Chapter 489: Waiting

By the time the expeditionary pioneers' regimental drills began to shoot at the musketeers below the city and above the city, the battle was actually over.

Although many people did not even believe their eyes, the Mongols in leather robes were so skilled in handling firearms, and seemed to be more experienced than the Russian soldiers on the castle who had always prided themselves as civilized, and the range of muskets and artillery was a little longer than theirs.

Several artillery pieces at the head of the city were completely suppressed by the artillery of the expeditionary pioneer team, and the fire at the head of the city was not at all advantageous, and the dead soldiers of the Khanate were not able to sit idle, and after a little rest, they were driven over again, this time their task was not so dangerous.

To move the bricks and stones blocking the city gate or something, the original fire threat on it was completely suppressed by the expeditionary pioneer team, these captives of the khanate, just need to move the bricks and stones away, throw them into the trench that has not yet been filled, Baron Roganov and the officers of the castle defenders did not expect that the other side actually had an army inferior to theirs, although the other party was wearing Mongolian leather robes.

However, they already suspected that it might have been an attack by the Turks or the Poles in disguise, although they could not explain why the country far to the west would attack this place in such a large circle.

The last shred of will to fight to the death to protect the homeland was also exhausted, and the soldiers on the city continued to scream, or were hit by the fire under the city, or were injured by the masonry from the shells, Baron Roganov ran quickly from the city with a gloomy face.

Although the Russians are not afraid of death, they do not have the habit of fighting to the death with the enemy in a state of inevitable defeat, and the other party does not know what evil they have committed, but only the front of the main attack on the castle, if the other party's conspiracy, it is not like, when the dead soldiers of the khanate are attacking, if there is a current force to attack around the back, then it must be very difficult to resist.

Thinking about it now, I regret it a little, if the soldiers who were guarding in the other directions just now were transferred to the front, maybe it would not have been so difficult.

The Cossacks and their families were tidying up their carts and horses, and the guards of Roganov were shouting loudly and preparing horses for the baron, and some of them were there to make the blockage of the gate as high and thick as possible, but it was very ineffective.

The dead men of the Khanate were desperately carrying the bricks and stones, and from time to time they would take a few steps back, and the artillery, which was always on the lookout here, would fire at the doorway.

Under this dangerous situation, the Russians over there could not muster the courage to block it anyway, and when the two sides were in a situation where the two sides were in dire straits, the doorway would soon be emptied, and the dead soldiers of the Khanate thought in their hearts that they would finally end this bloody earthworks.

Suddenly, more than a dozen Russian soldiers appeared in front of them, the muskets in their hands slammed into the gun, and immediately knocked down the coolies of the Khanate, the dead soldiers of the Khanate already had knives, guns and weapons on their bodies, and at this time they pulled out and rushed over, but they did not expect that this time their bravery had no real effect, and the first batch was finished, and the Russian soldiers in the second row were added again.

The rotation was actually five rows of muskets, and at this time the resistance of the city head was gradually weakening, but the sudden strong fire here in the door hole forced the dead soldiers of the Khanate close to the city wall to a far place, and no one could get close for a while.

The artillery officer, who had always been concerned about the battle situation at the city gate, hurriedly ordered the three artillery pieces to continue to suppress, and the rest of the artillery turned around and was about to bombard the city gate.

"These ghosts can't hold on, they want to run!"

Liu 13 shouted loudly at a guard on the side, obviously there were rules here, Liu 13's words came out, the guard took out the flint and scythe and hit it a few times, and ignited a thick woodpipe lead in front of him, with a loud bang.

A ball of light rushed into the air with a roar, exploded with a "pop", and the golden ceremonial flowers bloomed in mid-air, and such a scene suddenly appeared in the boring and dark night sky of the battlefield, and everyone there was stunned by this beautiful scenery.

However, the soldiers of Fort Dimitri were obviously not in such a mood, and the Cossacks, ignoring the cries of their wives and daughters, silently equipped the wagons and horses and checked the ropes, and the Russian soldiers, under the loud arrangement of the officers, prepared all kinds of finishing work.

