Two hundred and thirtieth chapters south to rob food two
Songhua River is a tributary of Heilongjiang. It originates from Tianchi in Changbai Mountain. It is formed by the convergence of Toudao River, Erdao River, Huifa River, Yinma River and other rivers. It flows through Shengjing, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places. It is one of the three major water systems outside Guanhai.
.【】The locals divide the Songhua River into North Current and South Current. The South Current refers to the Songhua River that flows through Shengjing and Jilin, and the North Current refers to the Songhua River that flows through Heilongjiang and Mongolian banners.
The 12,000 shi of military rations collected by the Qing army were shipped from Jilin and Shengjing respectively. Jilin's military rations were transported northward from the Songhua River flowing south, then transferred to Heilongjiang, and transported upstream to Aiai and other places, while Shengjing's military rations
It was transported from the Liao River, passed through the Nen River, entered the Songhua River, and then transported north. Combining the impression of the northeastern part of the national map with the map drawn by Liu De and marked by Duncan, Zhao Qiang initially judged that the Qing army might set up military rations at two locations on the Songhua River.
The transfer point. The first is Sandaotun, the convergence point of Songhua River and Heilongjiang. The second is Fuyu City, which is located on the outskirts of Songhua River and 200 miles north of Yongling.
Sandaotun is the intersection of the two rivers. According to convention, such an intersection must be a resting place for fleets sailing on the river. Fuyu City is a military garrison set up by the Manchu Qing Dynasty on the Songhua River. It also has a radius of 100 meters.
It is the largest city in the city. Judging from common sense, this place should also be the place where grain transport fleets must pass and rest. Zhao Qiang does not know the specific conditions of these two places, but judging from the importance of geography, Sandaotun
There should be a large number of garrison guards in Fuyu, and there should be at least two garrison guards who are assisting. Otherwise, it would not be able to live up to its important geographical location. However, Zhao Qiang actually doesn't care how many garrison troops there are. Sauron, Daur,
He has already understood the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers such as Baer Hu. Compared with the rotten Green Camp in the late Qing Dynasty, the expanded Eight Banners are still inferior. If they touch his Guan Ning Army, the other party will only be beaten instead of fighting back.
So what he was worried about was only the escorting Eight Banners troops of the Qing army.
One is traveling and the other is traveling to Fuyu, Sandaotun. The two places are separated by hundreds of miles, so Zhao Qiang must choose one of these two places as a target. Regardless of whether the Qing military fleet is docked there, he must
Take people to attack once, otherwise you can only return empty-handed. This time the Manchu and Qing dynasties mobilized so much food to be transported to Heilongjiang for next year's Yaksa War, so the Qing army must have paid more attention to the safety of these food, from obtaining intelligence to
It has been two months now. It can be expected that one or two batches or even multiple batches of grain have been transported to the destination. There should not be much left, because once several major rivers are completely frozen, the fleet cannot move at all, so it is left to Zhao Qiang
He didn't have much time. He had to intercept the last batch of grain transported by the Qing army before it arrived at its destination. Twelve thousand shi of grain could not be transported in one or two trips, so even if he grabbed the last batch
, and it can completely help Guan Ningjun spend the winter. But Zhao Qiang is a little embarrassed about which place to choose to attack. If he chooses the wrong place, and when he pounces on it, the fleet will happen to pass by early, and all the efforts will be in vain.
, so he must carefully decide where to start.
Liu De went to Nerchinsk to negotiate with Goro, so Zhao Qiang did not have a staff member who knew more about the Qing army, so he could only make his own judgment. Zheng Guohui and Grievsky could not give him any reference opinions.
Yes, after much thought, Zhao Qiang finally decided to take action in Sandaotun.
There are three reasons. The first is that the distance between Sandaotun is closer than the distance from Buyeo City. Once the grain robbery is successful, the subsequent grain transport team will be able to transport the food back earlier. The second is that Sandaotun is located at the interchange between two rivers.
, there are mostly mountains and forests nearby, which is good for hiding people and horses, and also for blocking the Qing army from chasing people and horses. The third factor is considering the distance. If you attack Fuyu City first, it is likely that the fleet has already left, and attack Sandaotun first.
