Dominate the Country

Behind the assault position, a large number of Russian soldiers stood in the open space.

An old man with a very dignified appearance, wearing a small black pointed round hat and a solemn black robe stood directly in front of all the soldiers. This was the military priest in the Tsarist Russian army. He walked slowly, holding a silver cross in one hand and a small brush made of a bunch of wheat ears in the other. While reciting prayers with a solemn look on one side, the other side kept waving a small brush to sprinkle drops of cold 'holy water' on all the officers and soldiers.

The priest's expression was so solemn, giving people a sense of sanctity. The war is coming soon, and countless gray animals are moved by being prayed by the priest before going to the battlefield. All the soldiers and officers were in awe.

In Russian history, Orthodoxy and the military have always had deep historical connections. As early as the beginning of the 12th century, before each Russian army went to war, all soldiers had to pray collectively, hold a Holy Communion ceremony, and then rush to the battlefield. When the morale of Tsar Peter I was so high, he even established a special religious department in the army and officially included full-time priests in the military establishment. The priests were responsible for training, educating and guiding the soldiers, and providing spiritual comfort and encouragement to the soldiers. In the many subsequent wars fought in Russia, clergy played multiple roles such as logistics personnel, civil personnel, and ideological personnel. Including the recent Russo-French War, as well as the Sino-Russian War and the Russo-Turkish War that are still ongoing.

The attacking force was so numerous that it was impossible for the priest to sprinkle holy water on everyone's head. The only people who could be sprinkled with holy water were the few rows of soldiers standing in the front. The major general holding the holy water next to the priest accompanied the priest from the left side of the line to the end of the right side with a solemn expression.

The soldiers who are about to enter the battlefield are filled with surging passion.

When the priest returned to the central position in front of all the officers and soldiers, Lang Lang's prayers resounded throughout the world, and the assault force's offensive began.

"Let us pray to the Lord."

"Let us all be together, without distinction of rank. Without hatred, united by brotherly love - pray to the Lord."

"Pray for Holy Russia, for the salvation of our motherland."

The distinguished generals knelt on the ground and followed the priest to pray to their gods.

"Almighty God, our savior," the priest's voice is clear, simple and gentle. This is the tone of Slavic priests when reciting scriptures, which can give people a sacred feeling.

"Today, please treat your humble subjects with mercy and blessings. Please be lenient, hear our prayers, forgive and have mercy on us! The enemy is harassing your land and seeking to destroy the world; the enemy is fighting against us. , and seek to overthrow your kingdom and destroy your favored Russia; to defile your temples, toppling your altars, and to desecrate your shrines. How long, O Lord, will the villains continue their rampage?”

"Please use your divine power to help us, to help His Majesty Alexander I Pavlovich, who has the most faith and authority in you, bless his wisdom, initiative and career; strengthen him with your almighty hand Kingdom, support him in his victory over his enemies, just as you gave Moses victory over Amalek, Gideon victory over Midian, and David victory over Goliath, bless his armies and those who are armed and in your name. Grant victory to those who are ready to fight! Let those who harm us be cursed and humiliated; may they be as vulnerable as dust in the wind to your loyal warriors. May they suffer the consequences of their greed. , let them fall at the feet of your servants, and be swept away by our armies. Lord, you are able to save the strong and the weak; you are God, and no man can overcome you.”

"God, our Father, our Almighty Lord, remember your everlasting grace, mercy and love, and do not turn your back on us..."

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The most important affairs of the country are sacrifice and military service. This is an old saying in China thousands of years ago. It is already outdated in China today. The earth is a materialistic world. Although the fact that Chen Ming traveled through time is so strange, it does not prove the existence of gods and Buddhas. But if this sentence were placed in the Western world, haha, it would be true.

Of course, the ‘sacrifice’ of hope is not really a sacrifice to God, but faith.

From ancient times to the present, faith has been subordinated to the monarchy, to above the monarchy, and then fell again. Until Napoleon 'killed' the Roman religious state a few years ago, it can be said that monotheism was lost in the eyes of European countries. The last fig leaf, but the latter still has huge influence among the people.

The Russian Orthodox Church is like the Roman monotheism, and its weight in Russia is very heavy.

The war has really begun.

The assault force opened a gap in the Ottoman defense line, and tens of thousands of Russian troops then rushed towards them. Far behind them, more than 20,000 Russian infantry and at least one division of hussars were ready to go. When the Ottomans When the defense line is completely disrupted, these Russian troops will attack fiercely and quickly like hungry wolves!

