Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1488 Kuandian

The brigade of cavalry roared past the moat, and they were the officers and soldiers of the third brigade of the cavalry regiment who were training.

Even in this famine era of lack of food, as the most elite assault force of the Denglai pioneer team and even the entire Far East San Francisco, the cavalry regiment has [-] officers and soldiers, and [-] horses (one for each person, one for riding horses, one for pack horses) People have wheat, salted fish, bacon, canned food, fruits and vegetables to eat, and horses have bran, soybean meal, alfalfa, etc. Eating) chewing, many victims from Xifu were jealous at first sight.However, they dare not get close to these ferocious "yellow-clothed bandit soldiers" in yellow clothes and armor. After all, the demonization propaganda in the Qing court's ruling area for many years is not for nothing, and those tall horses who are not shorter than them Therefore, they all let them go, for fear of being arrested, they would dig out their hearts and eat them.

Some people may ask, many years ago, the Denglai Pioneering Team already had three brigades of organized cavalry. Why has the scale not expanded after all these years? Is it still the 6000 people?Regarding this issue, the logistics staff of the Yantai Fortress, which pays the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment and supplies supplies all the year round, will tell you with a sad face that it is not that they do not want to expand, but that it is really unsustainable and unable to do what they want!

You must know that the cavalry raised by the people on the east coast are different from the general cavalry of the Qing court. Whether it is equipment, horses, weapons and other hardware equipment, or the combat skills honed after years of training, they are all higher than those of the Qing court, not to mention They also luxuriously equip each person with three horses-generally speaking, a Korean pony as a draft horse (carrying equipment, supplies and weapons), a Mongolian horse as a riding horse (for daily marching), A mixed-breed blackwater horse is used as a war horse (used for charging and fighting). This kind of equipment is quite rare everywhere, and it was barely done when the Mongols killed the Quartet.

Let me ask, how could such a condition not cost much?

In addition, everyone knows that apart from the key factor of morale, combat effectiveness is also combat experience, discipline, and combat skills.Needless to say, morale, although the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment are not that high (this has something to do with their complicated origins), they will never be low. After all, their lives have gradually stabilized now, and their treatment is also higher than that of the locals. For a large part, Yantai is trying its best to supply supplies, even in the famine years; as for combat experience and discipline, they are also quite good, especially those cavalry from Poland and Ottoman, they are really old In battle, I don’t know how many cavalry fights I have participated in in my life. I am quite proficient in how to obey orders and mount a horse to fight. Many Mongolian cavalry may not be able to match them.

The rest is combat skills, there is no other shortcut for this thing, it can only be honed daily, that is to say, sufficient training is required.Regarding this point, the people on the east bank really did not fall behind at all. It can be said that they attach great importance to it. This can be seen from the fact that the cavalry regiment retreats a horse that has been used up every month (of course, it is inevitable that officers and soldiers will be injured) , The intensity of this training is really very high, and this undoubtedly makes the physical fitness and combat skills of the [-] officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment maintain at a relatively high level all year round, and once something happens, they can be mobilized quickly. A quick-response force attacked at the first time to carry out the will of the people on the east bank. When someone from the Shandong New Army defected to the Qing army, they were defeated by a brigade of cavalry day and night, and they were severely intimidated. After killing a large group of criminals, the military discipline of the servant army was immediately respected.

And last year (1666) Liang Xiangjian transported [-] officers and soldiers from the third brigade of the cavalry regiment from Fuhai, Shandong to Dandong County, and the Tartars in the Northeast were in a bad situation.Those who remained outside the pass after Shunzhi entered the pass, except for a few elite guards of Shenyang, Liaoyang and other big cities and towns, the rest were not very good guys, otherwise they would not have been thrown in the northeast Fishing, hunting and farming in this bitter cold place.

Now that they are all virtuous, everyone knows what their descendants will look like.Therefore, although the Tartars have spent their spare time outside the customs all these years, they have been training their muscles and bones and honing their combat skills, but they are not professional soldiers after all. They also have a lot of farm work to do on weekdays. The guy who kills more efficiently.Therefore, it is not surprising that they were gradually defeated in the cavalry raids in the Northeast, because this is a predictable thing, you get what you pay for, how much resources I spend on a soldier, you How much is it, can it be compared?

