On April 20th, as more Ming troops arrived, a large army gathered outside Urumqi.
One mile away from the city are the contiguous camps of the Ming army. Of course, these are only the central army where Zhu Jinghong belongs.
The Beijing camp and the army are placed at other key positions, spanning nearly twenty miles from east to west.
On April 21, Zhu Jinghong arrived at the front line, and then he led a group of senior generals to the mountains three miles southwest of Urumqi.
Although it has entered April, the temperature is still very low and the cold wind is bitter.
Standing on the top of the mountain, Zhu Jinghong looked at the tents spread out on all sides, and felt endless heroic feelings in his heart.
"Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it; the armor's light is shining towards the golden scales of the sun; the sound of the trumpet fills the autumn sky, and the swallow's fat condenses into purple at night..."
Unconsciously Suddenly, Zhu Jinghong read out this frontier fortress poem, and his pride continued to surge in his heart.
To raise hundreds of thousands of troops and go on an expedition beyond the Great Wall is an unattainable and unattainable dream for countless passionate men, but now he is truly participating.
This sense of reality and immersion cannot be simulated by any 3A masterpiece, because this is what really happened.
"A half-rolled red flag is near the Yishui River, and the heavy frost and cold drums cannot make a sound..."
After reading this, Zhu Jinghong turned around and faced the named senior general behind him, and slowly He read: "Report to the king on the golden platform, support the jade dragon and die for the king!"
There are many frontier fortress poems, and the reason why he chose this one to read was because of the last sentence.
As the emperor's legitimate son, and as the world-renowned King Xiang, he is surrounded by glory and dignity, but is also surrounded by dangers.
Especially at this critical moment, he must be careful to show his loyalty to avoid being taken advantage of by some people in the government.
Although he believed that the emperor had no need to suspect anyone, he still had to take precautions against possible dangers.
"Everyone, our Lord has great faith and has entrusted the important task of Pingxi to you and me..."
"You and I should work together and do our best to defeat the enemy. , We will live up to the grace of the Holy One!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will die for the Holy One and will not return until the enemy's force is broken!"
Zhu Jinghong nodded and then He said to everyone: "Let's go over there and sit and talk!"
In the direction of his finger, the guards had set up seats, and Zhu Jinghong's dozen or so staff officers also hung up the latest Combat map.
The staff system has now become popular, and the commander must be assigned at the first level, with the number of people being about three to four.
The commander-in-chief at the next level responded with five to six people. The two governors, Shi Guangzhu and Liu Fang, had too many and mixed troops, so they were assigned to about ten people.
As for Zhu Jinghong, there are thirteen people helping him handle and analyze various aspects of the situation.
These staff officers are all transferred from deputy positions in the military, such as the deputy qianhu of each guard or the commanding officer or colleague. At present, the deputy qianhu is the main one.
The person who can be chosen to be next to Zhu Jinghong is even moreThe leader of the younger generation.
After Zhu Jinghong took his seat, he motioned for the generals present to take their seats, and everyone took their seats in order of rank.
Looking around and seeing these people appearing in front of him, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but feel emotional.
I recall that when I led the army at the beginning of the year, I was surrounded by all the generals of the capital. The highest-ranking ones were just the commanders of the capital, and the rest were all commanded by the guards.
Later, the generals who led the troops in the northwest were the guards of the personal army and the military camps, and the scale of the troops under their command was also getting larger and larger.
Now, the person who accompanies him to discuss matters is at least the chief military officer of the Beijing camp, a third-grade actual military general.
In this era where the first rank is a fictitious title, there are only two levels above the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief.
In fact, Zhu Jinghong’s current position is for the imperial commander to personally conquer, and it would be more appropriate for the emperor to come in person.
Leaning on the chair, Zhu Jinghong looked relaxed and asked slowly: "Everyone, I have a question that I would like to ask you to clarify!"
The generals present looked at each other, not knowing what he was doing. What kind of medicine is sold there, and then Liu Fang asked: "I am so stupid, how can I help your Highness solve your doubts, but please give me some advice!"
Obviously, the old guy is more cautious and positions himself very carefully. Low.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong would not take it seriously, so he continued: "You are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Can you tell me... what is the best command?"
This question was very difficult to answer, and even some generals present did not even understand the meaning of his question.
Zhu Jinghong did not expect anyone to answer, so he said to himself: "I think... the best command is not to mobilize one's own troops, but to mobilize the enemy's troops!"
Scene There are no fools, they just understood Zhu Jinghong's intention after thinking about it for a moment.
But at this time, anyone who stands up and talks would be really stupid.
The real smart person is Shi Guangzhu, who asked with doubts on his face: "May I ask the Thirteenth Master...how to mobilize the enemy troops?"
Zhu Jinghong had to admit. , Shi Guangzhu is a qualified admirer.
"The only way to attack the enemy is to mobilize the enemy's troops. Do you think so?"
