June 22, 1680, was the third day after the war. Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​sat steadily in a mountain tea shop, enjoying the relatively sumptuous breakfast of the army while discussing matters with his subordinates.

Bogdan, the commander of the Second Division of the Zhejiang New Army, wiped his mouth with a towel, picked up the teacup at his hand and drank a sip of tea, then said: "The commander-in-chief, basically all of them have come out. In yesterday's battle, the Qing army lost more than 13,000 people, of which more than 8,000 were captured alive, and the results were huge! The four or five thousand Qing troops who stayed in Yuyao surrendered to the 11th Mixed Battalion in despair and withdrew from the fortifications and fortresses. At present, the area has been controlled by the Yin County army, and Yuyao County has been taken down."

"Yuyao County has been captured, Shangyu County has now been broken, and half of Shaoxing Prefecture is in control for me." Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​smiled slightly and said, "I thought I would win this battle in advance, but I didn't expect it to be so straightforward. Your Second Division is the main force in this battle, and has great contributions, very good, very good! The commander of the Blog is a general, and he is very well dealt with in the battle. I feel relieved that you have with this southern pioneer team in the future."

After saying that, without waiting for Bogdan to say anything, Junio ​​stood up and said, "Yuyao has been broken, and we have nothing to do here for a while. Today, we will rest for another day. The divisions will start early next morning and return to Shangyu County to meet with the divisions."

"Commander-in-chief, what about after the meeting? Should I cross the river and move west?" Bogdan asked the question he was concerned about. This question was also the focus of many other people's attention. The dozens of staff members who were dining silently in the restaurant also raised their ears to hear what Marshal Ru's next step.

"Look at it again. First, we gathered Niu, Xie, and Dong Zhumen, and then went to Baiguan Town Wharf to replenish food, ammunition and various military supplies. As for whether to advance westward, I have to think about it thoroughly. By the way, how about the secondment of the 11th Mixed Battalion participating in the battle? Is there any news coming? Captain Ma agrees or not?" Junio ​​asked suddenly.

The 11th Mixed Battalion is a regular east coast unit stationed in the southern development team (occasionally transferred to Liaodong or the outside northeast for temporary combat). The battalion has a total of 1,450 people, with Jingjiang County as the recruitment site. The battalion commander is Major Li Zhixin. He arrived in the Far East in 1679 to replace the 10th Mixed Battalion who had served in the Far East for many years.

This time, the Qing army attacked Yuyao County, performed well and played a great role. They led a servant division and the Fifth Division of the Zhejiang New Army who had been reinforced in the later period (there have been less than 5,000 people) to impose great pressure on the Qing army. After the main force of the Yuyao Qing army retreated westward and was completely wiped out by the troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​on the border of Yaojiang, they successfully surrendered thousands of Qing troops who had long been unwilling to fight and took over Yuyao County. At present, the headquarters is stationed in Yuyao County and has not received the next order to operate.

Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​is the battalion commander of the seventh mixed battalion, so he is naturally very clear about how strong the combat power of elite troops like them who are well-equipped and trained all year round are.

Therefore, he suddenly had the idea of ​​transferring the department to his command sequence and attacking Shaoxing Fucheng together. Ma Wenqiang, who had officially entered Yin County, requested his approval - although Ma Wenqiang had no authority to govern the 11th Mixed Battalion in theory, at this extraordinary moment, as the commander-in-chief of the entire southern strategy, Liu Jianguo of Denglai still temporarily authorized him to mobilize any army on the ground of Ningbo, including the 11th Mixed Battalion.

If nothing unexpected happens, it shouldn't be a big problem for Ma Wenqiang to approve the 11th Mixed Battalion to advance westward. Because Yuyao, Shangyu, Shengxian, Xinchang and other places have been captured, Ningbo Prefecture has instantly become a large rear, and no longer needs much force to defend. For example, the Third Division of the Servant Army stationed in Cixi, the Fifth Division of the Zhejiang New Army stationed in Fenghua and other troops can actually be transferred west to participate in a possible war. It is enough to rely on police to maintain local order in the local prefectures of Ningbo Prefecture. After all, the people on the east coast have an absolute maritime advantage, right?

