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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 25 Stand to the Death

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    "Stand in order, don't move!" In the ranks of the rebels, the little leaders waved their whips and yelled loudly. The rebel soldiers dodged the whips and barely maintained order. These people who have grown up on horses all their lives  The herdsmen are not used to fighting in formations like this. They are more accustomed to riding on horseback, attacking when they have an advantage, and dispersing when they see the situation is not going well.  But facing the strong fortresses and firearms in front of them, the cavalry had lost its past advantages.  "Everyone, listen up, attack as soon as the gunfire stops!" the officer shouted, his voice intermittent in the sound of the gunfire, the rebel soldiers looked at him with a confused look, which made him  He was even more annoyed and frightened: "If anyone turns around, don't blame me for being rude!" He made a gesture, and behind the attacking team appeared a row of supervisory teams holding rifles with bayonets, and the black holes of the muzzles prepared for the attack.  On the soldiers' backs, there was a stir among the soldiers.  At this time, the sound of artillery stopped, and the officer shouted: "Okay, start the attack!" The rebels shouted in unison, and rushed towards the fortress one by one.  The defenders on the wall could even clearly see the ferocious expressions on the faces of the rebel soldiers. Even after more than twenty days of fighting, the defenders still felt an inexplicable tension, as if an invisible burden had weighed them down.  onto their shoulders.  "Get closer before shooting! Get closer before shooting!" Jueluo hunched over and walked behind each soldier, patting their shoulders and whispering. Based on his experience, put the enemy  A distance of fifty meters or even thirty meters can achieve the best effect.  As the rebels approached, although the defenders did not fire, the rebel soldiers did not have such good discipline. Many rebels began to fire their guns randomly, and bullets kept passing over the defenders, making sharp sounds.  But the defenders remained calm.  Jueluo looked at the distance of the rebels, turned around, walked to the cannon, and said to the gunner: "Use cannonballs to hit the group at the front!" "Yes, sir!" A moment later, with the sound of a cannon, a gun flashed across the fortress.  There was a burst of fire, and many rebel soldiers seemed to have been pushed hard and fell to the ground.  Other soldiers who were not shot screamed in panic, and some rushed forward, but more people dropped their weapons and turned around to escape. The small bosses waved their sabers and tried their best to stop it all, but they only made the situation worse.  confusion.  Zhedan Monastery is the residence of Tushe Tuhan Chelin Dorji. He is sitting in the middle, with his daughter Sarah kneeling beside his knees. Beside him are a group of lamas and princes and nobles from various Khalkha Mongolian tribes.  Chelin Dorji squinted his eyes slightly, eating candied dates from the silver plate beside him, while listening to the compliments of the lamas and princes.  There was a rush of footsteps outside the door. Chelindorzi opened his eyes and saw Sharif striding in.  Sharif did not bow down to Chelin Dorji like other princes and nobles, but bowed slightly and said loudly: "Great Khan, I have important information to report to you alone!" Chelin Dorji frowned  He raised his head and made a gesture, and the lamas and princes retreated silently like cicadas struck by frost. Sara stood up and wanted to retreat, but her father grabbed her white hand. Che Lin  Dorzi smiled slightly at her, indicating that she did not have to retreat, and then said to Sharif: "Major Sharif, you can say it now!" Sharif frowned, he did not like the other party's frivolous look, but he  Still suppressing his emotions, he said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, the Chinese army has left Zhangjiakou, just twelve hours ago!" "What? Chelin Dorji's back straightened up immediately, and the corners of his eyes  Che Lindorji jumped slightly. He took a deep breath and asked in as calm a tone as possible: "Is all this true?"  Who is the commander-in-chief of the Chinese?  How many troops are there?  " "It's absolutely true!  This is the information sent by the Russian business office in Zhangjiakou using carrier pigeons. The commander-in-chief of the Chinese is Gao Tingyu. The detailed number of the army is not yet known. We have to wait for follow-up news!  " "Gao Tingyu!  "This name seemed to have a kind of magic power. Chelin Dorji's face suddenly turned pale. He slumped down in the chair and murmured to himself: "How could it be so fast?  How could it be so fast?  What about the support your country originally promised me?  I remember that the Governor-General promised that once I rebelled, the Russian Empire would have "one hundred thousand bayonets" going south to support me in establishing the Great Mongolia!  " "Great Khan, please allow me to remind you that Count Almuski has promised to send troops to support you if you start an uprising. Only when you are recognized by the various tribes in Outer Mongolia can the Russian Empire have the name to send troops. And now  It's not that time yet, besides, hasn't the Empire already provided you with enough weapons to equip six thousand people?  