On July 9, a cavalry company serving as the vanguard of the Northern Marine Cavalry Regiment arrived near the Boronor Station, 210 miles north of Cullen.
When the red flag with the white five-pointed star appeared on the hills on the east side of the Boluo River, people emerged immediately after them, wearing dark green camouflage uniforms, rainproof cloaks, and rifles on their shoulders.
A Northern Navy cavalryman with a saber slung across his saddle.
There are more than 300 Mongolian cavalry stationed at the Boronor platform. They are no longer post soldiers, but cavalry under the command of Sangzhai Dorji, the king of Zasakdoro County. These archers from the Chechen Khan Banner are facing the north.
The navy didn't understand it, and it even looked down upon the cavalry of the Northern Navy.
When the leader of the team learned from the sentinel that more than a hundred people from the Northern Navy had arrived, he immediately made a decision to "go against his ancestors" and wanted to teach these ignorant pirates a lesson.
"Kill the Northern Pirates! Only 30% of the captured Ma Bengui will be taken, and the rest will be yours!"
The mounts of the Northern Navy cavalry are mainly derived from the Kabat Jin horses captured in the war with Tsarist Russia. This is a mountain horse produced in the North Caucasus with a shoulder height of 1.45 meters to 1.55 meters. It has a strong body, well-developed muscles and strong durability.
, has the strange ability to find a way out in the mist and darkness.
As for the famous Don hippopotamus in another time and space... I'm sorry, it hasn't been cultivated yet!
The leader of the Northern Navy was Captain Bock of the Third Company of the First Battalion of the Cavalry. This man was from Daur. After the battle between the Qing army and the Russian army in Heilongjiang City that took place in the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign, he was injured and was left in Heilongjiang.
Bock, who lived in the city, resolutely defected to the North Navy after being rescued by the North Navy and out of danger.
When Bock saw from the telescope that the Mongolian cavalry at the Boronor station was starting to move out, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he immediately issued an order: "Ready the machine gun!"
The firepower of a single cavalry company of the Northern Navy is quite powerful. Each company is equipped with two to three PKM general-purpose machine guns of 7.62 mm caliber, one for each platoon. The ordinary cavalry is one person and two horses, while the machine gun team is two people and six
Horses, two of which are specifically responsible for carrying ammunition boxes and spare parts. An ammunition box with a capacity of one hundred rounds weighs 3.9 kg. Two horses can carry up to 12 full ammunition boxes, chain loaders, spare barrels, etc.
Related parts. The purpose of this is to ensure that a small cavalry unit has enough firepower to break out when it is besieged.
It is said that using this thing to deal with the Mongolian cavalry that was outflanking from both sides was really ineffective. So Bock had no interest in watching. He just ordered his platoon leader to capture a few prisoners, and then concentrated on studying the map.
After the machine gunner in charge of the left wing entered the simple shooting position, he used the scope to search for the target for a long time, and finally set the target on a guy more than 500 meters away. There was no way, the guy was wearing all the clothes among the Mongolian cavalry.
It's really eye-catching, at least he's a third-grade official.
There is a lynx hair as thick as a thumb standing on the top of this man's helmet, and below it is a circle of vermilion tassels; on the front and rear beams under the helmet's treasure cover, there is also a shining silver-plated cloud dragon.
The armor on that guy's body is even more fancy, with pythons embroidered on his chest and shoulder guards, and the shoulder joints are also inlaid with silver-plated cloud dragons.
Okay, it’s just you!
When the short firing sound of "da da da" sounded, the Mongolian cavalry who had already climbed up the hillside did not know what had happened, but the horses under their crotches were far more alert than people. They had already realized that they were in a death trap.
So he used roars and restlessness to remind his master to retreat.
However, these Mongolian cavalry had never been on the battlefield and rarely used muskets, so they had no idea what machine gun shooting meant, and thought the Northern Navy was setting off firecrackers to scare them.
Since the defeat of Amursana in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign, there has been no large-scale military action in Khalkha Mongolia. The generation that went to the battlefield has either grown old or passed away, while the younger generation of Mongolians has
Forgot what blood and fire are.
