Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 279: Prairie Wolf (1)
Although the imperial court has not had time to give these Mongolian cavalry long-range offensive weapons, the natural Mongols have two things, one is a tall Mongolian horse, and the other is a saber on their backs. In addition to these two, they are bows and arrows on their backs. .Back then, the Mongolian army used the bow as the first arrow to break the enemy's spirit several times in their western expeditions, and wherever they went, they were struck by bows and arrows, and then by sabers.It's a pity that the role of bows and arrows seems to be getting lower and lower nowadays, but this does not affect the Mongols' love for bows and arrows and the achievements of their ancestors.The Mongols had an uncanny desire to return to their former glory, and the merits and demerits of archers were studied in considerable detail.

Zhang Yu ordered Deputy General Xiang to lead 1 Mongols to test the enemy first. Yu Xiang is still very eager to lead the Mongolian cavalry. Although they do not have modern weapons, they have a patriotic heart and are very confident in this cavalry. .The 5000 troops led by Yu Xiang drove towards the Russian army position, rolling up a cloud of dust behind them.

The Russians also saw that the Northwest Army on the opposite side had also sent out a cavalry unit first. Dakov couldn't help but smiled contemptuously, and said to Harov, the commander of the 79th Cossack Cavalry Division beside him: "Look, these yellow-skinned cavalry The monkey came to die. I really don’t know what their emperor is doing. These troops without guns are simply a bunch of rioters.” Harof smiled flatteringly: “Isn’t this a great opportunity to increase meritorious deeds for your lord. Under the leadership of the general, we will surely win easily."

Milovich, the commander of the 121st Division stationed in Ulan-Ude, said: "General, let me see that the enemy has only a few thousand troops. Why don't we let our division test it out first." Chief of Staff Taliker said with a binoculars: "I think it is still Send 1 people to take a look first, and if the enemy is really vulnerable, we will attack in an all-round way, destroy the enemy's camp and capture their coach alive." Dakov also nodded in agreement.Said to Milovich: "You transfer a brigade to test it first." "Yes." After finishing speaking, he got on his horse and rode towards his cavalry division. past.

Seeing that there were only a few thousand cavalry, Yu Xiang couldn't help but sneered, showing you how powerful Lao Tzu's cavalry is.

Lu Fu led the cavalry brigade under the command of the 121st Division. It has 200 cavalrymen, all of whom are well-trained and have fast horses and spears. Seeing that the Chinese cavalry has entered the range, they took out their carbine guns from their backs and pointed them at the front. Mobile shooting does not guarantee large-scale killing of the enemy. Luf wanted to attack them at a distance of 500 meters, so he ordered the whole team to speed up from time to time. At 400 meters, 300 meters, and [-] meters, the Russian army was getting closer and closer.Amidst the clatter of horseshoes, both sides seemed to be able to vaguely hear each other's panting!

"shooting!"

"Fire!"

Yu Xiang and Lu Fu gave orders almost at the same time.

The Mongols are all composed of herdsmen, and they also have some carbine guns or even gunpowder guns in their hands. After shooting at a distance of about 150 meters, the Russians fell one after another.However, the Russian bullets also caused a certain degree of damage to the Mongolian cavalry.After a wave of short confrontations, the distance between the two sides suddenly increased to 50 meters. The Russians had no time to reload the bullets. The Russian army drew out its saber and pointed it at the enemy's heart, shouting "Ula" and "Ula", and the Mongols' bows and arrows took over. It must be cheap. For a while, the bow opened like a full moon, and the arrow went like a shooting star. Many cavalrymen of the Cossacks were shot and fell off their horses.In fact, although the Russian cavalry brigade saw the bow and arrow on the opponent's back, they didn't take the opponent seriously at all, and they didn't expect to suffer such a blow.Modern cavalry are not equipped with any armor, so they cannot stop the enemy's sharp arrows. After this round of blows, the Russian cavalry immediately lost a quarter of its troops.

Dakov saw that his troops were hit head-on by the Chinese as soon as they entered the battle. He couldn't help being surprised, so he hurriedly ordered Milovich's 121st Division to go for reinforcements.And command the rear cannons to give fire strikes.All the most advanced cannons in West Siberia, Russia, are concentrated here, and the sound of thumping can be heard endlessly. More than 40 large-caliber infantry guns aimed at the direction of the Mongolian cavalry and let out a devil's roar.Cannonballs bloomed everywhere in the Mongolian cavalry, and the bushes as thick as buckets were blown flat, not to mention people and horses. From time to time, some people in the cavalry were hit by shrapnel and fell off their horses. The formation of the Mongolian cavalry was suddenly disrupted up.The entire battlefield is filled with gunpowder smoke and the pungent smell of gunpowder.

"Space the distance and maintain the battle formation!" At this time, Yu Xiang also drew his saber from his waist, and then rushed towards the Russian army.

I only heard the sound of "bang bang bang" one after another, the collision between horses and horses, people and people, the neighing of horses, the screams of people, and the roar of cannons, which shocked people's nerves to collapse.The cry of hell on earth made by the collision of two armies was horrifying to hear.But this temporarily organized Mongolian cavalry was extremely brave. Some were covered in blood, and some were still fighting with their arms cut off. All of them looked like demons who had just escaped from hell. They all exuded Xiao Ran's murderous aura!
At the same time, two carbine companies shot and wounded the Russians at a longer distance.But the Russian army responded with denser bullets.

