Shishkin sat on the horse with a contemptuous smile on his face.
He wore a fur cylindrical hat on his head, a mink coat on his body, elk skin pants on his lower body, and bearskin boots on his feet. Even with such strict equipment, the north wind in Heilongjiang Province still blew.
Make him feel cold.
Akito, who has no fur, wants to rely on a cotton-padded jacket to resist the north wind in this cold season? He must have frozen to death last night.
Shishkin was riding at the front of 20,000 Cossacks, and he was 120% sure that what he saw must be a team of fleeing peasants who had been tortured by the cold north wind and suffered numerous frostbite and frostbite.
Shishkin seemed to have seen the frightened eyes of those peasants when he rushed into the ranks of Ming peasants with a saber in his hand, as well as the helpless trembling of those Ming women.
What Shishkin liked to see most was the enemy's women trembling in front of his saber.
Getting closer and closer to the "fleeing farmers" in front, Shishkin could already vaguely see the team in front. Sure enough, what Shishkin saw was a walking team. Shishkin became more and more excited.
Suddenly he yelled on the horse: "Ula!"
This arrogant roar immediately aroused countless resonances among the Cossacks behind him:
"Ula!"
"Ula!"
However, the Cossacks' dream was finally awakened by reality.
What greeted Shishkin was not screams of terror and running away, but hundreds of mortar shells.
Shishkin opened his eyes wide and looked at the mortar shells falling from the sky with utter disbelief, as if he had seen an impossible miracle.
Is there really an army in front?
With so many artillery shells flying over, it was obvious that there was a large force of more than 10,000 people in front.
The people of the Ming Dynasty did not have Siberian furs. How did the people of the Ming Dynasty resist the severe cold of Siberia and attack Heilongjiang Province in the coldest winter?
Mortar shells were like ruthless messengers, instantly shattering all the Russians' illusions.
"boom!"
"Boom boom!"
Mortar shells exploded next to Shishkin. Although the shells were small, they could still shoot steel slag to an area two or three meters in front and back. The cavalry in front saw the shells coming and rode their horses to avoid them. But the cavalry behind them
The cavalry did not know that there were artillery shells on the ground in front of them, and they were hit one after another.
Suddenly, hundreds of Cossack cavalry were half-dead by the explosion. Some horses were killed and fell to the ground with both men and horses. Some Cossack cavalry were wounded by the explosion and fell off their horses screaming.
Shishkin was very unlucky. He rushed at the front of the entire army and was the key target of the Ming army. At least ten mortar shells exploded around him, blowing his horse into a sieve.
Hilal was also injured by the steel slag ejected from the shell. His body softened and he fell to the ground together with his horse.
The cavalry behind them could not stop their horses and trampled over Shishkin's body.
In the blink of an eye, Shishkin was trampled into rotten flesh by rolling iron hooves.
The commander-in-chief Zhirkov's eyes were as wide as copper bells.
Shishkin of the Urals died so quickly?
In front is not only the army, but also an elite Ming army. At a distance of more than a mile, the Ming army can accurately fire artillery shells into the team here. This precision and training even surpass Zhirkov's Cossacks.
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But how did the Ming army, which lacked fur, overcome the severe cold and fight their way here?
Zhirkov was in great shock.
Could it be that the Ming army endured the casualties caused by frostbite at night and forced its way forward to the far north of Heilongjiang Province regardless of casualties?
It must be like this. There is only one answer!
It was impossible for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to obtain furs in large quantities and attack Heilongjiang Province in the north wind in December. This was the only way.
So after marching like this, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, the morale of the Ming Dynasty must have been so low that it could not withstand a blow.
Zhirkov thought for a while, raised his hands, and shouted loudly: "The entire army loosened its formation, fired and charged! Charge forward with all your strength!"
The Cossacks shouted in response to their leader and took the loaded muzzle-loading rifles from their backs.
These rifles can shoot two hundred meters, which is six hundred "steps" in Russian weights and measures. These guns are new weapons purchased by Russia from the British. Of course, after purchasing a batch, the Russians quickly discovered this weapon
In fact, the structure is simple. Now Russia can produce it itself.
The Cossacks were ready to charge at six o'clock, shoot once, and then draw their sabers for an iron-blooded charge.
Mortar shells flew down from the sky again, but this time the Russians were in a loose formation, and the shells could only hurt a limited number of people.
The distance got closer and closer, and Zhirkov rushed to a place a thousand "steps" away from the Ming Dynasty troops on the opposite side, and could vaguely see the soldiers on the opposite side.
The soldiers on the opposite side were arranged in a huge hollow circle formation, standing very densely. There was a row of people lying on the snow, a row of people squatting behind them, and then a row of people standing.
Each man had a rifle in his hand.
What puzzled Zhirkov the most was the clothes these Ming soldiers were wearing.
These soldiers of the Ming Dynasty wore clothes similar to cotton-padded clothes, which covered their whole bodies tightly. They also wore hats made of this material on their heads and trousers like this on their lower bodies.
Cotton-padded clothes? Are cotton-padded clothes useful outdoors in this season?
Zhirkov searched the ranks of Ming soldiers with his eyes, but could not see a single soldier who had been frostbitten or frozen to death. And those Ming soldiers with high morale showed no signs of suffering from the cold.
Obviously, this is an army that has conquered the severe cold.
Why, why were the Ming people without fur not afraid of the cold? Zhirkov couldn't figure it out.
Cossack really couldn't understand the role of down jackets. You must know that it is the end of January in the Gregorian calendar, and the temperature in Heilongjiang has dropped to minus 20 degrees. At night, the temperature has dropped to minus 30 degrees, and cotton-padded jackets are completely unable to withstand such cold outdoors.
The strange situation that he had never seen before put Zhirkov into a brief panic. Although he was a Cossack who had experienced many battles, he did not know how to deal with the army in front of him.
At the critical moment, Tobinsky from the Don River stood up. He witnessed Shishkin's death in battle, his eyes were blood red. The fast horse rushed from behind to the front. He raised the rifle in his hand and shouted: "Charge! Cossacks! Charge!"
Go up and kill the Ming people!"
The Cossacks finally waited until a leader stepped forward and regained their fighting spirit.
The Cossacks have rifles and horses, and their number is about the same as that of the Ming people opposite them. After one round of shooting from the horses, the Cossacks can also launch a cavalry charge. Obviously, the Russians have a greater chance of winning.
The cavalrymen raised their rifles and shouted: "Hurrah!"
"Ula!"
The horses' hooves rolled, stepping on the foot-deep snow, constantly raising the snow on the ground, making the entire snowfield seem to be boiling and rolling. Twenty thousand tall European war horses rushed towards this side, speeding up
