Bohai Sea, the sea off Huludao.
Thousands of sails racing.
Ming army troop transports and cargo ships were lined up for several miles on the outer sea waiting to enter the port.
On the outside, many scissor-style schooners were cruising back and forth on patrol and alert.
After losing the South.
The Qing court basically lost the possibility of building large-scale ships-coupled with the Ming Navy's patrol of the coastline, the Qing court's inland water division did not dare to go to sea at all.
Therefore, these thousands of miles of sea territory are the back garden of the Ming army.
In addition to building forts at some river mouths to strengthen defenses, the Qing army seemed helpless in the face of the Ming army's landing at any point on the coastline.
After all, it is impossible to predict where the Ming army will land. By the time you find out that the Ming army is gathering, it is already impossible to mobilize an army from land to stop it.
Huludao.
The outer sea is covered by sailing ships.
In the harbor, soldiers and materials came down from different channels. The temporary port under construction in Huludao has become a material storage place, with a large number of people shuttled through it.
Zhu Daohua's command post has also been moved to Huludao.
After Huludao is stabilized, the army will enter Jinzhou Prefecture, sweep Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and then use Jinzhou Ningyuan as a springboard to attack Shanhaiguan. Then they will break through the pass and enter, pointing directly at the city of Beijing.
In just four years, Zhu Daohua was about to fulfill his original promise of "annihilating the Qing Dynasty in five years."
I am very energetic now and patrolling Huludao.
And just after Zhu Daohua inspected the landing situation of the Ming army at Huludao Port.
When Zhu Daohua returned to his hometown, he quickly received the battle report on the Liaodong battlefield.
"Okay! Peng Jun's third front army has made great achievements!"
Zhu Daohua was also refreshed after receiving the news of Liaodong's victory.
"Your Majesty, now that the main force of the Eight Banners outside the Tatar Pass has been lost, the Third Front Army can take advantage of the victory to pursue it, continue to move north, expel the Eight Banners outside the Pass, and occupy all the land outside the Pass!"
Military advisor Tao Biquan reminded Zhu Daohua.
"Not bad!" Zhu Daohua smiled and nodded.
He also did not expect that the battle outside the pass would achieve such brilliant results.
It was originally expected that it would be easy to win, but difficult to annihilate the enemy.
The opponent can take advantage of the vastness of Manchuria and Mongolia to slowly maneuver around.
But who would have thought that in an inconspicuous place like Tieling Tunbao, an unexpected decisive battle would take place between the two sides.
This battle crippled the Qing government's Eight Banners outside the Pass.
It is conservatively estimated that the Eight Banners outside the Pass suffered at least 20,000 casualties.
And the rest escaped into the deep mountains and old forests, and not many could come out.
In the end, the remaining number of capable soldiers in the entire Eight Banners outside the Pass was no more than 15,000.
Just these fifteen thousand soldiers are nothing to worry about.
The third front army can directly go north along the river, occupy Haicheng, attack Liaoyang, and fight Fengtian.
Drive the Qing government's Eight Banners outside the Pass all the way north.
"In this case, the strength of the Third Front Army seems to be somewhat insufficient."
On the other side, Major General Luo Dingshan, who was responsible for the sweep of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, reminded.
Due to his contribution in establishing the first dragoon brigade of the Ming Army, Luo Dingshan is now the leader among the new generation of Ming Army generals.
Together with Yang Yuchun and Yang Fang, they are known as Er Yang and Yi Luo.
And because Er Yang surrendered from the Qing army, he was different from Luo Dingshan who had risen directly from Nanyang as a soldier of the Ming army.
Therefore, many people are optimistic about Luo Dingshan's future and believe that he may succeed Zhao Si as Minister of the Ministry of War in the future.
He is considered a young general in the Ming army.
"The Third Front Army originally had three brigades. After adding a dragoon brigade, the number was 20,000. Twenty thousand people spread over such a vast land in northern Liaoning was a bit insufficient." Tao Biquan nodded and said.
Zhu Daohua thought for a while and asked: "How many people can the Vladivostok Reclamation Division mobilize?"
"Zeng Ada has more than 2,000 soldiers. In addition, the strong men in the settlement can mobilize more than 3,000 people, and a new infantry brigade can be formed." Luo Dingshan said.
Zeng Ada is his old subordinate.
Of course he would also provide some support if given the opportunity.
Now is an opportunity for Zeng Ada.
If the Vladivostok Reclamation Division wanted to form a new infantry brigade, the brigade commander would be Zeng Ada.
Now the basic combat unit of the Ming Army is the infantry brigade. An infantry brigade has about 5,000 people. For army officers, becoming the commander of a brigade is the only springboard for advancement.
Only those who have served as brigade commanders are qualified to be promoted to high-ranking generals in various front armies.
Only by serving as a brigade commander can one become a general-level officer through promotion in military rank.
Now the Ming army has a total of thirty-three infantry brigades and thirty-three brigade commanders.
Becoming the commander of an infantry brigade is extremely difficult.
Zeng Ada's competitors include both officers with meritorious services from various ministries, as well as a large number of student officers who have received training from the most elite Ming Army Officer Academy.
They were all staring eagerly at the position of the brigade commander.
Below the brigade commander, they can only be regarded as mid- to low-level officers.
Above the brigade commander are senior officers.
