Dong Shuheng could now sit down and negotiate with the great powers on an almost equal footing in Tianjin.
What it relied on was not the pity of the Western powers but the repeated victories of the Renaissance Army in the battle against the Russians in the north.
If you don't have the strength yourself, even if there is a war over there in Crimea.
People in the east can still bully you if they want to.
At least with the current delivery capabilities of Britain and France in the Far East, if they were to fight against the Tsarist Russians, they might not be able to defeat them.
But Dong Shuheng's side has won many battles.
Of course, in the beginning, there was a lot of luck.
But the most fundamental reliance is on the strength of the Renaissance Army.
As Lin Wei expected, Khristenko did not lead the main army to cross the Bria Territory and go to the Mobei Grassland in the south.
If they go south, they will cause some trouble for the Renaissance Army.
Kyaktu in the south currently only has one garrison regiment.
Further south is Cullen.
At this time, the reinforcements sent by Dong Shuheng from the south seemed to have not arrived yet.
Kulun is now an empty Buddhist city. We can't expect those lamas to defend the city.
At this time, in Kulun City, the old monk was discussing with Qi Bin about deploying five thousand light cavalry from the Sanyin Nuoyan tribe and the Chechen Khan tribe to help defend the city.
Qi Bin did not refuse, he also wanted to imitate Han Xin in general, the more soldiers the better.
Although these grassland cavalry have limited combat power, 5,000 men may not be able to defeat the 500 guards under his command.
But it's better than nothing. Now Cullen only has 500 people under his command, which is really empty.
Moreover, these people were all summoned by the old monk in the name of protecting the Buddha. There is no need for Qi Bin to raise them.
When the dust of the war settles, these people can still follow the Renaissance Army to beat up the fallen dogs and build up their momentum.
Lin Wei was sitting in Chita City at this time, but the main battlefield was chosen in Ulan-Ude.
At this time, the city of Ulan-Ude had become a fortress composed of wide trenches and trap wooden fences.
If anyone returns from the Crimean battlefield, they will find that the defense facilities here are somewhat similar to those of the Sevastopol Fortress, but on a smaller scale.
Lin Wei placed the artillery regiment, engineer battalion, and infantry regiment directly under the Fourth Division, plus a garrison regiment here.
At the same time, nearly five thousand militiamen were transferred to the fortress from the rear to assist in the construction of fortifications and defense operations.
He also evacuated all the residents in the city to the rear.
In this way, the main force of this fortress is more than 6,000 people, and including the militia, there are more than 10,000 people.
Although it has fewer troops than Tsarist Russia, it can still defend for a period of time relying on the city defenses that have been built long ago.
Moreover, the artillery of the Renaissance Army far exceeded Tsarist Russia's running troops in terms of range and power.
At least in artillery battles, they will never be weaker than Tsarist Russia's army. As long as these artillery are there, Tsarist Russia's army will not be able to launch a large-scale group attack.
Lin Wei still had two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, nearly 6,000 men, as well as 6,000 cavalry from the Second Cavalry Brigade.
There are also two garrison regiments, which he will not use. These two regiments must be placed behind to defend the city.
The enemy still has a large number of flexible Cossack cavalry in his hands!
Lin Wei hoped to give the enemy the illusion that the main force was in Ulan-Ude.
In this way, after the enemy commander surrounded Ulan-Ude, he would definitely send out his Cossack cavalry to cause trouble in the rear of the Renaissance Army, or to besiege the city for reinforcements.
At that time, Lin Wei could ask Teng Ziquan to lead his men to lure these Cossack cavalry over.
Then he used his 6,000 men to cooperate with Teng Ziquan's Second Cavalry Brigade to eliminate these Cossacks.
At that time, the 20,000 Tsarist Russian infantry in Khristenko's hands lost the protection of the cavalry and could only be manipulated by the Renaissance Army.
Lin Wei can then fight them slowly. At least it will be impossible for the opponent to retreat in the hands of the Renaissance Army's cavalry.
Lin Wei hasn't started fighting here yet. Gao Yun's south side encountered the enemy's Cossacks first.
Guan Fei's hunting trap in the valley was eventually discovered by the Cossacks.
