mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 821: Being beaten the most severely and saying the most arrogant words

The reason why Putilov felt that his troops were brave and invincible and had absolute power was because the soldiers generally believed that they could defeat Zhao Chuanxin with more troops. Regardless of whether they could kill Zhao Chuanxin, they would at least wait until they could plunder Lubin Mansion. Take advantage and make a fortune just like before.

This kind of financial stimulation excites them, rather than the honor and belief of actually fighting for the country.

The wealth on the grassland is different from other places. It is all obvious. Herds of cattle, sheep and mountains of fur are wealth. The wealth of the grassland banner people is either carried with them at all times or hidden in yurts, no matter where they are. All are easily found.

At that time, as long as Putilov waved his hand, they would just grab it to their heart's content.

Therefore, Putilov looked forward to his victory, and the Russian soldiers were also very happy.

This atmosphere continued until we were marching to a place filled with yellow sand.

Putilov was not really a fool. He asked the turning cavalry to go out to explore the road again, especially pointing to the location of Ulanqiu on the map and said: "There are two soil and sand mountains here, and there is also a small lake. You guys Be sure to investigate carefully, apart from the woods along the Hylar River ahead, this is the only place where you can ambush someone."

The cavalry responded and rode away.

George Lynch said: "The major general is indeed careful enough."

"War is not a child's play. Of course, the more careful you are, the better. I have done everything I can think of, so I don't have to worry about accidents." Putilov said proudly.

The cavalry perform their duties well, because they belong to a special branch, and their salary and status are higher than those of ordinary infantry.

When they arrived at Ulanqiu, they circled the mountain and examined it carefully with binoculars.

Although they did their duty, the only thing they missed was that they did not disperse the team. If they surrounded them at 360 degrees, they would be able to see Zhao Chuanxin following them in circles on Wulan Qiu.

He stooped slightly, stepping on the misty traveler, and the mountains blocked his figure.

The cavalry's omission was actually excusable.

Normally speaking, if there is an ambush here, the placement of artillery and machine guns will reveal their flaws. Even if people run fast, the artillery and machine guns will never run away.

If there are only a few people ambushing here with rifles, it will be basically ineffective against thousands of troops.

The bad thing is that Zhao Chuanxin doesn't have to arrange it in advance, and there is only one person.

After they turned around and went back, Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and kept adjusting his position. He took out the two mountain cannons after the smart gyroscope vibrated to indicate that it was OK.

One gun was loaded with smoke grenades, and one gun was loaded with fragmentation shells.

The M1904 mountain gun has a vertical angle of -10 to +25 degrees, and a horizontal angle of 3 degrees on the left and right.

The barrel is too low, and 25 degrees upward seems like a joke, but this angle is very suitable for Zhao Chuanxin. He always fires close to his face, and the -10 degree vertical shooting range is even more powerful.

When the Tsarist Russian troops approached Ulanqiu.

Putilov is still bragging to George Lynch.

The purpose of bragging is naturally to become famous. He learned from George Lynch that this war attracted worldwide attention.

"I'm not exaggerating. Other countries have nothing to do with Zhao Chuanxin, but this time he finally fell into my hands..."

boom……

Before Putilov could finish his words, the sound of cannons rang out.

Violent smoke rose in front of the team.

boom!

A second cannon shot was heard approaching.

The cavalry in the vanguard suffered a disaster, and they were swept across by fragmentation bullets while firing their weapons close to the face.

Putilov's head was buzzing and he fell off his horse in fright.

Fortunately, he was not affected from behind.

The guards quickly helped him retreat.

People were shouting and horses were screaming, the scene was in chaos, and no one was in charge.

Zhao Chuanxin put away his cannon and began to move his position.

He moved from the eastern hills to the western hills.

The cannon had just been fired, and the distance was less than 200 meters.

outrageous.

Zhao Chuanxin went down the mountain, climbed the slope, and went up to the platform of another hill to mount the cannon.

The weight of the M1904 mountain gun plus the gun mantlet is close to 700 kilograms. He can pull it, but he also finds it difficult.

So when adjusting the cannon, it all depends on the secret realm retracting and retracting, retracting and retracting, and moving it a little bit.

He adjusted it here and loaded the fragmentation bullet.

The other side just reacted.

Their primary way of locating artillery was by looking at smoke.

Through the smoke of smoke bombs, you can see the white smoke left by the artillery fire on Wulanqiu.

That is, less than 200 meters away, Zhao Chuanxin's position just now was hit by concentrated fire.

Zhao Chuanxin had already taken some time to fire again on another mountainside.

boom……

boom……

Two artillery shells, one in front and one in back, struck accurately from a distance of 300 meters.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin was surprised to find that the Russian soldiers were not as vulnerable as he thought.

