Kandel, the commander of the Russian Cossack cavalry, saw the sword in his hand being broken into two pieces when he saw it fighting with the cavalry of the Great China Empire.
He relied on his personal bravery to kill the cavalry on the opposite side with a broken sword.
But he found that the cronies around him were either shot and fell off their horses, or were hacked to death by the enemy.
Kandel has realized that in this cavalry confrontation, they were completely defeated.
He immediately shouted: "Retreat, everyone retreat to the camp."
Kandel left the battlefield with the remnants of the Cossack cavalry.
He looked at the people around him, his eyes widened, the corners of his eyes widened, and tears of blood kept flowing.
This battle was a disastrous defeat. Before the battle, there were about 10,000 Cossack cavalry.
There were about 2,000 troops, but they did not participate in the battle due to the bombardment of the Great China Empire, casualties or disordered formation.
Their 8,000 Cossack cavalry faced off against about 10,000 Great China Empire cavalry.
Kandel believed that they only had a slight disadvantage and that with the bravery of the Cossack cavalry, they could even win the battle.
His men are all veterans of many battles, cavalrymen of the Great China Empire, and many of them are around 20 years old.
These soldiers looked young and a little nervous going into the battlefield. They looked like new recruits at first glance.
When veterans fight new recruits, even if their weapons are inferior, they can still win overwhelmingly.
As soon as they fought, the pride of the Cossack cavalry was shattered to pieces.
The gap in weapons cannot be made up by personal bravery.
Eight thousand Cossack cavalry left the battlefield with Kandel, less than a thousand men.
Most of them are divided and surrounded by the Dahua Empire cavalry. As time goes by, they will be eliminated bit by bit by the Dahua Empire cavalry.
Kandel estimated the casualties of the Dahua Cavalry to be less than a thousand.
This casualty ratio was so disparate that if it were maintained, the army in front of him would be able to wipe out all the Cossack cavalry on the Kazakh grasslands.
Kandel led the remaining soldiers to quickly retreat to the Russian camp.
General Eric Komikov saw the disastrous defeat of the Cossack cavalry, and the faces of the returning soldiers showed a look of horror.
Through the telescope, he had already seen clearly the situation on the battlefield.
The cavalry weapons of the Dahua Empire are too sharp, and they have short-barreled muskets in their hands.
The distance between the two armies was thirty to forty meters, and the Dahua Empire cavalry could fire four or five shots. At least two or three Cossack cavalry were shot and fell to the ground.
The Dahua Empire not only had sharp firearms, but its saber technology was also very exciting.
The Russian army's sword-forging technology was not superb to begin with, but when faced with such a sharp weapon as the Great China Empire, the Cossack cavalry could only hate the battlefield.
General Eric Komikov looked at the five thousand infantrymen around him. He did not think that these five thousand infantrymen could block the attack of the Great China Empire's cavalry.
What's more, the Cossack cavalry now have no fighting power, and they can't even evacuate the battlefield.
General Eric Komikov knows better than anyone how difficult it is to fight inferior infantry against superior cavalry.
He did not think that these serf soldiers under his command could block the attack of the Great China Empire's cavalry.
A trace of despair flashed in his eyes, and he made up his mind and said: "Commander Kandel, you will use the advantage of the cavalry to get out of the battlefield first.
We must inform Count Vladimir Sergeyev of the true combat effectiveness of the Imperial Cavalry.
I will lead the infantry to hold back the Dahua Empire cavalry and give you a chance to evacuate the battlefield."
After General Eric Komikov realized that the war was losing, he made what he thought was the best choice.
If the news on the battlefield can be conveyed to the rear troops, it will lay the foundation for future victory.
Their efforts also have a certain value.
Kandel has been paying attention to the movements of the Dahua Empire's cavalry.
He was very grateful when he heard General Eric Komikov's suggestion, but he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General Eric Komikov, none of us can escape, and now it seems that we can only fight to the death."
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When General Eric Komikoff heard what Kandel said, he focused on the changes in the cavalry of the Great China Empire.
The Dahua Empire cavalry did not use all their strength to destroy the surrounded Cossack cavalry, but sent some cavalry to attack the Russian camp.
General Eric Komikov said in surprise: "How dare the cavalry of the Great China Empire do this?
Do they have the confidence to break through our defense line with only one or two thousand cavalry? This is too disrespectful.
He is not afraid that we and the surrounding Cossack cavalry will attack from both sides and turn defeat into victory."
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Zhang Wansi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Royal Army of China, saw the enemy troops retreating.
He showed a smile of victory and destroyed the Cossack cavalry. This Russian forward force was theirs.
The situation on the battlefield is now clear.
