Ming politicians

On August [-]th, Hong Chengchou led the former army and set off from Fuzhou. At the same time, the navy at Lushun Port, led by Sun Chuanting, also set off. The task of transporting the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion was not easy at all. Fortunately, The soldiers were well trained, so it didn't cause too many problems.

Of the 13 Jiangning battalion soldiers, 11 were stationed in Taiwan under the direct command of Wang Dazhi. Of the remaining 8 soldiers, [-] were stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, [-] were stationed in Fuzhou, and [-] naval forces were stationed in In Penglai, the total number of soldiers who need to be transported from Dengzhou to Fuzhou is as high as [-], including sailors.

The transportation mission was carried out under extremely secret conditions, and the deployment of the battle must not be exposed. Qu Qingze spent so much effort in Liaodong, and even directed the formation of warships, pretending to transport soldiers to Jinzhou, to confuse the people in Liaodong The Houjin spies convinced Huang Taiji that the main attack direction of the Jiangning Battalion and the frontier army was in Liaodong. If the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion from Dengzhou to Fuzhou were exposed, it would be very unfavorable. The time to attack Gaizhou was set at On August 25th, at least three days before that, the whereabouts of the army must not be revealed.

The task of the navy's march is easier. The navy of the Later Jin Tartars was wiped out, and the activities of the Jiangningying Navy in the sea were completely unknown to the Later Jin Tartars. However, the navy also had to obey the unity in terms of attack time. According to Su Tiancheng's request, Sun Chuanting led 23 soldiers to launch an attack on Lianyun Island on August 25, occupy Lianyun Island as quickly as possible, and attack Gaizhou at Maoshi on August [-]. The former army of the Jiangning battalion and the Chinese army joined forces to launch a general attack on Gaizhou.

There were very few Houjin Tatars stationed on Lianyun Island, and they were mainly fishermen. After the Houjin navy was wiped out, Huang Taiji had no time to consider forming a navy.The Manchu nobles did not pay much attention to the navy. From this point of view, it should not be difficult for the navy to occupy Lianyun Island.

The army moved forward very fast, attacking Gaizhou.It's not that simple. Gaizhou is stationed in the Zhenglan Banner of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, plus a part of the Han army. Very close, once a certain place is attacked, the sergeants stationed in the other two places.They are all for help.

It took a long time for Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to understand Su Tiancheng's tactical arrangement for besieging the city and fighting for aid. It turned out that attacking Gaizhou was not the main task. Of the 3 troops in the attack, 7 of them were responsible for surrounding Gaizhou. [-] people ambushed on the road where the Houjin Tatars must be reinforced, and attacked the reinforcements of the Houjin Tartars.The main idea of ​​the battle is to wipe out the vital forces of the post-Golden Tartars to the greatest extent.As for taking Gaizhou.Instead, it can be put in the next step.

Forming this tactical arrangement, Su Tiancheng explained in detail that the Houjin Tatars had already made preparations. They knew that the firearms of the Jiangning Camp were very powerful, and there would definitely be corresponding arrangements.Especially in terms of defending the city, it belongs to the category of key strengthening. It is basically impossible to blast the city wall with artillery in the past, which also shows.The casualties of attacking the city will be very large, but the situation of besieging the city and fighting for aid is different. After surrounding the city, the Houjin Tartars who came to rescue, whether in terms of equipment or combat effectiveness, would not be able to do so without the support of the city. What's more, the Jiangning Battalion has a special artillery battalion, which has a great advantage in fighting in the wild.

Qu Qingze's information indicated that the Houjin Tartars stationed in Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou had a total force of more than 10. It is an impossible task for the more than [-] post-gold tartars. Moreover, the post-gold tartars have occupied the city and can rely on the city to defend tenaciously. The Jiangning battalion cannot take these three cities, and it is impossible to expand. next step.

Analyzing from these levels, the tactic of besieging the city and fighting for aid is the best tactic. After the effective forces of the Houjin Tartars are wiped out, there will be fewer soldiers defending the city, and there will be much fewer casualties when fighting.

The main tasks of the former army and the central army were to besiege the city and fight for aid. The task of encircling the city of Gaizhou was mainly carried out by the naval division commanded by Sun Chuanting. Therefore, Hong Chengchou considered more about the location where the army set up an ambush and attacked the city of Gaizhou. That's the next thing to consider.

The scout battalion led by Liu Tiehan is responsible for exploring the road ahead and investigating all the situations at the same time. After starting from Fuzhou, the scout battalion is in the busiest situation. They must check the marching route and see if there is any abnormality along the way In other words, whether there are spies from the Houjin Tartars, or even scouts from the Tartars, they are at the forefront of the army, and it is their responsibility whether the army can secretly reach the outskirts of Gaizhou.

