Xinshun 1730

Chapter 203 surprise attack
Difficult to cross the vertical and horizontal Altai Mountains, along the Chilan River, it is the season of mosquito breeding, the marching soldiers can not help but miss the days of climbing the mountains.

Rather than being drunk by the mosquitoes here, it is better to walk the mountain road again.

I thought the Western Regions were thousands of miles of yellow sand, but how could I have imagined that the Western Regions are actually wet valleys, and the mountains are covered with poplars, larch and birches.

The days on the mountain are indeed bitter, the mountain is cold, and there will be a hailstorm from time to time.His clothes were soaked, and he was shivering from being warmed by the fire on the mountain.After surviving the hail, there may be a strong wind. The most difficult place can only allow a few people to pass. The heavy artillery and carts require the infantry to push forward. Where horses passed by, it was clearly carried by people. of.

But when I went down the mountain, I realized that the life in the valley was more difficult than that on the mountain.There are countless whiteflies and mosquitoes, and they can't stop fighting. Every evening, they have to set up camp.

The first thing to do is to light a big fire, cover it with wet grass, and drive those mosquitoes away with thick smoke.

It wasn't until after attacking a Wulianghai tribe that they knew another way.

Bypassing the river valley and marching all the way to the estuary where the Qilan River merges into the Irtysh River, there are finally fewer mosquitoes here.

I persuaded several Wulianghai tribes along the way, they sent out some guides, the army also obeyed the military discipline, left them a batch of marching supplies, exchanged with these tribes, hired some people, and exchanged some sheep for food.

Fortunately, the tribes in the alignment department do not need to observe military discipline, and young and strong can run away, but it is difficult for their sheep, horses and cattle to run away.

It was the season of transition in summer, and the light cavalry attacked everywhere, catching a tribe and chasing it to the end, and there was no shortage of meat.

When they finally saw the Irtysh River, the Qingzhou Army temporarily stopped here for two days to recuperate.

The name here is Burqin, which means camel ranch in Mongolian.There is a large Junggar tribe nearby. After the attack, many camels, horses, and yaks and goats were captured.

A small group of soldiers was left here to build the city, waiting for the follow-up reinforcements to send heavy artillery and supplies.Logistics can be transported along the Chilan River, where the trees are lush and it is not difficult to build ships.

After the repair, they ate a full meal, left a large number of seized cattle and sheep in Burqin, and the whole army went south quickly with light clothes.

This time the Qingzhou army completely let go of themselves. Considering that the strength of two battalions can withstand the chaotic herdsmen's impact, they opened the way ahead with two battalions and guides, and reached the Emin River at full speed.

On the shore of Ala Lake in Kazakhstan in later generations, it was slightly repaired, and the cavalry chased and killed two pasture tents.

The Grenadier Battalion and the Engineer Battalion attacked lightly, and finally seized the Alashan Pass by surprise before the quasi-corps was ready, and built a simple fortress on the mountain.

After crossing the Alashan Pass, it is the Yili River Valley.

This is the center of the world island of the entire Old Continent, and to the west is the humid Seven Rivers Basin, one of the best wheat and cotton growing areas in the world.

The rapid march left the Zhunbu with no time to gather troops. After crossing the Alashan Pass, some of the Zhunbu people who surrendered and some leaders of the Zhunbu who were ready to replace them all took refuge and sent cattle and sheep to labor.

The news of Liu Yu's defeat of Dace Lingdunduobu in the north of the Altai Mountains has spread, and the speed of the march along the way made the Zhunbu exclaimed invincible.

From the mouths of those who took refuge, I learned that the quasi-bu can still gather about [-] troops in the Yili River Valley.However, it is only [-] in number, and there may be more than [-] people who can really fight.

The army of the West Road had already advanced to the Luntai area, and Liu Yu didn't know what the emperor's plan was for the alignment department. The Qingzhou army ran too fast, and the edict could not catch up.