A small number of Cossack cavalry retreated, and most of the Cossack cavalry were surrounded by cavalry divisions.
There were already surrounded Cossack cavalry who chose to surrender to them.
Zhang Wansi had notified all the troops before the war started.
If the enemy completely gives up resistance, you can accept the enemy's surrender while ensuring your own safety.
The imperial court and the Russian military envoy reached a series of agreements, the contents of which have been transmitted to the front line via telegram.
Whether these prisoners are used in exchange for people who may be captured by the Russian army, or as slaves after the war, they can bring great benefits to the empire.
Zhang Wansi's flags and drum music conveyed orders to the cavalry who were fighting.
A part of the cavalry on the battlefield left the battlefield and moved towards the Russian camp to outflank them.
He wants to try his best to annihilate the Russian forward force and make the Russian army feel the powerful threat of the Great China Empire's army.
In particular, the Cossack cavalry, the main force of the Russian army, was full of hatred for the 1st Cavalry Division.
Zhang Wansi left only part of his troops to deal with the Cossack cavalry who were still resisting on the battlefield.
He ignored the few Cossack cavalry who took the opportunity to escape.
Zhang Wansi was confident that a small number of attacking troops would be able to break through the Russian defense.
The cavalry division has a special battalion, which makes up for the weakness of the cavalry in attacking fortresses.
This is the artillery battalion that has demonstrated its power before.
The artillery battalion has enough artillery shells, and the Russian infantry muskets have a close range.
The most important thing is that Zhang Wansi is not in a hurry.
He can first hold back the Russian troops in the camp, wait to destroy the surrounded Russian Cossack cavalry, and then mobilize all his troops to destroy the Russian camp.
There was no concern at all about the small number of Russian cavalry escaping, letting the news leak out and attracting reinforcements.
Zhang Wansi's purpose in leading this army was to attract the attention of the Russian army.
They want to create opportunities for friendly forces to surround the Russian army.
The 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, 4th Cavalry Division, and 6th Cavalry Division totaled 50,000 cavalry, responsible for encircling and suppressing the Russian army in the Kazakh region.
Zhang Wansi discussed combat methods with other cavalry divisions.
It was finally decided that the 1st Cavalry Division would make a big splash and attract the attention of the Russian army.
The other three cavalry divisions raided from the flanks, cut off the Russian army's supply lines, and surrounded the Russian army from four directions.
Other cavalry divisions have to reach their destinations faster.
The speed of the 1st Cavalry Division must be as slow as possible, and the momentum must be demonstrated during the march.
The Russian army focused on the 1st Cavalry Division and had no more energy to pay attention to other cavalry divisions that were hiding their whereabouts.
Artillery battalion commander Zhao Changhai smiled from ear to ear.
He kept clasping his fists at other officers and said with a smile: "The next step is to see the performance of our artillery battalion.
We will use artillery to tear apart the Russian defense line, and the next step will be the performance of our brothers."
When the other battalion commanders of the cavalry division saw Zhao Changhai's unbeatable performance, they couldn't envy him.
The artillery battalion is the only long-range unit of the cavalry division.
Ordinary infantry, as well as another powerful long-range unit, are more suitable for harvesting enemy lives on the battlefield.
That's the machine gun battalion, but today's heavy machine guns are really too heavy, and this is a shortcoming that can be overcome.
But a heavy machine gun can consume hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition in a battle.
This is a big eater of bullets. The cavalry division needs to travel long distances and cannot carry such a huge amount of bullets.
In addition, pistol bullets and machine gun bullets are not interchangeable, making the already poor logistics supply even more difficult.
The cavalry division could only choose to give up such a powerful weapon as the heavy machine gun.
Zhao Changhai did not continue to provoke other battalion commanders. He moved the artillery battalion's position forward not far from the Russian position.
The artillery battalion was ordered to cover and fire freely.
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General Eric Komikov finally knew what method the Chinese Empire chose to use to attack the camp he was defending.
This method of slowly advancing with artillery was something he had not first considered before.
Just because this method is slower, wouldn't the Dahua Empire cavalry be worried about their reinforcements arriving?
General Eric Komikov ordered officers at all levels to prepare. He would fight a protracted battle with the Imperial Cavalry and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
He has discovered that a major weakness of the Dahua Empire's army is that it values the lives of its soldiers too seriously. In other words, it is afraid of death.
The Russian army is different. As long as the war can be won, no matter how many serf soldiers die, they will not feel sad.
General Eric Komikov watched the shells continue to fall. He hid in the bunker and asked the Russian soldiers to hold on.
He did not expect the disastrous defeat of the Cossack cavalry and its impact on the morale of other armies.
Two Russian serf soldiers, holding matchlock guns, looked fearfully at the falling shells above their heads.
