Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 769 Jinan ([-])

Just when Mao Desheng was thinking about finding a breakthrough from the battlefield behind the enemy, what happened to him was that on May 5, news came from the direction of Gaojiagang. Qing army.The number should be around 15, including both the regular green battalion of the Qing army and the local regiments practicing rural bravery.This news surprised Mao Desheng, but also felt that it was reasonable. The scene in Jinan seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

The Qing army attacked the logistics and transportation lines on the east bank, and the east bank had penetrated deep into the "enemy rear" and made a big disturbance in heaven.Since Du Chong led his troops into Yanzhou Prefecture to contact the mule army, Qingshan bandits, Dongping bandits, and remnants of the Yuyuan Army to fight against the Qing Dynasty together, Mao Desheng also sent more than [-] men from Ding Mingwu's troops who had returned from the disastrous defeat to the northern part of Jinan Prefecture.

Ding Mingwu was originally from here, and most of his soldiers were from the northern prefectures and counties of Jinan Prefecture, so he quickly became active.They contacted thousands of members of Ding Weiyue, a regiment training army who had fled here (Ding Weiyue was born as a regiment training envoy, and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty). Invite them to attack the Qing army.With so many contacts, the number quickly reached [-] to [-], and the momentum once again became huge.

If these 2 people were placed outside Jinan City, with their rubbish equipment and poor training level, they would be defeated by the Qing army without a single meeting.But if it is placed behind the enemy's weak force, the effect will be great.They have connections, relationships, and connections in Jinan, Dongchang, and even Yanzhou. They are more familiar with geography than the Qing army. They are basically fighting at home, attacking some Qing army collection teams, and punishing some for raising food for the Qing army. The gentry is still competent.

In view of the casualties that may be caused by a frontal battlefield storm, Mao Desheng also expressed his appreciation for their role in the enemy's rear. Therefore, he gave the green light to Ding Mingwu's request for instructors and equipment, and gave a batch of cold weapons sent by the Gaojiagang Salt Field as a gift. Give it to them, encourage them to fight more Tartars, and develop the team by the way.If necessary, the East Bank can also send some experienced military instructors from the standing team to help it train the troops.

After these troops moved in the northern part of Jinan Prefecture, Mao Desheng also moved his command post into Zhangqiu County, which was full of ruins. here.So far since the start of the war, Mao Desheng's most elite field force has not fought a serious battle, and it can be described as a new force among the new forces.However, seeing that the morale of the servant army was generally low, Mao Desheng thought that it was necessary to pull out his elite to give the Qing army a few severe blows, otherwise this battle would not be so easy to fight.

On May 5, Du Chong led his troops to besiege Zhang Qiuzhen again. This time his chances of winning were much greater than last time, not only because he contacted more Yuyuan Army armed forces to help the battle, but also because Mao Desheng general Kurhan The scout team also sent 18 people.These virgin hunters from Baishan Heishui are skilled in combat and well-equipped. They are like playing with the hundreds of Manchurian Eight Banners stationed in Zhangqiu Town.

On May 5, after two days of fierce fighting, and the way Du Chong and others drove away the cannon fodder regardless of casualties, Zhang Qiuzhen, the water transportation node, was conquered.Qing Meile Zhang Jinglai was killed by the cold arrows of the East Bank security team scouts, and all 20 of his subordinates were killed in battle. Most of the more than 11 people from the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners died in the frontal fighting, and only a few dozen were captured.Most of the more than 340 people from the Qing army's Green Battalion who assisted Lai Nuo in the garrison also died in battle. There were also several new regiment training battalions in the town, with fewer casualties, but none of them escaped, and most of them were captured.

This battle greatly enhanced the self-confidence of these bandit armed forces, because it was the first time they defeated the so-called "true Manchurian officers and soldiers" in a frontal battle.Although there are only more than 300 solitary troops, and they are still assisted by the virgin hunters on the east bank, but the real Tartars are the real Tartars, and they are not comparable to those new training regiments like chickens and dogs.

