Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2129 Naowen City and Hulunbeier ([-])

"What's his name? Have you figured out his identity?" Major Bei Zhensheng asked calmly, looking at a Russian khan who was kidnapped by Wuhuada.

The Russian man in front of him is very powerful. Although he is wearing casual clothes, he is [-]% likely to be a soldier.And not only him, but the dozen or so people behind him are also soldiers, and they must be Cossacks from Nerchensk. I don’t know what they are doing in North Manchuria. Could it be that they are envoys to the Qing Dynasty?

"I've figured it out. There is an officer in the gendarmerie who can speak Russian. He is currently sorting out the interrogation report. He said that the identity of this person is extremely high. He is Matvey Petrovich, the military and political chief of Nerchensk who has not yet taken office. Gagarin will soon succeed the former governor-general who resigned due to illness as military and political chief. But before that, he still needs to go to Beijing to complete a diplomatic mission." The intelligence staff came over and reported: "We are in Many letters were found on him, some in Russian, Chinese and Mongolian. The Russian one has been translated, and the Mongolian one is still being translated, but the content should be similar to the Chinese one. Sir, this is the document Please refer to the original manuscript and translation."

Bei Zhensheng took the document handed over by the staff officer, took a rough look at it, and immediately lifted his spirits, because it was a letter written by Czar Peter I to Kangxi: "I, the Holy and Glorious Trinity, the Almighty God-blessed Great Sovereign, the King of Kings , the lords of the states of Great Russia, Little Russia, and Belarus, the rulers from the east to the west, the emperors of the countries belonging to the south and the north, Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, Kazan... Ryazan, Grand Duke of Rostov and others, conqueror and warrior of many other countries under his dominion and sublime rule, the most powerful despot who bestowed peace and tranquility on the supplicant, ruler who relieved pain and increased welfare, To you, the Emperor of Emperors, the most blessed and blessed Christian Monarch, the ruler of all parts of Greater Asia, the supreme despot, the law enforcer assisted by virtuous ministers, the protector of China's civil society and honor, China today Bogd Khan, my dear friend and neighbor."

After impatiently folding up this long section, Bei Zhensheng focused on the core content below: "...Golovin accompanied Golovin to Tomsk: Infantry Colonel Anton von Schmallenberg Ge and his German officers, Minister of the Guards Colonel Fyodor Scrippin and Lieutenant Colonel Sidor Bogardylev, as well as 1012 captains and 22 Moscow Musketeers. In addition, there are Colonel Pavel Gribov and 2800 officers under his command commanded [-] military personnel of various types in various cities in Siberia. I gave Golovin a salary of [-] rubles, and various military personnel were jointly distributed by various government offices in Siberia The total salary is [-] rubles, and the secretary Kornitsky has been sent to the front line... These personnel are all shrewd and capable people, with firm beliefs and strong wills. They will cooperate with the subordinates of the great monarch to attack the Kalmyk leader. Zan (Galdan), you can make me feel at ease..."

"Grandma's, it turned out that the Russian tsar and the Qing emperor colluded to discuss the matter of attacking Junggar and Mongolia together." Major Bei Zhensheng said with a cold snort.In front, the artillery fire on the east bank became more and more intensive, and countless shells shot out from the muzzle, hitting the slightly thin city wall of Naowen City.The city wall with a mixed civil-engineering structure couldn't withstand the bombardment of such a close range of powerful artillery, and it already had such a crumbling taste, it seemed that the city was broken in a hurry.

He must report this information to Commander Lu Xiaofeng in Vladivostok.It is actually conceivable that the Manchu Qing colluded with Tsarist Russia to deal with the common enemy Junggar and Mongolia.After all, one is in the west and the other is in the east, which happens to form a pincer attack on Junggar and Mongolia. It would be strange if they didn't unite.And judging from the meaning of the letter, the two sides must have sent envoys to communicate with each other before, otherwise this letter would not have mentioned who Russia will send, how many troops, where, and whom to fight.Obviously, they have been colluding for a long time.

Of course, the people on the east bank have also speculated and deduced about this before. With the deepening of the war between the Junggar Mongols and the Qing Dynasty - the two sides have fought several large-scale battles in the Mongolian grasslands and the northwest border, and the results have been victorious. ——The Manchu Qing court had a very strong motivation to unite with the Russians, and the Russians were no different.You must know that the current Junggar Empire has reached Jiayuguan in the east, expanded to southern Xinjiang and Qinghai in the south, and entered Central Asia in the west, forcing the Kazakhs to surrender. Russia's strongholds in Central Asia and Siberia were often attacked and looted by the Junggar Mongols, causing great losses.

The alliance between Manchu Qing and Tsarist Russia is almost a common interest of both parties!

"Is there any news about the war between Qing and Zhun from Hulunbeier recently?" Major Bei Zhensheng asked while continuing to read the documents.

"There is no special news." The intelligence staff shook his head and said, "There are quite a few scattered ones, but many of them are contradictory. After sorting out, we confirmed that the Khalkha Mongols have not fallen to Galdan. The envoys sent by the Qing Dynasty and The army has stabilized the local situation very well. The Mongolian princes and living Buddhas are also more vigilant against Galdan. The success in the field is to force the Junggar Mongols to retreat and prevent the Khalkha Mongols from defecting."

