Lord of Ming Dynasty

Ma Bao and his [-] elite soldiers of the Lu army have been defeated, and the reinforcements will also be defeated soon. Now the mountains and plains are full of cavalry brigade cavalry, cavalry cavalry of the guard brigade, and guards chasing the enemy. The soldiers of the brigade, the soldiers of the third regiment of the ninth brigade, soon saw the main cavalry of Gao Yigong's cavalry brigade.

With the sound of a trombone, at least [-] soldiers of the [-] soldiers of the Guards Brigade trailing behind joined the battle, and the enemy was defeated like a mountain.

In the middle of the night, this kind of pursuit was still going on, and countless tents, many camps, and countless torches had been set up around. Come over and throw yourself into a prisoner camp built with fences.

In the middle of the night, the No.20 Fourth Field Brigade also rushed over, and immediately sent troops to guard the surrounding areas, and helped gather prisoners and search for the enemy's remnants and defeated generals.

Zhang Qiang had a good night's sleep in his tent of the Chinese Army, and did not get up until the next morning. After washing, Zhang Qiang came to the hall in front of the tent of the Chinese Army. The officer was waiting for him.

After drinking a bowl of gruel, Zhang Qiang looked at these generals. Many of them were very tired, but some had sad faces, some were excited, and some were expressionless.

This level of differentiation is due to the fact that they came to the battlefield at different times, had different losses of troops, were responsible for and encountered different enemies, and received different credits.

The heads of the three regiments of the Guards Brigade were of course very sad, because the loss of the First Guards Brigade was too heavy this time. A total of 2000 soldiers were lost, of which [-] soldiers were killed in battle. Many soldiers were seriously injured or disabled, or slightly injured.

As for the more than 200 soldiers in my personal guards, those who put them down can at least be a captain of the guards brigade, and they can also be a small flag and general flag in the field brigade. Putting down a corporal commander of the Guards Brigade, at the very least, a general flag or a general, or even a commander of a thousand general battalion, who can serve as a commander of nearly 2000 people in a militia squadron in a militia brigade Officer, further up, the captain of the Guards is also a battalion commander in the Guards Brigade, and the second-level field brigade is at least the deputy brigade commander, the head of the regiment, and even the person who can be the brigade commander of the second-level field brigade , Now basically all of them are dead, only a dozen or so cavalry are left.

Everyone was wounded, and even the captain died in battle.

The soldiers of the Guards Regiment were all elites, and now more than 4000 died at once, and more than 2000 lost their combat effectiveness. It can be said that the first brigade of the Guards Brigade was disabled after this battle.

Sadly, there is also Gao Yigong's Fourth Cavalry Brigade. After two reorganizations, their strength even surpassed that of the Cavalry Brigade. But after this battle, their strength was only half, 2000. 1000 cavalry brigades died in battle, were seriously injured at [-] meters and lost combat effectiveness, and more than [-] were slightly injured and were able to return to the team.

The No.20 Fourth Field Brigade is happy. Although they also experienced a big battle, and this time after a long pursuit, they finally caught up with the end of the battle and wiped out some small troops of the Lu army who fled. It can be said that they Very lucky, at least some credit.

The No. 20 Seventh Field Brigade did not catch up with the battle, nor did it catch up with the capture of the prisoners. It just arrived here this morning. It could only take over the tasks of the previous troops, stationed there, and served as a peripheral guard for these troops after the battle. These combat-experienced troops rest, eat, and treat the wounded.

The third regiment of the Ninth Field Brigade was very lucky. They didn't have much loss. After the battle, they went to bring over the prisoners who had been captured before, and then took turns guarding them all night. , Liberated from the task of guarding the prisoners, he also went down to rest.

The 20 cavalry that No.500 Eighth Field Brigade had been following all this time came back with more than [-] cavalry, and were later sent out to scout the enemy and recover the bodies of their comrades. When they came back this morning, they were also arranged to rest.

In addition, the No. 20 Third Field Brigade sent reinforcements from a regiment, and they were still on the way. The Fifth Field Brigade sent reinforcements from a regiment, and also rushed over after receiving orders on the way.

After that, [-] militiamen will come, and [-] township brave men will rush over, and the personal guards will also send [-] cavalry to escort the food and grass.

