Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 432 Spring Offensive, Rolling Southward~
"The Chenjia Village militia obeys orders and follows the orders of the Zhaoqing Prefecture to eliminate the rebellious bandits in western Guangdong."

"kill!"

The militiamen put down their spears and strode forward.

After advancing 20 feet,

The formation was no longer so strict, some people were slightly forward, and some were obviously behind.

Chen Shihao yelled:
“Watch the alignment.”

……

The people of Fengtang Village no longer restrained themselves and followed Lu Dayou forward.

The militiamen thrust their spears forward, and several Hakka men who were at the front fell down immediately, screaming in agony.

From this moment on, the fight between the two sides was no longer an ordinary fight, but a life-and-death war.

On the battlefield,

Long weapons have obvious advantages and can restrain short weapons.

The hatred between the two sides was fully vented at this moment.

There is no strategy, only bravery.

……

Although it was the first time that the Chenjia Village militia was actually fighting a war, everyone was nervous and their assassination moves gradually became distorted.

But no one fled.
The cohesion of the clan was fully demonstrated.

Chen Shihao finally found the right opportunity.

Pointing at where Lu Dayou was, he shouted:

"Boom him."

Three large rifles were mounted on wooden-handled forks fixed in the ground. The gunmen took slight aim and pulled the trigger.

The fuse ignited the gunpowder, and the rising smoke instantly enveloped the gunman. The huge noise even caused temporary tinnitus.

The gunman bared his teeth.

Because the recoil was so strong, my shoulder felt like it was hit by a sledgehammer and the pain was unbearable.

The results are obvious.

Lu Dayou and the people around him were all shot and fell to the ground.

The people of Fengtang Village were a little confused, and were forced to retreat step by step by the spears of the militia.
……

Chen Shihao laughed wildly.

Rushing forward with a spear in hand, he aimed at a Hakka man holding an axe.

The first shot hit the man's face, and the second shot pierced his abdomen.

Pull again~
The opponent immediately fell to the ground, blood gushing out of his wound.

Behind,

The two big-footed women who witnessed the whole process let out heart-wrenching howls and pounced on them like she-wolves, holding iron pitchforks.

Chen Shihao's eyes were already red with anger.

No matter whether the person on the other side is a man or a woman, they are all enemies.

After a few rounds of fighting, he stabbed them to death, killing one and injuring one.

……

Bang bang bang,
This is the movement of the three-barreled gun.

Several Hakka men held three-barreled guns and fired at close range.

The distance is so close, the lethality cannot be underestimated.

A gap immediately appeared in the militia formation.

With dozens of iron particles in his body, Lu Dayou knew that he would not live long, so he decided to die in a more meaningful way.

He picked up his long knife and rushed into the gap recklessly, slashing at anyone he saw, without dodging the spears that were pointed at him.

After a while,
He was stabbed by several spears continuously and fell heavily, his whole body like a blood gourd.

……

"Kill all the thieves."

"Kill all the bandits."

Both sides went crazy, killing and hacking each other.

All the formations disappeared, leaving only one-on-one fighting.

The rice ears that were about to mature were repeatedly watered by the warm blood.

Fighting for life~
Everyone was like a wild beast, roaring and hacking at the enemy with the simple weapons in their hands.

The feuds between clans were more brutal than the fights between different camps. The intensity of the battle between the two sides even exceeded that between the Wu army and the Green Camp soldiers.

……

Chen Shihao held the gun and urged again and again:
"Haven't you filled it yet?"

The gunman was sweating profusely:
"Right away, right away."

The oriental firearm, the musket, is very troublesome to load, as it is long and heavy.
One person is needed to hold the gun and lower the muzzle.

The other person is responsible for loading. Because the barrel is so long, each step is extremely time-consuming.

"All right."

"Get out of the way and let me come."

Chen Shihao threw away the spear, grabbed the gun and put it on the wooden fork.

Aim at a group of fierce big-footed women from Fengtang Village 20 feet away and pull the trigger~
The fuse ignites the primer, and sparks fly into the barrel to ignite the gunpowder.

