Dominate the Country

A cavalry army is advancing southward along the Barnaul River in a mighty manner.

The black cloak, traditional Cirkeska robe, Cossack tall leather hat, and black leather boots formed a sharp contrast with the green earth, as if they were two completely different color palettes. .

Wherever the Cossack troops passed, yellow dust filled the sky, and they looked far away. Like a yellow dragon with teeth and claws, it rolled down and rushed towards the south.

More than ten miles behind the Cossack cavalry, the Torgut cavalry wearing traditional Mongolian robes and small round hats, with bows and arrows and muskets stuffed in their horses and Mongolian scimitars on their waists, were walking slowly. .

Saltykov and Obasi made preliminary discussions, and the Torgut cavalry withdrew one after another, while the Cossack cavalry and Tatar cavalry appeared around Barnaul, creating a situation where the Torgut cavalry was transferred elsewhere. The illusion is that this is still swaying the opponent.

Although the Tartar cavalry has certain similarities with the Torgut cavalry, there is still a big difference between the former who are deified and the latter who maintains Tantric beliefs.

More and more Russian and Turkish cavalry gathered in Barnaul, with people shouting and horses neighing, and everything was boiling.

Wobaxi was riding on a white horse that was not tall but very spirited. He stood on the hill beside the path crushed by the horse's hooves. With confidence and pride, he looked down at the troops passing in front of him. , surrounded by his entourage, Shereng and Bamu Bal.

A cavalry galloped over, handed a letter to one of Wobasi's followers, then turned the horse's head and galloped away.

The entourage handed the message to Wobasi.

"Oh, it's the marshal's order. The Han army has discovered the changes in the Siberian army. Rumyantsev ordered us to end the first phase of the mission. Saltykov will lead the Cossacks and Tatars in the next period. The cavalry was looking for an opportunity to attack the Chinese troops outside Barnaul and put pressure on them. He had already sent the First Army to Barnaul.

As for us, we must also take action. The counterattack is about to begin~"

The corners of Wobaxi's mouth turned up with joy, and Sheleng also raised his head and laughed heartily: "It's really a very good battle plan, isn't it? I'm already eager to see the scene where the First Army is completely annihilated. Marshal Rumyantsev’s face will look very wonderful when the time comes.”

Although the senior officials of the Torgut Ministry do not restrict the spread of anti-Han ideas at the bottom, their senior officials are required that everyone can speak Chinese. Some people say that this is the dream of Obasi who is still dreaming of "*****" of. But in fact this is just to allow them to better integrate into ‘society’ in the future.

Seleng can now speak fluent Chinese. He is not a native nobleman of the Torghut tribe. He is a descendant of the uncles of Torghut Khan and Orqinke. When he and Orqinke moved westward to the Volga River, Seleng's ancestors did not follow them. When he arrived in Saleng, he lived in Yili and became the Taiji of the Junggar tribe. After the Quanbu was destroyed by the Qing army, Seleng refused to surrender. He killed the Ili governor and fled to the territory of Kursu Karata (today's Wusu area of ​​​​Xinjiang). The Qing army pursued and suppressed him, and he fled to Bo Rotala (today's Xinjiang Bole area) soon fled to Russia...

Although Sheleng had enmity with the Manchus, when Wobaxi had the idea of ​​returning to the east, the news of Chen Han's revolt had not yet reached their ears. Sheleng had always been Wobaxi's "return to the east" Decision's staunch supporter.

It's hard to explain Seleng's state of mind at that time. Perhaps the desire to go home had overwhelmed the fear of death at that moment.

Seleng has a saying that expresses his thoughts very well: He lives in the Tianshan Mountains and dies in the Tianshan Mountains. Even if I die, I will leave my head on the banks of the Ili River, next to the poplar trees, in my hometown where I was born and raised. "

But the heart of a politician cannot be judged just by his mouth. You need to understand the context of this sentence.

Even when Wobaxi himself had the intention of returning eastward, what kind of oppression did the Torgut tribe encounter. The Russians did not treat the Torgut tribe as well as they do now.

If it weren't for the frequent mobilization and dispatch of generals by St. Petersburg, and the repeated wars that overwhelmed the Turgut tribe, Wobasi would not have had the idea of ​​​​returning eastward. No matter how difficult it is for Russian culture to integrate, survival is the first priority for these nomadic tribes.

