When Kangxi was busy mobilizing troops and sending generals out to quell the chaos, Zhao Qiang of Ningguta was also very busy. The two of them were busy with one thing in common, and that was food.【】
The military rations for Guan Ning's army going south came from the Qing army's rations accumulated in Ai'ai City. There was no food reserve in itself. As the army went south, the front line lengthened and the population in the occupied area increased, the problem of food shortage was once again solved.
In front of Zhao Qiang.
In addition to the people of various ethnic groups rescued and captured in Heilongjiang and Shangyangbao and other places, 40,000 new people were captured in Ningguta alone, including more than 20,000 old Wu army troops and Yunnan people. These people are all
They are the main source of troops for the Guan Ning Army, so they must be fed. The remaining more than 10,000 bannermen and people of all ethnic groups cannot be killed with one sword. Those who should do hard labor must do hard labor, those who should be conscripted into the army are conscripted, and the rest are all demoted.
They are untouchables. But no matter how these people are resettled, the prerequisite is that there is enough food to feed them.
The increase in population has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that there are more soldiers available, which can establish a solid base. However, it also makes Guan Ning's army have to bear the rations of tens of thousands more people out of thin air. This makes the army currently very poor and almost no one is farming.
It is not as big as Zhao Qiang, who is working in the field, because he cannot produce grain.
The Qing army's rations stored in Aiai have been almost exhausted. There was originally a batch of food in Shangyang Fort, but due to the fire, most of it was burned down. The food captured in other places was a drop in the bucket, making it difficult to supply so many mouths.
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There is a batch of food in Ninggu Pagoda, which is about 5,000 shi, but according to estimates, it can only be used by Guan Ning's army for more than half a month. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of food shortage as soon as possible, Zhao Qiang ordered the food in Ninggu Pagoda to be eaten.
More than 10,000 bannermen and people of all ethnic groups, old and weak, women and children, all drove out of the city. Except for 3,000 people who were left to harvest the wheat that had not yet been harvested and put into warehouses, the rest rushed to Shangyangbao and other places in Heilongjiang in batches.
Min Cao is responsible for arranging them so that the pressure of the army can be transferred to the rear.
The Guan Ning Army is different from the Qing Army. To a certain extent, the Guan Ning Army is now a bandit group that specializes in robbery. Since going south, it does not need to consider local production and security at all, but only robs, because once it cannot be robbed
Without the food and wealth needed by the army, Guan Ning's army would be in an awkward situation of making further progress.
The Qing army is different. They are "government troops" and are destined not to specialize in robbery like Guan Ning's army. Therefore, at this point, Guan Ning's army must have the advantage.
The army sets off and grabs it. But now with the increase in population, the advantage of Guan Ning army in being fast and fighting on the go is destined to be lost. And the areas it occupies are mostly undeveloped wastelands with sparsely populated areas, so they are destined to be lawless.
Provide enough food for Guan Ning's army to carry out a long-term campaign, and the Qing army has a continuous supply of food, and there is no crisis of food shortage. Therefore, as long as Guan Ning's army loses its advantage of fast fighting and fast running, it will turn to face the Qing army.
In a long-term confrontation, the Qing army would be able to drag Guan Ning's army to death.
Zhao Qiang believed that Kangxi was not stupid. As the current situation became clearer, Kangxi would definitely be able to figure out the fatal point of Guan Ning's army. On the surface, Guan Ning's army had robbed a large area of the Qing Dynasty, but in reality, it was all used.
As long as the Qing army blocked Guan Ning's army under Shengjing City, then Guan Ning's army would fall into a state where it could not survive on its own.
Zhao Qiang does not want Guan Ningjun and himself to become rogues, but at the moment, he does not have the energy and time, and cannot be busy with the establishment of political power and the construction of base areas. He can only continue to launch new attacks to relieve his own pressure through attacks.
Use the offensive to obtain the supplies you lack to feed your army and population. Once Guan Ning's army stops attacking, and once the Qing army comes to their senses, the good situation of Guan Ning's army will be reversed in an instant.
On July 16, Zhao Qiang issued an order in the name of Commander-in-Chief Guan Ning and the General Government, stipulating that all men from the old Wu army and Yunnan civilians who were over 18 but under 40 would be recruited into the army.
They also migrated to the rear.
Anmar got his wish and became the governor of Ningguta, but he found that this governor seemed very different from what he had imagined before, because there were basically no people in the city except the army.
After occupying Ninggu Pagoda, Zhao Qiang on the one hand sent the cavalry division to continue marching south to Shengjing, and on the other hand accelerated the work of digesting the old Wu army and the Yunnan people. According to statistics by Liu De and others, except for Shangyang Fort, which had been integrated into all armies
In addition to the old troops of the Wu Army and the guilty people, there are currently about 12,000 eligible old Wu Army troops, Dian people, and guilty people who can be reorganized.