Sharif paused for a moment before speaking. He walked to the wall, pointed to a rough map on it and said, "According to my guess, the army directly commanded by that tall man should not be many. There should only be four or five at most."  A team of about 10,000 to 15,000 people?.  He should have immediately mobilized the troops directly under him after receiving the information about the changes in Culun. At the same time, he issued orders to other garrisons along the border, asking them to set off directly from the garrison and go to a place to meet and reorganize there. That's why he was able to do this  Get out of the jam quickly!  "    "Yep!  Chelin Dorji nodded instinctively. At this moment, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Then what should we do now?"  " "We should go south immediately, find the Chinese before they join up, and defeat them!  Sharif replied: "The Chinese troops are very dispersed. This is a good opportunity for us!"  " " Defeat them?  Chelin Dorji was stunned for a moment: "But the grassland is so big, who knows where the Chinese are?"  " "We don't have to look for them, we just need to capture this meeting point first!  Sharif turned around and clicked on the map: "For the Chinese army, the problem that is difficult to solve for this kind of expedition is logistical supplies. They dispatched troops in such a hurry, and there is only one meeting point that can provide military food and supplies, and that is here."  !  "Chelin Dorji looked at where Sharif was pointing and saw five words written on it - "Eren". "But!  "Chelin Dorji said hesitantly: "But I haven't been crowned as the Great Khan of the Khalkha Mongolia, so it's not very good to go south to attack Eren like this!  " "Time is running out, sweat!  "Sharif cut off the other party's words: "Eren is the Chinese's largest military stronghold in Mongolia. There is a large amount of food and ammunition there. If Gao Tingyu's troops from the pass occupy it, the war will be very detrimental to you.  Because in that way, the Chinese do not have to worry about food and ammunition. The army you have just formed cannot defeat the Chinese veterans on the battlefield. All Mongols know this, so the entire tribes south of the desert and Khar  Many tribes in Kammon will turn to the Chinese side.  So you can only take advantage of the fact that the Chinese reinforcements have not arrived yet and quickly capture Eren. There are many of your compatriots in the defenders. This is not difficult for you to do. Even if you cannot hold on there, you can still destroy it.  Farms and houses, this will be of great help to you and the Chinese in the next battle!  " "But, but -" Chelin Dorji looked around hesitantly. The Khan of the Tuxie Tu tribe was still a little hesitant about attacking south. Perhaps in his mind, attacking Eren meant complete peace.  Dashun was furious. After all, for him, becoming the Great Khan of Khalkha Mongolia was the most important thing. As for conquering Inner Mongolia and becoming the second Genghis Khan, it was still very far away. At this time, Sarah raised her head and said to Che.  Lindorji said: "Father, when your banner appears in front of Eren, all the Mongols will vote for you and support you as their great khan. What coronation ceremony can be better than winning?"  Is the battlefield more gorgeous?  "My daughter's advice played a decisive role. Chelindorzi coughed and ordered to Sharif: "Major Sharif, I have decided that tomorrow morning my big banner will point south, and my horse's hoofs will point my forehead to the south.  Ren is trampled to pieces!  " "Yes, Khan!  "Sharif bowed to Chelindorzi, then turned and walked outside. At this time, his mind echoed what Count Almuski, the governor of Eastern Siberia, said to him before leaving: "On the great railway that runs through Siberia,  Before the traffic is opened, it is not the time for the Russian Empire to move south to seize the warm water outlet, but this does not mean that we are sitting here waiting for the pie to fall from the sky. We should continue to provoke the Chinese vassals to rebel and consume  With the strength of the Chinese people, when the time is ripe, the fruits will fall from the trees.  " "Maybe the fruit will ripen earlier!  Your Excellency, Count!  "A smile suddenly appeared on Major Sharif's stern face. Captain Kulun's Mansion. This is the sixth, perhaps seventh, rebel attack that day. What is different from those days in the past is that the rebel offensive today is  It was extremely violent. It seemed as if the rebel commander was trying to drive groups of soldiers to their death. As soon as the first group was repulsed, the next group rushed up again. Anyone who dared to turn around and escape was killed.  The supervising team behind them were stabbed to death with bayonets, and the severed heads were placed on the tips of spears and placed in front of the supervising team to scare the charging rebel soldiers into going crazy.  They rushed towards the fortress, and soon the few artillery shells of the defenders were used up. The defenders had to fight to the death with bullets, bayonets, and gun butts. The battlefield was strangely silent, except for the sound of breathing and dying.  Apart from the short screams, the clash of weapons and the occasional gunshot, there was no other sound. No one retreated, and no one begged for mercy. Everyone knew what would happen to them if they were captured.  , this kind of silent cruelty is more frightening than the deafening shouts of death that are common on the battlefield.
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