Chapter 655: Banner Man
The corpses of men and horses were covered all over the battlefield, and more cavalry were crammed into this narrow place, unable to speed up or spread out quickly - how big could a brigade of defenders be in that convex Wehrmacht position? -- It is not possible to break through the blockade of artillery fire and heavy machine gun fire in front. Charging forward is! In the end, he had to turn his horse's head and flee diagonally towards the wings.
Liu Xian watched this offensive and defensive battle with satisfaction, which was very good. Two thousand Cossack cavalry left at least two-thirds.
But that's just the appetizer of this big meal. The real big scene is yet to come.
By the afternoon, Liu Xian saw at least a hundred artillery pieces appear on the offensive position. Liu Xian no longer has 120 heavy artillery in his hand, not even 105 heavy artillery. Otherwise, the 105 heavy artillery moved forward a little, and most of the artillery positions could be obtained.
Liu Xian neatly ordered the Wehrmacht to withdraw from the position. The position was too small, and hundreds of artillery pieces could not afford it. Furthermore, the strategic location of that position is not important. The reason why it was highlighted was also that Liu Xian wanted to measure the level of the Russian army.
Now, he already knows.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
It was not even half an hour before the entire position was enveloped in smoke from the explosion of artillery shells.
After twenty minutes of shelling, the gray crowd filled the entire position. Liu Xian was still holding the telescope motionless, he wanted to continue to watch, looking at the 'fireworks' that were about to bloom on the battlefield in that moment!
Just five miles away from Liu Xian, a mouthful of individual rocket artillery was 'ready to go' in the trenches. All it takes is an order from the top of the mountain, and they will stand up. Shoot all the rockets at once.
This is the closest Wehrmacht position to the outward position, the reinforcements from the past. Retirement. It's all sent from here and received from here. Equally. Such spacing also significantly limited the artillery power of the Wehrmacht. Because they are all 75 guns in their hands, they have a limited range.
Sure enough, after a short time, the Wehrmacht's countermeasures were effective. As soon as they poured into the positions of the Wehrmacht, the Russian soldiers who were cheering were bombed and cried for their fathers and mothers. More than thirty rockets killed at least two companies.
But it's all appetizers. The real big dishes and hard dishes are all behind.
When 100,000 Russian troops were flanking Taraganda on three sides, all artillery fire was used, and they bombarded the Wehrmacht. Liu Xian's hand holding the telescope was also sweating nervously.
There's nothing cheap to take advantage of now. The artillery range is not enough, and if you want to reach the artillery positions of the Russian army, you must be careful to plan. And before that. It's time for the two armies to come and go, and fight with real swords and guns.
Squadron after team of Russian troops poured up, retreated, surged up and retreated, and again and again stormed the defensive positions of the Wehrmacht, or broke through the enemy's positions, or shed their last drop of blood in one attack after another.
The ratio of casualties on both sides remained at 1:2, with the Wehrmacht losing 10,000 men and the Russians 20,000 in two days of fierce fighting. The generals and middle-level officers in the army all had their hearts fluctuating, and the loss of four or five thousand people in this day really exceeded their psychological bottom line. Only a few people such as Liu Xian and Zhang Zhongkui are as determined as ever.
Liu Xian had a casualty report in his hand, and at the bottom of this report was a casualty chart of the two-day combat losses in one hour.
Anyone can see it clearly from the icon. The Wehrmacht suffered the heaviest casualties in the first three hours of the first day of the battle, and then an hour before nightfall, the second peak in the casualty chart. By the time we start fighting again today, the casualties in the first hour will be higher than yesterday's two peaks. But after that hour, the casualty ratio continued to fall, not counting the two hours of shopping near dark. The second day's battle damage count was at least two brigades less than the first day's.
In Liu Xian's view, such a situation is that one day is not better than one day. It is the morale, will, and combat effectiveness of the Russian army that are gradually declining. It could be tomorrow. There will be a big drop in the number of casualties. Two days is enough time for the Russian army to consume its own blood and courage. And there was also the outlying position that withstood two attacks before.
These are the frustration of the enemy's edge!
When the morale and fighting spirit of the Russian army fade, their fatigue should rise. The previous Russian army was not tired. Instead, he saw Liu Xian's imperial banner, refreshed and high-spirited, and his mind only thought about defeating Liu Xian and defeating this bitter Chinese emperor who made Russia taste defeat again and again. If he can be caught on the battlefield, it will be a great victory comparable to the 'Battle of Sedan'.
Mental strength overpowered the fatigue of physical fitness and stimulated the last bit of sharpness and spirit of the Russian army.
But now, the continuous offensive is not restrained, and a large number of soldiers are killed and wounded, which has consumed the spiritual strength of the Russian army a little bit. When this spirit is completely consumed, the sequelae are inevitable. This kind of mental slackness, frustration, frustration, and physical fatigue caused by the loss of fighting spirit are very serious. It's like a person running a long distance, running for dozens of miles, exhausted to death, and it's time to rest. But when a pile of gold was placed ten miles ago, the man mustered up the last of his strength to run, and when he ran to it, he found that the gold was his hallucination, and the subsequent seizure could paralyze people.
