In this battle, Wang Fuchen's troops lost 18,000 men and horses, and suffered numerous injuries. It was summer, and the wounds could not be cleaned and bandaged properly. A few days later, thousands of people died due to infection. The soldiers of the Wang Division were heartbroken when they mentioned Qingdao.
I was horrified that the so-called massacre of Qingdao was just a word to embolden myself.
Wang Fuchen was Hong Chengchou's favorite general, and the loss was also a direct lineage of Hong Chengchou. However, Marshal Hong did not blame Ma Yaozi too much for this. After all, when employing people, you cannot kill generals without permission. In future battles, you will still have to rely more on these Han generals.
, the Manchu generals and Mongolian generals under his command, although they obeyed the orders on the surface, they were unruly and arrogant. If the Empress Dowager had not given the death order, then Shunge Rile would not have abandoned Hong Chengchou. It was Hong Chengchou who ambush Man Gui last time.
The commander-in-chief issued several military orders and finally promised that all the loot would go to the Mongolian army, so Shungerel reluctantly sent out troops.
Hong Chengchou sat in the commander's tent with his eyes closed and meditated. He had served in the army for many years. What was his purpose? It was not that he would become a prince and become a general and be famous for eternity. But judging from the current chaos, it was still unclear who would win. Nanming's ships were strong and cannons
Xixia had many soldiers and generals. Although the Qing Dynasty had lost its vitality, it was victorious because it had a sage emperor and a wise empress dowager. As long as the Han officials were reused, there would be a chance to turn defeat into victory. Now, the hundreds of thousands of troops of my own occupy the territory.
This is a huge resource. After two years of recuperation, Shandong has regained its vitality. Mines and factories are everywhere, the barren land has been cultivated again, and the shops are filled with exquisite goods from the south. Therefore, Hong Chengchou strictly prohibited his men from harassing the people.
, except for the arrest of some people from Jimo, Jiao County, in response to Qingdao, Qiu did not commit any crimes in other towns. After all, Hong Chengchou also wanted to use Shandong as his base.
Wang Fuchen gritted his teeth and asked the commander to allocate troops to him. He wanted to attack Qingdao again to clear up the shame. The troops were given, but the attempt to attack Qingdao again was vetoed by Hong Chengchou. Qingdao was just an isolated city and could not cause much harm to the Qing army.
Threat, the original intention of attacking Qingdao was just to put pressure on the Ming army on the northern front. Now that we are sure that the opponent is a tough nut to crack, we might as well adjust our strategy. We only need to frequently feign attacks to put pressure on the opponent, freeing up our hands to digest the new threats.
The occupied land is the real business.
Fifty miles outside Tianjin, Liu Ziguang's new toy, the City in the Sky, is advancing mightily in mid-air. Although six high-power propellers are pushing at full strength, the forward speed is still very slow, and the land and sea are different.
There are mountains and water, and the air flow is relatively complicated. With such a huge floating city floating in the sky, if the opponent has anti-aircraft guns, it would be an excellent target. Fortunately, the wilderness of Zhili is already dominated by Ming cavalry, so there is no need to worry about anyone attacking this city.
The priceless sky city is disadvantageous.
Spending three million taels of silver to build such a clumsy thing, I don’t know if it is worth it. Anyway, Liu Ziguang thinks it is meaningful. During the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, he spent 2.4 million taels of silver to build the Nanjing Grand Baoen Temple.
The existence of a pagoda does not bring any additional benefits, but this city in the sky has brought tens of thousands of job opportunities to the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of scientific innovations, and accumulated experience in building large complete sets of equipment.
A large number of skilled workers and soldiers adapted to air combat were cultivated. Although the performance of the Sky City was not so satisfactory, it ushered in a new era. Humanity finally conquered the sky, but this significance cannot be measured in terms of money.
Liu Ziguang held on to the railing and looked at the vast land below. The woods, fields, streets and ponds were all of the right shades, just like an ink painting. Looking down at the earth from this height, there was definitely a feeling of God. The wind was very strong in the sky. Liu Ziguang's black gauze hat was used for
The wind belt was tied around the chin, and the arrow sleeves on his body were whistling in the wind. The followers standing on both sides were also holding the aluminum alloy railings, pursed their lips tightly, and looked ahead through the goggles. It was windy in the sky.
, he opened his mouth to drink the wind, and could not hear clearly what he said. An officer wearing a yellow commander's uniform pointed at the hazy city wall in the distance, indicating to the commander to look over, that was the Tianjin Guard.
Liu Ziguang nodded slightly. He had seen Tianjin City a long time ago. Only a square shape could be seen in the blue-grey city wall. Standing in the sky and looking down at the medieval city, he felt a sense of superiority. Tianjin City is under my control.
Got it!
The Red Shirts came out in force. Except for the two battalions of defenders who stayed at Shanhaiguan, they all pressed outside Tianjin City. Artillery was transported along the Haihe River and artillery positions were built outside the city. A large camp was set up outside the south gate of Tianjin.
, the Red Shirt Army was extremely arrogant and arrogant. The barracks were sparsely built and no drainage ditches were dug. It seemed that they were planning to rush into Tianjin overnight.
