Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 662

"Where is Mo Ming now?" Shao Shude said in a slightly tired voice as he wrapped his coat tightly around his body.

Although the underground command room of the Yantai Fortress was well sealed and the fireplace was burned, the temperature in the room was maintained at around ten degrees above zero, but Shao Shude still caught a cold within a few days of his arrival.After all, time is not forgiving. A 50-year-old person, although he usually exercises regularly, his physical condition is still inevitably weakened.

However, despite his poor physical condition, Shao Shude still did not intend to rest. Instead, as the captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team and the security commander of the Blackwater area, he called some officers who were still staying at Yantai Fort to a meeting.At present, there are not many army officers staying in Yantai Fort. There are only two main personnel, namely Wei Boqiu, deputy commander of the gendarmerie, Li Wenchang, commander of Yantai Garrison, and Long Xu, the commander of the 103rd company of the army who came to the Far East with Shao Shude, and some left behind. Officers from the Stand Up Team, Eight Banners New Army, Polish mercenary army, and Huang Yi, who is in charge of foreign trade in the Heishui area, also attended the meeting.As for the navy commander Liu Haiyang, he is currently staying in Jeju Island to organize immigration transportation, and he is not free to attend the meeting yet.

Wei Boqiu quietly glanced at Shao Shude, who came to the Far East at the age of 50, cleared his throat, and said in front of Li Wenchang: "Commander Mo arrived in Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture (that is, Jinan City) at the end of last month. Outside, they clashed with the Qing Army's Li Biaotai, and defeated him. Li Biaotai's nearly 12 troops retreated to the city. Later, Niu Chenghu, the commander-in-chief of Yizhou Town in the Qing Dynasty, led an army of 2 troops and went northward. After plundering all over the world, they went south to Tai'an Prefecture. According to the latest information sent back on December 12, Commander Mo's entire army had already marched south, and at this moment, he may have entered the territory of Yanzhou Prefecture. In addition, four naval warships and two flute-shaped ships also They have already left the Bohai Sea, and only bypassed Weihai in the middle of this month (December). Their final destination is Rizhao and Haizhou areas; and in order to increase their transport capacity, a total of 22 medium-sized fishing boats originally moored at Heishui Port have also been transferred last month. They went south before the port was frozen, and now they have arrived in the sea off Rizhao, and are ready to supply our troops going south at any time."

"Running around like headless flies." Hearing Wei Boqiu's reply, Shao Shude patted the table dissatisfied, then stood up, paced around the room, and said, "Deputy Commander Wei, you don't have time to come to Heishui." Short, judging from what you know, is there any chance for our army to win this time when the Manchu Qing mobilizes seven generals to suppress the capitals of three provinces?"

Shao Shude was a construction contractor. He worked in a brick kiln factory, a minister and a member of the central executive committee, and a regional commissioner in his hometown, but he never did marching and fighting. What kind of decision was made to slap his head, so he asked Wei Boqiu.

But the problem is that Wei Boqiu is also a layman. This master is good at intelligence, statistics, and economics, but he has never played the role of a military commander.So he smiled wryly and said, "Captain Shao, although I'm not very proficient in military affairs, I can still tell you clearly that the Qing army has at least 10,000+ soldiers in the seventh general. In the north, almost all the mobile troops of the Green Battalion have been mobilized. Our army can't handle such a huge force, and it certainly can't! Besides, it's the middle of winter, the Liaohai Sea is frozen, and the Qing army no longer has to worry about the flanks. The soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners may also go south at any time. If our army's intelligence and reconnaissance are not in place, and we will be surrounded by the superior forces of the Qing army at a critical moment, once the [-] army is destroyed, our army's efforts in Shandong for many years will be ruined. , Yantai will be besieged again at that time, which is also a high probability event.”

Shao Shude walked around the room silently.Wei Boqiu took a pen to write and draw on the paper, Li Wenchang opened his eyes and looked at the bright flame of the candle, the newcomer Long Xu bowed his head and drank tea in silence, Huang Yi closed his eyes and rested, everyone was waiting for Shao Shude to make up his mind.Marshal Mo led more than 3 people wandering outside for so long, which made everyone in the rear feel a little nervous. What if the Qing army surrounded them?

Sigh, it's really not worrying, you Marshal Mo is going to leave, why are you wandering outside on purpose, come back as soon as possible to hand over the military power and go back to the mainland to enjoy the blessings.Now all the grain that should be harvested in the rear has been harvested, ensuring that the Qing army will not be able to get enough supplies; the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine has also partially resumed work, and now it produces ten catties of gold per day, and it may increase further in the future; Dengzhou City has also been rebuilt. Most of the work has been completed, some of the city walls have protruding parts, and many artillery pieces have been erected. The training of local artillery has also been carried out for many days; the repair work of Weihai Acropolis has also been fully carried out, and the damaged city wall gaps have been reinforced. Important parts also began to try to place artillery...

The rear is almost busy with what should be done and what should not be done. Even the preparations for the formation of the fourth brigade of the stand-up team that you, Marshal Mo, explained before the expedition, have been fully launched this month.What are you going to do if you hang around outside and don't come back, hurry up and withdraw your troops, this time the benefits are big enough, and the prestige of the Qing court has been hit hard enough.A large number of Qing troops were attracted. Whether it was He Zhen from Shaanxi or Li Guo from Huguang, they could all breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, Nanming, who was invincible, seemed to have a hard time seizing this opportunity.

