Cutting 1719

Chapter 469: Landing in Tianjin of the Decisive Battle
When Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, received the rescue letter from Xing Wentai, the commander-in-chief of Zhengding Town, he was already in a state of desperation. It wasn't that he didn't want to rescue the Qing army besieged in Wangdu, but that he had no soldiers left. Tune.

As the governor of Zhili, there are about 4000 superintendents under Li Weijun's command, which belong to his direct troops. In addition, he also controls Yiti Liuzhen, that is, more than [-] people under the command of Zhili Admiral Song Kejin, as well as Tongzhou Town and Zhengding Town , Tianjin Town, Xuanhuai Town, Jizhou Town and Shanhaiguan Town, with a total strength of more than [-] troops.

Strictly speaking, in the past, Zhili was surrounded by other important towns, so the strength of the green battalion was not very large. Later, because Zhili was within the attack range of the Fuhan army, the strength of the Zhili green battalion was forced to increase. , For example, Zhengding Town has more than [-] troops, and it is also an army that Li Weijun relies on.

But the problem is that when Zhengding Town was besieged by the Fuhan Army, Li Weijun had no other strength to fight back. He could only wait until Yongzheng's 15 troops arrived at Baoding Mansion. However, when Yongzheng's army just entered Baoding, Wangdu It was completely lost, and Xing Wentai was finally killed in battle.

In desperation, Li Weijun had no choice but to visit Yongzheng, and gave a comprehensive report on the results of the First Battle of Wangdu in the Qing army camp. When it came to the end, he cried bitterly and couldn't help himself.

"Reporting to the emperor, when the guards on the left and right were all killed in battle, Judah suffered more than ten wounds. Judah fought fiercely, and finally killed seven or eight heads of thieves with his own hands. When the servant heard about it, he wished he could Go out and fight in person, to repay the Qing Dynasty, and to repay the emperor."

Yongzheng's eye circles were a little red, and I don't know why he was on the road these few days, or he heard that the Qing Dynasty produced such a loyal minister and good general, but it's a pity that he only saw Xing Wentai once, and he didn't have a deep impression of him, so he had to smack Tongue, softly said: "If my civil servants and military generals in the Qing Dynasty are like General Xing, how can we be in this situation?"

"Xing Wentai has made great contributions to the country and is worthy of the country. I posthumously confer the posthumous post of Xing Wentai as Cavalry Captain."

Li Weijun fell deeply on the ground, "This servant kowtows to God on behalf of General Xing. My emperor's kindness is as deep as vastness. I believe that General Xing can also die and rest in peace."

Yongzheng let out a soft sigh, and then led the officials of the Military Aircraft Department to start talking about business, "Although my 15 troops from the Qing Dynasty have arrived in Baoding Mansion, we must face Chu Ni's so-called First Army and Second Army head-on. There are more than [-] people in the other party, and there is no difference in military strength between the two sides, can all the ministers have countermeasures?"

The ministers and the governor of Zhili just lowered their heads slightly. Although there is no disparity in military strength, the firepower configuration and training conditions of the two sides are very different. From the battle of Wangdu, it can be seen that the green battalion has almost no power to fight back against the Fuhan army. .

For a moment there was silence in the tent, everyone held their breaths and remained silent, only the sound of Yongzheng's heavy breathing could be heard, after all the original Zhang Tingyu had already been sent to prison, who would dare to speak indiscriminately?

When all the ministers were speechless, Yongzheng couldn't help but snorted coldly. He looked at the sand table placed in the center. On it was the appearance of the whole territory of Zhili. Among them, the first group army and the second group army of the Fuhan Army It took a long line from Zhengding, Wangdu, Boye to Hejianfu, Qingxian and other places.Almost all of them have been filled with flags symbolizing the Fuhan Army.

As for the Qing court, it was hoarding heavy troops in Baoding. In addition to the 15 main army brought by Yongzheng, there were also thousands of green battalions directly under the governor of Zhili Li Weijun. There were more than 1 green battalions in Bazhou and more than [-] green battalions in Tianjin. All the troops of the Qing court in Zhili.

Looking at the current situation, Yongzheng couldn't help feeling a little headache. Although he didn't know much about military strategy, he also understood that the current Qing army had been passively beaten.

