Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 348 "The Qing Army" and the Qing Army
The reason why Zhao Xin sent the drone again was because news came from the observation post on the mountain in the west that more than 100 cavalrymen dispatched by Tsarist Russia retreated.

Ouch!Zhao Xin slapped his head, knowing that he made a mistake.

Only now did he understand that he should wait for most of the Russian army to come out before carrying out shelling. This would not only block the retreat of the Russian army, but also allow the two companies on the left to quickly capture Karen Mountain.

It's all right now, the enemy has all shrunk back.

So Zhao Xin ordered the artillery to stop shelling immediately, and at the same time notified the ministries to stop advancing and wait for cover.The reason for this is that the starting point of the Russian army is very close to the valley on the west side of Karen Mountain. If the shelling continues now, they are likely to retreat through the valley to the mouth of the Zeya River, and then escape by boat.Now all the ships of the Northern Navy have turned around and returned after the troops landed. They will divert from Heilongjiang to the Huerha River to meet Liu Sheng's troops in Ningguta and head north.

Although Zhao Xin has fought in the past few years, he has not studied military affairs after all, and his family has no such background, so he is still not good at judging the battlefield.

For such things as fighting, one must either be talented, or become a blockbuster if he does not make a name for himself, such as Chen Qingzhi in white robe;

But the problem is that Zhao Xin can still win every command, and he is in the officer training class, and he has already been praised as "half a military strategist" by a group of cross-travelers. I can't tell.

In other words, Zhao Xin's current thoughts are actually quite contradictory. He wants the Qing army to fight Tsarist Russia to the death, but also feels a little bit sorry.To put it bluntly, he still wanted to recruit these people; the Outer Northeast is too big, but there are too few people.

If you are really disobedient, digging coal and digging gold is also labor, isn't it?
After the shelling was over, the soldiers in Tsarist Russia who were responsible for collecting the corpses thought that the Qing army was too vicious!At the scene of the explosion, they found many fragments of iron and copper scraps. The Tsarist Russian officers surveying the scene instinctively believed that the Qing army had mixed these things into gunpowder in order to cause greater damage.

tom!tom!
The artillery units of Tsarist Russia used 4-pound cannons to shoot dozens of shells at the post roads in front of the positions of the Qing army and the Qing army.Bogaevsky sent out stragglers to search after the bombardment ended, but in the end no other places where explosives were buried were found.

"It's such a coincidence? They buried these few, and my people ran into them all?" His Excellency the colonel was full of doubts now. He decided to ask the chaplain to pray for his subordinates and read two more congratulatory messages. , go to bad luck.

The Qing army on the opposite side didn't know what Luo Sha was going crazy, and they all huddled behind the bunkers to watch the excitement.After Rakshasa finished shooting, the Qing army became even more confused.

"I said, are we digging holes to make these bastards go away?"

"Yes."

"But what do you think they are doing? Continue to dig holes with cannons? Isn't this self-defeating!"

"I don't understand either. Why don't you go and ask the co-leader?"

"I'm not going! It's not like you didn't see it just now, the face of the co-leader looks more confused than the two of us!"

Ered Mubu, who lives in the city of Heilongjiang, after hearing the movement of Raksha in front of him, thought about it and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.In fact, if he had one or two generals of the Qing army who had been redeemed from Beihai Town before, they would know that it must be the work of the Beihai Navy when they saw the explosion. After all, they have experience in being bombed, right?
The problem is that he really doesn't have any!

That being the case, if you don't run now, when will you wait?

Of course, retreat is also learned.The plan of the deputy commander-in-chief, Eredombu, is to retreat in an orderly manner through layers of blocking, instead of running wildly, and he will be killed by Raksha's cavalry within ten miles.

First of all, after dark, the soldiers and civilians in the old city of Aihui began to evacuate. At the same time, the Qing army troops north of the old city of Aihui abandoned their positions and moved south to the second line of defense in the north of Heilongjiang city.There is a third line of defense behind this line of defense, which is the barracks and temples in the south of Heilongjiang City; both sides of the post road leading from the third line of defense to the southwest are swampy areas, which can also delay Rakshasa's cavalry.

However, the Northern Navy was not idle that night. They carried out overnight construction on a hill one kilometer from the river bank in the south of Heilongjiang City, and set up two anti-aircraft artillery positions, covered with camouflage nets and branches; A company of defensive troops was also ambushed around.After all this, Zhao Xin only had a guard company left in his mobile force.

At 6 o'clock the next morning, the Cossack cavalry in charge of reconnaissance discovered that the Qing army had withdrawn from the first line of defense, and immediately reported the situation to the headquarters.This news surprised Colonel Fisher, the chief of staff. They did not expect that the Qing army would abandon such an important military fortress. Whether it was the old city of Aigun or the city of Heilongjiang in the south, the fortifications were relatively strong, and the Qing army could completely There was fierce resistance in it.

