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Chapter 302 Novosibirsk offensive and defensive battle
On January 1896, 1, under the personal command of Grand Duke Nicholas, 6 troops attacked across the board. In a climate that was still capable of fighting, this was the last chance for a full-scale battle.After this time, the severe cold will take full control of the land, and only the most determined devils can move and attack the enemy in such a climate.Nicholas seems to have made up his final determination to hit the Chinese with the Russian iron fist in the face!

Grand Duke Nicholas sent 4000 troops to besiege the city. They wanted to defeat the two divisions of Novosibirsk with 7 people and Zhang Yu's headquarters. To the southwest of them was the headquarters of the Central Army, where there were 5 people. Army officers and soldiers.Therefore, the two sides fought fierce offensive and defensive battles around Novosibirsk.The Russians seem to be ashamed and courageous.Despite the repeated strangling of advanced machine guns and grenades, under the personal command of Grand Duke Nicholas, [-] troops took turns to attack, and finally tore a big hole in Novosibirsk's outer defense line.The successor troops of both sides also launched a strangling battle on the riverbed slope valley between the Orkhon River (Russian called the Selina River) and the hilly belt in the southwest, and the Russian cavalry formed an advantage in this terrain , At one point beat Zhang Yu's reinforcements to the point where they couldn't hold their heads up.

The offense and defense of the two sides hardly changed hands, and the strangling continued, and the sky over Novosibirsk was turned black by the smoke.Especially on the valley on the east side of the Orkhon River, the two sides launched a large-scale cavalry duel. The [-] Mongolian cavalry of Gunbuzabu acted as the vanguard, and then came reinforcements from various Mongolian ministries. With the support of artillery fire, the [-] cavalry on both sides rushed towards each other at full speed almost face to face, under such a large-scale confrontation.Almost no one used guns, and some of the elite guard cavalry equipped with rifles in the Russian cavalry also put away their rifles, and faced the Mongolian cavalry who also used sabers with their saber-wielding partners.In the dark cavalry duel on the Kulun Grassland, the Russian cavalry fully experienced the power of the Mongolian cavalry's sabers and bows. Facts have proved that only primitive weapons are the most terrifying weapons in the hands of cavalry on open highlands and plains.

Just like the previous Kulun War, Zhang Yu still put his trump card, the Prairie Wolf, behind him. It was still the silent cavalry with 5000 men, the shiny round saber, and the devil-like black attire. , It makes people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts when they see it!This time, Naenze has matured a lot, silently staying behind Zhang Yu, waiting for the final order at any time!

At this moment, the time on the battlefield seems to have flowed back to the era of Genghis Khan. Courage and morale are the decisive factors in this kind of duel of cold weapons. In the sound, accompanied by the neighing of horses, lives were taken away by the sword light, and war horses lost their masters.

At the same time as the cavalry duel that lasted nearly two hours, there was a scuffle between the infantry and artillery of both sides. For the Russians, as long as they supported this line of defense for one minute longer, they could give the siege troops behind them one more minute of decisive time. Once the line of defense is lost, not only himself but also others will die.The siege force commanded by Grand Duke Nicholas in the rear will also fall into a crisis of internal and external difficulties.It is also such a calculation that is placed in front of the Chinese reinforcements.In such a severe situation, there is no other choice but to fight the iron fist with an iron fist!
In this battle, Zhang Yu devoted almost all of his reserve troops, but no one expected that the 2 Russian troops and 1 cavalry infantry from the opposite Grand Duke Nicholas Jr., plus the troops from across the river from the west A division of more than 6000 people, adding up to only 6000 people, unexpectedly withstood the violent attacks of nearly [-] Chinese soldiers for nearly two hours.Although they have the advantage of the wind, and the Chinese soldiers have to brave the biting cold wind when attacking, and it is a bit difficult to open their eyes, but this situation also fully demonstrates the determination of the other side. They are obviously determined to defend every aspect of Russia. an inch of land.On the riverbed of the Orkhon River, where corpses are strewn across the field, almost everyone on the opposite side of the Russians is covered in blood, and some of them are still wearing thin single clothes. This battle allowed Ding Ruchang to truly see the bravery of the Russian Imperial Guard cavalry, and In a crisis, the Russians are not afraid of death.

In the north of the city of Novosibirsk, the assault team composed of three divisions faced the cavalry division of the Imperial Guards personally commanded by Grand Duke Nicholas. The battle between the two sides had reached a feverish level. Even more difficult, these dozens of kilometers turned out to be an impenetrable city wall!I'm afraid that in another hour, this assault team will have no other choice but to retreat!
At such a critical moment, the airship formation on the military base in the south is still loading ammunition, and he doesn't know when it will arrive. It is unrealistic to pin all his hopes on the airship, so he has no choice but to continue to attack. way to go.Looking at the withdrawn Gunbu Zhabu, he deliberately twisted his face and said, "Gunbu! Tell me the truth, can your tribe still fight?"

