1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 570
Since August, the Qing army stationed in Shandong discovered that the small court of Yongchu in the land of Denglai had undergone frequent changes. There was even a movement, and even a bold ranger rushed to the vicinity of Qingzhou.

Almost at the same time, more than [-] people from Liu Zeqing's troops stationed in Juzhou (now Ju County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province) suddenly entered Dujialing. Although they retreated quickly, the Qing army in Linyi was still inexplicably surprised.

A few days later, news came from Linqu County, which was previously abandoned by the Qing army, that hundreds of Ming troops had stationed there, and it seemed that they were restoring the city defenses and transporting supplies.When the Qing army stationed in Qingzhou sent cavalry to check, the opponent did not resist and quickly retreated across the Mi River.

Abatai, the former commander of the Qing army who was guarding Shandong, died in March. He was replaced by Gushan Erzhen (Dutong) and the first-class general of the town Han Dai who replaced him.After receiving reports from various places, he immediately became vigilant.

The Qing Dynasty attacked Denglai several times, but they were all defeated. I also lost several high-ranking generals of the Eight Banners in succession, and lost tens of thousands of troops.

Compared with the devastating and brilliant results of several battlefields such as Northwest, Southwest and Jiangnan, Denglai's several defeats are particularly eye-catching.

Through the captured Ming army prisoners and continuous infiltration into Denglai, the Qing army also found out some facts about Denglai.The armed forces of the Ming army there are no different, and their combat effectiveness is not much different from other Ming armies. However, the former Daming vassal Qi army in Judenglai is extremely fierce, especially with sharp firearms. If I can win the battle, I will be ashamed of my soldiers and horses in the Qing Dynasty.

What is the situation now?There have been military changes in the several Ming military defense areas that confronted the Qing Dynasty. Are they planning to launch a full-scale attack on Shandong?
You know, in order to ensure the military superiority over the Shun Army and the Western Army in the southwest region, and to continue to exert military pressure on Fujian and Guangdong, our Qing Dynasty dispatched all troops from all over the country to the front line.There are not many soldiers and horses stationed in this Shandong area. Qingzhou, Jining, Tai'an, Jinan and other places only have a total of more than [-] troops, and they are stationed in various places.If Denglaiming's army attacks aggressively, I am afraid that the only strategy for our Qing Dynasty is to abandon all the prefectures and counties east of Jinan, concentrate all the troops and horses in Jinan, and then wait for the soldiers and horses from Beijing or Jiangnan to return.

Han Dai did not dare to neglect, and immediately dispatched fast horses to ask for help from Beijing and Nanjing respectively, and dispatched a large army to Shandong to resist the upcoming large-scale attack of the Ming army.

A few days later, Dorgon in Beijing received a police report from Shandong and immediately ordered two Qing troops stationed in Baoding and Cangzhou with a total of more than [-] people to rush to Shandong to help.At the same time, an imperial edict and Hong Chengchou of Nanjing ordered him to deploy corresponding troops from the north of the Yangtze River to aid Shandong and flank Denglai.

However, on September 9, Hetu, the capital of the Mongolian Eight Banners stationed in Tianjin, sent an urgent report saying that dozens of large ships appeared on the coast of Tianjin, and thousands of Ming troops tried to land. Can go ashore.However, relying on the convenience of boats, the other party travels across the sea and continues to look for landing places, and may attack Tianjin on a large scale.

After Dorgon heard the news, he suddenly became suspicious.Now in the mainland of China, apart from me, Qing Dynasty, who else can attack the enemy in two ways?The Yongchu small imperial court in Denglai, with such a large body, can actually attack Shandong on the one hand, and on the other hand send out a number of troops by water to attack Tianjin. Who gave them such courage?
However, considering that there are more than [-] Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry stationed in Tianjin, it should be more than enough to deal with some Ming troops who landed.That must be the case, my Qing army stationed in Shandong was relatively small, and they were scattered all over the country. If the Ming army gathered troops to attack, it might really be difficult to deal with it.

