Binjiang, Eastern Front Command. The commander of the Eastern Front, Lieutenant General Shi Deshan, has been guarding here. It's just that as the fighting on the front line became more and more intense, he gradually couldn't sit still. Binjiang is still hundreds of kilometers away from the front line, after all, it is too far away.

"Dog, Binjiang is too far away from the battlefield, I originally thought that the commander of the Eastern Front was a good errand, but now I think it's better to lead an infantry division to the battlefield, it's a little more enjoyable." Lieutenant General Shi Deshan sighed. Rather than staying in the headquarters to give orders, he prefers to go to the front line to smell the smoke of gunpowder and listen to the sound of gunfire.

"Commander, a telegram from the front. Our troops have already conquered Pogranichny, the Russian army has broken and is in pursuit. In this battle, we destroyed more than 30,000 enemies and lost less than 3,000 of our own. A staff officer excitedly reported to Lieutenant General Shi Deshan.

"Haha, good! That's great. That's what makes a big start. Immediately send a telegram to the young marshal, our first battle into Russia, this can be regarded as a victory. Lieutenant General Shi Deshan laughed. The heart he had been hanging on was finally able to let go.

"Yes, Commander. By the way, General Shi Tianchuan reported that they were marching towards Shuangchengzi. A fierce battle with the Russian army is expected in Shuangchengzi. The staff officer continued.

"Tell General Shi Tianchuan that he should fight steadily and steadily, and he can't be greedy for merit. The Russians built strong fortifications in Shuangchengzi, and in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, they directly bombarded the enemy's fortifications with heavy artillery. Lieutenant General Shi Deshan admonished. One of Wu Haoxuan's ideas, that is, problems that can be solved with artillery shells, will never let the soldiers risk their lives to charge. Although the price of artillery shells is expensive, the lives of soldiers are the most precious. Especially those elite veterans, each of whom is a great asset to the Northern Army.

"Yes, Commander." The staff officer nodded.

After that's all that's done. Lieutenant General Shi Deshan immediately ordered the Eastern Front Command to move from Binjiang to Pogranich. If the Battle of Shuangchengzi goes well, then the Eastern Front Command will be directly put there. In this way, it is easier to control the situation on the front line more quickly.

In the opinion of Lieutenant General Shi Deshan, with the strength of the Northern Army, there would be no problem in taking Shuangchengzi. The offensive of the troops of the Northern Front on Boli. It should be possible to tell the winner soon. The final focus is the attack on Vladivostok. However, Vladivostok is a tough nut, and you have to be prepared to fight a protracted war.

On May 28, four infantry divisions and two heavy artillery brigades of the Northern Army arrived at Shuangchengzi and prepared to launch an attack on Shuangchengzi.

Shuangchengzi, its name originates from the Shuangchengwei of the Ming Dynasty. It is named after the coexistence of two cities, east and west, called "Fuldan" in the east and "Zhuergen" in the west. It is about four miles away. Shuangchengzi was one of the earliest cities in Northeast China, and in the mid-9th century, the land of Shuangchengzi was an important town in the Bohai Kingdom, where the Yu Lou Dynasty lived. Located in the middle of the Ussuri River, Shuangchengzi was a hub connecting the two strategic points of Buri and Vladivostok, and by the middle of the 17th century, after Russia was freed from Mongol rule, it expanded into Siberia. At that time, China's territory included the area around the Outer Khingan Mountains. To the east to Sakhalin.

In the second half of the 17th century, the Russian mercenary Cossacks repeatedly plundered and invaded the northern territories of China, and in 1650-1660 the Chinese army repelled the occupied Yaksa and the Russian Cossacks who invaded the Songhua River estuary. In 1665, Russia again invaded Yaksa, 1685-1686. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty of China ordered the Qing army to attack Yaksa by land and water, inflicting heavy losses on the Russian army, and Russia demanded peace talks and concluded a border treaty. In 1689, Chinese and Russian delegations held negotiations in Nebuchu and signed the Treaty of Nebuchu. The Russians built the city out of earth in the east of the twin cities. Plotting to occupy the city and using it as a base to continue the invasion.

In 1860, with the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing, the Qing government ceded the "barren land" of Jiangdong to the Russian "friends". The border was moved westward, from the seaside to the Ussuri River, and the thousand-year-old town was adjusted to Russia. As with other Chinese cities in the Far East, Tsarist Russia immigrated to the region in large numbers, perhaps because of its proximity to China's land borders, and the composition of the Twin Cities was different from that of other cities, and the Cossacks had always been the main body of migration from the Twin Cities. In order to strengthen its control over the area, Tsarist Russia stepped up the construction of railways, and in 1893 the railway between Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok was opened.

In 1897, the railway between Shuangchengzi and Boli was opened. At this point, a railway network was formed from Boli at the northeastern tip of the Chinese land to Vladivostok in the south, and Shuangchengzi occupied the position of a Russian hub. Shuangchengzi is no longer part of Chinese territory.

