Before the Battle of Liaodong begins.
No one expected it.
The first battle between the two sides actually did not occur in strategic locations such as Haicheng, Liaoyang, or Ningyuan and Jinzhou.
But it is Tieling Tunbao, which looks inconspicuous at all.
At this time, we were in the large wilderness near Tieling Tunbao.
A huge camp where the Ming army gathered has been formed, with a large amount of materials piled up in it. Engineers and heavy troops have placed important military materials in the hard camp. The entire army is preparing for the battle in an orderly manner in accordance with combat regulations. .
However, the two sides have not yet started a formal war.
The Ming army also received news that the Qing army from Haicheng and even Fengtian was marching southward.
"Attracting all the Tatars from Liaoyang and Fengtian!" Peng Jun laughed.
"It's really an unexpected surprise, but it's okay. Let's have a big fight with the Tatars here now. The most important goal of this battle is to kill the Tatars. It doesn't matter how much territory we occupy."
Peng Jun's words had just finished.
The rumble of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
An eight thousand horse team led by Jinchang, deputy commander of the Xianglan Banner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, arrived about three or four miles away from Tieling Tunbao.
The formation began to be set up along the east side of Tieling Tunbao.
Jinchang bit the bullet and set up a stronghold east of Tieling Tunbao.
The Tieling Tunbao in the distance was surrounded. The only way to rescue the people inside was to break the Ming army's encirclement.
At this time, there was another camp thirty miles west of the Tieling camp.
It's called Dongchang Tunbao.
Where near the mouth of Liaohe River.
It was originally built to prevent the Ming army from going upstream from the Liao River.
Dongchang Tunbao has six thousand soldiers.
But it’s not the Eight Banners.
It was the Fenba Banner that was formed not long ago.
Because Ningxia was occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
So many people ran away - this is mainly because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was originally founded as the White Lotus Sect, so there were some religious conflicts between the two sides.
Although this Fenba Banner is newly formed.
But it is actually the foundation of the serious Qing economic system army.
It was formed based on the local green camp in Ningxia and the military attache in Beijing.
The leader is called Ha Guoxing.
From Hajia in Ningxia.
The Ha family in Ningxia is a well-known family of fennel and martial arts in the Qing Dynasty.
For example, Ha Guoxing's father, Ha Panlong, was the top military scholar in the second year of Qianlong's reign. He was awarded the title of head guard and became the governor of Huguang.
Ha Guoxing himself was a Jinshi in the martial arts in the seventeenth year of Qianlong's reign. He was later selected as a third-class bodyguard and promoted to the Qianqing Sect in the thirty-third year of Qianlong's reign.
Qianlong once commented on him: "Although the country is prosperous, he is a Han member of the green camp and is familiar with military affairs. He also served as a guard of the Qing Dynasty, and is no different from a Manchu minister."
In other words, once they become imperial guards, Han members are no different from Manchu ministers and have the qualifications to be called slaves.
In fact before delineating the Pearl.
Hui Hui is regarded as a "Han Chinese who believes in the Green Religion". Some of the later generations went to Labo to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan, which is really laughable.
In the Qing Dynasty, it was an honor beyond regulations for non-Manchus and Mongolians to be promoted to imperial guards. This meant that even if they were not bannermen, they were qualified to become the emperor's servants.
It's so slavish.
Originally, Ha Guoxing and his six thousand soldiers only needed to defend Dongchang Fort.
However, after learning that Tieling Tunbao was besieged, he took the initiative to contact Jinchang and expressed that he would attack from the west and engage in a pincer attack with Jinchang in the east.
After Jinchang got the news, he immediately felt that the opportunity was rare.
He did not expect to annihilate more than 10,000 Ming troops.
All we want is to be able to temporarily relieve the siege of the Tieling garrison and transport the more than 10,000 bannermen trapped in the garrison to Haicheng or Liaoyang City.
