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A thunderous explosion sounded in her ears. Before Mrs. Ivanovich Leonov could react, she was knocked to the ground by a tremor of the ground under her feet. The huge explosion was followed by her fall, which made her fall. He was dizzy.

It took him a long time to get up. The roaring explosions outside the fortress still resounded throughout the world, and rockets sounded like falling meteors. But Ivanovich Leonov's mind was blank, and his ears were buzzing, as if there were a hundred bees buzzing in his ears, and no sound could be heard outside.

The artillery lieutenant colonel, who came back to his senses after a long time, stretched his neck and shouted in a stern tone: "Fire, fire, fire for me quickly! Hit, hit hard! Fight back hard - "

The attitude is extremely firm. As the artillery commander of the Chinese and Russian troops during the six months when Orenburg was surrounded by rebels, Ivanovich Leonov's war experience and fighting spirit are worthy of recognition. But now there was a panic in his voice that he didn't even notice.

Chinese rockets pose too great a threat to the Russian army.

The Russians have organized several groups to study rockets, but there has been no progress for so long.

The people in the fortress became busy following the roar of Ivanovich Leonov, passing the commander's orders to every gun position along the trenches dug by the Russian army.

The huge explosions on the position and the terrifying and intensive artillery fire have frightened the Russian army! Such fierce artillery fire was unheard of on the European battlefield, and it seemed as if the world was about to be turned upside down. Who can bear the sudden change from a battle with fire intensity of one to a battlefield with fire intensity of three and four?

Ivanovich Leonov bravely rushed out of the bunker with a group of guards. Looking at the Russian soldiers running around like headless flies on the position, he became very angry and fiercely pulled out his knife. The knife cut off the head of a panicked Russian soldier. Carrying the blood that was quickly frozen on the blade like a bloody saber, he shouted ferociously to the surroundings: "Who dares to escape again?!"

"Go back to your positions and fight back quickly. Use the cannons in your hands to fight back. If there are any people running around in the position, kill them all, kill them all!"

Ivanovich Leonov is like a ghost, but he is not a real ghost. The area covered by the saber in his hand is too small. The surrounding Russian troops dispersed as if they saw the devil. Open, avoid him, and then continue to escape to the rear, and then Ivanovich Leonov will be unable to do anything. Ivanovich Leonov was anxious and angry. Just when he didn't know what to do, a cannonball fell next to him.

There was a loud explosion, and in the splash of dust and sand, the strong Ivanovich Leonov collapsed and flew away like a dead branch...

The powerful impact of the gunpowder explosion tore the entire thin-skinned cartridge case into pieces in an instant, with a few iron filings inside. In the blink of an eye, every explosive bomb will produce countless small fragments (fine iron filings) that shoot through the crowd...

When tens of thousands of shrapnel and iron filings penetrated the bodies of the Russian soldiers, countless people screamed heart-breakingly, and their shrill screams echoed along the frozen Aegos River. above.

The screams came one after another, and the screams were endless.

Blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the battlefield, and the ice-covered ground was dyed black by explosions one after another, like tofu dropped on the ground.

Bodies were left everywhere on the battlefield, as well as many wounded soldiers in great pain.

A captured Russian officer wrote in his later memoirs: "...our soldiers left the safety of the Chulik River, left a place where they could live comfortably and safely, and came to this cruel battlefield. Many of them almost At the first moment of the war, he died in a cruel battle because he could not adapt to the war immediately..."

Compared with the fighting method in European battles, which was based on line formations and square formations, the Russian army was really not suitable for the Fuhan Army's artillery-centered combat mode. There were 13,000 to 4,000 Russian infantry and cavalrymen from Orenburg, plus 5,000 Qing troops and the surrounding Kazakh cavalry who chose the Russians, the total strength reached more than 20,000. This number was much larger than the Chinese troops near Lake Balkhash, so the Russians chose to attack proactively and vigorously, and did not follow the Qing army's advice. As a result, they were beaten bloody in front of the Chinese defenders' lines. It was Potemkin who rushed to the front after hearing the news and dissuaded Orenburg Governor Major General Khvablov.

