In the early hours of the morning, the sound of wheels broke the calm of the night. Two horses carried a four-wheeled carriage and drove into the city. They arrived in front of the Znamensky Cathedral in the Central District. The soldier who was driving stopped the car and took a look. Refugees, sleeping or restless, gathered on both sides of the street, raised their hands and knocked on the door.
Dongdong!
Squeak...
The door of the church opened a crack, and a dark face peeked out. Butler Li Silde stood at the door holding a kerosene lamp, looking at the soldier knocking on the door, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want?"
"I was ordered by Her Highness Katerina to take Father Mavey out of the city." the soldier replied.
"Hold on."
After closing the door, housekeeper Li Silde passed over the refugees resting in the church, walked quickly upstairs, and knocked on the bedroom door.
Znamensky Cathedral used to be in ruins, but the housekeeper Liseld had someone clean it thoroughly, so there was no dust. A few sets of tables and chairs could be brought in and it could be used. As for the mattresses, Ma Wei was not picky either. As long as there is a quilt to block the cold night, it is enough.
He has slept on any bed no matter how hard it is.
A knock on the door woke up the sleeping Ma Wei. He sat up, rubbed his swollen temples, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. He found that it was already after 4 a.m., so he immediately changed his clothes and went to the next door to pick up the sleeping baby. Yunia, riding in a carriage, rushed towards the camp outside the city.
Edward also followed. It didn't seem to need to sleep. It hung upside down on the ceiling and closed its eyes to rest. When it heard the movement in the corridor, it immediately opened its eyes.
"Aren't you going to call the messenger?" Edward glanced at Yunia, who was sleeping in Ma Wei's arms, and asked, "If he is here, there will be an extra layer of protection."
"The Tears of the Siren are enough. Fat Orange and Xiao Hei haven't come back yet, so the church must keep people."
Mawei yawned and didn't wake up. He only rested for less than four hours, during which he even had a dream. It was dark in the dream, he couldn't see anything, couldn't hear any sound, he couldn't even move, as if he was tied up by something.
This dream caused his body to feel sore and stiff when he got up... It must have something to do with sleeping on a hard bed, Ma Wei thought.
As daybreak approached, the night reached its darkest moment. It was pitch black outside the city, with only the lights of the campsites in the distance twinkling in twos and threes.
The 15th and 19th Cavalry Regiments have been assembled. These brave Cossacks wear thick green coats and black cloaks. They carry cavalry swords and ready-to-go revolvers around their waists. They also have a rifle on their backs. Mounted rifle.
As one of the most elite cavalry on this continent, they have experienced the baptism of the battlefield, their eyes are sharp, and the traces of strong alcohol remain under their bold and unrestrained beards. Commanders Onufri and Raffl followed Katerina out of the command post, got on their horses, and quietly waited for orders.
"Father Mawei, we are going to start from the west path, bypass the frozen river, and attack the command post of the Second Front Army stationed in the village from the flank. The main task this time is to harass, create chaos, and lure the snake out of its hole." Linna asked some horses to be brought over and briefly introduced the battle plan: "When the First Front Army begins to send reinforcements, then attack the First Front Army's garrison as quickly as possible, blow up the railway there, and make the First Front Army The entire army group cannot reach Tyumen City."
"Blowing up the railway is the main task, right? Everything else is a sheep attack."
"That's right."
Ma Wei nodded, indicating that he understood, and looked at Katerina, who was wearing military uniform and getting on her horse, and couldn't help but frowned: "You also want to participate in the attack?"
Katerina put on her military cap, took the long knife handed by the maid and inserted it into her waist. She pulled out the magazine of the revolver and checked it. She said expressionlessly: "I am with the soldiers."
As Ma Wei watched with slight surprise, she commanded two cavalry regiments totaling nearly 15,000 people and began to march. The dense and dull sound of horse hooves woke up Yunia, who was sleeping in Ma Wei's arms. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, timidly stuck her head out, looked at the solemn soldiers around her, and shrank her neck in the cold wind.
"Dad..." she whispered, "Is this going to start a war?"
"Well, it's just harassment before the war, not a general attack."
Ma Wei swung the reins, crossed the marching soldiers, and came to Katerina at the front. "Our mission today is to assist Her Highness Katerina in destroying the troop transport railway."
No anti-theft
Yunia was not afraid at all, she just felt a little cold. A big cold wave was coming towards Qiumen City. The place was about to enter a freezing winter, and the temperature dropped again and again.
At 5:30 in the morning, the cavalry regiment climbed over a hillside and saw a village in the distance with lights like daylight.
There were no villagers there at the moment and it was occupied by the Second Army. The terrain was flat and located on the upper reaches of the Tobol River. There was ample water and it was a good place to station.
The commander of the Second Army, Marquis James, was a general with professional military training. He dispersed 50 corps in batches and stationed them around the Tobol River, completely covering the west side of Tyumen. , if any situation occurs on either side, other corps can quickly provide support.
but....
Although he had received professional military training, he still made a common-sense mistake when facing the cold winter of the Romanov Kingdom.
Marquis James didn't seem to know how cold it was in the Romanov Kingdom in winter. He subconsciously thought that the river could serve as a line of defense to stop the enemy's cavalry charge. But in fact, the thick ice on the river in the Romanov Kingdom in winter could completely Support the weight of the cavalry regiment.
At the end of December, a big cold wave came, and the river was completely frozen. Even a pickaxe could not cut through the hard ice.
This is Katerina's chosen fighter plane.
She took advantage of the darkness to bypass the blockades of other regiments and quietly came to the side of the village along the ice. Here...
It is the location of the Second Army Command Post.
Katerina stepped forward to mount her horse, her cold eyes swept across the Cossack cavalry who were waiting under the night, and said loudly: "Everyone, we have been waiting for this battle for a whole month! Those soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor relied on their advanced weapons to invade Our homeland, trampling on our farmland, insulting our people! Now that I am back, the time for revenge has come! You are not fighting for me, but for the Romanov Kingdom, for your family, and for the people in distant Dunton. Wives, sons and daughters waiting for your return by the river! Whoever wants to take away our land and our happiness will step on our bodies!"
She drew out her long knife and pointed to the sky: "Follow me and defeat the invading enemy! Ula!"
"Ula!
! "
The hoofs of the horses shook the ground, their cloaks flew behind them, and the flag of the Romanov Kingdom waved in the wind. This army, like a black torrent, rushed down the hillside and crossed the frozen river. With an indomitable momentum, it marched towards the village stationed in the village. The Second Army launched a charge.
