"Captain Zhao, these Russians are like candies, clinging to us. They don't care about the damage caused by booby traps at all. And you see, only one of them clears the way in front of us at a time, so our booby traps
It can only kill one person, they are using human flesh to clear mines!" the captain of Team B said to Zhao Kun.
He was very pessimistic about the current situation. The Huaihai Navy had never been driven away before. However, this was the first time they encountered such a fierce enemy.
"Yes, they are qualified opponents. But Team Wang, you don't have to worry. They fell behind us, and they will suffer the most." Zhao Kun said.
If the Russians want to maintain their speed and chase Huai Haijun, they cannot always move forward covertly. They must always choose an open place when running.
This gave Huai Haijun the opportunity to shoot accurately, and the sharpshooters in the special operations team would stop from time to time to look for their prey.
The Huaihai Navy's tactics at this time are somewhat similar to the Mongols' turn-and-kill tactics. Only at this time can their range advantage be brought into play.
Unless the enemy stops pursuing or outflanks them, entangles them and slows down the Huaihai Navy.
"Lushou, you are so awesome. You have defeated five Rakshasa ghosts." Beside Lushou, Ushio said enviously. He watched Lushou quickly add a branch to the antlers on the butt of the gun, and then moved forward.
I ran for a while, then stopped to look for the Rakshasa ghost that came into view again.
"It's a pity that the range of my bow and arrow is too close. I wish I could have a gun like yours." Ushio said with a sigh.
"Niuwei, when you go back this time, you can apply to our brigade commander to join the Huaihai Navy. Then you will have a chance to get such a rifle." Lushou took the opportunity to encourage.
The Huai Navy has always wanted to recruit some tribal hunters to officially join the Huai Navy and train them.
On the one hand, it is to have a force familiar with jungle warfare, and on the other hand, it is also to assimilate these hunters to facilitate the Huai Navy's future rule here.
…
Behind the Russian hunters, a team of slightly more neatly dressed hunters surrounded a young man who looked like a gentleman.
This young man is Dmitry Obolonsky. This man is the head of the Russian American Company in the Far East. He also holds the noble title of baron.
In fact, his father was just an ordinary businessman. In order to change the family's status, after Dmitri's mother passed away, he spent all his wealth to marry a widowed baroness. The baroness was old and ugly, but she
There are no heirs.
A few years later, the baroness died, and the title of baron fell on Dmitry.
Dmitry's father was a shareholder of the Tsarist Russian American Company. This company was probably the most profitable company in Tsarist Russia and had many aristocratic shareholders.
It almost monopolized nearly half of the fur supply in Tsarist Russia, and controlled important fur sources such as the Far East and Alaska. It controlled nearly 20,000 hunters, and also had a mercenary army of 5,000 people.
However, most of the company's strength is now located in North America. The United Kingdom is rapidly expanding westward from Canada, and the United States is also undergoing a westward expansion movement.
This broke Tsarist Russia's strategy of advancing southward along the western coastline of North America.
The main force of the American Company is now located in the Juneau area, with nearly 20,000 British and Canadian troops to their east.
Russia and Britain are in a state of declared war, and these British troops can attack at any time. Therefore, American companies must be prepared.
"Mr. Bakalov, we can't continue to pursue them like this. Either outflank them and trap them, or follow them from a distance and follow them to Temple Street," Dmitri said.
Through the telescope, he had clearly seen Huai Haijun's tactics. At this time, it was also very difficult to outflank Huai Haijun.
The three commandos of the Huaihai Navy retreated backwards on a horizontal line. The entire horizontal line was very wide. If they wanted to outflank them, it would be difficult for them to do so with the size of the Russian hunter team.
"Yes, Your Excellency Baron." Bakalov replied.
"Your Excellency, Baron, through the battle just now, we found that this army's weapons are very sophisticated, but their fighting will seems to be weak. They hurriedly retreated after only a few casualties." Bakalov said.
"Yes, Bakalov, the Qing Dynasty is an ignorant and backward country after all. Even if the British support them with advanced rifles and bright military uniforms, they still cannot change their cowardly nature." Dmitri said disdainfully.
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He still felt that it was the British who destroyed their fleet last year. Someone saw with his own eyes that there were many British naval officers and soldiers standing on the fleet.
As for the Chinese on the fleet, they were probably just serving as slaves for the British.
The Qing army now going deep into the woods also illustrates this point.
It is impossible for the Qing people themselves to have such advanced rifles. Thinking of the ongoing war in Crimea, Dmitri is almost certainly the British supporting the Qing to contain Russia in the Far East.
In this case, while the fleet is away, it is a good time to attack these Qing people.
Like many Westerners, Dmitri looked down on the Chinese from the bottom of his heart.
