I'm a big dick

Chapter 345
The sky is blue, the wild is vast.The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

It doesn't matter what ethnicity Mangui is, but he grew up in a border area and is quite familiar with the scenery of the grassland (he often cuts off his head to earn rewards), but he doesn't know that there are these famous sayings through the ages.

The naturalized cavalry he led were all prairie men, and they were used to the scenery, but when they saw it again, they all felt a little emotional.

The two thousand dragoons were relatively new to this. They were all sons of the Han family, galloping across the grasslands, they all had a kind of excitement and novelty.

After Yang Guozhu was transferred away, Fan Hualong became the chief general of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion.

In order to increase the combat mobility of the Ming army, Xiong Tingbi also continued to expand the cavalry. Mangui's cavalry battalion and Fan Hualong's dragoon battalion both reached 5000 troops.

In this conquest of Horqin, only half of the two cavalry were dispatched, and the other half went out to Guangning to perform other combat missions.

Hu Dawei came from a distance on a horse, and skillfully hid himself, grabbed the wild flower in his hand, rode back on the horse again and ran to the front, laughing heartily.

Man Gui also grinned widely, laughed twice, and joked: "Show off your riding skills, but you are not good at picking wild flowers."

As he spoke, he took out a silver dollar and tossed it in his hand twice, saying: "Someone threw this on the ground, if you can pick it up, it's yours."

Hu Dawei blinked, looked at the grass again, scratched his head and said, "If you throw it casually, you may not find it in the grass, how do you pick it up?"

As fierce as a tiger, he laughed and said: "General Man is teasing you, don't be fooled, don't be fooled."

Man Gui smiled, put away the silver coins, pointed at him, and said, "What is the name of Ang An's son? Why is he always wandering around?"

Hu Dawei smiled indifferently, and said: "He is greedy for our armor and sabers, and privately discussed with someone to exchange them with good horses."

"I don't even look at the time." Man Gui shook his head and said, "Switch now, let you charge with empty paws?"

Hu Dawei shrugged his shoulders and said, "Among the five tribes of Neikalkha, only the Jarut tribe sent troops to help in the battle. Is it okay to give him a set of armor and weapons after the battle?"

Meng Ruhu didn't say a word, looking at Man Gui, the meaning of approval was quite obvious.

Man Gui pondered for a while, and said: "Then you go and tell him that if the battle goes well, it's okay to give him a set of armor and weapons, so that he doesn't keep circling around our troops."

Hu Dawei laughed twice, galloped away, and went straight to Nuke, the son of Ang An, the leader of the Zarut tribe.

Man Gui turned to the fierce tiger, and asked: "According to the training level of our army, if we encounter Jiannu cavalry and fight head-on, what are the odds of winning?"

Mengruhu grinned and said with a smile: "If there are equal numbers of people, our army will surely win! Even if Jiannu is twice as big as our army, the victory or defeat will be between five and five."

Man Gui chuckled twice, and said: "Well, it's the same judgment as a certain one. In addition to the 1 Mongolian coalition forces, even if it is not good enough, it will have some effect. In this case, even if Jiannu comes to [-], he can still fight. And win."

Thousands of naturalized cavalry not only have excellent armor and weapons, but also have instructors dispatched from the Beijing camp for training.Because most of the naturalized Mongols have superb riding skills, practicing cavalry wall tactics can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, due to the short training time, the cavalry wall tactics of these thousands of naturalized cavalry are not more sophisticated than those of the Beijing camp.

However, generals such as Man Gui and Hu Dawei were already very proud, thinking that the troops from the headquarters and the Jiannu were fighting, and the victory was sure, and they were eagerly looking forward to creating the first victory of the Ming army's cavalry.

The first time is always the one with the most face and the best reputation.Just like the Guangning defensive battle, Jiannu's combat attempt was thwarted for the first time, making it return without success, and it immediately became a great victory known to the government and the public.

In fact, it is nothing more than defending the city, and there is no combat initiative at all.But for the Ming army, which had been defeated repeatedly, it was an important turning point in boosting the morale of the army.

After Man Gui finished speaking, he was still not sure, and asked again: "Have you never seen the drill of the Beijing camp, what do you think we are still missing?"

Meng Ruhu thought for a while and said: "The equipment is not bad. As for riding, we need to improve; it's just that the proficiency in this coordination and the adjustment when charging collectively are still lacking!"

Man Gui was about to speak, when he saw Jin Yiwei's Qianhu horse flying over, he quickly closed his mouth, and signaled to Meng Ruhu with his eyes.

Jin Yiwei, the emperor's personal soldier, Ma Chengfei was sent back to Liaoxi by the emperor again, and he must have received the secret decree of Long Live. Who dares to disrespect, and who is not afraid?

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Guangning.

The forward cavalry unit made a test, but Jiannu did not take any action, and the cavalry also opened up guard along the Liaohe River, making preparations for the continued action of the follow-up troops.

