Tesi River, the southern foothills of Sayan Mountains (Tangnu Mountain), and the valley area in the eastern part of Chahantuoluo Sea.
This place is located in the northwest of Mongolia in another time and space, only a little more than 25 kilometers away from the Mongolian-Russian border. However, in this time and space, this place is located in the northernmost part of the Zasak Tuhan Banner, bordering Khovd to the west and Tangnu Uliang Sea to the north. It is eight or nine hundred miles away from the nearest border.
As the commander of the "Southward Detachment", Hu Ji feels that compared with the Mongolian cavalry, the biggest difficulty of the army is the difficulty of the marching route.
Although the Beihai Navy was founded in the vast mountains and forests of the outer northeast, the soldiers' feet have long been accustomed to the terrain of high mountains and ridges. But here in Tangnu Mountain, in addition to the rolling hills and dense forests, there are even more weeds and shrubs in summer, and there are not even any decent roads. Much of the soldiers' energy was spent on widening roads and clearing obstacles to allow vehicles and horses transporting ammunition supplies to pass smoothly.
This time, in order to quickly capture Ulyasutai and outflank the back roads of Khalkha Mongolia, the "Southward Detachment" did not carry long-range firepower such as 75mm field guns, but it still carried a lot of mortar shells and ammunition. .
In order to allow the soldiers to save physical strength, the team was specially equipped with four 10-ton crawler transport vehicles and more than 30 heavy-duty draft horses. To put it simply, an 82mm 2B14 mortar weighs nearly 42 kilograms. Each platoon is equipped with one, for a total of 40, which is 1.67 tons; each gun has 60 rounds based on 2 bases. supply and equipment, and the weight of a 3VO36 mortar shell is 3.14 kilograms, and the net weight of the shell alone is as much as 7.5 tons, not counting the wooden boxes for packaging each round.
In addition, there are a lot of rifles, machine gun ammunition, spare parts for vehicle repairs, oil, rations for packhorses and personnel, medicines, etc.
The troops walked along the dense forest in the valley for almost two days. When it was almost four o'clock on the afternoon of the third day, the forward reconnaissance platoon reported that they could enter the relatively flat grassland and hilly area in another ten miles. Hu Ji asked the accompanying guide and confirmed that 20 miles south was the last stop on the Uliyasu Taipei Road - Bayanbulak Karen. So he ordered the reconnaissance platoon to continue to conduct forward reconnaissance and seize the Qing Dynasty at night. Army Karen cannot let an enemy escape.
"Order the troops to rest where they are!" After Huji gave the order, he asked the staff: "Where are the Mongols behind them?"
The staff officer looked embarrassed and said: "The company responsible for breaking up the rear has not been contacted yet."
Huji said angrily: "What happened?!"
"Captain, the signal interference of the radio station in the mountains is too strong, and we have been in contact. I will immediately ask the communication platoon to send people to the ridge to set up antennas."
"Send a squad to find them. You must get in touch with them. You must keep track of the movements of the pursuers at all times!"
"yes!"
Hu Ji thought about it in his mind. According to the current marching speed, it would take two days to reach Jirikkaron, which is the end of the Uriyasu Taipei Road station. After that, the troops had to cross the Tes River and then walk another 600 miles southeast to capture eight platforms.
Huji sighed in his heart and murmured: "There is still a long way to go!"
At this time, on the large grassland thirty miles south of the Tesi River, the Qing army's 500 forwards from Uliasutai had just arrived at Zhurkuzhutai Station, and the troops led by Baoning, the left deputy general of Dingbian, The large group of troops is still twenty miles away.
A team of more than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry extended for hundreds of miles to the south. This large group of troops included some of the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe, the Zaktu Khan Tribe, the Sanyinnuoyan Tribe, and Congke A large number of Mongolian archers were recruited by Buduo.
The reason why people from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe are here is because starting from the 38th year of Qianlong's reign, the Qing government stipulated that the princes of the four Khalkha Mongolian tribes, such as Zhasak, should be stationed in Uliasutai in shifts every year to assist The deputy general Zuo of Dingbian mobilized troops and inspected the tribes, took over the establishment of Karen platform and other matters. This year it happened to be the turn of the Tushetu Khan Department to be on duty.
Along with the 800-mile urgent edict sent by Qianlong, which arrived in Uliasutai, there was also a personal letter from the fourth Jebtsundamba and Norbu Zangtu Patan Wangshuk. Qianlong specifically instructed Baoning in his edict to gain time and not delay. If the army rations are insufficient or horses fall dead on the way, you can use silver or silk to buy cattle, sheep and horses on the spot from herdsmen along the way.
The call of the Great Living Buddha and the edict of Bogda Khan allowed Baoning to quickly gather the needed soldiers and horses. So when the 100,000 stones of sorghum noodles and wheat noodles shipped from Khovd arrived in Ulyasu After taking the stage, he immediately ordered the dispatch of troops.
