Chapter 443: Imperfect Victory
"Your Excellency, a Chinese cavalry of tens of thousands of people is rushing towards us!" Major General Alexandra reported to Grand Duke Nikolai with an anxious face. (None.) After the pop-up window departed from Ulan-Ude, in order to block the 61st Infantry Division of the Chinese Army, they had already divided into two divisions. After that, when it encountered the Third Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army, it once again divided two divisions to block it. Coupled with the scattered in the night, now they only have more than 20,000 people in their hands. At this time, a cavalry of tens of thousands of people rushed towards them, how could they resist it?
"Your Excellency, the fleet has arrived in Koma, ask how long it will be before we arrive!" At this time, the adjutant of the Grand Duke Nicholas also reported. For Grand Duke Nicholas, the current situation is very critical. Although in the darkness of the night, with the cover of night, they managed to escape from the pursuit of the main force of the Chinese army. But this also makes their losses very large, and in the end, no one dares to guarantee how many people will escape.
"Major General Alexandra, lead your men and stop the Chinese cavalry. We're only three kilometres from Koma now, and if we stop them for half an hour, we'll be able to board the boat! Grand Duke Nikolai said. Before making a plan, he may have been a little sympathetic, ashamed to use these ordinary soldiers to fight for their opportunities. But now, it doesn't feel that way anymore. Anyway, things have come to this point, can they give up halfway?
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Major General Alexandra had no choice but to organize troops to block the ** team again. And Grand Duke Nicholas and others continued to flee with the remnants of their troops.
"Rush! Don't let a single Russian go, arrest them all! The officers and men of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Cavalry Army of the Chinese Army shouted loudly and chased after the Russian army. It's just that in this environment, they have to control the speed of the war horse, and they can't completely let go of the speed to pursue. Otherwise, they would have caught up with the Russian army long ago. The other three brigades of the Third Cavalry Army were also entangled by the blocking forces left by the Russian army. The 1st Cavalry Brigade also managed to get rid of it with great difficulty.
"Da Da Da!" The tongue of fire from the heavy machine gun was so bright in the night. The cavalry that rushed to the front fell to the ground at once. The rest of the cavalry had to rein in the horse's head. Start firing back.
"Da Da Da! Bang bang bang! "Chinese cavalrymen. With the light machine gun and cavalry gun in his hand, he launched a counterattack and fired at the Russian army. The battle was fierce, even if it wasn't accurate because of the darkness of the night. When you shoot, you mostly rely on your feelings. But in the case of the shadows, there are still many people who have been shot. The screams of the wounded soldiers, and the mournful screams of the horses, were heard far and wide under the night sky.
Grand Duke Nicholas and others. took advantage of the fact that the Chinese cavalry was dragged, and took the opportunity to quickly flee to the north. The fleet had already reached Koma, and as soon as they were on board, they were safe. As for whether the rest of the Russian army can escape, this is no longer something he can consider. Moreover, he has long explained that if he really can't resist, these Russian troops can surrender to the Chinese and save their lives. Most. When the war was over, he used some means to save them from punishment.
In the middle of the night, Ulan-Ude once again broke out into a fierce firefight. The 1st and 3rd armies, having received the order, immediately launched a fierce attack on Ulan-Ude. Two army groups, mobilizing four divisions and more than 70,000 troops, without artillery preparation. and launched an onslaught on Ulan-Ude. The rest of the troops, bypassing Ulan-Ude. Pursue the fleeing Russian troops.
At this moment, the Russian army defending Ulan-Ude has only three divisions and more than 30,000 people left. Moreover, the breakthrough of the main force made these Russian troops panic, they had a feeling of being abandoned, at this time, if they wanted to block the attack of the ** team with all their might, how could this be? In particular, the commander in charge of the broken rear was Major General Valentin, who proposed the breakthrough plan. He finally came up with such a way to get out, but he didn't expect that he would be sold by Grand Duke Nikolai in turn, which made him very aggrieved.
"Son of a bitch, you actually did this to me, this idea, but I came up with it! You guys are so shameless! Major General Valentin scolded hatefully in the underground headquarters. Originally, this was the headquarters of Grand Duke Nicholas, but now, Grand Duke Nicholas led people to break through the siege, and this place is also used by Major General Valentin. It's just that he didn't have any joy at all, and after staying and breaking off, this was simply sending him to death!
"Division commander, the Chinese have begun to attack, they have invested at least 100,000 people! The offensive is so fierce that we can't hold it anymore! His adjutant, a major officer, hurried into the headquarters and reported to Major General Valentin.