Liu Xian waited for when the Russian army collapsed. He didn't think it would be long. And at that time, it was time for him to fight back.
Liu Jintang's face was full of smiles. There was no appetite for cavalry more than a tired and paralyzed infantryman. He had been looking forward to that for a long time. Since he had returned from the north with his troops, his horses had died in an unknown number of runs, and if it hadn't been for the fact that he had captured a lot of Don hippos and the Mongolian war horses were notoriously solid, his cavalry would have turned into infantry.
Even horses can be tired like this, and people run north and south on their feet, what kind of dog should they be tired?
Therefore, Liu Jintang is sure that this battle can be won. The more the Russian army is jumping now, the happier he is.
So the third day is a key. The Russians are likely to launch a final madness, and Liu Xian could not believe that the Russian generals could not see the true state of their ranks.
But what Liu Xian didn't expect was that the Russian army's fierce bombardment and overwhelming offensive at the beginning of the third day were so fragile. The artillery shelled for half an hour, the infantry attacked for twenty minutes. Tens of thousands of Russian troops fell and hundreds of corpses fled back in disarray. This scene may not even be expected by the Russian army itself.
The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, cavalry general Yazov, was almost angry and vomited blood. Is this still the Russian army? Or the elite of the Caucasian regiment in your impression? It's a shame that they have such a ......~!
"Bastard. Bastard. A bunch of bastards. They're all damn pariahs—"
Yazov scolded angrily, but he couldn't turn the situation around. At this moment, he regretted this attack in his heart. If it weren't for the scene in front of him, he directly ordered the troops to make rainproof arrangements last night and suspend them for five or six or seven days, and everything still had room to turn around. Now he has directly shown his old background to the Chinese!
"Order the troops to make arrangements to lure the enemy deeper." Yazov quickly gave a series of orders to transfer troops, and he reacted quickly. "I hope to be able to deceive the Chinese." Yazov muttered 'God bless' in his heart, and drew a cross with his fingers on his chest. He hoped that he could really bluff the Chinese and make the Chinese think that he was deliberately hanging them on the bait.
"Move the artillery positions forward to these three positions, shelling here, here, here, here, this is a coordinate."
"Assault troops are ready. Thirty minutes after the start of the shelling, the infantry charged. ”
"Order the artillerymen to calculate the coordinates. The infantry and artillery cooperated, and the barrage advanced ......"
Liu Xian's order was issued one by one. The entire Wehrmacht was quickly arranged and adjusted according to his orders. In the end, he gave a special order to the Banner Army, "Tell them that they only need to make meritorious contributions in this battle." I don't hesitate to reward you. ”
What it means, you know without asking. Liu Xian's reputation is still very good. In terms of receiving rewards for meritorious service, what has been done in the past two or three or four years has been quite fair. Immediately, almost with a thrill that could be seen with the naked eye, Liu Xian saw the phalanx of the Banner Army, first with a fluctuation, and then with a cold and murderous aura.
The momentum of such an army when attacking is different. Yazov's hand holding the telescope trembled. He saw the Wehrmacht soldiers, the Chinese Wehrmacht soldiers who were advancing bravely along with the neat barrage. Their bravery did not rely on the superb artillery skills of the Chinese artillery, and when the barrage extended deeper into the Russian army, the monstrous murderous spirit and courage were the foundation of their courageous advance.
Yazov immediately understood that his plans had failed. The Chinese emperor was not fooled, but he showed all his skills in the first attack. It was like piercing through a piece of tissue paper, breaking through the defense line of the Russian army.
"Order the troops on the left flank, counterattack. Attack the flank of the Chinese assault forces. "Yazov is doing his best.
But will the exhausted Russian army be able to withstand Liu's long-planned counterattack?
"Brothers, come with me—" The Bannerman Army's fighting will is as tenacious as a piece of steel.
The sound ......of the bayonet thrusting into their chests did not give them the slightest fear. It's good if your family dies. What else is there to be afraid of? I'm afraid I won't join the army.
Pashkovich, who was severely reprimanded by Yazov, stopped his steps back. His Excellency the Admiral has already ordered himself with the word 'shoot', and he really can't retreat anymore. Then, the white-knuckle battle will inevitably come. Is your own division endured a brutal white-knuckle battle? Paskovic had no idea at all.
The snow-bright bayonet is as dazzling as the sun does not shine, and the sharp bayonet flashes with a chilling white glow in the cold weather. No one in the Wehrmacht is afraid to fight bayonets, and this cruelty is synonymous with making their blood boil!
"Kill......"
"Rush, ......"
Bannermen rushed into the Russian front as the vanguard, and quickly spread out to the depth, to the left and right flanks...... (To be continued......)