Chapter 362 Under the Battle of Yellow Sheep Valley
If China's path to joining the army is to be counted, it should start today, not when he enters the military academy and officially joins the military.
The life of an enemy is a rite of passage for a warrior. Now China has gained his first enemy on the battlefield.
This sense of satisfaction fascinated him and made him really fall in love with the battlefield.
A few years later, China had a family full of children and grandchildren. China, who was over sixty years old, retired from the position of commander of the Chinese Armored Forces. He told his grandson about his youth who was about to join the army.
He said that the most unforgettable thing for him at that time was not that he was rescued by Lu Guoyi, but the battle that took place in Huangyang Valley.
At that time, he was barely a young man, and he didn't have the slightest fear of death in his heart. Others were running away and just wanted to complete the mission.
But at that time, he was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers. Instead, he slowed down and fell to the rear.
He took advantage of that opportunity to shoot his first enemy.
China didn't feel the slightest sense of guilt. Both his superiors and teachers had said that none of these Cossack cavalry were good people. They enjoyed robbing and killing.
The hands of these people are stained with blood, and every one of them deserves to die.
China told his grandson that bullets flew past him at that time, but not a single bullet grazed his skin.
He felt that he must be favored by the God of War.
In the years that followed, China, who had been fighting all his life, did not suffer a single injury on the battlefield.
The sound of bullets flying past his ears made his heart beat faster. He was very fascinated by this feeling.
So from that moment on, China knew that he belonged on the battlefield. Only on the battlefield would his life be more meaningful.
The Cossack cavalry were already red-blooded, so they followed the thousands of shadow cavalry into the Yellow Sheep Valley.
Klinsky felt like he was hunting with his Cossack cavalry.
And their prey was running wildly in panic.
So far, hundreds of Renaissance cavalrymen have fallen off their horses, and the Cossacks have also lost hundreds of people. However, the distance between the two sides is getting closer.
The Cossack vanguard had already replaced their spears.
They held their spears flat at their sides and used the spurs on their long riding boots to sting their horses. The Don hippo burst out of its potential under the pain.
Soon they were able to stab the back of the Renaissance army running in front.
The closer one gets to the goal, the easier it is for people's emotions to overwhelm their rationality.
Klinsky did not notice that the valley beside him seemed different from the previous one.
In fact, if you hadn't been here in autumn and winter when the vegetation was withered and yellow, it would be difficult to tell the difference in the valley from its appearance.
Against the background of grass and shrubs, the ridges on both sides seem to be easily climbed by a horse.
When it comes to judging unknown terrain, humans don't seem to be much better than the Yellow Sheep.
As long as the back of the Renaissance shadow cavalry is bitten by the Cossack cavalry, the ensuing battle will become a unilateral massacre by the Cossack cavalry.
On both sides of the valley, on the hillsides shaded by dense bushes, the infantry of the Fourth Division cleverly camouflaged themselves.
They wore hats woven from wild grass on their heads, and their backs were covered with shrub branches.
The colorful military uniform also reflects its value at this time.
These Renaissance soldiers seemed to have blended into the hillside.
They were waiting for the last Cossack cavalry to enter the valley.
Klinsky, who thought he was hunting, did not know that at this time, the Cossack cavalry he led had become someone else's prey.
And he is obediently walking into the trap set by the hunter.
"Hit!" came the order.
At the same time, intensive gunshots rang out from both sides of the valley.
"Bang bang bang..." The regiment's mortar company began to fire rapidly into the valley.
More than 8,000 cavalry entered the valley, and the mortars seemed to be able to penetrate into the crowd of Cossack cavalry without even having to aim.
"Click, click, click..." The rotary machine gunners almost stood up in order to shoot from the side, pouring bullets from a high position into the most densely populated areas of the enemy.
The Cossack cavalry rushing towards the front pavilion were also blocked by a chariot that suddenly appeared in front of them.
The thousands of shadow cavalry who had been running away just now also stopped after crossing the defense line composed of rotating machine gun chariots.
They dismounted and ran into the positions prepared in advance, holding the line of defense together with the blocking soldiers.
The sudden and violent attack threw the entire Cossack Cavalry Division into panic.
The firepower network formed by the revived military rifles, machine guns, mortars and grenades instantly pushed the battle to a climax.
Such a battle and such powerful firepower have never been seen by the Cossack cavalry.
Klinsky realized that he had been ambushed by the Renaissance Army. But in the pursuit just now, the Cossack cavalry was running at full strength and had unknowingly stretched its formation into a long snake formation.
Such a formation made it difficult for him to issue orders.
Klinsky sent out all the messengers around him.
In order not to cause crowding or stampeding by your own people.
Klinsky ordered the front cavalry regiment to break out directly from the front.
He also ordered the second regiment at the rear to assist the cavalry and artillery regiment in withdrawing from the back of the valley.
He himself led the two regiments in the middle to dismount and attack the hillsides on both sides.
