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"Commander, the cavalry regiment has sent a battle report. They defeated a group of Rakshasa cavalry, and they are now stationed in Bald Ridge!"

"Order, the whole army of the Second Cavalry Regiment moves northward to Tugursk, and the Rakshasa is not allowed to reinforce Udysk."

In the nearly one-month isolation battle under Ma Long's command, the Russian troops in Udisk, Tugursk and other places have been successfully forced to retreat, and four small strongholds built by the Russians have been pulled out, killing and wounding more than 30 Russian troops. , Captured more than 160 Sauron and Xibe people, and they also captured two Russian caravans. 【】The captives and the caravan were escorted to Gulihe City, and the wounded Russian soldiers were executed on the spot, because the Second Cavalry Regiment had no army doctor to treat them. Instead of letting them scream and struggle in pain, it is better to let them Die quicker.

After dispelling the threat of Shouyi City being attacked by the Qing army, Zhao Qiang asked Ma Long to lead his troops back. The Russian strongholds must not be allowed to take the opportunity to get in touch. They must not know what happened to each other and whether they are still holding on .Only in this way, the Russian army in each stronghold will feel flustered, confused and unable to survive the day, not knowing when they will be hit suddenly. Once the defenders are trapped in this kind of extreme tension all day long, then the loss of the stronghold is inevitable.

After Ma Long received the order, he led his troops back without stopping.When the main force moved eastward to Shouyi City, the Russian army of Udysk sent Cossack cavalry out of the city to test it out. The remaining cavalry squad did not confront them head-on, but retreated while intercepting them. Another team that rushed over took advantage of the terrain to stop them, leaving eight Cossack cavalry at the cost of 18 casualties. The rest of the Cossacks saw this and did not dare to fight any more, and retreated in despair. At that time, the defenders of Udysk never sent a single soldier out of the city for help.

After Ma Long led the main force of the regiment to arrive, he named the bare mountain "Bald Ridge". One reason is that it is appropriate to call it "bald head" because of the trees and grass on this mountain. , Down to the soldiers are all bald, and the bald soldiers guarding Bald Ridge are a perfect match.

Udisk and Tugursk are the largest Russian strongholds in the third phase of the Dingyuan operation except for Dugigensk. In addition to the Russian musketeers and the consortium conscripted by them, the two strongholds also have a team There are about 50 Cossacks, and the total number of Russian troops in the two strongholds is about 700.In terms of military strength, in addition to the second cavalry regiment, Zhao Qiang commanded the third infantry regiment, Cossacks, and Guards, with a total strength of nearly 6000 troops.But except for the second cavalry regiment, the infantry regiment and the guards were newly formed, and their combat effectiveness was not high. The Cossacks were also composed of former Russian prisoners, so they were not safe to use.Therefore, although the troops were superior, Zhao Qiang still decided to fight steadily. He must cut off the communication between Tugursk and Udysk, separate the two Russian troops, and never allow them to join forces.Therefore, he sent all the Second Cavalry Wing, which had the highest combat effectiveness but could not be used in siege warfare, to Tugursk to monitor and block the Tugursk defenders.And he personally led the rest of the troops to attack Udisik, a stronghold with only more than 300 defenders. Without reinforcements, even if there were a lot of people, it could be piled in, Zhao Qiang thought so.

After giving the order, Zhao Qiang was about to urge his horse to move on, and it was less than a day away from Udysk. He was eager to occupy this place quickly, so he ordered the third infantry regiment and the Cossacks to speed up the march, and took [-] days a day. Li's speed is advancing towards Udysk.

Whether it is the Qing army or the Russian army, or the current Guanning army, the marching speed of 200 miles a day is already the highest speed. Now that it has been increased to [-] miles a day, it is inevitable that some soldiers will fall behind due to lack of energy. , More than [-] soldiers have fallen behind. For these fallen soldiers, the infantry regiment captain He Manchuan only ordered a captain to be responsible for gathering the fallen behind, and the rest followed the commander and continued to advance.

The two brigades of the [-]rd Infantry Regiment had already advanced ten li. After Zhao Qiang had dispatched Ma Long's envoy, he was going to lead the guards to rush forward. But Liu De was thinking about something, so he couldn't help asking: "What are you thinking, sir?"