So they formed a formation from a distance and did not launch an attack. In fact, they were just waiting for Ha Guoxing's troops to arrive.
"Brigadier, the Tatars don't seem to be planning to attack. They are forming formations from a distance. It seems they are waiting for reinforcements, right?"
The chief of staff of the 32nd Brigade stood on horseback and observed for a long time, then sat back on the horse and said to Feng Zhaoji.
"Reinforcements? It's good to have reinforcements. It's best to bring over all the tens of thousands of Tatar troops in Manchuria and wipe them out in one battle. Wouldn't this Liao territory be restored?" Feng Zhaoji said with a smile.
"But the Tatar reinforcements are not under our control. We have to keep a close eye on them and not let the Tatars in the Tieling fort jump over the wall and wait for the command from the headquarters to launch an attack!"
"A lot of reinforcements have come!"
Peng Jun has received information from Fengtian.
"Lin Ning led 20,000 people southward. It seems that the Tatars in Manchuria haven't been beaten yet. They think they can fight us with more than 20,000 people."
Chen Jianhui, commander of the 11th Brigade, laughed.
"In total, the Tatars have gathered a lot of people. Fengtian has 20,000 people riding south, and Haicheng has 8,000 people. Dongchang Fort has also sent 6,000 people back to the Liao River mouth. The Eight Banners also sent 6,000 people, plus Of the 1,580 bannermen and 10,000 bannermen in Tieling Tunbao, we can mobilize two to three thousand soldiers. If we are rich, we can mobilize 3,000 soldiers. There are almost 40,000 soldiers here."
Chen Jianhui counted on his fingers.
According to normal troop strength comparison.
The Ming army has three brigades with 15,000 men.
The Qing army is estimated to have more than 38,000 people.
It's basically two against one and rich.
Moreover, the Qing army had a castle to rely on.
On the books.
It is understandable that the Qing army dared to come out to fight.
After all, it seems that the Qing army has some advantages in strength and posture.
The fifteen thousand soldiers of the Ming army came from afar and were at a disadvantage no matter how they looked at it.
However, both Peng Jun and the two brigade commanders Chen Jianhui and Xiang Dazai beside him had relaxed smiles on their faces.
“It’s an unexpected surprise to attract more than 30,000 people.”
Peng Jun smiled.
"Let Feng Zhaoji keep an eye on that earthen fort and not let the Tatars inside escape. This bait cannot be killed so early, otherwise these Tatar cavalry will not have the energy to fight." Peng Jun He turned around and said to a messenger next to him.
Then he continued to use his telescope to check the Qing army's formation in the distance.
"Since the Tatars won't launch an attack immediately, we are not in a hurry. It's best to attract more Tatar soldiers."
Of course Peng Jun is willing to fight here.
Because this battle to restore Liao was carried out with great fanfare.
But in fact, conquering Liao soil is second. The key is to use Liaodong as a springboard to break into Yanyun and take Beijing directly.
So if we can have a big fight here, we can annihilate all the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing court.
That was an unparalleled achievement - I'm afraid there won't be many opportunities after that.
After capturing Liaoyang, no matter how many Tatars are killed in Liaodong, the army will not go deeper. As long as the Qing army in Manchu and Mongolia is blocked outside the pass, the army will then attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan, break through Shanhaiguan, and Recapture Beijing before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and return it to the old capital.
Therefore, Peng Jun knew that this was definitely a rare opportunity.
Opportunities to make a difference.
Think of something like that.
After Peng Jun observed the surrounding battlefield with a telescope, he said: "The Tatars outside the pass are basically cavalry. Go and pull out the barbed wire fence and arrange it. I'm afraid this thing will be useful against the cavalry."
"As you command!"
The commander of the engineering battalion directly under the military headquarters of the Third Front Army had just taken the order and left.
I have something urgent to do today and the third update is a bit late. Tomorrow's update will be a little late.
(End of chapter)
