Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 664 Let's fight and retreat ([-])

On December 12, the artillery from the east bank arrived at the city of Jining Prefecture. At this time, Gaodi and Kong Xigui had already wiped out the local bandits in Guide Mansion—of course they also ruined a place by the way, and then began to contact the positive rate A small group of soldiers and horses were suppressing bandits in Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture, and they were preparing to march eastward.

In the north, Tong Yangliang, the new general soldier of Dengzhou, and Yi Yonggui, the general soldier of Linqing, also led [-] troops into the front line of Dezhou and Linqing Prefecture. The mobilization was completed within a month, and then marched to the north of Shandong Province, which was also a rare high efficiency in the ancient army.As for Lu Guonan, the chief soldier of Baoding, he has now finished collecting food, grass and armaments, and has begun to travel southward, preparing to join the rest of the Qing army in Jinan Prefecture.

After the arrival of the Qing army, the people from the east bank who were rushing to transport supplies in Binzhou also retreated in a hurry.Cai Huaze, the brigade from Dashun, led a few hundred people and five hundred soldiers from the east coast, drove a large group of people around Binzhou, escorted the harvested grain, and slowly retreated towards Qingzhou.The forces of the Qing army along the way had been wiped out, and even if they were lucky enough not to be wiped out, they were all terrified, so they were considered safe along the way.

The Qing army mobilized frequently, and Mo Ming didn't know about these, because at this time he was personally directing the siege battle under the city of Jining Prefecture.More than a dozen cannons lined up around the city wall at once, and the violent artillery fire hit the bricks and stones flying across the wall, exposing a large area of ​​the city wall to reveal the yellow rammed earth inside.The Zhizhou of the Qing army guarding the city beheaded all his wives, concubines and children, and then called on the gentry in the city to send food and people, vowing to fight against the yellow-clothed pirates to the death.At the same time, they also spread rumors in the city, saying that the pirates in yellow clothes killed people without blinking an eye, eating people's hearts and stomachs, which really confused some people who didn't know the truth to come to the city to help defend.And when a few people pointed out that the yellow-clothed thieves distributed the fields of the landlords and gentry to the poor without land in Dengzhou, these people were quickly labeled as pirates and spies and executed on the spot.

The fierce battle continued, and the Qing army at the head of the city roared loudly to embolden themselves, but Mo Ming ignored it.His army is not just paper, so he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat Ding Yong, who is a random place called by the Qing army temporarily?What's more, these village warriors who were temporarily bewitched and bloody were on the verge of disappearing after facing the metal storm from the yellow-clothed cannon.After fighting in Shandong for so many years, Mo Ming has seen many of these situations.

On December 12, a large area of ​​the eastern city wall of Jining collapsed.Du Chong's troops sent by Ren Fuxing took the initiative to ask Ying to attack the city and take the state government directly. After Mo Ming praised and comforted him, he ordered his troops to attack.It's just that I don't know whether it was the Qing army's strong will to defend their hometown, or whether Du Chong's troops were too good. After attacking the city at the beginning, they were pushed back. Three or 25 people were killed and injured, and their morale was also high damage.

Du Chong's troops retreated back, Mo Ming was not in a hurry, he immediately pulled Xie Qian out and ordered an immediate attack.Xie Qian and the Qing army had been at odds for a long time, and there was no other word at this time, leading more than 4000 brothers to kill them in batches.After a little re-training, his troops had eliminated some old and weak soldiers, and their combat power had improved. Therefore, this time, he was not pushed out by the reverse, but instead took advantage of the large number of people to kill them step by step.

And at this moment, Ding Mingwu, who had been sent out by Mo Ming long ago, also led his tens of thousands of subordinates to attack from Beicheng with the siege method of ants.The Qing army in Jining Prefecture was weak, and most of them were attracted to the east city. At this moment, they were caught off guard and collapsed in one blow, allowing Ding Mingwu's carefully selected hundreds of forwards to occupy a city.

After Ding Mingwu occupied the top of the city, relying on a steady stream of reinforcements, they defeated the few Qing soldiers who had been reinforced, and then opened the north gate of the city and let in their main force.So far, the situation of the Qing army is over.

The "rebel army" that rushed into the city immediately started looting, and even Du Chong's troops fought with some of Ding Mingwu's subordinates for the spoils.But soon the East Bank stepped forward to enter the city, arrested and killed some soldiers of Du and Ding who made too much noise, and quickly stopped the chaos, and Jining Prefecture finally avoided becoming the first The bad luck of the two Ziyang counties.

After capturing Jining Prefecture, Mo Ming first ordered the black heavy infantry to control the treasury.Jining Prefecture is an important node on the Grand Canal, and it is also a prosperous commercial port. There are a lot of money and food in the official warehouses in the city, and even some military resources.In addition, there are also many gentry merchants in the city, and each family has a lot of money and food stored in their houses.Mo Ming asked the prisoners of the Qing army to identify them one by one. All the gentry and businessmen who had funded the defense of Qingzhi Prefecture who had self-immolated and died would be locked up, punished on the spot, and their property would be confiscated.

When dealing with these trivial matters, the reconnaissance cavalry who inquired about the military situation also attacked everywhere.There are as many as 350 scouts under Kurhan's command. These hunters from Baishan Heishui are skilled in arching horses and well-equipped. After wearing the captured Qing army's cotton armor and lightning rods, they look more real than real Tartars.They ran east and west in the area of ​​Yanzhou Mansion, while inquiring about various news, while taking the opportunity to draw a map.And with their efforts, news from all sides came one after another.