As mentioned before, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties only had farms in Kobdo in the entire Khalkha Mongolian region, so they also stored a large amount of military rations. It is summer now, and the river water transportation is smooth. The military rations shipped from Khovd are transported by water, along the Zabuga River and the Uliasutai River, and can arrive in seven or eight days.
Since the Manchu and Qing Dynasties fought against Galdan, due to the long logistics supply difficulties, the number of mobile troops used by the Qing court at a time was only a few thousand at most, and the rest were logistics personnel and auxiliary troops that were several times more than the mobile troops. For example, when Zhaohui and Chenggun Zhabu went on an expedition to Amursana and marched into the Kazakh Khanate, they also used 7,000 main troops.
However, the Northern Navy was different from any opponent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Zhao Xin's deeds of using 600 men to defeat 10,000 Tsarist Russian troops in Aihui City are already known to everyone. Therefore, Qianlong knew that even if he wanted to take the Northern Navy's retreat, a few thousand troops would not be able to defeat Kyaktu, and he would have to use tens of thousands of troops to launch a thunderous strike. Only in this way can we go south and cooperate with Agui's troops on the southern front to encircle and annihilate the Northern Navy on the grassland and Gobi.
Ahem, to put it bluntly, it means filling it with human lives, exchanging quantity for quality.
On the southern front, the 100,000-strong army led by Agui, a scholar of economics, had just left Suiyuan, and the forward troops had just arrived at the Ulanhada station in the northeast of the Sizi Tribe Banner. The reason why they were walking so slowly was because they wanted to buy sheep for military ration; this was not buying tens of thousands of sheep, but three hundred thousand sheep. Most of these sheep will be made into air-dried mutton by the civilians so that they can be carried on the march.
Agui's daily correspondence now consists of complaining that the allocation of military rations in various parts of Shaanxi and Gansu is too slow, and that the replenishment speed of military rations cannot keep up with consumption. The reason for this is that there are more than 100,000 Qing troops on the southern front; including Yu Ding, escort personnel, camp doctors, craftsmen, laborers, etc., there are still more than 100,000 people.
Therefore, this time the Khalkha Mongolian defense battle was a life and death battle for the Manchus! Nowadays, a large part of Northeast China has been lost. If even Outer Mongolia cannot be protected, then the Qing Dynasty's policy of "taking Manchuria and Mongolia as the foundation of the country" will become a big joke, so Qianlong also risked it.
As for Baoning, the main reason is that the city of Kulun is too far away from Ulyasutai. It is more than 3,000 miles away and there is no way to get there without news for seven or eight days. Otherwise, he would not have left in such a hurry.
The forward troops of the Qing army will only stay at Zhurkuzhutai Station for one day, and tomorrow they have to move towards Chahantuoluohaitai Station, which is seventy miles away. The army is marching, and although the stations along the way have been notified in advance, the task of the vanguard is to ensure that the other party is prepared in advance.
That night, the reconnaissance company of the "Southward Detachment" launched a sneak attack late at night and neatly captured Bayan Brak Karen. However, they learned some not-so-good news from the prisoners. A large force of the Qing army was coming here. The company commander leading the team heard that the enemy had more than 20,000 troops. He immediately asked the correspondent to send a report to the headquarters regardless of the fact that it was already late at night.
So Huji was woken up from his sleep by the orderly. When he heard the staff report, he was shocked. He suddenly felt extremely stressed and his head was buzzing!
One thousand and two against twenty thousand, and the opponent's firearms and equipment are not known yet. He knew that he was not as unpredictable as Zhao Xin, and he dared to use six hundred to pick out ten thousand people. This battle is definitely not easy to fight. If you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out.
He immediately asked people to summon the deputy detachment leader of the "Southward Detachment" Mi Shilang and the chief and deputy chiefs of each battalion, plus the staff of the regiment, and held a combat meeting overnight. While waiting for others, he asked his staff to send a telegram to Chiyan City and report to Zhao Xin. He also asked the two guides who were sleeping soundly to come over and asked about the situation.
Later, when the awakened officers rushed to the regiment headquarters one after another, Hu Ji immediately reported the current situation, and then analyzed: "Although the Qing army in the south has unknown intentions, according to my estimation, they are probably going along the way. They used the Kyaktu West Road Station to take the retreat of the Eastern Front troops. Obviously, if they were going to fight the Eastern Front troops, they would not take this route."
The officers present used the lantern to carefully read the station route map spread on the table, and then nodded in agreement with Huji's words.
"We now have a strong enemy in front of us and a pursuer behind us. If we want to retreat, we can only go back the same way, fight with the Mongols behind us, and then return to the Barji River area to avoid their sharp edges. Although this can avoid the attack of the troops. There are casualties, but the biggest problem is food supplies."
