Great Qing Dynasty talker

Looking at the horrified eyes of the tribal elders~
Li Xiaowu believed it.

It’s not that they believe in the curse, but that they believe these people really believe in the curse of the evil monk in St. Petersburg.

The night sky is dotted with stars.

Everywhere there were cheerful sonatas sung by men and women.

From a high-level perspective, the nature of what happened on the grassland is completely different from that on the Qinhuai River. On the grassland, this is not a wasteland, but the cornerstone that consolidates the bottom of the pyramid of human civilization.

If this cornerstone is removed, the pyramid will collapse.

……

The enthusiastic women in the tribe even took the initiative to invite soldiers from other tribes to join this unprecedented bonfire party.

The sky is my bedding.

Green grass is used as bedding.

The silver gun is washed with blood, and the steel gun is plated with tenderness.

Many of the soldiers of the Western Expedition will not be able to return to their hometowns alive, so let them leave their marks in this world in another form.

Dawn the next day.

Tens of thousands of people were sleeping soundly in their felt tents and couldn't get up. They really couldn't get up.

This time next year, the tribal population will see a surge.

Civilization will be reborn from the ashes.

……

Two days later, the army continued its westward expedition.

Celing Namjale is full of anticipation for the upcoming battle.

"Khan, this dress is made of really good material."

"Khan, this gun is well made."

150 guards followed closely behind, chattering.

In order to win over the hearts of the people, Li Xiaowu took a full set of equipment from the baggage camp for 150 soldiers, from military caps to military boots, from muskets to cavalry swords.

Celing Namjale and his guards were given a major makeover.

……

The Xiqing guide who was in charge of leading the way looked unhappy.

They had already noticed that the Wu army was on guard, so they did not take the previously agreed route and went to Huiyuan City in Yili first.

Instead, they took the northern route, walked out of Alashankou, and headed straight for the battlefield from north to south.

With such a sudden change, the royal family members couldn't help but feel uneasy about the future of Xiqing.

Who can guarantee that Wu Jun won't try to kill rabbits while robbing grass?
In fact, they were right. That was Lin Huaisheng's plan - to throw away the foot washing water and the child together!

After the army left Alashankou near the hot springs, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Scouts were sent out in all directions.

Li Xiaowu stepped on the saddle and looked around with a telescope.

He turned around and said:
"Brother Wu, please lead 1000 light cavalry as the vanguard of the army. I will lead my troops behind and keep a distance of 5 miles from you."

……

Wusimai seemed to have been waiting for this moment. He took off his helmet and recited Xin Qiji's "Reminiscence of the Past at Beiguting in Jingkou" aloud.

After finishing the poem, he put on his helmet again.

Shouting:

"Light Horse Regiment, 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 9th Companies, follow me."

Shout,

He lightly squeezed the horse's belly and rushed out first.

The fluttering cloak left a graceful silhouette for the thousands of soldiers.

Looking at the great poet of the grassland who was leaving in a flash, and the four cavalry companies who were busy following him, Li Xiaowu felt a little short of breath.

After taking several long breaths, it was finally basically unblocked.

He also shouted out orders:

"The rest of the light cavalry will march on both wings, with the baggage camp in the center."

"Dragoons are the rear guard."

"Everyone eat while walking. From now on, you are allowed to use the second bag of dried meat reserves."

1 quarters of an hour later,
The formation was adjusted and they started to move south.

……

Camping that night,

In the dark prairie, the camp of the Western Expedition Army was like a huge torch, so eye-catching.

20 mile away,

The four Kazakh herdsmen who walked out of the felt were shocked. They belonged to a small tribe in Zhongyuzi and were grazing and conducting reconnaissance nearby.

The next day, it was still dark.

They hurriedly drove their flocks south.

It was already the fourth day when Abu Khan learned from the shepherds that an unknown army had appeared in the north.

……

The Khanate still maintained its pure nomadic traditions.

The sultans and chiefs gathered together to discuss and make a decision together.

Abu Khan was only the nominal chairman and his words were not as final as those of the emperors in feudal dynasties.

"The enemy's situation is unclear. I suggest withdrawing our troops."

"No, we will lose a lot if we withdraw our troops now. In order to destroy the Qing Dynasty, the Khanate mobilized 36 tribes and 20 people to march east. Are we going to withdraw just like that? How can we compensate for the losses?"

"I think we should be concerned about who is coming now?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Yes, who on earth would come all the way to save Xiqing?

Dzungaria Mongols? Impossible, they are not ghost soldiers passing through.

Oirat Mongols? Possibly.

No one associates it with the newly rising Wu Jun~
……

The Xiqing camp was expanded from several frontier fortresses. The lookout standing on the wooden tower was surprised to find that the enemy was withdrawing.

After hearing the news,
Yongyan, a thin man with protruding cheekbones, walked up the adobe wall to observe the enemy situation while coughing violently.

There was smoke and dust billowing outside, and the Hasar cavalry were busy mobilizing and assembling.

He said to himself:

"Are the reinforcements really coming?"

