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Chapter 1145 Taking Bratsk by Force ([-])

"Fire, fire me!"

Seeing that his own assault team was suppressed by the accurate shooting of the Qing army and all fell to the ground, Major General Ivan Kuzovsky immediately became anxious. Then growled.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As soon as Major General Ivan Kuzovsky's order was issued, the Russian artillery positions that had just stopped were suddenly in a hurry again. 27 artillery pieces fired again, and immediately blasted the mountainside of the [-] highland with gunpowder and smoke. Even with the cover of the trenches, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion still suffered some losses, and a dozen soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

"We have all the heavy artillery, five rapid fires, fire!"

The artillery positions of the Russian army are located behind the 500 highlands, [-] meters away from the artillery positions of the Qing army, which is already beyond the range of the light infantry artillery of the Qing army. It is barely enough, but the accuracy and power are hard to guarantee. However, for the heavy artillery of the Qing army, such a distance is not a problem. It is completely within the effective range. The reason why it has not fired back before , It’s not that I don’t want to, but I can’t. There is nothing else. The adjustment of heavy artillery is far more complicated than that of medium and light artillery. The adjustment has not yet been completed, until the Russian artillery positions opened fire again, the eight heavy artillery of the Qing army have just completed the final adjustment. Following the order of the artillery commander Lin Gaoyang, the eight heavy artillery began to roar one by one!

The reason why a heavy artillery is a heavy artillery is not only because of its long range, but also the power of the shells. However, if a shell hits the ground, it will explode a large hole with a radius of more than ten feet. Let alone people, it is a cannon. It must have been smashed to pieces, eight heavy artillery bombarded down like this, the artillery positions of the Russian army should be bloody bad luck, the fast-legged ones can still survive, the slow-legged ones, even the whole corpse There was no way to stay, and after five rounds of shelling from eight heavy artillery pieces, the Russian army's artillery positions were gone, and after the gunpowder smoke cleared, there were only huge blackened potholes left.

"Order all the ministries to attack in turn. The company commander is dead, the battalion commander will fill in, the battalion commander is dead, the regimental commander is on, the regiment commander is dead, I will go on my own, anyone who dares to take a step back will be shot!"

Facing the tragic situation of the destruction of his own artillery position, Major General Ivan Kuzovsky's eyes turned red on the spot, but seeing him pull out the command knife from his waist, he slashed forward frantically, roared and issued an order. The order to charge to the death.

"Commander, I'm out of bullets!"

"I'm gone too!"

"I still have three shots!"

……

Under the death order of Major General Ivan Kuzovsky, the Russian army was completely blinded, and the offensive was wave after wave, attacking the Qing army positions at all costs, one battalion after another. If the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion were not extremely elite, they would have been completely worn down by the Russian army if they were replaced by other troops. However, even if they blocked the successive offensives of the Russian army, a troublesome problem appeared as expected-this The few ammunition is completely exhausted!
"Brothers, put on the bayonet and beat me down!"

With the battle so fierce, Zheng Zaishan didn't have time to worry about how far the pontoon bridge of the first brigade had been built, but in his mind, it should be almost finished. It was in vain, and the only plan now is to give up your life. With this in mind, Zheng Zaishan would not hesitate, he roared, picked up the bayonet at his waist, put a set on the rifle, roared and rushed to the turbulent The coming Russian army killed the past.

"Kill!"

Up to this point in the war, more than a third of the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion have been lost, and there are only 220 officers and soldiers who can still stand on the ground, and they are facing more than [-] tall and powerful soldiers. The impact of the old Maozi, the enemy is outnumbered at a glance, but even so, no one has the intention of retreating. They all jumped out of the trenches shouting, and rushed down the mountain with their guns.

