Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 693
With some confusion and fear of the unknown, the young Pawei boarded the ranks of the Western Qing Army with other recruits who were in a similar condition to him.This army of new recruits looked very different from the original Qing army. Not only was it mentally slack, it looked dull and stupid, and even their military uniforms couldn't be worn well.

It's not because they don't know how to wear clothes, but because their military uniforms are not issued according to their body type at all.

Pawei tugged at his clothes, subconsciously trying to separate the clothes from his skin.But in such cold weather, he needed clothes to keep him warm.

Alvin, a 15-year-old soldier next to him, asked him: "Brother Pawei, do you think what the veterans said is true? The clothes on our bodies were pulled from the dead soldiers." , that’s why some clothes are damaged and sewn.”

Pawei pushed the young man's head: "Don't ask if you shouldn't."

Alvin shrank his neck. They were all sitting in the train carriage. This was an ordinary loading train. They were all squeezed into the wagon, and there was a stench of unknown things in it, and it came in from the train door. The cold made them shiver.

Not only their clothes, but even the guns in their hands are a bit tattered.Pawei's unit is a bit stronger, and they are probably using second-hand old guns, but I heard that some units have already produced paper cartridge rifles, lever rifles and other things from before and are using them.

Alvin, a young soldier who was always panicking next to him, was chattering, not knowing if he was talking to Pawei or talking to himself.

"All four brothers in our family were arrested and served as soldiers. My elder brother just gave birth, and he was taken away regardless of his need to take care of the family. Now my sister-in-law has no one to take care of her, and she takes care of the two children alone. It is said that she must also work in a women's factory run by the imperial court. It seems that she is doing heavy bullet work. My third brother was originally scheduled to go to work in the factory, but he was arrested in the end..."

Pawei glanced at him, and casually said: "I was also a worker before, but now the empire doesn't need workers, what it needs is soldiers."

He still thinks of the terrible bombing many days and nights. His former co-workers, the factory area where he grew up, and all the people and things he knew were completely destroyed on that day.Now Pawei only has pure hatred for Nanming, and he wants to kill a few Nanming soldiers with his own hands to comfort his wounded heart.

The train shuttled on the snow-covered plain, and a thick layer of snow had already accumulated. Pawei knew that the current conditions of the Qing army were very difficult. Basically, they would have non-combat attrition every day.Those who lost fingers or limbs due to frostbite, and even those who died of direct freezing, soldiers who died due to malnutrition, or those who were executed for wanting to escape military service.These things happen from time to time, and Pawei also sees them.He knew that he would probably die at some point, but he hoped that he had avenged his relatives and friends before he died.

After driving for a day and a half, the train finally arrived at their destination, the advance base of the Qing army on the banks of the Don River.When the Don River flows here, the terrain on the left bank is relatively high, and the terrain on the right bank is relatively low. There is a certain height difference in the whole area. In the 50s of another plane, the Soviet Union built the Chimryansk Reservoir here.At this time, the Don River was an important dividing line between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Qing Dynasty, so there was no development. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Western Qing Dynasty built a lot of facilities on both sides of the Don River.

The soldiers of the Qing army tried to look into the distance across the Don River, but of course they couldn't see anything, but they knew that there was a city named Tsaritsin on the east bank of the river, which was the target of their attack.

In a very short period of time, Cheng Lin mobilized the Western Qing Empire as a reserve force to support operations on various fronts, as well as the troops guarding the core areas of the empire, Ukraine and Russia. A total of three legions were deployed on the banks of the Don River.

Ordinary soldiers don't know why at this time, when the Ming army is attacking the city and occupying the land of Xiqing, they still have to go to this place to attack the Ming's territory.

On the left bank of the Don, the placement of recruits began.

"How did we build so many barracks and have so many soldiers?" Pawei was suspicious.

And soon his question was answered, more than a dozen bombers and attack planes of the Ming Air Force attacked and dropped some bombs directly above the barracks, destroying the barracks.In fact, there is no Qing army living in this camp, so the purpose is obvious. By mixing the real and fake military camps together, the air strike effect of the Ming Air Force is reduced.

Not far from here is the headquarters of the Great General Cheng Lin of the Western Qing Empire.Although most of the generals in his headquarters did not agree with the counterattack against Daming at this time, they did recognize Cheng Lin's prestige and his past achievements.

"It must be that our own elm heads can't figure out Lin Shuai's clever plan." Some generals simply gave up thinking and chose to fight for Cheng Lin.

Cheng Lin said to his generals at this time: "Tsaritsin is the capital and largest city of the Volga Xuanwei Division of the Ming Dynasty. There are also a large number of Ming troops stationed here. As long as we break through Tsaritsin, we will attack the Caucasus region southward. The obstacles will be removed, and the Qing Dynasty will gain important oil resources."

At least in terms of reasons, the generals trusted Cheng Lin enough.

A general said: "Shuai Lin, we did not suddenly launch an offensive to cross the river. Now that we have attracted the attention of the Ming army, the two sides will inevitably have a head-on conflict. The Ming army occupies a favorable position and is sticking to the entire Tsaritsyn. We want to break through them." It is still extremely difficult to break through this important town."

Some people are also worried: "The Ming army is making rapid progress on the western and southern fronts, and it is very likely that they will completely conquer France, the Netherlands, and even Germany within a few months. If we cannot open up the situation on the eastern front, then The Qing Dynasty is in danger."

Cheng Lin's face was still full of calmness: "I know."

At least his current composure has infected many generals of the Qing army, letting them know that they have the backbone and that with Cheng Lin around, they will have no worries.

But no one expected that Cheng Lin gave up the Qing army's tradition of rapid breakthroughs, and instead Chen Bing was on the side of the Don River. Although he crossed the river tentatively, he was quickly beaten back by the Ming army. Bombing was launched from time to time, which caused great trouble to the Qing army.

The Qing army did not figure out how many Ming troops there were in Tsaritsin.Here, Daming had already mobilized three regular army armies, as well as one North Korean army army and two Dongying army armies, with a total strength of 1, far above them.

(End of this chapter)