Daming Military Empire

Chapter 549 Always Be Vigilant Against Sneak Attacks

Scouts and riders are everywhere, dusty, in the southern part of the Siberian Plain, on the wasteland at the junction of Tsarist Russia, Khalkha and the former Wacha old land, hundreds of thousands of troops are lined up in an orderly array, slowly moving forward.

This army was formed in a rectangular formation that was wide and narrow in width and length, about ten miles in width and several miles in length. The whole army marched without any disorder, with the sound of footsteps and rumble of hooves, majestic and terrifying. to the pole.

Such a neat formation looks like a rare and elite army. The several sun, moon and dragon flags flying high in the sky tell the enemy that this is the regular army of the Ming Empire!

The Ming army on the South Road, which had been lurking for nearly a month, attacked. In the distance, the Russian scouts who were lucky enough not to be cleared by the Ming army's scouts all galloped and fled wildly. Can Fort stop it?
At this moment, all the Tsarist Russian scouts who managed to escape were frightened. They just wanted to escape quickly and tell their commander the terrible news.

In the middle of the formation, under the banner of the dragon with the same brightness of the sun and the moon, Sun Chuanting, the commander of the Southern Route Army of the Ming Empire, is watching the front with a telescope. According to the markings on the map, the No. 18 Bastion of Tsarist Russia should be not far ahead. .

About a quarter of an hour later, a mound stretching for hundreds of miles appeared in Sun Chuanting's binoculars, and a bastion loomed at the gap in the middle of the mound.

Finally arrived, he turned the binoculars to the left, and there was indeed a small river not far in front of the left. Not far from the small river, there was also a dense forest. There was a flat grassland between the forest and the small river, which was a good place to camp. .

At this time, dozens of scouts were already shuttling through the woods, and no one sent a warning signal, which meant that there were no enemy ambushes in the woods.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting immediately put down his binoculars, and ordered in a loud voice: "Order, the whole army turns to the left, and camps by the small river in front of the left, facing the direction of the enemy's bastion. The Second Army is on the right."

The guards were ordered to disperse, and soon, the army began to turn around and slowly divided into three groups. This time, Sun Chuanting only brought 30 troops. The Third Army was protecting the vassal state army that built the railway.

However, the size of the front bastion is not very large. According to the detective report, No. 18 bastion in Tsarist Russia is a medium-sized bastion, with a maximum of [-] defenders stationed there.

Is it a bit too exaggerated to say that 30 troops besieged a bastion with only [-] defenders?

If it is purely for the purpose of taking down this bastion, the 30 army is indeed a bit exaggerated, and it would be more than enough to send a legion over. However, Tsarist Russia’s garrison on the Siberian Plain is not only 5000, but 50. If only one legion is sent Come here, it is very likely to be attacked by the enemy.

Golovin could think of using sneak attack tactics to defeat the Ming army one by one, and Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were not fools, so they naturally thought of it, how could they not take precautions.

The bastion is not an ordinary city, and its terrifying defense is not a joke. There are only two ways to conquer it, either use time to grind it, or use human life to fill it.

Using human lives to fill this tactic will not be used unless there is a last resort. If a medium-sized bastion of 5000 people is used to fill it with human lives, it will cause at least tens of thousands of casualties. Millions, that is to say, if human lives are used to fill it, the 200 million Ming army casualties will not be able to take Siberia, and a fool will do this.

If you use time to grind, you must be careful of the enemy's reinforcements. When you are attacking the city, the enemy rushes up from behind. It is quite dangerous. If there are not enough troops to resist, it is likely to cause the entire army to collapse.

Sun Chuanting was one of the most famous generals in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. Even if the emperor asked him to attack in an all-round way, he would find a way to reserve a reserve force to prevent the enemy from sneaking in. What's more, the emperor didn't force him at all, and he was given plenty of time. It is to fight steadily and steadily, and strive not to give the enemy any chance.

The 30 army is already the limit he can mobilize. Not only the siege troops must prevent the enemy from sneaking, but the base camp behind and the vassal state army that is building the railway must also prevent the enemy from sneaking. The consequences of the collapse of the siege troops are even more serious. Therefore, two legions must be left behind to garrison, and they must also keep in touch at all times and pay attention to the enemy's movements at all times.

The 30 army is more or less, if Tsarist Russia does not gather a large army to attack with all its strength, it will not be able to shake the 30 troops. However, it is still no problem to stabilize the position. At that time, whether it is to let the left behind troops come to support, or send a telegram to let Lu Xiangsheng's East Road army outflank from the northeast, the Tsarist Russian army can't bear it.

In short, Sun Chuanting was careful and cautious in preventing the enemy's sneak attack. He didn't want to capsize in the gutter, ruining a good situation because of a momentary negligence.

Facing the terrifying defensive power of the bastion, he was equally cautious. The emperor requested that the attack be launched on time in ten days, and he set off on the fifth day after receiving the telegram.

In fact, the No. 18 bastion of Tsarist Russia is not far from the camp of the Ming Army on the South Road, and it is only more than an hour away if you go on a fast horse. If you march on foot and horse, it will be almost a day. The reason why he set off five days in advance is not to advance Launching an attack is to build more siege equipment and try to avoid casualties of soldiers.

After the 30 troops set up camp by the small river about ten miles away from the NO.18 bastion of Tsarist Russia, they began to manufacture siege equipment nervously and orderly.

In order to prevent the enemy from sneaking in, Sun Chuanting also made careful arrangements for the soldiers who made the siege equipment. The Qin Army, the First Frontier Army Corps, and the Frontier Defense Army Second Army Corps all had [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. They are sent to make siege equipment, but take turns in batches.

In each round, [-] cavalry felled trees, [-] infantry made siege equipment, and the rest of the cavalry and infantry took turns to rest and guard, with a rotation every two hours. At the same time, it can also ensure that there are [-] troops in a state of preparation at all times, so as not to give the enemy a chance to attack.

Golovin wanted to make a sneak attack. As soon as he received the news that the Ming army was leaving, he dispatched scouts to watch from a distance all the time, always looking for an opportunity for the Ming army to attack. Unfortunately, Sun Chuanting's arrangements were too thorough. Whether it is the base camp in the rear or the road construction team in the middle, whether it is marching a large army or camping to manufacture siege equipment, the Ming army is always on high alert, and there is no way to sneak attack!
(End of this chapter)