Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1187 Emergency transportation and resettlement ([-])

Busy transport ships shuttled non-stop on the surface of the Qingshui Ocean (that is, the Yellow Sea), transporting a large amount of materials and personnel deposited in Yuntiguan to other places.And when this work was carried out to the end of August, the number of large-scale sailboats that came to transship suddenly increased to 21, and the capacity reached an astonishing 2.4 tons. The "hills" inside and outside Yuntiguan City also began to melt rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and everything seemed to be developing for the better, except for the news that the Qing army was pressing on...

Liu Fubo's naval gunboat unit has also withdrawn from Hongze Lake. The six or seven hundred warships of King Lu and Zheng's are operating in the Yellow River, Hongze Lake, Huaihe River, Shushui, Shuoxiang Lake, and Guanhe. The threat above is no longer there, and there is no need for these naval gunboats to stay there to waste their energy. It is better to go south to the Chongmingsha area, and then use this as a base to increase the blockade of both sides of the Yangtze River, disturbing and weakening Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River. The connection between the Qing army in the Huai'an Mansion and the main force of the old dog Hong Chengchou in the south of the Yangtze River is of great benefit to alleviating the pressure on the East Bank people in Huai'an Mansion.

"Ju Sheng's Imperial Army has been defeated again." On a sentry tower on the south bank of the Guan River, Guo Puxia, wearing white gauze gloves, held up his binoculars and said, "Now they are retreating to the Guan River, Huang Ting The Navy has already sent people to meet them, and it shouldn’t be a big problem to bring back a thousand people.”

Tian Xing, who was sharpening his short spear, said without raising his eyelids: "With the virtues of those under Gu Hong and Pu Yan, they are no match for the Tartars in field or street battles, and they can defend the city. What about the Forbidden Army of the Imperial Battalion, they all have this kind of virtue, it’s really hard to imagine what kind of combat power the North Korean local army has, maybe it’s at the same level as regiment training.”

After seeing more than 4000 naval officers and soldiers use large-caliber muskets (this is what people on the east coast call it, and people in Ming Dynasty call it "cannon") and bows and arrows to force back the most fiercely pursuing Qing army, they retreated. The [-] or [-] officers and soldiers of the Korean Imperial Army finally escaped from birth, and were transported back to the south bank in batches by the navy in warships.At this point, Huize Town, the last stronghold of the East Bank people on the north bank of the Guanhe River, was also lost. It was the Qing army who "recaptured" this place from Haizhou with more than [-] infantry and cavalry. It is said that more than [-] "true Manchurian officers and soldiers" were brought with them.

Since the materials at Yunti Pass have not been completely transferred (more than 30 people, more than [-] stones of grain and other things have been transported by mid-September), the people on the east bank must continue to stick to Suqian-Shuyang-Guanhekou City (already The basic construction is completed, only the internal buildings are left unfinished) This line must not allow the Qing army to cross the line to the south, otherwise it will have a great impact on the material transfer work currently in progress.

In view of this, Liao Xiaoyao, who sits in Huai'an City, has ordered his ministries to be transferred to the north one after another, and to deploy defenses along the rivers and lakes. Currently, the core East Bank Army troops and the two brigades of the Standing Brigade are left in Huai'an City and the Qingjiang Gate. There are 6000 people.Fortunately, their tasks are very light, mainly to maintain order, suppress the local area, and defend the Qing army that may attack the Fengyang Mansion from the west, which is basically enough.

Time has entered mid-September, and the Qing army has gathered more and more troops in Xuzhou and Haizhou—thanks to the blessings of the people on the east coast who cut off the water transportation, the Qing army seems to be much slower in raising supplies and gathering troops—— There are tens of thousands of troops from Xuzhou led by General Anyuan and King Doni of Xinjun (the people on the east coast can reach no less than 7 to [-] people), in addition to the Xianghuang Banner Gushan Erzhen Zhuobutai who went south from Haizhou. The soldiers and horses (the number is unknown, but it is suspected to be a partial division).The Guanhe-Shuoxiang Lake line where Tian Xing, Guo Puxia and others are located is directly facing the troops of Zhuobutai. Judging from the battle situation in the first half month, the gathered Qing army has a good fighting spirit and is brave in fighting. Moreover, the proportion of the so-called real Tartars is extremely high. The people on the east bank defended the Imperial Army of the Korean Imperial Barracks on the north bank of the Guanhe River. All strongholds in Hebei.So far, tens of thousands of people in Zhuobutai's department have already faced the Guanhe defense line, and the battle has entered a critical moment.

"The north bank of the river cannot be defended. At most we can only delay the Qing army's offensive to buy time for supplies and personnel." After sharpening one short spear, Tian Xing began to sharpen the second one : "The Navy transported more than 4000 elite soldiers from Hubei to Liu Guochang, Liu Shijun and others. These people, together with Liu Guochang's original [-] people (now the army has expanded to [-], but the combat effectiveness has declined rapidly), are supplemented by a small number of our army. With the assistance of the navy, they should have been able to confuse the Qing army going north from Yangzhou Prefecture for a long time. Now the fighting in the Baoying area is becoming more and more fierce. There are more than [-] people, and the two sides are in such a stalemate, but this seems to be good news for us."

