"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "The fierce gunfire resounded in the sky, and in order to recapture the bridge occupied by the Chinese cavalry, the Cossack cavalry launched an attack with their lives. One after another, the Cossack cavalrymen were shot and fell on the way to the attack, and the corpses of people and horses on the ground quickly piled up in a thick layer. The dying Cossack cavalry and war horses let out a groan of pain, rendering the whole scene very miserable. The thick corpses on the ground had already caused a lot of trouble for the Cossack cavalry to charge. But even so, the Cossack cavalry charged one after another. They all knew that retaking the bridge was their only hope of escape.

"Damn it, hurry! The Chinese are about to catch up! When the main forces of the Chinese catch up, we will die if we have not recaptured the bridge! "The commander of the 5th Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army looked a little restless. As time goes on, their situation will become more and more dangerous.

"2nd Cossack Corps, attack! At any cost, the bridge must be taken back! Major General Dimitry, commander of the 2nd Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army, also gave an order with a cold face, and tens of thousands of cavalry of the 2nd Cossack Regiment also joined the attack on the bridge. However, this is not something that can be solved by investing more troops. The bridge was only so wide, and the defense line established by the Chinese cavalry at the bridgehead was only thirty or forty meters, which made the Cossack cavalry, no matter how many troops they invested, only to attack on a defensive line of several tens of meters in the end. And this line of defense has been blocked by the heavy machine guns and mortars of the Chinese cavalry. The attack of the Cossack cavalry at any cost was nothing more than an increase in casualties.

"General Dimitri, what to do? The bridge is too narrow, and our superiority in forces cannot be brought into play at all! The commander of the 5th Cossack Regiment said with a gloomy face. If they can't get the bridge back, then they will have to wait for death.

"What else can be done? Only a desperate battle! The commander of the 2nd Cossack Corps, Major General Dimitry, said with a cold face.

"General, the Chinese have caught up, and it is still ten kilometers away from us!" A Cossack cavalryman, who came to Major General Dimitri, reported.

"Bastard! Since there is no escape, let's fight to the death with the Chinese in a dignified manner! Major General Dimitri said.

"Warriors of the 2nd Cossack Regiment, now we are cut off from the back and cannot return to the north bank of the Selenga River. We can only survive if we defeat the Chinese! Warriors, charge! Major General Dimitri agitated.

"Ulla! Ulla! "The remaining 10,000 cavalry of the 2nd Cossack Regiment immediately turned the dock and rushed south, ready to fight to the death with the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army. The 5th Cossack Corps, on the other hand, continued to attack the bridge, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture it.

Soon, the direct battle between the 2nd Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army and the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army began again. The Cossack cavalrymen, waving their sabers, rushed towards the 3rd Cavalry Corps. The soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, on the other hand, reined in their horses, returned fire with machine guns and cavalry guns, and shot the Cossack cavalry as much as they could.

"Da Da Da! Bang bang bang! The sound of light machine guns mingled with the sound of mounted guns and roasted beans, and a dense stream of bullets swept towards the Cossack cavalrymen, one by one, who fell from their horses after being shot. In this case, there is almost no chance of survival. Even if he wasn't shot, he would be trampled into a pulp by the high-speed horses galloping behind.

Even if the heavy machine guns and artillery of the Third Cavalry Corps were not able to arrive, the fire network composed of light machine guns and cavalry guns could not be underestimated. Most of the 10,000 cavalrymen of the 2nd Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army were shot in the process of charging. After they rushed to less than a few dozen meters from the ranks of the 3rd Cavalry Army, the cavalrymen of the 3rd Cavalry Corps also put down their cavalry guns, drew their sabers, and rushed forward against the Cossack cavalry. Although the cavalry of the Chinese Army emphasized the use of strong firepower to destroy the enemy, it was not that they did not know how to use swords. On the contrary, they were not inferior to the Cossack cavalry in the use of swords.

Tens of thousands of people on both sides were fighting together, but at this moment, the 2nd Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army had already suffered heavy losses, and the remaining thousands of people were the opponents of the 3rd Cavalry Army, which had more than 20,000 people. Even though the Russians are naturally tall, strong, and very brave, they are still powerless to return to the sky under such a gap.

"In this battle, we lost, the Chinese defense on the bridge was very tight, we could not attack. The main forces of the Chinese also came, and we failed. General Dimitri, what do we do next? The commander of the 5th Cossack Regiment asked. Now, their two corps, combined, are less than 10,000 people, and the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army has very slight losses, how are they in such a situation

Fight on? If you insist on it, it's just a dead end.