Liu Tiehan has long been used to taking on the most important tasks.

After setting off, the scouts scouted very carefully. After three days, everything was normal during the march.

When the time came to August 21st, the scout battalion had entered the area under the jurisdiction of Gaizhou. The former army was only 22 miles away from the scout battalion. At this time, Liu Tiehan was also extra careful, especially at this time , the more it can’t be exposed, although according to Su Tiancheng’s request, the time has come to August 20, and the Houjin Tartars discovered the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, so the problem is not too big. Well, the problem that Su Tiancheng is worried about is that the Houjin Tartars stationed in Liaodong will send large-scale reinforcements to Haizhou and other places. If this happens, the Jiangning Battalion is not yet so strong that it can directly face [-] troops. The above post-gold Tartars.

Mao Shi, Liu Tiehan breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the usual practice, generally speaking, when the time comes, there should be nothing wrong. The scouts are divided into two groups, one group operates at night and the other group operates during the day. There are very few situations that can be found during the day. In midsummer, after the sun comes out, Even ordinary people are reluctant to go out, preferring to hide at home to cool off.

In the past few days, the scouts have basically found nothing. In the territory under the jurisdiction of the Jiangning Camp, it is difficult for the spies of the Houjin Tartars to act. The consciousness of the people is too high. Any abnormal situation will be reported immediately Report it to the government, and the government will take quick action. In addition, the actions of the Jiangning battalion army have always been kept secret, and the court does not know it for the time being.

Liu Tiehan judged that the post-gold Tartars stationed in Gaizhou probably also wanted to be able to hold on to the city, so it was difficult to see the post-gold tartars from the periphery.

There was the sound of horseshoes in the distance.

Liu Tiehan's complexion changed. After years of tempering, the scouts are very calm. Even if they encounter great danger, they can deal with it calmly. But this time the sound of horseshoes is indeed urgent, which shows that something happened , and not in general.

Soon, three scouts appeared in front of Liu Tiehan.

"Report to the general, a military tent was found five miles ahead, and there is an army stationed there. It is a small village under the jurisdiction of Gaizhou, named Zhangjia Village. The subordinates have ordered the scouts to investigate carefully and report quickly."

Liu Tiehan looked at the scouts, and couldn't believe it. He knew about Zhangjia Village, which was nearly two hundred miles away from Gaizhou City. How could the Houjin Tartars send troops to station at such a distance? Could it be that the Houjin Tatars have other plans, or that they have noticed the whereabouts of the Jiangning Camp, but it is impossible to think about it. After really discovering the whereabouts of the Jiangning Camp, it is the large-scale Houjin Tatars who are coming to fight child.

"Understood, quickly go to investigate, within an hour, find out all the circumstances, the sky is already bright, we must pay attention to confidentiality, and we must pay attention to whether the other party has sent scouts."

Watching the scouts go away, Liu Tiehan resisted the impulse. According to his habits, such an important matter needs to be investigated by himself, but there are more than 2000 brothers around him, and all kinds of information will be reported to him. You must also report the situation to Lord Hong Chengchou at any time.

The waiting time is difficult, and the messengers are waiting at any time. If something abnormal is found, the messengers will report to the former commander-in-chief Hong Chengchou as quickly as possible. If the situation is urgent, they need to report to the commander-in-chief Su Tiancheng, so that The army made adjustments accordingly.

Liu Tiehan could hardly bear it any longer. He walked around on the spot and wanted to ask people to check the situation many times, but he thought that these brothers who followed him were all extremely brave, and urging him was useless.

An hour is almost up, Liu Tiehan jumped on his horse, if an hour passed and the situation still did not come back, he would go out to investigate in person, and all the brothers in the scout battalion should also be ready for battle.

When the sound of horseshoes sounded again, Liu Tiehan breathed a sigh of relief. He had long been used to the familiar sound of horseshoes.

When the scout dismounted, his expression was very serious.

"Report to the general, my subordinates have found out that the people stationed in Zhangjiacun are Houjin Tartars, but they failed to find out how many people there were. We are having dinner at [-]:[-], and we are now tidying up the tent, it seems that we are ready to go, and it is very likely that we are heading in the direction of our army."

A shocked expression appeared on Liu Tiehan's face. What does this mean? Why did this happen? Could it be that the Houjin Tartars really noticed something and sent troops to investigate or fight.

Liu Tiehan sensed the urgency of the situation, and within the range of five miles, the Houjin Tartars could reach it soon.

"Order all the brothers to keep concealed and not to be exposed. When the Hou Jin Tartars start marching, find out how many people there are in the Hou Jin Tartars. After the number is found, report directly to the former army station, and I will personally report Lord Hong reports the situation." (To be continued...)