Because they can't move forward or backward now. Instead of sitting on a horse and being beaten passively.
It is better to attack the hillsides on both sides, as long as an opening can be opened on the side.
Then Klinsky was equivalent to tearing apart the enemy's blockade.
The sudden attack just now caused the Cossack cavalry to lose nearly one-third of their troops in an instant, which can be described as a very heavy loss.
Among them, Klinsky's Chinese Army suffered the greatest losses.
He was taking his staff and adjutant to hide in a natural hiding spot composed of several huge rock masses.
The surroundings were filled with the sound of gunfire, and the smell of gunpowder smoke and earth filled the entire valley.
Klinsky had to shout loudly to make the people around him hear his orders.
Some soldiers were still riding in panic circles on their war horses. More soldiers jumped off their horses and looked for cover.
Although the unmanned war horses have been trained, such dense explosions still make them run around in panic.
Sometimes they may even step on someone who is hiding.
Blood and fire became the main theme around.
Under Klinsky's order, a regiment leader managed to gather more than a thousand Cossack warriors.
They headed towards the hillside on the left, because from their perspective, the hillside on this side seemed to be gentler.
Such a counterattack from above was very difficult, because the Cossack cavalry were equipped with flintlock rifles. They had no effective countermeasures against the Renaissance Army's attack.
Klinsky originally had a cavalry and artillery regiment, but this regiment was always at the back. I don’t know what the situation was at this time.
The soldiers of the Renaissance Army continued to harvest the lives of the Cossacks in the valley. Those soldiers who attacked the hillside discovered that as they walked, the vegetation under their feet became deeper and deeper.
When they pushed aside the grass and trees, they discovered that the hillside in front of them was actually steep.
If they want to go up, they have to climb with guns on their backs.
At this time, they seemed to have no choice. Going forward would mean death, and retreating would have no way to survive.
The glory of the Cossacks keeps them climbing higher.
The Renaissance Army on the hillside dropped a wave of grenades at this time.
The Cossack watched the grenades fall on the hillside beside him.
White smoke puffed out from the tail, but they seemed unable to do anything. Some people jumped down the hillside regardless of their injuries.
Some people choose to continue climbing.
"Bang bang bang..." The grenade exploded and caused rubble to roll down the hillside. At the same time, it also knocked down all the climbing Cossack warriors.
Klinsky, who was hiding behind the rocks, saw that attacking the hillsides on both sides had no effect.
Begin to gather the remaining soldiers and retreat towards the back road.
Compared with the unknown way forward, the way back is more reassuring.
Almost at the same time in the valley, the 2nd Cavalry Brigade suddenly burst out from the valley hidden in the rear.
The dragoons concentrated their firepower and tore apart the last cavalry of the Cossack cavalry, which was responsible for protecting the artillery. Then, under the cover of the dragoons, the rangers rushed into the Cossack cavalry artillery.
The artillery, which had no close combat capabilities, was quickly annihilated.
At this time, the chariots of the Second Cavalry Brigade assaulted to the west side of Huangyang Valley and deployed blocking positions.
Sure enough, a large number of cavalry retreated from the valley, pouring from the valley like a flash flood.
The dragoons also lined up and moved forward. They used lances and chariots to block the Cossack cavalry who were preparing to protrude out of the valley.
Teng Ziquan even ordered the captured enemy cavalry artillery to be pushed out of the mountain pass.
These well-preserved cavalry artillery, under the control of the artillery of the Second Cavalry Brigade, fired along with the mortars of the Second Cavalry Brigade into the valley.
With the support of artillery, the cavalry rushing out of the valley were not so dense, and the pressure on the blocking dragoons was much less.
When the cavalry wants to break through the encirclement at all costs, the power is very frightening.
Fortunately, artillery joined in to consume the enemy's follow-up troops.
At the front of the valley, China quickly loaded his flintlock gun and aimed and fired at every enemy that appeared within his range.
Every shot he fired almost took away an enemy. Among so many people, he might be the smallest in stature, but he killed more enemies than many people.
The desperate Cossack cavalry also broke out with unprecedented combat power.
They galloped forward on horseback like wild beasts, rushing towards the blocking position.
Some Cossacks knew that they would die if they moved forward, but they still rushed forward without hesitation to create opportunities for their comrades behind them.
The resistance horses originally set up by the Renaissance Army were already covered with corpses of Cossacks. Occasionally, a Cossack who was not afraid of death would rush to the blocking position and then disappear.
Including the shadow cavalry that had just withdrawn, there were five to six thousand people guarding the blocking position.
There was only one regiment of Cossack cavalry that broke out from the front.
Gradually, the Cossack cavalry that broke through gradually became sparse. They could not form a group charge. They did no harm to the blocking position and fell to the guns of the Renaissance soldiers one after another.
"Beep..." The charge whistle sounded, and the battle was coming to an end. In the valley several kilometers long, the soldiers of the Renaissance Army launched a general attack.
