Daming Military Empire

Chapter 504
Zhu Cijiong looked at the map of Shaanxi Xingdusi, then at the map of Siberia, and fell into a dilemma.

Shaanxi Xingdusi must send reinforcements. There is no doubt about this. Even if the 40 allied forces of Wacha gather together to fight against the Qin army, the Qin army is likely to be unable to do it. What's more, there are so many guards outside Jiayuguan, it is impossible for the Qin army to gather together.

The Qin army had to defend those guards, because if the Qin army did not defend, the connection between Hamiwei and the pass would be cut off, and the defenders of Hamiwei would become lonely.

In addition, Jiayuguan must also be guarded by heavy troops, otherwise Wacha will definitely send cavalry to rush into the pass, which will inevitably lead to loss of life.

With so many guards to guard, and Jiayuguan to be guarded, then the Qin army can divide up to 1 horses in each guard, facing hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, what use are these 1 horses!

Even if we abandon Hami Guard, abandon all guards outside the pass, and retreat to Jiayuguan, we may not be able to defend it, because there are too many enemy troops, and there are too many points that Jiayuguan Great Wall can attack. 10 people disperse It is also easy to break.

How to do it?Zhu Cijiong looked at the map of Siberia, and slapped it angrily. He could only give up the Siberian attack first. The 50 army over there is enough to defend, but it is a bit unrealistic to attack, which is thousands of miles across. A long front with 50 horses is simply not enough.

When he slapped the table, Wang Chengen who was beside him trembled in fright, the emperor seldom gets angry, and he doesn't know who will be unlucky this time.

However, to Wang Chengen's surprise, the emperor was not so angry, but said a little discouraged: "I will pass on my order and order the Ministry of Industry to immediately mobilize forty trains to the North Camp. The Second Army Corps was ready to go immediately. As soon as the train arrived, it rushed to Shaanxi Xingdusi to accept the dispatch of Sun Chuanting, the commander of the Qin Army. The Second Army of the Expeditionary Army and the Zhongyong Army were immediately ready to go to Shaanxi Xingdusi for support."

Wang Chengen obeyed the order, and then retreated respectfully.

No matter what, send two legions there first, if you wait for Wacha to send troops, it will be too late. Shaanxi Xingdusi is the gateway to the northwest of Ming Dynasty, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

With three legions stationed there, the Shaanxi Xingdu Division's defense should be fine. As for the two latter legions, it won't be too late to wait until Wacha really sends troops.

Zhu Cijiong sat there and thought for a while, then said loudly: "Cao Huachun, draw up the decree."

When Cao Huachun outside heard the words, he immediately bowed in and quickly prepared his pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhu Cijiong immediately said in a loud voice: "Sun Chuanting is appointed as the deputy marshal of the army, responsible for commanding the battle with the Wacha coalition forces."

Cao Huachun wrote the imperial decree in a few swipes, gave it to him to read again, then stamped the big seal, and went out to send someone to deliver the decree.

After arranging all this, Zhu Cijiong looked at the map of Shaanxi Xingdusi again and fell into deep thought.

The Wacha Department's action really disrupted his deployment. Originally, logically speaking, after the Ming Dynasty Zhongxing should send troops to wipe out the Wacha Department to avoid future troubles, but the wind and sand in the Western Regions is too big, it is really not suitable for repairing. Railways, without railways, the supply of food and grass for the army is a big problem. In addition, the Wacha Department has paid tribute every year for the past few years, and it seems to be very docile, so he is not in a hurry to clean up.

However, this time is different. If the Wacha Department really dares to come, then it will be wiped out. Zhu Cijiong gritted his teeth and slapped the map hard again.

Will the Wacha Department come?Of course they will come. Although Gushi Khan is shrewd, his knowledge is not wide enough. He completely underestimated the power of muskets and artillery, let alone how fast the train can transport troops.

In fact, he can't be blamed for this, because Daming also had muskets and cannons when he attacked Daming first, but in the end he was defeated and even Ming Yingzong was captured.

Moreover, the [-] muskets provided to him by Rozov were all matchlock guns replaced by the French army, not the most advanced flintlock guns. He can't wear a shield and can't wear armor. He really doesn't see anything terrible.

He even thought that with his 20 cavalry, the Qin army could not find the north. You must know that he used [-] cavalry to defeat the [-] Ming army!
However, to be on the safe side, he did not attack immediately after gathering his troops. He did not order the coalition forces to set off until the [-] cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate arrived.

He adopted the most commonly used raid tactics of Mongolian and Yuan iron cavalry, that is, he led 20 cavalry first, and Batur Huitaiji followed with 20 infantry.

He wanted to take advantage of the speed of the cavalry to catch Daming by surprise, and take down Hamiwei first.

If most of the Qin army assembled in Hamiwei, then he would directly lead the cavalry to raid Jiayuguan, and leave Hamiwei for the infantry behind to attack.

There seems to be no problem with this tactic. If Daming was still the same as it was a hundred years ago, he would definitely beat him to the ground, but now...

If there were no reinforcements, Sun Chuanting might indeed be defeated by him, but with the support of the First Frontier Army Corps and the Second Frontier Defense Army Corps, Sun Chuanting might well beat him to the point where he could not find his way north.

After Sun Chuanting received the call back from the capital, he began to plan against the map. The 30 army is enough for defense, but to defeat the Wacha Allied Forces, the First Army of the Frontier Defense Army and the Second Army of the Frontier Defense Army must fully obey the command and cooperate closely. his actions.

Here comes the problem. Ma Xianglin and Cao Bianjiao are not ordinary army commanders. One is the emperor's brother-in-law, and the other is the nephew of the deputy army marshal Cao Wenzhao.

Zhu Cijiong naturally thought of this, so, before the First Frontier Army Corps and the Second Frontier Defense Army Corps arrived, the eunuch who delivered the decree arrived first, and he was directly named the Deputy Marshal of the Army!
He is already a general of the first rank, and this rank cannot be improved, but the position of deputy field marshal gives him more power. Basically, except for Lu Xiangsheng and Cao Wenzhao, any other army commander who comes to the Northwest must listen to him.

Now Sun Chuanting is completely relieved, with the position of deputy marshal of the army, commanding Ma Xianglin and Cao Bianjiao is justified!
Immediately afterwards, the First Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army and the Second Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army arrived one after another. All kinds of food and grass were transported by trucks, and various materials in Jiayuguan were piled up like mountains.

At this moment, Jin Yiwei's secret agent sent a report, and the Oacha coalition forces set off!
Upon hearing the news, Sun Chuanting immediately ordered all the guards and civilians outside Jiayuguan to withdraw into the pass, and ordered:

The Qin army's [-] infantry and [-] artillery were all transferred to Hamiwei to garrison, under the command of Hou Gongji;
Seventy thousand cavalry from the Qin Army, the First Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army, and the Second Army Army of the Frontier Defense Army assembled outside Jiayuguan, under the command of Zu Dabi;

All the infantry and artillery of the First Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army were stationed in five guards outside Jiayuguan, under the command of Cao Bianjiao;
All the infantry and artillery of the Second Frontier Army Regiment were stationed at Jiayuguan, under the command of Ma Xianglin.

Gushi Khan thought he could catch the Ming army by surprise, but he never thought that the 20 cavalry he led had not yet arrived, but the Ming army was already in full swing.

(End of this chapter)