With the staggered shooting of two machine guns, and the subsequent rifle shooting, the two dozen Mongolian soldiers attacking in the front suddenly discovered where were their partners behind them?
Twenty minutes later, when the cavalry finished cleaning the battlefield and escorted a dozen dejected prisoners to the Boronor platform five miles away, there were no traces of the dozens of Mongolian soldiers who had stayed here and had run away long ago.
Well, they didn't even bother to set fire to it.
"I don't accept it! You are using sorcery. What kind of heroes are you? If you have the ability to compete with me in wrestling, come on! Come on!"
The captured Mongolian leader with a white flag urged Wendurgan to stop talking after he calmed down. However, no one from the Northern Navy outside the thatched house paid any attention to him, which made Wendulgan even more angry.
What’s this? It’s so frustrating! There was a loud crackle of ping-ping-pong-pong, and before the enemy could even get eighty steps closer, he suffered heavy casualties on his side, and the co-leader also died in the battle, and then the living ones like them
He was captured alive.
After Wen Duer's spit had dried up, the dilapidated door was opened. Because it was very dark inside the thatched house, the prisoners in the house did not see clearly the appearance of the man who walked in. They only saw the man using his fingers.
Looking at Wendurgan and two other Mongolian soldiers, he said in a very familiar Mongolian dialect: "You, you, and you, get up and follow me!"
As expected, the person who came here was taking them for interrogation. When he saw Bock, the commander of the cavalry company, Wendurgan looked at the man's face that resembled a Mongolian and blurted out: "Are you a Mongolian?"
"People from Daur." Bock curled his lips and continued to reprimand without waiting for the other party to recognize: "You were the one who kept shouting just now, right? You are not honest when you become a prisoner! Save your energy, to tell you the truth, among us, no matter what
Whichever one you choose to deal with is more than enough for you!”
After he finished speaking, he motioned to his men to get a glass of water and feed it to Wen Duergan and the three of them. After the three of them finished drinking, he said, "Tell me, what's going on in Cullen now?"
This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading! Wen Duer still couldn't swallow the breath. He wiped his chin with his tied hands and said proudly: "You are also a man, challenge me to a duel."
, If you win, I will tell you everything I know!"
"Hahaha~~" Bock laughed loudly, stood up suddenly and said: "Untie him!"
Half an hour later, Wendulgan, whose nose and face were bruised and swollen after being thrown, was lying on his back in the yard of the inn, with no strength left. The cavalry company commander Bock, who was standing with his arms akimbo, also had bruises on his face and was panting. Such a scene made him feel uncomfortable.
All the people watching the excitement secretly smacked their lips.
After a while, Wen Duergan finally sat up and said sadly: "I lost, you can ask whatever you want."
At nine o'clock that night, the cavalry regiment's large contingents and baggage trains arrived at the Boronor platform one after another. The first thing the regiment commander Samusu and deputy commander Bayan did after arriving was to send a report to the Eastern Front Headquarters, and then listened to
Bock's report.
These two are definitely anomalies in the Bei Navy. Both of them were originally garrisoned Eight Banners soldiers from Hunchun.
In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong's reign, Zhao Xin and others fought against the Manchus for the first time and captured thirteen prisoners. Samusu and Bayan were one of them. These people first worked for two years in labor, salting fish, and logging.
, worked in gold mining; although it was hard work, Zhao Xin never treated him harshly in food, clothing, and clothing, for which the thirteen captives were all grateful.
After the Northern Navy captured Hunchun for the first time in the 51st year of Qianlong's reign, the families of the thirteen captives were all taken to Beihai Town. From then on, they joined the Northern Navy and began to work wholeheartedly for Zhao Xin.
At the beginning of the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign, the Northern Navy began to form a cavalry unit. With their excellent riding skills and their loyalty to Zhao Xin, Samusu and Bayan stood out from the crowd and became the first two cavalry companies.
Company commander. Later, he followed Zhao Xin to fight against Tsarist Russia and was promoted to battalion commander and regimental commander.
"How many enemies does Cullen have?" Samusu asked as soon as he entered the room.
Bock said: "According to the prisoners' accounts, all 23 banners and 40 chiefs of the Chechen Khan tribe have arrived, totaling more than 6,000 people. Half of the 20 banners and 52 chiefs of the Tushetu Khan tribe have arrived, roughly.