The dense fluctuating sound of the Mongolian cavalry archer's bowstring was like death plucking a harp, and a sharp arrow pierced the Cossack cavalry's chest and throat.The bullets of the Russian army also penetrated the chests of the Mongolian cavalry. The two sides staggered back and forth on the battlefield. From time to time, one person was surrounded by several people and was still struggling to support, and one group of troops crisscrossed with another group of troops, fighting close to each other.

Every time the Mongolian Tiegaer sounded a bowstring, a Russian soldier lost his life. His archery level has surpassed his fighting skills. In terms of skill and precision, he has reached the level of what modern people call a sniper.However, two consecutive arrows shot at a Russian regiment commander were unexpectedly dodged by the opponent, and only one arrow hit the left shoulder.The arrow penetrated deeply into the commander's left shoulder and came out from the other side, causing him to shiver with pain.But the head of the regiment was very brave. After hesitating for a while, he saw the Mongolian pull out another arrow from the quiver behind him. He broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly took out a pistol from his waist with his right hand and prepared to shoot.The moment he was about to pull the trigger, there was a whoosh, and the deadly arrow hit the center of the eyebrow. The head of the regiment trembled all over, and then fell limply from the horse.

Although he had shot and killed one of the enemy's regiment leaders, Tie Jia'er was very dissatisfied with his performance just now, and said in his heart: This time I was a little impatient, and I should shoot at a distance of 100 meters.Because Tie Jiaer is confident that within a distance of 100 meters, no matter how fast the opponent hides, he will not be able to escape his hundred-step piercing.

Zhang Yuzheng was sitting on a sturdy Mongolian war horse. This horse was completely white, but there was a circle of black curly hair three inches above the four hooves.One kilometer away, another Cossack cavalry regiment was ready to go into battle to support.Looking at the dark Russian soldiers on the opposite side, Zhang Yu fell into deep thought: Soldiers, state affairs, fundamentals of life and death, the way of survival, must be investigated!At present, the difference in strength between the two sides is close to [-]. If it is only the difference in strength, it is not worth worrying about.However, the vast majority of the Chinese army is composed of herdsmen. Although these soldiers have good morale, their combat effectiveness is still far behind that of the regular Russian army on the opposite side. Moreover, the Mongolian army composed of those herdsmen has almost is blank.

And what I have in my hands is only the standing army of five divisions. Most of these soldiers are infantry, and they are not suitable for fighting on the grassland.There is also the gap in cavalry equipment between the two sides, which is also worrying.He glanced back at the neat cavalry team, prairie wolves.Before this battle, Nuenze repeatedly stated that he would let the prairie wolf fight, but Zhang Yu hesitated and refused to agree. In any war, he must ensure that he has a trump card in his hand, and he must keep this trump card until the end of the battle. The war is over.This was what the emperor personally warned Zhang Yu when he became the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region.Now that I think about it, this is indeed the case. If the prairie wolf is sent out as soon as it comes up, even if it can win the early war, the cavalry will definitely suffer losses. is irreparable.The prairie wolf is a trump card in his hand, and he must not play it lightly unless he has to.

Suddenly, a low but deafening horn sounded, resounding through the world!That was the clarion call for the Russians to attack, and Zhang Yu suddenly woke up from his contemplation.He clearly saw that the cavalry team that was still in formation just now had rushed out of the Russian camp. It was not a cavalry regiment but a reorganized division.Countless war horses began to stir, and the atmosphere of invisible killing gradually permeated between heaven and earth!

Milovich ordered the 121st Cavalry Division to attack the Mongolian cavalry from the left and right flanks.

The cannons of the Russian army also made thunderous noises from time to time, and a dense row of shells flew towards the Mongolian cavalry.The air seemed to be scorched by the flames of the cannon, and the roar of the huge explosion almost deafened people's ears, and some people even felt their bodies shaking violently with the sound waves.In the face of the enemy's brutal artillery fire, Yu Xiang repeatedly ordered the cavalry not to get together as much as possible, and to maintain a mobile state at any time to minimize casualties in the artillery fire.But the shells fell into the unsuspecting soldiers from time to time, and the soldiers felt that the sky became very quiet in an instant. There were only bloody and broken corpses in their stinging eyes, and the screams of wounded compatriots were heard in their ears. .For the Mongolian cavalry without much combat experience, this kind of scene should not exist in the world, but hell.

At this time, the cavalry divisions in the rear had already stepped in. While charging forward, they shot and killed the Mongolian cavalry with their rifles. The sabers in the hands of the Mongolian cavalry can only exert their power when they are close to the enemy, but at such a long distance It can't resist the dense bullets of the Russian army at all.It seems that the Russians learned how to behave this time, instead of rushing directly to the front and fighting with the Mongolian cavalry, they kept harvesting the opponent's troops with carbine guns.The archers shot and killed a part of the enemy army on the outside, but it was difficult to support the overall situation alone. The opponent's cavalry seemed to be endless, and they became more and more dense, bit by bit eroding the defensive territory of the Mongolian cavalry.Whenever Yu Xiang sent a group of cavalry to charge forward, the shells roaring down from the sky formed an invisible wall in front of the Russian army, making it difficult for the Mongolian cavalry to move forward.

(End of this chapter)