Jingshi, Privy Council.

"Your Majesty, now Galdan Tsering has attacked eastward along the Krulun River and is about to enter Bayan-Ulan, and according to the intelligence of our military intelligence department, Tsarist Russia also has a force marching south from Lake Baikal at this time, and it seems that the Nian Qianyao Department in the direction of Hami also has moved."

After making the emperor's plan for the northern expedition in person, the overall steps for the northern expedition naturally also needed to be well planned, so Ning Zhongyi personally introduced the current situation to the emperor in front of the map, while the rest of the cabinet ministers and privy council ministers were also on the side to carry out counsellor military affairs.

Ning Yu looked at the markings on the new military map, and immediately felt the danger of the current military situation in the northern frontier, compared with the previous year, the invasion of the Dzungar Khanate was getting bigger and bigger, and the forces in the Far East of the Russian Empire were also making changes, which seemed to be planning the actions of the Dzungar Khanate.

Second assistant Li Fu glanced at the map and sighed softly: "It seems that the collusion between the Russians and the Jungar Khanate is deeper than we imagined, perhaps they already had the intention of colluding together when the Qing court collapsed. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and it was true from the map, the current actions of the Far East side of the Russian Empire happened to form a pincer offensive with the offensive of Jungar, like this, the Khalkha Mongols would have a situation of being attacked on their backs, and it was necessary to keep an eye on it, otherwise it would be easy to be chiseled through by both sides.

Ning Yu nodded lightly and said firmly: "I think the enemy should be lenient, I think that we must be careful to deal with the threat of the Russians, and we must fight quickly, you must know that at present, Galdan Tsering has just succeeded to the throne, it is the time when the limelight is in full swing, and he is the most unbearable, if he is defeated in a battle, it will inevitably affect his prestige in the Jungar Khanate, and then it will only be the proper meaning of the question to suppress it." ”

Speaking of this, Ning Yu simply stood up, walked in front of Yutu, and said carefully: "We expect that the Jungger army we can meet will be about 60,000, and the Russian army will not be many, and there will be 10,000 people in the Far East, so the total is 70,000, and we can dispatch 140,000 people now, and we will not suffer a loss in the fight." ”

"Your Majesty is right, if we really want to fight, our logistics will be much stronger, and we can mobilize herdsmen to transport supplies for us at that time, but in order to prevent the harassment of Jungar and the Russian cavalry, we need at least 50,000 people to protect the smooth logistics line, and it is estimated that only 90,000 people will actually be used on the front line."

Ning Zhongyi held a long stick in his hand and drew a few lines on the map, and those were obviously the most likely areas of battle, which showed that in the heart of this privy envoy, he had studied the situation in northern Xinjiang deeply.

Ning Yu nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "But since we want to fight, then we can't put Galdan Tsering back to Moxi, I decided that this battle will be divided into three routes, among which Dong Ce commanded the 3rd Cavalry Infantry Division and the 1st Independent Division of the Horse Infantry of Pol Er Jin Gendun, a total of 18,000 people, formed the Eastern Route Army, crossed the Krulun River, and flanked the Dzungar army. As he spoke, he drew a mark on the map.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Mission completion guaranteed! ”

Dong Ce and Mo Nan Mongolia's sons stood up one after another, and gave a solemn military salute, showing their confidence when the stars on their shoulders shone brightly.

Ning Yu immediately nodded and continued: "I personally led the Praetorian Guard Division, the 1st, 5th, and 6th Cavalry and Infantry Divisions out of Dushikou and northward through the upper reaches of the Krulun River, waiting for an opportunity to seek a decisive battle with them, and at any time to respond to the eastern and western armies and horses, in order to achieve a complete victory in this battle. ”

"Your Majesty, if there are only four divisions, adding up to 50,000 troops, will it be a little less.......

Ning Zhongyi was still a little worried, after all, no one knew whether Galdan Tsering had joined forces at the moment, and if they met head-on, they were afraid that the emperor's troops would be even less.

Ning Yu shook his head, "I am not only the commander of the middle route army, but also responsible for the mobilization of troops and horses from both routes, so there is no need to worry too much. ”

After finishing speaking, Ning Yu drew another line on the left side of the map and continued to introduce: "The privy envoy will lead the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses from Guihua and Ningxia across the desert, all the way north along the Wengjin River, and when the time comes, he will be responsible for cutting off the retreat of Galdan Tsering, which will definitely make him never return to Moxi." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, there will be no one left in this battle."