Various whistles sounded and they lined up quickly.

After being hit by three precise artillery shells, they were able to organize fierce resistance.

As expected of a gray animal, he is quite an animal.

In particular, he quickly set up a heavy machine gun and fired at him. The distance of 300 meters was a bit far away. During the shooting, only one bullet hit the gun mantlet.

Zhao Chuanxin retracted the cannon and dodged away, crawling on the ground on both hands and feet. When their upward shooting angle was not enough to threaten him, he got up and stepped on the Misty Traveler and ran forward along the ravine.

Run to another piece of flat ground and set up artillery somewhere out of sight of the Russian troops and out of sight of each other.

He first absorbed the heat from the barrel with the Old God's Crucible Brand, and then began to adjust.

Each gun needs to be adjusted and loaded several times.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin retreated, and the Russian troops also retreated. The distance between the two sides was about 450 meters, which was still within the sensing range of the smart gyroscope.

boom……

boom……

Two artillery shells, one missed the vital point, but the other exploded in the center of the Russian troop.

Tsarist Russia has never had any impressive record in critical battles.

Tracing back to the entire Romanov dynasty, the only combat experiences of the Russian army related to the fortress were the Sevastopol and Brigade-Shun defense battles.

Both are defensive.

A light infantry artillery battery is equipped with only 3-6 artillery pieces.

As for artillery, there are only a few that can strike accurately.

It can be said that in a short period of time, Zhao Chuanxin alone was able to at least achieve the effect of a light infantry artillery battery, and even more fiercely.

Putilov's artillery was stolen by Zhao Chuanxin, which meant that Zhao Chuanxin did not have artillery, otherwise the indiscriminate bombing would be enough for him to drink a pot.

At this time, Putilov wanted to counterattack, but the large group of Cossack cavalry went to the front bank of the Hailar River to set up defenses. The small group was hit by Zhao Chuanxin's first round of artillery and was doubtful.

Without a cavalry surprise attack, it would be impossible to quickly maneuver across the line of artillery fire.

He could only order people to retreat and disperse in order to reduce casualties.

So when Zhao Chuanxuan loaded the shells and fired again, they had probably dispersed and left the sensing range of the smart gyroscope.

Zhao Chuanxin fired blindly, but almost no one was hit.

……

Che and Zha led people to ambush behind the dunes.

Sure enough, as Zhao Chuanxin expected, when the Cossack cavalry stationed in the woods along the Hailar River heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately mounted their horses and turned eastward to rush for reinforcements.

Che and Zha were a little excited.

There hasn't been a war in some years.

"We only have one chance, and we have to run after we fight. Don't embarrass me at this time. If anyone can't hit accurately, go back and practice hard for me. We have plenty of ammunition now."

The excitement of all the men was beyond words, not unlike Che and Zha.

Closer, closer, closer.

Che and Zha shouted: "Fight!"

After saying that, he took the lead in pulling the trigger.

boom!

One person fell from his horse.

Che Hezha was overjoyed, and his sword was indeed still young.

Heavy gunfire rang out.

There were more than 200 riders, and more than 20 people fell off their horses.

Che Hezha was a little unsatisfied and wanted to shoot, but was stopped by his subordinates: "The prefect told us to fight in one round and then run away."

Che Heza gritted his teeth: "Damn it, I'll deal with you next time."

Slide down the dune, mount your horse and go.

The sand dunes blocked the pursuit of the Cossack cavalry, not to mention that fighting had obviously started in the east. They sent their men to collect the wounded. The remaining people walked around the sand dunes and saw that Che, Zha and others had run away, so they could only give up and head east. .

In Ulanqiu, the battlefield fell into silence.

Putilov was organizing his team, discussing whether to attack or take a detour, and at the same time punish the cavalry who had returned from exploring the route.

Damn it, they swore that there was no ambush, but they were bombarded as soon as the army arrived.

War correspondent George Lynch was haunted.

If he hadn't been behind, he might have been killed.

He looked at Putilov coldly. This major general who had been talking big words actually whipped his cavalry at this time.

However, the enemy did not continue to fire.

After a stalemate like this for a while, more than a hundred Cossacks came from the west. Putilov was overjoyed at first, and then his heart was in his throat.

He secretly prayed: the cavalry is fast and the artillery fire will not be able to catch up.

Zhao Chuanxin had no intention of using cannons at all. He had already calculated that the cavalry would come back to assist, so he slid down from the west side of Ulan Qiu and took out a war bow and explosive arrows.

Whoosh...boom!

Whoosh...boom!

How did he cum?

Stepping on the ethereal travelers, chasing the Cossack cavalry and shooting behind them.

