"Commander, the cavalry regiment sent a battle report. They defeated a group of Rakshasa cavalry and are now stationed at Bald Ridge!"
"Order, the whole army of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment moves north to Tugursk, and no Rakshasa soldiers are allowed to reinforce Udysk."
The isolation war conducted by Malone's troops in the past month has successfully forced the Russian troops in Udysk, Tugursk and other places to retreat, and uprooted four small strongholds built by the Russians, killing and wounding more than 30 Russian troops.
They captured more than 160 Saurons and Xibo people. In addition, they also captured two Russian caravans. [ ] The prisoners and the caravans were taken to Guli River City, and the injured Russian soldiers were executed on the spot.
Because the 2nd Cavalry Regiment had no army doctor who could treat them, it would be better to let them die more happily than to let them scream and struggle in pain.
After removing the threat of Shouyi City from being attacked by the Qing army, Zhao Qiang asked Ma Long to lead his troops back. The Russian strongholds must not be allowed to take the opportunity to get in touch. They must not know what is happening or whether the other is still holding on.
.Only in this way will the Russian troops in each stronghold feel panicked and confused. They don't know when they will be suddenly attacked. Once the defenders are in this extremely nervous mood all day long, the loss of the stronghold is inevitable.
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After receiving the order, Ma Long led his troops back without stopping. When the main force moved eastward to Shouyi City, the Russian army in Udisk indeed sent out Cossack cavalry to test the city. The remaining cavalry team did not engage in a head-on confrontation with them, but only intercepted and retreated.
Finally, at the foot of a bare mountain ridge, he and another team that arrived took advantage of the terrain to intercept them, leaving eight Cossack cavalry at the cost of eighteen casualties. The remaining Cossacks saw this and did not dare to go any further.
After fighting, he retreated in dejection. At this point, the defenders of Udisk never sent a single soldier out of the city to ask for help.
After Malone arrived with the main force of the regiment, he named this bare mountain "Bald Ridge". Firstly, because of the trees and grass on this mountain, it was appropriate to call it Bald. Another reason was that the officers from the Second Cavalry Regiment
, down to the soldiers, they are all bald, so it is a perfect match for the bald soldiers to guard Bald Ridge.
Udysk and Tugursk are the largest Russian strongholds in the third phase of the Dingyuan operation except Dujigensk. In addition to the Russian musketeers and the auxiliary troops requisitioned by them, the two strongholds also have a team.
There are about fifty Cossacks, and the total number of Russian troops in the two strongholds is about seven hundred. In terms of military strength, in addition to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Zhao Qiang also commands the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Cossacks, and Guards.
The total strength is nearly 6,000. However, except for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the Infantry Regiment and the Guards are all newly formed and have low combat effectiveness. The Cossacks are composed of former Russian prisoners and they are not safe to use. So although the strength is
had the upper hand, but Zhao Qiang still decided to fight steadily and securely. He must cut off the communication between Tugursk and Udisk, divide the Russian troops in the two places and solve them, and never allow them to unite in one place. Therefore, he will have the highest combat effectiveness,
However, all the 2nd Cavalry Regiment used in siege warfare was sent to Tugursk to monitor and block the Tugursk defenders. He personally led the remaining troops to attack Udysk, with only three soldiers in total.
The stronghold of more than a hundred defenders, without reinforcements, can be filled with a crowd of people, Zhao Qiang thought.
After giving the order, Zhao Qiang was about to urge his horse to move forward. There was still less than a day's journey from Udisk. He was eager to occupy this place quickly, so he ordered the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the Cossacks to speed up their march to eighty kilometers a day.
Advancing towards Udisk at a speed of 100 mph.
Whether it is the Qing army, the Russian army, or the current Guanning army, the marching speed of sixty miles a day is already the highest speed. Now that it has increased to eighty miles a day, it is inevitable that some soldiers will fall behind due to lack of physical strength. After setting off from Shouyi City
, more than 200 soldiers have fallen behind. For these stragglers, infantry captain He Manchuan just ordered one captain to pick up the stragglers, and the rest followed the commander and continued to advance.
The two brigades of the 3rd Infantry Regiment had already advanced ten miles. After Zhao Qiang sent away Ma Long's envoy, he was about to lead the Guards to the front. He saw Liu De contemplating something and couldn't help but ask: "What are you thinking about, sir?"