The huge recoil instantly made his shoulders numb, and even his body, which had been trained in martial arts, could not bear it.

……

As far as the eye can see,
A dozen women were shot and fell.

"Fight, keep fighting."

Iron sand is a complete massacre for unarmored units.

The huge casualties finally made the Hakka people in Fengtang Village realize that they could not continue like this.

"Run."

finally,
Zeng Huaigu fled back to the village with more than 100 people and took control of the tower.

The villagers of Chenjia Village, who were blood-thirsty, pursued them relentlessly.

The walled tower made a village war more difficult than it should have been.

Without artillery, it is difficult to take down this kind of building.

Raising the gun is just scratching an itch.

Once they got close, the Hakka people inside the tower would throw short spears at them, shoot them with three-barreled guns and muskets, and throw lime jars at them.

……

then,

The militia of Chenjia Village also woke up after suffering some casualties.

If you can’t win, then don’t fight.

Change it to sabotage!
They stole food, took away livestock, burned houses and blocked wells.

Two guns were pointed at the gate. If the Hakka people guarding the tower dared to come out, it would be exactly what they wanted. They could kill them with one shot.

Armed fight,

It seems to have entered a downturn, but in fact it has become even more brutal.

The fighting between the two villages triggered a chain reaction.

More than a dozen Hakka villages, including Xiaoguantian Village, Beifen Village, Hegu Village, Hengkeng Village, and Nandong Village, came to the rescue and spontaneously organized a paramilitary organization - Western Guangdong Hakka Warriors.

……

Chenjia Village withdrew its troops and defended the village. At the same time, it sent people to ask for help from nearby gentry and the county government.

The next day,

The three Cantonese gentry closest to the area dispatched 3 militiamen, and the magistrate of Heshan dispatched 500 Green Camp soldiers to jointly suppress the Hakka riot.

Both sides fought and suffered casualties.

In the field battle, we killed one thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of our own.

Due to inefficient organization and crude weapons, neither side had the ability to attack.

Fighting back and forth, with both sides winning and losing, is nothing more than wasting lives.

Less than 2 days later,
Similar Hakka-Punti armed conflicts broke out in the nearby Kaiping County, but on a larger scale and over a wider range.

It doesn't matter who started it first or why.

The important thing is that the fight is like a volcanic explosion and can no longer be suppressed.

……

When the news reached Guangzhou, more than 100 miles away,
The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yi Erhang, announced on the spot: The Keyong people in Heshan and Kaiping counties were rebelling bandits, and the local government officials and gentry could suppress them.

In order to encourage the offensive,

He ordered to reward the Chenjia Village militia with 100 taels of silver and appointed Chen Shihao as the head of the Heshan County militia.

At the same time, the states and counties were ordered to open their arsenals and sell all kinds of obsolete firearms.
In Guangzhou alone, 1000 obsolete shotguns were sold.

……

The Wu Army's 5th Corps was unaware of the conflict at this time.

Under the command of Miao Youlin,

The 5th Corps left only one company to garrison Nanxiong City to ensure the safety of the logistics hub, and then dispatched all its forces to attack Shaozhou Prefecture.

Before departure,

He shouted to encourage morale:
"The weather is getting warmer, it's a good time to go to war. Take down Shaozhou Prefecture, take down Yingde County, and plant our flag on the top of Guangzhou City."

"Guangzhou is an important city in southern China for the Qing Dynasty. Taking Guangzhou is equivalent to taking half of Guangdong."

"Victory~"

After the new recruits were added, the 5th Corps had a paper strength of 9500, but after deducting some of the remaining troops, the actual strength was only 7000. With the arrival of 1 cannon fodder from the 5000st Expeditionary Army, Miao Youlin had 12000 troops under his command.

According to the order of the General Staff,
The three detachments left behind in Pingxiang, Fuzhou and Luxi will also return to their bases on the same day. The vacant defense of these three key locations will be taken over by the First Corps.

In addition, two companies of light cavalry and one pontoon battalion will be temporarily allocated to the 5th Corps.

Therefore,
In the end, the total strength of the Miao army will be close to 15000.

