Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 326 Respecting God, Surrendering Without Fighting

When the Raksha people in Irkutsk fell into panic, the scouts of the Ming army on the hot air balloon dropped several grenades one after another, causing the panic to spread and intensify rapidly.

Of course, the purpose of their use of hot air balloons was not to throw grenades on the heads of the Raksha people, and it would be difficult to capture the city in this way.

The main function of the hot air balloon is still used for reconnaissance. When observing above the enemy's head, it is natural to be able to clearly see various situations below.

Therefore, in order to be able to feed back the observed situation in time, in addition to a few scouts, there are also some grenades and a radio on the hot air balloon.

Through the radio, the scouts reported back in detail what they had observed about the defense of the defenders, and Ainengqi also learned about the weakness of the enemy's defense.

So, without hesitation, 88mm anti-aircraft guns were used to bombard a part of the city wall.

"Boom..." After a few shots, a big hole suddenly appeared in the solid city wall, and the defenders became even more terrified. They had never seen such a terrifying artillery, and felt that the end was coming, and they respected the Ming army like gods and demons.

Erik's face was ashen. He knew that the city of Irkutsk could no longer be kept. The methods of the Ming army were too terrifying. The confidence of the residents and defenders in Irkutsk had already collapsed.

When the Ming army launches an attack, the city will be destroyed. It is very possible that the Ming army will kill wantonly in the city.

Because Eriksha knew that if he paid too much price in the siege, it would be normal for the troops who invaded the city to retaliate with massacres, and the Coxas often did this kind of thing.

Even if there is no reason, wanton killing is perfectly normal.

In order not to anger the Ming army even more, surrendering now is the best choice.

Therefore, Eriksha immediately ordered people to fly the white flag representing surrender, and at the same time ordered people to open the city gate to show their sincerity in surrender.

Ainengqi stopped the bombardment, and immediately ordered someone to notify Eriksha, the lord of Irkutsk, to lead the defenders out of the city and surrender.

Eriksha had no choice but to obey, and led about [-] defenders in the city out of the city to surrender.

After controlling the descending army, Ainengqi quickly led the troops into the city and took control of the city of Irkutsk.

The residents of the city waited for the trial of fate in fear, praying that the Ming army would not take cruel revenge on them.

But obviously, the Ming army was much gentler than the Cossacks they were familiar with. Not only did they not take cruel revenge on innocent residents, but they also appeased the residents as soon as possible and treated the wounded as much as possible, which won the favor of many people.

In this battle, in addition to capturing the city and capturing more than 5000 soldiers, the Ming army's biggest gain was more than [-] excellent horses.

The war horses used by these Cossacks are obviously better than all the war horses of the Ming Dynasty, and they are more capable of displaying the combat effectiveness of cavalry.

Tang Ning, the King of Light, pointed out that he would introduce the Cossack horse breeds to Daming, improve the horse breeds of Ming Dynasty, and further enhance the combat effectiveness of Daming cavalry.

Therefore, these war horses were sent back to the rear together with the prisoners.

After occupying the city of Irkutsk, Ainengqi rested in the city and waited for the backup supplies to be in place. After leaving [-] troops in the city to garrison, he went up along the Yenisai River, aiming at Kans Kecheng.

The city of Kansko and the city of Krasnoyarsk to the west of it are the outpost fortresses of the Raksha Kingdom's invasion of the Yenisai River Basin for 20 years, and they are also important military bases for its invasion to the east.

When they learned that the Ming army captured the city of Irkutsk, the two cities were shocked, knowing that the next goal of the Ming army must be to attack the two cities northward.

If the two cities fall, then the 20 years of efforts of the Raksha Kingdom in the east will be in vain.

Therefore, the leaders of the defenders of the two cities reported it immediately, and first reported to the Yakutsk Governor's Mansion in the farther north. Tolbutin, the supreme commander of the Governor's Mansion, sent reinforcements to support the two cities, and at the same time urgently reported to the Tsar that there was a sudden change in the east. A huge shock happened.

Because at this time, the Tsar who was thousands of miles away did not know that the Ming army had joined the war.

The main reason is that the Cossacks did not report in time for their own glory and dignity, thinking that they could stop the progress of the Ming army and settle the matter.

It was not until the city of Irkutsk, where 6000 people were stationed, was captured in less than ten days that it attracted enough attention.

However, the actions of the Ming army were obviously faster than the tsar who was thousands of miles away, and this large area was sparsely populated, so it would be difficult for them to get support.

However, the Ming army was different. The Ming army continuously sent materials and personnel supplies to the front-line army, and the Ming army could also get support from various Mongolian ministries such as Buriyat nearby.

Just five days after the [-] troops supported by Yakutsk arrived in Kansko City, [-] troops of the Ming army approached the city.

Kansko City was established earlier than the city of Irkutsk captured by the Ming army, and it has always been used as an outpost fortress for the Raksha people to expand eastward, so the city defense and military strength are much stronger than Irkutsk.

Originally, Irkutsk’s normal city defense force was only about 2000 people. Due to the previous battle with the Ming army, Eriksha asked for help from the Governor’s Mansion. Support, and only then did 8000 people be gathered for Erikesha.

Unexpectedly, Eriksha, who had 1000 Cossack cavalry in his hands, returned in a disastrous defeat, bringing back less than [-] men.

If it weren't for Eriksha's great military exploits before, Tolbutin would have wished to chop off his head.

But according to news, the Ming army is likely to attack the city of Irkutsk, and no one can replace Eriksha, so Tolputin can only continue to keep Eriksha and let him do his crimes and meritorious service.

In order to strengthen the defensive force of Irkutsk City, Tolputin again mobilized reinforcements from several nearby cities to support it, bringing the defenders of Irkutsk City to 6000 people.

As a result, Eriksha once again failed his expectations of Tolbutin. Not only was the city of Irkutsk not kept, but the entire defenders were wiped out, and he himself became a prisoner.

What's even worse is that they didn't have to surrender after fighting until the city was broken, but chose to surrender when there were more than 5000 defenders. This is definitely a shame for the Cossacks, but it just happened.

The failure of Irkutsk City has a huge impact on the expansion plan of the entire Raksha Kingdom to the east.

Because the city of Irkutsk fell too quickly, there was no time left for the Yakutsk Governor's Mansion to ask the tsar for support. Moreover, for the defense of Irkutsk, the Yakutsk Governor's Mansion was even more limited. of military power.

Originally, both Kansko City and Krasnoyarsk City had a defense force of more than 6000 people, but half of their strength was withdrawn twice before and after each.

In other words, even with the support of 6000 troops from the Governor's Mansion, the current strength of Kansko City is less than [-], which is not as good as that of the previous Irkutsk City.

Now, the only advantage of Kansko City is probably that the city is bigger and stronger.

(End of this chapter)