Military Minister Tu Hai led the elite Qing army to garrison Tianjin Guard. In fact, Tianjin Guard's defense focus was mainly on the coastal defense of Dagukou. Tianjin City itself did not have many tall walls. Once Dagukou was lost, it was an isolated city. According to the plan of escaping back
The Qing soldiers reported that the firepower of the Ming army was as fierce as a thunderstorm from the sky. Let alone a counterattack, they could not even open their eyes. After the bombardment, they were all dizzy and completely lost their combat effectiveness. Several people said they saw
The 100,000 heavenly soldiers invited by the Ming army were in a state of confusion, their speech was incoherent, and their spirits had collapsed. In order to prevent them from damaging the morale of the army, Tuhai ordered them all to be beheaded, so the soldiers and civilians of Tianjin did not know how powerful the Ming army was.
Tu Hai looked at the open space in front of the Ming army's camp, sneered, and hurried down to the city. There was no moon that night, and it was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers. The south gate of Tianjin quietly opened, and three thousand cavalry led their horses out of it.
The horses were covered with cloth, and the horses' mouths were put in bridles to prevent them from making any sound. The faces of the three thousand elite soldiers were smeared with pot dust, and their sabers were blackened. Each man had a white cloth strip wrapped around his left arm as an identification mark.
Standard robbed camp attire.
It was very dark and I couldn't see the road at all, but it didn't matter. There was a flat river outside the south gate, so you could ride with confidence. For safety reasons, the cavalry still led the horses for a while in the dark. The lanterns hanging at the door of the Ming army camp in the distance were the best.
When they were about a mile away from the road sign, the Qing soldiers mounted their horses one after another, drew their sabers and shouted loudly, then clamped their horses under their belly and began to sprint. In addition to their sabers and bows and arrows, they were also equipped with fire oil in clay pots and small bombs.
, the purpose of hijacking the camp was to blow up the Ming army's artillery positions.
Tuhai was very cautious. He had not thought that the Ming army would set up an ambush. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to leave the city and rob the camp. Because if the battle started tomorrow, the chance of winning would be even less. There was still a glimmer of hope for the night attack. He told the soldiers not to rush
To rush into the enemy camp, just launch rockets outside the camp. The main target is the artillery position next to the camp. The piles of wooden boxes must be the gunpowder of the Ming army. Take away the artillery and ammunition in one fell swoop. The Ming army is the sharpest
Once your weapon is lost, there is nothing to fear.
The distance of one mile is just right. The horse can run at a speed that carries the rider with thunderous momentum to the Ming army's camp and shoots arrows. If there is no one in the camp, then retreat with the horse. If there is no ambush, take advantage of the situation.
Charge into the camp and use your saber to harvest the lives of the Ming army.
Under the dark night, the riders could not see each other's faces. They could only see a lone lamp hanging on the gate of the Ming army in the distance. In their ears, they could hear the heavy breathing of the war horses and the muffled commands of the commander. The soldiers wrapped white cloth strips around them.
He grasped the reins tightly on his arms, clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and rushed towards the lone lamp, shouting wildly as he ran. In front of him was the Ming army camp. He could cover a mile in a short time, but it was this short
Three thousand cavalrymen just couldn't break through the one-mile flat open space.
The cavalry running at the front reached the mines. I don’t know when the Ming army laid a large number of mines, including stepping mines, trip mines, and a large number of iron caltrops. Anyway, they were all quickly laid blocking weapons.
, balls of fire rose up, shrapnel flew around, the first row of horses were all blown to the ground, broken horse legs flew everywhere, the people behind had no time to turn their horses, and were tripped to the ground by the people in front, and then
More landmines were triggered, and explosions occurred one after another. It was clear that the Ming army was in trouble again.
The Qing army hurriedly gathered the troops and did not dare to rescue their injured comrades. They were afraid that the Ming army would make dumplings, so they turned their horses and left. Suddenly, several firelights flew into the sky and exploded. It was a brilliant scene. They were clearly fireworks used in celebrations.
At this moment, it was used as a flare, and the Ming army's artillery had been prepared. A round of shells was fired, and the Qing army suffered numerous casualties. Only more than a thousand of the 3,000 men and horses retreated. The Qing army, as if facing a formidable enemy, all boarded the city wall to prepare.
We were facing the enemy, but we didn't know that the Ming army did not come to attack the city. They stopped their flags and went back to the camp to sleep.
The Qing army did not dare to venture out of the city again, and they did not dare to slack off. They could only guard the city all night. When it was just dawn, the tired soldier saw a large piece of incredible things in the sky in the distance. He rubbed his eyes and pushed.
The comrade beside him found that the man was stunned with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open.
After a sleepless night, Tu Hai, fully clothed and sitting in the enemy tower, also saw this huge flying object. He was shocked for the first time in his military life. Although he had heard that the Ming army had something that could float in the sky, he didn't.
Thinking that it is so huge, people tend to have random thoughts when their minds are confused. Tuhai's mind turned into mush for a while. He could not understand how such a huge pile of things rose into the sky. The only credible explanation was that the old man
Heaven was helping the Han people and sent down heavenly soldiers and generals to help them fight. Thinking of this, Yao Shi Tuhai was determined and could no longer hold on, so he said in a trembling voice: "Withdraw."