Chapter 303: The Marquis of Dashun (4)

In order not to affect the joint Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Marquis of Dashun to fight against the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire had to transfer a large number of troops from the country into the Kingdom of Serbia to fight.

The four countries jointly attacked the Tsarist Empire, and the Ottoman Empire began to launch a counterattack, and 500,000 Ottoman troops began to enter the battlefield. At this time, after three months of operation, the Russian Imperial Army had been seriously depleted of armaments and materials, and the distant supply lines limited the speed of their advance, and they began to stop and engage in defensive operations relatively well.

After the start of the war, the Marquis of Dashun concentrated 30,000 troops led by Li Hongji and Liu Zongmin, echoing the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom and launching an attack on the Dnieper River valley of the Tsarist Russian Empire. On the other hand, 20,000 troops under the command of Liu Fangliang were mobilized to attack the Crimean Peninsula in advance, with the aim of completely occupying the land promised by the Ottoman Empire, which was the main target of the Marquis of Dashun.

Although the Tsarist Russian Empire was well prepared, it was still exhausted by the actions of the Four-Power Alliance, and although the Crimean Peninsula was important, it would still be a dead place if it lost its connection with the northern road, not to mention that the Marquis of Dashun only sent 20,000 troops. Here the Tsarist Empire made a serious mistake, they transferred the army that was not much, and the combat power was seriously weakened by the plague to the front line against the Ottoman Empire, and the Marquis of Dashun picked up the advantage, and after making full preparations for epidemic prevention, Liu Fangliang led 20,000 troops to drive straight into this place where the population was greatly reduced after the plague.

Half a month after the battle, the Tsarist Russian Imperial Army faced the front line of the Ottoman Empire with supplies finally arrived, and the 50,000 Cossack cavalry that had been rested quietly rushed to the rear of the Ottoman army, while the frontal battlefield in front was still in a stalemate, the Ottoman Empire had a slight advantage, and the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom and the Marquis of Dashun were still waiting.

Finally, the Ottoman army seized a flaw in the Tsarist Russian Empire, found a breakthrough in the South Bug River, broke through the defense line of the Tsarist Empire in one fell swoop, and immediately let the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom and the Marquis of Dashun go to war to attack, in an attempt to defeat the main force of the Tsarist Empire army in one fell swoop.

Although he didn't know that this was a trap set by the Tsarist Empire, he still accurately judged that this was a conspiracy, because the Ottoman Empire's breakthrough point had no strategic value, but in front of it was an open battlefield, which was very suitable for the cavalry charge of the brigade. Judging by the location of the placement of the troops of the Tsarist Empire, this was a great encirclement.

A war is a work of art, a perfect battle is a stunning work, Li Hongji is not a perfect strategist, but he still has a tactical vision. The Tsarist Empire laid a trap, the Ottoman Empire had already drilled into it, Li Hongji needed to expand this trap or trigger it in advance, and put the hunter of the trap in the Tsarist Empire, which required strength, and it was difficult to do without a certain military strength.

Li Hongji doesn't read much, but he has an open personality, witty and fickle, especially in the past few years with Hong Chengchou, he has learned a lot of knowledge, and Hong Chengchou, who is good at observing words and feelings, is a little incomprehensible to Zhu Youxiao and likes Li Hongji, but he still teaches Li Hongji, so that Li Hongji's war level has been greatly improved.

The essence of war is that all fighters win with righteousness and odd victories, and the army's strong combat capability is the most basic guarantee of victory. Since Li Hongji saw through the trap of the Tsarist Russian Empire, he naturally would not fall into it stupidly. But if the Ottoman army that fell into the trap is not rescued, the whole war will be lost. Li Hongji must break this trap, that is, rescue the Ottoman army, and let them suffer certain losses, and he must not have too many losses himself, which is the superb art of war.

Li Hongji ordered Liu Zongmin to lead 10,000 troops, with 5,000 people brought from the Ming Dynasty as the core, each with three war horses, to insert the edge of the trap of the Tsarist Empire army at the fastest speed, but the action should be very hidden, anyway, the population in the steppe is very scarce after the plague, which is relatively easy to do, waiting for the Ottoman army that the Tsarist Empire began to counterattack, and then suddenly attack, and he led the remaining 20,000 people to walk slowly behind, confusing the sight of the Tsarist Empire.