This arrogant mentality of Westerners has gradually formed since the Age of Discovery.
Of course, these people equate the Huaihai Navy with the Qing Army, and they will eventually pay a heavy price for their ignorance and arrogance.
"Team Zhao, the enemy doesn't seem to be pursuing them so closely anymore. Should we stop and wait for them?" The captain of Team C came over again and asked.
The three of them now obviously regard Zhao Kun as their backbone, and they come to ask Zhao Kun first about anything.
"No, what if we slow down and they sneak out from both wings? What's behind us now is not all their strength." Zhao Kun said.
For the sake of safety, the three commandos continued to retreat towards Temple Street at this speed. But now the Russians were no longer pursuing them so closely.
There is no way for the commandos to hunt down these Tsarist Russians now.
At the Temple Street garrison headquarters, Lin Wei has received intelligence from the front line.
At this time, his officers were being summoned to arrange combat missions.
"The enemy this time is probably just sent by Tsarist Russia to test us, or it may be to drag us on Temple Street. No matter what the reason is, we must eliminate this group of Russians in the shortest possible time."
"And try to annihilate them all, otherwise we will be in trouble when they run into the old forest. Then we will have to guard against the harassment of these Russians." Lin Wei said.
He knew most of the officers below, although there were few of them who were his old subordinates when he was a thief. However, these people had been with Lin Wei for more than half a year after they were sent by the Huai Naval Military Academy.
He now has two infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment, and an artillery battalion under his command. In addition, he also has a regiment of militia that was urgently mobilized.
There was an infantry regiment following the fleet going up the Shuo River, and a battalion of Marines following the fleet going north along the Sea of Okhotsk.
In this way, he still has an infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment and an artillery battalion in his hands.
Lin Wei planned to set up a blocking position on the hillside entering Temple Street. The reason why it was placed there was because the terrain there was open. Most of the original trees had been cut down.
This place was originally planned to be reclaimed as farmland, so not only the trees were cut down, but also the shrubs on the ground were burned, so now it is a bare piece of scorched earth.
"The cavalry regiments were hidden in the woods on the north and south sides in advance. In order to prevent being discovered by the enemy, the cavalry had to hide far away and wait until the battle started before moving closer to the battlefield to block the enemy's escape route."
"The artillery battalion position is set up behind the infantry position, and the first round of strikes will be carried out after the enemy approaches."
"In this battle, we must pay attention to the word 'quick'. We must bring the enemy close to us and use all our firepower to concentrate on destroying the enemy on a large scale. We must not give them time to react."
Lin Wei knew that he only had one chance to completely eliminate this army of hunters. If they were to retreat, it would not be that easy to eliminate them again.
"Is everyone clear?" Lin Wei finally asked loudly to the officers sitting there.
"clear!"
Without further ado, all grassroots commanders returned to their respective posts and quickly deployed.
The Russians were chasing the commandos towards Temple Street, and there was no time to delay.
Lin Wei felt a little nervous, but also a little excited. When he was in Shandong, he also organized some anti-bandit operations, basically using the strong to defeat the weak.
According to the battle reports sent back by the commando team, these Russian hunters have a very strong combat effectiveness, which is no worse than the Russian regular army in Temple Street.
In some aspects, they even surpass the regular army of Tsarist Russia. They are very flexible and are very good light infantry, not as rigid as the line infantry of the regular army.
This battle will definitely be a test for his subordinates, but also a test for himself.
Now that the Russian appetizers have been served, let’s savor them.
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In the forest.
"The endurance of these Rakshasa ghosts is really strong!" Ushio said to Lushou.
"Yes, we can catch up with the best hunters in the tribe. Why are these people the biggest enemies of our tribe's hunters?" Lushou returned.
These Tsarist Russian hunters have the same hunting skills as tribal hunters, and also have advanced weapons that the tribes do not have.
Therefore, the Tsarist Russians have been beating the local indigenous people in Siberia, the Far East and Alaska.
Even if the local indigenous people have the right time, place and people, they are no match for the Tsarist Russian hunters.
The gold rush in Alaska has not yet arrived, and all major powers have not realized the value of these lands close to the Arctic.
However, Dong Shuheng knew that there was a real golden treasure.
This is why Dong Shuheng started to fight with the Russians before he killed the Taiping Army and the Qing court.
That Nanyang Navy patrol to the north was deliberately arranged by Dong Shuheng. It was to take advantage of the fact that the Russians had no time to visit eastward, and to take back the Far East first and manage it well.
When the Huai Navy becomes self-sufficient in the Far East, the Huai Navy will not be afraid even if the Russians attack the whole country.
Because the Russians have no way to solve the problem of logistical supplies. When the time comes, the Huai Navy does not need to worry about supplies. Just the consumption can kill the Russians.