One hundred and thirtieth chapters Dingyuan battle nine
When the raft was still a few meters away from the river, Qi Zhuang had already jumped into the water and ran to the shore first. The sergeants behind him followed suit and all jumped from the raft and followed the regiment leader to the shore. [ ] 1
One hundred and sixty sergeants rushed to the shore as quickly as possible and assembled into a battle formation according to usual training. About fifty gunmen lined up at the front and aimed their guns at the Guri River.
city.
"alert!"
"Keep formation!"
The officers of the first group to cross the river shouted loudly. Under the instructions of the captain, they kept a close eye on the movements of the Rakshasa people in the city. Once they found any signs of the Rakshasa people leaving the city, they would immediately organize troops to drive them back.
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From crossing the river to the shore, the Rakshasa people in Guli River City seemed to pretend that Guan Ning's army did not exist, and had no intention of interfering at all. After the first batch of sergeants were arrayed, Qi Zhuang immediately asked the wooden platoons to turn around and go back to carry the follow-up troops.
Cross the river.
As long as these one hundred and sixty people can stand firmly by the river, all the troops of the three brigades can cross the river. By then, the Guli River will be in Guan Ning's army. Looking at the people who have rowed to the middle of the river
Qi Zhuang let out a long sigh of relief.
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"Lord City Guard, the Qing people don't have many muskets. I'm confident of driving them back to the Guli River."
At the top of the city, Chekov once again proposed to Tokolowski that he should lead a group of musketeers out of the city to drive the Qing people who were crossing the river down the river. As he came and went, he always felt that he was just letting the Qing people cross the river with a swagger.
The river seemed to be a shame to the emperor. Moreover, from the shouts of the Qing soldiers just now, he felt a fighting spirit that was completely different from the Qing troops he had seen before, as if this army was not as brave as
soldiers of the Russian Empire. To be on the safe side, he thought it would be better to stop the Qing people on the other side of the river.
"Chekhov, there is no need to do anything more, let them cross the river." Tokolovsky still insisted on conducting a simple defensive battle. He refused any suggestion to fight out of the city. Several other officers tried to prevent the Qing troops from crossing the river.
Seeing that the city guard still refused to adopt his opinion, Chekov shook his head in disappointment and turned to those people.
The Qing people stopped talking.
"Sir, more and more Qing teams are crossing the river. For the sake of safety, please go down to the city. We can guard here." Vasilski, the musketeer captain, saw more and more Qing teams crossing the river, holding his hand
There are more and more soldiers with fire guns, and I can't help but worry about the safety of the city guard. If any blind lead hits the city guard, then according to military law, the officers of Gulihe City will have to deal with it
If they bear responsibility, especially if the person who died was a commander personally appointed by His Majesty the Tsar, then the officers will be punished even more severely.
"Yes, Master, it's very unsafe here. You'd better go below the city." A Leer was also a little worried that the Master would be hurt by the Qing people.
Tokolovski glanced at Vasilyski with thanks: "No, thank you for your kindness, but as the guardian of the Guri River City personally appointed by His Majesty the Tsar, my duty is to live and die with the city, so when the enemy is about to attack
, as the supreme commander, I cannot leave my post no matter what." After saying that, he smiled at A Le'er and said: "This is my responsibility, do you understand, but you are not a soldier, so, my lovely A Le'er.
Son, you don’t have to stay here.”
A Leer nodded as if he understood something, thought for a moment and said softly: "The master's duty is to live and die with Gulihe City, and A Le'er's duty is to live and die with the master, so I cannot leave the master's side.
Master, are you right?"
"This" Tokoloski patted Ale'er's shoulder lovingly. He liked this young man from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't want Ale'er to stay here anymore. However, in five years, he
He also knew this young man's character very well, and he knew that A Le'er would never leave him.
"The soldiers will be here for the bravery of the city guard. I think all the soldiers will be inspired by your example."
Vasilyski was a very pragmatic person. When he saw Tokoloski refused, he immediately changed his rhetoric, praised the bravery of the city guards, and affirmed without any doubt: "Don't worry, sir, those Qing people will definitely be there in Guli."
Hecheng will be bruised and bloody!" After saying that, he turned his attention to the musketeers who were on guard and shouted: "Soldiers, let the Qing people see the bravery of the Tsarist army against the enemy!"
When the musketeers who were watching the clearing team attentively heard Vasilyski's shout, they all turned around, raised their muskets, and shouted in unison: "Ula!"
Perhaps due to the infection at the top of the city, the Ewenki people and the male residents below the city also cheered loudly. For a moment, the cry of "Ula" resounded throughout the entire Guli River City. The birds in the surrounding mountains and fields were blown away by that.
The loud shouts were so frightening that they flew away from the branches, and the little beasts were so frightened that they ran deep into the dense forest.
However, Chekov and several other officers showed great disdain for Vasilsky's behavior, and they all thought of this sycophant.
