Chapter 600: I Can't Believe It
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Panic, fear, frustration and despair, all sorts of negativity, enveloped the elite Russian Cossack cavalry. This Russian cavalry, which once terrified European countries, was frightened and defeated in the face of huge casualties. Although, when they fight, they are often not afraid of death, when facing a powerful enemy, they often launch a decisive assault and finally win. But this time, they were completely frightened. Before breaking through to the front of the Chinese lines, they paid heavy casualties. Such a battle, a battle that these Cossack cavalrymen had never experienced in their lives, made it difficult for them to believe. However, the facts are in front of you.
Quite a few Cossack cavalrymen began to turn their horses' heads and prepare to flee. However, because there is no unified scheduling. The men in front reined in their horses, but the cavalry behind them were still charging at high speed. The consequence of going on like this is that the two groups of people collided fiercely, causing chaos in the Russian army. This gave the Imperial Chinese Army even more time, and the dense shells and bullets beckoned the Russian cavalry to the past, harvesting their lives.
"Bastard! How could those yellow-skinned monkeys have such powerful weapons? The commander of the Russian army, Major General Alekev, commander of the 15th Cavalry Division of the Russian Army, muttered. Even now, he didn't seem to believe what he saw. The great Cossack cavalry actually had a time when they would sink into the sand. Moreover, it was defeated so badly. Originally, he was dismissive of the army of the Chinese Empire. But now, he felt a deep fear of it. The combat power of the Imperial Chinese Army is too strong.
Of course. Major General Alekev believes that this is primarily due to armament. The strength of the Imperial Chinese Army is, in the final analysis, that the weapons are too advanced. This kind of firepower is completely appalling. Not to mention the Russian army, which has always been poorly equipped with weapons, even if it is a Western power, I am afraid that it does not have so many advanced weapons! Therefore, for this time the failure. Major General Alekev did not consider this his fault. At night, it was the Imperial Chinese Army that was bullying people with their weapons. If they had so many advanced weapons, they would have been the ones who won in the end. Of course, it's useless to talk about it now. His cavalry division, in order to verify this one point, has already paid a heavy price. The Russian cavalry in confusion was defeated. In the face of heavy casualties. They were timid. They became deserters.
A large number of Russian cavalry scrambled to flee backwards. Some people were even so frightened that they fell off their horses, and then were trampled into meat sauce by the cavalry behind. The retreat of the Russian army did not allow the Imperial Army to cease fire. The artillery shells and heavy machine guns of the Imperial Army were still firing, chasing the Russians behind the buttocks, killing and wounding them. Now the two sides are enemies to the death. There is no room for mercy. Only dead Russians are good Russians. In order to gain the upper hand in the future battle. The Imperial Army needed to kill and injure as much of the Russian army's living forces as possible.
The 15th Cavalry Division of the Russian Army originally had more than 6,000 people. In order to ensure that this attack would be effective, Major General Alekyev committed more than 5,000 troops at one time. However, in the end, these more than 5,000 elite Russian cavalry paid a heavy price in the attack. Of the 5,000 cavalry, most of them were lost, and there were only more than 1,000 people who finally retreated. Moreover, these more than a thousand Cossack cavalrymen were already frightened. The battle just now has caused a shadow in their hearts. The firepower of the Imperial Chinese Army was so strong that it could almost be described as a perversion. The charge of the Cossack cavalry was simply to look for death. This made the heroic Cossack cavalry already fearful of the army of the Chinese Empire.
"Bastard! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are just relying on their weapons, and if they fight us with real swords and guns, the final victory must belong to the great Cossack cavalry. Major General Alekev said through gritted teeth. Looking at the Cossack cavalry, which suffered heavy losses, Major General Alekev wanted to cry without tears. Originally, there were more than 6,000 people in a cavalry division, but now, there are only more than 2,000 left. Half of them are frightened, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to go to the battlefield again in a short period of time. Such losses were heavy for the 15th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army. After losing two-thirds of its troops, the cavalry division could almost be eliminated. Of course, for Major General Alekeyev himself, this was also a disaster. After suffering heavy losses, the commander of the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps, Alexander Brown. Petrovich. Lieutenant General Igdinaev will certainly not let him go lightly. Even if he had more reasons to lose more than 4,000 valiant Cossack cavalry, Lieutenant General Ichetinaev could have shot him. Therefore, this frightened Major General Alekev a little.
