Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 407 Collecting the Net (Part [-])

From a strategic point of view, the Qing army has already taken the initiative. After a few ambushes, Lao Maozi's cavalry has almost been wiped out. Without the powerful assault of the cavalry, the Russian Guards, who are already in the encirclement, want to break out And it is basically hopeless to go - the infantry fleeing in a hurry on the prairie can't get rid of the cavalry's pursuit at all. Once the Russian infantry cannot form an effective fire blockade, they can only be lambs waiting to be slaughtered by the cavalry. Fighting back, from this perspective, the Qing army's strategic conception has gone well so far, but this does not mean that victory is already within easy reach.

As we all know, the realization of strategic goals is supported by a series of tactics, and strategic opponents must have excellent tactics, otherwise all strategic ideas are empty.Undoubtedly, Yinzuo is a master strategist. The strategy tailored for the Qing army is completely feasible. The demise of the Russian Cossack cavalry and the arrest of the Guards have proved this point, but the problem is that Yinzuo can’t talk about it. He is a master tactician. In fact, no one in the entire Qing army commanded or participated in a modern war with all firearms. From top to bottom, they are all newcomers. How to fight is actually just crossing the river by feeling the stones. It's terrible, don't look at Yin Zuo's calm and composed appearance, in fact, his heart is beating. After all, since ancient times, there are countless examples of the collapse of the entire strategic concept due to tactical mistakes.

The current situation of the entire Kalamaili Mountain battlefield is as follows: the swamp on the left side of the battlefield is not guarded by the Qing army; Kui Xua, the deputy commander of the Right Battalion, and Li Dahai, the deputy commander of the Qianfeng Battalion, each led 300 people to guard the mountain, while Mu Tuoa, the commander of the Right Battalion, rushed out of the dense forest with a thousand soldiers from the Right Battalion, and began to fight on the two small hills. In order to cut off the retreat of the Russian army, Qi Haoran, the deputy general of the Firearms Battalion, led 500 people to guard the camp as a decoy; behind the camp, on two hillsides fifty feet away, were the main positions of the Qing army. More than [-] people in the battalion and more than [-] people in the middle army camp guarded several lines of defense; the mountain where Yinzuo is located is the highest point of the entire battlefield and the center of wisdom. Only [-] Shanpu battalions with cold weapons are in charge of guarding. In the dense forest at the foot, there are more than [-] cavalry as a strategic assault reserve; the total strength is more than [-] people, and more than [-] artillery pieces.

On the Russian side, there are only more than 42 Cossack cavalry, more than 120 infantry, and 150 artillery pieces. From an overall point of view, the Qing army has an absolute advantage in terms of morale, strength, and equipment—the flintlock guns used by the Russian army The effective range of the Russian artillery is only about 800 meters, while the effective range of the breech-mounted needle-fired gun in the hands of the Qing army is about 800 meters; the effective range of the Russian artillery is 5 to 800 meters, and the shells have almost no lethality after 1000 meters , the front-loading artillery in the cannon style is still used, the gunpowder is still black powder, and the shells are spherical solid shells and flowering shells. They can be fired every three to five minutes. It is almost enough to fire eight times an hour. If the fire is too frequent, the barrel will explode due to overheating.In contrast, the Qing Army artillery used smokeless gunpowder and a rope-drawn artillery with a rear-loaded ammunition chamber. The effective range can reach [-] meters to [-] meters. Cutting and casting method, the precision of the artillery is improved, as long as less gunpowder is loaded, a higher speed can be achieved, and the accuracy of the launch can be improved at the same time. Therefore, although the artillery of both China and Russia has quadrants to assist in aiming, the artillery of the Qing army is far better than the artillery of the Russian army in terms of hit rate.

Weapons are important in wars, but they are not the only decisive factor. Otherwise, the big guys don’t need to fight. Just show the weapons and compare them. Whoever has the best weapons will win. That would save trouble, wouldn’t it?Therefore, from this perspective, although the Qing army currently has an absolute advantage, it may not necessarily win the final victory. In other words, this battle will never be as easy as hunting.

