Signing in the Republic of China: starting from a foot patrol

Chapter 368 Do 1 field

The bright moon hangs high, the earth is illuminated translucently, and the whole world presents a cold white light.

At this time, in a small village, flames suddenly burst into flames. Dozens of tall Fengjun soldiers in breeches and leather boots were seen yelling and arsonizing the village wantonly.

Fortunately, the people in the village escaped to other places to avoid the war early, so they survived.

These Fengjun soldiers were yelling, but they spoke fluent Tsarist Russian, and looking at their appearance, they were all Tsarist Russians with high noses and deep eyes!

White Russian mercenaries, an ace unit under Zhang Zongchang's command.

This time the Feng army went south to enter the customs. As the most capable unit in Zhang Zongchang's hands, the White Russian mercenaries naturally followed.

In the early years, Zhang Zongchang spent a few years in Vladivostok, because there were many exiled Belarusian nobles and remnants of the army. After coming and going, Zhang Zongchang actually formed friendship with these people.

After he returned to the country to join the army, he relied on the relationship he had established with the Belarusians to recruit a large number of Belarusian rebels and formed the Belarusian mercenaries.

For this White Russian mercenary, Zhang Zongchang valued it very much. Not only did he give enough military pay, but he also took care of his daily diet.

When other Chinese soldiers could only eat cornbread and pickles, these old men could eat butter, bread, and drink vodka every day.

It is precisely because of this that the Belarusian mercenaries are very loyal to Zhang Zongchang, and the two sides can be regarded as two-way travel in a sense.

The style of these White Russian mercenaries is very fierce, and the methods of combat are also very cruel, especially when dealing with prisoners, they often commit torture and killing behaviors such as gouging out eyes, cutting noses, and disembowelling with bayonets.

As for beheading with bayonets, it is their specialty.

Therefore, when the soldiers faced the Belarusian mercenaries, they were often afraid of the way they treated the captives. They would collapse after not firing a few shots, and then scattered and fled.

Zhang Zongchang not only did not stop such cruel fighting methods of the White Russian mercenaries, but encouraged and appreciated them, thinking that this is a magic weapon for defeating the enemy!

Therefore, with the acquiescence and connivance of Zhang Zongchang, the Belarusian mercenaries became more aggressive and presumptuous.

In many cases, not only the enemy army on the opposite side, but even the Chinese soldiers under Zhang Zongchang's command did not dare to easily provoke this group of old-haired soldiers with guns in one hand and wine bottles in the other.

Tonight, these White Russian mercenaries drank a lot of wine, and when they got drunk, they wanted to kill two people for fun. It would be even better if they could grab some money by the way!

Therefore, more than 20 White Russian cavalry stepped on their sabers, carried their rifles on their backs, and rode their horses, reeking of alcohol, towards the nearby villages.

However, because the villagers fled early, they escaped unharmed.

The old men who couldn't get vent were a little annoyed, so they simply lit torches and set fire to the village.

Looking at the burning flames, and the houses and courtyards engulfed by the flames, the Belarusian mercenaries laughed loudly one by one, and then raised their heads and took a gulp of vodka.

Yes, even in wartime, Zhang Zongchang would force the logistics department to meet the dietary needs of Belarusian soldiers such as butter, bread, and vodka.

Therefore, Zhang Zongchang, a rough martial artist, won the loyalty of the old men not just by talking about it. He has vodka, and he really drinks it for the old men.

After burning a big fire, the Belarusian soldiers were satisfied, and got back on their horses one by one, preparing to go back to the barracks for a good night's sleep.

However, not long after they left the village on their war horses, when they were passing through a forest, suddenly, there was a burst of intensive gunfire!

"Clap clap clap!"

The group of Belarusian mercenaries did not panic when they were suddenly attacked. Even though their companions kept falling and their brains were stunned by vodka, their bodies still subconsciously jumped off their horses.

Then, they rolled on the ground and lay down in the ditch beside the road, trying to use natural cover to resist.

It's just that the side that set up the ambush thought very carefully. When the remaining Belarusian soldiers rolled into the river ditch, they hadn't had time to pull the bolt and fight back.

Immediately behind the gunshots!

"Clap clap clap!"

Not long after, more than 20 white Russian cavalry were all reimbursed here.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of soldiers of the Shanling Army walked out from the ambush positions on both sides, and then quickly cleaned the battlefield.

"Hey, look at the war horses of these old men, they are all good horses!"

"Take it back, take it back!"

"Hey, that's a nice saber!"

"Be careful, don't hide it!"

"If you let me know, be careful of the whip!" A captain officer reminded.

