Daming Military Empire

Chapter 607

In April, the world is full of fragrance,
The peach blossoms of the mountain temple began to bloom.

This poem has a profound artistic conception, and it also illustrates a rule, that is, the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature. Similarly, in terms of geographical differences, the higher the latitude, the lower the temperature.

In April of the 16th year of Chongzheng, the Guiwei Imperial Palace Examination had just ended, and the capital was full of spring, while Siberia was still covered with ice and snow. However, the howling cold wind was no longer that piercing, and there was still a bit of spring in it. , The ice and snow are about to melt, and a big battle will start again.

At the beginning of April, the railway line to the west of the capital was suddenly blocked by the Dingliao army. Trucks came out of the factory of Daming Machinery Group and slowly moved forward, one after another, as if queuing up on the railway. There is one every hundred steps or so, and they have been lined up for a full day, but they still haven't left.

No one knew what was being pulled on the truck. Not only was the railway line blocked by the Dingliao army, but there were also soldiers of the Ming army standing guard on the truck, and no one was allowed to approach it.

Seen from a distance, these trucks are all weird. Every other section, a carriage is dismantled, but the upper part is not empty, but covered with a thick black cloth and sealed tightly, which makes people fundamentally You can't see what's on it.

Two days later, these strange trucks finally set off one after another, heading west one by one. The distance between each train was less than two miles, as if they were afraid of getting separated. The soldiers were standing guard, as if they were afraid that people would approach them.

The Ming army is so mysterious, what exactly is it transporting?

If you know the inside story, you don’t need to ask. This truck is equipped with armored combat vehicles. If you don’t know the inside story, you will only know after the outbreak of the Siberian War. Zhu Cijiong made great efforts to keep it secret. Except for the Daming Royal Machinery Group, which developed the armored chariot, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were training in the northwest of the capital, no one knew that the Ming army had already been equipped with this artifact of land warfare.

After all the freight transporting the armored vehicles was listed and set off, the senior generals led by Lu Xiangsheng, the Dingliao Army, and the 20 prisoners of war escorted to build the city also set off in buses one after another. Tsarist Russia has long inquired about the number of soldiers participating in the war.

About ten days later, Lu Xiangsheng led most of his troops to Rem City. At this time, the entire train station in Rem City had been tightly sealed by the army, and no idlers were allowed to enter the train station. On both sides of the truck, there are three steps, one post and five steps, one sentry. It is not that idlers are not allowed to approach here. Except for the soldiers who are on guard in rotation, even people wearing Ming army uniforms are strictly prohibited from approaching.

Rem City is located in the southern part of the Siberian Plain. The ice and snow here have already melted, and it will take some time to wait further north.

Lu Xiangsheng did not sit here and wait, but called all the army leaders to Rem City, and began to arrange the next combat mission.

He was looking for a relatively large conference room, because it was a strategic arrangement, not a specific combat command, so there was no sand table model in the conference room, only a huge map of the Siberian Plain hanging on the conference table the wall.

This map can be said to be a bit peculiar. In addition to the terrain, landforms, place names, longitude, latitude, and the garrison situation of the enemy and the enemy, there are many colorful arrows on it. It looks colorful and beautiful.

Although there were only generals at the general level of the legion attending the meeting, there were quite a few of them. The army included:
Sun Chuanting, Deputy Marshal of the Army and Chief General of the Qin Army;
Deputy Marshal of the Army, General Cao Wenzhao of the Guanning Army;

Liaodong Army Commander Man Gui;
Mao Wenlong, general of the Dongjiang Army;

Qin Gongming, commander of the Dingliao Army;

Cao Bianjiao, commander of the First Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army;
Ma Xianglin, commander of the Second Army Corps of the Frontier Guard;

Zu Dabi, commander of the Third Army Corps of the Frontier Guard;

Hou Gongji, commander of the Fourth Frontier Army Corps;

The Navy has:
Yang Geng, Admiral of the North Sea Fleet;
Chen Hui, Admiral of the East China Sea Fleet;

Zheng Ming, Admiral of the Arctic Fleet;

There is another one, although he is not a general of the Ming army, but he also participated in the Siberian war. This is Shi Daxuan, the person in charge of the Daming Royal Shipping Company.

