"Fire, fire!" Seeing his charge force being suppressed by the Qing army's accurate shooting and all falling to the ground, Major General Ivan Kuzovsky immediately became anxious, regardless of whether his own artillery fire would The men who were accidentally injured and attacked the mountain roared fiercely. "Boom, boom, boom" As soon as Major General Ivan Kuzovsky's order was given, the Russian artillery position that had just stopped suddenly became busy again. Twenty-seven artillery pieces opened fire again and exploded immediately. Gunpowder smoke was everywhere on the mountainside of the 343 Highlands. Even with the cover of trenches, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance camp still suffered some losses, and more than a dozen soldiers fell in a pool of blood. "We have all the heavy artillery, five rapid fire rounds, open fire!" The Russian artillery position is located behind the 343 Highlands, a full 1,500 meters away from the Qing artillery position, and is already beyond the Qing light infantry As for the medium-sized anti-tank artillery, although the range is still within reach, the accuracy and power are difficult to guarantee. However, for the heavy artillery of the Qing army, such a distance is not a problem. , completely within the effective range. The reason why we did not launch artillery counterattack before was not because we didn't want to, but because we couldn't. It was nothing more than this. The adjustment of heavy artillery was far more complicated than that of medium and light artillery. Even if the observation post of the reconnaissance battalion on the other side had already captured the enemy. The location of the artillery position was reported to the Qing artillery position, but the adjustment of the heavy artillery had not yet been completed. It was not until the Russian artillery position opened fire again that the Qing army's eight heavy artillery completed the final adjustment. With the artillery commander Lin Gao Yang gave an order, and the eight heavy cannons started roaring one after another! The reason why heavy artillery is a heavy artillery is not only because of its long range, but also because the power of the shells is extremely huge. But when 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. They must have died in pieces. The eight heavy artillery bombarded them with such a violent bombardment. The Russian artillery position was obviously unlucky. Those with fast legs could still survive, but those with slow legs could even be completely destroyed. There was no way to stay. After five rounds of shelling by eight heavy artillery pieces, the Russian artillery position was gone. After the smoke cleared, only huge black holes remained. "Order each unit to attack in turn. If the company commander dies, the battalion commander will step in. If the battalion commander dies, go up to the regiment commander. If all the regiment commanders are dead, I will go up myself. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be shot!" Facing our own artillery! Major General Ivan Kuzovsky's eyes turned red on the spot at the tragic sight of the destroyed position, but when he saw him pulling out the command knife from his waist, slashing forward crazily, he roared and gave the order to charge to the death. "Battal Commander, I have no bullets!" "I have no bullets either!" "I still have three rounds!" Under the death order of Major General Ivan Kuzovsky, the Russian army was completely red-blooded and launched an offensive One wave after another, they violently attacked the Qing army's positions at all costs, filling up camp after camp. If the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion were not so elite, they would have been completely worn out by the Russian army if it had been replaced by other troops. , but even though they blocked the Russian army's successive offensives, a troublesome problem appeared unexpectedly-the limited ammunition was completely exhausted! "Brothers, mount your bayonet and shoot down Lao Maozi!" The battle was so intense that Zheng Zaishan had no time to care about how far the first brigade's pontoon bridge had been built, but when he thought about it, it should be almost completed. That's right, if we can't hold the position at this time, the whole night's hard work will obviously be in vain. Now the only solution is to risk his life. When he thought of this, Zheng Zaishan didn't hesitate. He yelled and picked up the weapon. He put the bayonet on his waist, attached it to his rifle, and roared towards the surging Russian army. "Kill!" At this point in the battle, more than one-third of the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion had been lost, and there were only about 220 officers and soldiers who could still hold on to the position. It was the attack of more than 500 tall and powerful Lao Maozi. It was clear at a glance that the enemy was outnumbered, but even so, no one had any intention of retreating. They all jumped out of the trench with shouts, guns drawn, and rushed down the mountain. go. The Russian army was also furious. Although they saw the Qing army rushing down the mountain with a rainbow of morale, the Russian officers and soldiers not only did not retreat, but instead quickened their pace and roared to meet them. However, Seeing two human waves colliding wildly together, a brutal hand-to-hand combat began. In terms of military strength, the Russian army had an absolute advantage. In terms of stature, the Russian soldiers who were also generally tall had the upper hand. As for morale, both sides They all have the courage to fight to the death, but when it comes to stabbing skills, the Russian officers and soldiers can't even catch up with the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion, not to mention that the geographical location is still on the side of the Qing army. After such a hedging between the two sides Next, the Russian army, which was in a state of upward attack, obviously suffered a big loss. The soldiers at the front were basically picked and killed by the Qing army on the spot. But even so, the Russian army that came up later still did