The speed of the horse is simply not comparable to that of the Misty Traveler. Even if he chases in circles, he can still do it with ease.

In the distance, Putilov and George Lynch were looking through telescopes, and they were stunned.

The 150-man cavalry unit was blown up by Zhao Chuanxin.

The horse was frightened and ran desperately, which was somewhat difficult to control.

It would be difficult for them to fight back while on horseback riding at high speed.

Zhao Chuanxin pursued them one after another, erratically left and right.

boom……

boom……

Releasing the particle stream, the root of the starry sky gave him endless arm strength, and fired twenty explosive arrows. The Cossack cavalry was blown away and fled in all directions, suffering heavy casualties.

Tata Tata...

The Russian soldiers over there fired their machine guns, and Zhao Chuanxin drifted away, turned around and left.

They didn't even care about the lives of their own cavalry, so Zhao Chuanxin didn't want to risk his life.

Putilov was so angry that he had nothing to do with Zhao Chuanxin at the top of the mountain. Now he could see Zhao Chuanxin through the telescope, but he still couldn't catch up with him.

"Suka BuLei!"

Putilov took out his command sword and chopped a piece of dead grass on the ground with hatred.

Just like Zhao Chuanxin underestimated the Russian soldiers before, Putilov also felt that he had underestimated Zhao Chuanxin. This man was far more mysterious and terrifying than he imagined.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't go far, so he sat on Wulanqiu and ate Da Lieba.

He leaned against the earthbag and lifted up his cloak to block the cold wind that brought dust. He couldn't swallow the dry bread, so he had to get water.

Zhao Chuanxin has been putting himself through a lot these days, running back and forth every day. Even with a helmet on, he still looks gray and has chapped lips.

Just because I didn't drink some water to moisten my lips before eating, my lower lip was cracked, and when I took a bite of bread, my lips were covered with blood.

After reluctantly eating, Zhao Chuanxin patted the crumbs on his hands and stood up to see the situation of the Russian army.

The Russian army was heading north at this time.

Because the north of the Hailar River was occupied by a large number of Russians in the past few years, the Dongqing Railway Guard Team patrolled along the railway every day. As a result, the Sauron tribe and Chenba-Erhu grazed here. Cattle and sheep grazed for years, resulting in severe desertification of the grassland.

The Russian army walked to the gap in the northern hill and crawled through it, intending to go around from behind.

Putilov said to the captain: "Leonid, Zhao Chuanxin's cannons were all stolen from us. This hateful thief, the cannons in his hands cannot shoot this far."

Leonid hesitated and said: "Major General, we have another option. Zhao Chuanxin must have placed the cannon on those two small hills. We can storm up and recapture the cannon, which will be beneficial to the subsequent war."

"Leonid, I'm not sure, I'm really not sure." Putilov began to doubt his judgment: "Did you see it just now? Zhao Chuanxin ran faster than a horse, and his bow and arrow It can explode, but I can see it clearly through the telescope, and I even think he is not a human being. There may be many people lurking in those two small hills."

George Lynch held a small notebook and faithfully recorded the war.

I also drew a personal outline on the paper with a pencil.

The person, the armor, the cloak, those big scary eyes...

The distance was far, and the cavalry raised a lot of dust. When George Lynch just took a telescope to look at it, the shadows were not very clear.

He first sketched out the details that he could remember, and then slowly improved them when he went back.

When Putilov saw it, he was no longer in the mood to brag.

He had a good idea. He could avoid the cannon range by avoiding two mountains of earth.

But what they didn't expect was that Zhao Chuanxin did not place the artillery at a fixed point. He ran around with the artillery with him.

Like a tarsal maggot, Zhao Chuanxin walked in circles to the other side of the rolling sand dune, took out the mountain cannon and loaded it.

After roughly clarifying the Russian army's route, Zhao Chuanxin adjusted the muzzle angle several times.

Still less than 200 meters away.

This time Zhao Chuanxin did not rush to fire, he also evolved in the battle, just because the future war situation will be more cruel and tragic.

He had also suspected before that after World War I, his abilities would not be of much use.

But in fact, it's just the opposite. With his super mobility and weapon portability, he still has room to use.

This war is equivalent to an experiment.

Zhao Chuanxin erected a gray stone wall to block the two cannons.

When the middle of the Russian troop was exposed within shooting range, Zhao Chuanxin melted the stone wall.

boom……

boom……

Putilov is going crazy.

Now he heard the sound of gunfire and felt cramps in his calves.

This time Zhao Chuanxin cut off the head and tail of the Russian army, and the crowd immediately fled in both directions.

