Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 75
Just when Zhuo Yan was in a daze, gunshots rang out from the east.Everyone was shocked and looked up to the east, and then gunshots rang out from the north, west, and south.

Under normal circumstances, the sent out cavalry guard posts should come back and report if they find the enemy.The sound of gunfire means that the enemy is very close, and it is too late to report before using the sound of gunfire as an emergency signal.But there were gunshots all around, and it was obvious that he was surrounded, and the company commander who was escorting the grain and grass shouted: "Assemble." More than 200 soldiers immediately moved the grain from the carriage, and set off on the nearest hill. Build a position.

In fact, the entire Mobei is a plain, and the so-called hills are just small hills about five or six meters higher than the flat ground.They were almost the ones who built their positions, and the Russians could already be seen on the east side where the gunfire first sounded. They were the most fierce Cossack cavalry. At a glance, there were crowds of people, at least thousands of them.

Zhuo Yan came to the company commander and said: "It seems that Lao Maozi has thousands of people. We don't have heavy weapons, so we can't hold it. We should retreat quickly. Take Lao Maozi in the other three directions. Not yet in place, protruding from the joint they encircle."

The company commander frowned, staring at the direction the Russians were coming from. They were moving very fast, and within a short while they had turned from a patch of black dots into a group of black shadows.The Russians were very careful. The horseshoes were covered with thick cotton cloth, and they made a muffled sound when they stepped on the ground.Looking back, he sneered and said, "We broke through, what should they do?" The company commander pointed to the supplies unloaded by the carriage.

"Ah, how can we manage this now? The old Maozi robbed the people who ran out of supplies? The Russians have gone deep here, and someone must stand out to report to Nie Junmen." Zhuo Yan said hurriedly.

"Hmph, that's a nice word. But isn't the gunshot here the best way to report to Nie Junmen? You are a student of Shang Sanqi. If you think it's dangerous, I'll give you a horse and you can run away first. "The company commander stared at the Russian cavalry rushing towards him, and said coldly.

"You..." Zhuo Yan was so excited that he couldn't speak, it was good intentions but in exchange for a burst of cynicism.

"Tell the brothers, get ready to fight. Hit the horse when you are far away, and hit people when you are close." The company commander turned and said to the signal soldier beside him.

"Yes."

Hearing this, Zhuo Yan said urgently: "Company Commander, this is not the time to be impulsive. The old Maozi is besieging from all sides, and there are no less than a thousand people in front of him. He just wants to eat us up. Such a tenacious defense will only increase casualties out of thin air. You Do you think that two hundred of us can defend this high ground?"

The company commander laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "I'm not tired from singing, but my back hurts from watching the show? I repeat, if you're afraid, I'll give you a horse and you can go first."

"Bah, when have I ever been afraid, a man of Manchu blood? Give me a gun, and I'll fight with you." Zhuo Yan was filled with righteous indignation, but unfortunately, as a grain transporter, he didn't even have a gun.

"Guns? One company of Lao Tzu has one head and one gun. The whole company plus Lao Tzu has a total of 180 heads, so there are only 180 guns. The four sentries who went out in front have not returned yet, and there are only 176 guns left. Want a gun? Find them." The company commander pointed to the Russians rushing up.

When did Zhuo Yan get so angry, "Do you want us more than 20 brothers to watch?"

There were only more than 20 people in the food transportation team, and they were all government servants drawn from the local government office in the place where the food was shipped, and none of them were equipped with guns.It's just an official knife for each person, because the grain and grass in Mobei are all shipped out of the three northeastern provinces outside the pass.It was the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty, and a large number of Manchus lived there.And the more than 20 people who transported the grain and grass this time were all full.

"boom"

A fast horse that was running at high speed fell to the ground in response, and even the many tall horses running behind had to stop.Those who couldn't stop would trample the cavalryman who fell to the ground to death.

"Bang, bang, bang" there was a rush of gunshots, and Zhuo Yan, who was clamoring for a gun just now, was frightened by the close-range gunshots.The more than 20 people transporting food also squatted on the ground covering their ears, trembling all over.I don't know whether it was frightened by the fierce gunshots or frozen by the weather in Mobei.

