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The Qing army, which had fled all the way from Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou to the Yumen Pass, was almost at the end of their rope, they lost all their artillery, they lost all their ammunition savings, and the only ammunition in their hands was left on their bodies. And a musket without gunpowder and ammunition is not as good as a burning stick. The aura of defeat completely enveloped the Qing army in the northwest, and Yongying found that what he had expected before was impossible to realize, because he thought that people's hearts were too simple and simple.

No one would want to go to Xinjiang to eat sand, just after the end of the Battle of Lanzhou, the precarious Qing army did unite closely around Yongying for a period of time, but as the Fu Han army stopped in Lanzhou, in a winter's time, Yongying found that the people of the Eight Banners under his command had been reduced by more than three percent.

The remote and complex geography of Gansu, as well as the widespread large-footed daughters-in-law among the people, have given ordinary banner people a living space to escape.

At the end of the road, the actions of the Eight Banners have proved that Xinjiang is far from the Northeast [hometown], and it can give them more confidence and self-confidence.

When the ice and snow melted and the breath of spring swept across the northwest, the Fu Han army resumed its offensive against the Qing army in the northwest. The Qing army was defeated all the way, and a considerable number of banner people fled or were captured by the Fu Han army in the retreat, and even his own side Fujin and Gege died on the road. When Yongying was defeated all the way from Liangzhou Mansion to Yumen Pass, the number of Eight Banner Banners under his command was four or five thousand fewer than the number of Eight Banner soldiers.

Many banner people can not care about their lives in the current situation, but they hope that their families can survive, especially their children. Many of the Eight Banners' escapes were voluntary, not passive.

Since last winter, there has been a shortage of rain and snow in western Gansu, and the failure of the spring wheat harvest here is already a sure thing, just to see if the harvest will not be lost. Coupled with the looting of the Qing army and the impact of the war, there are not too many refugee groups. If it weren't for the accent problem, the remaining flag people of the Eight Banners might have run away.

Potemkin's brilliant blonde hair was still shining, shining golden in the sun. He was still wearing the uniform of a Russian lieutenant general, bright and neat, and wore a black triangular cap on his head. The war horse that sat down was also washed with a shiny glow, and it was extremely beautiful. But at this time, Potemkin no longer has the original sharpness and absolute self-confidence!

After fighting the Chinese Fuhan army for so long, Potemkin could not help but admit that he had seriously miscalculated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese.

Not to mention the Fu Han Army, which defeated the Qing army and fled, even if it was the Manchu Eight Banners New Army, its combat effectiveness was far beyond his imagination. But since he led his troops to officially intervene in this war, he has never heard of victory.

The relatively superior cavalry units of the Qing and Russian coalition forces could not bring them much help, whether it was the main force of the Fu Han army or their logistics and transportation troops, the strong artillery fire force turned them into an iron hedgehog, which always discouraged the coalition cavalry that occupied the numerical advantage.

And when their superior cavalry strength could only be used for battles and frontal combat, in this era, the greatest force of cavalry had been seriously weakened.

And what Potemkin did not expect was that in the far east, he could also see neatly like rows of bronze walls of European-style cavalry.

Although the Chinese cavalry were inferior in numbers, they used traditional cavalry and wall cavalry alternately, short-range assaults, combined with powerful and unmatched army units, and the power produced in frontal combat was far greater than their numbers.

The Russian army that followed the Qing army all the way to retreat outside the Yumen Pass was also very demoralized. Therefore, whether it is the Qing army or the Russian army, they all need a victory now.

Just when the people of Nanjing were paying attention to the water tower on their own land, and when the whole of China was talking about patents and one million, it was a hot night in Ying'e Gorge in the northwest of Yumen County. Now this is still a relatively abundant place of water and grass, out of Yumen County north to Mulongquan, through Ying'e Gorge to Horsehair Mountain, along the way on the water and grass is abundant, but not the 21st century of the desolate Gobi desert. It is also different from Huaniu Mountain in the northwest of Yumen County, which goes north out of Yumen County, and the land begins to lose sight of green not long away.

When you arrive at Huaniu Mountain, you can often see a big tree standing on a bare land in the distance, and there is only such a towering tree within a radius of ten miles, or even farther away.

Potemkin's Russian cavalry was hiding in the Ying'a Gorge, and now behind Potemkin stood a group of undressed cavalry, who were Potemkin's personal guard. When they first entered China, they were armed to the teeth in green uniforms, high hats, sabers, muskets, and at least two handcuffs around their waists, and numbered three hundred.

But what about now? The total number of these people is only about one hundred and sixty or seventy.

Although he did not want to admit it, Potemkin had a premonition of his defeat. The Chinese's steps of unifying their own country cannot be stopped by themselves, the current Gansu, the future Xinjiang. Potemkin knew that the Chinese were also maneuvering on the Baikal and Amur rivers, especially the former, and they sent more than 5,000 cavalry troops, all of whom wore cuirasses.

