Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1184 Emergency transportation and resettlement ([-])

It's already midsummer in August. On the hundreds of miles of the Yellow River from Qingjiangpu to Yuntiguan, countless canal tank boats are running back and forth, transporting a large amount of materials accumulated in Qingjiangpu back to Yuntiguan downstream; A group of sad-looking Ming people were also driven by the brightly armored soldiers of the brigade, and walked with heavy steps to the downstream Yuntiguan step by step.People and things are like two long dragons, departing from Qingjiangpu, Hongze Lake, Shanyang County, Qinghe County and other places respectively, and the final gathering place is Yuntiguan.

Of course, not far from here to the north, there is also a small dragon that passes through Suqian, Shuyang, Shushui, Shuoxiang Lake, and Guanhe River to Guanhekou City (more than half of which has been built). I don't know how much smaller the long dragon is, but it is still a great supplement to the people on the east coast.

Lieutenant Sun Wu of the East Coast Army has already finished his mission as a liaison officer of the North Route Army ahead of schedule. Now he has become the general coordinator of the Yuntiguan line, in charge of the East Coast Navy transport fleet and the army (including the Servant Army and the Shun Army) In short, it is a thankless position with little credit and a lot of things.Fortunately, Sun Tzu is still young and full of enthusiasm for a career. Therefore, he is full of energy and is busy shuttling between Guancheng, military camps, docks and simple shantytowns all day long, bringing immigrants from households, bags of grain, Boxes of jewelry, books and other items were sent to the sailboat of the East Coast Navy.

Today is August 8th, and the high-intensity material and personnel transfer work has lasted for three and a half months. If you count the four large ships that were just dispatched this morning, more than 20 people from the east coast have been transported away. The people of Huai’an Prefecture and a considerable amount of various materials—of course, the returning ships also brought a large amount of ammunition, ordnance and medicine to the front troops to maintain their ability to continue fighting.

"The navy is too careless. Where are the 27 steam engine sailboats with a capacity of 3.1 tons?" In a temporary wooden building outside the city of Yuntiguan—ahem, interjection, building a wooden house The wood was originally intended to be transported to Beijing to repair the palace in Shunzhi, but now it was intercepted and used by the people on the east coast——Army Lieutenant Sun Wu tore off the collar buckle of the military uniform, and said while fanning the wind with a broken cattail fan : "Except for one ship that unfortunately ran aground and sank while sailing at night off Jiaozhou Fort in June, what about the other 26 ships? Where did they go? Yes, the navy told me that some ships were in very bad condition after six months of immigration transportation. No, it’s overhauling, but you don’t have ten or so ships under overhauling, right? It’s unreasonable! This month is too much, and there are only 14 boats transferring people and supplies back and forth, and last month was only 11 Articles, and there were only 9 articles last month, I really can't bear it!"

Lu Fang, who was sitting aside and stroking his beard, heard the excitement, and accidentally broke a beard. He grinned his teeth in pain, and persuaded him after a long time: "Mr. The big offensive, that old dog Hong Chengchou still has some skills, and Luck Dehun, Chen Tai and others are also considered good at fighting. Not only our army was sealed to the east of Siming Mountain, but also the King Lu's troops on the mainland After a few defeats, some prefectures and counties may not be able to keep them. Isn’t the navy busy transporting troops and supplies for them, and it is estimated that there will not be too many ships for a while; moreover, the navy still has a considerable number of transport ships already Going deep into the Jiangxi area and preparing to attract some Shun troops to garrison in Huai'an Mansion, it would be great if we could spare a dozen or so boats to help us transport people and goods, let's just do it, the situation will improve later on."

Sun Wu also knew this was the truth when he heard the words, so he could only sigh for a long time, and then said: "Actually, I am so anxious because I am worried. So many people, money, goods, and fodder are deposited in the area of ​​Yunti Pass, not to mention the wind and sun. If it takes too long, something will happen. Now the Tatar army from Yangzhou to the north has passed Baoying County, and is fighting fiercely with thousands of people from the Zhang family brothers of the Shun Army. The Qing army in Yangzhou is not weak, and there are more than 2000 real Tartars. The troops of the Zhang family brothers have been influenced by us for many years, and their combat power is not weak, but now they are still crying for help, which shows that the situation is really not optimistic. Deputy Lu, what do you think if these Tartars send elite cavalry to sneak into Yunti Pass at night? , what should we do? You must know that we also have a large-scale freight yard on the south bank of the Yellow River."

"It shouldn't happen, right?" Lu Fang hesitated when he heard the words, and after thinking about it, he shook his head decisively and said, "President Sun, you are from the army, and I am just a low-ranking scholar. Yes. But on both sides of the Yellow River, there are [-]-[-] miles of tidal flats, river branches, and water pools. The Qing army, let alone cavalry, even lightly armed troops, don’t want to have a good time in this yellow mud soup. The sun in August is more venomous than The fire is burning, and the tidal flats are unobstructed for hundreds of miles. It is quite inconvenient for the army to march, camp, and drink water. It is estimated that before reaching Yunti Pass, half of them will be exhausted and sick? The rest are also exhausted troops. , as long as I don’t get attacked, my troops staying behind will be able to retreat in one go, so don’t worry about it.”

