrendered troops).Dong Xueli, who was ordered by Luck Dehun and Li Shuitai to stay behind, was bitten by the Qin Shangxing Division and the [-]st Battalion of the Eight Banners New Army who came one after another.At the same time, Zhai Cong'e, Xie Qian and other ministries who have been fighting with them intermittently these days are also clinging to him.After a siege, Dong Xueli, who had lost more than a thousand soldiers, took his nephew Dong Dalang and the remaining two thousand soldiers to surrender.

Mo Ming still valued Dong Xueli, who was able to fight and fight hard, and he brought more than 3000 people to kill more than 500 people from Xie Qian's department, more than [-] people from Zhai Cong'e's department, and defeated more than [-] pioneers from Chen Zhilong's department (This guy also takes the surrendered soldiers as the vanguard), he is like a small strong existence.Among them, the two thousand old brothers he brought over from Gansu played a vital role.

But Marshal Mo appreciates him, and everything must be done according to the rules. After Dong Xueli's army cut off his braids and killed a group of captured Qing officials, he was initially accepted.Well, there are also black materials about Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Dorgon, Azig, Abatai and others, the widow of the old slave, and the pornographic novels of Shunzhi's mother. .Of course before that, Dong Xueli’s only nephew Dong Dalang (the only son of Dong Xueli’s younger brother, when Dong Xueli wrote a letter to surrender Chen Zhilong in 1644, the secret letter was intercepted by Niu Chenghu, and Dong Xueli’s younger brother and only son were killed, so Dong Dalang was actually the only descendant of Dong Xueli’s brothers) I have to go to Yantai to rest my feet first, and conduct some political studies by the way.

Xie Qian, the leader of the so-called rebel army who "planted hair" for Sun Zhixie, also came to pay a visit to Marshal Mo, who was famous in Shandong, Zhili, and Henan provinces. Most of the people also have excellent content.Under his order, a batch of crossbows and arrows and leather armor produced in Jeju Island were sent to his army. At the same time, he also rewarded Xie Qian himself with a high-grade armor, a beautiful command knife, ten catties of shredded tobacco and a box Precious canned whale meat.

After Xie Qian experienced the tug-of-war with Dong Xueli (in fact, he was abused most of the time), most of his arrogance was also knocked out. At this time, he met the famous Marshal Mo and directly expressed his willingness to take refuge.Mo Ming didn't take Joe at this time, and after he readily agreed, he sent a group of officers and non-commissioned officers into Xie Qian's army to help him weed out the old and weak and train the troops.

After entering and occupying Zichuan County, the next step of the east bank army was placed in front of everyone.In the past, this kind of thing was generally decided by Mo Mingqiankun, and this time is no exception. He asked the staff to hang up a hand-drawn map, and then directly stroked it with his finger, saying: "Luckard According to the investigation of the past two days, the Hun Suo's headquarters went westward, and it is estimated that he returned to Jinan. This kid is also in a daze. He dared to come face to face with me with more than 2 mobs. We will make up our minds to wipe out the Yuyuan Army and the local thieves that have sprung up everywhere. We can't let him be so happy, so we need to continue to contain and attack the Qing Army, making it hard to care about and exhausted. According to this way of thinking, we should go west Going straight to Jinan is only six or seven days away, but we can't do that yet."

"Why can't we do this?" Mo Ming asked himself and answered, "It's very simple. The ammunition supplies we carry now don't allow us to fight a few large-scale battles under the city of Jinan. Everyone, Jinan is the heart of Shandong, God knows How many Qing troops will we encounter and how many battles will we have to fight after heading there? The problem of food is easy to solve. It is autumn and it is not difficult to obtain it. The difficulty is other supplies. Therefore, I decided to clear the flank threat first and contact After arriving at a part of the Yuyuan Army, we will continue to advance westward depending on the situation. In this way, our next goal is Binzhou! Destroy the remaining soldiers and horses of the Qing Army Binzhou Coast Defense Commander Li Sutai, and clear this flank Threats, and then talk about other things!"

Li Shuitai, the commander-in-chief of Binzhou Town, led 5000 people to Qingzhou to join Luck Dehun a few days ago. Tai also led his army to retreat westward to Jinan Prefecture.This guy is fairly well-organized in the army. When he left Qingzhou, he brought [-] green camps with low morale, and when he set off overnight to Jinan, there were more than [-] people, and his equipment was basically complete. He could be called a "famous general".

After Li Shutai took the main force to Jinan to help defend (Jinan only has more than 1000 people in Fubiao plus 1 Eight Banner soldiers), there are still nearly [-] coastal defense troops in the Binzhou area. The combat effectiveness of these people is naturally not as good as Li The more than [-] people who led Taitai to Qingzhou, otherwise they would not have been left at home to defend the city.But this is still [-] troops, staying on the flank is still a great threat, so Mo Ming decided to pull out this nail first.

