As night fell, the Russian troops attacking Kulen withdrew from the battlefield like a tidal tide. But the corpses in that place could not be taken away. The choking smell of gunpowder smoke and the smell of blood in the air proved how tragic the battle had just been.

"Whew! Lao Maozi finally retreated, they were really desperate! Just today on the battlefield, they lost tens of thousands of troops, right? Wu Haoxuan stood on the wall of Cullen and looked at the battlefield with a telescope.

On the battlefield, Lao Maozi's corpses were stacked on top of each other, piling up a thick layer. Countless wounded soldiers who were seriously wounded but not yet killed were dying and wailing. It's just that no one cares about them, and no one saves them.

"Yes! Young marshal. Lao Maozi dispatched so many troops, but it was still in vain. It seems that if they want to break through our defenses and capture Kulen, it will be simply impossible. Lieutenant General Zhao Xifu also said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "This time, we just want to let Lao Maozi's head in Kulun City bleed, and let them bleed." Let the brothers go and help the wounded soldiers. In addition, be prepared to guard against Lao Maozi's sneak attack at night. ”

"Yes, young marshal." Lieutenant General Zhao Xifu nodded. Since Lao Maozi was not able to break through the position of the Northern Army during the day, they would definitely think of other ways. Taking advantage of the night time to launch a night raid is undoubtedly the best way to do it.

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Northern Army climbed out of the trenches, entered the battlefield, and with the bayonets in their hands, ended the lives of the dying and struggling Russian troops. Because of the lack of medicine, Lao Maozi will not save these hard-hit Russian troops. And even if the Northern Army has medicine, it is used to save its own people, and it will not be wasted on these old Maozi. So, sending them to God is already the best option.

"What are those yellow-skinned monkeys doing?" After seeing the actions of the Northern Army with a telescope, Admiral Vladimir. Puzzled, asked.

"Damn, those vile and shameless yellow-skinned monkeys, they don't even spare wounded soldiers, they are simply brutes. Aren't they afraid that God will punish them and send them into defense? Lieutenant General Fyodor yelled angrily.

"No, they're helping the wounded soldiers to get out. Since we don't have the ability to rescue the wounded. Those yellow-skinned monkeys wouldn't be so kind to save them. Therefore, it is also a relief for those wounded soldiers to suffer less. Another Russian general said.

A trace of shame flashed on Lieutenant General Fyodor's face, his infantry army had suffered heavy losses in today's battle, so he would not have a good face for the Northern Army, so he would naturally do his best to slander the Northern Army.

Admiral Vladimir nodded, said no more, and turned back to his tent.

Today's battle touched him greatly. The Russian army's attack can be said to be very brave. But they are after paying a huge price of casualties. But it was still unable to break through the defense line of the Northern Army. It is conceivable that the combat power of the Northern Army is also extremely strong.

Now, Admiral Vladimir is already a little worried, will they be able to break through the defense line of the Northern Army and capture Kulen? If not, then they're all done. Hundreds of thousands of troops, most likely, were lost in the Mongolian steppe. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Russia. For them, the senior generals in the army. It was a devastating blow. Even if they don't die, I'm afraid they will go to the prisoner of war camp. When the time comes. Their future is all over the place.

Two hours later, a brief report of battle damage was delivered to Admiral Vladimir. In today's battle, they lost more than 30,000 men each. But it was not possible to break through even a line of defense of the Northern Army. This made Admiral Vladimir's face very unsightly.

"Order the troops, prepare for a night attack tonight! Either way, be sure to break through the defenses of those yellow-skinned monkeys. Admiral Vladimir said viciously.

For the Russian army, there is not much time to drag on. If it is delayed in taking the city of Kulen. It's going to put them in danger. If nothing else, the scarcity of war materials alone was enough for them to starve to death in the city of Kulen.

Because the Northern Army had harassed them with cavalry before, they spent too much time on the road. So much so that after arriving in Cullen City, they were able to hold out for a maximum of ten days. If ten days have not been able to capture the city of Kulen. They don't even have enough food. When the time comes, let alone continue to attack, it is estimated that you will starve to death.

"Yes, General!" The generals of the Russian army also knew the urgency of the battle situation and received orders one after another.

That night, the Russian army launched a night attack on Kulen. In order to achieve the goal of breaking through the defense line of the Northern Army, they invested a full 50,000 people in this night attack. Moreover, in order to ensure the suddenness of the night attack, they did not even prepare for artillery fire, and directly sent tens of thousands of Russian troops to launch a sneak attack.