From a positive point of view, the Fuhan Army has 2 troops in Wangdu, 1 in Boye, and 1 in Dingzhou, and at least 5 in Hejian Prefecture, where the main force of the First Army is located. Cangzhou's military strength is unknown.
Obviously, Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion have become the focus of the battle between the two sides. After all, after Baoding Mansion and Tianjin Mansion, there is the capital, and there is no other barrier.

"Ning Yu, what will you do?"

Tianjin Mansion has always been a strategic place to defend the capital, which was valued by the courts of Ming and Qing Dynasties. For Tianjin Mansion, Tanggu is its key point, known as the "Jinmen Barrier".

As early as after Emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing, the strategic position of Dagu Haikou became more and more prominent. After all, as the only gateway to Beijing from the sea, it was directly related to the survival of the capital, so a fortress was set up here early and troops were garrisoned.

And now, due to the threat of the Ningchu navy, the Qing court has strengthened the defense measures of Dagu Haikou. Several forts have been trimmed here, with wood inside, blue bricks outside, and white ash grouting, which are very strong and durable. A number of general cannons were also set up to form a fairly complete defense system.

In addition to the fort, the Green Battalion of Tianjin Town under the governor of Zhili was also stationed here. Luo Qiliang, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin Town, led a total of more than [-] people to guard Tanggu to prevent the Fuhan Army from landing here.

Although this is the case, when the first and second armies of the Fuhan Army approached Zhili from the land, the Qing army stationed in Tianjin government relaxed their vigilance. In their view, as long as Bazhou is still there, Don't worry too much about Tanggu.

However, when the navy led by Qiu Ze transported the Central Group Army to Dagu Haikou, Luo Qiliang, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin Town, was greatly surprised. Already fully prepared.

Luo Qiliang was originally a general under the Eight Banners Xianghuang Banner of the Han Army, but later he was promoted to the general of Tianjin Town because of the Qing army's lack of succession. Although his fighting skills were relatively trendy, he also had self-knowledge. Song Kejin, the admiral of Zhili who decisively chose to station in Bazhou, wrote a letter of appeal for help.

"Master Taitai Jun Jian, the Chu Nishui army gathered at Dagu Haikou. There should be tens of thousands of people, or they may have the idea of ​​​​landing, trying to cut off the backup of our army. However, the army under the bid is only more than [-] people. It is still hopeful People from National Taiwan University can help quickly."

Just after Luo Qiliang ordered the guards to send the letter to Song Kejin, the admiral of Zhili, he heard a thunderous voice, and his expression changed slightly. It was obvious that the Fuhan army had begun to attack, but his heart was getting more and more serious. Look stressed.

"Perhaps even if Master Song's troops come, it will be difficult to resist the Han army."

In Luo Qiliang's view, although there are more than 4 people in the green battalion under the governor of Zhili, others don't know what level these 4 people are. Could it be that Luo Qiliang still doesn't know?

It sounds good to be regarded as an official army, but not only do they not have enough guns, they don't even have a few artillery pieces, and the soldiers are mostly recruits, with a lot of soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is extremely low.

In fact, for the central army that landed this time, their strength is only about half that of the other two major armies, but the targets they need to face are relatively smaller, nothing more than the 2 green camps in Tianjin and the [-] people in Bazhou. That's all.

The real problem in this battle is that Tanggu must be taken down quickly enough to gain a foothold to provide assistance for the Fuhan army who landed later.

As the new commander of the Tenth Division, Qian Ying is now the deputy commander of the Central Group Army. He is mainly in charge of the landing in Tianjin. Standing beside him is Admiral Qiu Ze, both of whom were originally from the green battalion. So there are quite a few common topics.

Originally, the commander of the Central Army was Ning Zuyi, the commander of the Imperial Guard Division, but he needed to lead the Imperial Guard Division to attack Shanhaiguan, so he did not participate in this battle.

"If we hadn't taken refuge in the Fuhan Army and His Majesty back then, I'm afraid that today's fate would not be so good." Qian Ying sighed slightly. He would never have imagined that in just a few years of work, he would go all the way from here. Huguang hit Zhili, and even the capital was not far away from him.

Qiu Ze used to think that Qian Ying had a smooth personality, but after getting along all the way, he found that this person was a rare kind person, and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Qian's words are true. It will be used as cannon fodder by the Qing court."

"That's right, just a while ago, Old Xu told me that we were all from the green battalion, but His Majesty never regarded us as cannon fodder. Whether we lead the army or fight, we are all first-class One's main force is like fighting Tianjin across the sea this time, it is a great thing in the eyes of many people, but it was caught by us!"

