After learning that Wudisike's defenders chose to resist, Zhao Qiang was not surprised or angry. After all, he had never thought that Guan Ningjun could reach the level determined by the message. He said lightly to Liu De and then ordered He Manchuan to prepare.
Attack. Since you won't surrender, then fight with real swords and spears. Your firecrackers are more powerful, but I still have more soldiers!
After a stick of incense, the well-fed Ewenki Brigade, Daur Brigade, and Feiyala Brigade were ordered to assemble. They will serve as the vanguard of the attack. The ones responsible for guarding the formation are Jiang Si's First Brigade and Wei Xiaojiang's Second Brigade.
"Your Majesty, the Marshal, the Cossacks are ready for battle. My subordinates are trying their best to serve as the vanguard in this battle. Please grant it to your Majesty the Marshal!"
Grifsky looked at Zhao Qiang with a sincere face and clearly expressed his desire for war through a translator. He was very satisfied with Guan Ning's army's handling of the Russians who persisted in resisting the stronghold, because that meant participating in the attack.
The troops can obtain the wealth of the city and Russian women at the same time. No one in the world would mind if his wealth is getting more and more, and the same is true for Grifsky. He believes that it is impossible for more than 300 Russian soldiers to defend Udisk
, so what he should be concerned about now is the distribution of the spoils after the city is broken, rather than worrying about any troubles. As for what kind of losses the Cossacks will suffer during the attack, he doesn't care, anyway, it won't be his people who die.
, it can only be those nasty Russians.
Zhao Qiang trusted Grifsky, but he didn't trust the more than 300 Russian soldiers. It was impossible to rebel on the battlefield, but the possibility of deliberate betrayal was extremely high. He didn't want something unexpected to happen.
.However, considering that he could not dampen the enthusiasm of the Cossack captain, Zhao Qiang still made a tough decision.
"The bravest soldiers should be used when they are needed most. Grifsky, I believe that the Cossacks under your leadership will be able to complete the attack mission. However, there is an old saying among us Han people, which is to kill a chicken with a bull's knife. This time
Let other brigades complete the task, and your swords will be of use...but if the siege troops run into trouble and cannot conquer Udisk in one fell swoop, that is when your Cossacks will perform."
After listening to the translation, Grifsky was a little disappointed, and the look in his eyes dimmed. The two Cossack officers who came with him also looked regretful. The troops of three brigades participated in the attack, and Udisk also
It is impossible to defend, and the trouble the commander mentioned should be impossible. If you can't participate in the attack, you can't participate in the distribution of the spoils. Grifsky and the two officers are very dissatisfied and nay, they are not satisfied with the commander using them instead of them.
The natives found it difficult to understand. Facts have proved that these natives have never been worthy opponents in front of the Russian team. If you want to resolve the battle quickly, you should still use them.
Zhao Qiang had no time to pay attention to Grifsky's depression and confusion. Seeing that the three brigades were ready, he immediately ordered He Manchuan to attack.
"Siege the city!"
Following the shouts of the messengers, the three brigades of Ewenk, Daur, and Feiyala began to rush towards Wudisk. The Ewenk brigade attacked the east gate, the Daur brigade attacked the south gate, and the Feiyala brigade attacked the west gate and the north gate.
However, they were not attacked, but the Guards were stationed in a forest less than two miles away from the north gate. They were all cavalry. If the Udisk garrison chose to break out from the north gate, there would be only a dead end.
"Warriors, kill!"
Gelguarda was not dissatisfied with his tribe being reappointed as the vanguard. From the moment he was appointed to the brigade, he understood that he and his tribe would tie the Guan Ning Army together forever.
Everyone loses. If you want to keep your status and power, if you want to get more wealth, if you want to get more slaves, you must work hard for Guan Ning's army. There is no way out or other choices, let alone double-mindedness.
Otherwise, those tribes that were massacred by their entire clans are the best lessons.
Let the Rakshasa people be my stepping stone! Gelguada was satisfied as his 600 tribesmen ran towards the city wall regardless of their own safety. He had already been notified how many defenders there were in the city, so he was not at all concerned about victory.
Suspect.
The Ewenki brigade carried forty ladders. As long as they rushed to the bottom of the city wall, they could climb to the city. Under Gelguada's order, six hundred Ewenki people rushed directly to the city wall without any cover. They even connected with the city wall.
He didn't even go to the gate and ran directly to the city wall.
"Ready, fire!"
