Chapter 1188 The Great Battle(1/2)
The horns of the Ming army were heard everywhere, and crazy shouts and killings poured into the Russian defense line.
The Russian army, which had been in a defensive state, seemed to have been stimulated by some stimulation and gradually crawled out of the trenches and took the initiative to attack!
In the middle of the Shenwu Army's artillery formation, the Shenwei Hou Wan Junjie looked at the battlefield and said in a blind eye: "Order, the Rocket Brigade adjusts the shooting angle and covers the brothers' forces to kill the enemy!"
Sun Hedou clasped his fists and shouted: "The last general will take the order!"
A pan-Slavic-colored flag suddenly appeared on the Russian military defense line, which was the three-color national flag of Tsarist Russia!
The three-color flags of white, blue and red show the vastness of Russia. White is a symbol of truth, blue represents purity and loyalty, and red is a symbol of beauty and courage.
The fact that so many national flags are created means that the Tsar is on the front line in person.
"The warriors of the Russian Empire fight for His Majesty the Tsar and expel the Ming Kou!"
The Russian commander-in-chief Duke Croix was majestic and gave an order.
The tricolor flag was shining, and the sound of the cold wind, the black Russian army held its weapons and rushed forward with its black weapons!
Seeing the Tsar coming to the battlefield in person and staying calm in the face of danger, the Russians fought back desperately like they had taken drugs.
"Is this a death?"
Li Dingguo narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled coldly. He turned around and looked at the Shenwu Army artillery formation behind him, suddenly raised the flag in his hand and shouted loudly: "Warriors of the Emperor Ming, kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The cooperation between the Ming army's infantry and artillery was perfect. When the infantry in front was preparing to charge, Wan Junjie, the chief general of the Shenwu Army, immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Rocket Brigade, launch!"
A deafening explosion, hundreds of Dongfeng rockets of the Shenwu Army fired volleys, dragging long rockets over the South Mansion Army, smashing into the Russian army that were charging in the densely packed front, and instantly burst into a large amount of blood mist.
"emission!"
Wan Junjie shouted again, and the artillerymen who urgently replaced the rockets and ignited the rockets again.
"shoot!"
Wan Junjie's screams were even more and more exaggerated, and the sound was so loud that it almost overwhelmed the sound of the rocket launch.
The position of the Shenwu Army Rocket Brigade was already covered with smoke and the visibility was extremely low, but hundreds of rocket frames were launched one after another, and it took more than ten rounds before stopping.
Looking at the Russians charging ahead, no one was running standing. There was only pungent smoke and nauseating bloody air around the Russian central defense line, which kept floating upwards.
"Run!"
The noise of the battlefield in the middle rang out again. In the cold wind, Li Dingguo led the Jingnan Army of the Southern Prefecture to rush into the temporarily empty Russian defense line.
But the Russian army's central defense line was as solid as the Central Army. As soon as the Central Army was repelled, the 50,000 Constantine Army was suppressed again.
Most of the troops on both sides were engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and the battle was extremely fierce. The Ming army once captured the Russian positions.
But the Tsar transferred two brigades, the most elite shooting army of the Russian army, to organize a counterattack on the central bastion. During the battle, Li Dingguo's mount was hit by bullets, and he was also injured. He had to leave the battlefield. The command was taken over by Cao Bianjiao, the minister of military aircraft behind.
The injury of the chief general greatly affected the morale of the Nanfu Army. In addition, the number of reinforcements from the Russian army continued to increase. Finally, after two hours of hard fighting, the Nanfu Army withdrew from the position.
The noise of the middle battlefield slowly subsided, the cold wind whistled, and Tsar Alexey looked at the cruel bloody battlefield, quietly wondering what he was thinking.
Many Russian generals around him either spoke seriously or looked overjoyed and overjoyed. They repelled the Ming army's attack!
The Tsar looked at the time and it was eight to thirty minutes. The middle lane was very dangerous, but the battle report he received showed that the left wing was even more dangerous and was almost captured!
Only then did Alexey realize that his troops were too focused on the central and right wings, while the left wings were insufficient, and the cunning Ming people did not all walk on the road!
