Moscow is thousands of miles away from Nerchinsk. It is said that the Russian reinforcements did not arrive that fast, but Tsar Alexei has been committed to expanding his territory to the east. The establishment of Yellow Russia is his dream. So when the Ming army heard that
When they attacked Nerchinsk, they quickly ordered Golovin, Moskvikin, and Poyakov to march day and night to rescue them quickly.
In order to speed up the arrival of reinforcements, the Tsar ordered Golovin to lead 2,000 cavalry first, and 2,000 infantry were recruited nearby in the Tobolsk Military District and the Tomsk Military District. This greatly accelerated the arrival of reinforcements. If it were not for Russia
The Tsar was too poor to afford an expedition spanning thousands of miles and sending too many troops. The Tsar even wanted to send tens of thousands of troops to the East. However, even four thousand troops could not survive in his vast and sparsely populated Siberia.
It is already considered a rare army.
Golovin ordered the notorious "man-eating devil" Poyakov to lead a thousand Cossack cavalry first, he led a thousand dragoons (horse infantry), and two thousand infantry came behind.
The army marched very fast and reached Chita City in just over three months, just one step away from Kalemskoye Fort.
"Drive~Drive~Drive~"
Petrov, the captain of the Cossack cavalry, led 300 cavalry at the front, approaching Chita City.
"Where did you get the reinforcements from? Whose subordinates are they?" shouted the Cossack soldiers guarding the city.
"We are General Boyakov's subordinates. Quickly prepare food for four thousand people. General Golovin's army will arrive soon," Petrov shouted towards the city.
Originally, the morale of Chita's defenders was extremely low due to successive defeats, but when they heard the name Boyakov, they couldn't help but cheer up. The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, the name "man-eating devil" can be called "man-eating devil" in Siberia.
He is famous. Usually everyone dislikes him so much that he even eats human flesh. He is so immoral. But now that the war situation is unfavorable and half of the Nerchinsk has been lost, we need such a ruthless person to control the situation.
Hearing that Poyakov was coming, Ivan, the general manager of Chita, hurriedly ordered people to prepare food, and personally went out of the city to invite Petrov to rest in the city.
"No need, General Poyakov has an order. The troops will not enter the city. They will rush to Kalemskoye Fort immediately after eating," Petrov said arrogantly.
Soon, Poyakov arrived in person. A black double-headed eagle flag with gold background and an iconic black skull and crossbones flag were flying in the middle of the army. The black skull and crossbones flag was said to be designed by Poyakov himself.
Wherever death goes.
Seeing this black skull and crossbones flag, the Chita defenders were so frightened that they dared not say anything.
Lunch was finished in a moment, and the black skull and crossbones flag roared towards Kalemskoye Fort without a trace, leaving only the sound of horse hooves.
At the top of Chita City, Ivan murmured to himself: "This fierce god is coming, can Nerchinsk be saved!"
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Heilongjiang Governor Gu Chaojian led Chen Biao, He You, and more than 5,000 soldiers and horses to Kalemskoye Castle. According to the intelligence, the defender of the castle was his defeated general Milevalov, and the soldiers and horses were also
There are only three hundred people.
This should have been a battle without any suspense, at least Governor Gu thought so.
This was true at the beginning. Although Milevalov resisted desperately, his 300 subordinates only had 150 regular soldiers, and the rest were civilians recruited temporarily. After fighting for an hour, under the fierce offensive of the Ming army,
, I felt a little overwhelmed.
Poyakov led a thousand Cossack cavalry and rushed to Kalemskoye Fort, just when Milevalov was in crisis.
In the telescope's lens, Ming troops appeared all over the mountains and plains. Judging from the number, they were five times as many as themselves.
"Line up in five columns and attack," Poyakov gave the military order expressionlessly, his black cloak fluttering in the wind, like a black ghost.
"General, the Ming army's strength is several times that of mine. Do you want to wait until General Golovin's army arrives before fighting?" Petrov asked.
"Don't you see? Kalemskoye Fort can no longer be defended. So what if there are more enemies? I, Poyakov, always win with fewer in battles," the black ghost said coldly, "Later
If you don't rush to the front, I will roast you alive."
Petrov was startled, quickly saluted the Cossack military salute, and left after receiving the order.
"Da~da~da~"
One thousand cavalry, five columns, like demons escaping from hell, galloped into the Ming army formation like lightning.
"Quick, form a formation!"
General Chen Biao of the Ming Army saw that the situation was not right and quickly ordered the formation of a formation. He also ordered the guerrillas Mogul and Idali who were on alert in front of the formation to lead a thousand Daur cavalry to meet the Cossacks. These two were Daurs who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
One of the leaders is from the Duboqian tribe, and the other is from the Hurhula tribe. The Daur people grew up on horses, and their riding skills are naturally excellent.
Like the Daur people, the Cossacks from the Eastern European steppes grew up on horseback and were all wild riders. Back then, their ancestors fled to southern Russia to avoid the invasion of the Mongols.
Cossacks mean "free people" in Turkic. This is a nation that yearns for freedom, but now it wants to deprive other nations of their freedom.
In terms of personal riding skills, both sides are similar. But in terms of training level and weapons and equipment, the Rakshasa cavalry is much better. After all, they are regular troops. The cavalry are arranged in five columns, each with 25 rows and eight riders in each row.
The team was neat and not in any disorder. Most of them were wearing mail. Each person had a spear and a saber. Some of them also carried shoulder-mounted hand cannons. The Daur people who faced them were much shabbier, wearing leather clothes and leather jackets.
Just a coat, a spear, a saber and a bow and arrow.
"Bah~bah~bah~"
Before the two armies came into contact, the Rakshasa army's hand cannons began to fire, shooting down a group of Daur people. Some Daur warriors began to shoot arrows, but the power of mounted archery was not as good as that of infantry archery, and it was basically impossible to shoot through the Rakshasa people's armor.
Poyakov took out his "Eagle's Claw" and rode the horse slowly. Among the knives in the world, only the Cossack's sword dared to be called "Eagle's Claw". According to them, this is
A sword for warriors!
This kind of knife is made of Central Asian fine steel, with a thick back and wide blade, an oak leaf-shaped tip, and a deep arc groove. The blade has a graceful and fierce arc. The cutting power brought by its own arc can easily cut off small objects.
Therefore, there is a popular saying among Cossacks: "Cut off the opponent's head like a field vegetable." The eagle-head-like copper-clad handle, with the center of gravity at the back, is convenient for swinging and turning the knife during intense sports; it is convenient for riding on horseback.
When the impact is directed at the opponent, the blade is stable and does not shake; it is also convenient for easily knocking the opponent unconscious or even cracking the opponent's head during close combat.
Because they were the elite Cossacks, Boyakov's men looked very good. Some wore tall cylindrical hair hats, and some wore black cloaks. They had spears in one hand and sabers in the other. They were marching forward mightily in the dust.
, galloping vertically and horizontally, sabers criss-crossing, like an eagle spreading its wings, rushing towards its prey.