"Returning to Commander, the subordinates are thinking that our army has cut off the contact with the Rakshasa stronghold for several days, and the westward detachment has occupied Ergun City again. It is impossible for the Rakshasa people to not know about such a big movement."

Liu Deruo nodded with some understanding, pointed to the front and said, "This subordinate feels that it is impossible for the Raksha people to know about what is happening now and respond immediately, so this subordinate thinks that the Raksha people may be mobilizing heavy troops in order to fight with our army." A decisive battle will solve the current predicament in one fell swoop."

"The Raksha people have some large strongholds in Heilongjiang to draw troops from, and only the Nerchinsk region has troops to deploy."

Zhao Qiang agrees with Liu De's analysis. The Russians are not fools. They cannot always be so passive. If they didn't respond effectively at the beginning, and after a few months, they no longer pay attention to the situation they encounter, then the Russians will What a fool.

"According to the commander-in-chief, the strength of the Raksha people in the east is only 4000 to 700, so if you calculate it like this..." Liu De made a calculation for Zhao Qiang: "Now our Guan Ning army has killed and wounded about a thousand Raksha soldiers. There are also nearly a thousand people in the allied army captured by them. Not counting these allied troops, the Rakshasa troops have lost a thousand people. According to the commander's estimate, the remaining Rakshasa troops should not exceed 400. Now, There are about 1000 Rakshasa soldiers in Udysk and Tugursk, and 6000 Rakshasa soldiers in Dujigensk, which is another 1. Before the subordinates served as the commander-in-chief, they also heard from Shu Mulu However, there were a thousand Rakshasa soldiers in Heilongjiang. In this way, it seems that there are not many Rakshasa soldiers in Nerchinsk, definitely not more than a thousand soldiers. And our Guanning Army, except for the troops who went east to Hu Qianhu , the Qiqianhu Division of the West Route Army alone has [-] to [-] troops, plus the troops directly under the command of the commander-in-chief, there are [-] troops that can be used in the northwest and northwest. If the Raksha people want to break the current predicament, It is impossible to defeat our Guanning army without a force of less than five thousand." Liu De is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Guanning army, and his previous confrontations with the Raksha people have convinced him that the Raksha soldiers are nothing more than this. More than [-] troops went out to fight. If the Luocha people did not leave the city to fight in the field, they would have to at least half the strength of the Guan Ning army just to defend the city, otherwise there would be no way to stop the Guan Ning army's attack.

Zhao Qiang thought about it in his heart, and generally agreed with Liu De's analysis. It is impossible for the Russians to send out 5000 troops to deal with him. The number of troops they can use is only about 2000. can be ignored.

"Where do you think the Raksha people will fight us?" Zhao Qiang is not worried about the strength of the Russians, but if the Russians put all their eggs in one basket and want to defeat him in one battle, then he must know where the other party wants to fight him.

"This subordinate hasn't heard about it for the time being, but from the current indications, Udysk and Tugursk can be ruled out, then the rest..." Liu De thought for a while, not sure: "I'm afraid it's Dujigens thinking Grab."

"Dujgensk?"

Zhao Qiang nodded secretly. Dujigensk is located eighty miles northeast of Yaksa. The Russian army from Heilongjiang can arrive there in more than a day, and the Russian army from Nerchinsk can also go down the river to reinforce this place. Gigensk was a favorable battleground for the Russians.But Zuo Mingnan's Second Infantry Regiment had already rushed to Dujigensk, and I'm afraid they were already attacking.Zhao Qiang was assured of Zuo Mingnan's ability. He used four brigades to attack Dujigensk, which was guarded by 400 men, and it seemed that there was no problem in successfully capturing it.

"Sir, don't think so much. Soldiers come to block, water comes to flood the earth, no matter where the Raksha people want to fight with us, let's capture Udisik first, hehe, let's take one place and one place, step by step, and be stable. Play it safe, as long as you don't rush forward and go deep alone, it may not be so easy for the Raksha people to take advantage of us."

Hearing what Zhao Qiang said, Liu De also felt that he had nothing to worry about, and immediately laughed in agreement: "That's true, the commander-in-chief Huwei is here, and my Guan Ning army's combat strength is here. How about in this extremely cold place, Who can be the opponent of my Guan Ning army!"