136 Falling apart
Although Fu Kangan has a high trust in Chen Shiqing, this is a critical moment that concerns the survival of the army. Chen Shiqing's reaction still cannot reassure him. Fu Kangan looked at Chen Shiqing and was ready to ask twice at any time.
"Okay! Look at the handsome man!" Chen Shiqing suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted.[..com]
Fu Kang'an hurriedly looked at it with a telescope. It turned out that Chen Shiqing had already sent a cavalry team of 2,000 people. Under Jiaqing's personal leadership, he blocked the rear of Nepal people, and another sneak attack behind him!
"Okay! This battle is won!" Fu Kangan clenched his fists excitedly.
Under the strong suppression of Mugalebao, the Nepalese musketeers who barely fought finally announced their collapse at this time. They could withstand unlimited pressure on the front, but they were unable to cope with the crisis behind them. The fighting will, at this moment, completely disappeared.
Screams and shouts of killing were heard everywhere. The team of tens of thousands of people, countless well-equipped British original goods disappeared like this, and the cannons only fired a few cannons, and they all became captures by others.
Jiaqing took his men to wait for their work, and wanted to kill and charge forward to the Nepalese army. Wherever he passed, blood flowed into a river. The assault power of two thousand people, or cavalry, was simply a nuclear weapon.
"Let's go, hurry up! Don't want anything, break out!" Muga Lebao once again showed his decisive skills. Seeing that things were irreversible, he would immediately run away without any hesitation.
No matter what, there are still some famous generals like this. They are not dragged down by the fantasies in front of them, stick to their correct choices, and keep any power they can keep.
"Boys, rush! Kill them all!" Delentai was so angry that he rushed into the queue of Nepalese musketeers with a big iron spear. He could kill three or four people with one shot.
"Kill! Kill!" Fu Chang'an also had a rise in killing, and the Imperial Sword was a life.
The entire battlefield became a place for massacre, and blood flowed like a river wherever it passed, with almost no resistance. Muga Lebao led his supervisory team and a few troops to break through and flee to the mountains behind him. Jiaqing received a prompt from Chen Shiqing and did not chase Muga Lebao, but continued to chase the Nepalese army.
Fu Kangan was stunned and incredible. Tens of thousands of people collapsed like this. The defeat of the Nepal army several times in succession allowed him to see Chen Shiqing's potential. Such combat level is indeed admirable. More than 10,000 people became corpses in a blink of an eye. The Qing army only suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but it completely cleaned up the backbone of Nepal.
"Sir, Muga Lebao has escaped, our people have also come back, we have won!" Liu Silang said excitedly. This big victory was too exciting.
"Sir, we won, we really won!" Aina shouted excitedly.
"Just be quieter, isn't it just a war? Don't be so excited. Besides, even if you win, do you think we're over? There are more wars waiting for us. The key problem now is to collect muskets and cannons. These classes are good things. We are still worried that there is not enough shells. Don't worry about the last battle!" Chen Shiqing looked at the dangerous situation in the mountains in the distance, but he was still worried.
The Qing army suffered a higher degree of loss in this battle than any previous battle. Although it had been a great victory, it was still not good compared with Fukang'an. In this battle in history, only 500 people died in total, while Chen Shiqing had already killed nearly 2,000 people.
"Shiqing, why are you unhappy? Look at the cheering of the soldiers. Your battle has won people's hearts. Everyone will no longer say that you rely on others to take this position. Look, our people are cheering, I have never fought such a satisfying battle. You boy, you have a good idea!" Fu Kangan said with a smile.
"The Grand Marshal has been awarded too much. This is just an ordinary battle. If we cannot break the mountains ahead smoothly, we still cannot threaten Yangbu, and they will not surrender because of this. Although the war went smoothly, our casualties were also very serious. I was still very sad to see the soldiers die." Chen Shiqing said.
"Hey, I feel uncomfortable because many good brothers have fallen. But no matter how uncomfortable it is, there is no one who can kill people in the war. It is already good that we can reach this point. Don't blame yourself too much. How about it? What do you plan to fight next? We have so many cannons, will we flatten the mountain?" Fu Kangan said with a smile.
"Master, no, you see, although we have seized a lot of muskets and cannons, we don't have a lot of ammunition. Without ammunition, these weapons are of little significance. In this battle, we can't rely on artillery guns, we may even have to walk on two legs, and the horse team can't use it. Although our horse team can go up the mountain, it will not work. Instead, due to the inconvenience of movement, the goal will be a living target for Nepali people." Chen Shiqing said with emotion.
Fu Kangan nodded in agreement. Before he came to Tibet to fight, he had already made preparations in this regard and did not place all his hopes on the cavalry. This was a big change.
Now that it is time to fight in the mountains, it reflects the benefits of full preparation. The Qinglong Camp, the White Tiger Camp, and the Sichuan Green Camp soldiers can all fight on the mountain as if they are walking on flat ground, and the Soren soldiers are also very fierce. They can also fight against the Gurkha Corps in such an environment, and there is still a start to this stop.
After Jiaqing almost killed, he was too lazy to chase the thousands of deserters who had dispersed. Not only did he not have the interest to chase, but ordinary cavalry were not interested. In fact, it was very easy for cavalry to chase infantry on the flat ground, but everyone no longer cared about this little result. Since that is the case, let them go.
