Brento Haizi Fortress, said to be a fortress is actually just a stone fence, not big, that is, five miles square, built by the mountain, adhering to the consistent style of Lao Maozi, very rough, not at all to talk about any artistic value, that is, a military town surrounded by a stone wall about five meters high, in addition to the garrison, there are many Russian businessmen and people who follow the Russian army to try to make a fortune in the East, the entire Brento Haizi Fortress is well guarded, Since the bad luck of Major General Buchrusky being trapped, the Brento Haizi Fortress has been double-guarded, lest the Qing army come to attack.

The tall and stout Lieutenant General Seryov, as the supreme commander of the Russian Far East, is actually not as simple as it seems, in fact, Lieutenant General Seryov is a meticulous person, otherwise Peter the Great would not have entrusted him with the task of attacking the Far East. At the beginning of the siege of Major General Bukhrusky, Lieutenant General Seryov did not think about sending troops to relieve the siege, in fact, he also issued an order to attack, but when it came to the moment of sending troops, Lieutenant General Seryov withdrew his order - in his opinion, if the well-equipped and brave Guards could not break out of the encirclement of the Qing army, then the 3,000 troops of the Far Eastern Army who only used arquebuses were also sent to death in vain, and it was precisely because of Lieutenant General Seryov's caution that the Russian Far Eastern Army escaped the fate of being ambushed.

"So, are you sure Major General Buchrusky is finished?" After listening to Colonel Chulyusky's briefing, Lieutenant General Seryov paced the room for a while before he asked a question with some disbelief.

"Yes, General, my subordinates have seen with their own eyes, Major General Buchrusky has gone mad, the Guards have collapsed, and the Qing army far exceeds the Guards in terms of weapons and equipment. Although the subordinates did not see the decisive battle the day before yesterday, they were certain that the Guards would be defeated. Colonel Churyusky shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Hmm. Lieutenant General Seryov nodded noncommittally, thought for a while, and said: "Colonel, according to what you said, the Qing Emperor's troops this time alone besieged the guards numbered as many as 10,000 people, plus the Qing army using cold weapons in the direction of Tori discovered earlier, adding up to more than 15,000, these people are not necessarily all the men and horses of the Qing army. It doesn't look like this fortress will be able to hold up. ”

Colonel Chulyusky nodded and said: "Yes, general, my subordinates have seen the artillery of the Qing army, in terms of caliber, it is larger than our army's ten-inch cannon, although my subordinates have not seen the power of the Qing army's artillery when it is fired, but it can destroy all the more than 40 artillery pieces of the Guards, and the power should be much stronger than that of our army, if the Qing Emperor exterminated the Guards." Oh, it should be said that the Qing Emperor has already exterminated the Guards, and if he immediately sends troops north, he will be able to reach this place in about two days. ”

"Two days?" Seryov frowned and thought for a long time, but never spoke. Just blindly pacing around the room with his head down, his tall figure looked a little rickety at this time.

"Come, tell the whole army to retreat. Let's go! Lieutenant General Seryov finally stood on his feet and ordered in a loud voice.

"General, we are leaving, how can those civilians ......" Colonel Chulyusky was interrupted by a wave of Lieutenant General Seryov before he finished speaking.

"I can't take care of it, Colonel, if our army doesn't leave, all the people will be doomed, as long as our army can go back. The Qing Emperor had scruples, and he didn't dare to do anything to our people, this is politics, you don't understand, go and prepare. Lieutenant General Seryov glanced at Colonel Chulyusky, hesitated, but explained anyway. Seeing that Lieutenant General Seryov had made up his mind, Colonel Chulyusky did not dare to say anything more. Respectfully saluted. Answering the promise, he turned and walked out of the room.

With the order to retreat. In less than an hour, 3,000 Far Eastern Army and more than 1,200 Cossack cavalry had already sorted out their formations, and under the leadership of Lieutenant General Selev, they walked out of the Brentou Haizi Fortress and rushed quickly in the direction of Haisampo......