Ning Zhongyi's tone was light, but no one would doubt his determination.

Ning Yu smiled and said: "As for the Russians in the northeast, give it to Xu Chengliang, let him intercept it north of the Twin Castles and Dalin Ula, and never cross this line, and when I finish cleaning up Jungar, I will join him to take Yunchun and Vladivostok, and completely smash these two nails!" ”

Everyone nodded one after another, the Russians have little influence in the Far East, but they don't have to worry about making any big mess, relying on the two divisions led by Xu Chengliang, there is absolutely no problem in completing the task of interception, as for waiting for the emperor to solve the Jungar Khanate, the Far East will naturally be able to easily go down.

"In the end, there are 10,000 people in Hami Xiao Celing, and Nian Qianyao's 30,000 army, they have no shortage of ambitions for Gansu at the moment, if we fight in the east, they will not let go of the west." Li Fu interjected and came in.

Ning Zhongyi hurriedly took over the conversation and said softly: "Although there are 40,000 troops in the direction of Hami, their combat power is quite low, like Nian Qianyao's 30,000 rags, everyone knows it, and there is nothing to scare people, mainly Xiao Celing's 10,000 people, and when the time comes, Qian Ying can pass." ”

"Well, that's right, Qian Ying is not leaking a drop in defense, it's just right to do this, tell him, I don't want Xiao Celing's head, let him leave Nian Qianyao to me, I must not let him run anymore, I want to take his head to avenge the suffering people of Fengxiang Mansion!"

Ning Yu pulled out the long sword with a heavier decorative meaning hanging from his waist and plunged it into the ground fiercely, only to see the sword body swaying slightly, just like those unyielding figures.

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In the middle of July of the fifth year of the reform, the Ningchu army went out of the customs and headed in the direction of Mobei Mongolia in the north, and at this time, the tribes of Mongol in Monan Mongolia also began to be mobilized, and a large number of logistics teams began to be formed.

On the steppe, a cavalry team with barely visible head and tail is marching from south to north, but the team seems to be making a simple march, in order to save horsepower, the whole team is not moving fast, so that from a distance it does not have such a great advantage.

Among them, marching at the front of the queue is the commander of the Eastern Route Army, Dong Ce, and the deputy marshal of the East Route Army, both of them are wearing armor, with iron helmets on their heads, and the whole person looks very powerful.

"It's been half a year, and this battle depends on how many heads we can cut off."

After the end of the Northern Expedition, he was deeply attracted by the combat methods of the mounted infantry division, so he gave up the opportunity to transfer back to the Privy Council, and resolutely joined the newly formed mounted infantry division.

On his side, the leader of the southern Monan tribe, Xiao Er, was quite old, with a pinch of beard on his lips, and a strong confidence on his face, speaking in a Chinese language that was not very fluent, "I am the last descendant of Kublai Khan, and I and my people are very confident in cutting off their heads against those barbarians in Moxi Mongolia!" ”

In fact, in this era, due to the existence of the Dzungar Khanate, Moxi Mongolia and Mobei Mongolia were almost an inextricable pair of enemies, for them, the real enemy of life and death was always the other party, and the reconciliation between the two sides was considered to be an impossible thing to happen. The enmity between Southern Mongolia and Western Mongolia is also very profound.

Now that he has the opportunity to go to Mobei, this is naturally a great thing for him, and he hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to prove his merits to his clansmen, which is quite beneficial for him to become the new prefect in the future, and he can also be appreciated by the nobles of Ning Chu, and maybe he will have the opportunity to be knighted.

Dong Ce smiled silently, although he was younger than his son, but he had more experience of being born and dying on the battlefield, and said at the moment: "Gendun, we can't relax at the moment, we are likely to be the first to contact the Dzungar Khanate, and we must not lose the first battle!" ”

He frowned slightly, he was not used to being taught a lesson by the kid next to him, but he didn't want to say anything, because when the two had just met before, they had a fight because of a quarrel, and the final result was that Dong Ce used a knife against the neck of the child, which caused the knife in the hand of the child to be on Dong Ce's chest, and the next result was naturally that both of them were subjected to military law.

Therefore, for the current Erqi Gendun, he still has some respect for Dong Ce, especially now that the Eastern Route Army has been formed, he has not continued to fight.