However, the Chinese army has always maintained a defensive posture. Even the cavalry units they attack from time to time rely on their defensive positions on the Aigus River as dots. The Chinese had counterattacked, allowing the Russians to see how sharp they were when attacking, but the main theme was still defense. Until today!

A regiment of Russian infantry deployed by the Russians on the front line collapsed in the sudden fire attack, and many artillery units on the second line of defense fled all the way back as the Russian infantry was defeated. This time, the defenders' counterattack started at dusk and gave the Russian army a painful lesson.

A war correspondent accompanying the army wrote in the manuscript he sent back:

"The soldiers were given strict orders. They must stand by the Aegos River and block the Chinese troops from the front line.

The follow-up troops are gathering. Outside the range of the Chinese super explosive bombs that fall like meteors, groups of soldiers line up in square formations, and then neatly launch an attack to the east. They want to push the Chinese back to the front. opposite. Otherwise, the entire position will collapse. Furthermore, the entire coalition army will disintegrate.

...The brave Russian soldiers launched a counterattack against the attacking Chinese and military troops along the white snow. The god of death was always with them, and some people were constantly hit by artillery shells. Those super explosive bombs were ordered by the devil, and their huge power allowed them to wipe out half of the square with just one bomb. Countless people were injured and countless people died. The injured lay on the spot in the cold snow and wailed softly. They could not wait for rescue at dawn.

Lake Balkhash in winter is shrouded in cold, and the god of death dominates here. Few injured at night survive until dawn...

After the baptism of artillery fire and explosions, in less than half an hour, the Chinese troops defeated the defenders of the first two lines of defense. Their mortars have intensive firepower, and their grenades are extremely powerful at close range. This weapon that was eliminated by Europe has taken on new vitality in the hands of the Chinese.

Countless defeated soldiers were forced to retreat deeper into the defense line. They cursed their artillery units and complained about the Chinese's swiftness and unimaginable firepower. The morale of the troops was very bad, and the soldiers had lost confidence in winning even this small battle.

I noticed that none of the brave officers who had been at the front of the line seemed to have been able to withdraw. I wonder where they are now. God bless them if they have not surrendered...

...The Chinese conducted a ten-minute artillery bombardment on the third line of defense. They were equipped with a large number of mortars. This light and fast-moving artillery caused unimaginable damage to the Russian army in the battle of the Aegos River. harm. After a long ten minutes of bombardment, yes ten minutes, that's a long, long time. Those who have not experienced the suffering of artillery fire helplessly on the battlefield cannot understand the length of time.

The 13th Kainar Regiment of Orenburg launched another attack. Because the Chinese opposite them detached a force and started attacking from the side, the enemy forces in front of them were weakened, so Major Sergey hoped to use the attack to disrupt the enemies in the front, and then the large force could calmly deal with the enemies coming up from the side. . This time his tone was harsh, and the number of attacking troops became even larger. The participating soldiers were not only from the 13th Regiment, but also the defeated soldiers who ran to the 13th Regiment's position. Therefore, this battle lasted for a long time, and the soldiers persisted for a long time. Although they continued to suffer losses, They didn’t withdraw, they always persisted…

May God bless those who sacrificed their lives and let those noble souls ascend to the Lord’s heaven.

…I saw Lieutenant Mikhail, who had been interviewed by me before, being carried down. His throat had been punched through from the side, and blood kept rushing into the trachea, causing blood foam to continuously spray from his mouth. It wasn't until the military doctor intubated his throat that he finally calmed down temporarily. I didn't see a trace of fear on his face, so he raised his eyes and looked at me, making the sign of the cross with his right hand. His face showed calmness about fate and loyalty to God's will. His look seemed to say, "If you don't understand their feelings, you're in trouble."

Everything is at God's mercy: whether you lie down on the stove and die; or whether you are blessed by God in battle.

... This brutal battle continues, and brave and loyal Russian soldiers are dying.

Our dear General Potemkin came to the front line in person. Some people speculated that the Lieutenant General would supervise the front together with the Governor of Orenburg, General Khvablo, putting his precious lives through the risk of a war...

May God bless and Almighty God protect His Lamb and appoint a brave and wise angel to act as our commander and defeat the evil Chinese. "

Chen Ming didn't know about the counterattack at Lake Balkhash, nor did he know how much attention the entire Europe was paying to the battle that took place on the Central Asian steppes.