……

The General Staff did not inform the 1st Corps of the strategic purpose of entering Jiangxi, but Miao Youlin guessed that it was to prepare for the attack on Huguang.

As for,
It is not yet known whether Hubei or Hunan will be attacked first.

Miao Youlin is a rebellious person, but he admires Your Majesty from the bottom of his heart and dares not act rashly.

because,

Your Majesty has a sharp vision, experienced tactics, and a steady strategy.

When he first defected to the State of Wu with his fellow brothers from the mountain stronghold, he had thought about taking advantage of the east wind to build up his own personal power. Later, His Majesty saw through it like a fire in the fire, and used it while also guarding against it, thus making himself very vulnerable.

then,

He no longer had any extravagant thoughts.

I will be a good sword in His Majesty's hand, fight wars in the south and the north, and strive to rank high among the ministers who follow His Majesty.

Although he is not a direct descendant, his military achievements are far superior to those of the direct descendants.

This is his confidence~
……

After the conquest of Guangdong, Huguang became the last fertile land in the south.

If you have food in your hands, you won't be worried.

As long as the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi are connected, the State of Wu will definitely not be worried.

On the march,

As Miao Youlin was bouncing on the horse's back, he was thinking maliciously:

I wonder if my old boss Agui would recall the Battle of Huangshiji and feel ashamed because his reward for persuading the enemy to surrender was too low.

Colleagues from the Green Camp in Guizhou, will they feel mixed emotions when they see their names in the official bulletin?

As for,
When will I be able to lead my army back to Guizhou and return home in glory?

He doesn't count on it for now~
As a former Green Camp officer from Guizhou, he was very clear about Guizhou's ranking in the strategic layout for conquering the world.

Fujian ranks last.

Guizhou ranks second from the bottom.

This list is called "The List of Military Strategists Not to Compete".

There's really nothing to fight about, there are just mountains.

……

From Nanxiong to Shaozhou, there are many mountains and hills along the way, but the altitude is not high.

There are many rivers in northern Guangdong, and river valley plains are formed in the areas where they flow.

The 5th Corps marched along the Zhenjiang River (the upper reaches of the Beijiang River). All the land along the way had been developed, with houses and farmland scattered along the river.

The Hakka people in Shaozhou Prefecture looked at this strange army that came from afar with excitement, 3% fear and 7% expectation.

During this period, Miao Youlin basically clarified the situation in Guangdong.

The Chaoshan clan took the lead in the uprising, but was shot down by the Qing army, which still had some strength.

There are difficult to resolve conflicts between the Hakka people and the Cantonese people. The Hakka people, who are on the weaker side, instinctively want to grab Wu Jun as a lifeline and use his strength to fight him.

And Your Majesty solemnly reminded me again and again in the letter.

Don't get too involved in the conflicts between the natives and the Hakkas, otherwise there will be great obstacles in operating Guangdong in the future.

No matter which side the Wu State publicly supports, it will cause resentment and fear on the other side.

And this resentment will be passed down from generation to generation and it is difficult to resolve~
Kill?
Not to mention that the Wu army is not a murderer, even if all 100,000 Wu soldiers are murderers, they cannot do it.

……

"Report, Qing scouts came into contact with our army. Killed two scouts."

"understood."

Shaozhou Prefecture had already learned of the Wu army's invasion.

Although everyone had expected this day to come before the New Year, they were still a little nervous when the deadline finally came.

on the city wall,
The defenders looked solemn, and many of them were even trembling slightly.

A man's name is like the bark of a tree.

Wu's army was notorious for its ferocity, and the Qing army was defeated.

Especially the battle in Jiangbei that killed Hailancha and Solon soldiers was very deterrent.

This is equivalent to completely annihilating the 74th Division, and has great strategic significance.

at least,

Among the 68000 Green Camp soldiers in Guangdong, no one thinks that they are better fighters than the Sauron soldiers.

……

"Commander-in-chief, there are a few immigrants who have escaped from Shaozhou who want to see you."

"Search him, and bring him here."

Miao Youlin is very cautious.

