Chapter 515 Occupying Danzhou
Zheng Ting's view is naturally relatively one-sided. In fact, in addition to ideological construction, the logistics and material supply of the Haihan Militia are also necessary conditions to ensure its combat effectiveness. These seemingly inconspicuous aspects are exactly what the Annan army cannot do. Arrived.
For example, in the equipment of the Haihan Militia, regular soldiers are issued cloth shoes, and all officers above the platoon level are issued leather shoes. However, in the Annan Army, only officers above the company level are issued cloth shoes. As for leather shoes, only senior officers like Zheng Ting can wear them. Enjoy, ordinary soldiers can only wear straw sandals - if you have to wear straw sandals for a forced march, the damage to the feet is quite obvious. Even if the shoes have not fallen apart after running for several miles, it is normal for the skin of the feet to be worn. The march of this army The slowdown is actually part of the reason that cannot be ignored.
As for the various other standard individual equipment equipped by the Haihan Militia, such as leather armed belts, tactical backpacks, leggings, etc., in the Annan Army, only a very small number of senior officers' personal soldiers can equip a complete set. However, after the Annan soldiers who did not have these conditions marched for several miles, various things on their bodies inevitably began to scatter everywhere.
In addition, Haihan has also prepared special baggage and logistics personnel to transport ammunition and supplies. However, the Annan Army has deployed almost all combat troops, and there is no corresponding functional allocation. Most of the combat materials can only be transported by themselves - -Since all animal power was used for the delivery of the vanguard troops, these things basically had to be carried manually by the Annan soldiers, carried by hand and shoulder.
As for the food of the soldiers, although all the troops participating in the Annan war this time lived and ate with the Haihan militia and enjoyed the same treatment, they were far less well-fed than the militia troops before, and there was naturally a certain gap in physical fitness. This kind of long-distance, rapid armed march is extremely demanding on the body. Even if ordinary people can forcefully complete this march, their physical strength will be greatly exhausted, and they will not be able to carry out subsequent combat missions immediately.
Qian Tiandun obviously thought of this, and soon Zheng Ting received an order to slow down the march of the Annan Army led by him. Zheng Ting was a little ashamed when he received this order, because he thought that this was probably a kind of "special care" given by the Haihan people to the Annan Army. If the Annan Army was not too weak, the other party would not need to issue such an order at all.
At this time, Qian Tiandun had no time to take into account the feelings of the Annan Army generals. After the Haihan militia troops arrived in Danzhou City, Qian Tiandun immediately commanded the troops to clear out the city garrison and government offices in the north of the city, and seize Control of several other city gates. At the same time, the follow-up troops who arrived one after another were arranged to set up barricades in the city, and the defense areas of each company were divided according to urban areas to maintain public security in the city.
The intensity of the ensuing battle can only be described as lackluster. The garrison troops defending the city often only put up a token resistance, and then fled or surrendered depending on the intensity of the attack. Two carriages were specially occupied, and several small-caliber artillery pulled from the dock only played a role in the initial battle, and then they could only be used as decorations on the barricade fortifications inside Rouyuan Gate.
"Reporting to the leader, control of Dehua Gate and Zhenhai Gate has been taken. The First and Second Battalions are currently attacking Wuding Gate in the north from the east and west sides. The Third Battalion and Second Company have also outflanked the city and blocked it from the outside. North Gate." As soon as Qian Tiandun arrived in the north of the city, a frontline naturalized civilian officer came to report the battle situation to him.
Qian Tiandun raised his hand and returned the military salute and asked: "Where is the special service company in Gaoqiao South Zone now?"
"Second Lieutenant Takahashi is currently leading his troops to attack Zhouya." The officer pointed to the north, and the roar of muskets could be faintly heard through the smoke: "It's about two hundred meters ahead."
"Let's go and take a look!" Qian Tiandun knew that a considerable part of the value of this city was in this prefectural government office. As the commander-in-chief of the front line, he had to go and supervise the formation in person. However, even though his opponent was weak, Qian Tiandun was not careless and took the helmet handed over by his own soldiers and put it on his head.
Like most cities, the government agencies of Danzhou City are mainly concentrated in the north area of the city. As the highest local authority, the state government is located on the east side of the city's north avenue, very close to the Wuding Gate of the city gate.
