After being besieged for more than ten days, the Russian army had already run out of food, and since five days ago, they have been killing horses and eating food. If it weren't for the fact that the Russian army camped near a small forest, after being cut off from the water source by Liu Xian, they had great luck digging a well, and they didn't have to wait until the food was eaten, there was no water to drink, no firewood to cook and make a fire, and the Russian army would either fight to the death with the expeditionary army, or all surrendered.

But despite this good fortune, the Russian army was only able to hold on. The terrible shape they faced remained unchanged.

More than ten days was enough time for the expeditionary army to dig tunnels and trenches close to the Russian camp. In the past two days, from time to time, a flowering bomb fell into the Russian camp and exploded, which is the best proof of this. It's just that Liu Xian's gunpowder reserves are not rich, Ili is blind to so many people's lives, but there is no known saltpeter mine and sulfur mine, and Liu Xianam's gunpowder needs for thousands of guns and 20 mortar cannons are all transported from southern Xinjiang.

"After more than ten days of preparation, I just watched a hammer." Rubbing his palms, Liu Xian looked at the Russian army camp not far away with blazing eyes.

Two batches of ammunition were transported to Ili via the Guò Chart Ancient Road in southern Xinjiang, and it seemed that there were hundreds of pack horses in each batch, but the total number was really small. As far as flowering bombs and grenades are concerned, after today's battle, whether there is still a little left can only be said by God.

If Liu Xian wants to say that he is full of confidence in his heart at this moment, it must be a lie. But the group of generals behind him at the moment all thought that they were very sure.

The Russian army has been surrounded for more than ten days, and no matter how high the morale is, it has been leaked to the end. It has become difficult to eat and drink, and if you compare your heart to your heart, you can still have the morale and fighting spirit of the Russian army at the moment?

And there is another reason that Liu Xian didn't expect. That is - this is the battle he decided to fight. For the generals of the expeditionary army, what Liu Xian decided would definitely win. Before he knew it, he had built his prestige deep in the hearts of every subordinate.

Don't talk about the previous war in Han China, don't talk about the war in Xining, Qinghai, just talk about the entry into Xinjiang. Whether it was the ambush battle at the Kara Pass, or the solid blockade blow, or the decisive battle by the Abu River, as well as the great victory over the Kokand army before and after, the lure of Agubai, the sneak attack on Huiyuan City, and every thing on the night of the first battle with Russia, Liu Xian used his victory all the way to forge his unparalleled prestige in the hearts of his subordinates.

Just as Napoleon appeared on the front line, the morale of the French army skyrocketed. Liu Xian is not as good as Cheng Dù now, but he has also reached the point where once the order is given, the whole army will be full of confidence.

On this afternoon, the guns roared, the flames dispersed, and the Russian camp was shrouded in smoke and fire!

A mortar cannon was pushed to about 100 meters in front of the Russian position, sitting on a circular 'battery' seven feet deep underground, and the round flowering shells were 'spitted' towards the Russian camp by the burst of fire.

In the blink of an eye, large columns of smoke and flames rose everywhere in the entire Russian camp, and the fragments of the shells swept through the camp like a storm. Fragments of wood, human limbs, dirt, or whatever else was broken, all flew around.

When the cannon rang out, Rondo was struck with a thrill. He was in the middle of the trenches that attacked the www.biquge.info of the Fat Pen Pavilion, and every trench on the battlefield here was arranged by Liu Xian himself. As one of the vanguard charging points of the attacking force, the front road of Rondo's squadron was not only covered by a large number of rifle fire on the left and right flanks, but also by the back and forth bombardment of at least seven mortars.

Now that the cannon is ringing, it means that the battle is about to begin. For a moment, the atmosphere in the trenches suddenly became tense.

A squadron of infantry was concentrated in this trench, full of soldiers and officers. Hearing the sound of cannons, although there were also people who were tense and nervous. But at least the average person stood up straight from the trench and looked forward. Rondo is one of them.

Everyone is a person who has come back from humiliation under the butcher's knife, and life is really not worth a penny.

When I killed the natives before, no one was killed. Now the Russians are coming, and they are killing just as hard. Rondo is such a person, and the blood feud of a family of eight has been avenged. There is no regret in dying.

"Rondo!" As soon as he turned around, he saw the squadron leader who was shouting loudly for himself, Guilin.

Calling Rondo to his side loudly, Guilin patted him on the shoulder and shouted:

"Don't fall behind the expeditionary army, you must play the majesty of our volunteer battalion! The Russians are nothing remarkable, we have an absolute advantage. I command you to take their positions for me with a single charge! ”

At the same time, inside another trench. Chen Bo was carrying a pistol and personally talking to several squadron leaders.

"Today, Lao Tzu personally led the charge! Who dares to retreat cowardly, the gun can't recognize people! Say the order again, and charge as soon as the shelling stops. Whoever was the first to storm the Russian position, Lao Tzu gave him the first credit! ”

The 'first' in Chen Bo's voice refers to a squadron. He and his squadron leader are old acquaintances, and they understand the meaning of their words.

Half an hour of fire preparation seemed to be long, and it seemed to be short, and it passed in a flash. When the time came, the sound of the artillery abruptly stopped, and the battlefield suddenly became quiet.

Chen Bo held a knife in one hand and a pistol in the other, and was the first to jump out of the trench, while raising his arms and shouting: "Wan Sheng!" Advance! ”

Then the middle and junior officers of the first brigade turned out, and then the soldiers. It is the tradition of the expeditionary army that officers lead by example. When he was just starting, Liu Xian personally led his troops to charge into battle. is very different from the tradition of the Qing army, in the expeditionary army, specifically in the Qin army, if you don't have this courage, you can't be an officer!

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Beijing.

I don't know how many times this has been, in the middle of this year, the entire Sijiu City was shocked by Liu Xianam's great name and brilliant achievements.

The first was the victory of the Abu River. In that battle, there were sneak attacks, ambushes, luring the enemy deeper, blocking a blow, then harassing along the way, and finally a duel to the death.

It is completely in line with the Chinese's impression of the art of war'. Especially just a few days after this good news was delivered to Beijing, Liu Xian passed on the good news again. The army surrounded the new city of Kashgar, and more than 3,000 people defeated the 20,000 reinforcements of Kokand. Restore the seven cities of southern Xinjiang!

Then the army entered Kokand and took the most important city in eastern Kokand - Andijan in one fell swoop.

The people of the country are excited. How many years, since the Qianlong Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty has not left the country for many years. The whole city of Beijing is in the same atmosphere as the New Year. R1152