Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 493
Although it seems very hasty, but adhering to the high efficiency and hard work in the begging army, Zhang Haocai gave priority to clearing out the Dengzhou port that was originally used to prepare for the Japanese after only half a month before the fleet arrived in Dengzhou. The traces of shelling and burning during the Xidengzhou Rebellion are still there, but at least the silt and the sunken ships intercepted in all directions in the port have been cleaned up, so that the fleet that departed from Songjiang can anchor here for a short-term rest.

Although many people in later generations admired Yuan Chonghuan, the Dengzhou Rebellion and the Wuqiao Mutiny were indeed a series of tragedies caused by Yuan Chonghuan's actions without considering the consequences. Kong Youde is gratifying, Geng Jingzhong became King Sanshun of the Later Jin Dynasty, and took away the most powerful firearms troops of Ming Dynasty, and the entire eastern part of Shandong was ravaged by another military disaster. When he arrived in Dengzhouwei at the end of September, he watched Zhang Haocai organize it The civilian husband is still clearing up the burned ruins at the port, and the desolation is extraordinarily touching.

This time there are more than 200 large and small warships, and Dengzhou Port cannot stop broadcasting. Some of them were allocated to Laizhou. Later Song Qingshu traveled to Dalian. He couldn't even see the large international port in the later generations. Standing on the bow of the ship, a feeling of right and wrong emerged in Song Qingshu's heart.

Many beggars are landlubbers. This time, in order to transport troops, the environment is obviously not as good as the passenger ship on the trip to Waisong Huai Song Dynasty. When they arrived at the shore, many beggars who had already vomited bitterness hurriedly got off the ship. When he got to the shore, he started to move his hands and feet around, and he still had to put on the pomp, so that Zhang Hao knew who he was working for as the governor of Denglai, and personally brought a few entourages to greet him at the pier.

The begging army does not advocate frugality, but advocates high efficiency. This time in Denglai, it is only a support point and springboard for the army. Zhang Haocai knows this well, and he did not invite Song Qingshu to Dengzhou City, which is far away, but A guest house was built in advance by the port. Although the work was rushed, the small ash-wood building looked very rough, at least it could keep out the wind and rain, and it was also suitable for use. Li Xiangjun led the staff and secretary to move the headquarters here first.

But there was not even a welcome feast on this end, the master from Dengzhou City suddenly ran from outside full of anxiety, and handed over the latest Tang newspaper from the imperial court. After just one glance, Zhang Haocai's horse face turned pale Yes, and handed it to Song Qingshu with urgent hands.

What a coincidence, Jinzhou City, Zu Dashou, surrendered!

Looking at the flag representing Ming Dynasty being erased from the map, Song Qingshu also felt bitter in his mouth.

The so-called Guanning Jin Line of Defense is the West Liaoning Corridor, which includes Huludao City, Jinzhou City and Panjin City in Liaoning in later generations. For the [-]-kilometer narrow coastal plain channel, Jinzhou is the outer gate connecting the Liaodong Plain, and Shanhaiguan is the inner gate between Yanshan and Liaodong Bay.

During the distance of more than 200 miles, except for some small fortresses, there is almost no danger to defend, so the gate of Jinzhou is too important!Song Qingshu still despised the Guan Ning Jin line of defense before. In his opinion, it was a waste to occupy a lot of court resources to defend against such an insignificant front line when natural disasters continued. Realize how important this line of defense is.

With such a buffer zone, even if the Qing army entered the pass five times, they could only take a long detour. Even if the Ming army was beaten badly, they still plundered a little and then retreated outside the pass, because they had no supply lines, so they had no way to fight back. Occupying the base area in the pass, once the war fell into a protracted period, the ones who retreated were the sparsely populated Houjin.

However, once the Guanningjin line of defense fell into Houjin's hands, the situation would be completely different. The [-]-mile plain could create a comfortable offensive springboard for the northern regime, while the Ming army could only defend the front line of Shanhaiguan. Gold can be continuously transported to the pass through this fast channel. At that time, the Hebei Plain, including the capital, will no longer be able to defend. The capital of the Ming Dynasty is farther north than Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is also easy to repeat the shame of Jingkang again.

Because of the capture of Jinzhou and the surrender of Shanhaiguan General Wu Sangui, the Qing army entered the pass for the sixth time and took down the entire Central Plains!

It’s no wonder that Lin Biao’s battle of Jinzhou was so important in the War of Liberation in later generations. This narrow and long 200 kilometers is really a lifeline, but now, this outer gate is lost!More than half of the Guan Ningjin defense line was lost in one fell swoop, and most of the way for the Qing army to enter the pass was pried open.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen gave General Pingliao this time. On the one hand, he was in a hurry to go to the doctor. He wanted to give Chongzhen the top tank, but he just wanted to take advantage of the Qing army's focus on Jinzhou to break through the siege of Songshan in a surprise attack, and fish out Hong Chengchou so that he would not surrender to the Qing army, and leave the rest of the mess to Hong Chengchou. Well, who made him the governor of Jiliao?