On December 12th, Gao Di, the commander-in-chief of Henan Province (the part south of the Yellow River in Henan Province), led his troops into Cao County, Yanzhou Prefecture, and defeated thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Zhang Qi, the Yuyuan Army, who were besieging the county here. They dispatched a cavalry team to attack Shan County with lightning speed, and captured and killed the two heads of Xiaoqu of the Yuyuan Army in one fell swoop, smashed thousands of their troops, and beheaded more than 20 ranks.

Gao Di's troops, based on the Shanhaiguan Liao soldiers, won two battles and two victories as soon as they entered Yanzhou Prefecture. Such a dazzling record immediately made a group of Yuyuan Army units who had been fighting for success a while ago be silent, and let these mobs know It is understood that they may be able to compete with the local bravery of the Qing army, but they are also scumbags against the Qing army's green battalion with rich experience in the battlefield.

A few years ago, when Li Zicheng led a 1 old battalion to attack Shanhaiguan, Gaodi, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, fought against Dashun. There are more than 5 people, and the sum of the two is about 1 people.In Li Zicheng's attack on Shanhaiguan, more than half of Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses were killed or injured (only more than [-] people remained after the Battle of One Stone), and Gao Di's soldiers and horses also suffered heavy casualties.

The end of the two of them was not very good. Wu Sangui was thrown into idleness, and Gaodi was only named a Henan general, and his status was even worse than some former Ming local troops in the pass who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.After recuperating in Kaifeng and Guide for a period of time, Gaodi's soldiers and horses have also expanded to more than [-] people, and because of the large number of veterans, their combat effectiveness is not bad.This time they marched into Yanzhou Mansion and took a few small groups of bandits to attack them. Naturally, they were easily captured.

After learning that Gaodi's troops had entered the area of ​​Cao County and Shan County, Mo Ming was a little moved.He himself now has more than 3000 soldiers and horses. Although there are many mobs, there are also a lot of East Coast Army, South African Eight Banners New Army and Cavalry Brigade with strong combat effectiveness. Can be of great use.Calculated in this way, even if Gaodi's troops are more durable, it is not impossible to eat the opponent.If this aggressive forward of the Qing army is eaten up, Kong Xigui, the general soldier of Hebei who is still suppressing the bandits in Guide Mansion, will be scared out of his wits. In this way, two of the seven general soldiers will be removed, leaving room for the people on the east coast It is much bigger.

But the danger here is also self-evident.Kong Xigui's more than 2 soldiers and horses are in Guide Mansion, only two or three days away from Cao County and Shan County. If they can't quickly deal with Gaodi's troops, they may be entangled by these two people.If the Qing army in Jinan goes south again at this time, the people on the east bank will be made dumplings.Even though the soldiers on the east bank were well-trained and skilled in battle formation, the Qing army was invincible for a while, but they only needed to surround and not fight, and continued to launch small-scale raids. There is a danger of total annihilation.

After thinking all night, Mo Ming finally didn't dare to take the risk.However, he did not retreat immediately, but let the unbeatable Ding Mingwu, Du Chong, Xie Qian and other troops escort the large amount of captured supplies to Zou County and Teng County in advance.And he himself sat in Jining Prefecture and sent a large number of envoys to Yutai, Jiaxiang, Juye, and Yuncheng to contact the heads of the Yuyuan Army and invite them to take refuge in Qingzhou.

It's a pity that most of the Yuyuan Army are local thieves, and it is very difficult for them to leave their hometown and travel to other places.And they still have illusions now, thinking that the Qing court may have nothing to do with them, because the Qing army has conquered them many times in the past few years, but they have all returned without success.Therefore, they thought it was the same this time. Only a few canal leaders with a keen sense of smell felt that the situation was serious this time, so they took the looted goods and Dingkou across the canal to Jining Prefecture overnight, preparing to compete with Megatron Shandong. Marshal Mo joined forces.

On December 12, after the leading logistics troops reported to occupy Zou County, Mo Ming was unwilling to wait any longer.He ordered the entire army to retreat eastward, taking away the last batch of materials seized in Jining Prefecture, as well as a large number of skilled workers such as craftsmen, boatmen, and doctors.Even Chen Zhilong, who is very flattering, ordered some popular kiln sisters in Jining city to be packed into sedan chairs and brought back to Dengzhou together.

On January 1648, 1, Mo Ming led his troops to march slowly to Zou County. At this time, the forward Xie Qian's troops had reported that they had captured Teng County, which was abandoned by the Qing army; The local bandits, whose vanguard has already marched into Cao County, as for Gaodi's troops, they don't know whether they are being bold or self-confident, but they ignore the overwhelming number of local bandits around them, and lead the main force straight to Jinxiang and Yutai. They want to go north to regain Jining Prefecture, but they also seem to go east and cross the river to cut off the yellow-clothed thieves' way back south.

Just when Mo Ming was thinking about whether to fight against Gaodi, scouts from the direction of Qingzhou Prefecture reported that Yantai Garrison Commander Li Wenchang led more than 4500 people on foot and a large number of luggage to help, and has now marched to Yidu, Qingzhou Prefecture county.

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