After defeating the Rakshasa soldiers first, Wanli must be more cautious about how to fight next. He must not let his subordinates attack them just because his brain is hot.
With the siege on land all the way, troops needed to be stationed at important nodes along the way, plus escorting prisoners and loot, Wanli's number had been reduced by more than 8,000.
Therefore, we must be cautious. If we lose five or six thousand people in the battle before crossing the Volga River, then the subsequent battles will definitely be difficult to fight.
Siege or fish?
This is a seemingly difficult multiple-choice question!
Taking into account the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command who had traveled thousands of miles from the mainland, Wanli finally reluctantly gave up the possibility of gathering and annihilating a large number of Rakshasa soldiers in the city.
The ministries were ordered to quickly build wooden houses so that the trees would not be difficult to cut down and haul after the continuous snowfall.
As for the defenders in the city, after the Rakshasa cavalry was severely damaged, they should not pose much of a threat to themselves in a short period of time.
According to the prisoners, it will be at least a month before the Volga River freezes.
This means that we only need to let our cavalry strengthen the vigilance of the areas along the river and detect the actions of the Rakshasa people on the other side in time.
They would not be able to cross the river on a large scale without their knowledge, and then launch an attack on their own troops.
If we don’t attack the city, what will the Ming Dynasty King do next?
There are so many things you can do. In addition to building construction, you can also fish, hunt, and scrape the land!
Wanli ordered all Menggu cavalry to patrol along the river while hunting and collecting trophies on the east bank of the Volga River.
All Rakshasa villages must be looted and cleaned, and these things must not be used to enrich the enemy.
In places where there are no people, you can hunt and kill animals for food. It is not illegal to kill any prey.
The Ming army cavalry was mainly responsible for patrolling around the city to prevent the Rakshasa soldiers in the city from taking the opportunity to escape across the river.
By the way, they had to help the infantry drag the felled trees so that the wooden houses could be built as soon as possible.
The air force, artillery, and armored forces are naturally uncle-like arms, and they can basically enjoy their success.
After some consideration, in order to persuade the defenders in the city to surrender, Wanli released basically all the prisoners he had captured before.
The main purpose is to send them into the city to help the defenders inside consume food and medicine, so as not to have to feed these guys themselves.
By the way, I have a message for the guard general She Yin. As long as you surrender your weapons, you will receive favorable treatment, at least you won't have to die.
Otherwise, of the 30,000 people in the city, I'm afraid not many of them will survive to old age...
Is Wanli trying to scare the other party?
Obviously not!
The previously launched "Scud" tactical missiles were all equipped with highly toxic warheads!
After being hit, the person who was shot will lose combat effectiveness in the next few days, and may even kick his legs and die!
Wanli used a telescope to see the impact point of the bullet, and believed that the battle loss of the 40,000 Rakshasa infantry would not be less than 10,000!
In other words, there are only thirty thousand defenders in the city at this time.
If I'm lucky, I'm afraid the number will be reduced to 25,000.
As a result, Wanli believed that he had no obligation to rescue the wounded soldiers.
There are not many medicines carried by our own troops, so naturally we can use them first.
Except for valuable prisoners, such as senior generals, everyone else just depends on the weather!
In order to help the defenders speed up their food consumption, Wanli sent all the Rakshasa people captured by Menggu's cavalry into the city.
What an act of benevolence and justice!
So much so that Wanli almost thinks he is a saint...
If the Rakshasa soldiers from the surrounding strongholds want to come to relieve the garrison in Kazan City, Wanli expresses his warmest welcome.
If you kill them, you can directly feed them to the wolves. Those who survive and are captured will be sent to Kazan City.
However, it seems that the news of the tragic defeat a few days ago has been spread by the deserters, and no one came to relieve the defenders at all.
Hundreds of miles around are the activity areas of the Menggu Cavalry. Everyone can scrape the land with peace of mind. How happy!
The Menggu cavalry's fighting ability is far inferior to that of their ancestors, but their ability to scrape the ground seems to be superior.
Since Ming officers and soldiers were generally poor, the land was scraped very thoroughly, usually even iron pots and old clothes were not spared.
Leather products are even more popular among Menggu cavalry, not to mention livestock. The side job of every Menggu cavalry is slaughtering...
Ming army soldiers paid more attention to using captured boats to fish in the Volga River. It was not a problem to catch thousands of kilograms a day.
Therefore, despite the large number of troops under Wanli's command, life was not too bad without obtaining food from the defenders in the city.
Wanli also wanted to wait for the follow-up troops here, because his own rations would be running out after this winter.
The prerequisites for continuing the Western Expedition no longer exist, so we can only temporarily use the method of siege and reinforcements to repair and fish.
If you can't catch any fish, it's just a matter of repairing and waiting for the brother troops to bring over some rations.
