Sumarokov is pessimistic.
He felt that he was going to die on the battlefield today.
It doesn't matter if he dies, the Russian Empire's more than 100 years of expansion will be destroyed.
It was clear that Russia was losing.
We will lose tonight or tomorrow at the latest.
Not only did we lose this war, we might also lose the future.
And there is no way to recover.
As for this war.
The Russian army is basically infantry, while the Ming army opposite is all mounted infantry. In fact, most of them are warriors from nomadic tribes who are good at riding.
Therefore, if you lose the fight, you can't even run.
So what if I run away?
From the perspective of changes in this era.
To the west of Russia is a group of European countries that are more industrially capable and more civilized than them, and to the east is the huge and daunting Ming Empire.
Russia is caught in the middle, where will it go?
Sumarokov brought back his divergent thinking.
He didn't know what the future would bring, so he could only focus on the present.
The Russian trenches were full of Russian soldiers and officers with very solemn faces like Sumarokov.
They all knew how powerful today's opponent was.
And the opponent is about to launch a general attack.
Many people are uneasy, and many deserters have begun to appear in the past two days.
The slogans and chants of the Ming army's infantry charge have become a nightmare for many Russian soldiers.
Sumarokov estimated that tonight was likely to be the time for the decisive battle.
Seize the time for the attack and make final preparations in the trenches.
Some are resting with their eyes squinted.
Some were drinking water, some were nibbling black bread, others were wiping their weapons, and more people were praying to God.
The Orthodox priest accompanying the army was sprinkling holy water on the soldiers.
"May God bless you."
said the priest.
"May God bless Russia."
A few drops of water were sprinkled on Sumarokov's face.
I thought to myself.
He walked over the trench, and all the soldiers and officers stood up and saluted.
"Work hard, boys! If they dare to attack, we will show them the power of the bayonets of the Russian warriors!"
Sumarokov said beautiful words that he didn't even believe.
His face still looked calm, but he was very worried inside.
"We are invincible!"
The soldiers whose bodies were stained with the legendary holy water showed a bit of fanaticism in their eyes.
The fear of the Ming army can only be alleviated through this religious method.
In fact, until now, the Russian army has this kind of priest configuration.
But I don’t know if the effect is good or not.
Anyway, on the surface, the morale of the Russian soldiers is pretty good.
Sumarokov looked forward. On the front position, the engineers of the Ming Army were reinforcing the bunker.
Those bunkers, if nothing unexpected happens, will become the forward base of the Ming Army's first wave of assault groups!
Yang Yuchun and Chen Dewang also arrived at the front line to inspect the troops at this time.
The two generals, each carrying two general stars on their shoulders, walked through each fortified bunker surrounded by guards.
Chen Dewang patted Jin Biao on the shoulder and said loudly: "Well done, squad leader! I saw your bravery today! We will give the Rakshasa ghost a hard blow tonight! The emperor and the people are watching us! We can't let the emperor down. Holy grace, you have failed to live up to the expectations of my Chinese people!"
Jinbiao stood up and saluted with a snap.
Although he was born in the Eight Banners.
But there are dozens of acres of paddy fields and the future of hidden descendants.
It’s not as good as being a father and a mother now than a son tomorrow.
"Chief of Staff! I, Jinbiao, will never dishonor the honor of a soldier under any circumstances!"
Other soldiers also expressed their intention to fight hard and die generously.
Yang Yuchun and Chen Dewang were also excited.
Although not many people were dispatched in this battle.
But considering that this is a fierce battle with tens of thousands of troops dragging thousands of miles of supply lines.
It was able to dispatch tens of thousands of troops by the Syr Darya River, and it was basically the Western Expedition Corps that was not much different from the regular Ming army.
In history, no Central Plains regime has ever accomplished this - the Tang Dynasty also established protective palaces in the Western Regions and Central Asia.
But at that time, Datang mostly used local servant armies.
We really need to dispatch tens of thousands of soldiers from Guanzhong to fight on the banks of the Syr Darya River.
Logistics and supplies alone can bring Ju Tang down!
It can be said that this kind of expedition is really the first time for them among the Han regime.
At this time, a simple frontline command post had been established based on the bunker fortifications built by the Ming army on the frontline.
The staff hung up maps and lit oil lamps in a shell-proof pit half buried underground.
The messengers are also on standby at any time, and a hot air balloon is also raised. Some war information can be conveyed through the color of the flag on the hot air balloon.
"Both the 1st Dragoon Brigade and the 4th Dragoon Brigade have made preparations and have arrived at their scheduled positions. The commander of the 1st Dragoon Brigade, Li Sheng, is already mobilizing before the battle! Marshal, Staff Sgt. Commander, do you have anything else to explain?"
Yang Yuchun nodded when he heard this, and turned to look at Chen Dewang beside him: "Is this the first time in the world that such a style of play is used?"
Chen Dewang nodded: "This is a fighting method developed by the staff at the Generalissimo's Mansion in Zhongdu and professors at the Army Officer Academy. It is a tactic developed based on the characteristics of breech-loading guns, grenades, barbed wire, trenches, and howitzers. "Although the effectiveness of this tactic has been proven through several exercises, it is still the first time it has been used in actual combat."
Yang Yuchun nodded.
Climbing onto the battlefield.
This was unimaginable before.
It’s not that it’s dignified or anything.
After all, as early as the Warring States Period, China had already begun to use unscrupulous tactics on the battlefield.
As long as they can win, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks will emerge in endlessly. People like Song Xianggong who abide by the rules of war have been ridiculed for being pedantic and laughed at for thousands of years.
Mainly because.
After the soldier lay on the ground.
You can't tell if he's pretending to be dead or if he's really dead.
Depending on the nature of the former Qinglu camp soldiers, if you allow them to lie on the ground and crawl across the battlefield, I'm afraid that when the other side fires a gun, there will be a large number of them lying still and pretending to be dead.
Moreover, it is not easy to restrain the troops while lying down - the former Qing Dynasty did not have such a complete officer training system and non-commissioned officer system as the Ming army now.
You can rely on excellent squad leaders like Jin Biao to control the troops.
So crawl over and fight. So far, there are probably not many armies in the world that can do this.
"Repeat the battle plan!"
Yang Yuchun said.
Of course he knew the battle plan, this was just the last confirmation before the battle.
"Thirty minutes of artillery preparation, one hundred and thirty three-inch howitzers were deployed to bombard the Russian front line with all their strength, cover the first wave of 6,000 infantry crawling forward, and attack the first barbed wire fence of the Russian army!" (End of this chapter)
