At the same time that the Russian army forcibly crossed the Ural River, the Xia army, which had been warned in advance, also began to act, and the news was quickly sent to Fu Xinghua, who was personally stationed in Atyrau, who immediately ordered the fourth and eighth towns to enter a state of combat readiness and assemble in the Atyrau area. Spoon

At the same time, he also sent a messenger to the Xianbei Metropolitan Protectorate, holding the holy decree to take over the first and second cavalry brigades under the Xianbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and ordered more than 10,000 cavalry of the Second Brigade to rush south.

The Xia army moved quickly, but just as they were assembling, an envoy of the Russian army suddenly came to the outside of Atyrau and shouted to the city in half-baked Chinese, saying that he wanted to meet the supreme commander of the Xia army.

When he heard the report of his subordinates, Fu Xinghua, who was giving the order to dispatch troops, could hardly believe his ears, he couldn't figure out what the Russian army wanted to do when he sent an envoy at this time, but he still walked up to the city with a few lieutenants and officers, and looked condescendingly at the Russian cavalry with torches.

After Fu Xinghua appeared, the Russian envoy took out a letter from his waist and shouted loudly: "On the orders of His Majesty the Tsar, this is my national letter, please take a look at it!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Fu Xinghua ordered someone to lower the basket and raise the national letter from under the city wall, and when Fu Xinghua picked up the envelope and opened it for reference, the Russian envoy continued: "Your Excellency General, from today onwards, China and Russia have entered a state of war, everything we lost seven years ago, this time we will take it all back, see you on the battlefield!" ”

After speaking, the Russian envoy turned his horse's head and rode away in the direction he came, and He Shen, who was standing beside Fu Xinghua, listened to his provocative words, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Commander, do you want to shoot this fang with an arrow?" This fang is really arrogant! ”

Fu Xinghua didn't look up, his eyes were still on the letter of state written in Russian like a twisted earthworm, he had studied Russian specifically when he was the protector of Buryatia, so he did not have the slightest pressure when reading this letter of state. Spoon

"Not necessarily." He said indifferently: "That pawn is just acting on the orders of the king, and the so-called war between the two countries does not kill us, and it seems that we are stingy to act against such a nobody." ”

After a few seconds, Fu Xinghua's gaze finally moved away from the national letter, and he sneered and said: "The Russians really do not change their will, and they have not learned the slightest lesson from the defeat of Wu'an in ten years, it seems that we must completely subdue them on the battlefield, break their backbones, and let them no longer dare to offend my Daxia for the rest of their lives." ”

"Lord Commander, when are we leaving?" He Shen's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked.

As the first person of the second generation of the Marquis of the Xia Dynasty, He Shen tried his best to prove that he had lived up to the title left by his father.

"No hurry, no hurry." Fu Xinghua said, his eyes looking at the dreary night, as if he could penetrate the darkness and see the Russian army assembled on the banks of the Ural River.

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"Your Majesty, the messenger you sent to Atyrau has returned safely." Spoon

In the temporary camp of the Russian army, the commander of the shooting corps of the Russian army, Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky, pointed to the cavalry returning from a distance and said to Alexei I.

The tsar just nodded at this, the sneak attack of the Russian army was immediately recognized by the Xia army, and the two countries immediately entered a state of war.

"Your Majesty, are we going to take the initiative to march towards Atyrau? I'm afraid that the Xia people will also gather the main force there to guard against our attack. Ivan Khovansky continued.

The Tsar, who was in the prime of life, smiled slightly and asked rhetorically: "Why not?" ”

"We have the most elite shooting corps, Western-style regiments and fierce Cossack cavalry, and forcing the Xia army to engage in a field battle with us is the best choice." He added later.

Indeed, the Shooting Corps, created by Ivan the Terrible, proved their fighting prowess to the Tsar after hundreds of years of experience, and although they often gathered to fight against the Tsarist government forces in addition to fighting, they were at least the most relied on army in Russia during the reign of Tsar Alexei I.

In order to win the war, in addition to the necessary garrisons, the tsar requisitioned 35,000 soldiers from all over the country, and in addition to the shooting corps, there were also Western-style regiments formed by the Romanov dynasty in response to a series of defeats of the Russian army against Western armies. Spoon

The so-called Western-style regiments, that is, the armies formed in strict accordance with Western standards and equipment, became the pillars of the Russian ** team after the shooting army, and the Western-style regiments that arrived from all over the country on the orders of the tsar also had 30,000 soldiers.