On October 10, the east bank army carrying a large amount of luggage finally arrived at the city of Binzhou after spending ten days.The Changshan, Xincheng, and Gaoyuan passed along the way were all cities that had been attacked by Xie Qian before. The only gentry in Putai County that was not attacked by Xie Qian even collected 20 taels of silver to buy people from the east bank to go around the city. However, it is basically a march all the way here, so I marched extremely fast.

Binzhou City was the base of the Coast Defense Command, and there were still nearly 5000 people in the city at this time, excluding those able to fight who were taken away by Li Shuitai.Facing these enemies, without saying a word, Mo Ming immediately ordered the artillery to set up positions, and then let the servants Chen Zhilong, Dong Xueli, Zhai Cong'e, Qin Shangxing, Xie Qian and other departments take turns to attack.

After three days of bombardment, on the 23rd, a large section of the city wall on the south side of Binzhou City was bombed, and the servants of various ministries swarmed in. Mo Ming even sent the second brigade of the volunteer team into the city to increase combat experience.After the city wall collapsed, a total of about 7000 soldiers and horses entered the city one by one. This is naturally not something that the thousands of Binzhou Haiphong town troops can resist.What's more, the people on the east bank still had cannons to help out, so after resisting for half a day, the Qing army in the city was killed and wounded, as many as 2000 people.

In this battle, Chen Zhilong's and Xie Qian's troops suffered the heaviest damage among the servants, and Dong Xueli's performance was not bad.Among them, Xie Qian's troops, although not very powerful in combat, were still considered brave when fighting against the wind. They killed and wounded more than 700 Qing troops, and suffered more than [-] casualties. The spirit is commendable.

On the 28th, the army from the east bank arrived in Zhanhua County. Dong Xueli came forward and said that the Qing army guerrilla troops who had surrendered to the city had surrendered all 31 Qing troops. On the [-]st, the army arrived in Haifeng County. One thousand old brothers from the village were directly pulled out and lined up to shave their hair, and Haifeng County was taken again without bloodshed.So far, except for the [-] Qing soldiers who fled from Lijin County, the [-] soldiers and horses left behind in the entire Binzhou Town disappeared.

The number of Qing soldiers who surrendered in Binzhou Town has now increased to more than 2000, of which 3000 (including 5000 of its former troops) were distributed to Dong Xueli as a reward for his meritorious service, and the remaining 4000 were distributed to Xie Qian, Zhai Cong'e, Qin Shangxing and other ministries.As a result, the number of servants on the east coast hit a record high at this time, with 3000 members from Chen Zhilong's department, 4000 from Dong Xueli's department, 4000 from Xie Qian's department, [-] from Zhai Cong'e's department, and [-] from Qin Shangxing's department, totaling [-] people .If these people are added to the soldiers and horses of the East Bank system at this time, the total force has expanded to an astonishing [-] people (including soldiers).

On November 11, a large number of troops from the east bank descended from Haifeng to Qingcheng County, and got in touch with more than 9 rebels from Ding Mingwu's tribe who came from Linyi in the west.Ding Mingwu saw that the army on the east bank was strong and powerful, so he took the initiative to join forces and prepared to go south to attack Jinan Mansion together.Naturally, Mo Ming had no objection to this. On the contrary, he asked Ding Mingwu to contact some local anti-Qing armed forces such as the Yuyuan Army, and agreed to attack Jinan City together.

The new chief of the Heishui area may have arrived at Yantai Port at this moment. Mo Ming, who is about to leave, decided to take advantage of the empty Qing army to see if he could have a chance to take down Jinan, as a new year for the newly appointed captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team. Gift.It's just that things in the world can't be so satisfactory. On the 11th, Mo Ming, who was halfway through the journey, received news from scouts that Niu Chenghu, the commander-in-chief of Qingyizhou Town, had led an army of [-] troops to the north and headed straight for Jinan.In addition, Luck Dehun and Li Sutai, who were suppressing the bandits in Dongchang and Yanzhou, also led their troops back to Jinan, vowing not to let the bandits in yellow take down this famous city that is highly regarded by the whole Lu.

In the farther provinces of Henan and Northern Zhili, the Qing court, which received urgent reports, was also mobilizing troops again and again.The desperate Qing government ordered seven or eight general soldiers from various places in Henan and Hebei to expand their troops by recruiting local bandit forces and recruiting strong men, and at the same time rushed to Dongchang and Yanzhou to counter the rebellion, and waited for an opportunity to support Jinan.Under such circumstances, Mo Ming's so-called gift seemed to gradually become a vain with the rapid expansion of the Qing army's strength.

(End of this chapter)