At the same time that the Qing infantry and Minzhuang outside the Nanxun Gate launched an attack on the Northern Navy position, the small west gate of Qiqihar City had been slowly opened by a dozen Eight Banners Manchurian soldiers.
"Da da da......"
"Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly there was a deafening sound of gunfire outside the south gate, which frightened the Eight Banners soldiers who were opening the city gate and trembled all over.
At this time, in the campus grounds, more than two thousand Qing troops were filing out, heading towards the Little West Gate under the guidance of the golden flying tiger flag at the head of the team. Although the sound of gunfire made the horses under their crotches a little uneasy, these well-trained horses still followed the team obediently.
Durga, who was wearing armor, was walking in the middle of the team. He turned a deaf ear to the sound of gunfire outside the city, but the beating muscles on his face revealed the panic in his heart. In order to save his life, this guy wore two layers of chain mail and a piece of foam nail cotton armor on the outside. In addition, he also hung two iron plates on his chest and back. Fortunately, the Ujumuqin horse under him was fat and strong, so he was not crushed.
At this time, a sergeant whose face was blackened by gunfire ran over on horseback and shouted: "Report to the army! The pirates' guns are very powerful, and our army has many casualties!"
Duerjia reined in his horse and said in a deep voice: "No matter how powerful the guns are, they can't stop the large number of people! Let everyone rush up in rows, pile up the corpses, and the guns will be blocked! You guys can't hold back anymore?" In a moment, when I lead my army out of the city and outflank it, we will win this battle!"
"Hey!" Zuo Ling responded.
At this time, on the battlefield outside the south gate, the Qing army and Minzhuang rushing towards the formation came like a tide towards the Northern Navy's position. Under the violent fire of bullets and the continuously exploding smoke pillars, dozens of people would fall into a pool of blood every second. However, the entire attacking team only paused for a moment, then let out earth-shattering shouts and charged forward again. Come up!
On the city wall behind them, the sound of the sacred drum in the shaman's hand became more and more passionate, and the shouts of men, women, old and young became more and more crazy. Everyone seemed not to take death seriously and ran forward like moths to the flame. The ones in front fell, and the ones behind continued to rush forward, getting closer and closer to the North Navy's position.
A tough Qing infantry didn't care about anything and rushed straight to the foxhole nearest to him. The second before he was hit by a bullet in the thigh, he threw a leather bag mixed with black dog blood and urine in his hand. He came out and hit the helmet of the North Marine who shot him, with a splash all over his body and face. At the same time, soldiers in several other foxholes also suffered critical hits from "bloody chemical bombs." Although being drenched in feces and urine wouldn't kill anyone, the hot stench emanating from the foxhole immediately caused 10,000 points of psychological damage to several recruits, and the external belts blinded their vision.
I don’t know why, but after several consecutive explosions, the artillery shells that fell in the Qing army suddenly disappeared, which immediately lifted the spirits of countless people.
"The Northern Pirates' sorcery no longer works!"
"The great shaman's spell has taken effect! Kill!"
"Their guns and cannons are all useless, kill them all!"
Before the Northern Navy soldiers who had been hit by "bloody bullets" could wipe the dirt from their faces, several Qing soldiers jumped into the two-meter-long foxhole and immediately started a hand-to-hand fight with the Northern Navy soldiers inside. , the sound of the collision of broadswords and rifles, and the screams of bayonets piercing flesh soon rang out. Everyone caught between life and death was shouting at the top of their lungs, trying to dispel the despair and fear in their hearts. Amidst the shrill howls, both sides fighting desperately spoke the same language instinctively, and the clothes on their bodies became indistinguishable because they were stained with dirt and mud.
Suddenly, intensive gunshots rang out from the left rear of the attacking Qing army. In an instant, hundreds of people fell headlong onto the trampled black soil. Immediately afterwards, several cannonballs landed near the singing shamans on the southern city wall. Several fireballs exploded on the city wall, and the drums stopped!
In the smoke and fire, a sacred hat decorated with copper and antlers was thrown high into the air by the shock wave, and then fell at the feet of a civilian hero in the Qing army's rear line.
