Chapter 1463: Hand-to-Hand Combat

"Retreat!"

The soldiers of the Russian Army were slightly stunned when they saw the retreat order being passed down from the city walls.

The situation was clearly favorable right now, so why retreat?

However, military orders are like mountains; although they did not understand, they still obeyed the order to retreat.

But at this moment, it was already too late.

Boom—!

The artillery formation set up by the Longyan army fired relentlessly.

Because the Longyan Cannon had the advantage of an ultra-long range, it easily and completely blocked the retreat route of the Russian Army.

The Russian Army stared at the countless artillery fire cutting off their path of retreat, and their hearts turned cold!

Boerniefu saw from the city wall that the retreat route was blocked by the Longyan army's artillery fire, and he clenched his fists tightly. "The detestable Longyan people are actually playing such a despicable trick!"

"Using a retreat to deceive me!"

Fury surged into Boerniefu's heart as he struggled to think of a Method to break the situation.

Currently, the Russian garrison inside Poland City had not all been deployed, as he had kept a portion behind.

The Russian Army, having their retreat route cut off, could only continue to advance.

It was not that Boerniefu had not thought about using the Russian Cannon to provide a wave of support to allow the Russian Army to withdraw from the front.

But the range of the Russian Cannon was nowhere near the range of the Longyan Cannon, and since the front line was now filled with his own Russian Army, launching an artillery attack would only bring disaster upon the Russian Army.

They had no Method to provide support.

The supporting troops would only die under the violent shelling of the Longyan army.

Outside Poland City was flat land with no cover; if this continued, the Russian Army would suffer heavy casualties under the coverage of the Longyan army's shelling.

Under the outpouring of the Longyan army's countless artillery fire, these covering Russian troops immediately suffered countless casualties.

Boerniefu slammed his fist against the city wall, his eyes burning with a fierce fire.

"Detestable Longyan people!" Boerniefu gritted his teeth...

"Pass on my order: launch a fierce attack and continue the pursuit!"

Boerniefu issued the insane order, and everyone who heard it knew that by doing this, the general was treating those Russian troops who had nowhere left to retreat as a Suicide Squad.

Under such dense shelling from the Longyan army, it was indeed difficult for any army to survive.

Boerniefu's expression was cold, and he panted heavily; the Longyan army was forcing him to abandon this army.

Their only path to survival now was to close in on the Longyan army and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

To make the Longyan army abandon the idea of shelling and switch to close-quarters combat.

The Russian Army possessed an advantage in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat that was incomparable to any other army in the world.

They possessed the most ferocious troops in the world, and this characteristic would be displayed to the fullest during hand-to-hand combat.

This was the glory of their Russian Army!

Boerniefu watched the battlefield with cold eyes; after sacrificing many men, the Russian Army finally closed in on the Longyan army and the Ottoman Army.

Hamid saw this scene and frowned slightly.

"We cannot let the Russian Army get close; their hand-to-hand combat is famously powerful, and our army will be at a great disadvantage." Hamid immediately issued a military order.

He ordered the Longyan army and the Ottoman Army to continue retreating.

But Prince Yong shook his head and said indifferently: "If we retreat now, our current advantage will be gone."

"The previous retreat was due to our strategy, but now the Russian Army is at an absolute disadvantage; we cannot retreat."

"This kind of inexplicable retreat will deal a heavy blow to our morale!" Prince Yong stopped Hamid and said earnestly.

Hamid frowned deeply; although the Longyan army had fought a great war with the Russian Army.

The Longyan army might not have such a profound understanding of the Russian Army.

But the Ottoman and the Russian Army were sworn enemies, and their understanding of the Russian Army was definitely much more profound than that of the Longyan.

The Russian Army, regardless of which unit it was, always held the advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

And it was an unstoppable advantage.

Because of the influence of the Industrial Revolution, the current way of fighting had changed significantly, and the Russian Army was the same; they had removed their previous traditional long-handled weapons, and although the Shield still existed, its defensive attributes had been weakened.

It had turned into small, portable shields.

Because of the appearance of thermal weapons, the original long-handled weapons were already difficult to carry onto the battlefield, so the Russian Army was equipped with sabers.

But even as a weakened Russian Army, their hand-to-hand combat remained sharp and invincible.

Prince Yong glanced at Hamid and said: "Have the soldiers switch to Bayonet, and have the Shield Infantry move to the front!"

"Form an Advance Formation!" Prince Yong ordered in a deep voice.

The Longyan army had also produced different types of troops due to the Industrial Revolution.

The Bayonet was one such invention; it was a weapon tied to a gun, and when combined with the gun, it became a long-handled weapon.

The Longyan army did not cancel the Shield, but instead evolved a special type of soldier, the Shield Infantry; they were responsible for coordinating in hand-to-hand combat, and many formation changes were born to restrain the enemy.

The Longyan army beat their drums in a deep tone, and the flag officers moved their Flag to convey Prince Yong's order.

Hamid did not say anything more, but he felt a faint worry in his heart.

The Russian Army was brave and fearless; even under the coverage of intense artillery fire, they still maintained a high level of combat proficiency.

But without the cover of the city walls, their casualties were high.

The remaining troops quickly closed in on the Longyan army and engaged in hand-to-hand combat; the sabers they carried were not considered long-handled weapons.

They were merely close-quarters weapons.

After experiencing a wave of slaughter, they heard the sound of drums and the orders sent by the flag officers.

The Longyan army and the Ottoman Army formed their formation, with the Shield Infantry in front and the soldiers holding Bayonets in the rear.

The Russian Army was retreating steadily in the face of the Longyan army's offensive.

Although they did not understand why the Longyan army had bayonets attached to their long guns, this long-handled weapon made from a gun indeed prevented the Russian Army's sabers from unleashing their power.

Boerniefu watched from the city wall as the Russian Army was forced into a steady retreat by the Longyan army using these strange and bizarre things.

Boerniefu clenched his fists so tightly that blood seeped from his palms.

The Russian Army's close-quarters combat was now being severely suppressed by the Longyan army.

"Damnable Longyan!" Boerniefu shrieked hysterically.

The situation on the battlefield was now extremely unfavorable for them; with the Longyan army utilizing this tactic, it was very difficult for the Russian Army to break through.

Just at this moment, a unit of Cavalry surged onto the battlefield.

Tearing through the Longyan formation, countless Ottoman and Longyan soldiers died under the iron hooves; although the bayonets were long enough, they were still too powerless when facing the fire-like aggression of the Cavalry.

Prince Yong frowned, unable to figure out where this unit of Cavalry had charged out from.

The Russian Army's ambush force had long since been silently wiped out by his own Longyan Special Forces.

Prince Yong sighed; with the appearance of the Cavalry, the Ottoman Army and the Longyan army would temporarily have no Method to breach Poland City.

"Sound the retreat; I never intended to take the city today anyway," Prince Yong said indifferently.

Hamid nodded; it was indeed so, as sieges were the most difficult, and although they had already breached Poland City today.

And even wiped out quite a few of the garrison in Poland City, taking the city in a single day was clearly somewhat impossible.