Chapter 40: The Annihilation of the Nerchinsk Reinforcements
There are mountains all along the way from Nerchinsk to Yaksa. When the first Russian expedition arrived in Heilongjiang thirty years ago, they built two outposts along the way. Thirty years later, the Russians built the Yaksa Castle. The dense forest at that time
They also walked on a narrow path, winding along the river and heading downstream. [ ] Although the road condition was not good, such a narrow path was a vital life supply line for Yaksa. Without this
Through the road, Yaksa will lose all contact with the outside world, and the defenders inside will also have no way to retreat. But Tolbuzin does not know, and Golo does not know that the Qing team has secretly sneaked into the river and successfully opened a way to cross the river.
He hid his troops everywhere, and has been anxiously waiting for the Rakshasa reinforcements coming from the direction of Nerchinsk.
When they were ordered to reinforce Yaksa and after walking for three days, the tired Russian army finally climbed over a mountain that was not very high. They were surprised to find that the road ahead was blocked by some fallen trees, and among those
Behind the big tree, there is a group of Qing soldiers with bows and arrows drawn, swords raised, and braids on the back of their heads.
Vanechka, the musketeer captain at the front, immediately reported the enemy situation he discovered to the musketeer captain Boris, the commander behind.
"Your Excellency Captain, the Qing people are blocking our road!"
"Why did the Qing people come so quickly?"
Boris followed Vanechka and rushed to the front of the team in disbelief. When it was confirmed that he was indeed clearing the team, he said to himself: "Is Tolbuzin finished?"
"What should we do?" Vanechka made a rough estimate. The number of clearing troops on the opposite side is not very large, probably around 300 people, and there are 260 well-trained musketeers on our side. If we attack, those
The Qing people will definitely flee as before, because they do not dare to have a head-on confrontation with the brave Russians.
"Should we drive away these Qing people and continue to reinforce Yaksa, or should we go back and report to the Governor?"
Captain Boris's silence made Vanechka a little anxious. The other party had obviously discovered him. Now he should quickly go into battle to deal with them. If he didn't fight, then Boris should quickly make a decision to retreat, instead of this
A silent reaction.
"keep going!"
Boris gave the attack order after a brief hesitation, because he could not arbitrarily judge that Yaksa had fallen based on the sudden appearance of clearing troops in front of him. The Governor's order was not allowed to be changed without authorization.
After confirming that Tolbuzin is finished, the reinforcements have only one mission, and that is to march towards Yaksa. And all enemies that block their progress must be destroyed!
After receiving the order to attack, Vanechka quickly waved his hand to his men and shouted: "Musketeers are ready, let us chase the Qing people like pigs!" He was very confident, very confident, those Russian musketeers
They are also very confident and do not think that these Qing troops, who are only equipped with bows, arrows and spears, can reach their own attack. The most optimistic estimate is that these Qing people can only hold on until the firecrackers sound, and then they will
They were really like pigs, dragging their tails and making pitiful squealing sounds, and then hid in the depths of the mountain forest.
Vanechka and his 130 musketeers were responsible for the attack, while Boris led another team of musketeers to closely monitor the movement ahead, ready to make the final blow to completely attack the cross-country.
The clearing team in front of them. But looking at the charging backs of Vanechka and the others, Boris always had an inexplicable worry. He felt that the clearing team on the opposite side would not be so simple. It seemed that there was some trap waiting for them here. Otherwise, why
Those timid Qing soldiers could still maintain their orderly formation under the attack of the Russian team instead of starting to loosen and flee.
When something went wrong, he became a monster. When he heard the sound of vegetation moving in the dense forest on both sides of the road, Boris knew something was wrong: the Qing people really had an ambush!
"shoot!"
Bandasa, the chief of staff, has been waiting for a long time. Ever since he led his troops across the river, he has been waiting for the Rakshasa reinforcements to arrive from Nerchinsk. However, more than ten days have passed, and not a single Rakshasa soldier has appeared.
