Yushchenko's expression of consternation gradually changed to unease, and then to disbelief, for he felt the ground tremble, and the dust, which should have been silent in the windless weather, was already shaking on the ground, as if some god was struggling to beat the earth in the distance, so that the aftermath was transmitted to their feet. 【】

"Cavalry, cavalry galloping at high speed......" Yushchenko knelt on one knee, watched the tiny grit tremble, and muttered to himself. At this time, many soldiers came out of their humble barracks, and they all looked at each other in astonishment, or looked into the distance.

And the neighing of the Cossacks on horseback finally reached their ears. "Cavalry, cavalry of the Easterners!"

"How many, two thousand or three thousand?!" The Russian lieutenant shouted loudly at the Cossacks who were getting closer and closer. However, his shouts were drowned out by the sound of hooves that roared like thunder.

"My God......" Yu Xianzhi stared dumbfounded at the overwhelming black torrent that emerged from the direction of the fortress of Udinsk, like an unstoppable wave, surging with the momentum of destroying everything.

There are at least tens of thousands of cavalry to have such a power that destroys the sky and changes color.

"Take up arms, enemy attack! Soldiers, take up your weapons, get into defensive positions, and hurry up the walls and rooftops. The lieutenant of the Russian Army turned pale and roared hoarsely, but looking at the Eastern Iron Cavalry surging like a terrifying wave, the station was already in chaos.

The horn, the desolate and distant sound of the horn sounded from the earth-shattering waves, and in an instant, people had a feeling that the scorching sun of the world suddenly descended on the ground, because the more than 10,000 Oriental iron horsemen were almost unsheathed at the same time, and more than 10,000 sharp knives reflected the sunlight, and the overflowing cold light almost blinded the frightened Russian soldiers and Cossacks.

"Wan Sheng!" Tens of thousands of iron hooves were galloping, and the horses' hooves were flying, crushing the vigorous and tough weeds into powder, stirring up the solid road gravel to fly, and the snow swords reflected the snow of the glacier, and even the luster in the blades was wrapped in a bone-chilling cold.

The roar of more than 10,000 people made the mountains and forests tremble, the sky trembled, and the Russian expeditionary force trapped in the military station trembled.

The barracks door that had been opened did not greet the hundred Cossack cavalrymen who had fled, and they did not even have the slightest hesitation, but directly bypassed the barracks and rushed towards the rear.

Yushchenko, who had opened the doors for the soldiers to greet the Cossacks, stood on the guard tower angrily and roared, denouncing these supposed heroic compatriots: "You treacherous vile villains, damned cowards, you should stay here and continue to fight." ”

The middle and lower rank officers tried their best to boost the morale of the soldiers, but when the waves of iron and swords swept like a wild wave, their courage was like a wanderer on the water, and they were instantly defeated...... －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－

"Tut-tut, look, look...... You bastards, you are really capable, you don't even have any scum left, why don't you think about it with your head, leave one or two alive, and ask about the situation? Wu Peng had a compassionate face, but he was playing with the war knife that had cut out the gap and was stained with dried blood, so he couldn't see that he had any trace of compassion.

And in front of him, a regiment commander was shy. Yes, after two or three months of wind and frost, the first time it was off to a good start, but the wolf had more meat and less meat, and the military station of less than 1,000 people made their crazy assault turn into a hell on earth, leaving almost no one alive.

The barracks and city walls that were originally hastily built have once again become a pile of prehistoric archaeological sites, and those severed limbs and stumps are hanging everywhere, of course, the tragic situation is not as exaggerated as Wu Peng described, there are still a few guys with broken arms and legs who survived, but they are all in a half-dead state at the moment, and there is no way to ask them.

"Division commander, you can rest assured, there is already a team of cavalry in pursuit, I believe it won't be long before there should be an echo, besides, it doesn't matter if there is a live mouth or not, the guys from the Reading Brigade of the Northeast Field Army have captured the fortress of Uginsk and turned the grain, grass and supplies of the Russian Expeditionary Force into trophies, and the city of Erkou has long been starving rats, and we have completely cut off their retreat, this Russian Expeditionary Force has become a turtle in an urn, hehe, At present, as long as we cooperate with the Northeast Field Army and cut off their rear roads, unless they grow wings, they will either resist to the death, or disarm and surrender. The chief of staff of the division over there stood up and laughed.

"Alright, give the order to the whole army, rest for two hours, and after two hours, immediately set off to the next station, and we will clean up all those poor worms." Wu Peng scratched his scalp and gave the order for the next step.

“…… Attention, attention, preparation...... Fire! At the sound of the command, the position made of sandbags erupted with smoke and fire, and the Cossack cavalry, which was charging forward, was severely damaged about two hundred meters from the position, and their horses fell to the ground as if they were frenzied, struggling and neighing on the ground, and the Cossacks who had fallen to the ground and were not attacked also let out a terrible scream.

