Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1292 The Battle of Golden Russia

The artillery of the Russian army lined up and shot at the city. The infantry lined up and pushed forward. The fusiliers fired and bombarded as they walked.

There were 1 Russian troops attacking in dozens of phalanxes. Behind them, there were 150 artillery pieces first, and then a neat formation of Russian troops.

Marshal Morozov, the remaining [-] infantry lined up behind the artillery formation, also in a linear formation, with spear phalanxes interlaced with musketeers, and each neat phalanx stood motionless amidst the sound of trumpets and drums.

The 2-strong infantry consisted of nearly ten brigades, basically following the military reforms of Sweden, a powerful Nordic country.A company has 120 six people, four companies have one battalion, two battalions have one regiment, two regiments have one brigade, and each brigade has more than [-] people.

Their weapons are also spears and muskets, but compared with the five attacking brigades, the muskets are mainly matchlock guns, with more than 5000 rods, and their equipment is slightly inferior.

In many battles in the Central Plains, cannon fodder and weaker troops were used first to weaken the enemy, but Morozov sent five of the most elite infantry brigades to attack the city.

On both sides of the infantry town, the left flank is 11 Khiva Khanate cavalry and Cossack cavalry No.3 brigade to fifteen brigades, a total of [-] people. The equipment is relatively traditional, mainly swords, spears, bows and arrows. It is still relatively traditional. cavalry.

The right-wing Russian cavalry has ten brigades of more than 2 people. In addition to the traditional cavalry, four brigades of cavalry are equipped with [-] flintlock guns and sabers. They are relatively modern cavalry.

This arrangement is very confusing. Although there are many troops on the left wing, the right wing is actually the main force of the Russian cavalry.

Marshal Morozov's intention is obvious, that is to use the elite infantry to take down the word "口" on the word "pin" first, capture the city of Hengluosi, and then use this elite infantry to intersperse the rest of the army. Between the two characters of "口", cut off the connection between the camps of the Yuzi people and the Bukhara people, and finally use the elite troops on the right wing to defeat [-] Bukhara people first. Surround and eliminate the last word "mouth".

The characteristic of the formation of the coalition forces is that relying on the city of Hengluosi, the camps of the Yuzi people and the Bukhara people are in the same city, forming a huge character in the wilderness.

In the continuous defense, the coalition forces have lost more than 1 people, and now the remaining 2000 infantry are in the city. In addition, there are [-] Mongolian cavalry in the city.

In the northeast corner of the city is the camp of the Yuzi people and the Mongols. There are 5000 Yuzi cavalry and [-] Mongolian cavalry. In the southeast corner of the city is the camp of the Bukhara people, with [-] cavalry.

The artillery and arquebus guns of the coalition forces are all arranged in the city, because it is the word "口" on it, which bears the heavy responsibility of resisting the Russian army, while the two characters "口" outside the city are responsible for giving the word "口" on the array of "pin". One word is a support, and at the same time, it is ready to kill from both sides at any time, forcing back the Russian infantry attacking the city.

On the whole, the coalition forces formed a defensive counterattack formation. However, because the coalition forces were mainly equipped with bows and arrows and swords and spears, the previous counterattacks were unsuccessful, and they gradually formed a purely defensive formation. Fill the city with troops.

At this time, the elite Russian troops of the five brigades formed two fronts, two brigades on the first line and three brigades on the second line. The main task of the attack fell on the first and second brigades on the first line. The second line followed and advanced, ready to support at any time.

The fusiliers of the Russian army fired while advancing, and most of the Yuzi soldiers who could hold matchlock guns basically took matchlock guns, because even the range of matchlock guns was not as good as that of flintlock guns. Needless to say, the riding bow that shoots dozens of steps.

The Russian army started firing guns two hundred paces away. Seng Ge came down from a high place and could only lead his men and horses to lie behind the collapsed city wall. Many days of experience had let the guarding soldiers know that when the enemy did not enter the fire rope The head was exposed within the range of the gun, purely looking for death, and death was meaningless.

Seng Ge was lying behind the wall, and the sand blasted by the cannon on the top of the wall splashed into the sky and fell on the Yuzi soldiers like rain.The projectiles from the Russian muskets also splashed the mud.

Seng Ge silently estimated the distance from the Russian army to the city wall. The Yuzi soldiers leaned against the wall, reclined on the slope, or lay on the ground, and hurriedly loaded the matchlock gun with ammunition in their hands, and the wooden sticks were inserted into the barrel. , keep pulling out and inserting, tamping the ammunition inside, and then loading the matchlock.

This position is not suitable for loading an arquebus, the speed is very slow, but it is safer to load this way, and the soldiers are not shooting now.

Like Sengge, there are more than a dozen military officers from the Kingdom of Jin who are counting the time. They are the instructors sent by the Jin Army to the Yuzi people after Yuzi bought the bird gun from the Kingdom of Jin. Some of their simple bird gun tactics.

These days, four generals of the Jin army have died on the front line, and the rest are led by a general named Wang Jinbao.If the history remains the same, he will shine in the three times, and he will be one of the four Hexi Han generals of the Qing court.