When the war first started, officials such as Danzhou Zhizhou and Tongzhi were not too afraid. After all, this was not the first time Danzhou encountered pirates. There had been precedents of pirates landing on land to plunder, but they had never heard of pirates. Those who dare to attack the city. So Zhizhou just sent the city's garrison to rescue the city gate that was in trouble. Unexpectedly, just after a stick of incense, the bad news came that Qianhu died in the battle, and Xiazhou Yali began to panic.
Of course, there is still time to escape at this time, but for these officials, even if they can escape, they cannot afford to bear the crime of abandoning the city. All they can do now is to organize an army to fight back, but send messengers Go to nearby states and counties to ask for help and send an alert to the capital.
However, these reactions were all expected by the militia army. In the previous tactical deductions, the staff had already thoroughly studied the possible reactions of the Danzhou government, whether they wanted to continue to resist or give up. To escape from the city, the military has corresponding combat methods.
When Qian Tiandun arrived at the state government office, Gao Qiaonan was directing his men to build ladders near the surrounding high walls, and carried a large piece of wood with a diameter of one and a half feet, preparing to break open the main gate and enter.
Qian Tiandun called Gao Qiaonan over and warned: "All documents and materials in the yamen must be preserved as much as possible. If anyone tries to destroy these materials, they can be disposed of on site as appropriate without asking me for instructions."
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"Yes! I promise to complete the mission!" Takahashi Minami stood at attention, saluted a military salute, and said decisively. Qian Tiandun felt as if he had seen the image of a high-spirited Red Army officer in a domestic war movie.
For Haihan, the wealth and population of Danzhou City were valuable, but the various documents and materials in the state government were equally important. This not only records the household registrations of the people in Danzhou, but also contains information on fields, products, hydrology, geography, mineral deposits and other fields in Danzhou. These things can save a lot of energy for Haihan's post-war construction. and resources are the goals specifically named by the Executive Committee that must be preserved.
Takahashi Minami did not intend to fully understand the intention of the Executive Committee in issuing this order. He only knew that the order he received must be completed, even if it cost his life - of course it must be Refers to the opponent's life.
After quickly issuing the order to attack to his men, the special service company launched an attack on the state government compound. More than a dozen improvised wooden ladders were put up on the wall. The leading soldier, holding a shield in one hand and holding the ladder with the other, quickly climbed up. After reaching the top of the wall, he pulled out the long gun behind his back, aimed into the courtyard and began to search for targets on his own to shoot. The only troublesome thing is that every time a shot is fired, the rifle has to be passed down, and then the person below passes the loaded rifle for the person on the wall to continue shooting.
A dozen strong men worked together to pick up the thick column head and smashed it against the door. However, after only two or three clicks, a click was heard from inside the door. It seemed that the door latch had broken. After two or three more collisions, the door was knocked open from left to right. Soldiers holding shields and muskets immediately swarmed in, and then there was a crackling sound of shooting in the courtyard. Takahashi Nan also rushed in first as always, shot down a Ming soldier who was blocking the front, then dropped his long gun, took out the blunderbuss from his waist and knocked down another person, and then threw away the blunderbuss. He pulled out his katana from his back and started fighting hand to hand.
There were probably more than a hundred Ming troops stationed in the prefecture, but these people did not have much resistance against the opponents who were armed with live ammunition. After the first batch of people who rushed out to fight were knocked out by the gun formation, the remaining people huddled in the room. The people heard a strange cry of "disarm and not kill" coming from outside the house. Everyone, look at me and I look at you. At this time, no one dares to take the lead and rush out to fight, or to die.
Soon the shouts outside had new content: "Throw away your weapons, hold your head in your hands, and come out one by one!"
After the first person took the lead, the others soon lost the courage to continue resisting, and followed their opponents' instructions to abandon their weapons and surrender one after another.
When Gao Qiaonan rushed into the backyard study, he found that Danzhou Zhizhou had committed suicide by hanging from a beam here, leaving only a room full of shivering women, children, old and young. Gao Qiaonan did not bother to count the prisoners. He first led his people to seal the archives room where Qian Tiandun had been ordered by Qian Dingzhu and Wan. Then he returned to the front yard and returned to Qian Tiandun.
