Chapter 1011 The Despicable yet Powerful Chinese Thief!

A hundred miles due east of Guryev Fortress, by a small river called Dudinka. An encounter between the Russian cavalry patrol and the Chen Han infantry patrol is ongoing.

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.

Wild Russian cavalry emerged from the hills on the right side of the river, more than three miles away. They shouted "Ula" and swept away at the Chinese infantry on the riverside.

The latter immediately changed their formation. The soldiers in the front row all raised their rifles, and the soldiers in the back quickly set up rockets. When the Russian cavalry troops with unstoppable momentum annihilated a class of outpost troops who had been unable to retreat and had no choice but to hold on to the top of a hill for backup, and continued to rush towards the large troops of Chen Han's patrol, the rockets of the National Defense Forces He Qianzi also vented his anger crazily at the roaring Russian cavalry.

Gunfire rang out, rockets exploded, grenades exploded. The screams of people and the whines of horses echoed in the sky along with intensive gunshots and explosions...

This is not the only bilateral battle between China and Russia. There have been many such small-scale battles before, and there will be many after.

Chen Han quickly changed in battles and sacrifices. Troops at the battalion level must travel with carriages. On the carriages are placed six-barreled and nine-barreled rocket launchers and small mortars, as well as boxes of ammunition.

The Russian cavalry, which had the advantage of the frontline cavalry, was also extremely aggressive. They relied on their strong mobility to gallop back and forth in the vast open space between the Chinese border and the rear. If a large number of herders had not been moved from the east bank of the Ural River to other places, it is unknown how many people would have been killed and robbed.

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

Although there are many contradictions and severe 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 start a war in the short term.

The reason why China has deployed a large number of sniper troops and gathered combat materials is entirely due to the Franco-Russian crisis in Europe. Napoleon's war against Russia was the prerequisite for another war between China and Russia.

Therefore, Russia confidently and boldly engages in high friction with China to detect China's military arrangements in the area east of the ceasefire line. Their cavalry and their Cossacks are experts at conducting investigations.

At the same time, small-scale cavalry sorties combined with cavalry groups of thousands of people to carry out sneak attacks on Chinese transportation troops can also block the frontline transportation of supplies. Of course, this can also protect Russia's military arrangements on its own territory.

The troops on the Chen-Han front line reported to the rear more than once, asking for a large number of cavalry to be stationed. However, Chen Wei and Wei Baocheng took into account the difficulties in supplying the front line and the uncertainty of the official start of war between China and Russia. They would not let the costly cavalry troops enter the front line first.

You know, according to Nanjing's estimation, if Napoleon wants to launch an attack on the Russian army, it will have to wait until at least 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 east and west, but the distance can only be shortened by three months. The fighting is expected to start in winter, and it is impossible to mobilize troops on a large scale in winter. The actual fighting will not start until next year. As the commander-in-chief and front-line commander, Wei Baocheng and Chen Wei were so stupid that they would let the huge consumption of cavalry troops enter the front line now.

The nomads who were previously active on the east bank of the Ural River have been persuaded to move to the west of the Aral Sea. It is hundreds of miles of no-man's land. If too many troops are gathered on the front line, the supply line will be dragged down.

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

Chen Han's patrol troops, transportation troops, and scouts were deployed far away, and the quality of the scouts was also very high. It is difficult for the Russian cavalry to get close to the Chinese troops for a surprise attack. Moreover, the establishment of these troops is getting larger and larger, and they are equipped with more and more rockets and rocket launchers. This is a bloody lesson.

If the number of people is about the same, it is often difficult for the Russian cavalry to break through Chen Han's resistance. Even if Chen Han is ambushed to death by relying on the strength of their numbers, they will pay a heavy price. The human resources of the Russian army cannot be compared with China. Even if the unit price of their gray livestock is very low, it is not such a consumption method.

Chen Han's army has relatively generous benefits and martyrs' pensions. In other words, it is more cost-effective to be disabled than to die in battle. Soldiers are determined to fight and it is difficult to capture prisoners. A "victorious" ambush often results in more losses than gains for the Russian cavalry.

