In the early morning of September 10th, as three red signal bombs rose into the sky, the long-dormant Southern Front Group Army of the Chinese Army finally began to send out its long-awaited blow! In just ten minutes, 38 troops deployed on the frontier

The artillery position began to bombard the Russian southern front. The huge artillery took off its gun jackets one after another.

, they raised their long barrels. The gunners aimed according to the preset coordinates under the command of the officers, and heavy shells were put into the chamber, followed by the propellant packs. Accompanied by the order to fire

, these gods of war, who have been silent for a long time and have been preparing for this day for 6 years, finally roared!

Almost at the same time, countless smoke columns and fireballs rose from the Chinese Army's position. The roar of artillery was superimposed on each other and spread in the air at a very high speed. Each orange fireball fell on the Russian army like a doomsday meteorite rain.

On the position. This is a real barrage, in a pre-selected breakthrough

Breaking through the area, each explosive point moved forward almost one after another, and walls of flames rolled and surged across the Russian position. Crush everything they could foresee, whether it was bunkers, obstacles, artillery and soldiers.

.In the frenzy of steel and flames, they will be broken into pieces or even reduced to ashes.

"I never thought that in the far east, this country far away from the core of world industry could have so many heavy artillery and fire such a dense rain of bullets. From the artillery mirror, I could clearly see that the opposite position was covered in flames.

Surrounded. Behind me, is

An 8-inch heavy artillery position and two 6-inch artillery positions. They were actually strengthened for a regiment. A total of 18 large-caliber artillery provided fire suppression for the regiment. I even doubted whether the opponent would still be able to survive such an artillery attack.

Someone will survive."

"The first rapid fire attack didn't last long, only a quarter of an hour. But in just this quarter of an hour, the Chinese Army's artillery had opened a gap up to 800 meters wide for the attacking troops. All the enemies in this distance

Bunkers, minefields and obstacles were all destroyed by the dense rain of bullets, leaving a layer of gray-black explosion remnants on the surface.

Shrapnel could be seen everywhere, and after accepting the first round of attacks, a battalion of the Chinese Army rushed towards the opponent's position under the cover of direct artillery and heavy mortars. They launched the attack from a pre-dug starting position.

The closest distance between the two sides is only 500 meters!" A German military officer watching the battle wrote in the report. And this was just the beginning.

In a very short period of time, several gaps were made in the entire Russian defense line. Then the commando team composed of elite infantry began to attack. They carried their own weapons. Under the command of the officers, they attacked the Russian army in a loose formation.

The Russian army rushed to the military position. The Russian army at the breach had already

After being almost wiped out, they occupied the gap in just ten minutes and sent out the signal that the attack was completed. Then other units of the assault regiment began to enter the battlefield in order. At this moment, the Russian army suddenly

A counterattack was launched from both wings!

The Chinese Army can find some places suitable for deploying its troops through long-term reconnaissance and research. The Russians know their defense lines very well, and large-scale artillery and troop mobilizations are actually difficult to hide from the Russians, even if they don't know the other side

How many troops came, but people can still estimate roughly. And with the establishment of huge artillery positions, the Russians can also judge some main attack directions.

"We have to mix the troops on both sides to avoid the other side's artillery fire. With a large number of artillery destroyed and mobilized, the remaining artillery no longer has the strength to carry out counter-suppression. The surrounding infantry units even asked the artillery not to fire back, because from

Every artillery shell fired from our position will be returned several times by the opponent. Facing the opponent's breakthrough troops, we cannot block it. We can only contain the opponent's artillery fire after the opponent enters the position and mixes with them.

." Afterwards, a Russian military officer explained their combat thinking this way.

Using melee combat against the party with the superior firepower is indeed one of the best options for the weaker party, without the support of heavy artillery. The defensive side has more troops and light artillery to form a local advantage. But everything depends on the situation. And

This time, the elite infantry of the Chinese Army told their opponents how wrong they were! Although they had the advantage in firepower projection, the gap between them and the elite infantry of the Chinese Army was really too big in terms of coordination accuracy and tactics!

"This is a truly elite force, one of the most elite assault forces in the whole of Europe. They have a full set of tailor-made weapons. In addition to automatic firearms such as machine guns and submachine guns, they are also equipped with new

rifled mortars and a certain number of short-barreled large-caliber infantry guns. The former is the main suppression of this unit.

In terms of firepower, the rifled gun has higher accuracy and can accurately attack point targets. The latter is a lighter weight gun with a 75mm caliber and a firing angle from -15 degrees to 75 degrees. It can shoot horizontally and

It is a direct fire weapon and weighs only a few hundred kilograms." A German observer said of the Chinese assault force.

When the chaotic formation of the Russians appeared in the sight of the Chinese Army, the first thing that greeted them was machine gun fire from 300 meters away. The dense rain of bullets easily cut the entire Russian army into several pieces.

After choosing to lie down and shoot at each other, the machine gun group exposed in the first round of shooting immediately put away its bracket and left.