"Golovin, you lead the Northern Legion to take a detour from the rear and quickly support the left wing!"
The Tsar's order had just been issued, and immediately a Russian general spoke out against it: "His Majesty the Tsar, Golovin is suspected of colluding with the enemy. You cannot hand over this task to him, it is too dangerous!"
Alexey looked at the talkative general coldly: "Are you questioning my decision?"
"Don't dare!"
The general lowered his head and stepped back with a tactful look.
Golovin, who was trusted by the Tsar, was extremely moved and set off with his men and horses, wiped his tears.
But just as they were taking action, the Nanfu Army, which had just withdrawn, and the subsequent Tianwu Army launched a fierce attack on the central bastion, and captured two bastion fortifications in a flash.
At the critical moment, the brave and warlike Tsar Alexey personally took command and led the direct army of the Emperor of the Guards to defend the third fortification and basically stabilized the formation.
The battle for the central bastion lasted for at least two hours, and various troops fought a great melee here, and artillery from both sides killed thousands of soldiers here.
The infantry soldiers on both sides faced each other with sweat, covered in blood and mud. The senior Russian commanders suffered the most casualties. They were also used to holding the sword of power to take the lead in charge, wearing cool clothes, and standing obvious.
Similarly, the cavalry on both sides were not idle, drowned in the melee of flying horses and howling bullets fought each other.
On this bloody morning, there were chaos on the central battlefield, with all kinds of broken flags, chariots and cannons thrown all over the ground. The pungent smoke and the unpleasant smell of blood still echoed between the battlefields.
Surrounded by the Imperial Guards, Zhu Cixuan walked to the battlefield with slippery blood. He saw the bodies of Ming and Russian soldiers everywhere, as well as some meat paste and internal organs.
How powerful is the explosion of the hundred artillery and the Dongfeng Rocket? After ten rounds of attacks, who can withstand it?
The wounded moaned in pain on the dark and red soil, and the dying struggles of some horses before their death came from time to time.
Before Zhu Cilang could speak, there were already Ming army medical soldiers quickly interspersed on the battlefield to urgently rescue Ming army wounded.
Zhu Cilang hadn't seen the situation in front of him for many years, and he felt a sense of ease.
Only the Qin King Zhu Hekun, who was following him, looked paler and paler. He resisted the discomfort and reluctantly followed his father.
Although he had killed more than one person, compared with such a tragic scene, he was simply a pediatrician.
During this battle, the total force of the Ming and Russian troops was nearly 300,000, and the battle continued.
Under the command of Cao Bianjiao, the Nanfu Army and the Tianwu Army had already captured two bastions on the Russian central defense line and took the initiative. The Russian army had to forcibly hold on to the remaining one.
At this time, the Divine Jihou Zhao Jinglin came hurriedly and said with excitement: "Report to Your Majesty, our army's Hu Ben Sniper Battalion has successfully sniped the enemy's commander Croix!"
"Oh, Hu Ben Sniper Camp once claimed great achievements!"
Zhu Cilang said lightly that there was not much joy in his words.
Just a duke, although he was the head coach of the Russian army, Tsar Alexei had already visited the front line in person, and Croix's head coach was not as powerful as that.
However, Duke Croix's death will definitely have a significant impact on the morale of the Russian army.
The Hu Ben Sniper Camp, the concentrated area of the sharpshooter established by the Divine Jihou Zhao Jinglin played a huge role in this battle.
In addition to the Russian commander-in-chief Duke Crois, the number of casualties among senior Russian generals was even more alarming.
Unfortunately, Qi Guangyang, the brave and fighting Marquis of Dingyuan in the Ming army, was also injured in the battle, and several viscounts and barons were killed in the battlefield without any guns and cannons.
"How is the battle situation of the left wing?" Zhu Cixuan asked.
Yang Qili stepped out and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han's mission was completed smoothly. After a fierce battle, the Russian army stopped resisting and gave up their positions and retreated. His Highness the King of Han continued to rush his troops north and killed a brigadier general of the Russian army!"
After Zhu Heqi captured the Russian army's hill with important tactical value, he seriously threatened the left wing of the Russian army.
