Cutting 1719

Chapter 590 Surrounding but not attacking

In March of the sixth year of innovation, when the emperor set off a turbulent storm in Nanjing, the city of Vladivostok, located in the Far East, had been besieged by the Fu Han army for more than two months.

Yes, besieging but not attacking is the strategy of the Fu Han army against the Russian army, because almost everyone can see that Vladivostok today is very different from ordinary cities, and rashly attacking will only cause unnecessary damage, while Due to the well-prepared Fuhan army, a long siege can better weaken the Russian army.

During the more than two months of the siege of the city, many corpses were naturally burned in Vladivostok. It’s not that the Russians didn’t want to bury them in the ground. It was very strenuous, so the Russians could only choose to burn it with a fire under the eyes of the priest.

Of course, the Russian army has a large amount of supplies in Vladivostok after all, so most of the Russians can survive this winter safely. However, since the long-term siege, the morale of the Russian army in the city has also begun to fall. Most of the Russian soldiers felt that the Fuhan army could never be their opponent, and they hoped to go out of the city to defeat the enemy.

However, it is only ordinary Russians who have such an idea, but the upper-level Russian officers do not think so, especially the Governor of the Far East, Earl Sara Wula, who has repeatedly issued military orders prohibiting the Russian army from going out of the city to fight. Vladivostok's city defense system came to fight the Fuhan army, so this made the Russian army stay in the city honestly.

For the Earl of Saraula, although he doesn't know much about military affairs, he understands a truth, that is, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. As long as you rely on the current Vauban defense system, There is no need to worry about being breached at all. As for the current supply of materials in Vladivostok, it can last for at least two years.

In two years, the reinforcements from St. Petersburg crawled over even if they climbed.

"The messenger we sent should have arrived in St. Petersburg years ago, right?"

Earl Sara Wula sighed leisurely, looking at the trench camp of the Fuhan Army below the city, but he felt a burst of boredom in his heart. If he was sure of winning, why didn't he want to go out of the city to fight?
But the problem is that he has no such confidence at all. The enemy in front of him is really different from all the enemies in the past. Even the Zhungeer Khanate has never brought such great pressure.

Sergey, the intelligence officer at the side, said respectfully: "My lord, if there are no accidents, then St. Petersburg has already received the letter last year. If the reinforcements are dispatched immediately, I am afraid it will take until June this year to reach the Far East. No way. Not to mention, such a long distance really affects the empire's control of the situation in the Far East."

No way, the distance is not only a headache for Ning Chu, but also for Russia, just like the original Yaksa battle, the two sides broke out the second Yaksa war in the 25th year of Kangxi, However, after the war was over, the two sides did not conclude a peace treaty until the 28th year of Kangxi. Apart from the verbal battle between the two sides, a lot of time was spent on the road.

Earl Sarawula also understood in his heart, nodded immediately, and then said thoughtfully: "Since the end of the great war between the Chu State and the Zhungeer Khanate last year, I have lost the news about Zhungeer. Take control, what step do you think the current Chu army has achieved?"

"The subordinates think that since the end of the war, the Zhungeer Khanate has become very empty in essence. I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Chu army. In addition, the imperial army also launched an attack on the northern front. Perhaps the Zhungeer Khanate The Khanate faces quick demise!"

Sergey thought to himself, if the governor hadn't made an unnecessary move and sent a letter to the Governor of East Siberia Sayelov to attack Zhunge, maybe the Zhunge Khanate could persist for a while?

However, Sara Wula sneered and said, "Do you think Zhungeer still has the strength to be a pawn? Since the end of that battle, their fate has been completely terminated. As for seizing the northern front, it is beneficial." The topography is what should really be done—also, the big policy zero can no longer be kept.”

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Sergey then quickly exited the Governor's Mansion Yamen, and then went straight to the dungeon. At this time, many important prisoners had been detained there, the most notable of which was Dace Lingdun Duobu, since he After losing the news of Zhang Tingyu, he immediately understood that the situation was not good, but he remained silent in the following time.