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, my subordinates are thinking that our army has cut off contact with the Rakshasa stronghold for many days, and the westward detachment has occupied Erguna City. It is impossible for the Rakshasa people to not know about such a big movement."
Liu Deruo nodded with understanding, pointed forward and said: "I feel that the Rakshasa people are unlikely to know and respond to what is happening now, so I think the Rakshasa people may be mobilizing heavy troops in order to fight with our army.
Fight decisively and resolve the current predicament in one fell swoop."
"In addition to some large strongholds in Heilongjiang where the Rakshasa people can mobilize troops, they only have troops in the Nerchinsk area."
Zhao Qiang agreed with Liu De's analysis. The Russians are not fools. They cannot always be beaten so passively. If they did not respond effectively at the beginning, and a few months later, if they did not pay attention to the situation they encountered, then the Russians would
So stupid.
"According to the commander-in-chief, the strength of the Rakshasa people in the east is only three to four thousand, so if you calculate it this way..." Liu De did the calculation for Zhao Qiang: "Currently, our Guan Ning army has killed and wounded about a thousand Rakshasa soldiers.
On the left and right, there were nearly a thousand people captured and forced by the auxiliary troops. Not counting these auxiliary troops, the Rakshasa people had lost a thousand men. According to the commander's estimation, the remaining Rakshasa troops should not exceed 3,000. Now
, there are about 700 Rakshasa soldiers in Udysk and Tugursk, and 400 Rakshasa soldiers in Dujigensk, which is another thousand people. Before the subordinates served as commander-in-chief, they also had
Shu Mulu once said that there were thousands of Rakshasa soldiers traveling in the Heilongjiang River. Therefore, it seems that there were not many Rakshasa soldiers in Nerchinsk, certainly not more than a thousand soldiers. As for our Guan Ning army, in addition to marching eastward to Hu
Qianhu's troops, the West Route Army Qi Qianhu's headquarters alone has five to six thousand people, plus the troops directly under the commander's jurisdiction, the military strength that can be used in the northwest and northwest is 10,000, then if the Rakshasa people want to break
In the current predicament, it is impossible to defeat our Guan Ning Army without more than 5,000 troops." Liu De is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Guan Ning Army. His previous confrontations with the Rakshasa people have convinced him that the Rakshasa soldiers are nothing more than this.
, Now the commander-in-chief has commanded more than 10,000 troops to go on an expedition. If the Rakshasa people do not go out of the city to fight in the field, they will need at least half of the Guan Ning army to defend the city. Otherwise, there is no way to stop the Guan Ning army's attack.
Zhao Qiang thought about it in his mind and generally agreed with Liu De's analysis. It was impossible for the Russians to use 5,000 troops to deal with them. The number of troops they could use was only about 2,000. As for those who joined the army,
Basically it can be ignored.
"Sir, where do you think the Rakshasa people will fight us?" Zhao Qiang is not worried about the strength of the Russians, but if the Russians are desperate and want to solve themselves in a battle, then he must know where the other party wants to fight him.
"This subordinate still doesn't know about this for the time being, but based on the current signs, Udisik and Tugursk can be ruled out, so the rest..." Liu De thought for a while, and was not too sure: "I'm afraid it's Du Jigansi.
It’s over."
"Dujigensk?"
Zhao Qiang nodded secretly. Dujigensk is located eighty miles northeast of Yaksa. The Russian army from the Heilongjiang River can get there in more than a day, and the Russian army from Nerchinsk can also go down the river to reinforce this place and go to Dujigensk.
Dujigensk is a battlefield that is conducive to the Russian army. But Zuo Mingnan's 2nd Infantry Regiment has rushed to Dujigensk, and I am afraid that they will already be attacking. Zhao Qiang can rest assured about Zuo Mingnan's ability.
There seemed to be no problem at all in attacking Dujigensk, which was guarded by 400 men, with four brigades and successfully captured it.
"Sir, don't think so much. Soldiers will block you, water will flood the soil, no matter where the Rakshasa want to fight us, let's capture Wudisk first and then talk about it. Hey, let's take one place and set up one, and we will make camp step by step.
Play it safe, and as long as we don't advance rashly and go deep alone, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for the Rakshasa people to take advantage of us."
Hearing what Zhao Qiang said, Liu De also felt that there was nothing to worry about, and immediately laughed in agreement: "That's true, the commander-in-chief is here, and the strength of my Guan Ning army is here. In this extremely cold place,