The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 231 Dilemma
In fact, Jiang Tao dispatched troops in mid-April, and the troops were divided into three groups, with Hebei as the main rear, gathering 20 cavalry from the Northwest Cavalry Regiment and the Royal Cavalry Regiment, plus ten sharpshooters, the only special warfare The first division, the Shenpao Division, came out of Shanhaiguan and approached Shengjing in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Jiang Tao's imperial driver personally marched, and the generals gathered, the momentum was unstoppable.

The second route, with Han Yong as the main general, led [-] Korean legions, five sharpshooters, and half of the sharp artillery divisions across the Yalu River, and encircled Shengjing, which was full of Qing Dynasty, with the first. , Gradually weaken the sphere of influence of the Qing Dynasty.

The third route is dominated by the navy, dispatching two marines and three sharpshooters to attack Sakhalin Island by sea first, and then try to outflank the rear of the Qing army. However, these troops are obviously weak, and Jiang Tao has no choice After all, with so many soldiers and horses deployed, the defense of the empire is already somewhat empty.

Until mid-June, Jiang Tao personally led the main force of the empire, and finally broke through the Manchu fortresses and successfully arrived at the city of Shengjing.

I saw countless small forts built around Shengjing City, all of which were made of huge stones. They were extremely strong and could accommodate at least 200 people inside. Moreover, the forts were 12 meters high, and it was difficult to throw them so high.

The key is the number of fortresses, there are thousands of them, and Shengjing is tightly surrounded. The fortresses extend in all directions to ten miles outside the city. of various artillery.

Jiang Tao put down the binoculars. Unexpectedly, Kangxi had made so many preparations, and it seemed that he would not be able to capture it in a short time.

Boom boom boom...

After a while, the scouts came to report: "There are traps around the fort, and there are mines. It seems that there are a lot of them, and the firearms similar to fire and thunder are used in the fort."

Jiang Tao pondered for a moment, then sneered and said, "It looks like a hedgehog. The Ministry of the Army will make a deduction to see how much Xu will have to pay to win this place."

At this time Wei Donglai also followed, and said doubtfully: "Your Majesty, I estimate that there are not many cavalry in the city. This kind of fortress group is good, but it also locks the other party in. At least it is not easy for the cavalry to come out." , even if Shengjing is impenetrable, so what, in fact, we don’t need to attack, we only need 20 yuan to use barbed wire and trenches to surround the opponent in groups, and the opponent will starve to death when the time comes.”

Jiang Tao nodded, and said cautiously: "So this place is just a cover. When our soldiers and horses are exhausted, the other party's more than [-] cavalry will suddenly appear?"

"Your Majesty, it's very possible that we can't fall into the trap." Wei Donglai said uncertainly, he felt that the Qing army had more than so many methods.

Jiang Tao laughed, the centipede is dead but not stiff, hey, what tricks does Kangxi want to play?I am afraid that as long as my 20 cavalry are divided, they will be surrounded and wiped out. It seems that I have underestimated this battle.

If the time dragged on for a long time, it would be difficult to handle. Jiang Tao only felt a little bit hard to get off the tiger. After a while, he smiled confidently: "Interesting, I hope Kangxi will stop eating bran and diarrhea. I want to have fun with him."

After waiting for a while, the results of the Army Staff Department's deduction came out. To capture the city, it would cost about 5000 million silver dollars in military resources, with more than [-] casualties, and it would take at least three months.

Jiang Tao was a little depressed at once, and immediately refuted the plan of a strong attack, and ordered eight sharpshooters to build a defensive position outside Shengjing City, with two sharpshooters on each side, one sharpshooter to defend the outside, and one sharpshooter to defend the fort The Qing army inside is protected by multiple layers of barbed wire on both sides, and all personnel are in the middle of the barbed wire.

The whole position was connected into a square, which just framed Shengjing inside.