Archery corps and Western-style regiments, plus other alien armies such as Cossack cavalry, Mongol cavalry, or Tatar armies, add up to more than 110,000 troops.

Of course, these 110,000 troops are already the limit of what Russia can currently maintain mobilization at the same time, and although the tsar can still continue to recruit troops from home, the logistics and treasury are really a little unaffordable.

Ivan Khovansky nodded sympathetically and agreed with the Tsar's words, but then he changed his tone and said: "Your Majesty, I still propose to build a forward camp here first, not only to store grain and grass, but also to protect the pontoon bridge and prevent the Xia army from cutting off our rear route." ”

Alexei I looked at him deeply, nodded, and said: "Ivan, you are a famous general who has been through a hundred battles, I believe in your ability, do what you have to do." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ivan Khovansky saluted, then turned and left, preparing to personally take a few guards to find a suitable camping site. Spoon

Soon after, the general of the shooting corps rode back to the army, and he ordered the archers to take off their armor and lay down their weapons, and go to cut down trees and build a camp.

The soldiers of the Shooting Corps who received the order took off their armor one after another, and even took off their arquebuses, sabers, and other items and put them together with their armor, and carried the huge and terrifying moonblade axe towards the nearby forest.

It is worth mentioning that the shooting army led by Ivan Khovansky is as widely circulated on the Chinese Internet in later generations, they are armed with arquebuses, sabers and moon-bladed axes, tomahawks are usually used as a support for arquebus shooting, and can also be used as a base horse, but unlike the stereotype in the general perception, in fact, tomahawks are rarely used to cut people, most of them only have the above two functions.

And, of course, this is the time when they are used as tools for felling, wielding their monstrous moonblade axes and slashing tall larches or spruces.

While the shooting corps was working with auxiliaries and slaves, the tsar did not forget to ask Atyrau for information, and he ordered the head of the Zaporozhye Cossack cavalry, Ivan Sekr, to personally lead a team close to Atyrau, raid the area, and reconnoiter the movements of the Xia army.

Ivan Sekel faithfully carried out the tsar's orders, and he personally poured out with five thousand Cossack cavalry, braving the night and lighting torches in the direction of the city, and their numbers were so large that a moving fire dragon formed on the dark ground, which was soon discovered by the Xia army.

The Xia army on the east bank of the Ural was not dispersed, the fourth town was stationed directly outside the city of Atyrau, and the four brigades of the eighth town were scattered in the rear, and these four brigades, after receiving the order, rushed to Atyrau as soon as possible. Spoon

"Get moving! Move it! ”

The Korean brigade, stationed only 100 miles away from Atyrau, was the first to respond, and the Korean soldiers, under the orders of the officers, hurriedly packed their weapons and bags, and left the garrison with neat steps and rushed towards the city.

The weapons and equipment of the Korean brigade were all light weapons, they were not equipped with heavy firepower such as artillery, and the Korean infantry had always been known for their quick feet, so they quickly rushed to the outskirts of Atyrau, and they could see the brightly lit city in the distance.

But at this moment, a long fire dragon surged from the other side of the city, attracting the attention of Choi Jinyong, the commander of the North Korean Brigade.

In the later Korean rebellion, he decisively persuaded the family to defect to the Xia Dynasty and always stood on the side of the Xia army, so after the establishment of the Korean political envoy, their family was not eradicated, but was reused by the government.

As a result, Choi Zhenyong successfully entered the Korean Brigade, relying on his outstanding performance and the knowledge he learned at Jiangning University, and became the first North Korean general in the Xia Army.