"Let's take a look at the captured Mongolian captives. They all came from the grasslands in the west. Hulunbuir is so far away from the core battlefield, and there are so many Mongolian herdsmen running here to take refuge. It is conceivable that the real core battlefield has already passed. What is it like?" Bei Zhensheng said: "We must learn as much as possible about the battle situation in the Mongolian grasslands, and use this to judge the focus of the Manchu and Qing court's attacks in the next period of time. I have a hunch that they have strategically abandoned the North. It is full, which can be seen from the fact that they have withdrawn most of their troops. Understanding the enemy's strategic intentions is of great guiding significance for our subsequent plan formulation."

"Understood, sir, I will do it." The intelligence staff stood at attention with a "snap" and responded loudly.

The gunfire in front became more intensive, and some people's shouts were even mixed in.The Qing army in the city rushed twice to the artillery positions of the people on the east bank, but was beaten back by the intensive firepower of the infantry formations waiting in full swing.It is worth mentioning that even the weak North Koreans, under the influence of the calm east bank army, did not panic and fired step by step.One of the gunners of the Ping'an Dao Army named Jin Sanpao even shot down a Niu Lu Ezhen from the Qing Dynasty. After the war, he was promoted and made a fortune.

The Mongols temporarily recruited by Sabsu ran away again, and even some Daur soldiers couldn't hold on, and they wanted to leave in a panic.I don't know what the veteran Sabusu will do and think after seeing such a scene.He only has 800 people on hand, and if he doesn't rely on these temporary Mongolians and Daurs, he really can't stick to it.But under such a disadvantage, his side is still fluctuating. It is absolutely impossible for him to restrain those messy herdsmen.

"The Junggar Mongols are also trying to die. Now that they have fought the Qing Dynasty repeatedly, why do they take the initiative to provoke the Russians and at the same time squeeze the Kazakhs who are superficially submissive? Isn't this forcing everyone to oppose themselves? How else can we fight against the Qing people?” After lighting a pipe and soaking his lungs with the pungent tobacco smell, Major Bei Zhensheng’s mind became clearer, and he continued to talk to himself: “Expanding the world in Mongolia It is the basic policy of our Manchurian pioneering team to control more Mongolian grasslands. In the past, we were tossing around in Hulunbeier, and we were a little worried about those Mongolian tribes who were interested in the Manchu Bogd Khan. Now if we re- If we take action, there will be no one who has the leisure and ability to trouble us, right?"

"Sir, what should we do with these Russians?" After waiting for a while, seeing that Major Bei Zhensheng finally stopped talking to himself, the intelligence officer asked again.After finishing speaking, he glanced at the group of Russian envoys standing there tied up.Gagarin, the military and political chief of Nerchensk who led the team, looked at him and did not speak.

"Let's send Vladivostok first, this is not a small matter, we have no right to handle it alone," Bei Zhensheng explained.

"Boom! Boom!" Intensive artillery bombardment sounded again on the Naowen City in front, and there was even a terrifying cry from someone exclaiming that the city wall was about to fall.

"Continue shelling until the city is broken." After the orderly gave the latest instructions to the artillery, Major Bei Zhensheng had no more orders.The infantry is on standby, and the cavalry is ready to attack at any time. Everyone just strictly follows the plan, and there is nothing to say.

The ferocious shelling continued until the evening, when the artillerymen on the east bank got angry, and poured the shells and gunpowder that had been transported with great difficulty-in this freezing day, many artillerymen on the east bank The brothers even took off their coats and shot at the enemy desperately. The fierce artillery fire made the enemy unable to lift his head and screamed again and again.

And at the moment when the sun was about to set, a section of the city wall on the east side of Naowen City finally couldn't hold up under the bombardment of the cannon and fell down.Looking around, the dozen or so giant logs were either broken or knocked to one side, in short, they could no longer play any defensive role.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Ping'an Dao Army from North Korea bit the bullet and went.Under the cover of artillery, they fought steadily all the way, suppressed the enemy with intensive musket fire, and then occupied the gap in the city wall.Seeing this, the Qing army naturally did not dare to be negligent. Veteran Sabusu showed his bravery. He personally led hundreds of elite Manchurian Eight Banners to meet them, and frantically prevented the Koreans from breaking into the city.The North Koreans were a little caught off guard at the beginning, and they were a little confused by the Manchurian Eight Banners, and they suffered a lot.At the critical moment, artillery reinforcements from the east bank came. They used shotguns at close range to fight back the fierce counterattack of the Qing army. The side effect was that they also killed a large number of North Korean soldiers who were entangled with the Qing army. There were about a hundred of them. But it's worth it (North Koreans are not people...).

The soldiers of the new army of the 21st Infantry Regiment took advantage of the moment when the Koreans were fighting with the Qing army, quickly took control of the city gate, and then opened it, which further exacerbated the chaos of the Qing army and made them wonder how to counterattack.After all, they only have more than 1000 people, and half of them are Mongols and Daurs without much combat experience.

At the critical moment, the North Korean musketeer Kim Sanpao and his cousin Jin Yueban shot and wounded the Qing army leader Sabsu, which directly led to the collapse of the Qing army.Major Bei Zhensheng, who was standing on the high platform observing, was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the cavalry to get ready to intercept the officers and soldiers of the Qing army who might escape at any time.

At this point in the battle, victory is no longer in doubt.The most important remaining task is to kill and injure the enemy troops as much as possible, so as to prevent them from fleeing into the Hulunbuir Grassland in disorder, which may cause trouble to the advancing detachment that is performing tasks there.To some extent, the battle there may be more important than that in Naowen City.

(End of this chapter)