Sumarokov was pessimistic.

He felt like he was going to die on the battlefield today.

It doesn't matter if he dies, the gains of more than a hundred years of expansion of the Russian Empire will be ruined.

It is clear that Russia is going to lose.

Tonight, we will lose tomorrow at the latest.

Not only will you lose this war, but you may also lose the future.

And there is no way to undo it.

As far as this war is concerned.

The Russian army is basically infantry, while the Ming army on the opposite side is all mounted infantry, and most of them are actually warriors of some nomadic tribes who are good at horsemanship.

Therefore, if you lose, you can't even run.

What if you run away?

In terms of the changes of this era.

To the west of Russia is a group of European countries that are more industrially capable and more civilized than they are, and to the east is the formidably large Ming Empire.

Russia is caught in the middle, where to go?

Sumarokov took back his divergent thinking.

He didn't know what the future would hold, so he had to look ahead to the present.

On the trenches of the Russian army, there were Russian soldiers and officers with the same solemn faces as Sumarokov.

They all know how strong today's opponents are.

And the other side is about to launch a general attack.

Many people are worried, and many deserters have begun to appear in the past two days.

The slogans and trumpets of the Ming army's infantry charge have become a nightmare for many Russian soldiers.

Sumarokov estimated that tonight would probably be the time for a decisive battle.

The strikes were all seized and the final preparations were made in the trenches.

Some are squinting and resting.

Some are drinking water, some are nibbling on black bread, others are wiping their weapons, and more are praying to God.

Orthodox priests accompanying the army are sprinkling holy water on the soldiers.

"May God bless you."

The pastor said.

"May God bless Russia."

Sumarokov's face was sprinkled with a few drops of water.

I thought to myself.

He walked over the trench, and one by one the soldiers and officers stood up and saluted.

"Well done, boys! If they dare to attack, we will show them the bayonets of the Russian warriors! ”

Sumarokov said beautiful things that he didn't quite believe.

He still looks calm on his face, but he is very worried in his heart.

"We are invincible!"

The soldiers whose bodies were stained with the legendary holy water showed a bit of fanaticism in their eyes.

The fear of the Ming army can only be alleviated by this religious means.

In fact, until now, there is such a priest configuration in the Russian army.

But I don't know if the effect is good or not.

Anyway, on the surface, the morale of the Russian soldiers is quite good.

Sumarokov's eyes looked ahead, and in the positions ahead, the sappers of the Ming army were reinforcing the bunkers.

Those bunkers, if nothing else, will become the forward base of the first wave of assault groups of the Ming army!

Yang Yuchun and Chen Dewang also went to the front line to inspect the troops at this time.

Two generals, each with two stars on their shoulders, walked through each of the reinforced bunkers surrounded by the guards.

Chen Dewang patted Jin Biao on the shoulder and said loudly: "Good job, squad leader!" I saw your bravery today! There's a hard fight for the Rakshasa tonight! The emperor and the people are watching us! I can't live up to the emperor's grace and the expectations of my Chinese people! ”

Jin Biao snapped and stood in salute.

Although he was born in the Eight Banners.

But there are dozens of acres of paddy fields and hidden future generations.

Now it's my father's mother's kiss, it's better to have a big tomorrow's parent.

"Chief of Staff! My gold mark will not dishonor the glory of the soldier no matter what! ”

Other soldiers also expressed their desire to fight hard and die generously.

Yang Yuchun and Chen Dewang were also excited.

Although the number of people dispatched in this battle is not large.

But considering that this is a fierce battle with tens of thousands of troops dragging thousands of miles of supply lines.

It can dispatch tens of thousands of troops on the side of the Syr Darya, and it is basically not much different from the regular army of the Ming army.

In history, the Central Plains regime has never done this—once the Tang Dynasty also established the Imperial Protectorate in the Western Regions and Central Asia.

But at that time, Datang was more of a local servant army.

It is really necessary to send tens of thousands of soldiers from Guanzhong to fight on the banks of the Syr Darya River.

Logistics supplies alone can bring down Jutang!

It can be said that such an expedition is really the first time in the Han regime.

At this time, a simple front-line command post had been established on the basis of bunker fortifications built by the Ming army on the front line.

The staff officers hung up maps and lit oil lamps in a half-buried anti-artillery pit.

The heralds are also on standby, and a hot air balloon is raised, which can be used to relay some information about the battle situation through the flag color on the hot air balloon.

"The 1st Dragoon Brigade and the 4th Dragoon Brigade are ready and have arrived at the predetermined position, and Li Sheng, the commander of the 1st Dragoon Brigade in charge, is already mobilizing before the battle! Marshal, Chief of Staff, what else do you have to explain? ”

Yang Yuchun nodded when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Chen Dewang beside him: "This is the first time in the world to play, right?" ”

Chen Dewang nodded: "This is a tactic studied by the staff officers of the Generalissimo's Mansion in the Central Capital, as well as the professors of the Army Military Academy, according to the characteristics of rear-loading guns, grenades, barbed wire, trenches, and howitzers. ”

Yang Yuchun nodded.

Crawl to the battlefield.

This was unimaginable before.

It's not that it's not dignified or undignified.

After all, as early as the Warring States Period, the Chinese battlefield had already begun to be a little unscrupulous.

As long as they can win, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks emerge in endlessly, and people like Song Xianggong who abide by the rules of war are still ridiculed for being pedantic and laughed at for thousands of years.

Mainly because:

After the soldier lay on the ground.

You can't tell if he's playing dead or if he's really dead.

According to the urine of the former Qinglu battalion soldiers, if you say that they are allowed to crawl over the battlefield on the ground, I am afraid that as soon as the gun is released on the opposite side, a large number of people will lie on their stomachs and pretend to be dead.

And it's not easy to restrain the troops while lying on your stomach - the former Qing Dynasty did not have such a complete officer training system and non-commissioned officer system as the current Ming Army.

You can rely on an excellent squad leader like Jin Standard to control the troops.

So climb over and fight, so far, there are probably not many armies in the world that can do this.

"Repeat the battle plan!"

Yang Yuchun said.

Of course, he knew the plan of the battle, and it was only one last confirmation before the war.

"Thirty minutes of artillery preparation, one hundred and thirty three-inch howitzers, bombarding the front line of the Russian army with all their might, covering the crawling advance of the first wave of 6,000 infantry, and attacking the first barbed wire fence of the Russian army!" (End of chapter)