, even if the fleet does not arrive, you can still wait here for it to come. If God does not allow Zhao Qiang and the fleet also leaves, there is nothing that can be done. Combining the three considerations, Zhao Qiang finally decided to take Sandaotun directly.
determination.
After confirming the location of the attack, Zhao Qiang relaxed and stopped thinking about it as before. He ordered the whole army to speed up so that they could find a suitable camping spot to spend the night before dark. Unlike the snowfall in the north,
, there was no snowfall in the Morgan area, and although the temperature was cold, it was not unbearable, so marching during the day was bearable, but the most unbearable thing was the night. Along the way, Zhao Qiang always looked for the best place to spend the night, preferably
Those villages where small tribes lived, the army drove past. Needless to say, the opponents either fled in all directions or the whole village begged to surrender. Then Guan Ning's army occupied the magpie nest and slept comfortably for a night. But this is the case
After all, there are few small villages. I only found such small villages two nights after I came out of Shouyi City. The rest of the time was spent camping in the wild, setting up tents, lighting fires, and a lot of people huddled together, wearing leather clothes and quilts.
I brought a lot of things to keep out the cold, so I worked hard and endured the cold, but I just couldn't sleep well.
Except for the Cossack officers and cavalry, Grievsky's Cossack brigade was all infantry. In order to make this grain robbery operation more successful and not reveal any flaws, Zhao Qiang transferred 300 muskets from the Guards Division to these original
The Russian soldiers who received the muskets were the first Russian soldiers to be captured, and their hands were stained with the blood of their compatriots. They had no other choice now but to follow Guan Ning's army, so Zhao Qiang was not a big deal.
Worried that one of their unwilling people would shoot him in the face.
Because he was afraid that these Cossacks would not change their bad habits, Zhao Qiang strictly ordered them not to burn, kill or loot while living in those small villages. Once discovered, they would be executed on the spot. Under such strict orders, the Russians naturally did not dare to do such a stupid thing.
Except for those who ran away from the two small villages, all the people in the two small villages were escorted and sent to the rear by a small team. Some people of all ethnic groups were also captured on the road, and they were also sent to the rear. Some who wanted to escape were sent to the rear.
He was chased by the cavalry and hacked to the ground without saying a word. Zhao Qiang had no choice but to do this. After all, it was too dangerous to get food from the Qing army. He must not reveal his whereabouts, otherwise it would be difficult to return intact, especially the purpose of this trip south.
It's a food robbery, it's a very important matter, and any woman's kindness must be put aside.
When we arrived in Mergen, we saw only the ruins left by the fire a few months ago, and there were no tribesmen living around. From the people who were arrested, we learned that since Mergen was looted by the Rakshasa people,
The surrounding tribes did not dare to stay here, and most of them moved further away to places such as Sanxing. Some small tribes that remained did not dare to live around the city of Mergen anymore and hid far away in the mountains. In addition, now it is
In winter, few people come out.
After taking a distant look at the burned-out Morgan, Zhao Qiang said nothing and ordered to move on. For the next three days, Zhao Qiang led the two brigades on the road non-stop, and finally arrived on November 15th. The frozen and still flowing Songhua River.
"Going east to the great river, where does the high source come from? It blends into the same color as the sky, and there are thousands of piles of white snow."
Looking at the Songhua River in front of him, which nurtures the northeastern land, Zhao Qiang couldn't help but think of a poem describing the Songhua River that he had read in his previous life, but he couldn't remember the author. He couldn't help but read it softly.