Gunbu Zhabu was covered in blood, and he was really exhausted, but after hearing Zhang Yu's words, he stubbornly tore off his shirt, spat hard on the ground, took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, and said to Zhang Yu : "General, no one in my tribe is afraid of death. Even if I risk my life today, I will open this way for you!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, tore off all the clothes on his upper body while walking, roared twice at the gray sky, mounted his equally exhausted war horse, raised his saber and yelled a few times in Mongolian , I saw that all the Mongolian cavalry quickly took off their coats and remained on the ground, raised their sabers and shouted the same words a few times, roaring a few times, and more than 6000 Mongolian cavalrymen who had just come down from the battlefield all turned their horses Head, amidst the neighing of the horses, roared and rushed to the north.

Looking at the backs of the cavalrymen, Zhang Yu smiled wryly. What he said just now was really forced by the situation.He has been in the frontier for a long time, and he can already understand Mongolian, and he knows that what Gunbu Zhabu was muttering just now is not to let General Zhang look down upon him.Seeing the Mongols and Russians being strangled into a mass on the battlefield, I felt a pang of pain in my heart, then I gritted my teeth, stood up and stepped on the horse, commanded the knife and turned around and shouted to the prairie wolves: "Listen up, all the army! Now is the time for you to attack, and you must wipe out the reinforcements of the Russian army in one fell swoop!"

"Fire! Fire! Fire!" The prairie wolves shouted together.

"Follow me!" Nuenze nodded to Zhang Yu, and with a wave of his saber, five thousand prairie wolves swept towards the Russian army on the icy frozen soil.

This confrontation of courage, determination and military strength was finally decided after nearly an hour of fierce fighting. The Russian army's 6000 reinforcement troops were almost wiped out, and the number of prisoners was very small, only more than 600 , the rest were either dead or injured, and Zhang Yu's 9 reinforcement troops also paid nearly 3 casualties, of which almost all the [-] Mongolian cavalrymen of Gunbuzabu died in battle, and the remaining [-] Yu Qi, a shirtless Mongol, looked at his companions and horses on the battlefield, weeping.Fortunately, although Gunbuzabu was wounded all over his body, he was still brave and good at fighting.

Zhang Yu came to his side, without saying a word, dismounting was just a bow with his right hand on his chest.Looking at the sad eyes of the Mongols, Zhang Yu was unwilling to let them take another step north anyway, and preached to the stick: "I will stop talking nonsense, and the prisoners will be handed over to you. The brothers in the north are still waiting. Look at me, you are all bloody men, and I, Zhang Yu, admire you from the bottom of my heart!"

After finishing speaking, he got on his horse in a hurry and was about to leave, but Gunbu Zhabu said bluntly from behind: "General, tell your men to guard the prisoners, I will go with you!"

The group continued north to reinforce Novosibirsk, more than 30 kilometers away.

At this time, the defense of Novosibirsk was also at the last juncture. Relying on the strong fortifications, after a division system was destroyed, there were still less than 5000 people left to make the final resistance.Those who continued to attack on the periphery were two dissatisfied guards with more than 4000 people supervised by Nicholas himself.

Nicholas was just making the last effort. When the resistance battle in the southwest failed, the momentum of the attacking Russian army dropped to the bottom.This day's battle lasted for four hours, and the troops on both sides were all exhausted, especially his troops, who had no ability to fight any longer.When he saw the flag of Zhang Yu's reinforcements in the southwest, Nicholas sighed and had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops, preparing to return to Tomsk and Krasno, more than 200 kilometers north of Novosibirsk.

On this day, the 15 Russian troops attacked across the board, but did not receive the desired results. Except for a small victory on the western front, the eastern front was basically a complete defeat. regain lost ground.In the battle that day, the casualties and prisoners of the Russian army exceeded [-], while the opponent's losses were less than half of this number, which made Grand Duke Nicholas extremely depressed!
But on the second night after this battle, Zhang Yu's further military actions turned Nicholas from depression into despair.

At the same time, good news also came from the battlefield on the western front. Liu Jintang's bombing airship finally found the Russians' logistics center. After a night of bombing, more than 30 tons of explosives were all poured into the logistics warehouse area. Before the Russians responded Come over, the 4 cavalry sent by Liu Jintang in advance divided into four groups to launch a crazy attack on the Russian defense line. After breaking through several lines of defense, the 20 infantry group charge began. Grand Duke Nicholas couldn't find a way to defend at all. The three main positions fell into the enemy's hands one after another. The army of 2 people fell in groups under the fire of Chinese artillery and heavy machine guns. Finally, Nicholas Gula fled to Yekaterinaburg in embarrassment with only more than [-] officers and soldiers around him.So far, the obstacles on the Western Front have been completely cleared.

(End of this chapter)