According to incomplete statistics, since the two sides launched a large-scale cavalry raid in Dandong, Jiulian City, Phoenix City, and Kuandian last fall, the Qing army has dropped more than 2000 corpses in this area, and the injured twice as much.The casualties of more than 2 people are really heartbreaking for the Tatars outside the customs who do not have a surplus of troops (the Tatars outside the customs have a strength of between [-] and [-], but there are too many places to defend). What's more, a considerable number of them were still good players, but they all died in the white mountains and black waters of the Yalu River in the day after day of "mutual harm".

As their opponents, the people on the east bank also lost a lot of cavalry who have been trained for many years in such raids, encounters, ambushes, counter-ambushes, and reconnaissance warfare, but their number is far less than that of the Qing army. There are only a few hundred people in the area, which shows its powerful combat effectiveness.It can be said that if the Tartars did not dispatch the elites of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia from the pass—especially those officers and soldiers who have been fighting in Huguang and Nanzhili all the year round and have not yet fallen, such as Chongnian who has been promoted to three ranks because of killing many enemies— ——If you come to the Northeast to help the war, relying on the crooked melons and jujubes of the Eight Banners outside the pass, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the large number of cavalry from the East Bank. The reason why it seems to be peaceful now is that the East Bank people have no time to pay attention to them. Take care of internal affairs and stabilize the foundation.

Yes, that's right, they are now taking care of internal affairs and stabilizing their foundation, because recently, under Liao Xiaoyao's suggestion, the people from the east bank who have initially established a foothold near the estuary on the right bank of the Yalu River are quite "dead" Extending a step upwards, he extended his tentacles to the Kuandian County of the later generations, and established a small military outpost there, which is currently under the concurrent management of Lieutenant Liao Degong in the Jiulian City area.

Of course, he is currently in charge only in name, because what is actually stationed there is a North Korean army with about 3000 people.After being urged for a long time by the people on the east bank (even driving two warships to "urge" near Ganghwa Island), the troops from the imperial camp finally reluctantly moved north from Pyongyang, crossed the Yalu River, and entered the within the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

The total number of this team was 2000, 3000 were assigned to assist in the defense of Jiulian City, and [-] were asked to go north to occupy the Kuandian area. This was not difficult for the Koreans, because there were not many local Qing troops. , and after more than half a year of fighting, more than half of it was wasted.So this time the Koreans were very proud. The [-] army defeated more than a hundred remnants of the Tartars and occupied Kuandian.

Although 3000 people bullied more than 100 people, in all fairness, 30 years ago, more than 100 people in the Eight Banners could really run around with 3000 people.The reason for this is probably because the combat effectiveness of the Tartars has dropped a bit, and the second is that the vast majority of the North Korean troops came from the Imperial Camp (the Imperial Army is considered the standing army of the Korean Kingdom, with a current size of 4 people. More than [-] of them are cavalry), and their combat effectiveness is not as bad as that of ordinary North Korean soldiers, so they can show a little bit.After all, when Huang Taiji attacked North Korea, there was a story of a brave general leading an army to attack the Qing army camp at night and beheaded in the North Korean imperial camp hall. The combat effectiveness was still a little bit.

However, the people on the east bank did not intend to have much expectation for these North Korean troops.In the eyes of Liang Xiangjian and others, the task of these North Koreans is probably to defend the city in the rear and transfer supplies, which is not of much use-of course, this does not matter much, because it is not very important to the people on the east coast. The most important thing is that this 5000-strong North Korean army "brought its own dry food" to fight!That is to say, all the food, grass, and equipment they need are borne by the Korean Kingdom itself, and the people on the east coast do not need to pay a dime at all.

After the North Korean army stationed in the Kuandian area, Liang Xiangjian also ordered the establishment of Kuandian County in the local area, and moved a large number of disaster victims from the four prefectures of Shanxi Province to reclamation. The total number was about 2.Naturally, one of the expenses was also transshipped and supplied by the North Korean government on the spot. The North Koreans were naturally complaining, but Liang Xiangjian had made up his mind and did not allow bargaining, and ordered the "Cadiz Rock" to be nailed near Ganghwa Island. Human concessions yield.

