Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 207 Bing Linning Ancient Pagoda ([-])
The former young eunuch Chunlai shuddered at Zhao Xin's words, and thought that if a cup of hot tea could scald the emperor to death, he would not live today.

Zhao Xin asked curiously: "Why did you guys come here?"

"The little one is really hungry. There is no food in the mountains, and there is not enough clothes. Several old people have already fallen down. A few days ago, the armored soldiers went to the city to defend the city, so no one cares about us."

Zhao Xin nodded. It seemed that the troops of Ninggu Tower were very tense, otherwise the armored soldiers guarding Huangzhuang would not have been transferred away.He continued to ask: "How many people are there in Ningguta City?"

"On the way out of the mountains, I heard someone say that there are tens of thousands of people in the city."

"Okay. Guisheng will arrange things for you, don't worry, no one here will look down on you."

Not long after Guisheng led Chunlai away, Wang Yuanfang and Liu Sheng came to look for him.

"I think that even if Ninggu Pagoda is taken this time, it will be very difficult to defend." Wang Yuanfang expressed his opinion as soon as he sat down.

Liu Sheng nodded and said: "The road from Fuerdan City to here is too difficult to walk, and many people are left behind along the way. If you, Mr. Zhao, hadn't arrived in time, I would have almost finished eating the compressed biscuits here."

Zhao Xin said: "Is there any more?"

Wang Yuanfang continued: "Actually, we would not be able to fight the way we are fighting now without you. Logistics is the biggest problem. I have a deep experience in the mountains this time. Food, medicine, and clean drinking water can't keep up. Come on. This is because I wanted to train soldiers, so I gritted my teeth and carried it down."

Liu Shengdao: "I always feel that military training and fighting are a bit awkward now, but I can't say exactly what's going on."

Wang Yuanfang thought for a while and said: "I think, we are now holding the idea of ​​'I want to do something, and then I can do it'. But the traffic and natural conditions outside the customs are too restrictive. I used to be in the army , I remember the leader said that this is the way Ying Jiang plays. It’s called ‘Traveling missions, designing wars.’”

Zhao Xin got up and walked back and forth in the tent a few times, and Liu Sheng's eyes were dazzled when he turned around; when he was about to protest, Zhao Xin slapped him on the shoulder with a slap: "What the old squad leader said is so right. Already! We have entered a misunderstanding."

Liu Sheng snatched Zhao Xin's hand off and complained, "If you have something to say, slap yourself on the thigh!"

Zhao Xin explained indifferently: "First, our core problem now is logistical support. If we want to use modern warfare, we must have modern logistical support, otherwise it is all nonsense! Second, our previous It’s about how soldiers train and how they fight battles, which won’t work. It has to be reversed, how soldiers are trained and how they fight.”

Many people say that there is no difference between ancient warfare and modern warfare, but they are completely wrong.Unless the ancient war was the kind of war that went deep into the desert and nomadic civilization, the supply line would generally not be very long.Modern wars must be fought around logistical supply lines, because the use of thermal weapons consumes too much, and industrialized logistical supplies will also make the supply lines very long.

In modern military operations, the main consideration is not firepower, but self-sustainability.It is impossible to only consider the strength of the first-line firepower without considering how long the firepower output can last, without considering how much logistical support this firepower requires, and without calculating how much manpower and material resources are needed.The army of later generations will hold a "coordination meeting" before a battle or exercise, and its purpose is just to avoid making plans that cannot be implemented.

That's because Zhao Xin's current military operations are not large-scale, otherwise it would take a long time to hold a coordination meeting every time, and they would have to train a group of logistics support staff.

For example, the daily water consumption per person in modern warfare ranges from 11 liters to 26 liters, including washing, drinking, and cleaning.When the army is dispatched, it must be equipped with water tank trucks, and an 8-ton water tank truck can run back and forth a few times.The question is how much do you need for road conditions, fuel, drivers, maintenance, etc.?
Another example is the consumption of ammunition during combat.The weight of a 7.62×39mm bullet is 16.4 grams, each clip has 10 rounds, and each soldier carries 220 rounds of bullets in combat.In this military operation in Ningguta, the rifle bullets weighed five and a half tons.

A cannon consists of warheads, cartridges, and ammunition packs. The basic weight is three tons. In addition, there are repairs and maintenance, as well as the consumption of the transport vehicle itself. If the distance is too far, it will be difficult to meet.

How far to build warehouses along the route of military operations needs to be calculated.Just relying on ancient chariots, horses and manpower to maintain modern warfare, think about the three major battles of later generations, how many people would have to be mobilized.With Zhao Xin's current strength, he can't play at all.

If Ningguta is occupied this time, and Hunchun is counted, then the administrative area of ​​Beihai Town is more than 500 kilometers from east to west, and more than 300 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of ​​15 square kilometers (nearly three Tongliao areas.)
From the mouth of the Sila River to the city of Fuldan is okay, but the distance from the city of Fuldan to Ninggu Tower is too far.

