Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

If those powerful people whose interests were harmed by the Ming Dynasty's ban on trade exerted influence, then he felt that the queen was strong enough to withstand the pressure.

How to put it, women and men are different after all.

Innate physiological differences make it more difficult for women to gain political support than men.

The reason why Catherine was able to rise to power was through the help of many powerful people.

Without the support of those powerful people, it is hard to say whether Catherine's throne would have been secure.

However, the matter has come to this, and it is too late for Petroyev to express any regrets.

The only thing he can do now is to command his troops to capture Suiyuan City as soon as possible, then go south to Datong and attack the nine sides of the Ming Kingdom, thereby forcing the Ming Kingdom to retreat...

As for bypassing Suiyuan and attacking Datong directly?
How should I put it, the Ming army in Suiyuan City is not just a decoration.

No matter how courageous Petroyev was, he would not dare to leave an elite enemy force of more than 10,000 people behind him and lead his army south.

What if after I go south, the enemy leaves the city and cuts off my logistics?
……

The war in Suiyuan continues.

As time passed, snowflakes began to fall in the sky.

The goose-feather heavy snow mixed with the whistling white-haired wind blew. Due to the harsh natural environment, the coalition forces had to temporarily stop the progress of digging trenches.

A group of people began to hide in the tent and tremble.

Anti-freeze Although anti-freeze, it does not mean that you are not afraid of cold.

It's snowing heavily and you have to contend with the frozen soil. If you don't do it well, it's easy to force people to rebel.

But the life of the Ming army in Suiyuan City was still comfortable, and every barracks had a stove.

Although the indoor temperature is not warm as spring, it is not much colder either.

In addition, the Ming army also issued new cotton-padded clothes and quilts to every soldier to keep warm and keep out the cold.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is not short of money, it is naturally impossible for them to treat these warriors who are holding on to the isolated city outside the pass.

Zhu Jing'an had already arranged everything they needed for the winter before the enemy troops arrived.

It snowed for several days before it stopped.

When the sun rose again, the coalition forces began digging trenches again.

Almost half a month passed, and the trench was finally dug.

Several trenches led to a place about a hundred meters in front of the Ming army's fortifications outside the city.

Of course, it's not that the coalition forces don't want to continue digging forward and simply dig under Suiyuan City, but they can't do it.

If they continued to dig forward, the Ming army's grenades would be thrown directly into the trench from the fortifications.

Is this a piece of cake?

Next, the two sides can only see the difference on the battlefield.

The atmosphere inside and outside Suiyuan City became increasingly gloomy.

War is about to break out.

Petroyev, wearing a thick bearskin cloak and a fur hat, led the team to conduct reconnaissance outside Suiyuan City.

After investigating for a long time, he personally formulated an siege plan and immediately ordered his troops to attack Suiyuan City.

……

"Hurry up!"

"The Tatars are coming, prepare the entire army for war!"

"First Company, Second Company, follow me, gather and prepare for battle."

"..."

Seeing that the enemy was preparing to launch a formal attack, the Ming army in Suiyuan City also responded quickly.

Huang Wei, wearing a straight military uniform, a warm woolen coat, and white gloves on his hands, climbed to the top of Suiyuan City.

Looking at the movements of the enemy troops outside the city, Huang Wei explained.

"In this battle, the first brigade is responsible for the defense line outside the city, the second brigade is responsible for the city defense of Suiyuan City, and the third brigade serves as a reserve team for reinforcement at any time."

"Let the brothers in the cavalry brigade be ready to attack at any time in the city."

"The artillery units of all departments are under unified command and are preparing to carry out key strikes on the enemy's important targets."

Although the city defense of Suiyuan City is strong, it is not the style of the Ming army to be passively beaten.

The several lines of defense outside the city must be utilized to block the enemy at all levels to ensure that Suiyuan City is safe.

Huang Wei's military order was issued, and everyone responded in unison.

War is about to break out.

The city gate of Suiyuan City was opened from the inside, and groups of Ming soldiers wearing breastplates and helmets drove out of the city and entered several lines of defense outside Suiyuan City, preparing to engage the enemy.

There are almost no heavy armor units in the Ming army now.

However, the main forces are generally equipped with single-sided breastplates and helmets.

Armor worn by armies in the age of firearms may sound a bit abstract.

