Chapter 278 - The First Battle of the Cossacks (9)
Just as Koreza was again observing the "unknown" refined arrow, the Cossacks on the other side were gloating, thinking that he had knelt there to make a "deathbed mass" for Aguirre.
Suddenly, Koreza, who was half-crouching down, plucked onions on dry land, jumped three feet high, and shouted at the top of his voice:
"Not good! The Buryats are coming! โ
This exclamation immediately stopped the noise between the two sides of the confrontation, but after a moment of panic, the Cossacks changed to the color of contemptuous ridicule and shook their heads at the "crazy" Koreza.
"Buryats! The cavalry of the Buryats passed...... It's Buryats! At this very moment, the guard of the camp gate, who had been "faithful to his duty", or "watching the fire from the other side", and the four Rus' sentries exclaimed together, as if echoing Correza's "incomparably correct"!
"Buryats! Where is it? The leader of the Cossack temporary team finally straightened his attitude, and even a little frightened, and hurriedly turned back and shouted at the sentries.
"They plundered the camp and went north!" A clever sentinel replied in bewilderment.
"Going north? Haluha, thank God, let them do their own thing and don't pester them. The Cossacks were relieved at last, relieved, and turned back again with a look of amusement, and continued to look at Koreza and his brother.
"You are stupid! Don't go yet! Koreza could no longer care about the corpse of his "brother" and jumped to his feet and cursed the stupid little cavalry Cossack leader.
"Where are you going? Coreza, you're waiting for our Captain Peter......"
"You're still waiting for them? Cossack stupid ass! Where is it to the north? It's the bend! Your little Yermak and Captain Peter are there! What did the Buryats plunder for this? They're going to kill Peter and your little Yermak! Why don't you go soon! "Coreza couldn't wait. Roaring irritably. You must know that once there is anything wrong with those two people, this grain transportation mission will be a complete failure. Not to mention his title of petty nobleman, his small life may be lost because he is still fighting with the Cossacks at a critical moment!
"Ah......" The Cossacks finally woke up from a dream, feeling that the situation was not good. So he could no longer care about the confrontation with the Lithuanian rebels, so he hurriedly turned his horse's head first, beckoned his companions with a "woo-hoo-woo-ha", and the rear team changed into the front team, and rushed out of the camp in a messy manner.
Neither the Old Man of Time nor the Lady of Luck chose the Cossacks, but favored the Qing soldiers of Unqi.
Due to the confrontation with the Lithuanians. Two hundred cavalry Cossacks had already lined up in battle formation in the cramped open space of the camp. And it's stormtroopers. When the main danger really appeared on the north side of the camp, the cavalry had to "change the rear to the front", shouting and neighing at each other, urging each other, and rushing to the not too wide camp gate. Since there are warning signs. Not to mention that a Cossack rushed to the bend of the river first. I can only wait patiently for the colleagues in the back to run out one after another. Once again, form a loose pursuit queue. Thus, by the time the Cossacks had formed a camp, their so-called "Buryats" had already run a long way out. I didn't see him, but I heard him.
"Quick! Full speed pursuit! The Cossack leader gave the order anxiously, and the sizable horse convoy finally started again, carrying the cold earth peculiar to Siberia like a river bend not far away. And there was a big bend in the road ahead, along the edge of a dense coniferous forest that could not be run through at a gallop, to that damned bend!
Looking at the Cossacks who ran away, the two hundred Lithuanians and the one hundred Rus' in the camp, they suddenly felt an inexplicable atmosphere of tension and mutual distrust, and it was difficult to make any judgments and decisions for a while......
"Squad leader, what should we do?"
Pole Lukasz? Seeing the perfect moment for one crisis to be resolved and another yet to emerge, Pavowski asked all the "Lithuanians" what they wanted โ would they come to their aid or would they just go to the Wuthering Heights?
"What should I do?" This is indeed a fatal problem for Coreza at the moment.
"We ......"
Koreza's indecisive state finally gave more than a hundred Rus' a reason to "react correctly". So, scattered throughout the camp, the Rus', who had been the personal guard of Captain Peter, also saw the opportunity to hurry to the opposite side of the Lithuanians and took the place of the Cossacks.
"Brethren, for the sake of the Virgin Mary, we still have to go out to the camp to support the Cossacks and rescue Captain Peter and that stupid drunkard little Yermak!" Koreza finally spoke to his men, but he didn't notice the Rus' movement behind him because he was too thoughtful.