Baron Roganov's face was even more gloomy, he thought that the attack on the Obir Khanate was an action that was riskless, would not encounter any resistance, and made military merit and political capital for himself, and originally thought that this Dimitri Fort was a fortress on this plain that would not fall.

But God knows, I don't know where to kill such an army, their firepower and combat power are much stronger than Russia, and the current baron also understands that the brave warriors of the Obir Khanate, which tired them during the day and consumed morale, are not like the dead soldiers of the Obir Khanate, they are all driven behind by the mysterious army.

He must not be able to hold on, so he can only run back to his uncle's territory and continue to send people under the fence.

The back door of the castle was immediately opened under the vigorous pushing of the soldiers, and Baron Roganov, who was on horseback, rushed out first, followed by their guards, and the Cossacks, who had no official status, although they were free people, were now also following with their families.

It's not as lively as the front door of the castle, there is not even any fire, the weather is slightly gloomy this night, even the stars can't be seen, looking at the gloomy plain, Baron Roganov has a sense of security, while sneering in his heart at the siege army in front of him without military experience, it is a small save of face, on the other hand, he ordered his subordinates to speed up the march and leave here as soon as possible.

There are also several large Cossack villages nearby, go there to ventilate the message, and secondly, to take a temporary rest, in these areas behind the castle, are plains, even if the horses gallop at night, but not only the problem of terrain, Baron Roganov knows, it will not take long for the other party to find that they have abandoned the city and fled, he must hurry up, think of here to urge the horses more.

The tsar assured the Cossacks of their power as freemen, but did not say anything about their safety, the baron and the two hundred remaining soldiers around him were running fast on horseback, and the Russian infantry and Cossack tribal families behind were all there to curse loudly, but there was nothing to be done.

The speed of the horses slowly increased, and Baron Roganov felt more and more safe, and suddenly, in the darkness of the night, he vaguely saw a low wall in front of him, and he couldn't see anything clearly, and when there was a low wall, the speed of the baron's horse gradually slowed down.

But at this time, they couldn't change the direction, and the soldiers behind them all felt that something was wrong, they all took out their weapons, and they were dozens of steps away from the low wall, and vaguely, they should be able to see clearly......

As if a lot of fireflies suddenly appeared, a row of swaying dark red points of light suddenly appeared in front of him, this scene was not unfamiliar to Baron Roganov, almost at the same moment, a row of loud noises, countless fires burst out.

The Baron wasn't the main target, but he rushed too far forward, and several lead pellets slammed into his chest, knocking him off his horse.

The Russian soldiers who followed behind just raised their sabers and rushed towards the opposite side in vain, and the muskets in the second row rang out again, and the soldiers shouted and neighed, and the soldiers fell off their horses one after another, and some of the movements had time to turn, that is, they fled towards the darkness on the other side.

There were only a dozen people who could run out, and the musket team that blocked them had a total of 400 muskets, and nearly 1560 people had been killed in three rounds of fire, and the expeditionary pioneer team had only more than 1,200 arquebuses captured by them, one-third of which were placed at the back of the castle to wait for the rabbits, and two-thirds were placed on top of the front attack.

The Cossacks came to this land as a family unit, with their wives and small families, and all their possessions were on horses and carts, and men were on horses and carts, and men were on horses, and women, children, and children were on carts, looking around in fear.

The guards of the expeditionary expedition easily caught up with the Cossacks, they could not have outrun the light horses, and the Cossack carts had not even had time to form a circle and watch the escorts gallop there.

It's no wonder that these people are excited, according to the rules of the expeditionary pioneer team, these Cossacks and Russians, I'm afraid that these guards can get a share of the property, counting the old, weak, sick and disabled people of the Obir Khanate in front of the castle, although they can't fight, but grazing and farming are enough, and the expeditionary pioneer team will naturally not let them go.

A large population, a vast expanse of land, and a solid castle are all in the pocket of the expeditionary pioneer at once, and if there is a large amount of wealth that will go into their pockets, such things will make people happy, and after nearly half a year's journey, it will be harvest time......