Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 573 Support ([-])

"Shi Tingzhu is also timid. I only have more than 1000 soldiers, and the total force is only more than 4000. He dare not go to war! When did our army on the east coast become so powerful?" Outside the city of Yangzhou , Mo Ming rode on the horse vigorously, pointed at Yangzhou City with his right hand wearing a white gauze glove, and said with a laugh.

It's a pity that all the officers under him were attracted by the tall and majestic city walls of Yangzhou City at the moment, and few of them agreed, which made him bored, so he suppressed his smile and ordered the army to set up camp, and at the same time ordered all the cavalry to dress neatly and prepare for battle , The security team went out to investigate the enemy's situation.

Once the order is issued, there is no need for Marshal Mo to ask any more questions. The professional staff team will naturally arrange all these matters properly.The combat staff began to arrange the camp area, the logistics staff began to count materials and give instructions for camping, the intelligence staff began to investigate the enemy's situation, and the marching staff began to work on maps and draw maps... In short, everything was in order, showing the high professionalism of the East Coast Army.

The camping site was chosen about three miles north of Yangzhou City, because the North City of Yangzhou had been bombarded by the artillery of the Qing army. Although it was repaired later, it was not as strong as before. Therefore, the artillery officers of the East Coast Army immediately fell in love with this place.After the report was approved by Mo Ming, the camp of more than 2 people was simply set up by a small river outside the city - convenient for water collection and defense.

The camping of more than [-] people is naturally not that simple. It involves various military knowledge, experience and principles. The people on the east coast have never organized such a large-scale military operation before. Understand building field camps.Where the artillery barracks are located, where the elite East Coast Army is located, where the First Regiment of the Standing Squad is located, and where the Zhai Cong'e Department of the servant army is located are all particular.

In addition, there are cavalry placements, military men and logistical arrangements, where to pull barbed wire, where to set up watchtowers, where to dig fire ditches, and where to dig shallow trenches, all of which are learned.There are also how to deal with various emergencies, how to respond at night, how to act if the camp is breached, etc. Although many plans have been made in the usual times, it is still in a hurry at this time.Fortunately, it is not the first time for everyone to go to the battlefield. After expressing their opinions and giving full play to their subjective initiative, these small problems and details have been handled well.But even so, the rough completion of the entire camp still took the army on the east coast three full days.

During these three days, the Qing army in the city attacked once, with a number of about 2300 people.The east bank army that was camping was as if facing a big enemy, and immediately dispatched 102 soldiers from three infantry battalions of the Black Eight Banners New Army to line up outside the camp. (Recently refitted) and an artillery unit (104 artillery pieces) also stepped forward to reinforce, and at the same time the cavalry brigade also dispatched a brigade (1 people) of cavalry.

This Qing army seems to be dominated by the green battalion, and its combat effectiveness is mediocre, but it is by no means the same as the landlords' armed forces encountered by the people on the east coast in Shandong.On the contrary, they persisted for a while under the attack of the artillery on the east bank, and did not panic until they were charged by more than a thousand Polish cavalry.However, this moment of panic was enough to determine their fate. At the critical moment, Mo Ming also sent the remaining 1500 cavalry into the battlefield. At the same time, tall black soldiers in heavy armor and holding spears also marched forward. The Qing army finally collapsed irretrievably under the blows of the light army field artillery that kept moving over.

The end of the infantry who collapsed in front of the cavalry is sad, especially in front of these Polish and Tatar cavalry who are well versed in cavalry tactics.These brave cavalrymen wore leather caps, held lances or scimitars, and wantonly divided the collapsed Qing army formation, and then left them for the infantry who were catching up from behind to take care of them, while they continued to charge forward and continued to divide the enemy formation ...

In the end, only half of the four thousand Qing troops successfully slipped outside the north gate of Yangzhou, and escaped to heaven with the support of the red cannons at the top of the city and the barrier of the moat.But after this battle, they finally had an intuitive understanding of the fighting power of the thief in yellow.The leader of the Han Army, Zhengbai Banner, Niu Luzhangjing, Cai Shiying, escaped by chance, and when he returned, he exclaimed to his immediate superior, Han Army Zhengbai Banner, Gushan Ezhen Shi Tingzhu, "This drama is also a bandit!"

The loss of two thousand cannon fodder from the Green Battalion was nothing to Shi Tingzhu, but the bravery of the bandit in yellow surprised him very much.When he was in Beijing, he often heard people say that the bandits in yellow clothes were making a lot of noise in Shandong, Beizhili, and even Jiangbei. Let's go, so embarrassed.The regent was extremely worried about this, and he strictly ordered the governors and generals of all provinces to strengthen their defenses, so that the bandits in yellow would no longer be able to break into the interior as if they were nowhere.

It was under such a background that Shi Tingzhu was selected by Dorgon to Yangzhou. He served as the admiral of Jiangbei and the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town, and organized the defense of various places in Jiangbei and water villages along the river.In the past year, he has worked with trepidation, for fear of being punished by the court if something happens. To be honest, as the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, it is quite embarrassing for him to climb to his current position. There is already a glass ceiling above, and there is no way to go up.At this time, the imperial court often finds some small mistakes to punish and reprimand them with excuses, so he lives especially cautiously now, and often cannot sleep well at night, especially afraid of being suspected by the imperial court.