When a ray of sunlight shone on Da Celing Dunduobu, he couldn't help but slightly opened his eyes, and soon saw Sergey standing in front of him.

"Why, are you finally going to kill me?"

Sergey nodded, and then said softly: "Yes, since you came to Yunchun, you should know your fate, and now Vladivostok has become dangerous, so we can no longer let our enemies live here .”

Dace Lingdunduobu grinned, but laughed silently. His tears had already flowed out, and his whole body was like a crooked shrimp, staring at Sergey frantically and recklessly.

You will lose, and you will die in this dungeon just like me!

Da Ce Ling Dun Dobu uttered his silent curse, but Sergey didn't pay attention to it. He quickly called a soldier in, and wrapped a rope as thick as a thumb around Da Ce Ling. On Ling Dunduobu's neck, he began to exert force suddenly, and Da Ce Ling Dunduobu's face turned red instantly, and after a while, he fell directly to the ground and died completely.

For the Russians, Da Ce Ling Dun Dobu is their enemy, and an enemy who wants to kill quickly. Therefore, when he is no longer of any use, he ushered in the moment of death.

Just when Dace died, Ning Zuyi, who led the siege under the city of Vladivostok, fell into deep contemplation. Although he had already received the emperor's entrustment before that, don't attack violently, you must Make full preparations and investigations, and then attack the city. However, after the two-month siege, Ning Zuyi came to a conclusion from his heart.

According to the current siege method of the Fuhan Army, many methods are difficult to use again. For example, the original cave siege is difficult to use before the Vladivostok city defense fortifications, because in the Vauban defense system, the outside of the city wall is only a few meters wide. If you choose to attack the city in a hole, then when these soldiers dig near the moat, the water will seep into the tunnel, and even directly cause the tunnel to collapse.

In addition, in the construction of the bastion in Vladivostok, the city walls are closer to the surface, so that they are hidden in the land, and strict geometry is incorporated, making it difficult for gunpowder to completely collapse the city walls. Therefore, the strategy of the Fuhan Army was abolished Therefore, the only way to attack the city is through conventional methods.

As for bombarding the thick bastion with artillery, it is even more unfeasible, because with the power of artillery in this era, bombarding the bastion is only itching it, and it is impossible to destroy the bastion at all, so this step does not matter. method adopted.

When the above two methods are ineffective, then the siege method that the Fuhan army can carry out is nothing more than relying on soldiers and ants to attack the city and grind it down a little bit. It has been verified that the Fuhan army will pay an extremely tragic price, and it is very likely that they will not be able to eat it, because there were only a few hundred Russian guards at that time, but now there are more than 4000 people.

Difficult!
The reason why the Fuhan army was able to siege the city for two months, isn't it because Vladivostok simply didn't have a good way to fight?If Vladivostok can be captured easily, I am afraid that Ning Zuyi will order a strong attack immediately!

"If you siege the city with all your strength, how long will it take you to siege them to death?"

At the pre-military meeting, Ning Zuyi couldn't help asking everyone. His voice was deep and deep. It was obvious that this winter's siege had already made him quite impatient.

As the deputy commander of the army, Qian Ying naturally had to stand up at this time. He put his hands together and saluted, and said softly: "Commander, if you can fight down directly, then it would be too much to surround you for a day, but if you can't fight down, then the surrounding area will be too much." The last year or two were just waiting—”

However, these words were not appreciated by Ning Zuyi, but Xu Chengliang, the chief of staff who was listening quietly, snorted coldly. A slap on the table.

"Besiege the city and besiege the city, so that I will be free to come out of the bird! If you want me to say, just attack the city directly tonight, and the left and right are nothing more than head-to-head. Let's see if the edge of my knife is tougher or this bird city is tougher!"

The rest of the generals also booed immediately. They were originally impatient with the siege in winter, but since the orders were issued from above, they could only choose to siege the city. Suggestions were made, and of course most of them agreed with the siege.

