Facing these fierce Cossacks, the Huaihai Navy's dragoons used the pinnacle tactic of the Mongolian cavalry - turning back to kill.
Seeing the cavalry outflanking them on both sides, these Cossacks gave up on outflanking Huai Haijun's infantry regiment.
The Cossack cavalry who had originally flanked the infantry regiment also turned their horses decisively.
They rushed straight towards the Huaihai Navy's dragoons. However, these dragoons suddenly raised their guns and fired less than 200 meters away from the Cossacks, which surprised the Cossacks.
When the two sides approached 100 meters, these dragoons had already fired three bullets.
Gunshots rang out, and a large number of Cossack cavalry fell off their horses.
At this time, the dragoons turned their horses and retreated to the rear.
The Cossack cavalry thought these men must have turned back to reload their ammunition.
They mobilized their horses one by one and rushed forward, hoping to catch up with Huai Haijun's cavalry. They put away their bayonets or sabers and took off the flintlocks hanging on their right shoulders.
Be prepared to shoot when you get close to the backs of these Qing soldiers.
But when they were ready, Huai Haijun's cavalry bent back one by one and continued to fire at the cavalry chasing after them.
Don't they need to reload ammunition? Many Cossack cavalry wondered in their hearts.
Because the barrel of the dragoon's lance was shortened, it was much easier to use than the flintlock musket equipped by the Cossacks.
Both are riding war horses, so it would be so easy for one side to catch up to the other side.
Therefore, the more these Cossacks chased them, the more casualties they suffered.
When they were about to give up the pursuit and retreat, Huai Haijun's cavalry attacked them again.
In the distance, Major General Grodno, the commander of the Cossack cavalry, frowned as he looked at the situation on the battlefield.
"Who can tell me who the enemy is on the opposite side?" he asked the staff officer beside him.
The information he has now was sent from the Far East last year.
The intelligence said that a group of very powerful Qing soldiers landed in the Far East. They destroyed the Okhotsk Navy and occupied the Far East Governor-General.
The intelligence also said that this group of Qing soldiers may have received support from Britain and France, and the weapons they used were very advanced.
So based on the intelligence, Grodno naturally imagined in the direction of the French army he was most familiar with.
Decades ago, Grodno, who was still a second lieutenant officer, participated in the encirclement and suppression of Napoleon across Europe.
He also fought head-on with the French cavalry.
But now looking at the fighting style of this group of people, he could not see any trace of the French army.
Perhaps the lances in their hands are those currently prepared by Britain and France?
Could it be that he has stayed in Eastern Siberia for too long and that the external armies have developed to this extent?
Grodno had someone sound the bugle call to retreat. He knew that he only needed to besiege the infantry regiment that was defending in place.
Then, the opponent's cavalry will definitely come back to support you.
However, when retreating, these Qing cavalry still kept biting the Cossacks.
They are like a group of cunning wild wolves, using their lances to bite off a piece of meat from their prey from time to time.
This feeling made Grodno feel very uncomfortable and even felt humiliated.
The lance was short and powerful, and it did not affect their ability to control the horse at all.
Moreover, the weight of their war horses is lighter than that of the Cossacks' horses, so they run more flexibly.
The Dragoons played the wretched style of play that Huai Haijun had always adopted.
These tactics perfectly illustrate the character of their leader Dong Shuheng.
Whether it's the infantry's trench tactics, the cavalry's "turn back and kill", or the fleet's wolf pack tactics, there is a sense of despicableness everywhere.
In his previous life, Dong Shuheng was nicknamed "A flower in the grass cannot bring down Angela" when he was on the battlefield of kings!
This game of pursuit and counterattack makes time on the battlefield pass very slowly.
Half a day passed, and the battlefield was littered with scattered corpses of Cossack cavalry. Ownerless horses wandered aimlessly in the vast battlefield with their heads lowered.
The Huaihai Navy's two dragoon regiments were not inferior in terms of numbers.
When the Cossack cavalry attacked the Huaihai Navy Infantry Regiment in the first wave, they had already consumed a large amount of troops.
At this time, Grodno realized that the force in his hands had shrunk unknowingly.
The reason for this sudden discovery is that until now, there has been no head-on collision between the two sides.
These people were slowly worn away by the Qing people on the opposite side.
With the cavalry outnumbered, even the infantry dared to come up and bully them.
By the time Grodno discovered this situation it was already too late.
Huai Haijun's two dragoon regiments have begun to launch a counterattack.
They were closer and bolder than before.
Cossack cavalry is divided into Eastern Siberian Cossacks and European Cossacks.
The destruction of Gronov and his men meant that the main force of the East Siberian Cossacks was gone.
This team was the main force in Tsarist Russia's expansion into the Far East, especially in conquering the Mongols. These Cossacks played an irreplaceable role.
Only when you can conquer the Mongols on horseback can you truly conquer them.
Now the Huai navy defeated these Cossacks.
So in the eyes of these Buryat Mongols, they are the new conquerors.