The Second Cavalry Brigade and the Shadow Cavalry swept from both ends to the middle. The infantry on the hillside also descended into the valley from convenient places.
Scattered Cossack cavalry still resisted.
It must be said that the Cossacks have a very tenacious will to fight. Even at the end of their rope, they still have not surrendered.
From time to time, there were Cossack cavalry hiding in the gaps between the rocks and firing cold shots at the Renaissance Army.
But then these people will be shot to death randomly.
China followed the large army into the valley.
At this time, the valley was like a purgatory, with broken limbs and arms everywhere. Some Cossack cavalrymen were blown into two pieces by cannonballs, but their upper bodies were still alive and their hands were still crawling.
Chi Na's stomach turned and she felt faintly nauseated, but he forced himself to hold it back.
China saw a war horse wailing on the ground. A large hole was opened in its belly by a heavy machine gun, its intestines flowed out, and even a pool of undigested grass foam flowed out.
China walked over, took out the bayonet from his waist, covered the horse's eyes with his left hand, and then pierced the horse's throat with the knife.
At this time, he was not as excited as he was at the beginning, and there was no joy of victory in his heart. Instead, he was in awe of the war.
War is not just about killing people.
China seemed to have a deeper understanding of war in his heart.
The greatest casualties of the Renaissance Army occurred when they first introduced the Cossacks into the valley, when hundreds of militiamen were killed or injured.
In addition, it is the time of final attack and clearing the battlefield.
Because they have to go deep into the battlefield, the soldiers of the Renaissance Army inevitably close the distance with the Cossack cavalry. There are always sporadic Cossack cavalry suddenly bursting out and pulling the soldiers of the Renaissance Army to death together.
The Cossack cavalry taught the soldiers of the Renaissance Army a profound lesson. What is courage? Courage means doing something when you know you will die, and what you do is the bloody courage in your chest.
Of course, not all Cossack cavalry are fearless of life and death, there are always some who are timid.
After they were discovered by the Renaissance Army, they walked out of their hiding place with their hands raised fearfully.
The valley is too big and there are hiding places everywhere, which makes the search work of the Renaissance Army difficult.
In addition, nearly 20,000 militiamen searched the valley for several hours, and the search work was finally completed.
In this battle, the soldiers of the Heilong Military District of the Renaissance Army led by Lin Wei annihilated 8,000 Cossack cavalry and captured less than 500 enemy troops.
The corpses of dead Cossacks piled up in mountains in the valley. A group of large carrion birds circled in the sky above the valley.
Waiting for this group of predators to leave so they can come down and enjoy the leftovers.
Lin Wei ordered the corpses of humans and animals to be separated, and the corpses of the Cossacks were thrown into a small closed valley, covered with a layer of earth and rocks.
The big bird was very disappointed. This group of predators neither ate their prey nor gave it to others.
They can only wait for the wild wolves to dig up the earth and rocks, and then follow them to enjoy a delicious meal.
The carcasses of the war horses were collected, slaughtered centrally, and used as military rations. The remaining surviving Don horses were treated and cared for.
These horses will be sent to the horse farm to breed war horses.
China followed the militia team to carry the corpses, and saw that these Cossack soldiers who were very fierce just now had now turned into cold corpses. China was filled with emotions.
What caused this result? Is the equipment of the Renaissance Army more powerful?
Not only that, the Renaissance Army should be even more prepared.
Chi Na feels that he can be a soldier at best now. When will he be able to become a general like Uncle Lu Guoyi?
Today's battle made China know that he still has a lot to learn in order to become a general.
What he hates most is studying. He prefers playing with his flintlock gun than studying. But now, China feels that he has to make a change.
Lin Wei also came to the valley, and the cleaning work was completed.
"How's it going? Has the enemy commander caught him?" Lin Wei asked a staff officer in charge of statistics.
"Report to the commander, the man has been found, but he is dead. We have confirmed with the prisoner that he is the commander of the Tsarist Russian cavalry, Major General Klinsky." the staff officer reported.
"Have the battle losses and seizures been calculated?" Lin Wei asked.
"Yes, Commander, we have a total of 346 militia casualties and 453 soldiers. We collected 7,216 enemy corpses on the battlefield and captured 478 enemy soldiers. We captured 6,578 war horses, including 1,213 injured war horses and 2,125 war horse corpses.
Tools. In addition, 56 enemy cavalry guns were captured, including 42 six-pound bronze cannons and 14 12-pound bronze cannons..."
"Let me make a report and let the casualty militiamen enjoy the same pension benefits as the fallen soldiers," Lin Wei said.
It was a helpless move to summon these militiamen to participate in the battle this time. They had no need to participate in such a dangerous field battle, but in order to completely annihilate the enemy, Lin Wei had to resort to this method.
However, these militiamen became real soldiers of the Ba'ath Army from the moment they died.