Many people in the attacking Qing army were suddenly stunned. They looked behind them in disbelief, as if they didn't believe that the powerful shaman would also be wiped out. It was only then that they noticed that many familiar faces around them had disappeared.
Since the beginning of the war, there has been no exchange of fire
After more than twenty minutes, which can be said to be long or short, most of the nearly 5,000 Qing troops had been killed or injured, and everyone was on the verge of collapse. As the first wave of people turned and ran towards the city gate, the others immediately began to disperse.
Suddenly a passionate charge sounded on the Northern Navy's position, and all the infantry jumped out of the foxholes and rushed forward with bayonets drawn...
Time goes back to ten minutes ago.
In the regiment headquarters, Yang Zhongming, the commander of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the Northern Navy, frowned and stared at the picture returned by the drone. He said without looking back: "Inform the Second Battalion and send two companies quickly. Move towards Xiaoximen!"
After that, he picked up the walkie-talkie in front of him and ordered the commander of the mortar company on the opposite side to immediately turn the shooting target to Xiao Ximen. After the gun over there was connected to the command, dozens of soldiers immediately stopped shooting, started to lift the gun body, and adjusted the bipod to change the shooting direction.
You must know that the mortars currently equipped by the North Navy at the regimental and battalion levels are all purchased by Zhao Xin or imitated from another time and space 2B14-82 mm cannon, and the left and right firing range of this gun is only 8 degrees. If you want to target from Changing the south gate of Qiqihar City to the small west gate requires some trouble. Ever since, this gave the Qing army attacking outside the south gate an illusion.
There is only one company of the Beihai Navy outside Xiaoximen, but fortunately the position is located on the west bank of the Nen River. The leading troops of the Qing cavalry had already discovered it as soon as they came out of the city gate. However, because the distance was too far and exceeded the effective range, the company commander who led the team did not let the machine gun fire, but closely watched every move of the Qing army.
At first, he thought that these Qing troops were trying to outflank the already established position outside the south gate. Unexpectedly, the three hundred cavalrymen who were the first to leave the city rushed directly in his direction. When the other party came to the other side of the Nen River, he was surprised to find in the field of view of the telescope that the hooves of the Qing army's horses were wrapped in cloth. It was obvious that they were going to cross the river!
"Everyone prepare to fight!"
"Beep~~Beep~~" A rapid whistle sounded on the position. The company commander who led the team asked the signal soldier to immediately request artillery support from the regiment headquarters. As a result, the other party told him to wait a while, and the artillery company was making adjustments.
Unexpectedly, after just a while, more Qing cavalry continued to appear from the Little West Gate, came to the frozen and hard river beach, and opened a huge fan. General Duerjia of Heilongjiang, who was sitting on a horse, also appeared in the team. The soldiers behind him were holding a gold-plated cloud python flag that represented his identity. The top of the flagpole was pierced with a gold-plated iron top and had an iron plate on it. and flame-patterned ribbons.
Duerjia pulled out his sword and pointed towards the other side of the river. At this time, a Sauron soldier on horseback opened his big bow and threw a Sauron whistle arrow with a bone whistle under the arrow into the distance, sending out a The long sound of "咻". The whistle immediately made all the cavalry clear the direction of attack. Before dispatching, Duerjia had already ordered all his troops to attack the other side as soon as they heard the whistle arrows after leaving the city.
So the fan composed of the 800 Qing troops who were the first to leave the city moved. When the Qing troops mobilized their horses and came to the ice at a slow canter, three machine guns on the Beihai Navy position opened fire. Three lines of fire that shot out broken ice quickly extended forward on the frozen river, like spears, and plunged into the Qing army's formation.
At this time, the Qing army had already begun a tsunami-like charge. They ignored the fallen lives around them and crouched low one by one. Some of them even hid in stirrups. Everyone stared closely at the golden flying tiger flag belonging to their subordinates. They knew that as long as they rushed to the other side, they would escape.
