Bohai Sea, Huludao off the coast.

Thousands of sails race.

The Ming troop carriers and cargo ships waiting to enter the port lined up for several miles.

On the periphery, many shear-style schooners are cruising back and forth to patrol and guard.

After the loss of the South.

The Qing court basically lost the possibility of making large sea ships - with the Ming navy patrolling the coastline, the Qing court's inland water divisions did not dare to go to sea at all.

Therefore, this 10,000-mile sea frontier is the back garden of the Ming army.

The Qing army was helpless in the face of the Ming army's landing at any point along the coastline, except for building fortifications at some river estuaries to strengthen its defenses.

After all, it is impossible for you to predict the landing location of the Ming army, and when you find out that the Ming army is gathered, it is impossible to mobilize a large army from the land to block it.

Huludao.

The open sea is a sailing ship that covers the sky and the sun.

In the harbor, soldiers and materials came down from different passages, and the temporary port built in Huludao has become a material storage place, and a large number of people shuttle through it.

Zhu Daohua's command post has also been moved to Huludao.

After Huludao is stabilized, the army will enter Jinzhou Mansion, sweep Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and then use Jinzhou Ningyuan as a springboard to attack Shanhaiguan, and then break through the pass, and the soldiers will point directly at Beijing City.

In just four years, Zhu Daohua is about to complete the promise of "extinguishing the Qing Dynasty in five years".

Now I am also very energetic, patrolling in Huludao.

And just after Zhu Daohua inspected the landing of the Ming army in Huludao Port.

When Zhu Daohua returned to his line, he quickly received a battle report from the Liaodong battlefield.

"Good! Peng Jun's Third Front Army has made a great contribution! ”

Zhu Daohua got the news of the victory in Liaodong, and he was also in good spirits.

"Your Majesty, now that the main force of the Eight Banners outside the Tartar Pass is in mourning, the Third Front Army can take advantage of the victory to pursue, continue to go north, expel the Eight Banners outside the Pass, and occupy all the land outside the Pass!"

Military advisor Tao Biquan reminded beside Zhu Daohua.

"Not bad!" Zhu Daohua smiled and nodded.

He didn't expect that the battle outside the border could achieve such brilliant results.

Originally, it was expected that it would be easy to win, but it would be difficult to destroy the enemy.

The other party can take advantage of the vastness of the land to maneuver slowly.

But who would have thought that in such an inconspicuous place as Tieling Tunbao, an unexpected decisive battle would occur between the two sides.

This battle crippled the Eight Banners outside the Qing court.

According to conservative estimates, at least 20,000 people were killed and wounded in the Eight Banners outside the Guan.

And the rest escaped into the deep mountains and old forests, and not many people could come out.

In the end, the remaining soldiers of the Eight Banners outside the entire Guanwai were no more than fifteen thousand capable soldiers.

With just 15,000 soldiers, there is no need to worry at all.

The Third Front Army could directly go north along the river, occupy Haicheng, attack Liaoyang, and fight Fengtian.

Drove the Qing court's Eight Banners all the way north.

"In this case, it seems that the strength of the Third Front Army is somewhat insufficient."

On the other side, Major General Luo Dingshan, who was in charge of the operation of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, reminded.

Because of the establishment of the first dragoon brigade of the Ming army, Luo Dingshan is now the leader of the new generation of Ming army generals.

and Yang Yuchun and Yang Fang, known as Eryang and Yiluo.

And because Eryang surrendered from the Qing army, it is different from Luo Dingshan, who directly started from Nanyang and rose all the way from the Ming army's small soldiers.

Therefore, many people are optimistic about Luo Dingshan's future, believing that he may succeed Zhao Si as the secretary of the War Department in the future.

is considered a young general star in the Ming army.

"The Third Front Army originally had three brigades, and after supplementing a dragoon brigade, the number was 20,000, and 20,000 people were sprinkled on such a vast land as Liaobei, which is a bit insufficient." Tao Biquan nodded and said.

Zhu Daohua thought for a while and asked, "How many people can be mobilized by the Vladivostok Reclamation Division?" ”

"Zeng Ada has more than 2,000 soldiers on his side, and the strong men who are reclaimed can mobilize more than 3,000 people, but they can form a new infantry brigade." Luo Dingshan said.

Zeng Ah Da is his old subordinate.

Of course, he will also help if he has the opportunity.

Now is an opportunity for Zeng Ah Da.

If the Vladivostok Reclamation Division were to form a new infantry brigade, the brigade commander would be Zeng Ada.

At present, the basic combat unit of the Ming Army is the infantry brigade, and an infantry brigade has about 5,000 people.

Only those who have served as brigade commanders are qualified to rise to the rank of high-ranking generals in all armies.

Only after being a brigade commander can he become a general-level officer in terms of promotion of military rank.

Now the Ming army has a total of 33 infantry brigades and 33 brigade commanders.

The difficulty of becoming a brigade commander in an infantry brigade is simply too great.

Zeng's competitors included both meritorious officers from various ministries and a large number of student officers who had received training from the most elite Ming Army Military Academy.

They are all staring at the position of the brigade commander.

Under the brigade commander, he can only be regarded as a middle- and low-level officer.

Above the brigade commander are senior officers.

With Zeng Ada's background, it is even more difficult to successfully seek the position of a brigade commander.