Zhao Xin is only one person, and once multi-line combat is implemented, he can't take care of it at all.Military demand is one aspect, and the actual situation is the key.

Liu Sheng felt awkward before, because all the training in Beihai Town was basic training, and there was no actual combat training at all.If it weren't for the huge difference in weapon generation, he would have lost a long time ago.So what if Qianlong gritted his teeth and sent 10 people over next year?You can't hold it with the current style of play.Even if Zhao Xin opens up, it's not what he wants, but what he can show.

If according to the previous idea, I want to lay down Ninggu Tower and occupy Ninggu Tower, then what?With the current population in Beihai Town, once the arrangements are made, they will become pepper noodles.Are the various Karen outposts guarded?Are there people in each village or township?
At present, there are no more than 200 grassroots management personnel in Beihai Town including the security police.If Seldan and the others are included, there are a total of seven minority cadres; there is also an old lady in her 60s - Seldan's mother-in-law.The problem is that Seldan and the others are not cadres.
After the conversation, the three of them made adjustments to this military action plan.

Ning Guta still had to fight, to show momentum.First of all, we must let the border residents, Han people, and bannermen from all over the country under the rule of the Jilin General's Mansion know that Beihai Town is not an Oros, but a Han; secondly, we must use force to deter the local Manchu defenders; thirdly, welcome everyone Go to Fuldan City to do business.Zhao Xin's attitude is still to open the way with economic means and use force as a guarantee.

Zhao Xin's opinion is that after this fight, even Hunchun is not needed.With the strength of the Qing Dynasty, it is enough to temporarily control Mongolian Karen.

Now that the plan is made, it's time to act.The weather is getting colder and colder, so finish playing early and go home early.

On September [-], Beihai Town began to mobilize.

In order to let the audience in the Qing Dynasty better understand the identity of the Han people in Beihai Town, Zhao Xin pulled out a piece of red silk from his own inventory, cut out an eight-foot-long format, and wrote the word "Ming" on it with a brush; then, He made three red flags five feet long and wide, and wrote the words "Zhao, Liu, and Wang" on them.As for the flagpole, he found four stainless steel pipes more than three meters long.

At this time, Zhao Xin has not realized that his rash action will bring countless troubles in the future.Not to mention the ridicule that traveled through the crowd, for this one lie, he had to round out countless lies afterwards.After a few years, he wanted to change it again, but this Ming's identity was already like a curse, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Liu Sheng carried his banner and took a battalion ten miles southeast of Ningguta to block the course of the Huerha River to prevent the Qing warships from going north.Wang Yuanfang led the other two battalions into one mile south of the Huerha River to build fortifications; in fact, they built breast walls.Ningguta is close to many rivers, and the groundwater is so rich that digging trenches can easily turn it into a swimming pool.

Sure enough, at noon, when several large flags were erected behind the parapet of Beihai Town, the entire Ningguta City was in a commotion!And when Na Qitai, who was standing in the city gate and watching, saw the red "Ming" flag, his head exploded.

"My God! Why are these people playing Zhu Ming's banner?!"

"Didn't the boss say that they are all Oros barbarians? The characters on this flag are Chinese characters."

In fact, it was not the Manchurians of the Eight Banners who were most shocked, but the Han people in Ningguta City.

"The remnants of the previous dynasty, the remnants of the previous dynasty!" This is the teacher in the Manchu Literature Palace lamenting.

"It is likely that the name of the previous dynasty was stolen. How could there be so many Han people in the barren land! My court has clearly ordered that they are not allowed to climb over the side wall."

"My brother's words are wrong. In the first few years, there were still many people in the customs who came to settle down. Otherwise, how could the city be so prosperous." These two are businessmen from Shanxi.

"I haven't seen the flag of my mother country for many years. I have to report this matter to the government as soon as I go back." This is a businessman from North Korea.

"Are they going to kill our banner people?" This is the armored soldier defending the city lamenting.

"Fire! Let the cannons on the warship fire! Destroy that flag for me!" Na Qitai was in a hurry.

"Boom! Boom!" The Yaksa battleship on the pier outside the south gate opened fire.This time, the hornet's nest was stabbed, and several heavy machine guns in Beihai Town began to counterattack immediately, and the bullets hit the bows of the two Yaksa warships with sawdust flying randomly.The four copper blunderbusses were shot with sparks flying all over the place.The six gunners on board who were in charge of firing the guns, after two of them died, were so beaten by bullets that they didn't even dare to show their faces.

The defenders on the city wall of Ninggu Pagoda were frightened by the power of the firearms in Beihai Town, and they all crouched behind the city wall to hide.There has been no war in the outer northeast for 100 years, and the banner people here have long since given up the lifestyle of "going out to prepare for war, and entering to farm".The banner people have lost their original blood and bravery, and they live comfortably every day.

"It's not good! The bandits are going to cross the river and attack the city!" Several bannermen and women heard the gunshots like raindrops outside, and they were so frightened that they cried loudly in the house, thinking that the end was near.

