Chapter 050 as if in the throat

It turned out that Song Qing wanted to hide it from the world!

With the approval of Li Hongzhang, Song Qing did not dare to send troops across the river without authorization, but the situation in North Korea was deteriorating, and Song Qing was unwilling to sit by. Zhou Charter arrived and took the order of Liu Bu toon, a Beiyang sailor, to find Zuo Baogui. Song Qing simply came to push a boat along the water and mobilized the troops of the three battalions to cross the river in the name of escorting Zhou Charter. The destination is Asan, the escort is fake, and the reinforcement of Asan garrison is true.

The reason why Song Qing did this is very far-fetched. However, he also knew that Zhou Charter was sent by Liu Bujiao, a Beiyang sailor. The Beiyang sailor, was Li Hongzhang's direct lineage, and Liu Bujiao was Li Hongzhang's beloved general. It was said that Liu Buqi once contradicted Li Hongzhang in person because of the allocation of funds for Beiyang sailors. Li Hongzhang did not think it, but appreciated it. If the court investigates it, with Liu Bu toad, Li Hongzhang will not tear his face.

Zhou Charter knew that this was Song Qing holding chicken feathers as an arrow, and he just followed him. However, he also admired Song Qing very much. The old admiral was also exhausted for national affairs.

Zhou Charter did not break it and saluted Song Qing: "Thank you for your escort. After crossing the river, the villain will live up to your high expectations and go to Yashan to kill the enemy and serve the country!"

"Aren't you looking for Zuo Baogui? Why are you going to Yashan?" Zhang Xun is still in the dark.

Zhou Charter smiled and said, "General Zuo's destination is Asan. When you get to Asan, you can naturally find him. Admiral Song, what do you think?"

Song Qing brushed his white beard and smiled: "Not bad." He already has a good heart with Zhou Charter. Zhou Charter in front of him is young and very understanding, and Song Qing likes it very much.

Zhou Charter bowed and said, "Admiral Song is loyal to the court. The villain admires him, and the villain still has a word, like being stuck in his throat. I have to say it. I hope the Admiral will forgive me."

"Say it, I forgive you." Song Qing nodded.

Zhou Charter said, "Today, in order to find the Feng army camp, the villain ran around Jiulian City. The villain thought that there seemed to be something wrong with the deployment of our Qing army."

"Bold!" Zhang Xun shouted, "Your Beiyang sailor is in charge of heaven and earth, and you are in charge of my camp!"

Song Qing said in a low voice, "Zhang Xun, let him finish his words."

Zhang Xun shut up. Zhou Charter continued: "Admiral Song, our Qing army has at least two shortcomings. First, the war is approaching, but the vigilance of the battalions is extremely loose. My small soldier can be unimpeded in all positions in Jiulian City. Imagine what would happen if I were a Japanese spy!"

Song Qing nodded silently and sighed secretly in his heart. The discipline of the Qing army was lax. He had heard about it for a long time, but he, the admiral, had no choice.

All the ministries of Jiulian City are defense forces stationed all over the country and do not belong to each other. The Qing army implements "military as generals". Soldiers only recognize their commanders, and officers have absolute control over their subordinates. If you are not a unit, you are a first-class member, and you may not be able to mobilise troops.

As an admiral, Song Qing is nominally the highest military commander of Jiulian City. He can only negotiate with other generals and cannot directly intervene in the specific affairs of various ministries, including position defense and rectification of military discipline.

The Qing army is disjoicing in Jiulian City. What Song Qing can only do is to send Zhang Xun to patrol. There are indeed traitors and military law, but it can't control the drunken officers and soldiers on the street. Even if these soldiers don't return to the camp all night, Zhang Xun can't deal with them, because this It's the business of battalion officers.

Song Qing really doesn't understand that the Qing Dynasty does not have a wartime command system to command. The military headquarters is in charge of the army. In fact, the military power is in the military aircraft office, and the military aircraft office is not the headquarters of this military operation. The base camp for this battle turned out to be the Beiyang Commercial Office - this is an economic and diplomatic department, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 21st century.