"No matter how we fight, we have to fight head-on. If we cherish the lives of soldiers too much, we may lose the original intention of being a soldier."

"Yes, yes, Commander, if we keep procrastinating, I'm afraid the court will not like it. After all, people are fed by horses every day, and with such a long-distance logistics, we will starve to death sooner or later. , that might as well die in battle!"

"Let's fight, commander! Our department is willing to be the first to attack Vladivostok!"

Just when everyone was making noise, Ning Zuyi snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, it's not a problem to continue dragging left and right. If you want to fight, then let's fight! It's just that the generals obey orders." , if we want to fight, don't we just rush to die!"

"Also ask the commander-in-chief to clarify!"

A smile soon appeared on Ning Zuyi's face, and he pointed at the city of Vladivostok on the sand table and smiled, "If you attack directly, it will definitely not work, but this commander thinks that since they can build a bastion, why can't we counterattack?" How about doing it the right way?"

"What do you mean?"

Qian Ying seemed to have a little recollection. I am afraid that the commander said that if he wants to fight, he must fight, but it seems that the way of fighting should be different from what everyone imagined.
Ning Zuyi said solemnly: "Actually, if you zoom in, Vladivostok is indeed an extremely strong iron cage that keeps us out, but as long as we block the exit, the people inside will not be able to get out. If we can If they build another layer of cages outside the iron cages, then their iron cages will be meaningless—"

That's right, when facing the Vauban Bastion, although the senior generals of the Fuhan Army have not thought of the Vauban-style attack method, their past military experience has led them to use other methods, that is, anti-siege. Building a circle of fortifications outside the city can completely block the army in the city with a small amount of troops, so that even if it continues to spend a few years, it still has the confidence.
Qian Ying's eyes lit up, he also thought of this method, and couldn't help but said happily: "Then please order from the commander in chief, and we will also start to build fortifications. At that time, only a few thousand people will be able to completely block the Russian army in this bastard. Zili!"

All the generals were dumbfounded, especially Xu Chengliang, he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged. This was completely different from the war he had imagined. Not only would there be no blood and fire, but they would have to deal with the land. I really don't know whether they are here to fight or plant ground.
Of course, after Ning Zuyi issued the order, even if some people objected, they still had to follow the order. Soon there was a vigorous wave of trench digging within the Fuhan Army. Almost every division, regiment and battalion, Both are organizing the digging of trenches and the laying of barbed wire.

I saw that amidst the dust, more and more Fuhan soldiers were filled with confident smiles on their faces. They were all human beings, and if they faced the Russian fortress to die, the big guys would naturally be unwilling , but now there is only one thing to do, and that is to build your own position. At that time, you just need to continue to encircle it. As long as the Russians dare to break through, then at that time, with the powerful firepower of the Han army, they can be completely wiped out in place.

For the well-informed Russian army, it is not uncommon for the Fuhan army to do this, but it makes them feel a headache from the bottom of their hearts, because if they continue to fight in this way, then the two sides may only have to fight in Vladivostok forever. Keep it up.

But here comes the problem. The Fuhan army still has outside support and assistance, and they can also rotate. Besides that illusory reinforcement, what else does the Russian army have?
Even Earl Sarawula couldn't help beating drums in his heart at this moment. He began to look forward to the good news from St. Petersburg, hoping to get out of this sea of ​​suffering.

But when Sara Wula was holding fantasies in his heart, in fact, St. Petersburg at this time ushered in another civil strife, and the protagonist of this civil strife was the current Grand Marshal Menshikov.

This Russian version of Lord Wei launched an attack on the night of March 1728, 3. He led a part of the Guards to carry out a coup against St. Petersburg, and cleaned the Guards and the Supreme Privy Council. In just a few days In that day, more than hundreds of people were secretly killed on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. For a while, the whole of St. Petersburg became the root cause of the great turmoil in Russia.

(End of this chapter)