Three kilometers outside the north gate of Fufu County.

By the time the time of 8:50, the Black Dragon Army and the Boxer Rebellion had already arrived three kilometers away, but they could only stop here, because if they got any closer, they would probably attract the attention of the Russian guards on the city tower.

Bang bang bang!

Thundered!

Just as the time pointed to nine o'clock, gunshots rang out on the city gate, and at the same time there were explosions in the center of the county.

Almost at the same time, in the direction of the three city gates in the southeast, east and west, there was also a fierce sound of artillery fire, which was the Black Dragon Army field artillery battalion launched a feint attack on the three city gates at the same time, the purpose was to attract the Russian guards near the three city gates, so that they did not dare to divide their troops to rescue for the time being.

Three kilometers outside the north gate, Yue Weiyun also issued an order at the same time as the guns rang out: "According to the original plan, the cavalry battalion will go first, but it must maintain its speed until it sees the signal of the city gate tower rise into the air, and then charge at full speed." ”

Boom!

The speed of the horses slowly added up, and after seven or eight minutes, the cavalry battalion had reached a kilometer outside the city gate, and at this moment, a signal flare rose into the air, and at the same time the city gate was being quickly pushed open.

"Charge with all your might."

Tian Dachun shouted, and the speed of the five hundred cavalry of the cavalry battalion came up at once, and the speed of the cavalry battalion came together, and the battalion that followed closely behind, Fan Yi'an's department, and the follow-up troops all began to accelerate.

After the cavalry battalion got up at speed, under the full sprint, it took less than a minute for the head cavalry to rush through the city gate, and then still rushed straight to the center of the county without slowing down, and the subsequent battalion and Fan Yi'an's department followed the cavalry battalion and rushed forward; After entering the first intersection, the 2nd Battalion and Li Zongzan's Division collectively turned to the East Gate, while the 3rd Battalion and the Independent Battalion turned to the West Gate.

Da-da-da-da!

Bang bang bang!

However, after almost all the cavalry rushed into the north gate, they could see the Qing army a hundred meters away, which had surrounded the temporary military camp at the north gate of Tsarist Russia, and the battle had entered a white-hot state, and the battle was extremely fierce, but no matter how fierce it was, this was not their battlefield, they just glanced at it in a hurry, and then charged again.

Wealthy county magistrate.

I don't know whether to say that Zhou Dabiao was unlucky, or whether to say that he was inexperienced, or that the intelligence work was not done well, in short, the first place they attacked was actually the courtyard where the Qing officials and their families such as the deputy capital commander Ulemu and the county magistrate of Fufu County were located.

Although under the strong attack of Zhou Dabiao and others, nearly half of the guard company of the Tsarist Russian headquarters was killed, but after more than ten minutes, the Tsarist Russian commander Dakovsky gathered together with the personnel of the artillery regiment headquarters and entered a relatively closed courtyard to resist, thus entering a stalemate stage.

Inside the yard.

"Your Excellency Commander, the four military camps have called back, the three city gates in the southeast and west have been shelled, the current enemy situation is unknown, the north gate has been besieged by the Qing army, in addition, the north gate may have been breached, and a large number of Black Dragon Army cavalry are currently rushing into the city." A guard rushed in and said hurriedly.

"What, damn Qing dog, dare to openly violate the agreement formulated by Qing and Russia, after this battle, I must report to the War Department and let the Qing court give us a satisfactory explanation." Dykewski scolded.

"Your Excellency, the most urgent thing is that we need to make a choice, if we choose to break through and join the various departments, then we must do it immediately, if we choose to stick to the reinforcements, then we must send a telegram to the departments and ask them to come to the aid quickly." Chief of Staff Potolovsky reminded.

"Breakout? Stuck on the sidelines? ”

Dakovsky is also a little undecided, at present, the entire county does not know where it is safe, if you break out and meet the opponent's people head-on, what if you stick to the help, what if the other party's reinforcements arrive first, wouldn't it be even more finished?

"Go and call the company commander Solov."

After a while, Solov, the commander of the guard company, came to Dakovsky from the front line, and without waiting for Solov to speak, Dakovsky directly asked: "Commander Solov, how many troops do we still have, and how long can we hold out?" ”

"Report to the commander, after the convergence of our headquarters and the regimental headquarters of the artillery regiment, there are still more than 70 combat personnel in total, but there are still more than 100 non-combat personnel, and now these civilian personnel have all taken up arms and engaged the enemy outside the courtyard." Company Commander Solov paused, and then said: "In fact, the other side does not have many men, but it is more well-equipped, if the other side has no reinforcements, I am confident that the enemy will not step into the courtyard for half a step." ”

"Well, this is the loyal and brave soldier of my Tsarist Russia." When Dakovsky heard Solov's reply, he was very satisfied, and immediately decided: "Chief of Staff, call back to all departments, the enemy situation at the north gate is clear, let them quickly defeat the Qing army, and quickly come to the headquarters to converge, as for the south, east, and west, order them to immediately send a battalion of soldiers to the headquarters to converge." ”

"Yes."

