Chapter 663: Eliminate the correct answer first (please subscribe!)

Author: Linjiangjun

Chapter 663: Eliminate the correct answer first (please subscribe!)

Continuous bursts of explosive shells fell in the Green Camp artillery position, bouncing on the hard soil in the northwest, blasting the artillery, artillery vehicles and even artillery to pieces!

Sun Chengen was heartbroken. He said it was luck, but his eyes were focused on the tall tower at the top of Yumen Pass!

But I was thinking: Is there a possibility that the artillerymen of the Ming Dynasty were not so happy with artillery technology at all? Which sentry tower did they rely on to correct the direction of the bombardment?

It is absolutely impossible. Such a high sentry tower can at most use semaphores or lights to indicate the presence of enemies, such as conveying the direction of shelling. How is it possible?

There is only one possibility left, and that is that the enemy's artillery is too strong!

Sun Chengen first eliminated the correct answer.

Even if he knew the correct answer, it would be useless, because the sentry tower was in the center of Yumen Pass. By the time their artillery could reach the distance of the sentry tower, it would have been blown to pieces by the Ming Dynasty's artillery.

As a last resort, Sun Chengen issued an order for the artillery to retreat. He did not want to lose all the precious artillery at Yumen Pass.

In just one day, Sun Chengen's Green Battalion artillery weakened. Instead, Luntai City continued to fire artillery, bombarding any enemy force with more than a hundred people within the range.

As the most forward fortress facing the hinterland of Junggar, the ammunition reserves at Yumen Pass are more than enough to supply the needs of a major battle, and they do not worry about insufficient ammunition at all.

The most damaging thing is that Junggar thought that by taking Yumen Pass, they could enter the Ming Dynasty. In fact, in addition to Yumen Pass, there was a large circle of fortresses around it.

They complement each other and form a comprehensive and complete defense matrix.

The Ming Dynasty's fortress line tactics were coupled with an elite mobile main force. Under this tactic, the Sun family faced a strategic dilemma and had to be prepared for sneak attacks by the elite Ming army at any time.

Now we can only attack Yumen Pass with all our strength, attract the opponent to rush for reinforcements, attack their labor force, and encircle the enemy for reinforcements.

Of course, Sun Sike and Rakshasa's 70,000 troops would not wait here. He had never thought about having to fight a decisive battle at Yumen Pass. His appearance at Yumen Pass was just to mobilize the main force of the Ming Dynasty to go north from Shaanxi or Qinghai. The real intention was to look for opportunities halfway.

Annihilate the Ming army.

Good guy, Sun Sike wants to imitate Nurhaci, the great ancestor of the Qing Dynasty!

These small fortresses are key nodes that hinder Sun Sike's tactics. After being destroyed, they can conceal his actions.

While surrounding Yumen Pass, Sun Sike also divided a small force and bypassed Yumen Pass, preparing to capture some small fortresses!

Unexpectedly, the small fortress is only relative to Yumen Pass.

The two forts thirty miles northeast and forty miles southeast of Yumen Pass are also bastions. Although they are two sizes smaller, they are still stationed with hundreds of National Defense Force soldiers and a dozen artillery pieces.

The tall towers standing in the centers of these fortresses were exactly the same as those at Yumenguan, guiding the artillery to accurately blast away the quasi-Russian coalition forces trying to attack the city.

It's not easy to chew at all. To eat these fortresses is not something hundreds or even thousands of people can do. At least an army of ten thousand people is needed.

But if we divide our troops like this, what if we are attacked by reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty?

Didn’t he just change from Nurhachi to Yang Hao!

From March 25th to April 1st, Sun Sike was hesitant, whether to fight or not, which one to fight, or both?

Damn it, why is it so stable!

The small Gansu Province actually built such a defensive formation. If these things were placed in front of Shanhaiguan, the Manchurians would be in trouble!

Oh, that’s not right. The Manchus didn’t capture Shanhaiguan, but Wu Sangui put it in.

This shows that no matter how good the defense lines and fortifications are, they are useless in the hands of the wrong people.

By April 2, Sun Sike finally made up his mind to dispatch 10,000 troops and 30 artillery pieces to forcibly pull out a fortress in the north to create a spacious rear depth for intercepting the main force of the Ming army.

But as soon as the troops set off, a large number of Ming reinforcements appeared in the east. This surprised Sun Sike that they came so quickly!?

