Chapter 723 Ili can never be conquered

The Ming army pursued them for two days, and then they narrowed down from a distance of more than 20 miles to the current three or four miles.

Don’t underestimate the distance of seventeen or eight miles. It is extremely difficult under the current conditions, and it would be impossible to complete it without the most elite troops.

Seeing that we are about to reach the pass ahead, eating at this time will indeed delay some time, and time is most important at the moment.

If the main enemy force is allowed to enter the pass and form a solid defensive formation, the Ming army will pay an extremely heavy price later.

At this time, Wang Jie led his men to press forward, while Zhu Jinghong ordered the follow-up troops to follow up as soon as possible.

The mountain pass is only two or three miles wide, and too many troops are useless. Zhu Jinghong asked the follow-up troops to follow up in order to replace Wang Jie's troops soon.

Of course, other armies are not unable to do anything. For example, all artillery units can be drawn out to suppress enemy army defenses from a distance.

A few minutes later, Wang Jie's troops were already lined up in front of the mountain. They were only 300 meters away from the enemy formation in front, and were still outside the range of artillery.

The enemy is in extreme fatigue, the queue has not yet been fully adjusted, and many artillery pieces are not ready yet.

So now is the best time to attack. Every second delayed is a huge waste.

As the drums and suonas sounded in the military formation, the Ming army began to advance forward.

The Yaowu Zhongwei currently has 4,200 troops, and almost a hundred of them are organized into a square formation. There are a total of forty square formations advancing forward in two rows.

About five hundred meters away from the battlefield, on a relatively high hillside, Zhu Jinghong looked at the situation ahead with a telescope.

In his previous life, he saw on the Internet that some people said that line infantry was the most romantic game for men. At this time, he just wanted this man to stand in the first row of the military formation and ask him how romantic he was!

In addition to Wang Jie's army advancing forward, behind him the Guo Yong left guard and Fenwu left guard also lined up under the command of officers.

If Wang Jie's men can't push up in a while, they will take over and push up, and they must not let the enemy have a moment to breathe.

At this moment, these troops in formation can rest after the formation is completed, and restore their physical strength as much as possible to prepare for battle.

Wang Jie's troops were pushing forward, and the Ming army's artillery was also moving forward. They rushed to the position with the artillery and began to prepare for loading as quickly as possible.

After seeing the artillery position, Zhu Jinghong turned around and said to Liu Chen: "The artillery is far away... let them get closer!"

"Your Highness, we are less than one hundred and thirty years apart. "Zhang, this distance is already very close!" Liu Chen said despite the pressure.

Zhu Jinghong turned his head and said in a deep voice: "One hundred and thirty feet is a safe distance, but how accurate can it be to hit the enemy? Is it more accurate than being condescending to others?"

"The enemy's artillery can't move when facing the enemy directly in the middle. Let me continue to push forward with the east and west artillery groups!"

Zhu Jinghong's tone was firm. Liu Chen didn't dare to explain anymore at this moment, so heAsked: "May I ask, Your Highness, how much should I ask them to advance?"

Turns his head and continued to look at the battle formation ahead. Zhu Jinghong said: "Push as close as you can, even if it's at a standstill." They were aiming straight at President Qian's shoulders... They also wanted to reach the enemy's formation!"

"Yes!"

Liu Chen immediately went down to find the messenger, and Zhu Jinghong He held the telescope and continued to observe the situation ahead.

Wang Jie has advanced 100 meters, and according to the battle patterns in recent months, the enemy will probably fire at a distance of 100 meters, while the Ming army can basically carry it to 80 meters.

This is not only due to the good morale and organization of the Ming army, but also to their complete armor.

Although armor will eventually be completely eliminated in the age of firearms, it has not yet reached that point. Armor still has a certain defensive effect.

Coupled with the Ming army's integrally loaded bullets, the Ming army completely won in a one-on-one situation.

At this time, the artillery on both sides was already firing. The initial test shot had poor casualty effects, but soldiers on both sides also fell.