Jiang Tao knew that the biggest weakness of this position was the problem of food access. If the food access was cut off, the eight sharpshooters would be finished, so he hurriedly asked, "How many more troops can we mobilize?"

Wei Donglai replied without thinking: "Your Majesty, we can mobilize at most two sharpshooters, but after a year, the newly built fifteen sharpshooters can join the ranks of the battle. Well, I am willing to send [-] cavalry to deal with it." Man Qing."

Jiang Tao sighed. He originally wanted to destroy Manqing's will to fight with overwhelming momentum, but he didn't want Kangxi to take the attack head-on. Protect the grain road, and the remaining 25 soldiers are ready to send troops at any time to destroy the opponent's survival foundation, let's see how they play."

"Oh, by the way, can you find out the location of the main force of the Qing army's iron cavalry?"

Wei Donglai sighed: "A total of ten thousand cavalry teams were sent out, all of which suffered heavy casualties. They just came back at this time, it seems that the opponents did not gather together."

"Hmph, not necessarily. The cavalry is galloping at full speed. It is very easy to meet within five hundred miles in one day. Well, don't let your guard down." Jiang Tao disagreed.

"Your Majesty is wise, will the Manchu cavalry deal with the Second Army?" Wei Donglai asked worriedly.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. I'm afraid that Kangxi will not make a move. As long as he makes a move, he will die. Now the main reason is that our cavalry does not have an absolute advantage, otherwise we will not be so passive. In fact, as long as I am ruthless, I will kill 20 The cavalry attack at full strength may not be weaker than the more than [-] cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, but in the end, we may not have many cavalry left, such a huge loss is very bad for the empire." Jiang Tao smiled lightly, But he was secretly blaming himself for giving Kangxi the time and space to grow up. If he had done it earlier, it would not have been such a trouble. However, the money was not easy a few years ago, and he was unable to attack the forces of the Qing Dynasty.

"That's why the emperor wants to bring the Artillery Master and the Special Warfare Master. In this way, the speed of the cavalry regiment will be greatly reduced, and they will definitely not be able to catch the opponent." Wei Donglai asked puzzled.

"That's right, but I believe that Kangxi will come out. At this time, Shengjing's army and civilians are only more than one million, and the Manchu plus Han people have a population of more than five million. If the order continues, the Manchus will be massacred directly. If the Han people surrender, they will move in first. In Taiwan, Hainan, Ezo and other islands, the land is distributed, and those who have completed three years can only return to the mainland. Those who have committed serious crimes will all be sent to the mining area for labor reform. Keep your hands." Jiang Tao sternly shouted again, he knew that war cannot tolerate kindness, and kindness will only increase the casualties of his subordinates.

"Obey!" Wei Donglai replied loudly.

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The Dahua Empire launched a large-scale military campaign in the Northeast, and when the news reached Galdan's ears, Geerdan was suddenly uneasy. He knew that Dahua was not easy to mess with, but when he thought of the stern reprimand from the Dahua Emperor, he was not convinced, and he was not willing to become A vassal of the Great Hua Empire, even in name only.

He did not submit to the Qing Empire back then, and he would not submit to the Dahua Empire at this time. In fact, his lifelong wish was to build a huge empire, and the wealth of the Dahua Empire made him even more envious.

And now is the greatest opportunity.

Gerdan sneered. According to his information, Ye Erqiang had only [-] Dahua cavalry on the periphery, and a musketeer team of about [-]. He was confident that he could defeat the opponent in a very short time.

Moreover, a lot of young and strong men from Turpan and other tribes were recruited, and it was too late for the Dahua Empire to rescue them. Galdan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down as much as possible. After plundering fiercely, the 20 cavalry under his command are ready to go.

But Ge Erdan didn't do anything, he had to wait until the expeditionary army of the Dahua Empire was exhausted, then even if they withdrew to rescue them, it would probably be too late, and even if they did, they would not have much fighting power.

(End of this chapter)