The Russians invested more than 10,000 regular troops, as well as less than 10,000 vassal troops, more than 20,000 people, which is not a small number.

This war is different from the previous series of Sino-Russian contests in the Outer Northeast, Great Northwest and Siberia. This time it is a frontal war dominated by infantry. Although the Russian army has a large proportion of cavalry in its ranks.

England, France, Prussia, Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and of course Sweden and Russia. Every country that has a certain stake in China firmly believes in this.

A combined army of more than 20,000 people, with more than 10,000 Russian troops as the main force. This army that the Russians mobilized with their spare strength will definitely be able to test the true combat effectiveness of China's increasingly large infantry force.

Chen Han has been established for three years. Normal diplomatic relations have been established between China and Europe, and more and more intelligence about China is being introduced into the country through these diplomats. Compared with the previous 'businessmen', these diplomats have sharper observation and insight. They can find valuable things from a thick pile of complicated texts, not to mention some things that have been circulated but have not been received by Europeans. Believe the fact.

For example, China's huge standing army of one million people, such as China's population of 200 million, and among these 200 million people, the Chinese ethnic group, the Chinese Han, accounts for at least 98%.

These messages were regarded as "calls" by Europeans in the past. They really couldn't imagine what a country with a population of 200 million, a country with almost 200 million people as the main body, was like.

As the word that China's land area is larger than the whole of Europe came out from a certain Chinese official, and then spread to Europe through various channels, the proposition of who will win, China vs. Europe, became noisy.

After being ravaged by the Mongols, the biggest enemy of the Europeans was the arrogant Ottomans. When the Ottomans were strong, they really achieved the legend of beating the whole of Europe with their own strength, which was more brilliant than the glory of the Arabian world at that time.

However, such a powerful empire that threatened the world of monotheism for hundreds of years also fell into decline in the deception of time and sects.

Since the Europeans discovered the New World, gold and silver have been continuously sent to Europe, and a large part of the silver has flowed into China. But after the Europeans defeated the Ottomans in the Battle of Vienna more than a hundred years ago, the Christian civilization of the whole of Europe was no longer threatened.

They conquered the entire Americas, they broke into India, and they easily seized the entire South Seas. In the distant East, except for China, which made them feel uneasy, the entire earth was the world of white people.

The idea of ​​white supremacy has been widely derived in Europe and the United States, just like China's dream of "the kingdom of heaven and the upper kingdom", which is blurred by the eyes of being strong and invincible.

Every European who looked at the Far East did not expect that the Tatar Empire would collapse so quickly, and the Chinese who rose from the ruins of the old Tatar Empire replaced the Ottomans in a blink of an eye and became the biggest threat in the eyes of many Europeans.

The Chinese took the initiative to open up trade, they introduced a large amount of European knowledge and machinery, they devoured the strengths of Europeans, and the places where the West was better than the East in the past were quickly made up by the Chinese and dared to catch up.

And the Huaxia Empire, which stood up from the ruins of the old Tatar Empire, has set its eyes on the fertile land outside their territory.

Because of Sulu, the Dutch and Spanish had fought with China once, and the Chinese army burst out with strong combat power, including their backward navy, which also burst out with powerful power under a strange and powerful weapon.

In several naval battles, the Western Dutch fleet had the upper hand, but they all suffered losses.

When a country is not only rich, but also has a large population, and their army has strong combat power, how can such a country not be vigilant by Europeans who occupy half of the world? No one wants to spit out the fat meat in their mouths.

Therefore, when the bilateral trade between the East and the West is increasing, the vigilance between each other has already arisen.

And when a country becomes vigilant about another country, what is the first thing it wants to know? That must be military strength.

The Dutch are rich, right? The finances of the Dutch country are much stronger than those of Prussia. But when has Prussia ever been afraid of the Netherlands?

A country that is rich but not strong is not feared, and a country that is rich and strong is truly invincible. This is the gap between the Song Dynasty and the Han and Tang Dynasties. Before Chen Ming realized it, the Russian battle at Lake Balkhash had already been given a different meaning in the eyes of European countries...