"Cowards, shameless, despicable cowards!" Lieutenant Illarionovich yelled at the harassing troops of the Qin army who had disappeared into the darkness.

"Lieutenant, we should catch up. Kick the ass of these abominable yellow-skinned monkeys. A veteran shouted.

"That's right, Lieutenant. That's how it should be. Kick the Chinese in the ass hard. These damn cowards. The Russian soldiers in the company were clamoring for a lot of noise.

Soon, a group of seventy or eighty Russian troops ran out of the garrison position with torches and chased in the direction of the Qin army's harassing troops. Then, in less than a quarter of an hour, they entered the mine array that the Qin army had set in advance.

A small spark erupted abruptly on the ground, and the mine at this time was still a detonator-led fire, which was fine during the day, and it was very clear at night.

A Qin scout who was ambushed in the distance only saw a ball of fire burst out on the ground, and then several black figures were pushed into the air by gunpowder. Naturally, it was the blast wave of the mine.

When the hard ceramic sphere is fired, a mesh engraving line is left on the outside. There was also iron sand and iron pieces inside, and along with the air waves, countless fragments flew in the air. Or penetrate the human body deeply, or cut off a large piece of flesh, or simply penetrate the body. More lethal than a simple explosion.

The Russian army did not expect to encounter such an attack, the black light is blind, and the Chinese are not afraid to blow themselves up? A mine knocked over five or six people. Those who were killed by the bomb were quiet, and those who didn't die were miserable. Many of the uninjured Russian soldiers were also frightened, and some of them were so frightened that they ran around like headless flies. As a result, another mine was triggered. Immediately after the loud noise, the Qin army rioting troops and scouts began to shoot. Knock down the Russian troops who can still stand one by one.

Under such a sudden and violent blow. This group of seventy or eighty Russian troops suffered a lot of casualties. The Russian army that can run back is at most in the early thirties. The Qin army's rioting force was no more than a detachment, with two mines and a burst of fire. Defeat the enemy who has more people than you have, so this kind of achievement is not too easy.

No one went to clean the battlefield, no matter whether the fallen Russian troops were seriously injured or lightly wounded, they were all left to Lao Maozi to take care of. And there are really not only two mines in that area, don't accidentally step on them in the dark night, and you will laugh at people.

Skobelev soon learned what happened to Lieutenant Illarionovich. The troops on duty at night were all the elite of his army of more than 10,000. As a result, half of the elite company's forces rushed out, and in less than two quarters of an hour half of them were killed, and the wolf fled back. This was really unexpected.

At that moment, gunshots rang out from outside the camp. These Chinese soldiers only hid in the shadows and fired their guns vigorously. The Russian army will go out with torches, and it will suffer heavy casualties. If you don't light the torch and go out, you won't even find a shadow. This night is really passive!

By daytime, the Russian army was in much better shape. The harassment troops of the Qin army were more face-to-face with the Cossack cavalry and the vanguard of the Russian army, and did not have a great impact on the main force in the center.

And in terms of literacy, this army of Skobelev is really good.

A neat queue means the discipline of the troops, and there is no other sound of words except footsteps, which also means that the troops are strictly disciplined. And people are not wooden stakes that will not move if they are placed there, and the soldiers do not have enough energy and body. It is impossible to maintain the neatness of the queue for a long time. And the soldiers' sufficient energy and physical fitness means the level of training, and the kind of firm will contained in the soldiers' eyes means the morale of the army and the fighting spirit of the army. This is not a good point, and it is not in place. The soldiers will think too much, and their eyes will naturally become scattered and complicated. Only the morale of the army is high, the soldiers are full of self-confidence in the war, and all that is left in the eyes is a very simple and condensed gaze.

As a rising star in Central Asia. A famous general who contributed to Russia's annexation of the Three Khans of Central Asia. Skobelev had a high place in the hearts of the soldiers of the troops. The march of the main forces of the Russian army, the sound of the roaring footsteps only makes people feel excited. Sweat thunderbolt like a tree up.

This is the role of a famous general in an army. Just like the Qin army under the command of Liu Xian, they marched forward bravely on the battlefield. The soldier does not even think about the possibility of defeat.

The role of the spirit runs through the body of every Russian soldier, and they have a kind of pride from the heart.

In the midst of continuous harassment, the Russian army approached Gongchen City little by little. And the closer they got to Gongchen City, the more abnormal the surrounding scenery became.

Skobelev never came here, but Kirilenko did. At that time, the only impression that Kirilenko had was that the land was fertile and sparsely populated. Large tracts of fertile land are vacant and uncultivated. A few patches of farmland are also scattered. But what about now? but the land is joined together in large pieces. Between the fields, it is clear that there is unfinished work, which looks like a water conservancy project such as a canal. Divided into paragraphs, Kirilenko couldn't figure out for a while how to solve the gap in the middle.

