Sudden lightning pierced the darkness of the night sky, and the bright ballistics flickered rapidly, and in an instant the Cossack position turned into a sea of fire.
Boom boom boom... The explosions began to spread along the divided areas on the map. A1, A2, B3, C4... all the areas previously marked with the densest troops and the highest suspected value were heavily covered by artillery.
The air waves from the explosion overturned one war horse after another, and the huge sound frightened countless horses. The Don hippos that have been trained for a long time are better, they have adapted to the sound of explosions, and can stabilize their position with the comfort of their owners.
But those Mongolian horses snatched from the Mobei grassland were not so lucky. These spiritual creatures who were accustomed to herdsmen's whips and long tunes had never heard of such violent shelling. Even the previous gunshots were too much for these Mongolian horses. It's a torture.
The camp was in complete chaos. The horses that broke free from the reins were running around, knocking over tents one after another, and kicking away bonfires one after another.
At the critical moment, the Cossacks could only shoot and kill these Mongolian horses to save their own lives. Of course, countless soldiers were knocked over by the horses and trampled on several of their legs. Their screams spread throughout the camp.
"Revise Zhuyuan... After three rounds of volleys, move to Ding Er area, and continue to move after three rounds of volleys... Hahaha, it exploded so much! The general prepared 70,000 rounds of artillery shells for us, all of them were fired, all of them were fired !” The commander of the artillery battalion laughed almost crazy.
A cavalry team of three thousand volunteers was gathering in the south of Habalopuka City. They looked excitedly at the red-hot enemy positions in the distance, one after another gearing up.
"Why hasn't the time come yet? Why hasn't it come yet! Damn it, is there something wrong with the pocket watch..."
"Check the equipment again! Check the rifles, sabers, grenades, bullets...and life-saving first aid kits! Listen to my orders. I repeat again that the volunteers do not count the merits per head. We only need victory, we only need collective merit!"
"No one is allowed to mess up my rhythm... everyone should cheer up!"
The cavalry on the east side of Jiangxin Island have made preparations for a detour, while on the ice on the west side of Jiangxin Island, the special forces led by Ye Qiu, Ma Hui and others have begun to crawl forward and circle to the west side of the battlefield. Behind them were nearly 5,000 infantrymen waiting for their charge signal.
The big net has been cast, everything is waiting for the bombardment to end!
Artillery is worthy of being the king of war. In an era before aviation weapons and tanks appeared, artillery was the king of firepower output on the battlefield. No other military type could compete with them in terms of firepower.
The Cossacks' expedition pursued speed. Not a single field artillery from Central Asia was brought over. They could only be passively beaten here, just like when Napoleon's artillery swept across Europe, all countries trembled under the roar of the cannon.
"Officers from all units gather at their headquarters! Retreat northward... God, these Chinese are so insidious. They actually hid their artillery until now and use it again!"
"Damn it, really damn it! I should have thought of it from the moment I saw those two hot air balloons... wu wu wu... God, please punish me!"
Fadeyev was going crazy. While commanding the troops to retreat, he cried and blamed himself.
"I am an idiot who underestimates the enemy. It's all because of my arrogance and underestimation of the enemy! The enemy released observation balloons, which has proved that the Chinese have mastered the blind firing technology of field artillery. Why didn't I think of it? Damn it..."
Fadeyev, who was crying bitterly, hit his head hard with his fist. The soldiers around him quickly gathered around to protect the general. "Crimes other than war! This war is not our fault, it is the intelligence department's fault!"
"General, don't blame yourself. The intelligence department gave us all wrong information! Who would have thought that these Chinese troops are so advanced? The British army can't compare with them..."
"We were deceived by those military officials! They are slapping their heads in Moscow and thinking wildly, and we will risk our lives!"
"Go back, general! Let's go to court with those idiots! We will appeal to His Majesty the Tsar! His wise Majesty will punish them!"
A glimmer of hope appeared in Fadeyev's eyes. "Yes... you are right. This battle is not because we are not working hard, nor is our combat effectiveness insufficient. We were deceived by those fat-minded military bosses." !”
"They have no idea what happened in East Asia, and they used intelligence from a few years ago to fool us... The march and expedition of thousands of miles violated all military textbooks, and their orders were random!"
"The Tsar must have been deceived! They are the ones who deceived His Majesty's judgment! Let's retreat... and go back to the country to litigate with them!"
Looking around the battlefield, Fadeyev saw a completely doomsday scene, with explosions of fire everywhere, corpses of men and horses everywhere, and the wails of wounded soldiers.
The army structure has been completely disrupted. Many officers can't find their soldiers at all, and more soldiers are wandering on the battlefield like ghosts and are at a loss.
"General, let's go quickly..." The soldier pulled Fadeev to mount his horse.
"Wait a minute, I can't leave them..." Fadeev looked at the soldiers who had lost their organization and had no commander and you shouted, "Come here! I am Fadeev, come to assemble under my command, I will take you Breakout..."
When several dizzy soldiers saw the general on the other side, they subconsciously rushed over, "General... wu wu wu... we can't find the organization, we can't find the team..."
Fadeyev went up and whipped him, "Shut up, coward! Find war horses, find weapons, and gather around me. Now I am your direct commander!"
"Gather the soldiers and raise my flag..."
"No! General, you can't! We don't have time to waste..." the guards around him roared, "After the artillery fire is covered, the enemy will definitely fight back. We must leave here quickly! It's too chaotic, the battlefield is too chaotic!"
"And have you ever thought about it, General, if you wave your own military flag, you will become the enemy's target? The risk is too great!"
Fadeyev looked up to the sky in pain and sighed, "What can I do? I brought these boys here, I have to take them back!"
"Listen to my orders, unfurl my military flag, and collect the defeated troops..."
The general's death order has been issued, and it is useless to persuade others. The double-headed eagle flag and the general flag of the legion commander were raised at the same time. Under the light of torches, they were extremely conspicuous on the chaotic battlefield.
"All soldiers who have broken away from the formation, converge towards the military flag... to the north, we retreat to the north! Hurry, don't waste time..."
And at this moment, bursts of piercing bugles suddenly came from the south, followed closely by the sound of killing like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
The sound of artillery finally stopped, and the counterattack of the volunteers officially began!
