"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One after another, shells fell from the sky and smashed into the positions of the Russian army, causing violent explosions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

For a time, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and gunpowder smoke filled the air. The position of the Russian army can be described as a piece of flying sand and rocks.

A shell hit a section of trench and instantly collapsed this section of trench by more than ten meters. A machine gun fire point was hit by a 75-mm shell, and in the midst of a violent explosion, this machine gun fire point was blown away in an instant.

The Germans tended to be well prepared for fire before attacking. Although this will cause them to consume a lot of artillery shells, it can destroy the enemy's fortifications with great possibility, clearing the way for the subsequent infantry attack.

The defensive positions painstakingly built by the troops of the Russian 4th Army were reduced to ruins little by little under heavy artillery shelling by the Germans. The earthwork of the Russian army is not very strong in the first place, plus there is a lack of materials. Therefore, the fortifications of the Russian army simply could not withstand the artillery fire of the German army. In particular, the heavy artillery could easily destroy the German fortifications.

In order to preserve its own strength to the greatest extent, the Russian 4th Army dug a lot of anti-artillery holes on the defensive line, which was originally intended to let the soldiers hide in the anti-artillery holes when the German army was shelling. After the German shelling was over, they drilled out of the anti-artillery holes and attacked the attacking Germans. It's just that the defense of the Russian army's anti-artillery holes does not seem to be qualified. This made their defenses a little inadequate when resisting the German artillery bombardment.

"Boom!" A 105-mm shell exploded above one of the anti-artillery holes of the Russian army.

The violent explosion caused the anti-artillery hole to shake violently. At the same time, the earth kept falling from the top of the anti-artillery hole, making that terrifying killing sound.

"Oh God! The shelling of the Germans is even more terrifying than the legend! Will our anti-artillery holes be able to withstand the shelling of the Germans? A Russian soldier said with a pale face.

Although, before the battle began, they had already heard about the horrors of German shelling. However, it was only now that they were under the shelling of the German army, and they did not know that the German artillery bombardment was more powerful than they expected!

"Boom!" Another heavy artillery shell hit this anti-artillery hole of the Russian army. And, this time it was shells fired from 150-mm heavy howitzers. Under the tremendous power of the shell explosion, huge cracks suddenly appeared on the top of this anti-artillery hole. The faces of the Russian soldiers hiding inside changed dramatically.

"Oh God! The anti-artillery hole is about to collapse, run away! ”

The soldiers scrambled to drill into the hole of the anti-artillery hole, but the hole was narrow, which greatly restricted their speed. At this moment, the earth and rocks on the top have begun to fall in large chunks. Some Russian soldiers were even smashed on their heads and bled out. But everyone can't care so much anymore, and finding a way to escape from the anti-artillery hole is the most important thing. In that case, you will be able to live. Otherwise, once the anti-artillery hole collapses, everyone will be finished.

"Boom!" A huge earth and rock fell, blocking the hole in the anti-artillery hole. The survival path of the Russian soldiers inside was cut off at once. Although, desperately, they screamed and begged for help inside, and at the same time dug with their hands. But it didn't work at all. Because, the soil and rocks on it are still falling, and this anti-artillery hole will soon be buried. Of the hundreds of Russian soldiers hiding inside, except for a very small number who escaped, the rest were all buried alive inside.

This is not an isolated case, but a regular rule. The fortifications of the Russian army are not up to standard, so that they have already suffered a lot. But even so, the Russian army is unable to change this.

In the fierce shelling of the German army, the Russian army's anti-artillery holes were destroyed one after another, and countless Russian soldiers were buried alive inside. The heavy losses made the Russian generals who were watching the battle in the rear frown.

"General, we can't go on like this. Our artillerymen can no longer be silent. Otherwise, the troops at the front will suffer heavy losses. When the time comes, what will we do to stop the German attack? A lieutenant general officer said.

"Our artillery, will it be able to confront the Germans?" Admiral Dimitriev asked.

Even if the Russian 4th Army gathered 100,000 people in Cheum, which is six infantry divisions, the artillery of these six infantry divisions adds up to only 288 guns, and all of them are 76.2 mm field guns. With such strength, it is obviously impossible to confront the German army. In particular, a considerable part of the German artillery was large-caliber heavy artillery.

And the Russian army, even if it was strengthened before the war, has only more than two dozen 105-mm howitzers. The difference in the strength of the artillery of the two sides is too great.

"General, our artillery is inferior to the Germans. However, if the Germans were to completely suppress us, it would also be impossible. Our attack on the German artillery positions would at least make it impossible for them to continue shelling our forward positions. The artillery commander said.

Admiral Dimitriev nodded, this was undoubtedly the answer he wanted.

"Order the artillery to open fire! We need to be here, for a long time. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the German artillery to attack our line of defense with impunity. Admiral Dimitriev ordered.

"Yes, General." As soon as the artillery commander received the order, he went to prepare.

Ten minutes later, the artillery of the Russian army began shelling.

A heavy shelling of 76.2-mm field guns, as well as more than two dozen 105-mm howitzers, began.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Orange-red flames shone in the muzzle, and one shell after another smashed into the German artillery position.

However, in addition to those 75-mm field gun positions, the rest of the 105-mm light howitzer positions and 150-mm heavy howitzer positions are arranged relatively backward, completely outside the range of the Russian army's 76.2-mm field guns. Therefore, the only thing they can threaten is those field artillery positions.

But even so, the shelling of the Russian army also caused some losses to the artillery positions of the German army. It's just that the losses are not huge.

"Field artillery continues to shell the artillery positions of the Russian army, light howitzers and heavy howitzers, suppressing the artillery of the Russian army. Also, send a telegram to the air team, they can attack. Lieutenant General Zekter, with a blank face, gave the order.

"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went to give the order.