Major General Aleksandrov and Chief of Staff Fischer immediately held a military meeting attended by the heads of the various regiments. After some discussion, the participants decided to continue the plan that died halfway yesterday.Everyone is eager to win this important military town in the middle reaches of Heilongjiang, so as to open up the road to the lower reaches and Qiqihar; besides, Lieutenant General Suvorov will arrive in a few days, and they don't want to be reprimanded by the Lieutenant General for being incompetent.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Cossack cavalry who had a full meal set off.

Today is a cloudy day, the deep sky is covered with dark clouds, and it seems that the dull thunder will sound in the next moment.The river water in the spring flood was flowing slowly, but the peaceful and peaceful water surface in the past was particularly dazzling because of the existence of dozens of Tsarist Russian warships.

At 10:15, the Tsarist Russian army continued to mobilize troops to the old city of Aihui at intervals of 15 minutes according to the previous rhythm.

This time the Tsarist Russian army marched in a long column on the way to the old city of Aihui. In order to ensure the safety of the left wing, Colonel Shwerin led the second regiment to march close to the river bank of Heilongjiang. They burned all the roadsides along the way. At the same time, the Tsarist Russian fleet also sent ships to accompany it for protection.

This time Bogaevski considers himself lucky, and last night's prayers to the pastor helped.Until they crossed the first line of defense of the Qing army, they didn't even hear a single gunshot.

After the Tsarist Russian army entered the old city of Aihui, they immediately set fire to all the houses in the city. The thick smoke column and the soaring fire light illuminated the gloomy sky, and the black smoke column floated over the entire old city.

At 12 noon, Bogaevsky's regiment arrived near the second line of defense of the Qing army, and the two artillery companies of the battle column also arrived at the same time.While they were busy setting up artillery positions, fifty shotgunners of the Qing army ambushed in the woods 100 meters away launched a sneak attack. After two salvos, they began to retreat to the second line of defense; There was continuous shelling from the two lines of defense.

Since the artillerymen of the Qing army had made measurements in advance, these iron bullets, which weighed four ounces and weighed three catties, fell in front of the artillery company. However, because the artillery of the Qing army was too slow to reload, the Russian artillery only Seven or eight people were killed and injured in the first round of shelling. They then fired at each other with 4-pounder and 8-pounder guns, and the Qing army's cannons quickly fell to zero.

Zhao Xin has been waiting since the morning, and his troops are also waiting. The observation post on the mountain to the west and the drones in the sky have been watching the movement of the Tsarist Russian army.

600 people fought more than 1 people. The patience and waiting before the war really made people panic.

Even if Zhao Xin saw from the footage of the drone that some residents of the old city of Aihui would rather be buried in flames than leave their homes, he gritted his molars and endured it, although the footage made him suffer for a long time afterward. Unforgettable here.

At 12:20 noon, after learning that the enemy's reserve force had arrived outside the old city of Aihui, and that there were only a few hundred people left in the supply force at the foot of Karen Mountain, Zhao Xin felt that the time he was waiting for had come, and he immediately ordered two artillery positions Let's attack!
The first to fire was the anti-aircraft artillery position located in the southeast of Heilongjiang City. With the sound of "da da da" like a giant typewriter, a dozen red tracer shells were fired from the top of the hill, guarding Shwerin A Tsarist Russian warship in the column instantly burst into flames, and one after another explosions continued to ring around the warship, and the calm river boiled instantly.

Monk Zhou, wearing a steel helmet, blew his whistle, and the assault rifle in his hand fired first.

"Kill all these bastards! Leave no one behind!"

Following Monk Zhou's roar, the Beihai Navy hidden in the fortifications at the foot of the mountain fired bullets at the enemy non-stop.Colonel Shwerin, who was riding on a horse, had no time to react, and was shot like a sieve by the machine guns of the North Navy, and fell off his horse and died.

No way, who made him so conspicuous?
When the officers and soldiers of the [-]nd Transbaikal Musketeer Regiment saw the death of their regiment leader, they were thrown into chaos.The panicked company commanders led their respective teams and fired randomly in all directions.Behind them, the Tsarist warships that were shot one after another were like big torches, reflecting the broad river red.

A company commander saw streaks of red light continuously spraying from the top of the opposite mountain, like lightning, and exclaimed: "My God! What is that?! The magic of the Qing people!"

One kilometer to the west, Colonel Fischer, the chief of staff of the Russian Army who was setting up tasks, heard the continuous explosions, and his face changed drastically. He was about to order his subordinates to find out the reason, when a loud "boom" almost tore his eardrums The air wave from the explosion knocked him to the ground.Before he got up from the ground, more than ten seconds later, the sound of huge explosions continued to ring out in the Tsarist Russian reserve forces.