!After several minutes of preparation time, the Russians finally fired a few sparse grenades, and then the mortars and light mortars that were too late to be moved were attacked by the 82mm and 60mm rifled mortars of the Chinese commandos.

The gun locked on, and after a few short bursts of fire, all the Russians' limited direct firepower was destroyed.

After the remaining Russian troops lost their supporting firepower, the Russian attack immediately became chaotic. At the same time, the Chinese assault troops actually gave up their defense and launched an attack directly. Under the cover of light infantry artillery and rifled mortars,

Next, the commando team takes turns to cover and launch the attack in squad units.

Attack. All the troops revolve around machine guns and grenade launchers, knocking out the opponent's firepower points one by one, while breaking up the opponent's organization and finally destroying them one by one. As the commando team expands to both sides, the breach is getting bigger and bigger. More and more.

Troops poured into the gap and began to develop in depth.

At this time, the Russian army finally lost its composure. After discovering that the previous forward troops could not effectively stop the opponent and that the defense line was in danger of completely collapsing, the main force of the Russian army finally rushed out of the trenches and bunkers and began to rush towards the breakthrough.

If someone could stand on a high place and overlook the entire battlefield, he would be able to find that gray torrents were rushing towards the breach from all directions, like floods trying to overwhelm the Chinese assault force's defense line.

The defense line of the Chinese breakthrough troops seemed so thin to the Russian army. Even with enough machine guns and direct artillery, this depthless defense line could not stop the endless sea of ​​people charging. But they were wrong. It was not just the Chinese that stood in front of them.

Assault troops. There are also heavy artillery groups from distant artillery positions!

This artillery attack was longer than the first artillery attack that launched the breakthrough. All artillery was divided into two groups. Field artillery and mortars, mainly small and medium-caliber artillery, were mainly responsible for cleaning the Russian troops at the front of the position, while long-range artillery

Heavy artillery and cannon were responsible for

Attack the subsequent supporting Russian troops and the newly discovered support points. If the first shelling was just like a sharp sword cutting a gap in the Russian position, then this shelling was like a heavy hammer that completely crushed it.

The backbone of the Russian defense line.

At this most critical moment, the remaining heavy artillery units of the Russian army finally could no longer sit still, and the remaining 6-inch and 107mm heavy artillery finally popped out of their hidden emplacements. Balls of bright yellow flames flew out of the muzzles,

Fly to Hua, who is executing the suppression design at the forefront

Xia's forward artillery. However, scattered shelling and poor ranging did not allow these remaining artillery to play much of their role. And their firing positions were quickly discovered by the forward artillery observation posts. They were then passed to the responsible person through telephone lines.

Suppressed 8-inch cannon.

These 8-inch 35l heavy artillery are almost the largest artillery that can be deployed without railways. In order to transport these bulky cannons, the Chinese Army even introduced special trailers. These artillery were originally intended to be used to suppress the opponent's firepower and support in the war.

The trump card. But now? Facing the Russian long-range artillery that can almost only be described as survival, these artillery are really overqualified!

Accompanied by the roar of the 8-inch heavy artillery, 100kg high-explosive grenades flew towards the Russian long-range artillery position that continued to fire. The powerful 8-inch high-explosive shells directly penetrated the artillery bunker built by the Russian army, with a thickness of more than 1 meter.

The thick rammed earth breastworks were cut through like paper, and then filled with more than 20 kilograms of high

Explosive grenades exploded in each artillery pool, and countless flames and shrapnel swept across the entire artillery position. The 6-inch cannon weighing more than 7 tons was pushed aside like a toy. The gunners operating these artillery were directly violently beaten.

Shock waves and shrapnel tore it apart. Finally, within a short period of time, the Russian counterattack firepower tended to stop.

When the frontal attack reached its peak, Peng Yi's regiment located behind the Russian southern line also launched an attack. Facing the hastily established defense lines and positions as well as the Russian participating troops huddled inside, Peng Yi's armored cluster could be said to have

It's very smooth and comfortable!

"Compared with the first two battles, our final battle can be described as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. In the battle to defeat the Russian army on the northern front, the Russians were able to organize a considerable scale of artillery to suppress our army, and they could organize a strong

A powerful counterattack. The two sides are almost always fighting in a constant state of attack. Although we have an advantage, we are faced with a large number of enemies.

It was not easy for us to fight against the superior Russian army. The damage rate of the first batch of armored troops and tanks was as high as more than 30%. The second time we fought against Linevich's armored troops, if it weren't for Cai E's troops who disrupted the opponent,

With the deployment, there may be some resistance to our attack. But even so, the losses of the Cai E Group as a bait will be huge."

"But in the final battle on the southern front, the Russians seemed not to know how to fight. They lacked organized resistance and would panic under intensive artillery fire, even if the firepower could not cause any damage to the Russian troops hiding in the bunkers.

The damage is too great, and our attack speed can no longer be described as devastating, even sweeping the fallen leaves with the breeze." After the war, Peng Yi commented on the Southern Front Campaign.
Chapter completed!