Originally, Zhong Jinwei had repeatedly calculated the distance and time between the main force of the New Army and the "Perak" brigade, so he could arrive quickly after the "Perak" brigade deceived the city gate.
As soon as the new soldiers outside the city entered the city, they dismounted and attacked the walls on both sides.
The defenders of the city were elite Jianlu soldiers with white flags. Although the city gate was breached, their morale was greatly affected, and they had also heard that the Ming Dynasty had a powerful army in strange clothes. Now it appeared in front of them, but in the end
Most of them still mustered up the courage to fight back.
Running at the front of the new army was the reconnaissance force of the new army, which was the original cavalry. They did not collect troops at night. For this battle to seize the city, Zhong Jinwei had equipped them with three-eyed muskets in advance.
This weapon has a short range and low accuracy, but it is very suitable for this kind of close contact battle to capture the city. Therefore, as soon as Jianlu counterattacked, he was covered by a hail of bullets. He shot three times in a row, and Jianlu was hit at close range by
No one can stand anymore.
When Jianlu saw this, he was frightened, but he gritted his teeth and used his bow and arrow to greet him.
At this time, the fusiliers had taken over from their comrades who used the three-eyed musket. Their fusiliers had been loaded with ammunition before starting, and all they had to do was pull the trigger.
Jianlu's archers didn't shoot a few arrows before they came into close contact with lead bullets again.
Gun smoke billowed out from the top of the city and began to spread to the city walls on both sides, and gunshots also began to be heard in the city. Because at this time, the new army had enough troops to enter Haizhou City and could allocate its forces to attack the main areas in the city.
Yamen and traffic arteries.
Zhong Jinwei was still outside the city, watching a steady stream of soldiers passing him and entering the city to join the battle. He no longer had any suspense about capturing Haizhou City.
But he didn't relax at all. The number of the new army was still too small to surround Haizhou City. It was inevitable that the Jianlu in the city would escape. Besides, had the Jianlu spread the military information before the new army attacked?
, is also unknown.
Therefore, the Ming army will start to attack Liaoyang next. After the Jianlu troops in Shenyang received military information, their main force continued to attack.
At least after all Guan Ning's troops entered Haizhou City and all their supplies were transported into Haizhou City, Haizhou City could be truly captured and the main force of Jianlu would no longer be afraid.
But the supplies were all on the ship, and after the Niuzhuangyi battle ended, they began to be unloaded. But this took time, and the time was not short. Because the loading and unloading of goods cannot be just thrown off the ship. There are many goods that cannot be thrown casually.
There are also some city-defending ordnance, such as the Hongyi cannon, which are very bulky and take longer to unload.
Then Guan Ning's army was an infantry army. It was forty miles away from Haizhou City, and the road was still muddy. They would have to spend a lot of time on the road.
The reason why it is an infantry army is that it cannot be helped. Because there are not enough ships, space must be made to transport as much supplies as possible. Only with sufficient supplies can Guan Ning's army be able to defend Haizhou City.
If Guan Ning's army has not yet entered Haizhou City, and the main force of Jianlu arrives, the war will have only one outcome. Guan Ning's army will be massacred, Haizhou City will be gained and lost, and the new army will eventually be defeated because there is no logistical supply.
He had to fight back and got on the boat in despair to escape.
Therefore, the most critical thing in the battle of Haizhou is the battle of time. Whether Guan Ning's army enters Haizhou City first, or whether the main force of Jianlu comes first, will determine the final outcome of this battle. As for the Ming army who captures Niuzhuangyi first,
Capturing Haizhou City is just the easiest step in this war.
This situation has been taken into account in the prior planning. Therefore, not only the time to launch the attack has been considered in advance, but also all steps in the action are designed to allow a little more time.
It is precisely because of this that Zhong Jinwei led the new army to cut off the retreat of Haizhou City's reinforcements and prevent them from escaping. As for Jian's captives escaping into the mountains, Zhong Jinwei could not take care of it.
Under the offensive of the new army, even if they can escape a little, it will not have any impact on the war.
In this way, the initiative in the war was still in the hands of the Ming army. The Ming army had one more night to unload the goods and rush on their way.
Although unloading goods at night and rushing on the road can save a lot of time, the moon also helps, and the moonlight is very good. But no matter what, it is a matter of getting twice the result with half the effort. Guan Ningjun still needs a lot of time to complete this series of tasks.
Because of this, Zhong Jinwei originally asked Yuan Keli, the governor of Liaodong, to lead the army in person. Because in comparison, he still believed in Yuan Keli's ability and character.
But Yuan Keli was seriously ill and had no choice, so he threatened Zu Dashou to prevent anything from happening to him.
The next task of the new army is to wipe out the elite Jianlu troops in Haizhou City, then cross Haizhou City and go to a predetermined blocking position fifty miles away to intercept Jianlu reinforcements. Because they did not block the Jianlu troops at that place, they let Jianlu go.
If the main force of the prisoners comes, they will circle the city and attack Guan Ning's army who is still transporting supplies.
The new army must arrive at the blocking position as early as possible. If the Jianqi reinforcements cross the blocking position first, there will be no other terrain that can block the Jianqiu from taking a detour.
Fortunately, the new army is a firearms unit, so there is no need to consider the physical fatigue after fighting all night, and it can go back to the battle without rest.
Now not only is Guan Ning's army scrambling for time, but the new army is also scrambling for time. Moreover, the task is heavier and more difficult. They must block the main force of the rebels and persist until all Guan Ning's troops enter Haizhou City, then they can fight and retreat at the same time.
Take shelter in Haizhou City to rest.
This battle was not only difficult for Guan Ning's army, but also a severe test for the new army.
At nearly noon, Haizhou City was roughly cleaned up. Zhong Jinwei had no time to do further detailed work, so he organized people who could speak Chinese to replace the new army in controlling those less important points so that they could free up space.
New soldier hands.
As for those important points, such as the city gates, as well as the ordnance, food and other places in the city, they are still controlled by the new army.
Haizhou is an important logistics supply base for Jianlu, but Jianlu's continuous wars last year, including the expedition in the cold winter, consumed a lot of Haizhou's reserves.
When Jianluo fled the city, he also set fire to the warehouse. Although the new army put out the fire in the end, they also lost a lot of supplies. The remaining supplies were very valuable and allowed Guan Ning's army to hold on for a while longer and wait.
The next arrival of new troops.
Zhong Jinwei could not wait any longer. He did not know when the Jianlu troops in Liaoyang would receive the urgent report, nor when they would send out how many reinforcements there would be, nor how many reinforcements there would be in the future.
These are things that cannot be controlled, but Zhong Jinwei can be sure that Jianlu will not be willing to have Haizhou occupied by the Ming army and drive a nail under their noses, so he can only seize time on his own side.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei did not care that the situation in the city had not finally stabilized and that the follow-up troops had not yet arrived at Haizhou City. He led more than a thousand new troops out of the north gate of Haizhou City and rushed towards Liaoyang.
No matter what, we must first seize the best blocking position, and then hold on until the new army behind, as well as the field artillery and vehicle camps, catch up. And then hold on until the Guan Ning Army enters Haizhou City, then it will be considered complete.
Task.
At this time, Zhong Jinwei felt that time is victory and time is life. It is absolutely true!