After that, he pointed to the north and south sides of the Wakemu River on the map and said: "Of course, we can attack the Mongolian tribes on both sides of the Wakemu River, or buy cattle and sheep from the herdsmen. But the problem arises again Now, ammunition! Once the ammunition can’t keep up, the surrounding Mongols will come up like a tide, and then we will have no choice but to fight with them with bayonets.”
At this time, Mishilang said: "I understand what you mean, just tell me what to do?"
Hu Ji pointed at Bayanbulak Karen on the map and said: "This is the only passage for the Qing army to take the western line of Kyaktu. There is the Tesi River in the south and Tangnu Mountain in the north. If the Qing army wants to pass through, We can only walk in the valley north of the river bank. I have asked the guide before. The Chahantoro Sea Station is located in a dangerous terrain. It is located to the east of the Tesi River. The opposite bank is a large grassland wasteland, and the east bank is backed by mountains. Here Deploy a battalion and set up blocking positions on these hills to block the Qing army on the other side of the Tesi River and give them a fierce fight!"
At this time, a battalion commander asked: "What if the Qing army goes up the river and reaches our flank?"
Hu Ji thought for a moment and said: "Then retreat to Bayan Brak Station, and I will send a company to meet you at Jilik Station. The detachment's headquarters will be located in Bayan Brak. Anyone who has any objections can tell you now. carry."
The battalion-level officers present looked at each other, and finally a deputy battalion commander said, "What if we can't stop the Qing army?"
"Then let's go east along Kyaktu West Road and go to Kyaktu!" After Huji said that, he looked around at everyone present and finally asked: "Do you have any questions?"
Mishilang pondered for a moment, raised his head and said to Huji: "I will take the first battalion to Chahantuoluohai, and you, the second battalion and the support staff will guard Bayanbulak."
"Okay, now I order the first battalion to assemble immediately after dawn. You will be led by the deputy detachment leader. Your task is to build a position around the Chahan Toro Sea Station. The reconnaissance company will cooperate with you to capture Jilike and Chahan in advance. These two stations are the Toro Sea. We have to compete with the Qing army for time, and we must let them make a big mistake on the other side of the Tesi River!"
"yes!"
"The Second Battalion, headquarters and logistics personnel will set off with you and arrive at Bayan Brak at noon tomorrow to build fortifications."
"yes!"
Hu Ji raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. This was given to him by Zhao Xin, and finally said solemnly: "It is already three-thirty in the morning. There is no time to sleep anymore. Let's go and arrange it quickly."
The officers had all left. At this time, the staff officer came with the radio operator to report something unexpected to Hu Ji. The radio operator could not contact Chiyan City at all, and the eastern front troops could not be contacted either. The reason was probably because of a nearby The road is blocked by mountains and ridges.
When Hu Ji heard this, he secretly complained in his heart. This was really like the "house leakage" that Zhao Xin often said! But he couldn't show it, so he had to ask the operator to rest first and try again when he arrived at Bayan Brak tomorrow.
In the early morning of August 3, 1791, after arriving at the Chahantoro Sea Station, the reconnaissance company that had been running all night quickly discovered the flag of the Qing forward troops on the other side of the Tes River, and they immediately launched an attack on the station. The dozen or so archers stationed at the station were no match for them, and they were beaten to heavy casualties in the first encounter.
When the gunfire rang out, the Qing generals on the other side of the river were extremely surprised, wondering why there were still cannons here? He immediately asked one of his men from the Riding School to lead more than 20 people, preparing to cross the river that was more than half a man deep to check the situation. Unexpectedly, when the Qing army reached the middle of the river, a burst of intense gunfire suddenly sounded. More than 20 armored soldiers all fell into the water and died, and the horses neighed and fled back to the shore.
The leader of the team was horrified, but because he had been stationed in Uliasutai and had never seen the Northern Navy at all, he couldn't even guess who would dare to kill the officers and soldiers.
But when a flag with a red background, black circle, and a white five-pointed star in the middle was erected at the station on the other side of the river, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "No! It's a pirate from the North! Go back and report it to the commander. !”
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a sudden "Boom!" sound from the grass across the river, boom! A mortar shell exploded in the ranks of the Qing army. The flesh and blood of both men and horses flew into the air instantly, killing and wounding more than 20 Eight Banners Mongolian cavalry on the spot.
"No! The thief has a cannon, run away!"
In an instant, the remaining hundreds of Qing soldiers fled in all directions like frightened water birds on the river bank. On the east bank of the Tes River, several sporadic gunshots rang out, and several more Qing soldiers who were running at the end were knocked to the ground from their horses.
At this time, a Beihai navy man stood up from the grass and shouted to his squad leader: "I hit that guy's leg! I'm going to catch him!"
After that, he jumped into the river more than one meter deep. The squad leader saw this and didn't care much. He called a soldier and followed him into the water.
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