In the end, the Ming army stopped at 40 feet (120 meters), not only to make final adjustments, but also to give the artillery time to perform.

In fact, the shelling from both sides continued, and the soldiers of the Ming Army's east-west artillery group were still executing orders and continuing to advance.

These people advanced to about 150 meters down the hillside. This was already a very ridiculous distance, just short of people carrying cannons and shooting directly as Zhu Jinghong said.

After the left and right artillery groups were in place, they were deployed in full swing. At this time, the enemy troops on the mountain were also deploying.

Compared to the mountains, the uneven terrain on the mountains makes it difficult to arrange, so only about 40 doors are ready so far.

The central artillery group of the Ming army has more than one hundred guns, and the left and right artillery groups have sixty or seventy guns each. At this moment, they have an absolute advantage in firepower.

Of course, the artillery of several guards was concentrated to achieve such a large output level.

There is no need to give special orders. All artillery can fire automatically after they are in place, suppressing the enemy's front-line positions as Zhu Jinghong said.

At this time, the advancing Ming army was not in a hurry to advance, because generally speaking, the enemy died faster.

But it is worth mentioning that the artillery shells on both sides were flying overhead. At this time, maintaining a stable formation required a very high degree of organization.

Standing in this position, these soldiers are already heroes.

"Commander, look... the enemy troops have actually rushed out!"

Wang Jie had actually seen it. Although the enemy troops rushed out on their own initiative, which surprised him, this It's definitely a good thing.

The reason why this happens is actually very simple, because the Ming army has dense artillery, and you have to wait for death just standing there. It is better to rush out and take advantage of it.

As for retreating... you will be strangled by the infantry at the rear, and these people are also in formation.

These people only walked twenty meters and opened fire as Wang Jie expected, but the next stepImmediately they rushed forward.

Obviously they did not plan to line up to kill, but charged directly after a wave of output, thinking of overwhelming the Ming army from a high position.

Many of the Ming army fell, but without Wang Jie’s order, not a single gun went off.

"Fire!" Wang Jie shouted. At this moment, the enemy army had advanced to sixty or seventy meters.

The gunshots rang out intensively, and sure enough, after the distance got closer, a large number of the charging soldiers died.

After the Ming army fired, the front row retreated, and the back row followed closely, and then conducted a second wave of output, which also took away another wave of enemy troops.

At the same time, all the soldiers held their guns tightly, with bayonets already installed on them. The total length was about one and a half meters.

"Kill..." Wang Jie shouted, and then the soldiers rushed forward.

If you don’t increase your speed, you will be very passive in the face of impact.

Line up to be shot is a competition of courage, as is bayonet fighting. All soldiers risked everything.

At this time, the shelling was still continuing. The Ming army was attacking the enemy's follow-up troops, while the enemy coalition forces were directly targeting the combat zone and carried out an indiscriminate attack.

While the fighting continued, the Ming army's follow-up troops were advancing. They were very safe at this time because the enemy's artillery positions were basically destroyed.

It was precisely because of the advance of the follow-up troops that it put pressure on the fighting enemy troops. After the fighting lasted for less than four or five minutes, the enemy troops showed signs of retreat.

After losing cities and territory continuously, and being chased for two more days, the morale of these troops was already low. In addition, climbing more mountains required a lot of physical exertion. It is not surprising that they were defeated at this time.

"Charge..." Wang Jie ordered to pursue the victory.

The troops behind him, as well as the artillery further behind, also continued to advance in steps.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Jinghong knew that it was basically not difficult to capture the pass.

Looking at the several staff officers behind him, as well as the accompanying commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said: "Give me the order, take five cows and fifty sheep and send them to Yaowu Zhongwei! ”

It seems that this battle is easy to win, but Yaowu Zhongwei has also put in a lot of effort. After the war, he will naturally be rewarded.

However, the war is not over yet. The next step is to rush to the pass, block the enemy's counterattack, and then attack the enemy after stabilizing the position.

These subsequent battles can basically be said to be smooth and smooth.

An hour later, Zhu Jinghong arrived at Yaowu Zhongwei. At this time, the war was completely over.

