Chapter 53: A Desperate Shot
The battle between the two ends was in full swing, especially Wangjia Town, after Zaitao was surrounded by the Russians on that small hill, the Qing Dynasty troops rushed to the Russian position like crazy, which was even more fierce than their initial charge, because those generals knew that Zaitao had an accident, and none of them could escape! Yang Xiaolin had a good night's rest here, although sometimes the Russians would come to attack him, and he would sometimes touch the Russians, but the large-scale offensive and defensive battles stopped as soon as it was dark.
But Wangjiazhen was indeed fighting day and night, especially after Zhao Erxun received the news, just as Zhang Zuolin said, he didn't want Fengtian City, and rushed over with all the troops in the city to organize the rescue of Zaitao.
They fought until the morning of the third day, and the Qing troops really did their best. Half of the army of nearly 30,000 was consumed by the Russians, and the remaining half of the men were exhausted and could no longer charge. Zhao Erxun could even see Zaitao's face clearly through the telescope, but he had no way to break through the Russians' interception line.
Major General Stessel was now very proud, and he could see that it was time to collect the big fish that had fallen into his net. As long as he put 3,000 people here to guard, the Qing troops below would not be able to shake their own defense line.
To be honest, he thinks that this group of Qing troops fought well, and it is very rare for the Qing Dynasty troops to maintain a casualty ratio of one to four when they are fighting with the Russian troops, not to mention that the Qing Dynasty troops are the main attack in the past two days, and he is defending.
If these Qing troops had more experience on the battlefield, maybe it would be a different situation now, but unfortunately they would never have had the opportunity to fight with them again, and this would be a battle for this army. A smile appeared on the corner of the major general's mouth: "Okay guys, it's time for the game to end, we will now give their prince another ultimatum, limiting him to surrender to us within half an hour, otherwise, we don't guarantee that he will be treated as a prisoner of war." ”
A Russian soldier said, "General, if I catch the Qing Dynasty prince, can I take his pants off?" ”
A group of Russians hahadaxiao.
Stessel raised an eyebrow: "Oh, I think if he is not willing to surrender, this should be no problem." There are no foreign correspondents here, and even if they were, I believe they would have liked to have the bare-bottomed Manchu prince published in the newspapers. ”
After he finished speaking, he looked at the lieutenant colonel officer beside him: "Lieutenant colonel, you go and send Zaihou an ultimatum, remember that we only give him thirty minutes." ”
On the top of the mountain, Zaitao's expression was calm, whether it was excitement or annoyance, these emotions had already left him. In the past two days, he tried to kill and join up with the teams that wanted to rush up, but several attempts failed.
The battle in Russia has not weakened at all, and there are only four or five hundred people left around Zaitao, and he now understands a little that those Qing troops in Fushun are definitely not forced to kill.
When the laughter of the Russians reached his ears, Zaitao did not react, he was wiping the command knife in his hand.
This knife was given to him by Lafayette when he returned to China. Lafayette said that he hoped that Zaitao could use this knife to open a way for the struggling Qing Dynasty. Lafayette's words are still ringing in his ears, and he is already in danger here.
His clothes were a little tattered, his hair was a little messy, and the captain of his own army, Kunli, ran over from the side: "Master, the Russians let you surrender again, they said, said,"
Zaitao waved his hand: "Don't say it, you know." ”
Kunli stood next to him, trying to say something, but didn't speak. Zaitao looked up at the front, and took out a jade pendant from his arms: "Kunli, there is something I want you to do." ”
Kunli fell to his knees on the ground: "Master, you command!" ”…,
Zaitao thought for a while and said: "For a while, you quietly avoid the Russians, whether you are killed or surrendered, in short, you have to find a way to get out." ”
Kun Li was about to say something, but Zai Tao waved his hand to stop him, put the command knife in front of him, touched it with his hand, and felt the sharpness of the knife after Zai Tao smiled: "This knife was given to me by Lafayette, you help me bring it back to the capital, and I must return it to Lafayette with my own hands!" The master has lived up to the high hopes of her old man, and has advanced so lightly that it is not a pity to die to this point! Please tell Lafayette that he is to blame and has nothing to do with the soldiers. ”
When the Qing army on the hill heard this, he immediately fell to his knees, and Kun Li took a few steps forward and cried and shouted: "Master! Don't worry, the villain is fighting for his life, and he will also send him down the mountain! ”
Zaitao kicked him to the ground: "What are you doing?" Do you think you look like a man who is afraid of death? Close your mouth, stand up, put away your tears, and don't let the Russians see the jokes! ”
Hundreds of Qing soldiers stood up, and no one cried anymore. Zaitao was obviously very satisfied, nodded and handed the knife to Kunli, suddenly thought of something, and said to Kunli again: "Also, tell Lafayette that Yuan Shikai's wolf ambition must not be entrusted to the overall situation!" Please be cautious Lafayette! ”
Kun Li nodded violently: "The slave understands!" ”
Zaitao saw that at this time, more than 1,000 Russian soldiers under the mountain were lined up in a neat formation, and they were ready to charge, so he called the herald: "Raise the flag and order Lord Zhao to immediately lead the soldiers under the mountain to withdraw to Fengtian, and the Lord will drag the Russians for them!" Tell him that even if you fight to the point of battle, you will not be allowed to let the Russians step into Mukden even half a step! ”
The herald immediately waved the flag on the top of the mountain, and Zaitao looked at the other brothers and took a deep breath. Zaitao really thought that he was dead, because he was unprepared when the Russians surrounded him, and he was even closer to running out of ammunition and food in the past two days.
