Chapter 109 Catching a Turtle in a Jar

A very strange situation appeared on the battlefield, which was roughly similar to the Western Front in World War II.

Major General Alexei had completely withdrawn his troops at this time, and he looked like he would never move.

If the opponent did not move, Sherifali would definitely not charge directly with light cavalry. This was cavalry, not Gundam. He would rush forward to die.

As for what the Russian army was doing, this question was also easy to explain.

The attack was not going well, which was definitely not a problem of the command of the great Major General Alexei, so the three brigade commanders were naturally scolded. After scolding, Major General Alexei analyzed it carefully, and he immediately came to a conclusion that the reason why his side was unable to defeat the opponent in one battle was because the pre-war plan was not discussed in detail.

So Major General Alexei specially pulled the officers in the army to hold a pre-war meeting, which lasted for two hours.

Basically, Major General Alexei was the only one speaking, saying that the Russian army was not well coordinated, the command was not good, and they should cooperate with each other, the infantry should pay attention to shooting, the cavalry should pay attention to cover, and the artillery should pay attention to firepower coverage.

After the meeting, the Russian army launched another attack.

It must be said that although Major General Alexei had a seizure from time to time, he still had the most basic military literacy, as long as he was normal at this time.

The Russian army was organized again. Although their quality was not high and their command was average, the coordination of multiple arms was not something that a single cavalry could resist, especially the Circassians, who were almost all cold weapons.

Under the full-scale attack of the Russian army, the rout began.

The Circassian cavalry was no match for the synthetic army. After being entangled by the Russian cavalry, the free shooting of the Russian infantry almost made the Circassians cry for their parents.

After resisting for a while, Sherifali led the cavalry into the valley. It was called a valley, but it was actually a narrow path, which could hardly accommodate too many people. Major General Alexei was not stupid. He sent a small number of troops to block the entrance of the valley, and then began to lead the main force in pursuit.

In the middle of the mountain road, several Russian cavalry scouts threw the corpses in their hands off the cliff, shook their sabers, and prepared to go back to report to the battalion commander.

There is no way there could be an ambush here. Although the entire mountain is not very tall, it is very steep and is not a place where people can hide.

Among the mountains, a Polish battalion commander put away his telescope, came out of the bushes, and went to the rear.

This is where the ambush is hiding.

The battalion commander looked around again, led his men into the bushes, lifted the branches, and revealed a cannon inside.

He didn't say a word from beginning to end, thinking about it.

"If this can be discovered by the Russians, the Circassians will not be worthy of being the local bosses here for so many years.

You know, this road is where the Circassians made their fortune. Although Sochi in the west can also pass people, only this road and the road by the sea in the east can pass goods.

The main business of these Circassians in the early years was to ambush and rob on this road.

Although these people no longer need to learn the skills of their ancestors, they still know this mountain road well."

Pick up the telescope and squint at the mountain road.

Hundreds of Russian vanguard cavalry have passed.

After that, it was the Russian infantry troops who were escorting the captured Circassians who did not escape.

"There is a chance, but we may have to let the Russians go a little deeper."

Sultan on the mountain was talking to the brigade commander left by Dombrovsky.

The sunset has fallen in the distant mountains, and the Russian army on the mountain road has never stopped, and is still chasing Sherifali's cavalry.

Sultan spoke.

"Okay, get ready to fire now. Start from here. The Russian army can't go back.

Their fate is doomed."

The flag waved, and the artillery ambushed on the mountain made a loud noise almost at the same time

"Boom!"

The barrel made a muffled sound, and the shells were spit out directly, hitting a group of Russian soldiers. Many Russian soldiers died, some with broken hands, some with broken feet, and some fell directly from the mountain road.

It was not only the shells that caused damage, but also many rocks began to roll down.

The artillery did not stop, and the landslides continued.

The Russian vanguard was almost defeated.

Alexei, who was in the center of the army, was thinking about his reward. He had been in the Caucasus for a long time. This ghost place was not as good as St. Petersburg. After capturing the leader of the Circassians this time, he would ask the Tsar to transfer him back. Who would want to stay in this place where no one would shit?

Just as Alexei was thinking about the gentle country he had experienced in St. Petersburg many years ago, the warhorse under his crotch was suddenly startled, raised its front hooves, and neighed continuously.

Alexei reined in the frightened horse and looked up. The top of the mountain in front of him exploded with a bang, and the huge rocks were shaking and falling.

To be honest, the Circassians also thought of this plan. After all, with their strength, it was almost impossible to defeat the Russian army head-on, but they lacked artillery, so they had to give up.

And Dombrovsky's army made this plan possible. After all, the Polish army was well equipped.

It was almost impossible for the Russian army to turn defeat into victory in this terrain after being hit.

Victory was already clear.

Alexei wanted to escape back the same way, but the Circassian cavalry had already rushed up, the prisoners also began to resist, and the artillery on the mountain did not stop.

As for the valley entrance, due to terrain considerations, the Russian army did not bring artillery, and such a road was not suitable for artillery operations at all, so Alexei arranged the artillery company and a small number of infantry at the valley entrance, which created an opportunity for Dombrovsky who was waiting on the side.

Due to their reliance on the Ottoman Empire and the blood feud with Russia, Prussia, and Austria, the Polish Winged Hussars had already used red costumes. They were like the god of death, ruthlessly harvesting the Russian army at the valley entrance.

Now they were caught in a jar.