Senatu, who was standing by, lost control of his emotions and burst into tears:

"Master, it's true. Wu Ting's Army Minister Lin Huaisheng is still trustworthy. The Qing Dynasty is saved."

On that day, hundreds of thousands of Kazakhs retreated 5 miles.

……

Xiqing is roughly composed of three groups of people.

The "returning talents" included 6000 Han Army Flag Firearms Battalion who withdrew westward ahead of schedule, 7000 troops who were hunting for the emperor in the west, and local border guards in the Ili General's Defense Zone.

When they left the Ili River Valley, Xiqing had a population of 15 and 20 cattle and sheep.

Today, there are only 6 people left.

There are still 1 cattle and sheep left.

During their retreat, they were suddenly attacked by cavalry from the Kazakh Khanate.

The Kazakh cavalry penetrated the middle of the team that stretched for dozens of miles, blocking the front and back, and then expanded the victory. Under the iron hooves and curved swords, the Xiqing migrating team flowed like a river of blood.

The next day,

Yongyan urgently mobilized the Han Eight Banners Firearms Battalion led by foreign instructor Emerson and the elite cavalry of Yili to drive away the Kazakh cavalry.

The army barely stopped the bleeding.

……

Then the Kazakh infantry arrived.

Xiqing withdrew its troops and turned from a long snake into a hedgehog.

The fight between the two sides was brutal.

The total population of the Kazakh Khanate was only 180 million, but they dared to send out 20 troops. From white-haired old men to 10-year-old children, all the people were mobilized.

They used the tactics they were best at - ambushes and warfare of attrition.

First they ambushed and dealt a heavy blow to Xiqing.

Then fight for consumption.

Relying on their large number of cavalry, they continued to bleed Xiqing.

They even fought wars while herding.

It took half a month to successfully compress Xiqing into an area of ​​less than 50 square kilometers.

……

However, when the encirclement is reduced to a certain extent.

The disadvantage of the Kazakh Khanate army was completely exposed - lack of offensive capabilities.

The combination of garrisons and trenches in Xiqing became an insurmountable natural barrier.

Having tasted success for the first time, the Qing army began to build fortifications frantically. All the soldiers were converted to miners, and the ground inside and outside the camp was not even 3 feet flat.

Yongyan sighed:

"Fortunately, the Kazakh infantry is not strong, otherwise, I would be herding sheep in the Caspian Sea."

Xiao Xiaoqi was covered in dust and sighed:
"Fortunately, the enemy's artillery is weak, otherwise, I would have to work in a foreign land."

……

The two sides fought each other for seven months, from autumn to spring, but neither could do anything to the other.

The Qing army could not break out, and the Kazakhs could not invade.

It's like two shrews fighting each other by pulling each other's hair, and it's impossible to tell who is winning.

We can only fight to consume. When Xiqing runs out of food, everyone will faint from hunger.

Emerson, a former Saxon Army major and current loyalist of the Qing Dynasty, shook his head helplessly. He once again lamented the backwardness of Eastern military technology and concepts.

Until he saw the coordination between Wu’s infantry and artillery.

……

A guard stumbled over and said:

"Your Majesty, there is a fight in the north!"

Yongyan wrapped his sheepskin coat tightly and rushed out of the dugout.

I wiped the telescope lens with my breath and looked to the north, only to see billowing smoke and fumes everywhere.

Take a deep sniff of the air; the smell of sulfur is particularly refreshing.

"Good, good fight, kill these shepherds. Damn it, the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Dzungar Khanate for them, but they actually repaid their kindness with hatred~"

Saying,

Two lines of hot tears rolled down from my eyes.

Yongyan tried to wipe his tears secretly, but ended up making things worse. His tears mixed with dust and turned his face into a clown.

Emerson, who was also dishevelled, strode over with a sword in hand:
"Your Majesty, this opportunity is rare. Send out your troops and cooperate with your allies to defeat the enemy."

"Are you sure?"

"6%."

……

Listening to the rumbling of cannons, Yongyan spoke his mind with difficulty:

"General Ai, I want to tell you the truth. The friendly forces you mentioned just drove me here from Yanjing. I'm afraid they have bad intentions."

Emerson understood.

asked:

"Then let them fight and we retreat?"

"Wait a minute." Xiao Xiaoqi, who also had a dirty face, came over. "No, Your Majesty. Although Central Asia is large, it is the hunting ground of two great powers. We can either serve Wu or Luosha. If we choose neither, we will be crushed to death by the two great empires."

Yongyan sighed with difficulty.

"If I have to choose one, I would rather choose Wu."

Emerson rolled his eyes and agreed with Yongyan's idea.

The Han people are always more trustworthy than the Rakshasa ghosts.

Moreover, Catherine is a really cruel woman. If you surrender to her, you will definitely be used as cannon fodder in the war against the Ottoman Empire.

……

now.

The edge of Xiqing Camp is 15 miles away.

Wusimai led 1000 cavalrymen, dragging dead trees and military flags back and forth, stirring up billowing smoke and dust.

