Daming Military Empire

Chapter 548 Opening up the two lines in the southeast

Zhu Cijiong was lost in thought on the map. He has decided to wait for the tank to be manufactured before launching a full-scale attack on Siberia, but that will be next year at the earliest. It would be a pity to waste the remaining months of this year. What should we do with Sun Chuanting and the others?
The Ming Dynasty gathered a lot of people this time. The total number of the army, navy, vassal state corps, and reserve corps alone exceeded 200 million. The money and food consumed was terrible. It would be too wasteful if they didn't do something.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help sliding his fingers on the map. He knew that what was presented to him was a cold map, but once he issued a decree, the places marked on the map would become tens of thousands of people. It is a battlefield where tens of thousands or even millions of troops fight to the death.

In a word, how can he be careless in deciding the lives and deaths of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people!
Staring at the map for a long time, he finally found a loophole, that is, the density of bastion in the southeast corner of the Siberian Plain is very low, perhaps because it is close to Khalkha, and Khalkha belongs to the plateau area. Value, so, for the time being, I don't want to push in that direction.

Khalkha is not of much value to Tsarist Russia, but the area in the southeast corner of Siberia is of great value to Ming, because Ming can completely connect the Western Region Railway and the Siberia Railway through there!

As long as the Western Region Railway and the Siberia Railway are connected together, the Ming Army on the East Road and the Ming Army on the South Road will become a whole. After the completion of the repair, the transfer of materials will be much more convenient. There is no need to send them at both ends of the East Road and South Road, and they can be transported directly through the closer Western Region Railway.

There are really not many bastions in the southeast corner of the Siberian Plain. There are only eight in total. One bastion will be taken down in half a month by a single army, and it will be taken down in four months. months, and only four months.

Is it a single way, or both ways?
In fact, there is no need to think too much about this question. The effect of two routes going hand in hand is definitely better than that of a single route, because the total number of Tsarist Russian garrisons will not change. The army of one route will face 50 enemies, which is still a bit dangerous. If you send two routes, Tsarist Russia will The troops must be divided, and the danger is relatively small.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong pressed both hands on the map, stood up abruptly, and said loudly: "Cao Huachun."

Cao Huachun was still guarding the door as always, he bowed and walked in quickly when he heard the sound, cupped his hands and said, "My minister is here."

Zhu Cijiong then said loudly: "Prepare to send a telegram, take a piece of paper and write it down."

When Cao Huachun heard this, he quickly prepared his pen, ink, paper and inkstone. He had to write imperial edicts or memorize telegrams almost every day, and he was naturally familiar with the preparations. Soon, he stood aside respectfully with his pen in hand.

Zhu Cijiong cleared his throat, and then said in a loud voice: "Let Lu Xiangsheng mobilize the army to capture the No.20, No.20, No.20, and No.20 bastions in Tsarist Russia within four months, and it will be on time in ten days. Launch an offensive and cooperate with Sun Chuanting to open up the two southwest lines and connect the Western Railway and the Siberian Railway."

Tsarist Russia built too many bastions, and it was difficult for Lu Xiangsheng and the others to find out the names of the bastions one by one. Zhu Cijiong simply asked them to distinguish them by numbers. In this case, it would be much more convenient to transmit in telegrams.

Cao Huachun quickly wrote down the emperor's will, and then waited with a pen. He knew that the emperor should have other wills, and this one alone doesn't need to be written down on paper.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Cijiong saw that he had finished writing, he said in a loud voice: "Let Sun Chuanting mobilize the army to capture the No. , Ten days later, the attack was launched on time, and at the same time, the railway line was extended to the Yeni River Basin along the direction of these four bastions. Within five months, the Western Region Railway and the Siberian Railway must be connected."

After making these two decrees, Zhu Cijiong stopped to think for a while, and then continued to speak loudly: "Ling Shi Kefa led the Second Army of the Imperial Guards to Jiayuguan to take over the defense of the Fourth Army of the Frontier Defense Army. Front-line defense. Order Hou Gongji to lead the Fourth Army of the Frontier Defense Army to rush to the front line of the Rem River immediately after handing over the defense, and receive Sun Chuanting's dispatch."

After saying this, Zhu Cijiong stopped to think again, and then continued: "Send someone to pass on my oral order, ordering Zhongzhen Hou Qin Liangyu to send 5 horses to Dongdaying to receive the defense of the Second Corps of the Imperial Guard. Go."

The reason why he sent Shi Kefa to lead the Second Corps of the Imperial Guards to Jiayuguan was mainly to exercise Shi Kefa. Keeping him in the capital would not only be detrimental to his personal development, but also the Second Corps of the Imperial Guards would easily develop laziness. This time, the front-line combat mission is not very heavy, and there is no need for the first regiment of the Imperial Guard to support him. Let him lead the second regiment of the Imperial Guard to support it, which is regarded as training.

Of course, he can't be sent to the battlefield immediately. After all, Shi Kefa and the Second Army of the Imperial Guards have not yet experienced the baptism of war. If they are sent up suddenly, the casualty rate will inevitably be higher than that of Hou Gongji, who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Let them go to Jiayuguan to get acquainted with the atmosphere of the battlefield first. It should be better to let them go to the battlefield next time. After all, the soldiers of the Ming army are also living lives. Casualties that can be avoided are naturally try to avoid.

As soon as Zhu Cijiong's will was conveyed, the Ming army immediately began a large-scale mobilization. Needless to say, the first army of the Imperial Guard, the second army of the Imperial Guard, and the fourth army of the border guards changed their defenses. It was just a handover of defense. No brains needed.

Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were not so simple. Their task was to send troops to attack the bastion of Tsarist Russia. Facing the horrific defense of the bastion, no matter how powerful the generals were, they would not dare to take it lightly.

Fortunately, Zhu Cijiong's task is not heavy. Both the East Army and the South Army only need to capture four bastions within four months, which is ample time.

After receiving the order, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting both summoned the commanders of the various legions to discuss. It has become a fine tradition of the Ming army to hold a meeting to discuss specific tactics before each battle. This allows the Ming army to often exchange the smallest loss for the greatest victory. .

By the way, why is a coach so lacking in assertiveness and responsibility? Doesn’t it seem incompetent to always seek the opinions of the people below?

It's not that Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting's abilities are not good. As the saying goes, "Three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang." A veteran general who has experienced many battles is naturally more thoughtful.

It was not too difficult a task for Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting to capture four bastions in four months. Soon, they worked out a detailed battle plan, and a big battle began slowly.

(End of this chapter)