After the enemy entered the shooting range of the firecrackers, the Russian troops on the city wall fired the firecrackers with "bang bang bang". There were bursts of firecrackers. Dozens of the Ewenki who rushed at the front fell down, but the people behind them did not.
Frightened, they quickly lifted the ladder and rushed forward again.
"The Rakshasa people's fire cannons cannot be fired continuously. As long as we rush to the city wall, victory will be ours!"
In the team, several team officers who were close associates of Gelguada loudly cheered for their men. They were right. The Rakshasa people's fire blunderbuss were very powerful, but there were only dozens of fire blunderbuss on the city wall.
How many times can we let go, and how many people can we fight? As long as all the tribesmen rush to the bottom of the city wall, the battle will be over.
Under the supervision of the officers, four aerial ladders were first set up on the city wall. As soon as the ladders were close to each other, the Ewenki people started to climb up with their knives. More and more aerial ladders were set up on the city wall, and more and more aerial ladders were placed on the city wall.
Many Ewenki people began to crawl forward, from a distance, as if there were many groups of ants crawling up the city wall.
The Russian defenders on the city wall and the auxiliary troops looked at the densely packed human heads below. They instinctively shot down the muskets and bows and arrows. However, the enemies did not seem to care about the casualties of their companions. They were seen climbing the ladder one after another.
When someone falls, the person below catches up.
While the musketeers were loading gunpowder, the auxiliary soldiers used some spears to stab the enemies who were climbing up. Some simply stretched out their bodies and pushed the ladder to the other side. But they had no experience in dealing with sieges, so they could not
I know that it is impossible to climb down a ladder full of people with the strength of just one or two people. Sometimes I finally manage to tip the ladder back half a meter, but then I quickly push it down again.
"Shoot, shoot them!"
Under the city wall, Gerguada stood in a safe area where the Rakshasa people could not attack, waving the scimitar in his hand and shouting loudly. He was very happy, because the Rakshasa people on the city wall could no longer defend it. Although.
More than a hundred tribesmen died under their fire cannon attack, but it doesn't matter, this is a bearable loss. After the war, the captain will replenish his manpower. The lives of more than a hundred tribesmen were exchanged for Wudisike's attack.
It’s really a good deal. We must let our Evenk brigade be the first army to occupy Udisk!
Under the order of the clan leader and captain, the Ewenki people equipped with short bows immediately shot arrows at the city wall. Some hunters were specifically aimed at the Rakshasa soldiers who stretched out their heads to reach the ladder, while the rest shot arrows directly at the city wall.
Regardless of whether they were shooting or not, they just shot one after another. Under their hard shooting, the sound of the firecrackers of the Rakshasa soldiers at the top of the city began to fade away.
"Commander, Udisk can't hold on any longer!"
The Ewenki brigade at the east gate attacked very smoothly. Although the Daur brigade at the south gate had poor results, it was obvious that the Rakshasa people on the city wall were struggling to support it. The Feiyala brigade at the west gate surprised Liu De the most because of their attack.
The method was more effective than attacking the two southeast gates. The method adopted by the Feiyala people was to use iron pots, door panels and other objects to block the front, and slowly approached the city wall. They stopped where bows and arrows could reach.
No longer advancing, they just used bows and arrows to shoot towards the top of the city. This tactic was very effective. The battle loss ratio between the Rakshasa people at the top of the city and the Feiyala people below the city was astonishingly one to one or even two to one, because they
Their troops are too small. Facing the shooting of hundreds of archers, they are very lucky to be able to avoid being shot. Although their fire blunderbuss can hit farther, it is useless. The enemy's troops are too many. In the first battle,
After a round of shooting, the city wall looked like a woman who had been stripped naked and exposed to the arrows of Feiyala people.
After gaining an overwhelming advantage in shooting, the ladder began to move toward the city wall under the cover of a "shield" made of wooden planks and iron pots. When Liu De arrived, dozens of Feiyala people had already rushed towards the city wall.
"Get ready to enter the city."
The success of the battle made Zhao Qiang very happy. After all, there were too few Russian soldiers. With more than 300 people guarding several places, how could they possibly be able to hold it? Originally, they planned to exchange the loss of a large force for the city of Udisk.
Damn, if we come now, we can win victory with almost the same number of corpses as the Russian army, maybe even less.
"Commander, the north gate is open!"
Just when Zhao Qiang and Liu De were happy, they heard a guard call out. Hearing this, everyone went to the north gate and saw a group of cavalry rushing out, but they waved a white flag.