He did it on purpose!
Because there were so many Kazakh cavalry on the opposite side, like locusts.

Smoke and dust are smoke bombs.

Block the view of the battlefield.

Make the enemy unclear about the size of your forces and buy time for the infantry to form up.

All the officers of the Western Expedition were a little frightened. They didn't expect that the Kazakh Khanate actually had so many cavalry.

The Dzungars defeated the Kazakhs. The Qing army destroyed the Dzungars. The Wu army defeated the Qing army.

According to logic,

Wu army > Qing army > Junggar > Kazakhstan.

With such a long chain of contempt, Lin Huaisheng believed that fighting 1 against 10 should be easy and normal.

……

Li Xiaowu quickly ordered:

“See that hill?
"The baggage wagons were arranged in a circle around the hill. The camels and pack horses were in the middle, and the heavy artillery was on the top of the hill."

"Commander, where's the light artillery?"

"The light artillery will fight outside the circle along with the synchronized infantry."

After a while,
Wusimai sent someone to ask about tactics.

Li Xiaowu thought for a moment:

"Tell Wusimai to lure the enemy over here."

……

Less than half an hour later.

The army of the Kazakh Khanate is coming.

First came the cavalry, with thousands of horses galloping and the ground shaking.

A quarter of an hour later, the infantry arrived in endless numbers.

Li Xiaowu, who was standing at the highest point of the hill, couldn't help but take a breath.

"so many people?"

He would never have thought that all the soldiers of the Khanate were here. Strictly speaking, all the healthy men of the Khanate were here.

……

Both sides were a little stunned.

Abu Khan put down the telescope and asked in surprise:

"It's Wu Jun! Why are they here?"

The Great Juzi Sultan on the side whispered:

"Great Khan, we are now in the defense zone of the Qing General Yili. The Wu army must have come for this reason."

Abu Khan blushed:
"Nonsense. Lake Balkhash is not a national border. It is a humiliation imposed on the Khanate by the Dzungars. Tashkurgan is the border. Yes, it is Tashkurgan."

The Sultan stepped back awkwardly.

There is nothing much to say, let’s see whose knife is faster!
……

As the dust raised by the running of people and horses gradually settled to the ground and the air became clear, both sides were finally able to open their eyes and understand each other's strength.

Abu Khan was overjoyed.

Pointing to the hill which covers only half a square kilometer and has a height difference of only three or five meters.

"attack!"

"Kill all enemies."

"We still have 15 men, and the enemy has at most 1 men. The advantage is on my side."

Suddenly,

The cheers were like thunder, rolling across this grassland that was showing signs of desertification.

Abu Khan assigned 1 infantry and 1 cavalry to monitor the Xiqing camp to prevent them from coming in to disrupt the situation.

There were 15 troops participating in the siege of Wu.

Among them were 1 elite light cavalry, 5 armed herdsmen, 2 musketeers, and the rest were cold weapon infantry.

There were only 11 cannons.

……

At the top of the hill, a group of officers were looking out with telescopes.

Someone said in surprise:
"Commander, the enemy has almost no artillery."

"Yes, I judge that they do not have the ability to conduct field operations."

The pressure on everyone suddenly decreased, including Li Xiaowu.

Not only that,

When his camera swept across the enemy's infantry formation, he found that the enemy infantry was poorly equipped. The single-edged scimitars, spears, battle axes, bows and arrows, and shields were all rough and inferior products.

The musket with a double-pronged fork was the equipment level of the Green Camp soldiers in the South.

What is worth being wary of is the enemy cavalry.

Once thousands of unarmored herdsmen with scimitars charged into their own infantry formation, they would become the death gods on the battlefield.

……

The Kazakh military formation is very classical.

In the front were the artillery, in the middle were the infantry, on the left wing and rear were the cavalry, and on the right wing were the arquebusiers.

The infantry formed a classic convex half-moon formation.

In the lens,
It is obvious that this formation is a trap.

In the middle were the poorly equipped cannon fodder, many of whose scimitars were rusty or had small pieces of damage. They were in disarray and kept whispering to each other.

The infantry on the two wings slightly behind were obviously better equipped, with sharper weapons, and about 2% of them were wearing armor.

moment,

Li Xiaowu guessed the enemy's intention.

When our side easily broke into the enemy's convex semi-moon formation, the enemy fell inward and was surrounded on both wings. Our side was trapped in a pocket and attacked from three sides.

after that,

The enemy cavalry rushed out and blocked their retreat route, thus achieving the goal of closing the door and beating the dog.

……

The formation is good, and he can be a brave general in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

However, times have changed.

Li Xiaowu's confidence increased suddenly, and he put away the telescope:
"Wei Jun."

"The general is here!"

"You lead all the infantry and carry 20 light artillery pieces to attack the enemy's infantry half-moon formation salient. Remember, do not go too deep, and kill as many enemies as possible within the range."

Wei Jun bowed and asked before leaving:
"What if the enemy cavalry reinforces?"

"Hollow square formation, hold your ground."

"As commanded." (End of chapter)