The pass has been captured, the main enemy force has been defeated and fled, leaving behind a large number of artillery and supplies. It is basically impossible to form combat effectiveness in the river valley.

Yaowu Zhongwei had withdrawn in more than half an hour. Although the subsequent battle had nothing to do with them, they were still the first contributors to this battle.

While other armies are busy losingWhile delivering supplies, consolidating positions, and continuing the pursuit, Zhongwei Yaowu had already camped in the Gobi outside the pass, and the soldiers were busy killing sheep and cattle for cooking.

It can be seen that everyone is very happy, and it can be seen that the celebration after the war was indeed a very enjoyable moment.

"Commander, His Highness is coming!"

Hearing the shouts from outside, Wang Jie walked out of the camp and immediately shouted: "Bang the drums and line up!"

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The next moment, the "drum" of emergency assembly sounded, and the busy soldiers quickly assembled under the command of the officer.

Still with one post (full strength of 100 people) as the unit, all the formations came to the open space on the east side of the camp and lined up with each guard (full strength of 1,500 people) in a row, a total of three formations. Line up.

About seven or eight minutes later, Zhu Jinghong led a group of chief and deputy general officers, as well as several commanding officers, to the Yaowu Zhongwei camp on horseback.

Just now in the distance, they saw Yaowu Zhongwei gathering. They were able to assemble in such a short time, which also shows that they are very elite.

Wang Jie stood at the forefront, with several deputies standing behind him, including commanding colleagues and senior officials.

I saw him taking three steps forward, then drawing out his sword and holding it in front of him, saying in a high voice: "Your Highness, the Yaowu Central Guards have been assembled, please review!"

"I wish your highness a long life and good health!" the leader of the team shouted loudly.

All the soldiers with guns also shouted together, and the momentum was so powerful that it was heart-breaking.

After the victory in the previous battle, Zhu Jinghong also held a military parade. At that time, the generals planned to shout long live, but Zhu Jinghong was frightened when he heard it, and he quickly convened a meeting to determine "Long Live and Health".

As he rode forward, Zhu Jinghong looked at these elites without changing his expression.

But when he was almost at the end of the team, he saw a young Mr. Qian (Deputy Qianhu level), holding a jar of wine instead of a knife, standing behind his boss in memory of his hopes. Look at him.

This man is probably in his twenties, and he became President Qian at such a young age. It is obvious that he joined the Dragon Guard and was later released.

But Zhu Jinghong really didn’t have much impression of this person.

In fact, this is not surprising. There are more than a thousand people in the Dragon Guards, and it is impossible for him to be familiar with them all.

And he guessed wrong. This man was not a high-ranking martial artist. His father was a local commander and he was selected into the Dragon Guard through his own efforts.

He was deployed as early as two years ago. He has been working as a general manager in the Beijing camp for two years. Two months ago, he was promoted to a thousand generals due to his military merit.

Following Zhu Jinghong to win consecutive battles, President Qian, like everyone else, regarded Zhu Jinghong as a god.

But he is different from others. For example, he is holding a jar of wine right now, just because he wants to have a drink with the god in his heart at today's celebration banquet.

After Zhu Jinghong’s death, he was responsible for commanding the general army of Yaowu Central Guard.The officer stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, this person has no military discipline and should be severely punished!"

The army has its own system for gathering, and the regulations are very detailed. To be honest, this General Manager Qian has indeed violated military discipline.

Looking coldly at the commander-in-chief, Li Chengyong was still in a state of excitement. He said, "Your Highness, today is a great victory. I would like to offer you a glass of wine!"

Finding that there was an accident here, Wang Jie rushed over quickly and happened to hear Li Chengyong's words.

He actually admires Li Chengyong. After all, he is extremely brave in battle. He has a very good impression of this person, so he is also very angry at his rash behavior at this moment.

Before Wang Jie could speak, Zhu Jinghong had already spoken: "Since we are forming a formation, we should act in accordance with military regulations. Do you know that you are wrong?"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong ask this, Li Chengyong was somewhat agitated. disappointment.