Zhang Qiang put down the porridge bowl, wiped his mouth, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Report to the governor, the general has already had breakfast, and is here to listen to the instructions of the governor." Everyone replied together.

"Well, let's report the situation. I have already heard the report from the guards on the previous situation. Others, such as the capture and placement of prisoners, the food and grass of the army, and the next arrangement, everyone can talk about it casually." Zhang Qiang said calmly. .

Everyone looked at each other, and a small captain who was Zhang Qiang's temporary bodyguard captain whispered: "Report to the governor, the bodies of the bodyguards have been recovered, and they have been properly placed. We only need to put them into the coffins after we find the coffins." Transport them back to their hometown for burial."

"Well, let's leave this to the head of the pro-guard regiment and the regiment headquarters. When the time comes, you can report to the regiment headquarters. Well, let's do it for the pro-guards. We have regulations for dealing with these matters. During this period, no .20 The cavalry of the 2000th Field Brigade and the rest of the cavalry will be temporarily incorporated into the Guards under your command. In addition, the [-]th Cavalry Brigade will transfer [-] troops to join the Guards. The strength of the Guards will temporarily be [-]. The guards came and handed them over, and let them return to their original units."

After speaking, he looked up at the three brigade leaders of the Guards Brigade, "Has the brigade head over here yet?"

The head of the first regiment said: "Report to the governor, the brigade headquarters did not come over, I heard that they encountered enemies on the road, after fighting for a while, they retreated to the defense area of ​​the Ninth Field Brigade, according to the information sent in the morning, Ma Deli's A remnant army of about [-] troops merged with a remnant of the Qing army's horse bandit troops on the road, with a strength of about [-] troops. After a battle with the brigade, the brigade was extremely short of troops and lost to the enemy, but it also caused heavy damage to the enemy. , Ma Deli fled with more than a thousand troops, and there is no trace of the enemy at present."

"In this case, from now on, you will take over the position of brigade commander of the first brigade and temporarily serve as the commander of the first brigade. Your position will be taken over by the deputy head, and the deputy head will be promoted to the head of the general."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

Zhang Qiang held his forehead and thought about it. He was very clear about this failure. It was because he was not good at commanding. He made the same mistake as Ma Bao. However, Ma Bao made mistakes from the back. He was confused at the back, if it wasn't for the timely reinforcement of the previous scattered troops, he might not have died, the guard brigade would protect him and retreat, and he had to leave the troops and escape alone in the end, just like the Ming army that has always carried out this method to the end The generals are the same as the generals of the Qing army, but the first brigade of the Guards Brigade is about to be wiped out.

Chapter 644 The Battle After the Battle

Zhang Qiang told Gao Yigong:

"Ma Deli is still at large, and the Ninth Field Brigade may not be able to encircle the enemy because of the mobilization of troops. Let's do this. The third regiment of the Ninth Brigade has already set off and will return immediately. The remaining troops of the Cavalry Brigade are rushing to support the Ninth Field Brigade. Brigade, I also transferred the [-]th Cavalry Brigade before, let the [-]th Cavalry Brigade come here, you go to help the [-]th Field Brigade, I believe this will be enough troops, the horse can't run away, your cavalry brigade is surrounding At the same time as the enemy, they want to hunt down Ma Deli's bandits, and they cannot be allowed to escape."

Gao Yigong immediately said: "It's the governor, I'm going to organize the troops right now, the wounded are left here, the governor should send someone to deal with it."

Zhang Qiang waved his hand, and the head of the third regiment of the Ninth Field Brigade and Gao Yigong of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade came out of the tent together.

Zhang Qiang turned his eyes to the other side again, and said to Qin Mo, the brigade commander of the No. 20 Fourth Field Brigade: "Retreat more than a dozen miles, station in the nearest county town, build a defense line, and block the enemy's attack firmly for me. The Lu army surpassed this line of defense."

Qin Mo responded, and then asked: "Commander, where is the right place for us to fortify, too close is not good, we may not be able to deal with the enemy's surprise attack, too far away, we will not be able to know the enemy's troop mobilization, and we will not be able to respond to the enemy's attack." create pressure."

"Map," Zhang Qiang stretched out his hand and shouted to the guards.

