One hundred and thirtieth chapters Dingyuan battle seven
The alarm bell in Gulihe City has never been used since it was erected twenty years ago. Therefore, when the soldiers at the top of the city rang the bell, everyone did not know what happened and just looked at the top of the city in confusion.
】It wasn't until they saw the city guard by the river running over with a group of children in fear that they reached the enemy hidden behind the water vapor.
The army on the other side seemed to feel that there was no need to hide themselves anymore. They took off the cloth strips wrapped in the horses' mouths and let the horses neigh to their heart's content. However, what surprised the people of Guli River City was that the enemies did not have horses to attack.
Instead, it stayed on the other side of the river without any movement.
"Hurry, hide in the city, the Qing army is about to attack!"
Tokoloski didn't even bother to put on his clothes anymore. Wearing his big boxer shorts, he loudly reminded the residents who still had no response. The bells on the top of the city also rang faster, and all the musketeers were in the city.
At this time, the people and businessmen woke up, and they began to run towards the city in a swarm. The whole market was in a mess, stalls of all sizes were knocked over by the panicked crowd, and the goods fell to the ground scattered.
The crowds of people passing by kept stamping on them. No one wanted the cattle, sheep, or livestock. They were running around in the market here and there, while the children were crying and not knowing what to do.
After Tokolowski ran into the city, he immediately reached the city's head. When the four musketeers at the city's head saw him, they all reported the situation on the other side with some uneasiness.
"Sir, the Qing people across the way are hiding in the dense forest. We don't know how many there are!"
"They have cavalry, and they seem to have a certain number of musketeers. We can be sure that these Qing people are well prepared, and their target is us!"
"The nearest bridge is ten miles downstream. If they go around it, it will take at least half a day. Therefore, we must arrange defense immediately and send Yask for help!"
"We must close the city gate immediately and not let more people in. Otherwise, if the enemy army besieges us, the city will run out of food!"
The various opinions of the officers made Tokoloski a little upset, because this was the first time he encountered an enemy attack. Before that, his only military action was the year he came to Guri River City, leading a group of troops.
A team of musketeers went to a small tribe that did not want to pay taxes to the empire to show off the powerful strength of the Tsarist army. And in that operation, God knows, he did not fire a single shot, and did not even have a chance to draw his sword. That little boy
The tribe surrendered obediently.
Oh, damn, how did those Qing people come from the south? Have the southern army been defeated by them? Tokoloski was a little panicked. Although Guli River City was the territory of the Qing people in the past, thirty years ago, when
After the imperial army came here, the Guri River became the territory of His Majesty the Tsar, and was never threatened by the Qing army. God knows how these Qing people crossed the stronghold in the south and got here!
The panicked Tokolowski tried his best to calm down, and he rejected the officers' request to close the city gate and prevent the people from entering the city.
"Half a day is enough for us to arrange our defense. Since those Qing people can't attack immediately, why do they deny the people of the empire entry into the city? Aren't they the subjects of His Majesty the Tsar?"
However, the suggestion to ask for help from Yask was accepted by Tokolowski. He just saw clearly that the Qing troops on the opposite side were densely packed, as if there were thousands of people. It was impossible to rely only on the city's two hundred musketeers and four hundred Evenki troops.
It is absolutely impossible to resist the attack of so many Qing soldiers. Although there are not many musketeers in Yask City, together with the indigenous troops, they can mobilize six to seven hundred people. As long as they can arrive in time to participate in the defense of the city, Tokko can
Lossky believed that it was still possible to defend Gurihe City. Although he had never fought against the Qing people, in the east, all Russians believed that the cowardly Qing people were no match for the imperial army, and their battles were often
The thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. As long as there were a few casualties, they would immediately retreat.
Perhaps these Qing troops came here on a symbolic mission only because of the forced orders of their emperor or generals. Tokolowski thought, and he even thought that these Qing troops might have suffered a loss in the Russian stronghold in the south.
, I sneaked here secretly, wondering if I could gain anything.
We must not let these Qing people who want to take advantage of the situation invade my city, otherwise these poor people will be tortured again. Tokolosky has devoted his own efforts in Guli River City, and he does not want his efforts to be used by those who suddenly
The invading Qing people destroyed it.
The Guli River is several hundred meters wide, and its deepest point is more than four meters. It is absolutely impossible for the Qing team to cross this river without boats. To reach the wooden bridge downstream, they have to go around a mountain.