Rockets and rockets are exploding. Whether it was the Russian army or the Ottomans, the firelight illuminated the entire battlefield.

The Ottoman defense line was in disarray. Under the sudden attack of the Russian army, or the sudden attack of high intensity, the Ottomans on the front began to be confused. Troops were drawn to support, but some positions received reinforcements from more support soldiers, while some positions could not wait and finally collapsed. When they were caught off guard, they were at a loss for what to do, which could only make things worse.

"Attack, attack, attack--"

'Russia will win, God bless Russia--"

The commander of the Russian army was very excited because he was about to defeat the Ottomans in front of him and regain the strategic location of Kherson for Russia.

After taking this place, Xinxin Kakhovka will no longer be threatened by the Ottomans, and Russia can use its troops on the Crimean Peninsula with peace of mind.

This is a great victory for Russia at the moment.

Whenever he thought of this, his eyes shone with endless light, and his whole brain was about to burst with reverie! How would the Tsar honor him, and how would the Russian people praise him?

Honor, money, status, he will become a great figure like Kutuzov and Bagration, he will become a hero of Russia, and a person respected by the entire Western world. Just because he defeated the Ottomans and defeated this pagan country that once brought great pain to the entire Western world.

"God bless Russia, God bless the Slav warriors. ”

Countless Russian soldiers believed that the final victory of this war would belong to them. Once Kherson was lost, the Ottomans would surely retreat in great strides, and their next stop could only be Odessa, one of the few large cities in Ukraine, on the Caspian Sea. This also meant that Russia's military operation to recover the Ukrainian coast was about to end, and as for the Ottoman occupation area in northern Moldova, countless Russian officers and soldiers were very confident that it would not be long before it would return to Russia's arms.

The sky was bright, and the observation balloons launched from the Russian positions could see the situation on the battlefield over there more clearly.

All Russian troops have been involved in the great counterattack, which is one of the most important parts of the Russian-Turkish battlefield. Although Barclay did not personally sit here, his attention to this place was no less than Crimea is worse.

Barclay is in New Kakhovka, which is on the south bank of the Dnieper River. There was a small town there, but it was burned to ashes in the war. It was the returning Russian army that built this town, just like Bagration's New Astrakhan.

Relying on the Dnieper River, the Russian army had previously gathered a large number of troops and materials here, blocking the Ottomans' path out of the Crimea, although the Russian army on the island was still defending the Sevastopol Fortress.

The commander-in-chief of the Ottoman army, Muhammad Ali Pasha, had previously focused his main energy on conquering the Sevastopol Fortress, but now the situation has changed. The turmoil in Istanbul has almost brought the Ottomans' good situation to an end. Once the Ottoman army in Ukraine is under too much pressure, they can only rely on the Azerbaijan. can help them.

So the small Ottoman army that had previously launched a sweep on the south bank of the Dnieper River, after Ali drew troops to strengthen them, launched an attack on Donetsk in Ukraine. After a fight, Barclay led his troops to push the Ottomans back to the Crimean Peninsula.

"Ura..."

The shouts of the Russians shook the earth. Tens of thousands of Russian troops seemed to be tired at all. After a night of fighting, they still rushed towards the last defensive position of the Ottomans with bayonets. The shouts that broke out from their mouths were like the raging waves on the sea.

These people charged repeatedly like raging waves. They were extremely brave, not afraid of casualties, not afraid of death!

Because all the Russian soldiers were full of confidence in victory, and they all believed that the Ottomans on the opposite side were a thin sheet that could be broken with a poke. Paper...

And the reality is that they are right. The Ottoman defense line in front of them is really like thin paper, which can be broken with a slight poke.

The huge battlefield is full of discarded ammunition, even boxes of bullets and grenades, bulky hexagonal cannons, although the flintlock seems to have been damaged, and boxes of rockets/rocket shells...

Many bunkers and fortresses are intact, but they are empty inside. There are no weapons and ammunition scattered all over the ground, and no one is seen.

In the end, the Ottomans were defeated not only by their troops, but also by their spirit and fighting spirit.

All the Russians continued to rush forward boldly. When the hussars saw the road opened by the infantry in front, they also waved their cavalry swords, urged their horses, shouted "Ura... Ura...", and rushed down passionately.

The entire Russian army was cheering for victory.

Although they were suffering endless blows on the distant Eastern Front, on the southern battlefield, in Ukraine, with the help of the Austrians and the Ottomans' own suicide, Russia finally emerged from the trough.