Daming Military Empire

Chapter 466
Is the food road of the Ming army so easily intercepted?Of course it is impossible. The core of Lu Xiangsheng's strategy is to protect the grain road. How could the million Ming army let Golovin lead tens of thousands or more than [-] people to cut off the grain road.

The advance plan of the Ming army was mainly carried out around the railway line. The infantry on both the north and south lines advanced along the railway line. If there were no strong fortresses to conquer, they generally would not leave the railway line within a hundred miles.

Moreover, the Ming army on the north and south lines also built bastions along the railway lines. The infantry on the two lines found a suitable place to build a bastion the size of a guard every 100 miles, and left 5000 people stationed there.

That is to say, there will be a bastion every few tens of miles along the railway line, and there will be telegraph communication between the bastions, and there will be countless teams cross patrolling. , will soon be entangled by the Ming army of two bastions, and within a day, there will be more than a dozen Ming troops from the bastions to come to support, and he will never even think about destroying the railway line.

These bastions are also the basis for the Ming Dynasty to rule Siberia in the future. Once the Ming Dynasty takes Siberia, Liaodong and Nuergan will become the rear area. Now, Ming's rule over Siberia will be impregnable.

Of course, the grain and grass of the Ming army can be transported not only by railway, but also by river. The original plan was to advance by land and water.

There are many rivers in Siberia, and there are three big ones. The easternmost is the Lena River, which is now the Thanksgiving River, the middle one is called the Yeni River, and the western one is called the Ob River.

These three big rivers and their tributaries cover almost the whole of Siberia. The closest distance to the tributaries of the Thanksgiving River and the Yeni River is less than a hundred miles, but the distance between the two and the main trunk is five or six thousand miles. That is to say, The tributaries of these two major rivers are almost all over the range of five or six thousand miles!

Tsarist Russia used these three major water systems to gradually encroach on the territory of the Golden Horde and the Siberian Khanate, and used various warships to transport food, supplies and troops, defeating the nomadic tribes along the coast one by one, and finally occupied the entire Siberia.

Of course, their warships are not very big, and they can deal with nomadic tribes without guns. Compared with the navy of the Ming Empire, they are not a heavyweight at all.

This is also the reason why Golovin could not expect the 10 taels of military pay. At that time, the North Sea Fleet was stationed in the Thanksgiving River Basin, and the few small warships sent by Rozov were naturally taken away by them with ease.

Yang Geng was still wondering, how could he pick up 10 taels of silver for nothing by traveling all the way? Tsarist Russia is really rich!

Little did he know that both Rozov and Golovin would be so angry that he would spurt their blood. Rozov gave Daming 10 taels of silver in vain, but the promised reward was not delivered; Golovin even lost 4 horses, money Not a single one was seen.

However, their nightmare has only just begun, because Ming's naval strength is simply crushing and powerful against the small warships or small warships in the river under their command. It's a joke.

The Thanksgiving River Basin is not bad, because Tsarist Russia has only occupied it for less than a few years, and not many warships of various types have been sent here. The Yeni River is terrible. Almost half of Tsarist Russia’s warships are in the Yeni River Basin. And the East China Sea Fleet of the Ming Navy is rushing to Yenihe to support the army.

At that time, the super battleships will block the main river, and the Fuchuan warships will rush to the various tributaries. None of their warships scattered in the Yeni River will be able to escape!
The goal of the Ming army this year is to advance from the Thanksgiving River Basin to the Yeni River Basin. Of course, it is impossible to build a railway five or six thousand miles away in two months. But the warships can make the entire Yeni River Basin become the Ming army's world.

However, it is not enough to just occupy the railway line and both sides of the river. There are more than [-] troops of the Golovin Far Eastern Army scattered in the territory of tens of millions of square kilometers. Daming took over.

These are the matters of the cavalry. The southern and northern lines have a first-class regiment, a second-class regiment, and two third-class regiments. The total number of cavalry is [-].

The 20 cavalry did not advance along the railway line, but launched a dragnet-style search along the river. Lu Xiangsheng's plan is to use divisions as units, and each division is responsible for an area. The warships transport food, grass, and information to spread the entire territory. Comb the place where there is smoke.

This Siberia is originally sparsely populated, and the general nomadic tribes will not be too far away from the river, and Golovin's men must be near the nomadic tribes to facilitate suppression, so it is not very troublesome to sort out, just follow the river. Just spread out and look for it.

Now Golovin's subordinates scattered everywhere will be miserable. They usually control a tribe with hundreds of people, domineering and oppressing the herdsmen. Larger tribes have at most a few hundred people stationed there.

As a result, as long as they were discovered by the scouts of the Ming army, thousands of cavalry followed, and the killing was miserable. Those who did not surrender were basically turned into hornet's nests!

Of course, the advance of the Ming army was not without any obstacles. If there were a relatively large tribe that required thousands of people to suppress, they would usually build fortresses on the river bank to facilitate the transportation of the plundered property back.

Now it's the North Sea Fleet's turn to play. The officers and men of the North Sea Fleet are also very idle. Nima, they are transporting food and information all day long. There is no chance to fire a shot. This battle is too enjoyable. .

Therefore, as long as the castle of Tsarist Russia is found, the warships of the North Sea Fleet will flock to it. Generally, if it is a tributary, the river in front of the castle is full of Fufu warships. battleship.

The artillery fire was so fierce, the shells were like raining!
The soldiers of the North Sea Fleet not only used bombardment, but also sent musketeers to assist the cavalry to attack the city. Almost all the castles surrendered within a day or two of the attack.

Lack, it’s impossible not to surrender. They may have only seen a few warships and hundreds of Ming cavalry at the beginning, and they still have a little bit of resistance, but the battleships and cavalry in the back are just like ants. Like food, keep gathering, keep gathering.

The warship can block the river in front of you, and the shells will be thrown like no money;
Thousands or even tens of thousands of cavalry can gather in a few days, and the musketeers on the battleship keep pouring down;

What should we do if we do not surrender in the face of this situation?Thousands of people are fighting with tens of thousands of people, and they have countless warships to support them. If they don't surrender, they are courting death!
Golovin was also discovered in this way. He was hiding in a castle on the southern part of the Thanksgiving River and gathered his men, preparing to attack the grain road of the Ming army. Unfortunately, he was discovered by the Ming army within a month.

That guy, the Ming army is really crazy. It is not enough for the warships to fill the entire river, and it is still extending far away. The cavalry is constantly gathering from all directions. The battleship transporting infantry is coming!

So, he ran away resolutely, and after being bombarded by Ming warships for two days, he fled overnight before the cavalry and infantry came to attack the city.

The cavalrymen of the Ming Army naturally held on to it. Fortunately, this is a mountainous area. As long as they rushed up the mountain, the cavalrymen had nothing to do. If this was a plain, he would probably fall right now.

This time he was really frightened, and he ran back for more than 1000 miles, and didn't stop until he reached the Yeni River Basin.

In his opinion, Siberia is very big anyway, and no amount of Ming army can fill it up. If you retreat a little more, the gap will naturally be opened. As long as the Ming army's food road is cut off, the Ming army will collapse without fighting. Why take the risk to fight the Ming army?

(End of this chapter)