With Constantine's order, the soldiers who could no longer hold back rushed towards the guards' positions like bloodthirsty wolves. The Cossacks lined up a traditional eight-knight rank, and looked from a distance, like a dark cloud rolling in.

"The enemy has attacked, prepare for defense!" said the Chief of Staff immediately.

A series of orders were passed quickly. The soldiers took their place and prepared to face the test of artillery fire.

Three minutes later.

"What's going on? Why didn't the Russian army fire?" Wang Tingzhen looked at the peaceful position and asked with surprise. Then, he immediately thought that his reconnaissance team might have succeeded, and called out happily: "Messenger, contact each reconnaissance team immediately to see that it was the bastard who succeeded. I want to ask him for a medal!"

No matter the contribution made by the reconnaissance team, since the enemy had no artillery, Wang Tingzhen was half relieved. "Order, one minute later, the regiment's subordinates opened fire, and each battalion fired independently after three minutes!"

The regiment heavy machine gun positions are scattered and located behind the front of the position, which is their firepower channel. The infantry's defensive positions are centered on the heavy machine gun positions, spreading serpentinely to both sides, surrounding them into a circular defense system. The battalion light mortar positions are arranged in front of both sides of the heavy machine gun positions, and the temporary additional heavy mortar positions are placed at the end of the position to be used as suppression firepower.

With Wang Tingzhen's order, the eight Maxim machine guns of the regiment instantly spit out a hot tongue of flames, and the rain of bullets formed by firing at a rate of 600 per minute was like a pour to the enemy troops a thousand meters away. Then, a total of twenty light and heavy mortars at the regiment and battalion level also began to fire, and balls of fire immediately rose from the Russian charge team.

At this time, three reconnaissance teams sprinkled on the vast grassland were still searching for Russian artillery positions.

It’s not that the Guards have poor reconnaissance capabilities. The Russian army has not carried artillery at all.

As a proud Cossack, Constantine Konstantinovich only believes in the saber in his hand and the war horse under his crotch. Moreover, he believes that the slow movement of the artillery will seriously affect the cavalry's offensive rhythm. "When the artillery has built the position, the cavalry has cut off the head of the enemy commander!"

That's what he thinks.

If the Tungus Musketeers who accompanied him dragged several 57mm Hachikes rapid-fire guns and Gatling machine guns, this unit would have zero fire support.

But Aba finally has some small caliber artillery and rapid-fire support fire. The battle of Chahan Aola was a medieval duel.

On the Barhu grassland, the two sides fighting were the Cossacks who had been nomadic in the Eastern European grasslands for generations, and the Mongols who had conquered the world on horseback.

The Russian army invested all seven border Cossack cavalry regiments, with a total of more than 7,700 people; the Qing army had three Mongolian cavalry brigades of about 9,000 people.

This decisive battle is not only about life and death, but also about honor.

Just like when we returned to the Middle Ages, more than 10,000 cavalrymen waved their sabers and covered their camps. They all believed that the sabers in their hands and the war horses under their straits were completely decorative on their bodies.

The battle was extremely tragic. After two charges, the two armies were basically in stalemate. At first, the Cossack cavalry gained the upper hand with the advantage of the Don Hippo being good at charging, but over time, the Mongolian cavalry began to turn defeat into victory with their skillful riding skills and numerical advantages.

In Wen Su's heart, revitalizing the dream of Mongolian cavalry is more important than anything else. My grandfather passed away with hatred, and the monk king's lineage endured for forty years of rolling eyes and humiliation. He had to take back this glory in his own hands. The only thing that could prove himself was to defeat his opponent with cavalry on the grassland.

This is also the reason why Wen Su did not participate in the Sino-Japanese War. Because there is no place for his battlefield. His battlefield is on the grassland.

The advantage of the Mongolian cavalry is expanding little by little. Wen Su is preparing to put the last thousand elite guards around him into the battlefield and strive to win the war in one go.

"We can finally restore the glory of the family!" Wen Su began to pray to Changshengtian.

In the distance, a war horse galloped over. "Report!"