Only then did they notice that the ground was full of sharp, cold-glowing four-cornered nails, and the spikes more than five centimeters long could easily pierce the horses' hooves and the armor of the soldiers, screaming and wailing one after another, and the orders behind the position kept ringing, and the rows of muskets were still so unhurried, as if they were holding a slow four-step dance fireworks display, leisurely harvesting the fresh life.

"Damn, damn it, why do these despicable fellows always hide behind there and don't fight our brave Russians in a dignified manner." Major General Petrov was very angry and whipped the treetops beside him, it was already the third day, and the Oriental people seemed to want to hide behind the position as shrunken turtles.

On the first night, after paying the price of nearly a hundred men, the obstacles had been almost cleared, but when they launched a charge the next day, they found that the first line of bunker of these Easterners was completely camouflaged, and it was simply a terrible thing that all cavalry and soldiers hated the most: barbed wire.

A few barbed wires frustrated the morning offensive again, for the barbed and tenacious wires were a great headache, and the Cossack cavalry also suffered heavy losses, turning the day's offensive into a contest between a farmer and a wolf.

Yes, very figuratively, the Russian infantry and Cossacks had to brave the enemy's artillery fire and use their own weapons against the tough and difficult things. Finally, at the cost of the lives of hundreds of soldiers, this damn barrier was finally broken and a few passages were opened for a dozen horsemen to advance.

However, no one could have imagined that when the Cossacks and soldiers cheered and poured into those passages and rushed towards the enemy's positions, the damned Easterners would have already spread a large number of simple and shoddy four-cornered nails within this barrier, making it difficult for the attacking soldiers to move an inch.

And every time the heroic Russian soldiers and Cossack cavalry rushed to the positions of the Orientals on the corpses of their comrades, the fire of the opponents seemed to be strong for a short time, in short, each time it seemed as if they could see the dawn of victory, but they were repulsed by the tenacious Easterners.

"Hell, artillerymen, let the artillerymen keep firing, go on, destroy their positions for me, I don't want to see those damn Orientals with ugly iron pots on their heads continue to appear on this river beach." Petrov, who was furious, shouted loudly at the herald beside him.

"General, the marshal wants you to come over." Rumyantsev's adjutant galloped up and came to the major general, who was directing the battle, and spoke loudly.

"Damn it! Well, you guys keep on the offensive and don't stop for a moment! Don't give those Orientals a respite. After a foolish order, Petrov hurried to the camp with the marshal's adjutant.

"Marshal, are you in a hurry to find me for something?" Petrov opened the curtain with some dissatisfaction, only to see a disorganized Cossack cavalryman sitting on the sidelines, panting, his armor already dirty, looking like a refugee no matter how he looked.

"What's going on?" Petrov saw Rumyantsev's gloomy and somewhat haggard face, and couldn't help but ask subconsciously.

"In our rear, at least more than 10,000 cavalry appeared in our rear, and they have destroyed several of our military stations in succession, no more than two days' journey from us, or even less." Rumyantsev's voice was not high, but the news still surprised Petrov.

"This can't be, how is this possible?! Damn, this is Siberia, and our enemies should be in front of us, not behind us. Can they fly with wings on their backs? Petrov shouted in disbelief, and two days of unsatisfactory attacks made Petrov's temper more and more violent.

"Who knows, when such a change happens, one thing is for sure, our opponent seems to be more than just fighting us for East Siberia." Rumyantsev stretched out his hand and scratched his somewhat itchy silver brow: "Or rather, the ambition of our enemies is to swallow our Russian expeditionary force." ”

"That's what they think?" Taken aback by Rumyantsev's bold assumption, Petrov turned the corners of his mouth into a contemptuous smile: "Do they have the ability?" ”

"I don't know, but if we can't take this beach by tomorrow, we will be caught in the middle of the East, and this situation will be very unfavorable for us, Major General Petrov, I want you to know this." Rumyantsev stared solemnly at the proud major general.

"Yes marshal, I understand, today no matter what, I will definitely lead the army and plant the flag of our Russia on that beachhead." Petrov saluted Rumyantsev and assured loudly.

"I will transfer another regiment of Cossacks to you, and I hope you will live up to the honor of our Russian emperor [***]." Rumyantsev replied with the same seriousness.

"Marshal, will the Udinsk fortress be in danger?" Just as Petrov hurriedly left the camp, someone next to him asked the marshal with some concern: "Do you think the cavalry will be able to take the fortress of Udinsk?" No kidding, my dear adjutant. Rumyantsev said with great humor.

(To be continued)