Caught off guard, the Cossacks, whose physical strength was severely exhausted, retreated. The troops of the Chinese leader were chasing after them. They used rifles when they were far away, and pistols, bayonets and grenades when they came in. The Cossacks did not stop to reorganize.
Chance.
A dramatic scene appeared on the battlefield. The Cossack soldiers who had just attacked like wolves and tigers were now running away like frightened sheep, or throwing down their rifles and kneeling down to beg for mercy. The entire battlefield immediately became chaotic.
General Romanov, who had just been complacent just now, suddenly found that he was surrounded by defeated troops, and he was also trapped in them and retreated. The Chinese leading troops pursued desperately, and the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Division scattered outside frequently made sneak attacks.
, the Cossacks suffered heavy casualties.
The defense forces pursued them all the way, while the Cossack army continued to retreat along the marching route. The road was covered with dead Cossacks. When they retreated to the city of Kulli and gained a foothold, General Romanov was sad.
He found that he was left with only more than 80,000 troops, and half of them had lost their rifles.
Fortunately, Cooley City, as a logistics station, still had some weapons reserves. The soldiers were finally replenished with rifles, but all the artillery was lost. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese-led troops assembled surrounded Cooley City and
Trenches were dug, gun emplacements were installed, and they were planned to be trapped for a long time.
Although the Cossacks still had the upper hand in numbers, they no longer dared to attack after seeing the superior artillery and machine gun firepower of the Chinese Defense Forces. The helpless General Romanov had no choice but to ask for help from home.
Dimitrov, the finance minister of the Cossack Empire, came outside the audience hall and asked the emperor's bodyguard who was outside the door: "Is the emperor in there now?" The bodyguard whispered: "Yes, but the emperor lost his temper just now.
Everything in the house has been smashed, so be careful if you go in." At this time, the commanders-in-chief of the Cossack army and navy arrived, and they entered the royal audience hall together.
The room was still in a mess, and two maids were collecting broken porcelain bottles on the ground. The three of them quietly walked around the broken porcelain bottles and came to the throne of Alexander III.
Seeing several important ministers arriving, Alexander III said: "I just received news from the cavalry relay, saying that Romanov was defeated, lost more than 200,000 troops, and is currently besieging the city of Cooli. What do you think we should do?
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Dimitrov had always opposed sending troops due to domestic financial constraints. Seeing the army's defeat at this time, he was afraid that Alexander III would expand the scale of the war regardless of the domestic economic situation, so he vaccinated the opponent in advance: "Your Majesty, we were
That war consumed too much national power, and then we started such a large naval construction plan. The national treasury is already very empty, and I am afraid there will be no funds to mobilize a large number of troops for the expedition."
Alexander III said: "It doesn't matter. We can borrow money from the Nantes Empire. Now we are not discussing whether we have money to fight the war, but how to win."
When Dimitrov heard Alexander III's words, he thought that what he had just said was in vain, but Alexander III's tone was firm and there was no room for negotiation in his words, so he could not stop him anymore.
Although Dimitrov didn't say anything, he complained secretly in his heart that Alexander III kept borrowing money as if he didn't have to pay it back. In the end, he, the finance minister, was not worried.
The army and navy of the Cossack Empire have never been able to deal with it. Now that the army has suffered a disastrous defeat, Baghramyan, as the commander-in-chief of the navy, is naturally the happiest. He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although Admiral Romanov was defeated, the enemy will not come even if he wants to."
It will be better, at least more than half of the losses will be lost. If the army is increased by 300,000 troops, it should be able to defeat the enemy." Although Marshal Bagramyan said it as if he was thinking about the army, he was actually waiting to see a bigger joke from the army.
Marshal Kolchak, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, said: "Your Majesty, our country's transportation conditions in the Eastern Continent are very poor. It is already the limit to transport General Romanov's troops there in one winter. Now that spring is coming, there is mud everywhere.
, the troops cannot move at all, and we will have to wait until the ground dries at least in the fall before we can send reinforcements."
Marshal Bagramyan joked: "Field Marshal is too modest to handle such a thing well. Could it be that His Majesty raised your two million army to be watchdogs?" Marshal Kolchak retorted.
: "It's not certain whether our army is a watchdog, but your navy is actually watching the door."
"You..." Marshal Baghramyan's handsome beard stood up when Marshal Kolchak said it. The biggest hidden pain of their navy is that they have not had any impressive achievements since its establishment. Now they are being
When Ke pokes a painful spot, he will naturally get angry.
Alexander III slammed the table and said angrily: "I called you here to discuss countermeasures, not to listen to your bickering."
