Romanov's actual combat experience was mainly accumulated from fighting with the Manchurian Army, so he knew very well that he could not shoot at will at this time. It's a pity that the overly fierce shelling just now basically destroyed the Russian army's outlying fortifications, and burned down all the Russian civil structure fortresses, and the soldiers who survived the catastrophe had no time to think like Romanov. Before Romanov, who understood in his heart, gave the order, several company commanders and platoon commanders had gathered some soldiers and began to shoot at the attacking Manchurian Army.

"Don't, alas!" Hearing the sound of gunfire from his own position, the Romanov knew that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the salvo of the Russian army did not hit the cat-waisted Manchurian army, and the soldiers of the Manchurian army, after hearing the gunshots, all quickly lay down and changed to crawling forward. However, the Romanovs' expected terrifying counterattack did not appear, and only a few Manchurian soldiers were blindly shooting at the Russian positions. The sparse sound of gunfire made Romanov's heart tremble, and he did not understand why the Manchurians had changed their routine.

"Bang bang bang ......" Even if there was only one bullet fired on the opposite side, the Russian army returned fire with a salvo of dozens of guns, and even used the Gatling machine gun, which was easily dug out of the soil. Most of the Manchurian army, either lying still or crawling very slowly through the snow, returned fire only a small number of soldiers who found reliable cover. It was as if they had given up the suppression of fire on the Russian troops, preparing to approach the positions of the Russian troops in such a covert way, and then rush in and fight with bayonets.

"Quickly transfer, they are positioning, hurry!" Romanov, whose brain was half a beat slower, finally figured it out.

The terrifying shelling blew up the Russian positions beyond recognition, and the dust stirred up also blocked the sight of the Manchurian infantry gunners, so in the face of the Russian counterattack, the infantry gunners did not find the Russian army's firepower for a while. The sporadic shooting of the Manchurian soldiers was to lure the Russian army into firing, using the white smoke after the gunshots were fired, so that the heavy weapons of the Manchurian Army could find the location of the Russian army's firepower point. Once the position of the Russian firepower point is locked, the small-caliber artillery that moves with the infantry will definitely quickly deliver a devastating blow to the Russian army.

"Boom ......" Romanov's judgment was correct, but unfortunately he was too slow, and when he shouted the order, the Manchurian army had already fired first. Taking advantage of the large amount of white smoke generated by the shooting, the infantry gunners quickly locked onto the fire point where the Russian army had gathered, and then quickly exposed their bodies from behind the snowdrift where they were hiding, and shelled the fire point of the Russian army.

Even if the Russian army's semi-permanent firepower points were not blown away, they were burned to the ground, leaving only broken walls, and the trenches alone could not withstand the bombardment of 70 mm caliber high-explosive shells. Not many shells fell in the trenches of the Russian army, but it was enough to fall near the trenches, and the Russian casualties were no more than thirty or forty people, but all the firing points that they had easily put together were scattered.

......The Russian soldiers who were scattered in the trenches and fled for their lives were not able to escape, and the 40 mm * launchers of the front-line infantry of the Manchurian Army completed their lore against them. The front-line infantry was originally very close to the Russian trenches, and the veterans of the Manchurian Army were very proficient in * launchers, and basically every one of them could penetrate the Russian trenches. Forty mm caliber trumpet shells explode in the trenches, and the lethal effect is also very terrifying, not to mention that most of these * have a large number of anti-personnel fragments built-in.

After the Manchurian Army's close-range fire preparations were over, their charge began. In front of the Romanovs, who were already in positions with less than 200 men left, sixteen water-cooled heavy machine guns lined up and began to cover the Russian army with full firepower. A stream of bullets almost appeared in the sky above the trenches, and as long as the Russian troops dared to raise their heads, only death awaited them. The infantry of the Manchurian Army, under the cover of machine-gun fire, quickly advanced in a three-three formation, and before the Romanovs could figure out what to do, the Manchurian soldiers had already stuck to the outside of the trenches.

"Get on the bayonet!" The Romanovs were already speechless, until a few brave squad and platoon commanders shouted that they were going to defend their positions with white-knives killing.

The Russian soldiers didn't know who to listen to at this time, anyway, there was a voice that spoke, and they followed it. Twisting the bayonet to the muzzle of the gun, the Russian soldiers squatted against the inner wall of the trench, waiting for the Manchurians to appear on the opposite side. The advanced weapons of the Manchurians have made them speechless, but they will not fear the weak Orientals in hand-to-hand combat.

The furious machine-gun fire had stopped, but time still seemed to stand still, and the hateful eastern faces had not appeared behind the dirt slopes of the trenches opposite the Russians. After a long wait, something finally came out from behind the dirt slope, but instead of people, smoking wooden hammers flew in.

“*！” Romanov, who had just obeyed the orders of his subordinates, roared wildly, threw down the saber in his hand, and plunged headlong into the sandbag beside him.

"Boom ......" explosions rang out one after another, and before Romanov could raise his head, the crisp and coherent sound of gunfire followed.

Romanov knew that it was the sound of a Manchurian rifle, and the Schneider rifle used by the Russian army had a dull sound than a Manchurian rifle, and the rate of fire was much slower. The Romanovs quietly raised their heads, and the Manchurians had indeed entered the Russian trenches, and their guns were also loaded with bayonets, but they were more than happy to use bullets to solve the problem. Many of the Russian troops who have been bombed have not recovered from the tinnitus after the loud noise, and many more have even lost their guns, which are completely targets in front of the Manchurian army, and they fell into the trenches one by one with the sound of gunfire.

With the few lucky ones who remained, Romanov fled quickly along the traffic trench to the rear. Out of some fear in his heart, he couldn't help but look back as he ran away. The Manchurian Army, which had occupied the Romanov Line, was in no hurry to advance, and was shooting at some relatively easy targets with rifles. The bayonets on their guns also came into play, and the poor wounded Russian soldiers in the trenches became the souls of the bayonets.

The artillery of the rear of the Manchurian Army began shelling the positions on both flanks of the Romanov position, providing fire cover for the follow-up troops in the rear. The attacking troops all entered the trenches that originally belonged to the Romanovs, and except for the vanguard troops, who were fortified in place, the other troops began to expand to the two flanks to broaden the way for the follow-up troops. When Romanov fled into the arms of his own men, at least one regiment of the Manchurian Army broke through his gap into the first line of Russian defense.

Romanov was not the only one unlucky, and at the same time, the Manchurian Army tore seven gaps in the first line of defense of the Russian army. Romanov was still a lucky man, he was the only one who escaped back with some of his men on the position broken through by the Manchurian Army, and the others were all wrapped in dumplings and annihilated by the Manchurian Army in the position.