Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1162 Jiangbei ([-])

In the early morning of May 1658, 5, there was light rain.Outside Qingjiangpu Town, a carefully selected team is slowly approaching. The number of this team is about 1 people. They are the officers and soldiers of the 3500th Division of the New Army stationed in Dinghai County, Ningbo Prefecture.

Wearing iron armor, they advanced towards Qingjiangpu Town with the help of 12 light artillery pieces from the East Coast Army. Every infantry battalion is a compulsory subject, and the 10th Division of the New Army is no exception.

Qingjiangpu is a town that rose along the river. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Shanyang County. It has a vast area, dense population, prosperous commerce, and developed handicraft industry. There are many Qinlou and Chu restaurants, restaurants and dining halls, and private houses of salt merchants, wealthy officials and gentry are not uncommon. , all in all, this is a very rich city - and, most importantly, she has no walls!

Yes, Qingjiangpu Town has no walls!The locals have a saying, "Huai'an City made of iron, Qingjiangpu made of paper", which means that Shanyang County is a relatively solid city surrounded by rammed earth and bricks, but there is only a short and thin city around Qingjiangpu Town. Xiaotu is surrounded, this is simply allowing outsiders to rob!

"Boom! Boom!" The twelve cannons fired one after another, sweeping a few buildings on the other side of the river.The more than a thousand Qing troops stationed here could not resist the enemy, and retreated one after another. On the way to retreat, many people were knocked down by the explosive bombs that flew in the air again. It is likely that more than [-] people were killed or injured. The morale of the soldiers on the east bank watching the battle on the south bank of the river was greatly shaken.

After easily clearing the obstacles, more than 400 green-skinned hooligans who had fled recently were driven over. These people were seen with red scarves on their heads, bare upper body, and ghost-headed swords in their hands.

Arrows from the Qing army on the opposite side rained down like rain, and some officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion, driven by the officers, approached desperately to shoot.Even Ding Weiyue, the commander of the 10th Division, faintly saw some servants of wealthy businessmen and officials helping in the battle, which made him sneer——when he attacked the county in Shandong, he often encountered these people. Hehe, it can only be described as vulnerable, but being able to fight against Mao Shishi in person is indeed considered a brave man among the servants.

Before widening and dredging in the mid-Qing Dynasty, Wenligou was just a small river flowing near Qingjiangpu, and in terms of military, it did not have the conditions to hinder the enemy at all.In addition, the artillery on the east bank on the opposite bank kept projecting shells, so after a few brave Qing soldiers were killed or injured, few people were willing to rush out to prevent people from the east bank from crossing the river.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, a death squad composed of [-] green skins successfully crossed Wenligou after dozens of people were killed and injured, and took a foothold on the opposite bank.

The officers and soldiers of the 10th Division had already made preparations. After building a pontoon bridge, more than [-] pioneers quickly crossed the river under the repeated urging of Commander Liao, and then expanded westward at the fastest speed, occupying the The Jingwei and Weihe branches of Qingjiang Governor Shipyard blocked a large number of panicked boatmen, craftsmen and their families who were hiding in the factory area.When the news came, Liao Xiaoyao's mouth was crooked. He immediately ordered the headquarters to be moved to the Great Buddha Temple in the north of Wenligou, and continued to urge the various ministries to develop further westward.

At the same time, the North Bank Temporary Eleventh Division also took advantage of the fact that the Qing army was attracted by the main force on the East Bank, and successfully crossed the Yellow River. It broke into the small half of Qingjiang Pucheng District between the Yellow River and the Li Canal, and quickly occupied a chaoguan. Then it quickly expanded westward, scattered the few Qing troops, and controlled a large number of shops, restaurants, warehouses, banks, and houses, completely disrupting the situation in Qingjiangpu Town.

At around 10 o'clock in the morning, when the [-]th Division had conquered Mishi, Confucian Temple and other strongholds and advanced to the Qingjiang Gate area, more than [-] people from the fifth brigade of the elite stand-up team (mainly German prisoners of war) also attacked In the southwest of Puzhen, Qingjiang, after a fierce battle, Changyingcang and part of the prison house were conquered, and hundreds of Qing soldiers were wiped out. In the hands, the harvest is also very large.

The battle lasted less than three hours, and the Qing army had already killed and injured more than 2000 people. The morale of the remaining thousands of people also plummeted, and they were firmly compressed by more than [-] soldiers from the two brigades of the [-]th Temporary Division, the [-]th Division, and the Standing Brigade. In many isolated strongholds such as Qingjiang Pulou, Qingjiang Gate, the office of the factory supervisory department, Chenghuang Temple, Chaoguan, etc., it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed.And it was at this time that Liao Xiaoyao, who had been paying attention to important targets such as the Qingjiang Governor Shipyard and Chang Yingcang, was slightly relieved, and could have time to pay attention to the movement in Xiashanyang County—but unfortunately, it is said that there are The city of Huai'an with more than [-] soldiers has not seen any movement so far. Fortunately, Liao Xiaoyao reserved most of the field groups to guard against Shanyang County.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, after occupying the Zhongdu branch of the Qingjiang Governor Shipyard in two brigades of the Standing Squad, [-] elite soldiers paid the price of more than [-] casualties and forcibly captured the Qingjiang Pulou and its vicinity, which was guarded by the Qing army. area.In this tragic battle, the Qingjiang Pulou, which has a long history, was destroyed by shelling and fire, and the deputy general of the Qing army who stood firm led more than a thousand soldiers and almost all died on the spot.