Everyone looked like a primary school student, showing a look of sudden realization, which made Zhu Jinghong I think it's too exaggerated.
He understands the purpose of everyone's flattery, so he will not expose it at this time.
"The enemy's main force withdrew, leaving a part of the city to defend the city, so that the partial division could continue to harass us. What's the purpose?"
"It's just to find our loopholes and then wait for an opportunity to attack. Either use a small force to win a big one, or use Urumqi as a bait to contain my main force here, and plan to consume it for a long time!"
"No matter which one, we will be very passive, and it will definitely not work if we continue to use it like this! !"
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong stopped, then looked at the people around him, gesturing for them to express their opinions.
"What Mr. Thirteen said is absolutely true. Their tricks a few months ago have already demonstrated their purpose!" Shi Guangzhu said seriously.
"For the current plan, I think... we should use heavy troops to conquer Wucheng, and then send our troops westward to attack and destroy the enemy!"
Shi Guangzhu's statement is very popular, but But it was not what Zhu Jinghong wanted to say, so he let others speak.
Everyone spoke one after another, some said to bypass Wucheng and go directly to the west, others said to surround Wucheng and then use partial divisions to harass the enemy's main force.
For this reason, everyone started arguing about specific tactics, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
A few minutes later, Zhu Jinghong signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Everyone, think about it... we are afraid that it will take a long time, can they afford it?"
"It's nearly two thousand miles to transport grain from the pass to Wucheng!"
"There are more than 200,000 enemy troops. It is impossible to support this massive amount of grain and grass with only the remaining territory of Junggar!"
p>"At least half of their food and grass are transported from Rakshasa, and the escort distance is probably more than three thousand miles!"
The longer the escort distance, the more food is consumed on the way. If there are many, the pressure on logistics will be great.
So objectively speaking, both sides have 200,000 troops in front, and the people who are under greater pressure are the Rakshasa people. They are the ones who really work hard for the expedition.
Looking around at the crowd, Zhu Jinghong continued: "I just said that the only thing that must be saved when attacking the enemy is the food and grass they escort!"
Liu Fang Asked: "So what Thirteenth Master means is that we are going to sneak attack the enemy's food channel?"
This strategy is a bad one, and to be honest, it is not very clever.
Zhu Jinghong knew this, so he understood that if he could not convince everyone, then his previous foreshadowing would look silly.
"If their food and grass are cut off, they will either retreat or fight decisively, right?"
Everyone nodded, but they all thought it would be difficult to do this, so they still disagreed.
“The key to the problem is, how to attack his food road, so that we can force them to fight in advance, or let them continue to retreat!”
Everyone continued to nod, But he still remained silent, obviously waiting for Zhu Jinghong to continue.
"As we continue to the west, it will become easier for the enemy to supply, but it will be more difficult for our army. One will ebb and flow... Is it important to occupy this city?"
"So Our goal is to fight the enemy as soon as possible as close as possible to the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can we have a better chance of victory."
Zhu Jinghong looked serious and said in a deep voice: "If we cut off their food and grass, we can force them to victory! Let's fight to the death!"
At this moment, everyone finally understood what he meant, which was to cut off the enemy's food and force them to fight to the death as soon as possible, so that their side could gain a greater advantage.
Although this makes sense, the problem is still that it is very difficult to attack the enemy's food channels.
"The enemy also has this idea, and what they did a few days agoThey are all trying to attack my food path! "
When Zhu Jinghong said this, everyone felt that there was no chance, but they still listened quietly.
"So the more critical question is, how can we conceal the true purpose? Make the enemy neglectful and then wait for the opportunity to move! ”
“There is a saying in the art of war that victory can be won by coincidence. In my opinion, it is more concise to say that the plank road is built openly and Chen Cang is secretly built! ”
“How should we build plank roads? Then can we secretly assassinate Chen Cang? "
"To attack Wucheng is to build a plank road. We have to be unable to attack for a long time, and then expose some flaws to attract the enemy to continue to harass and distract them! "
"Then send a partial division directly over the mountains and ridges to insert into the enemy's rear, waiting for an opportunity to seize the enemy's food and fodder in one fell swoop! "
"Of course, we will not place all our hopes on capturing the enemy's food and grass. The enemy's rushing divisions can also be our targets! ”
“In short, whether forcing the enemy to fight decisively, or surrounding and killing them to harass the partial divisions, in the final analysis there is only one purpose, and that is to kill and injure their effective strength! ”
In Zhu Jinghong’s view, it doesn’t matter whether you occupy the territory or not. As long as you kill fewer enemies, the territory will naturally be yours.
To illustrate this point, Zhu Jinghong asked another question He said: "Think about it again, even if we capture Wucheng, what will happen? It's just one more city, and the loss of troops will outweigh the gain! ”
If you attack the city by force, many people will definitely die. The key is that it will take a long time, and it is completely a trade that outweighs the gains.
