Chapter 1104: The Whole Country in an Uproar

Zou Sheng is not as radical a person as Ling Chen.

Yet he is the general rated by Qingyang Shuo as the one who best understands Liu Zheng's thoughts in the Liangzhou Army.

Thus, young as he is, he is seen as the successor to Qin Zhangfeng.

But in reality, his true talent is actually superior to Qin Zhangfeng's; after all, Qin Zhangfeng back then was only a Knight-errant who became a general. But Zou Sheng is a properly trained professional, and he was coached by Qingyang Shuo for a long time.

The Young Master wants to catch the turtle in the jar.

Then his idea is to make this jar even larger.

The Wusun region of the Western Regions, even under Ling Chen's rule, was not particularly peaceful. Those savages of Wusun never really had any true respect for the Longyan imperial court to begin with. Even after Liu Zheng led a great army to pacify the Western Regions, they only feigned compliance and acted in bad faith.

Ling Chen had thought about slaughtering them all a few times.

But Liu Zheng suggested a policy of appeasement.

There are two reasons.

First, when Ling Chen first took over the Western Regions, his style was a bit ruthless; he killed whoever did not submit. Of course, in the early stages, this could quickly stabilize the situation in the Western Regions, so it was very necessary. But this kind of policy can only last for a period of time; following that, the people of the Western Regions would become panicked, and might even fight you to the death. These people of Wusun are a typical example.

Second, the Wusun state is itself a nomadic people, and the Turkic people never had much identification with Zhongyuan culture. Added to the decline of the Wusun state, Liu Zheng believed that they could no longer stir up any trouble, so it was better to slowly appease and slowly educate them.

But in reality, the Wusun people still frequently caused trouble in the Western Regions, giving the Western Regions Protectorate some headaches.

This time.

Zou Sheng has come.

He does not mind using the Wusun region as a hunting ground to strangle the Tsarist Russia Army. As for whether those Wusun people who have always acted in bad faith toward the Protectorate will lean toward Tsarist Russia, he no longer cares at all. Make the board bigger, make the game even bigger—this is Zou Sheng's current thought.

Make the board bigger!

And by the way, borrow a knife to kill!

The one who obtained the command is a famous general from Jingchu named Pan Zheng. This person is quite famous in the southern regions and often led the Jingchu Navy to strike hard at the Wa pirates, repeatedly performing meritorious deeds.

He is the one who looks down most on Zou Sheng, this person who is wet behind the ears and unreliable.

Therefore, as soon as he obtained the command, he began to direct the allied army and started preparations for the offensive. The grand and mighty atmosphere was instantly stirred up. A great army of four hundred thousand is no joke; if they all roared at once, it would shake the earth and mountains. If they all shouted to kill at once, it would likely scare a few people to death on the spot.

Standing on the General Platform, Pan Zheng looked arrogant.

With this army of four hundred thousand, why fear Tsarist Russia?

He first gave a passionate speech on the spot, and immediately an atmosphere of "the wind blows cold, the Yi River chills" was created.

A thousand miles of connected camps, filled with majestic killing intent.

Zou Sheng watched quietly from the side.

The other generals also became excited. Because at this moment, the entire Longyan was staring at this place! The entire populace of Longyan wanted them to take back Balkhash Lake as soon as possible!

The time to establish merit and build a career has arrived!

Pan Zheng was even more so; this time, he was determined to show his full capabilities.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Following Pan Zheng's rhythm, four hundred thousand people roared simultaneously, their voices shaking the heavens.

Everyone believed that this battle was a sure victory, a crushing blow.

Zou Sheng continued to watch quietly.

Under Pan Zheng's command, the many generals he appointed finally began a fierce attack on Balkhash Lake. Artillery fire went first, followed by the main force charging. However, just as Zou Sheng had expected, things were not as smooth as they had imagined. Rumyantsev's defenses successfully withstood this charge of the four hundred thousand-strong army.

This left Pan Zheng looking shocked.

Is this Russian Army really this strong?

So he refused to believe it, returned to reorganize his troops, and launched another fierce attack!

The first time, he thought it was a matter of luck; after all, the opponent also had an army of two hundred and fifty thousand, and with the reinforcement of defensive fortifications, a failure was to be expected.

The second time, he began to adjust his strategy and on-site command, but something even more unbelievable happened. They failed again! And who knows why, but looking at a situation that clearly had the advantage, they just couldn't break through! On the contrary, in the second charge, the losses on the Longyan side were actually greater than the losses of the Russian Army!

"Unreasonable!"

"Unreasonable, what is going on, who can tell me what is going on!"

Two charges in one day, and they actually lost twenty thousand soldiers!

Shock!

Everyone's expression changed.

Pan Zheng's face was already livid, and he began to roar.

The other generals looked at each other in dismay.

God knows what is going on! It seems like every move they made could be accurately captured by the Russian Army! This made their army of four hundred thousand act like headless flies, constantly following someone else's rhythm to fight! This is a major taboo on the battlefield!

Pan Zheng glanced at Zou Sheng beside him.

Zou Sheng still did not speak.

The second day.

Continue!

This time, Pan Zheng fought even more fiercely, with overwhelming artillery fire, overwhelming arrows, and an overwhelming fierce attack. However, yet another time, from morning until night...

They didn't even manage to take a single defensive fortification at Balkhash Lake!

Another day of wasted effort!

Continued attrition!

The third day!

Continue!

Pan Zheng is now completely fighting like a madman, throwing everything in, regardless of how much is consumed, regardless of how great the losses are... He is acting like a lunatic, wanting to take Balkhash Lake.

However, Rumyantsev was methodical and responded with composure.

On the third day, they continued to hold Balkhash Lake.

And so...

The fourth day...

The fifth day...

This Pan Zheng was fighting worse and worse.

The losses were becoming greater and greater.

The sixth day.

Pan Zheng slunk away and stepped down from his command.

But at this time, these generals still did not believe that the Protracted War of Zou Sheng was correct, so another great general from Chuan Shu volunteered for the task.

The Chuan Shu great general, upon receiving command, immediately adjusted the troops.

He began a more layered offensive.

At the very beginning, he made the Tsarist Russia side unable to hold their ground. However, Rumyantsev was, after all, a battle-hardened Marshal; very quickly, the Tsarist Russia side also carried out large-scale adjustments.

Three days...

In the hands of this Chuan Shu great general, there were another three days of attacks, but he still could not break the defense of the Tsarist Russia Army!

The Longyan Allied Army continued to suffer losses!

At this point.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

And so.

Change the commander again!

Zou Sheng had remained calm the entire time, calmly watching these people.

By this time.

They still felt that the responsibility did not lie with them, and they still did not let Zou Sheng take command.

Change people.

Keep changing people.

Keep failing, keep suffering losses.

The entire battlefield had gone numb.

The Longyan people, upon receiving this information, were also all furious.

Four hundred thousand troops.

Super-strong logistics support from Liangzhou.

And they fought like this?

Public opinion exploded all at once.

All sorts of verbal attacks and criticisms followed.

Continuing...

Zou Sheng, however, felt it was not enough, not nearly enough... Pop-ups are frequent recently, click to download to avoid pop-ups.