Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

"Retreat! Retreat!"

The Russian major gritted his teeth and said bitterly, there is no way, the enemy's firepower is too dense, his cavalry can't get close to the enemy's position at all, these yellow monkeys are too cunning!

Before the Cossacks could turn their horses around, they heard a burst of clattering hooves from behind them. The Hubei major was stunned. Cavalry? Where did these cavalry come from?

When the Cossack cavalry turned their horses around, they saw a group of cavalry coming at them like a hurricane. They were less than 300 steps away from the Cossack cavalry.

The Russian major was horrified and shouted angrily: "Draw your swords, Cossacks, charge!"

There was no way. The carbines used by the Cossack cavalry had a slow firing rate. If they launched an attack when the enemy was less than 300 steps away, they would have been close to them by the time the first round of shooting was over. These Qing troops were very powerful. The Russian major would never dare to take such a risk. Once the cavalry in front of them rushed in, the Cossack cavalry would completely lose the initiative!

The Cossack cavalry were well-trained and they still made neat movements in the critical situation, drew their sabers and rushed towards the enemy.

Use your own weakness to attack the enemy's strength. If the unfortunate Cossack cavalry had launched a round of intensive shooting first, the Mongolian cavalry in front of them would definitely have had their rhythm disrupted. The dense Mongolian cavalry rarely experienced combat with hot weapons, and the war horses could not withstand such a shock!

Now, the Cossack cavalry drew their sabers and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Mongolian cavalry, falling into the pit they had dug!

More than one hundred Cossack cavalrymen charged against three hundred Mongolian cavalrymen. Even though the Cossack cavalrymen were extremely brave, they would never gain any advantage, not to mention that these were Senggelinqin's elite cavalrymen!

The two torrents collided fiercely. Both cavalry units were once famous throughout the world and were first-rate elite forces. The sabers in their hands danced like flying, blood rained down, limbs and arms were broken, and even heads flew up. The howling and roaring instantly enveloped the entire sky!

After just a few minutes, the two cavalry units left the battlefield, leaving nearly a hundred corpses on the ground. The war horses, having lost their masters, screamed miserably!

The frightened Russian major did not dare to fight anymore. After all, there were many infantrymen behind the enemy's cavalry. Once surrounded, the enemy's muskets would engulf his cavalry in an instant!

Retreat, retreat immediately!

At the whistle of the Russian major, the Cossack cavalry came with high hopes, but they could only retreat towards Aichun City in disgrace!

Across the way, the elite Mongol cavalry wasn't faring well either. The cavalry captain, Batu, looked pale. He faced nearly a hundred corpses, fifty or sixty of them elite Mongol cavalry. He had outnumbered the enemy, yet in the midst of the charge, he was completely at a disadvantage. Batu had served Senggelinqin for years, and he'd never experienced anything like this! What powerful cavalry! What powerful Cossacks!

However, no matter what, the Cossack cavalry's attempt to harass the Qing army's flanks and attack the Qing army's positions completely failed, and hundreds of lives were lost, with more than half of them injured or killed. The Russian army suffered even greater losses!

On the front battlefield, the Russian army had already been beaten by the Qing army without any chance to fight back. The huge gap in troop strength could not be made up by bravery alone. Seeing that his Cossack cavalry had retreated, Basha fell into despair. He could not fight anymore. If he continued to fight, all of his thousand men would be wiped out here!

retreat!

Basha roared madly, and the Russian army began to retreat to the rear. Liu Ye was ruthless and struck while the iron was hot. Now the morale of the Russian army had been completely suppressed. If he didn't pursue them at this time, when would he wait?

At Liu Ye's command, three battalions rushed towards the Russian troops in Basha, running and attacking at the same time. The dense firepower made the Russian troops suffer terribly.

The Russian army retreated all the way into Aichun City. When they returned to the city, they had suffered hundreds of casualties and were severely damaged. Not only that, the most unfortunate thing was that they lost their only dozen or so cannons during the retreat!

The artillery pieces of this era were extremely heavy and bulky. Under the advance of the Qing army, they could not retreat with the main army at all. They had to be abandoned and eventually became spoils of war for the Qing army!

Basha was very upset. Without artillery, how could he defend Aichun City? Even if there were some cannons on the city walls, they were all old cannons left behind when the Qing army of Yishan retreated. They were all outdated and could not resist the Qing army's sophisticated weapons at all!

Not long after Basha's army entered the city, Liu Ye led his elite troops to surround Aichun City on all sides, waiting for the artillery to arrive and then launching a general attack by the Russian army. Basha stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the Qing army approaching, his forehead veins throbbing with anxiety. This time he was really in trouble!

"Order the Cossack cavalry to leave the city immediately and rush to Vladivostok. Send a letter to Governor-General Mushavyev, requesting that he immediately mobilize heavy troops for support. Aichun City is under siege by the most elite Qing troops. We won't be able to hold out for much longer!"

Basha said anxiously.

Russian Major Kursk said in a deep voice: "Yes, Colonel Basha, I will personally lead the troops out and rush to Vladivostok!"

Basha now has no other choice but to rely on defending Aichun City!

Kursk looked at the Qing troops surrounding the city walls outside, gritted his teeth, and wanted to rush out. However, he would need to mobilize troops. With only a few people, he would definitely not be able to avoid the enemy's bullets.

Kursk shouted: "Cossacks, assemble!"

A hundred or so Cossack cavalrymen mounted their horses again and rushed out of Aichun City. The Qing troops outside the city had long been prepared and began to shoot continuously from a distance! One by one, the cavalrymen were hit and fell from their horses, but now they could only charge forward. Only by being fearless and unafraid of death could they truly escape the control of death!

Kursk led the cavalry in a desperate charge and finally approached the Qing army's position. He kept shooting with the musket in his hand and raised his saber with the other hand. Looking at the approaching cavalry, the Qing army suddenly scattered and spread to both sides, with no intention of rushing forward.

Kursk was overjoyed. He took the dozens of people left with him and rushed out of the Qing army's position in one breath and headed straight for Vladivostok.

In the distance, a smile appeared on Liu Ye's lips. Hehe, rush out, rush out, go ahead, I'll be waiting for you here, Mushavyev, I miss you very much.

Musaviyov is notorious in modern history, and the crimes he committed in the Far East are too numerous to list. As a Chinese, we must never let this old guy go, and we must kill him no matter what!

Liu Ye's gaze returned to Aichun City, and he said calmly, "Slow down the attack and harass them slowly. We need to wear them down until they are exhausted, and then, in one fell swoop, take down Aichun City!"