Here is not far from the ruling center of Zhunbu, Sailimu Lake, the last tear of the warm and humid Atlantic Ocean.

The Yili River Valley is like a dustpan. The mountains on both sides block the moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and moisten thousands of miles of fertile soil from the mouth of the dustpan.

The army only needs to complete the last section of the road, pass through Sailimu Lake, and detour to Chinook City in the Ili River Valley.

They didn't fight any battles along the way, relying on cattle and sheep as food, and killed a lot of horses and camels, and they could manage enough to eat for the time being.

Liu Yu wasn't worried that the Zhunbu would go around in circles with him. The Zhunbu didn't dare to go to the south of Tianshan Mountain.

Everyone wears turbans and hats there, and the quasi-department can rely on the leading party to rule, but they dare not withdraw there.Once the people in the south know that the Junggar tribe has been defeated, they will definitely not be lenient in killing them.Dashun's side is after all the Celestial Dynasty, so it's not good to kill too much, but the south side really regards them as Kafir's, and with the previous enmity, it's hell if they can't kill them cleanly.

The Raksha people in the north did not dare to take them in. Now that Russia is involved in the war in Europe, Europe is the essence. The strength of the Qingzhou Army is so terrible that the Russians dare not seek trouble at this juncture.

If there is a tripartite alliance of France, Turkey, and China, the Russians will have no place to cry.Back then in the north, there were irises and Xinchao music, which were all frightening.Now if you dare to take in Zhunbu, it may come true.

Liu Yu knew that the quasi-parties were about to end, and also knew that the army on the West Road might be attacking him, and even guessed that the emperor would accept some of the conditions of Dace Ling Dunduobu.But this does not prevent him from attacking fiercely. The conditions of the side that surrenders are always put forward by the side that accepts the surrender.

In addition to surrender, there is another group that does not accept surrender. Since ancient times, there have been many ethnic groups that have exterminated their clans. Dashun must have the ability to let them exterminate their clans before they can negotiate a more favorable surrender condition.

Seeing the great achievements ahead, the people in the staff department couldn't sit still, and they submitted a bold plan to Liu Yu.

"My lord, there are still some remnants of the Zhunbu. If they don't accept the conditions of surrender, they must find an opportunity to fight me. Why don't your lord lead the troops to the grassland line of Sailimu Lake, but send out a surprise army, more than a thousand people are enough. "

"Cross Keguqin Mountain from here, and march straight into Chinook City. Unexpectedly, attack them unprepared. If the enemy rescues, the adults will cover up and kill them; if the enemy does not rescue, I will break the city and capture their wives, concubines and children. Disturb the morale of the army?"

Wu Fangrui mentioned the "Ziwu Valley Miracle" drawn up by the General Staff Department. Chinook City is the ruling center of the Junggar tribe. There are cities, shops, food tribute from Yarkand, and the families of the nobles of the Zhunbu tribe. The leaders of the Heishan faction and Baishan faction of Yarkand were captured, as well as arable land and woolen textile workshops.

For this bold plan, Liu Yu thought about it for a while, and felt that it was very feasible.

He didn't care much about other things. What he really cared about was "the leaders of the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect", who were all detained in Chinook City by the Ministry of Finance.

In the Shaanxi-Gansu region, the Hanafi sect was still the mainstream at this time, gradually secularized, and Dashun also firmly controlled the law enforcement and administrative powers.

The one in Yarkand is the Sufi Naqshbandiya Order, which Liu Yu often listened to in his previous life, and caused great disturbances in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Hezhuo, who was detained by Junggar, is actually the name translated from the Persian transliteration of "Sayyed". He claims to be a descendant of Fatima, the real "holy descendant", but he is actually self-appointed.

The existence of this group of people is also the real reason why Liu Yu insisted on keeping the Zhuangbu.

The Hanafi sect in Shaanxi and Gansu, which has already become somewhat secular, had better be blocked by a yellow religion, and the Naqshbandiya sect of the Sufi sect should not be passed on.