Before he could answer, Zhu Jinghong said again: "But today's victory is great, so it doesn't hurt to make an exception..."

The purpose of formulating military law is to better restrain the army. , rather than being formulated for execution.

In this situation, we really shouldn’t be too rigid.

Li Chengyong was immediately overjoyed, but before he could speak, Zhu Jinghong said to the commander behind him: "You still have to be punished if you deserve it, I will just pardon you!"

"Yes! !"

In response, the commander said: "I will punish you with thirty military sticks. Since His Highness forgives me, you can be exempted from execution!"

This is a happy outcome for everyone. Zhu Jinghong looked at Li Chengyong again and asked, "What's your name?"

This was a rare opportunity. Li Chengyong took a deep breath, and then almost shouted: "Your Highness, Chen Yao Wu Zhongwei Zuo Duqian...Li Chengyong!"

"Li Chengyong...I remember you. I hope I can see you again when Ili is conquered!"

Yan! After that, Zhu Jinghong rode away directly, followed by a group of senior generals.

At this time, the general in front of Li Chengyong finally turned around and punched him in the chest.

"You bitch...why are you crazy!"

The general just cursed, and then Wang Jie's cold snort came from the scene, so this man Turn your head immediately.

Just when the general thought he was going to be punished, Wang Jie just stared at Li Chengyong and said, "I won't do this next time, just calm down!"

After saying this, Wang Jie left. When he arrived in front of the entire military formation, he ordered: "Disband!"

So everyone returned to their positions, and Wang Jie led his subordinates, including Zhi Qianshi, as well as a large number of generals and generals, to the Lord. He rushed towards the tent.

This time the celebration banquet was very lively. Li Chengyong also fulfilled his dream and had a drink with Zhu Jinghong in person.

After the celebration banquet, the Ming army only rested briefly for two days before continuing to move south.

There will still be battles in the following time, but the scale is already relatively small, because the enemy has lost a lot of food, grass and baggage, and it is difficult to support a large army.Combat.

After stopping and walking, they crossed the Tianshan Mountains from the pass, with twists and turns for nearly two hundred miles. The Ming army walked for almost twenty days.

On the ninth day of September, the Ming army finally crossed the Tianshan Mountains and came to the Ili Valley area. The climate here was simply too comfortable.

Ili City is only a hundred miles away. It can be reached by marching on this plain in three to five days. Zhu Jinghong is not in a hurry to attack.

After more than twenty days of walking, the entire army is very tired. It is undoubtedly a more reasonable decision to take a few days to rest and relax.

But on the other hand, he also wanted to send more scouts out to spy on more military intelligence before returning.

Ili is the home base of Junggar. The city is tall and strong, and it is not an easy task to uproot it.

Originally there were Jinyi guards in the city, but recently Ili has been under martial law and no news can be spread at all. The only way to find out the military information is through the Ming army.

While resting, Zhu Jinghong did not forget to relax. He held a banquet and entertainment with the generals and discussed the siege of the city.

When everyone was chatting happily, it was said that a guard from the outside had sent a report, which surprised E Zhu Jinghong.

"Pass!"

After a while, a letter was delivered to Zhu Jinghong, and in the distance there were Jin Yiwei waiting for him to summon him.

After reading the letter for only a few seconds, Zhu Jinghong’s expression changed drastically, which made all the generals present feel anxious.

Then, Zhu Jinghong looked solemn and said slowly: "Everyone... we will never be able to conquer Yili!"

Everyone was shocked and started talking for a while. Some said that the enemy army recruited more soldiers, some said that the Rakshasa Kingdom sent reinforcements, and some said that Britain and France supported firearms.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Jinghong smiled, and then asked: "Do you know why?"

Everyone looked over, and Geng Zonggui, the chief military officer of Fenwu Camp, asked: "Your Highness, please make it clear!"

Holding up the white letter in his hand, which was still swaying in the wind, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Just because...Ili City opened, we surrendered on our own initiative!" Recently transcoded Seriously, let us be more motivated and update faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you