On April 16, 1816, the 16th Army of the Ukrainian Front of the Tang Army sent troops from Donetsk, Ukraine, aiming directly at Rostov, an important town in the lower reaches of the Don River, which can also be said to be the gate to enter South Russia. Pen ~ Fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info Russian army tried to organize defense in Rostov-on-Don, and even mobilized and armed a large number of civilians to participate in the war, but the problems of the Russian army are still acute, the soldiers lack training and weapons, the officers lack experience and tactical literacy, and the command system and logistics management of the entire army are as chaotic as their government, and such an Russian army lacks any substantial combat effectiveness. It is not a big problem to deal with the armed forces of the Turks and minorities, but if they are really used to fight against the big powers, they will not be able to do so.

The Tang Army's group army was relatively flexible, and it was also a kind of temporary establishment in wartime, with generally two or more divisions and other independent units, such as army aviation, long-range rocket artillery, and so on. The strength of the 16th Army was about 50,000 men, which did not seem to be large, but its combat effectiveness was quite strong. Among them, the 88th Division, which has not been formed for a long time, has performed well in many exercises and evaluations in the army, and the division commander Hong Liangxing has been rigorous in managing the army and has more command ability, so that this rising star unit has also placed high hopes in this war.

The 88th Division really served as the main attack mission of this campaign, and the size of the Russian army in front of it was as many as 170,000, and there were more Russian troops from other places to support. Although Russia is facing many difficulties, it has also continued to increase, so that the size of the Russian army has gradually approached one million. In fact, this has also squeezed a large number of young and middle-aged Russian laborers, and has also bred many social problems.

The Datang Army will hardly be put into combat without the support and cover of the Air Force, which has become the standard configuration of Datang's military operations, and the first wave of strikes is generally an air attack. The bombers and attack planes of the Don Army launched several rounds of air strikes against the Russian troops stationed in Rostov, and the Russian army suffered heavy losses, and even some of the already scattered formations actually showed signs of collapse and escape after being attacked by air strikes. The commander of the Russian army had to make an example of the army to restabilize the army.

But soon the 88th Division launched an attack on the flanks of Rostov-on-Don. The Russian defense line was broken through by the 88th Division after more than ten minutes, and the superb infantry and artillery coordination tactics allowed the 88th Division to be able to break through the artillery shelling at the moment when the artillery bombardment ended, the armored troops and infantry had already broken through in front of the scattered Russian army, and the Russian army's hasty resistance did not play any role, and the gap in firepower made the 88th Division like a sharp knife that burned red, cutting the butter at once.

Another division of the 16th Army, the 65th Division, detoured back to the rear of Rostov from the north side of Rostov-on-Don, and the Russian army did not appear so thorough in its defensive posture, and the 65th Division's movement encountered almost no obstacles, which made Rostov-on-Don, an important city, already surrounded by the Don Army. The Don army was in no hurry to attack, but took a break.

After more than a day of shelling, some Russian officers even disobeyed the orders of their superiors and surrendered to the Don Army alone. This made Rostov even more scarred, and there was no so-called line of defense at all, because there were holes everywhere.

The demoralized Russian army finally chose to surrender to the Tang army as a whole, and as many as 140,000 Russian troops became prisoners of the Tang army when they could not put up effective resistance. As a result, the lower reaches of the Don River were fully mastered by the Tang army, and Tsaritsyn was also exposed to the guns of the Tang Dynasty.

The Russian army has gathered as many as 300,000 troops in Tsaritsyn, but up to the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Mikhail? Andrey Ich? Mirolladovich, down to the ordinary peasant soldiers, no one thought that they could win the battle. This also set a gloomy tone at the beginning of the campaign, and everyone was wondering, since we can't win, why should we continue to fight?

The Tang Army had no less than the strength of the Russian army, and the two fronts together had nearly 5,000 tanks, tens of thousands of artillery pieces, more than 300 bombers and attack planes for ground attack, and 600 fighter planes. The Don army had ample supplies and ammunition, and at the same time its morale was high. Coupled with the harassment of the cavalry of the nomads who had rebelled, the situation could be said to be comprehensively beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and unfavorable to the Russian army.

However, Tsar Alexander I, who had already been blinded by lard, gave Miroradovich a death order that if the Russian army could not achieve victory and hold the important Tsaritsyn and the southern agricultural economic zone, then Miroladovich should come to him. As commander-in-chief, Miroladovich's family is in Moscow, and if he does not fight well, it may cause trouble to his family.

But no matter what Miroladovic thinks, he can't find a way to win. The Tang army is too strong, and the strength is suffocating.

In contrast, the mentality of the Tang people is much better. Hong Liangxing, the commander of the 88th Division, has just won a victory, although for almost any Datang division commander, with the full support of artillery and aviation, it is not difficult to break through the opponent, and it should even be said that it is a basic business, but the specific details can still reflect the level of a commander.

Hong Liangxing's command was suddenly fickle and moved extremely fast, and his troops were able to maintain their full combat effectiveness in such a fast maneuver, and it took very little time to break through the enemy. In the words of the General Staff Headquarters, a general like Hong Liangxing has basically done everything he can do tactically. His 88th Division was like a sophisticated and infallible machine, rumbling and crushing the enemy to pieces.

In desperation and the growing siege of the Don army, the battle of Tsaritsyn came to an end within a week. The bombing and artillery bombardment of the Don army made it difficult for the Russian army to maintain any defensive front, and the Tang army's strikes were accurate and effective, which made any attempts by the Russian army to defend and counterattack in vain. In the end, Miroradovich was forced by his own generals, and two Russian division commanders died in a row under the bombardment and shelling of the Don Army, and these noble officers lacked courage and were unwilling to throw their lives here, so they hoped to surrender.

One of the unspeakable reasons is that the food of the Russian army is so poor that even the officers do not have enough protein and table wine. For these nobles, at least their status will give them some differential treatment after surrendering, and the food of the Tang army captives is notoriously good, after all, this country is a kingdom that has nothing to do.

The defeat of the Russian army at the time of the Tang Army produced a lot of prisoners, and they spread such a statement to the Russian army, so for some Russians who have no sense of honor at all, it seems to be a good choice to try the prisoner meal. (To be continued.) )