Wensu suddenly had a bad premonition, and he tightly locked his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

"Sir, news comes from behind. The Russian army broke through the middle defense line and had occupied Suktyi. Lord Yixinga led more than 2,000 remaining soldiers to retreat to Hulunbuir. The Russian army's central troops are currently encircling the direction of Abagatu and are preparing to continue to occupy Abagatu."

Wensu's face suddenly turned pale.

The deputy general on the side, Zasakbezitawangbrukzal, Alxa Banner, said anxiously: "Master Commander, Sukteyi is lost, our retreat is already unstable. If the Russian army takes Abagatu again, then our army may be surrounded here by the Russian superior forces!"

Wen Su looked at the battlefield where the advantage was forming in front of him, and his heart was full of unwillingness. "As long as my elite guard charges, he can completely defeat the Russian army in front of him!"

Tawangbrookzale said anxiously: "But the Russians can still consume our troops. We have now received the news of the defeat in the middle, and the Russians must have received the same news. If the Russians decide to hold us back even if they die, then we may be surrounded by reinforcements behind us. At that time, we may be wiped out."

Wensu gritted his teeth and said, "We can also move to Kulen Lake."

"Yes, we can move south. But the commander, if we lose a lot of troops here and because the rear route is cut off and there is no supply, even if we move south, can we travel safely through the Barhu grassland? Don't forget that the Russians have cavalry, and their reinforcements will continue to chase us until we are dragged down and eliminated!"

Although he was fanatical, Wen Su was not stupid. He also knew the truth that "when a person dies, there is nothing left." The so-called honor can only be given to the winner, and the loser can get nothing except giving his life.

"Okay... let's retreat!"

Aba Gaitu. Looking at the Russian army falling down like harvesting wheat on the distant position, Wang Tingzhen said with emotion: "I remember Jue Shuai once said privately, 'When Maxim appeared on the battlefield, the only thing the cavalry could do was to polish shoes for the infantry.' I was studying at the time, thinking that this sentence was inspired by Jue Shuai indirectly to encourage us to study hard. Now, Jue Shuai was expounding the facts."

The chief of staff next to him said, "But Jue Zheng did not deny the role of cavalry. For example, if I give me a thousand cavalry now, the battle will be over."

Wang Tingzhen smiled: "Of course, no one can deny the role of cavalry, but if you want to command cavalry, you have to wait until you become the division commander."

At present, only the first-level combat units of the Guards have independent cavalry units, and only cavalry units at the brigade and regiment level, which can only meet the needs of communication and reconnaissance and cannot participate in the large-scale battle in front of them.

The Russian army's backward style of play was doomed to fail, so both of them spoke very relaxed. At this moment, a message from the center line was delivered to Wang Tingzhen.

"These pig tricks!" Wang Tingzhen slapped the information on the table and said gritting his teeth.

The chief of staff next to him quickly said, "Captain, it's useless to be angry now. We should quickly think about what to do next."

"What else can we do!" Wang Tingzhen said: "We don't have cavalry. If we withdraw from the prepared positions, we will inevitably face the strangulation of enemy cavalry in the wilderness. It will not be uncommon even if the entire army is wiped out by that time."

"But if we stick to it, it's not a solution. The Russian army in the middle is mainly composed of infantry, and they must have carried a large number of artillery. Once we get the support of these artillery, our fragile defensive positions cannot resist at all."

The Chief of Staff did not finish his words, but everyone knew that by then, it would still be a dead end.

Wang Tingzhen: "We can only take one step at a time. If the troops in the middle are retreating, they will likely run towards our defensive positions first. Then we will leave these soldiers to assist in the defense. It would be even better if there were some cavalry inside."

Chief of Staff: "What's the use of these defeated soldiers even if they come."

Wang Tingzhen: "It's better to have it than not. Moreover, the Mongolian cavalry on the Western Front may have also received news, and they should also retreat. If we can contact them as soon as possible, we may be able to convince them to come together, so that our disadvantages of not having cavalry will be alleviated. At that time, we will have greater confidence in whether to fight or retreat."

There was no other way to think about it in a hurry, so I could only make a decision like this. A communications team was sent out urgently, hoping to contact the main Mongolian cavalry on the Western Front. At the same time, Wang Tingzhen was looking forward to how to eliminate as much Russian troops as possible to reduce the difficulties they were facing.

