Qingdao is a city built by Liu Ziguang. Everyone here regards him as a god-like existence. All the people in the city, all the officers and soldiers are his loyal fans. Sitting in the main hall of the Admiral's Mansion,
Most of them were old subordinates who came from the death camp in the early years and were direct descendants of Yishui, so Liu Ziguang felt very good at this time, even better than when he was sitting in the main hall of the South Factory.
With the sound of "Generals, listen to the order", the two rows of generals sitting in the hall stood up and clasped their fists together: "The last general is here!" Liu Ziguang waved his hand and said: "Sit down and talk." Then there was a sound of armor and weapons rubbing together, and the generals
They all sat down in unison, all sitting upright and steady, with their left hand holding the sword handle and their right hand on their knees, looking at the commander with bright eyes.
"Now is the time when the imperial court is in trouble. The barbarians are attacking our Ming Dynasty from three sides. You are all iron-blooded men. I won't say more if there is no need. Raising troops for a thousand days can only be used for a short time. The time has come for you to serve the country!"
All the generals raised their hands together and said: "I am willing to listen to the command of the commander-in-chief."
"The strategic plan must be very clear to everyone. Tianjin is the throat of Beijing. As long as Tianjin is captured, Beijing will be undefeated. This is the purpose for which I have trained the Beiyang Navy. I will use gunboat fire to cover the naval infantry."
We bravely seized the beachhead, captured the Tianjin Guard, and then landed a large force of forbidden troops to recapture Beijing, blocking the Qing army in Hebei in the area east of the Taihang Mountains and north of the Yellow River and annihilating it. The Tianjin Guard's enemy troops were brave, their forts were strong and their firepower was fierce, and our navy's
The task is quite arduous, do you have the confidence to win this battle?"
All the generals shouted in unison: "Yes!"
Liu Ziguang was very satisfied and nodded to Li Yan, who was sitting on his left hand, indicating that he could start. Liu Ziguang could not command an amphibious landing operation at all. He, the commander-in-chief, was just a decoration and a spiritual leader. The one who actually commanded the operation and deployed the troops was
Admiral Li Yan.
Li Yan stood up and began to dispatch the generals in an orderly manner. The entire army was divided into three waves of attacks. The first wave was the fire support fleet, which was composed of the Qingdao Marine Division and the Liugong Island submarine force, responsible for cleaning up the full-scale attack in the Bohai Bay.
The Qing warships and firepower covered the Qing army's coastal forts. The second wave of troops was the navy Bu Yong. These marines equipped with advanced fire cannons would rush to the beach of Tanggu in flat-bottomed boats to establish a bridgehead position and stabilize it.
After that, they will advance towards Tianjin and drive the enemy into the city. Then a large group of Xuzhou Army's cavalry will disembark from the third wave of transport fleet and head straight towards Beijing.
This is the plan for this northern battle. The assault on Tianjin is both regular and surprise troops. Most of the Xuzhou Army has already arrived at the camp outside Qingdao, waiting to board the ship to cross the sea, but they belong to Xu Zengshou.
chain of command, so today only one liaison officer was sent to attend the dispatch meeting of the Navy Admiral Yamen.
Li Yan motioned to the two small schools to unfold a map and hang it on the wall. He held a baton in his hand and pointed out in detail the areas that the generals were responsible for. This map was carefully mapped by the heroes of the Tiandihui for nearly a year.
, every mountain peak, every village, every river, and even the wells in the village, the depth and width of the river are marked, which shows the meticulousness of the intelligence work, the time of fire coverage of the navy's gunboats, what shells are used, and in what direction the hot air balloon rises.
Aerial reconnaissance, and Navy Bu Yong's landing at any time to take advantage of the tide were all planned long ago, and now they were just reenacted in front of the commander-in-chief.
The Beiyang Navy has been preparing for a long time to implement this plan and can board the ship at any time. The Red Shirt Army brought by Liu Ziguang from the capital is a quick reaction force and can be put into battle at any time. In comparison, Xu Zengshou's Shandong Forbidden Army is much worse.
The predecessor of the Shandong Forbidden Army was Yuan Chonghuan's Xuzhou Army. It is now stationed in Shandong and has recruited a large number of new soldiers. Its strength has greatly increased, but its military quality has also deteriorated.
It's not as good as before. The generals like Zu Dashou and Man Gui were thinking about how to make money all day long. The Qing army hid on the north bank of the Yellow River and didn't dare to make trouble. Therefore, the Shandong Forbidden Army was more arrogant but lacked combat power. After marching from Jinan Qingzhou to Qingdao,
They haven't settled in for two or three days. Some camp leaders are still lagging behind, and some have lost their pots on the way. It's harder for them to board the ship and set off now than to climb to the sky.
Liu Ziguang and Li Yan had no choice but to order the Forbidden Army to be ready before launching an attack. Anyway, the initiative in the war was in their hands. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty had declared war, they did not dare to take the initiative to attack. They were waiting for the Xia Army on the Western Front to make a fuss.
Okay, Akito will attack when he has no time to take care of both sides.
Qingdao is a large military camp, and even the people living in the city serve the military, so they are not worried about information leakage. There are many fishermen on the beach, but the war is approaching, and fishing boats have been notified not to go more than ten miles offshore.
, otherwise it will be sunk by patrol ships, and no one is allowed to go into the sea at night. You must know that Qingdao is a thorn in the side of Manchu and Goryeo. These two parties have never given up on the investigation of Qingdao. Just the spies that have been sunk in recent days.
There are as many as seven or eight ships.
That night, three or five fishermen quietly walked to the beach, lifted up the fishing boat and walked into the sea. They also installed fishing nets on the boat. It seemed that they wanted to catch two more nets during the night. However, they were patrolled after they walked a few steps.