However, considering that Ningbo Prefecture has been built for many years, its population is large and its economy is relatively developed, it cannot withstand any mistakes. Therefore, it is still appropriate to leave some necessary troops to station in various key points. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​appointed the 11th Mixed Battalion, and did not require the transfer of the Third Division of the Servant Army and the Fifth Division of the Zhejiang New Army to the West. This is unrealistic and unlikely to be passed.

As for why the 11th Mixed Battalion was mobilized, it was actually very simple, that was, it was to combine it with the 7th Mixed Battalion, form a strategic general reserve team, and put it into battle at critical moments, and use its longer range and high accuracy to scatter the Qing army they encountered, and use its longest range and high accuracy to volley the Qing army, and it can be used to achieve the final result. You should know that on the west bank of Cao'e River, there are probably many Qing troops coming to this point, and there are cavalry brigades, so the combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

Now there are two small three thousand people in the mixed battalion. In the future war with the Qing army - if so - it will become a daunting force. Whether it is to destroy the enemy or attack the sideways, I believe the Qing army has no way to deal with them. It is simply a battle against the battlefield. How can we not be with you?

On the afternoon of June 24, Junio ​​led his army back to Shangyu County, which had been completely conquered. That night, the dusty Major Li Zhixin and all the 11th Mixed Battalion arrived in Shangyu County and officially under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Junio. After discussing with the generals, Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​finally made up his mind to cross the river and advance westward, and planned to set off the entire army the next day and arrive at the Baiguan Town Wharf on the east bank of Cao'e River to replenish food, water, ammunition, and collect ships. Most of the original civil ships were destroyed by the Qing army after being searched and suppressed, and there were only a few small steamers coming from Ningbo, which was not enough. Waiting for the opportunity to force the Cao'e River, heading westward, and occupy Shaoxing Prefecture.

On June 25, after leaving an infantry regiment to guard Shangyu County and collect food and grass around, Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​led nearly 23,000 people (3,000 people from Ding Ji's 10th Division of the Servant Army have returned to the Baiguan Town Wharf and joined the few naval personnel who stayed here. At this time, the inland shallow water gunboats stationed at this temporary wharf had increased to eight, with a relatively shallow draft of 72 tons and inland steamer, and four had already been there.

"Why are there only four small steamers? This is too few, right?" As soon as I arrived at the dock, Lieutenant Colonel Junio ​​was very dissatisfied and asked the naval officers who cooperated: "Four small steamers can transport hundreds of people at a time. My 20,000 to 30,000 troops, and there are many food, ammunition, equipment, artillery, war horses and other materials. How many days do you want to transport it to me? Moreover, the coal burning here is not enough, how can you plan before the war?"

"Commander-in-chief, we can still transfer three small steamers over in another two days. There is no way, there are only ten small steamers in the jurisdiction of the Southern Development Team. Two were sunk by the Qing army's fortress before. One was overhauled in the dock of Dinghai County. There were only seven ships available for use. At present, all of them have been used. In order to transport more war materials to Baiguan Town, four of our ships did not carry much coal. At that time, they planned to use a 'Yaksa'-class armed transport ship to transport coal in. But who would have thought that after we surveyed the water level, we found that the silt downstream of the Cao'e River was severely silted and could not leave the large ship with deep draft, so the plan was stranded." The naval officer was a little anxious and immediately explained.

"Why don't you find a way to recruit some small sailboats from Ningbo with shallow draughts?" Junio ​​asked again.

"We have also recruited several small sailboats. They were sunk by the Qing army's fortress outside the Cao'e River. However, these wooden sailboats were already very reluctant to sail to the mouth of the Cao'e River in the southeast wind. If they were going upstream, it would be unlikely. They would be against the wind and against the water." The naval officer explained: "We are now trying to find some small sailboats with rowing, but it is more difficult and the number may not be large. Moreover, when such ships sailed into the Cao'e River, they may have a very slow speed when they were against the wind and against the water, so they could only become living targets for the Qing army's fortress. It is estimated that few of them can be retained."