Fortunately, the yellow-clothed thief seemed to have subsided a lot over the past year, which made Shi Tingzhu slightly relieved. He guessed that there might be some changes inside the yellow-clothed thief.But today, the dream finally woke up, and his good luck came to an end. The bandits in yellow landed between Taixing County, Yangzhou Prefecture, and Jingjiang County, Changzhou Prefecture, and then quickly advanced towards Yangzhou.Its military strength is also frighteningly large. Shi Tingzhu had seen it in the tower, and it was about 3 to [-].

This number is scary!In the past in Shandong, more than 1 yellow-clothed thieves have already caused troubles out of control. Xu Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of Yizhou Town, was defeated by [-] people (he has been convicted and sent to prison), and Li Sutai, the commander-in-chief of Binzhou Coastal Defense (has been cut to death). Job) and so on all remind Shi Tingzhu that this is a bandit.

Maybe Shi Tingzhu was a little dubious about this before, but he clearly saw the big defeat of 4000 people yesterday.The pawns of the bandits in yellow are quite fit, and they can still walk freely even though they are covered in iron armor, and the formation is not chaotic at all during the march, which is obviously well-trained.Those musketeers are also quite difficult, and they are completely different from the mob of the Ming army who fired their guns indiscriminately from far away from the range. These people seem to be old soldiers who have fought old battles. The salvo was extremely proficient, and Shi Tingzhu had never seen many tricks before.Moreover, their Bingtou Bianmu (non-commissioned officers) seem to be very assertive, able to judge the situation and command the soldiers under their command (with strong ability to read the battlefield) to make various reasonable tactical actions, which is not comparable to those stupid grassroots officers in the green camp of my Qing Dynasty.

But what worried him the most was the two or three thousand cavalry of the bandits in yellow.What kind of cavalry unit is this? The riders in it are surprisingly skilled.To put it bluntly, many Manchurian officers and soldiers in the Qing Dynasty were not as good at riding as they were.Immediate killing skills are also quite good, it doesn't look like a novice, but like a veteran who often fights on the battlefield.

This is troublesome!Shi Tingzhu couldn't help frowning. There was no shortage of troops in Yangzhou City, and there were many green battalion soldiers selected from various places, including more than 10 Jiangxi soldiers from Yuan Jixian's department (5000 people from Yuan Jixian's department surrendered to the Qing Dynasty), and 4000 from Huang Degong's department. People, 3000 people from Zuo Menggeng's department, and more than 2 newly trained regiments near Yangzhou, totaling more than 4000 people.In addition, there are 8000 soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army directly under him in the city-this is his old capital.Most of these people were soldiers (less than [-]), and with the addition of some miscellaneous troops (salt ding, tax ding, artillery), the total number was nearly [-].But the problem is that none of these people are cavalry, they are all fucking infantry!Although the [-] Han army banners directly under him have horses, but they are all mounted infantry, and they can't be taken seriously. If you really want to fight with the two or three thousand cavalry of the yellow-clothed bandits, you will show your cowardice, and it will inevitably happen. Some unbearable things.

Thinking of this, Shi Tingzhu felt a little depressed. Now that the yellow-clothed thieves have approached the city, it seems that they are going to attack the city with yellow-clothed cannons. Should he fight or defend?This is a serious question.play?The four thousand Jiangxi guys just now had been defeated for a while, and they were reimbursed two thousand.Not to fight?The bandits in yellow have plenty of ways to deal with them, such as using their sharp cannons to blow down the city walls of Yangzhou - something the Qing army did just over a year ago, and then use their fierce gunfire and skilled combat skills to conquer Yangzhou city.Although there are four precious cannons in Yangzhou City, Shi Tingzhu has no confidence that these cannons can compare with those of the Yellow Clothes Thieves.

This matter is difficult to handle, is it possible to sit in a city of sorrow?Someone under his command proposed to bribe the yellow-clothed thief with a large amount of money to let him "retreat and walk on his own." Although Shi Tingzhu was quite moved, his remaining self-esteem and some realistic factors made him categorically reject this proposal, and he will send the original Huang Degong who proposed this proposal. He was also severely reprimanded for defeating the horse.If it weren't for this person's extraordinary achievements, perhaps Admiral Shi would kill him this time to rectify the military law.

Admiral Shi was tangled in Yangzhou city, but the East Coast army outside the city would not give him time.Marshal Mo Mingmo confidently plans to launch an attack on Yangzhou City immediately. Although it is said that there are more enemies in the city than the army on the east bank, in his opinion, they are just a bunch of mobs. The Green Camp of the Qing army had nothing to do with them.

On the morning of May 1647, 5, the artillery on the east bank, which had finished setting up its position, launched an artillery attack on the city wall of Yangzhou across the moat.The two cannons deployed by the Qing army in Beicheng began to counterattack, while the artillery on the east coast mobilized four 9-pound long-barreled heavy cannons to approach and suppress them, and launched a confrontation with the Qing army artillery.The battle between the two sides kicked off with such a confrontation of artillery...

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