Of course, in order to conquer the water transportation node of Zhangqiu Town, the Yuyuan Army and other local armed forces also paid huge casualties: more than 500 corpses fell to death inside and outside Zhangqiu Town, and more than 4000 people were injured and wounded, which can be described as extremely tragic.However, the leaders, canal heads, and heads of the family didn't care, because those who died were all young men who had joined the group not long ago, and there were not many casualties in the core force.And compared to the casualties, they are more concerned about how many good things can be found in the water transport node of Zhang Qiu Town.

But the answer may disappoint them.Zhang Qiu Town just sent a batch of supplies to Jinan a few days ago, and there are not many stocks in the town at present.Money, silk, food, military supplies and other property may not be enough for the more than ten canal leaders present and nearly 3 people to share. This is only enough for everyone to fill their stomachs.Since those landlords and gentry can respond to the order of Tazi governor Zhang Ruxiu to deliver food and grass to Jinan, isn't there any extra time to come out to entertain heroes from all walks of life?

Everyone did what they wanted, so they roared away from Zhangqiu Town before the Qing army in Jinan could react, and then wreaked havoc in the northern part of Yanzhou Mansion and the eastern part of Dongchang Mansion. Their momentum was so great that they even defeated a Branches were sent by the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture to rescue the local troops.

At the end of May, Zhang Qi, Ren Qi and others who hid in Yuyuan Laozhai came out again and led tens of thousands of Yuyuan troops to attack Daming Mansion and Dongchang Mansion in a mighty manner. The army had no way of resisting, so they had to retreat to the county seat hastily, otherwise what awaited them would be a catastrophe.Under such circumstances, sending urgently needed supplies and materials to Jinan became empty talk.Gentlemen from all over the world are too busy to take care of themselves, so how can they pay attention to the hoarse cries of the county magistrates of the Qing court, the catastrophe is imminent, everyone take care of themselves!

In the vast northern part of Jinan Prefecture, Ding Mingwu and others are making trouble, and in Dongchang Mansion, Yanzhou Mansion and even the neighboring Daming Mansion, there are Yuyuan Army making trouble. The local order has completely collapsed. The Qing army finally felt a serious crisis.Since the fall of Zhang Qiuzhen, the supplies sent from various places have been decreasing day by day, but they can still be maintained.But after more than half a month passed, they found that the situation in various places was completely out of control, and now the food collection team with less than a thousand people went out and never returned, which was shocking.

Faced with this situation, Luck Dehun was also very anxious. In addition to writing a letter asking for reinforcements from the Beijing side, he also asked the Gushan Ezhenzhun Tower stationed in Yangzhou to lead its capable personnel to go north for support.But Zhunta only had [-] Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers under his command, and the number of the Green Battalion was only [-]. The defense area was still insufficient, so he couldn't care less about supporting Shandong, so he simply rejected Luck Dehun request.

Jiangbei was only enough to protect itself. There were no soldiers in North Zhili, no soldiers in Henan, and all the troops in Shandong were in his own hands. Luck Dehun suddenly found that he seemed to be alone and helpless.Now there are only more than [-] soldiers left on hand, and they are still suffering from food shortages, and their morale is also very low. How did this battle be fought!

Recently, the bandits in yellow have intensified their offensive. People from all walks of life who have been resting for a long time have taken turns to go into battle. The offensive wave is higher than the wave. It seems that the purpose is to prevent the soldiers of the "My Great Qing" from clearing the place and restoring the supply of grain roads. .But knowing the opponent's purpose, so what, the shells of the yellow-clothed thieves fell from the head like money, and the green battalion they called "the stand-up team" was pressing hard every step of the way without giving people a chance to breathe. The defense was already very difficult. How can we spare troops to clear the place?But then again, the current local situation is corrupt, and cleaning up is far from being completed overnight. At that time, the more than 4 soldiers under him may have starved to death for a long time.

The current plan may be to avoid the edge temporarily and get out of the quagmire of Jinan first.My grandfather is Daishan, my father is Sahalian, and I usually have a lot of contacts with the regent, so I should be fine.As long as the thousands of Baqi disciples in and out of the city are brought back safely, he should be able to start all over again.He didn't feel at all how shameful it was for him to lose Jinan City, Li Sutai, Lu Guonan, Niu Chenghu, and Kong Xigui's troops. Who would really care about how many of these Nikan died?