At this moment, in Shuangchengzi, the Russian army gathered here is only more than 30,000 people. Including reinforcements from two infantry divisions mobilized from Vladivostok, as well as troops withdrawn from Pogranichny. In addition, reinforcements from two infantry divisions were on their way north from Vladivostok. It's just that with the stationing of an infantry division of the Northern Army south of Shuangchengzi, the connection between Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok was completely cut off, making it impossible for the Russian army in Shuangchengzi to get reinforcements.

"General, the order of His Excellency the Governor. His Excellency the Governor asked us to hold on to the Twin Cities, and to use the fortifications of the Twin Cities to give the Northern Army a head-on attack, so as to weaken the Northern Army as much as possible. He will gather his army and launch a counterattack when the opportunity is right. A staff officer said.

Lieutenant General Vasily nodded, he knew the plans of Governor Aleksayev. Governor Alekseev hoped to use the twin cities to deplete the living forces of the Northern Army and make the Northern Army pay heavy losses. After the strength of the Northern Army was greatly reduced, he gathered his army for a counterattack. Only in this way will there be a chance to defeat the Northern Army. Otherwise, the Russian army will not have a chance.

However, the Russians thought it all too simply. How could the Northern Army give them this opportunity? As the Eastern Front Command began to move eastward. The three infantry divisions, which were originally used as reserves, were also put into the battlefield one after another. The 1st Infantry Division, a descendant of Lieutenant General Shi Deshan, plus the newly formed 16th Infantry Division and the 20th Infantry Division, all entered the battlefield. This increased the forces of the Northern Army under siege of Shuangchengzi to 7 infantry divisions and 2 heavy artillery brigades, totaling more than 140,000 men.

"Lao Maozi is really willing to work hard in these cities in the Far East. The entire outer defense line of the twin cities is covered with forts made of steel and concrete. If you fill it with human lives, I don't know how many people will be sacrificed to be able to conquer it. Major General Shi Tianchuan sighed.

"Yes! Fortunately, the young marshal had been prepared and formed a heavy artillery unit. Otherwise, we really can't take such a well-defended city. Major General Ji Jinchun also nodded again and again.

"Come on, order the artillery, fire with all your might, don't be stingy with shells, blow up all those damn old hairs!" Major General Shi Tianchuan ordered.

With the railway line falling into the hands of the Northern Army, all kinds of war materials can be transported to the front line through the railway. A large part of these war materials were heavy artillery shells. This also made it possible for the Northern Army to not have to worry about running out of shells when fighting.

"Yes, General." A communications officer immediately went to deliver the order.

On the afternoon of May 28, the Northern Army gathered artillery and launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the west of Shuangchengzi. This time, the Northern Army threw two heavy artillery brigades and all the artillery under the 7 infantry divisions into the attack on Shuangchengzi, including 6 280mm heavy howitzers, 18 240mm heavy cannons, and 36 210mm heavy rapid-fire cannons of the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade. 144 heavy howitzers of the 155th Heavy Artillery Brigade. 7 battalions of 105-mm light howitzers of 7 subordinate infantry divisions, a total of 252 105-mm light howitzers, and 75-mm field artillery batteries of subordinate regiments, a total of 189 75-mm field guns. All the cannons combined, a total of six hundred and forty-five. And that's not including the mortars. If you count the mortars, the number of all the cannons will probably exceed fifteen hundred.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Six 280-mm heavy howitzers fired first, orange-red flames shone in the muzzles, accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, shells weighing nearly 200 kilograms, whistling towards the positions of the Russian army. Other artillery pieces of various calibers followed. For a moment, the cannon rumbled, as if it were thunder.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense explosions sounded over the positions of the Russian army, and clusters of fireballs erupted. The artillery of the Russian army also began to counterattack. The cannons deployed in the fortress were almost all large-caliber heavy artillery. However, the number of these heavy guns was too small to affect the artillery positions of the scattered Northern Army.

The scene of hundreds of cannons firing together is very shocking. Cannon, the god of war, has become the master of the battlefield since Napoleon began to concentrate on the use of artillery on the battlefield.

"What a fierce shelling! Those old hairy people will definitely be blown up to death. When the time comes, we will certainly not meet decent resistance when we attack. On the forward position, a soldier whispered.

"Yes! With such a fierce shelling, I am afraid that even rats will be directly shocked to death, let alone people. Other taxis chimed in.

However, the squad leader was not involved. Compared with these recruits who have just joined the army for a short time, the squad leader who has experienced fighting against the Japanese army can be regarded as a veteran. From the platoon commander, he learned that the Russians had built strong fortifications in Shuangchengzi. He knew that this battle would definitely not be so easy to fight. Heavy shelling did not necessarily destroy the Russian fortress. If the artillery is unable to clear the obstacles, the infantry will pay a heavy price when attacking. (To be continued......)

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