The thirty-some Cossacks who did not return to the camp yesterday attracted the attention of their company.
Early the next morning, the remaining 70 or so members of the Cossack company found their way to the trading point.
The other party's company commander was very alert and just sent a dozen people to explore the valley first.
Guan Fei repeated his old tricks and prepared to let three Tsarist Russian businessmen deal with it.
"Hey, you profiteers, where are the thirty or so soldiers that we sent cattle and sheep to yesterday? Why didn't they go back?" asked a small leader of the Cossack cavalry.
The place they were standing was where yesterday's transaction took place. In order to cover up the smell of blood, Guan Fei simply had some skins and bones removed from cattle and sheep piled beside them.
These businessmen would kill sheep and cattle anyway, so it makes sense.
"Sir, they went back after completing the transaction yesterday. They brought a total of several hundred cattle and sheep. I helped them exchange them for rubles and beautiful women."
"What? Didn't they go back?" This businessman was the smartest one among them.
Anyway, they had already boarded the pirate ship, and Guan Fei was not worried that they would suddenly betray him.
The businessman's acting skills were pretty good, and the officer had no doubts.
They immediately returned to the main force, and the entire company left the trading point, perhaps looking elsewhere.
Guan Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief. That morning, people from another company came over to send livestock for trading.
This time Guan Fei repeated his old tricks and successfully eliminated more than thirty people. But at this time, another company member came to trade.
They happened to bump into the fighting here. Now trouble came.
Guan Fei and others chased these people and killed some of them, but there was already a distance between the two sides.
Guan Fei's horse can't outrun the Don horse.
In this way, most of the thirty Cossacks ran away.
Guan Fei returned to the camp and quickly asked his men to get ready and bring all the horses in the camp.
He asked Er Dezi to tell several Tsarist Russian businessmen that they could leave.
Several Tsarist Russians thanked him profusely and ran north.
It is impossible for Guan Fei to give them war horses, and these people know it well.
They just want to leave here now. It's too scary to be with these Chinese people.
The seven Tsarist Russian businessmen ran forty to fifty meters into the distance.
Guan Fei glanced at Zhou Meng. Immediately, several rangers ran out of the team and took off the riding bows on their backs.
The bows and arrows were bent, and the arrows were all fired. Several Tsarist Russian businessmen were shot through the back of the heart, and their eyes were full of confusion.
"Laoguan, you are not kind. These Russians will probably come to you if they are evil." Zhou Meng joked.
"I said I would let them go, but I didn't say I wouldn't kill them. Besides, they know too much, so we can't send them back to pass on the information." The intellectuals acted like rogues, just to make people speechless.
"If they want to come to me, just come. I'm full of evil spirits and strong yang energy. I'm curious about what this foreign ghost looks like?" Guan Fei laughed.
At this time, the soldiers had gathered their war horses. They were originally one person with two horses, but now they collected some more horses in the valley, and now they became one person with three horses.
They don't care about the remaining cattle and sheep, just leave them here, and the cattle and sheep will find something to eat on their own.
After the Rakshasa people are driven away, herdsmen will always come and take them back.
Without further delay, Guan Fei led his men on horseback and headed south to join Gao Yun's large army.
Calculated according to time, Gao Yun is not very far away from them.
Guan Fei and the others had traveled less than five miles when a group of Cossacks caught up with them from a distance.
These are two companies of approximately two hundred Cossack cavalry.
Guan Fei asked Zhou Meng to lead his rangers to the front. He himself ran behind with the dragoons.
These Cossacks were very arrogant. They swarmed up from behind, preparing to surround Guan Fei's 200 men.
When Guan Fei saw that the Cossack behind him had entered the 300-yard shooting range of his lance, he immediately turned around and fired. The other dragoons did the same thing.
These Cossacks didn't expect that the other party would start shooting at 300 yards. Isn't this a joke?
But at this time, the wails of falling horses from the Cossack cavalry team told them that this was no joke.
The first reaction of the Cossack commanders was still to speed up their horses. As long as they were a hundred yards away, their flintlock guns would be ready to fire.