The cries from the city also alarmed Guan Ning's army. The soldiers looked at the top of the city in confusion, not understanding what these Rakshasa people were shouting. However, the expressions of some officers suddenly changed. They were all veterans who had been on the battlefield, and they were all thinking.
I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle when the horses attack the city.
These Rakshasa people are not fuel-efficient lamps, huh, but no matter how stubborn you are, I am determined to win this Guli River City! Qi Zhuang snorted coldly and asked his soldiers to urge the raft to speed up, and all the gunmen must transport it first.
Cross the river and others will transport it later.
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The wooden platoon could only transport 160 sergeants each time, and each trip took half a stick of incense. By the time all the soldiers were transported across the river, the sun had already reached the sun. Because there was no shelter by the river, the soldiers
They were sweating from the heat. Except for the necessary garrison team, others were waiting at the Guri River for the attack order from the commander of the regiment.
The wooden platoon could only transport two horses at a time. If all the horses were transported, it would be dark, so after all the soldiers had crossed the river, Qi Zhuang decided to attack.
"I command!"
"The fire gun brigade attacked one after another, suppressing the Rakshasa people's fire gun brigade, and covering the spear brigade to knock on the Rakshasa people's city gate!"
Qi Zhuang has already observed that the walls of Gulihe City are not thick, and the city gate is not a big iron gate. It is just a wooden skin wrapped with iron sheets. It is knocked open with thick wood by human power. The gate will inevitably collapse after too many times. Therefore,
, there is no need to worry about any siege equipment such as ladders, as long as the Rakshasa people can't stand up, the city gate can be broken open.
"attack!"
Under the command of Captain Lin Jiafeng's Sichuan accent, the Fire Gun Brigade lined up in five columns and slowly approached Guli River City. Followed closely was the Spear Brigade, with thirty sergeants carrying a huge log.
Moving forward.
Gulihe City has four walls. Qi Zhuang no longer considered launching an attack on the other three walls at the same time. Instead, he gathered all his troops to attack the southern city, vowing to succeed with one blow.
"The Qing people are about to attack, soldiers, prepare to fight!"
While Guan Ning's army was attacking, Tokolosky issued combat orders. The musketeers checked the matchlock powder situation again, and some young musketeers uneasily compacted the powder in the blunderbuss tubes again. The clearing team on the opposite side
There were hundreds of gunmen, and looking at their long formation, the officers' hearts were in their throats, and sweat broke out from Tokolowski's nose. The opponent's general's intention could no longer be understood.
They just wanted to use the fire gunmen in front to suppress the firepower at the top of the city, and then let the spearmen break open the city gate of Guli River.
After confirming the intention of the clearing team, all the musketeers were gathered at the south gate, and the other gates were guarded by the Evenkis.
"For His Majesty the Tsar, fire!"
"Guan Ning's army is victorious, open fire!"
Almost at the same moment, the officers' orders rang out from outside the city walls, followed by the sound of "bang, bang, bang" firing of firecrackers.
The effective range of the Guan Ning Army's fire cannons was only 80 meters, and the effective range of the Russian Army's fire cannons was also within this range. Therefore, after the Guan Ning Army's artillery brigade moved into the firing range of the fire cannons, both sides started shooting at the same time.
The Russian musketeers were experienced and their shooting was very effective. In the first round of shooting, dozens of Qing soldiers in the first row on the opposite side fell, but they only suffered more than a dozen casualties. This shooting could be
Said that the Russian team achieved an overwhelming victory.
However, what the Russian army did not expect was that before their cheers could be heard, the Qing people fired another round of firecrackers. Before the roar of this round of firecrackers could dissipate from their ears, the Qing people actually fired another round of firecrackers.
The third round of firecrackers.
"Oh my god, what kind of tactics are the Qing people doing!"
Tokolosky listened to the roaring in his ears, looked at the black smoke under the city and the musketeers who were busy preparing to charge, and felt incredible. In the shooting just now, all the Russian soldiers fired their muskets, and
It seems that the Qing people did not do this.
"put!"
"put!"
Under the orders of the officers, the firecrackers in the fourth and fifth columns fired their firecrackers at the top of the city without interruption, while the gunmen in the first, second, and third columns in front squatted on the spot and quickly charged.
The height of the city wall of Gulihe is only three meters. The gunmen of Guan Ning Army only need to raise the muzzle of the gun slightly to suppress the fire on the city. The dense fire cannons hit the Russian army at the top of the city so that they dare not show up.
, hiding behind the city wall and feeling uneasy. Although the Qing muskets did not kill many people, the roar produced by the non-stop shooting was enough to frighten the Russian musketeers.
Damn it, why didn’t I think of the musketeers being able to use it like this! Tokoloski hammered the city wall with some regret, and cautiously stuck his head out, seeing that the Qing gunmen on the opposite side had already reached thirty meters.
The alternation of teams always maintained that there was a row of gunmen who could shoot at the city head, while the Qing spearmen behind them carried huge trees and had already reached less than 20 meters below the city. If they were to move forward, they would have to