"Why didn't Mo Ming fight Jinan last month?" Shao Shude suddenly asked again.

"This... the situation was unknown at the time. Niu Chenghu's troops were already very close to Jinan, and our army was in danger of being flanked. In addition, the family of Luo Guoshi, a Texas squire, sent a secret letter to inform us again that Tong Yangliang and Yi Yonggui had led the army Forty thousand came from Zhending Mansion on a starry night, and Commander Mo was uncertain about the movements of the Qing army, so he temporarily went south to get closer to the naval ships, on the one hand, it was convenient for supplies, and on the other hand, he could contact the Yuyuan Army nearby to plan big things together." This time. Before Wei Boqiu could speak, Li Wenchang, who was still in awe, suddenly explained.

"It's a big deal! As far as the virtues of the people from the Yuyuan Army are concerned, after reading the intelligence information of the gendarmerie, I feel that these people can't accomplish anything, so I just beat the side drums. If you rely on them, it is simply nonsense." Although he has been in a high position for many years, Shao Shude, who was a construction contractor, is still hot-tempered. He continued to say: "Forget it, let's withdraw the troops! This matter can't be delayed any longer, and things will change if it's too late! At present, our army is too deep in Shandong. In the hinterland, I think it is better to withdraw the main force to Dengzhou to fight! In Dengzhou, we are fighting on the inside, and the transportation of materials and personnel is very convenient. However, the Qing army came from afar, and the food and wages were not enough. Most of them could not fight. Go on. And if the Qing army really took the courage of the ambitious leopard, and the seven generals dared to bring 10,000+ people and drag hundreds of kilometers of supply lines to attack Dengzhou, I would dare to be MacArthur!"

"Ahem..." Wei Boqiu could not help reminding Shao Shude with two coughs when he heard that even the name MacArthur came out of his mouth.

Shao Shude also knew that he had made a mistake, so he immediately waved his hand and said in a disguised manner: "The newly arrived 4th Battalion of the Eight Banners New Army, the 103rd Company of the Army, and [-] Polish mercenaries will all be under the command of Captain Li Wenchang. You have [-] soldiers, [-] carts and [-] pack horses, and your troops immediately go to Yanzhou Mansion with weapons and ammunition to meet the main force of our army. You give my order to Mo Ming, and let him retreat to Qingzhou Mansion after the camera Cooperate with our army to mop up the remnants of the local Qing army, relocate local handicraftsmen, and at the same time find out the movement of the main force of the Qing army as soon as possible, so as to avoid being made dumplings by the Qing army without knowing it. As for those messy Yuyuan army, local Kou Armed Forces, told them that those who are willing to come to Dengzhou are welcome, and those who are not willing to come will go their separate ways. By the way, it is best to remind them that the Qing army mobilized more than [-] troops from seven generals. They can resist. Moreover, the Qing army's sweeping force this time is stronger than before. If they retreat to the old village of Yuyuan, it will probably be more dangerous than good. If they want to seek death, they can't blame others."

Li Wenchang, the artillery captain who stayed behind in Yantai for ten thousand years, was extremely excited when he heard that he was actually allowed to lead the army. He patted his chest and declared that he would definitely take over Commander Mo's main force.

"After Lieutenant Li leaves, the rest of the troops can just guard Yantai, and there is nothing else to do." Shao Shude sat on the chief seat, looked at everyone and said, "What is the purpose of our war with the Qing army in Shandong? That is to strike The prestige of the Qing court wiped out the vital forces of the Qing army, lightened the burden on Dashun, Daxi and even Ming Dynasty, so that the Qing army could not go all out to wipe out these armed separatist forces and unify the country. If the Qing court unified the country, it would definitely be a bad news for us. Years of hard work will be reduced to ashes."

"And judging from what Mo Ming did in the past few years, it's not bad. At least Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others have temporarily gained a foothold in the south of Huguang. They had the advantage and even suffered a lot of defeats, but in the end they did not collapse across the board. Moreover, Kong Youde and others suffered heavy casualties. I believe that if the main force of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army stationed in Nanjing did not rush to help, Kong Youde would not be able to deal with Li Guo and others in a short time. Then the situation will change a lot.”

In fact, Shao Shude still had some things to say.For example, Li Chengdong, Jin Shenghuan and others have almost occupied Guangdong and Jiangxi at this time, but the Qing court has not given them "due treatment" in the past two years. The general's stinking problem, these two people who have long been dissatisfied, if they see the Qing court being slapped repeatedly by yellow-clothed thieves in Shandong and Jiangbei, it is hard to guarantee that they will not have any dissatisfaction.There are many wall grass like this, such as Wang Deren, Jiang Yang and so on.If these people rebelled together, the Qing court might be exhausted in a short time and the situation would be in serious trouble. It is impossible to say that ambitious people like Wu Sangui would also be used in advance.

Therefore, in Shao Shude's heart, all the people on the east bank had to do was to hold back the more than [-] Qing troops.Therefore, the core of his strategy is just this word: procrastination!To be precise, wait for change!

(End of this chapter)