Don't think that the current promotion of the Ming army is absolutely fair and just.

At all times.

People with backgrounds are fairer than others.

Therefore, for Zeng Ah Da.

The Third Front Army is going to expand its army, and this is the best opportunity.

Because all sides now need troops, and if the Third Front Army wants to expand its army, it can only find a way to reclaim land from Vladivostok in northern Liaoning.

Therefore, Zeng Ada, a junior lieutenant colonel who had to work hard for seniority to be the commander of a combat brigade according to the normal promotion path, now has an exceptional opportunity for promotion.

Mobilizing the garrison of the Vladivostok Reclamation Division and mobilizing more than 2,000 militia from the Vladivostok Army can raise the rack of an infantry brigade.

Even if it is a little behind in equipment.

But it is also an infantry brigade in the formation, and the Generalissimo's Office will definitely replenish ordnance and new recruits in the future.

"Since this is the case, then let the establishment of the 34th Brigade of the Third Front Army be granted, appoint Zeng Adada as the brigade commander, and let Zeng Adada pull out the shelves of the 34th Brigade first."

Zhu Daohua said.

Luo Dingshan's face showed joy, as soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, Zeng Ada's position as brigade commander could not escape.

He smiled and said, "Zeng Ada, this kid is considered to have gone out of shit luck." ”

"Luck is reserved for those who are prepared, Zeng Ah Da has made many military exploits since Borneo, and it is not too much to become the commander of a brigade, I have always been rewarded for meritorious service." Zhu Daohua waved his hand and said.

Right now.

A horse from the pond came to the west.

brought news that made the high-level Ming army leaders in Huludao very happy.

The Qing troops in Ningyuan and Jinzhou took the initiative to retreat, and now that Ningyuan and Jinzhou have opened their gates, the Ming army can take it without a fight.

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly, but the Tartars didn't have many garrisons in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and the defeat of Linning came too suddenly, so the Tartars were caught off guard and didn't have time to strengthen the defense of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, which can be imagined." Tao Biquan said with a smile.

"It seems that the Qing Tartars have shrunk the defense line to the first line of Shanhaiguan, I really didn't expect that now is the time when the Ming army will attack the Great Wall and the Qing army will defend the pass." Zhu Daohua said with emotion, "What is called feng shui in turns." ”

"Since the Tartars took the initiative to give up Ningyuan and Jinzhou, then our army does not need to be polite, and the army can reach under the Shanhai Pass by itself after a little rest!"

Zhu Daohua's voice just fell.

Then he saw another horse coming from the east.

"Your Majesty, a Russian named Mikhail was captured on the battlefield in Liaodong. Kutuzov, self-proclaimed Russian Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, Lieutenant General of the Russian Army. ”

Governor of Eastern Siberia of Russia, Lieutenant General of the Russian Army?

Zhu Daohua was slightly stunned.

He didn't actually know about Mikhail. Kutuzov's big name.

Although in the history of the Russian army, Mikhail became famous, having been a marshal of Russia, commander-in-chief of the Russian army.

He served as commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in Austria during the Third War of the French Alliance, defeated the French in Amsterdam and Dresden, and was later dismissed from his post due to the defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz. From 1811 to 1812, he led his army to end the Seventh Russo-Turkish War and forced the Ottoman Empire to sign the Peace of Bucharest. In 1812, the French Emperor Napoleon launched the war against Russia, and Kutuzov was promoted to field marshal and reappointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army. He succeeded in depleting the strength of the French army at the Battle of Borodino. After that, he formulated a "scorched earth tactic" and took the initiative to abandon Moscow and lure the enemy deeper. At the end of the same year, he expelled all French troops from the country and was awarded the title of Duke of Smolensk.

Although the number one reason for defeating Napoleon's army was the icy winter in Russia.

But Mikhail, who was able to lead the Russian army in a confrontation with Napoleon. Kutuzov's abilities, of course, should not be underestimated.

He was an important founder of the tactical thinking of the Russian army in the 18th century.

Kutuzov absorbed the military ideas and art of Russia and other European countries, and gradually formed a set of advanced military ideological systems, such as taking the destruction of the enemy's vital forces as the main goal, concentrating superior forces in the direction of the main attack, actively organizing and using reserves, paying attention to encouraging and mobilizing the enthusiasm of soldiers, and creating the idea of strategic defense. Raise Russian military scholarship to a higher stage of development.

It's a pity.

Such a big man is not very famous in China.

So Zhu Daohua unfortunately has not heard of Mikhail's name.

Even Zhu Daohua felt that he was sent by Catherine to be the governor of a place like Eastern Siberia, which was almost a place of exile.

I'm afraid this Mikhail is just a small person.

Mikhail met the Ming Emperor Zhu Daohua in Huludao.

"Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army of Russia, Governor of Eastern Siberia Mikhail. Illarionovich Glenishev. Kutuzov met with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. ”

While saluting respectfully, Mikhail also glanced up at the emperor of the Ming Empire, who was evaluated by Radischev as "the Great Emperor of the East comparable to Genghis Khan".

Young is too young.

Mikhail thought.

Compared to the young emperor.

The Empress is too old.

And her heir doesn't seem to be a very wise fellow either.

How can he lead Russia and the Ming Dynasty in the future?

(End of chapter)