"boom!"

The shells exploded violently around him, and the thick smoke and flying dust blocked Yan Baichuan's vision. The thick smell of gunpowder made him almost breathless. Even if he squatted in the deep trenches, he could still feel the shock from the ground when the shells exploded. This feeling was definitely not something he could feel in the training ground in the past.

"Brothers! Look up and prepare. The Russian is about to rush up to die. The fifth master is anxious. It's time to send him foreign food to the old man!"

After more than ten minutes, the originally dense explosion sounded sparse. Yan Baichuan raised his head from the fox pit. Although there were still shells exploding around the position from time to time, a faint shadow could be seen behind the black and gray smoke, and at the same time, the dense sound of horse hooves came from his ears. It was obvious that the Russian Cossack cavalry launched the charge.

A large area of ​​Cossack cavalry, waving swords in their hands, carrying heavy rifles, and charging on horseback. Their horses were orderly, clearly lined up, charging in the noisy dust. Thousands of war horses galloped across, and thousands of swords were wielding interlaced.

Three thousand meters.

"Click!" The machine gunner in the heavy machine gun fortification shook off the dust that had been slammed on his body before, and pulled the bolt backwards. The ammunition hand beside him also dragged the ammunition belt. The machine gunner held his breathing solemnly, and looked at the Russian cavalry rushing in the distance like waves.

Yan Baichuan didn't understand why the battalion did not provide artillery support. In the military academy, the instructors clearly said that when defending the cavalry on the position, the first thing to do is to cover the artillery with a 75mm field cannon, followed by heavy machine guns, small-caliber artillery, mortars, and light machine guns are mainly defensive distances within 500 meters, and within 200 meters, they must be handed over to the continuous rifle and grenade launcher, and then the fifth master and the grenade.

Now, they want to place the enemy's cavalry directly at a distance of two thousand meters, skip the first step, and directly use heavy machine guns and mortars.

The Don Hippo's sprinting speed is very fast, and a distance of one thousand meters passes in an instant.

"Open fire!"

When the Cossack cavalry approached the predetermined distance, with the battalion commander's whistle, the heavy machine guns, rifles and mortars on the position immediately sounded, and the crossfire formed by the dense bullets instantly fell into the stormtroopers of the Cossack cavalry, harvesting life in the queue of the Cossack cavalry.

After being hit by a bullet, the Don hippo fell down, and these obviously did not stop the Cossacks' charge. The Cossacks flew over the obstacles in front and continued their charge.

"Dong!Dong!..." The soldiers of the mortar squad kept putting three-pound sixty-foot mortar shells from the muzzle into the barrel. With the sound of the dam, the small shells were fired out. The smoke balls and cast iron fragments raised by the dam were constantly flying in the Cossacks' team. Each cast iron fragment raised by the shell could always harvest some life.

Although the Russian rear artillery and machine gunners were still providing cover for the charge Cossacks, these artillery and machine guns could not completely suppress the firepower of the officers and soldiers of the Second Company. However, the Russian army then pushed the large-caliber mortars up, and the shells that fell from time to time ravaged the position of the Second Company. When countless cast iron fragments and whizzing bullets passed by the position of the Second Company, they would always bring certain casualties to the officers and soldiers who were hiding in the trenches and aiming at shooting desperately. The originally dense defensive firepower was immediately weakened.

In Changji City, artillery staff were nervously marking small flags on the sand table.

"Have the enemy's firepower points been found?"

"Yes! The firepower shown by the Russian army is basically 76mm field guns, and there are some large-caliber mortars. Compared with the field guns, the position of the mortars is higher. It is estimated that the Russian army thought we would collapse as soon as we used to, so they simply pushed out all the artillery to finish the matter."

Wang Sai, the commander of the cannon regiment, sneered, and then said, "Since that's the case, why are we still polite? The infantry brothers in front have been waiting, and I'm doing it for me!"

"yes!"

With the commander's voice set off, the 105mm howitzers and 120mm mortars of the 7th Division's Artillery Regiment immediately began to roar.