"Don't worry, company commander, our eyelids are not that shallow!"

"That's right, a few broken sabers and broken carbine guns." The soldiers responded one after another.

A few minutes later, the soldiers of the Shanling Army left quickly, leaving only the corpses of war horses and white Russian soldiers on the ground.

Not long after that, there was a dense sound of horseshoes, and reinforcements from the Belarusian mercenaries arrived.

Unfortunately, it's too late!

What came to support was a cavalry unit of the White Russian mercenaries. The leading colonel officer named Rakayev, who was a Russian priest, chose to take up a gun to fight against the Bolsheviks because he opposed the Bolsheviks.

Then, after losing the battle, he fled to the Northeast of the country with some routs.

Rakayev stayed in the country for a long time, and he also learned to speak Chinese, but he was not fluent and always had an old-fashioned smell.

Looking at the corpses all over the place, Rakayev was furious: "Damn Shanling Army, a group of devils parasitized by Satan, who deserve to go to hell!"

"You killed a group of outstanding noble children and devout believers, God will punish you for such a cruel act!"

Rakayev yelled, people are like this, the same thing, others did to me, that is to bring evil people.

But if you want to do it yourself, it's a matter of course!

For example, like Rakayev, when he crazily cursed the Shanling Army as a devil and a devil.

But he didn't feel at all how sinful he was to cut off the heads of three direct soldiers with a dagger some time ago.

"Take all the corpses away!"

"Go back to the barracks, I'll give them Mass!"

Although he has been a soldier for so long and killed so many people, Rakayev still believes that he is still the same priest as before, without any change.

The loss of more than 20 Belarusian soldiers at one time shocked Zhang Zongchang immediately.

Regardless of the death of one or twenty, thirty or forty Chinese soldiers, Zhang Zongchang didn't even frown.

But the Belarusian mercenaries are his darling, and Zhang Zongchang feels distressed even if one of them dies.

Don't even think about 20 people will die all of a sudden this time!

Therefore, when Rakayev was about to give mass to these more than 20 dead people, Zhang Zongchang, who was a little drunk, also rushed to see him off.

It's a pity that Fengjun didn't bring the military band with him when he went south this time. The only musical instruments were the suona and erhu that a few veterans carried with them out of hobbies.

But at any rate, it can make a little noise.

So, with the accompaniment of suona and erhu, Rakayev completed a mass ceremony and buried more than 20 dead White Russian soldiers.

After finishing the mass, Rakayev said to the group of White Russian soldiers in front of him:

"Our blood cannot be shed in vain, our lives cannot be lost in vain!"

"We will use the blood and lives of the Shanling Army to comfort our fallen soldiers!"

A group of Belarusian soldiers immediately shouted loudly:

"Kill all the Shanling Army!"

"Kill them all!"

"Cut off their heads, let them feel fear!"

At this time, Rakayev walked quickly to Zhang Zongchang, saluted and said: "Sir, please allow us to launch an attack on the Shanling Army tomorrow!"

Seeing that the White Russian Army took the initiative to ask for a battle, Zhang Zongchang naturally would not refuse, he laughed a few times: "Okay, no problem, launch an attack tomorrow, and your White Russian Army will be the vanguard!"

"Thank you sir!" Rakayev saluted.

At the same time, many units of the Shanling Army also rushed to the scheduled attack location according to Lin Hongfei's order.

Everyone is waiting for the arrival of tomorrow, then, it will be a vicious battle!

The sky was getting brighter, and the two artillery battalions of the Shanling Army were nervously adjusting their artillery.

The gunners of each artillery also took out their notebooks and kept checking the position data detected in advance, for fear that they would make mistakes in their operations and hit their own family members with shells.

In a battle before, a artillery commander of the Shanling Army made a mistake in shooting Zhu Yuan, and as a result, a shell fell directly on the head of his own infantry.

That one shell cost eight lives.

Afterwards, the gunner was shot dead in public.

After this incident, the gunners of the various guns became more cautious, for fear that they would follow in that man's footsteps.

But when the artillery was almost ready, the artillery observation post suddenly yelled:

"not good!"

"A Fengjun cavalry unit is moving towards our artillery position!"

"what?"

The battalion commanders of the two artillery battalions were stunned at the time, and then quickly took out their binoculars to have a look.

Sure enough, on the plain in the distance, hundreds of Fengjun cavalry were rushing towards the artillery position in a murderous spirit!

"what happened?"

"When we arrived at the position in the early morning, we obviously didn't disturb the Fengjun!"

"How do they know we're here?" The commanders of the two artillery battalions looked puzzled, thinking that their actions last night had been detected by the Feng army.