Qian Ying laughed loudly, but it caused the other officers to look sideways, but when they saw Deputy Commander Qian and the admiral, they did not dare to disturb them in the slightest. These two are now rising in the Fuhan Army But it's not small, and it is very likely that he will enter the Privy Council in the future and become a Privy Council.

In the current system of the Fuhan Army, the Green Camp faction was not considered a so-called faction in the past. After all, everyone was very taboo about surrendering generals. Qian Ying, Qiu Ze and others have all ascended to high positions, so they no longer become so taboo.

Of course, even if the Green Camp faction exists in the Fuhan Army, there is no harm. After all, these people are different from the Young Eagles faction. What a note on this.

When the two were talking, the artillery on the battleship had already started firing, and amidst the white mist and roar, many small boats were heading towards the coast of Tanggu. They were the Fuhan Army of the [-]th Division and would be in charge of this Tanggu was captured in World War I and the road to Tianjin was opened.

The violent roar echoed on the side of the ship. After all, the infantry who had just landed were armed with muskets and had no artillery power. Therefore, the artillery on the ship was needed for support, so as to repel the attack of the Qing army.

A large number of Qing troops, holding blunderbuss and swords and spears in their hands, under the cover of dozens of cannons, attacked the Fu Han army who landed, although many people were hit by the projectiles that fell from the sky. In the middle of the battle, even his body was smashed to pieces, but there were still a large number of Qing troops coming from behind.

For Luo Qiliang, he knew that his only chance was to push the landing Fuhan army into the sea. Otherwise, once they got a firm foothold, they would face tens of thousands of Fuhan troops. Tianjin and even the capital will be lost.
"Kill a Chu Ni, reward ten taels of silver!"

"Kill a team officer, reward 50 taels of silver!"

"Kill a battalion officer, reward 500 taels of silver, and go up five levels in a row!"

Under Luo Qiliang's order, baskets of silver were carried to the front of the formation, and this also stimulated the blood in the Qing army. They began to attack the direction of the Fuhan army recklessly, and even landed on the ground. The bullets beside him couldn't be bothered, and it almost became a mountain of corpses.

Chief Qian of the Qing army glanced back at the silver basket, but he pulled out his waist knife and cut a fleeing Qing soldier in two. With blood in his eyes, he shouted loudly: "Run!" Run, you bastards, those who want money, follow me and rush forward!"

It has to be said that under the stimulation of silver, no matter how much everyone was afraid of the Fuhan army, a group of Qing soldiers who were not afraid of death still stood up. They all had despair in their eyes, but they still chose to follow Mr. Qian. Like a madman, he rushed towards the beach.

Looking at the Qing soldiers who were gradually going crazy, a trace of disdain flashed across Qian Ying's face, and she said with a smile: "It's been so long, and they still haven't made any progress at all. Fighting like this, what's the use of it except killing their lives in vain? "

Qiu Ze looked indifferent, and said in a low voice: "I heard that the Qing government replaced a large number of firearms for its Eight Banners new army, and these green battalion soldiers can use more sub-communication artillery, otherwise they would not even use the current sub-communication artillery. They can’t be taken out.”

Qian Ying nodded slightly, looked at the heavy casualties in front of him, and sighed slightly, "I heard that the Emperor Tartar spent a lot of money in the past two years to buy some firearms for the Eight Banners New Army. , how would this feel?"

"There is always a chance to meet, there is always a chance."

Looking at the battlefield in front of him, Qiu Ze couldn't help shaking his head slightly. If the Qing army was just like this, I'm afraid the 20 Fuhan army wouldn't need it, and [-] would be able to drive them out of the pass.
Different from the calmness of the two, this landing battle is destined not to end so easily. Under the encouragement of Luo Qiliang, although many green battalion soldiers have lost the morale to continue fighting, in order to get the money, they , still rushing forward desperately.

The artillery on the Fuhan army's warship kept roaring, a large amount of ammunition was tilted out, and smashed into the Qing army crowd on the beach, creating scenes of bloodstains, and the Qing army's sub-cannons were also Constantly fighting back, killing and wounding the Fuhan army array, the two sides are conducting the most brutal exchange of casualties.

However, the dozens of cannons of the Qing army are in no way comparable to the artillery on board the Fuhan army, and the muskets of the Fuhan army are constantly fighting back, so the entire Tanggu position has almost become a Qing army. The Shura field of the army.

(End of this chapter)