If a foreign male wolf defeats the wolf king, he will naturally become the new leader of the wolf pack.
The wolves don't care who is their leader, as long as their leader is stronger than themselves.
Because only the leader has the obligation to surround the wolf pack's territory.
Just like these Buryat Mongols on the east coast of Lake Baikal.
The Cossacks ruled over them, and they served the Cossacks.
Now that the Huaihai Navy has occupied this place, these people will naturally change their families.
When Lin Wei led his men into the city of Ulan-Ude, the first person to stand up and surrender was the Living Buddha in the city.
Rather than saying that this place was originally ruled by Cossacks, it is better to say that these living Buddhas ruled the herdsmen, and the Cossacks ruled the living Buddhas.
The living conditions of the Mongolians here are much harder than those of their compatriots in the south.
However, they are more pious to Buddhism than the Mongols in the south.
They are willing to offer the little life-saving food they have left to the Buddha.
Lin Wei had no opinion on this management model, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Lin Wei went to the temple in Ulan-Ude to burn a stick of incense, and he became the protector of the Living Buddha.
The leaders of various small tribes in Buryatia swore loyalty to Huai Haijun in front of the Buddha.
They didn't know what the Huaihai Navy was. They only knew that the soldiers in bright green military uniforms in front of them were extremely fierce. As long as they saw such soldiers, they would just surrender.
Mongolia here is very poor, and all they can offer are fat sheep.
However, the sheep here are fatter than the sheep in the south. Because the winter here is longer, sheep with less fat in autumn will not survive the next year.
The living Buddha does not eat mutton and only drinks milk. The herdsmen have to repent to the Buddha when they eat mutton.
The officers of the Huai Navy did not have so many scruples when eating mutton.
It's just that the mutton roasted by these Mongolian women doesn't have that much seasoning.
The Great Wall Company's caravan has not been able to reach here yet.
The Russians regarded this place as a dumping ground for their own goods and did not welcome the arrival of Han caravans.
Most of the buildings in Ulan-Ude are Russian wooden buildings. As for the Mongols, they can only set up tents outside the city.
The Buryat Mongols were very good servants. They were well fed with mutton, and some of the soldiers were even pulled into the white tents of the shepherdess.
Lin Wei did not stop this. This was the custom of the Mongols. Moreover, his troops were sufficient and he had left sergeants on duty.
It is also a good thing to let these young guys help Mongolians improve their genes.
In later generations, these Mongolians living in Eastern Siberia looked more and more like Russians. I wonder if their genes were modified step by step in this way.
This is actually a good place. It is backed by Lake Baikal and is in a river valley. It is close to the Selenga River. The surrounding forest resources are very rich, and there are many rocky mountains around it, which can provide a large amount of stone and
Timber is suitable for urban expansion and construction.
And according to the Buryat Mongolians here, it is very convenient to get to Kyakhta in the south.
It can be said that Ulan-Ude happens to be on a north-south commercial transportation line.
Huai Haijun's caravans often went to Kyaktu to trade with Tsarist Russia and the Mongols.
The name means "the place with tea" in Russian. During the Yongzheng period in 1727, the Tsarist Russia and the Qing government signed the "Treaty of Kyakhta" there. The two parties agreed that the Kyakhta River would be used as the boundary and the north would be owned by Tsarist Russia.
From then on, Kyakhta was occupied by Tsarist Russia and became an important trading place between Tsarist Russia and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Lin Wei spread his map on the table and drew a line from Ulan Ude to the south.
Then he recruited his deputy division commander Gao Yun.
"Gao Yun, take a cavalry regiment and go south to capture Kyaktu."
"Yes, Commander." Gao Yun was very excited. Under Lin Wei's men, he could only play as a junior. As a cavalry general trained by the Huai Naval Military Academy, Gao Yun was very eager to be able to stand alone.
Now that he finally has the opportunity, how can he not be excited?
Kyakhta is an important border trade city of Tsarist Russia, and this battle will definitely yield a lot of gains.
"Gao Yun, after you arrive at the outskirts of Kyaktu, you can send someone to contact the Great Wall Company's caravan in the city. The location of that city is very valuable."
"In the future, we can trade with the Mongols through there, or we can set out to conquer Outer Mongolia from there."
Lin Wei felt that he should place the headquarters of his Heilongjiang Military Region in Nerchinsk. The original strategy was to use Nerchinsk as the first line of defense against future Russian counterattacks, but now it seems that this is not appropriate.
After Lin Wei came here and experienced it for himself, he realized that it would be better to place the front line of confrontation in Ulan-Ude and Chita.
Because they left these two cities, the Tsarist Russian army had no large stronghold to supply supplies east of Moon Lake.
This will inevitably increase the difficulty of logistical supplies for the Russian army.
Correspondingly, the Huai Navy can rely on the logistics center of Tonibuchu to confront the Russians in Chita and Ulan-Ude.
At that time, even if the battle fails, there will still be room for retreat.
As for Dong Shuheng, Lin Wei will write a report and send it to him. But he believes that the president will agree to his suggestion.