On April 23, the third year of Yuanzhuo, behind a sand beam on the banks of the Irtysh River, Ye Nanhe held a telescope and was observing Lao Maozi, who was marching here at high speed, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground - since he received the task of trapping the Brento Haizi Fortress, Ye Nanhe was gambling, betting that since Lieutenant General Seryov dared not save Major General Bukhrusky, then he must not have the courage to fight with the Qing army, and escape was the only possible choice for Lieutenant General Seryov, so after Ye Nanhe received the order to attack, did not set off with the whole army, but from the cavalry of the Western Route Army sent to cooperate with his action, he asked for 4,000 war horses, led 3,000 soldiers of the left battalion, only brought dry food, galloped all the way, and drove for two days and two nights, blocking the road that the Russian army must pass through to retreat - the mouth of the Irtysh River, fortunately, the soldiers of the left battalion are all children of the Eight Banners, although they are not regular cavalry, but their equestrian skills are still passable, and Ye Nanhe finally grabbed the lead.

"General, here they are. Li Yongli, the general of the left battalion, said with a little excitement.

"Great, hey, Lord Ye is clever, this time the brothers can vent their evil anger. Shen Ning, the general of the left battalion, waved his fist excitedly and echoed.

", what a fart!" Ye Nanhe put down the binoculars, glanced at the two deputies and said: "Our army has no artillery in its hands, and there is no cavalry, and it is not necessarily who can win if it really fights, tell the brothers that without the order of the general, no one is allowed to shoot, put them close to fight, Lao Tzu doesn't want to be bombarded, so let Lao Tzu get out and prepare." ”

"Yes. Li Yongli and Xu Ning each responded, ran back to their respective positions with their waists bent, and whispered the order to prepare for battle.

It is not far from the Ugulun River where the Brento Haizi Fortress is located to the mouth of the Irtysh River, that is, the distance of less than two hundred miles, this road is half grassland and half Gobi land, although the terrain is a little undulating, but it is generally flat, and the horizon is also very broad, only to the mouth of the Irtysh River, there are not only sand beams, but also a large area of poplar forest. Although Lieutenant General Seryov did not think that the Qing army would be able to catch up with him, out of caution, he still sent some Cossack cavalry along the way as a mobile post and a vanguard. Stay vigilant.

Seeing that they are about to reach the mouth of the Irtysh River, as long as they can cross the Irtysh River from the mouth of the Irtysh River with gentle water, and then they can return to the departure camp of the Far Eastern Army after walking for a few days, at that time, with logistics support and strategic depth, there is no need to worry about the retaliation of the Qing Emperor, as long as the Qing Emperor's army withdraws, the land in the Far East is still the final word of the Russian Empire. Lieutenant General Seryov's always serious face finally showed a smile, and he did not restrain the cheers of his soldiers, and even the slackening appearance of the avant-garde cavalry did not send a herald to warn, and the whole Russian army went loosely towards the mouth of the river.

"Blow the trumpet! Beat! Seeing that the Russian army's loose formation was stretched for a long time, Ye Nanhe, who knew that he could not wait for all the Russian troops to enter the ambush circle, issued an order to attack, and he took the lead in firing the first shot of the ambush with the revolver in his hand. The Qing soldiers who had already been ambushed in the trenches poked their heads out of the front and rear trenches, and unceremoniously showered the chaotic Russian army with a dense rain of bullets. The entire Russian army was suddenly in chaos, and the Qing army unceremoniously loaded and shot, shooting those Russian troops who were running slowly.

"General, we are in ambush!" Colonel Chulyusky was originally loitering on the left flank of the Russian army. At this time, seeing that the vanguard was in chaos, he hurriedly rushed to the side of Lieutenant General Seryov and said anxiously.

Lieutenant General Seryov ignored Colonel Chulyusky, did not pay attention to the avant-garde troops in front of him, who had already become a mess in front, held a telescope and looked at it for a while, and ordered in a loud voice: "The whole army is here, the whole team is ready, the artillery is ready." Captain. Your Cossacks are ready to attack, and when the artillery goes off, attack immediately, and be sure to break through the enemy's defenses, whether our army can survive or not depends on you. ”

"Yes, General!" Colonel Chulyusky's Pegasus ran to the side, and the bugle sounded. The Cossack cavalry, who had already run away, was gathered together.

