New Shun 1730

On the hill, the staff and the heads of each regiment were still waiting for Liu Yu to make the final arrangements before the battle.

The hot air balloon had already observed the configuration of the Junggar Army. Although there would definitely be changes when the battle started, for now, the Junggar Army's deployment was still mainly on the south side.

"Everyone, work hard and use everything you have learned."

"It seems that the Junggar Army is going to rush to our south side. I don't think they can rush. We should lure them in."

On the map, Liu Yu pointed to the position of the central army.

"They have too many cavalry. If they can't get in, they can easily escape most of them. I don't have enough cavalry, so I can only take risks and lure them to attack the central army and make dumplings in the chaos."

After observation, Liu Yu slightly changed the battle plan according to the situation.

"Once the Junggar's main force is exposed here, they will have no way out strategically. So they must win. We are on the south side, and almost all the light cavalry are deployed on the south side, and the early artillery is also there."

"Everyone, on the south side, play an offensive posture, we no longer need to hide our combat power. You play an offensive posture on the south side, and I will mobilize the central army to the south to support the attack in front of Daze Lingdun Duobu."

Wu Fangrui pondered the situation and asked back: "What if we attack too quickly on the south side and he chooses to retreat?"

Although the Junggar's soldiers have doubled, these officers who have been instilled with confidence by Liu Yu are still worried that the Junggar will be scared away if they attack too hard, rather than that they can't stand it themselves.

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, he won't run away. Strategically, he has exposed his main force in the north of the mountain, so he can only make a desperate bet. As long as we show a flaw in the central army, he will target us."

"Da Ce Ling Dun Duo Bu is a famous general. A famous general is not only good at fighting, but also understands strategy. Since he understands strategy, he knows that this battle can only be won, not tied, and certainly not lost. He can't retreat. If he retreats, our western army will go straight to Luntai."

"Tactically, it is right to retreat quickly if the momentum is not right. Strategically, it is right to bite the bullet and fight down if the momentum is not right."

"Our cavalry is basically on your south side. You play a defensive counterattack and start the attack. I will mobilize the central army to support with great fanfare. Since he is a famous general, he will not miss this opportunity."

"The overall strategy remains unchanged. Lure them to attack and pretend to retreat, and use the advantage of the formation to make them fall deeper."

Take out the pocket watch and check the time.

"It's nine o'clock in the morning now. Let's try to catch the Junggar army in our trap by lunch time. Everyone, take your positions."

The bugler blew the bugle, and the commanders of each army jumped on their horses, saluted Liu Yu, and then went to command.

Considering that the group of light cavalry from the Songhua River might be undisciplined and get carried away, he asked the deputy general Zhang Jin and the chief of staff to go to the south.

Zhang Jin was a little nervous and whispered, "Brother Shouchang, I really don't understand this kind of fighting style."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to understand. The military commander will tell you when to do what. You are the deputy general and the grandson of Duke Ying. All you have to do is give orders. The military commander cannot command the army without your and my orders."

Zhang Jin nodded.

He really didn't understand this kind of tactics. He had been a guard of honor in the capital and was responsible for the guard of the Beijing camp, but he had never seen the tactics of the Qingzhou army.

But thinking of Liu Yu's bold plan, if he could really defeat the main force of the Junggar army in one fell swoop, he would also benefit a lot.

Especially since he was the deputy general of the Qingzhou Army, his grandfather, Duke Ying, had warned him: listen to Liu Yu in everything. If you win, this achievement belongs to Liu Yu, but the subsequent achievements are all yours. You are the deputy general, and you will be the main general in the future. Once the Junggar tribe is pacified, Liu Yu will no longer care about the Qingzhou Army.

It has been said so clearly, Zhang Jin also tried hard to learn. Although he listened to Liu Yu's many words, he was not confident after all.

At this time, Liu Yu asked him to go to the south to issue orders, and the marching Sima followed, and he was relieved a little. After giving Liu Yu a military salute that he thought was a little strange, he got on the horse and went to the south together.

The position on the hill is very good, and you can have a panoramic view of the overall situation.

There are also several officers, some staff officers, and Boris, the Russian envoy, around him.

Boris is not sure whether Dashun deliberately chose the time when the War of the Polish Succession and Russia was preparing for the Fourth Russo-Turkish War to start the war against the Junggar tribe, or whether it was just a coincidence.

But he was sure that Liu Yu asked him to follow and watch the battle in order to demonstrate the military strength of Dashun and to strive for favorable conditions for Dashun in the future negotiations on the western border.

The previous battle in Heilongjiang determined the border from Lake Baikal to the Pacific Ocean. At that time, it was said that negotiations on the western front would be held after the pacification.

Dashun fought too amazingly in the battle of Heilongjiang. The artillery and siege skills frightened the Russians. Coupled with the chaotic political situation in Russia, Liu Yu eventually forced Count Tolstoy to death on the Selenga River.

However, with the continuous exchanges of Russian missions over the years, the Russians found that Dashun's military strength was not as terrible as they imagined.

Maybe the artillery is good, but the infantry's tactical system is completely backward, which is the level of the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, or even slightly worse.

Boris did not know that Dashun's Qingzhou Army was a pure flintlock line regiment until he went to Mongolia.

He did not agree with Liu Yu's formation.

But he also carefully kept his mouth shut and did not express any opinions. Even if Liu Yu failed, as long as he did not die in the battle, there would be no problem returning to Russia.

