Chapter 30 Jiang Pin's vanguard is ambushed and the Cossack cavalry is completely annihilated

Ouyang He said to Zhang Zhimu, who came to the command center: "Mr. Zhang! It seems that we still lack intelligence on the Russian side. After crossing the Yenisei River to the west, the advance of the center was suddenly ambushed by the Cossack cavalry. The Cossacks probably numbered more than a thousand people. Our vanguard was a regiment, and although they repelled the Cossack cavalry, we also suffered losses, according to Jiang Ping's telegram. ”

"The Cossack cavalry was good at fighting, they were born cavalrymen. They were even more striking than the Mongols. "Zhang Zhimu knew in his previous life that the Cossack cavalry was a world-famous cavalry, they came and went like the wind, strong and fierce, and they were a difficult opponent.

Chen Yufeng said disapprehantly: "I think Jiang Ji is playing too smoothly, and they are a little careless." Otherwise, with the weapons in their hands, as long as they are human, they can be easily dealt with. It is better for them to suffer a loss, and in the future they will know that they will not be able to relax at any time in the war. ”

"Uncle Chen is right, the Cossacks were also defeated by Genghis Khan at the beginning, and now no matter how powerful they are, they can't be stronger." Zhang Zhimu said, "Fortunately, our men were not in ambush and still drove the Cossack cavalry away." ”

"It is estimated that Jiang Jian will not let them go." Ouyang He said, "He is not a loser, he has already sent people to outflank the fleeing Cossack cavalry." ”

"It seems that the Russians should not be underestimated," Mr. Zhang said, "and the Russians who expanded into the Far East were mainly Cossacks, who were the sharp blades in the hands of the Russian tsar." The Russians are not too numerous in the Far East, but it is a lot of effort for them to gather more than a thousand cavalry to ambush our forwards. Also tell Jiang Jian not to despise our opponents. ”

"Come on! If you say something like this, it will be humiliating to him! Chen Yufeng did not agree with Zhang Zhimu's suggestion.

Zhang Zhimu and Ouyang He were also happy when they heard Chen Yufeng's words. For a general like Jiang Zhuo, it is indeed a little ridiculous to say this. Zhang Zhimu knew in his heart that he had brought the problems of those leaders in his previous life.

To say that this matter is really a big deal for Jiang Ji and them. They pushed along the Heilongjiang River from east to west, and rested after meeting Kulun and Zhou Yuji, and then according to the plan, Jiang Jian led two cavalry corps and six cavalry divisions to sweep westward in the north, south, and center. The Russians in the west of the North Sea had long been driven away by Zhou Yuji. They have not met an opponent all this time.

One cavalry division ran west along the south side of Tangnu Mountain, one cavalry division went west from the north side of Xisayan Ridge, and four cavalry divisions went west from the middle of Xisayan Ridge and Tangnu Mountain. Along the way, except for the resistance of some Mongols from the south side of Tangnu Mountain, there was no resistance in other directions, and those local natives, no matter whose army came at all, as long as they did not provoke them. That is, there was a Cossack castle on the Yenisei River, and it was all empty.

So although Jiang Jian has repeatedly warned everyone that this situation is not normal, you must be careful. However, the officers and men of the army promised very well in their mouths, but they really couldn't lift their spirits in their hearts.

When Jiang Pai personally led a large group of men and horses from the middle road to the west. Their forward regiment, as is customary, set out ahead of the camp on the western edge of the Donnu Mountains to open the way for the follow-up brigades. But they had not gone far from the camp when suddenly a tidal wave of horsemen in black cloaks and sabers came down from the hillside on the left. These surprise soldiers attacked very quickly and did not shout as loudly as the Mongols. The Yaogang Cavalry Regiment at the front was not good at stubble, and when it was in danger, it quickly took out its automatic rifle and fired at the opponent. However, the opponents were too close, and although they quickly killed many of the ambushes who rushed towards them, some cavalry still rushed into the ranks of the Yaogang cavalry. This is also a weakness of the Yaogang cavalry, because in the face of the cavalry that rushed into the Yaogang cavalry, they did not dare to shoot easily, for fear of hurting their own people. But they had automatic rifles in their hands, and they couldn't hold sabers. Such a hesitation turned into chaos, and the Cossack cavalry could not let go of such an opportunity, and immediately the kiln cavalry was cut off by them. Although the cavalry behind the kiln will soon knock off the cavalry that rushed in. But casualties are inevitable. Everything happened so fast that the Cossacks found their opponents too powerful after a single blow, and before the kilnmen could stabilize from the chaos, they left behind hundreds of corpses and ran away like the wind. The commander of the cavalry regiment quickly informed Jiang Zhu of the situation by radio. Jiang Jian calmly judged the situation, and immediately ordered two cavalry regiments to ride one person and two horses, and chased the Cossacks from both flanks.