When the Qing cavalry rushed to the center of the river, nearly a hundred rifles on the Beihai Navy's position also opened fire. The more than 30 Qing army horses rushing at the front fell down one after another like cutting wheat, neighing. However, because the Qing army was very open, it did not cause much hindrance to those behind. At Xiaoximen in the distance, the following Qing troops were still filing out. They used Zuoling as a unit and rushed towards the river as soon as they left the city.
Suddenly, Duerjia, who was lying on the horse, heard a series of shrill roars coming from behind him. He knew something was wrong, so he clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and the Uzhumuqin horse under his crotch suddenly accelerated.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Six artillery shells landed near the Xiao Ximen almost at the same time. The wooden tower instantly turned into exploding sawdust, drowning the people around them and shouting. Immediately afterwards, there were six more shells
When it fell, hundreds of Qing cavalry near the city gate were suddenly in chaos. They had nowhere to hide. Countless people and horses fell into a pool of blood.
As for the Qing cavalry who had not yet had time to leave the city, they were all frightened. Some of them hit their horses and ran towards the main campus, while others fell off their horses and fled into nearby houses with urine on their buttocks.
Thanks to the guidance of the aerial drones, the six guns of the artillery battery immediately extended their attack range to the Qing army in the center of the river after firing five rapid fire rounds. Taking advantage of this moment, Duerjia's war horse had already stepped onto the We reached the river beach on the west side of Nenjiang River. None of the Qing cavalry who rushed onto the river bank charged the position. They spontaneously dispersed fifty meters in front of the position and tried to go around from both sides.
The machine guns on the North Navy position were firing like crazy, and the barrels were red. The machine gunner even stood up with a hot handguard to shoot. The deputy shooter had no time to load bullets, so he simply joined the battle with his rifle. The automatic rifles in the hands of each squad leader were all changed to continuous fire, and they kept shooting at the enemies in front and on both sides. Bullet casings piled up on the position.
However, there were too many Qing troops crossing the river, and hundreds of Eight Banners Manchu soldiers were still one person and two horses, so some fish would inevitably slip through the net.
Six of Duerjia's personal soldiers, Geshiha, were killed, and the gold-pinned cloud python flag had long since disappeared. The remaining dozen people desperately protected him and rushed through the defense line of the Northern Navy. Without the guidance of the flag, the Qing cavalry became headless flies, traveling in groups of three or five, either heading south or west...
Durga ran westward for several miles in one breath, not daring to stop at all, until the horse under her was foaming at the foam, and then she had no choice but to stop. He did not dare to dismount, but looked around and found that he was in an unknown dense forest.
"Where is this?"
"We're almost to Hularji, probably still more than twenty miles away."
Duerjia nodded and stretched out his ears to listen. The sound of gunfire in the distance could no longer be heard clearly. He took a few sips from the water bottle handed to him by his own soldiers, and then took out a pocket watch given by Emperor Qianlong from his cotton armor. He opened the cover and saw that the short hand on it pointed to the lower left position, knowing that it had passed the hour.
He let out a long breath, feeling that more than an hour had passed, as if it was a lifetime ago!
"How many more of us are there?"
The captain of the soldiers said sadly: "One hundred and thirty-one. Master, this battle was too miserable!"
Durga sighed and ordered: "Let everyone eat some dry food and feed the horses. We must reach Temudehe before dark!"
The Temudehe he mentioned is a post station located fifty-five miles southwest of Qiqihar, and is the second stop on the post road from Qiqihar to Jilin. According to the requirements of the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty, there was one person in charge, one person in command, twenty strong men, and twenty-six post horses. As long as I can arrive at night, I can at least drink hot soup and add fodder to the horse.
Although there is a village in Hularji, Durga doesn't dare to go there at all. It's too close to Qiqihar, and it will be all over if the Beihai soldiers catch up!
They stayed in the bare woods for a meal, then led their horses and walked along the woods for five miles, then turned east onto the post road and headed south to beat the horses.
