Kowloon wins

Chapter 1143 Taking Bratsk by Force ([-])

On August [-]th of the third year of Renhe, when Haishi was approaching, the gunpowder smoke that had filled the sky over the Angara River for a whole day had long since cleared away. The difference is that the morale of the Russian army is high, and they may be able to sleep well, but the soldiers of the Qing army can hardly sleep too well. There is nothing else. Today's battle during the day, the Qing army has several times Forcibly crossing the Angara River on the wide front all ended in failure. Although the sharp artillery coverage dealt a heavy blow to the Russian army, the losses of the troops crossing the river were not small. More than [-] officers and soldiers died bravely. Of course, not every officer and soldier of the Qing army who fell asleep was worried, at least Zheng Zaishan and his reconnaissance The battalion officers and soldiers were not among them.

"Wu Yuankui."

Zheng Zaishan crouched behind a big rock on the bank, staring at the three, four, and three highlands on the opposite bank with sharp eyes like knives for a long time, and when it was time to strike, he whispered softly.

"To!"

As soon as Zheng Zaishan finished speaking, a shadow covered in black sludge appeared behind him like a ghost. This man was Captain Wu Yuankui, the leader of the sharp knife platoon of the reconnaissance battalion. Family martial arts is quite good, Chengde joined the army for six years, and in all previous military exercises, he excelled in various techniques and tactics. Officers promoted directly from enlisted men.

"Take your people on, remember, unless it is absolutely necessary, you must not disturb the Russian army in the bunker, go."

The tactics to be discussed had already been discussed in the past two days, Zheng Zaishan would not babble at this time, he just gave a few simple instructions, and then gave the order to attack.

"Yes!"

After the general order was issued, Wu Yuankui did not dare to be negligent, and he respectfully responded, then waved his hand behind him, and then crawled silently towards the river, and immediately after, the six soldiers were covered in black sludge. The figure also flashed out from the pile of rocks behind, also crawled forward, and after a while, it slid silently into the rushing river.

The Angara River in this section is not considered wide, only about 65 feet, but the water flow is quite fast. It is not suitable for the army to cross the river. Because of this, the security of the Russian army here is far from strict. Except for a blockhouse set up on the three, four, and three highlands, the nearest blockhouses are all one mile away. The military equipment is not too strong, and there is only one company garrisoned in total. In the dead of night, most of the Russian soldiers are huddled in the castle, and only about half of the platoon's troops are scattered in threes, fours, and threes. The surrounding area of ​​the highland was in charge of vigilance, and their vigilance was not too strong. They did not notice the existence of the seven Qing soldiers who were swimming in the dark.

The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are almost all versatile, not only proficient in the use of various firearms, but also special reconnaissance skills such as swimming and lurking, especially the soldiers led by Wu Yuankui are top diving masters, Even though the river was extremely turbulent, and most of the soldiers were still carrying heavy traction ropes, it didn't seem too strenuous to swim. The seven officers and soldiers leaned sideways like seven big fish with almost no sound. Swimming towards the opposite bank, it took only about two quarters of an hour to forcefully cross the Angara River, but he never rushed to the shore, but lay flat on the shallow water on the bank, adjusting his breathing while quietly Looking at the deployment of the Russian army on the river bank.

It was late at night, and it was cloudy. Although it wasn't that you couldn't see your fingers, the visibility might not be very high. Of course, the Russian sentries couldn't find the seven Qing soldiers who had sneaked in, but it was also difficult for the Qing soldiers to see them. In this dark night, it is obviously not easy to see the defense situation of the Russian officers and soldiers on duty. Under such circumstances, it is obviously not easy to kill all the Russian sentries silently. However, for the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion who have relevant training To them, it was just an ordinary thing, no, Wu Yuankui moved as soon as his physical strength recovered a little, but after seeing him raise his hand and made a few gestures quickly, the four soldiers who followed him Dang even took off the leash and handed it over to the two soldiers who stayed behind, and then dispersed and dived ashore in groups of two. As for Wu Yuankui himself, he flashed into the night like a lone ranger.

The operation of detecting sentries went extremely smoothly. Although the weapons held by the five Qing army officers and soldiers who attacked were only two daggers, they were more than enough to assassinate those unsuspecting fixed sentries, even if some Russian secret sentries were hiding. The location is extremely hidden, but for the soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion who have long been accustomed to operating in the dark, this level of concealment is not enough to escape the keen senses of the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion. All kinds of light and dark posts in the vicinity were wiped out, even the two soldiers on duty outside the bunker could not escape Wu Yuankui's assassination, except for Shang Mao's Russian soldiers who were sleeping soundly in the bunker, only The remaining team of dozens of mobile sentries is still patrolling along the river bank.