Now, Xiong Tingbi personally led [-] infantry to Guangning and completed the task of advancing from western Liaoning.

After more than a year, the Ming army re-occupied Guangning City after retreating first and then advancing.Although it is already devastated, the achievement of the strategic goal marks that the Liaodong War has entered a new stage.

The important town of Liaodong that was abandoned from the hands of the old man returned to the hands of the old man today, and returned to the embrace of the Ming Empire.

Although it was the emperor's will to abandon Guangning, Xiong Tingbi still has a heart.

Although the restoration of Guangning City did not go through a fierce battle, it was tantamount to taking over, but the old bear still wanted to come in person, and use the sense of ritual in his heart to end his obsession for more than a year.

After Ningyuan suffered a disastrous defeat, Nurhachi led his army to demolish all the cities on the way back. Jinzhou, Dalinghe, and Guangning were all demolished.

However, the upgrade of the Ming army's weapons and equipment and the change of tactics made the city wall no longer an indispensable facility for the Ming army's defense.

The overlapping arrangement of trenches, stakes, and barbed wire is not only low cost and fast, but also more than enough to block the attack of Jiannu.

Jiannu demolished the city walls and set fire to houses in the city.However, the snow was thick in winter, and many houses in the city survived and became ready-made residences for the Ming army.

The [-] Ming troops took turns to construct, and within a few days, the construction of the defensive position and the repair of the houses in the city were basically completed.Whether it is an officer or a soldier, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Compared with a year ago, the number of troops stationed in Quang Ninh has been greatly reduced.However, with the improvement of weapons and equipment, as well as the quality and will of officers and soldiers, it is already relatively certain to resist the attack of several times the slaves.

Xiong Tingbi knew that [-] infantry were more than enough to defend Guangning, but if he wanted to continue to attack, there were still not enough troops.However, if a large number of troops are needed, the logistical supply will be somewhat stretched.

And Youtunwei, as an important place to stockpile grain and grass materials in Guangning area, is naturally because it is close to the sea and transportation is more convenient.From Youtunwei to Guangning, you can only rely on land, which is costly and labor-intensive.

Therefore, in the absence of being able to recruit civilians for transportation on the spot, the 2 troops stationed in Guangning is almost the current limit.

What's more, there are also cavalry, people eat horse chews, and their daily consumption is quite amazing.

Xiong Tingbi roughly calculated that it would take hundreds of thousands of silver to advance from Ningyuan to Jinzhou and Dalinghe; to rebuild Youtunwei and advance to Guangning, it would be difficult for the Ming army to garrison for a long time without 100 million silver.

Thinking of this, the old bear grinned.Abandoning the thought of spending, he stepped onto the fort and continued to inspect the city defense fortifications of Guangning.

The city wall was demolished, but not completely, and the city foundation was difficult to completely destroy in the freezing weather, and the fort was built on the basis of the city foundation.

There are no Hongyi cannons, but the number of artillery is enough to make up for it. There will be more than 100 Ming Dynasty heavy pressures with a range close to the Hongyi cannons.

Standing on the fort one meter above the base of the city, Xiong Tingbi looked out through the binoculars.On the periphery are trenches and parapets, and light artillery will be deployed to bombard the invading enemy at close range.

"I'm afraid the artillery won't be needed." Xiong Tingbi put down his binoculars and expressed his satisfaction with the city defense, but also sighed, "Jiannu is being suppressed from all directions, so it is difficult to concentrate on a large-scale launch."

Since Guangning has been heavily guarded, it is different from a small fortress. If Jiannu wants to attack again, it is impossible to succeed without tens of thousands of horses.

Xiong Tingbi, as a strategy strategist of Liaodong, knew more and had a more thorough understanding of the situation on the Liaodong battlefield.

Last year, Dongjiang was not opened, and Mao Wenlong fled to the island with a large number of Liao people; last year, Liaonan was still in the hands of Houjin, without the restraint of the current brigade Daming Army; last year, the military administration of Guangning area was still in charge of the idiot Wang Huazhen...

If the Ming army had not established a firm foothold in Guangning, Xiong Tingbi still had some concerns and worries.Now, he hoped that Jiannu would attack again.

It's a pity that Jiannu probably also knew that it was beyond his power to take the initiative to attack Guangning.

After Xiong Tingbi sighed, he patted the cannon vigorously and said, "Fortunately, this cannon is not too heavy, so it can be equipped for infantry. Moreover, this is a field artillery."

Zhu Mei looked at the cannon and said, "The general thought it was too heavy, and it's not easy to move in Liaoze."

"What about winter?" Xiong Tingbi smiled, stroked his beard lightly, and cast his eyes to the east.

Winter has always been the time for Jiannu to launch, but the situation is gradually reversing, and it is not impossible for the ever-growing Ming army to take advantage of the freezing period to take the initiative to attack Jiannu.

