Chapter 870 Talent

Huge cannonballs flew around the sky, and six heavy artillery cannons could not do anything to each other, but the Russians in Yakutsk were in trouble. On the first day of the artillery battle, the houses in the city were crossed over the city wall and fell.

The shells entering the city were destroyed in large numbers, and casualties made people think that they would make money in the Far East and rob things. The farmers, herdsmen and murderers in southern Russia knew a truth. The Far East was not full of animal skins and gold, but also a powerful empire.

Exist here.

At night, the artillery battle that lasted for a whole day temporarily stopped.

The four heavy artillery of the Ming army were dragged away by cattle and horses, and the Russian army's heavy artillery also stoked the fire and saved ammunition.

In the Far East War, both sides were very inconvenient to supply. The power of cannons in this era does not depend on the number, but entirely on the transportation supply capacity. Pushing the cannons up and flattening the Russians' strong city, Ma Cheng was also desperate.

However, it was impossible. After a day of bombing, the four heavy artillery had already fired half of the ammunition reserves. The labor force went on an expedition and the supply capacity could not keep up.

The two towns in Liaodong and Taiwan prepared for the northern expedition for a whole year, and a large amount of combat materials were stored in Jiangnan, Jiangbei provinces, Mingzhu Island, and Japan. It was not easy to transport them. The artillery battle could only be maintained intermittently.

As long as the Russian army's heavy artillery can be suppressed, the trench cannon can be dug forward.

Any war without considering supply capacity is a hooligan. If it is really a fight, it will definitely be wiped out by the ammunition and food. Three days later, the Ming army had four heavy artillery pieces transported to the front line, from four to two to two to two.

The Russian military city defense cannon could no longer hold on, so they wisely advanced the permanent fortifications and were silent.

On the front line, the Ming army engineers digging trenches suddenly accelerated, making the Russian army defending the city feel like they were sitting on a powder barrel and restless.

On the city wall, Governor Alexey was so scared that he had penetrated the cellar and hid.

Colonel Sasha, who was ordered to take over the city defense, led several young and promising noble officers to patrol along the city walls, and looked at the Ming army who was digging a trench overnight outside the city, feeling bitter in his heart. During the day after the city defense cannon was silenced,

The Ming army engineers actually dug a full five hundred meters. Outside the city, there are now ravines and walls with chests. From the city wall, there are horizontal and vertical trenches stacked layer by layer, which is shocking.

The low city wall was also hit by a lot of shells, but it was supported. The concave polygonal outer city wall tenaciously held back the heavy artillery bombardment. Colonel Sasha knew that this optimistic situation would not last long, and a few more times

Heaven, when the Ming army dug the trench close enough to push up the bells of the barrel-sized siege cannons behind, these solid city walls would be useless.

Although those huge mortars with large caliber are not far away and have a range of two to three miles, they are really powerful weapons for siege. A huge cannonball with a diameter of half a meter falls from the sky in a curved manner, and the city walls become decorations, and there are also this in the city.

The number of mortars is not large and there are few shells reserved.

Colonel Sasha is a talented person, but not a nobleman. He is a senior officer with a real poverty-stricken background. His mother is a Ukrainian and his father is a timid and cowardly palace servant. He was promoted from a soldier to his early thirties with his military achievements.

When he arrived at the colonel's position, he had no roots in the army. No one looked down on the generals of the nobles in the army.

This is the time when the social structure of the Principality of Russia is on the eve of social and military changes. The army is completely controlled by nobles and knights. Military talents from poor origins like Colonel Sasha are rare and very rare.

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The city wall was very quiet, and teams of Russian soldiers were holding heavy mesh rope guns and taking a nap.

Outside the city, there were bright lights, and a large number of Ming army engineers were working overnight, hoping to surround Kutsk City with civil fortifications before the first heavy snow in the Far East. Colonel Sasha was really good, with the Poles and Swedes.

Surviving the war was a talented person who had experienced several urban offensive and defensive wars. He thought in his mind that the Ming army would never be able to dig trenches smoothly.

This young colonel has a good idea in his mind. He cannot be trapped in the city and wait for death. If he wants to attack, he will attack at night if he doesn't work during the day. He will delay the excavation speed of the Ming army, as long as he can last ten days and half a month.

, heavy snow fell from the sky and the earth was frozen into frozen soil, so the Ming army naturally could not dig it out. In this way, there was still a glimmer of vitality to suppress Kutsk.

With a firm determination in his heart, the colonel hurriedly stepped down from the city wall and called for a discussion.

The colonel thought of those arrogant mercenary officers, and the stupid and arrogant nobles, and the heads of those men were so painful. It is hard to say whether those people would listen to him.

Outside the city, the Ming army camp.

Li Zhengming stood in front of Macheng in shame, and the competition for water sources made no progress. The Ming army and the Russian army fought fiercely around the Zhenhe water source for several days and suffered heavy casualties, but the Russians acted like they fought to the death.

The corpses killed on the banks of Zhenhe River were everywhere, but the Russian army repeatedly snatched the water back at night. Macheng instead comforted him. The invincible Liao army had tasted great, the Russians who fought hard

Is it a weak troop? The world is so big that it is time to let the arrogant generals suffer.

Water sources are related to life and death. If the water is cut off, there is no need to fight. How can the Russians not fight to the death?

The Russians who fought hard could not afford to offend him, so they mentioned that Li Zhengming did not have to exchange his life with the red-eyed Russians. It was not cost-effective, so they should be smarter when fighting. Li Zhengming nodded obediently and suffered some hardships and domineering.

After his heart was gone, Ma Cheng became happy. Looking at his beloved generals who were circling with his eyes, he was extremely satisfied and asked for something. War was like hunting. Will the smart hunter bit each other with the injured beast?

If you pinch it, that would be too stupid.

A shrewd hunter will avoid his sharp edge and make the barbaric but brainless beast lose blood until the last drop of blood is shed and falls down.

Li Zhengming's eyes were circling, and he opened his mouth and smiled honestly: "I know what to do, Young Master Xie would like to mention it."

Ma Cheng waved his hand with satisfaction, "Go, be smart!"

Li Zhengming bowed his fists and then left with a silly look.

In the central army camp, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help laughing: "The Russians are going to be in trouble."

Ma Cheng also laughed and couldn't help laughing. Li Zhengming, the most seemingly honest, but in fact he is as cunning as a fox, with a lot of conspiracies. Anyone who is deceived by his straightforward face will be in trouble.

The commander camp is heavy and brightly lit.

Ma Cheng looked at the map and couldn't help but praise: "This Russian coach is a talent."

Lu Xiangsheng also agreed: "Yes, this person should not be tied up."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they felt a tacit understanding. The Russian army would definitely not sit still and wait for death. The counterattack has been going on in these few days.

But they didn't know that in the city, Colonel Sasha was rubbing his sore forehead, and was questioned and quarreled by a group of nobles and mercenaries. Even though he had all his abilities and talent, the noble generals did not listen to him.
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