In Europe, which has been in war for many years, even ordinary generals whose qualifications are not very outstanding in the Russian army have certainly learned a lot of common sense in such operations, or they have not been negligent in many aspects. Even if he had suffered a defeat of 10,000 troops in the previous battle, it was not a nerve-wracking rout or a crushing defeat after all, so after deciding to keep an eye on this unprecedented strong enemy, he did not forget to be ready to deal with the surprise attacks that those strong enemies might launch at night.

There was not a shortage of timber and woods, and almost all the lower-level officers and soldiers also had the consciousness of doing it, but in about two hours, a large circular formation with a radius of about three miles was hastily formed. Trenches and even high wooden fences made it an obstacle for any opponent who intended to attack at night, and by relying on the campfires lit at night, the shooting army in the defensive circle could attack the opponent as if it were a target, making it difficult for any attempt to steal the camp to succeed in such preparations. In order to prepare for possible artillery bombardment and bow attacks at night, the Russian commander ordered the removal of all door panels in nearby villages, and even used all the shields carried by the army to form the most basic means of protection to cover some of the fortifications of the shooting army.

However, what the Russian army did not understand at this time was that the visibility of the Eastern European steppes in autumn was much stronger than that in the Central Plains. This adequate defense and garrison preparation did not hide the young eyes in the sky fifty miles away.

The child who was in charge of spotting in the air was originally a distinguished one in terms of eyesight and judgment, and when he used the best telescopes to observe, although the scene from fifty miles away seemed a little blurry, the brave child, after making the final choice, decided to rise higher to determine the accurate disposition of the enemy camp. In this way, before the attack, the team before the attack learned about the distribution of the enemy's army without the Russian army noticing.

As it approached dusk, preparations for the attack began quickly. The actions of more than 20,000 officers and men of the volunteer division, who have already received a lot of training in horsemanship, are not completely concealed, and there are many Russian troops living in the periphery, such as reconnaissance cavalry and vigilance forces.

"They came in pursuit with a force of about 20,000 men? It's a total combat opportunity! Although most of the Russian generals had lost confidence and courage in the previous frightening firepower, there were still some fairly determined shooting generals who said so.

The commander-in-chief of the Russian army understands that if he finally retreats like this, then his future can be said to be full of unknowns and risks. But if you get a meaningful victory and pull back a game, it's a different story. What I have to do now is how to effectively write the chapter that is likely to come. Therefore, not only did the team enter the rotation in advance during the day to prepare for the night attack, but also began to deploy a number of horse traps on the perimeter of the defense to prevent the rapid onslaught of the enemy cavalry. Taking advantage of some of the remaining gunpowder in the team and even the fallen leaves that began to wither in advance in the autumn, the corresponding realm forces began to be deployed on the periphery of the entire position. At least in the opinion of the commander-in-chief of the Russian army at this time, as long as he is fully prepared to deal with the enemy attack, everything should be fine.

At dusk, the balloon reconnaissance force that followed the main force of the volunteer army carried out the last reconnaissance at a distance of about 30 miles from the enemy camp, and after confirming many directions, distances, and information on the distribution of the enemy's formation, the entire cavalry team listened to it, and only advanced about five miles, most of the volunteer divisions began to dismount, and carried out a rapid night march with unique backpacks and even some unique flat shoulders.

The sound of horses' hooves did not seem to continue to be heard at the beginning of night, which puzzled many Russian generals, but some decided that it was not surprising: "Maybe they are planning to start an operation at dawn?" After all, the night attack around midnight, it was too difficult to reap the results... ”

At this time, the reconnaissance team of the Russian army also began to move from the main camp and carried out reconnaissance of possible enemy troops within a few miles of the surrounding area. In this way, the confrontation inevitably began when approaching the Russian military camp.

It seems that the Russian reconnaissance cavalry who went out to reconnoiter did not have too much training in night combat, and they quickly suffered serious casualties in front of the officers and men of the volunteer division who had excellent archery skills in actual combat. The first battle in the night battle also woke up some Russian officers who were preparing to launch a counterattack at night, realizing that although the number of enemy troops coming was not large, they were by no means despised by themselves.

However, when they approached a distance of about 200 paces from the main camp, the various units of the volunteer division had no intention of further approaching each other. It seems that the two sides met and fell into a standoff. At this time, the Russian commander-in-chief also began to deduce whether the intention of the coming strong enemy would be to quietly dig trenches and build fortifications at night to surround the team he led.

Several rounds of night reconnaissance found that although the other side seemed to be approaching and encircling from all directions, they were not all puzzled after the construction of a coherent trench.

Just when the commander of the Russian army ordered the whole army to prepare to assemble and break through in one direction, a series of fires accompanied by violent explosions sounded from all directions outside the camp one after another, as if countless powder kegs had exploded outside the camp.

The initial reaction of most Russian troops at this time was whether the attacking enemy army was ready to launch a blast, but their own gunpowder was detonated, but just a moment later, the heavy bullet rain that seemed to fall like a dark cloud even obscured the light of the lights and bonfires in the camp, followed by a terrifying scream like a mudslide.

In a very short period of time, 20,000 well-trained officers and men of the volunteer division deployed and detonated more than 1,000 blasting points, and launched a fierce blow at least 1.5 million heavy shotguns along the lateral or longitudinal distribution direction of the enemy's core area that had been detected before.

In order to prepare for a possible surprise attack at night, the battalion of the Russian army was not too loose, but often denser than those opponents in the country, after the fierce blasting strike, in order to finally be able to completely annihilate the enemy, and at the same time to observe the effect of this attack, and did not take the opportunity to launch a fierce assault at the first time, in case the collapse of the enemy after a serious blow is likely to break through at night.

However, what the officers and soldiers of the volunteer division did not expect was that the breakthrough of a large number of Russian troops in the battalion did not finally happen throughout the night.

(End of chapter)