The mission of the 105th howitzer is to knock out the Russian army's support artillery fire, while the 120th mortar is to support the artillery battalion of the 71st Brigade, covering the group of Cossacks on the front of the position.

This was an era when cavalry ended, but the Cossacks still fought in a way that continued from their ancestors. Although they had learned a painful lesson under the machine guns and artillery of the Guards in the Siberian battlefield, they still persisted in the tradition of the Cossacks for hundreds of years, sabers and hippos equal to the Cossacks.

"Wula!" When the stubborn and traditional Cossack cavalry, under the cover of the firepower in the rear of the Russian army, used their flesh and blood to open the road, they would also shout loudly like their fathers. They either waved with sabers or waved the Mauser pistol in their hands, and shot at the Chinese soldiers who were shooting at the guns.

"Fight with them!"

There were four battalions of the Cossacks, not to mention the Russian artillery fire support behind them. The firepower configuration of the first battalion could not completely suppress them. Seeing the Russian army getting closer, Yan Baichuan secretly gritted his teeth and ordered the soldiers to prepare for hand-to-hand combat.

At this moment, a fierce artillery fire suddenly covered the distance of 500 meters in front of his position. At the same time, the Russian artillery fire suddenly disappeared.

"Fuck!" Yan Baichuan unconsciously spit out a dirty word. "Damn artillery, do you have to scare me?"

The joint artillery bombardment of the brigade artillery battalion and the division's 120th artillery battalion threw 800 75mm and 120mm grenades in one minute. In addition to the mountain cannons inside the regiment, the unrestrained frontal position in front of him was completely overturned.

However, the artillery of the Guards was still pouring out shells. At the same time, the barrage formed by the artillery fire gradually extended to the distance. Soon, the Russian infantry following the cavalry were also swept in by artillery fire. These infantry were like leaves suddenly being swept into a tornado, and were torn to pieces in an instant!

After firing a few light and heavy machine guns from the first battalion, there was no living thing that could stand up in front of them.

Yan Baichuan scratched his scalp and murmured: "I'll go! This is the end? I've been working so many days in vain?"

The bold words that only needed a charge before the war were issued before the war, Kovka could not even find the scum. The other two regiments of the 71st Brigade took advantage of the cover of artillery fire and the Russians to attack the Russians from both left and right directions. The Russian army, which had not considered defense at all, were like fragile lambs, waiting for the hunters to slaughter in the wilderness.

"We...win?"

The team leader looked at Yan Baichuan, "We didn't win, at least not yet. Everything has just begun!"

At this time, the deafening shouts came from afar, echoing in the wilderness. The Second and Third Regiments, with the assistance of their own cavalry, rushed to the Russian infantry. The smell of smoke from the breeze was mixed with the thick smell of blood, covering the entire battlefield.

In this century-old business road in the wilderness, the main battlefield where the first real battle between the Chinese and Russian armies was in the sight of the naked eye, there were corpses of countless people and war horses stacked up. Occasionally, there were some war horses that had lost their masters, crying sadly among the dead corpses. Rolling smoke rose from the battlefield and rose straight into the air.

"Shame! This is a shame for the Russian army. Four Cossack cavalry battalions and an infantry regiment were completely wiped out by the Chinese army of two brigades! This is a shame for the entire Russian army!"

In Yili, General Cikobelev, the commander of the Central Asian Russian Army, waved the telegram in his hand and roared.

Changji failed in the battle, and commander Sedlov hurriedly sent a message to Cisco Belev for reinforcements. After giving out his temper, Cisco Belev looked at the marching map and gave a few orders casually: "Order the Third Ural Division and the Megit Division to reinforce Sedlov quickly. At the same time, he ordered the Caucasus Legion to go north and attack the Flank of Dihua alone from south to north. The headquarters should also move. Order the headquarters to move and prepare to enter Dihua."

In Cisco Belev's view, the two legions had 150,000 people from the west and the two northern routes attacked Dihua with clamp attacks, and the Chinese defenders could not resist. Dihua was already his own possession. Perhaps, when his headquarters moved from Yili to the city of Dihua, the commander of the Russian Army would be greeted.

