Chapter 981: The Showdown Between the Old and New Eight Banners
Thirteen Mountain Station is one of the 24 stations under the jurisdiction of General Shengjing. It is named after the Thirteen Mountains. The mountain is more than one mile high and more than ten miles high. There are many peaks and mountains of different sizes, and the scenery is excellent.
At this time, flags were scattered all over the place, and every mountain peak was occupied by the army.
The people who occupied Thirteen Mountains were the Second Army, which was ordered by the Corps Headquarters to cross the Daling River eastward in order to lure the enemies in the direction of Shengjing and Guangning to come to Jinzhou to aid, and then to carry out the task of encircling the point and providing reinforcements.
This army is the main force of the reform army. It was formerly known as Huguang Green Camp and Jehol Cavalry. It has more than 25,000 infantry, cavalry, engineering and artillery officers and soldiers.
The military admiral is Zu Yingyuan, and the military chief of staff is Ruilin.
Both of them were born in the Eight Banners of the Han Army. One ancestor was Zu Dashou, the former Ming general, and the other uncle was Qianlong.
Unlike Admiral Zu Yingyuan who willingly participated in the reform, Ruilin's process of participating in the reform was more tortuous. He was initially forced by his subordinates to join the Six Emperors and follow him closely.
Because his subordinates, under the instigation of the Six Emperors, made a large-scale transfer of the capital city and the property of the kings.
As a result of "poverty alleviation", neither Ruilin nor the Green Camp horse infantry under his command had any way of turning back.
Unless the Qianlong dynasty is overthrown, ominous events in the city will always be a long knife hanging on their necks.
As the main force, the Second Army has two infantry and six associations, another artillery association, a cavalry association, an engineer association, and a baggage association. It is equipped with more than 7,000 muskets and 125 large and small artillery pieces. It is one of several arms of the reform government.
The army with the most firearms and equipment among the main forces.
The commander of the third infantry town is Xindasu, who is from Sauron, and the commander of the fourth town is Cui Hengyou, who was born in the Han army. Although the artillery and cavalry are in the cooperative establishment, the commanders are at the command level. They are Madri, who was born in Sauron, and Han people.
Song Guozhong was born. The former also served as the captain of the Imperial Guard, while the latter was the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Green Camp Horse Infantry under Ruilin.
After the Second Army arrived at the Thirteen Mountain Station, Zu Yingyuan and Chief of Staff Ruilin went to a high place to use telescopes to reconnoiter the surrounding terrain. They then ordered all ministries to seize the commanding heights, deploy defenses, and set up two roads running through the Thirteen Mountains area.
Four pontoon bridges were built on the tributaries of the Daling River to ensure that the connection with the rear was not interrupted and to ensure that the grain channels were unobstructed. At the same time, the cavalry troops spread out to explore within a radius of fifty miles.
The Cavalry Association of the Second Army was adapted and expanded from the original Rehe Cavalry Regiment. Most of its members were poor Mongolian herdsmen recruited from the pastoral areas when Army Chief of Staff Ruilin was the deputy commander of Rehe. Therefore, they are all very skilled in equestrian skills.
In order to ensure the loyalty and reliability of these Mongolian cavalry, Ruilin took advantage of his position as deputy capital commander of Jehol to concentrate the family records of the Mongolian soldiers under his command in the Mulan Paddock area. In terms of salary and silver, according to Master Jia's requirements, they were treated as if they were stationed at the Eight Banners.
The amount was distributed, which made thousands of Mongolian cavalry more loyal to Lord Jia than the imperial court.
Several subsequent battles proved this.
Using the Six Emperors' money to do the Six Emperors' affairs, the ideological consciousness of the formerly poor Mongolian soldiers was so simple and unpretentious.
The news that Tanma kept returning from the surrounding areas indicated that a large cavalry team composed of Monan Mongolia was likely to have appeared in the area from Guangning to Dalinghe.
Although it is still unclear how many Mongolian cavalry there are, various indications indicate that it will not be less than 10,000.
If the Second Army continues to approach Guangning in a marching posture, it is very likely that it will be attacked by Mongolian cavalry on the way.
