Chapter 937: The Iron Cavalry Highlights the Sound of Swords and Spears (2)
Kill, kill, Zhang Denggao can't remember how many knives he has chopped, and he can't count how many old Maozi he has killed, his arms have long been sore, and the command knife made of refined steel has also been curled, as for the revolver that was originally held in his left hand, he has long since lost it, and his feet are as heavy as lead, but even so, Zhang Denggao is still roaring and fighting, even if the guards around him have been killed, Zhang Denggao has never flinched in the slightest, and has always fought on the front line. [
White-knuckle warfare has always been the most cruel and bloody fight, either you die or I die, the fight is not only skills and tactical literacy, but also the courage and toughness of the whole army and soldiers, at this point, it is obvious that the Qing army that has just come from the era of cold weapons is better, as the casualties are getting bigger and bigger, the third division of the first army of the Siberian frontier is finally unable to support, leaving thousands of corpses, and retreating back in embarrassment, but the Qing soldiers on the side of the victor are also exhausted, No one had the heart to cheer such a hard-won victory, and the vast majority of officers and men were already paralyzed on the ground.
"Get up, arm!"
After a bloody battle, Zhang Denggao was covered with bloodstains, and it was difficult to say which blood was left by the enemy and which blood was dripping by himself, and his whole body was sore, but even so, he didn't care about resting, and walked around hard, pulling his hoarse throat, and ordered a group of soldiers who had survived the bloody battle to quickly organize their positions in preparation for another battle.
"Division Commander, look, Lao Maozi is here again!"
Although the officers and men of the Qing army were extremely tired, but the division commander had an order, everyone did not dare to slack off, and they all stood up with each other's support, and under the orders of the commanders at all levels, they all returned to the team for reorganization, and the regiments reported as soon as they finished counting, Zhang Denggao was shocked to realize how cruel the previous battle was - the two brigades full of 6,127 people before the war, only after such a melee, there were only 3,527 people left, and most of them were slightly or seriously injured, and the number of war dead was as many as more than 2,600 people. Zhang Denggao's heart was pinched, and he was hurting himself, but he couldn't hear a regiment commander beside him suddenly exclaim.
"Prepare for battle, machine gun, set up Lao Tzu, hit the fuck!"
Zhang Denggao turned back suddenly, and saw that three hundred steps away, four Russian infantry phalanxes were striding towards his position, his eyes immediately turned red, and he gave the general order with a roar.
"Da Da Da ......"
The two brigades of the Qing army should have had as many as more than 550 machine guns, but in the previous hand-to-hand combat, most of the machine gunners had been killed, and the machine guns were not too damaged, and there were nearly 300 that could be used, but fortunately, most of the remaining officers and soldiers were veterans in the army, even if they were not full-time machine gunners, but they were not strangers to the use of machine guns. And the four infantry squadrons of the Russian army that were killed in the front did not show weakness, while counterattacking with a volley of guns, while approaching the Qing army's position with the beat of the drum.
"Guard the battalion, go on, beat Lao Maozi down!"
Just when Zhang Denggao's department fell into a bitter battle, the right flank of the Qing army also encountered big trouble - in the case of repeated strong breakthroughs in the front of the Qing army, the commander of the left wing of the Russian army, Huachaivsky, resolutely changed his tactics, and adopted the tactics of frontal pressure of the main force and a roundabout assault on the side of the division, with the remnants of the first Cossack cavalry division and a division of the third Siberian frontier army from the far flank of the Qing army's array, forcing Zhang Miao's department to stretch the battle line, and as the war continued, the reserves that Zhang Miao could send out were also exhausted. Now there is only such a mobile force as the pro-guard battalion, but even so, the thin flank front is still in a crumbling situation, as soon as he sees this, Zhang Miao can only send a herald to Hongqing in the rear to report to the rear, while gritting his teeth and sending the pro-guard battalion out, as for himself, he is standing on the tall command tower with an iron face, not that Zhang Miao does not want to personally lead his troops to attack, but before the war, Hongqing had a strict order, and the commanders of all walks are not allowed to go into battle in person!
The guards are the elite of the army, this is the practice of the new army, the soldiers who can be selected into the commanders of the army are all sharpshooters, and they are also excellent in martial arts, and the combat ability is self-evidently strong, although there are only five hundred horsemen, but only one assault, it has been cut into the Qing army array in the thousands of Russian cavalry to herd sheep, which is considered to temporarily relieve the dilemma of the flanks, but the situation of the enemy has not changed, as the Russian army makes adjustments again, the flanks are still in a state of hard fighting.
