Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 710 New Situation in Shandong

Mao Desheng stood sullenly in the lobby of Ziyang County Yamen, looking at a battle report from the front line: Thousands of vanguards of the Qing Army Tan Tai's army went south to Yanzhou Prefecture with lightning speed, and first defeated them in the Juye area. One of the most noisy bandits in the Qing Dynasty, regardless of the numerous local bandits along the way, marched lightly all the way, and suddenly appeared on the front line of Jining Prefecture on June 6, and easily defeated Kong Xigui, who was here and the Qing army. There are more than 10 people from Ding Mingwu's army on the east bank who are fighting in rounds.In this battle, Ding Mingwu was wounded in three places, and fled in embarrassment at night with a few of his own soldiers, only to escape with his body.

Ding Mingwu's troops were originally from local bandits and bandits. During the continuous campaigns, they absorbed some soldiers from the Qing army, and their strength expanded to about 5000. But it is the worst.Sure enough, this time Ding took nearly half of his troops to Jining Prefecture to fight against the Qing army, and it was really surprising that he ended up fighting the Qing army under the circumstances of a surprise attack.

However, the failure of Ding Mingwu's department is not entirely a bad thing.In Mao Desheng's view, the loss of some weak servants in exchange for a preliminary judgment on the Qing army's movement and combat direction is not a thankful thing.Mao Desheng originally thought that the main force of the Eight Banners led by Tan Tai would at least delay for some time in the three prefectures of Daming, Dongchang, and Jinan. Instead, he directly led the elite troops all the way to the south, intending to focus on solving the problems of Yanzhou Prefecture.

Judging from the fact that the Qing army went straight to Jining Prefecture and defeated Ding Mingwu, they obviously paid more attention to the minions of the bandits in yellow, so they did not hesitate to let the small anti-Qing armed forces in those places along the way survive.As for Li Qingshan's unit who was beaten up before the Dong'an people, it was purely unlucky that they happened to get in the way and were killed.

Today is already June 6th, and sporadic Eight Banners cavalry have appeared between Ziyang and Jining.The savage Jurchen scouts of the public security team have fought against the Qing army's zero cavalry many times since this morning. After inflicting great damage on the Qing army scouts, these Eight Banners White Armored soldiers finally put away their arrogance and retreated to the On the front line of Jining Prefecture, waiting for the main force to gather.They also knew that relying on thousands of vanguard cavalry alone would not be able to do anything against the bandits in yellow, not to mention that the road behind them was unstable, supplies were difficult, and the horses were also badly damaged due to the hurricanes of the past few days. It is no longer possible to carry out high-intensity offensive warfare.Therefore, in addition to sending a few soldiers and horses to monitor the people on the east bank, the rest of the main force of 12 people began to wipe out the local bandits and bandits in the surrounding area, and collected food and supplies by the way to facilitate the next war.

To be honest, Mao Desheng was still quite entangled at this time.From the bottom of his heart, he still wants to continue to lead the army to the front, firmly restraining the large Qing army, so that they have no time to quell the anti-Qing armed forces that have sprung up everywhere, so that the entire [-] prefectures and counties in the six prefectures of Shandong and neighboring counties The situation in Daming Mansion in North Zhili, Guide Mansion in Henan, and Huai'an Mansion in Jiangbei continued to get out of control, and finally achieved the goal of completely muddying the waters.

But now it seems that the Qing court is still very clear-headed, and they have a relatively accurate judgment on the situation.Before, when the troops were already very tense, they brazenly mobilized more than [-] green battalions of the seven generals to march into Shandong in order to quickly calm the situation.It's a pity that they didn't expect the bandits in yellow to be so fierce at this moment, and they raised their troops to the west, recruiting surrenders and rebels all the way, and tens of thousands of people marched straight into the three mansions in the east and west of the mountain.The wealth and goods of the prefectures and counties along the way were also plundered by him, and many young and strong were also forcibly relocated to the second prefecture of Denglai for reclamation. There were also more than half of the casualties, and the entire Shandong was on the verge of total collapse.

