Chapter 336: Raid (2,600 votes plus change)

On the road from Lviv to Cheum, Russian troops in gray military uniforms are marching. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info these Russian soldiers, although they are tall, but they have yellow faces and thin muscles, and they look malnourished. Their procession was not at all neat and looked very messy. However, there is no way to do this, the quality of the Russian army, among the great powers, is originally at the bottom.

This Russian army unit is the 4th Infantry Corps under the 22nd Army of the Russian Army, which is almost a pure infantry army. With the exception of a small number of horses, which were used to tow artillery and transport provisions, the rest of the men marched entirely on their feet. Of course, the exceptions were high-ranking officers and generals, who could ride horses. No matter how difficult the conditions of the Russian army are, the needs of generals and senior officers can still be guaranteed.

"General, we are only ten kilometers from Cheum. It is expected to arrive this evening. However, the Germans were storming Cheum, and our troops stationed in Cheum suffered heavy losses under the German attack. It was probably not a good idea for us to arrive in Cheum at this time. A major general, division commander, said to Lieutenant General Boris, commander of the 22nd Army, who was riding on a tall horse.

"Of course I do! The two guys, Fyodor and Golovin, under the onslaught of the Germans, were about to lose their hold. That's why they let the general put pressure on me to rush to Cheum. I don't want to go, or I don't want to go so quickly. But what's the solution? The general's attitude was very harsh, and if we hadn't arrived in Cheum before today, the general wouldn't have let us go. Lieutenant General Boris said helplessly.

"General, are the Germans really that powerful?" Another major general, division commander, asked.

Although, the German army has already made the Russian army pay a heavy price. However, the 22nd Infantry Corps of the Russian army has never fought with the Germans. The strength of the German army was heard from other troops. How strong the Germans really were, they don't know.

"The Germans are indeed very powerful, otherwise Fyodor and Golovin would not have been forced to such a situation." Boris said.

"Order the troops, speed up the march. In any case, now that the general's order has been given, there is no way for us to disobey it. Hurry to Cheum as soon as possible, strengthen the defenses there, and hopefully withstand the German attack! "Lieutenant General Boris gave the order.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops began to speed up and rushed towards Cheum. The marching procession winded around the plain like a long gray snake.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

Suddenly, there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and small black dots were approaching at high speed.

When the Russian troops on the ground heard this voice, their faces changed drastically. It's been more than two months since the war began, and they're all veterans of the war, so they naturally know what it means.

"Shelling! Hide! ”

Five kilometers in front of the Russian army, the artillery of the German 51st Infantry Division was firing at the Russian troops. 18 150-mm heavy howitzers, 36 105-mm light howitzers and 50 75-mm field guns, began a frenzied shooting. The order from the higher authorities was for them to smash more shells on the Russians' heads in the shortest possible time, causing them as many casualties as possible.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The shells continued to fall to the ground and explode, and the shock wave was wrapped in shrapnel and fired in all directions. Russian soldiers are constantly being taken to their lives. The already untidy queue of the Russian army was even more chaotic at this time.

"Damn, how did the Germans end up here? And launched an attack on us? What the hell are those two idiots doing in Fyodor and Golovin? Lieutenant General Boris was furious.

However, complaining at this time is no longer useful. The German artillery bombardment, so fierce, is harvesting the lives of these Russian officers and soldiers.

"What about our artillery? Deploy it now and fight back! ”

"General, it seems that the Germans don't have many cannons, only more than a hundred, which means that they don't have many troops, if we launch a counterattack, we will definitely be able to defeat them." A major general of the Russian army suggested.

"Okay, launch an attack and break through the Germans!" Lieutenant General Boris ordered. He also thought that this was clearly the German army's blocking of them, preventing them from entering Cheum. This also means that the battle in Cheum may have entered the most critical moment. If they can't reach Kheum in time, the fall of Kheum is probably a foregone conclusion. At that time, not only the troops of Fyodor and Golovin will be wiped out, but even they will be surrounded and suppressed by the superior forces of the German army.

The generals of the Russian army began to organize their troops and prepare for a counterattack. However, at this time, a large number of German planes appeared in the sky. In order to cooperate with the 17th Army to attack the Russian reinforcements, the 8th Air Force specially mobilized 50 bombers and 50 fighters for air strikes against the 22nd Army of the Russian Army.

"Find the target, give priority to attacking the artillery positions of the Russian army, as well as those Russian troops who are gathering!" The commander of the 8th Air Force, who was in charge of this operation, gave the order.

Dozens of bombers and fighters, immediately began to reduce altitude, spotting the attack.

"Airplanes! Planes of the Germans. Run! ”

The appearance of German planes made the 22nd Army of the Russian army panic again.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The artillery of the 22nd Army of the Russian army became the target of the aviation team. Those artillerymen, who were originally freeing the artillery from behind the horses, pushed it onto the artillery positions. But the appearance of German planes caused them to scatter and flee, and no one cared about the artillery at all. The assembled artillery undoubtedly became the best target for the German bombers.

"Start dropping bombs!"

The bomb magazines of fighter jets opened, and bombs fell from the sky.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The shells were hitting the artillery positions of the Russian army, and the continuous explosions sounded, and the Russian artillery was destroyed one after another in the explosion.

And those Russian units that were lining up and preparing to launch a counterattack on the Germans became the target of the fighters of the German air force.

"Da Da Da!"

Fighter planes swept over the Russian ranks, and aviation machine guns fired wildly. The dense machine-gun bullets hit the ranks of the Russian army, directly leaving traces of blood and corpses. Countless Russian soldiers, amid the screams, fell to the ground. The rest of the Russian soldiers were like headless flies, scurrying around, almost scared to pee.