On the surface, the Ming army reoccupied Guangning, that is to say, it had returned to the state of last year.Even the surrounding fortresses have not been firmly occupied, which is not as good as the situation in Guangning last year.

But after the grand strategy arranged by the four parties was launched, the war in Liaodong was no longer limited to Liaoxi, Luda and Dongjiang Headquarters Phi Island, but should be an overall and comprehensive assessment and judgment.

Moreover, the emperor's means are quite clever.At least for the time being, the Chahar and Neikalkha tribes have been recruited, which provides another way to avoid Liaoze for the counterattack of the Ming army in western Liaoning.

Last year, Jiannu was able to quickly break through the Liaohe defense line. First, it was freezing in the sky, and secondly, he marched in a straight line from Huangniwa to cross the Liaohe Tao. The speed was extremely fast, which exceeded the expectations of the Ming army.

Liaohetao is outside the Great Wall of Liaodong, and it is a nomadic area for Mongolians.The emperor wooed the Mongolian tribes, which created favorable conditions for the Ming army to cross through.

The several generals who followed each other looked at each other and smiled, and the victories in many battles also strengthened their confidence.Therefore, they have no fear or concern about taking the initiative to attack.

Furthermore, although the current Liao Town and Dongjiang Town are friendly forces, they cooperate with each other.But in the psychology of the two armies, is there no competition?

Who doesn't want to make more and greater contributions, who doesn't want to be promoted as a Marquis, and who doesn't want Longevity Longyan to be happy and remember his name and contributions?
As soon as he rode at a gallop, he came to the front as if flying.The rider got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and presented the bamboo tube with both hands, "My lord, an urgent report from southern Liaoning."

When Xiong Tingbi heard the word "Liaonan", his eyes flashed, as if he had guessed.He quickly stepped off the fort, took the emergency report, and opened it to read.

Sure enough, he guessed in his heart that Liu Xingzuo succeeded anyway, and Zhang Ke, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhen, led more than 2 troops into southern Liaoning.

Now, Fuzhou has been captured without a fight, and the Ming army is continuing to expand its victories.Together with the brigade Daming Army, they will attack Daishan's two red flags.

After pondering for a while, Xiong Tingbi decided to take another action to cope with the military action in southern Liaoning.

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Gaizhou Acropolis.

The flag on the top of the city has been changed, marking that the Ming army has entered the city again.

If you add Fuzhou and Jinzhou, the Ming army has almost occupied the three guards in southern Liaoning, leaving only one guard in Haizhou.

Of course, Fuzhou and Gaizhou only occupied the Acropolis, and the surrounding villages and towns have not yet completely fallen into the hands of the Ming army.

Even so, He Zan completed the task relatively easily, and the Liu brothers played a huge role in leading the way and persuading them to surrender.

Under the brutal rule of Jiannu, people's minds are definitely certain.The Ming army continued to win victories, and the changes in the situation inspired the people of Liao Dynasty, which was also indispensable.

He Zan stood on the top of the city, watching the Liao people who kept coming out of the west city gate, dragging their families and carrying their carts to the west.

To the west is Lianyun Island, which is very close to the Acropolis of Gaizhou and only separated from the land by a narrow sea.According to the plan, the liberated Liao people will leave by boat and go to Luda.

To be precise, it is no longer enough to place Liao people in Luda.It should be the entire Jinzhou, and parts of Fuzhou, mainly Changsheng Island and Xizhong Island.

The defense line originally located in South Guam will be advanced to the front lines of Xinjin, Luanguguan and Hongzuibao.

The 10,000+ Liao people will not only be the main force in farming and production, but also provide tens of thousands of soldiers for the Ming army.

Others may regard it as a burden, but Zhu Youxiao must try his best to protect them, and regard them as the main force to eradicate Jiannu and develop the Northeast.

"After all the people moved out, our army withdrew from Gaizhou Guard and set up a defense line on the south bank of the Qing River." He Zan looked away and said to Liu Xingzuo: "If Jiannu is dispatched from Liaoshen, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend Gaizhou with our army alone. Acropolis."

Liu Xingzuo glanced over the mottled and damaged city walls, nodded in agreement and said, "Gaizhou Guards have been in disrepair for a long time, and it is really not suitable to stick to it. It is better to leave an empty city for Jiannu. I guess Jiannu will not send troops to guard it. It is still us. of."

His mentality has stabilized, and Liu Xingzuo is basically sure that not only is his life and that of his relatives not in danger, but he is also very likely to be reused beyond imagination.

Occupying Fuzhou and Gaizhou, rescuing 10,000+ Liao people, and possibly severely damaging the two red flags of Daishan, this is a great contribution.

But Liu Xingzuo didn't know that the Ming army entered Guangning to attack Horqin, the Dongjiang headquarters occupied Zhenjiang, and the Quartet mobilized, which made Houjin fall into great passivity.

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(End of this chapter)