Everyone felt that their eyes were almost blinded, and the mountains of gold, silver and jewelry made everyone's breath a lot heavier. In the eyes of many people, there is greed. Even though they were soldiers, after seeing so much gold and silver treasure, they still couldn't hold on. Don't talk about them, if you were any other person, it is estimated that there will be such a reaction, and even, even worse than them.

"It's all for Lao Tzu, stay here. No one is allowed to come in. In addition, everyone remember that these gold and silver treasures belong to the state, and if anyone dares to stretch out their hands, don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face and not recognizing people! A captain shouted loudly.

"Yes, company commander!" Although there is some unwillingness, everyone can only restrain the greed in their hearts.

One of the rules of the Empire's army* is that the spoils of war belong to the state. Of course, the state will not treat these soldiers badly. They will give some rewards to the soldiers appropriately. The soldiers of the empire have also developed this good habit for a long time. It's just that suddenly seeing so many gold and silver treasures at once, people still can't react.

The news of the seizure of the treasury of the Russians was reported as soon as possible. In less than 20 minutes, Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Major General Song Xinyu, commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, and Major General Zhong Wenquan, commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps, arrived here.

"The Russians of the dog day are really rich! With so much gold and other treasures, how much is it worth! Seeing the mountain of gold and silver treasures, Major General Song Xinyu couldn't help but say a foul word. Although he was a major general of the Imperial Army, he was still shocked by so much gold and silver treasures.

"Yes! But. From now on, this wealth belongs to the Empire. Major General Zhong Wenquan, commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps, also said.

"Two generals. The wealth here, according to our original valuation. It's worth about 2 billion Chinese dollars. However, it now seems that our original estimate is still too little. Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said.

"Two billion Chinese dollars? That's a lot! We don't have so much military spending for a year, right? Major General Song Xinyu exclaimed. Before the war, the empire's annual military expenditure was only three or four billion yuan. That is also the reason why the Empire's fiscal revenues are skewed towards military spending. Now, the gold, silver and jewels in the treasury of the seized Russians are worth two billion Chinese dollars, which is already the military expenditure of the empire for several years!

"Two generals, our capture of this place is only the first step. If you want to take possession of this wealth completely, you have to find a way to transport it back to China! Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said.

"That's right. It has to be shipped back before it can be counted as ours. Those Russians must have known the news of our capture of Tsarskoye Village, so with so much gold and silver treasure, how could they give up? If not, even the Prussians will be involved. Major General Zhong Wenquan said.

"The navy's warships have arrived in the Gulf of Finland, they will dock at Sester, and we must first send a force to capture it and seize the port there. Other than that. We also need to hold back the Russians and Prussians. Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said.

"Leave the task of attacking Sester to our 4th Cavalry Corps! One cavalry brigade would be able to take Sherst. In addition, there are not many Russian troops, and they are all rabble. There shouldn't be any big problem in intercepting them. The most serious problem is that there are so many gold and silver treasures. How are we going to get it away? Major General Zhong Wenquan frowned.

If nothing else, just these gold ingots. Each one weighs about 200 kilograms, depending on manpower. There is simply no way to transport it away. Even the war horse can only carry one gold ingot at most. The safest way to do this is to use a horse-drawn carriage to transport it. It's just that the horse-drawn carriages equipped with logistics materials are only a hundred or so gathered. And here the gold is more than 2,000 tons.

"The gold ingots were transported in horse-drawn wagons first, and all the wagons were gathered. And the war horses, just carry those gold, silver and jewels! The troops on the front line must find a way to resist the attack of the Russian army and buy more time for us to transfer these treasures! Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang said.

The Imperial cavalry soon moved into action, and Brigadier General Niu Zhiyang stayed behind to coordinate the transfer of these treasures. Major General Song Xinyu and Major General Zhong Wenquan led the main forces of the two cavalry corps, responsible for blocking the enemy's attack and buying them more time.

Although, the Russian army also reacted quickly. But it took a lot of time for 200,000 people to rearm and at the same time rush from St. Petersburg to the front. Taking advantage of this time, the Imperial cavalry had captured Sest, and the first batch of gold, silver and jewelry had been transported out of Tsarskoye and transported to Sest. The warships of the Navy have also arrived at Sester. Several transport ships will dock at the port and will be responsible for transporting the gold and silver treasures back to the country.