——The location of Torgut is right between the Russian cultural circle with Slavic style and the East Asian cultural circle centered on China. There are some ways of thinking in the Russian cultural circle that are difficult for the Chinese cultural circle to accept, including strong rejection and prejudice against foreign ethnic groups and pagans, a strong sense of superiority and contempt for life. The Turghut people are the first to bear the brunt of these. . When these Orientals from the East Asian cultural circle finally could not bear the oppression of the Russians, a kind of cultural "return" was also a hidden influence when they chose whether to return to their homeland.

Whether they are in a cultural sphere like Russia or returning to their original cultural circle, perhaps they will unconsciously think that the East is the environment that the Turgut people can get used to and are willing to live in.

Although the customs of Turgut and other minority people are quite different from those of the Central Plains, their culture is closer than that of Russia under the rule of Catherine II.

And not to mention what a person like Seleng was thinking in his heart at the beginning, just talking about now, Seleng was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

Bambar is the most loyal general under Wubashi. He has a close blood relationship with Wubashi. They are both descendants of Ayuqi. Bamubar is Wubashi's cousin and he controls Wubashi's guard force. But compared with Sheleng, who is emotional, Bamubar is an introverted and reserved person. He supports Wubashi only because of his close blood relationship with Wubashi.

Of course, there are certain reasons for the fierce oppression faced by the Torghut tribe at that time.

If Russia could treat the Torghut as well as it does now, Wubashi would not have thought of "returning east". Of course, no one in the entire Torghut tribe does not know why St. Petersburg treats the Torghut preferentially now.

If you want to get, you must pay.

Wubashi's face suddenly became very serious, and there was no smile at all.

He said very seriously: "Next we have to go all out to fight. This battle will determine the fate of our tribe. If we are greedy for life and afraid of death, and we are sneaky and cunning, I think His Majesty the Emperor of China will not give us a large piece of land to build our own country. This is what every citizen of our Torghut tribe does not want to see." Even a "Khan" like the Crimean Khan is better than a duke.

There was a gleam in Wubashi's eyes, and his hand unconsciously touched his arms. It was a letter written in Mongolian, a letter from Zhangjia III.

This letter was delivered to him at the beginning of the year. In the letter, Zhangjia III told Wubashi about the "sealing of the country".

In the upcoming Russo-Turkish war, the second Sino-Russian war is an important part of it, and the Torghut tribe should play an irreplaceable role in this second war between China and Russia. Zhangjia III encouraged Wubashi to seize the opportunity and make great contributions so that he could build a country in the future.

Chen Ming had told Wubashi about his plan to build a "wall" between Asia and Europe, but the land and base were limited, so the number of places was also limited. Whether Wubashi could seize the opportunity and cut a big piece of fat from it depended on his own ability.

"According to the order of the Khan, the next battle is a battle related to the fate of the entire Torghut. Everyone must work hard."

Now is not the moment to reveal the truth. In the ears of many Torghut cavalrymen, Wubashi's words still meant that they should try their best to kill Chinese soldiers.

...

"Boom boom boom..."

The explosion in Barnaul was heard from far away. Whenever it was not a day with strong wind and rain, hot air balloons would rise up with Barnaul as the center. Therefore, although part of the 11th Division led by Chen Wei still could not completely surround Barnaul, no one could run out of Barnaul during the day.

As for the night, they had to break through the barbed wire arranged by the Chinese outside the city first. God knows where the Chinese got the barbed wire from, with caltrops and bells hanging on it. It is also not easy to get out in the dark night.

The explosions have been heard for several days. Three days ago, another Chinese reinforcement arrived in Barnaul, probably a regiment.

The explosions in Barnaul have never stopped in the past few days. The 11th Division’s attack during the day was not much, but there were too many deaths. The show cannot ignore the cost and price, right? The night is really lively.

The Russians have no idea how many people died. They can’t go out of the city to check the results at dawn. They can only secretly imagine it in their hearts!

And to the Russian and Turkish cavalry on the periphery, it was the Chinese army that was attacking Barnaul fiercely.

It was a sign that the Chinese suffered heavy losses.

When the news was quickly delivered to Kamensky, he was in the First Army and had no time to wait for Rumyantsev’s reaction, and he quickly ordered his troops to advance to Barnaul. For Kamensky, he would rather stop his troops and wait for an opportunity than not be able to arrive in time when the opportunity arises.

Saltykov led his Cossack cavalry and Tatar cavalry to take the lead. Four or five thousand cavalry were made to look like tens of thousands of people. If Chen Wei had not received the intelligence first, he would have asked the headquarters for help.