, it was impossible to get there without half a day. As the supreme commander, Tokolosky had ordered this, and the officers had no choice but to agree, arrange their own defenses, and move as much medicine as possible to the city head for preparation.
The people of the city were in panic and fear, and stood densely in the streets. The soldiers were at a loss as they ran up and down the city. Rumors spread instantly. Some said that there were ten thousand people in the Qing army, and some said that there were thousands of Qing soldiers.
There were only a few thousand people, and no one announced how many Qing teams had arrived, but all the rumors proved that there was indeed a huge Qing team on the other side of the Guli River, eyeing the city of Guri River, and they could attack the city at any time.
Launched an attack. However, despite rumors that the Qing team had a large number of troops, the residents did not feel scared because of this, or they wanted to escape from Gulihe City and go to a safe place to avoid the Qing people. They just wondered whether the city guard needed to participate himself
If necessary, you must sign up to participate in the battle to defend the city.
We must not let the Qing people capture our homeland, and we must not let those invaders harm our families!
Decades of evolution have made the people of all ethnic groups living in Gulihe City forget that the Qing people, not the Russians, ruled here earlier. If they were still hostile to the Russians before, but now, in the city guard
Under the governance of Your Excellency, they have regarded the Guri River as their home, Russia as their country, and His Majesty the Tsar as their emperor.
For their home, for their relatives, and for His Majesty the Tsar, the residents of Gulihe City were willing to fight to the death against the invading Qing invaders! After the panic, the residents began to calm down, and they organized spontaneously, ready to participate in the battle to defend the city at any time.
The Russians in the city were organized, and muskets were distributed to them as a reserve team, ready to replace the dead and wounded musketeers at the top of the city at any time. The men of the residents were also ordered to gather in the east of the city, but Tokolosky was still there for the time being.
He did not distribute weapons to them because he felt that with the musketeers and Ewenki guards, it was impossible for the Qing people to capture the Guli River city in the first attack.
In order to stabilize the people of the city, the men who were gathered were divided into small teams to help the people who fled into the city settle down. The people of all ethnic groups who had woken up from the panic now felt that they accepted the arrangement, and everything seemed so orderly.
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"Master, your clothes!"
When Tokoloski was busy arranging city guards, Aleer came behind him holding his clothes. Only then did Tokoloski realize that he was wearing nothing but a pair of big pants. Some of them
Embarrassed, Tokolowski took his clothes and quickly put them on. While wearing them, he glanced at the musketeers around him, wondering if they were kidding him. But fortunately, the musketeers were paying no attention.
He was attracted by the Qing team on the opposite side.
Because the water vapor on the river was very thick, except for the vague Qing soldiers swaying in the woods opposite and the screams of war horses that sounded from time to time, nothing else could be seen.
"Qianhu, the river is too deep and we can't cross it by force. We can only cross by building rafts!"
"Then Mazha Muzhao!"
Qi Zhuang was a little anxious. The location of Guli River City indicated by Duncan was correct, but he forgot to indicate that the city was on the other side of the river, and the nearest bridge was unknown.
The Rakshasa man who was taking a bath just now told Qi Zhuang that the current of the Guli River is not too fast, and it is not very difficult to swim across it because of the good water quality. But the problem is that the Rakshasa people are defending the city, and there is no way for the spear brigade to swim across.
There is no way to attack the city, but the fire blunderbuss cannot be sprayed with water at all, otherwise it will become a useless thing, and the cavalry will also be useless when swimming over.
The only way now is to quickly set up rafts and move the soldiers across the river. The original raid has failed. As a veteran, Qi Zhuang felt very regretful when he saw the chaotic scene on the other side of the river. If it weren't for this river, it would have been impossible to capture Guli.
There is no problem in Hecheng at all, but now, all we can do is look at the river and sigh.
"After an hour, we must attack immediately"
Under Qi Zhuang's order, all the infantrymen of the two brigades went to cut down the wood. The chopped wood was quickly transported to the river, and all kinds of ropes and cloth strips that could fix the wooden rafts were collected. Because there were pieces of wood behind them
In the woods, it is easy to cut wood, and it does not need to be too strong, as long as it can carry people, so after an hour, twenty wooden rafts were erected, and seven or eight people could stand on each side.