"Cossack warriors, with the swords in your hands, cut off the heads of those yellow-skinned monkeys and let them know the price of offending the great tsar! Go ahead, warriors! The commander of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, Turgenev, waved the saber in his hand and said loudly. More than 6,000 Cossack cavalrymen of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division were the trump card in his hands. In the war, no country's army could withstand the charge of the Cossack cavalry, and their sharp sabers could easily cut off the enemy's head.

"Ulla! Ulla! The Cossack cavalrymen, wearing cylindrical fur hats, black coats, rifles on their backs, and sabers at their waists, shouted one after another. They took out their wine bags, poured a large mouthful of vodka, and then urged their horses to march north of Kyakhta. For the Cossack cavalry, their favorite thing to do was to drink vodka and decapitate the enemy's head with a saber.

"Hopefully, the brave Cossack cavalry will defeat the Chinese cavalry and open the way to retreat north!" Major General Mikhael said with some concern. The squadron's attacks are becoming more and more fierce, and the second line of defense is already tight. The soldiers in front suffered heavy casualties, and it was not known how long they would be able to hold out. If the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division could not open the passage in time, then the entire Russian army in Kyakhta would become a turtle in an urn.

"They will definitely succeed, no one will be able to withstand the charge of the Cossack cavalry, I am very confident in them!" Major General Turgenev said confidently. These Cossack cavalrymen, skilled in horsemanship and accurate marksmanship, were the true kings of the field. For more than 200 years, the Cossack cavalry has made immortal contributions to the expansion of Russia, and even Napoleon the Great, who crossed Europe, was full of praise for the Cossack cavalry.

The Cossack cavalrymen, led by their commanders, left Kyakhta and marched slowly north. Before they start charging, they need to conserve horsepower so that when they charge, they can burst out with the most powerful impact.

North of Kyakhta, less than 10 kilometers away, more than 8,000 people from the 9th Brigade of the Third Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army are stationed here. The main forces of the follow-up Third Cavalry Army will also arrive one after another. They will be able to afford to stop the Russian army in Kyakhta from moving north, as well as the reinforcement of Kyakhta from the Russian army south from Ulan-Ude. For the Third Cavalry Army, which has more than 40,000 elite cavalry, this combat task is not arduous.

"The artillery position is ready, it won't be long before the old Maozi will attack, get ready, let these old Maozi know that we are powerful!" Brigadier General An Hongyuan, commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, ordered. The cavalry of the Chinese army is not like the cavalry of the Russians, the main equipment is rifles and sabers, and the heavy weapons are pitiful. The cavalry of the Chinese army is still equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars according to the equipment of the infantry. The improved air-cooled heavy machine gun was only 25 kilograms, and even if it was loaded with bullets, it could be carried on a war horse. The weight of the mortar is not as good as that of the howitzer, and after disassembly, it can be carried lightly with a war horse. Therefore, the firepower of the cavalry of the Chinese army is much stronger than that of the Russian cavalry.

The powerful firepower made the tactics of the cavalry of the Chinese army very different. They will not use the saber as their main weapon, as the Russian cavalry did. The saber is simply a weapon that replaces guns after a fierce battle. Even in cavalry combat, the firepower advantage should be brought into play. In comparison, the life of a soldier is much more precious than weapons and ammunition.

The artillery battalion of the 9th Cavalry Brigade is a two-company artillery battalion with 2 20-mm heavy howitzers and 2 Type 2 75-mm infantry guns. Now, these cannons are lined up in hastily constructed artillery positions. In front of the cavalry of the 9th brigade were 60 heavy machine guns and a hundred mortars of 60 mm and 0 mm caliber of the entire cavalry brigade. They were ready and waited for the Russians to rush up on their own. Of course, if the Russians are not fooled, they don't care. After all, the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to the Chinese side, and when the main forces of the Third Cavalry Army arrive, these Russians will not be able to fly with their wings.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, while the soldiers of the 9th Cavalry Brigade were enjoying delicious canned food, a large black shadow appeared on the grassland in the distance. These shadows, slowly moving, survived three kilometers away. It was more than 6,000 people from the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division who came. Although, the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division may be able to escape for its life by jumping out of the encirclement that has not yet been fully formed on its own, relying on its speed. But tens of thousands of Russian troops in Kyakhta in the back could not escape. Major General Turgenev, who is the commander of the Russian army in Kyakhta, will not give up these tens of thousands of Russian troops and flee for their lives alone. That's why he ordered his 6th Cossack cavalry division, to defeat the Chinese cavalry, to open the passage for the defenders of Kyakhta. It's just that it seems that he should overestimate his 6th Cossack cavalry division.

