Xinshun 1730

Chapter 199
In the big camp at Buyantu River, E Guogong Li Jiusi and a dozen generals had not slept well for several days.

Liu Yu led troops to pursue Xiaoce Lingdunduobu, but was attacked and surrounded.Since then, there has been no news.

win?or lose?

It is a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone and go deep alone.

Even though Li Jiusi recognized the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou Army, he was still uneasy about this strategy.

The emperor had already wavered before, thinking that the main force of the Zhunbu was on the west line, not the north line, and sent several orders. Although the wording was ambiguous, it meant that Liu Yu was asked to quickly build a city at the mountain pass and climb over the mountain.

Now Liu Yu can be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, and the main force of the Zhunbu is indeed in the north of the mountain.

But what about the outcome?

If it fails, it is very likely that the strategy that cost millions of taels this time will fail.

Even though Lord Yasukuni still has an elite army guarding the north of the capital, if the quasi-bu is victorious in the field battle, the capital is threatened, and the north and south's strategy of entering the Western Regions fails, it is likely to be a draw.

It's not that you can't beat it, but that you don't have money.

In order to recruit the Ministry, the relief of the Shandong disaster has been saved a lot, and the grain hoarded for five years is enough for one year.

Once there is a tie, peace talks between the quasi-ministries, and tribute, it may really take several years or even ten years to fight again.

Moreover, the Raksha Kingdom has been eyeing it covetously, and when the time comes, Zhunbu will also suffer losses, but Raksha will take advantage of the opportunity and go south to build a fort, which will become a big problem in the future.

Li Jiusi paced around in the big tent, opened the big tent to see if there was any movement outside.

His eyes were red and swollen, he didn't sleep well for several days, and he couldn't eat at all.

In the strategy of the day, he strongly advocated supporting the emperor's "allowing the strategy to go deep into the field", and this battle must never be defeated.

Report!
Report!
There was a burst of shouting outside, and everyone in the big tent jumped up and rushed to the door of the big tent.

When he saw the return messenger holding the blue flag and making a gesture of repaying victory, Li Jiusi only felt his eyes go dark, and he almost sat down on the ground.

The people next to him rushed to support him, and Li Jiusi yelled, "Say it! Say it!"

"Return to the general, Lord Liu encountered the main force of the quasi-division near Shanergabo. Our army has won a complete victory, a complete victory!"

"The enemy's commander-in-chief Da Celing Dunduobu was captured, and Xiao Celing Dunduobu was killed. Our army suffered [-] casualties, [-] casualties and [-] prisoners, and countless camels and horses were captured!"

Li Jiusi ran over, grabbed the victory report, glanced at it a few times, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Okay! It really is a great victory! Zhunbu, you are dead!"

The general next to him turned pale in astonishment, unable to believe it was true.

[-] casualties, [-] quasi-department annihilated, and [-] captured?Although it is said that not many people died in the Zhunbu, most of the [-] dead and injured were injured, but the wounds hit by the lead bullets did not die at the time, and died within three to five days.

But... but the result of this battle, is it too frightening?

Infantry fighting cavalry, can such a result be achieved?

It's not a battle of defeat, but a standard battle of annihilation. The quasi-department took prisoners to death, plus those who fled in all directions were not caught but could not be assembled. Nearly [-] troops were lost here. It is also impossible to gather such a field force again.

The point is, one was captured and the other died in battle for the big and small Celing Dunduobu?
After reading the report of victory, Li Jiusi handed it to the rest of the people, stroked his beard and laughed and said, "When I was in Weihai, I saw him training and knew what he was capable of. Now that the war is over, I am not afraid to tell you, Your Majesty will The next strategy is to follow the plan."

"On that day, His Majesty said that if the Zhunbu wants to survive death, it must gather troops on the North Road and strive for a battle. Your Majesty has seen it, and it is really unpredictable."

"Liu Yu is good at training troops, but according to what he said, his training is the top priority, followed by the command of the army, and the bottom of the battle. He can achieve such results in front of the battle, and I will have no worries in the future!"

Li Jiusi couldn't praise Liu Yu too much, the credit was naturally the emperor's.These nobles all knew that the emperor was very happy, and they always wanted to gain prestige in the army. Now that they have won a big victory, they naturally want to brag for the emperor.

The rest of the people took the victory report and looked at it carefully, and the victory report was written very clearly, how to fight this battle.

After reading it, several people felt that Li Jiusi's words seemed to be correct.Troop training is the top priority, followed by commanding the army, and the bottom is in front of the battle.

That's it?

There are neither any mysterious schemes nor any insight into the battlefield, so what is written in the victory report is simply boring.

"Before the battle, bombard and destroy the artillery of the Zhunbu. The Zhunbu attacked my left wing, the left wing formed an array to defend, and the cavalry counterattacked. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Zhunbu attacked our central army and tried to divide it. Our central army formed seven phalanxes deep , which made the attack of the Zhunbu impossible, and most of the cavalry were killed or injured. My right-wing infantry attacked and swept the flank of the Zhunbu.

There are also a few pictures below, and the offensive and defensive postures of the two sides are drawn on the pictures, which is clear at a glance.

It's that simple?
A few generals who had only fought small battles in the country thought about it and couldn't help shaking their heads, what is this?Is this the level of the quasi-department?

There are also a few generals who have actually fought against the Junggar tribe, and in the Northwest who have really fought a war of tens of thousands of people, but they have seen the horror hidden in this simple situation.

The infantry formed an formation, and directly blocked the cavalry of the prospective troops without a battalion?
According to the size of the battlefield, how could those battalions support the central army from the right wing so fast?
The quasi cavalry rushed to the phalanx without even a single one, and they were shot to death by [-]%?