The personal guard sent the map, and the rest of the generals in the tent moved closer to check the map unfolded on the table. Zhang Qiang pointed to a place, "This is Fei Village, your main force is stationed here, send a small number of troops to the nearby Stationed in Xianheng County, your main strength is to defend against the enemy coming out of Linyi, and at the same time extend the defense line to the Zaozhuang defense line, but don't relax your vigilance to the east.

You still have to cooperate with the future Fifth Field Brigade to defend the enemies in the direction of Linyi and Rizhao.In the future, the militia brigade from the rear will come up to take over the county and defense lines behind you, and provide you with early warning and supply transportation. After all the enemies are driven out of Shandong Province, I will send garrison battalions and garrison groups to build local defense forces and civil affairs forces , At present, your military and government should grasp it first, and stabilize the current situation first.After I have adjusted my troops, I will attack the enemy. "

Zhang Qiang turned to the head of a regiment sent by the 23rd Brigade and said: "Your troops are mainly responsible for the defense of Yihe County and the area connected to the No. 20th Field Brigade. Now you follow the command of Brigadier Qin Mo and guard this section The defense line of 20 miles. There is a long way to go, the enemy can concentrate superior forces to attack you at any time, you must hold it until I send reinforcements to reinforce you, this process will take about seven to [-] days, you know?"

"Understood, Commander-in-Chief." The head of the No.20 Third Field Brigade said.

Zhang Qiang scanned around again. The No. 20 Seventh Field Brigade still has some troops, but they can’t be sent away yet. There are tens of thousands of captives around him, and the [-] cavalry of the personal guards have to take care of the captives and take care of them. For the wounded, if Hong Chengchou leads an army to attack, he may be made passive again.

The Guards Brigade only has more than 4000 soldiers and horses, and the strength of the Guards Regiment is no more than 6000 soldiers and horses. These troops have to take care of the wounded and prisoners, and they have to serve as the defense of this generation. It is true that they cannot take care of them and can only wait for the next one. The troops were mobilized, mainly the militia brigade. They occupied the territory they had previously pursued, as well as the 20th Field Brigade, No. [-] [-]th Field Brigade, and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade. The defense line was considered stable.

If the defense line can be pushed forward by two hundred miles, then it is easy to say that these troops can take care of them. At that time, the border between Suzhou and Shandong was not as wide as it is now, but it was only four hundred miles. With the current strength of the troops, they can all be blocked. The width of this line of defense is more than 800 miles, which cannot be blocked by this amount of troops.

Just after the war, both Hong Chengchou's Lu army and his own Huaxia army suffered heavy losses, and there was a shortage of troops, and no one was able to attack anymore.The good thing about the Lu army is that their line of defense is not wide, only more than 450 miles away, while the Huaxia Army has not captured Jining Prefecture yet, and the line of defense is more than 1000 miles. When they surpassed them by more than 50 miles, the Huaxia Army's defense line was only more than 620 miles away.

If the Qingniao Mansion can be captured, then the line of defense can be shortened to the same level as the enemy, about 480 miles. But at that time, Linyi Mansion is in danger of being surrounded by the Huaxia Army. Zhang Qiang thought that Hong Chengchou would definitely send troops to attack at that time. Otherwise, he would have to retreat, and the line of defense would be shortened by then, but they would also lose thousands of kilometers of land in Shandong Province. He would not agree to it, so it was important to struggle.

After assigning the task, Zhang Qiang did not leave immediately. After waiting for a week, the guard group arrived. The cavalry brigade and the cavalry of the No.20 Eighth Field Brigade, including the wounded, returned to the original troops. The troops where they stayed were no longer there. There are too many, there are defense lines and tasks, they are all transferred, and the wounded are also transferred back to Jinan Prefecture for resettlement, where is the current temporary rear area of ​​the Huaxia Army.

During this period of time, Duolong has not moved, is still gathering routs, and is still trying to stabilize the defense line. With the No.20 Sixth Field Brigade and No.20 Three Field Brigade, plus the defense of the militia brigade, that side can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai .

The troops on this side are also being strengthened. Two militia brigades have been transferred from Guangzhou and Jiangxi Prefectures, accompanied by Su Zhiqing from Guangxi Prefecture. The Army, the Sixth Field Brigade, the Southeast Marine Corps, and a garrison battalion in Guangzhou Prefecture are a super second-level field brigade with a strength of about 20 people.

