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Chapter 634: First Encounter with the Third Rome
After an abstract night attack, the war inevitably began to accelerate.

Because of this night attack, the Russian army began to doubt the identity of the people in Xinwan Town. They were afraid of more trouble at night and wanted to resolve the battle quickly.

The reason why this night attack became somewhat abstract was that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese samurai at that time was far from comparable to that of their predecessors.

Compared with the real elite soldiers who posed a considerable threat to the Ming army 190 years ago, who were able to deploy tens of thousands of guns and fight in an orderly manner in the Battle of Sekigahara and the Battle of Osaka, there is still a long way to go.

As for generals, the gap is even greater. Not to mention Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Monkey, Tokugawa Turtle, who are all powerful commanders who can have a place in Chinese history.

There is not even a single person who is qualified to compare with Kobayakawa Hideaki, Kuki Yoshitaka and others.

At this time, Japan had almost no famous generals, and no one could get the rank of major general in the Dayu army. The few brigadier generals were given for the purpose of appeasement, and they basically did not command the army.

As a result, after most of the samurai arrived in Tangshan, they were divided into small groups and dispersed into various armies, under the command of non-Japanese generals.

They even need to undergo a certain degree of training so that they are not too different from China's elite soldiers.

This is also the reason why this night attack was abstract. If this battle was handed over to the young generals currently being trained by Dayu, such as Liu Guoqing, Liu Rongqing, Luo Siju, Gui Han, Yang Yuchun, and Yang Fang, to command.

It is entirely possible to occupy the hill between the Russian camp and the transport ship, pretend to attack the Russian ship, and lure the Russian army to attack in the dark. Even if they only have rifles and bombs, they will be considered a failure if they do not kill or injure 500 to 600 Russian soldiers.

As a result, Qian Liangzhang, who had little battlefield experience, immediately got excited when he saw the Russian army coming for hand-to-hand combat. He gave up all his advantages and rushed over from a high position to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Russian army.

They suffered more than 30 casualties and only killed or wounded 150 to 160 Russian soldiers. They only achieved the purpose of harassment and did not burn much supplies.

Fortunately, after following Dayu, there are so many benefits in the outside world, and with the bonus of Bushido, the combat effectiveness of these Japanese warriors is growing rapidly.

They even relied on books such as Ye Yin to reversely import the spirit of Bushido into Dayu.

It made up for the status of some warriors who had been suppressed and discriminated against on the mainland from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, and dealt a great blow to the so-called idea of joining the army. It made the Chinese people see that in this era of great contention, joining the army is very promising.

So now, although most of the samurai army is still a little weak in fighting large-scale battles, they are still very capable in small-scale battles.

Although there are not many commanders, the grassroots officers are still very good, which is more in line with the interests of the entire Chinese Empire.

That is, take advantage of the warriors' hard-working and risking nature, and use them as a small group of special forces, such as guarding Xinwan Town.

Outside Xinwan Town, the Russian army launched wave after wave of attacks.

For some unknown reason, the Russian navy from Okhotsk and Magadan never showed up, so the Russian army had only 4,500 ground forces and could only launch an attack from the south.

Qian Liangzhang was a little nervous because as soon as the Russian army arrived, they immediately broke the swamp formation he had set up at the south gate.

The method to break it was also very simple. The Russian army cut down a large number of branches and laid them on the mud. Then they laid a large amount of soil and stones on the branches. Finally, they dismantled some ships and laid wooden boards on top.

When they had finished laying the wood, they were reluctant to dismantle the boats, so they used ropes to tie the split wood together. This way, the soldiers could attack through the muddy area.

A very explosive and hellish joke is that at this time the Rakshasas in Xianbeilia were actually already indigenous people.

Because around 1638 years ago in , when the second Tsar Alexi Mikhailovich was in power, hundreds of thousands of Russian adventurers came here to colonize.

In other words, at least 20% of the Rakshasa people have lived on this land for 150 years, and five or six generations of their families were born and lived here.

Therefore, they were very familiar with the battles in the Xianbei wilderness and had a lot of experience in how to attack such castles.

Of course, this does not mean that this kind of treatment does not come at a price. The closer to the city wall of Xinwan Town, the more difficult it is to carry the branches and spread them on the mud.

Qian Liangzhang even went to the top of the city wall and shot at the Russians. He squinted his eyes and aimed for five seconds. With a snap, a Russian who was carrying a branch fell to the ground in the mud. The branch he was carrying immediately became his grave.

"Hurry up, you pigs, each of you must carry a load of branches over, and the dead priest will pray for you, and everyone will go to heaven.

If you survive, your mission today is complete, and you even have the chance to become a warrior and noble of the Third Rome!"

However, after this Rakshasa fell, the next group of people, forced by the officer's waist knife, continued to rush forward, carrying branches and stepping on the corpses of the previous people.

By the way, at this time the Russians would not call themselves the Russian Empire, but the Third Roman Empire.