But to the shock of the Cossack cavalry, the cavalry in front turned around again.
The cavalrymen in front seemed to be very skilled in turning around on their horses.
Yes, one of the most important subjects in the cavalry training of the Renaissance Army is shooting on horseback, which is much simpler than archery.
Because archery also requires the use of both arms, it will affect the balance of the cavalry on the galloping horse.
However, the Renaissance Army's lances were specially developed for cavalry. The barrel was shortened and the weight of the gun was reduced.
What is sacrificed is only the range of the gun. However, this also takes into account that in reality, it is difficult for cavalry to aim at long distances when shooting on horseback. Keeping the long barrel is completely useless.
The short barrel will greatly facilitate the use of cavalry.
The Cossacks looked at the heavy muskets in their hands, and then at the lances used by the Renaissance Army in front. For some reason, a sense of sourness welled up in their hearts.
These Cossacks are already considered the elite of the Russian army. The equipment they use is also the best.
It's just that they can't use rifled guns at all on horseback. Flintlock guns are only used as auxiliary weapons when charging.
Their main weapons are spears and sabers.
The current mainstream cavalry still mainly fights with cold weapons. However, there are some cavalry artillery companies among the Cossack cavalry, which serve as supporting firepower to accompany the large cavalry units.
This is a cavalry configuration passed over from Western Europe.
During the pursuit of more than 200 Cossacks, some people kept falling off their horses. Especially those Cossack cavalry who jumped in front of them at high speed were shot down first.
The battle between the two sides is unfolding in this strange way.
The Cossacks' horses were very fast, but because the cavalry in front were constantly being shot, they were unable to close the distance between the two sides.
However, the number of Cossacks chasing after them could not be only 200. There were as many as 2,000 Cossack cavalry in Tangnu Ulianghai.
Guan Fei had been paying attention to the surrounding situation. Sure enough, another group of Cossack cavalry came towards the left front of the team.
This group of cavalry has more people, seven to eight hundred people. They seem to be gathering teams and coming from all directions to surround Guan Fei and them.
It seemed that these Cossacks were not prepared to let Guan Fei and the others leave. They were planning to hunt Guan Fei.
Zhou Meng, who was running in front, also saw the opponent, and he adjusted the team's direction to the right.
Guan Fei also sent two-thirds of his men to the left side of the team to shoot at the enemies approaching on the left.
After the exhaustion just now, the pursuers behind them now pose little threat to Guan Fei and the others. On the contrary, the threat from the flanks is greater.
The Cossacks had never encountered such a battle before.
No cavalry has ever been able to surpass the Cossacks in range. Such fighting methods made these Cossacks feel depressed.
There is another reason why they must destroy this Chinese cavalry. That is their lances.
The shape of these lances is very unique, and their range is much farther than their flintlock muskets.
The key is that the rate of fire is very fast. From 300 yards away, the Cossacks can see them changing bullets. It is very simple.
If such weapons are allocated to the Cossacks, it will definitely further enhance the combat effectiveness of the Cossack cavalry.
The Cossack cavalry on the left came quickly and came from the side and front. With such a large number of people, even if the dragoons kept shooting, due to the limited number of people, they could not stop them from approaching.
Watching the Cossacks raise their flintlocks and prepare to shoot.
Zhou Meng led his rangers to the outside and blocked the front of the dragoons.
The Rangers also have breastplates and helmets, while the Dragoons are lightly dressed like the Army.
However, the probability of breastplates and helmets blocking flintlock bullets is still very low.
"Bang bang bang..." The Cossack cavalry's flintlock guns finally entered the shooting range. They pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Immediately, a dozen rangers standing in the front were covered in blood and fell off their horses. The remaining rangers also bent their bows and set arrows to fight back, because the Cossacks on the left wing had already entered the range of their bows and arrows.
Although the battle was ongoing, Guan Fei never stopped evacuating.
Both sides are on the move.
The main force that Guan Fei longed for was always missing.
Not only did they not see the main force, but they saw a group of Cossack cavalry in front.
There were four to five hundred Cossacks in this wave, and they ran towards Guan Fei very quickly.
Guan Fei knew that he could not fly this time.