Russia's core in Siberia, Lake Baikal, has always been under the guns of the Chinese. This is absolutely a great sorrow for Russia.

Potemkin's biggest hope now is to be able to win a battle before the troops withdraw from the war and save his last face. He came to China to gild, don't be stripped of the slick and there is nothing left.

Leading 10,000 cavalry into the East, this was originally the credit that Her Majesty made herself, but she made it what it is now. Potemkin did not know how the battle situation on Lake Baikal was now, whether reinforcements from Western Siberia were in place, and how much. He is most concerned about the war at hand. The cavalry unit pursued by the Chinese arrived at Yumen yesterday, while their large infantry force was still at Jiayu Pass, opening up more than 200 miles in front and behind. The Chinese are too arrogant and arrogant. To use their own old saying: "The proud army will be defeated!" ”

A great fighter plane is just around the corner!

"Your Excellency General, news has come from the Tatars that the vanguard of China has entered Sandaogou."

A Cossack with a layer of loess on his body rushed to Potemkin and conveyed the latest battle situation to Potemkin.

A smile appeared on Potemkin's face, "The Chinese have already entered the three ditches, so let's seal the entrance to the three ditches." "This is Potemkin's best chance to wash away his shame.

Take Sandaogou from Yumen County to Anxi Prefecture, and then enter Hami in Xinjiang from Anxi Prefecture, although there is a Gobi, but the road is already familiar. Qianlong sent troops to conquer Xinjiang and Menghui several times, and the army took this road, which is the so-called Lanxin Avenue.

And from the Horsehair Mountain, go to the Wild Horse Well, and then follow the Minshui to the Xingxing Gorge, you can also arrive at Hami. And there is water and grass along the way, and it does not use the desert area between Anxi and Hami.

However, there are pros and cons, and the road is too far.

Of course, Yongying did not choose to go to Horsehair Mountain, he took Lanxin Avenue, and the basic territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Xinjiang has also gathered in Hami and is ready to meet it.

Since the Manchus had beaten Beijing, the Manchu rule in Xinjiang had come to an end. Not to mention the Mongols here, even the H people sharpened their knives against the Manchus. Even if it was the Hami Dynasty who was loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty at the beginning, this old Wang Yusufu had only been dead for a few years? That's the hero of the Purple Light Pavilion's portrait. The new Hami king Sak is about to break off with the Manchus. Although he did not turn his face to the Manchus and deny people, he stubbornly defended the city of Hami. Refuse to clear the soldiers and step into the city again!

Hami Oasis is the east gate of northern Xinjiang, and if you want to enter northern Xinjiang, you must go through Hami. From Hami to the west to Balikun, the Manchus set up a general military town in Balikun, and then to the west is the ancient city, which is followed by Urumqi. After Wusu, this is the Nine Cities of Ili!

At present, Xinjiang maintains a relative balance between the two sides. Although the overall strength is above the Qing army, no one wants to bleed by themselves, and others sit and collect fishermen. So by now, the Manchu rule in Xinjiang had collapsed, but wars, especially major wars, did not break out. Several important towns are still firmly in their hands. For example, the nine cities of Balikun, Urumqi and Ili in northern Xinjiang, and Yarkand and Kashgar in southern Xinjiang.

In later generations, the population of Xinjiang was more than 20 million, but after deducting the population of the nine cities of Yili, can there be one million people in Xinjiang now? King Hami seems to be the title of the king of the county, and he dominates the Hami region, but the total number of troops in his hands is less than 1,000, and now he is about to tear his face with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the total number of troops has only increased to about 2,000. It's already drained of the men in Hami City and the surrounding areas. According to a survey of Xinjiang's population, it is very likely that the population of Xinjiang will not reach one million. From this, we can also see why Dzungaria was able to firmly control Xinjiang for more than 100 years.

So here, the Han people are promising. Buddhism and Taoism will also pour in with the tide of immigrants, as well as the National Education Administration!

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The three ditches were a fairly wide area, and if the Cossack cavalry was unwilling to charge and kill, they could completely bypass the interception of the cavalry of the Fu Han army. It's just that in this way, they have to guard against the oblique impact of the cavalry of the Fu Han army.

The sound of hooves was faint, and soon it was like thunder rolling from the ground, and from far and near, the Cossack cavalry appeared. They were not afraid, and rushed straight forward without hesitation.

This fierce cavalry, which has been traversing Eurasia for a hundred years, has not taken a detour. They rushed straight towards the ranks of the Fu Han army. The Cossacks were fierce and proud, they stuck to their honor, and turned a blind eye to the fact that some of the cavalry fighters of the Fu Han Army who remained behind dismounted and discharged the queue, and they themselves did not want to dismount and fight.

It seems that the sea is full of tides, and at first glance it can't see a line, but in an instant, the waves are raging.

Hundreds of Cossacks scattered in formation, brandishing sabers in their hands, roared. A voice shouted, "Brave Cossacks, for Her Majesty, for the glory of Russia, charge—"

"Charge-" at least one battalion of Cossack cavalry galloping on horseback! The Cossack centurions bravely rushed to the front.