All of this was seen by the company commander who escorted the food and grass, and he was amused in his heart, he was right.Apart from bullying the common people, this group of young soldiers will be cowardly when they really want to fight.

The Russian cavalry was a bit confused by the sudden attack, but they were Cossack cavalry after all, and the Russian cavalry was known for its ferocity and brutality.Their combat experience is all obtained from blood.

The Russians immediately dispersed the cavalry, so that it would not lead to the situation that knocking down one horse would affect several horses behind.A fierce charge was launched against the Qing army's position, although the Qing army's marksmanship was very superb.But it still has no effect in the face of cavalry with five times more troops than one's own.

After several rounds of shooting, the Russian cavalry had rushed to less than 300 meters from their position.According to the shooting speed just now, at most two shots will be fired, and the enemy will rush to the position.

"Brothers, get on your horses and charge down." The company commander gave an order decisively.

From Zhuo Yan's panic at the beginning, to seeing those Han people's precise shooting, panic turned into surprise, and now those Han people have no fear in the face of troops several times that of their own.To actually charge back from the front, I completely admire these Han people in front of me, and even adore them a little.

"Brothers, our Manchu marksmanship may not be as good as that of the Han people. But we all grew up on horseback. Mount the horse and tell them with the big sword in our hands that the Manchus who immediately conquered the world have not perished." Zhuo Yan He yelled loudly at his more than 20 brothers who were transporting food.

Those transporting food were originally bannermen who were paid by the imperial court, and basically they had no combat effectiveness, nor had they received any professional military training.But from the battle just now, the bloodiness of men, the thing most in their hearts, has been aroused!Incited by Zhuo Yan's few words, his blood boiled even more.We all want to prove to ourselves that we Manchus are still the master of the tiger and wolf that immediately won the world more than 200 years ago.

After a while, a neat cavalry phalanx assembled on the hill.With the horse's belly between their feet and guns in their hands, the soldiers rushed down the hill together at the order of the company commander.

Zhuo Yan also carried a big knife and led more than 20 Manchus transporting food deeply into the enemy's camp.

More than 200 cavalry roared and poured down from the hills, and rushed towards the front of the Russian cavalry. All the soldiers were lying on their horses tightly, which could reduce the chance of being shot, but don’t think that they would not be able to shoot. .There were almost only two feet hanging on the stirrups, the whole body was tilted sharply, and the black barrel of the gun protruded from under the horse's neck.

"Boom", "boom" and "boom" gunshots sounded, and I saw a dozen Russian cavalry rushing in the front suddenly seemed to be shorter, and the horses under their seats knelt down on their knees, and put the Russian cavalry on their backs. The cavalry was thrown out.Although the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty were not equipped with special carbine guns at this time, and the cavalry still used ordinary Mauser guns, this did not affect the precise marksmanship of these men in the slightest.

In order to avoid the shooting on the hills just now, Russia scattered the cavalry formations.But now it was suddenly countercharged by the Qing cavalry, and it was hurriedly surrounded from all directions.But the frontal Russian cavalry suffered heavy casualties after a burst of gunfire.

On horseback, there is basically no chance of reloading after a shot has been fired.The soldiers put their guns into the horse bags one after another, and drew their sabers from their waists.A cavalry duel similar to the cold weapon era was officially staged.

Neither side took advantage of it. It has to be said that the riding skills of the Manchus and their agility on horseback are much better than those of the hard-working Han Chinese.I saw that Zhuo Yan lowered his waist for a while, and leaned on the left side of the horse to cut over the Russian's mount, then reined in the reins sharply, and the mount raised its front legs high, but he turned the Russian who was galloping towards him. The cavalry fell to the ground.In a blink of an eye, six Russian cavalrymen had been killed.The rest of the Manchus transporting food were not to be outdone, and gave full play to their excellent riding skills on horseback.

After all, the disadvantage of the number is too great. After several rounds of face-to-face charging, nearly 100 cavalrymen of the Qing Dynasty have been buried in this land.

The Russians even paid the lives of nearly [-] soldiers.

"Follow me." The company commander turned his horse's head and galloped southeast to the junction of the Russian cavalry encirclement.

(End of this chapter)