The shock that a brigade of troops was defeated by the Ming army in a short period of time was unprecedented to the top brass of the Russian army!
Paul Petrovich, the crown prince of Tsarist Russia, had his hands trembling when he got the news.
Because the result of this battle is so obvious, that is, what the rabbit Lieutenant General Mikhail said is true.
The imperial army is really no match for the Ming army on the frontal battlefield!
Everything he said is true!
The clown turned out to be myself.
Crown Prince Paul and Imperial Army General Repnin looked ashen.
One trial seemed to have determined the outcome.
Will this war continue?
Are you just going to return to Irkutsk in such a dejected manner?
Repnin took a deep breath and said: "The plan for a head-on decisive battle has been cancelled. However, the Chinese are not invincible. They also have weaknesses!"
"Where are their weaknesses?"
"supply!"
Repnin suddenly raised his head and said.
"They are driving hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. This is their weakness!"
"What are we going to do?" Crown Prince Paul asked.
General Repnin later became a Russian field marshal, the kind who participated in the Napoleonic Wars.
And such a general who has experienced hundreds of battles certainly knows that a temporary defeat does not mean losing the war.
His eyes kept moving around the map.
Finally: “We need to get moving and mobilize them!”
"What if they just head towards Irkutsk?"
"No, they don't dare to attack rashly when there may be 20,000 troops behind them!!"
Repnin said.
"We will withdraw tonight, go around the Gobi to the rear, and look for opportunities to attack their supply lines!"
Repnin said with his fists clenched.
Crown Prince Paul nodded: "That's all we can do now. It would be great if we could kill them on the Gobi grassland."
Is it really that good?
Repnin thought.
If the Chinese cannot be defeated on the frontal battlefield, then the Russian Empire as a whole will have to go on the defensive against the Ming Empire.
Even if this battle can be won
That would only slow down the momentum.
Thinking of this, General Repnin said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the purpose of our battle is no longer to decide the outcome with the Chinese, but to let the Chinese see our courage! Let them know that Russia is not A country that can be defeated easily1"
"Even if they have more advanced weapons than us!"
"The purpose of what we do is to buy time. Times have changed. The future is the era of bombardment cannons, rifled guns, and grenades!"
Repnin said in a deep voice.
"What? The Russians are missing?"
"What happened? This is an army of 20,000 people?!"
"Where did they go? To the west? To the east? To the south? Or retreated back to Irkutsk?"
"Quick! Get all the scouts out and find out where they are!"
at this time.
Chen Dewang's staff was already nervous.
Originally, the front army had successfully won, and the whole army was immersed in the joy of victory, and was ready to make some repairs before continuing to press forward.
According to the staff's plan, if the Russians dare to resist, they will be defeated head-on. If they withdraw to Irkutsk, then Irkutsk will be surrounded, and they will directly bombard the city with heavy artillery while waiting for the subsequent heavy artillery to be delivered. No matter what kind of castle it is, it can't stop the bombardment of powerful high-explosive ammunition.
But who would have thought.
The night passed.
Twenty thousand Russian troops disappeared!
Their camp was completely empty.
It can be seen from the marks on the grass that it seems to be heading west, but when it reaches the edge of the Gobi Desert, the horse's hooves are covered by wind and sand, and there is no trace left.
The vast desert.
Want to find where an army went.
This is no more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
So where will they go?
Chen Dewang frowned.
"Chief of Staff, judging from the map, there is the Gobi desert to the west. There are more than 20,000 of them. If they enter the desert, it is tantamount to seeking death. And there is no point in going east. Even if they go all the way east The Northeast, the military camps in the Northeast are not something they can easily deal with."
"Going south, they must be going south!"
The speaker was Chen Liansheng, commander of the former right brigade.
Chen Dewang looked at the map.
What is the purpose of going south to Monan?
Plundering Mongolian tribes everywhere?
What's the point?
Of course.