Sun Wu nodded slightly when he heard the words. He knew that with the coming of the summer rain season recently, Commander Liao Xiaoyao, who is in charge of Huai'an City, has ordered twice to open the gates to release the water, that is, to pour the excess water from Hongze Lake eastward into the Yellow River channel.This not only artificially raises the water level of the Yellow River to facilitate the emergency operation of people on the east bank, but also causes some rivers to silt up and burst embankments in shallow places (in fact, there are no decent embankments). This naturally increases the difficulty of marching in the tidal flats on both sides of the Yellow River, and adds a security guarantee to the Yellow River transportation line on the east bank.

"That's what I said, but I don't feel at ease about the Korean Imperial Army stationed here. They can maintain law and order, but it's nonsense to use them in battle, especially when they face the real Tartars. It is estimated that they will be another fragile defeat. " Sun Wu said with some worry.

Today, there are more than 3000 defenders on the east coast of Yuntiguan, 2000 of whom are the newly transported imperial troops from the Korean Imperial Barracks, led by Pu Yan (the [-] imperial troops led by Gu Sheng are still in Suqian, Shuyang and the Qing army. fighting), the other [-] people are the newly established Hu Xingbang's independent regiment, and their combat effectiveness and morale are also very suspicious. Apart from this, there are only [-] to [-] soldiers left behind by the Shun Army in Guancheng.These people have no problems suppressing the people, maintaining law and order, and guarding the place, but it is hard to say in a war. They may win or lose a big battle against the green camp.Fortunately, in Yangzhai Township not far from here, there are more than [-] people from the Temporary Eleventh Division led by Bogdan. They suffered a defeat when transporting immigrants to the west of Hongze Lake, and lost thousands of troops. They had to withdraw as a last resort. When I came to the rear for training, I took on the task of guarding the Yellow River by the way.With them there, Yuntiguan would have some help, and they would not be isolated and helpless, which made Sun Wu feel a little relieved.

"Now everything depends on how Commander Liao maintains the west side. If we can defend both the south and the north, then the problem is not too big. We have enough time to transfer personnel and supplies, even if it is not a problem until autumn. But if the water network area between Hongze Lake and Shuoxiang Lake cannot be defended, then the situation will be very delicate. Strategic points such as Qingjiangpu, Qinghe, and Shanyang will be directly exposed to the front of the Qing army, and the variables will increase greatly. The situation will turn unfavorable to our army." After all, he had studied at the Yantai Anti-Qing Military and Political University, and Lu Fang's analysis was quite methodical, which made Sun Wu nod subconsciously.

"Now it seems that since the navy's deck gunboats were transferred to the Yangtze River to block the river two months ago, it has become inconvenient for the Qing army to move troops and supplies from north to south. So the Qing army going north from Yangzhou has become a source of water. But it is also lack of stamina, don't look at how they beat the Zhang family brothers to the sky at this time, it is estimated that they themselves are at the end of their battles, it must be the Beijing Tartar court issued a strict order, otherwise how could the gang of soldiers ignore casualties like this Baoying County was taken by force? So there is no major obstacle on this road." Lu Fang gave full play to the characteristics of the dog-headed army division, and began to help Sun Wu fully analyze the situation: "There are a few Qing troops in Fengyang and Sizhou in the west, not only with few troops. , and there are natural defense lines of our army such as the Huaihe River, Hongze Lake, and canals. If you choose a general and choose [-] elite soldiers to deploy along the river, you can be safe, not to mention that there are more than [-] warships assembled by the King of Lu. Here, which general of the Qing army dared to cross the river to attack our army after eating a leopard? Therefore, there is no need to worry about this road.”

"In the end, there is only the north road left, and this road is the main force of the Qing army, so there is big trouble!" Having said that, Lu Fang's expression became more serious, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't know if this road goes south. How many people are there in the Qing army, but I guess there are no less than 6 to [-] people, and it may increase rapidly. There are also many soldiers from the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners. Li Yuanyin was ordered to go north to reinforce Suqian. As a result, he encountered a Qing army going south from Xuzhou on the way. It is not a lie to say that the Qing army had no less than ten thousand troops, among which there were thousands of real Tartars..."

It is said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been constantly exploring its own potential in recent years. In the Battle of Piece of Stone, Dorgon led the Eight Banners' main force of nearly 15 troops to attack Li Zicheng. This is most of the troops they could muster.After entering the customs, Dorgon ordered the conscripting of all men over the age of 60 and under the age of 14 in Manchuria. More than [-] people—of course, there are many so-called old and weak soldiers who are not suitable for joining the army (almost most of the adult men are included in the Eight Banners), but it is undeniable that at least the scale of the Eight Banners army has been greatly expanded Yes, the deterrent power on the surface has greatly increased, and the number of troops that can be transferred to the local area has also increased greatly. This is the reason why the people on the east bank have encountered the real Tartars many times now.

"Old Lu, I decided to send more scouts to expand the search area. The Tartars in Haizhou haven't moved, so I'm worried." After a long silence, Sun Wu suddenly said: "At this moment, there are 20 to [-] people, [-] Shi Caoliang and hundreds of water boats gathered at Yunti Pass, there must be no mistakes."

(End of this chapter)