Also, many of the current Russian cavalry are composed of Central Asian cavalry, not pure Cossack cavalry or Russian cavalry. After the large number of herdsmen migrated to the east of the Ural River, these people no longer had the pleasure of killing, bullying, and substantial gains, and their enthusiasm for fighting was greatly reduced. Don't think that they hate China because they are from Central Asia. Although these Central Asian cavalry hate China, they are absolutely unwilling to pay the price of their lives to fight against China. Now every encounter involves heavy casualties. Without any benefits, the Central Asian cavalry loses their fighting spirit.

The performance of these people was contagious and had a very bad influence on the Russian army.

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

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

He hated this unexpected situation.

Before the Russian army was determined to have friction with the Chinese, it was not that they had not thought about the consequences of setbacks in action and heavy losses of cavalry, which led to a decline in morale. But now the morale of the two cavalry divisions has dropped too fast, and the losses are too great. Now a low mood is spreading rapidly in the army, and even the infantry is greatly affected.

Meloyarsky is a general of the Russian army. He knows the current situation in Russia. St. Petersburg, the eastern front where he is located, does not expect his army to be able to resist the Chinese army. His task is just to stalemate the war until winter.

Russia's cold winter is their biggest and strongest ally.

Napoleon went on a long expedition to Russia. Russia was not necessarily Napoleon's opponent based on the combat effectiveness of the army, but Russia also had its own advantages - Russia had a deep and far-reaching hinterland - compared with other European countries, as long as it fought and retreated, stretched Napoleon's supply line, and waited until winter came, Russia might have a chance to defeat Napoleon.

So he had to hold on until winter on the Eastern Front. Perhaps when spring came, the main Russian army on the Western Front could be transferred back to the Eastern Front.

So he had to win the current battle!

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

"Now I order that in five days, a fierce attack will be launched on the Urda military station. The Ir River [a tributary on the east bank of the Ural River] line must be closely monitored." Meloyarsky looked sharply at the two major generals of the army, Pokrov and Kirilenko. The task of the monitor was given to one of them. This was not that Meloyarsky discriminated against them. After such a long confrontation with the Chen Han National Defense Army, the Russians had long understood that monitoring the Chen Han army was not easier than an offensive war.

"General Andrei."

"The war is about to enter a critical moment. The Cossacks should perform more prominently in the battle. They must inspire fighting spirit, cheer up, and lead the group of people in Central Asia to complete the harassment and cutting of the military stations on the east bank of the Chinese River."

"I believe you can do it!"

"Yes, sir. I can complete the task! The Cossacks' enthusiasm and determination for fighting are just like my loyalty to His Majesty and the Empire." Meloyarsky, who felt that he could not continue like this, kicked off a bloody battle. At this time, Chen Han's national defense army knew nothing about this.

The commander-in-chief, front-line commander, general staff and cavalry commander of the war against Russia all had the same attitude and could not send a large force to the east bank of the Ural River. Moreover, they also believed that Russia's western front was facing a huge threat from Napoleon. They could only watch Chen Han gather troops and mobilize supplies, and have some small-scale frictions, but could not play big.

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

Chen Han is now the big old American in the future, flying high in the sky. It is already lucky for St. Petersburg that he did not immediately cause trouble for the Russians. How could they have thought that the Russians would dare to take the initiative to break the rules in turn.

In the history books of later generations, the Sino-Russian war conflict in the summer and autumn of 1812 was praised as a "war that is not a war".

Because China and Russia had not officially started the war, the level of fighting between China and Russia continued to escalate during this period. When it was at its largest scale, 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 all costs, regardless of casualties!"

The Russian attack began on time. Thousands of Russian infantrymen, escorted by an equal number of cavalrymen, rode in carriages to the outskirts of Chenhan Uerda military station in the middle of the night, and then violently attacked the military station at dawn.

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

This was a battle without any mercy or easing, only tough, cold and ruthless demands - attack and attack again! It was a war that was prepared to win with countless lives.

The disadvantaged Russian army took the initiative to provoke a higher level of battle. Andrei did not think that Meloyarski was taking risks, because the Chinese had been too honest in recent years. In addition to constantly strengthening the West Sea City, they did not take the initiative to provoke friction with Russia. So many people believe that if Napoleon had not prepared to attack Russia, the Chinese would not have started a war with Russia.

They can reap far greater benefits in America than the war against Russia with less effort. Speaking of this, all of Russia is envious and jealous. The fruits of Spain's hard work for more than 300 years have been stolen by the Chinese in 20 to 30 years.

The Chinese are a wretched and extremely powerful thief!