There are many Han military households at the junction of Chahar and Liaoxi. The only reason for them to enter Monan is to burn, kill and loot.
"Are you planning to attack our supplies?"
said a staff officer.
"It is possible. If we lose those hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, we will have to retreat before winter comes. If the tens of thousands of troops march outside in winter, most of them will freeze to death."
Just why do the Russians think they have the ability to threaten their own supplies?
"The cavalry of Rakshasa ghosts may enter Monan." Fukang'an, who participated in the military discussion, came to the conclusion. After discovering the news that the Russian army was missing, the army shrank into a ball and never gave the opponent any chance to attack him. The "granary" is an opportunity. These hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep will be slaughtered after winter and frozen for winter consumption. Therefore, people like Fukang'an, Guan Dengbao and others are also combatants and are needed. Participated in military discussions.
"If I were the commander of the Rakshasa Ghost, I would definitely go south to the Monan Grassland, burn, kill and loot to attract the attention of the Ming army, threaten the Hetao area, then go west to attract the Ming army to pursue, and finally enter Central Asia, and maybe even fight with .Join forces with the Qing army under Le Bao!"
Fukangan said while running his hand along the map.
Chen Dewang looked at Fukang'an. This former Qing general was really capable.
But what is the difference between the Russian army entering Monan and seeking death?
Although they can use the vast grasslands to move around.
However, with a mere 20,000 troops, under the siege and interception of the Ming army, as long as they are bitten, the whole army will be annihilated.
"The Ming-Russia war was overall beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but very detrimental to the Russians. The previous battle had made the Russians realize that if they could not take risks, they would have almost no chance of winning."
"That's a desperate move!" Chen Liansheng said disapprovingly.
"What if our army ignores it and attacks Irkutsk?"
"There are 20,000 troops behind us. If we don't catch them, how can we continue to risk marching north?"
Fukangan shook his head and said.
"In this case, the Russian commanders will not fail to think of it, and they will definitely consider our reaction, so their purpose of going south is obvious. They must want to induce me to divide our troops!!" Chen Dewang said.
"In this case, we will use our strategy and divide our troops into three groups! The right brigade of the former army will spread out in company units to find the main force of the Russians. The left brigade of the former army will stay behind to protect our "meat warehouse", and the rest of the army will follow me southward."
Chen Dewang said loudly.
"Now my troops are divided into three groups, the main force is 10,000, and the partial force is 5,000. Which group will the Russians attack?"
"You must stay on this road!"
A staff officer said.
Chen Dewang nodded.
"We need to give the Russians some hope. Otherwise, how could they dare to fight? Five thousand people are left behind, and there are hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. What a temptation! They have 20,000 soldiers, and they dare not come even if they fight four to one. If we fight, then they should surrender as soon as possible!"
Having said this, Chen Dewang looked at Chen Liansheng and asked, "How about it? Is it stressful for a brigade to fight their division and two Cossack regiments?"
Chen Liansheng smiled and said: "What kind of pressure can there be? This time we are just taking a defensive stance and letting them come up and die."
Chen Dewang couldn't help laughing: "Okay! After this battle is over, I will personally express my merits to the emperor. If this Tsarist Russian army is completely wiped out, and a Tsarist Russian crown prince and a Tsarist Russian army general are captured. Then Irkutsk All the territory in Edom must belong to the Ming Dynasty!"
Emperor Zhu had already informed Chen Dewang before he led his troops to the expedition.
Taking the Yenisei River as the current Sino-Russian border is the purpose of this battle.
To achieve this goal, they must use a thunderous blow to make Tsarist Russia completely realize that they are facing an unwinnable enemy.
With this cut, Emperor Zhu planned to cut off all Eastern Siberia from Tsarist Russia.
Of course.
Just use the treaty.
It is impossible to determine the boundaries in name and truly control and digest such a large territory in a short time.
And for Emperor Zhu.
The war with Tsarist Russia ends here for the time being - of course, it depends on whether the other party surrenders.
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