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Chapter 726 Ambush

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"Governor General, the last failure was only temporary, so you don't have to mind too much. This time, Your Majesty has sent as many as 600,000 reinforcements to East and West Siberia. We have enough troops to fight the Chinese. With the support of the Qing people, we will definitely be able to eliminate the main force of the Chinese army on the Mongolian grasslands. At that time, we will be able to march south again." Major General Neverskoy was full of confidence. They attributed the last failure to insufficient preparation and the good luck of the Chinese army. If it weren't for the sudden snowstorm, the Russian army would definitely not have lost so many people. This time, the Russian army would advance eastward and set the battlefield to the Mongolian grasslands. Fighting on the vast Mongolian grasslands, they would undoubtedly have gained many advantages with the support of the Qing and Mongolians.

Governor Muravyov nodded. The last failure made his position as the governor in danger. This time, Tsar Nicholas I sent a large number of reinforcements. As many as 600,000 troops were half of Russia's permanent troops. If he failed this time, he would probably not only be dismissed, but also be more likely to be tried by the military court. Therefore, this time, he could no longer afford to lose.

However, as Major General Neverskoy said, this time, the Russian army will not fail again. The advantages of the Chinese army in the last battle will no longer exist. It will be very difficult to complete supply in the vast grassland. After receiving the support of the Mongolians, the Russian army will inevitably be much smoother. In addition, among the reinforcements this time, there are 100,000 Russian Cossack cavalry, plus the Qing cavalry and Mongolian cavalry, and their mobile forces will be much more than the Chinese army. At that time, the Chinese army's logistics supply line will be torn to pieces. Without logistics, the Chinese army entering the grassland will have to slaughter them.

However, Governor Muravyov is not as confident as Major General Neverskoy in the end. After all, in terms of national strength, the Chinese Empire is not worse than Russia. Even stronger. With strong industrial strength and a population of up to 400 million, this is enough to arm the troops that make people feel irritated. What is even more unacceptable is that these Chinese people will no longer be weak and bullied sheep. After being armed, they will completely become human-eating tigers. During the Battle of Shengjing City, Governor Muravyov had a deep understanding of this.

In addition, what Governor Muravyov couldn't believe was that two hundred million people were easily conquered by Manchus with only a few hundred thousand people, which was really shocking. Such a thing would never happen in Europe. If the Han people of this period were as weak as they were two hundred years ago, how good would it be! With Russia's strength, it was enough to easily swallow them in one bite.

"How long will it take for us to reach the mouth and meet with those Qing people? To be honest, I am not very at ease with those Qing people. We must enter the grassland sooner. God knows how long the Qing army left behind in Beijing can last. If the Chinese army catch up, the big thing will be bad." Governor Muravyov said. Only after entering the grassland can their safety be guaranteed.

"Governor General, we will be there at most an hour. I hope that the Qing people and Mongolians have prepared roasted golden lambs and strong wine. Of course, it would be great if there were a few more charming oriental girls. Although these oriental girls are too ugly, their skin is really good, white as milk, and smooth as high-quality silk." Major General Neverskoy smiled lewdly. In order to please them, the Qing government provided them like their ancestors and all their requirements were met. They even prepared a lot of women for these Russian generals.

"Work hard, Major General Neverskoy. As long as we can conquer this country, we can enjoy all these things at will." Governor Muravyov said with a smile. Obviously, in this winter in Beijing, he seemed to live in heaven. If he could enjoy it for a while, it would be the best. However, the attacks of the southern Chinese army came too quickly. For the sake of their own lives, they had to evacuate quickly. If they were caught by the southern Chinese army, they would be finished. Because under Shengjing City, Chinese Empire Emperor Long Yufei issued an order not to have a Russian prisoner of war.

"Yes, Governor General. I believe we will succeed!" Major General Neverskoy said confidently.

At this time, the Russian army did not find any abnormalities on the mountain on the right side of the official road. In the dense forests on the side of the mountain, the soldiers of the Imperial Cavalry Army, the 2nd Army and the 14th Infantry Army had already been ambushed. Hundreds of 75mm field artillery, more than a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns were all ambushed on the mountain. These unprepared Russian troops were entering the ambush circle they carefully prepared step by step.