Soon news came from each company one after another, and officials such as tongzhi and magistrates were captured in various places in the city. For the siege troops, this is basically a matter of following the map. The situation in the city has been clearly understood long ago. After entering the city, there will be dedicated people to lead the way and identify people. Naturally, there will be no chance for the Ming officials in the city to escape.
From the time the vanguard arrived at Rouyuan Gate to launch the offensive, to the capture of the four city gates and the prefectural government office, and the completion of basic control of Danzhou City, it took less than three hours, which was completed more than an hour earlier than the battle plan scheduled by the staff. .
When the Annan Army led by Zheng Ting arrived at Danzhou City, the overall situation was basically decided. After they arrived here, they were not allowed to all enter the city to camp. Instead, an area was set aside for them to camp and rest outside the south gate.
After waiting at the city gate for a while, an officer came out to pick up Zheng Ting and took him to the temporary headquarters set up in the city. Although Zheng Ting was a little unhappy with this arrangement, he didn't show it on his face. Of course he understood that this was intentional by the Haihan people. After all, this was the territory occupied by the Haihan people. They would definitely not be happy to let outsider troops in, let alone when the situation was not yet stable. If Annan's army carried out any looting after entering the city, both sides would look bad. Rather than doing that, it would be better to simply cut off the roots to avoid such a situation.
The temporary headquarters was set up in the lobby of the state government office. The various signboards on both sides were removed, and various maps of varying proportions were laid out on the table. The signal corps had already put the antenna on the roof, and the military radio station had also started working. Get up and send the first successful report after the operation to the Victory Port base camp. Each company now has to act as a temporary civil affairs management agency, responsible for the public security and civil affairs affairs in the city during the occupation of Danzhou City, until the "real" Haihan Militia Army arrives to take over the area.
"General Zheng, you're here just in time. Let me brief you on the current battle situation first." When Qian Tiandun saw Zheng Ting coming, he didn't regard him as an outsider. He directly dragged him to a map of Danzhou: "Currently our army has The actual occupation of Danzhou City has been completed, and the area from the west of Danzhou City to the coastline has been completely controlled by our army."
Zheng Ting did not bother to think about the details anymore and immediately asked: "How were the casualties during the siege?"
"The casualty situation..." Qian Tiandun took the notepad from the soldier and looked through it: "One of our troops was killed, seven were seriously injured, and 38 were lightly injured. One hundred and twenty-seven of the enemy were killed. The number of wounded is unknown and needs to be further counted. Seven hundred and fifty-five enemy combat personnel and 164 civilian personnel were captured... This number should not include the enemy's family members. The actual number of prisoners may be higher than this number. Want more.”
Zheng Ting gasped when he heard this. When he entered the city just now, he also took a closer look at the city defense of Danzhou City. Although he could not talk about Shenglong Mansion and Hue Mansion, this place was definitely not the kind of small county town that could be easily captured. . It doesn't matter that the Haihan Militia fought fast, after all, its combat effectiveness was recognized as strong, but if they fought so fast and the casualty rate could be kept low to an almost negligible level, it would be really scary.
Of course, he didn't know that the Haihan militia adopted a sneak attack strategy to attack Danzhou City, nor did he know that the defenders here were not very strong in their will to resist. If the Annan Army led by him followed the same tactics to attack Danzhou, The time required will not be much longer. At most, the casualty rate will be several times higher than Haihan's number.
"Have all your troops arrived outside the city?" After introducing the battle situation, Qian Tiandun immediately began to ask about the situation of Annan's army.
Zheng Ting coughed dryly and said: "We are already here."
He did feel a little guilty when he said this. Due to various reasons, the Annan Army's marching speed was not uniform. There were still a small number of teams responsible for transporting baggage behind, and they had not yet reached the camp until he entered the city.
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Please General Zheng select five hundred soldiers immediately to prepare to hand over local defense with our army. From now on, all troops will rest for an hour, complete meals and material supplies, and then continue to head east."
"So fast!" Zheng Ting couldn't help but sigh. After marching twenty miles in the first half of the day to capture a city, we had to continue marching in the second half of the day. This was really a life-threatening situation!
(End of chapter)