These doubts are only minor. Kirilenko, Skobelev and others are more concerned with the total area of these fields. With more farmland, more food; When there is more food, the population increases; As the population increases, the city becomes more prosperous. This territory is more prosperous, and it is more able to support the garrison of many armies.

It's like the Russians in Siberia. Without cities as a foundation, it is impossible to garrison too many troops for a long time. The Chinese' 'solid edge' is doing a good job. It's only been a few years, and it's changed a lot.

Skobelev knows a lot about what is now Xinjiang. The Chinese government strongly encouraged the construction of water conservancy, divided land for the landless, and encouraged horse farming. The changes in the hinterland of Yili are really something that the Chinese have done little by little in the past two years.

In the past, Skobelev would still be contemptuous of 'building water conservancy'. In his eyes, the people of Xinjiang are as stupid as the natives of Central Asia. The Russians' repressive rule in Central Asia makes it difficult to mobilize the people on a large scale, and the efforts of the government alone to build these infrastructures are obviously a drop in the bucket.

The Qin army's rule in Xinjiang had been established for less than three years, worse than the Russians' rule in the Three Khanates. It is difficult for Skobelev to imagine what could be done under such an unstable ruling organization. It was only now that he saw the farmland for himself, and saw the unfinished but very large water conservancy project, that Skobelev realized that he was wrong. The Chinese government's ability to rule Xinjiang is far from comparable to that of the Russian government in Central Asia. They are able to organize people to carry out serious construction, not perfunctory.

And as he marched, Skobelev saw with his own eyes that such large-scale lands were not one or two, but one after another. The intervals between the large fields are also some unsuitable land and highland, and the Chinese are not empty here, and small trees with the thickness of their arms cover these unsuitable lands.

The scenery of the farmland is good, but there is not a single farmer in the field, and there is not a single herder on the pasture passing by.

The more he looked, the more ugly Skobelev's face became. Even if the Russians do not have a good reputation in Xinjiang, it is not uncommon for the locals to hide from the army, but it is very rare for them to hide so cleanly.

When he was in Central Asia, in the places where the resistance was most fierce, this was not the case after the Russian army was killed.

The continuous march did not see a single person from beginning to end. Thinking of the Qin army's constant harassment and small fires from time to time, this is too worrying.

The probe cavalry galloped back and forth between the vanguard and the large army of Skobelev, and two scouts rushed in front of Skobelev. "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel Rostov-on-Don has taken the town of Tucker."

"How many Chinese and Chinese soldiers are there in the town?" Skobelev asked.

The two Tanma looked a little strange, "Your Excellency, there are no Chinese soldiers in the town, and there are no Chinese. It was an empty, no-brainer town. Lieutenant Colonel Rostov took the Cossacks directly into the town. ”

Skobelev's complexion, which had just improved a little, became grim again.

He didn't look at the backs of the horses galloping away, and looked around with blazing eyes......

After the Russian army drove to the small town of Tucker, gunshots suddenly rang out in the fields and fields on all sides of the town.

It was not just one place, but seven or eight places where gunfire rang out at the same time, which made the Russian army nervous. The Cossack cavalry led by Rostov inspected the town inside and out, but found nothing unusual. Skobelev led the command into the town.

The casualties from the attack were minimal. The men were using repeating pistols, and in a matter of moments the bullets in the magazine were all fired. Then in the panicked eyes of the Russian troops on the periphery, in the few wisps of gunsmoke coming out of the muzzle, some figures flashed away, and then there was no other movement.

The Cossack cavalry struck again, like hounds chasing their prey.

Skobelev calculated the distance between the Russian army and Gongchen City, and was already determined to rest in the town of Tucker for a day.

In the afternoon of yesterday, they passed through the old battlefield of the Ferozov Division. A small single grave was found in the middle of the graves on the battlefield that frightened the Russian army, and it was written on it - Major General of the Infantry of the Russian Imperial Army Ilya. Andrey Ich. Tomb of Ferozov.

The characters are in Chinese. Skobelev was surrounded by people who knew Chinese. Next to the grave lay a saber and an Order of Vladimir of the 2nd degree. Both of these objects were cherished by Ferozov, especially the latter.

This tomb is supposed to really be Ilya. Andrey Ich. Ferozov's grave. The morale of the Russian army was greatly affected.

This is also the reason why, after arriving at the town of Tak at half past three in the afternoon, Skobelev ordered the troops to stop advancing and to rest and recuperate. Rest comfortably, eliminate bad influences, and restore morale!

They were only sixty miles away from Gongchen City. (To be continued......)