There are more than 3,000 people. Almost 10,000 people. Right now they are all stationed in Zhaomodo, southeast of Kulun."
The young staff officer under Samusu listened and made marks on the map. Zhaomodo is adjacent to the Kent Ridge in the north, with thousands of cliffs standing on it, hills to the east, and the Tula River to the west. Considering that most of the Mongolian soldiers in Khalkha are cavalry,
It is very likely that the formation will be deployed along the river while guarding the pass of Kent Ridge.
"Is the situation reliable?"
Only then did Bock report the one-on-one fight between himself and Wenduer. When Bock threw the opponent so hard that he couldn't get up in the end, Samusu and Bayan couldn't help laughing.
After laughing for a while, Samusu's face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "Before going south, the headquarters organized a meeting of the chief officers of each regiment. The leaders specifically talked about the Zhaomod victory a hundred years ago. It seems that Kaer
The Khamon people want to imitate Kangxi and rely on the mountains to fight us from a high position."
Bock asked curiously: "Zhao Mo Dajie? Who is following whom?"
Samusu put one hand behind his back and pointed at the map and explained: "A hundred years ago, Kangxi's imperial commander personally went to war with 100,000 people and Galdan's 30,000 troops fought there. It was said to be 100,000,
Actually only fifty thousand."
Bayan looked at the map and thought for a moment and said: "It seems that the enemy wants to lure us to Zhaomodo, use the mountains and dense forests there to set up an ambush, and surround us on three sides."
Samusu saw through the intentions of the Khalkha Mongols and couldn't help but said proudly: "They wanted to lure me over, but I was not fooled."
He immediately told his staff: "Send a report to the headquarters. From tomorrow on, our troops will no longer arrange to advance alternately. The entire regiment will act together to occupy Kuyitai. I want to see who can go first if we leave Cullen alone."
in a hurry."
Since the cavalry regiment served as the vanguard, they have basically advanced in alternating company units. Each company's daily attack distance is aimed at capturing two post stations at most; if the distance between the two post stations exceeds 100 miles, only
Occupy a building. At night, the large groups of troops and baggage trains from behind arrived one after another, and then the next company recharged its batteries and repeated the above rhythm the next day.
The reason for this is mainly related to the ration supply of the war horses; in addition, this is also the reason why Zhao Xin has never dared to expand the size of the cavalry despite having captured a large number of war horses from the Russian and Qing armies.
By the way, war horses are half the life of a cavalryman. Those who say they let war horses eat weeds can just go to sleep.
Horses can eat grass, but they must go back to the pasture to eat high-quality forage, such as alfalfa, during non-combat time. As for the nutritional value of wild grass, some are poisonous. Let the war horse eat wild grass, and it will become thinner and thinner as it eats on the battlefield.
If you don't move, you won't be able to run fast. Eventually, your resistance will decrease and you will easily get sick.
During the march, if the war horse is fed grass as its main food, it will need to eat for more than 12 hours a day. You must know that horses are different from cattle and sheep. The horse's stomach is very small and relies on a rectum to function. So it often
You will see that the horse eats no matter day or day, and rarely has any free time. When it is free, it takes a nap, stands there and sleeps for a while, and starts eating when it wakes up. It keeps stuffing things into its mouth all day long.
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In fact, when the cavalry is marching and fighting, they have to use the mobility of the cavalry to move quickly during the day. Only at night do they have time to feed the horses. The problem is that soldiers cannot let their horses go out to graze at night... What should I do if the enemy makes a sneak attack?
Looking for horses in the dark? Therefore, during the march and fighting, war horses have to eat the same food as soldiers, and the pay is much higher; even sometimes hungry soldiers have to ensure the rations of war horses. Only in this way can combat effectiveness be maintained.
In the North Navy, the wartime ration requirements for cavalry horses are twice as high as those for soldiers; the daily food standard for all horses is 20 kilograms of refined grains - including soy flour, egg whites (if the eggs are not enough, replace them with protein powder) and wheat flour
.Based on the calculation of one person and two horses, the cavalry regiment has more than 2,000 people and the daily ration of more than 4,000 horses is more than 40 tons.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When a large-scale cavalry unit is marching and fighting, once the logistical supplies are cut off and the horses starve, the unit's mobility will immediately decrease; even if the horse's life and death are not taken into account, at most
It could only be carried for one day, and on the third day the horses all withered.
