第四百九十六章 攻占安庆
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“安庆是安徽省城,又是长毛伪都江宁城的上游门户,位置最是重要不过。”谭继洵指出道:“长毛在这里经营多年,城里不可能没有修筑众多的巷战工事,我军将士几乎全都没有来过安庆,对安庆城里的地形极不熟悉,又在黑夜之中仓促入城,打起巷战来肯定要吃亏不小,还是暂时稳住,等天色全明后再进城不迟。”
“还有,蛇无头不行。”谭继洵又指出道:“安庆匪首林凤翔已经被我军冷枪打死,城里长毛诸将群龙无首,战事期间又不可能聚在一起商议行事,另推首脑总司全局。”
“在这样的情况下,我军攻势若是太急太快,城内长毛诸贼为了自保,必然会全力抵抗,被迫与我军血战到底。但我军如果放缓攻势,让城里的长毛看到逃跑活命的希望,反倒有可能自行弃城而逃,让我军可以更加轻松的拿下安庆城。”
听了谭继洵的话觉得有理,又考虑到自军士卒确实对城里的情况极不熟悉,黑灯瞎火的打巷战既容易吃亏又浪费弹药武器,曹炎忠便点了点头,改口命令登城军队就地构筑防御工事防范太平军反扑,优先保护城墙阵地休息待命,同时派遣工兵连夜在安庆城墙下搭建大型云梯,以便在天亮之后向城内战场迅速投入兵力。
虽然不象儿子那么出名,但是谭继洵也确实是个擅长洞察人心的狠角色,当吴军将士就地构筑防御工事放缓了攻势之后,压力大减的太平军各部反倒出现了分裂迹象,或是主张全力反攻夺回城上阵地,或是主张在巷战中坚守待援,或是暗存逃命打算,人心不齐,全无统一主意。
坚决主张反攻拿回城上阵地的是性格强硬的刘官芳,可惜他的本部主力已在激战中遭到了重创,本人的威信又严重不足统御众将,要求友军出兵反攻的要求纷纷被同僚找各种借口拒绝。
主张巷战待援成了主流呼声,可惜这些人也没谁敢指望光凭城内之军就顶住吴军在天亮后发起的进攻,全都把希望寄托在集贤关和菱湖的太平军身上,出城求援的信使一个接着一个,同时这些太平军将领还大都是一边高喊和吴军血战到底,一边悄悄准备带着军队在情况不对时跑路。
在这样的情况下,吴军到底什么时候和到底要付出多少代价才能拿下安庆,决定权反倒跑到了城外的马家岭战场上。不过还好,打攻坚战吴军不敢说有完全把握,打巷战吴军得考虑伤亡和弹药消耗,然而打野战主动权却完全掌握在吴军手中。经过了一番激战后,到了下半夜三点左右时,马家岭吴军终于还是成功打退了从集贤关跑来增援的太平军,粉碎了安庆太平军获得外部增援的希望。
不过谭继洵也没有完全猜中太平军众将的心思,整个晚上,主动出城逃命的太平军将士其实并没有多少,还基本都是一些胆怯过甚的太平军基层士卒,绝大部分的太平军将士仍然还是在城里坚守阵地,还有几支太平军在连夜加筑巷战工事,摆出了要和吴军血战到底的架势。
次日清晨,当匆匆吃过干粮的吴军将士做好了巷战准备后,又把两百余架掷弹筒放在城墙上对着城里狂轰滥炸了一番后,真正向着城里的街道巷口发起进攻时,城内局面才逐渐向着谭继洵所预料的方向发展。
激战了半个多小时,首当其冲的西门邻近街道的太平军实在挡不住吴军的猛烈炮火,放弃巷战阵地逃往城池深部,吴军将士占领西门附近的街区建立城内阵地,又搬开太平军用来堵塞城门甬道的沙包土石,打开城门让更多后军入城,然后才向安庆城内发起进攻。
还是在巷战规模逐渐扩大后,太平军没有统一指挥和人心不齐的弱点才逐渐暴露了出来,有的街区有的太平军抵御顽强,有的太平军一触即溃,有的不肯向陷入苦战的友军伸出援手,还有的干脆早早就躲到北门和东门附近,随时准备出城开溜。
近在咫尺的菱湖太平军各营也明显态度不一,只有少数几座营垒出兵骚扰吴军侧翼,尽力为城内守军分担压力,多数的营地却始终按兵不动,死活不肯向城内友军伸出援手。
在这样的情况下,吴军将士如果再打不赢巷战简直就是个个该杀了,激战到了正午时,从西门进城的吴军将士率先杀到城中心的交叉路口,切断了东南北三城太平军的直接联络,知道败局已定的太平军各部也纷纷出城逃亡,只有少数几支太平军在城内负隅顽抗,还丧心病狂的点燃了城内粮仓。然而这么做除了更进一步激发吴军怒火外没有任何用处,同时孤立无援的南城太平军也招架不住从南门进城的吴军攻势,彻底崩溃逃向东城,吴军将士穷追猛打,全力追杀。
下午三点过后,城内的太平军终于全线崩溃,争先恐后从东门和北门逃出城外,吴军随之攻占东北两门,基本掌握了安庆全城。城外菱湖一带的太平军看情况不妙,也纷纷逃向了枞阳或集贤关,吴军也没有大举追杀,只是全力肃清城内残敌,夺取安庆城池以为东征前进基地。
安庆这一战,那怕是投机取巧提前一枪干掉了太平军主将林凤翔,吴军仍然打得相当辛苦,耗时漫长,弹药消耗巨大,同时伤亡也相当不少。而造成这一切的关键原因就是太平军在安庆经营多年,城防工事过于坚固完善,林凤翔所部的太平军既没有直接参与太平天国内战,又没有象石达开嫡系主力那样在两次北伐中损失惨重,实力保持得比较完整,所以吴军才打得这么困难。
不过还好,托了斩首战术成功的福,吴军打安庆仍然比自军预计的更加顺利,损失也比战前估计的要小得多,同时长江下游除了南京、镇江和江阴这三处重镇外,也再没有任何城池象安庆这么险要难打,还驻扎了重兵保护。所以打下了安庆之后,吴军还举行了一个庆功宴会,庆祝这场来之不易的胜利。
正所谓乐极生悲,正当吴军上下欢呼安庆大捷时,一个走陆路西进的上海吴军信使在历经千辛万苦之后,终于与吴军东征大军取得了联络,不但给曹炎忠和王孚等人带来了上海吴军已经陷入苦战的消息,还介绍说不但镇江和江阴等地的太平军建立起了拦江防线,太平军名将李开芳还在太平府一带集结兵力,又在东西梁山建立起了一道拦截防线。
“狗娘养的,动作真快!”
曹炎忠骂了一句脏话,可是又没有任何办法,只能是赶紧派快船去给吴超越送信,请示下一步的战术计划,是继续步步为营的向下游推进?还是先派水师冲破太平军阻拦,尽快给上海吴军送去增援?
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