"Among these beasts, only one is a Rakshasa among the five, and the rest are from us in Lingbei!"

The one gritting his teeth on the city wall was the liaison officer sent by Fukangan, and also the young general who asked Fukangan questions on the mountainside.

This person was the Ili general who helped Yang Yuchun to quell the Zhang Geer Rebellion in history, and was the Mongolian Sartuk Changling of the Plain White Banner.

Naturally, the opposite of the people from Lingbei are the people from Lingnan.

At this time, Outer Manchuria and Xianbeilia gradually formed Lingbei and Lingnan, two general regional terms, after the Tungusic tribes decided to surrender to China.

Changling said this with gritted teeth, but when he saw the people from Lingbei being forced to come forward to pave the road, he shot them without mercy.

While the Russian cannon fodder were risking their lives to pave the muddy area, the attack on the south gate continued.

Major General Nikolsky still had some command ability. At least he did not push up the several field artillery that the Russian army had brought from Yakutsk with great difficulty.

Instead, they had a lot of shield carts with oriental characteristics built, forcing a large number of Buryat Mongols to push the carts, while the Rakshasa archers crouched behind and slowly approached with flintlock rifles.

With a "bang", a four-pound cannon on the wall of Xinwan Town accurately hit a shield cart. In an instant, wood chips flew everywhere, the sandbags on the shield cart were pierced, and dust flew everywhere.

The three Buryat Mongols pushing the cart screamed and bled from their mouths and noses.

The most unlucky one among them fell to the ground and started spitting blood. It was obvious that his internal organs were injured by the shield cart and he was unlikely to survive.

"The distance is not enough, keep moving forward, don't stop!" A Rakshasa light infantry lieutenant estimated the distance, immediately drew out his dagger, and threatened in a stern voice.

Behind the remaining shield cart, several Buryat Mongols had sad faces and could only continue to move forward.

Soon, another artillery shell came, and the shield cart was also hit into dust. Several Buryat Mongols could no longer bear the pressure, and turned around and ran away while howling.

"Puff! Puff!"

What greeted these cannon fodder Buryats were large axes with a very Russian style.

As the most standard place of exile for the Russians, there are a large number of Russians in the Xianbei Wasteland whose ancestors came from the shooting army, and most of them are supporters of Sofia Alexeyevna.

After hacking and killing the fleeing Mongols, the shield carts were destroyed and blocked the road, so these Rakshasa soldiers had no choice but to use their bodies to clear the way.

They howled and charged with their flintlock rifles, and the shouts of "Ura, Ura" echoed throughout the battlefield.

This was a typical Russian tactic: rush in when the situation was stalemate; if it failed, only a few men would die; if it succeeded, it would be a huge profit. Xinwan Town's walls were punctured with firing holes, allowing the warriors to take turns firing without hesitation. The Russians were completely exposed, so the battle was one-sided from the start.

A large number of Russian troops were killed outside the South Gate by the warrior musketeers on the city wall. Blood was flowing everywhere and corpses were lying all over the place.

But the Russian soldiers were numerous, and they continued to charge forward under the encouragement of the trumpets.

More and more people died, and just when the casualties were so heavy that the Russian army could hardly hold on, they finally rushed to the city.

But before these cheering Russian soldiers could destroy the city gate, bombs were dropped densely on the city wall. Amid the violent explosions, more than a dozen Russian soldiers fell. They finally couldn't hold on anymore and started to turn around and run.

However, while these people were fighting their way out, the shield cart was barely repaired. Without the Buryats, the Russian army stepped forward and started pushing the cart.

"We can't let them get close. I need thirty rescuers!" Qian Liangzhang was still quite capable. While recruiting rescuers, he gave orders to the gunners.

"Don't attack the shield cart. Raise the muzzle a little higher and bombard the Rakshasas following behind the shield cart. Leave the shield cart to the rescue team!"

The Russian lieutenant behind the shield cart smiled because he found that the cannons on the city wall were not accurate and actually hit the people behind him.

Once he pushes the cart to the foot of the city wall, he will teach these Khitans a lesson.

But immediately, the smile on his face disappeared, because a strange horn sounded, and a large number of bombs flew over the shield car and flew towards him.

The Russian light infantry behind the shield carts were immediately killed and wounded. Then the rescue team members climbed over the shield carts and quickly stabbed to death the Russian soldiers who were still able to fight with bayonets.

The captain buried a large bundle of gunpowder under the shield cart, lit the fuse, and blew both shield carts into the air.

At the same time, on the muddy ground, the unlucky people who drew lots today had run out of people, and more than 40 people were all beaten to death in the mud, so the attack had to be temporarily suspended.

As Qian Liangzhang watched the Russian army retreat, he felt a little relieved, but his mood was also quite heavy.

It was only the second day, and the muddy ground was almost half filled up. The Russian army also attacked the city several times. It seemed that the past month and a half was not easy!
At night, the moonlight is dim.