After some analysis, he made this decision wisely, because in this barren and cold Eastern Siberia, once the protection of the castle and the wintering food and grass of Tobolsk were lost, the two hundred or so people would soon become white bones in the woodland. Even if he was determined to do the right thing and put up the anti-flag of the peoples of Europe who were oppressed by the hateful Tsar, he would not be able to resist the repressive forces sent by the Overseer. Moreover, having exterminated those Buryats, Peter must have listened to the slander of the Cossacks and immediately returned with his cavalry to strangle himself and his men. You must know that 200 cavalry plus 100 Rus musketeers and spearmen will definitely kill their own infantry!
In this way, it is better to rush to the support of the Cossacks and rescue Captain Peter as soon as possible, and maybe in one fell swoop to resolve the severe consequences of his impulsiveness just now, and turn the conflict with those cavalrymen who need support into a jade silk. After all, when cavalry against cavalry, how important it is to have an infantry phalanx armed with spears and muskets behind you as a backup!
"Captain Darius, it seems that we can't get out of camp now......" Lukasz, the Pole, pouted hard behind Coreza, nervous sweat sliding down his nose clip again.
"What's wrong?" Coreza's heart could hardly stand the Pole's bluffing, or rather matter-of-fact, expression, and as he spoke, he hurriedly turned aroundโ
Sure enough, behind him were the Rus' who had already finished the formation, as well as the muzzles of nearly a hundred Pishaw arquebuses and the sharp edges of spears! And these military personnel from Moscow have blocked the only exit from the camp tightly!
"Sergey, what are you doing here? We're going to help rescue poor Captain Peter! Coreza understood her situation and roared anxiously. He didn't have to look back again, and he understood that behind him, the phalanx of Lithuanians once again pointed the point of their guns at the Rus'.
"Ha Luha, rescue Captain Peter? You are so dishonest, Lithuanian! Sergei showed the composure of a noble Rus' military officer, and showed contempt and wisdom in the face of an "enemy" twice as large as himself.
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Ji Xiha and Shi Tingzhu led a mixed army of the Mongolian and Han armies with blue flags, and they were riding on horses, pulling each other idle, and entered a small valley.
"Old Shi, is there just ahead?" Jishiha casually pointed ahead with his horsewhip.
"General, according to the scouts under Lan Bai, and the reward of your Mongol cavalry, the army of the Rakshasas is encamped in this small valley." Shi Tingzhu's answer was unquestionable, but he shirked the probability of a one-in-10,000 intelligence error. As the commander of the Han army, he does not have to bear the responsibility brought by the reconnaissance mission.
"Oh! Are we here ready to volley them? Facing the long-lost battle with the Rakshasas, Jishiha's heart was full of anticipation, and he didn't care about the slippery stone pillar. In his eyes, although this person is also a Manchurian, he has long been "assimilated" by the Han people.
"The next official has an order!" Shi Tingzhu also put his position extremely low, just like a subordinate general of Ji Xiha Zheng'er.
"Ha Luha, Lao Shi, you don't want to do this! Who doesn't know that your heart is the same as mine, itching tightly...... "Ji Xiha turned around, ready to laugh at this colleague who is the same as himself.
"Newspaper-" A war horse galloped in the distance, and the high door made Ji Xiha and Shi Tingzhu dispel that leisure.
"Report! The Rakshasa camp in front of me kept shouting and killing, but I didn't see my Eight Banners! According to the urgency of the military situation, the scout chose to fight Qian'er on the horse, rather than dismount and kneel to report.
"Probe!" This time, Zishiha gave his order without delay.
"Huh!"
Ignoring the dirt behind the scout, the two generals looked at each other.
"General, is it Lan Bai?" Shi Tingzhu asked first.
"No, that old boy loves face more than me, and if he deals with hundreds of people in this area, it won't be enough for his 3,000 elites to die down and sneak attack the camp." Zishiha shook her head.
"Scouts to the enemy? No, even if three or five scouts are combined, they won't rush into the Rakshasa camp! Shi Tingzhu said to himself.
"Hmmm! Whatever! Let's just go out and go and see what the hell? "Zishiha doesn't want to speculate anymore.
"The general is clear! But in this case, we won't leave these five hundred Rakshasa people's small dishes for General Lan Bai? Shi Tingzhu asked with a smile.
"Leave it to him? Shizi Jidu asked him to cut off the Rakshasa retreat, but he didn't say that he should face the enemy face to face. This credit is naturally still the two of us! Walk! Jishiha laughed and struck away.
"Order, the whole army rushes forward, as soon as you enter the valley, immediately start a battle formation!" Shi Tingzhu, who was lagging behind, could only convey the military order on his behalf, and then caught up with Ji Xiha, who was running happily.
(Chapter to be continued)
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