He was in a position where there was no point in continuing to fire. He turned back confidently after closing the cannon, and followed the Misty Traveler behind the sand dune to another sand dune 3 miles ahead.

Leonid said to Putilov: "Major General, this time we must attack and capture the artillery, otherwise we will only be passively beaten."

Mountain cannons are portable and can be taken away with ease if captured.

It doesn't matter if you slow down the march, what matters is having the ability to counterattack.

Zhao Chuanxin stared at the sand dunes to the west and looked through binoculars.

Russian soldiers are not stupid. They know that their status is low, their treatment is not high, and they are looked down upon by others.

But they are quite talented in enduring hardships and working hard without complaining.

Therefore, gray animals are not only discriminatory, but also the world's lament for their above characteristics.

Even though they suffered serious casualties under Zhao Chuanxin's artillery fire, and even though many people struggled without strength, they continued to climb the sand dunes after the commander gave the order, without making a sound when their boots were filled with sand.

Unfortunately, under the cover of machine guns spitting flames and bullet casings splashing, they found nothing when they climbed up the sand dunes.

Leonid was immediately stunned: It’s impossible, it shouldn’t, it won’t.

He asked people to dig at the location where Zhao Chuanxin originally fired the cannon. They dug three feet into the ground, but still found nothing.

Where's the cannon?

Putilov asked him gloomily: "Where is the cannon?"

Leonid shook his head: "I didn't find him. He must have been taken away."

Putilov roared: "Take it away? Taken away under our noses in such a short time?"

Leonid could not answer.

They formed the team and counted the casualties. Under the precise bombardment of several rounds of artillery by Zhao Chuanxin, 57 people were killed, 26 were seriously injured, and 21 were slightly injured.

38 Cossack cavalrymen were killed, 18 were seriously injured, and 19 were slightly injured.

The originally high morale has reached rock bottom.

Even experienced veterans have never experienced a war in which they only suffered casualties on their own side and could not touch Mao on the other side.

Putilov, Leonid and other officers discussed countermeasures.

They immediately disagreed over how many troops the other side had.

Some people said that there must be more than one person on the other side, but Leonid firmly believed that there was only one person on the other side, Zhao Chuanxin.

"One person? Can one person deploy so many places to conduct a sneak attack?"

"There are so many people? Do you see that there are so many people? Everything happened right in front of us. Didn't you notice that things were weird?"

Finally, Putilov made the final decision: "Okay, don't argue. Whether it's Zhao Chuanxin alone or there are others, one thing can be certain first of all. Even if there are others, there won't be too many people."

The number of Cossack cavalry was less than a centurion.

Putilov decided to divide his troops into three places. The cavalry would walk in wavy lines from north to south, bypassing the sand dunes ahead. Use your mobility to avoid gunfire while scouting ahead.

Each hundred-man infantry team should be spaced apart and divided into two teams, one led by Putilov and one led by Leonid. Both sides surrounded the dunes in front and crossed on the west side of the dunes. The southern team became the northern team. , the northern team changed to the southern team, and once again crossed and outflanked.

Once the opponent opens fire, the centurions spread out and charge like a net to capture the small high ground.

I have to say that Putilov still has something.

Zhao Chuanxin watched their deployment from a distance and fell into deep thought.

By this time the cavalry had begun to charge.

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't think of a better strategy for a while, so he set up a Russian Maxim on the sand dunes, hung up 250 rounds of canvas ammunition chains, and erected a stone wall in front of him.

Tata Tata...

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin would wait for the pathfinding cavalry to pass by before attacking the infantry at the back. Unexpectedly, Zhao Chuanxin changed his tactics this time and directly attacked the vanguard.

It's just that the distance is about 800 meters, and the accuracy is not high.

The barrage swept past, and only three cavalrymen fell to the ground together with their horses, while the rest immediately fled away.

They deliberately distanced themselves, ignored Zhao Chuanxin, and rushed directly to the next sand dune 2 miles away.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at it with a telescope, then put down the telescope and melted the stone wall.

Putilov's strategy succeeded, and their deployment made it difficult for Zhao Chuanxin to perform.

He could only keep walking forward, looking back from time to time, but failed to find a suitable ambush position.

Putilov raised his tail again, sat upright on the horse and held the command knife and said arrogantly to George Lynch: "You see, the ability to command in battle is very important. No matter how cunning the fox is, he can't defeat the old hunter. "

George Lynch nodded heavily, and then quickly recorded on paper: After paying a huge and painful price, the complacent Major General Putilov found a way to successfully defend rather than attack Zhao Chuanxin. I highly doubt that Zhao Chuanxin is the only enemy, although I don't know how he did it. Putilov received the most severe beatings and said the most arrogant words...

(End of this chapter)