Under such circumstances, Dorgon quickly made a decision to mobilize the main force of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia to go south, preparing to fight the bandits in yellow as the elite old battalion of thieves back then, and resolutely not let them become popular.Therefore, after Tan Tai's department raised complete ordnance and supplies, it went all the way southward, and then quickly engaged in battle with the yellow-clothed thieves to stabilize the situation.

After all, Tan Tai's intention was partially realized.At least, after Ding Mingwu's troops lost thousands of people, Mao Desheng had already ordered the soldiers and horses (Zhai Cong'e, Qin Shangxing, Dong Xueli, Chen Zhilong, Du Chong, Xie Qian) to slowly retreat and shrink, letting go of the man who was almost played by the people on the east coast. The bad Kong Xigui then set up his formation along the line of Surabaya, waiting for the next move.

After all, Mao Desheng didn't have the guts to fight head-on with the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers who might number as many as [-]—in fact, it was impossible to win—so he decided to lead the army to retreat before the main force of the Qing army was assembled.As for the anti-Qing armed forces that are still active in Dongchang Mansion and Yanzhou Mansion, they can only ask for more blessings. People from the East Bank can only help them share part of the pressure, but if you can't even handle the Qing army's partial division, Then just don't mess around, just take off your livery and go home and shave your hair and become a good citizen. Today's Shandong is not something you weak and weak-willed guys can fish in troubled waters.

Of course, before retreating, he would also try his best to let these guys go where they came from, and it would be best to hide back in their lairs with complicated terrain.At that time, the Qing army mobilized eight generals and a small 20 green battalion army. It took several years to completely eliminate the Yuyuan Army forces entrenched in Dongchang Mansion and Yanzhou Mansion; now there are a large number of yellow-clothed thieves watching I believe that the Qing army should not have the time to compete with these local bandits who dig holes in the mountains and forests and hide and hide.

On June 6, 14 members of the Dong Xueli Department, the last army on the east bank that was active in the canal, escorted more than 500 men, women and children who voluntarily left the area controlled by the Qing army, and retreated to the front line of Renchengwei.Subsequently, Mao Desheng ordered more than 2000 people from Ding Mingwu, Xie Qian, and Du Chong's subordinates to escort a large number of luggage and personnel to retreat in the direction of Qingzhou Prefecture.These troops are unbearable to fight, and they can only make up for it if they stay on the front line. It is better to let them retreat to Qingzhou first, save their vitality, and reorganize their troops after the battle is over to improve their combat effectiveness.

On June 6, Shao Shude from Yantai sent the latest order: "I heard that the main force of the Qing army is coming, and the situation is complicated, and it seems to have exceeded our army's control. I specially ordered the former enemy commander-in-chief Mao Desheng to lead his troops back to Qingzhou and fight with the Qing. The main force of the army maintains a certain buffer distance. Also, retreating in front of the enemy is difficult for military strategists. Fortunately, the main force of the Qing army is still a certain distance away from your troops. I hope that Commander Mao will be bold and careful, and plan a strategy to safely withdraw tens of thousands of troops to Qingzhou. Thousands of heavy burdens are sent All of you, remember! Remember!"

When Mao Desheng received the order, he was on the marching road. At that time, he had arrived outside Qufu City with the main force of the Chinese army, and the 4000 people in the Qin Shangxing Department who served as the rear guard had just left Ziyang County.After the whole army marched, it stretched for dozens of miles, and the scouts were ordered to gallop back and forth. The cavalry troop roared past the wheat fields on both sides of the road from time to time, and occasionally some Polish and Tatar cavalrymen who were covered in colorful colors retreated from behind.Apparently, they, who were in charge of the rear, were constantly fighting against a small group of vanguard cavalry of the Qing army, and both sides should have suffered considerable damage.

On June 6, the army occupied Sishui County without bloodshed.However, they only stayed here for three hours to collect food, livestock and craftsmen, and then set off for Mengyin County again.At this time, more than 20 cavalry (including 600 Poles) originally stationed in Qingzhou to collect craftsmen came south to reinforce.So far, the number of cavalry in Mao Desheng's hands has reached nearly 450. If you count the three or four hundred elite scouts of the public security team, the strength of the cavalry on the East Bank cannot be underestimated.