But at this time the Han people in the city were thinking, should we be all right?

When the two Yaksa battleships were disabled, the heavy machine guns on the Beihai Township's position stopped firing, and there was no movement on the position for a while.

Na Qitai didn't understand what Zhao Xin was doing. He took advantage of the quiet time in Beihai Town to write a secret letter in the tower, and then ordered someone to take an ingot of 20 taels of silver and hand it over to Zhao Xin. A soldier said: "You go out through the west gate, and you must take this letter to Jilin Ula no matter what, and give it to Master Zhongtang."

"Whoo!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Xin saw that it was time, so he said to Wang Yuanfang, "Start!"

"Da da da!" This time it was an anti-aircraft gun that was aimed at the south gate and tower of Ninggu Tower.Coincidentally, Na Qitai wasn't here at the moment, so the armored soldiers in the tower fell into bad luck.Amid the rumbling explosions, countless pieces of masonry and wood were flying in the air along with the broken limbs, and there was an uproar in the city of Ninggu Pagoda!
The dense explosions frightened all the bannermen in the city, thinking that this time they really wanted to cross the river and attack the city.But when the south gate tower and two nearby sections of the wall were blown down, there was still no movement on the other side of the river.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a company of soldiers from Beihai Town walked out of the parapet, walked to the river and raised their guns.When the whistle sounded, they ping-pong-pong hit the city wall again.After finishing a magazine, he turned around and called it a day.After the soldiers of this company returned to the position, the companies began to assemble their teams, withdrew from the position, and returned to the camp a mile away.

When Na Qitai confirmed that the banner of Beihai Town was no longer visible, he hurriedly summoned the people in the city to repair the south gate and city wall that had been blown down.He was also confused, not knowing what Zhao Xin was going to do.But it's good that the city is not lost, and I can live another day.

The next day, Beihai Town continued to dispatch troops to enter the parapet position, and did it again according to yesterday's pattern.Today's shooting target is the city wall and tower in the southeast corner.After an indiscriminate bombardment, the city wall at the southeast corner also collapsed.This time, the defenders of Ninggu Pagoda learned their lesson. As soon as Beihai Town opened fire, everyone ran down the city wall and hid in Ximen Street.

On the third day, before going out to perform, Ning Guta came.

After completing the necessary body search procedures, the three Qing Dynasty men were brought before Zhao Xin.With an arrogant look on his face, Huji introduced to the three of them: "This is our chief."

The three of them looked at each other, thinking what kind of official position is the "palm", never heard of this thing before?The leader of the thieves in front of him looked at the tall and burly man, with a fair complexion and a pleasant smile, and he was wearing a large cloak (down jacket) with a double-breasted collar.But with no hair on his head and no beard on his chin, can he be considered a descendant of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhao Xin looked at the three people in front of him with a smile, and thought he was here to ask for peace?So he said, "I'm Zhao Xin, what do you call the three of you?"

"In the north of Xiazhang Yu, it is now in the style of writing and posting by the Ningguta Yamen Office."

"I'm Qian Yu, and now I'm teaching at Manchu School in the city."

"Zhao Shou. General Zhao, Xiaomin's name is Huang Yingfa, and he is the treasurer of Guangshenghao cloth shop in Ningguta City."

After the three bowed to salute, Zhao Xin raised his hand to signal the three to sit down; after Guisheng brought hot tea, he asked, "Are you three sent by Na Qitai?"

Zhang Yubei stood up and cupped his hands, "The three of us are here for tens of thousands of people in the city."

"Oh. How do you say it?"

"The general bombarded the city wall with firecrackers and iron cannons for two days in a row. There were many casualties in the city. Please, the general, stop bombarding the city wall."

"The ones who died were all Qing soldiers guarding the city, right?"

Zhang Yubei said sadly: "There are all bannermen."

Zhao Xin said "Oh", changed the subject, and asked the three of them, "Are you all exiled here?"

Zhang Yubei said: "Exactly, the family ancestors migrated here in the 17th year of Shunzhi."

Huang Yingfa said: "The ancestor of the villain was born in Yongzheng three years ago."

Qian Yudao: "The ancestors lived in Shunzhi for 15 years. Since your Excellency is carrying the banner of the former Ming Dynasty, how did you get to this place outside the pass?"

"Oh, I'm not like you. I came by boat."

When the three of them heard this, their noses almost crooked, and they thought to themselves, who are you running on?

In fact, the three sent by Najitai each have their own origins.Zhang Yubei, whose ancestor was Zhang Jinyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the last years of Chongzhen, was arrested and exiled in the 17th year of Shunzhi because of the literary prison; Qian Yu, whose ancestor was Qian Wei, was exiled in 15th year of Shunzhi because of the Jiangnan imperial examination case and failed to pass the palace examination; Huang Yingfa, ancestor In the 60th year of Kangxi, he participated in the Zhu Yigui Uprising in Taiwan. After the defeat, the whole family was exiled.

(End of this chapter)