not show any signs of attack.He retreated, roared and strangled himself with the Qing soldiers. "Woo, woo woo, woo woo" Although the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion are all elites, their fighting skills are very strong, and their stabbing tactics are also strong. There are three people in a group, and they cooperate with each other extremely well. It's just that Firstly, they had not rested all night, and their physical strength was no longer at its peak. Secondly, the Russian army continued to move troops forward, and they refused to retreat even if the casualties were heavy. This gradually led to the Qing army's soldiers becoming physically exhausted. , the situation was extremely serious, but at this moment, a loud horn sound suddenly sounded, and immediately, a large group of Qing army soldiers poured out from the top of the mountain, shouting and rushing towards the battlefield, impressively Reinforcements have arrived! Highland 343 was the key point of the battle. Chen Cang, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division who was ordered to cooperate in the operation, did not dare to be careless in the slightest. The pontoon bridge had just been built, and he did not wait for the engineering troops to conduct inspections on the bridge deck. For the final check, a regiment of soldiers was immediately dispatched to rush onto the pontoon bridge and rush to the rescue of the 343 Highlands. Just in time for such a bloody hand-to-hand battle, Gao Kaige, the leader of the first regiment who led the reinforcements, committed suicide. Not daring to take a breather, he waved his troops and charged towards the battlefield. Facing the surging reinforcements of the Qing army, the Russian army, which had been fighting for a long time, finally couldn't hold on anymore and no longer had the courage to fight the Qing army to the end. They fled down the mountain in chaos. A group of soldiers refused to give up, and they chased them wildly, killing everyone until the Russian army dropped their helmets and armor. The whole army just collapsed, leaving Major General Ivan Kuzovsky and others. No matter how the officers screamed, they could not change the fact that the Russian army was defeated. As the First Division and First Brigade all crossed the Angara River, the 343 Highlands were undoubtedly under the control of the Qing army. Soon, several pontoon bridges were successfully built, and the Third Army Large troops drove across the river from here one after another, and swept away all the surrounding Russian bunkers with great ease. Seeing that the bunkers were helpless in the face of the powerful artillery fire of the Qing army, the Russian Governor of Eastern Siberia, Balchevs General Ji had to withdraw all the peripheral troops to the Bratsk Castle. While he was working hard to strengthen the city defense and try to hold on to the end, he sent several groups of envoys to St. Petersburg and the people as far away as the Kazakh Khanate. The main force of Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov's command was in danger. Bratsk Castle is the last barrier of the Russian Empire on the Eastern Front. Once it is lost, everything will be flat. All the way to the Ufa Castle at the pass of the Ural Mountains is undefendable. Losing divisions and losing ground is a trivial matter. In case the Qing army east If the front-line troops cut off the retreat of the main Russian army, the consequences would be disastrous. As soon as this dangerous situation emerged, all the upper-class dignitaries in St. Petersburg panicked, and Peter II was no exception. At the same time, he ordered Balchovsky The general defended Bratsk Castle at all costs, while sending an urgent message to Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, asking him to quickly divide his troops to rescue Bratsk Castle. He was originally leading his troops Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, who was wildly pursuing the Turkish and Kazakh coalition forces, had to temporarily hold on to the pace of the pursuit. He stopped at Akdoka by Lake Balkhash and gave the Turkish and Kazakh forces a An opportunity for the remnants of the coalition forces to escape into Ili. Although they received an order from Peter II to divide their troops and reinforce them, there was considerable controversy within the main force group of the Russian army over whether and how many troops should be divided. Some of the main force went to rescue Bratsk Castle, but more generals insisted on choosing a favorable battlefield and waited for the main force of the Qing army to come to fight. As long as the main force of the Qing army could be defeated, even if Bratsk Castle was lost, It was not considered a major event, and it was difficult for all parties to unify their opinions. The military conference was held for several days, but no result was reached. Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovitch Ivanov himself hesitated again and again. It has been difficult to make a final decision. There is no other way. The three opinions all have merits, but they are difficult to coordinate with each other. Before the movement of the main force of the Qing army can be understood, Ivan Ivanovich Ivano My husband, the Grand Duke, was inevitably in a dilemma. Compared with the panic and hesitation on the other side of the Russian army, Hongqing's reaction was extremely rapid. On the one hand, he secretly ordered Yue Zhongqi's troops, who were already advancing westward, to speed up their march, and on the other hand, he strictly ordered Kelundai's troops to capture Bura. Tsk Castle completely eliminated all resistance of the Russian Empire on the eastern front, destroyed all Russian settlements, and commanded Ufa Castle to ensure that the entire Siberia was included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty and stabilize the western and northern rear areas of the Qing Dynasty. , creating 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 completed the task of mopping up the outer defense line of Bratsk Castle, finally turned the focus of the war to Bratsk Castle itself, and a battle began