The small road leading to Nerchinsk made him a little worried and suspicious. In a military report sent to the camp, he asked the commander to ignore the threat of Rakshasa reinforcements and start the attack on Yaksa now, otherwise it might be delayed.
Fighter, because he believed that Nerchinsk's Rakshasa reinforcements would not come to reinforce Yaksa at all. After so many days, it was time to come early!
But the order given to him by coach Peng Chun told him in an unquestionable tone: Wait, you must wait! Before getting the order, he must lead his men to be nailed there firmly and not move a step!
Peng Chun, Lang Tan, Sabsu and others were also very uneasy about the delay in the arrival of the Rakshasa reinforcements from Nerchinsk. Although they conducted rigorous battlefield reconnaissance before the war, the Qing army still had no idea about the situation of the Rakshasa army in Nerchinsk.
The only thing I know is that Nerchinsk is the largest city of the Rakshasa people in the east from the missionaries. The governor of the city has full command of all the Rakshasa army in the east. Therefore, out of careful consideration, Peng Chun believes that
Only when the Rakshasa reinforcements on Nerchinsk's side are resolved can we freely attack Yaksa. Otherwise, if Rakshasa reinforcements appear during the siege, it will be very detrimental to the battle situation.
The reason for Peng Chun's judgment was that he intuitively thought that the Rakshasa soldiers must have heavy troops in Nerchinsk, but in fact he did not know that the Rakshasa soldiers in Nerchinsk were very few and were being occupied by another group.
The army threatened. It was not until they signed a so-called "cooperation" treaty that Nerchinsk sent belated reinforcements to Yaksa, and the number of reinforcements was 260.
No matter how many people there are, just come! Bandasa's blood boiled. Looking at those red-haired and green-eyed Rakshasa cannibals, his eyes were filled with the flames of revenge!
With an order, the soldiers of the forward battalion and the guard camp hidden in the dense forest immediately emerged from their hiding places and shot the arrows that had been placed on the strings at the Russian army. As the most elite troops of the Qing Dynasty, the forward battalion and the guard camp
The Eight Banners warriors in the military camp can make any army feel fearful with their skillful use of bows and arrows.
The sudden appearance of a large number of Qing troops surprised Vanechka and his men, who were lining up and advancing forward to drive away the Qing troops behind the big trees. Before they could react, arrows were mixed with "
A roaring sound came towards them.
"Puff puff!"
The close range shooting and the density of the crowd made the 130 Russian musketeers scream in agony. Without the protection of armor, the musketeers could only bear the piercing arrows with their flesh and blood. In less than half a minute,
Here, Vanechka's men lost nearly a hundred men, and the ground was filled with screaming soldiers who had fallen from arrows.
"Your Excellency, Captain, there are too many people in the Qing Dynasty, they are more than this!"
Instinct told Vanechka that she must retreat, otherwise she would be shot into a hedgehog by those Qing soldiers. The remaining musketeers blindly fired muskets at the dense forests on both sides, but they had no idea where the enemy was.
Countless heads rose and fell, accompanied by life-threatening arrows.
"Shoot! Shoot!"
"Suppress them!"
Boris hurriedly ordered the second team to join the battle, shooting rows at the left side of the road. After the black smoke passed, there were obviously fewer arrows fired from there, and the wails of some Qing soldiers were also heard.
"Eight Banners Warriors! Charge!"
There were only so many Rakshasa soldiers in front of Bandasa, and more than half of them had been killed or injured. He decisively ordered the entire army to charge. He wanted to save all the heads of these Rakshasa soldiers!
Upon hearing the order from the Chief of Staff, the Qing soldiers from the vanguard camp and the guard camp threw away their bows and arrows, raised their swords and spears and roared towards the Rakshasa soldiers huddled in the path.
On April 22, 260 Russian reinforcements heading to Yaksa from the direction of Nerchinsk were wiped out ten miles away from Yaksa. On the same day, after receiving the battle report, the commander of the Qing army's Northern Expedition, Commander-in-Chief Peng Chun, ordered
The entire army immediately advanced to the city of Yaksa.