From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1121

Eighty miles east of Shenzhou City, the Tsarist army set up camp here, resting and recovering, preparing for the final attack on Shenzhou.

The continuous rush made Gumanyev gradually irritable, especially when facing the Jin army's strategy of clearing the countryside, he was really disgusted to the extreme.

"These bastards are really shameless. They didn't leave us a grain of food. There was not a single ghost on the road. The cavalry was pushed away for 300 miles, but they couldn't find the tribe."

He panted and said, "Now there are only five days of food left. Only five days."

"If we take Shenzhou within five days, we can stand firm in Liaodong and take the initiative in the situation. Zhou Yuan will definitely withdraw his troops."

"They have a big incident in the northwest. We can hold on to Liaodong until winter. He can't help but fail."

He analyzed calmly, then looked at the person next to him and said, "Colonel Andre, how should we take Shenzhou? Will the other party..."

"No!"

As if he knew what he was going to ask, Andre interrupted directly: " There are too many people in Shenzhou. In addition to the remaining majority of the population, there are also people who migrated from Jianzhou and surrounding areas. There are probably nearly 300,000 people, not counting the defenders. "

"Even if Shenzhou is broken, these people can't be allowed to burn food."

"And with so many people, their food reserves must be very rich. As long as we get in, we will not lack food at all."

Gumanyev immediately laughed and said, "That's exactly what I mean. So, how should we attack the city this time? They have 90,000 defenders. Although 40,000 of them are new recruits from Tianjin, Shanhaiguan and Jizhou, and they have little combat effectiveness, the other 50,000 are elite. "

The wall of Shenzhou is three feet high. It is the first important town in Liaodong. It may be difficult for them to attack it by force.

Gumanyev was not stupid either. He said in a deep voice: "We lost 30,000 people in Guhewei and more than 50,000 people in Jianzhouwei. There are less than 160,000 people left, but these are our elites. Individual soldiers are definitely stronger than the enemy."

"Also, don't forget that we have another 20,000 prisoners to serve as cannon fodder. It shouldn't be difficult to capture Shenzhou, right?"

Andre smiled and said, "It's not difficult! Although Shenzhou has high walls, strong guards, and sufficient war resources, these are just objective conditions. Fighting depends on wisdom."

Gumanyev was a little excited. To be honest, facing such a city, he had no confidence in taking it down, but he believed in Colonel Andre, because the colonel was the most outstanding general in the Tsarist Empire, but his background limited his promotion.

Therefore, Gumanyev said solemnly: "Colonel Andrei, your contribution in this war is real and obvious to all."

"As long as Shenzhou is captured, I swear you will be promoted to the rank of general!"

Andrei immediately stood up excitedly and said loudly: "Captain Gumanyev! This is serious!"

Gumanyev raised his hand and said word by word: "I swear in the name of my family, I swear on my military honor, I will definitely make your dream come true, as long as you can help me capture Shenzhou!"

Andrei said: "Captain, I apply to mobilize the assault force to the south of Shenzhou, stationed in Liaodong Dusi, and always observe the war situation."

" Ask the chief to lead the rest of the army tomorrow to launch the general attack on Shenzhou. Make sure to give you a big surprise! One of the surprises that are enough to collapse in Shenzhou! "Hearing this sentence, Gu Mansev's mood was much better, because he knew that Colonel Andre was not a publicity, but he was very restrained and always had so cautiously. Tao: "I will launch an offense tomorrow and wait for your good news!" Andre stood up, full of confidence, and walked towards the camp. He glanced around, returned to his camp, and immediately organized his troops.

Artyom couldn't help but ask: "Captain, are we going to lead the charge? That's not appropriate, there are still 20,000 invading soldiers there."

Andre said lightly: "We go to Liaodong Dusi."

"Liaodong Dusi? That's south of Shenzhou!"

Andre said: "Yes, to be precise, we are going to the woods 30 miles south of Liaodong Dusi."

Artyom said: "What does this mean? WeNot joining the war?"

Andre sneered: "Who said not to join the war?"

"Zhou Yuan is determined to transfer us to Liaodong. Does he only have the power on the surface? With his wisdom, I don't believe he has no reinforcements."

"The Great Jin is fighting in the east and west, and the internal is unstable. There is no need to send out more troops."

"After thinking about it, it can only be the soldiers of Goryeo. Although the combat effectiveness is not high, it is more than enough to defend the city."

"I haven't heard any news from the other side yet, which means they are still on the way. Once the fight starts, they will be able to arrive."

At this point, Andre squinted and said: "I'm going to the south to intercept them! Catch them off guard!"

Artyom was shocked and couldn't help saying: "Colonel Andre, to be honest, you are really a war genius, able to analyze so many things."

Andre smiled and said as he walked forward: "We must be fast, quickly occupy favorable terrain, and form a blocking posture. "

"It's a plain over there, but there are trees to cover our tracks, which is perfect for an ambush."

"When the time comes, we will split our troops into two groups. I will be responsible for ambushing their main force, and you will be responsible for flanking them."

"The Goryeo soldiers are very weak. We can wipe them out directly at a very low cost!"

Here, he squinted and smiled: "Without reinforcements, they can't defend Shenzhou. Without Shenzhou, they dare not fight on."

"Lieutenant Colonel Artyom, I'm afraid I will have to call you Colonel by then."

Artyom smiled and said, "That's all thanks to the commander's cultivation! I'll go prepare now! Lead them to the south!"

He left in high spirits.

Andrei's smile also disappeared.

He looked up at the sky, and the halo of the day was a little dazzling.

"Fortunately... there is always a way out! "

Colonel Andre sighed, then grinned again: "Zhou Yuan, Zhou Yuan, do you think you can really win? It's a pity that you can't beat me."

"I guessed all your calculations."

"And you can never guess what I'm going to do!"

"No one can guess!"