Just when the Ming and Qing Dynasties were fighting fiercely in the Central Plains.
The land of northern Liaoning.
Around Vladivostok Port.
A red cavalry is slowly moving forward.
This cavalry numbered about four thousand.
The knights of the cavalry wore deerskin coats and red cloaks, held flintlock muskets, and sabers on their waists.
His face was covered with wind, frost and snow.
Half of his face is covered with a thick beard.
This bearded cavalry is the Cossack cavalry of Tsarist Russia.
And the person leading this cavalry was no one else.
It was Mikhail, the governor of Eastern Siberia of the Tsarist Russian Empire who was captured on the Liaodong battlefield.
Next to him was Radishchev, a shrewd intellectual from Tsarist Russia who was arrested together.
"General, how could Moscow be so naive that they thought they could force the Ming Empire to come to the negotiating table with just a few thousand Cossack cavalry?"
Radishchev shook his head and said.
"The current situation is clear. The expansion of the Russian Empire in the Far East is over. If the empress is smart, she should stop as soon as possible to avoid being involved in China's civil war. At the same time, she should avoid stimulating the powerful Ming Dynasty. Empire, otherwise. Her empire may not even be able to maintain its territory in some parts of Asia, and Tsarist Russia’s century-long expansion achievements will be destroyed in one day.”
Because Emperor Zhu was blind and could not see Mount Tai.
He had no idea of Mikhail's fame and abilities.
So after the other party paid enough ransom, he let the person go - Emperor Zhu didn't think that the current Tsarist Russia could invest much military power in the Far East.
Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely solved, his eyes had not been blocked by Russia.
But the empress of the Moscow Kremlin doesn't think so.
She believed that the Ming and Qing wars were opportunities for Tsarist Russia, especially after the discovery of an ice-free port in the Far East.
Tsarist Russia, which naturally had a strong desire for land and expansion, could not turn a blind eye.
The Empress of Tsarist Russia quickly made the decision to send more troops to Eastern Siberia and take advantage of the Ming and Qing wars to go south and capture Vladivostok.
Now Mikhail was unlucky enough to go to Vladivostok with more than 4,000 Cossacks.
The opponents of more than 4,000 Cossacks were half of the Ming army's brigade in the Vladivostok reclamation area and about 2,000 reclamation soldiers.
The reason why is half a brigade.
It was because the newly formed 35th Army Dragoon Brigade was dispatched with two battalions to participate in the battle to encircle Shanhaiguan.
So now the commander of the 35th Brigade, Zeng Ada, only has two dragoon battalions with 2,000 people, and he can mobilize up to 2,000 soldiers from the army as infantry.
So when Mikhail came with 4,000 Cossack cavalry, he actually had a slight chance of winning - because the 35th Ming Army Brigade was newly formed, and it was only half a brigade, and its combat strength should be higher than that of the Ming Army. The elite of the army is much worse, and the equipment is also much worse, at least there are not many heavy artillery. Those garrison soldiers are not professional soldiers, so there is nothing to worry about, so if the strength of the troops is equal, the Cossack cavalry will definitely win.
"It is possible to win this period.",
"What happens after we win?" Radishchev asked.
"After winning, we will naturally go to the negotiating table with the Ming Empire." Mikhail said, "This is the Russian style, isn't it?"
Fight on the battlefield first, and then go to the negotiating table to consolidate the results on the battlefield.
Russia's eastward expansion has been so smooth.
Therefore, even if Mikhail had seen the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, he felt that with four thousand Cossacks, occupying Vladivostok should not be a big problem.
"Four thousand Cossacks dare to come and die?!"
The port of Vladivostok at this time.
Zeng Ada stared in surprise after receiving the news from the scout cavalry.
He really didn't know why these Cossacks armed with flintlocks thought they could covet Vladivostok with only four thousand troops?
With the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's military camp in Vladivostok.
Around the port of Vladivostok.
Eight military villages have been established, each with a population of about 1,000 people and three to four hundred strong men.
If mobilized to the extreme, the eight military villages can pull out more than 3,000 muskets.
Plus the two dragoon battalions left to guard Haishengwei Port.
Let alone four thousand Cossacks.
Even if this amount is doubled again.
He’s still here to die!
Zeng Ada failed to get the opportunity to participate in the battle of the Central Plains, and he was already holding back his anger.
Now the Russians dare to go south with four thousand Cossacks to provoke them.
It is simply unbearable!
Immediately.
Zeng Ada issued a mobilization order and ordered all the strong men in the military camp to enter the camp with guns and guard.
At the same time, he led two battalions of dragoons to the north to fight.
The two sides met in an open plain area.
Zeng A held up his telescope to look at the Cossacks on the opposite side.
It was found that there were only a thousand riders.
"It seems that the Cossacks used a common trick to lure me into the encirclement."
Zeng Ada said.
"Tian Zhuang! You lead two companies, one on the left and one on the right, to go up and shoot at them with muskets!"
