At noon, in the tent of the Russian army.

Muravyov's expression was serious and his expression was solemn. He is nearly fifty years old, he is old, but his spirit is very good, his sharp gaze swept over the brigade commanders in the army, and said in a deep voice: "You have all participated in this battle, what do you think?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, I think the Qing army's firepower is too strong, suppressing our soldiers to the death, which is why we can't rush forward. Our soldiers have a strong physique and sufficient combat effectiveness, as long as they can rush to the position of the Qing army, they will definitely be able to solve the other side. The commander of the 1st Brigade, who was in charge of front-line combat, spoke.

"What else?" Muravyov asked.

The brigade commander replied: "Not for the time being!" ”

Muravyov snorted and said: "Superficial, you only see that the enemy's weapons are powerful, don't you notice the enemy's arrangement?" The army under Li Zhen's command was arranged in an orderly manner, and you attacked fiercely, and the people also counterattacked in an orderly manner, without the slightest chaos. Don't think that if we defeat Yi and expand our territory, we will be amazing. There are people outside the people, and there are mountains outside the mountains, and I hope that you will face up to the enemy and not still have the idea of contempt. ”

Everyone in the tent nodded solemnly.

Immediately, Muravyov said: "Compared with the weapons of the soldiers under Li Zhen, our weapons are indeed a notch worse, and this must be admitted. But haven't you observed that there are not too many such weapons? You are all fools, your brains are filled with snow slag, don't you know where the main attack did not shoot dense bullets? Obviously, there is a place where you can focus on attacking, but a swarm of people rushes at the muzzle of other people's guns, they are all fools! Why did I raise you bunch of shit? ”

Muravyov was angry, and the people below trembled, walking on thin ice.

In plain life, Muravyov is a kind person, very talkative, and can joke, but when it comes to business, Muravyov immediately changed his appearance, and no general dared to confront Muravyov in front of him.

There was silence in the tent, and a single pin could be heard.

Muravyov continued: "I ask that today we must take the mountain, collect some of the powerful weapons, and send them back to the country as trophies for study, so that the experts in the country can make such weapons as soon as possible." I think this weapon has a great effect on the development of the country. This must be done, no matter what the cost. Even if a brigade of soldiers dies, I think it's all valuable. ”

The brigade commanders in the camp tent had solemn expressions and did not dare to say anything.

After Muravyov finished talking about the war, he asked: "Brigade commander, what is the number of soldiers killed and wounded in the morning?" ”

The first brigade commander thought for a moment, and then said in a low tone: "Your Excellency, the battle for several hours in the morning is tragic! I sent four battalions of soldiers into battle, three of which were all from the first regiment and one battalion from the second, totaling 1,200 men. After the morning battle, nearly 800 people were killed and wounded, and more than 400 soldiers remained. Almost lost the strength of a regiment. At this rate of loss, a regiment would have to be thrown in the afternoon, and after the battle tomorrow morning, a brigade would probably be finished. ”

Speaking of this, the first brigade commander was extremely sad in his heart.

Because, the first to die were the soldiers below his first brigade, and they were all reduced to cannon fodder.

As soon as the brigade commander said this, Muravyov was immediately furious.

Muravyov stood up, stretched out his hand and pointed at the brigade commander, and shouted angrily: "Fool, if you still have a fart according to your calculations, I will directly roll up the bed and go back to see His Majesty the Tsar, and obediently return to my hometown." When you encounter a problem, you should immediately think about the solution, think of another way, and don't always think about extrapolating according to the current model, because it is useless. I just want the result, and you will think about how to implement it yourself. ”

After speaking, Muravyov waved his hand, and all the people under his command left.

All the lieutenants left, and Koniski walked in. Konski said: "Your Excellency the Governor, if you want to take the mountain today, I'm afraid it will be difficult! I think this arrangement is somewhat unrealistic. ”

Muravyov said: "You kid, you are helping the brigade commander to intercede." To tell you, the order has been passed down, I will not change it, I just want the final result. ”

As soon as Konski heard this tone, he knew that it was no fun, so he withdrew and told the brigade commander the result.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, at the bottom of the hillside, the brigade commander of the 1st Brigade of the Russian Army stood on the mountain, he looked at the Qing army on the mountain, and his face showed a helpless expression. He was very reluctant to give the order to attack, but he had to. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers launched the first attack of the afternoon. In this wave of attacks, the brigade commander specially asked the soldiers to determine the position of the machine guns, and after determining the approximate position of the machine guns, he then ordered the soldiers in charge of firing the guns to aim at the position and shoot.

Moreover, the charging soldiers changed their focus and avoided the dense firing area of the machine guns.

This change caused problems for the people on the mountain.

Especially Lu Shaochuan, the machine gun in front of him did not dare to open fire blatantly because of the bombardment of artillery.

Lu Shaochuan was also a thief elf, immediately shifted his position, and continued to fire after changing positions.

At the same time, he looked at the soldiers beside him and ordered: "Quick, immediately inform the prince, let the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion snipe the artillery of the Russian army under the mountain." Or, pull out our artillery and bombard the Russians, dogs, you can't let them fire unscrupulously. ”

The soldiers went to convey the news, and when Li Zhen learned about it, he ordered the artillerymen to pull out the cannons.

The cannon in Li Zhenjun's army was modified by Dai Yuanhua, which was more convenient and much lighter in weight.

Not only that, but the power of the shells has also increased.

Li Zhen ordered the soldiers to set up the forts, and then let the soldiers who fired the artillery aim at the artillery of the Russian soldiers and bombarded them. Compared with the weapons of the two sides, the weapons under Li Zhen's command are obviously more dominant, because the accuracy of the cannon is more accurate, and when the shell explodes, the lethality is also greater, and the range of the shell is longer, which comprehensively suppresses the weapons of the Russian army. As a result, all the shells of the Russian army were dumb.

The Russian soldiers had no artillery support, and the machine guns of Long Xi, Lu Shaochuan and others were even more violent.

In one afternoon, the soldiers under the command of the commander of the first brigade lost two more battalions of soldiers. In one day, close to the loss of two regiments, but did not regain them. He, the brigade commander, is also close to the level of a bare-bones commander. Moreover, he was not yet able to give a mission to Muravyov.

Winter in the north darkened early, and in the evening, Muravyov ordered to stop the attack.

In the camp, Muravyov looked at everyone under his command, his expression was not too sad, and he could even see a hint of joy in Muravyov's expression. Everyone was puzzled, and they couldn't understand why Muravyov was so happy, and was he happy if he lost the war?

Muravyov said: "A good thing for you, General Tchaifokov has returned. ”

ps: The third shift, call it a day. Brothers and sisters, rest early!