Irkutsk, the former seat of the Russian Governor-General of Eastern Siberia.
It has now been renamed Beihai City.
The fortress built by the Russians before is now the residence of the Ming Dynasty's expedition to Xidusi.
The sun and moon flags were placed on top of the fortress, fluttering in the wind.
Now that summer is gradually approaching, the pastures everywhere are plentiful and cattle and sheep are everywhere.
Because the Ming Dynasty redivided the territory of the Mongolian tribes and almost directly adopted the methods of the former Qing Dynasty to govern Mongolia, the Mongolian tribes were divided very thinly.
At the same time, the Zhengxi Dusi also completed the transformation of the "staff system".
Now it is almost completely the same as the Ming Army. Among the staff officers at all levels, many are the new generation of Manchu and Mongolian descendants - of course, they will not say that they are Manchus now, they have all gone through The new generation of Ming army officers educated in military academies only think about fighting, getting promoted, and going to the mainland.
"I don't want to spend my whole life drinking from the northwest wind on this prairie!"
Falcon rode his horse and ran towards Beihai City.
As the son of Fukang'an, his reputation is quite high among the second generation of the original Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia who surrendered.
This Fulkan has a pockmarked face and doesn't like looking at people through his nostrils.
However, his grades at Beidu Military Academy were very good.
After graduating from the military academy, he had the opportunity to stay in the mainland and serve as a grassroots officer in the Ming Dynasty Army.
But he finally chose to conquer Xidusi.
Because he feels that only here can he get the chance to fight! !
really.
Now is your chance!
Just when he was on vacation, he received news that a war command group sent by the emperor had entered Beihai City!
The leader was Yang Yuchun, who had made a name for himself in India.
If Yang Yuchun is sent to conquer Xidusi, he must send troops!
After all, the Ming Dynasty maintained the 30,000-strong army of Zhengxi Dusi in Beihai City, which was not just for fun.
Falcon knew very well that war would definitely break out!!
Bang bang!!
On the edge of the vast sea.
Two gunshots were heard, and a fast-running wild deer was shot. It fell to the ground with a thud, twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.
"Good gun! Really good gun!"
A short and strong man who was just on the horse couldn't put it down, looking at the Ming Dynasty's 6th year-old breech-loading rifle in his hand, and praised it repeatedly.
The strong man was the former Qing Dynasty general Fu Kang'an who had been raised on the grassland for several years, eating enough cattle and mutton every day, and raising him like a bear.
Now he is the general manager of the Logistics Department of Zhengxidu Division.
The fat man responsible for collecting the "cattle and sheep tax" from tribes in various places.
Next to him was Yang Yuchun, an acquaintance of Fukang'an and now Lieutenant General of the Ming Dynasty Army.
Speaking of which, Yang Yuchun was working under Fukang'an at the beginning.
But now
The status of the two of them has completely dropped.
"Haha, Mr. Fu, of course this gun is good. This is the standard equipment of the Ming Dynasty Army and will be implemented in the entire army in the next few years!" Yang Yuchun laughed.
"Sir, do you think that if the Zhengxi Dusi dispatches 10,000 athletes, all equipped with these breech-loading guns, can they break the Russian stronghold in Abakan?"
"You want to equip Zhengxi Dusi with a rear-mounted gun?!"
Fukangan was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed slightly.
There are still more than half of the Ming Dynasty army that have not changed their equipment and loaded their guns. Let Zhengxi Dusi change them first. What is the purpose?
To remove the Russian stronghold in Abakan?
After the Russians lost Eastern Siberia, their power shrank to Abakan.
Abakan is 1,500 miles west of Beihaicheng.
The distance is not that far - it really isn't that far, because the terrain is very flat, and Zhengxi Dusi has no shortage of horses. The 10,000-strong army can be equipped with 30,000 horses.
We can arrive in ten days.
But after losing Eastern Siberia, the Russians did not directly give up the entire eastern territory.
They still accumulated 30,000 troops in Abakan.
Only 10,000 troops were dispatched to attack the 30,000 enemy troops who had complete fortifications.
As far as Fukangan knows.
The Russians are now also playing the trick of squatting in barbed wire fences - because fortifications such as bastions are powerless in the face of large-caliber artillery, and the cost of reinforced concrete is high, so now barbed wire plus trenches are the best option. Saving costs is also the most cost-effective defense method.
Facing a position of 30,000 people, let alone dispatching only 10,000.
Even if they are all dispatched.
That may not be possible.
And there will definitely be heavy casualties.
Fukang'an's expression was uncertain. Wouldn't the Emperor of Heaven still be worried about Zhengxi Dusi?
"Mr. Fu, the emperor will not play tricks like killing people with borrowed knives. If he is worried about the expedition to the west, and comes down with a decree to break up all the young men in the camp and organize them into collective farms in the New World and Southeast Asia, do you have the ability to resist? "
Yang Yuchun knew what Fukangan was thinking, so he spoke.
Fukangan had a wry smile on his face.
really
The Ming Dynasty now had a large number of collective farms in the northeast and northwest.
These collective farms could easily draw hundreds of thousands of guns.
Not to mention that the staff at all levels within the Zhengxidu Division now fully control the army.
Now even when Genghis Khan is alive, he has integrated all the Manchu and Mongolian tribes.
That can't compete with the Ming Dynasty's power in the northeast and northwest.
This is no longer the age of cavalry.
Now Tangnu Ulianghai and the foot of Tianshan Mountain from Dihua City to Yili basically belong to Han land, and Han farms here are as dense as stars.
In addition, today's war is about iron and fire, and what is competing is production and manufacturing capabilities.
Today's era is no longer an era where grassland heroes have a place to play.
Fukang'an shook his head slightly and said: "Even so, if an army of 10,000 attacks a position of 30,000 troops, there is no guarantee of success, right?"
Yang Yuchun smiled when he heard this and said: "This is not necessarily the case. The emergence of any new weapons will be accompanied by the emergence of new tactics. With the Russians' firepower density, we can use 10,000 troops to break through their positions!"
Fukangan's expression changed.
"During this period, let's fire the gun first, and then train properly. Don't worry, I won't fight an uncertain battle!"
Yang Yuchun smiled.
Fukangan nodded.
In fact, even if he objects, there is nothing he can do.
soon.
The 10,000-strong army has been assembled.
War on the grassland is all about speed.
After ten days.
The Ming Dynasty Zhengxi Dusi's 10,000 troops rushed towards Abakan.
Before the army arrived.
The vanguard had already arrived at the outskirts of several bastions set up by the Russian army around Abakan.
Fast horses are galloping across the grassland.
The news that the Ming army took the initiative spread like crazy to the Russian army base camp in Abakan! !
"How many of them are there?!"
The commander of the Russian Siberian Military District, Alexander Musayev, who was as tall as a polar bear, stood up with a shocked face.
"Ten thousand?!"
(End of chapter)