For the new type of map hanging on the wall, the young generals who participated in the training of the Daming Army Officer Academy, such as Qin Gongming, Cao Bianjiao, Ma Xianglin, etc., are naturally clear at a glance, but the generals who did not participate in the training, such as Man Gui, Mao Wenlong, and a group of naval officers The general, however, was in a fog.

Naturally, the map was not hung there for the generals to guess. After everyone arrived, Lu Xiangsheng coughed, and then said loudly: "Everyone, let's start to arrange the combat missions for this year."

When all the generals heard the words, they all raised their heads and chests up, sitting upright, as if they were obeying orders seriously.

Lu Xiangsheng paused for a moment, then stood up with a "whoosh" and said solemnly: "The emperor has a decree that the entire Siberian Plain must be captured before September this year!"

When all the generals heard the words, they all stood up with a "shua", raised their hands in salute, and said in unison: "The last general will obey the order."

Lu Xiangsheng glanced around, pressed his hands together, and said loudly: "Everyone, please sit down."

With a sound of "swish", all the generals sat down again, while Lu Xiangsheng picked up the white wax pole on the table, turned around and walked to the map, and said loudly: "Sun Chuanting, Man Gui, Mao Wenlong, Ma Xianglin."

The four generals who were named rose up and said in unison: "The last general is here."

Lu Xiangsheng then pointed to the line of defense from the Western Regions to the main Yenihe River on the map and continued to speak loudly: "I ordered you to lead the Qin Army, Liaodong Army, Dongjiang Army and the Second Army of the Frontier Guards to station on the line from the Western Regions to the Yenihe Main Line. Among them, Ma Xianglin led The Second Frontier Army Corps was stationed in Remu City. Sun Chuanting led the Qin Army to garrison the front line from Remu City to Tungus City, Man Gui led the Liaodong Army to garrison Tungus City, and Mao Wenlong led the Dongjiang Army to garrison the Yeni River trunk line north of Tungus City. , and Sun Chuanting, Deputy Marshal of the Army, is in charge of the unified command."

The four of them made a military salute together and said in unison: "The last general obeys orders."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, waved them to sit down, and then said loudly: "Cao Wenzhao, Qin Gongming, Hou Gongji."

The three generals who were named rose up in unison and said in unison: "The last general is here."

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to Rem City on the map and continued to speak loudly: "I order you to lead the Guanning Army, Dingliao Army, and the Fourth Army of the Border Guards to start from Rem City and attack the Tsarist Russian bastion along the Ob River. Cao Wenzhao was in charge of commanding operations along the Ob River."

When the three of them heard the words, they performed a military salute together and said in unison: "The last general obeys orders."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, waved them to sit down, and then said loudly: "Yang Geng, Zheng Ming."

Yang Geng and Zheng Ming rose up in response and said in unison: "The end is here."

Lu Xiangsheng pointed at the Ob River Basin and said loudly: "Order the two of you to lead the North Sea Fleet and [-] warships from the Daming Royal Shipping Company to assist the army in transporting supplies in the Ob River Basin."

Hearing the words, Yang Geng and Zheng Ming performed a military salute together and said in unison: "The last general obeys orders."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, waved them to sit down, and then said loudly: "Cao Bianjiao, Zu Dabi."

Cao Bianjiao and Zu Dabi responded in unison, saying in unison: "The end is here."

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to Tungus City on the map and said loudly: "Order you two to lead the First Army Corps and the Third Army Army Corps to attack the Tsarist Russian bastion along the Yeni River with this commander."

Cao Bianjiao and Zu Dabi gave a military salute together and said in unison: "The last general obeys orders."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, waved them to sit down, and then said loudly: "Chen Hui, Shi Daxuan."

Chen Hui and Shi Daxuan rose up in response and said in unison: "The last general (little man) is here."

Lu Xiangsheng pointed at the Yeni River Basin and said loudly: "Order the two of you to lead the East China Sea Fleet and a thousand warships from the Daming Royal Shipping Company to assist the army in transporting supplies in the Yeni River Basin."

When Chen Hui and Shi Daxuan heard the words, they performed a military salute together and said in unison: "The last general (little man) obeys."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, waved them to sit down, and then began to point to the arrows of various colors on the map, arranging the specific battle plans of the various Ming armies. Now everyone who did not participate in the training finally understood that the arrows of different colors pointed to Although the various Ming armies looked colorful, their battle plans were clear at a glance.

(End of this chapter)