With Zeng Ada's background, it is even more difficult to successfully obtain the position of brigade commander.
Don't think that the current promotion in the Ming army is absolutely fair and just.
At any time.
People with backgrounds are fairer than others.
Therefore, for Zeng Ada.
The Third Front wants to expand its forces, and this is the best opportunity.
Because all aspects now need troops, and the Third Front Army wants to expand its forces, it can only find a way to colonize Vladivostok in northern Liaoning.
Therefore, Zeng Ada, a young lieutenant colonel who originally had to go through qualifications according to the normal promotion path before he could become the commander of a combat brigade, now had an opportunity for an exceptional promotion.
By mobilizing the garrison of the Vladivostok Reclamation Division and more than 2,000 militiamen of the Vladivostok Reclamation Division, we can set up an infantry brigade.
Even if the equipment is a little behind.
But after all, it is still an infantry brigade under formation. The Generalissimo's Office will definitely replenish ordnance and recruits in the future.
"In this case, let's give it to the establishment of the 34th Brigade of the Third Front Army, appoint Zeng Ada as the brigade commander, and let Zeng Ada first pull out the airs of the 34th Brigade."
Zhu Daohua said.
Luo Dingshan's face showed joy. As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Zeng Ada's position as brigade commander was gone.
He smiled happily and said: "This kid Zeng Ada is really lucky."
"Luck is reserved for those who are prepared. Zeng Ada has made many military exploits since Borneo. It is not too much to become the commander of a brigade. I have always rewarded those who have merit." Zhu Daohua waved his hand and said.
Right now.
A horse riding on the pond comes from the west.
It brought news that made the top brass of the Ming army in Huludao extremely happy.
The Qing troops in Ningyuan and Jinzhou took the initiative to retreat. Now that the city gates of Ningyuan and Jinzhou are open, the Ming army can take them without a fight.
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly, but the Tatars didn't have many garrisons in Ningyuan and Jinzhou. In addition, the defeat of Linning came too suddenly. It's conceivable that the Tatars were caught off guard and had no time to strengthen the defenses of Ningyuan and Jinzhou. "Tao Biquan smiled.
"It seems that the Qing Tartars have shrunk their defense line to the Shanhaiguan line. I didn't expect that now is the time when the Ming army is attacking the Great Wall and the Qing army is guarding the passes." Zhu Daohua said with emotion, "What does it mean that the wind and water are changing?"
"Since the Tatars voluntarily abandoned Ningyuan and Jinzhou, our army does not need to be polite. After a short rest, the army can arrive at Shanhaiguan on its own!"
Zhu Daohua's words just finished.
Then I saw another pond horse coming from the east.
"Your Majesty, a Russian was captured on the Liaodong battlefield. His name is Mikhail Kutuzov. He claims to be the governor of Russia's Eastern Siberia and a lieutenant general of the Russian army."
Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, Russian Army Lieutenant General?
Zhu Daohua was slightly startled.
He actually didn't know Mikhail Kutuzov's name.
Although in the history of the Russian army, Mikhail is very famous. He was once a Russian marshal and the commander-in-chief of the Russian army.
During the Third Anti-French Alliance War, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in Austria. He defeated the French Army in Amsterdam and Dresden, and was later dismissed due to the failure of the Battle of Austerlitz. From 1811 to 1812, he led the army to end the Seventh Russo-Turkish War and forced the Ottoman Empire to sign the "Bucharest Peace Treaty". In 1812, the French Emperor Napoleon launched a war against Russia, and Kutuzov was promoted to field marshal and appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army. He succeeded in wearing down the strength of the French army at the Battle of Borodino. Afterwards, "scorched earth tactics" were formulated, and Moscow was voluntarily abandoned to lure the enemy deeper. At the end of the same year, he drove all French troops out of the country and received the title of Duke of Smolensk.
Although the number one reason for defeating Napoleon's army was the freezing Russian winters.
But the ability of Mikhail Kutuzov, who was able to lead the Russian army to deal with Napoleon, certainly should not be underestimated.
He was an important founder of the Russian army's tactical thinking in the 18th century.
Kutuzov absorbed military ideas and arts from Russia and other European countries, and gradually formed an advanced military ideological system, such as taking the elimination of the enemy's effective forces as the main goal, concentrating superior forces in the main attack direction, and actively forming and using reserve forces. , pay attention to encourage and mobilize the enthusiasm of soldiers, and create strategic defense thinking. Bring Russian military scholarship to a higher stage of development.
Unfortunately.
Such a big man is not well-known in China.
So Zhu Daohua regretted that he had never heard of Mikhail's name.
Even Zhu Daohua felt that he was sent by Catherine to serve as governor in a place like Eastern Siberia that was almost a place of exile.
I'm afraid this Mikhail is just a small person.
Mikhail met the Ming Emperor Zhu Daohua in Huludao.
"Russian Imperial Army Lieutenant General and Governor-General of Eastern Siberia Mikhail Ilarionovich Grenishev Kutuzov paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire."
While Mikhail saluted respectfully, he also raised his head and glanced at the Ming Emperor who was evaluated by Radishchev as "the Eastern Emperor comparable to Genghis Khan".
Young is too young.
Mikhail thought.
Compared with this young emperor.
The Queen is too old.
And her heir seems to be a not very wise guy.
How can we lead Russia to fight against Ming Dynasty in the future?
(End of chapter)