However, there were differences within the Russian army on whether to regain the position. The Russian army fought with the Beiting army for two years. Some Russian generals were very afraid of the Beiting army, and advocated retreating and waiting for reinforcements.
The murder of a Russian brigade general in the army continued to amplify the fear of the left-wing Russian army, and thus the ridiculous act of the Russian army in front taking the initiative to give up their positions after heavy troops counterattacking.
At 9:30 in the morning, the left-wing Ming army launched another attack on Croix Castle, and the battle was also very fierce.
Because Zhu Heji and Xu Qingshan met together to fight together, the Russian army lacked enough troops, could not withstand the powerful offensive of the Ming army and were unable to control the left wing defense line, many soldiers once had the idea of abandoning the ground and fleeing.
The strong Croix Castle provided good protection for the Russian artillery, but the infantry had no hiding place at all and could only be killed by the Ming army, and the morale of the Russian army was seriously damaged.
Fortunately, Golovin led the Northern Legion to join the battle in time, so he almost protected the left wing. After the Northern Legion suffered huge casualties, he successfully repelled the Ming army's attack.
The good times did not last long. The Ming army quickly launched a second attack with the Royal First Division of the Tianwu Army as its vanguard.
The Royal First Division followed Xu Qingshan to fight the north and south many times, with excellent combat power. After fierce and cruel battles, it finally attacked the Croix Castle and launched a face-to-face desperate battle with the tall and strong Russian gunners.
The poor Russian artillery and the Jingui troops built by the Tsar spent a lot of money were slaughtered by the Tianwu Army like chopping melons and vegetables.
The Ming army once occupied the left-wing position, but Golovin led the Northern Legion to fight back to the death. The two Cossack cavalry regiments prepared by the Tsar also entered the battle, trying to break through the hasty formation of the Ming army, but not only failed, but suffered huge losses.
The two Cossack cavalry regiments were not given for nothing, and they restrained the Ming army. The Northern Legion quickly regained the castle through fierce and cruel hand-to-hand combat.
The battle around the bastion was extremely fierce. The Russian army lost some senior generals again. One of the princes was injured. The commander-in-chief of the artillery, who was born in the royal family, was killed and killed on the spot.
At noon, these Russian soldiers who resisted tenaciously remained standing around Croix Castle.
After Zhu Cixuan received the news, he ordered Zhu Heji and Xu Qingshan to launch an attack again, and must take down the left wing before Shen Shi and attack the Tsar's camp!
But a Russian army suddenly launched an attack on the left wing of the Ming army, delaying the Ming army's attack.
At about eleven o'clock, the Tsar learned that the Ming army did not fortify a ferry crossing on the Kolocha River. He was overjoyed and immediately ordered a General Sky's Don Cossack troops to attack the Ming army left on the north bank.
Under the sunlight, the Russian army with a strict lineup flashed with swords. About 8,000 Russian cavalrymen repelled a 3,000 cavalry regiment of the Beiting Army, but failed to break through the square formation of a division of the Ming army left on the river bank.
When the Dragon and Tiger General Cao Minghao led the cavalry of the Dragon and Wu Army to cross the river from the south bank to support, the Cossack Cavalry Regiment after a fierce battle, knew it was defeated and quickly withdrew.
The emergence of this Russian cavalry completely disrupted the Ming army's plans and progress on the left wing.
The Cossacks were moving on the flanks and behind the Ming army, which was very annoying. Long Xiangye did not accept it and launched a hide-and-seek action with him.
Zhu Cixuan was extremely dissatisfied with the slow movement of the left wing and the ineffective combat. About an hour after the battle started, he ordered a third attack.
Since the left wing had occupied the Croix Castle, the Ming army was fully capable of attacking from the bastion area and directly attacking the Russian central defense line from the left wing.
First, to cooperate with Cao Bianjiao's central Ming army, and second, to attract the Russian army on the left to support their Tsar, pulling the Russian army's eyes to the central defense line, thus creating an opportunity for the left wing of the Ming army to raid back and forth.
After the order was issued, Cao Bianjiao and Xu Qingshan's tribe jointly carried out the operation and received strong support from the cavalry of the Longwu Army.
To be continued...