This is still the biggest battle Jiang Jian has fought since they sent out their troops. Jiang Pai did not blame this regimental commander who suffered a loss, because Jiang Pai understood that the Cossacks had put a lot of effort into arranging this ambush, and they had come all the way, and they were probably under the surveillance of the Cossacks, and they had worked hard to choose the ambush location and the time of the ambush. Because this ambush site is condescending, rushing down from the hillside, extremely fast, and rushing over if you can't win, you can leave. In terms of time, the vigilance of the striker is extremely low shortly after he is dispatched, and the rear team has not yet moved, and the backup will not be very fast. Such an excellent ambush was the work of a master, and of course the responsibility could not be entirely borne by this cavalry commander.

The Cossacks chose a very good ambush point, but there was also a disadvantage, that is, the escape route was not good, and the retreat they went out was still a long valley. The Cossacks galloped wildly, and the horses that had been running were sweating, and the Cossack cavalry knew that they could not run anymore, otherwise they would all become infantrymen, because then the horses would be exhausted. However, they felt that they were far out of the danger zone, so they dismounted and lit a fire to get something to eat before leaving. But they were very wrong. The pursuers sent by Jiang Pai were one man and two horses, and they had no intention of letting them go at all. Despite the fact that the Cossacks lived in the wilderness for many years and produced little smoke from fire, the pursuers spotted them through telescopes from a distance.

The two pursuers contacted them through the radio, and surrounded them from a distance. As soon as the Cossacks wanted to eat, they found themselves surrounded. The Cossacks did not expect to be caught up so quickly and surrounded by them. Originally, Fang Cai suffered a lot of losses in the battle, they already had cowardice in their hearts, and now they were quietly surrounded by people, and what they were thinking about now was not fighting at all, but how to escape. But when they got on the horse, they realized that they could not get out today, and that there were people all around, and they were already surrounded by people. The Cossack cavalry was also strong, few surrendered, and with a determination to die, they rushed to the west, but before their horses could rush up, a rain of metal bullets fell on them. All at once the Cossacks fell in half, with men and horses. The rest of the Cossack cavalry was just stunned, and then desperately rushed outside. There was another rain of bullets, and there were only a few dozen cavalrymen left who could still sit on their horses.

The Yaogang cavalry originally wanted to capture these people alive, but these red-eyed Cossack cavalry made a suicidal charge. There was no way, the Yaogang cavalry could not be polite, and fulfilled them with red-hot bullets.

In the end, only about fifty wounded Cossacks were caught. More than 20 seriously wounded, the Yaogang cavalry gave them a shot. More than 30 people with minor injuries were put back on horses.

These Cossacks were also hard enough, and after being wounded and captured, they gritted their teeth and said nothing during interrogation. But where can they stand up to Jiang Mosa's methods, after a toss, they all said.

It turned out that the Russians found that a large number of Yaogang soldiers were coming, and even the Mongols, whom they were a little afraid of, were defeated, especially when they learned that the firearms of the Yaogang people were very powerful, and they knew that their little people in the Far East were no match at all, so they retreated to the west early. At the same time, someone was sent to report the situation here to the tsar. But the Cossacks were a people who would not admit defeat. After they had fought with more than a thousand people, they were emboldened again. They felt that the entire Far East, which was so vast, could not be given up so easily, and it would be too shameless to hand it over to the kiln people. Besides, they were convinced that the tsar would never abandon the Far East and would definitely send troops to fight him. If they can fight a battle here first, they will be able to make a difference. The Cossacks who led the team thought to themselves that perhaps the Tsar would be happy to make himself a nobleman.

As soon as they heard that there was going to be a war, the Cossacks were enthusiastic one by one, and these Cossacks, who had grown up on horseback, were willing to fight, and they were also confident in their combat abilities. There were countless opponents who were defeated by the Cossacks.

