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The Fourth Chinese Empire Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 454 The escape route is blocked again!

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    Meget was originally just an unknown town, but the Trans-Siberian Railway passed here and set up a small station, making this small town in the Siberian wilderness slowly become prosperous.  At the same time, there is also a bridge across the Angara River. Although this bridge is only less than five meters wide, it also brings many development opportunities to Megget.

    Since the confrontation between China and Russia in Irkutsk, all bridges around Irkutsk have become key defense areas for the Russian army.  When they were in Ulan-Ude, the Russian army was forced to break out of the encirclement in advance because the bridge over the Selenge River was lost, and the Chinese army was forced to break out of the encirclement in advance, resulting in heavy losses.  Archduke Nicholas, who had already suffered a loss, would obviously not make the same mistake again.  Now all the bridges around Irkutsk are heavily guarded, and bombs have been placed at the same time!  All garrison troops received orders to destroy the bridge immediately once the Chinese army attacked to ensure the safety of Irkutsk.

    Meget is more than 20 kilometers away from Irkutsk.  At the same time, the Megget Bridge here is not considered an important bridge.  Therefore, the Russian army only deployed two regiments here, less than 3,000 men.  There is a group on each side of the bridge, on the north and south sides.  At the same time, ** were also placed on the bridge.  Once the Chinese *** team attacks here, the defenders will blow up the bridge, making it impossible for the Chinese *** team to cross the river smoothly.  However, the Russian army believes that the possibility of the Chinese army attacking here is very small.  To attack Meget from Kultuk, you have to bypass the Irkut River, a tributary of the Angara River, which is more troublesome.  If the Chinese ** team wants to pose a direct threat to Irkutsk, directly attacking Irkutsk is undoubtedly the best way.

    At four o¡¯clock in the morning on June 6, a large group of cavalry appeared outside the town of Megget.  The Russian troops guarding here did not notice it.  In the early morning when the temperature is the lowest and the sleepiest time, even the sentries are dozing.

    At this time, more than 8,000 people from the 9th Cavalry Brigade of the 3rd Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army arrived in Megget in a secret movement.  At this time, there was still more than an hour before dawn, which was when the defense was at its most lax.

    "It's almost daybreak! Battalion Commander Dong, all your men are dismounted and heading towards Megget, trying to get rid of the Russian troops in the town. The 3rd Battalion is ready and ready to charge in at any time!" 9th Cavalry  Brigadier General An Hongyuan, the brigade commander, ordered.  The men of the 4th Battalion temporarily gave up riding and tried to get into the town and get rid of the Russian troops guarding here. In this way, they could not alert the other Russian regiment on the other side of the bridge.

    "Yes, brigade commander!" Dong Jiarong, commander of the 4th Battalion of the 9th Cavalry Brigade, took the order.

    Soon, thousands of soldiers from the 4th Battalion, armed with weapons, quietly went to the town of Megget to search.  Thousands of cavalrymen from the third battalion were ready to attack.  Once the actions of the 4th Battalion were exposed, the Russian troops on the other side of the bridge were alerted.  The third battalion will charge in with all its strength, rush across the Megget Bridge in one fell swoop, defeat the Russian troops on the other side, and seize the bridge.  For the 9th Cavalry Brigade, capturing the bridge and ensuring its safety is the most important thing!

    It was quiet inside the town.  Megget is just a small town with a population of more than a thousand people.  There is only one street and almost everyone lives on both sides of it.  The Russian military camp is outside the town, near the bridge.  There were only a small number of Russian troops in the town.

    The Russian army's defense is very lax, perhaps because the Chinese army has never appeared in Meget for so long, which makes them think that the Chinese army will not attack here.  Therefore, after the initial tight defense, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of relaxation.

    Soldiers from the 4th Battalion of the 9th Cavalry Brigade quietly entered the town.  The few Russian soldiers who were napping at the street entrance were killed by the sharp soldiers with daggers.  This allowed the large forces behind to enter the town without any danger.

    By five o'clock in the morning, the soldiers of the 4th Battalion of the 9th Cavalry Brigade completed the occupation of the town of Meget. During this period, not a single Russian soldier was disturbed.  The 9th Cavalry Brigade did not attack the Russian barracks outside the town. Instead, they set up heavy machine guns and mortars at the gate of the barracks.  Once there is any abnormal movement of the Russian troops in the barracks, they will die very ugly.

    Afterwards, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion led their horses through the town of Megget.  The sound of the war horse was slightly louder.  Some Russian civilians were awakened. Through their windows, they spotted the squadron marching on the street.  This made them very frightened, but they did not dare to make any sound.  Who knows if doing that will anger the Chinese team?  At that time, if we attack them, they will suffer.  Therefore, almost all Russian civilians chose to turn a blind eye and returned to bed, hugging their wives and shivering.

    At 5:30 in the morning, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Cavalry Brigade appeared less than 200 meters away from the Megget Bridge.  They need to rush over quickly in the next time to clear out the Russian troops at both ends of the bridge, without giving them a chance to blow up the bridge.

