To the west of Vladivostok, there is still a large army marching.

This army was an army of 10,000 led by Tchaifokov.

Tchaifokov led his soldiers towards Vladivostok, methodically and without rushing. Compared with Medev, Tchaifokov was more low-key, more calm and sophisticated, and his marches and battles were extremely rigorous. He hurried with his soldiers, and the first group he sent out was scouts, who specialized in scouting news, followed by the vanguard army, which cooperated with the scouts.

In the end, it was Tchaifokov's army.

The army marched rigorously and orderly, without arrogance or rashness.

Everything is under Tchaifokov's control. Tchaifokov was not tall compared to most Russian soldiers, he was only 175 centimeters, he was considered short, and he was thin. It's just that he has a calm temperament, and his every move convinces the soldiers under his command.

"General, there is news from the front, and I found that the Qing army is coming." A soldier said.

Tchaifokov asked: "Did the scouts of the opposing side solve it?" ”

The soldier shook his head and said, "The other party's scouts are not easy to solve, so our people quietly withdrew when they didn't make a move and didn't alarm the other party." ”

The corners of Tchaifukov's mouth hooked and said: "Good, well done." ”

After a pause, Tchaifokov said: "Since the scouts on the other side did not find us, we will fight an ambush battle, wait for them to come, and then ambush us." "Tchaifokov set out to prepare for the engagement, to prepare for the next big battle. At this moment, Tchaifokov had another thought in his heart.

He led his troops from the west to Vladivostok, which was originally unexposed. Now that the army of the Great Qing Kingdom is coming to meet them, it seems that their plan to divide their troops into three ways has been exposed, so after Tzafokov arranged the next ambush battle, he began to consider the rest of the plans.

Even, he had the idea of changing his plans.

Time passed, and Tchaifokov and his soldiers hid in a white dead forest. Heavy snow covered the mountains, and the dead trees and forests were covered with snow everywhere, which made it extremely difficult for Tchaifokov's soldiers. But in order to ambush Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan, Tchaifokov and the soldiers endured the bitter cold in the mountains and forests and waited quietly.

"General, there is a team coming ahead, it is the army of the Qing army." The soldier reminded.

Tchaifokov said: "When they get closer, listen to my orders." ”

The order was delivered, and the soldiers waited.

It didn't take long for Long Xi and the team under Lu Shaochuan to approach. When the team passed the road on the edge of the dead woods, it was already in the firing range of the Russian soldiers.

"Shoot!!"

Tchaifokov roared and ordered his soldiers to shoot.

The sound of thumping bullets rang out and echoed through the mountains and forests.

For a time, a dense burst of bullets was fired, killing the Qing soldiers passing by at the edge of the woods.

"There is an ambush, retreat!"

"Retreat, we are in ambush, retreat!"

A loud roar sounded, and the Qing soldiers turned around and quickly retreated.

Tchaifokov ordered the pursuit, and countless Russian soldiers rushed out. On the vast snowy field, one army fled in a panic, and the other army yelled and chased after it, forming a beautiful scenery. After the fleeing Qing army ran for nearly five miles, another Qing army came out on the road. This team is the soldiers of Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan.

In fact, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan knew that there were Russian soldiers in front of them, and deliberately sent troops to lure the other party. Now that Tchaifokov's men have chased after him, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan led the soldiers to kill, and in turn attacked the pursuing Russian soldiers.

Suddenly, the Russian soldiers fell into decline.

In a short time, the situation turned around, and it became the pursuit of Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi's army.

The army pursued all the way, and when they chased to the previous dry forest, another thing happened that made Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan helpless. Tchaifokov also had a follow-up move, using his own way to govern his people, and also ordered his ambush soldiers to kill. For a while, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan were at an impasse again.

The two armies fought, and Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan were defeated and had to retreat.

The two led the soldiers to retreat quickly, and soon shook off the pursuers behind.

The army stopped to rest, and Long Xi counted the number of soldiers under his command, and found that the number of soldiers under his command was only more than 1,200 people. At the beginning, Li Zhen organized a militia and implemented the principle that all the people were soldiers, and Li Zhen also took the opportunity to expand the number of soldiers under his command. Li Zhen sent troops to meet Muravyov, bringing out more than 10,000 soldiers, Peng Yulin and Lu Shaochuan each led 2,000 people, and now there are only more than 1,200 people left, with 800 dead and wounded, which makes Long Wei extremely heartbroken.

Lu Shaochuan sighed lightly and said, "Old Dragon, we are so unlucky, we finally brought the troops out once." They were ambushed. This time, he was disgraced in front of the prince again. ”

Long Yu said: "The other party is too cunning. ”

The two took the soldiers to rest for fifteen minutes, and continued to walk with the soldiers.

Where Tchaifokov's army was, he gathered his generals.

Tchaifokov's expression was serious, and he said unhurriedly: "The order issued by the Governor is for us to go to Vladivostok and raid Vladivostok, but the Qing army already knows that there are men and horses on our side, and going to Vladivostok will not be able to play a role in a surprise attack. I decided to take the soldiers to turn around and raid Li Zhen's barracks. At that time, with the cooperation of the Governor, the two armies will attack at the same time, one army in the light and one army in the dark, which is enough to defeat Li Zhen. ”

Tchaifokov spoke his thoughts, and after hearing this, none of the generals under his command spoke against it, and they all agreed. Having obtained his consent, Tchaifokov immediately sent one of his men to Muravyov's barracks to inform Muravyov of his decision.

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In the Qing army barracks, Li Zhen's expression was solemn and his brows furrowed.

His eyes fell on Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan, but he didn't expect that the two would end in failure. Li Zhen sighed lightly and comforted: "If you lose, you will be defeated, it's not a big deal." Vladivostok was garrisoned by troops, and with the militia all over the city, it was useless even if Muravyov's army went. ”

Li Zhen did not hold him accountable, and Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan felt even more guilty.

Long Yu said: "Lord Wang, it's all my fault, I didn't think it through, otherwise I wouldn't have failed." ”

Lu Shaochuan also said: "It's me who didn't think it through. ”

Li Zhen saw that the two had a knot, and explained: "There is no army in the world that always wins, and victory and defeat are common things in soldiers. It's normal for you to be ambushed, it's not a big deal. Those who lead troops to fight must have a heart that can withstand pressure and be able to face pressure calmly. And, you have to be able to afford to put it down. You've failed, you're under pressure, and you've got to take it. Moreover, you must let go of the pressure of defeat and think about how to win the battle and how to defeat the Russian army, which is what you should consider, not indulge in and lose. ”

After hearing this, Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi nodded, their expressions serious and solemn.

Li Zhen continued to persuade again, and after some conversation, he comforted the two. After Li Zhen's persuasion, Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi began to cheer up and think about how to defeat the Russian army.

ps: The second shift, call it a day. Rong Xiaodong took a break and took an early nap.