Although, the Northern Army has long been on guard. But because the vision at night has been greatly affected. If it weren't for the Russian army stepping on the mine, it is estimated that the Russian army would have sneaked to the front of the position.

After the traces of the Russian army were exposed, they immediately turned from a sneak attack to a strong attack. But in the same way, they were also hit by the dense firepower of the Northern Army. And this is enough to make the Russian army pay a heavy price.

Flares rose into the air, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the night as if it were day. The figure of the Russian army was all exposed to the strong light of the flares. And this also gave the Northern Army the best guidance for artillery and light and heavy machine guns.

When a trace of fish belly white appeared on the edge of the sky, the Russian army's attack stopped. 50,000 Russian troops, fiercely attacked for one night. They even broke through the defense line of the Northern Army for a time, but were eventually driven back by the Northern Army. In the face of the intensive firepower of the Northern Army, the superiority of the Russian army's strength really did not play much role. The only result they achieved was probably to make a mess of the first line of defense of the Northern Army, and at the same time caused the Northern Army to pay a lot of casualties.

In the next few days, the Russian army's attacks were still very fierce. The Northern Army is also desperate. The two sides fought fiercely outside the city of Kulun. The Russian army has an absolute superiority in strength, so it can unscrupulously invest heavy troops to attack. The advantage of the Northern Army was strong fortifications and strong firepower.

On August 3, the first line of defense of the Northern Army was breached. Wu Haoxuan ordered the whole army to abandon the first line of defense and withdraw to the second line of defense.

It was not easy to capture one of the defensive lines of the Northern Army, which made the Russian army ecstatic. You must know that in order to capture this first line of defense, the Russian army lost 100,000 troops. Similarly, the Northern Army also paid nearly 10,000 casualties. It was mainly sacrificed during the night attack of the Russian army, after being broken into the position by the Russian army, and when the white-knuckle battle began.

Lao Maozi Niu is tall and big, and when he is engaged in a tragic white-knuckle battle, his advantage is naturally much greater than that of the Northern Army.

The soldiers of the Northern Army, through the communication trenches, withdrew to the second line of defense, giving the first line of defense to the Russian army.

"Young marshal, we can still hold the first line of defense, and it will be no problem to hold on for another day or two." Lieutenant General Zhao Xifu said.

"There's no need anymore. The first line of defense has been almost destroyed, and if we continue to hold there, we will only pay more casualties. What's more, we also need to give the Russians a little confidence. Otherwise, would they continue to fight? There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Wu Haoxuan's mouth.

Lieutenant General Zhao Xifu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. That's right, it's really about giving the Russians a little confidence. If the Russians had known that they had not been able to break through a line of defense of the Northern Army with so many heavy casualties, they would have retreated. And now, although they suffered heavy casualties, they have finally broken through the first line of defense of the Northern Army. Although, there are still two lines of defense behind them, doesn't this also give the Russians a little hope? In this case, they will continue to fight to the death in Kulen and the Northern Army.

"Order the artillery, cover the first line of defense!" Wu Haoxuan immediately ordered.

"Yes, young marshal!"

A few minutes later, hundreds of artillery pieces of the Northern Army, plus a large number of mortars, opened fire on the first line of defense. Dense shells fell from the sky and exploded on the first line of defense, sending those Russian troops who had managed to capture the first line of defense of the Northern Army directly to their God.

"Despicable and shameless fellow! When we break through Cullen City, I'm going to let all those yellow-skinned monkeys die!" Admiral Vladimir's face was full of anger.

In order to break through the first line of defense of the Northern Army, the Russian army paid more than 100,000 casualties. But as Wu Haoxuan said, it also gave the Russians a little hope and made them see the possibility of victory.

Although, after days of fierce fighting, the Russian army was already a little exhausted. However, Admiral Vladimir still demanded that the army launch a fierce attack. He declared to his generals that the elite units of the Northern Army had been wiped out by them in the first line of defense. The Northern Army on the remaining two lines of defense was nothing more than a rabble. As long as they work harder, they will be able to break through the defense line of the Northern Army in one fell swoop and capture the city of Kulen.

It's just that General Vladimir doesn't seem to have imagined that the elite of the Russian army also lost almost everything in the battle to attack the first line of defense. The remaining Russian army, although there are still hundreds of thousands, has long been exhausted, and its combat effectiveness has also been greatly affected. Let them attack, that is no different from letting them die.

The entire city of Kulen, under the tragic battle between the Northern Army and the Russian army, has become a flesh and blood millstone. (To be continued......)

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