After the rear guard division was defeated by Tong Guogang's troops in Jinzhou and retreated to the Montenegro line, the possibility of Guan Ning's army cutting off the Western Liaoning Corridor was unlikely, because the only two divisions that could really fight a tough battle were the cavalry and the guards. If they divided their forces and attacked Jinzhou
, then the force used in Shengjing will be greatly reduced, and there will be no force advantage compared to the Qing army on the front. [] Once the force advantage around Shengjing is lost, Guan Ning’s army will have no choice but to surround Shengjing or retreat.
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Zuo Mingnan's battle report stated that the 4th and 5th Regiments of the Guard Division encountered the Qing army outside Jinzhou City. By the time they retreated to Black Mountain, the two regiments had lost most of their troops, with less than 500 soldiers, and a loss of 3,000 troops.
Thousands. When the entire rearguard regiment was reorganized and expanded in Shangyang Fort, there were only five regiments, each with 1,800 soldiers, totaling 9,000 people. Now that two regiments have been destroyed at once, this means that the rearguard division has already
The muscles and bones were injured, and the vitality was severely damaged. Although the reserve division transferred 3,000 people to supplement it, the combat effectiveness and military morale were obviously not as high as when they were victorious all the way before. It can be said that the entire rearguard division, except for the old No. 1 and 2 regiments,
In addition, it is more appropriate for the other three regiments to serve as food transport teams rather than as independent military units.
Zuo Mingnan's battle report mentioned that when the 5th Regiment's more than 300 soldiers retreated to Montenegro, most of them fled that night, leaving only more than 30 people. This shows how severe the defeat of Jinzhou was to these new auxiliary troops. Now the entire
The rearguard division was enveloped in an atmosphere of defeat. The optimism of the previous march south was gone. In the bottom of everyone's heart, they wondered whether victory would favor Guan Ning's army again.
Zhao Qiang had ordered the news about the defeat of the rearguard division to be blocked to prevent it from leaking out, so as not to shake the morale of the army. He himself also reflected on the reasons for the defeat of Jinzhou. It boiled down to the fact that he was so eager for success that he did not have the cover of the cavalry division.
Let the rearguard division march south alone, only to encounter the forwards led by Tong Guogang, Xiaoqi and other elite cavalry of the Qing army. The rearguard division was pure infantry and was not even equipped with firecrackers, and three regiments were newly built.
Naturally, it was difficult to reach the Qing cavalry attack. It was considered good to be able to escape a few hundred people alive.
After joining the avant-garde division in Qingyuan, Zhao Qiang immediately ordered Zuo Mingnan to hold the line along the Black Mountains. If the Qing army came to attack in large numbers, they would attack if they could, and if they couldn't, they would retreat to fight against the Ula. In short, they would never fight with the Qing army.
In a so-called war of attrition, just hold back as many of their troops as possible.
The army led by Prince Kang Jie left Shengjing on August 14th, arrived at Tieling on the 16th, and entered Qingyuan on the 17th, facing Guan Ning's army across the river. On the same day, Jie sent an envoy to Guan Ning's army.
, demanding the redemption of Yongling’s corpse.
Because the rearguard division failed and could no longer undertake the task of marching into the Western Liaoning Corridor, Zhao Qiang now had only 9,000 troops in six regiments of the cavalry division and 12,600 troops in seven regiments of the Guards division. In addition, Hu Wang sent troops from Jilin Ula
The vanguard division brought over 900 people, totaling 31,400 people. In addition to this, there are more than 2,000 reserve division soldiers under Wuer Leng in Ningguta, Shangyang Fort and various places in the rear. Ningguta is stepping up the recovery of training.
There are 12,000 young and strong people from the old Wu army and Yunnan people in the two battalions of "loyal and brave" and "yongyong". There are also more than 10,000 young and strong civilians of various ethnic groups in Ningguta, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. However, these people have either been recruited by the military commander for logistics and transportation.
, or they have been requisitioned by the civilians and have little use. Even if they are given weapons now, they can only wave the flag and help the war.
