Chapter nine hundred and sixty seventh
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Several mortars opened fire at the maximum rate of fire and shot shells into the Russian position. ◎,ww◎w.2≌3wx.co↙m The Russian officers and soldiers who had just entered the position suffered heavy losses in the dense shell explosion. Many people even just entered the position were torn into pieces by shrapnel after the shell explosion.
"Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da!" Three heavy machine guns opened fire on the Russian position frantically, and dense bullets shuttled across the Russian army's heads. If you were not careful, your head would be shattered like a watermelon. After the Russian soldiers entered the position, they could not even raise their heads.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the infantry of the Imperial Army quickly launched a charge to the Russian defense line. The distance of five hundred meters only takes a few minutes for well-trained soldiers, which also includes avoiding the bullets fired in front of them during the charge.
"Bastard! Get up, you stupid pigs. Open fire and kill the Chinese. Otherwise, when the Chinese rushed up, we will die!" A Russian officer punched and kicked the soldiers curled up in the trenches, trying to get them to stand up and resist the attack of the Chinese army. However, these Russian soldiers were already scared by the dense firepower of the Chinese army. Without being driven away by the officers, they were unwilling to stand up to fight the Chinese army.
"Da da!" A heavy machine gun that survived the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese army opened fire. The dense bullets came and the Chinese soldiers who rushed to the front were hit on the spot and fell to the ground, not knowing their life and death. The other soldiers hurriedly lay on the ground and did not dare to attack anymore. They attacked with the enemy's heavy machine guns. They were simply seeking death.
"Damn it! Mortar, fire, kill the Russian firepower point!" said the captain company commander viciously.
The two mortars immediately turned the muzzle and aimed at the fire point of the Russian heavy machine gun that was constantly firing.
"Boom! Boom!" Two shells flew out and roared towards the Russian fire point. One shell hit the fire point. The civil and wooden fortifications could not resist the power of the shell at all, and were blown up everywhere. The heavy machine gun inside was directly blown up.
"Come on!" When the Russian heavy machine gun was destroyed, the Chinese soldiers lying on the ground immediately launched a fierce charge again.
When the Russian army was less than two hundred meters away from the Russian position, the light machine guns of various infantry squads also opened fire. The dense firepower completely covered the Russian defense line. All the Russian soldiers who had just emerged and were ready to shoot were killed. The remaining people were honestly regarded as turtles. After the light machine guns began to equip the troops, the firepower of the Imperial Army was already the best in the world.
The equipment of the Russian army is actually quite poor among Western countries. Compared with the Imperial Army, it is even more different.
The Imperial Army broke through the Russian defense line half an hour after the attack began. As more and more Russian defense lines were broken, the defense line of the Russian 11th Army began to be in danger. Even though Lieutenant General Boltourin, the commander of the Russian 11th Infantry Army, sent reinforcements to reinforce, he was still powerless.
On the morning of July 23, 1854, the defense line of the Russian 11th Infantry Army was broken through, and the entire line of defense was shaken. The Russian 11th Infantry Army, which suffered heavy losses, began to retreat. This directly shook the defense line of the Russian 12th Infantry Army and the 13th Infantry Army. The retreat of the 11th Infantry Army directly exposed their flanks.
After the victory of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, Lieutenant General Zhang Wei, commander of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, immediately threw the 3rd Infantry Army and the 20th Infantry Army into the battlefield. These two infantry troops directly followed the defense line that the 1st Infantry Army broke through and attacked the 12th Infantry Army and the 13th Infantry Army. The 1st Infantry Army continued to attack westward and suppressed the Russian army's living space.
Although the Russian army built more than one defense line in Omsk. However, the Russian commander General Alexander never expected that the first defense line would be broken in just half a day. This made the Russian army's second defense line not have time to prepare.
On the afternoon of July 23, the 5th Cavalry and 6th Cavalry Army of the Imperial Army also launched an attack. However, the target of the two cavalry troops was not the Russian army in front of Omsk, but Petropavul behind the Russian army. Petropavul, 200 kilometers away from Omsk, is an important supply base for the Russian front line. Most of the war supplies of more than 300,000 Russian troops on the front line were stored here. Originally, the Russian army sent a Cossack cavalry army to garrison here. However, as the defense line on the front line was broken, General Alexander had to satisfy the world's dispatch of troops. Petropavul's cavalry army was also among the troops drawn. Three of the cavalry divisions were transferred to the front line, leaving only one cavalry division in Petropavul.