The officers and soldiers of the 2000th Division under the personal command of Liao Xiaoyao captured the Qingjiang gate. Half of the more than 1000 people guarding the gate were killed or injured, and half of them begged to surrender.Then, the Tenth Division quickly squeezed out more than a thousand people and marched south. Together with the [-] Zhang brothers from Dashun Zuoying who had recently entered the city, they surrounded the last more than [-] Qing regiments in the department office of the supervisory factory. So far, the overall situation in the city has been decided.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Liao Xiaoyao, who had just finished his lunch, got a report: After the shouting failed, all the armies stormed the last stronghold of the Qing army, the factory supervision department, and the Qing army was killed except for a few who surrendered and survived. The more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Temporary Eleventh Division have also controlled this part of the city, and the fighting has basically ended.

Upon hearing the news, Liao Xiaoyao immediately ordered the various ministries stationed outside the city (the 4th and 9th Divisions of the New Army, 3000 North Korean soldiers) to enter the city one by one, and the 8000 men of Guangdong Li Yuanyin's troops to be stationed in the old camp south of Wenligou. Prepare for a surprise attack by the Qing army.In addition, thousands of officers and soldiers of King Lu's navy who accompanied the army to transfer supplies also entered the water gate, and a large number of ships were anchored here at the same time, which can be regarded as a place to stay.

Such a huge Qingjiangpu, with a population of more than 30, tens of thousands of craftsmen, thousands of tank boats (including some private merchant ships), tens of thousands of taels of silver, and more than 10 stones of rice and wheat, all fell into the hands of the people on the east bank. !

"The population is not very clear. The yellow books of the Qing people have always been inaccurate, and the household registration statistics are still in Shanyang County. However, according to our estimates, although there was a large population outflow from Qingjiangpu Town some time before the war, but Most of them are wealthy businessmen and their families, and the number is limited. At this time, it is conservatively estimated that there are still 30 people in the town, and among them are handicraftsmen (mainly craftsmen in the upstream and downstream industry chain of shipbuilding), literary and art workers (storytellers, theater troupes) , buskers, brothel practitioners, etc.), doctors, scholars, and businessmen have a very high proportion, which will be a very large supplement to our country." Some military officers have already summarized the statistics to Liao Xiaoyao in the first time. I just heard them say: "Two of the taxes of the three major banknotes have been counted, and there are more than 28 taels of flat silver in the Qing treasury. Because the Qingjiang Pulou banknotes were destroyed in the war, the tax statistics may be It will not end until tomorrow. In addition, we have also seized more than 5 taels of silver from several yamen in the town, and there are also 8 taels of spare silver in Qingjiang Shipyard, which were also confiscated by us."

"Changyingcang has been fully controlled by the fourth battalion of the Standing Team. Zhang Jingchun of the Shun Army once brought people over to ask for military rations, but was rejected by the leading officer. They seemed very angry, but they had no choice but to turn the town The rice market and more than a dozen grain stores have been sealed up, and they are self-raised military rations.” Some intelligence staff began to make small reports, “The Volunteer Independent Regiment (that is, hundreds of green-skinned hooligans) who defected to our army reported to me that Zhang Guangcui of the Shun Army trespassed Many wealthy businessmen’s private houses in the city forcibly apportioned military expenses, and dozens of Shunjun officers and soldiers crossed the canal to collect money and food, and were detained by the Temporary Eleventh Division at the stone pier, and the two sides are currently negotiating.”

"This is not good..." Liao Xiaoyao felt troubled when he heard it, "Isn't Chang Yingcang's account book 73 shi of rice and wheat? Send [-] shi to the Zhang brothers and tell them that Guanhekou and Yuntiguan We will also keep [-] shi, and the taxes counted in Qingjiang Puchao Pass will also be left to them. The rich merchants and officials in the city have a lot of money, and we will leave some of them for them after we count it. It’s time to recruit soldiers and buy horses. By the way, the deposits in various banks in the city cannot be given, and we will take them away.”

"Let Bogdan of the Temporary Eleventh Division let him go, the enemy is in the present, and harmony is the priority. Since we have promised the Huai'an Mansion to Dashun Zuoying, we need to cooperate more in the future, and just forget about small things." Liao Xiaoyao said again, "The acting head of the independent regiment is called Hu Xingbang, right? Very good, he was decisive when our army arrived anyway (in fact, it was speculation), and he also counted as a force when he attacked Qingjiangpu, and he was able to report the movements in the city in time after the war This time, let him officially be the commander of the regiment, and some of the Qing soldiers who surrendered will also be assigned to them, so as to gather 2000 people for them, and then choose a piece of land for them in Shandong. Great reward."

"Finally, gentlemen, Qingjiangpu Town has a population of no less than 30, and the relocation must begin immediately, starting with the shipyard craftsmen and their families. The grain storage in Changying Warehouse will also be counted and transported immediately, and a large transformation station will be set up in Yuntiguan. Immediately move the supplies and materials to Dengzhou and Ningbo without any mistakes." Liao Xiaoyao ordered, "As for Shanyang County, which is close at hand, Li Yuanyin's troops will join the artillery to attack immediately, and the Zhang brothers of the Shun Army will lead the troops Go south to the Baoying area, alert Yangzhou Prefecture that there may be Qing troops going north. Also, notify Sun Wu of the North Route Army to guard the Shushui, Shuoxiang Lake, and Guanhe lines to prevent the Qing army from the north going south. Let’s do this .”

(End of this chapter)