However, the Feng army did not notice the actions of the artillery of the Shanling Army. It was a coincidence that the cavalry of the Feng army moved here.

Since the White Russian cavalry was ambushed last night, Kachayev asked for orders to take the initiative to attack the Shanling Army.

Because the eastern part of Henan is basically a plain, if the cavalry rushed straight towards the Shanling Army's position, they would be sent to their deaths.

Therefore, Kachayev chose a roundabout action, preparing to launch a cavalry raid from the side and rear.

And his roundabout route happened to pass through the artillery positions of the Shanling Army!

Faced with this sudden situation, the commanders of the two artillery battalions did not think about whether their whereabouts had been exposed for the time being.

What they have to consider is how to use the manpower of the artillery battalion to stop the cavalry unit of hundreds of people.

After all, they couldn't bayonet the cannon!

"Hurry up, send power to your neighbors immediately, and ask them to send reinforcements over immediately!"

"The commanders of each artillery immediately adjusted their shooting, and must use shells to block the offensive route of the Fengjun cavalry as much as possible."

"Load the bullets and take out the guns. If we can't keep them all right this time, we will have to fight the Fengjun with bayonets!"

At the same time, other frontline troops of the Shanling Army also noticed the abnormal movements of the Feng army.

Not only the cavalry of the Feng army were dispatched, this time there was also an armored convoy in Zhang Zongchang's army, which also left the Feng army barracks amidst the roar of engines and began to move towards the Shanling army.

"It's Fengjun's Belarusian armored convoy!"

"Look, there are all old men with big noses following behind!"

"Is Zhang Zongchang desperate?"

"Even the old man is out!"

"I heard from a few brothers who used to be soldiers under Yu Shuai's subordinates that these old men are really fierce."

"Especially with bayonets and sabers, ordinary people can't stop them at all!"

"Many brothers in the Zhijun were beaten to death by them!"

"Cut, no matter how fierce it is, it was raised by its parents. A bullet will still leave a big hole."

"That's right, I want to see, are these old men so powerful!"

"That's right, they can wield bayonets and sabers. When I was young, I also played big guns and practiced Bajiquan with my master. I'm afraid he will be a fool!"

The White Russian Army's reputation for being fierce and fierce, not only did not frighten the Shanling Army, but made the entire Shanling Army want to compete with the old Maozi on the opposite side.

At this time, Kachayev, the leader of the White Russian cavalry, had already noticed the artillery positions of the Shanling Army after leading the cavalry forward for a while, which made Kachayev overjoyed!

"Hahaha!"

"I was going to attack in a roundabout way!"

"I didn't expect to encounter their artillery position."

"I took the initiative to deliver it to my door!"

Kachayev did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the cavalry to disperse and expand the distance.

Opposite is the artillery position. If the cavalry formation is too crowded, the casualties will be greater.

Therefore, unlike the ancient heavy cavalry who had to attack in dense formations, the cavalry at this time mostly attacked in the formation of skirmishers.

"Ta Ta Ta..."

With the sound of horseshoes, the scattered Fengjun cavalry team immediately pulled out an offensive formation that was hundreds of meters long, and the distance between each cavalry was at least two meters.

At this time, the artillery of the Shanling Army also relied on the distance advantage to launch an artillery attack.

"Boom boom boom!"

The shells fell and exploded one after another.

White Russian cavalrymen continued to fall off their horses, or turned on their backs.

However, the formation of the White Russian cavalry was too loose, which greatly reduced the killing effect of the shelling.

"Dudududu!"

The first whistle sounded.

After the White Russian cavalry heard it, they began to urge their horses to accelerate, and the sound of horseshoes began to become hurried.

When the horse ran 500 meters, the second whistle followed!

"Dudududu!"

The White Russian cavalry continued to accelerate, but they had not yet reached the maximum speed of the horses. The flying dust was like a sand wall, which could be clearly seen thousands of meters away.

At this time, Kachayev looked into the distance with a telescope and roughly calculated the distance:

"About 500 meters!"

"The distance is almost there!"

Immediately, Kachayev stood up from the saddle, drew out the saber with his right hand, first raised it high, and then slashed down:

"charge!"

"Dudududu!"

The adjutant next to him immediately blew the copper whistle!

"Ula!"

All of a sudden, the White Russian cavalry roared in unison, and the horses under their crotches accelerated suddenly. Accompanied by the dull and dense sound of horseshoes, the cavalry troops rushed towards the artillery position like a tide.

At the same time, several sharp piercing sounds sounded, and more than a dozen shells roared in midair!