Dong Ce didn't have the careful thinking of his son, he was more or less worried in his heart, the reason was very simple, stepping into the grassland to fight was completely different from the past combat methods, in this barren land, there were almost only vast weeds everywhere, and there were no other road signs, which was undoubtedly a new challenge for the Fu Han army.

In fact, since the formation of the cavalry infantry division last year, the Privy Council has begun to consider this issue in depth, so from the beginning of its formation, it has been training around the goal of grassland operations, and has invited hundreds of senior old herdsmen from Monan Mongolia to teach the direction, and organized field training in Monan Mongolia, the most critical of which is the ability to march.

You must know that the biggest problem of marching on the steppe is to fall behind, and once you break away from the big team on the steppe, you can almost only survive by luck, so in the long-term training mode of the Fu Han army, the key factors are to judge the direction and marching ability, and this will also determine their future combat mode with the Dzungar Khanate.

"Genton, do you know why we left fifty men every thirty miles to set up a military station after entering the grassland?" Dong Ce's voice was transmitted, but it made Xiao'er's spirit slightly shocked.

Of course, he understood the truth, and said proudly: "Because you know that if you want to fight against Moxi Mongolia on the grassland, logistics is always the most critical thing, but if you want to keep your logistics, you must leave enough people!" ”

"That's right, we don't know how long it will take to find the Dzungar Khanate, and behind us, we must ensure a sufficiently safe logistics passage, otherwise the front-line army will be in an extremely dangerous situation. According to the calculations of the Privy Council, we need at least 5,000 men to form a military station on the steppe under the present circumstances, which will greatly reduce our available forces. ”

Dong Ce's voice was a little solemn, "We must not underestimate the Hunger Khanate at the moment, especially if we don't fight with them, we must be a little cautious after all, we can't think that they are so easy to deal with...... Genton, you should understand this. ”

Xiao Er only nodded, his expression was finally no longer so cynical, he was not an unreasonable person, in fact, Dong Ce's words, he listened to them.

In the next march, Dong Ce and Er'er only marched alternately, guarding each other, but after more than ten days, they never saw the Jungar army, this scene not only did not make Dong Ce happy in his heart, but made his brows furrowed.

The remnant sun was like blood, with a long horn sounding, the cavalry of the Fu Han army stopped, it turned out that Dong Ce had led the troops for a long time, and he was cautious by nature, and understood that the night march was dangerous, so he would prepare to find a camp before dark during the daily march, so that it was convenient to go to the underground camp.

Camping on the grassland can be different from the inland, like the inland camping is the need to choose a place with higher ground and close to the water source, with the help of geographical advantages to form obstacles, so as to avoid being attacked by the enemy, but the grassland is flat, there is no shelter at all, if the enemy army sneaks up at night, it is difficult to carry out effective resistance, so there are some changes in the method of camping.

I saw that the Fu Han army unloaded the carts in the convoy from the horses, and then gathered them into a square formation, and then gathered the men and horses into the chariot formation, and the cart was loaded with sandbags and covered with wet felt, almost forming a temporary small city, and then there were soldiers with guns guarding the chariot formation, guarding the Quartet.

Although this kind of chariot formation tactics cannot be moved, but if it is used when camping, it has a very strong defensive ability, at least it is difficult for cavalry to attack at night to overcome the chariot formation, so it is widely used in the steppe, such as the Dzungar Khanate, there is a method of warfare called 'camel city', which also uses camels and carts as a camp to defend against other people's raids.

The soldiers of the Fu Han Army seem to have trained many times in the tactics of going to the camp, and everyone is doing what they are doing in an orderly manner, and they are not in a hurry to tie up the chariot formation, but this scene is a little surprising to the sons of the Son, although the soldiers of the southern Mo tribe under him will also set up a chariot camp, but they will never have such a high efficiency.

"Dong Ce, I used to hear that Han'er was skillful, but when I saw it today, it was really ........"

He was about to continue talking, but he heard a very slight shaking sound, and his face suddenly became very solemn, and he hurriedly leaned on the ground to listen to the movement.

Just when Xiao'er raised his head, he saw Dong Ce getting up from the ground like him, his expression was extremely serious, and when the eyes of the two met, they understood each other's thoughts at the same time.

If they didn't guess wrong, they ....... You may have really fallen into the trap laid by the Jungar army!

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