"Trapped!" was Colonel Fisher's last thought before falling into darkness.

This time, Zhao Xin's shelling order was not three quick shots, but five shots.The Beihai Navy on the three gun positions was like a madman. They kept reloading, shooting, and reloading in less than a minute, and fired all fifteen rounds of high-explosive bombs.

Subsequently, the artillery commander received an order to correct the coordinate data and to fire eight shots in a hurry, so the entire area where the Russian reserve force was located fell into a hell of blood and fire.The sound of explosions continued, and the horses neighed.Countless people were carried into the air by the blast wave, and then their flesh and blood were sent flying by the flying fragments.

On the second line of defense of the Qing army in the distance, the Qing army preparing to defend temples and houses to resist was stunned by the huge explosion in the distance. They all forgot that they were on the battlefield and lay down on the windows and roofs to watch.Whenever there was an explosion on the opposite side, the Qing soldiers cheered loudly.

The successive explosions in the north confused the vanguard of the Russian army. Bogaevsky, who was directing the attack of the troops, was about to break through the second line of defense of the Qing army, but the huge explosion behind him made his face change instantly.

"Go and see what's going on!"

The successive explosions covered up the gunfire of the Northern Navy's attacking troops towards Karen Mountain. At this time, the two companies and the dozens of Hezhe hunters also began to attack the rear of the Cossack cavalry company.The cavalry company commander who found that the rear was under attack was shocked, and hurriedly organized troops to counterattack; while the Beihai Navy moved into the trench dug by the Qing army before, and the Cossacks who were fighting fell off their horses one after another.

Under the hail of bullets, the cavalry company commander ordered the living people to dismount and walk, trying to fire back, but they fought for a long time before they realized that the enemy who shot at them was actually 300 meters away!
The cavalry company commander was scared out of his wits by the soldiers constantly falling around him. He couldn't imagine that the "Qing army" actually had muskets that fired more than 300 meters away and could hit accurately.

The cavalry company commander shouted loudly to the surrounding soldiers: "We have fallen into the enemy's trap! These damned Qing people!"

"Major, what shall we do?"

Based on the concentration of bullets on the opposite side, the cavalry company commander guessed that there were at least a thousand "Qing army" musketeers, so he shouted: "Hide and wait for rescue from the rear!"

Just as they were looking for a place to hide, a group of guys dressed like beggars suddenly appeared from the small woods tens of meters away on the left, and shot at the Cossacks hiding behind rocks or trees. crossbow arrows.The men fired a round of arrows, then disappeared into the bushes; and after a while they reappeared from another place to continue shooting.

The Cossack cavalry was beaten to the point of no return. Get up and shoot. The "Qing army" in the north is extremely accurate with marksmanship. The dense rain of bullets will knock down the cavalry standing up; Crossbow attack.

The screams of the injured came one after another, and a Cossack cavalryman hid behind a stone and shivered with his head in his arms: "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

After a few minutes, the gunfire subsided, and the beggars who were shooting with crossbow bolts disappeared; but these few minutes were as long as a night for the Cossack cavalry.

And just when they poked their heads out from the hiding place and found that the "Qing army" ambushing in the north had disappeared, the real Qing army came from the south.

The Qing army came with a 50-man cavalry squad. They noticed this inexplicable battle from a mile away. The Luocha cavalry of more than 100 people suffered heavy casualties.Later, when the Qing soldiers in charge of reconnaissance heard the group of beggars in clothes talking, they realized that they were all Hezhe people.

Since you are one of your own, what are you waiting for!Xiao Riding School didn't have time to think about how the Hezhe people suddenly became so powerful, he asked his men to lead the horse to the post road, and after getting on the horse, he yelled: "Kill!"

The Sauron soldiers on horseback were extremely accurate at shooting arrows, and each arrow could take the life of a Cossack.They were put on horses when they were three or four years old, and they could gallop on horseback without a saddle when they were seven or eight years old, and they could gallop on horseback when they were ten years old; when they were older, they started hunting on horseback. If the arrow misses, he will definitely be ridiculed by the clansmen.

Thus came the end of the Cossack cavalry company.The previous sneak attack by the Northern Navy made them unable to reload after firing their muskets, and the cavalry company commander ordered the soldiers to dismount so that they lost their last resistance.

The screaming long arrows harvested the remaining Cossack lives. A Sauron soldier lost his temper, picked up the tiger spear hanging on the saddle, and stabbed the Cossack company commander in the chest fiercely.

"Happy! Really happy!" Xiaoqi School took the reins, and the horse under him was also circling excitedly. He looked around and said loudly: "Which hero is leading the team? Please come out and meet! There must be a heavy army reward!"

A gust of mountain wind blew by, and there was no other movement on the post road except for the dying wailing of the Cossack cavalry.

(End of this chapter)