But he will not surrender, because he is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, he can die, but he must not be humiliated by the Russians! Picking up the rifle beside him, Zaitao walked in front of these soldiers who were still alive one by one, looking at their faces, Zuihou pulled the bolt of the rifle: "Soldiers! I'm going to take you to kill the enemy! ”
The top of the mountain was suddenly full of tragedy, and Zhao Erxun at the bottom of the mountain couldn't control his tears anymore after seeing the flag, and knelt down towards the mountain, shouting loudly: "Lord Belle!" ”
The Russians' attack began, and they were clearly not in the slightest paralyzed by Zaitao's predicament, and Stessel knew that it was his own zuihou blow, and he had been waiting for this moment from the moment Zaitao was surrounded. He didn't want to let this big fish that had fallen into his net run away because of his carelessness.
Therefore, he was very cautious as if he were fighting a battle with the Western countries, first advancing his troops to the position halfway up the mountain, blocking all possible routes down the mountain, and then launching a fierce artillery bombardment on the top of the mountain.
It must have been fought for more than ten minutes, and it was only after the artillery fire had ceased that the 1,000 Russian soldiers pounced.
Zaitao shook off the dust on his head and said softly, "Kunli, you can prepare." ”
After he finished speaking, he found that Kun Li did not have any reaction, and he hurriedly turned his head to see that this Eight Banners warrior of the Qing Dynasty had already had his intestines rotten, and his whole flesh and blood were blurred.
Zaitao closed his eyes in pain, and before he could find another suitable person, the Russians had already rushed up. For the first time, a thousand men were not fully engaged, and only three hundred men rushed up, and these three hundred men were divided into three squads and pounced on the hill from three directions.
The Russian shelling just now caused Zaitao to suffer another 100 casualties. He placed the remaining two machine guns on either side to stop the enemy coming from the flank, while he and his other brothers exchanged fire with the Russians who were rushing up head-on. …,
The bullets of the Russians flew past him like a stream of fire, and the cry of the Ulla was very loud. And after Zaitao's two rounds of guns were let go, the first wave of Russians who charged over was suddenly beaten to the ground. But those Russian troops saw that victory was imminent, of course, they thought of rushing down, and after spreading out the formation, they accelerated their speed.
The Qing soldiers fired desperately, but only three or two shots were fired. The Russians had already rushed to him, the first old Maozi threw a grenade in his hand, Zaitao took the command knife he had just handed over to Kunli, and shouted a knife to the old Maozi: "The master will die here today!" ”
Zhao Erxun didn't leave, and regardless of the fact that the Qing army was no longer capable of fighting, this time he forcibly launched a group charge, and more than 5,000 Qing troops rushed towards the position of Lao Maozi at the foot of the mountain.
The shouts of killing on and off the mountain have been connected, the sound of guns and cannons has become a ball, Major General Stessel saw the brave figure of Zaitao on the top of the mountain, and shook his head slightly: "Tell the soldiers on the front line, capture Zaitao alive for me, I will take his pants and take him to Fengtian City to parade in the streets!" ”
There was a roar from the mountain: "Zhao Erxun! I'll destroy your nine clans! ”
There is no way for Zhao Erxun to hear this voice in the guns, even if Zhao Erxun really hears it, he will not leave, not how loyal he is to Zaitao, there is no loyalty in the officialdom, but the problem is that Zaitao stabbed such a big basket this time, as soon as he dies, who will end it?
Didn't zuihou put all the blame on himself?
So even if there is no hope at all, he has to do Zuihou's efforts, and he will not withdraw until he rescues Zaitao or sees Zaitao killed by the Russians. Or that he would rather die here, with Zaitao.
Zaitao is fighting hand-to-hand with the Russians, although he is a prince, but his physical condition is still very good, he has learned kung fu since he was a child, and he does not suffer a loss when he fights the Russians one-on-one, and even two or three old hairy people beat him He can deal with it. In addition, the Russians had been ordered to capture him alive, and they were unwilling to hurt his life, and for a time they seemed to be extremely brave.
His own soldiers are also elite soldiers trained by him, and they are loyal to him, but now they see that the prince is desperate one by one and he is also repaying with his life, and the first wave of Russian soldiers who rushed up can't take advantage of them in the slightest!
However, once the gap was opened, no matter how desperate these Qing troops were, the Russian troops behind them still continued to come up. After the two machine guns were killed by the Russians, there was no Liliang who could stop Lao Maozi's charge, and the Russian troops on the top of the hill gradually took the initiative.
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