The cavalry of the Qin army guarding the position did not show weakness, they dismounted their horses, but it did not mean that they had no combat effectiveness.

In another 30 years, when heavy machine guns and light machine guns were popularized in the armies of the great powers, riding horses and dismounting to fight was the best way for cavalry to fight.

They had no artillery, and the cavalry units were equipped with mortars, rockets, and small-caliber cavalry guns, the latter of which had a maximum caliber of 54 mm.

However, in the southeast, where the Qin army was still prepared, the defenders were-for-tat and did not retreat at all.

The regular Russian army, a company of the first to be put into the attack, and a militia unit of 200 men, under the fierce counterattack of the Qin army, lost a third of their men in less than half an hour, and the wolf retreated.

Luca. Ilyashevich doesn't care, it's just a temptation.

Victory or defeat in the first moments of a battle does not determine the outcome of the entire battle. The Russian army sent cavalry reconnaissance to the left and right flanks of the position, and when no report of the cavalry activity of the Qin army was found, it was sent to Luka. In the hands of Ilyashevich, two thousand-strong Russian troops began to penetrate to the left and right of the southeastern position.

The person who served in the combat mission of Ulan-Ude was Xu Dongshan, who was considered a descendant of Liu Xian during the battle of Xinjiang. After Liu Xian withdrew from Xinjiang, it was only ten years before he climbed to the rank of general, but the Qin army killed Xinjiang again, and it was time to run immediately. In addition, he is a pure Han who can no longer be pure, not better than Nale, after being included in the new army system, the official is promoted to Ma Ma Yu.

Now he is still the commander of the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Cavalry Division.

Xu Dongshan was not worried about the southeast position that was about to be flanked. He was confident in the layout of the position. More importantly, the south of the southeastern position is close to the Orkhon River, and there is no column in the south. It is not possible to deploy large forces. There are fields on the north side of the position, and the Russian army will attack on foot and horse. All have to put a big discount on speed!

When the Russian troops on the south side opened fire on the Qin position, Xu Dongshan ordered a cavalry to tentatively charge the Russian troops on the right flank [south side].

The Russian troops on the offensive quickly turned their guns. The sound of artillery on the right flank was also tight, and soon merged into an uninterrupted roar. More and more Russian troops are gathering there, Luka. Ilyashevich felt that his temptation had achieved results, and the main force of the Qin army was about to jump to the table.

The troops of a battalion of the Russian army took advantage of the ridges in the field and tried to move to the flank of the Qin cavalry, but the Qin mortars bombarded fiercely, and the battalion was forced to retreat without even having a chance to fire a shot, and the battalion commander was also wounded.

Then a regiment of Russian troops attacked again, under the cover of artillery behind them. Shun 'routed' the cavalry units of the Qin army, but there was no substantial gain.

The damage to the Qin army is not as good as attacking the friendly forces in the southeast position of the Qin army head-on. The battle for the trenches made the position like a slaughterhouse.

In a whole morning, the Russian army launched five attacks before taking the first line of defense in the southeastern position. The Russian artillery aimed at the position from time to time and fired a burst of fierce shelling, and the third, fourth, fifth, and three offensive and defensive battles all ended in white-knuckle battles.

The blood of the Qin army, the blood of the Russian army, stained the yellow land black.

The battle continued until noon. From a distance, the southeast position was covered with smoke and dust. Groups of Russian soldiers squirmed on the battlefield, sometimes seeing neat offensive columns, and soon they turned into skirmishers; From time to time, a group of chaotic Russian soldiers can be seen running back in the wolf. One by one, the dead and wounded fell to the ground, and the wounded and sick wailed in pain.

Every once in a while, a new contingent of Russian troops moves forward into the battlefield. They are not really a new force, but mostly regrouped after retreating from the battlefield.

The crowd is overwhelming. One rises and one falls, back and forth.

The routed team is retreating. The regrouped team was replenished. Shelling, charging, hand-to-hand fighting, then being routed or losing heavy dà had to retreat, and then another repetition, repetition.

The battle was so fierce that even the air trembled slightly. The sound of cannons and shouts reverberated in the fields and echoed gracefully on the surface of the river.

In the city of Ulan-Ude, all the Slavs and Cossacks, as well as the Mongols and Tungusic who supported Tsarist Russia, listened restlessly to the sound of gunfire outside, knowing that this battle would decide their fate.

Luca. Ilyashevich stood silently behind the Russian position, and he was very unhappy in his heart. It is hard to believe that the war could be fought in such a scorching way, and the repeated fighting and shelling did not destroy the fighting spirit of the Chinese and exhaust their energy.

In the city hall of Ulan-Ude, Sergeev's fat body, cross-body with shoulder straps, and although his sideburns were like frost on his fat head, he sat calmly on a large chair, his expression was calm and calm.

On the battlefield, the two armies were engaged in a fierce contest. Sergeev's heart is definitely not as calm and calm as he is now, it is just a cover to hide his inner tension.

But Sergeev was able to do this, and it also had the effect of maintaining people's hearts.

On the southeast position, the two sides unexpectedly fought a close match. In the short term, the Russian army, which has the advantage of troops, will not be able to deal a fatal blow to the Qin army. Because thistles appeared in the second line of defense there, and barbed wire appeared in the third line of defense!

