The southern defense line was broken through by the Qing army. The fusilier regiment of the Guards Division was reduced by more than half, and the supporting matchlock regiment also lost one team. In addition, the Qing army's Hongyi artillery bombarded the Guanning position.
It also caused more than 500 casualties of the vanguard division.【】.
The specific casualties cannot be calculated because the battle is still going on. Hu Wang made a preliminary estimate that at least one regiment should have been reduced in strength. Adding the previous battles, he only had about 20,000 troops at hand. Casualties of the Qing Army
There are definitely more than Guan Ning's army, but their huge troop base can withstand even half of the casualties.
Death, I will die here too!
Hu Wang's eyes were filled with tears, and he was determined to die. Success or failure depended on this battle. Being able to compete with Kangxi in his lifetime was the most proud thing in his life.
Commander, Hu Wang will definitely live up to you!
Come, Kangxi, let us have a good fight!
"Brothers, the decisive battle with the Tatars is coming. Let the Tatars have eggs!"
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After the Qing army's more than 10,000 infantrymen broke into the Guanning defense line, Hu Wang quickly mobilized the east and west regiments to move to the south, and ordered the 3,000 Rakshasa soldiers led by Andre to act as a death squad.
Under the cover of the enemy, they fought in desperate hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army in the front-line positions.
The firecrackers of the Guards Division and the two firecrackers brigades of the Vanguard Division joined together and used the regiment as a unit to deploy defenses in echelons and resist section by section.
At this point in the battle, the red cannons screaming from the sky were no longer so scary. The moment the defense line was breached, Guan Ning's soldiers included Fusang soldiers, Korean soldiers, and Russians who wanted to take advantage of the situation and carve up Heilongjiang after the war.
The soldiers all knew that the real decisive battle was coming. Their hands were stained with the blood of the Qing people. If their side was defeated, it was self-evident what would be waiting for them.
Andre's three thousand soldiers did not have an advantage in the battle against Guan Ning's army, but the Qing army was not enough to scare them. The decades of invincibility and oppression of the Qing people in the East gave them a feeling of
Pride and pride. They are not afraid of the Qing people. Yes, even if the Qing people on the opposite side are crowded and their cannons are powerful, they are not afraid. They firmly believe that these cowardly Qing people cannot withstand a heavy blow from the Russian soldiers.
The courage they showed was just a sign of cowardice. With just a flick of the finger, they would quickly turn around and run away like the previous Qing team, without even daring to look at themselves.
If we can repel the Qing's attack, will we have enough confidence to ask Guan Ning's army to cede larger territory to our great Tsar Majesty!
Greed is the instinct of every Russian officer who comes to the east. Seeing that the defense line of the Guan Ning Army is in danger and the Qing army's attack is in full swing, Andre's mind will inevitably think of asking for more. He even wants to go and fight with the Guan Ning Army in person.
The general demanded greater benefits after the war, but the influx of Qing soldiers made him temporarily give up this idea.
Let's wait until the Qing people are defeated. In any case, the governor has signed a treaty with Guan Ningjun. We are allies, and the interests between allies are always easy to distribute. Now, let Guan Ningjun really see us Russians.
So awesome!
"Attack, warriors!"
The Russian army only has a musketeer team of 800 people, and the rest are Bryanst Mongols and Cossacks. The advantage of the Cossacks is their natural cavalry. Their sabers can sweep everything, but in this predetermined defense,
During the battle, those dense trenches were not suitable for their horses to gallop, but the dismounted Cossacks still believed that they were warriors. Before being conquered and defeated, they believed like the Russians that the Qing people on the opposite side were vulnerable.
"Ula!"
The addition of the red-haired and green-ghost Rakshasa soldiers was like the fear brought by the colorful Fusang soldiers to the Qing army. Some Qing soldiers in front of them were frightened. The legendary man-eating demons added a layer of terrifying aura to the Russian army. This layer
The enlargement of the halo in the past hundred years has inadvertently affected the psychology and morale of the Qing army. But this time, the "foreign-style" defeat brought by the Fusang soldiers to the Qing people was not repeated, because all the Qing troops knew one thing.
At this time, they could not retreat under any circumstances, otherwise His Majesty the Emperor would pile their heads into a hill.
Of course, the more important thing is that these Qing troops have no intention of retreating now. The situation of the battle has become obvious. The rebels can no longer resist. The Hongyi cannon has completely turned the rebel fortifications into a joke. Those who are retreating step by step
The bandit soldiers have been unable to withstand the attack of the Eight Banners soldiers. Since most of the bandit soldiers are retreating, how effective can these red-haired and green-eyed Rakshasa soldiers be? Even if they are really terrifying, our
The cavalry has already charged. With the overwhelming advantage, is there still any doubt about the victory?
"Kill!"
The Eight Banners generals shouted loudly and attacked without reservation. Under their tenacious resistance, the Russian army's counterattack did not achieve much results. They could only barely push the Qing army in front of them back several trenches, and then they were deadlocked.
