Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Vladivostok fell and Musaviyov was captured. For Liu Ye, the war was almost over. The supreme commander of the entire Far East was in his hands. He could attack or defend. Even if Alexander wanted to invade China again, he would have to consider the pros and cons.

However, although Mushavyov was captured, the war was far from over, because the Qing army still had one last tough battle to fight, a real tough battle!

After several days of fighting, not only the Russian army was extremely exhausted, but the Qing army was also exhausted. After fighting continuously, the Qing army did not get any time to rest, but the Russian army would not give the Qing army time to rest.

At Lake Khanka, there is a powerful enemy, the Russian reinforcements from Bakharovsk. Zuo Baogui is now desperately resisting the advance of the Russian reinforcements. Rushing to support Zuo Baogui and then annihilating the Russian army in one fell swoop has become the last hurdle that Guo Ye has to break through!

The battle report has been submitted. After two fierce battles in Aichun and Vladivostok, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties. There are only less than 100 people left in the Mongolian cavalry battalion, and 200 people left in the Baoding Town cavalry battalion. Gao Qi's central army suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of the casualties. There are now less than 200 people who can participate in the battle. The other battalions also suffered heavy casualties. The Qing army can only devote less than 1,500 people to the battle!

Even if it was a complete victory, it was still a tragic victory! He Qimou was used to seeing big scenes, but he still felt distressed. It was too tragic!

Liu Ye looked at everyone and shouted, "Alright, now is not the time for us to relax. Guan Ting is still engaged in a bloody battle with the enemy. We must immediately rush to support Lake Khanka and wipe out the Russian reinforcements in one fell swoop! End this battle once and for all!"

Gao Qi ultimately lost to Luo Bicheng in the Battle of Vladivostok, allowing Luo Bicheng to fulfill his wish of being the first to enter the city. He was quite dissatisfied, but after hearing Guo Ye's words, he immediately stood up and shouted, "General, I am willing to be the vanguard!"

Liu Ye nodded and replied, "You don't need to be the vanguard. This time, I'll lead the troops myself! Order the cavalry battalion to advance rapidly towards Lake Khanka, bypass the Russian army's flank and rear, and cut off their retreat. Leave part of the artillery battalion to defend against the enemy at sea, and all other units will advance towards Lake Khanka. We must reach it by dusk tonight!"

The distance from Vladivostok to Lake Khanka is about 50 kilometers. It is already noon. If you want to reach Lake Khanka before dusk, it will take at most six or seven hours. I have to say that time is very tight!

At Liu Ye's command, the army began to attack towards Lake Khanka!

Lake Khanka is now in a life-and-death battle!

The Bakharovsk reinforcements, led by the garrison commander, Andreevich, rushed all the way to Lake Khanka. Upon arrival, they were met with a fierce resistance from Zuo Baogui! A portion of the Left Wing First Battalion had barely participated in the Battle of Vladivostok and had been resting in Lake Khanka, awaiting the arrival of the Russian army.

Now that the Russian army has finally arrived, the Qing soldiers know that the real battle has begun. The Russian reinforcements seem to be no less than 1,500 people, while their own side has only more than 200 people. It is not so easy to completely stop them on the shores of Lake Khanka.

As soon as the battle started, the fighting between the two sides entered a white-hot stage. The Russian army relied on fierce artillery fire to continuously launch attacks on the Qing army's positions. The tall and strong Russian soldiers, holding rifles, continued to approach the Qing army's defense line. The gunshots sounded like popping beans. As for the artillery shells, from the beginning to noon, the Russian artillery never stopped attacking, blowing up the Qing army's positions with sand and stones flying and destroying the grass and trees!

The Qing army, which was at an absolute disadvantage in firepower, could only rely on the defensive fortifications dug in advance to carry out tenacious resistance, and the rifles in their hands kept shooting to suppress the Russian charge!

The Qing army fought back three consecutive assaults tenaciously!

Andreevich was furious, but Zuo Baogui was extremely strict in his military discipline. He was also in charge of his own direct troops, who fought bravely and fought to the death. The Russian army could only watch helplessly!

As time passed, the Russian offensive became more and more fierce. As casualties increased, the Qing army's defense became increasingly unable to cope, and the loopholes in the defense line became larger and larger!

Finally, the Russian army rushed to the Qing army's position. Seeing the Russian army rushing over, Zuo Baogui kicked off the saber at his waist and shouted: "Brothers, it's time to fight to the death. Pick up your weapons and follow me!"

After saying this, Zuo Baogui was the first to jump out, wielding his saber and charging towards the Russian army. The Qing army behind him followed closely, engaging in a bloody battle with the Russian army that rushed up! No Qing army had ever been able to launch a charge like the Qing army in Baoding Town, facing an enemy that was several times their number!

This is Liu Ye’s greatest experience in training soldiers. An army that dares to fight and fight is a first-class army. An army that is not afraid of death is a first-class army. If you face a force several times your own, you will immediately choose to retreat. Such an army will never become a first-class strong army. You must draw your sword when you meet the enemy!

Hundreds of Qing soldiers fought with all their might, stabbing with bayonets and waving swords continuously, tightly entangling the Russian soldiers who were rushing up. Even the Qing soldiers whose priests were seriously injured rushed forward regardless of their own safety, hugged the legs of the Russian soldiers, and restricted the Russian army's movements!

A fight to the death, a real fight to the death!

The Russian army was completely stunned by the crazy fighting style of the Qing army and had to choose to retreat again. The Russian army retreated like a tide, and the front of the Qing army's position was filled with dead bodies, which was extremely tragic!

But Andreevich in front was really furious. He had sent out three companies of soldiers, over 300 men, only to be beaten back by a mere 100 men! Were these Russian warriors, renowned for their bravery? And were they still these cowardly yellow monkeys? Damn it! Damn it!

"Asshole! Order, mobilize the second battalion and launch another attack! Smirnov, you bastard, lead your men and charge forward. If you can't take the Qing army's position, you will die right there!"

Andreevich conveyed his order in a rage, and the Russian second battalion rushed towards the Qing army's position again!

Zuo Baogui frowned deeply, trying to block the opponent's charge again. It was too difficult!

"Order, all troops retreat to the second line of defense, leaving the first line free for them. Hit them hard!"

Zuo Baogui took a deep breath and shouted.

The Qing troops quickly retreated to the second line of defense and began to block the Russian army! Rows of bullets continued to fire, like rain, blocking the Russian army's advance!