The scorching battle and the increase in the infantry strength of the Russian army made Luka. Ilyashevich knew what his opponent was up to. The Chinese are to use the position to attract themselves to constantly invest more troops in the position, and they will draw troops from other directions little by little, until they show their flaws, and the Chinese cavalry will take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

In order to make themselves have to increase the input of troops in the southeastern position, the Chinese, who clearly have barbed wire in their hands, arranged the barbed wire fence to the third line of defense, which is the last line of defense in the southeastern position. It's adventurous, but it's also very seductive!

Luca. Even if Ilyashevich had seen it, he could not refuse the temptation. Just as Xu Dongshan did not think that the Russians would be able to abandon the Qin army of the two brigades on the position, Luca. Ilyashevich also firmly believes that as long as he can take the last line of defense of this position, it is impossible to watch the Chinese cavalry of the defenders annihilated, it will appear!

So. The war broke out in the southeastern position.

"Bang Bang Bang-"

"Boom-boom-"

Gunfire crackled like popping beans, and artillery bombarded. There was also the explosion of a grenade in the roar.

The continuous blows fell on the charging Russian soldiers, and one by one the Russian troops fell to the ground. The brutal war cost them their lives.

"Ulla-Ulla-"

But in the fierce gunfire, the shouts of the Russian army are still loud. Especially the regular Russian soldiers, they really deserve the name of their gray cattle. Tame, follow orders, and not be afraid of death.

Sixty or seventy casualties were paid, and the defenders took the lives of half a battalion of Russian troops. The remnants of the Russian army retreated in panic.

The fierce battles again and again were like stones thrown into the rippling lake, splashing layer after layer of waves. These waves gather small and grow into large ones, and sooner or later they can set off stormy waves. The 'Qinzi' boat floating in the lake was overturned and submerged. After all, there were only two brigades of troops responsible for guarding the position. Until now, the losses of the Qin army have also been huge.

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Xu Dongshan still has 3,000 horsemen in his hand. 8 120mm heavy mortars, 60 and 80 light and medium mortars, more than 50. Thirty-six heavy machine guns, like the mortars, each with ample ammunition.

The cavalry of the six brigades always gathered into a fist, out of sight of the Russian troops. The wide distance between their position and the southeast position was where the Qin scouts and the Russian Cossacks went back and forth.

Luca. Ilyashevich was not always figuring out where the main forces of the Chinese cavalry were. He had the Cossacks in his hands, the best hussars in the world, and naturally let them out in search of prey. A narrow encounter with the reconnaissance unit of the Qin cavalry. Then only the braver can win.

Anyway, so far, the Cossacks have not come within ten miles of the main gathering area of the Qin army.

The Qin reconnaissance cavalry, armed to the teeth, was no match for the Cossacks in terms of horsemanship. Saber fighting, probably, was no match for the Cossacks either.

And the pistol. The firing range is near. Among the weapons of cavalry, with the gradual popularization of repeating rifles, the status has been greatly reduced. And the Cossacks were also armed with pistols. At this point, the Qin army did not take advantage.

What really made the Qin army's reconnaissance cavalry compete with the Cossack cavalry was. Repeating pistols and accurate marksmanship in their hands. The latter was a rigid condition for the selection of infantry scouts of the Qin army.

From multiple places, different directions, angles of entanglement, fighting. In just the first day, the Qin army's reconnaissance cavalry lost more than 30 people. It was dusk the next day. The Cossacks were the first to withdraw from the battle.

Two days of grappling, Luca. Ilyashevich did not know where the main cavalry of the Qin army was, and the Cossacks under his command lost more than a company.

Early in the morning of the third day.

A large battalion of Qin cavalry appeared to the north of the city of Ulan-Ude.

"Rush!" The saber in the hand of the major captain who led the team pointed forward sharply and squeezed the war horse under his crotch. The old fellow, who had been with him for more than two years, let out a long hiss and sped at a sharp speed.

The whole cavalry unit soared into the air, cutting a straight diagonal line from the north of Ulan-Ude to the southwest. It was a gathering place for the nobles of the city.

Alarm bells sounded in the city of Ulan-Ude. But sound can't convey a specific meaning.

"Rush!"

Five hundred horsemen galloped with shouts! They had to arrive at the designated position within 10 minutes, quickly set up the mortars in five minutes, and then shoot all the shells carried by the troops at the Russian arsenal.

The horse of Basang Bajia had an extremely solemn expression on his face, and his heart was turbulent. Having entrusted such a daunting task to himself, Basambajia had a sense of sacred mission.

Although there are more than 100 Tibetans, the second battalion and the first brigade of the Sixth Cavalry Brigade are the top elite in the entire Sixth Brigade.

The tongue burst into a thunderous shout, "Hurry up!" Rush! Rush! ”

The bullets fired from the top of the city were killed by the Basambajia. His only goal now is to get to the allotted position within the allotted time.

Do you really think that the Qin army has only built a southeast position outside Ulan-Ude these days? Xu Dongshan's subordinates had many Mongols like the Buryats. They are the best scouts! (To be continued......)