One hundred and ten miles east of the Guriev Fortress, on the banks of a small river called Duginka. An encounter between a Russian cavalry patrol and an infantry patrol of Chen Han is underway.

There were not many people on either side. The Russian army has one or two hundred cavalry, and the Chinese army is a reinforced team.

The wild Russian cavalry emerged from the hills on the right side of the river, more than three miles away, shouting 'Ula', and swept away at the Chinese infantry on the riverside.

The latter immediately changed formation, and the soldiers in the front all raised their rifles, and the soldiers in the back also quickly set up rockets. When the Russian cavalry troops were unable to retreat with an unstoppable momentum, and the outpost of a squad of men and horses who had no choice but to hold on to the top of a hill waiting for reinforcements continued to rush towards the large force of the Chenhan patrol, the rockets and guns of the Wehrmacht also vented their anger frantically at the roaring Russian cavalry.

Gunshots rang out, rockets exploded, grenades exploded. The screams of men and the wailing of horses echoed in the sky with the sound of gunfire and explosions......

This is not the only bilateral war between China and Russia, there have been many such skirmishes before, and there will be many later.

Chen Han quickly changed in the battle and sacrifice, and the battalion-level troops had to travel with horse-drawn carts, on which six-barreled and nine-barreled rocket launchers and small mortar guns were placed, and boxes of ammunition were placed.

The Russian cavalry, which had the advantage of cavalry strength on the front, was also extremely rampant, relying on their great mobility to gallop back and forth in the vast open space between the Chinese border line and the rear. If it weren't for the large numbers of herders who had been displaced from the eastern banks of the Ural River, it is not known how many people would have been killed.

Just like the No. 3 plan deduced by the General Staff, the Russian army started the game in this way, because they believed that China would not fight Russia before Napoleon officially attacked Russia.

Although there are many contradictions and fierce conflicts of interest between China and Russia, the last Sino-Russian war was simply a shame for Russia. But there is no reason for China and Russia to go to war anytime soon.

The reason why China is massively sniping troops and amassing combat materials is entirely due to the Franco-Russian crisis in Europe. Napoleon's war against Russia is a prerequisite for another war between China and Russia.

Therefore, Russia is safe and bold to have high friction with China, to reconnoiter China's military deployment in the area east of the ceasefire line, their cavalry, their Cossacks, that is a good hand in conducting reconnaissance.

At the same time, a small-scale cavalry sortie is combined with a thousand-strong cavalry group to launch a sneak attack on China's transport troops, which can also play a role in blocking the transportation and supply of the front line. Of course, this can also play a more protective role in the military deployment of Russia's own territory.

On more than one occasion, the troops on the Chen-Han front reported to the rear and asked for a large number of cavalry to be stationed. However, Chen Wei and Wei Baocheng considered the difficulties of supplying the front line and the uncertainty of the official start of the war between China and Russia, so they would not let the cavalry troops that had spent a lot of money enter the front line first.

You know, according to Nanjing's estimates, if Napoleon wants to launch an attack on the Russian army, it will have to wait at least until mid-June, and it will take a long time for the exact news to reach China. The opening of the Suez Canal has greatly shortened the distance between the East and the West, but the distance can be shortened by another three months. The start of the battle is expected to be in winter, and it is impossible to mobilize troops on a large scale in winter, and the real start of the battle will be next year. Wei Baocheng and Chen Wei, as the commander-in-chief and front-line commander, would let the cavalry troops that consumed huge amounts of money enter the front line now.

The nomads who had been active on the eastern bank of the Ural River had been persuaded to move to the western part of the Aral Sea, where there were hundreds of miles of no-man's land, and if too many troops were gathered on the front line, the supply lines would be dragged down.

However, the Russian army, which is also on one side of the war, is not comfortable at this time.

Chen Han's patrol troops and transport troops, the scouts were far away, and the quality of the scouts was also very high. It was difficult for the Russian cavalry to get close to the Chinese troops and make a surprise attack. Moreover, these units are now getting larger and larger, and they are equipped with more and more rockets and rocket artillery, which is a lesson in blood.

If the number of people is too small, it is often difficult for the Russian cavalry to break through Chen Han's resistance, even if they rely on the strength of the crowd to kill Chen Han who was ambushed, they will also pay a heavy price. The human resources of the Russian army cannot be compared with China's, even if the unit price of their gray cattle is very low, it is not such a method of consumption.

The Chen Han army had relatively generous treatment and martyrs' pensions. Or it is more cost-effective to say that the disabled are not killed in battle. The soldiers are determined to fight, and it is difficult to capture prisoners. A 'victorious' ambush battle often outweighs the losses of the Russian cavalry.

In addition, many of the current cavalry of the Russian army are composed of Central Asian cavalry, not pure Cossack cavalry or Russian cavalry. After the migration of a large number of herdsmen in the eastern part of the Ural River, these people lost the pleasure of slaughtering, killing and bullying, and had no substantial gains, and their enthusiasm for fighting was greatly reduced. Don't think that they come from Central Asia and hate China to the core, although these Central Asian cavalry are very disgusted with China, they are absolutely unwilling to pay the price of their lives to scare China. Now every encounter is full of casualties, and the benefits that have not yet been made make the Central Asian cavalry even more unable to raise the fighting spirit.