Kolchak stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although the Lanfang Empire has a strong army, it seems unwilling to intervene in this dispute. Moreover, the Lanfang Empire's navy does not have many ironclad ships and is not strong. The Chinese Territory only has a few cruisers.
If our powerful imperial navy is allowed to bring enough supply ships to attack the coastal areas of the Lanfang Empire, I believe they will surrender soon. By then, in addition to the northern subcontinent, we can also seize several coastal areas of the eastern continent.
seaport, so that the navy of our Cossack Empire can also have a place in the Eastern Continent."
After listening to the bright future described by Kolchak, Alexander III also felt full of confidence. He turned to Marshal Bagramyan and said: "If this is the case, your navy should prepare to attack and bring more supply ships. I believe
We will succeed."
After hearing what Alexander III said, Marshal Bagramyan was startled: "Your Majesty, no matter which way we take from the Western Continent to the Eastern Continent, it is too far. This needs careful study and we cannot act rashly."
Kolchak fanned the flames and said: "Marshal, why are you so polite? This is a good opportunity for your navy to make great achievements. Besides, with the Lanfang Empire's weak navy, your powerful fleet will be able to easily destroy it."
What else did Marshal Bagramyan want to say? Alexander III waved his hand impatiently and said: "Okay, it's decided. The navy will set sail as soon as it is ready, and you will lead it personally. You must get there as quickly as possible.
Let me get the situation back." After saying this, Alexander III did not give them a chance to argue, and directly announced that he was going back to rest.
Marshal Bagramyan and Finance Minister Dimitrov walked out with grimaces. The difference was that Dimitrov was worried about money, and the naval attack required a large amount of money, while Marshal Bagramyan was out of necessity.
I feel miserable after being wandering at sea for several months.
Kolchak was always smiling, looking a little excited because he had successfully diverted His Majesty's attention and avoided being questioned. Of course, there was also an element of preparation for watching the Navy's show.
The Imperial Cossack Navy does not have much combat experience. Due to the hasty expansion of the army, most of the crew here were recruited from the merchant fleet. Many of them are not familiar with the operation of warships. Fortunately, they have to wander at sea for a long time, and they have enough
time to familiarize yourself with the warship.
Since Alexander III gave the order, Marshal Bagramyan did not dare to disobey it. In order to protect his own safety, he mobilized all the ocean-going mobile forces of the Imperial Navy.
This fleet about to sail includes his flagship, the 9,470-ton ironclad Gangut, and his sister ship, the 9,310-ton "Ikagelina II"
In addition, there are twelve ironclads including the smaller ironclad Admiral Apraksin, and thirty-one cruisers such as Rurik.
Naturally, the naval voyage cannot only dispatch warships. For this reason, he also prepared more than fifty large merchant ships to be used as supply ships, loaded with coal, fresh water, food and ammunition.
In addition, there was a ship filled with engineers from the shipyard. Because the journey was too long, Marshal Bagramyan thought that if the ship broke down, it could be repaired in time. In order to ensure the safety of navigation, Marshal Bagramyan thought very much.
Thoughtful.
The mighty Cossack Empire expedition fleet set off from the Paladin Castle military port. Due to the slow speed of the merchant ships, it took the entire fleet a month to sail out of the Ard Sea and enter the North Sea area near the east coast of the Western Continent.
The transit of such a huge fleet made both the Saar Empire and the Nantes Empire nervous. Although they received the notice from the Cossack Empire's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in advance, they still sent a powerful local fleet to accompany them from a distance. The merchant ships in the Cossack Empire's navy were too slow.
What's more, because of Marshal Bagramyan's insistence, these merchant ships were filled with supplies, and even the warships had coal piled everywhere. The severe overloading made the fleet even slower.
The sailors of the Saar Empire looked at this strange fleet in astonishment. Most of their ships were carrying so much weight that their decks were almost touching the water. I really don’t know how many of such a fleet would survive if it encountered a storm.
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Such a slow and leisurely fleet took another month and finally arrived at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea. However, it received a diplomatic notice from the Saar Empire. For the sake of navigation safety, the Sinai Canal controlled by the Saar Empire would not be open to the Cossack fleet.
In fact, the Saar Empire had no choice. The Sinai Canal area was a colony of the Saar Empire. However, although the Saar Empire had a strong navy, its army was not strong.
The Saar Empire has a small population and naturally a small army. There are only a few hundred troops stationed in the Sinai Canal area. Although there are tens of thousands of organized indigenous mercenaries to assist, these mercenaries can bully the people. If they are against the regular army