I want to be emperor

Chapter 542

When the Chu army rushed to Guangning's Qiantunwei, the Dongyao defenders in the city were very panicked!
The more than 2 cavalry led by Hauge were defeated badly before, and the Guangning Zhongqian Army was breached after only a few days of defense, but they were terrified.

The Dongbao people have also fought for so many years. To be honest, they have never experienced such a large-scale battle, let alone a large-scale battle that was a disastrous defeat.

In the past, they fought the Ming army, North Korea and Monan Mongolia smoothly, and the battle process seemed huge, but in fact it was just like that, let alone tragic.

But in the battle of Guangning, thousands of Dongbang people died on the spot, and countless people were injured.

The most important thing is that the total strength of the cavalry and infantry artillery combined, the total strength of the first-line defenders and reinforcements of Guangning Zhongqian is a full 5.

And these 5 people couldn't hold on for a few days, and were almost wiped out in the end...

The reason why it is said to be close is because Hauge fled back in embarrassment with thousands of cavalry. Well, as soon as this man fled back to Qiantunwei, he heard the news that Huang Taiji was unconscious. The remnants of the cavalry went to Jinzhou in a hurry, regardless of the battle on the front line of Guangning.

That was an army of [-], and it was wiped out in just a few days. This had a huge impact on the defenders of the former Tunwei.

So much so that they all lost the courage to continue to defend the former Tunwei!

In addition, Hauge fled to the west before, and the former Tunwei did not have enough military commanders. Therefore, as the Chu army approached, the few remaining generals who were captives from the east thought about it.

I feel that I can't just sit and wait in Qiantun Weicheng!

Staying in the former guard to resist stubbornly, and without any external reinforcements, they couldn't last for a few days with Chu Manzi's attacking ability.

It is better to preserve the vitality and retreat to Ningyuan City in the rear than to stay in the front guard to die.

By the way, all the troops from Qiantunwei to Ningyuan City will also be packed and taken away together... Between Qiantunwei City and Ningyuan City, there are also Guangning Zhonghousuo, Ningyuan Zhongyousuo and many small and medium fortresses.

If the scattered forces in these places are also concentrated, plus the main force of the former Tunwei side, they should be able to gather about 5000 troops.

And Ningyuan City is also a big city where Dongyao is stationed. Although it is located in the rear, there are still more than [-] troops stationed there.

Adding the two ministries together, they would probably be able to concentrate nearly 5 troops in Ningyuan City. At the same time, if they gathered the scattered cavalry from each ministries, they could also gather about [-] cavalry.

In this way, they are sure to keep guarding Ningyuan City.

Otherwise, it would be easy to be defeated by the Manzi Chu, especially the garrisons in the small and medium-sized fortresses, who would basically have no resistance against the Manzi Chu's large-scale attack.

It's better to concentrate our forces and retreat to Ningyuan City.

Especially now that even Huang Taiji is unconscious, Dorgon is taking the opportunity to fight for power, and even Hauge hastily returned to Jinzhou with [-] cavalry from his direct line. Government orders vary.

It is not certain that the garrison in the rear may have a civil war.

Under such circumstances, it is nowhere in sight to obtain reinforcements...

In this way, after an emergency discussion, they finally made a decision: the 36 plan is the best plan...

The Dongyao people left quickly and hurriedly... The forward of the Chu army was still more than ten miles away, and they had already run away. Before leaving, they set fire to the city and other damages as usual.

By the next day, when the forward of the Chu army arrived late, there was no trace of the Dongyao people in the entire Qiantunwei City of Guangning, and there were not even a few ordinary people... The few ordinary people in the city, They were all forcibly suppressed and driven away by the Dongbang people.

Population is also an important strategic material for the Dongbang people. The Dongbang people have entered the customs and plundered. In addition to the regular money, food and livestock, the population is also an important target of their plunder.

Most of these plundered people will become slaves of armored soldiers.

Therefore, when the Dongbang people retreated, they would not forget to take their slave property with them.

Ever since, what the Chu army saw was an empty city with lingering flames!
In this regard, the Chu army moved quickly, and the First Cavalry Army and the Guards Cavalry Detachment once again continued to march quickly in an attempt to pursue them.

However, the Dongyao people also have a lot of mules and horses, and their maneuvering speed is quite good, let alone the time to escape... The Dongyao people ran all the way, and the Chu army cavalry chased them all the way, but they didn't catch up...

But as the pursuit distance lengthened, the horses and soldiers consumed too much physical energy.

At the same time, there are a lot of problems after the supply line is extended accordingly. You must know that there is no place for them to feed on the enemy on this road. In the past two years, the Dongyao people have successively moved the Han people in the Liaoxi Corridor to the west of the Liaohe River and other areas. They went to live and live, and when they finally evacuated, they erected walls to clear the fields, forcibly took away the remaining ordinary people, and set fire to houses on a large scale.

