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Text Chapter 1153 Cavalry Showdown (2)

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    The tactics of the Qing cavalry are very simple. They have never made major adjustments since they were formed. However, the tactics are simple, but they are extremely practical. At the same time, it means that it is quite difficult to crack such simple tactics.  , at least for the Cossack cavalry with backward equipment, there is simply no way to make targeted tactical arrangements for the Qing army's fighting style that relies on equipment superiority. Apart from being beaten hard, there is really no other way to think of.  Yes.  ≤ The continuous grenade explosions are still continuing, and shrapnel is still flying in all directions. However, the Qing cavalry vanguard who has already reached the front ignores the possibility of accidental injury and rushes into the smoke.  In the middle, he rushed forward regardless, shouting and charging towards the Cossack cavalry brigade, which was still in chaos.  There was nothing polite about killing. The Qing cavalry wielded their sharp sabers and charged into the Cossack cavalry formation like a knife cutting through butter. Wherever they passed, heads rolled to the ground. But even so, they suffered heavy losses.  The defeated Cossack cavalry on both wings did not flinch even a little bit. They still shouted and fought their way forward, strangling the two wings of the Qing army. The battle had just begun and was already intensifying.  "Order, the artillery should focus on bombarding the enemy's central army, aim at the commander's flag, and hit me hard!" Although the left and right wings were still fighting endlessly, there was no doubt that the Qing army had the upper hand, but He Rong did not.  If they are not satisfied, there is nothing else. The enemy's army is still standing still, and it is obviously suspected of running away. He Rong does not intend to sit back and watch this.  "All the artillery positions are available. The secret position is four holes away. Get ready!" As soon as he received He Rong's order, the artillery commander did not dare to be negligent at all. He quickly glanced at the location of the Cossacks' commander's flag and casually said  The accurate secret position was reported, and the gunners immediately became busy, adjusting the direction of the muzzle efficiently.  "Five rapid fire shots, fire!" The Qing army's gunners all had extremely high tactical literacy. In just a few minutes, they had all completed their secret position adjustments. Upon seeing this, the artillery commander no longer hesitated.  , waved the little red flag in his hand, and issued the order in a loud voice.  "Boom, boom, boom" As the order was issued, the Qing army's forty-eight artillery roared again. Different from the previous scattering, the targets of this bombardment were all concentrated on the location of the enemy's commander's flag.  In an instant, forty-eight artillery shells pierced the sky one after another, roaring and smashing towards the enemy commander's flag. In an instant, the land was exploded into a sea of ????fire, and countless shrapnel swept across.  The surrounding area of ??more than 20 feet around where General Shengsheng's flag was was shrouded in it. Smoke and fire were rising into the sky. It was impossible to see what was going on inside. However, the Qing gunners did not stop at all, nor did they wait for the smoke to dissipate.  As long as you can, you can blast the cannonballs one after another towards the smoke steaming place.  "Retreat, retreat quickly!" After five rounds of shelling, the Qing army did not continue to fire, but stopped. After a while, the smoke gradually faded, and the place where the enemy's commander's flag was was a charred mess.  The minced meat of men and horses was spread all over the ground, and the situation was really like hell on earth. When he saw this, Marco Zimailo Marco Zhi, who had the chance to escape because he did not stand under the commander's flag,  Admiral Mailo couldn't help but trembled. He had no fighting spirit at all, and didn't care that his left and right wings were still fighting hard. He pulled the horse's reins and turned the horse's head hurriedly.  He shouted and gave the order to retreat.  "The first brigade encircles the left wing, the second brigade intercepts the enemy's right wing, and the third brigade and the general directly attack the enemy's center and kill them." General Marco Zimailo turned around and fled.  The enemy's middle route troops, who were already panicking, didn't have any courage at all. They all turned their horses around in confusion and started to run away crazily. Upon seeing this, He Rong was unwilling to let go of such a great opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.  At the opportunity, he pulled out the saber from his waist, slashed forward, and issued a series of orders in a loud voice. Immediately, he saw the Qing cavalry troops divided into three groups and quickly entered the battlefield.  As the Qing cavalry entered the battlefield from the middle, the Cossack cavalry completely collapsed. Both the middle army, which was turning around and preparing to flee, and the left and right wings, which were fighting fiercely with the Qing army, no longer had the courage to fight again.  , they all fled backwards in chaos. After the victory, the Qing army refused to let go. They chased them all the way, slashed with guns and knives, and killed the Cossack cavalry corpses all over the field. The Cossack cavalry, known as the brave and invincible cavalry,  By this time, the group no longer had the slightest bit of glory, and was as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog.  The Qing army pursued them for more than five miles, killing the Cossack cavalry so hard that they were frightened. Just when they were about to chase the Cossack cavalry into despair, the Russian infantry came forward.  On the order of Grand Duke Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, Lieutenant General Andrei Lobovsky, commander of the Russian 1st Guards Army, led 30,000 soldiers to attack, thinking thatReinforcement by Cossack cavalry.  "Blow the trumpet and let the Cossack cavalry detour and assemble behind our formation. Also, the artillery is ready to engage the enemy!" Lieutenant General Andrei Lobovsky was a very cautious person. Although he led his troops to attack, he  He did not drive straight in, but stationed his troops halfway along the road and arranged a response formation early. Obviously, he was not optimistic about the Cossack cavalry's attack. The facts also proved this. He waited until he saw the Cossack cavalry in front.  After returning from a disastrous defeat, Lieutenant General Andrei Lobovsky frowned, but the order was issued very quickly.  "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep" As Lieutenant General Andrei Lobovsky's order was issued, more than a dozen buglers in the Russian infantry phalanx blew their bugles at the same time to convey the order.  It was given to the Cossack cavalry who was fleeing crazily. Immediately after seeing the retreating Cossack cavalry, they circled the two wings of the Russian infantry phalanx and fled to the rear.  "Fire!" The Cossack cavalry scattered and fled, and the Qing cavalry that was pursuing them was immediately exposed on the opposite side of the Russian formation. Upon seeing this, the Russian artillery commander did not dare to be careless.  The order for bombardment was issued sternly.  "Boom, boom, boom" The artillery currently equipped by the Russian army are all the latest types of howitzers provided by the Kingdom of Great Britain. Although the range and power are far less than those of the Qing army, they are comparable to the early old artillery of the Russian army.  Great progress has been made. Even light howitzers can have a range of about 900 meters. As for heavy artillery, the range is as far as more than 1,300 meters. Although the number of artillery equipped by an army is not as many as that of the Qing army, it still has  There were more than two hundred guns, and the momentum of the simultaneous firing was quite astonishing. In an instant, the Qing army's forward was enveloped in a sea of ??fire.  "Withdraw!" Seeing that the Russian infantry phalanx in front was ready, and the Cossack cavalry was trying to reorganize the team behind the infantry, lacking the most important weapons for attacking, He Rong was naturally unwilling to use his elite troops.  The cavalry went on an adventure and immediately issued an order to retreat. At this point, a large-scale cavalry showdown came to an end. The Qing army won a great victory, killing nearly 10,000 Cossack cavalry on the spot and capturing more than 3,000 prisoners.  .  Although the losses of the Cossack cavalry were not too great and far from being broken, their morale was severely damaged. After this battle, they could no longer easily leave camp to fight, and the Qing cavalry did not dare to go.  A hard attack on the Russian army's solid defense offensive can only disperse the guerrillas and harass the Russian army in all directions. In this regard, the Russian army has no choice but to step up repairs on the defense line from Lake Balkhash to Lake Sassekol.  In order to block the infiltration and harassment of the Qing cavalry, on October 15, after forcibly recruiting a large number of Kazakh herdsmen and prisoners of war from Turkey and Kazakhstan, the Russian army finally succeeded in building a bridge between the two lakes.  Three lines of defense were set up, with various bunkers as fulcrums and trenches and other fortifications as the basis, which effectively restricted the activities of the Qing cavalry. In this regard, the Qing cavalry did not forcefully break through.  Because the main force of Yue Zhongqi's command had already arrived at the front line of Lake Balkhash, the strategic mission of the Qing cavalry to delay the retreat of the Russian army had been achieved.  Counting the Ili Border Guards under Tashan's command, the total strength of Yue Zhongqi's command has reached more than 225,000, with more than 30,000 remaining troops from the Turkish and Kazakh coalition forces as auxiliary forces. Although the total strength is still less than the Russian army's three  More than 110,000 people, in terms of weapons, equipment and even tactical literacy, were clearly superior to the Russian army. But even so, Yue Zhongqi never launched a sudden attack. Instead, he set up a camp a few miles away from the Russian defense line.  At the same time, the construction of the defense line also began. There is nothing to do, just because this year's winter is coming, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it is no longer suitable for large armies to fight. In the composition of the Qing army, except for the border guards who can adapt to fighting in severe cold weather,  In addition, most of the officers and soldiers of the Sixth and Seventh Army do not have this ability. Especially the Seventh Army, which has been stationed in relatively warm Chengdu for many years, has insufficient adaptability to severe cold weather. Under such circumstances, if it launches a strong attack, it will obviously be difficult.  The battle is unfavorable.  The Qing army did not rush to attack, and the Russian army did not dare to launch an offensive. The two sides almost competed to build fortifications and worked desperately to manage their respective defense lines. It was not until the first day of November that the heavy snow fell, and the two armies stopped.  These crazy emergency repair operations were carried out peacefully in their own military camps. At most, the scouts from both sides were going back and forth to test each other's strength. It was just a little fight.  There was no way to get on the stage at all, and there has been no war on the Western Front since then.  While the Western Front was in a stalemate, the Northern Front was also very calm. Keluntai's Third Army had stopped early on the Central Siberian Plateau, and Russian General Lev Tolsky also  Having already returned to Ufa Castle, many refugees who had returned from Central and Eastern Siberia were forced to build various fortifications to prepare for possible attacks by the Qing army. At this point, the war between China and Russia has fallen into a stalemate  …
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