"Walter, what should we do?
The gentlemen are hiding in other places, leaving us big soldiers in the position to be bombarded."
"Mika, look at the shells falling on Truson's position.
I saw that one of Truson's arms had blown off, and he looked dangerous."
"Walter, it's terrible, the shells are extending towards us.
We are the ones who will be bombed soon, what should we do? What should we do?
I don’t want to die. If I die here, the nobles will treat my family even worse.”
"Mika, let's run!"
"Walter, in front are the enemy troops, and in the rear are the supervising troops.
Where are we running to?"
"Mika, the shells are coming.
If we can't hit the Chinese in front, we can use the matchlocks in our hands to hit the supervising team behind.
Those hateful guys from the Supervisory Team took away my military salary last time, and I have long wanted to teach them a lesson."
"Walter, what a great idea, let's fight together."
The Russian serf soldiers Mika and Walter lit the matches in their hands and aimed at the supervising team in the rear.
A fierce-looking member of the supervising team was shot and fell to the ground.
Walter shouted loudly: "Kill these hateful guys, escape from the terrible battlefield, and stop working for the noble lord."
Mika then shouted: "Revenge when there is a grudge, and revenge when there is a grudge."
The thought of the sound of muskets in the Russian army's position made the already nervous Russian serf soldiers even more tense.
They heard shouts one after another, and some serf soldiers with resentment in their hearts immediately pointed their guns at the officers or supervising team members who usually bullied them.
"Brother, I have avenged you."
"Second uncle, I beat that old guy Cole to death."
"I let you steal my military pay, so die!"
When officers and supervisors saw some Russian troops rebelling in front of the formation, they immediately chose to suppress them.
Some officers even sent their henchmen to suppress the hesitating serf soldiers.
The result was an even more intense conflict between the serf soldiers and the officers and their henchmen.
Zhang Wansi saw chaos in the Russian army's position.
He originally wanted to attack slowly and eat away the surrounded Russian army bit by bit.
The 1st Cavalry Division completed a perfect battle of annihilation.
Let the main force of the Russian army realize the power of the 1st Cavalry Division and attract the attention of the main force of the Russian army.
He did not expect that a situation similar to the roar of the Russian army would occur.
It's normal when you think about it. The Russian army officers and soldiers have deep conflicts.
From what Zhang Wansi learned, officers with bad tempers often beat Russian soldiers to death.
Soldiers have been in a high-pressure environment for a long time. Once something goes wrong on the battlefield, the pressure doubles.
It is a high probability event that it will cause a roar in the camp.
This is a good opportunity to capture the Russian camp in one fell swoop.
It will take less time to annihilate the Russian army, which will scare the main force of the Russian army even more.
It would be best if the Russian commander lost his mind and focused all his attention on the 1st Cavalry Division.
Zhang Wansi ordered: "Notify the entire army to launch an attack."
The exciting drumbeats sounded, not only the cavalry division soldiers surrounding the Cossack cavalry worked harder.
The soldiers of the cavalry division who chased after the Russian army's position clamped their horses' bellies and launched an attack on the Russian army's position.
The already chaotic Russian position, even though there were more than 5,000 people, had lost their command and could not stop the attack of nearly 2,000 cavalry.
The cavalry division was like a sharp knife, piercing directly through the Russian position.
A small number of cavalry division soldiers divided and surrounded the Russian army.
Seeing this situation, the Russian serf soldiers chose to surrender to the Chinese Empire.
Cossack cavalry, surrounded by cavalry divisions, resisting.
They saw that the camp had been broken through by the cavalry of the Great China Empire and knew that the situation was over.
They were resisting, but that could not reverse the defeat.
Before, only a small group of Cossack cavalry surrendered. After seeing this situation, large groups of Cossack cavalry chose to surrender.
The morale of the Russian army collapsed completely, and most of the soldiers gave up resistance.
Kandel, the leader of the Cossack cavalry, did not expect that they would be defeated so quickly.
He immediately shouted at General Eric Komikov: "General, the situation is irreversible. Before the cavalry of the Great China Empire has completely surrounded you, I will lead you out of the encirclement."
Kandel was a very shrewd man, and as a Cossack, he led the army to escape.
However, he left the Russian nobles behind and allowed them to suffer the humiliation of the Chinese Empire.
Even if he runs out, he will not have a good life next.
Instead, he took General Eric Komikov with him.
General Eric Komikov, as his superior, will bear the main responsibility for this defeat, and his responsibility will be much lighter.
General Eric Komikov also hesitated for his life and ran out of the camp with Kandel half-delayed.
Only some of the more astute noble officers ran out with Kandel and others.
They paid a great price to break out of the encirclement of the Dahua Empire cavalry.