However, the soldiers and horses of the State of Qi in the land of Denglai were really capable of fighting, especially their firearms, which made the Qing army quite afraid.For this reason, Dorgon ordered more than [-] North Korean blunderbuss soldiers stationed in Jinzhou to enter the pass at a high speed and rushed to Jinan to deal with the firearms troops of the Ming army and Naqi State.
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On September 9, it took three days for the Ming-Qi Allied Forces to land near the former Gaizhou Wharf. Countless military supplies, dozens of pack horses, more than 6 soldiers, and more than ten artillery pieces were spread all over the landing site. all over the place.

During the three days when Niu Hu landed, he was always in extreme anxiety, for fear that Jiannu's rangers would rush to Gaizhou and discover the coalition's landing operation. More than 100 scouts have all been scattered, including more than 40 snipers with new Miniguns to intercept and snipe the slave cavalry who may come on patrol.

The city of Gaizhou, which was captured by the Qi army two years ago, has been abandoned by Jiannu. They may also think that this fortress built by the Ming Dynasty decades ago is too close to the sea, and it is easy to be attacked by the navy of the Ming army. , Therefore, all the personnel and materials here were withdrawn into the inland.In addition, Jiannu entered the pass in a large scale, bringing almost all the troops that Liaodong could deploy into the pass, so that the coastal areas of Liaodong became a vacuum.

"Where is Li Benshen?" Niu Hu asked the combat staff around him.

"It is estimated that we have traveled more than ten miles from Gaizhou, and we will soon arrive at Yingkou City (now Dashiqiao City, Yingkou City)." The staff officer said: "Half an hour ago, there was news from the front that Li Benshen lost a stronghold for slavery. , killed three people, captured five people, and the intelligence staff is currently interrogating those captives, I believe there should be news about Gaizhou and Anshan ahead soon.”

"Is there any fish that slipped through the net?"

"No. They were all hunted and killed by the scouts who were exploring the road ahead. They did it very carefully."

"Let the first battalion of the Marine Corps march quickly to Yingkou City and encircle it with Li Benshen's troops. Don't let Jiannu escape alone! Inform the battalion leaders of the self-rescue army behind and speed up the action. The whole army will be in Yingkou tonight. Camp in the city." Niu Hu ordered.

The combat staff officer made a promise, turned around and left immediately, and conveyed Niu Hu's order.

In the evening of the same day, when Niu Hu led a large team to Yingkou City, he found that the former army had captured the city. Many officers and soldiers from the Ming Army under Li Benshen and the first battalion of the Qi State Marine Corps were carefully searching all the houses in the city for possible hidden slaves. .

"Did you escape a Jian slave?" Niu Hu asked softly when he saw Li Fade approaching.

"No." Li Fade shook his head and said: "When we arrived at Yingkou City, we immediately blocked several city gates. Several farms outside the city were also captured immediately, and more than 40 horses were seized. After searching all over the world, there should be no Jiannu who slipped through the net.... There are only a few hundred people in the entire Yingkou City, and there are no more than twenty real Tartars. Hannu."

Niu Hu looked sideways at the hundreds of excited Han slaves in the city, and sighed slightly. It must be their luck that they are still alive!I don't know how they survived to this day under the cruel oppression of slavery and dressing.

"First gather the rescued Han people in Yingkou City, and they are not allowed to move around at will. After Haizhou is broken, it is estimated that many Han people will be rescued. At that time, they will be sent to Gaizhou, and then shipped back to Changshan Island."

"Changshan Island and Denglai can't support too many people." Li Fade reminded in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter." Niu Hu said with a smile: "If we break Liaoyang, we should be able to seize a lot of food. When we return, we can also take Anshan Fort along the way, and we can also get some harvest."

"How to deal with the captured Jian slaves?... Shouldn't they be brought back to Denglai?"

"You don't need to bring it back to Denglai!" Niu Hu's eyes showed a trace of sternness, "We brought Li Ben's deep Ming army to Liaodong, just to deal with these dirty things."

"Oh..." Li Fade nodded, "Then how many slaves would they have to kill to atone for the crime of Yangzhou!"

"Haizhou, Anshan, Liaoyang, there are several Jiannu cities and fortresses on the way northward, and there are at least thousands of Jiannu." Niu Hu said in a low voice: "There are more than a thousand officers and soldiers in Li Ben's deep department. It shouldn't take much trouble to think about it. .”

(End of this chapter)