"Great Khan, it's the Sun and Moon Flag and the Red Dragon Army Flag!"

The sentry rider reported this, and Sun Sike closed his eyes in pain: "This is the Ming Guards, they should be in Qinghai!"

It turned out that Huang Qing did not take the Fifth Town of the Guards to Qinghai just to keep an elite force to face this situation.

Sun Sike cheered up and said: "The Guards are nothing special. It is better for this new force to appear now than to show up when we are halfway through the attack on the fortress."

Then he smiled and said: "No, this is a perfect opportunity for us to attack separately!"

The army that was about to turn to the north was pulled back. The Junggar people mobilized urgently and prepared to march eastward to confront the reinforcements that suddenly appeared in the east!

In this way, Sun Sike changed from Yang Hao to Nurhachi!

Sixty miles east of Luntai City, in front of a fortress, the army was marching westward with billowing smoke and dust.

The temporary commander of the fifth town of the Guards, the newly promoted imperial major general Yu Qijun, stepped on the battlements of the fortress and was waiting for the staff to translate the telegram.

Seeing the sun and moon flags waving uncertainly in the army, he was also filled with ambition.

The figure who surrendered to the Four Han generals Zhao Liangdong in Hexi back then has been transformed into a pillar of the empire because of his outstanding military talent.

From Sichuan to Shaanxi and then to Gansu, he had a share of credit for the recovery of the western land.

Huang Qing gave him enough trust to give him the temporary command of the fifth town of the Guards Army.

They also value his prudence. With Yu Qijun holding an elite force in Gansu, Gansu will have nothing to worry about!

The original plan was to launch a two-pronged attack on Junggar after Qinghai was pacified. Unexpectedly, they came to Junggar first.

If the Junggar people attack the fortress line on a large scale, there will be a large force of the National Defense Force to the north to deal with it, and the fifth town of the Guards to the east.

The Ming Dynasty packed the field troops of the National Defense Force into the fortress and stuffed it to the top. It was really a luxury, but this was only a temporary measure.

According to Zhu Kezang's plan, after the fortress line on the western front is completely formed, the army will move forward towards Hami. At that time, with the fortress line at its back, the Dzungars will have no loopholes to exploit, and they can capture Mongolia in the desert in one battle.

The big picture!

Hami, a place where the old Ming emperor haunted his dreams.

As one of the "Seven Guards of Kansai", the Hami Guard has been responsible for managing local affairs, welcoming envoys to and from transportation, and guarding the gates of the Western Frontier since its establishment.

However, for more than ninety years from the Zhengtong period to the Jiajing period, Hami was repeatedly invaded by surrounding tribes. The capital was captured many times, and the garrison was forced to move to Kuyu City. The "harmonious frontier" environment in the northwest was broken.

The war once spread to Ganzhou and Suzhou, which had a major impact on the security and stability of the border areas and also posed a major threat to the Central Plains Dynasty's rule over the Western Regions.

In the middle of the Jiajing period, Xu Lun, who came out of Beijing to supervise the military affairs of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi (Xu Lun's father, Xu Jin, had led troops to recapture Hami during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty) tactfully criticized the imperial court for negotiating peace with Turpan and abandoning Hami. But Xu Lun also knew that Hami should be recaptured.

It's not that simple.

The reasons he gave are: first, after a long period of tug-of-war in the Hami area, most of the people who supported the Ming Dynasty have fled. Even if it is recovered, it will be very difficult to hold on for a long time; second, Hami's status is no longer as important as before.

Third, many tribes in the Kansai region were originally the vassal barrier of the Ming Dynasty, but now they are dilapidated and decayed. If the Ming Dynasty does not intend to restore these tribes to their vitality, then what will happen to the return of Hami?

At this point, Hami was abandoned by the Ming Dynasty, and no one in the court discussed the matter again. The failure of the Ming Dynasty's Western Region policy led to the rise of Turpan and the loss of Hami. However, the rise of Turpan inadvertently helped the Ming Dynasty resist the invasion of Oara and other forces in the west.

After the invasion, Hami and the Jiayuguan area entered a relatively stable period, which was a blessing in disguise.

Now, as long as the new Ming Dynasty defeats Sun Sike's army, it will launch an action to regain Hami!
Chapter completed!