……

"Damn, it's a shame this time."

Compared with Dakovsky's calmness, Zhou Dabiao, who was attacking outside, was in a hurry to stomp his feet, because whether he could quickly end the Tsarist Russian command would determine the direction of this battle.

Because before the battle, Yue Weiyun also proposed to send a battalion to support after the battle began, but he refused, because Zhou Dabiao also calculated that the Xigang Military Division had exactly three infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion, and the wealthy county town was exactly four city gates, so the best combination was to let each battalion of the Xigang Military Division take the Boxers or the Qing Army to fight, so as to maximize the combat potential, so he refused, thinking that he would definitely be able to successfully implement the beheading plan with the special combat team, who knew that there would be chaos.

In fact, Zhou Dabiao chose to attack from the backyard, which was originally correct, after all, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and it stands to reason that the commanders of Tsarist Russia should have entered the rest time, but who knew that they actually entered the wrong yard, so as to startle the snake.

Bang bang bang!

Da-da-da-da!

As Tsarist Russian company commander Solov said, although Zhou Dabiao's unit has fierce firepower, but there are no heavy weapons, and there are too few manpower, unless Zhou Dabiao intends to lose most of the team members and launch a decisive charge, otherwise, it will be difficult to break through the opponent's defense without many casualties, but if he really loses more than half of the special combat personnel in this battle, I am afraid that the commander-in-chief will have to directly peel off his skin.

"What should I do?"

Boom!

Suddenly, the feeling of shaking the mountains came from under his feet, and Zhou Dabiao knew that it was a large group of cavalry when he heard it, and then he thought that there was no cavalry on the Tsarist side, so it could only be the cavalry of the Black Dragon Army.

"Mo Dao, send a few brothers to take a look outside the courtyard, it is estimated that our reinforcements are coming." Zhou Dabiao ordered.

"Yes."

Sure enough, a moment later, under the leadership of Mo Daodao, Tian Dachun rushed in with a large force of troops.

Thundered!

Thundered!

Thundered!

Although the Xigang Military Subdivision was not able to change all of its equipment, when Yue Weihua left Qihar, he left Zhou Dabiao with 100 mortars and 70 Makqin heavy machine guns, and asked him to hand them over to Yue Weiyun.

Therefore, as soon as Tian Dachun arrived, Zhou Dabiao didn't say a word, and directly let the mortar company and grenadier group go first, under such a powerful offensive, the offensive and defensive balance was quickly broken, although Tsarist Russia resisted to the death, but the balance has been broken, the victory or defeat has become a certainty, the only uncertainty is only a matter of time.

……

The appearance of the cavalry battalion immediately relieved Zhou Dabiao's embarrassment, but the three battalions under the hands of Yu Busheng of the Qing army were suffering the most violent impact at the moment, the battle between the two armies was extremely fierce, and the Qing army was even more casualties.

The temporary barracks at the north gate, a total of two infantry battalions and an artillery battalion, totaling more than 1,500 people, because the battle started first at the north gate, therefore, the Russian garrison at the north gate was the fastest to respond, although the Qing army blocked the entrance and exit of the three Russian barracks at the first time, but don't forget that there is an artillery battalion in the Tsarist Russian barracks, more than a dozen field artillery.

Although the distance is too close, the field artillery is also not easy to fight, but there are also some field artillery models, which can be hit at a negative angle, of course, the hit rate may be much lower, but its power is there, as long as there is a shell hit, it is a large number of casualties, after all, the Qing army is a simple position, and there are no fortifications such as anti-artillery potholes.

Moreover, this kind of artillery is not only lethal, but also very crucial, that is, deterrence, a dozen to dozens of casualties in a single shot, which will make people frightened.

"Resist, resist me, and those who retreat die."

"Our reinforcements are coming soon, as long as everyone holds on for twenty minutes, it will be twenty minutes."

……

The team led by Nie Baishun, in addition to monitoring the deserters outside the position, was also constantly encouraging and cheering up the Qing army.

In a certain camp tent in the North Gate camp, Powell, the commander of the Tsarist Russian colonel, two infantry battalions, Hull, Munda Line, and the artillery battalion Usu, were gathering again to urgently discuss the military situation.

Although the Tsarist Russia opened fire with all its firepower, resulting in heavy casualties among the Qing army, the persistence of the Qing army also made Tsarist Russia anxious, because Dakovsky continuously sent telegrams urging them to go to the convergence quickly, but in fact, they were asked to rush to the rescue.

"Bastard, these damn clear dogs, they dare to collude with the Black Dragon Army inside and outside, they all deserve to die." The battalion commander of the major, Hull, scolded the Qing army for its perfidy.

"Hull, now is not the time to vent your anger, you better think about how to break through the Qing army's position and reinforce the headquarters as soon as possible." Colonel Powell said.

"There are no shortcuts to think of, only to launch a decisive charge."

"Fight, no matter how big the sacrifice is, you must go to the rescue as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Yes, these clear dogs must be broken into pieces."

…… (To be continued.) )