The Russian army was also red-eyed. Although they saw the morale of the Qing army rushing down the mountain like a rainbow, the Russian officers and soldiers not only did not retreat, but accelerated their pace and rushed forward with roars. Seeing the two waves of people colliding wildly, the tragic hand-to-hand combat began. In terms of strength, the Russian army has an absolute advantage. In terms of stature, the generally tall Russian soldiers have the upper hand. As for morale, the two sides They all lack the courage to fight to the death, but when it comes to fighting skills, the Russian officers and soldiers can't catch up with the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion, let alone the geographical advantage is still on the Qing army's side. However, the Russian army in the state of upward attack obviously suffered a great loss. The soldiers who rushed to the front were basically picked and killed by the Qing army on the spot. Retreating, roaring and strangling with the soldiers of the Qing army into a ball.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Although the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion are all elites, they are very capable of fighting, and their tactics are also strong. There are three people in a team, and they cooperate with each other very tacitly. Second, the Russian army kept mobilizing troops forward, even if the casualties were heavy, they would not back down half a step. This caused the soldiers of the Qing army to gradually lose their physical strength. At this time, a loud horn sounded suddenly, and immediately, a large group of soldiers of the Qing army rushed out from the top of the mountain, shouting and rushing towards the battlefield, and it was astonishing that reinforcements had arrived!
The [-] high ground is the key point of the battle. Chen Cang, the commander of the [-]st Brigade of the [-]st Division who was ordered to cooperate in the battle, dared not be careless. For the final inspection, a regiment of soldiers was sent to the pontoon bridge at the first time, rushing to help the three-four-three highlands, just in time for such a bloody hand-to-hand battle, Gao Kaige, the head of the first regiment who led the reinforcements, himself Not daring to take a breather, he rushed to the battlefield with his master.

Facing the surging reinforcements from the Qing army, the Russian army, which had been fighting for a long time, finally couldn't hold on, and no longer had the courage to fight the Qing army to the end, so they fled down the mountain in confusion. A regiment of soldiers refused to give up, and chased them wildly, killing the Russian army with their helmets and armor, and the whole army scattered in such a hurry, despite Major General Ivan Kuzovsky and others No matter how the officers roared, it could not change the fact that the Russian army was defeated.

As the first brigade of the first division all crossed the Angara River, the three-four-three highlands were undoubtedly controlled by the Qing army. Soon, several pontoon bridges were successfully built again, and the third group army The large troops drove across the river from here one after another, sweeping away all the surrounding Russian bunkers with extreme ease. Seeing that the bunkers were powerless to resist the powerful artillery fire of the Qing army, the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Barchevs Basically, the general had to withdraw all the peripheral forces to Bratsk Castle. While trying to strengthen the city defense, trying to defend to the end, he sent several groups of envoys to St. Petersburg and the Kazakh Khanate. The main force of Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov's department is in a hurry.

Bratsk Castle is the last barrier of the Russian Empire on the Eastern Front. Once it is lost, there will be nothing in the back, until the Ufa Fort at the pass of the Ural Mountains. If the first-line troops copied the back route of the main Russian army group, the consequences would be unimaginable. Once such a dangerous situation emerged, the entire upper class of St. Petersburg panicked, and Peter II was no exception. The general defended Bratsk Castle at all costs, and at the same time sent an urgent letter to Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, asking him to divide his troops to rescue Bratsk Castle. Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, who was chasing the coalition forces of Tu and Kazakhstan in a wild way, had to temporarily hold the pace of pursuit, and stopped at Akduka by Lake Balkhash, giving Tu and Kazakhstan The opportunity for the remnants of the coalition forces to escape into Ili.

Despite receiving the order from Peter II to divide the troops for reinforcements, there is a lot of controversy within the main group of the Russian army about whether or not to divide the troops and how much to divide them. Some of the main force went to rescue Bratsk Castle, and more generals insisted on choosing a favorable battlefield and waiting for the main force of the Qing army to come to fight. As long as they can defeat the main force of the Qing army, even if Bratsk Castle is lost, It is not a big deal, the opinions of all parties are difficult to unify, and the military meeting has been held for several days, but no result has been discussed. Regarding this, Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov himself hesitated again and again, It has been too late to make a final decision, and there is no one else. The three opinions have their merits, but they are difficult to coordinate with each other. Before they can figure out the movement of the main force of the army, Ivan Ivanovich Ivano Grand Duke Fu is inevitably in a dilemma.

Compared with the panic and hesitation of the Russian army, Hongqing's reaction was extremely quick. On the one hand, he secretly ordered Yue Zhongqi's troops, who had already marched westward, to speed up their march, and on the other hand, he strictly ordered Ke Luntai's troops to take down Brahma in a timely manner. Tsk Castle, completely wiped out all the resistance of the Russian Empire on the Eastern Front, destroyed all Russian settlements, and sent troops to Ufa Fort to ensure that the entire Siberia was included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty and stabilize the west and north rear of the Qing Dynasty , Create a favorable situation for the next step into Central and West Asia.

On the seventh day of September in the third year of Renhe, the Third Army, which had already completed the task of mopping up the outer defenses of Bratsk Castle, finally shifted the focus of the battle to Bratsk Castle itself, and a fortified battle kicked off...

(End of this chapter)