Well-equipped infantry may be able to fight back when faced with an attack by hundreds or even thousands of cavalry, but facing an attack by tens of thousands of cavalry, no matter how confident Zu Yingyuan was in his military commanding abilities, he would not dare to do the same thing as before
Marching eastward with swagger.
After sending the news back to the regiment headquarters, Zu Yingyuan decided to station the troops in the Thirteen Mountains area. The terrain here is conducive to infantry defense and can also cut off the transportation and supply lines from Guangning to Jinzhou.
If the enemy really wants to rescue Jinzhou, it must open up the Thirteenth Mountain Station, so that the Second Army can wait for work and use the favorable terrain to kill the enemy on a large scale.
If the enemy does not save Jinzhou, the Second Army's defense at Thirteen Mountain Station can also ensure that the friendly forces will not suffer any interference during the attack on Jinzhou.
Jinzhou cannot be captured by encircling a certain point and recruiting reinforcements. The strategic intention of the Eastward Advance Corps is very clear.
The regiment headquarters quickly called back to agree with the layout of the Second Army, and forwarded His Majesty the Emperor's airdrop order: "Who dares to seize the wolf as a bastard, who dares to conquer the enemy in a hurry, who dares to attack Huanglong directly, and who dares to stand upright with a sword!"
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This order boosted the morale of the Second Army, from the generals down to the officers and soldiers. Commander Xindasu asked the admiral for a battle, asking him to lead the town to advance towards Guangning, luring the Manchu-Mongolian coalition to attack. After that, the rest of the Second Army followed
On the outside, the Manchu and Mongolian rebels will conduct a counter-encirclement and strive to complete their victory in one battle.
Zu Yingyuan did not agree with Xindasu's bold idea and strictly ordered that no troops could act without authorization from the military headquarters.
Facts have proved that Zu Yingyuan's caution was right. In the area surrounding the Second Army, the coalition forces composed of the Eight Banners outside the Pass and the tribes of Mongolia in southern Mongolia were staring at them eagerly.
Not the more than 10,000 people the Second Army judged, but a full 50,000 people!
All cavalry.
The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was Hong Sheng, the son of Yin Ti, the eldest son of Emperor Kangxi. Due to his father's historical reasons, Hong Sheng actually had no good impression of the fourth master Yong Zheng's line. Therefore, when he heard that Qianlong was ordered to step down by the provincial power, he
Not only did he not express his attitude immediately, but he also took pleasure in his misfortune.
However, Hongsheng also missed the opportunity to become the king of hats because he foolishly adopted the three-no attitude of non-interference, non-stopping and non-participation when major changes occurred in the customs.
In folk terms, it is like sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger fight.
Then, crisis struck.
After peacefully resolving the situation in the capital, the reforming emperor sent envoys out of the customs to demand that Hongshang and others immediately and unconditionally obey the central government and return to the capital immediately to report on their duties.
If Hongsheng can return to Beijing at this time, it may also be an opportunity for him and his relatives who are imprisoned in the management office.
After all, the Sixth Emperor didn't like to do things to perfection.
Where he is capable of benevolence, he will never be unfilial.
As a result, Hongsheng once again misjudged the situation. He neither publicly sent a message to the whole country to support nor oppose the reform. He waited and watched while still arguing with Heilongjiang and Jilin.
Therefore, not long ago, the Six Emperors issued an edict to patrol the east, determined to use force to deal with the Eight Banners Group outside the Pass.
Hongsheng had no way out. The news coming from the capital was similar to when Wu Sangui heard that Li Zicheng had ransacked his house in the capital.
The two sides can only fight.
Fortunately, the reform court in the capital sent Hongsheng a good ally.
The Monan Mongolian tribes headed by the Horqin tribe.
If we have a common enemy, we naturally have common interests.
Hongsheng personally led more than 7,000 Eight Banners troops from Shengjing to join the Mongolian kings.
Jilin General Fu Yu also brought more than 4,000 Eight Banners soldiers to join forces.
In addition, Nalan Cheng'an, the commander of Ninggu Pagoda, also brought more than 3,000 garrisoned Eight Banners troops. Together with those transferred from other places, the Eight Banners troops assembled by Hongsheng were nearly 20,000.