"Let's swim across! Whether you can escape or not, it's up to God forbid! "said the commander of the 2nd Cossack cavalry of the Russian army, Major General Dimitry. The current Selenga River is not turbulent, and although the water depth is not shallow, if you are lucky, you can still swim through.

Soon, the Russian troops rode to the Selenga River, and then, dismounting, led the horses into the water, ready to swim over. In the process, the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army had already rushed to the river. Standing by the river, they opened fire on the Russian Cossack cavalry who were swimming. Many Cossack cavalrymen or horses were shot, and gradually, the river was dyed red.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! When the artillery of the 3rd Cavalry Corps arrived, it launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the Russian Cossack cavalry that was swimming. This makes the situation of the Russian army even more difficult.

"Commander, the Russians are going to run!" Major General Li Zhuo, deputy commander of the Third Cavalry Army, said.

"Haha! Did they run? Cross the bridge, stop these old hairymen, and don't let any of them go! Major General Bashar, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, laughed. Although the Selenga River is not wide, it is impossible to swim across it for twenty or thirty minutes. The bridge was already under the control of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, and a large number of cavalry crossed the river from the bridge, blocked the north bank of the Selenga River, and continued to fire at the Cossack cavalry that was swimming across. In this case, the Russian army is completely desperate. Many people drowned in the river, and their bodies were washed all the way to Lake Baikal. The remaining Russian Cossack cavalry, in order to survive, also had to surrender.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, the fighting was over. The 2nd Cossack Regiment and the 5th Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army, totaling more than 40,000 people, were captured, and several hundred others escaped by chance. Most of the rest were shot, and a very small number drowned while swimming. And the Third Cavalry Army only paid the price of less than a thousand men. There is no doubt that the 3rd Cavalry Corps once again achieved a great victory.

After that, the 3rd Cavalry Army did not immediately attack the remnants of the 9th Cossack Regiment of the Russian army north of the Selenga River, but built strong fortifications at both ends of the bridge to ensure the safety of the bridge, and at the same time, some heavy machine guns and mortars were deployed on the bridge to block the channel of the Selenga River and cut off the logistics supply line of the Russian defenders of Ulan-Ude.

The main cavalry of the Russian army was eliminated, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Russian army in Ulan-Ude. Without the protection of cavalry, the Russian army in Ulan-Ude was not only cut off from the supply line, but also copied the rear road. This will make the Russian army in Ulan-Ude truly become a lone army, and the defense of Ulan-Ude will also become a real dead defense.

When the cavalry of the two sides faced off, the street battle in Ulan-Ude was also very fierce. The First and Third Armies of the Chinese Army launched an even more fierce offensive against Ulan-Ude. A large number of Chinese soldiers advanced in the city of Ulan-Ude, fighting with the Russian army for every street, every building, and even every ruin of Ulan-Ude.

"Your Excellency, something is wrong! The 2nd Cossack Regiment and the 5th Cossack Regiment were defeated, more than 40,000 people, except for a few hundred who escaped, the rest were killed. Major General Dimitri was also killed! The adjutant of Grand Duke Nicholas hurriedly rushed into the underground headquarters and reported the news to Grand Duke Nicholas.

Grand Duke Nikolai stood up from his chair with a look of disbelief.

"How is this possible? How could the great Cossack cavalry be defeated by these yellow-skinned monkeys? "Grand Duke Nicholas finished not daring to believe such a fact, or rather, unwilling to admit it. In his opinion, the Russian Cossack cavalry, which was definitely the most powerful branch of the army and the pride of the Russian army, could be defeated?

"General, it's a pity, but that's what happened. According to the Cossack cavalry who fled back, the Chinese had very strong firepower, and they did not engage in cavalry battles with us, but first deployed strong positions. The 2nd Cossack Corps and the 5th Cossack Corps suffered heavy losses in the course of the charge against the fortified positions of the Chinese. After that, the Chinese cavalry, taking advantage of the dominant position, crushed our Cossack cavalry. The adjutant said.

"Dimitri, that idiot! Since you can't beat the Chinese, don't you know how to retreat? 40,000 elite Cossack cavalry, just gone! "Grand Duke Nicholas is like an angry lion.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese occupied the bridge over the Selenga River and blocked the retreat of our Cossack cavalry. That's why they were almost wiped out! The adjutant said.

"What? Even the bridge was lost? Why don't those idiots blow up the bridge? "Grand Duke Nicholas only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he almost fainted!