"Commander Liao has released water several times, and now the banks of the Yellow River are so muddy that it is impossible to move the army. The Qing army conquered Miaowan Town as far as a horse team went north from Yancheng, and then made no progress. Hu Xingbang's independent regiment 2000 Although the combat power of many people is not good, it is not a big problem to block the two or three thousand cavalry across a large tidal flat. Even if it is not good, it can also buy time for the Yuntiguan side to react, and the naval warships can also effectively intercept it. Most of the materials and personnel hoarded on the north bank are safe. Therefore, the real danger is always our North Road, and the main force of the Qing army is also here." Guo Puxia put down the binoculars while talking.

By the way, everyone can see now that it really took a lot of effort for the Qing army to mobilize the army from Xuzhou and Haizhou to the south this time.Not only was the process of mobilizing troops procrastinated, but the number of troops mobilized was also quite limited, probably in the early 10s, and they might not have been collected from various provinces.It can also be seen that after the Manchu Qing was separated and mobilized by the East Bank for so many years, the battlefields in various places have been ignored, and some troops have been exhausted to a certain extent-out of the [-] troops this time, the Eight Banners soldiers and horses feel no less than [-]. The Qing court really paid a lot of money. It is estimated that the Eight Banners left behind in Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Beijing have all been transferred, and it is indeed quite hard work.

After sharpening another short spear, Tian Xing wiped his hands, stood up, looked at the battlefield on the north bank that had basically subsided, and said, "No matter what, Guanhekou City must be defended, and the Guanhe defense line must also be defended. The new army The [-]th Division has just arrived at Yunti Pass, and the [-]th Division has already settled in Wugang Town, and the reserve second-line troops are sufficient. The situation in the south can only depend on the Shun Army. What can we say if we can't hold back the little troops in Zhunta? Commander Liao has already deployed the main force to the northern line. The ladder was turned off and set on fire, turning it into a piece of white ground, otherwise, wouldn’t it be good to leave it to these trash?”

After finishing speaking, Tian Xing threw the short spear to the orderly behind him, grabbed the guard railing with both hands, and said, "It is estimated that my brothers and I will go to battle, Tatars, I also want to meet for a while."

Tian Xing had actually been killed in battle before. This former intelligence officer who loves hand-to-hand combat once beheaded a rank in the battle, but he killed a traitor from the green camp, but the real man has not been captured yet.This time, the Wanqing army pressed down on the front line of the Guanhe River, and they came so fiercely that they might have to go into battle several times.

And in fact it is. On September 9, the brigade of the Qing army stormed Guanhekou City. The defending generals of the Shun Army, Yuan Bao and He Daoning, with the help of artillery from the east bank, repelled the Qing army.However, this seems to be just a firepower reconnaissance by the Qing army. On September 19, a large number of Qing troops built a pontoon bridge in the south of Huize Town, preparing to flood the river with intensity. In the afternoon, the Qing army was finally repelled, but the chief general Huang Ting was slightly injured, and more than ten warships were burned, causing heavy losses.

On September 9, a Qing army did not know where to cross the river at night. After dawn, it was discovered by scouts on the east bank, and was immediately besieged by thousands of people mobilized.The Qing army on the north bank took advantage of the situation to respond to the rescue, Zheng's navy desperately intercepted it, and the Ninth Division of the New Army stationed in Wugang Town rushed to help. After two days of fierce fighting, the thousands of Qing troops were wiped out.At this time, the battle on the Guanhe River had not yet completely ended. During the interception, the Qing army destroyed more than a dozen warships by setting fire to the boats and digging boats under the Shuigui River. The blockade has been reduced a lot.

In this battle, Tian Xing brought a group of Shandan hunters into the battle, beheading Niu Luerzhen, who is probably the first among the second generation of wearers, and he himself also lost in this battle. Slightly injured, he was sent back to Yuntiguan to recuperate, and helped organize the transfer of immigrants and materials by the way.

On September 9, several ships from the southeast of Shandong anchored outside the Guanhe Estuary, where 29 Gaucho cavalrymen landed—this was the force that Commander Chang squeezed out to reinforce the Huai'an battlefield.After a lot of hard work, this group of cavalry trekked to the dry area on the south bank of the Guanhe River and served as a strategic reserve.With this cavalry reserve team riding tall horses and wearing heavy armor, the battle situation on both sides of the Guanhe River has once again fallen into a stalemate, which is undoubtedly beneficial to the people on the east bank.

On October 10, a courier from the direction of Yuntiguan came to tell everyone the good news: after intense rush work, in the past 2 days, they transported another 20 shi grains, nearly 20 immigrants and quite a few quantity of other goods.At present, the number of ships rushing to transport materials has been increased to 28 (including some new ships this year), with a total capacity of nearly 3.3 tons. In addition, some armed transport ships and cargo ships of the navy have also given up their assistance to King Lu and Zheng in the south. I hurried to the area of ​​Yuntiguan, and started the rush transportation work with all my strength. I hope everyone will fight bravely and continue to block the Qing army on the front line of the Guanhe River, so as to facilitate the transportation of materials.

(End of this chapter)