As soon as he finished reading, Zheng Guohui on the side praised: "What a sentence. It's like the color of the sky. There are thousands of piles of white snow. I don't think that the commander is not only unparalleled in martial arts, but also extraordinary in intelligence. He can make such a masterpiece just by speaking. With the last general, the city of Beijing." The scholars here are much worse than the Marshal." When Zheng Guohui was a child, he went to private school for several years, knew some words, and studied some Tang poetry with his teacher. After listening to the Marshal's five-character quatrains, he couldn't help but feel something Well, it was a clear read, and quite a state of mind. Especially the sentence "Mixed with the color of the sky, thousands of piles of white snow" sounded very high-spirited, but he didn't know what the long white snow meant, because he didn't know that there was such a mountain as Changbai Mountain. A high mountain covered with ice and snow all year round is the origin of the Songhua River, so it is not clear. Also, he does not know that people with great knowledge are called Jinshi. He only thinks that like the teacher in the private school, a scholar is a good person. , so I used "a scholar from Beijing" to describe the marshal's talent. Little did he know that such metaphors greatly belittled their marshal.
"When did Guohui learn to flatter others?"
Regarding Zheng Guohui's analogy of a scholar, Zhao Qiang laughed dumbly and did not argue with him. However, he found it interesting that Zheng, an honest man who only wanted to return his son, rarely flattered him. At the moment, he pretended to be displeased and raised his face. I wanted to tease Zheng Guohui. Although Grifsky was also there, even if I read Li Taibai's golden verses to him, he was still confused and didn't understand what he meant. So for Zhao Qiang's poem , he has neither the ability to discern nor the ability to appreciate. After pouring a mouthful of volga into his mouth, he shrank his neck and stroked his mount.
Seeing Zhao Qiang looking at him displeased, Zheng Guohui was a little panicked. No matter how honest he was, he knew that flattering was wrong. If the commander thought he was flattering just now, it would be very bad. He hurriedly defended himself: "This general is so It’s not flattering, it’s because the general thought the poem written by the commander was good, so he said it sincerely. I think back in the school, the teacher who taught the general how to read probably couldn’t write such a poem, and the general himself couldn’t even do it. So after listening to the commander's poem, the general felt that it was good, and it was absolutely flattering and deceiving the commander!" Zheng Guohui said in a hurry, and he jumped off the horse with a "plop". Kneeling in front of Zhao Qiang, he said: "The commander-in-chief clearly knows that the general respects the commander-in-chief and respects the commander-in-chief as a god. If you deceive the commander-in-chief with lies, I will teach you that the commander-in-chief will not die well or will be struck by thunder!"
"Guohui, wake up! What are you doing!"
Zheng Guohui was so anxious that Zhao Qiang was a little embarrassed. He just wanted to tease him, but it was too much to make him so uneasy. He hurriedly helped Zheng Baihu up, then turned over and dismounted, patted his shoulder and said: "You How could you not know that this commander is a good person? I don’t mean to blame you, but do you know that the poem I read just now was not written by me, but by someone else, and it was just that I was inspired by the Songhua River for a moment." After a pause, he saw that Zheng Guohui was still very frightened, so he couldn't help but laugh and said: "After I successfully return from the robbery, I will personally compose a poem and read it to you. Then you can evaluate it again, how do you like it?" I hope I don’t have to teach you how to read, that’s just a mistake.”
Hearing what the commander said, Zheng Guohui felt relieved and hurriedly said: "The commander must be much better than that gentleman."
"Oh, that's not necessarily the case." Zhao Qiang laughed: "As a teacher, it is natural to have knowledge. I started out in the rough and have never had the opportunity to study. How can I compare to others who have spent their whole lives studying the works of sages. I am afraid that by then I will
If you do it with ease, you will laugh."
What Zhao Qiang said is true. When it comes to writing poems and lyrics, he is definitely not as good as those scholars who have spent their whole lives studying the methods of imperial examinations. He is even worse at calligraphy. He can't even write couplets. If Zhao Qiang is not taken into account, the comparison will be worse.
With hundreds of years of experience in this era, any reader from the pass would be much better than him. After joking with Zheng Guohui for a few words, Zheng Guohui was no longer nervous. Seeing that it was still early, Zhao Qiang asked him to continue setting off along the river.
We headed straight to Sandaotun. From the map, we can see that Sandaotun, where the two rivers meet, is less than a hundred miles away. According to this marching speed, we will surely reach there in two days.
When setting off, Zhao Qiang asked Zheng Guohui to leave a small group of soldiers behind and send someone to notify the follow-up troops who should have arrived in Morgan by now and were waiting for the next move by the Songhua River.