Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Chapter 97: Aichun Changes Hands Without Bloodshed

In two or three days, the Russian troops in Aichun City were beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads. When the reinforcements arrived, they turned around and concentrated their forces to deal with the Russian reinforcements, besieged the city and attacked the reinforcements. After defeating the reinforcements, they turned back to deal with the city. Liu Ye's design was perfect.

The Russian army fought desperately and finally reached Aichun City. However, when they arrived in Aichun, they were greeted by an attack even more fierce than that of the Qing cavalry!

The two infantry battalions launched an attack on Sergei's remnants at the same time. At this time, the sky was getting brighter and they could vaguely see the situation not far away. It was difficult to see what was happening a little further away.

Sergei now has less than 700 men under his command. Half of his 1,000-man army was slaughtered by the cavalry battalion. Then, half of them were chased and killed by the cavalry battalion while fleeing. It was a horrible sight. When they arrived at the city of Aichun, this group of people could no longer hold on. Some Russian soldiers even fell directly to the ground, snoring loudly. They were too exhausted!

In this situation, two battalions of Qing troops suddenly launched an attack on Sergei's remnants. They took advantage of their rest to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out and used their numbers to defeat the few. How could the Russian army withstand the attack of the Qing army? Some Russian soldiers did not even wake up from their dreams when the gunfire rang out. They were too tired and suffered too much!

How could the exhausted Russian army withstand the attack of two battalions of Qing troops? Even just one battalion would be enough to choke the Russian army, let alone two?

One by one, the Russian soldiers fell under the guns of the Qing army. The Qing army pressed forward step by step and had already rushed to the front line of the Russian position. The Russian army now did not even have the strength to retreat in panic. They could only fight back while trembling on the spot. How could that be of any use?

In the blink of an eye, the Qing army rushed into the Russian position, and the shining bayonets kept stabbing at the Russian army, leaving flesh and intestines pierced everywhere. The Russian army's shrill screams were endless. Sergei and Komishevich were pale, and they were struggling to organize the defense, waiting for the defenders of Aichun to come out to rescue. Only Basha of Aichun City could save their lives.

But how could Basha have the courage to charge out now? Even if he had the courage, he was no longer able to fight. The remaining 300 or so Russian soldiers had already been tormented by the Qing army during the past few days of fighting. They thought the slightest movement was the Qing army attacking the city, and the sound of gunfire outside was a sign of impending disaster.

The exhausted Aichun defenders have finally managed to spare some time, but they are simply unable to go out of the city to fight again. It is already quite good that they can defend the city.

However, when the news of the arrival of real reinforcements reached the headquarters, Basha could no longer sit still. This was his last chance. If he could not join forces with the reinforcements to repel the siege of the Qing army, he would be dead. Even if it cost him his life, he had to repel the Qing army!

"Orders, all soldiers, as long as they are not injured and can move, all leave the city to help us fight, our reinforcements have arrived!"

Basha roared madly, trying his best to inspire the morale of his soldiers. However, he didn't know that the reinforcements were first hit by a surprise attack at Wild Wolf Hill, and then there was another hard battle. They were already at the end of their strength, and they thought that the arrival of the reinforcements was a good opportunity to attack.

Basha personally led 250 people out of Aichun City and rushed towards the battlefield.

It was already dawn, nine o'clock in the morning. After a fierce battle, Sergei's reinforcements had been completely wiped out. Sergei and Komishevich were filled with despair. An entire regiment had been wiped out on the road to rescue, and they hadn't even been able to enter Aichun City! Could there be anything more tragic than this?

At this moment, Basha led the reinforcements out of Aichun City and approached the battlefield!

But what can they do even if there are more than 200 people?

The exhausted Qing troops of Sergei's army did not cause much damage at all. There were still more than 600 Qing troops in the two battalions. Even with Basha's troops, the Russian army was less than 500 to 600.

The morale of the Qing army was high, and each of them was as vigorous as a dragon, desperately encircling and annihilating the Russian soldiers. Almost all of them were covered in blood, and they continued to launch attacks on the Russian army.

It was only at this time that Basha realized something was wrong. These were not reinforcements at all, but simply a group of defeated soldiers. If he hadn't seen Chief of Staff Sergei in the distance, he would have really thought he was seeing things!

But at this time, it is impossible to make any changes. When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. At this time, any cowardly thoughts that flash across their minds will only make the soldiers die faster!

Basha howled and led more than 200 people to join the battle. The two sides fought fiercely. The battlefield was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river.

The Qing army, growing more courageous with each battle, had completely forgotten their identities. They felt that they were no longer the humble and submissive Green Camp soldiers. They were the mighty Han army that roamed the world, the iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty that shook the world! A confidence of invincibility began to grow in the hearts of these soldiers who had just changed their identities and been reorganized!

Only when the army has a fighting spirit can it conquer the world without disadvantage!

Liu Ye has firmly united the hearts of these brothers with his careful planning. Nothing can unite people better than victory!

The Russian army suffered repeated defeats. Basha, Sergei and Komishevich retreated all the way towards Aichun City. Only by entering Aichun City could they be safe and save their lives. If they continued to fight, they were afraid that no one would be left alive!

However, Basha has not yet noticed that the Russian army flag on Aichun City has fallen down, and a flag with the word "Liu" on it has been raised high!

Basha led almost all of his main forces out, leaving less than a hundred men to defend the city. How could they possibly hold off the Qing army? Under the cover of artillery, the cavalry stormed the city gates and then charged into Aichun. The Russian troops in the city were mostly wounded, barely holding up the defenses. Once the cavalry arrived, they all became captives of the Qing army!

Aichun City completely changed hands.

Basha kept fleeing towards Aichun when suddenly a Russian soldier shouted, "Captain, commander, look, our flag, our double-headed eagle flag is gone!"

Basha was startled. He looked up and saw a green flag with the word "Shuai" fluttering in the cold wind. His own double-headed eagle flag had disappeared!

Basha felt dizzy. It was all over. Aichun City had fallen!

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