Now Zhang Qiang has enough troops. Although the field brigade is overstaffed, it can really be used to make up for the lack of troops on the defense line. After meeting Zhang Qiang, the combat strength of this field brigade can only be compared with that of a D-level field brigade. Bi's super field brigade was deployed to Qingniao County from Yihe County to the seaside. The fifth field brigade had already captured Qingniao County a day ago, shortening the defense line of Zhang Qiang's Huaxia Army by a hundred miles. Now they only need Just defend more than 500 miles.

The regiment of the No.20 Third Field Brigade was quickly transferred back to the No.20 Third Field Brigade defense area and returned to the establishment.

Along with them came the troops of the punishment battalion. These were not here to fight. They were supervisors, prison bosses, craftsmen, and vicious. After they arrived, they quickly began to screen the prisoners. This time the battle with Hong Chengchou's Lu army The Lu army captured more than 7 people, and this does not include the Qing army prisoners who were captured in the previous battles and sent to Henan Province, as well as the loyal soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who were later captured on these sites, and In Ningyang County, the [-] young and strong farmers who had only been soldiers defending the city for a few days, as well as the young and strong prisoners among the people who were coerced by Ma Bao and Kong Youxing, all of these prisoners had participated in the battle against them, and they were also young and strong. I have been a member of the Lu army for a few days, and during these waiting days, I have also arrested many servants of landlords and gentry, family generals, local ruffians, and gangsters, all of whom resisted the rule of the Huaxia army.

Now there are 20 prisoners alone, 13 are here, 40 are in Ningyang County, and [-] are in the Fifth Field Brigade. There are still some prisoners captured by the Fifth Field Brigade in Weifang Prefecture. When they were sent to Henan Province, Zhang Qiang told them not to send them, but to stay directly. These captives add up to as many as [-].

So six punishment camps alone were built, and they were divided into various places. Each punishment camp had more than 6 prisoners. This time, a total of 3 people came to the punishment camp to manage these prisoners separately.

The militia brigade transferred from various places had a unit to assist them in managing these punishment camps. Soon the punishment camps were divided into prisoner camps and hard labor camps, and the real Lu soldiers and generals inside were identified. The people of the army were divided into another battalion, the "Reformation Battalion." They had to use their hands to help build more camps, transport food, and at the same time, they knew the people's livelihood, geographical environment, and population of these places. Daqing and loyalty to Daming, Nanming, horse bandits, and a series of information that are unfavorable to the rule of the Huaxia Army have been clearly explained, and the professional instructors of the punishment camp will let them speak.

If they are not approved by the instructors within three months, they will be thrown into the prisoner camp soon. If they get the population, they will be a group of forced civilians, and they will be able to return to themselves after three months. The Huaxia Army gave them food and travel expenses, and sent militia troops to escort them back to their hometowns.

The efficiency of the punishment battalion is very high. In less than half a month, when the Second Guards Brigade was transferred, [-] of these civilians had been identified. Soldiers of the Lu Army who were locals in the state were screened out, and these people were placed in the reform camp and treated differently. The attitude of the Huaxia Army towards them was no longer the attitude towards the enemy.

Treating the enemy is starving to death, dying of thirst, killing casually, it will not appear too much, and treating the people with a friendly face, asking for their health, which really made some ignorant people feel grateful for a long time, and honestly contributed to the reform camp. There are 21 reformation camp, [-] prisoner camps, and [-] hard labor camps.

In less than a month and a half, 1 people were sent back to their hometowns. The militiamen went back with them and offered to help, rebuilding the houses and courtyards destroyed by the war, carrying water, sweeping the floor, and treating them like their own sons. Like their parents, they quickly dispelled the resentment and complaints they had left towards the Huaxia Army, and treated the Huaxia Army loyally. Only then did the Huaxia Army gain a firm foothold in Shandong Province.

The power of role models is infinite. When some local people came back to deliver food and water to the camp and help the camp, more people were moved, pardoned, and [-] people were released. By then they had built fifteen camps for the army, for the militia and the new brigade of guards.

In just two months, more than 8 civilians left 5000 people, and the rest left one after another in the next month. The reform camp was quickly emptied, accepted by the militia, and became a member of the militia. camps, the militia also absorbed about [-] civilians and innocent local soldiers from the Lu army to join the militia, and used these camps to train them. And the guards of the soldiers and generals of the Lu army.