Chapter 1266: They Won From the Start

The Chukchi are not skilled at sieges.

This is common knowledge.

They are only skilled at fighting in mountain forests. So, this is why for hundreds of years, they have been losing their own territory every year, but have never taken it back.

This time, Zhai Shiqing is going to reverse this situation.

She wants to let the world know that the Chukchi can conduct sieges. She also wants the Chukchi themselves to know that they are capable of conducting sieges. She also wants Tsarist Russia to know that the time for the Chukchi to strike back at them has arrived.

The Chukchi of today are already a people the Gesake cannot afford to provoke, and perhaps even the entirety of Tsarist Russia cannot afford to provoke.

The Chukchi will establish a terrifying kingdom.

They have no Siege Engine; this is true. The Liangzhou side did not provide them with Siege Engine support either.

However.

This does not affect their ability to conduct a siege.

Over these past few days, Zhai Shiqing has studied the defensive fortifications of the small village of Dukuba. Clearly, after the Gesake seized this small village from the Chukchi, they also treated this place as a very important military stronghold. Therefore, the defensive fortifications were built with great care.

But a village is a village after all; no matter how strong the defensive fortifications are, they are not like those towns or castles that require a Scaling Ladder to conduct a siege.

They only need to attack with all their might at the village gate. Moreover, Zhai Shiqing's special forces have various methods for conducting sieges.

This day.

Is a day destined to be recorded in history.

Because early in the morning, the five thousand Chukchi had already assembled. All were in black attire, all had the same Weaponry and Equipment, and all had cold, grim expressions. Of course, since they were about to reclaim the territory that once belonged to their people, there were still quite a few who could not help but feel excited and stirred.

But this did not affect their uniformity in the slightest.

The vast, dark army still caused the atmosphere of the entire world to grow heavy.

On Ruslan's side, four thousand Cossack Cavalry had also long been assembled.

But his side was different. Because in the Siberia region, there were only four thousand Cossack Cavalry in total. But among these four thousand, there were at least four other leaders like him! With five leaders gathered together, the problem arose. How to defend? Opinions were very divided.

Especially since the name of the Black Devil Army had begun to spread throughout the entire Siberia region, many felt they should avoid their sharp edge and use the village's defensive fortifications to resist them.

But some felt that the advantage of their Cossack Cavalry lay in the cavalry charge, reaping the heads of enemies during the charge; if they abandoned this tradition because they had to defend, wouldn't that be like cutting off their own arms?

Ruslan was also caught in a dilemma for a moment.

What to do?

Go out and fight?

These Chukchi probably like that, because then the defensive fortifications would be useless. And he also knew that the recent repeated attacks and assassinations of Cossack Cavalry by the Chukchi showed that these people's close-quarters combat ability was also quite formidable.

Stay and defend?

What they said was not wrong; then the Cossack Cavalry would be destined to abandon the War Horse tactics they were famous for. Their Curved Saber would inevitably appear inadequate due to the lack of the War Horse's charging power.

"Screw it! Why don't we send two thousand men out to charge first, and keep two thousand to defend; if it doesn't work outside, we'll pull them back to fight!"

A leader, seeing them so conflicted, said carelessly.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up.

That's right!

That is indeed a good Method!

Many of the Cossack Cavalry inside had actually never experienced the terrifying combat power of this so-called Black Devil Army; they were still unconvinced in their hearts, so they were eager to go out and clash with them!

Since that is the case...

Then let's clash!

Ruslan gave a cold smile; this way, he could also deal with quite a few leaders and squad captains who did not obey him.

"Good!"

"It is decided! Two thousand men, surround the village and begin defense. Remember, you must not be impulsive. No matter how the other side provokes you, you must hold your ground here and attack with bows and arrows!"

Ruslan immediately gave the order.

He specifically clarified this point because the discipline of these Cossack Cavalry was truly too poor. As soon as they got worked up, they wouldn't care about any military orders; once angry, they would just charge out.

Soon.

The other two thousand Cossack Cavalry were sent outside the village and began to form ranks.

Those two thousand impatient War Horses also neighed to the sky, appearing very eager for this battle as well.

They also seemed to have been craving the taste of blood for a long time.

Zhai Shiqing smiled faintly: "These Gesake are really not stupid."

Narisong reminded her from the side: "General, this Ruslan is the grand leader of the Cossack Cavalry in the Siberia region, and he still understands quite a bit of the Art of War!"

Zhai Shiqing smiled faintly.

In her understanding, they had already won this battle; there was absolutely no possibility of losing. Leaving aside combat power for a moment, why did the Young Master always emphasize the issue of discipline in the military field? Because he knew deeply that only an army with strict discipline and obedience to orders could exert the power of one plus one being greater than two.

War is never something an individual can decide the outcome of.

In terms of discipline and organization, the Cossack Cavalry had already fallen far behind.

In other words, these guys who came from the backgrounds of bandits and fierce outlaws were moving further and further away from Modern Warfare.

So even if the Chukchi here were all new recruits, they were not something the Cossack Cavalry could shake.

"Begin!"

Zhai Shiqing said faintly.

Narisong was full of excitement and immediately brandished the Curved Saber in his hand: "Brothers, charge! Reclaim the glory that belongs to us!"

"Kill!"

"Charge!"

"Kill every single one of those Gesake animals!"

"Leave not one alive!"

The Black Devil Army had no War Horses, so they could only charge on foot, but even so, their speed remained fast.

A great battle was finally about to begin.

The two thousand Cavalry on the Cossack side also galloped out at the same time; the War Horses kicked up ice shards and icy water on the snowfield, which struck their dark faces.

Both sides charged with great ferocity.

A melee was destined to be unavoidable.

In the history of European warfare, the best Method to deal with Cavalry was the Long Spear; therefore, while in Liangzhou, the Rhodok Spear was invented by Liu Zheng, and for this reason, the Liangzhou side had transported quite a few Long Spears for them to use against the Cossacks, and the first rank of these three thousand charging Chukchi Black Devil Army soldiers consisted of the Long Spear army.

Zhai Shiqing did not neglect their regular military training just because they were special operations soldiers; that would have been wrong and also unscientific.

The Mandarin Duck Formation, upon which the Liangzhou Army built its reputation, along with various variants of the Mandarin Duck Formation, was absolutely very advanced compared to the Cossack Cavalry.

The Cossacks charged very fiercely.

The Chukchi began to form their ranks.

There was still some distance between the two sides.

But in reality, those who understood the Art of War could already see that the Chukchi, who were previously people of the mountains and wilderness, had undergone a complete transformation; they were no longer the people who fought purely by relying on their bodies and brute force.

On Zhai Shiqing's side, the beats of the war drums changed from slow to dense, and from dense to variations in intensity.

These Chukchi began to execute various formation changes.

From the very beginning, they had already won.