The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword
Chapter 56
In order to make sure of the plan of raiding Alexei camp, Smolensk sent almost all the forces that could be moved at hand. It includes 300 wing cavalry companies, a 100 dragon cavalry and 500 Smolensk infantry.
In terms of marching route, the team led by doronin did not take the nearest road, but set out from the east gate, made a big circle, and then launched an attack from the left wing of the camp.
Although it was the first time to command cavalry, doronin was obviously as talented in military as he was in politics. After leaving Smolensk, he scattered all his cavalry - an enemy monitoring the East; A large army five miles away, beware of the enemy''s ambush.
Three hundred winged cavalry moved with the infantry. Because the infantry also carried two small caliber guns, the march was slower.
The troops marched slowly and firmly. When doronin''s army reached a distance of 10 kilometers from rudnia, the scouts returned.
"Your Excellency, commander, we have investigated along the way and there is no ambush." the Scout took off his mask and said.
"Hard work, Cadiz. Anything else?" doronin replied.
It turned out that the scout was kadis who came to Smolensk with Chechen and them. After escorting the caravan, although kadis and his companions also joined the Polish army of Smolensk, they did not join Pedro and them, but joined the cavalry. Later, the cavalry of each army was unified under doronin''s command, and Cadiz became a dragon cavalry. Because of his excellent swordsmanship, he was promoted to the captain of the Dragon cavalry soon after doronin took over the wing cavalry company.
"The camp of Czar Russia in rudnia has a radius of more than a mile. They built simple wooden fences around the camp. There were guards in front of the gate of the village, but there were not many guards." caddis reported the detected situation to doronin,
"Good, Cadiz. Go back and continue the ambush."
The situation reported by Cadiz is similar to the information he received in advance. Doronin is more convinced that the sneak attack will succeed.
The coming victory inspired doronin''s fighting spirit, and he urged the infantry to speed up more urgently.
Finally, rudnia is in sight.
As doronin''s troops approached the Russian camp, the Russian army finally found doronin''s army. The trumpet sounded in the camp as if it were calling the police. Then the war drums began to beat here and there.
"Balabin, prepare to fire." doronin ordered balabin, the infantry commander, to arrange artillery positions.
The Russian army in rudnia obviously did not want to wait to die. An infantry went out of the gate and lined up in six rows along the wooden fence. Two columns were spearmen and four columns were Musketeers, about six hundred.
"Mob."
Through a single telescope, doronin had seen that these Russian troops were inferior, and even the soldiers in the front row had no armor.
"Armored Cavalry lined up."
Doronin raised his scepter and shouted. His concern now is not to annihilate the Russian army in front of him, but whether he can rush into the barracks as quickly as possible and capture Prince Alexei alive.
"Cadiz, you lead half of the Dragon cavalry to the back of the village. Don''t let the prince escape."
Cadiz ordered him to leave.
The winged cavalry moved. The pride of these Polish republics stood in front of the enemy in only one line. These cavalry helmets are decorated with cloud wings, and long green and black triangular flags are tied on the thorns of the forest.
Doronin leaped over the winged cavalry on his horse and ran to the far left of the queue.
"I will launch an assault with you, and may the goddess of national protection bless us. Long live the Republic! Long live the winged cavalry!" doronin made an impassioned pre war speech.
"Hooray! Hooray!" the winged cavalry responded. Their shouts shook the sky.
Attack.
Doronin waved his Scepter forward.
The Knights galloped forward on their horses. Their strong bodies cling to the horse''s back, and their lances point forward.
Behind the winged cavalry, the artillery carried by the infantry also opened fire. Two shells landed on the Russian position, but they were too close to kill. But it also caused chaos to the Russian army.
After the first wing cavalry charged, the remaining dragon cavalry dispersed to the wings of the wing cavalry, followed by infantry in five formations.
At that time, few infantry could stop the charge of Armored Cavalry. What''s more, the first row of the Russian infantry is only 100 people, and their long guns are only more than three meters, while the long guns of the winged cavalry are nearly six meters.
Three columns of Russian infantry units perished only in a flash. Under the weight of the winged cavalry, the infantry of Czar Russia fell to the ground one after another. After the lance pierced the enemy in the first row, the castration did not disappear, and the body with the tip of the lance hit the second and third columns.
The Russian army behind shook. Some Russian troops with broken will threw down their weapons and shouted frantically and fled to the rear.
After defeating the lance infantry, the winged cavalry threw down their lance, pulled out the saber at the saddle and continued to charge. The saber borrows the horse''s speed. Even if the cavalry doesn''t wave the saber, the saber easily cuts the human body by horsepower. Following the winged cavalry, the five hundred infantry also poured into rudnia.
Rudnia turned into a hell of blood and fire. Some of the defeated Russian troops fled into houses and tents, hoping to escape the pursuit of the Polish army, but the Polish infantry immediately pulled them out, and others climbed over the fence and escaped; More Russian troops poured into the main street, hoping to escape from the back of the village. But it''s blocked by the Dragon cavalry.
A group of ten dragon cavalry led by kadis opened fire one after another, and continuous fire overturned waves of Russian troops. After a while, a human wall more than half a person high was stacked at the entrance of the street.
The battle went on so smoothly, but doronin''s face was not happy. Because it was so smooth. The defeated enemy did not look like more than 2000 people, and the famous shooting army did not appear, nor did the Boye cavalry.
Although the intelligence said that the prince Alexei sent 8000 Russian troops to stop Prince yanush raziwiu, the Prince did not go out in person after all. As the residence of a czar Prince of Russia, at least some elite guards should be around.
While doronin was in doubt, infantry commander balabin reported:
"Commander, our men found a senior official over there."
Doronin heard the speech and hurried to follow balabin.
At the church, a dozen Russian troops in red uniforms were making a final resistance around a man in gorgeous mirror armor.
They stood at the door of the church and fought with enemies many times more than themselves. These warriors waved long axes and forced back the rushing wave army.
Seeing that the strong attack failed, the infantry retreated five steps one after another and set up fire guns far away from the attack range of the long axe.
"Surrender," shouted a small flag warrior.
No one responded.
The little flag warrior ordered to shoot.
The red uniforms fell at the church door.
A black figure staggered out of the church. He looked at the corpses all over the ground and looked sad.
"Prince Alexei, I''m congressman doronin of Smolensk City, Republic of Poland. You''ll get treatment that suits your status," doronin said. He hoped to give the prince dignity so that the prince could surrender on his own initiative.
"I''m count Bezuhov, a shooting officer under Prince Alexei." the man looked up, smiled and looked at doronin as if he were a friend.
He''s not Prince Alexei! Where is the real prince?
Doronin was dazzled.