At sunset, the first group of escaped Qing troops arrived at the Abagatu defense line.

There are seven patrol battalions in the Suktyi defense line, a Manchu cavalry brigade and a Mongolian cavalry brigade. Opposite them are the Russian army, a cavalry regiment of Baikal and four Buryat infantry regiments. Logically speaking, the number of the two armies is basically the same, and the Qing army still has a great advantage in terms of cavalry. However, if the war is only counted in the number of people, there will be no disputes in the world.

At the beginning of the battle, Yixing's patrol battalion seemed to be unable to withstand the Russian fire. Then the Mongolian Cavalry Brigade launched a counter-charge, but was beaten back by the Russian army. At this time, the Outer Baikal Cavalry Regiment, which was ready to go, launched a fatal blow, and the Qing army's defense line was broken.

The First Manchurian Cavalry Brigade attempted to rescue, but the patrol battalion was defeated, while the Mongolian Cavalry Brigade was entangled by the Cavalry Regiment of the Outer Baikal City and had no time to take care of it. This means that the First Manchurian Cavalry Brigade had to face almost all the Buryat infantry alone, and the result can be imagined.

The extremely frustrated Mongolian and Manchurian cavalry brigades naturally abandoned the worthless patrol battalion on the way to escape. This may be a part of venting anger, but invisibly, thousands of Qing troops fell under the sword of the Russians.

The arrival of the Qing cavalry immediately solved the problem of how Wang Tingzhen pursued the enemy and expanded the results of the battle.

Wang Tingzhen seized the time to explain the current situation to the two brigade commanders: "In the early morning, the enemy launched the first wave of offensives, but the enemy did not seem to be equipped with artillery, so the enemy's attack was completed only by cavalry side charge. Our army had built fortifications to deal with cavalry before, so the enemy's charge quickly collapsed under the attack of our rapid-fire firepower. After that, the enemy's infantry also launched several consecutive charges, with infantry and cavalry attacking together. However, the Russian army's attack methods were outdated, and in addition to dense charges, they were also intensive charges. In addition to the support of artillery fire, the only rapid-fire weapon was also destroyed by our heavy mortars, so it was impossible to break through our defense line. In one day, the enemy's army died or injured, and our army only suffered more than 170 people and injured more than 300 people. However, because our army had no cavalry, it was unable to completely destroy the enemy's living forces."

The two new brigade commanders looked at each other. How could the gap between being a Qing army be so big?

Wang Tingzhen said at this time: "So, I hope the two commanders can support our headquarters in a counter-charge."

The commanders of the two cavalry brigades were brigade commanders, and Wang Tingzhen was just a regiment commander. However, he was now a defeated soldier and was on the other person's territory, so both brigade commanders expressed that they were willing to cooperate with Wang Tingzhen's actions.

Damn, who is stupid? Now the Russian army is obviously a frightened bird at the end of its strength. How can such a good thing as beating a dog in the water to grab military merits?

"But, where are we going to attack?"

The guards' defensive positions were built like iron barrels, with trenches and wire everywhere, otherwise the Cossack cavalry would not have returned to their hatred.

"It's okay. After a day of battle, the Russians also broke through several defense lines. We just happened to have time to make up. While the sky was not completely dark, you can rush out from these places and catch the other party off guard."

The two brigade commanders looked at each other and nodded.

Set off!

The war in Manzhouli is continuing, and both sides will win and lose. At this time, in the direction of Lahassu, more than 7,000 Russian First Army, commanded by Major General Fleisher, began to cross the river. In order to prevent the Russian army from using the maneuverability of ships to drag down itself, the Ninth Division chose to give up the Heilongjiang River defense line and placed the main direction of defense in Uduqi, the upper reaches of the Songhua River. On the 22nd, after Fleisher led his army to occupy Lahassu, he indeed took a boat to climb the Songhua River. On the 23rd, the Russian army entered the ambush circle of the Guards.

The Russian Far East Fleet was also approaching the Qing army's ambush circle.
Chapter completed!