These 12,000 people were divided into two battalions, No. 1 "loyal and brave" and No. 2 "loyal and brave". They were all stationed in Ninggu Pagoda. Officers from each division were assigned for training. Zhao Qiang regarded the two battalions as
They are used by the reserve team so that they can be mobilized when the situation is tight when traveling south. Now they are mainly used for training and recovery. After all, most of them are malnourished men and they will not be of much use within a month or two.
Let Qi Zhuang lead the cavalry division to advance towards Shengjing and assume a posture of attacking Shengjing City. However, with the current capital of Guan Ning's army, taking Shengjing City is doubtful. Therefore, Zhao Qiang's intention is to shrink the Qing army in Shengjing and win the general.
The initiative on the battlefield lies in your own hands.
According to the plan, Hu Wang's vanguard division has already entered Jilin from Haitouweinan. If everything goes well, it will meet up with the main force of Guanning's army at the foot of Shengjing City in August.
Whether to directly attack Shengjing City and shock the world in one fell swoop, or to carry out a long-term siege and annihilate the Qing army's effective forces in the Western Liaoning Corridor, Zhao Qiang has not yet made up his mind because he does not know how Kangxi made his move. So he let the troops who had already occupied Daxiuula
The rearguard divisions should remain stationary and not move to Jinzhou and other places. They could only monitor the Qing troops in Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places.
Guo Mulu, an old acquaintance of his when he robbed Jilin grain ships in Sandaotun last year, also forced the commander-in-chief Guo Erluotu to surrender Guan Ning's army. When Zhao Qiang led his troops into the city, he also knelt down to wait for his demotion. Zhao Qiang immediately
When he saw him, he called him over with a smile, praised him face to face, and immediately awarded him the post of one hundred households in the Guan Ning Army. This made Guo Erluotu, Fulo Luo, Ta Shike and others kneeling there very happy.
It’s not about the taste, Guo Mul’s eyes are weird.
But the doubts and contempt in their hearts did not last long, as they received orders from Guan Ning's army, and all the troops in the city who had requested to be demoted were also sent out of the city, waiting to be dispatched to Heilongjiang.
When Guan Ning's army began to move the people in Ninggu Tower, Guo Erluotu, Ta Shike and others knew that they would not be able to stay in the city. They had been worried that Guan Ning's army would kill them because Shangyang Fort
The bannermen at the top of the city have confirmed that Guan Ning's army is a brutal army, even more brutal than the Rakshasa people. Now that they heard the order to move to Heilongjiang, Guo Erluotu and the others could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Today, I am lucky to be able to save my life. There is no dissatisfaction or resistance. There are twenty-six officials below Guo Erluo Tu, the deputy capital, one thousand five hundred and twenty-five soldiers, and seven hundred and four armored men under each banner.
The ten people left the city obediently under the close supervision of Guan Ningjun.
After leaving the city and walking five miles to the north, the Qing soldiers suddenly found that there was also a "braided army" waiting for them in front. Fuloluo had sharp eyes and arrived at Burca at a glance. He and Burca were old acquaintances, and couldn't help it.
As soon as he stopped, he waved his hands and shouted. As soon as he shouted, he was whipped on the forehead. A Ningjun flag was turned off and he stared at him fiercely: "Don't talk!"
Fuloluo was so frightened that he didn't dare to wave his hand to call Burcha. However, Guoerluotu and others were puzzled. Wasn't Burcha's troops transferred to the Northern Expedition Army? Why did they appear here now?
What's more, the flag they were flying was changed to the flag of the rebel army. Except for the braid on the back of their head, there was no trace of the Eight Banners soldiers.
With doubts and uneasiness, the Qing soldiers cautiously walked forward from Burcha's Manchurian regiment. Halfway through the team, a Qing soldier suddenly stopped uneasily and looked around him in fear.
Not far away, the "Eight Banners Soldiers" who were pulling out their long swords screamed: "No, they want to kill us, they want to kill us!"
The sound spread far away, and the advancing Ningguta Qing troops were all frightened to a stop, looking around at a loss. Then they saw thousands of "thieves of the Eight Banners" suddenly roaring and charging towards them with swords.
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"Run quickly!"
The facts couldn't be clearer. These Eight Banners soldiers who had surrendered the rebels wanted to massacre them. Suddenly, the team was in chaos, and everyone ran around in panic.
The Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchuria Regiment showed no sympathy or intolerance. Under the leadership of their respective team officers, they frantically waved butcher knives at their compatriots.
On the hillside in the distance, a group of cavalry stood ready and looked coldly at everything here.
On July 17, Ningguta surrendered to the Qing army and was driven outside the city and killed all of them. Later, Zhao Qiang, the commander-in-chief of Guan Ning Army, issued a secret order to the division's 10,000-household-level officers: From now on, the number of Manchurian regiment soldiers will remain at 3,000.
If soldiers of the Eight Banners who surrendered were admitted again, if any of the troops were captured again, they would be executed on the spot.