Major General Buchruski is indeed an excellent general. After watching the battlefield for a while, he understood his current situation, and also saw that the camp was basically an empty camp. There is a defensive stronghold. He doesn't want to be attacked by cavalry armed with muskets in the plains. In his opinion, it doesn't matter if there is an ambush in the empty camp. The first regiment he sent has lost its leader. Two more companies were lost. It would be better to use them to explore the road first. If the camp can be successfully captured, the Russian army will have a chance to breathe. It may not be impossible to defeat the "yellow monkeys" who are trying to besiege their own side.

Lieutenant Colonel Konevsky is an experienced commander in the field. If it wasn't because he was not born as a nobleman, he would have been a general by virtue of his military exploits. Given the opportunity, he naturally didn't want to let go of this good opportunity to perform.Lieutenant Colonel Konevsky, who was riding on a horse, marched resolutely at the forefront of the entire Russian army, not caring at all that he might become a target of the Qing army. He wanted to use this fearless spirit to encourage those who had accepted Frustrated soldiers, indeed, he did it. The soldiers of the first regiment of the Guards saw their commander so fearless, and their morale was greatly boosted. With the sound of drums, all Russian officers and soldiers stood upright. With his head down, he walked slowly towards the Qing army camp with neat steps. Only the sound of neat footsteps echoed in the entire battlefield. The air on the battlefield seemed to be frozen, giving people a feeling of being breathless.

Qi Haoran, the deputy general of the Firearms Battalion, has never been in a regular war, but as the "Arrow" No. [-] who is a "back arrow", he crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, so he is naturally very courageous. A hint of fear appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but get angry. Of course, Qi Haoran, who is in charge of political work, would not let this happen. The First Regiment of the Army smiled and said: "Brothers, these moving targets are here, show some energy, hey, where can I find such a good shooting target, listen to my order, and prepare the cannon." After a pause, he estimated the distance and said loudly: "The cannon fires!"

The only four real cannons in the camp opened fire at once, and the shells roared and smashed towards the Russian army. Two shells hit the Russian army in the middle of the square formation, and the flying cluster bombs immediately blew up the Russian army. Flying, the first battalion of the Russian Army, which was originally in a dense formation, suddenly fell into chaos. More than [-] people were killed and injured by these two artillery shells. any damage to the army.

"The whole team, the whole team!" Lieutenant Colonel Koniewski didn't care about the shelling just now. He stood still on his horse, swung the command knife in his hand, and ordered loudly to organize the formation.As the drums of the Russian army sounded again, the first battalion of the Russian army, which had been in chaos, soon resumed its formation, still marching slowly towards the Qing army's camp with great momentum.

Seeing that the artillery fire from his own side did not disrupt the marching rhythm of the Russian army, Qi Haoran couldn't help but feel a little resentful, but he didn't show it on his face, instead he shouted loudly: "Good fight, let's do it again, haha Is it cool to hit the target?" Seeing how relaxed their coach was, the soldiers of the Qing army who guarded the camp were also relieved and laughed loudly, while the artillerymen were busy loading gunpowder and shells, and hurriedly Adjust the muzzle.

At 300 meters, 200 meters, and 180 meters, the Russian army began to trot, and the distance from the Qing army's camp was getting closer and closer. The Qing army's artillery roared again, but due to the distance, all four shells fell. It was empty, but lumps of mud were blown up in the open space behind the Russian army, leaving nothing but four craters. At 150 meters, Lieutenant Colonel Konevsky waved his command knife fiercely, and ordered loudly: "For the sake of the empire, for His Majesty the Emperor, the Guards, attack!" Accelerated the speed of the charge and launched an impact forward.