Zeng Ah ordered loudly.
"When they pretend to be defeated, you go after them! I want to give them a flower in the center and red on all sides!"
'Get the order! '
The one who came out was a thin young man who had made meritorious service on the battlefield in Liaodong and had attended the officer crash course. He was now a battalion commander under Zeng Ada.
Two companies of five hundred men rode off on one side and the other on the right.
The Cossack officers and knights responsible for luring the enemy sneered.
Although the Cossack cavalry is called cavalry.
But they mainly fought with flintlock guns.
They quickly dismounted, formed a formation, and got rid of a horizontal formation.
But the Ming army opposite them didn't seem to care about their opponent's formation, nor did they dismount.
Instead, he leveled his musket at a distance of about one hundred and fifty yards and started aiming.
"Theirs are rifled guns!"
"These Chinese people are so rich!"
"Everyone, move faster, their firearms have a farther range than us!"
The Cossack cavalry didn't care either.
They firmly believe that as long as they can get as close as about fifty yards.
They had the upper hand in the musket exchange.
After the musket shooting came hand-to-hand combat.
Those Chinese who don't look very tall are obviously no match for the Cossacks if they want to fight hand-to-hand!
A row of horizontal formations came slowly.
Tian Zhuang, who was commanding the battle, couldn't help but grin.
Even the Eight Banners soldiers are not so stupid.
How dare these Russians just line up in a horizontal line and shoot them in a battle?
I really don’t know how to write the word death!
"The enemy has entered a hundred steps! Fire!!"
Tian Zhuang shouted loudly.
Then the sight of the musket in his hand locked on the Cossack cavalry commanders standing at the front.
Bang!
The bullet kneads the rifling driven by the detonation of the gunpowder, producing a strong spin. After the bullet leaves the chamber, it flies straight towards the target under the stable trajectory brought by the spin.
Phew!
The Cossack commander was still shouting and cheering to boost the morale of his men.
His body suddenly tilted.
Fell on the snow.
next moment.
Bang bang bang!
Five hundred muskets fired in a sudden volley.
Two to three hundred Cossacks in the front row fell instantly!
Such casualties greatly changed the expressions of the Cossack cavalry.
There was a look of panic on the face with a big beard on his chin.
It didn't take long.
There was another burst of gunfire.
Under the crackling gunfire.
One after another, the Cossacks fell in a pool of blood.
Soon, these fierce Cossacks couldn't bear it anymore and were shot at from a distance. Corpses were scattered all over the field. The column quickly collapsed and fled backwards on horseback - but they were planning to fake defeat, but now they really It shouldn’t be a big deal if you lose, right?
"Why are there so few people?"
I saw a group of Cossacks leading the defeated Ming army into an ambush circle.
Mikhail frowned.
"Maybe the Ming army sent out just these people? Why does it look like they were really defeated?"
A Russian army officer said.
"First annihilate these hundreds of people!"
The Ming army gathered a total of two thousand regular troops.
If hundreds of them were killed at once.
It can be regarded as a stretch.
soon.
Four thousand Cossacks surrounded them from two sides.
Forming a pincer attack.
"Dismount! Get into formation!"
Tian Zhuang shouted.
The soldiers of the two companies quickly formed two horizontal lines, with the muzzles facing each side, kneeling on one knee, and leveling the muskets.
The Cossacks on the opposite side did not pull out the artillery. In fact, the snow in northern Liaoning has begun to melt, and heavy weapons can easily get stuck in the mud.
But at this moment.
Zeng Ada arrived with his troops.
Sixteen mortars brought with the army were set up on the high ground.
From a high position, they bombarded the Cossacks who were dismounting and fighting on foot.
The Cossacks were soon defeated.
After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, he fled north on horseback.
Zeng Ada did not pursue him either.
Instead, after cleaning the battlefield, he immediately sent people by boat to go south and reported the news that the Russian Cossack cavalry was coveting Vladivostok to Peng Jun, the governor of northern Liaoning.
After getting the news, Peng Jun strengthened two dragoon battalions in Vladivostok, and on the other hand, he also sent people south to report the news to the Emperor of Heaven.
at this time.
In Xin'an County, Baoding Prefecture.
The Emperor of Heaven is here.
The news of "Capturing Qianlong alive" and "The Cossack brigade's cavalry coveted Vladivostok and was repulsed" were placed on Zhu Daohua's desk one after another.
"Your Majesty, we captured Qianlong alive in this battle, and captured more than 30,000 Eight Banners soldiers! It is an unprecedented victory! The Qing Tatars are over!" Tao Biquan said happily.
"The question now is, how to deal with Qianlong? How to deal with it in the capital, and how to deal with Russia?"
Zhu Daohua smiled.
Now that I'm an emperor, I can't relax even for a moment.
The battle between Ming and Qing Dynasties has already been decided.
The Russians in the north are unwilling to be lonely again.
It's really a rush.
Not a moment's rest.
(End of chapter)