After talking about his thoughts and concerns, Zhu Jinghong relaxed his brows and said, He said with a relaxed expression: "Everyone, I have finished speaking. If you have any opinions, just say them here and I will answer them one by one! ”
The current discussion is about an army of 200,000 people. The next battle strategy is of great concern and no one dares to neglect it.
So at this time, no one is pretending to be confused anymore, but is serious He began to think about it and planned to ask questions.
Zhu Jinghong answered them one by one, and everyone was convinced one by one.
Zhu Jinghong showed his determination and put pressure on the generals, asking them to implement this strategy well.
After half an hour, the discussion on strategic issues ended, and the next step was. Discussion of specific tactics.
This discussion took a full hour to finally form a complete and feasible strategy for luring the enemy and deceiving them.
" Everyone, the strategy has been decided, so we must implement it resolutely without hesitation! "
"If anyone is negligent and delays the opportunity to fight, military law will be ruthless! ”
Putting pressure on everyone again, this three-hour meeting officially ended.
In order to prevent the leakage of information, the scope of knowledge of the combat strategy included Zhu Jinghong. There are only eight people, and they will not be communicated further.
So during the execution process, there will inevitably be situations where the subordinates do not understand, so Zhu Jing.Hong issued another military order to convey to the 200,000 troops on the front line that the requirements of the order must be strictly implemented.
Two days passed quickly. After the repairs were completed, the Ming army began to attack the city, and nearly half of the army surrounded Wucheng.
Although it was a feint attack, it also made a lot of noise, but it did not achieve initial results.
After fighting for seven or eight days in a row, the enemy troops did not harass them anymore, which seemed extremely abnormal.
But on the ninth day, a group of enemy cavalry suddenly came and successfully attacked a military camp to the west of the Ming army, burning a lot of food and grass.
It seems that they have tasted the sweetness. Within the next ten days, two more cavalrymen from Junggar came to kill each other. They each achieved some results, but they also suffered losses under the pursuit of the Ming army.
On the tenth day of May, the siege had been going on for twenty days, and the inner city of Wucheng was already riddled with holes, all of which were the result of the Ming army's artillery.
However, we are still not far away from taking the city. Fortunately, the losses of the siege troops were very small, and they only consumed a lot of artillery shells.
Just like fighting at sea, in order to save cannonballs as much as possible, Zhu Jinghong ordered people to make catapults. After all, the most indispensable thing outside the Great Wall was stones.
The indiscriminate bombing of Wucheng continued almost every day.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed. The Ming army readjusted its defensive positions according to the harassment of the Junggar army. Unexpectedly, people were looking for loopholes in the east, and a lot of food and grass were lost in the raid. .
For more than a month before and after the war began, overall the Ming army made zero progress. On the contrary, they were constantly attacked by surprise, and the losses were huge.
Everyone in the army was complaining. It can be said that the situation is not good.
But that is the perspective of ordinary people. In the eyes of Zhu Jinghong and a group of senior generals, the opportunity to take the initiative may be coming.
The time soon came to early June. Two thousand cavalrymen from Junggar, plus the fourth cuirassier brigade of the Rakshasa Kingdom, totaling 15,000 cavalry, quietly marched eastward again. Their target was Wucheng. Several military camps to the north.
The combined strength of several military camps is only 5,000, and they are alone outside without support. If they can suddenly launch an attack with more than 10,000 horsemen, it will not be difficult to defeat them in a single battle.
In Constantine's view, as long as the Ming army is weakened bit by bit, the final victory will definitely belong to him.
In other words, Constantine's views are similar to Zhu Jinghong's, both want to destroy the enemy's troops as much as possible.
However, the continuous victories in the past two months have made Constantine relax his vigilance and did not realize that the danger was coming.
On the afternoon of the tenth day of June, the army of more than 15,000 cavalry arrived seventy miles north of Wucheng through a detour. They waited for dark before preparing to attack.
What they didn’t know was that their whereabouts had been exposed and the Ming army had already tied their pockets in front.
If these fifteen thousand people can be eaten, it will definitely be a great victory for the Ming army. Not only can they recover their previous losses, but they can also gain more.Much bigger.
After all, these fifteen thousand people are the highly mobile cavalry in Constantine's hands.
Especially the five thousand cuirassiers, who are the Royal Guards of the Rakshasa Kingdom, can be called the elite of the elite, and can definitely compete with the bodyguards.
Constantine only brought 5,000 cavalrymen of this caliber. He originally planned to let them fight in the Shunfeng War, first to gain military merit and secondly to improve morale.
At night, everything is silent, the sky is high and the moon is bright.
Three cavalry groups plunged into the pockets of the Ming army from three directions, and a melee broke out north of Wucheng.
The battle was very fierce and the sound of killing was loud.
The Junggar army in Wucheng was shocked, and the generals in the city came to the city to check the situation.
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