Of course, the people on the east bank are civilized people, and it is impossible and unrealistic to oppress them blindly like the barbarians, and it will arouse strong resistance from the North Koreans.Therefore, after much thought, he sent a batch of gold excavated from the Zhaoyuan gold mine to North Korea, the total of which was about 25 kilograms.If these golds were on the east coast, they would probably be worth 10 yuan, but in the Far East, where gold and silver coins are relatively low, their value would be cut by more than half, so at best, they would be worth 2 taels of silver from the treasury. , In this age of famine, the food that can be bought is really quite limited, and it may only look like more than [-] shi.Compared with the efforts of the North Koreans in the past two years, it is really just a drop in the bucket.

As for the exquisite playthings and foreign treasures sent by the people on the east bank to cover the price of food, such as large clocks, ambergris, sandalwood, crystal carvings, corals, pearl necklaces, diamonds, etc. His eyes narrowed.In the end, in desperation, the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty took one piece home, and then sent the livestock, food, medicine, tools, etc. to Ping'an and Hamgyong in the north, and let the local Taoist officials transfer them to the other side of the Yalu River.Let's just be a prodigal for a while, who made Dongchao Shangguo so "enthusiastic"? Under such a situation, everyone naturally has to share the difficulties and share the worries for the king!

However, considering that the North Koreans have been blackmailed by the East Bank for so long, and this is the first time they have seen money returned, the feeling of the North Korean monarch and ministers is really sour!Therefore, the money and things bestowed by the kingdom on the east coast should be collected quickly, lest other people's warships continue to wander around Jianghua Island, and the North Korean monarchs and ministers don't want to see those dark gun windows again.

After the establishment of Kuandian County, it basically means that the people from the East Bank have expanded further in the Northeast, and the forces of the Manchu Qing have been cleaned up.This kind of momentum of ebb and flow was naturally seen by the North Korean monarchs and ministers. I believe that the embarrassing incident of the Qing delegation being caught by the people on the east bank in Jiulian City should not happen again in the future.Besides, the most convenient land channel leading to the Qing Dynasty has also been cut off, and the Liaohai Sea (that is, the West Sea of ​​Korea) is full of ships from the east coast. Those half-hearted things.

"Kuandian County has been established for several months, but the nearby Tazi army did not respond at all, just like the dead. Look at it, it is really exhausted and can't bear to fight anymore. In this way, the people of Kuandian County Safety is guaranteed, and Dandong County will naturally be more quiet. This year's autumn grain harvest should be able to be harvested smoothly, unless the Tartars make a big move to harass us during the autumn harvest. However, there are more than a thousand officers and soldiers from the third cavalry regiment. It is expected to be worry-free. It’s just that the third battalion has been fighting for a long time, and there is a huge shortage of soldiers. I hope the higher-ups can make up for it as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be a problem. In fact, I think those Shandan people are pretty good recruits..." Liao Degong The captain stood at the head of the renovated No. [-] Fortress of Jiulian City, looking at the boundless field in the distance, and whispered to the staff officers beside him.

"However, the Manchus are so cowardly, which suits our wishes. The Seventh Mixed Battalion has been withdrawn, and there are not many troops left in Dandong and Kuandian who can fight, so that the thousands of North Korean imperial battalions Therefore, it is the most appropriate strategy to survive this year and next, or even longer, on the defensive. After all, our current front line is a bit too long, and our strength is a bit insufficient However, some so-called allies are too restless, and they must be reminded, lest they think that their wings are hardened and they can do whatever they want, destroying the overall situation of our Great Eastern Bank in the Far East." Speaking of this, Lieutenant Liao Degong The tone of his voice was obviously a little unhappy, and it was obvious that he was quite dissatisfied with those people in his heart.

As for who the "allies" he said are, it is actually easy for the subordinate staff to guess who else it is. Naturally, taking advantage of the powerlessness of the Qing court to engage in friction and blackmail the big boss of Ganzhou Prefecture, an important town in the Southern Ming Dynasty. Follow the court!

(End of this chapter)