"Humph! Let the troops stop resisting, since they can't beat the Chinese, then surrender! Anyway, didn't Grand Duke Nikolai say it? If we can't resist, we can surrender! Major General Valengin said.
"But division commander, we surrendered just after the battle began, and we can't say anything! What if Grand Duke Nikolai has not yet managed to break through? After all, we will still have to return to Russia after the war, and if Grand Duke Nicholas takes advantage of this to embarrass us, then it will be trouble! Cover said worriedly. Although surrendering now, you can save your life. But there is one thing, it is necessary to complete the task of dragging the squadron so that Grand Duke Nicholas can retreat calmly. Otherwise, when the war is over, they will not have good fruit to eat.
"Damn it! Order the departments, no matter what, to resist the attack of the Chinese, then an hour, no, surrender in half an hour! Major General Valengin said. Grand Duke Nicholas and they have been breaking through the siege for quite some time, and if they go along with it, they should be able to escape the encirclement. And the defenders of Ulan-Ude only need to be pretentious and not give people a handle. Resisting for half an hour is already qualified.
"Yes, Commander!" The adjutant immediately went out to give orders.
Half an hour passed quickly, and during this period, the Russian army was defeated by the squadron, and their area of activity was constantly compressed. Just when the squadron wanted to wipe out all these Russian troops in one go. The Russian army gave up all of its resistance at once and surrendered to the squadron, which greatly puzzled the squadron. However, he immediately sent people to disarm these Russian troops and put them all in custody. At the same time, on the one hand, the army was organized to clear the remnants of the Ulan-Ude enemy, and on the other hand, troops were sent to continue the pursuit of the fleeing Grand Duke Nicholas. Grand Duke Nicholas, as the highest commander of the Russian army in the entire region of Eastern Siberia and the tsar's own uncle, if he could be captured, the battle would almost be over. It's just that the squadron didn't expect the Russian army to break through at this time, and it was very difficult to catch Grand Duke Nicholas in the dark of night and in such a chaotic situation!
From Ulan-Ude along the Selenga River to Koma, for a distance of nearly forty kilometers, the squadron and the Russian army engaged in fierce battles. An infantry division and a cavalry corps of the squadron launched a fierce attack on the Russian troops. And the Russian army, although the will to resist is not very strong, also tried its best to delay the attack of the squadron. Although, from the shape of the entire battlefield, the squadron has the absolute upper hand, and even taking advantage of this to completely end the battle of Ulan-Ude is not a problem at all. However, it seems that it is somewhat difficult to annihilate the Russian army.
At 4 a.m., a group of Russian troops finally broke through the blockade and arrived in Koma. This group of people was none other than Grand Duke Nikolai and most of the generals and officers of the Russian army. There are only a few thousand real soldiers. However, they look very wolfy. was able to escape from the encirclement and interception of the squadron, so they had to send out most of the army to block it.
At this time, Koma docked hundreds of cargo ships and fishing boats from Irkutsk on the riverside.
"Your Excellency, you are finally here!" In charge of commanding this fleet was a major general of the Russian army, who was beaming after arriving at Grand Duke Nikolai. The rapid defeat of the Battle of Ulan-Ude made the Russian army in Irkutsk also panic. If Grand Duke Nikolai is killed in Ulan-Ude, or captured, then the Russian army in Irkutsk will be leaderless. Well, now Grand Duke Nicholas has finally escaped. As for the loss of Ulan-Ude's army, this does not matter at all. There are also enough troops in Irkutsk.
"Hmmm! Stop talking nonsense, get on board. The Chinese are about to catch up! "Archduke Nikolai didn't care to say anything else, and immediately boarded a cargo ship. Other Russian generals and soldiers also climbed onto the boat. Whether it's a cargo ship or a fishing boat, whichever one is close to you climbs up.
"Da-da, da-da!" Suddenly, the crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the Russian troops who were boarding the ship changed color one after another. This means that the Chinese have caught up! It's a terrible thing!
"Get out of the boat!" Grand Duke Nikolai hurriedly ordered. If the squadron catches up, the whole plan will fall short. The Russian army in Ulan-Ude paid such a big price, and it was all in vain.
Soon, cargo ships and merchant ships, full or not, were leaving the shore. Some of the Russian soldiers, who had not yet had time to get on the boat, cried and climbed to the boat. However, in order to escape for their lives, no one will take care of them. Even in order to prevent these soldiers from getting on the ship, so as not to delay time, the Russian officers on the ship shot directly at these soldiers. Eventually, when the Chinese cavalry arrived, hundreds of Russian cargo ships and fishing boats had already left the shore. On the shore, there were still two or three thousand Russian soldiers who did not have time to board the ship. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation.
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