"Ready to fight!" Ye Nanhe saw that the ambush just now only killed less than 400 Di Lao Maozi, and knew that this battle was not easy to fight. Gritted his teeth and gave the order to prepare for war.

The quality of the Russian Far Eastern Army is really not a grade compared to the Guards, although the officers at all levels are hoarse, but it took nearly half an hour just to sort out the formation of the Russian army in confusion, this is still the result of the Qing army has little combat experience and did not take the opportunity to launch a charge, if a seasoned commander is changed, a charge can completely crush the Russian army that has been driven to herd sheep.

At this time, the battlefield situation was: the Qing army's 2,000 infantry guarded two sand beams, and 500 infantry held two trenches at the mouth of the river. After the attack just now, the Russian army only had 2,07 infantry left, and the Cossack cavalry of less than 1,020 was more than the Qing army in terms of strength, although the infantry was much worse than the Qing army in terms of individual firearms, but the Russian army still had ten artillery pieces available, and it surpassed the Qing army in heavy firepower.

In less than three moments, the Russian army's ten artillery began to speak, and the whole five rounds of artillery bombardment bombarded the two sand beams and estuary positions where the Qing army was located, although the Qing army hid in the trenches, the casualties were not large, and there were only more than 100 losses, but they could not fight back just by being beaten, but the morale of the Qing army was frustrated, and all the Qing officers and soldiers participated in the modern war for the first time, and they had not received such a fierce firepower, and the military spirit could not help but float a little.

"Cossack attack!" As soon as the sixth round of artillery bombardment began, when the shells were still whizzing in the air and falling to the Qing army's position, Colonel Chulyusky gave an attack order, and more than 1,000 Cossack cavalrymen divided into two routes, respectively to the Qing army's two flank positions and rushed away, while a thousand-strong infantry in the Russian infantry team was also divided into two phalanxes and advanced forward, aiming directly at the Qing army's estuary position.

"Pass the order, don't care about Lao Maozi's infantry, concentrate your fire on the cavalry, pay attention to maintaining the fire blocking line, don't forget to drop bombs, and listen to my signal when to attack. Ye Nanhe calmly looked at the Russian army pressing up, and quickly gave the battle order, the herald who stayed on the side hurriedly waved the signal flag in his hand, and passed the order to all positions, and the Qing soldiers braved the artillery fire that kept exploding near the position, poked their heads out of the trenches, and nervously watched the approaching Cossack cavalry.

Colonel Churyusky was a seasoned cavalry commander, and did not let the Cossack cavalry rush forward in a chaotic manner, and when the Cossack cavalry, which was divided into two roads, rushed to two hundred meters away from the Qing position, began to adjust the speed of the horse, adjusted the formation while rushing, and gradually began to accelerate in a conical configuration, and when it reached one hundred and fifty meters, all the Cossack cavalry shouted at the same time, shouting "Ula!" "A ferocious assault was launched towards the positions of the Qing army.

One hundred and twenty meters, one hundred meters, eighty meters, seeing the Russian Cossack cavalry rushing closer and closer, Ye Nanhe's face twitched suddenly, and he ordered loudly: "Fight me!" Suddenly, the Qing soldiers in the front and rear trenches on the Qing army position opened fire one after another, and the bullets rained down on the rushing Cossack cavalry, beating the more than 100 cavalry in the front and rear into a sieve, and the Russian charging formation inevitably had some confusion, and the follow-up Cossack cavalry bypassed the corpses of men and horses piled up in front of them, and still rushed towards the Qing army's position.

When it was thirty meters away from the position of the Qing army, the spears in the hands of the Cossack cavalry had been leveled, and the sabers had been raised, ready to massacre the Qing army in the trenches, but at this time, hundreds of long-handled grenades flew out of the first trench of the Qing army and landed in the charging queue of the Cossack cavalry. The second wave of grenade rain struck again, and the Cossack cavalry, who had never seen the baptism of grenades, suddenly couldn't bear it anymore and retreated in a panic, leaving the corpses of nearly 300 Cossack cavalry in front of the Qing army's position.

Although the Cossack cavalry had retreated, the Russian infantry phalanx, under the cover of Russian artillery, advanced to a distance of only one hundred and twenty meters from the Qing position......

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