The artillery battle shocked not only the hearts of Russian soldiers, but also the hearts of all officers and soldiers of the Volunteer Army. The Volunteer Army is not a particularly elite army. Although its skeleton is composed of elite Chinese new troops, the quality of the local soldiers in the Far East is far inferior to those trained in the Ryukyu military camp.
Last year, these people were still hunters, ginseng diggers, gold miners, and smugglers in the White Mountains and Black Waters. Although they have strong personalities and strong ability to fight alone, as a modern army, their discipline and cooperation are definitely not up to par. of.
A winter of intensive training had made some improvements, but they were still far from the real army.
In the eyes of those Chinese veterans, this crazy bombardment was only a little big in scale, but in the hearts of countless men from the White Mountains and Black Waters, and in the eyes of the Fuso warriors, this was already an earth-shattering scene.
"I wipe it, I wipe it, I wipe it, my mountain god grandpa! This is going to collapse. Why are those cannons so powerful!"
"Oh my God, this isn't over yet. Do we still have to fight later? Why don't we just go up and pick up the pieces of meat?"
Those who can say a few sarcastic words are already brave, but more soldiers have pale faces and cold hands and feet. There are many outsiders who believe in shamanism, and there are far more mountain gods, weird spirits, and dancing gods than in the Central Plains.
This terrifying scene of rumbling thunder and thunder in the sky, and the miserable scene of the flaming city in the distance, made those superstitious people in awe directly equate these high-ranking Chinese officials with gods.
Xiao Letian is the Jade Emperor, Xiang Shaolong is King Li Tianwang of Tota, and those middle-level officers are all heavenly soldiers and generals. This rumor is getting more and more bizarre in the trenches. Don’t believe it. If not for heavenly soldiers and generals, who can control the sky thunder? Woolen cloth.
Some soldiers even knelt on the ground and worshiped, muttering something unknown. Looking at the warriors from Fuso, they believed in Shintoism and Buddhism. Many of them knelt in the corner and murmured sutras. They were full of His face was full of piety.
"Get up, everyone! Have you forgotten military discipline? Whoever talks nonsense and is sent directly to a black cell for confinement doesn't understand that this is called strategic bombing or carpet bombing? Do you even understand!"
Beatings and scoldings finally suppressed the evil spirit, but the evil spirit in people's hearts could not be wiped out for a while. After the war, more than ten mythological versions of this bombardment actually appeared, spreading from the white mountains and black waters to the pass. spread to Jiangnan.
"Report to the General that the Russian warships in the Amur Bay fired back!"
As the messenger roared, Long Ye, who had been staring at the map, suddenly raised his head, "Has the turtle's head finally come out? Very good, what we have been waiting for is now, let Ye Qiu and the others move the artillery positions to fight back and hold back the Russian navy in the Amur Bay!"
Ye Qiu is the leader of the first batch of Chinese snipers. This time he comes to the Far East with Master Long. His mission is not only to be a hunter in the war. Master Long will combine them with some outstanding hunters and sharpshooters from outside the customs. Organized into an elite cavalry regiment of 1,500 men.
The cavalry will always be a shortcoming in the new Chinese army, because from the beginning, the strategic center of the Chinese army has been to rely on the maneuverability of warships and use marines to conduct shore attacks.
Xiao Letian has not thought about the kind of inter-provincial or inter-state large-scale maneuvers for the time being, so there are cavalry in the new army, but they have never been organized into an organized unit. The war horses are always just a means of transportation.
But Baishan Heishui is not a chain of towns along the coastline and the Yangtze River. The land here is vast and sparsely populated. Without the cavalry regiments to carry out large detours, the cavalry regiments fighting against the enemy will only be passively beaten.
Ye Qiu and other snipers were trained according to the standards of special forces, and they also understood the knowledge of cavalry operations. This time, the important task of forming the First Cavalry Regiment was placed in his hands.
The military order was passed to the rear of the battle line, and the horse breeding factory of the cavalry battalion suddenly burst into cheers: "Long live! Finally we have a place to use ourselves to prepare for war!"
Heavily armed riders from outside the customs, wearing snow-white camouflage cloaks and carrying Yishui's enhanced Spencer rifles, rushed into stables and horse farms to find their mounts.
Each squad, each platoon, and each company received their own tasks. The cavalry regiment station was full of people shouting for their subordinates' business. Waves of people quickly gathered under the banners of each company, and the noise of people shouting and horses neighing was earth-shattering.
"Open the warehouse and take our treasures out to find Sister Wu! She is now in charge of the logistics of the army and is going to collect three days of field rations. I can't let my brothers go hungry."
"American butter, canned beef, Ryukyu rum, brown sugar, yes, and if there are imported chocolates, bring them all over to me!"
Ye Qiu stood up and rode his tall, snow-white war horse, galloping back and forth in the camp to boost the morale of his brothers.
At this time, deputy leader Pang Chaoyun ran over from the warehouse with his guards, "The treasures are all ready! How are your preparations over there? When will we set off?"
Ye Qiu looked at his watch, "In ten minutes, no matter how much rations we take away, we have to set off. In two hours, we have to capture three checkpoints and bypass the entire Amur Bay. How about the combat effectiveness of our cavalry regiment?" Well, it depends on today’s deal!”
"Tian Erdan! Come back right away! You two companies are the vanguard. Set off now. Bring only weapons and equipment. Don't bring any babies. Go and pull down the three checkpoints blocking the road!"
"Yes! Captain!"
Tian Erdan and Ma Hui, who surrendered from Tanggu, are no longer the shabby people they used to be. Under Xiao Letian's command, these beggar-like surrendered soldiers from the Manchu Green Camp have been trained to become elite warriors. look.
"Three companies set off and four companies set off." The camp door opened wide, and the two company commanders led more than 200 brothers straight to the west of the battlefield and took a circuitous route.
At this moment, a fast horse came galloping in the distance. On the horse was a man from outside the customs wearing suede fur goods. He was sweating profusely while riding with his butt high. When he got closer, he saw that he was a lucky escape from Qingdao. Li Gui, a gold miner who came out, unexpectedly found himself in the cavalry regiment.
"Report to the captain! I haven't seen Kirigakure-sama. I heard that Kirigakure-sama personally took people to the Ussuri River to escort grain and grass. But it's okay. Kirigakure-sama left a message in advance. Our cavalry regiment can use whatever we want. Take it!”
Ye Qiuyi frowned, "Don't call me a junior, call me a subordinate. How did I teach you? You still can't get rid of this problem after a winter? Go and distribute it immediately. We will set off immediately in ten minutes!"
"Yes, Commander!" Li Gui turned his horse's head and ran back. Before leaving, he wanted to forget about the rumbling hell in front of the battle line, and spat into the remaining snow.
"You bastard Rakshasa ghosts, you have today too! Wait for the massacre of the city. If I leave you alive, I will not be the young and old men of Qingdao, the National People's Congress. Watch from the sky, we will avenge you!"