The vassal cavalry continued to be vigilant against the Russian cavalry. The 11th Division attacked Barnaul fiercely. The information that they suffered heavy casualties was false, but the reinforcements of that regiment were true. Now the National Defense Army under the city of Barnaul has a total of 18,000 people. This does not include the large cavalry hidden in the south of Barnaul!

Anyway, the cavalry of the National Defense Army is rapidly decreasing. Due to the poor communication and the inability to cross Barnaul to scout south on a large scale, Kamensky took it for granted that the Chinese had transferred the cavalry previously placed in Barnaul on a large scale.

It is normal to understand it this way. Barnaul is the closest city to Novokuznetsk, and the Cossack cavalry actually found traces of a large group of cavalry advancing to the southeast.

In Kamensky's eyes, this cavalry was obviously the previous Chinese vassal cavalry, and they went diagonally to the southeast to cut off the retreat of the Siberian Army. This explanation is very logical.

The most important thing is that the explosions in Barnaul at night were too intense. People have to believe that the Wehrmacht is attacking Barnaul. Unfortunately, the Cossack cavalry can't get to the edge of Barnaul at all.

Four six-barrel rocket launchers were pushed to a distance of only 300 meters from the Russian positions outside Barnaul without anyone noticing. They were pushed to the predetermined position by the soldiers of the artillery group along the trench, and then heavy rockets were stuffed into the barrels.

Four six-barrel rocket launchers can fire 24 heavy rockets at a time. It is conceivable what the Russian troops and fortifications on the surface of the outer edge of Barnaul will be bombed into.

Onopko immediately lay on the ground when he heard the whistle. After a few seconds, the ground suddenly shook violently, followed by thunder and explosions in the air. He raised his head for a long time and found that a column of gunpowder smoke was coming out of the granite fortress and the positions outside the city about 100 meters away from him. The red clouds rolling in the black could be seen clearly even at night, and they were more than ten meters high.

"Fortunately, it's not above our heads." Onopko patted the dust on his body and lamented that the bomb fell far away from him.

The Chinese have sufficient military supplies. Every day and night, they will fire at least more than 100 rockets at Barnaul before they are willing to stop.

Russia will certainly fight back, but that is based on the Chinese attack.

Onopko is a Ukrainian who participated in the Fifth Russo-Turkish War and is now a lieutenant colonel. He has certainly seen big scenes. He has attacked fortresses and defended fortresses.

But this is the first time he has fought this kind of battle.

The rockets frequently used by China and Russia in the battle are very powerful. Even a type A rocket with a charge of only more than 20 kilograms can blow up a killing range of 20 to 30 meters. This is a devastating blow in Onopko's eyes.

Onopko has been awake all night for many times, thinking that he can no longer fight. With rockets, the past volley shooting has become a completely outdated tactic. Which country dares to put its carefully trained elite on the ground and let rockets bomb it?

‘Shooting to kill’ If the queue is not tight, it is not a queue. The line of soldiers must be neat and tight, so as to highlight the advantages of smoothbore rifles.

But if the soldiers are lined up neatly and slowly, it is now courting death.

There is no need for super-heavy rockets, even a medium-sized rocket can serve half a company. This tactic became a thing of the past overnight, and new tactics have not yet been born.

In the battles taking place in the Caucasus today, the Ottomans and Russians are learning from the Chinese. They are learning from the Chinese who do not pay attention to queues at all, and charge and fight in a scattered manner.

It is very unskilled, isn’t it? But what else can be done? With the current performance of the cannon, can it play a greater role?

Anyway, Onopko will not ‘know’ how to fight.

Twenty-four heavy rockets fell unstoppably on the extended positions and towering fortresses outside the city of Barnaul. The latter is very strong, with large blocks of granite piled up all over. I don’t know how thick it is, but it is harder than cement and bamboo bars.

With the current rocket power, it can neither blow through nor penetrate. Therefore, the 11th Division can only use artillery to "gnaw" the fortresses outside the city bit by bit.

A layer of exploding thunderclouds rose from the ground, and the shock wave was like a strong wind, making Onopko squat down involuntarily. After a while, he raised his head again, and then slid onto the broken city wall without fear of death. Experience told him that the Chinese would not throw rockets at the same place again. Onopko hid behind the bunker, and saw that there were still sporadic fires burning in the positions outside the city a hundred meters away from him. He didn't know what the explosion had done.

I don't know how many of the two companies guarding there tonight can be withdrawn tomorrow.

In fact, Barnaul is also quite shabby now. Trees fell, walls overturned, houses destroyed, and people died. Rockets can't hit the city, but the Chinese have heavy artillery. The city is full of casualties and a mess.