Seven vs. ten, this battle is obviously not easy to fight, but it is not impossible to fight. If the size of the movement is not considered, with the combat power of the soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion, they can definitely kill this group of Russian soldiers with ease. As for now? , It is more difficult, but it is not difficult for those who meet, no, after clearing the fixed posts, the five soldiers who attacked quietly dived back to the shallow water on the shore, talked with each other with gestures, and the whole situation The plan has been discussed silently.

The patrol route of the ten-member patrol team of the Russian army is extremely fixed, that is, patrolling along the river bank and in the defense area, going back and forth every two quarters of an hour or so. Most of the attention is on the river, and no officers and soldiers of the Qing army reconnaissance battalion have been found at all. I have already lurked into the defense zone, and I have never found out that the light and dark posts on my side have long been removed by the Qing army. I have been walking back and forth in such a dull manner, with my leather boots stepping heavily on the muddy ground on the bank, and the sound of thumping and thumping is heard in the night. It kept ringing.

It's getting closer, it's getting closer, and the unhurriedly marching Russian patrol team finally walked into the encirclement of the officers and soldiers of the Qing army's reconnaissance battalion, but Wu Yuankui, who was the first to launch, flashed away from a boulder like a ghost came out, and silently stuck to the last soldier in the patrol team of the Russian army, raised his left hand, and covered the soldier's mouth with lightning speed, and wiped his right hand around his neck, cutting off the wound. After breaking his trachea and aorta, he broke it with his left hand again. After a soft "click", the unlucky Russian soldier lost his life without a sound. , the soldiers at the front didn't know that the comrades at the back of their team had died on the spot.

Wu Yuankui gently put the dead body of the Russian soldier on the ground, and then leaned against the number 2 Russian soldier from the bottom. Very well, the Russian soldiers in front were still not alarmed. This is of course due to the courage of Wu Yuankuiyi, but in fact there is also an element of luck, but luck is usually unreliable. , just when Wu Yuankui was planning to do the same for the No. 3 Russian army patrol, an accident happened suddenly—the patrol suddenly sneezed, and the movement was so loud that all the soldiers in front couldn't help but turn around and look back. Come over, with just one look, Wu Yuankui, who was just about to make a move, was exposed in full view!
If someone else was discovered during such an assassination, nine times out of ten his hands and feet would be stiff, but Wu Yuankui was among them. Not only did he not stop, but he exerted force on his feet, and his whole body seemed to be off-kilter. He rushed out like an arrow, waved his right hand, and in a flash of knife light, he unceremoniously wiped off the trachea of ​​the Russian patrolman who had sneeze earlier, and went straight to him before he could react. At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army reconnaissance battalion, who had already discovered that something was wrong, all rushed out from the hiding place, and all of them moved extremely quickly. Before the Russian officers and soldiers could figure out the situation, the Qing army reconnaissance The soldiers had already reached the front.

The officers and soldiers of the Russian army were unlucky. Because of their slack, the guns were all slanted on their backs. When they were suddenly attacked, they had no time to take off the guns, let alone fire them. The gun was extremely inconvenient to move. After being culled by the scouts of the Qing army, they were not even able to fight back. Almost all of them were killed on the spot after meeting each other. Only one soldier had time to let out a half-scream. The neck was cut off.

"Send signal!"

Although he successfully killed all the Russian patrols on the spot, there was no trace of joy on Wu Yuankui's face. Instead, he frowned, probably because he was not sure whether the half-scream would alarm the people in the bunker. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the Russian army were on the side of the Qing army again this time. The blockhouse on the top of the mountain was still lifeless, and there was no reaction at all. Seeing this, Wu Yuankui finally put his heart back into his stomach. Not daring to procrastinate any longer, he hurriedly raised his hand and gave an order in a low voice. Immediately, he saw a soldier take out an oil-paper bag from his trouser pocket, spread it quickly, took out a box of matches, and polished three of them in succession. .

"Cross the river!"

When the day passed, Zheng Zaishan, who had been waiting for a full hour, finally saw the signal from the other side. Even if his tense heartstrings were loosened by more than half, he did not dare to delay. With a wave of his hand, he bowed. He gave the order in a loud voice, and immediately saw a group of officers and soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion carrying a few rafts into the water, and with the help of the fixed traction rope, they rowed to the opposite bank with all their strength. At the same time, the first The officers and soldiers of the first brigade of the division also came out of the dense forest not far from the shore, carried thick logs and rafts to the shore, and started the intense action of building the pontoon bridge...

(End of this chapter)