"Everyone, listen, kill us." Guan Fei roared and rushed forward. At this time, there was no need to change direction.
There is only one bloody way out, and I will die on the battlefield here today.
Hey, something seems wrong. The group of Cossack cavalry charging from the opposite side did not charge straight up, but turned around.
At this moment, Guan Fei heard the crisp sound of lances behind the Cossack cavalry in front.
What a familiar sound this is!
Guan Fei had never found the sound of gunshots he was familiar with so beautiful. He felt that the sound was like the sound of nature.
"Brothers, our main force is here. The target is right in front, kill it!"
Guan Fei's heart was like a roller coaster, going up and down. Now he understood that the group of Cossacks coming from the opposite side were also running away.
The ones chasing them should be the dragoons. But where are the other rangers?
And where are the four thousand tribal cavalry?
At the same time, the Cossack cavalry who were chasing Guan Fei behind and to the left were in the same mood as Guan Fei.
First I thought the battle could be over, and then I felt panic again.
Seeing a large number of cavalry chasing them in front, they were also worried. Should they continue to charge forward and fight back? Or should the front team change to the rear team and escape together?
However, as the pride of the Cossacks, the leader of the Cossack cavalry behind him made the final decision. He rushed forward and joined his retreating companions to fight together.
The retreating Cossack cavalry passed Guan Fei's company from the right.
In this way, Guan Fei successfully merged with the larger army. They felt like they had escaped from death, and no one was happy. This small temporary team paid the price of more than 20 casualties.
Now is not the time to take a breath, because the Cossacks are coming to kill us.
"It is true that the ignorant are fearless! Get on the chariot!" Gao Yun ordered.
When he was chasing the group of five to six hundred Cossacks just now, he didn't even use this powerful weapon.
Ten chariots were moved to the front of the dragoons. There was only one dragoon regiment in Gaoyun, with less than 2,000 men.
So these Cossacks gathered together and dared to charge forward.
The Cossack cavalry regiment on the opposite side stopped when they saw the Chinese army. They also stopped to reorganize their troops.
This group of cross-border Cossack cavalry still has more than 1,500 people after successive injuries. This is already their entire strength in Tangnu Ulianghai.
The leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment was wondering, why did the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side stop? Did they want to fight the Cossacks in hand-to-hand combat?
There is no time to think too much at this time. On the battlefield, you must be cautious and act decisively.
"Charge!" the Cossack cavalry roared.
"Ula!" Immediately, all the Cossacks shouted "Ula!" and rode forward.
The ground shook and the mountains shook for a moment, and the scene was quite spectacular!
Ten carriages parked quietly in front of the dragoons in opposite directions.
It looks harmless but is very weird.
The Cossack cavalry thought there might be cannons inside. But just ten cannons couldn't stop the Cossacks' charge.
When the neat charge of the Cossack cavalry entered five hundred yards, all the carriages opened their curtains.
A circle of black gun barrels pointed toward the rear of the carriage. It looked like six rifles trapped on a round iron rod. It had no aesthetic appeal, but it was extremely intimidating.
Then the barrels began to rotate slowly, and they were accelerating at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Click, click, click..." The unique clicking sound of the rotating machine gun sounded, mixed with the rustling sound of the barrel rotating.
Immediately afterwards, a dense rain of bullets started from ten carriages and spread forward in a fan shape.
The Cossack cavalry on the charge had no time to react. Starting from the front row, the scene of people falling on their backs spread to the rear.
The lethality of the rotating machine gun to the charging cavalry was devastating.
But the Cossacks will never look back when charging. This is the glorious tradition of cavalry.
Watching the charging Cossacks fall like wheat.
The Cossack leader seemed to see the God of Death wearing a black robe and wielding a sickle among the ten carts.
The black sword energy was deflected from the car like ripples, cutting off the charging cavalry in half.
This was the last vision he saw before his death.
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ps: There are nearly 10,000 updates every day. It’s really impossible to update as fast as possible, so I’ll try my best to write some big and substantial chapters for everyone. It’s the end of the month, and Dugu is here to collect the leftover tickets again. There are still useless monthly tickets, recommended tickets.