Chapter 418: The Decisive Battle (7)
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Under the command of Chen Yucheng, the Red Eighth Army and the Red Tenth Army bluffed to besiege the city of Wuding Fumin and Huimin, but the main forces of the two armies, with the coordination of the Red 28th Army on the left flank and the teaching brigade on the right flank, first ate the reinforcements that were gathered and shouted by Nobavsky in Huimin City from all over the city.
Subsequently, the Red 28th Army, which was mainly formed by Lin Wanqing's Fujian soldiers at that time, under the leadership of Li Zengling and Liang Chengfu, recovered Jiyang and Shanghe, forcing the Linyi defenders, who had been falsely shot by Cao Weiren and were now obviously in danger of being attacked from both sides, to abandon the city and flee north. And Yangxin and Haifeng in the north of Huimin also fell into the hands of the Red Eighth Army and the Teaching Brigade.
Under this kind of good shape, as long as Chen Yucheng is willing, the south will continue to besiege Huimin, and the north can easily take Qingyun and Leling, and go back and settle old accounts with Nobanovsky. However, in this case, will Pryushenko in Texas continue to sit firmly in the city?
In order to firmly attract Pryushenko's main force of Tsarist Russia to northern Lubei and finally inflict a annihilating blow, Qingyun and Leling could not be fought for the time being, and the city of Wuding Fumin should also temporarily ask them to continue to "be at ease" for a few more days. Cao Weiren's troops took the plain, and in the face of the fierce blows of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, after the defenders of Linyi Tsarist Russia abandoned the city and fled without authorization, Pryushenko was forced to abandon Lingxian in order to preserve his strength and avoid being broken by each one. According to the pre-war plan, as long as Huimin and Liaocheng are not lost, and the central offensive of Cao Weiren's Red Fifth Army slows down a little more, Priushenko is bound to constantly look for opportunities to reinforce in these two directions. In particular, the cavalry unit of Tsarist Russia stationed in Cangzhou is most likely to be put into Wuding by Pryushenko when it goes south to join the battlefield.
As a result, Tan Shaoguang, who had not appeared in the overwhelming battle across the Yellow River, appeared. The Red First Army followed the passage opened by the Teaching Brigade all the way, and crossed the Yellow River separately along the way to Lijin. As one of the hardest iron fists of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, the more than 10,000 iron cavalry of the Red First Army did not have much of a show on the frontal battlefield, they only taught the brigade to encircle and annihilate the Tsarist Russian soldiers and horses that reinforced Huimin at the same time, first swept some small towns on the coast, and then took advantage of the weakness to capture Zhanhua, which served as a backup guarantee for the teaching brigade that later attacked Haifeng.
The teaching brigade conquered Haifeng, and flew to capture the Zaoyuan Bridge that crossed the Maji River and controlled the Deng, Lai, and Qing prefectures to go to Beijing. At this time, the Red First Army, which had already swept away the mouth of the Dagu River, and under the cover of the teaching brigade, first crossed the Xuanhui River to the sparsely populated northeast, and then began to turn around and advance westward. Just before Vasilyev's brigade cavalry passed Guò Salt Mountain for half a day, the Red First Army copied behind them, and Tan Shaoguang made full use of the advantage of the "Eugene Russian Interpreter Team" in his army to seize Salt Mountain.
And the Red Army of the Northern Celestial Empire that the people of Qingyun had witnessed was just a part of the teaching brigade that they intended to show to everyone.
However, General Vasilyev, who trekked all the way to Qingyun and Leling, did not know this, all he knew was that the swaggering Taiping Red Army cavalry had already gone north. Then ask those who are said to have seen the Taiping Red Army advance north, how much has passed? Opinions are divided. Some say that there are thousand, eight hundred, and some simply say that they can't see the end at a glance. He simply could not inform Pryushenko exactly.
In the history of Yanshan, Xu Fu, a scholar of the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, was ordered by the Qin Emperor to take thousands of boys and girls, hundreds of craftsmen and warriors recruited in and around Yanshan into the sea to seek the elixir of immortality. They had food, clothing, and boats, and after wandering, they finally successfully crossed east to Fuso, and used the advanced skills of Daqin to create a glorious record of the island country of Dongying. Now, a real cavalry duel that is about to start has gradually opened here, once again highlighting Yanshan prominently in the long river of Chinese history.
Vasilyev's search force, which had left Qingyun, finally found traces of his desperate opponent in Wangshu Town. First, it was a hasty battle in which it was impossible to say who won and who lost, and then, as Vasilyev put his troops into batches, under the more ferocious blows, the Red Army of the Celestial Empire in Wangshu suddenly showed that it could not support it, and fled north of Xuanhui in a hurry.
Vasilyev, who seemed to have won the first battle, not only failed to get a little joy and comfort from the previous victory, but was shocked into a cold sweat. What does it mean that Wangshu's enemies dared to flee north to the Xuanwei River in the midst of the rout? It is not clear that Yanshan City has changed hands. You must know that after rushing from Cangzhou to Leling and Qingyun, Yanshan City has become an important hub for the rapid transfer of materials for his army, and it is okay without Yanshan.
