"Da~da~da~"
As the sound of horse hooves sounded in the vast Yenisey grassland, the Yenisey River Basin was involved in the war. As one of the three major rivers in Siberia alongside the Ob River and Lena River, this river with the largest volume of water in Tsarist Russia was
After the Ming army captured Yakutsk and captured all the Lena River City, they finally ushered in their new destiny.
Since serving as the vanguard, Ming Dynasty Ji Wang Zhu Ruofeng's army has advanced very smoothly, and has successively destroyed the three winter camps of Verkholensk, Butarisk, and Stolbovsk established by the Rakshasa people in the upper reaches of the Lena River.
Balagansk Fort was established in the Angara River Basin, and then marched to Bratsk Fort on the upper reaches of the Yenisey River.
This castle is the gateway to Yeniseisk and is located at the mouth of the Oka River. The castle is guarded by Tsarist Russian colonial veteran Radudakovsky and the defeated Director of the Military and Military Administration Khovansky.
They received a military order from Bashkov, the warlord of Yeniseysk, to hold Bratsk Fort and wait for reinforcements. Bashkov believed that Yeniseysk is much closer to Moscow than Yakutsk, as long as
If you hold on, there will definitely be reinforcements. Indeed, Yakutsk is 5,000 kilometers away from Moscow, while Yeniseisk is less than 3,000 kilometers away from Moscow. It seems easier to get domestic reinforcements. However, 2,800 kilometers away
The road was not that close in that era of inconvenient transportation, so we could only hold on to hope and wait slowly!
Radudakovsky is a veteran with a thirty-year colonial career. As soon as he received the military order, he summoned Khovansky for discussion, "Your Excellency, the Governor ordered us to hold on to Bratsk and wait for reinforcements. You
What do you think?"
At this time, Khovansky was frightened by the Ming army's military intimidation. He was frightened and did not dare to fight anymore. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said: "My shooting army now only has more than 300 defeated soldiers, and you only have 300 Cossacks. Add to that
With only more than 600 people together, how can we withstand 20,000 Ming troops? In my opinion, it is better to retreat to Yeniseisk and join forces with Governor Bashkov."
Seeing that he was afraid of fighting, Radudakovsky asked displeasedly: "You were ordered to rush to the rescue of Lake Baikal, but you completely lost the Baikal area. If you abandon Bratsk Castle again, I'm afraid it will be bad for His Majesty the Tsar."
"Explain".
Khowanski said nothing.
Radudakovsky suddenly smiled, "Do you know who built this castle?"
"Of course I know, Perfiliev", Khovansky spoke up this time.
"Well, I remember that Maxim Perfiliev was just thirty years old when he built this fort. After the fort was completed, he shouted excitedly, 'For your majesty's in-kind tax, make the Bulat people surrender to your majesty.
"The noble rule', and then we went all the way south to Lake Baikal, where the Buryat Mongols became subjects of His Majesty the Tsar."
Listening to this old man recalling the past of establishing the colony through hard work and hard work, Khowanski lowered his head in shame, ashamed that he wanted to give up the foundation that his predecessors had worked so hard to build.
"Later, Perfiliev returned to Moscow, and those barbaric Buryats took the opportunity to rebel and burned Bratsk into ruins. It was I who rebuilt the castle with a hundred Cossacks and built it again
Conquered the barbaric Buryat people. I had to fight dozens of times the enemy frequently. Not only did I not lose Bratsk Fort, but built Tutursk Fort and Verkhno Lenask around it.
Fort. At that time, I was just a centurion, but you were a general. If I can do it, you can do it too." After finishing speaking, Radudakovsky looked at Khovansky calmly.<
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Intrigued by the old man's words, Khovansky's blood boiled and he said with shame on his face: "Your Excellency, Overseer, you are the supreme commander of Bratsk, and I am willing to obey your orders."
"Okay, in that case, I will give an order in the name of the governor of Bratsk County." Seeing that he was willing to obey his command, Radudakovsky was not polite and immediately issued an order, "First, levy troops immediately."
Release all adult Cossacks near Bratsk to defend the city and expand the number of defenders to more than 800 people; secondly, not only guard Bratsk Fort, but also the surrounding castles, resist step by step, delay the Ming army, and win
time; third, the troop deployment is as follows: I will take 300 people to guard Bratsk, you will take 300 people to guard Tutursk, centurion Mikhail will guard Lenask, and centurion Ilya will guard
Irimsk".