On the city wall, Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, and senior generals of the two armies, who had been watching the battle, were also dumbfounded. A cavalry division of the Russian army, with 5,000 men, launched an attack. But it was defeated without even touching the edge of the position of the Imperial Army, and it was still defeated. Such a victory is too scary! Although they had expected that in the face of the advanced firepower and fortifications of the Imperial Army, the Cossack cavalry of the Russian army would pay a heavy price. However, the victory was won so lightly, which still made them a little unbelievable. After all, this victory will come too easily! The Cossack cavalry, which was regarded as a great enemy by all European countries, was defeated by the Imperial Army so lightly. Could it be that these Cossack cavalry were all made of mud?
The Cossack cavalry, of course, was not made of mud, and their bravery had already been tested in the wars of the past two hundred years. They have crisscrossed Europe, fought other European countries in misery, and have become the most powerful trump card of Russia. However, in the face of the Imperial Army, they still suffered a crushing defeat. This can only show that the Imperial Army is too strong. The advanced weapons of the Imperial Army have completely restrained the cavalry. Even the brave Cossack cavalry could not stir up any waves.
"Lao Kang, congratulations to the 14th Brigade for winning a big victory! Annihilating thousands of Russian cavalry at one time is more worthy of recognition than we killing tens of thousands of Qing troops! Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, said with a smile. If he had known that the Russians were so indifferent, he should have held out a little longer when he had arranged the troops to meet the Russians. In that case, perhaps his 17th Brigade would have been able to achieve a brilliant victory. After all, the combat power of the 17th Infantry Brigade is no worse than that of the 14th Infantry Brigade. The 14th Brigade was able to win easily, and the 17th Brigade was able to easily defeat those Russians who could not find the north.
"Haha, Lao Chen, rejoice, rejoice! This is all the emperor's deep strategy! Originally, we were worried that our infantry would not be able to compete with the enemy's cavalry. But now it seems that those cavalry are not a cause for concern! The final victory will definitely be ours. Major General Kang Rui was also very pleased. He was very satisfied with the victory of the 14th Brigade.
"But, Lao Kang! This 15th Cavalry Division is nothing more than the vanguard of the Russians. There are nearly 20,000 Russian cavalry in the back! If they had arrived, it wouldn't have been so easy to deal with. When the time comes, I'm afraid we'll have to defend the city. Major General Chen Wenjie said with some concern. After all, dealing with more than 20,000 cavalry and dealing with several thousand cavalry, this is not the same thing at all.
"Hmmm! However, with the tall Shengjing City, no matter how powerful the Russian cavalry is, it is impossible to attack the city. We've stocked up enough weapons and ammunition, and with the fortified city and the Russians maneuvering, that's no problem. After the victory and defeat of the battlefield in Kannai are decided, we can defeat these Russians easily. "The 14th and 17th armies of the Imperial Army have long been ready to hold the northeast. Until the decisive battle in Kannai is decided, it will be difficult for them to get any more support. Therefore, they are on their own. After the capture of Shengjing, a large amount of weapons and ammunition had already been brought from the rear, which was enough for them. As for grain, there is a lot of it in Shengjing City, which is the most important city of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the northeast, and it is also the last retreat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchus had already stored a large amount of grain in the city in the early morning, and now it was cheap for the Imperial Army, which was enough for the 14th and 17th armies to eat for more than half a year. In the past half a year, the war in the Guannai must have already been decided!
"General, those Russians seem to be retreating!" At this time, a staff officer reported to Major General Kang Rui and Major General Chen Wenjie.
"Are the Russians going to run away? That's a rarity! However, our troops are almost all infantry, and if the Russians want to run, they will not be able to stay. Major General Kang Rui said with some frustration. How great it would be if one Cossack cavalry division of the Russian army could be completely annihilated!
"Lao Kang, should we take the initiative to pursue and eat all this cavalry division before the main force of the Russian army arrives?" Major General Chen Wenjie's eyes lit up.
"Eat them? How to eat? Our infantry can't catch up with them! Major General Kang Rui was taken aback and thought that Major General Chen Wenjie was whimsical.
"Hehe, who said we don't have cavalry, it's just that there aren't many of them. Each brigade had a cavalry company, and each corps had five cavalry companies, for a total of seven hundred and fifty men. The cavalry of the two armies combined is a thousand and a half thousand! (To be continued......)