Black cloaks, galloping horses, and shiny cavalry swords, this is the Cossack.

"Ulla—"

The shouting of slogans was shouted among the Cossacks.

The cavalry of the Fu Han army on the opposite side was unmoved, and a sergeant officer stood in front of the cavalry team under the horse, shouting: "Shoot in a kneeling position in the front row!" ”

The soldiers in the first row, Hura, fell to one knee on one knee. Holding the gun, he was shoulder-to-shoulder, and his fingers were on the trigger. The front row shoots in a kneeling position, and the back row shoots in a standing position.

"Aim."

"Ready!"

"Put-"

When the Cossacks were already a hundred meters closer, gunfire rained out, and a dense stream of bullets swept out.

The charging Cossack cavalry seemed to have hit an invisible wall, and for a moment the man turned on his back.

The Cossacks, however, were undaunted, and became more ferocious as if a wounded beast. The Cossack cavalrymen chanting 'Ula' galloped faster on their horses and brandished their sabers faster.

At a distance of 100 paces, the two columns after the reload fired another volley. Although some of them were hit with muskets by the Cossack cavalry. The latter has already rushed to the front!

So this second shot of theirs also made the Cossack cavalrymen turn on their backs even more.

"Kill—" The cavalry in the rear row of the Fu Han army attacked, and when the Cossack cavalry was about to rush to the dismounted infantry. The cavalry on both sides violently collided together, and the people on the battlefield immediately resounded with a scream when they turned over on their backs. Then the dismounted infantry neatly put away their muskets, quickly returned to the place where the horses rested, turned over and rode their horses. "Brothers, follow me, ......" the sergeant shouted as he brandished his saber and rushed into battle without fear.

The white blades are intertwined, and the blood of people is splashed. During the fierce fighting, the sound of pistols rang out from time to time......

Dong Wei soon received news from behind him - a large number of Russian cavalry suddenly attacked the team that remained at the entrance of Sandaogou. Soon the news of the defeated troops also arrived, and the Russian cavalry that rushed to kill was not only the Cossacks, but also more Tatar cavalry and Russians, and the remaining cavalry battalions had to retreat.

The troops that the Fu Han army pursued into Sandaogou were, of course, cavalry troops.

As a large army that relies heavily on firepower, it is natural that this army is also heavily dependent on logistics. At present, Gansu is engaged in disaster relief, and the farther the Fuhan army is from Lanzhou, the more sluggish its action and speed become. The only troops that could maintain pressure on the Qing army were cavalry!

Dong Wei immediately realized that he was trapped. But he is not worried, there is not a single soldier in Yumen County, and all the people of the pursuing troops are concentrated in Sandaogou, as long as they do a good job of protection and dismount to fight, the current ability of the Qing army and the Russian cavalry to attack the fortified positions is not threatening at all, and he is not intimidated at all.

Yes, the main force of the Qing army in front of him was sealing the exit of Sandaogou, although the Qing army did not have artillery, but it was still difficult to break through with the strength of the cavalry unit of this reinforced regiment in his hands. But in other words, the task of their team is not to defeat and attack the Qing army and the Russian army, their task is only to stick to the Qing army and prevent them from slipping away too fast.

The current posture is that the Qing army and the Russian army want to pit them for a wave, then it will be simple, consume!

This place belongs to the alluvial plain area in the middle reaches of the Shule River, the terrain is relatively flat, divided into the Gobi zone, low mountains and hills and flood alluvial plains, and many tributaries of the Shule River run vertically through the territory, so there are three ditches to speak.

The Russians were blocked behind him, and in this terrain, it was really difficult to turn away, and there was no thick ice on the river, and there was no bridge. But it's also an obstacle for the other side to attack.

"Order the troops to move to the river and defend with all their might!"

Dong Wei's current strength is only more than 2,000 people, which is a reinforced regiment. If you fight to the death with the Qing army and the Russian army, it is purely looking for death. But when these people talked about it, it was not easy to rely on the rifles in their hands to keep them below the attack, and then there were cavalry small-scale counterattacks, and more than 2,000 people were eaten.

And with Dong Wei's order, a sapper shovel was held in the hands of the soldiers, and the cavalry also had sapper shovels, and the sapper shovels that could be quickly assembled were more often used as tools for cavalry soldiers to eat teppanyaki.

Along the river, defensive positions or trenches are being built at a rapid pace. And on the periphery of these people, small hollow arrays with artillery and private lines, plus cavalry waiting for the battle, like a huge rock towering on the seashore, withstood the day and night rush of the rushing waves.

"Your Royal Highness, we must teach them a painful lesson. Otherwise Chinese will definitely chase after us and fight into Xinjiang...... "Even this 'lesson' will make them pay heavy casualties themselves, and Potemkin will not hesitate to do so."

Yongying's eyes flashed with a cold light.

On the battlefield, the Russians have already begun to attack. (To be continued.) )