The commander's will to fight has been shaken, and the morale of the people below can be imagined. On June 6, Shao Shude led two thousand soldiers and two thousand soldiers from the fourth battalion of the volunteer team, arrived at the sea off the salt field of Gaojiagang on a naval ship that had been repaired and maintained, and then began a large-scale landing.And on this day, the army on the east bank also began to launch a final fierce attack on the Qing army strongholds outside Jinan. The Qing army guarding these fortresses had been out of food for several days. In addition, it was rumored that Le Shuai had the intention of withdrawing troops, and there was no battle at all. Heart, after a little resistance, they scattered like birds and beasts.The people on the east bank also felt the huge change in the situation from the strength of the Qing army's resistance, so they immediately stepped up their offensive, and it took only three days to break through most of the Qing army's fortresses outside the city one after another, pushing the defense line to Jinan City. One step away.

On June 6th, Le Kede saw the losing streak and the morale of the army was extremely low. In desperation, he ordered a general retreat, and then fled out of the city with thousands of Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry.They were in good spirits. Even though there was a shortage of food in the city, it never happened to them. Even animals like horses were well fed, and at this moment they ran even better.

The remaining three generals in the city, Li Sutai, Niu Chenghu and Lu Guonan, looked at each other and didn't know what to do.The Beijing imperial court's decree to Luck Dehun is very clear, that is, no retreat is allowed, and stick to it to the end!But Lucde had the guts to defy the order and withdraw his troops, but the three of them dared not.But what can we do if we don't withdraw?Now this situation may not be able to last even a day, and it is a dead word for everyone to stay.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Shitai, who was born in the Han Army Banner, proposed to massacre the city, and then everyone carried the looted soft food and grass to go their separate ways, first running out of Jinan City, which is a dead place.Lu Guonan, the general soldier of Baoding, was hesitant after hearing this, but he was quite moved; Niu Chenghu, the general soldier of Yizhou, agreed on the surface. They directly sent troops to attack Li Sutai and Lu Guonan No. [-], who were just starting to rob, and they were shocked and furious.

The internal strife of the Qing army gave the east bank army outside the city an excellent opportunity. The main force of the First Wing of the Standing Squad, under the command of Captain Zhang Xudong, rushed into the city, and then, with the assistance of Niu Chenghu's family general and some soldiers, attacked the Qing army. Li Shutai and Lu Guonan launched an attack.After he stepped forward, more than 2000 infantry from the Black Eight Banners Battalion also entered the city with heavy steps. They were masters in street fighting. With their participation, the resistance of the Qing army was quickly disintegrated.

On the morning of June 6, after a night of fierce fighting, Li Shitai's troops, which had already suffered heavy losses, could not hold on at first, and then retreated from Jinan City in defeat, and fled westward in a hurry; It was more tragic. Under the combined attack of Niu Chenghu's troops and the East Bank army, a small number of them were killed or injured, and most of them were captured. I only brought two to three thousand confidants and horses and fled desperately.

After recovering Jinan City, Mao Desheng spent another three days rectifying order and appeasing the hearts of the people. On June 6, Shao Shude led 16 troops to Jinan, and then held a military meeting to discuss the next move.Although Jinan has recovered, the surrounding situation is still not optimistic. Luck Dehun and Li Shitaishang are entrenched in Dezhou, and the remnants of Lu Guonan have entered Dongchang Mansion; in addition, there are thousands of remnants of Kong Xigui in Tai'an Prefecture in the south. Xuzhou Gaodi also went north into Yizhou with thousands of newly recruited horses.These defeated generals have a small number of soldiers and horses, and their strength is not strong, but they still need to deal with them one by one, which is somewhat troublesome.

Of course, before launching the next military operation, it is also necessary to give some rewards first.After all, this was a great victory that wiped out tens of thousands of enemies and had a far-reaching impact. It wouldn't be Shao Shude's style if he didn't make a lot of publicity!

(End of this chapter)