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One hundred and thirty meters north of the city is Kyakhta, which is controlled by the Russians. However, now there are no civilians in Kyakhta, only Russian* soldiers who have just joined the army. After the appearance of the imperial cavalry, the Russians hiding in the city of Kyakhta were terrified. Compared with the more than 70,000 men of the 1st and 2nd armies of the Imperial Cavalry, there were only a few hundred Russian officers and soldiers in Kyakhta.

"Sir, will those Chinese attack us?" One soldier asked, his face still full of childishness, he was not very old, only fourteen years old. However, under the slogan of defending his family and country, he still joined the army without hesitation.

"Yes, definitely! However, even if we are killed by them, it is impossible for them to occupy Eastern Siberia, and we will continue to fight. Soon, our reinforcements will arrive. The major officer of the Russian army said firmly. He is confident of victory. However, before the arrival of Russian reinforcements, they will be killed by the Chinese* army.

"Sir, why don't we blow up the bridge over the river? In that case, those Chinese will not be able to get by. Another junior soldier asked the question. Although the Kyakhta River is not wide, it can also play a certain role in blocking.

"Stupid! Now that the weather is so cold, the river is already frozen, and even if the bridge is blown up, those Chinese will be able to cross the ice. "said the major of the Russian army, not to mention. He didn't have that much explosives in his hands at all. The vast majority of the infantry battalion he led were Russians from Kyakhta and its surroundings. They were armed with very rudimentary weapons, with only a few dozen old rifles in the battalion. The rest of them were armed with bows and arrows or some farm tools. What is the difference between using such an army to resist the attack of the Chinese* army and looking for death?

Of course, the responsibility of this Russian infantry battalion is nothing more than expected. Once they are attacked by the Chinese* army, they can immediately flee and pass back the news of the attack of the Chinese* army, and then their mission will be accomplished.

In just half a month's time. The Russians have already organized up to two hundred thousand troops in Eastern Siberia. Of course, this is nothing more than a rabble, not even fully armed. Their only task. It is to delay the pace of the offensive of the Chinese* army as much as possible and buy time for the arrival of the expeditionary force. To this end, the Russians abandoned a number of small towns and concentrated the main army in Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk, the two largest cities in Eastern Siberia. Thereinto. Irkutsk, the seat of the Governor's Palace of the Far East. It is a key defense area of the Russian army. The 1st and 2nd armies of the Russian Far East, two relatively well-equipped troops, were defended in Irkutsk. As for Ulan-Ude, it has nothing more than 100,000 unarmed civilians.

"Fire!" The heavy artillery battalions of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Corps of the Reich, deployed two kilometers south of the city of Maimai, began to carry out heavy artillery bombardment of Kyakhta. 48 light howitzers of 105 mm, raining shells on the tiny city.

"Whew! Shout! "There was a shrill whistling sound in the sky, as if it was about to tear through a person's eardrums.

"What's that sound?" The Russian soldiers stared curiously at the sky, and they could see rows of small black dots rapidly approaching. But. They had no combat experience, and they didn't know what it was.

"Shelling! Damn it. The Chinese are shelling. Lie down! Some of the officers in the Russian army shouted loudly and quickly fell to the ground, holding their heads tightly with their hands.

However, the rest of the Russian soldiers did not realize what was happening. They simply don't realize that a crisis is coming. These peasants, who had just laid down their hoes, could not be compared with the elite soldiers who had been on the battlefield.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells exploded in Kyakhta, and those Russian soldiers, before they knew what was happening, were torn to pieces by the shock wave after the shells exploded. Red fireballs ignited in Kyakhta, shrapnel shot everywhere, wantonly harvesting life in the city. The Russian soldiers, who had just joined the army, were killed before they could figure out what was going on.

The artillery bombardment of the Imperial cavalry lasted only ten minutes before it ended. Ten minutes of shelling, Kyakhta was destroyed. Kyakhta was originally just a small city, and it simply could not withstand heavy shelling.

Major General Monk Grinchen observed the effects of the artillery bombardment with a telescope, although when he was a general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he often experienced the power of the Imperial artillery fire when he was fighting against the Imperial Army. Now, his troops also have such great firepower, which makes him very excited. After all, it's much better to watch someone else get shot than to get shot yourself.