Vasilyev decided to return to the division of Salt Mountain. It's just that Vasilyev at this time made a fatal mistake, and this mistake was caused precisely because he fought the Red Army of the Celestial Empire for the first time, that is, he easily won the victory. He did not inform Pryushenko of the actions he was about to start, and in his opinion, as long as he returned to the division with all his might, Yanshan would soon be able to return to his hands.
It seems that everything is going on according to General Vasilyev's wishes. Although the Taiping Red Army on the north bank of the Xuanhui River had hastily formed a temporary river defense line, Vasilyev quickly found a weakness in this line after several tentative attacks. He avoided the stubborn front of the Taiping Red Army, smashed the defense line of the Taiping Red Army from the west, and crossed the Xuanhui River with the main force.
It was only when he reached the north bank of the Xuanhui River that Vasilyev realized that the situation was not as bad as he had imagined. Yanshan has not been lost, looking from afar, the head of Yanshan City is still hanging high or the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty and their tricolor flag, but the west of the city is more than ten miles away from Yanshan City Mengcun as a base, the Taiping Red Army camp is connected to the city of Yanshan.
Vasilyev was excited. The village of Meng was the first to ignite the flames of war. Here, the imposing Vasilyev encountered an unprecedented stubborn resistance. From the three poles in the sun, until the afternoon, a small Meng village is still immovable. Vasilyev began to get irritated again. He cursed the incompetence of his subordinates, the Taiping Red Army under Yanshan City was restrained from the city, and it was temporarily unable to turn around and devote itself to the battle for Meng Village.
Seeing the tired demeanor of the Tsars due to the continuous travel, and admiring the tragic battle that lasted for several hours in Mengcun, Tan Shaoguang began to go out with the elite soldiers and generals who had rested for more than a day in the "camp besieging Yanshan".
A column of cavalry of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, which had spread out for more than ten miles, appeared on the battlefield in a majestic and neat manner.
For Vasilyev, the current Meng Village is no longer important, and the Russian soldiers besieging Meng Village have withdrawn from the battle for the battlefield that was still deafening with guns and cannons just now, and joined the cavalry formation that was arranging in batches.
Vasilyev knew that among their opponents was such a cavalry army, that is, they had eaten their more than 20,000 loyal tsarist troops in the Weihaiwei Special Zone. He just didn't expect that he would meet this opponent here.
The two huge cavalry battle formations were gradually approaching, and a confrontation was formed at a distance of only six or seven hundred paces from each other. In the process of setting up and approaching the two sides, Meng Village, which was still the main battlefield just now, arrived on the flank of the Red Army battle formation of the Celestial Empire.
Colonel Chefka, who was tired and had long wanted to find a place to rest for a while, was like a hyena that smelled blood, sweeping away the gloom and tiredness on his face. In this Vasilyev cavalry corps, which had more than 9,000 horses, it was really worthy of being called the Tsar's Eagle, that is, the seven battalions of Cossacks under his command.
"General, look at their formation," Chevka raised his saber and sneered at the sparsely spaced opponents of the opposite knights, pouting at Vasilyev, "as soon as you give the order, I can tear them apart from the middle." I even doubt that they understand cavalry tactics. ”
"Don't underestimate them." Vasilyev looked left and right at the various ministries that had entered a state of imminent battle, and reminded Chevka, "Our defeat in Weihai shows that they are not an army that can be easily dealt with. Let them be tempted to come and attack us first, Colonel, and do not rush to use your sabre, but teach them a lesson with your guns first. ”
Chevka shook his head and looked at the warriors who had already slung their spears and unsheathed sabers, "General, they are tired, and the only thing that can get them excited now is the blood splashing from the Chinese pigs on the other side, and the dirty heads that have rolled down. ”
"Wait, bear with me a little longer, dear colonel," Vasilyev smiled, "you'll have a chance soon." They were also tired from working under Yanshan City for a few days, and they would also be anxious at this time. With that, he sent a herald to the artillery position behind.
Vasilyev is not in a hurry, and Tan Shaoguang on the other side is not in a hurry. Behind the three rows of cavalry, there was an artillery position guarded by the army special service regiment and the police communication regiment, where more than 300 grenadiers of the whole army were concentrated, plus 2,000 horse pistols from the special service regiment and the police communication regiment, and he prepared a sumptuous dinner for the tsarist ghosts who would soon swarm in.
The sun was still setting in the west, and the sky began to darken a little, but the Taiping Red Army on the opposite side had no intention of striking first. This time, not only Chevka, but even Vasilyev couldn't bear it.
"Colonel, get ready to attack." Vasilyev raised his hand helplessly.
Immediately, Tan Shaoguang, who was on a dirt slope, heard the sobbing horn of the Tsarist army. At the sound of the trumpet, the earth shuddered, followed by the shouting of men and the churning of horses' hooves.
In the face of the dense and surging tide of the Russian cavalry, the battle formation of the Red Army of the Three Celestial Empires also began to slowly start. And just as the two sides were gradually approaching, and the menacing Chevka cavalry group was jogging and running, and before it entered the state of fast running, the second row of cavalry of Cao Wenyu of the Red Fourth Division, which was behind Qiu Yuancai's Red Third Division, suddenly accelerated in advance, and the officers and men of the Red Fourth Division unexpectedly jumped out of the interval left by the friendly troops in front.
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