His face changed slightly when he saw the fire dragon rushing towards him, and his sixth sense frantically warned him, telling him that the fire dragon was most likely not good. Spoon

At this moment, several veterans of the army who had participated in the Korean official army suddenly lay on the ground, put their ears to the ground, and listened to the movement of the ground, and after a few seconds, their faces changed greatly, and one of them jumped up violently and shouted: "This is the cavalry, the movement of the cavalry is moving, I heard it when I was in chaos!" ”

As soon as his words came out, the soldiers in the entire army immediately panicked, but they quickly regained their composure, Cui Zhenyong was convinced of the words of those veterans, he pulled out the saber at his waist, and shouted loudly: "Array!" Take the battalion as a unit and form an anti-cavalry phalanx! Hurry up! ”

As soon as his words fell, the North Korean infantry ran up one after another, and they formed a large hollow phalanx with battalions as units according to the orders of the brigade commander, ensuring that there were at least hundreds of soldiers standing on each side, and the soldiers of one of the battalions were lined up with Choi Zhenyong as the center, and they protected the brigade commander and the brigade flag, and everyone had a simple face on their faces.

It took only a few minutes for the soldiers to complete the formation, and when they had completed the formation, the officers drew their sabers and ordered the reloading, and the sound of the various phalanxes rubbing the barrels of their guns was heard in unison.

Looking at the orderly appearance of the soldiers, Choi Zhenyong felt a little comforted in his heart, he knew that most of these North Korean soldiers had never really been on the battlefield before, and it was very good to be able to perform like this in the face of cavalry.

Rumble –

As the fire dragon in the distance continued, the rumbling sound of thousands of war horses galloping at the same time also came to the ears of every soldier, and the soldiers nervously looked at the fire dragon that was getting closer and closer, and the hand holding the rifle unconsciously became stronger. Spoon

Finally, after the distance between the fire dragon and the infantry phalanx was quickly shortened, with the help of the light of the torches they were playing, the soldiers of the Xia Army immediately recognized the battle flag fluttering in the wind - the terrifying yellow double-headed eagle flag, who was it if it was not the Russian army?

"Russian cavalry! Get ready for battle! ”

I don't know who shouted first, the soldiers in the front row raised their rifles one after another, aiming at the approaching Russian cavalry, Cui Zhenyong also clenched the saber in his hand, and his other hand was holding the flintlock handcuff issued by the middle and high-level officers, and he couldn't help but scold the Russian army in front of him.

Cui Zhenyong didn't know what kind of bad luck he had, he had just gone to the battlefield and met thousands of cavalry on the plain, fortunately he was leading an elite line infantry, if it was the previous North Korean officers and soldiers, let alone facing the cavalry charge, three guns in the battle were worthy of the emperor of the kingdom and the king of Seoul!

Compared with Cui Zhenyong's depression, the heart of the Cossack leader Ivan Seckel was full of excitement, he originally just wanted to rob a few villages to deal with the situation, but who would have thought that the rangers sent out actually reported that they had found a Xia infantry advancing towards Atyrau.

On this plain, the cavalry is simply the natural nemesis of the infantry, even if there is no way to defeat the Xia army, it is okay to let them bleed, so under his order, five thousand Cossack cavalry roared towards this moving infantry, and finally killed them before they approached the city!

"Kill me! For the glory of the Cossacks! "Huh

Ivan Secker took the lead, he roared angrily and led his cavalry towards the Xia army, but when they got closer, they were shocked to find that the Xia army had actually formed a huge phalanx, and on all sides of that phalanx, the somewhat short Korean infantry had already raised their rifles and aimed at them from afar!

"Fire!"

Bang bang bang –

As the officer's voice fell, the Korean infantrymen who knelt on one knee in the first row pulled the trigger one after another, and fired a volley like a burst of beans, and they only felt a slight push on the shoulder, and the projectile shot out of the rifle in their hands, and flew at high speed towards the galloping cavalry.

The tiny projectiles easily burrowed into the fur and flesh of the war horse, causing the war horse to swoop forward with a scream, and threw out with the cavalry on horseback, and more projectiles were shot head-on through the armor on the Cossack's chest, deep into the torso, and as a cloud of blood mist burst open, the cavalry screamed and fell off his horse, and was caught up in the horse's hooves by the horse that followed him, and trampled into a ball of meat sauce!

In just one volley, dozens of Cossack cavalry were shot, interrupting the wave of Cossack cavalry charge, and some of the slower cavalry were directly tripped by the corpse of the war horse that fell in front of them, and even the men and horses fell down heavily, the war horse neighed, the cavalry cursed, and the whole battlefield was in chaos.

The first battle between the famous Cossack cavalry from the West and the Korean servant army of the Eastern Dynasty began. Spoon

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