But now, as soon as Zu Dashou surrendered, the northernmost part of the Guanning Jin line of defense left only the isolated island of Songshan City. Song Qingshu didn't know if Huang Taiji was a Virgo, a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Anyway, if it was him, he would definitely gather heavy troops to besiege Attacking Songshan, trying to win the last stronghold of the Ming army as soon as possible, it is really difficult to get rid of the siege under such circumstances!With Song Qingshu's [-] beggars going up, even if they weren't meat buns beating dogs, they could be regarded as humiliating, shaved and disheveled.

Now it is a dead game outside the customs. When Yuan Chonghuan was guarding Ningyuan, there were at least 18 to 25 troops in Liaodong. But after Yuan Chonghuan died, the Liaodong Army was actually split by Emperor Chongzhen. Famous such as Zhou Yuji and Zuo Liangyu , Zu Dale, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, etc. are all Liao generals. In addition, the battle to suppress the peasant army in the Central Plains has become more and more fierce. In fact, the number of troops in Liaodong Town is getting smaller and smaller. Now the 13 most capable troops in Jiubian The army is gone, Jinzhou will lose another [-] to [-] troops, and the entire Liaodong Town can use [-] to [-] troops, which is not bad. Most of them are old and weak, and it is difficult to defend the capital, let alone support Song Qingshu.

"Marshal, let's, shall we still fight?"

Even looking at the map, a young staff officer couldn't help crying out.

Most of the Jiangnan Lecture Hall hidden in Anqing Mountain was cultivated by Sun Chengzong, and the main lectures were also around Liaodong. These staff officers are the group of people who have the deepest understanding of the Guanning Jin defense line in the Ming Empire. Even they have no confidence Yes, this battle is indeed a bit of a no-go.

However, when Song Qingshu was still staring at the map in a daze, he didn't want to hit the other fist on the table: "The war is coming soon, and you actually shake up the morale of the army, and your heart can be punished. Come, drag it out, and confine it for a while." day, as an example to others!"

The begging army doesn't like corporal punishment, but if people are locked in a dark room, there is no light and no sound can be heard. This kind of loneliness is more tormenting than whipping a dozen whips. The strictest one was seven days of confinement, followed by three days. This day of confinement was regarded as a lenient sentence. This made the staff officer turn pale, and followed Sun Chuanting's personal law enforcement officer out with his head down.

"Marshal, there is no turning back when you shoot the bow!"

After disposing of the staff, Sun Chuanting hurriedly whispered in Song Qingshu's ear.

Indeed, Dong Lin suffered a loss and was gnashing his teeth trying to save face. If the begging army backed down at this time, all the positive images it had previously managed would be greatly reduced, and both the government and the opposition would fall into a passive position, and the army would use threats , the army made up its mind to go north to aid Liao, and retreated without fighting a battle. What is the difference between fleeing the general army and other useless generals in Ming Dynasty?Song Qingshu's majesty will also be damaged.

Even if you can't solve the siege of Songshan, you must fight!

And Song Qingshu himself is not reconciled, he knows exactly how much Hong Chengchou has played a role in building slaves. Now that he has sent troops, he can't get the results of the battle and go back in disgrace. I didn't expect to encounter such a big problem when I arrived here in Denglai, Song Qingshu really felt a pain in his head.

"Let me be quiet for a while, you go to the side and discuss!"

In my mind, the battles I have seen in my previous life, from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to the War of Liberation, flashed through my mind one by one. Song Qingshu also waved his hands irritably. Looking at him, Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji, Li Tiezhu and Liu Tichun also It was interesting to move the album to the side and discuss it with the staff in a low voice.

However, something went wrong in an emergency. Just when Secretary-General Li Xiangjun was moving the album, a volume of map suddenly fell from it, and it happened to be on the map of Guan Ningjin that Song Qingshu had made years ago. Li Xiangjun was so panicked that he reached out and thought Withdrawing, who knew that Song Qingshu suddenly grabbed her hand.

That map really has nothing to do with the current war. It is the North Korean map drawn during the Wanli Korean War, including more than half of Liaodong. It records the grand occasion of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. Some of the city defense troops of Guan Ningjin are not marked on it at all. However, all those related to Liaodong were copied from the Nanjing Military Department in one go, and they were used as materials for backup, so they were taken out.

But looking at the glorious map of that year, Song Qingshu's eyes straightened, and he was stunned for a few seconds when Li Xiangjun dared not move his hands in astonishment, and suddenly he patted the table and yelled a name that made the generals puzzled.

"MacArthur!"

As if he had been possessed by an evil spirit, he suddenly became energetic. Song Qingshu, who had been sleepy for a long time, suddenly stood up, shouting and ordering while many generals were in a daze.

"Deputy commander Liu Zongmin! You can count the supplies, food and salaries, prepare gunpowder, lead pills and other items, and rest the soldiers. After a few days of rest, the army will immediately cross the sea and go north. Sima Sun Chuanting, you and the staff will come up with a landing strategy for the commander as soon as possible. , I want the soldiers to know how to fight when landing at sea!"

"Where is Zhao Pu, the third division of Songjiang? Your task is the heaviest. In the past few days, I want to figure out the situation here. The more detailed the better!"

Throwing the map of Guan Ningjin abruptly, Song Qingshu immediately tore open the map of North Korea, grabbed Zhao Puyi's collar with his left hand, and pointed the finger of his right hand firmly on a point on the map...

(End of this chapter)