Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 278
As soon as Guan Xuqing left Jingren Palace, Dezi, the deacon and eunuch who went to the study, ran over in a panic: "Your Majesty, Mr. Feng is waiting in the front hall. He has something urgent to see."

"Let's go, take a look." Guan Xuqing knew that Feng Xianghua must have a major military situation because of urgent matters at this time, so he hurried to the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Xianghua, what's the matter?" Guan Xuqing asked urgently as soon as he entered.

"I just received an urgent telegram from Mongolia that Russia has sent nine divisions to invade Mongolia, and it is almost at the Hun'er River." Feng Xianghua's voice was a little nervous and hasty.

"It came so fast." Guan Xuqing frowned, and thought for a while: "How is Zhang Yu's team assembled?"

"At present, the five divisions of the Northwest Army have arrived in Kulun, and the other two divisions will not arrive until tomorrow night at the earliest."

Guan Xuqing nodded. The five divisions that arrived earlier, together with the local soldiers stationed in Kulun, should be able to deal with the Russians for a while, but it may be difficult to defeat that huge army.

On the prairie of the Hun'er River, 9 miles north of Kulun, bounded by the north and the south, the sky was gray at this time, and under the dome, a large black figure covered the prairie. ring.After rushing to the Hun'er River, the Russian cavalry did not rush to launch a large-scale attack, but waited for the general's order, and prepared to kill the Chinese frontier guards in front first.This time, Nicholas II seems to have made up his mind to win. He mobilized a huge army of [-] divisions from Irkutsk, Omsk and Ulan-Ude respectively to fight against Mongolian Kulun. Carrying out a carpet sweep in the area north of Uliasutai, the czar's purpose is very clear, that is to start with Mongolia, which is relatively weak in defense, and tear a gap in the northern border defense line of China. If the army's attack goes smoothly If so, the follow-up troops will follow up immediately, and with an unstoppable momentum, they will penetrate into the hinterland of China from Mongolia and directly advance to Beijing.

Along the way, the Russians adopted a brutal policy of extermination. Many tribes of the Mongolian ethnic groups who had a wait-and-see attitude saw the massacre policy carried out by the Russians in the north, and turned to the Russians one after another. Therefore, the strength of this army rose to nearly 20 at once, which put a strong pressure on Zhang Yu's Northwest Army and the Mongolian garrison.Fortunately, those Mongolian princes Baylor who refused to submit to Russia all put on armor and went into battle, wanting to fight the Russians to the death.It seems that Guan Xuqing's preferential treatment policy for the Mongolian princes has achieved results today.

To the south are the Northwest Army of Zhang Yu's five divisions and the garrison troops in Mongolia, with a total of about 10 horses, which is only half of the Russian expeditionary force.Zhang Yu stared at the prairie in the distance with piercing eyes, and then turned around to see the Mongolian cavalry lined up in an orderly manner led by the chiefs with machetes in their hands. The horses neighed from time to time and occasionally kicked the dirt on the ground.

On the east side of the Mongolian cavalry, there is also a more sturdy cavalry team. This cavalry has a total of 5000 troops and is led by Naenze. It is an elite division specially trained by the Northwest Army in Mongolia. It has participated in Mongolia many times Counter-insurgency activities can be said to be successful in every battle, victorious in every battle, making any enemy army fearful, and they are called "prairie wolves". Feeling uneasy.

Naenze saw the Russian army and the traitorous Mongolian mercenaries on the opposite side with a binoculars, spat hard and said: "These bastards, the court has given them a lot of benefits, and they did such ambitious things. Hmph, if you are I will kill them all if I catch them!"

Zhang Yu said lightly: "You boy, can't you change your temper? The most important thing now is to eliminate the Russians. As for the people behind, as long as the Russians fall, they are nothing."

Yu Xiang, the left deputy general in Ningbian, also said: "People behind will naturally follow when they see the strength of the Russians. Huh, none of them are good. How many brothers have died to guard Tannu Wulianghai? They are good. If you say the opposite, you will be the opposite, thousands of Qing soldiers died in vain." Speaking of this, Yu Xiang's eyes burst into flames involuntarily.

Wen Kui, Counselor of Uliasutai, also said: "Yes, how many soldiers' blood was spilled on the country."

Cullen's Minister of Affairs Zhi Rui said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. At present, the main thing is to eliminate this invading Russian army and ensure the tranquility of our Qing Dynasty in the north."

Droke Khan of the Khalkha tribe also said from the side at this time: "Hmph, the Russians have repeatedly invaded our Mongolian land, killing my people and robbing my cattle and sheep. How many young and strong men fell under their guns."

Khatuk Khan of the Horqin Department also agreed with Zhuoli Khan’s surprise. Although he was located in Inner Mongolia, he could still feel the Russians’ fierce offensive. Mobei came to support.

On the Russian position north of the Huner River.Three days ago, the advance troops of the expeditionary force arrived here, but they did not launch an attack in time, because the soldiers needed to rest and supplies needed to be replenished.Admiral Dakoff looked at these newly surrendered Mongols and despised them from the bottom of his heart. These Mongols were not worthy of being the descendants of Genghis Khan at all.Out of distrust of these mercenaries, Dakov decided to be placed behind and on the two wings of the expeditionary army when he went out to fight, so that they could see for themselves the power of the great Cossack cavalry.

Dakov stared at the map and said to his subordinates: "This is the right place. There is a canyon ten miles away from the Orkhon River. This canyon can go directly to the enemy's rear. So we must stick to this place." Then send an army along the canyon to go around to the enemy's rear, and attack back and forth like this, then the victory in this war will definitely be ours."

"But the Battle of Hailanpao has shown that the Chinese have the most advanced weapons and equipment, which is worrying." A major general said with some concern.This is the question most people want to ask.

Dakov said with a smile: "Dear Mr. Major General, things are not as terrible as you think. According to the latest information, the Chinese on the opposite side of us are not equipped with too many rifles, and many of them still use primitive broadswords, which is no longer possible. Compared with the great Cossacks, one carbine per person is enough to sweep the entire Kulun. The Chinese army claims to have 10 troops, but most of them are not standing soldiers, but an army composed of a group of herdsmen. Don't look, we have the most elite Cossack cavalry in Russia, these warriors are the swords of His Majesty the Tsar, and the weapons we use are much more advanced than these people, we can completely defeat this gang of mobs." He said in an affirmative tone.

Hearing Dakoff's analysis, everyone regained their confidence, and they all sailed to their positions full of confidence, ready to wait for Dakoff's order to charge.

Soon the cavalry division sent by Dakov quietly detoured to the rear under the cover of night.It seems that these situations have not been discovered on the Chinese position, but they are quietly preparing for the arrival of war.

(End of this chapter)