At 6:30 a.m. on June 18, 1855, the Russian counterattack began. The first group of more than 50,000 Russian troops launched an offensive from St. Petersburg in the direction of Tsarkoye Village. However, they were greeted by a dense cannonball of Imperial cavalry.

The Russians arrived in a hurry, and their troops were armed with nothing more than rifles and a small number of heavy machine guns and mortars. Heavy artillery and the like, there were none of them, so that after the battle began, they faced the disadvantage of being ravaged by the artillery of the Imperial cavalry. Although in order to ensure the speed of the cavalry, the Imperial cavalry was not equipped with shells of a caliber of more than a hundred millimeters. But in the field, the power of the 75-mm field gun is enough to inflict huge damage on the Russian army. The fragile human body simply could not withstand the shells of field artillery.

"Boom, boom!" Mortars also began to fire, and dense shells rained down like drops. Many Russian soldiers were torn to pieces directly in the shelling. Immediately, heavy machine guns were also added to the shooting, which caused heavy damage to the Russian army.

Although, these Russian soldiers are very heroic. However, in the face of the formidable firepower of the Imperial cavalry, they suffered heavy losses and were simply unable to break through the defensive lines of the Imperial cavalry.

The Imperial Cavalry is no longer cavalry in the traditional sense. They paid more attention to the firepower of their troops, and the war horses were nothing more than tools for their assault. The firepower of the Imperial cavalry, except for the lack of heavy artillery, was no different from that of the Imperial infantry, and for this reason, the Imperial cavalry was often referred to as mounted infantry.

"Hell! Those damn Chinese cavalry, how can their firepower be so strong? Is this cavalry or infantry! ”

Many Russian officers and men have raised such questions. Obviously, they felt very aggrieved.

Under the huge casualties, the Russian army collapsed, and the Imperial cavalry took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

The cavalry, with the help of war horses, sprinted at high speed and tore apart the Russian defense. The sabers in their hands shone with a cold light. Every flash of white light is capable of cutting off the head of a Russian soldier.

Under the onslaught of the imperial cavalry, the Russian army was even more wolfless. Many Russian soldiers even threw away their weapons and surrendered with their hands raised.

Duke Gorchakov and Marshal Wittgenstein, who were watching the battle in the rear, turned pale. The appearance of the Russian army is really disappointing to them. Relying on such a Russian army, how can it be possible to recapture the gold and silver treasures that were robbed by the Chinese?

"Chief of Staff, our time is running out, immediately organize an attack, we must tear through the defense line of the Chinese and return to recapture the gold that belongs to us!" Duke Gorchakov said through gritted teeth.

Now, he has only those gold in his eyes, and no soldiers' lives. Even if you pay a lot of casualties, you have to get that gold back.

"Hmm!" Field Marshal Wittgenstein nodded. Although the casualties of the troops were large, they now had no choice. If we can't regain that gold, Russia will completely lose the chance to rise again!

Soon, the Russian army launched another attack. Even if their attack is doomed to be in vain. However, no one stopped attacking. The commanders of the Russian army are driving the troops to the battlefield with a cold face, sending them up and letting the Chinese kill.

The Russians' attempt to recapture the gold that had been stolen by the Chinese cavalry was also known as the Battle of Gold. It's just that the result of this battle is still a crushing defeat for the Russian army. The Russians paid huge casualties, but they were not able to stop the Chinese cavalry from transporting the gold to Sester and to the transports of the Imperial Navy.

Protected by the main warships of the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet, no other country in the world can compete with the Imperial Navy for this gold. This battle also directly broke the backbone of the Russians. Although the wealth of Tsarskoye only accounts for seventy percent of the wealth of the Russian imperial family, the remaining wealth is still distributed in hidden places outside Moscow. However, having lost most of its wealth, it is impossible for Russia to re-emerge.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Fierce fighting continues, and the Russians continue to attack. However, their offense is more like going to die.

Lark in Prussia. Feng. Lieutenant General Sosta, who has been watching the battle. The Russians went to death one after another, which shocked him very much.

"The soldiers of the Russians, they are brave soldiers. However, they did not have a strong country, they did not have outstanding commanders, and this led them to defeat! "Ralke. Feng. Lieutenant General Sosta said. If Russia had an industry as powerful as the Kingdom of Prussia and a commander as disarmed as the Prussian Army, perhaps, they would not have fallen to this point, and the outcome of this war would have been rewritten! (To be continued......)

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