Song Qing was unable to change the status quo and had to say, "What about the second one?"

Zhou Charter said: "The villain thinks that the defense deployment of Jiulian City is improper. The defenders of Anping Estuary are too dense, and the position of the cannon is not right..."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Xun shouted, "The water at the mouth of Anping River is gentle, and the deepest is only two meters. The enemy is bound to cross from here. Our army must be equipped with heavy troops here!"

"General Zhang only knows one, but he doesn't know the other." Zhou Charter said, "The Anping River is the best choice for the enemy to cross the river, and I also agree with this. However, the terrain on our side of the estuary is flat, and all our military fortifications have been built on open ground without support. On the other side is a highland. The enemy can set the artillery position on the high ground and be condescending. The artillery can accurately cover our army's position. In this way, our army's fortress will become the target of the enemy's cannon. I'm afraid that the defenders inside will not see the enemy and will be bombarded into the sky! And the cannons we deployed on the shore can't suppress the enemy's artillery fire on the opposite shore highlands at all. Instead, they will be injured by the enemy's artillery fire.

At the end of the 19th century, although the Qing army purchased a large number of advanced Western guns and were deployed to various troops, but the tactical coordination of the Qing army generals on guns was half-known. So far, the Qing army has only fought with opponents with cold weapons such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Army, and has not fought any real modern In the war, the generals couldn't understand what the situation would be once the opponent had a cannon.

Song Qing asked, "How should I arrange it?"

Zhou Charter said, "There is a small mountain in the northwest of the mouth of Anping River called Hushan. The terrain is dangerous and condescending. The mouth of Anping River can be seen at a glance. Our army can deploy ten Cropp wild cannons here..."

"Hushan is six miles away from the river bank, and the maximum range of the Krper wild gun is 5 kilometers. It can't hit the other side from Hushan, and it can't even reach the center of the river!" Zhang Xun retorted, but his tone eased a lot. Zhou Charter's words just now were at the point, and Zhang Xun had to accept it.

Zhou Charter laughed and said, "General Zhang, don't worry. The Anping River is directly west of the Weizigou Highlands and the southwest is the Chestnut Garden Highlands. After all, the Weizigou Heights is the way for the enemy to attack Jiulian City. Our army can build a fortress in the Weizigou Heights and equip three battalions of infantry with Gatling machine guns to form a strong blocking firepower. The highlands of Chestnut Garden are densely forested, and the cavalry of two battalions can be ambushed here. Only a small number of scattered soldiers are arranged on the open land of the mouth of Anping River. Once the enemy forcibly crosses, they must set up a pontoon bridge under the cover of artillery fire. After a slight resistance, the defenders of the mouth of the mouth can retreat to Hushan. After the enemy set up the pontoon bridge, it was bound to rush across the river. At this time, the open land of the estuary must be full of enemy infantry, and there is no time to unfold..."

Song Qing shot several cases: "Ten cannons on Tiger Mountain ran away at the same time, bombarding the open land of the estuary!"

Zhang Xun also understood: "The smoke of the shelling has not yet fallen. The two battalions of cavalry in the Highlands of Chestnut Garden poured out and rushed straight to the mouth of the river, and the Weizigou infantry launched a counterattack at the same time! The enemy can only escape from the temporary pontoon bridge. Damn it, it's too big to cross the bridge, and the rest can only jump into the river to feed the fish!"

"Admiral Song, General Zhang Mingjian." Zhou Charter said.

Song Qing stood up and said, "Zhou Charter, what is your official position in the Beiyang Marine Division?"

"The villain is just a personal soldier of Lord Liu." Zhou Charter wore the uniform of a Beiyang Marine Soldier, indicating that he had no official position.

Song Qing sighed: "It is said that Liu Buchuan is a dragon and phoenix among human beings. A personal soldier has such insight, which really lives up to its reputation! Zhou Charter, I now grant you a general position to lead a sentry to fight with Zhang Xun, wait for you to make contributions, and then promote you to a garrison battalion officer. Would you be willing?