"Fire! Kill all the Russian Russians!" At 10:12 am, Major General Senggelinqin, the commander of the Imperial Cavalry, issued an order to fire.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Hundreds of 75mm field artillery and mortars opened fire, and the dense shells flew towards the dense Russian army like rain. Explosions sounded one after another in the Russian army's queue, and shrapnel shot everywhere, easily harvesting the lives of these Russian army.

After some war horses were frightened, they threw the Russian Cossack cavalry on the horse's back off the horse and stepped on it into meat paste.

After the sudden attack, the more than 30,000 Russian Cossack cavalry inevitably became confused.

"What's going on? Damn it, what did those Qing people do? They actually let the enemy deploy an ambush circle easily." Governor Muravyov said furiously. He believed that this was the reason why the Qing army's 1st cavalry army was perfunctory and did not conduct a search. If it were the Russian Cossack cavalry responsible for the pioneering of the way, this would definitely not have happened.

"Governor General, what should we do now?" Major General Neverskoy's face no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had before. The sudden blow made him confused.

"Da da! Da da!" The heavy machine gun began to roar lowly, and dense bullets enveloped the Russian army like pouring rain. Blood bloomed on the Cossack cavalry, and many people fell to the ground screaming. Blood flowed out of their bodies, gathered into a stream, and flowed into the Yanghe River, dyeing the river water red.

"Order the troops to speed up the passage of this area. In addition, let someone organize a counterattack." Governor Muravyov tried hard to calm himself down and began to issue a counterattack. The Russian army's queue was several kilometers long and was unprepared. If they did not break out of the encirclement as soon as possible, all of their more than 30,000 people would probably have to be explained here.

"Yes, Governor!" The messenger rushed forward quickly, trying to convey Governor Muravyov's orders, but before he could run far away, he was hit by a dense heavy machine gun bullet. A heavy machine gun bullet hit his heart, leaving a big hole.

More than 30,000 Russian Cossack cavalry were completely in a state of being passively beaten. The Empire's army used intensive firepower to massacre these Cossack cavalry. The entire Russian army was completely in chaos. Some Cossack cavalry began to charge forward and wanted to escape from the ambush circle. Some began to retreat and wanted to contact the Qing army behind. The entire official road was blocked, and this undoubtedly made the Russian army unable to escape.

Some Russian troops rushed towards the Yanghe River and wanted to cross the river and fled. However, the current Yanghe River is now swept away because of the snow and water gradually melting, and the water volume is very large. The water depth is more than two or three meters. It is impossible to swim across at all. Some Russian Cossack cavalrymen were immediately swept away by the river after they were launched.

"God! How could this be like this! Where did those Chinese soldiers come from?" Governor Muravyov watched his subordinates being shot and killed, and his heart was bleeding! What's more serious is that this was obviously an ambush that had been planned, and he probably wouldn't be able to escape. Once he was caught by the Chinese soldiers and killed, all his dreams would be vain.

"Governor General, this is not possible. We have to rush out. If this continues, we will be killed by all the Chinese troops!" Major General Neverskoy lay beside Governor Muravijov and said loudly to him.

"Damn it! Order everyone and charge immediately!" Governor Muravyov ordered.

"Order all departments to start charging and cut the Russians into sections. In addition, block the two ends and don't let a Russian escape." Senggelinqin gave the order.

The two cavalry armies and more than 70,000 imperial cavalry were already ready. After receiving the order, the cavalry turned over their horses, rushed down the hillside, and launched a fierce attack on the severely damaged Cossack cavalry.

After being attacked suddenly, more than 30,000 Cossack cavalry suffered heavy losses, and the remaining people were also dazzled and could not organize a powerful counterattack. The two imperial cavalry armies, in units of brigades, launched a fierce attack on the Russian army on a few kilometers long front.

"Kill!" The imperial cavalry roared, and rushed towards the Russian Cossack cavalry like tigers from the mountain. In order to avoid accidental injury, the cannons and heavy machine guns had stopped firing at this time.

"Bastard! Come on and defeat those yellow-skinned monkeys. Only by defeating them can we have a way out!" Governor Muravyov quickly ordered the remaining Cossack cavalry to prepare to fight against the Imperial cavalry. (To be continued)
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