Can Dihua, the most central city in Xinjiang, become the mainstay of blocking Russian cavalry?

Barontai. The position of the 14th Army of the Guards. In the combat room of the Army Command, the air was extremely tense. The young staff members were arguing loudly and discussing response plans. Feng Guozhang and Chief of Staff Tanaka Tama both looked at the position of the troops marked on the sand table with serious expressions.

"The General Staff's plan has been fully launched. Changji has fired the first shot. Wang Shizhen's old fox was afraid that Cisco Belev would not take the bait, so he pretended to be Sedlov's name to ask Cisco Belev for reinforcements..."

Tama Tanaka smiled and said, "Sometimes I really admire the Russians. This is the era, and I still send newspapers with clear codes. We have no technical content in transmitting fake information."

Feng Guozhang also smiled: "This is not right. Originally, Cisco Belev was a very good person. He was eager to enter Dihua City first. Now with this telegram, I guess this old guy can't wait."

Then Feng Guozhang said seriously: "This time, JueShip has set up a big pocket in Xinjiang. We are in Barontai and Lastai line; the 16th Army is in Korla; the 4th and 17th Army are in Dihua; the 15th Army is in Burjin; the 13th Army is surrounded by Kashgar from Hotan... There are more than 400,000 troops in seven armies. JueShip has made up his mind this time so that the Russians will never come back!"

"We have achieved our best in one battle. In Xinjiang, we have been preparing for three years. If we count from the 17th year of Guangxu, it will be twenty years. It will be much easier to eat the Russian army's heavy army group in Xinjiang and then enter Central Asia."

Feng Guozhang nodded: "This is the matter between Wang Zhanyuan, Wang Yingkai and Cao Kun. Jue Shuai had already made arrangements for them."

When Tanaka Tama said this, he suddenly felt a little hesitant...

"Jueshuai's plan this time..."

Feng Guozhang waved his hand suddenly: "We are soldiers, and soldiers do not interfere in politics! How should the Jueshu and the emperor decide? That is the court's business, and our responsibility is to execute!"

Hall of Care for Heart.

On the chessboard, a big dragon eye on the black side was about to be robbed and killed by the white chess.

Zai Tian smiled and threw a few chess pieces in his hand into the chess cup, "Your chess power has never improved."

Liu Shaoqing picked up the remaining pieces on the chessboard one by one and said, "The emperor has a grand layout, how can I be the opponent."

Zai Tian picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said, "What about your layout in the northwest? It's done a lot of money in one battle."

Liu Shaoqing bowed and said, "The Emperor is laughing. The Russians have accumulated for decades in Central Asia, including the Fortress of Orle Atta, the Fortress of Yangni Kurgan from the Chu River to the Sir River and the West Siberian bunker line. If we want to conquer it little by little, the losses will only be greater..."

Zai Tian waved his hand and stood up: "I understand this. You have said it more than once. But you should also know that I said that we do not want to occupy Russia. Russia is too big, Siberia is vast, almost equivalent to the entire Qing Dynasty. Moreover, the north is apart from the frozen wasteland and steep mountains and hills, and we have no ability to occupy it now. In Central Asia, there are many ethnic conflicts, which is like a powder barrel. Where to occupy it is equivalent to carrying a burden on China. What do you think?"

The king and his minister have talked about this topic more than once. Every time, Liu Shaoqing chose to remain silent at this time.

He is a minister, and Zai Tian is a king. A minister cannot deceive the king, so when Zai Tian asks him, he cannot lie. Even if it is not because of the relationship between the king and the minister, but just because of relatives or friends, Liu Shaoqing will not deceive Zai Tian.

But I really can't say what I think.

Zai Tian frowned.

Every time this time, this ordinary man would throw the problem to himself. He had known this strategy for a long time, but if this strategy really wanted to be realized, there would be too many people who would die for it.

Fighting or not fighting is only a matter of one's own thoughts.

Zai Tian sighed. "Okay. I have said that I will leave the war to you, but I will ask. This was the case before and now. Your plan will continue to be implemented, and the Seven Army will not stop at Lake Balkash. But do you know what this will bring to this country?"
Chapter completed!