The Cossacks were not only valiant in battle, but also very good at fighting, they usually did not fight to the death like the Mongols, they often fought when they won and ran if they could not win, and they were good at strategy. When they decided to fight, they were also very sober, they relied on more than a thousand people, they could not change the whole situation, and it was impossible to completely defeat the Yaogang people, so they had to look for opportunities to give the opponent a blow and retreat quickly. The Cossacks had been sending men to follow and monitor the army at the kiln. Later, they found that the march of the Yaogang people was very methodical and difficult to start, but they still found a rule of the Yaogang people, every time they set up camp and restarted, there would be a forward team to go first, and the rear team would lag behind and set off. At this time, the team has not officially set off, and there is no way to support immediately if something happens, and the forward in front is not far from the team, and the vigilance is not high, which is an excellent opportunity to start. They felt that with more than 1,000 of them, a surprise attack would definitely destroy the vanguard of more than 1,000 people. Their plan was to eliminate the strikers and flee quickly before the Kiln Gang Brigade could support them. But they didn't expect that the combat power of the forward they faced was amazing, and they did not panic under one blow, and with terrifying firearms, they killed hundreds of them at once. The Cossack cavalry saw that they were defeated and ran away. What they didn't expect was that the Yaogang people absolutely didn't suffer any losses, and they didn't plan to let them go at all, so they sent two cavalry regiments to chase after them.

Through such a battle, Ningde also learned the combat ability of the Cossack cavalry. In the past, the Kiln Gang people had encountered enemy ambushes, but few of them were able to rush into the Kiln Gang team, and this time the Cossacks rushed into the Kiln Gang team, which also exposed the Kiln Gang's own weakness, that is, automatic weapons could not be used in the melee.

When the officers and men discussed this matter, they all felt that it would be better for each person to have a pistol, and that the pistol would be more effective in close combat. However, this proposal was rejected by Jiang Ting, because it was impossible to equip every soldier with another pistol. However, the platoon-level officers at the kiln post were equipped with pistols, so the result of the discussion was that if anyone was found to have rushed into the ranks again, the officers with pistols would have more to play. Although there are not too many such opportunities. In the future, it is better to pay more attention to the ambushes, and besides, the scouts who probe in front should be more clever.

In fact, Jiang Jian said so, but he also knew that when he encountered an ambush by a clever opponent, it would be difficult for ordinary scouts to find out. Because the adversary will prepare a lot in advance for scout reconnaissance. More importantly, the team must ensure the speed of the march, and the front reconnaissance cannot be very careful.

Jiang Zhu and their troops and horses along the south side of Tangnu Mountain to the west, after passing Tangnu Mountain, they will divide a group of men and horses to the south, they will join the Irtysh River with a team of men and horses who have sent a group of men and horses from Hami to transport grain and grass from Noningde, and then guide them to supply Jiang Pan and them. In the future, the supply of Jiang Pai and his team will start from Hami, and they can no longer supply from the direction of Kulun.

The battle between them and the Cossacks can be regarded as an official war with Russia.

Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He in the command center couldn't judge how much strength the Russians would use to deal with Jiang Ji and them, but they were confident that as long as the supplies were sufficient, the Russians would not be able to help Jiang Ji them.

Ouyang He looked at the map and said, "Anyway, we have to fight with the Russians. Now that this battle is fought, the Russians will hold peace talks with us. Then we can redraw the border with them. We can demand the demarcation of the border along the western side of the Urals. When they were not convinced, we decided to go to Moscow. Forcing them to agree. I think at that time we also asked them to demarcate the border along the Ula Mountain, which is an easy border to defend. ”

Chen Yufeng asked puzzledly: "We have conquered Moscow, why don't we occupy them?" ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "Hehe! It's all ours, then it's not ours. We don't have the strength to occupy the whole world, and if we do, we can't control it, but we can send people to control them after we draw the line. In Russia, their officials must be appointed by us, and we will send officials to assist them in their management. This method of control can be maintained for a period of time. As long as we're strong enough, we'll be able to control it all the time. We can't control it, so our boundaries can work. ”

"Hmmm! That's good," Chen Yufeng said, "and we should adopt this method as we move westward, and we will also choose a stable border to the west." ”

"I haven't thought about the western border," Mr. Ouyang said, "and we'll go westward and see." However, after Li Kui walked around, we had a lot of information about the situation in the west. ”

"The problem in our west is that we still need a lot of immigrants to come in order to be stable." Zhang Zhimu resounded about Xinjiang in his previous life, without the construction corps, Xinjiang does not know what the situation will be.

"Looks like we need to take a closer look at immigration." "There are a lot of immigrants in the direction of Japan, and a lot of immigrants in the west. Australia and North America also need a lot of immigrants. We need to come up with impactful incentives. ”

Chen Yufeng smiled and said, "I have a way!" It will work! ”

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