The strength of the Qing army on the opposite side has been investigated, and it is estimated to be between 7,000 and 8,000. In terms of strength alone, it is less than a quarter of the troops and horses available to Zhao Qiang. However, this Qing army is commanded by Prince Kang, Prince Jie of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
They are the elite of the Beijing camp, all cavalry, and relying on Tieling, with the support of the Shengjing and Tieling garrisons, it is difficult to encircle them. Moreover, the second avant-garde regiment stationed in Fushun has reported that there are thousands of Qing troops in Tong Guogang, the first-class man of the Qing Dynasty.
Under the command, they were heading towards Fushun. There was another emergency report from the Montenegro front line. General An Zhuhu of Qingshengjing led several Ji troops and horses and had already made a tentative attack on Qinghe. Guarding Qinghe was the Second Regiment of the Guards Division, together with the Qing army.
Several small-scale battles were held, with both sides winning and losing. Zuo Mingnan had mobilized the newly-built Fourth Regiment to rush to Qinghe overnight. Qinghe would not lose anything in the short term, which made Zhao Qiang more or less feel at ease and concentrate.
Deal with Prince Kang Jie on the opposite side.
The Cavalry Division once attacked Tieling on the sixth day of August, but the defenders responded quickly and closed the four gates without going out to fight. Facing the walls of Tieling City, the Cavalry Division was helpless. Later, when the Guards Division arrived,
, the reinforcements from Shengjing have been stationed in Tieling, and four more days were wasted waiting for the vanguard division to join the army. It was these four days that made the Qing army in Shengjing complete its garrison, and a surprise attack was no longer possible.
, if they attack hard, all that awaits Guan Ning's army is an siege filled with corpses.
Prince Kang Jie suddenly led his army to Qinghe, which made Zhao Qiang a little overjoyed, but then he couldn't be happy anymore, because Jie was very smart, and his cavalry was only ten miles away from Tieling at most. He could retreat to the city in less than half an hour, and come here
After arriving in Qingyuan, he did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he sent envoys to negotiate the redemption of bones. This somewhat paralyzed Zhao Qiang, thinking that the bones of the Aisin Gioro ancestors dug out from Yongling could really be sold at a good price.
He wanted to talk for three days, but there was no progress at all. He did not want to talk about starting a war, and he was not sure of annihilating the Qing army. If he did not fight, every day consumed would lead to a shortage of food, which made him very worried. If the rearguard division
The regiment occupied Jinzhou as planned, so what Zhao Qiang has to do now is to devote all his troops to a mad attack, desperately repel the Qing army in front of him, and march into Shengjing City. But now, as long as the Liaoxi Corridor is open and blocked, besieging Shengjing is a fantasy.
, only in vain will the only men and horses be wasted under the high walls of Shengjing.
He held several meetings with the division generals, but there was no consensus. Zhao Qiang was also undecided. After all, it was the first time for him to command so many soldiers and horses in battle. He did not have the ability to lead a famous general. The previous battles were all about defeating the enemy.
Unknown, predicting the enemy will give him an advantage, but now, he has lost these advantages.
One more day spent will increase the danger to Guan Ning's army. Zhao Qiang was anxious, very anxious, and stayed in his tent looking at the map in a daze all day.
On August 20, the Qing army suddenly stopped negotiating with Guan Ning's army for the redemption of bones. At the same time, more and more Qing army scouts were scattered around Qingyuan. A detachment of the Third Regiment of the Cavalry Division was ordered to go to Fushun.
On the way, they were ambushed by the Qing army. Only six of the two hundred cavalrymen escaped, and the rest were all killed.
On August 21, Tong Guogang's troops stormed Fushun, and Fushun was in danger.
On August 22, three Sauron spies from the Military Intelligence Department sent back a secret report from Jinzhou. Kangxi arrived in Jinzhou, and hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers came out with them.
"Kangxi is out of seclusion?!"
When the intelligence came, Zhao Qiang, Qi Zhuang, Hu Wang and others were shocked, and an ominous omen surged in everyone's mind.