Chen Shiqing hurriedly ordered the troops that did not participate in the war to confiscate weapons and clean up the battlefield. This time, the gains were great. Chen Shiqing hoped that all these muskets and cannons could be used to equip the Qing army. Unfortunately, this battle was so beautiful that it strengthened Jiaqing's trust and confidence in the cavalry and the Manchu bow and horses. Of course, it would not focus on using the weapons used by the defeated Nepales of the Manchus. Isn't that humiliation?
"Shiqing, after killing so many people, will you have nightmares after going back?" Fu Kangan asked meaningfully.
"Have a nightmare? Haha, why do I have a nightmare?" Chen Shiqing asked with a smile.
"After all, you have killed so many people. Are you not afraid at all? You must know that these Nepali people are also protecting their hometowns from being violated. They have not done anything wrong. As for us, saying that they are counterattacking, they are actually invading their homes. Is it a bit too much for us to kill other people like this?" Fu Kangan asked. There was obviously room for maneuver in his tone, and he did not directly ask Chen Shiqing to say yes.
Chen Shiqing nodded and said, "The Grand Marshal is right, but all of this is their own fault, not our fault. Today we killed so many of them, which seems to be a huge harm to them. In fact, there are other factors in it. We cannot generalize how vicious we are."
"Through this battle, they should clearly face their status and give up unrealistic fantasies, which will bring benefits to peaceful exchanges between the two countries. Otherwise, if this continues for many years, they will sooner or later fall into a greater crisis and wake up in time. At any time, it will be a kind of happiness given by God."
"So do you want to completely conquer Nepal, or do you just need to surrender? After fighting Yangbu, the battle will be basically over. They cannot fight with us. Yangburi is already the last position of their nobles and rich people, and they cannot persist. Moreover, if they are trapped in the Yangbu walls and do not come out, they will sooner or later be trapped and starved to death by us, and the people outside cannot guarantee their safety." Fu Kangan asked.
Chen Shiqing pondered for a moment, and then said, "At first, I wanted them to surrender, but now I think they must conquer them. These people are different from others, very tough. If you can't completely make them afraid of you, all their surrender will be temporary. Now we have let them know about fear, but there is still a certain distance from being convinced and we must persist in fighting."
"Only by completely breaking all their fantasies and shattering their fantasies is the only way to save the relationship between the two countries and make them surrender. As long as this battle is thorough, we can at least ensure a hundred years of peace. It is too difficult for our army to go to Tibet to fight, and it is too much to consume. These are all problems. If possible, it is best to solve the problem at once and for all, so that we do not need to come to Tibet to fight next time, otherwise, the hard work will be forever."
Fu Kangan deeply agreed with Chen Shiqing's words. This time it seemed that only 10,000 people went to war, but the consumption was more than the army that went to war in Myanmar. On the one hand, it was because there was no material to seize here. On the other hand, the plateau combat consumed too much and it was difficult to supply. The so-called "no grain transport for thousands of miles" was not transported. Only 10% of such material transportation could be consumed by the Qing army's front-line troops. This battle really made the national treasury poor.
At least, within a few years, the Qing Dynasty would not have the national strength to fight another war and would start to live a hard life. No matter what, the country's financial crisis has reached an irreparable time. If it is not handled properly, it will be really over.
"Shiqing, cheer up, you are fighting very well. Let's wait until we go back to think about other issues." Fu Kangan looked at Chen Shiqing's solemn expression and said comfortingly.
How could Chen Shiqing not be worried? He had known before that the war would consume not be less, and it might even be an astronomical figure. After all, Chen Shiqing has always seen the consumption of the army and the counter-attacks carried out by the army for consumption every day. He spent money like water every day, and the materials disappeared in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for the behavior of relying on Nepal to support the war, the army would have collapsed long ago.
However, he did not expect that the real situation was still several times more difficult than he thought. After he took office, he realized that the problem was so serious and incredible.
Fu Kang'an intended to let Chen Shiqing understand the difference between mastering a battalion and mastering the three armies. After Chen Shiqing took office, facing the heavy military affairs, he realized why the general was difficult to do. You had to take care of everything and nothing was easy to control.
"Shiqing, this battle was pretty good. Look at how powerful our people are. How many of them have been killed, haha." Jiaqing said excitedly. This battle gave him enough chance to show his face.
Chen Shiqing smiled and said, "It's still the brave prince and his brothers. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Nepali to fight. After this battle, the Nepali were scared and had no hope."
"That's right, after this battle today, the Nepali people must be convinced no matter how unacceptable they are. If they are not convinced, they will fight again. Who is afraid of him? Haha, because if you get some sharp weapons from the barbarians, you can show us your power. Today's battle is to show these people whether we are powerful or they are powerful!" It's over, and it turns out that Jiaqing still made his contempt for the firearms. The firearms were completely defeated, which really gave Jiaqing unlimited confidence.
Chen Shiqing didn't say anything. He knew that anything he said at this time was useless. He defeated the Nepali with all his might, but did not become a winner. Instead, he lost completely.
Fu Kangan looked at Chen Shiqing's depressed expression, because Chen Shiqing was heartbroken for the casualties of the soldiers, so he smiled and said, "Shiqing, don't be sad. This battle was very good. Look at how brave our Qing cavalry is. The Nepalese people who killed no power to fight back. This is a big victory!"
Chen Shiqing smiled and said, "But this does not mean that our iron cavalry is stronger than firearms, right? Although we defeated them, everything on the battlefield is possible. This time we win, who knows whether we can win next time? Our previous casualties were not that big, which shows that the firearms are still very strong. At least they can create the biggest casualties we have since the war, which is not easy."
Chapter completed!