Schein in the city was relieved when he saw that the yellow-skinned monkey did not intend to attack the city.
With the firepower of the yellow-skinned monkeys, I am afraid that in street fighting, our own troops will not be able to take much advantage.
If the current situation can be maintained until next spring, when our own reinforcements come to relieve the siege, the situation will be completely different.
The problem is that there are many wounded soldiers in the city, and the yellow-skinned monkeys have also sent in many Pingmin, which has accelerated the consumption of stored food.
According to Schein's estimate, plus the food he brought, if he saves some food, he can eat until March next year at most.
As for what to do next, that will be decided when the time comes. At worst, we will fight to the death to break out!
The people who asked Moscow for help had already gone out after losing the last confrontation.
My mission is very simple, which is to lead my troops to defend Kazan City until reinforcements arrive...
"Your Majesty, I heard from the prisoners that there is a black land in the south of Rakshasa, which is no smaller than the land outside the pass when our Qing Dynasty was there. And there are many brave and skilled soldiers nearby, called Cossacks. If we can use this place as our The place where dragons flourished in the Qing Dynasty, or
It can revive the prestige of our Qing Dynasty! "
Dorgon has set his sights on a piece of land south of the Rakshasa Kingdom. The climate and conditions here are almost the same as those in Liaodong.
"Your Majesty, what Prince Rui said is absolutely true. According to the Cossack leader Racine, if our Qing Dynasty can help them resist the oppression of the Rakshasa people, tens of thousands of Cossacks can fight for the Emperor!"
Yaqin, a bachelor who was good at long-sleeved dancing and the Minister of Rites, also agreed with Dorgon's point of view, and for the Qing Dynasty, Cossacks who were familiar with the local environment were the best helpers.
"The Cossack is two-faced and has ulterior motives. He must not be reused!"
Hauge, as always, was at odds with Dorgon. Whenever Dorgon proposed, he would find ways to mess with Huang.
But no one agreed with what Hauge said, because this guy was already familiar to the officials without using his brain.
At that time, he strongly opposed the Western Expedition. What was the result?
Even if they marched westward and reached the Caspian Sea, the Qing army was still strong.
Although in the Western Region, there are still threats from the Ming Dynasty, but after passing Yuzi, the sea and the sky are really bright.
In front of the Qing Dynasty King, there is no longer any opponent who can compete with him. It can be said that it is smooth sailing and smooth.
"What do you dear ladies think?"
Shunji still wants to listen to other people's opinions, but it's just for show. The situation is already very clear, and few people will support Hauge.
There is a captured map on the shelf next to it. The red circle on it is the place mentioned by Dorgon, which is very eye-catching.
"I agree with what Prince Rui said. Now that our army of the Qing Dynasty has won many battles, we should take advantage of the situation to lay down a fertile land as the foundation for the prosperity of the dragon. The land that Prince Rui said is very fertile and is known as the granary of Western Yi. If we can If it is occupied by our Qing Dynasty, we can harvest millions every year
A stone of grain can support an army of half a million people, but if it were replaced with other land, it would be beyond its capabilities! "
Tuhai, a bachelor and council minister, came out and bluntly stated that he supported Dorgon's proposal.
Tu Hai is from the Zhenghuang Banner and was promoted to bachelor by Shun Ji. His purpose is obvious...
Of course, others knew what Tu Hai meant by what he said. What he said was actually what the emperor wanted to say.
Naturally, everyone agreed. Since it was the place Prince Rui saw, it was certainly a good place.
Prince Rui would not lead Master Wang to seek death. If it were not for Prince Rui's strategizing along the way, Master Wang would not have gone so smoothly.
Dorgon later stated that his intention was to expand the Qing Dynasty's territory to the Volga River Basin after occupying the Don River Plain.
It can extend to the Caucasus Mountains in the south, so that it can sit on the coasts of the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, and at the same time hold on to the granary of the Don River, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating, giving the Qing Dynasty an invincible position.
When the ministers heard this, they all nodded in praise. With Hauge's mind, he definitely couldn't come up with such a good plan...
As for how to cross the Volga River, it is very simple, just wait until the river freezes in winter before taking action.
There is a danger in this, that is, traveling in winter will use up the surplus food carried by the king's army and the millions of people accompanying the army.
But Dorgon had calculated that as long as he arrived at his destination and saved some food, he should be able to survive until spring.
As long as the cavalry troops can be fed and drunk, it will be fine, because the swords and guns in the hands of the cavalry are not decorations.
The Qing Dynasty sent out half a million troops to search for food and livestock. Who could compete with them nearby?
If the Qing Dynasty is destroyed due to hunger, all the surrounding neighboring countries will be destroyed before that!
Since there was no harvest from the fields for the time being, Dorgon did not believe that he could not feed himself with half a million troops.