Just like ordinary people keeping pets, cavalrymen love their horses more than pets. Who is willing to let their horses work hard for a day and then be useless?
Let alone the Beihai Navy, even the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not do this. So if Samusu sends people to Zhaomodo for reconnaissance now, he will see tens of thousands of horses grazing on the pasture, constantly eating.
It is said that an hour after the telegram was sent, the Eastern Front Headquarters called back: "I agree with your plan. We will also besiege the city of Kulun but not attack it. Remember!!!"
Samusu read the telegram, handed it to the deputy commander Bayan, and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief's order came at the right time! To be honest, I can't wait patiently for the group of lamas in Kulun City!
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At the same time, in the city of Kulun, 210 miles away, thousands of lamas and monks from Zasak, Khalkha, were gathering in their own "Aimakes" to perform rituals. Those who led troops from various places gathered
The princes of Zasak who arrived here had already participated in the activities during the day.
The monks took this action at the request of Songyun, the Minister of Affairs of Kulun, to conduct a twenty-one-day "Dharma Assembly to protect the country and eliminate disasters", which is now on its fifth day.
The so-called "Aimaq" is a fixed institution set up by Jebtsundamba Hutuktu for lamas and monks from all over the country who come to study in Kulun. It is the center of religious activities in Khalkha, with a total of thirty
, all located in the monastery Kulunli within the city of Kulun. In order to prevent mixing with the secular population, the interiors of each Aimaq are separated by fences, led by the Garzha chief, and supervised and managed by Gesgui Lama.
Now Jebtsundamba Hutuktu has gone to Rehe, so the management of the entire monastery in Kulun falls on the shoulders of Dornier Lama Damcharabgyal and Lobu Sundargyal.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were a total of six lama banners in Khalkha Mongolia, which were the exclusive territories of monks, and were managed by the six Hutuktu Lamas respectively. Among them, Jebtsundamba’s territory was the largest, and only in his territory
Here, there are positions similar to the prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the Qing court.
The former was in charge of government affairs and the latter was in charge of religion. Sometimes they overlapped with each other and had equal power. This can be seen from their official positions officially granted by the Qing court.
The former is "the Erdeni Shandroteba who is in charge of teaching and comforting the people and the disciples of Jebtsundamba Lama, and handling the Kulun affairs", referred to as "Shangdroteba". The latter is "the one in charge of Jebtsundamba Hutuk"
Tujingtan, Prime Minister Fanseng Affairs Khenpo Nomen Khan", referred to as "Khenpo Nomen Khan".
At present, the Northern Navy is getting closer and closer to Kulun. Although the two ministers of Kulun, Manchu and Mongolia, have advised Dornier Lama Damchara Bujia and Lobu Sundargya to lead the monks to evacuate and go to their hometown on the shores of Lake Kusugur.
Thousands of monks were studying in the city, as well as tens of thousands of temple servants, slaves, cattle, sheep and horses. If we had to evacuate hastily, we would definitely suffer heavy losses.
So after two days of discussion between Donil Lama Damcharab Gyal and Lob Sundar Gyal, they finally decided to send a secret envoy to contact the Northern Navy.
The two lamas responsible for this negotiation task, Shangdrotepa and Khenpo Nomen Khan, gave them an upper limit of 500,000 stones of corn and 5,000 sheep, or the corresponding gold and silver. In short, they spent money to eliminate disasters.
, even if they are blackmailed by the Northern Navy, they must ensure the safety of the monks and internal property of "Temple Kulun".
The problem is that the entire city of Culun is currently under martial law, and the idlers cannot leave without a warrant from the minister. After finally spending money to bribe the soldiers on duty outside the monastery of Culun, and quietly leaving the city, the time has come to July 10th.
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At this time, the Northern Navy cavalry force was already on its way to Kuyitai Station, and Fan Tong and Liu Sheng also met up at Tashartai Station and set off together. The large force was only 280 miles away from Kulun City.