Although the 105mm light howitzer was heavy, in order to ensure the firepower of the cavalry, the Imperial Army still equipped the American cavalry corps with a heavy artillery battalion. Now that the empire is no longer short of horses, it is a big deal to use a few more war horses to drag it, and it will be able to keep up with the speed of the cavalry march. This made the firepower of the Imperial cavalry much more powerful than that of the Russian Cossack cavalry.

"Charge!" No sooner had the shelling ended than the 1st Brigade of the Imperial Cavalry attacked. Thousands of cavalry rushed out of the vicinity of the city, crossed the Kyakhta River, and attacked north. The rumbling horses' hooves crossed the border between China and Russia and stepped on the land of the Russians. The current Kyakhta River, which is still in the freezing period, can bear the weight of war horses. It is not until May that these rivers thaw as temperatures rise. Therefore, it was very important for the empire to invade Russia mainland before the rivers thawed.

The sabre of cold light shines brightly under the sun. The short distance of more than a hundred meters was almost a flash for the cavalry. In less than two minutes, the imperial cavalry rushed into Kyakhta, and the remaining cavalry surrounded Kyakhta to ensure that none of the Russians inside could escape.

"Kill!" An imperial cavalryman shouted, the saber in his hand was slashed fiercely, and with the help of the high-speed impact of the war horse, the saber cut off the head of a Russian soldier with a light stroke. The head flew high, and the fear in his eyes could be faintly seen in this immature face. Many Russians, all of whom were hot-blooded, joined the army at the behest of the Russian Tsar Nicholas I. And after going to the battlefield, they will know that the battlefield is not as beautiful as they imagined, and under the onslaught of the imperial army, they may lose their lives at every moment.

Most of the Russian defenders in Kyakhta were killed in the previous shelling. After being attacked by thousands of Imperial cavalry, there was only one way to die. The battle ended in less than ten minutes, and the remaining Russian officers and soldiers in Kyakhtuny were all settled, and all but a few officers who were deliberately left behind were captured.

"General, the battle is over, we have captured four officers of the Russian army. These Russians are very poorly armed and equipped, they don't even have rifles, and their will to fight is almost equal to zero, which should not be the regular army of the Russian army. "The brigade commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade reported.

"Hmmm! That's what we expected. When the Russians invaded the empire, they had already evacuated all the armies of Eastern Siberia, and these current armies should have been formed later. Interrogate the prisoners of war and find out the truth of the Russians. Major General Sanglingqin said, and then, under the protection of the guards, at least crossed the Kyakhta River and set foot on the land of the Russians.

In fact, before the signing of the Kyakhta Treaty, it was all land belonging to China. It's just that the Manchus ceded all the lands north of Kyakhta to the Russians. Now, the land has finally been reclaimed.

The captured Russian* officers refused to cooperate at first, but after the torture, they obediently recruited, and the whole process took less than ten minutes. Major General Seng Greenqin also got the relevant information for the first time.

"Old Joe, the Russians actually recruited 200,000 troops in Eastern Siberia, it seems that they want to fight us hard!" Monk Grinqin said.

"Haha, 200,000 troops, so what? A ragtag of unarmed people. These old hairy men don't need to be followed by the infantry to move, just our two cavalry corps are enough to sweep them. Major General Qiao Moyan, deputy commander of the cavalry and commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, said. If it is a regular Russian army of 200,000, it may not be easy for two cavalry armies to destroy them. However, with these 200,000 rabble, there is not much of a problem.

"Hmmm! Now that the weather is cold in Eastern Siberia, the infantry is marching very slowly, and for logistical reasons, our actions are a little more favorable. I think that otherwise, we will march to Ulan-Ude, and after destroying the Russian army there, we will march to Irkutsk, and try to defeat these areas before the main forces of the Russian expeditionary force arrive. At that time, when the army comes up, the front can advance directly to the west of Lake Baikal. "Monk Greenqin built yì road.

"Okay, that's it, let's send the battle plan to the General Staff!" Major General Qiao Moyan said.

After the capture of Kyakhta, the 1st and 2nd armies of the Imperial Cavalry began to penetrate deep into Eastern Siberia and launched a fierce attack on Russia. Along the way, the Mongol cavalry, which was counted as the Imperial cavalry, burned and looted, and took bloody revenge on the Russians, as if to avenge those compatriots in the steppe. (To be continued......)