    "The 1st Company andThe 2nd company dealt with the enemy on the south bank of the bridge.  The 3rd and 4th companies, deal with the enemies on the north bank of the bridge!  attack!  "The commander of the 3rd Battalion issued the order. At the same time, several other battalions of the 9th Cavalry Brigade were also quickly passing through the town of Megget, preparing to join the battle.

    "Rumble!" The war horses ran quickly, and the sound of hoofbeats shook the sky.  At this time, if the Russian army had not been awakened, it would be completely impossible.  First, the Russian troops guarding the bridge were awakened. They climbed up sleepily from behind the bunker to see what happened.  However, when they just opened their eyes, they saw the shining sabers.  Immediately afterwards, heads rose into the sky one by one.

    The 3rd and 4th companies of the 3rd Battalion took the lead, broke through the Russian defenders on the south side of the bridge, climbed onto the bridge, and quickly rushed to the north of the bridge.  They need to seize the bridge before the Russian army comes to their senses and blows it up.  Megget Bridge is less than 300 meters long.  For a high-speed horse, it would take less than a minute to pass.

    "Bang!" The Russian army south of the bridge began to counterattack in the face of the Chinese cavalry attack.  However, their counterattack was quickly suppressed.  Under the attack of two companies and hundreds of cavalry, hundreds of Russian soldiers guarding the south side of the bridge were slaughtered in less than two minutes.  However, the sound of gunfire also awakened the Russian troops on the north side of the bridge.

    "Oh God! The Chinese are coming! Hurry, blow up the bridge!" A Russian company commander guarding the north of the bridge had a look of horror on his face and quickly issued the order.  However, his soldiers have not yet come to their senses.

    At this moment, the Chinese cavalry had already charged down the bridge, swinging their sabers and easily beheading the Russian soldiers.  In this case, the Russian army ran away without remembering to blow up the bridge.  By the time they came to their senses, the Chinese cavalry had already eliminated the enemies near the bridge.

    The Russian troops in the military camp south of the Megget Bridge were surprised by the sound of gunfire. They immediately got up, grabbed their weapons and rushed outside the military camp.  Everyone knows that they are now attacked by the Chinese army.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" At this time, the Chinese cavalry's heavy machine gun set up at the entrance of the military camp opened fire.

    Rows of bullets were fired, easily killing the Russian soldiers who were about to rush out of the barracks. In the end, the soldiers in the barracks did not dare to come out again.  Mortars were also firing continuously, turning the entire barracks into a sea of ??flames.

    At the same time, the other two cavalry battalions of the 9th Cavalry Brigade also passed the bridge and launched an attack on the Russian infantry regiment north of the bridge.  The chaotic Russian army could not withstand the charge of the Chinese cavalry. In less than ten minutes, the Russian army of this regiment was defeated. Except for a small number of soldiers who escaped, the rest were either killed or captured.  Captured.

    By six o'clock in the morning, Megget's gunfire had subsided.  Most of the Russian troops of the two regiments guarding the Megget Bridge were captured.  The bridge fell into the hands of the Chinese team intact.  After that, the main force of the Third Cavalry Corps arrived. Except for the two brigades deployed to the south of the bridge, the remaining two brigades and troops directly under the corps were all deployed to the north of the bridge, preparing to resist the next Russian attack.  If Grand Duke Nicholas knew that his retreat was cut off, he would definitely line up his troops and fight to the death.

    Cai Yun, the Chinese Minister of Army, woke up in the morning and received the news that the Third Cavalry Army had successfully occupied Megget and captured the Megget Bridge.  This made him very happy, and he instructed the 1st Army to set off immediately and strive to reach Megget within two days and cut off the Russian army's retreat.  At the same time, the Trans-Siberian Railway was cut off, cutting off all supplies to the Russian army and preparing for the next war.

    The soldiers of the 1st Group Army set off before 7 o'clock.  It¡¯s almost ninety kilometers from Kultuk to Megt.  There is no problem for the infantry to arrive within two days, but the group army also carries a large amount of combat supplies, heavy artillery, etc., which will take time.

    It was only at 7:30 in the morning that Archduke Nicholas received the news that Megget had fallen and that the Megget Bridge had been occupied by the Chinese army.  After receiving the news, Grand Duke Nicholas's expression suddenly changed.  Meget was occupied by the Chinese army, which meant that the Trans-Siberian Railway was interrupted, and reinforcements and supplies from Europe would not be able to reach Irkutsk.  What's more serious is that the Russian army's retreat was once again cut off.  The more than 500,000 Russian troops in Irkutsk have fallen into the siege of the Chinese army.

    "Damn, how could this happen! How could the Chinese suddenly occupy Megget? Why are those stupid pigs in Megget not prepared at all? Come here, organize an army and take Megget back to me!"  Grand Duke Gula was like a raging lion at this moment.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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