Mao Desheng wondered whether to gather a large group of cavalry to give the Eight Banners soldiers who were chasing after him a hard blow, so that they would retreat in spite of difficulties.Otherwise, it is not a solution to let these guys hang behind them all the time, and now it seems that the Eight Banners soldiers led by Tan Tai are different from those led by Zhunta, Haoge, Luck Dehun and others before. Strict order, now they are no longer afraid to fight and consume the people on the east coast, every time the cavalry fights, they will fight to the death.Once or twice was okay, but once more, the Polish and Tatar mercenaries under the command of the East Coasters couldn't stand it anymore. Without him, the cavalry fighting was too bloody, and every time there were pieces of casualties.They came here to ask for money, not to be cannon fodder, so the morale of the army has begun to fluctuate a bit.

Mao Desheng did what he wanted. On June 6, he assembled more than a thousand cavalrymen (many of whom were mule soldiers) under Du Chong's troops who were urgently recalled, a total of more than 21 people, well equipped, adequate supplies, and morale—well, average.He distributed twenty silver dollars to each of them in public, and then announced that each person would receive forty silver dollars after the battle.That’s not to mention, after the war they can still be naturalized on the east coast, and they can freely choose 4400 acres of wheat fields and 4000 acres of forest land that have been developed in Sakhalin Island, Ezo Land and the Amur River. A standard residence on the east bank, and two cows and ten sheep will also be presented as gifts.

After the reward was promised, those mercenaries who had nowhere to stand in Poland and had to work hard to survive immediately burst out with infinite fighting spirit.They put on neat armor, took out their spears, and then, under the command of Yang Mingyang, the commander of the cavalry brigade, they fought a strong collision with the chasing Qing army.

This time, the Qing army did not avoid the battle either.Cavalry against cavalry, where can you avoid the battle?Do you still want to chase the infantry brigade of the bandits in yellow?What's more, my own side came from a long way, the food and salaries were not enough, and the rear was not flat. The advantage was a quick battle, but the disadvantage was a long delay. Therefore, the two sides who hit it off started a big battle in the east of Surabaya on June 6.

In this battle, with the help of artillery from the east bank, the imposing Polish cavalry destroyed the Qing army's formation in the first battle. The Mongolian cavalry on the left wing of the Qing army was the first to be unable to support the retreat, which led to the collapse of all Lai An troops.Seeing that the situation was favorable, Mao Desheng, who had already put all his eggs in one basket, invested more than 1000 mule cavalry under Du Chong's command, and began to expand the results along the gap opened by the Poles.These Shandong and Henan cavalrymen from horse bandits rode mules, yelled and passed by the Mongolian cavalry that they didn't even dare to look at in the past, and rushed up excitedly to surround and kill them one by one.

The fighting continued until evening.More than 500 corpses were left on the battlefield of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia. It is estimated that the casualties may be as high as 30 or more. Among them, Mongolians accounted for about 30%, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria (mainly Lai Nuo) also accounted for about [-]%. It can be described as extremely grim.Among these people, only a small number of them died from the artillery bombardment and frontal charge of the army on the east bank, and most of them died from the pursuit of the tail after the defeat, just like the Ming army they chased and killed in Liaodong back then. [-] years in Hedong and [-] years in Hexi, Feng Shui turns around.

After the battle, Mao Desheng and others hurriedly cleaned the battlefield and took care of the wounded (at the same time they gave the wounded soldiers of the Qing army additional swords), quickly led their troops to leave the battlefield, and chased east toward the main force.At this time, the main group composed of the East Bank Army and the Black Eight Banners Heavy Infantry had already entered Mengyin County, which was abandoned by the Qing Army, and it was considered to have officially entered the territory of Qingzhou Prefecture.

However, although the army on the east bank retreated for the time being, the strength of the Qing army in the entire Shandong once again hit a new high.The entire north, including Northern Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi (the main force has been attracted to Gansu and Sichuan), and the four provinces of Henan, have no mobile forces, and even the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia have much fewer troops.At this time, if something goes wrong in Shanxi, the heartland of the north, the entire Qing court will be dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)