The Russian army did not stop after fighting for a whole day. They deliberately waited until after four in the morning, when everyone was most sleepy. Thirty Russian soldiers, carrying explosives, launched a sneak attack on the gate of Xinwan Town in the cold night with a temperature of only one or two degrees Celsius.

There is only one small path through the south gate of Xinwan Town, which is very beneficial to the defenders, but it also has some disadvantages.

That is to say, this is equivalent to pointing out the direction for the attacking party. Even if it is dark, as long as they walk from here, they will definitely reach the south gate.

It was a dark and windy night. Russian soldiers, dressed in black, advanced slowly, hunched over. Everyone felt as if they could hear each other's heartbeats.

Getting closer and closer, they passed by a large number of their own corpses and damaged shield vehicles, and were about to arrive.

Wang Wang Wang!
At this moment, a voice that scared the Russian army to death was heard. It turned out that Qian Liangzhang not only arranged people to be on duty, but also placed specially trained military dogs at the door.

People can hide it, but dogs can't.

"Whoosh!" A torch was thrown down from the top of the city wall, immediately illuminating the Russian troops outside the city. Then lead bullets rained down, and nearly ten of the thirty Russian soldiers fell to the ground in an instant. The others were terrified and turned around and ran away. The night attack ended in failure.

Siege warfare is so boring and yet so torturous.

Five days later, the Russian army suffered more than 400 casualties, but the silt field was completely filled.

However, it still cannot be compared with the dry and hard ground, which can allow musketeers to come and shoot, but field artillery cannot fire here because these wooden boards cannot withstand the huge recoil of the artillery.

On the dry and hard front, the Russian army built several shield carts and pushed the battle line to a place where flintlock rifles could barely reach the city wall.

However, the shield cart could not move forward any further, because if it did, the artillery would be more powerful and could directly break the shield cart apart.

At the same time, the Matsumae samurai on the city wall had a large number of bombs, which they threw down from a high position, and the Russian army could not withstand them at all.

Therefore, Major General Nikolsky directly ordered the Russian army to build a line of defense here with shield carts, sandbags and the bodies of dead soldiers, and sent people to harass the city wall day and night.

Examples of Russian light infantrymen also beginning to appear being able to hit warriors on the city walls.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Russian army, and three days later, their night attack team finally succeeded in reaching the outside of the South Gate.

However, they were somewhat discouraged after the explosion, because the road behind the damaged South Gate was not unobstructed, but was blocked tightly by a large number of rocks.

Three days later, the soldiers of the Matsumae clan on the city wall also found the right opportunity to deal a severe blow to the Russian army.

Under the cover of night, forty samurai lowered themselves down the city wall and used their samurai swords to directly break through the Russian line, killing dozens of Russian soldiers and destroying most of the fortifications they had built with shield carts, sandbags and corpses.

On April 21st of the lunar calendar, after 19 days of bloody fighting, with more than 900 casualties including cannon fodder, the Russian army finally advanced to a distance where they could bombard Xinwan Town with artillery.

While bombarding the city walls with artillery, the Russian army also produced a large number of primitive catapults, throwing a large number of asphalt-like incendiary bombs made from animal fats, high-proof alcohol, raw petroleum, resin, etc. into Xinwan Town.

This caused great trouble to the defenders, and Qian Liangzhang had to dispatch a large number of manpower to put out the fire in the city.

From this time on, the 320 Matsumae samurai in Xinwan Town were forced to have little rest and entered a period of hardship.

On April 27, Qian Liangzhang, who had been suppressed and in extreme danger, suddenly led 150 warriors out of the city at dawn.

A surprise attack caught the Russian army off guard, and the fortifications they had painstakingly built were destroyed again.

The result of this battle dealt a heavy blow to the Russian army. After 25 days of hard fighting, 500 cannon fodder were basically wiped out, and more than 600 of the 4,500 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded, and they were also hit by the DBUFF of hunger and cold.

After that, the Russian offensive was greatly weakened, and it seemed that they were retreating.

But at this moment, the Russian navy departing from Okhotsk and Magadan finally arrived.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Russian army and restored their confidence in continuing to build the third fortification.

On the eighth day of May, nine days before the one and a half month deadline given by Chen Guangyao, Xinwan Town was on the verge of collapse under the joint attack of the Russian army by sea and land.

In particular, the Russian fleet had an armed merchant ship with a displacement of 400 tons and equipped with a 12-pound gun, which posed a huge threat to Xinwan Town.

On the ninth day of May, Russian warships went up the Wuhe River and blasted open a section of the city wall of Xinwan Town in the north. A large number of Russian troops boarded the boats and braved the hail of bullets to drill directly into the gap from the river.

The final moment finally arrived. The Russian army was almost exhausted and was completely supported by hope.

Only about 260 of the 400 samurai from the Matsumae clan were left, with nearly half of them killed or wounded. They were barely holding on with the last hope that the main force would soon arrive.

Both sides fought hard!
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