1661 The Three Elements of Defeat
The miserable situation of the Tsarist Russian Navy is no less than that of these Cossack cavalry from Central Asia, and at this moment, not only more than 10,000 expeditionary troops are besieged in the Tangwan Mountain fortifications, but even His Majesty's 'brother-in-law' red-haired Ackerson is trapped inside. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Running out of ammunition and food to defend the lonely mountain, the navy ships were all wiped out, all because of greed.
Xiao Letian briefly stated to Fadeev the process of the victory of the Chinese on the southern front, especially the part where gold was used as bait.
"In fact, the difference between being a strategist and a tactician is that a tactician always sees a move, and you come and I look at it very lively, but it is always very passive!"
"Strategists, on the other hand, don't focus on a campaign, they always try to make it the way they want it to be......"
"Strategists such as Dayu, in the face of war, are more about digging ditches for channeling, while tacticians are more like Kunyu to control the water, where there is danger, where to block the ......"
"The Tsarist Russian Empire is facing a very serious financial crisis at the moment, and the abolition of slavery has lasted for several years, and now is probably the time for a lot ......of white slips to be cashed, right?
"The United States is fighting a civil war, Prussia is fighting a war of unification, and France is about to enter the urn...... All countries are desperately arming in order to cope with the coming war! And all this requires money......"
"I've seen your Bodan rifle, and the performance can only be said to be passing, but this kind of weapon has not been redressed by the whole army, or you elite Cossacks can get to change their outfits in advance, so it can be seen how short of money you are?"
"What about the newer cannons, what about the ironclads, what about the Trans-Siberian Railway of your dreams, all need money......" Xiao Letian rubbed his hands together as if he were a greedy businessman.
"It is precisely because I have obtained this information that I have accurately judged the financial crisis of the Tsarist Empire, so I will lay such a trap with gold...... All I did was try my best to lure those greedy officers and soldiers to Amami Oshima, and that's what a strategist does......"
"And once you enter Amami Oshima, how you will fight, I don't really care about this...... Where to set up an ambush, where there is more than artillery, where to put reserves, my subordinates will naturally solve everything, I can sleep!"
"Now you believe the information that the entire army of the Southern Front has been wiped out, right? To be honest, I don't need to lie to you at all......"
Fadeev was speechless when he said this, he knew very well that even if he was replaced as the captain of the expeditionary force, he would probably be difficult to hold on to such a sweet piece of pie.
Xiao Letian sat in front of him and said calmly, "Okay, after talking about the southern line, I'll talk about you again...... If I were you, I would never strictly carry out the Tsar's marching orders, I would fight according to the way I think......"
"There is a saying among Chinese military strategists that the general will not accept the orders of the emperor abroad, which means that since you have come to the Far East with the expectations of the tsar, you should have the courage to change the tsar's strategy!"
"In the Far East, where there is no telegraph, do you expect the Tsar to personally command the army? What are you kidding, is he more familiar with this land than you?"
"In such cold weather, you dare to force your army without perfect supplies? Damn, how light are you?"
Fadeev's face turned red when he scolded in one sentence, this is really to the point, he really didn't regard the volunteers as a big enemy before, in his heart, the volunteers were bullying the Vladivostok defenders, the troops were weak and the materials were scarce, it was just a group of peasant riots who put down their scythes.
In Fadeyev's heart, the invincible Cossacks could break up these thugs without firing their rifles without firing at their horses.
"I'm not wrong, right? You just look down on our Volunteers, and think that these thugs are not a threat at all, this is the first mistake you have made!"
"The second mistake is that you look down on the defenders of the Manchu Dynasty, the previous victory burned your heads, and the Beijing Treaty ceded so much land, are you crazy with joy?
"You look down on the Manchu army, do you think that all the Manchu officials are like Tepuxin, and you think that a small bribe can be used to slaughter their compatriots with impunity?"
"But you're wrong, a big empire for more than 200 years, really doesn't have a few hard bones? Hunchun's appearance has shattered your delusions...... I can tell you one more thing, the Tongzhi Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom is really in Vladivostok, right on my invincible warship!"
At this moment, Fadeyev's face was already as pale as earth, "What else, if you say it all in one breath, even if I die, I can be a ghost!"
"The third point...... And the most important point, that is, the city of Vladivostok...... "Xiao Letian stared at Fadeev deadly" This city has become your demons, we call this city Vladivostok, what are you called?"
"Vladivostok...... Translated into Chinese, it is a city guarding the East, right? Your ambitions are too big, and using this excellent port city as a springboard in the end must be outside China's Guanwai, right?"
"If I'm not mistaken, in the strategic layout of your empire, the next excellent port is on the Liaodong Peninsula, right......"
"You look at me with that idiot look, what you think is a secret is actually a layer of window paper in the eyes of a strategist......"
"Britain and France blocked all the outlets of your Tsarist Russia into the Atlantic, the Baltic Sea is completely an inland sea, and you don't need the British to send a fleet, as long as you build a large number of batteries in Denmark and other places, you can block your shipping lanes......"
"You want to break the game from the Black Sea? What are you kidding, you guys are miserable enough in the Crimean War, right? Even if you control Turkey, what can you do? The Mediterranean Sea is still an inland sea!"
"Do you want to break through Central Asia? Do you want to find a sea port in the Arabian Sea? Dream on, will the British army in India agree?"
"The only breakthrough is the East, and the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing is not claimed to be the greatest imperial victory after the defeat of Crimea? The city of Vladivostok is almost the only achievement that your tsar can boast about all these years, right?"
"This city carries too much of your emotions, and it also maintains the very big strategic interests of Tsarist Russia, and even the face of the Tsar, so what you have received must be a death order, an iron order that requires foolproof, right?"
"Hahaha, you have no choice, so 50,000 Cossacks have to climb the ice and snow for a thousand miles of march, that's why you bow your head to Tepukhin and bribe him to pass by, Vladivostok, the piece of flesh in your heart, has made you lose the ability to think!"
"This is the devil in your heart, and you can't keep it at all!"