"You mean I'll wait until winter to fight?" Lieutenant Colonel Junio's face turned gloomy. He saw that he did not care about the anxious naval officer anymore, but walked further to the riverside, looking at the shadowy Qing army flags across the river, and sighed for a long time, saying, "This battle is really annoying! Well, I can only find another way. Contact the staff and send me an order. The entire army is ready to evacuate and evacuate one after another after night. Be careful not to make too much noise! ​​After evacuation, the entire army goes south, ask the local guide for interrogation, find a suitable place to land, and cross the Cao'e River. I don't believe that the Qing army can block it for such a long distance!"

After hearing this, everyone knew that there were only more than 20,000 people crossing the river this time, and there were not many Qing troops on the other side, perhaps twice or even three times their number. The number of muskets and cannons must be quite large, and they should have combat power. The advantages that the people of the East Coast rely on now are nothing more than the large number of light field artillery, and they have just won the battle and their morale is booming. If they really want to start another battle, the outcome is still unknown.

However, the Qing army has been fighting with the East Coast for so many years, and the characteristics of the yellow-clothed thief "sharp guns and cannons" should be that they have a deep memory. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, they shouldn't be inclined to engage in field battles with the East Coast people. After all, the East Coast army comes and goes like the wind, often lands from the sea, and catch you off guard. The troops gathered in a hurry are not large in number, lack of guns, and insufficient artillery. If you fight in a field battle, you will naturally lose a lot.

The Qing army was the best way to use its advantages to rely on the city and use cannons to fight against the east coast troops who were attacking. Just like the army stationed in Yuyao County over the years, they built a large number of fortresses and placed more than a hundred large and small artillery pieces. The people on the east coast attacked head-on, which was a headache. If they did not suffer major casualties, they would never make any progress. In terms of number of artillery artillery of the Qing army was actually not much smaller than those on the east coast (before the first Opium War in history, even if they were in the south mountain, swords and guns were put into the warehouse.

In the peaceful era, the number of active artillery in the Qing Dynasty exceeded 5,000, which is a scary number), and they attached great importance to the role of artillery since the old slave era. In the Battle of Hunhe, there was a captured Ming army cannon to break the Zhejiang army formation, and in the Huangtaiji era, the three mines in Liaodong brought a large number of casting talents to invest. The Qing Dynasty's casting artillery industry was still very developed. Since then, they have entered the pass many times, and when they encountered strong cities, they all used heavy artillery to break the city walls. For example, the collapse of Taiyuan City Wall in 1644 is a classic example.

However, the Qing army's artillery had a fatal disadvantage, that is, under the same power, it was often much heavier than the people in the East Coast, so it could not move. Moreover, their thinking on casting cannons was very rigid, and most of them were 18-pound naval cannons, which were used for siege. There were few light artillery used for field battles. This problem was gradually improved after the introduction of a large number of military instructors from the United Provinces, England and Portugal.

But no matter what, the number of light army field artillery used in the Qing army camp is not very large, which may be related to the slow transformation of their military production system. Even occasionally, some field artillery, caliber, range, quality, and lifespan are far inferior to those of the East Coast people. Therefore, it is really too disadvantageous to fight field battles when the number of people on both sides is similar, so they have always tried their best to avoid doing this.

However, when defending the city, this disadvantage no longer exists. Just like in Yuyao County, the Qing army had no problem with putting a large number of artillery on the fortress city. Anyway, there was no need to move. Just shoot against the people on the east coast. Who is afraid of whom! My Qing Dynasty was in Jinzhou, Beijing, Kaifeng, Xi'an, Xiangyang, and Nanjing. With the improvement of some foreign technicians, the number and quality of artillery have been improved to a certain extent. Dozens of artillery were placed in a fortress. It may not be very useful when it first entered the pass, but today, when it is thirty years later, it is no longer so difficult to obtain a large amount of Chinese manpower and material resources.

Therefore, over the years, the Qing army has always used a tactic of strong cities and artillery against the East Coast, in order to use the least force to achieve the greatest effect, so that more energy can be devoted to other places and do its best to solve the main enemy Dashun. I believe that if the East Coast people did not take the initiative to attack Shaoxing Prefecture with the King of Lu a few years ago, the Qing army would continue to implement this policy until the Li Shun regime was resolved, and then gathered heavy troops to solve the troubles of Ningbo and Denglai in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!