The infantry on the right wing relied on two legs, opened the gap to complete the encirclement, and basically pushed all the way through. Calculated according to the speed of this battlefield, the musketeers in the quasi-army almost collapsed at the touch of a touch?how did you do that?
Several generals called the rider who had reported victory and asked, "Didn't the musketeers of the quasi-parties shoot when you outflanked the right wing?"

"Back to the generals, the quasi-gunners have been firing their guns. After the grenadier battalion charged in the column, they spread out a horizontal line in front of the formation. After a round of volley, they charged directly, and the quasi-gunners collapsed. Rush to the gap, turn to spread out the line, form a cross, and the two rounds of shooting will collapse."

Li Jiusi had seen such tactics on Liugong Island, but the rest of the generals hadn't, so they couldn't figure it out.

Then he asked again: "The quasi cavalry attacked the Chinese army, and you didn't form a large formation?"

"Back to the generals, Master Liu said that it is useless to form a large formation. The larger and wider the formation is, it forces the cavalry on the opposite side to charge upwards. Each battalion forms a small formation, and the cavalry can only collide with a dozen horses. , the rest couldn't get away, so they could only go around to the side. When they went around, the battalion phalanx with horns would shoot with muskets, like bathing in the rain, and the quasi-cavalry collapsed in a short time."

These generals are completely speechless. When did war become so boring?

If they lead troops against cavalry, Dashun has a phalanx, and they must form a phalanx with the spearmen, and the arquebus shooters will shoot randomly under the cover of the spearmen.

In the end, if you want to drive the cavalry away, you have to rely on your own cavalry.At most, the enemy's cavalry can't rush away, but it doesn't mean that the cavalry is directly shot down by the infantry, right?

As for the artillery suppressing the artillery of the Zhunbu, that's not a problem.

After Dashun rose from Jingxiang, he won with cannons.It is also relying on more guns and fewer guns around, making a 30-year war-level formation into an invincible hand in East Asia. Conquering Mongolia in the northwest or before, the formation is getting thicker and thicker, with more and more cavalry, and infantry resisting Live cavalry to kill.

Li Jiusi smiled and said: "Okay, don't ask any more. Liu Shouchang said that he wants to train a well-controlled army, and even an incompetent general cannot be easily defeated. I just said that he is the most important in training soldiers. If you are in charge of Qingzhou soldiers, It can't be said that he played better than him."

From the worry just now to the ecstasy now, Li Jiusi was already grinning from ear to ear.He is already a hereditary duke, and it is impossible to climb up. He is in charge of the northern front and urged Liu Yu to follow his tactics. Although he did not fight this battle, the credit will not be less.

Now that the big strategy Ling Dunduobu has been grasped, it just perfectly proves that the emperor is "wise and powerful", which can be described as a big victory.

"Where is Da Ce Ling Dunduobu now?"

"Master Liu is still on his way. Master Liu has sent a group to escort him in case he is robbed. Master Liu said that Lord Wang will send food, grass and gunpowder as soon as possible. The weather is fine these days, and Master Liu will cross the Altai Mountains as soon as possible. In addition, And a letter."

The rider took out the letter from his arms. Li Jiusi glanced at it, knowing that the letter was of great significance, and said, "Okay, you go down and rest. Come and ask someone to escort the food, grass, and gunpowder that you prepared earlier. How much?" Send some people to press back the captured quasi-military soldiers, as well as those camels and horses."

Before Liu Yu set off, it had already been arranged.Once the front line wins, the supplies must arrive quickly, and the army must move southward with lightning speed.

The First Battle on the Northern Front has proved that the only thing standing in the way of Liu Yu's tens of thousands of people is the Altai Mountains.

After overturning the mountain, the Zhunbu was no longer able to win, unless Liu Yu suddenly lost his mind and did not send scouts or repair the camp, and the Zhunbu took the opportunity to rob the camp.

Li Jiusi looked carefully at the letter in his hand and knew that the capture of Da Ce Ling Dunduobu was of great significance. If he could use this to pacify the Zhunbu, it would indeed stabilize the Western Regions. After all, the new conquest, once the Zhunbu was completely defeated, those messy Power will surely rise.

After collecting the letters, first send someone to rush south to the emperor's camp to report the victory, and then he asked the rest of the people to get busy, ready to meet the prisoners, count the captured, and send support.

When the military order was issued, the generals in the tent smiled wryly and said: "Liu Yu won the Western Regions in one battle, but too many people have suffered. In the army on the West Road, I don't know how many people are waiting for this battle, in order to seal their wives and sons." , Canonization and meritorious service. Now it’s good. The rest of the battle is to build the city and advance. He overturned the mountain and went straight to the heart of the army. Will the West Road army still fight? Now, it depends on who runs fast , whoever runs to Yili first."

Li Jiusi also smiled and said: "That's right. But everyone who builds the city, transports food, and covers is all credit, so there is no need to worry about it. There will be no shortage of rewards. It's just that many viscounts and earls have been prepared. Now it seems that this battle can be awarded There are very few."

Several people looked to the south and sighed bitterly: "I don't know how many people will cry when the news of the victory comes. The Zhunbu is flat, and in the future you will be awarded military titles, how can you have a chance?"

It is not only about others, but also about yourself.The Western Regions are established, and I am afraid that there will be no chance of being knighted in the future.I thought it would be a tough battle, so many people were waiting and looking forward to it, but in the end it ended like this.Guochao has won the Western Regions, and he can compare himself to Li Tang, and he feels that if he fights again in the future, it will be militaristic.Could there be another chance for this knighthood?Who else can Guochao beat?

(End of this chapter)