The Hanafi sect is not the opponent of the Sufi sect. If there is no barrier, there will be great chaos in Xijing, where Dashun started.

Now I don’t know if the Emperor’s Examination has considered this issue. When Wu Fangrui mentioned the surprise attack on Chinook, Liu Yu immediately came to his senses.

Wu Fangrui didn't consider these religious issues. The idea of ​​the staff department was to fight first, regardless of whether the quasi-department was willing to accept Dashun's conditions.

Let's talk after fighting, and talk while fighting, instead of talking about peace talks, just give up such a big advantage and stop fighting.

Now the army must go to Sailimu Lake and turn to Yili.

The road is easier to travel and easier to get supplies.

Several battles along the way brought great confidence to the people in the staff department, believing that more than a thousand people could complete this surprise attack.

There must not be many defenders in Chinook City, and the remnants who can be collected will follow Galdan Celing to gather near Sailimu Lake.

Second, Chinook City hoarded a large amount of grain, and the captured people said that there was a lot of cultivated land in the Yili area, and the captured followers of the Black Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect were all working as serfs on that land.Moreover, every year Junggar collects a lot of food from the south of Tianshan Mountain as tax, and hoards it there.

The third is to go around and steal the family. The remnant soldiers no longer have the courage to fight, which is beneficial to the overall situation.

Of course, the most important thing is the military merits of the staff department.

Thinking that the herdsmen knew some secret ways to cross the mountain, even if the Zhunbu had defenders, it would not be a worry, so he proposed this plan.

A bold plan was placed in front of Liu Yu. Wu Fangrui was eager to make contributions, and explained: "My lord, we thought that the grenadier battalion should be allocated, supplemented by [-] engineers, and two infantry battalions. No cavalry, no baggage, no artillery. No, climb over the mountain from here, and within five days, you can come to Chinook by surprise."

"Your Excellency led the army to face off at Sailimu Lake. When we succeed in stealing the house, the quasi-department will collapse without a fight. It will be easier to recruit and surrender at that time."

This plan seemed bold, and Liu Yu felt that it was not a big problem in terms of combat effectiveness alone.

In the original time and space, Daxie and Zhuo launched a rebellion south of the Tianshan Mountains and surrounded a 300-man Qing army by tricks.

As a result, 1 people besieged the 300-man Qing army, and the 300-man Qing army fought a battle comparable to "West pulling teeth to conquer Aztec".

Not only were 300 people not wiped out, they crossed the river calmly after hundreds of people were killed or injured.

This is a clear example of clever tricks and exhaustive strategies, but it is useless if you can't win a field battle.

It also proves that as long as the army is paid enough, the soldiers are fed, and the Central Plains fights the surrounding tribes, in this gunpowder era, everyone can be Guan Yunchang.

Now the part of the Zhunbu with the most combat effectiveness has been wiped out, and the rest are mobs, basically at this level.

Now the big powers all over the world are doing such records as [-] million breaking [-] thousand and [-] destroying a country. Wu Fangrui's thinking is not arrogant, and even seems a bit conservative in Liu Yu's view.

No matter how courageous it is, it may not be impossible to bring a hundred elite cavalry to attack and break through the city.

Chinook City, attacking such a city does not need cannons at all.

Sappers and grenadiers are enough to take it down.

The most elite unit of the Qingzhou Army with 500 people does not have to worry about being blocked by the troops along the way.

Wu Fangrui looked at Liu Yu anxiously, hoping to get Liu Yu's permission.

After this battle is over, it is estimated that there will be no major battles in a short time.

Now Jiaolaobutu has "captured" Dace Lingdunduobu, and he has made a great contribution.Liu Yu was the chief general, and he wiped out the main force of the Zhunbu in World War I. Although he had a lot of achievements as the chief of staff, there were really nothing outstanding.

This battle was fought not only by Wu Fangrui, but also by many people in the West Road Army, who were looking forward to a victory or even a knighthood in this battle.