After the battle on July 23, the Imperial Army advanced for a full twenty kilometers. The Russian defense line along Omsk was completely broken, and General Alexander had to retreat back and build a new defense line. At the same time, the telegram asking for help flew towards Yekaterinburg like snowflakes.
When the Imperial Army's 1st Army broke through the Russian defense line, the Imperial Army's 2nd Army was also sitting on the same thing. After a day of fierce fighting, the six infantry and four cavalry armies led by Russian General Alexey were also dazzled by the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army's attack was too sudden. When the shells fell on the Russian position, the Russian army realized that the war had begun. However, it was over. When the Russian army was eager to enter the position and resist the invasion of the Chinese army, the Chinese team had already launched a rapid attack.
The Russian army's defense line was broken through, and General Alexey tried to regain the defense line. So he organized more than 100,000 people to launch a counterattack. However, the final result was that these Russian troops paid a heavy price in the face of the dense firepower of the Chinese army. Their bodies almost piled up a thick layer on the ground. The blood flowed from the Russians who died in battle dyed the soil on the entire battlefield red.
The battle report on the first day was soon delivered to Marshal Wittgenstein. However, this result made it difficult for him to accept.
"Bastard, what are they doing, Alexander and Alexey?" Marshal Wittgenstein was like an angry lion.
"Marson Marshal, it was completely beyond our expectations that the Chinese launched a surprise attack. I believe General Alexander and General Alexey were defeated by the Chinese without being able to defend themselves!" Lieutenant General Neverskoy said.
"Excuses, these are all excuses. Although the despicable Chinese launched a raid, we have warned them a long time ago to ask them to be prepared. What's more, Alexander had 350,000 people in his hands, and Alexey had 400,000 people in his hands. And their opponents, the Chinese were only 200,000 and 300,000 people respectively! We have an absolute advantage in military strength." Marshal Wittgenstein was very dissatisfied with this result.
Lieutenant General Neverskoy didn't say anything. Yes, the Russian army does have an advantage in military strength. However, the Russian army is far inferior to the Chinese army in terms of weapons and equipment. Although the current war has a very large role in the number of people, it can no longer play a decisive role.
The next day, the attack of the Chinese army was still very fierce. On the Omsk front line, General Alexander gathered all his troops to resist the attack of the four infantry troops of the Chinese army. Logically speaking, the four infantry troops of the Chinese army were only 140,000, which was far inferior to the Russian army. However, the situation on the battlefield was that the Chinese army was suppressing the Russian army.
In the afternoon of the same day, the 5th Cavalry and 6th Cavalry Army of the Imperial Army appeared in Petropavul. These two cavalry troops, more than 70,000 people, launched a sudden attack on Petropavul. A cavalry division of the Russian army stationed here was unable to defend themselves and suffered heavy losses and could not resist the attack of the Chinese cavalry at all.
The battle lasted less than an hour before Petropavl achieved it. At the same time, a large amount of combat materials stored there fell into the hands of the Chinese cavalry.
When the news of Petropavl's fall reached General Alexander, General Alexander panicked. He issued a wrong order to the troops, requiring the two cavalry troops to drag the Chinese army, while he led the main force to retreat, trying to give up the front line and flee back to Yekaterinburg. This directly caused a catastrophe to the Russian army.
On the evening of July 25, the 5th and 6th Army of the Imperial Cavalry raided the main force of the Russian army. Under the protection of the night, the Imperial Cavalry easily invaded the Russian army's camp. A pair of shiny sabers chopped the Russian army like chopping vegetables and melons, harvesting their lives unscrupulously. The Russian army was suddenly attacked by the Chinese army and suffered heavy losses. In a panic, a large number of troops abandoned their equipment and fled.
After learning the news, the two Russian cavalry troops, which were the main force of the Chinese army, immediately broke away from contact with the Chinese army and began a large-scale retreat.
In just three days, the 350,000 Russian troops deployed on the Omsk defense line were defeated. Not only did they lose their troops, but they also lost a large amount of territory and defense line. The 1st Army of the Chinese Army drove straight in and advanced towards Yekaterinburg.
Similarly, the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army also defeated the 400,000 Russian troops led by General Alexey, and pressed against Chelyabinsk step by step. The attack of the Chinese army was unstoppable, and the Russian army could not resist at all. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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