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Chapter 1147 Cavalry Showdown ([-])

On the seventh day of September in the third year of Renhe, the Qing army relied on its powerful firepower projection ability to conquer Bratsk Castle, known as the most powerful city in Eastern Siberia, in one day, and wiped out more than [-] Russians stationed at the fortress line. The officers and soldiers of the army did not drive straight into the hinterland of the Russian army. Instead, the troops split up, swept across many Russian settlements in East Siberia, destroyed their towns, and drove all the Russians all the way west, while the Third Army did not rush. It followed slowly, and wherever it went, the fundamental purpose was to destroy Russian settlements. By mid-October, it had controlled all of Eastern and Central Siberia, and then even in Klaas on the Central Siberian Plateau. The city of Noyarsk has been stationed, and there is nothing else. Winter is approaching, and the severe cold weather is no longer suitable for advancing.

On the ninth day of September in the third year of Renhe, the main group of the Russian army stationed in Aktoka was discussed by many parties, and it was finally decided that Admiral Leo Tolsky would lead [-] Cossack cavalry and [-] infantry to rush to Bratsk. The castle, on the way, encountered a rout of soldiers, and just learned that Bratsk Castle had been lost. Leo Tolsky thought that his troops were insufficient and did not dare to go to face the third army of the Qing Dynasty, so he broke down halfway. He went to Ufa Fort, and sent several groups of messengers to inform Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov and Peter II who was far away in St. Petersburg about the fall of Bratsk Castle.

On September 3th of the third year of Renhe, Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov received an urgent letter sent by Admiral Lev Tolsky. The world was in a hurry, while convening generals to discuss matters, he expressed his intention to withdraw troops, but the discussion had not yet been resolved. The Qing army Yue Zhongqi's forward [-] cavalry troops had already rushed to the front line of Aktoka, facing the extremely mobile Qing army. The vanguard of the army, Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, did not dare to retreat easily, and sent more than [-] Cossack cavalry to confront the Qing army's [-] cavalry, trying to repel them first. The cavalry of the Qing army will retreat again.

On September [-]th in the third year of Renhe, the commander of the Cossack Legion, Marco Rimailo, General Marko Rimailo led more than [-] Cossack cavalry forward, intending to fight the Qing army cavalry. He Rong, commander of the cavalry division of the Sixth Army, was not in a hurry to fight, but retreated five li with his troops. Admiral Marko Zhimaylo believed that the retreat of the Qing army was justified. Showing cowardice, he aggressively led his troops to chase after the Qing army's forward cavalry.

Cowardly?Naturally impossible!As a veteran who participated in the battles against Japan and Junggar in the west, He Rong is not a cowardly person. The reason why he retreated before was to draw the Cossack cavalry out to fight—just like Ivan Ivanovy Grand Duke Qi Ivanov wanted to defeat the Qing cavalry first to ensure the smooth retreat of the Russian army, and He Rong also wanted to defeat the Russian Cossack cavalry first, so as to slow down the retreat of the Russian army , So as to buy time for the arrival of one's own main force cluster.

At the last moment, the Qing cavalry, which was retreating rapidly, finally stopped, and quickly formed a formation on the open grassland to meet the enemy. The 48 light artillery were efficiently released from the four-horse cart by the gunners. Come down and line up in front of the formation, with more than [-] cavalry divisions of the Sixth Army under the command of He Rong in the center, more than [-] cavalry troops of the Seventh Army under Guan Mingfu are on the right, and on the left are It is the more than [-] frontier cavalry led by Tahaining, the son of General Tashan of Yili.

"Order: The whole army should stop and line up! The third and fourth armies are on the left, the fifth and sixth armies are on the right, and the first and second armies follow the general in the center!"

Seeing that the Qing army was ready for battle, General Marco Šimailo, who was chasing after him, did not dare to rush straight to the main line of the Qing army in such a chaotic manner. When the big formation was still a mile and a half away, they ordered the Cossack cavalry to be restrained and ordered to go on one after another, and more than 600 Cossack cavalry also formed three square formations, separated by a distance of about [-] meters. , corresponding to Qing Junyao.

With the support of many Western powers such as the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Russian army has now completed the change of equipment, and more changes can be made in the equipment of the infantry. As for the Cossack cavalry, in addition to replacing the arquebus with a breech-loading musket Other than that, the rest of the equipment remained unchanged. There was neither artillery support nor pistols, and some were still spears and sabers. The change is not too big, and the individual weapons have hardly changed. They are still lances, sabers, revolvers and grenades. The real change is in the supporting firepower-the 48 light artillery are all newly developed by Yishui. Rapid-fire gun, the barrel is light and thin, made of tungsten steel pipe, the weight is only half of the old artillery, but the durability and rate of fire are more than two of the old artillery, the design rate of fire is four shells per minute, each integrated shell The total weight is 1 kg, the warhead is conical, and it contains yellow explosives and preset bursting discs. The machine gun that is equipped is also the latest model product, which solves the defects of the earlier machine guns that are easy to jam and difficult to shoot. The magazine holds up to 1000 rounds, and the lethality is amazing.