"Brigade commander, here is the famous Cossack cavalry division! Let me bring someone on it! Our Mongol cavalry was not inferior to their Cossack cavalry at all. I want to prove to the world that our Mongolian cavalry is the strongest! Colonel Chobaru, deputy commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, said. For quite a few years, when their Mongol ancestors dominated the Eurasian continent, the ancestors of these Cossacks were still trembling. Now these Cossack cavalrymen are still shamelessly calling themselves the kings of the field, which is really shameless. Seventy percent of the soldiers of the Third Cavalry Corps were Mongol warriors, and they were also very unaccustomed to the Cossack cavalry. In them, their Mongol cavalry was much more powerful than the Cossack cavalry.

"Haha, how can the Cossack cavalry compare with us? But now is no time for you to fight these Cossack cavalry! We have to make the most of our advantages and inflict heavy losses on these Cossack cavalrymen, instead of fighting them one by one! This is on the battlefield after all, and every qiē must be considered in order to win! Brigadier General An Hongyuan, commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, said. After the invention of the heavy machine gun, the status of the cavalry was greatly challenged, especially in the face of the Chinese cavalry, which had complete light and heavy firepower. Although I have to admit it, but this is the case, the cavalry has been formed and is heading for decline. And when tanks, armored vehicles and other weapons appeared, it was the time when the cavalry completely withdrew from the stage of history. Of course, the cavalry of the 9th Cavalry Brigade is not infantry on horseback, they are also trained in sabers. It's just that as a last resort, An Hongyuan still hopes to use powerful firepower to consume the enemy in order to preserve his strength to the greatest extent.

The deputy commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, Colonel Chobharu, was a little resentful, believing that this was not a real warrior. But he also had to admit that it was much easier to deal with the Cossacks with machine guns and artillery than with sabers. It's just that this kind of thing is not enjoyable. But the galloping of the war horse and the wielding of the saber only require a small force to be able to cut off the enemy's head, and then blood gushes out, this feeling makes people's blood boil.

The Cossack cavalry of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, three kilometers away from the 9th Cavalry Brigade, stopped and did not immediately attack. Because the division commander Turgenev was still commanding operations in Kyakhta, the command of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division was placed under the command of the deputy division commander Yukos.

After putting down the binoculars in his hand, Yukos, the deputy commander of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, looked very difficult, and the Chinese cavalry on the opposite side had nearly 10,000 people, and so many heavy machine guns were deployed. If the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division was to charge, it would be looking for death. Although the Cossack warriors were not afraid of death, how could flesh and blood withstand steel?

"Deputy Division Commander, what should we do now? Do you want to attack? A regimental commander asked.

The deputy division commander Yukos was also a little hesitant, and if he charged, he would definitely hit the stone with an egg. But if you don't charge, over time it will only be more and more unfavorable to the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division.

"Attack, deputy division commander, we don't have much time. The encirclement of the Chinese is about to be formed, and if we can't open the passage in time, we will die! "Quite a few officers have built yì roads.

"Attack! Let these cowards see the bravery of our Cossack cavalry! "Yukos, deputy commander of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, finally gave the order. Although, the Chinese cavalry was very well prepared and had very strong firepower, they did not care. They are convinced that they will be able to rush before the bullet hits them, and then, with the saber in their hands, reap the lives of these cowards.

"Ulla! Ulla! After the order was given, the warriors of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division shouted one after another. They instigated their horses, first running slowly, then faster and faster, and soon galloping at high speed.

A distance of three kilometers was only a few minutes for these high-speed Cossack cavalry. Their rifles to the north had been unwound, and these Cossack cavalrymen, even on their early galloping horses, were still able to shoot. It's just that the quasi-head is not as good as when it is stationary. With this hand-mounted skill alone, few national cavalry can compare.

"Artillery ready! Fire! "The commander of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, An Hongyuan, gave the order to open fire when the Cossack cavalry rushed to less than 1,500 meters from them. Two 20-mm Zhongxing mortars and two Type 2 75-mm infantry guns on the artillery position opened fire one after another, and rows of shells whistled and fell into the ranks of the 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, which was charging at high speed, and they were blown up. Scattered shrapnel harvested the lives of these fearless Cossack cavalrymen!

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