Bu Yong of the Navy was caught. Just as the Bu Yong were about to lock him up, the leader of the fishermen took out the Nanchang badge and whispered something. The soldiers ignored him and allowed their fishing boat to enter the sea.
Rowing towards the dark sea.
The fishing boat went seven or eight miles into the sea before stopping. The boss of the boat looked at the compass, lit a lamp and shook it for a few times. A lamp also lit up on the dark sea opposite, and then another boat
A ship without any flags came over. When the two ships were about ten feet away, the boss of the ship took out something and threw it over. The other party took the thing and said nothing, turned around and left, disappearing into the boundless darkness.
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Beijing, Grand Master Hong's residence, Hong Chengchou read the secret letter in his hand three times in a row, and couldn't help but said: "Okay! Here comes someone, prepare your horse, I am going to the palace to face the saint."
At the last meeting of the Military Aircraft Department, Hong Chengchou proposed a relatively moderate plan. In fact, it was an arrangement he made out of political considerations. The dispute between the Hanchen and the Manchus was irreconcilable, and as the leader of the Hanchen, he must do
In order to make decisions that benefit one's own side, the intelligence department of the Military Aircraft Department is controlled by the Manchus. If the army is deployed based on the intelligence they provide, wouldn't it appear that the Han officials are somewhat incompetent?
Hong Chengchou has his own intelligence channel. He has contacted some people in Nanming and can obtain first-hand military intelligence. Since this channel is completely different from the channel of the Military Aircraft Department, when the two pieces of information overlap, they can
Proving the accuracy of the intelligence, what Taishi Hong saw today was the detailed plan for the Ming army’s combat deployment. Except for the fact that the attack was on schedule and the information from the Military Aircraft Department was different, the other parts were surprisingly similar. This shows that the two pieces of information are the same.
To be precise, the Ming army was indeed going to land in Tianjin.
It was a matter of success or failure, so Hong Chengchou no longer cared about the Manchu-Han conflict. He hurriedly entered the palace to report the situation to Kangxi, and requested that the army be mobilized again. All the elite troops from the capital, such as the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Xishan Jianrui Battalion, were transferred to Tianjin to strengthen defense.
Destroy the enemy at sea, and at the same time use 800 miles to expedite the order to the Korean side, so that their navy can cooperate with the battle.
Hearing about the latest military information, military ministers came one after another. This time, the intelligence brought by Hong Chengchou finally determined the main attack direction of the Ming army. Everyone's hearts dropped. Knowing the enemy's movements, this battle would be much easier to fight.
Orders were quickly issued from the military aircraft and sent to military camps in various places by fine cavalry on fast horses. The Tongzhou camp was moved, the Fengtai camp was moved, and the Nashungarel Mongolian army stationed in the Xijinghai area of Tianjin
The defense was also moved to the direction of Tanggu. The entire elite military force of the Qing Dynasty was concentrating on Tianjin. The Tianjin Guard's own armed forces were even looser on the outside and tight on the inside. The soldiers rested on top of each other and were not allowed to take off their clothes when sleeping, just waiting for the Ming army to come.
Attacked.
The Ming army finally took action. The Qingdao military port was filled with hundreds of ships and thousands of sails. The whistles were blaring. A large number of soldiers carrying baggage and weapons walked across the long springboard and boarded the warships. Officers' whistles kept sounding. This was a brand new army.
, a new army armed with new training methods and advanced firearms created by Liu Ziguang, an army full of pride and fighting spirit. Although there are still bad habits such as beating and scolding soldiers here, compared to other Ming armies, it has
They are too strong, they don't eat their quota, they don't deduct military pay, they don't bully and abuse soldiers wantonly, and their food is excellent, every ton is meaty, even the vegetarian dishes are oily, far better than
He eats well at home, gets a high military salary, and gets six taels of silver every month. Working hard for half a year in his hometown is just this amount of money.
Gunboats and transport ships left Qingdao Port one after another with long whistles. Soldiers with high morale crowded on the side of the ship and looked at the boundless sea. They couldn't help but sing loudly. Soon, ship after ship spread,
The entire fleet was enveloped in laughter and loud military songs.
No wonder the soldiers were happy. When the cannon went off, they were rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold. The superiors had already said that they would be rewarded with one tael of silver for cutting off a pigtail of an Eight Banners soldier. The more you cut, the more you would get. If you cut off ten pigtails, you would be promoted to one level on the spot. This
After the war, if he had cut off hundreds of pigtails, he would not have become a rich man, but would have become a general. Such good things cannot be found even with a lantern.
Someone has said that the pigtails of the Eight Banners soldiers are so easy to cut? The Eight Banners' powerful cavalry and shooting skills are top-notch. If they don't shoot you, it will be cool. The infantry soldiers of the Beiyang Navy don't think so. In the past few months,
They trained day and night. They were all as strong as calves and spoke like thunder. Their muskets were aimed so accurately that they could shoot down kites from the horizon. Just by relying on the Eight Banners Soldiers, these marshals defeated the generals.
Dominate them and die obediently, giving them their pigtails.
Listening to the soldiers' loud singing, a smile appeared on Liu Ziguang's face. At this moment, he was sitting on the bridge of the Beiyang Navy's flagship Zhenyuan, holding a high-magnification binocular in his hand, looking presentable.
He looked towards the place where the sea and the sky connect. The general Li Yan beside him raised his telescope and looked over without knowing it. However, he didn't see anything for a long time. He couldn't help but wonder: "What is the general looking at?"
Liu Ziguang chuckled: "I want to see the largest country in the universe, but I'm afraid I won't have the chance this time."