The more chaotic the situation is, the more you cannot trust anyone.

Three common people kowtowed in greeting.

"The righteous people of Shaozhou Prefecture pay their respects to General Wu."

"Get up, what do you want?"

"The Hakka people in the city are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Heavenly Soldiers. The Qing government is unjust and we cannot bear its oppression. The Hakka people in Shaozhou are willing to submit to the Great Wu."

"well."

Miao Youlin said some polite words and then sent him away.

The three people left behind looked at each other in bewilderment. They were the nephews of Zhao De, the leader of the Hakka people in Shaozhou. They had sneaked out of the city half a month in advance just to wait for this day.

……

The intelligence that Shaozhou Prefecture continuously sent out was all done by Zhao De behind the scenes. This man had the title of a juren, was engaged in business, and had a lot of wealth.

What is most rare is that he maintained superficially friendly relations with successive government officials.

A typical local tycoon.
Allegedly,

The ancestors of the Zhao family fled with their family from northern Zhili in the early years of Chongzhen, and stopped all the way to the mountainous area of ​​Shaozhou Prefecture. They successfully avoided the war in the north and the Qing army's multiple massacres in Guangdong.

Later, when the country was stable, Zhao moved his family down the mountain, bought houses and land, and moved into Shaozhou.

Early Qing Dynasty

Land and houses are all at low prices.

Starting from the later years of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the prices of all kinds of real estate continued to rise, and even if they were increased by three or five times, they would not be enough.

The Zhao family successfully achieved a significant increase in their total assets.

The vast majority of Hakka people who migrated south lost their property during the escape and were left with only their bodies.

These very few people who were able to protect their tribesmen and property naturally became the leaders of the tribe.

Zhao De is an example.

……

The three young men of the Zhao family stood by the road, watching the Wu army passing by.

The red and black military uniforms, flintlock rifles, and cannons made them feel excited.

One of them muttered:

"The army is well-organized and in good order. No wonder the Tartar soldiers are being defeated one after another."

Another one silently thought in his heart that a real man, born between heaven and earth, should be like this.

He sighed:
"Son, I finally understand daddy's painstaking efforts."

Zhao De often muttered at home:

Violence is the root of all power.

The army is a highly organized integration of violence and is the source of supreme imperial power.

The Zhao family must not miss this opportunity to turn things around. They must take the initiative to tie themselves to the chariot of the Wu Kingdom.
……

Shaozhou City has a long history and an important location.

It is the northern gate of Guangzhou!
If you want to capture Guangzhou, you must take Shaozhou.

Shaozhou Prefecture is very special.
This is a city where water transportation is far more important than land transportation.

To the west is Wujiang River and to the east is Zhenjiang River.

The city is sandwiched between two rivers and is surrounded by water on the east, west and south. Only the north gate can be reached by land.

The shape of the city is like a vase.

For the attacker, the battle width is a bit narrow.

[Here reminds the author to go to the picture above]

so,

The 5th Army can only break through from the north!
……

There were 7000 combat soldiers in the city, and another 3000 militiamen were mobilized.

Sun Xiaohuan, the prefect of Shaozhou, was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Qianlong's reign and his native place was Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture.

Lian Shun, the newly appointed general of Nanshao Lianzhen, was a member of the Bordered White Banner who came from the Manchu city of Guangzhou.

Lian Shun is an unlucky guy who has never been successful in Guangzhou and has been hanging around drinking herbal tea on the street for 10 years.

Suddenly, a huge military officer's hat fell from the sky. He was overjoyed. But after he took up the post, he realized it was a job that would lead to his death.

Under tremendous psychological pressure, Lian Shun blurted out:
"Ahem, Lord Sun, you and Li Yu are from the same hometown. As the saying goes, fellow villagers meet fellow villagers~"

Sun Xiaohuan, who is over 5 years old, smiled bitterly and said:
"Master Lian, you are joking. I am from Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture, and Li Ni is from Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture. Strictly speaking, we are not from the same hometown. Considering the age difference, he was probably just born when I was ranked in the top three, so I don't think we can be friends."

(End of this chapter)