"Fire!" At the same time Lieutenant Colonel Konevsky gave the order to attack, Qi Haoran also gave the order to fire, and five hundred soldiers of the Qing army who had already been ready pulled the triggers at the same time, and bullets rained down like a curtain. go out.The volley of [-] rifles is undoubtedly spectacular, but unfortunately the spectacular is spectacular, but the effect is terrible-at this time, the Russian army has just reached the effective range of the rifles in the hands of the Qing army, and the power of the bullets has already reached the effective range of the rifles in the hands of the Qing army. It is very weak, and coupled with the problem of accuracy, there are not many who can really hit the target. In total, they only knocked down more than [-] Russian soldiers.Furthermore, after the volley, it will take time to load the bullets. Such a short time is enough for the Russian army to rush to the effective range of the flintlock guns. A confrontation is inevitable. From this, we can see that the Qing army Their battlefield experience is pretty bad—the ones who usually train well can always shoot in waves, staggering each other's shooting time to form an effective firing line of fire, but they really fought, not only the soldiers, but even the commander They all forgot this, and fired with their arms around the trigger, forgetting all the training.

Lieutenant Colonel Konevsky's battlefield experience is by no means comparable to that of the Qing army's soldiers. Shouted: "Blow the horn! Get the bayonet! Charge!"

The horns and drums sounded in the Russian phalanx at the same time, and the order to charge was immediately conveyed to the ears of every soldier. The Russian soldiers who were on the march stopped at the same time, raised their guns, took aim, and fired the bullets in their chambers. , Then he drew out the bayonet from his waist and put it on the tip of the gun. In an instant, he changed from a neat phalanx into a stormtrooper, shouting: "Ula." He rushed towards the Qing army who was busy loading bullets.

Grandma, Qi Haoran is an idiot!When the war started, I forgot all the fucking training stuff, damn it!Yinzuo guessed the current predicament of the Qing army just by looking at the situation on the battlefield on the top of the hill, but there was nothing he could do. Who made the big guys all rookies in modern warfare?How can war be played smoothly without paying some tuition fees? At this moment, Yinzuo can only hope that the tuition fees will not be paid too much.

"My lord, do you want to send troops to support Vice General Qi?" Wang Changtai, who was standing behind Yinzuo, also saw that the situation was not too good, and asked for instructions in a low voice.

"No need, that camp was originally intended to be given over to Lao Maozi, so there's no need to fight for it, um, I hope Qi Haoran won't lose too badly." Yin Zuo replied with a gloomy face.

"Fire! Fire!" Seeing that the Russian army was about to pounce, Qi Haoran jumped up in anxiety and ordered to fire loudly.At this time, less than half of the Qing army had loaded their bullets, and the others were very busy—under panic, their hands and feet were much slower, and they could not perform at half of their usual training level.Following Qi Haoran's order, the guns in the ranks of the Qing army rang out. Although more than 200 people fired, there was a front and a back. , the accuracy was not good enough, a burst of gunfire only shot down 50 to [-] Russian soldiers, but the Qing army was killed by the Russian army's intensive salvo and killed more than [-] people. Haoran's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He drew out the command knife at his waist, and roared, "Use the bayonet and fuck me!"

Well, at this point in the battle, the Qing army was completely disorganized, the commander gave orders indiscriminately, and the soldiers obeyed blindly in a hurry, completely forgetting about the training. Fortunately, there are many clear-headed men in the Qing army—— Chen Miao, Qi Haoran's deputy guerrilla general, saw Qi Haoran's bewilderment, and hurriedly stabilized the 200-odd people he was leading. Instead of giving orders to install bayonets, Chen Miao drew out his command knife and said loudly, "Listen to my command and divide into three rows. , take turns to fire!"

Seeing someone coming out to command, the group of Qing troops who had been in a mess immediately stabilized. Only at this time did the more than 200 Qing troops remember the deployment during training. They were divided into three rows according to the order. Those with loaded bullets were in the front row. According to the usual training, people began to load bullets and prepare to shoot. At this time, the Russian stormtroopers were only 30 meters away from the Qing army camp...

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The second update is here! It's a bit late, but brothers have tried their best, please help me!
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