Half a million Ottoman troops have crossed the South Bug River with 300,000 men, and the encirclement of the Tsarist Empire has finally been formed. The first to attack was 50,000 Cossack cavalry, who attacked the rear of the Ottoman army with great force, defeated the remaining troops in a short time, and then snatched the logistics and ammunition of the Ottoman army. The 300,000 troops of the Tsarist Imperial Army in front echoed each other from afar, with cavalry as the vanguard, and made a strong breakthrough to the Ottoman army, and the Ottoman Empire Command, which was leaking everywhere for a while, panicked, and the soldiers who broke into the headquarters were all soldiers who asked for reinforcements, and they were broken through by the Tsarist Imperial Army in a short time, and if there was no rescue support, the Ottoman Army would be defeated.

Liu Zongmin's cavalry had already arrived, they quietly reconnoitred the deployment of troops in the Russian Empire, found the joints and loopholes of the ambush circle, and also found the general headquarters of this campaign, Li Hongji's troops still have a day to go, Liu Zongmin's soldiers and horses can just rest, they are the key troops to break through, and they must have enough physical strength.

The army of the Ottoman Empire collapsed, and the defeat was very miserable, the 300,000 troops who had crossed the South Bug River were divided and surrounded by the Tsarist Empire on the flat land of less than 400 square miles, the boats crossing the river were destroyed by the assault troops of the Tsarist Empire, the positions built in a hurry could not withstand the impact of the Cossack cavalry, and in just one day they lost half of their army, and the rest were cowering around the small cities by the river to resist stubbornly, and the Tsarist Empire had issued an order to them to surrender immediately.

The command of the Tsarist Empire, Admiral Zyuganov, was in high spirits, the strategy developed by His Majesty Emperor Mikhail Romanov was perfect, his own on-the-spot command was also very smooth, the soldiers of the Empire were very brave, and victory would surely belong to the great Tsarist Empire. Looking at the constant battle reports from the front, Admiral Zyuganov smiled with joy, the battle situation was going very well, the ultimatum for the Ottoman army to surrender had been issued, maybe tomorrow they would surrender, even if they did not surrender, the resistance of the Ottoman soldiers who had lost the courage to fight would be reduced to the weakest, and the battle would soon be over.

The situation faced by the Tsarist Empire this time was very bad, the number of troops of the Four-Power Alliance exceeded the number of troops of the Tsarist Empire, and it was the first time that the Tsarist Empire, which had always won by the number of troops, faced this situation for the first time, but fortunately, His Majesty the wise Tsar had drawn up this perfect trap and began to strike at the Ottoman Empire, which had the largest number of troops, which was simply a stroke of genius. This time, His Majesty the Tsar's judgment was very accurate, in the face of the Ottoman Empire, which was full of revenge, he showed weakness first, let them successfully cross the South Bug River, and then set up a huge ambush circle in this open area, the flat terrain is the best battlefield for the Cossack cavalry, in such terrain, they are the kings of war, and no army can resist.

After the end of this battle, the Tsarist Empire can smoothly seize the initiative in the battle, if the politicians of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom see the sharp tactics of the Tsarist Empire, fruitful results, maybe they will directly withdraw from the war, the army of the Kingdom of Sweden is now on the offensive, but the news of the victory of this battle will definitely pour cold water on them, the Tsarist Empire still did not go all out to deal with them, and when they turn over this time, they will definitely suffer a heavy defeat. As for the Marquis of Dashun, who had just gained a foothold, how many troops they had, and now they dared to participate in this huge war, and after the battle here was over, they would be attacked immediately, let them know that the Tsarist Empire would not fail, and let them go back to their hometown again.

After the war, you can be promoted to the rank of marshal, that chick in the Moscow ballroom is very liked, not to mention beautiful, and the kung fu in bed is very good, after becoming a marshal, look at that little rabbit cub who dares to compete with himself. With infinite dreams and expectations, the tired body was no longer controllable, and Admiral Zyuganov slowly fell asleep, and in the dream he had a tryst with his lover.