But in fact this is not the case. To be precise, the breastplates and helmets equipped by the Ming army should be regarded as body armor and bulletproof helmets.

Compared with traditional armor, the breastplates and helmets currently equipped by the Ming army can reduce the weight as much as possible while also providing good protection.

It has a great effect on reducing the casualty rate of the army on the battlefield.

How should I put it, the current Ming army is implementing a real elite military policy.

Each and every one of these soldiers is an elite who has been tempered and tempered for several years in battles, not cannon fodder that a peasant cannon fodder takes to the battlefield after two months of training.

It hurts if anyone dies!

Naturally, we have to reduce the casualty rate of the army as much as possible.

Besides, providing armor to the army can definitely influence the outcome of the war to some extent.

Imagine two armies on the battlefield firing guns at each other.

One side is wearing armor, while the other side has no armor at all.

If you shoot me, I may not die.

But if I shoot you, you will definitely die.

When the morale and combat effectiveness of both sides are almost the same, the side without armor will definitely collapse first.

……

Lu Junyi received the order and followed the team to the first line of defense outside Suiyuan City, preparing to meet the enemy.

He lay down in the trench, held up his crooked helmet, and then looked forward.

At most a hundred meters ahead, there is the trench dug by the enemy.

In that trench was a shadowy human head.

The Mongolian soldiers armed with scimitars are eager to attack in the direction of Suiyuan City.

Lu Junyi held a loaded musket in his hand, with his eyes, crosshairs, and target, three points and one line, aiming forward.

In the trench, their company commander was shouting at the top of his lungs, directing the battle.

"Wait for the enemy to rush up later, don't be in a hurry to fire."

"Wait until you hear the order, then fire the salvo."

"After a round of volley fire, the platoon leader prepared to lead his men to use bayonets to block the charging enemies and prevent them from entering our trenches."

"The second and third rows took this opportunity to quickly complete their reloading, and then fired alternately."

"After three rounds of alternating fire, the second platoon launched a bayonet charge and replaced the first platoon for repairs..."

This company commander is called Hong Changtai. It is said that he used to be a weakling like them, but he dared to fight hard. After making military achievements on the battlefield, he was selected to study at the Ming Dynasty Royal Lecture Hall Military Academy.

After completing his studies at the military academy, Hong Changtai was arranged to re-enlist in the army.

He was a platoon leader when he first joined the army, and was promoted to a company commander after a few battles. This speed of promotion makes Lu Junyi and others envious.

Lu Junyi secretly vowed that he would achieve sufficient military exploits in this battle and then go to the martial arts hall to study.

Just as the front line was actively preparing for war, a low but penetrating horn sound sounded on the battlefield.

When company commander Hong Changtai heard the voice, his expression changed and he spoke.

"Get ready to fight, get ready to fight, the enemy is coming!"

As he spoke, he pulled out the command knife from his waist.

He held a blunderbuss in one hand and a command knife in the other.

The task of a junior officer like him on the battlefield is not only to direct the battle, but also to supervise the battle.

Lu Junyi and others looked stern when they heard this, and subconsciously clenched the muskets in their hands.

Immediately, enemies began to jump out of the trench not far ahead, and then charged towards Suiyuan City.

The scimitars reflected the cold light under the sunlight.

The next moment, all that was heard was the sound of cannons.

Boom! Boom!
The Ming army's artillery crew at the head of Suiyuan City received the military order and began to fire.

Clouds of gunpowder smoke kept rising from the top of Suiyuan City.

Shells pierced the air and shot towards the Mongolian soldiers who jumped out of the trench.

The artillery shells landed and exploded into clouds of fire in front of the Ming army's defense line.

The air waves are billowing and the smoke is filling the air.

The fragments scattered in all directions, tearing several bodies into pieces in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the Mongols jumped out of the trench, they received a head-on attack.

Their offensive was obviously lagging behind!

However, under the pressure of the supervising team in the rear, the Mongols could only continue to move forward.

The cry of killing resounded throughout the battlefield, and the rumbling sound of shelling seemed to cover everything.

However, since the Ming army's artillery fire rate was not very fast, the Mongolians continued to rush forward after withstanding a round of shelling.

However, they didn't have time to be happy.

There was a crackling volley of musketry.

The battlefield was filled with smoke again.

In the blink of an eye, the Mongolians at the front fell down like wheat.