It has been seven years since leaving Liaodong, and the Qing emperor and the people lived like this all the way.
Since you were able to live in the past, you can also live in the same way in the future!
The Imperial Master of the Qing Dynasty may not be able to defeat the scheming devil boy in the East, but in the West, determination is invincible!
The Menggu tribes, Yuzi cavalry, and Rakshasa people encountered along the way were no match for the Qing royal division.
This time, there is also Racine who is leading the way against Rakshasa. How can the Qing Dynasty King be defeated?
It's not impossible to stay here, but the land area here is not large and it is not suitable for farming.
Do we need millions of people to herd cattle?
This is obviously an unrealistic idea.
Judging by past standards, since the eldest nephew is opposed to it, it means that his proposal is just right...
"Report! Report to the Emperor. According to the report from Tanma, Rakshasa has raised at least 50,000 troops and is approaching Chalitin!"
"Hiss... explore again!"
The main force of the Qing Dynasty's army is now in Astrakhan near the mouth of the Volga River. If the main force of Rakshasa arrives at Tsaritsyn, it means that the two sides will have a battle sooner or later.
"My dear friends, what do you think should be done?"
If there were only these 50,000 people, then the Rakshasa Army would not have many troops, and the King's Division would not need to be afraid at all.
However, we still need to brainstorm ideas so as not to affect the plan to advance westward to the Don River Plain.
"Report~! The Cossack leader Racine wants to see you!"
"……please!"
At this time, I got two reports at the same time, which was very interesting.
"Dear Your Majesty, our troops have detected that the Russian army is marching southward, with a strength of up to 50,000. I sincerely implore you to help the suffering Cossacks repel this Russian army. Otherwise, I really can't bear to watch the people of my tribe being brutally killed by the Russian army. Kill!"
As soon as Racine entered, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his new master.
There is nothing we can do about this. The enemy is too powerful, and its strength far exceeds our own.
At present, only the Qing army from the eastern world can compete with them, otherwise they will have to find ways to defect to the Ottomans.
Considering what the Ottomans had done before, Racine did not think that the Cossacks could achieve an ideal result.
The conditions offered by the Sultan were even more generous than those of the Tsar, but Racine became much more sober after suffering the latter's losses.
Obviously, the newly arrived Qing emperor may need his help more than those two.
This means that the value of oneself and his subordinates' service will be higher, and it will also make the people's lives a little better.
"My beloved, there is no need to worry about it. I have already discussed with the officials before. After the Volga River freezes, the King's Army will cross the river in large numbers and march westward until they occupy the entire Don River Basin. In the future, from the Don to the Volga and beyond
The Kasuo Mountain area will all be the territory of the Qing Dynasty. If you and your family members serve me for one day, you will be protected by me for one day. If you serve me for all your lifetimes, I will protect you for all your lifetimes! "
No one in the Qing Dynasty could speak Rakshasa, but many people from the Torgut Khanate who migrated to the Volga River Basin could speak it. This made communication much easier.
As long as Shunji speaks Meng language, it can be translated into Rakshasa language with the corresponding meaning.
With the help of Elinqin Luobuzang and others, Ayuqi Khan of the Torgut Khanate naturally defected to the Qing Dynasty.
The main reason is that Tsarist Russia exploited the land of the Turgut Khanate too much. Not only did it have to pay tribute to a large number of cattle and sheep every year, but it also required young men to participate in the war against the Ottomans, and no compensation was given if they died in battle.
The Torgut Khanate also fought with the Cossacks before, but with the uprising in Racine, the conflict became relatively weakened.
Now that the Qing Dynasty has come to the West, both sides can put aside their old grudges, shake hands and make peace, and join forces to deal with Tsarist Russia.
It was precisely because Ayuqi Khan paid tribute to Shunji with a large number of cattle and sheep that Dorgon had the confidence to propose continuing westward to the Don River Basin.
Compared with the Rakshasa people, the Cossacks' lifestyle is closer to that of the Menggu people, which allows Shunji to find a strong balance point.
That is to say, the three forces that will form the stability of the Qing Dynasty in the future are Han people, Mongolian people, and Cossacks. The Banner people are located above the three, just showing a stable pyramid structure.
The Han people are good at using artillery and farming, the Meng people are good at herding and riding and shooting, and the Cossacks are local snakes whose role is equivalent to the hunting dogs raised by hunters.
As long as the three are combined and utilized according to the situation, the Qing Dynasty can reclaim the fertile soil of the Don River Basin and realize the ZTE.
As for whether there were 50,000 or 60,000 Rakshasa soldiers, Shunji didn't mind.
Now he has brought more than 500,000 soldiers and horses, plus the Turgut cavalry and Cossacks, it is enough to defeat the Rakshasa people!