The behavior of these people is contagious and has caused a very bad influence in the Russian army.

The combat efficiency of the Russian cavalry units is slowly declining! It even affected the infantry units of the Russian army.

"We must try our best to figure out the defensive lines and positions of the Chinese before the combat efficiency of the 5th and 7th Cavalry Divisions drops to the dangerous line." Meloyarsky roared loudly at the generals in front of her.

He hated the unexpected.

Before strengthening its determination to engage in friction with the Chinese, the Russian army did not think about the consequences of frustration in action, excessive losses in cavalry, and even a decline in morale. However, the morale of the two cavalry divisions has dropped a little too quickly, and the losses are a little too great. Now a sense of dejection is rapidly spreading throughout the army, affecting even the infantry.

Meloyarsky, an army general of the Russian army, is well aware of the current situation in Russia, and his eastern front, St. Petersburg, does not expect his troops to withstand the Chinese, and his task is only to stalemate the war until winter.

Russia's cold winters are their biggest and strongest allies.

Napoleon's labor expedition to Russia, only with the combat effectiveness of the army, Russia is indeed not necessarily Napoleon's opponent, but Russia also has its own advantages - Russia has a far-reaching hinterland - compared with other European countries, as long as the battle and retreat, stretching Napoleon's supply lines, when winter comes, Russia will not have a chance to defeat Napoleon.

Therefore, he must support on the Eastern Front until winter, and perhaps by the time the spring blossoms, the main Russian army on the Western Front will be able to return to the Eastern Front.

So, he must win the battle at the moment!

Otherwise, the humiliation that Rumyantsev and Potemkin suffered in St. Petersburg would have fallen on Meloyarsky's head as it was. As a veteran of the Russian army, as a great nobleman from a traditional wealthy family in the Russian Empire, Meloyarsky did not allow such a thing to happen.

"Now I order, in five days, to launch a fierce assault on the Urda military station. The line of the Il, a tributary of the eastern bank of the Urals, should be closely monitored. Meloyarsky's eyes were sharp at Pokrov and Kirilenko, two major generals. The Watcher's task is left to one of the two of them. It's not that Meloyarsky discriminates against them. After such a long confrontation with the Chen-Han defense army, the Russians have long understood that monitoring the Chen-Han army is not easier than an offensive battle.

"General Andrei."

"The war is about to enter a critical moment, and the Cossacks should be more prominent in the battle, and they should boost their fighting spirit and spirit, and lead the group of people in Central Asia to complete the attack and harassment and cutting of the military stations on the east bank of the Chinese River."

"I'm sure you'll be able to do it!"

"Yes, Your Excellency. I was able to get the job done! The Cossacks were as passionate and steadfast in battle, as I was loyal to His Majesty and the Empire. Meloyarsky, who felt that she could not continue like this, kicked off a bloody battle. At this time, the Chen Han National Defense Army still knew nothing about this.

The commander-in-chief, front-line commander, general staff, and cavalry commander-in-chief of the war against Russia all had the same attitude, and it was impossible to send a large force to the east bank of the Ural River. And they also think that Russia's Western Front is facing a great threat from Napoleon, and they also watch Chen Han gather troops and materials at most, and raise some small-scale frictions, and it is impossible to play big.

It is even more impossible to pull out Chen Han's military station, because such a move is completely like declaring war on Chen Han.

Chen Han is now the great beauty of the future generations, flying high in the sky, it is already the luck of St. Petersburg that he does not immediately find trouble with the Russians, where would he think that the Russians would dare to take the initiative to break the rules.

In later history books, the Sino-Russian war conflict in the summer and autumn of 1812 was hailed as a 'war that was not a war'.

Because China and Russia have not officially started the war, but the level of fighting between China and Russia has been escalating during this period. At its largest, the total number of troops involved in the battlefield on both sides was close to 10,000.

"Attack, attack! Your mission is only to attack. Win this war, attack at any cost, casualties! ”

The offensive of the Russian army began on time. Thousands of Russian infantry, escorted by the same number of cavalry, rushed to the periphery of the Chenhan Urda military station in a horse-drawn carriage in the middle of the night, and then pounced violently at dawn.

Andrei felt that he would succeed. In this battle, although the troops mobilized were only four or five thousand cavalry, the four generals personally led the troops. In his ears, in his mind, all that echoed was the roar of Major Denisov before the battle began.

This is a battle without any mercy or conciliation, only tough, cold and ruthless demands - attack and attack! It is a war that is ready to be won with countless lives.

The Russian army, which was at a disadvantage, took the initiative to provoke a higher-level battle on its own, and Andrei did not feel that Meloyarsky was taking risks, because the Chinese have been too honest all these years, and they did not take the initiative to provoke friction with Russia, except for constantly strengthening Xihai City. Many people believe that if Napoleon had not prepared to attack Russia, the Chinese would not have gone to war with Russia.

With less effort, they can reap far higher benefits in the Americas than in the war against Russia, and when it comes to this, all of Russia is envious, jealous and hateful. The fruits of more than 300 years of Spanish hard work have been stolen by the Chinese in the past two or three decades.

The Chinese are a lewd and powerful thief!