Therefore, the food supply of the 10,000+ eastward Chu army needs to be transported from the rear. In addition, the Chu army has always consumed a lot of food and grass, so the third army and the guards are extremely dependent on logistics.

If this logistics line is harassed by the cavalry of the Eastern Captives on a large scale, it will easily fall into the embarrassing situation of running out of ammunition and food.

In addition, because the cavalry rushed too fast, it also caused a loss of touch with the infantry and artillery units behind.

When Lieutenant General Zhu Xingfa led his army to take over the empty Ningyuan Zhonghousuo, Zuo Yingzhe behind him had just arrived at the Guangning Zhonghousuo with infantry, artillery and supplies. The distance between the two had reached about [-] kilometers.

This distance is considered to be seriously out of touch. In order to avoid accidents, Zhu Xingfa's cavalry had to wait for the main force of the third army behind.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Zhu Xingfa ordered to stop the pursuit!
And at this time, it has entered May!
The third group army and a part of the guards successively captured many areas in the middle, right and west of Ningyuan, including four large cities and dozens of medium and small fortresses.

A total of more than [-] enemy troops were wiped out, of which nearly [-] were killed and more than [-] were captured.

More than [-] riding horses, more than [-] draft mules and horses, and tens of thousands of ordinary livestock such as cattle and sheep were seized.

More than 80 long-barreled field guns and old-style Hongyi cannons that were in good condition and usable were seized, and hundreds of other old-style short cannons that were in good condition but not used by the Chu army.

More than 3000 imitation first-year-style matchlock guns, more than 5000 old-style bird guns, and nearly [-] old-style firearms were seized.

In addition, a batch of grain and other various strategic materials were seized.

Compared with the huge battle results obtained, the losses paid by the Chu army are not large!

As for the Third Army, more than 400 people were killed in battle, more than 800 people were injured, and the total casualties were about 1000 people, mainly in the cavalry combat and siege operations in the Guangning Zhongqiansuo Battle.

The material loss was even smaller, at most it was a large amount of ammunition consumed during the siege.

After a brief summary, Zuo Yingzhe personally wrote a victory report, and sent someone five hundred miles to rush it to Jinling City to report the victory!
This is Zuo Yingzhe's military exploits, and also the military exploits of the entire Third Army and the Guards detachment. A large number of meritorious soldiers are waiting to be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and to get promoted and get rich.

The good news was sent all the way south by the post office, and it was delivered at an expedited speed of [-] miles. At the same time, the post office also did a test. One copy is delivered by sea by the postal express ship that has just come out of the post office.

This postal express ship, just looking at the name, you can tell that this ship is the same as an ordinary ship. The postal company specially entrusted several shipyards under the Royal Institute of Technology and the Ministry of Industry to design and build it. It is used to deliver urgent documents and military information. fast ship.

The pursuit of speed first!

Among them, the first-generation postal express ship, which has just entered service for coastal communication, has a slender hull and a huge aspect ratio.

Compared with the small hull, the oversized sail is installed.

Then, on the more than 100-ton ship, there is not even a long-barreled artillery for self-defense, only a few light tunics and matchlock guns held by individual soldiers.

This thing runs, let alone a battleship, even those pirate ships can't catch up...

This time the Battle of Liaodong started. In order to ensure the smooth flow of information in Jinling and Liaodong, the postal department implemented a parallel plan of land and sea.

All urgent documents are in duplicate, one by land, using the traditional five-hundred-mile express or three-hundred-mile express, and one by sea, by postal express ship, or hitchhiking on a round-trip naval express ship.

Just wanted to make detailed comparisons and find ways to communicate faster.

After all, for a huge empire, the ability to communicate directly determines the ability of the empire center to govern the region.

The reason why the traditional Chinese dynasty was able to control the huge Chinese territory relied on the post station system.

The Great Chu Empire was no exception. The reason why the Ministry of Communications was established as a separate ministry was largely due to the post office.

In the beginning, the post station system of the Great Chu Empire was directly under the jurisdiction of the military, because at that time, the post station system of the Chu army basically served the military. .

Later, the control area was gradually expanded, and the post station system in the Ming Dynasty was successively taken over. At the same time, the expansion of the control area resulted in a large increase in various official documents, including emergency documents.

As a result, the post office was established, and the post station system built by the military in the early days was also cut off and handed over to the post office.

Later, with the postal department as the core, functions such as the construction and maintenance of official roads, and river transportation were added, and the Ministry of Communications was established.

It can be said that the Ministry of Communications of the Great Chu Empire today is actually based on the post office, which shows the importance of the postal system to the empire.

And Zuo Yingzhe's good news is in duplicate, which is transported by the postal company by land and sea respectively. Even if they are compared, it is to further improve the emergency document delivery system by land and sea through actual combat.

(End of this chapter)