The ancestor of Nalan Cheng'an was an important minister of the Kangxi Dynasty. He also served as the chief minister of Xiling. After he resigned and went to Ningguta to become the governor, the Sixth Emperor succeeded him.
Heilongjiang General Fu Chun did not come. Heilongjiang garrisoned the Eight Banners with limited strength. They could only support Shengjing spiritually. If they really wanted to send troops, they would only send more than a thousand people at most. Whether they came or not would not be of much value.
Another reason is that most of the most capable Sauron soldiers from the Eight Banners outside the Pass entered the Pass, and the remaining Sauron soldiers were unwilling to join the conscription for some reason after receiving Fuchun's recruitment and mobilization order.
If the Sauron people did not fight, Fu Chun would not have the courage to send people to join forces with Hong Sheng.
He also didn't have the ability to arrest the Sauron soldiers who disobeyed the order, so he probably just wanted to wait and see before talking.
If Hong Sheng defeated that Japanese devil Liu, Fu Chun would have to mobilize an army to follow him into the customs even if he sold the iron.
If Hongsheng can't win...
Things are hard to say.
Hongshang also sent people to contact the Mongolian tribes in Mobei, General Ulia Sutai and General Yin Li. However, these places are too far away. Even if they are willing to participate in this Manchu-Mongolian alliance, they are still unable to do so.
insufficient.
Finally, more than 9,000 Mongolian soldiers led by Darhan Prince Wangzal Dorji from the left wing of Horqin came; Prince Lashnamuzal of Tuxietu also personally led troops to join the alliance, with more than 7,000 cavalry; Zhuolik
Prince Tu Gongelabutan brought the most troops, more than 13,000 people.
The ancestor of Gongela Butan is Wu Keshan.
The Manchu and Mongolian princes and ministers met at the Xinmin Inspection Department of Juliuhe in Shengjing and formed a blood alliance.
The situation of the alliance was just like that of Emperor Taizong's alliance with various Mongolian tribes. The alliance was so loud that a white horse was killed.
In this alliance, Hongzhang, who was the eldest son of Emperor Kangxi, was elected as the "leader" by the princes and ministers of the alliance. This means that if the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces can defeat the reform puppet troops who came out of the customs, Hongshan will become the leader of the Great Qing Dynasty.
emperor.
The temptation of the dragon chair made Hongsheng more resolute in his rebellious spirit. His Eight Banners officers who wanted to follow the dragon were also gearing up. They wished they could sweep the pass like they did when the regent Dorgon entered the pass a hundred years ago, and then enjoy the enjoyment.
The glory and wealth within the pass.
In order to win the support of ministers outside the customs, Hongsheng secretly promised four hat kings and no less than five dukes.
The wooing process is very similar to that of the Six Emperors, and even the words of persuasion are similar.
The difference is that Hong Sheng took the money with his bare hands, while the Six Emperors actually put the money on the table.
This can't be blamed on Hongsheng's lack of sincerity. Who makes Guanwai poor?
The battle plan formulated by the Manchurian and Mongolian coalition forces was to use Jinzhou to attract the Reform Army. When the Reform and puppet troops were in difficulty under the city, the main force of the coalition forces would take advantage of the situation and rush out to determine the outcome in one battle.
The plan is not wrong, and the opportunity is great. After all, Jinzhou has just been repaired and reinforced, and there are more than 10,000 elite soldiers guarding the city. The reform puppet army wants to take over this strong city in a short time, which is no different from wanting to eat shit.
Historically, Jinzhou was indeed difficult to conquer. It was not until the Battle of Songshan in the Ming Dynasty that the outcome was decided, and Jinzhou's ancestor Dashou surrendered.
Previously, the Qing army besieged Jinzhou several times but failed.
But soon Hongshang discovered that he could no longer carry out the original plan, because the puppet army actually dared to split up and cross the Daling River to approach Guangning. The news from Tanma showed that this puppet army was mainly infantry, with about two or three soldiers.
About ten thousand people.
An equally bold battle plan was quickly finalized by the Manchu and Mongolian princes and ministers, which was to concentrate the main force of the coalition forces to swallow up the puppet army that had crossed the Daling River and penetrated deeply.
Both sides wanted to devour the other, and as time went on, a war finally broke out between the two sides at Thirteen Mountain Station on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month.