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Zhu Ruofeng, King of Yu of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Jingbo Wang Guoxi, generals Chen Shangchuan, Li Shiyuan, Deng Yao and five thousand soldiers and horses came to the castle of Upper Lenask Castle outside Bratsk Castle.
This is a small bastion only twenty meters long and ten meters wide. The centurion Mikhail of Tsarist Russia only led a hundred soldiers to fill the castle. He was ready and waited quietly.
The Ming army attacks.
Zhu Ruofeng's first expedition started very smoothly. He successively destroyed the four strongholds established by the Rakshasa people in Balagansk, Verkholensk, Butarisk, and Stolbovsk, and annihilated two hundred Rakshasa strongholds.
The soldiers suffered no more than thirty casualties, and the results of the battle were brilliant.
Seeing that this small fort dared to block his own troops, the young prince smiled contemptuously and was about to order an attack on the city.
"Drive~drive~drive~hush~"
A horse galloped in front of him and reined in the horse, but it was Wu Jingbo's royal seal.
This strong general from the Great Western Army, who has experienced hundreds of battles and has extremely rich battlefield experience, reported to Zhu Ruofeng: "Your Highness, this fort is completely different from the Rakshasa city that our army captured before. There is something strange about it."<
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"Oh, what's the difference?"
"This fort is star-shaped, and the enemy has many shooting surfaces. I have asked veterans who are familiar with the military situation in northern Xinjiang. This is a star fort, also known as a bastion. Although it is small, it is extremely strong. If you attack one side, you will be attacked from many sides.
.A strong attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties, so it is better to send a partial division to surround but not fight, and the main force goes straight to Bratsk."
Zhu Ruofeng frowned, "It's just a small town, even if it's a little weird, why should we be afraid? If we surround this star fort without attacking it as soon as we see it, wouldn't we lose the power of our army? Which general took this place for Gu?
City?"
"I will go there eventually!"
Suddenly a thunderous roar was heard, and a black-faced strong man came out with his chest raised. It was Chen Shangchuan, the general of Zhaoqing's army. Chen Shangchuan was a native of Wuchuan, Guangdong. He had more than a thousand Guangdong soldiers and followed Emperor Guangwu from the south.
Bei, very brave.
Seeing him accepting the order, Zhu Ruofeng was overjoyed, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Chen fights like a tiger, and today I will see how powerful you are!"
Being so praised by King Yu, Chen Shangchuan was so excited that his face turned red and he accepted the order and left. He called his deputy general Chen Anping, "This fort is very small. I expected the defenders to be less than a hundred people. When the cannon fire stops, I will
Then attack the city from all sides, making it impossible for the head and tail to look at each other. You should ascend first and don't lose the power of our army!"
"Yes", Chen Anping loudly accepted the order.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
The Ming army's artillery began to roar with great force, but the Rakshasa defenders of Upper Lenask Fort got into the anti-gun holes one after another, and the casualties were not large.
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped and the smoke of gunpowder cleared, Chen Shangchuan's men pushed up the ladder and rushed up. Most of his men came from Wuchuan County, Guangdong Province, and the area of present-day Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province. They had experienced countless bloody battles and mastered the primitive infantry and artillery coordination tactics very well.
OK.
However, Centurion Mikhail of Tsarist Russia placed sentries on the watchtower inside the fort, and although the Ming army was covered by gunpowder smoke, they were still discovered.
"The Ming army is coming, hurry up and board the city." The sentry rang the bell, and the Rakshasa troops rushed out of the cannon holes and boarded the city to guard.
"Bah~bah~bah~"
The Rakshasa's muskets began to fire. Although their number was small, the structure of the bastion allowed the muskets to exert their maximum power.
Chen Shangchuan's troops had just arrived in northern Xinjiang and lacked experience in attacking fortresses, so they suffered a big loss. Soldiers were constantly being hit, and ladders caught fire.
After being unable to attack for a long time, Chen Anping, the deputy general of the Ming army, became furious and personally led a hundred selected forwards, holding a shield in his left hand and a saber in his right hand, and climbed up the ladder.
His general's uniform was too conspicuous, and several muskets were pointed at him from the shooting ports of the upper Lenask Fort wall.
"Bah~bah~bah~"
Chen Anping, who was ascending the city, trembled and fell down.
In just one hour, more than a hundred people of the Ming army fell. Seeing that his own casualties were too great, Zhu Ruofeng ordered a retreat.
This chapter has been completed!