But according to this posture, this is going to be over, let alone being knighted, whether he can get the honor is a problem.

It is estimated that the forwards of the West Road Army have also marched anxiously towards this side, and many of them do not even want to surrender.

Wu Fangrui felt that this conspiracy similar to Ziwu Valley was his opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

Although Jiaolao Butu has experience in attacking the city, he has never commanded the Qingzhou Army; Liu Yu is the chief general and wants to lead the army; I won't let him go either.

In the end, he is the chief of staff of the Qingzhou Army who can command.

How could Liu Yu not know what Wu Fangrui was thinking, but at this moment he had to beat him a bit and said, "This matter...you have to promise me two things if you want to go."

Wu Fangrui was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "My lord, please tell me."

"First of all, let's not say that Qiu has committed no crimes, but we must also restrain the military discipline. If the Zhunbu surrenders, it is not good for you to sleep with the man's wife."

Wu Fangrui nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I still know this. Whether it's a fight or a tie, now everyone is still sure. Naturally, we can't go to the end of the road."

"Although none of the brothers are good birds, we still have military discipline. Besides, the families of those nobles and tribal leaders dare not move, so there are still some herdsmen."

Liu Yu nodded helplessly, thinking that this is already good, and it is not good to say anything more.

"What about the second thing?"

Liu Yu didn't answer immediately, but cleared his throat, and drove everyone around him out, leaving only Wu Fangrui and Zhang Jin behind.

"After the capture of Chinook City, it's best not to hold some Black Mountain and White Mountain faction members who were captured by the quasi-department. But don't let them run away either."

"Ok?"

It was the first time I heard Liu Yu give such an ambiguous order, Wu Fangrui was taken aback, wondering what does it mean?
You can't let them run away, and it's best not to hold them in your own hands.

After a short reaction, I immediately understood.

You can neither escape nor hold it in your own hands, so it can only be...

Upon hearing that the second matter was such a trivial matter, Wu Fangrui smiled and said, "What am I going to say as an adult. Isn't this trivial matter so simple?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Is it simple? What do you do?"

"Of course it's killing people with a borrowed knife. Isn't that what my lord doesn't want me to catch, and doesn't allow them to escape? He said that the hands of our army should not be stained with blood. It's best for people in the quasi-corps to get this blood. My lord, but That’s right, why cover up and beat around the bush? Your lord has not always taught us that we are staff officers, not your lord’s aides. Commanders must be clear and unambiguous, otherwise the staff may misinterpret it..."

Zhang Jin on the side shook her head inwardly, he couldn't fight a war, but he knew nothing about this kind of thing.

Heart said: Wu Fangrui, Wu Fangrui, no wonder everyone said that we joined the army as Qiu Ba, you really have no brains.Can this be explained so clearly?
There is a pile of shit hanging on Liu Shouchang's body now. If the leader of the Black Mountain faction and the White Mountain faction is alive, no one will have to bear the responsibility.Whether to kill or release, His Majesty has the final say, and His Majesty will bear the responsibility in the future.

Liu Shouchang wanted to kill first and play later. Once there was a rebellion in the south of the Tianshan Mountains in the future, someone would definitely use this to attack: If Liu Yu hadn't killed Xiaohezhuo and his father Zhuomahanmuer, they would have been able to subdue and stabilize the south of the Tianshan Mountains. How can there be a rebellion if the situation is settled?

Liu Shouchang concluded that if they were alive, there must be a rebellion.

But if they are dead, then there is no proof of death. Those who want to engage Liu Shouchang will definitely say that if they are not dead, there will be no rebellion.

Thinking that Liu Yu called him here to let him take the blame together, Zhang Jin had no choice but to come forward and say: "You only need to know about this matter. We will report to His Majesty, and you should not let others know about this matter. This is your own The 'credit' is not the staff's. Whether you can grasp it is up to you."

(End of this chapter)