Just as Duerjia was leaving, the Northern Navy also entered Qiqihar City. All the infantry in the defenders were maimed, and all the cavalry except for the dead and wounded fled. The remaining Qing troops in the city no longer had the fighting spirit. So when the soldiers of the Northern Navy entered the city through the collapsed Xiaoximen, the streets There was no one on the street, and the doors of every house were closed.
Regiment leader Yang Zhongming sent a telegram to the headquarters of Talal Station to report the situation and request support as soon as possible. Without him, there would have been too many casualties, with preliminary statistics of more than 4,000 people! Now that the battle is over, the wounded still have to be treated.
The 19th Regiment did not suffer many casualties. Some were chopped by swords and axes, stabbed by spears, hit by arrows, and injured by horses in hand-to-hand combat. There were only about thirty people in total, and they were all placed in the In a tent next to the headquarters outside the city.
The first and second battalions entered the city. While searching for and suppressing the remaining Qing troops everywhere, they also knocked on the doors of each house and asked people to go outside the city to help collect the bodies. They removed the door panels and used them as stretchers to carry the injured. They were carried together to various government offices and barracks in the inner city.
Facing the sharp bayonets of the Northern Navy, the Manchu, Han, Daur and other ethnic groups in the city
Obey your orders. Even though it was freezing cold in the house at night without the door panel, it was still better than losing one's life.
Qiqihar is a garrison city. Except for seven or eight shops owned by Shanxi people, most of the residents are family members of the Qing army. When these people came to the Nanxun Gate and saw the tragic scene of blood flowing into a river, they were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground. When they found their family members while cleaning up the corpses and injured, they all cried loudly, and some Daur elders even sang "Wake Tune" with a sad tone.
"Nayeyeye~~yeah, Nayelenyeye~~Child! Child! Why don't you open your eyes anymore? Child, child..."
Yang Zhongming led the guards to the position outside the south gate. Hearing the singing of those people, he asked a Daur soldier beside him: "What are they singing?"
The soldier explained the lyrics with a sullen face. Yang Zhongming sighed, patted the soldier on the shoulder, and consoled him: "This is not our fault. If we are to blame, blame that bastard Duerjia. He let so many people come out to die and take bullets for him!"
The Daur soldier wiped the corners of his eyes, saluted Yang Zhongming and said, "Commander, give me a horse! I will capture Duerjia and cut him to death with a thousand knives!"
Yang Zhongming blinked and said, "Keep your heart in mind, no matter whether he goes west or south, he will definitely not be able to escape! The dragnet is waiting for him!"
When Durga arrived at Temudehe Station with more than a hundred remaining soldiers, it was already dark. Already frightened, he did not go directly to call the door. Instead, he sent a few men to carefully scout around the inn. After confirming that there was no problem, he asked someone to call the door.
After a while of rapid knocking on the door, the light of torches lit up in the yard of the inn. Through the gap in the door panel, I saw a guy in a cotton robe walking to the door and whispered: "Who?"
"Open the door quickly! The army gate is here!"
"Big, big army gate!" The people inside the gate seemed to be frightened, and their words were trembling.
"You bastard! You haven't opened the door yet!"
The postman opened the door with tears in his eyes, and by the light of the torch, he saw Duerjia riding on a horse wearing a sapphire tail sapphire blue covered plate seat and a helmet decorated with a cloud-dragon hanging mink tail. He hurriedly knelt down on the ground. He kept kowtowing and said: "My slave deserves to die! My slave deserves to die!"
"what's your name?"
"Slave, slave Arce, knock, knock at the gate of the army."
"Ask your men to get up, cook the pots, and feed the horses."
Seeing that Du Erjia had finished speaking, Arce was still kneeling. A Qing army whipped his horsewhip on his back and cursed: "What are you doing? Why don't you get up and hurry up! I've delayed military affairs and I want your head." !」
"嗻,嗻!"
Arce kowtowed heavily, then stood up and ran towards the bedroom where Bi Tie Shi and Lian Ji were staying. However, when he turned around, no one present noticed that there was a hint of coldness and a bit of pride in his eyes.