"Decree: artillery fire strikes, blast the old man out!"

The two armies faced each other quietly, except for the occasional snorting of the horses, there was no sound at all. Obviously, neither side wanted to take the lead in attacking, and they were both waiting for the other side to show their flaws when they changed formation. In this regard, the Russian army obviously He was very patient, but He Rong didn't want to wait any longer. There was no one else. Although it was more than seven miles away from the Russian army camp, it was not too far away. If the battle turned into a stalemate, old man The reinforcements could arrive at any time, and He Rong didn't want to miss this great opportunity to destroy the mobile force of the Russian army, but seeing him raise his hand, he gave an order in a cold voice.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Naturally, the 48 artillery pieces of the Qing army did not look attractive. Following He Rong's order, the gunners quickly adjusted their firing positions according to the command of the artillery commander, and unceremoniously moved towards the Russian army. The cavalry formation exploded violently, and the violent explosion sounded one after another on the Russian cavalry position in an instant. Countless shrapnel swept across the Russian cavalry, instantly beating the Russian cavalry into chaos.

"Order: The left and right wings attack immediately!"

As soon as the Qing army opened fire like this, General Marko Zhimailo Marco Zhimailo could no longer hold his breath. No matter what, the Russian Cossack cavalry did not have artillery, so it was naturally impossible to attack The Qing army's shelling counterattacked accordingly. At this point, if there is no strong attack, there is no need to fight this battle again. In his mind, he didn't attack with all the members, but only let the two wings go out first, to see if he could move the Qing army's position. As for the troops in the middle route he led, he obviously had the idea of ​​fleeing when he saw the situation was not good. .

"Ulla, Ulla..."

The Cossack cavalry has always been known for their barbarism in Europe, and they are not lacking in blood and courage. Although they were quite flustered by the artillery fire of the Qing army, once the order to attack was given, the Cossack cavalry on the left and right flanks never hesitated , roaring and rushed up, even though there was no formation or no formation, but tens of thousands of cavalry rushed out in unison, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the murderous aura immediately went straight to the sky.

"Raise your gun and aim!"

Facing the surging Cossack cavalry brigade on the left and right wings, the soldiers of the Qing army never panicked at all. Following the orders of the commanders at all levels, they quickly leveled their lances, row after row The muzzle of the black hole aimed straight at the vanguard of the Cossack cavalry.

"Fire!"

Just when the vanguard of the Cossack cavalry rushing like a tide had rushed to less than 250 meters from the Qing army's cavalry position, the Qing army's right-wing chief Guan Mingfu and left-wing chief Tahaining issued orders to shoot almost simultaneously.

"Da da da..., boom boom boom..., boom boom..."

With the order of the two chief generals, the machine gunners started shooting first, and then the artillerymen also adjusted their secret positions, giving priority to bombarding the enemy cavalry on both wings. The vanguard of the Cossack cavalry rushing towards the wild like torrential rain covered their heads, and in an instant, rows and rows of Cossack cavalry were swept to the ground as if they were cutting rice. The momentum was suddenly suffocated.

"Out with the sword, follow me, kill the thief, kill the thief, kill the thief!"

The Cossack cavalry was really brave. Although the forward troops were almost wiped out by the intensive firepower of the Qing army, the follow-up cavalry rushed forward regardless. Seeing this, Guan Mingfu did not dare to neglect, but Seeing him pull out the saber from his waist and roaring, he led his troops to launch a fierce countercharge. At the same time, Tahaining, who was slightly behind by half a beat, also made the same choice, and the cavalry on both wings of the Qing army attacked together. , surging forward like a tide.

"bomb!"

It's getting closer, it's getting closer. The distance between the two armies is less than 300 meters. For the galloping horses, it's just a matter of seconds. The ground shortened, and in the blink of an eye, the distance between the forwards of the two armies was less than 50 meters. With a loud roar, the soldiers of the Qing army in the front row raised their hands almost simultaneously, and clasped them in their left hands. The long-handled grenade was thrown out, and with the momentum of the horse, nearly a thousand grenades roared and smashed towards the forward of the Cossack cavalry. Suddenly, the explosion sounded suddenly, and the Cossack cavalry caught off guard did not Unexpectedly received a heavy blow again, the momentum of the charge was inevitably suffocated...

(End of this chapter)