"Get up, the first team!" Seng Ge suddenly said through his teeth, and then Wang Jinbao and several officers of the Golden Army blew their whistles almost at the same time.

The Yuzi soldiers who were lying behind the slope immediately stood up and formed a three-row line. They raised their muskets and lit the matchlocks.

"Go!" Wang Jinbao blew his whistle, and a group of Yuzi people rushed down the slope with their guns in hand, raised their firecrackers, and fired a round of guns at the Russian army who had advanced within the range of the matchlock guns, "Bang bang bang!" The gunshots rang out, and gunpowder smoke filled the city wall immediately. The advancing Russian troops fell to the ground sporadically, but the vacant seats were quickly filled by Russian soldiers in the back row.

The first group of Yuzi soldiers who fired a shot were just about to draw back their guns and retreat when a cloud of white smoke filled the Russian army on the opposite side.

Seeing this, Wang Jinbao didn't hesitate, he whistled decisively, and shouted with bursting veins, "The second team is on!"

The Yuzi soldiers rushed up the slope alternately, raising their guns and shooting, but as soon as they reached the top, the Russian army fired first, and the Yuzi soldiers rolled down again and again.Matchlock guns are complicated to operate. When shooting, you need to check whether the matchlock is extinguished and whether it is placed properly. The loading speed is also slow. In addition, the matchlock gunners in Yuzi are not well trained. The rain made it relatively safe for them to reload, but once they fired at each other, they were still at a disadvantage.

In a moment, the corpses of Yuzi soldiers rolled all over the hillside.

Seng Ge watched the Russian army continue to advance. Yuzi soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the entire front line had been punched with multiple gaps, and there were no musketeers to fill them.

"Taiji, the gunners can't stand it anymore! After the Russian army approaches, a single charge will be enough to break through the first line of defense!"

Without reporting from his subordinates, Seng Ge also saw that Yuzi's soldiers were at an absolute disadvantage in the platoon shooting.

Sengge knew that the city of Hengluosi was the key to the defense of the entire coalition. If the city was destroyed and the coalition lost this key fulcrum, the left and right battalions would be divided by the Russian army.

Up to now, the coalition forces have no chance to win on their own. The only hope is to wait for the Jin army who promised to support them. If they want to wait for the Jin army to come, they must not retreat until the last moment.

If they were defeated, it would be meaningless for the Jin army to come over. Seng Ge could only use the greatest sacrifice to stabilize the front line and wait for the support of the Jin army.

"Order the cavalry to prepare!" Seng Ge gritted his teeth and ordered, but at this moment, the Russian army had already reached the slope.

Seeing that the arquebus soldiers were about to be broken through, the Mongolian cavalry in the city turned on their horses one after another under orders, then drew out their scimitars, clamped the horse's belly, and rushed towards the collapsed city wall.After the horses rushed up the high slope, they rushed down suddenly, and the cavalry rushed down the slope at an extremely fast speed. However, the elite Russian army was obviously very experienced, and they immediately responded.

The Russian phalanx rushed down the slope, and immediately changed their formation. The spearmen raised their spears, and the inner spearmen of the phalanx rushed to the edge to stab out the spears, leaving the space in the middle for the musketeers to avoid.

The Russian army suddenly turned into several huge hedgehogs. After the Mongolian cavalry rushed out, the people in front were directly mounted on the spear formation, and they were all stabbed to death. Seeing this, the remaining cavalry passed through the middle of the hedgehog formation, trying to take Bows and arrows were shot, but the musketeers in the Russian army aimed at them and shot, and the Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses again and again, without any advantage.

The Mongolian cavalry rushing through the gap was not easy. They passed through the two brigades on the first line of the Russian army, but were bombarded by gunmen from the three brigades on the second line.

At this time, behind the city of Hengluosi, the coalition cavalry in formation had already learned that the city of Hengluosi was in jeopardy, and Yuzi Khan had no choice. up.

"Khan, before the army in the city collapses, our two wings will outflank the Russian army's flanks. There is still a chance! We can't wait for the Jin army!"

The horse Yuzi Khan sat on was restless. Listening to his subordinates, he frowned and tightened the reins.

Jin Jun didn't know when the time would come, he couldn't bet all his hopes on Jin Guo.At this time, he suddenly stabilized the horse with its front hoof hanging in the air, and after the horse's hoof hit the ground heavily, Yuzi Khan ordered loudly: "Send the order, let the Bukharas attack the right wing of the Russian army, and Ben Khan attack the left wing of the Russian army, defeat the outflanking Russian army!"

As soon as he gave an order, he pulled out his horse and rushed out. Behind him, the [-] cavalrymen with banners all over the sky circled the city and rushed to the left flank of the Russian army. At the same time, [-] Bukharas attacked the right flank of the Russian army.

The coalition army is like a big crab, the city of Hengluosi is the body of the crab, and the cavalry on both sides are two tongs.Now the two big pincers are swung out from left to right, trying to destroy the main Russian army, and then the big pincers are closed to surround the elite Russian army attacking Hengluosi and win the war.

This idea is very good, but when they were dispatched, the cavalry guarding the two wings of the Russian army also began to attack, and the relatively weak pincers of Bukhara broke as soon as they hit the Russian cavalry... ·
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