He knew that there were some Swedes among the Junggar people. The old Count Tolstoy, who was forced to death by Liu Yu, had signed the Treaty of Adrianople with Turkey. The Swedes who fled to Turkey after being defeated could return through Russia. country. But those who did not escape to Turkey were not released. Instead, Peter selected some of the Swedish prisoners and incorporated them into the army.

During the Battle of Lake Amesh, many Swedes serving in Russia were captured, as well as some Poles. Russia also has an agreement with the Division, and officers with sufficient rank will be released. As a nobleman, Boris will not make things difficult for him.

It now seems that Liu Yu relied too much on infantry and artillery.

But Boris believes that cavalry still dominates the battlefield. There are many Torgut cavalry archers in the Russian army, and they can still be used as the main cavalry. These quasi-unit cavalry are as light as the Torgut cavalry. Liu Yu The front line was slightly thin, and the number of cavalry was seriously insufficient.

He knew that Liu Yu wanted to use infantry to sweep from the flanks, but he doubted that the infantry would be so mobile on the battlefield.

Now it seems that he has taken a higher look at Dashun's artillery. Relying on hot-air balloon observation, the artillery was used intensively, and the artillery positions were deployed very rationally, quickly countering the artillery of the quasi-unit.

"Even if the quasi-unit can win, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. An attack without artillery support will easily collapse. China's artillery is very powerful, and their cannons are from France, but the French's artillery skills are not good, and they are not even as good as they are now. Russian artillery. French artillerymen may operate twenty-four-pounders today, but they may be called up to operate eight-pounders tomorrow. Chinese artillery is very well trained, and their drills are not the same as those of France.”

At this moment, Russia and France were at war over the succession to the Polish throne. Boris has been to France and knows the French system very well, but he can't understand the Qingzhou Army's tactical system.

It is different from France, Russia, and even the tactical system of every country in Europe.

If this battle can be won... Russia may really have to give in on the Irtysh River.

Otherwise, when fighting the Turks, if Dashun does not get what he wants at the negotiation table, he will use the army to get it, especially now that Dashun is very close to France.

Rifles, bayonets, and cannons are all French.

However, the military song of the Qingzhou Army is clearly the British Grenadier Song, and Boris will not misunderstand this; their light cavalry is more like Cossacks; their felt hat military uniforms with red tassels are obviously Chinese style; their military parade pace is obviously the kicking style of Prussian folk dance; they assign four-pound guns to the battalion and regiment level, which is also a strong Swedish style.

Can such a weird army really defeat about twice as many Junggar people?

Boris was very skeptical. Maybe there would be no problem guarding the bastion, but in such a large-scale field battle, the opponent still had the advantage of cavalry, and he was not optimistic about it.

Boris picked up the telescope and observed the battle situation on the southern front. The exchange of fire between the Quanbi Department and the Qingzhou Army had begun.

"God... how stupid is it to have a camel-mounted swivel gun firing against an eight-pounder, four-pounder or even a twelve-pounder field gun?"

In the telescope, the artillery of the Qingzhou Army completely suppressed the eight-pound field artillery of the quasi-partition, then adjusted the angle and began to bombard the musketeers of the quasi-partition on the south side who were advancing in formation.

The camel hand of the quasi-unit braved the artillery to drive the camel to a sufficient shooting distance, then tied the camel's limbs and let the camel lie on the ground.

The small revolving cannon above was being loaded, and the musketeers following behind used large Turkish-style muskets with a very long range, but the formation was still too sparse compared to the densely arranged fusilier formations of the Qingzhou Army.

The Qingzhou Army's artillery began to bombard them intensively. One after another the camels were hit and their flesh and blood were bruised, but their limbs were tied up and there was no way to run.

After the cannonball bounced up, it hit the heavy arquebusier behind.

The Qingzhou Army's southern line formed a standard four-array formation, and continuous gunshots rang out. The denser firepower, faster reloading, and shooting at a distance of a hundred steps filled the entire battlefield with smoke.

The shooting lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and the musketeers of the quasi-unit were already in confusion. The Camel cannon basically did not play any role. Most of them were destroyed by the field artillery behind them. A small number of them were no match for the four-pound regimental artillery in the crossfire.

Every time the Dzungars shoot once, the Qingzhou Army can shoot two to three times, and because the formation is denser, almost every time the Junggars shoot, a group of people will fall down on the Qingzhou Army.

The shells continued to sweep into the formation of the musketeers. After a quarter of an hour of firing, the musketeers were visibly shaken.

Boris put down the telescope. There was really nothing to see during the cross-beam phase.

The boring massacre, the absolute superiority of the artillery and the rapid fire rate of the flintlock rifles, the Dzungars did not have the slightest advantage in the exchange of fire.

Liu Yu walked to Boris and asked with a smile: "Is this the case for the Turkish army? You allied with the Austrians. The Austrian princess will marry the Duke of Lorraine, and the French will not let the Habsburgs Get the 'bride price' of Lorraine. But if you win on the Polish issue, maybe the French will not be able to interfere in your war with Turkey. I think you and Austria will win a big victory over Turkey. "

Boris frowned, knowing that Liu Yu was reminding him of the current situation in Europe, or that he was reminding him of the issue of the western border between Russia and Russia.

If Russia does not back down, the Qingzhou Army will defeat the Junggar, and may take advantage of the Russo-Turkish War to attack Russian cities on the Irtysh River and strive for interests at the negotiation table.

Boris knew very well that he, as a special envoy, came to follow the Qingzhou Army because Liu Yu let him see the strength of the Dashun Army.

To this devil full of malice but with an elegant smile, Boris also replied elegantly: "The Turks are stronger than the Junggar, and have more troops, but we can always win. And you have not yet won this victory."