Got there.
With the sound of gunfire and the chopping sound of sabers, three thousand Russian soldiers commanded by Andrei were fighting with thousands of Qing troops. Those Korean soldiers obviously did not have the courage of the Rakshasa people. Except for Qianhu Jinda, he
The direct guards fought side by side with the Rakshasa soldiers. Half of the Goryeo soldiers were frightened and hurriedly retreated under the swords of those braided soldiers.
There is no way to retreat, and Guan Ning's army will not allow anyone to retreat.
Kametaro's Fuso soldiers did not hesitate to kill the retreating Koreans. Under their strange cries, the Korean soldiers had no choice but to turn around.
From the first line of earthen walls to the third line of defense, nearly a mile on the ground, there were tens of thousands of people, with broadswords, spears, muskets, bows and arrows, and all kinds of weapons constantly waving, a feast of human flesh.
It's going on vigorously.
Except for the Fire Gun Regiment, all the troops of the vanguard division were moving towards the southern front, and the young and strong civilians followed behind with a spear in hand.
The shouts of encouragement and encouragement were shouted in unison on both sides of the enemy and us, with the flash of swords and the shadow of swords. In order to save their lives, the Qing army and the Guan Ning soldiers were all fighting according to human instinct.
The fierce battle meant that the wounded appeared on a large scale. The dead were ignored, but the seriously injured were not taken care of. The field medical team braved the Qing army's artillery and arrow rain to carry the wounded to the back one by one in the trench.
Soldiers who were not seriously injured in previous battles were also organized to join the rescue team, or rushed to the Qing army with weapons and followed the large groups.
"Fire and kill these dog-Tatars!"
Ge Feihu, who came for support, saw hundreds of Qing troops moving towards the army from a trench on the left, and hurriedly ordered the gunners to fire to stop these Qing troops.
The counterattack of the vanguard division bought time for the firecrackers. After retreating to the rear defense line, they organized a defense in time. From the space of the earth wall, they kept firing firecrackers at the Qing army. The Qing army came with additional troops.
The banner firearms battalion of the Han Army also under the command of Lord Dutong started a shootout with Guan Ning's army. However, their firecrackers were too backward and were no match for those flintlock guns. Hundreds of them were quickly killed.
Upon seeing this, the remaining Han soldiers hurriedly retreated, no longer shooting at the gunmen of Guan Ning's army, but aimed their guns at the Rakshasa ghosts and the thieves holding broadswords and spears.
Kardenov was so angry that a group of Qing soldiers actually touched his artillery position in the chaos. Although they were repelled by the artillery soldiers of the Guards Division, more than 20 of his subordinates were killed by them.
Fortunately, there are one or two gunners beside each cannon, so there will not be no gunners to operate the cannon.
The Qing people had already rushed in and were fighting with Guan Ning's army. Kardenov could no longer fire at the Qing army's array as before, because that would hit his own people. After a visual inspection, he decided not to care about them.
The Qing people who rushed into the defense line instead aimed their guns at the outside of the defense line, where tens of thousands of Qing troops' infantry and cavalry were rushing in.
I don’t know whether the Qing army discovered Guan Ning’s artillery, or they were just too lucky. What was unexpected was that just when Kardenov ordered the artillery fire, a big iron ball roared towards them, hitting them impartially.
It smashed into a cannon, immediately beating the surrounding gunners to pieces, and the cannon was crumpled to the ground and was useless.
The misery of the gunners beside them made the remaining gunners tremble with fear, but they had to fire immediately, otherwise more and more Qing troops would rush into the defense line. When all the Qing troops came in, they would never win again.
of hope.
After carrying the body of the dead gunner down, Kardenov regained his composure and ordered the gunner to open fire immediately. The five cannons fired four times in a row. Kardenov made a small commotion when the Qing infantry and cavalry fell down.
There were probably more than a hundred Qing soldiers. From a distance, the dense Qing army array seemed to have a gap.
"here you go!"
Kardenov was very satisfied with his victory and couldn't wait to wave his hand to the gunners to fire again, but he heard a "boom", followed by the screams of the gunners, but one of the guns was fired because of the heat in the barrel.
The gunners only fired the gun and forgot to cool it down. As a result, the chamber exploded while loading gunpowder. Not only was the gun destroyed, but six or seven gunners were also injured.
The scalded gunners were rolling to the ground screaming, and suddenly they heard another loud noise. It was a gunner responsible for loading gunpowder who was so panic-stricken that he actually loaded more than double the base amount of gunpowder. As a result, the gun did not fire.
, but it exploded again.
Three of the six guns were destroyed at once, and only three were left. The anxious Kardenov did not dare to order any more gunfire, and asked the gunners to find water to cool down, and repeatedly asked the gunners to check and load gunpowder.
Explode the barrel, otherwise our artillery will never be able to fire again.