26. The Water of the North Sea (5)
The horses sneezed excitedly, but they were blocked by the slap on their mouths, and they couldn't make a sound, and the twilight gradually fell, and the city more than ten miles away began to light torches, and the city was very quiet, and there seemed to be no sense of crisis that was about to face an enemy attack.
Wu Yundi's face was full of scruff, and he pointed to the city not far away with his horsewhip, "This is Nebuchu City?" ”
"Yes," said the Mongol chief, whose forehead was covered with cold sweat, "Marshal, shall I go and find out how many defenders there are in the city?" ”
"No, no, no," Wu Yundi shook his horsewhip, "In order to prevent you from making mistakes, so I won't waste you, how about the defenders, I already have arrangements," Wu Yundi asked his own soldiers, "What about the Daoists of the White Lotus Sect?" Or is it a lama? Here's? ”
"The defenders of the city are about three thousand." "There have been no unusual troop movements recently. ”
Wu Yundi frowned slightly, "Three thousand people, it's a hard bone, two staff officers, what do you mean?" How to attack? ”
"Direct attack," said Hanover, a German staff officer with a big red beard, "and the Russians have no defense here, and the best way is to attack directly and quickly, first with cavalry and then with musketeers, so as to ensure that mobility and offense are united." ”
"Okay," Wu Yundi turned his head to look at his subordinates who were already eager to try, "Needless to say, this is the destination that Marshal Ronglu explained to us, take Nebuchu, the three cities are connected in a line, Russia can no longer be hard here, the order, after the city is broken, all the treasury here will be given to the brothers themselves!" Hearing this, even the Mongol chief exhaled heavily, Nebuchu is the richest place in the Russian Far East. How many years of squeezing the gold and silver treasures obtained by various ministries, "everyone has them, but they are not allowed to slaughter the city, this will be the city of the Qing Dynasty in the future!" ”
The crowd shouted, "Attack!" The cavalry, like a torrent of steel, shouted down the hill and rushed towards the undefended Nebuchu.
Yang Yuebin was still covered with dirt and sweat at this time. When he heard Rong Lu's words, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "Master Wu, went to Nebuchu?" ”
"Exactly," Rong Lu spread out the recital, "on the 20th of July, he set out from Mount Soer, crossed the Daxing'an Mountain, went down the river, and arrived outside the city of Nebuchu on the 3rd day of the eighth month. Taking advantage of the night sneak attack, the Russians were defenseless and in chaos, and at dawn at three o'clock they conquered Nebuchu, capturing the governor of Nebuchu and more than ten officials, and losing 578 people......"
"Ahh Yang Yuebin stomped his foot violently, "This Wu Yundi, it's really killing me!" Come. Yang Yuebin gritted his teeth, "Ben will personally go to attack the city." Be sure to take the city of Ulan-Ude! ”
Yang Yuebin turned to leave, and William, who was standing beside Rong Lu, said idly, "My lord, are you using your country's agitation method?" ”
"Yes, the three-way army has already won two," Rong Lu said. "It is a pity that this city of Ulan-Ude is left and cannot be fully conquered, and the governor of Siberia probably thinks that if he recaptures the two cities, it is better to keep them from falling. There must be a big war here, before it was a quick march to sneak attack, about the Russians were not convinced, saying that the Chinese would only use conspiracies and tricks, these days with a big victory to attack the city of Ulan-Ude, a contest of one or two, to see who is the lord of the North Sea on both sides! General William, could you please increase the siege force by 10%? How is it? ”
William silently calculated in his heart and nodded, "It can be increased by ten percent." ”
Outside the camp, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the Chinese army came to report: "Lord Yang has led his troops to attack the city." ”
"Most of his cavalry, order the two teams of artillery and muskets to keep the pressure on the fire of the walls," William took out his pocket watch from his chest and looked at the time, "Line up the rest of the third squad in an hour!" ”
"Yes!"
"The Russians think they are the number one hegemon in Europe, and they have always looked down on others, except for England, he is a little jealous, and he lacks due courtesy and respect for Germany," General Wilhelm obtained the current title in the Franco-Prussian War and was selected to come to the Far East to teach, the military is a natural hawk, he was very excited, "The annexation of the Duchy of Poland did not note to our Germany, so rude, to be honest, we Germany are not as bold as the emperor of your country, and dare to make a move." Now let's seize the opportunity to humiliate the double-headed eagle! ”
"Summoning Wu Yundi," Rong Lu paced and thought for a while, "The army of the Eastern Road is under his command, and Nebuchu has been conquered, so he will stick to this place, I don't need support here, stick to Nebuchu, and wait for the will of the country." ”
"Huh!"
"This kid," Rong Lu looked at the newspaper, "the treasury of the Nebuchu Mansion is empty, and nothing has been seized?" This is just to deceive the nerds," Rong Lu said to Staff Officer William, "The Nebuchu Mansion is full of treasury, and this Wu Yundi is afraid that he will be full." ”
"It is undeniable that robbery in a foreign country can strengthen the cohesion of the army," said Staff Officer William, "as long as you pay attention to the impact, be vigilant, and do not be attacked by the enemy, there is no problem at all." ”
"Well," Rong Lu nodded, "Nebuchu has already been defeated, and he can return to Kulen with his victory." ”
After the good news was written, Rong Lu looked at it and reviewed it, changed a few words, and asked the clerk to be sent back to Kulun in an urgent manner for eight hundred miles, and at this time, cheers sounded outside the tent, and the herald hurriedly ran in, "Report to the commander!" Lord Yang and his brothers have already attacked the city wall of Dongcheng, and now they occupy a corner tower! ”
Rong Lu stood up, walked out of the camp tent, and looked at Ulan-Ude City with binoculars, only to see the city wall on the east gate of the city being full of people coming and going, and the two sides were mixed together and fighting, he hurriedly ordered, "Order the musket and artillery battalion to attack the surrounding city walls with all their might, and the rest of the troops support the east city, and they must occupy it steadily!" ”
"Huh!"
"This old Yang," Rong Lu waved his fist excitedly, "What is a brute force!" In a few clicks, you can go up to the city wall! Ulan-Ude is just around the corner! ”
Fighting like a meat grinder on the east city, the two sides were fighting together, unable to use firearms, only fighting with white knives, Yang Yuebin's chain mail already had two arrows inserted in it, but he didn't feel any pain, accompanied by his own soldiers, like a sharp knife, everywhere he went, the Russians were all defeated, more and more Chinese soldiers poured into the city, Yang Yuebin laughed, kicked away a yellow-haired soldier who stopped in front of him, "Happy, finally out of a bad breath." He took his own soldiers down the city gate, and saw a man dressed in the uniform of a senior officer fleeing in a panic with a few soldiers, Yang Yuebin shouted, "Where to escape!" An arrow stepped forward, raised his sword and fell, and immediately slashed the military attache to the ground. (To be continued.) )