On the battlefield in the middle, Yue Zhongqi used three divisions to resist the strong attack of the four divisions of the Russian army, relying on strong firepower, but it seemed to be at ease, not only blocking the frontal assault of the Russian army wave after wave, but even having the spare strength to send a brigade reserve to support the Zhang Denggao department of the junction, and stabilized the battle situation of the junction in time, but for a while and a half, it could not turn from defense to attack, and could only form a stalemate with the Russian army that continued to attack, although there were many enemies, and their own casualties gradually increased.
Compared with the stalemate situation everywhere, the original most relaxed Qing army left wing Cheng Guiwu is now in constant danger - a ruthless strategy and a lot of money Dun Duobu put in 50,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry in one breath, the total strength is nearly four times more than Cheng Guiwu's department, although the weapons are relatively backward, but it is an indisputable fact that the ants bite the elephant to death, in the face of huge pressure, Cheng Guiwu's department suffered great casualties, there is no other, Cheng Guiwu's department is mostly recruits, although it has been trained for more than half a year, but after all, they are all new battles, It is okay to fight a good battle, but once such a hard battle is encountered, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, and if it were not for the commanders at all levels to take the lead and set an example, the battle line would have collapsed long ago.
"Great Khan, look, the handsome flag of the Qing army has moved!"
The battlefield was full of artillery fire, the battle between the two armies was inseparable, and the tragic life made the strategist Alabutan and others who watched the battle on the top of Mount Gedon all dizzy, all speechless and trembling, in the dead silence of this faction, a sharp-eyed Dzungar guard suddenly shouted loudly, and a group of people waited to follow the prestige to pass, and immediately saw that the Hongqing Division, which had always stopped in the rear, finally began to move forward, and the direction was the left flank where the battlefield situation was the tightest, looking at the posture, it seemed that it was going to reinforce Cheng Guiwu's Division.
"Na Yuzi Second Minister, Qinggou is increasing troops to the left flank, the battle situation may be reversed, if you want to resolve this misfortune, the only way is to ask your troops to attack."
Hongqing's department came out like this, even if the face of the conspiracy Alabutan became ugly, there was no side, all the troops he could invest had been thrown into the battlefield, although there were still more than 30,000 troops left, but all of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and the combat power was almost equal to zero, even if the generals were sent up, it was difficult to be of great use at all, and the only thing that could be counted on was only the more than 30,000 cavalry troops of the Kazakh Khanate.
"This ......, that's good, the minister will go in person!"
Na Yuzi did not shirk this time, and only after a little hesitation, he agreed to the proposal of Arabutan.
"Okay, without further ado, the second prime minister just goes, and after this victory, Ben Khan should be grateful!"
Hearing that Yuzi was willing to lead the troops to the battle, the spirit of the conspiracy Alabutan was immediately lifted, and he didn't think much about it, and hurriedly made an empty promise.
"Great Khan, Your Excellency Grand Duke Gagarin, and wait here, and then go and send troops to attack!"
The military situation was like fire, Na Yuzi didn't dare to delay much, and after explaining the scene, he immediately led a few guards to rush down the hillside to the right flank......
In the rear of the Qing army, the tall moving tower drawn by eight war horses is still moving to the right flank, the speed is not very fast, and Hongqing, who stands on it, has no intention of stepping down from the tower, and has always looked at the rear of the Dzungar army with an expressionless face, which seems to be calm as usual, but in fact, there is a lot of sweat in the palms of the hands. Just waiting for Nayuz to react correctly.
Fail? That's a categorically impossible thing, no matter how you calculate it, the victory of the Qing army is inevitable, the difference is just a big victory or a miserable victory, and the key to such a difference is in the actions of Na Yuzi's department, this arrangement is undoubtedly a bit risky, but Hongqing has to do this, the reason is very simple, at the moment this strong army is the foundation of Hongqing's foothold in the court, he does not want too heavy casualties, moreover, the situation in the court is now quite strange, in order to ensure that everything is safe, Hongqing is really not suitable for a long time to fight abroad, in order to be able to calm the frontier earlier, even if anyone takes some risks, Hongqing can only gamble, and now, the bet has been placed on the table, just waiting for the time to reveal the Gu, freedom must not be Hongqing is not worried.
"The whole army is attacking, kill!"
For the sake of secrecy, except for a few henchmen, Na Yuzi did not inform the whole army of the true purpose of leading the troops to join the alliance with the Zhun and Russia, even if the war has begun, the vast majority of the Kazakh middle and low-level generals are still in the dark, and the object of the battle is not the powerful Qing army but to copy the back road of the Dzungar people, the whole army is full of joy and thunder, there is no other, the Kazakh Khanate and the Dzungar Khanate have always been mortal enemies, and there have been many major wars in previous years, that is, when the general Wang went west, The two countries have just stopped fighting, but the enmity between each other has not been greatly reduced, and now, to be able to stab the Dzungars fiercely, the Kazakh army is very happy, with Na Yuzi's order, more than 30,000 cavalry immediately agreed, shouted and rushed forward......