Immediately afterwards, grenades were thrown out one after another.

Amidst the explosion, a shrill charge horn sounded.

The Ming army took the initiative and launched a bayonet charge towards the Mongols who were knocked upside down by grenades.

Amid the shouts of killing, the Mongols began to show their cowardice unconsciously when faced with the bayonets of the Ming army.

Many people stood still and did not dare to move forward.

Some even started to turn around and run away.

Due to the herd mentality, more and more people are running away.

The Mongols collapsed before the two sides even formally fought.

The charging Ming soldiers looked confused.

But they could only stop the charge and prepare to retreat to the defensive line.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to prevent the Mongols from showing weakness to the enemy, the Ming army did not run back all at once. Instead, each unit took turns to cover and withdrew to the defense line in an orderly manner.

When it comes to the quality of its soldiers, the current Ming Dynasty is definitely the best in the world.

Most of the grassroots officers graduated from military academies and have systematically studied military knowledge and war command.

Most of the soldiers are elite veterans who have been tempered on the battlefield.

The two combined together created an amazing chemical reaction.

At the very least, neither Petroyev nor Kojevich looked very good looking at the scene in the telescope.

Because, through the exploratory attack just now, Petroyev and Kojevich had already seen the depth of the Ming army.

First of all, the Ming army's artillery fired very accurately, which shows that the Ming army's gunners were of high quality.

Secondly, the tactics of the Ming army were well coordinated, and the various departments cooperated very closely, without any sense of stiffness or stagnation. This shows that the military quality of the grassroots officers of the Ming army is very high.

Finally, even if the Ming army retreated, it retreated in an orderly manner, which shows that the organization of the Ming army and the military skills of the soldiers are outstanding.

Such an army can definitely be called the elite among the elite!

At the very least, Petroyev believed that his army could not achieve the military quality demonstrated by the Ming army just now.

The gray animals are indeed brave and good at fighting, but their biggest advantage is that they are not afraid of death. When it comes to military quality, they are really not very good.

Taking a deep breath, Petroyev spoke.

"Send the order and ask the army to withdraw."

"After a little repair, we can launch the offensive again."

Petroyev's order was issued, and the Mongolian soldiers on the front line began to withdraw.

But soon, with their superior strength, they launched another attack on Suiyuan City.

However, in order to open up the situation, Petroyev did not just let the Mongols come in this time, but sent a group of Cossacks in his own hands.

I plan to use these Cossacks to test the Ming army again, and see if they can make a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield.

The war drums continued to sound, and the coalition forces once again launched an offensive towards Suiyuan City.

Of course, Petroyev did not use the Cossacks as the forward.

The Mongols were still at the vanguard, followed closely by tall Cossacks. While launching the attack, they also shouldered the task of supervising the battle.

Although the current Mongols and Tsarist Russia are obviously different from each other, one very obvious thing is that Tsarist Russia dominates the coalition forces.

Although the Mongols were more numerous, they were inferior.

The reason for this is very simple.

Except that Yongxuan, the co-owner of the grassland, was the Grand Duke of Manchu and Mongolia conferred by Tsarist Russia, so that the Mongols became nominally vassals of Tsarist Russia.

The most direct reason is that Petroyev and Kojevich are stronger than the Mongols.

Despite the small number of Tsarist Russians, due to various factors such as training and armament, their combat effectiveness is definitely higher than that of the Mongols.

This also made Tsarist Russia dominant among the coalition forces.

Of course, if all Mongolian ministries unite, they will definitely be qualified to compete with Tsarist Russia.

But who said they were a piece of loose sand?

Yongxuan, the co-owner of the grassland, is only a co-owner in name. It would be nonsense to say how much control he has over various Mongolian ministries.

Even if it were not for the threat of the Ming army, Yongxuan would not be able to sit on the throne of the grassland co-leader.

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The war continues!

Facing the enemy troops rushing out of the trench, the Ming army's artillery fire followed closely.

One after another, artillery shells fell into the crowd of enemy soldiers. Amidst the explosions, broken arms flew into the sky.

The Ming army still followed the same tactics as before, firing a volley first, then throwing grenades, and then launched a bayonet charge...

However, this time when the Ming army and the Mongols fought hand to hand, the Mongols did not retreat immediately.

Because, right behind them was a Cossack with a arrogant reputation.

The two sides collided head-on! (End of chapter)