Chapter 656: Rush, Keep Rushing Forward --

cut off the enemy's head with a single sword, and before he could raise the sword again, his chest was already stabbed in the chest by the enemy's bayonet;

A stab pierced the enemy's chest, and before the bayonet could be pulled out again, he was already stabbed through the body by another enemy;

As in the previous fierce battles, the pistol quickly became useless due to bullets. In the heat of battle, the only thing that is reliable is the rifle and bayonet in the hand!

Paskovich's troops did not support a single division and were completely defeated. However, the rest of the Russian army also arrived, and after forming a new defensive line, Paskovich led the remaining men out of the battle. But the strength of a division was contained for half a day, and only five or six thousand people remained.

The Wehrmacht counterattacked on all fronts, and the Russian army that fought was regressive, but in the end, the strength was short and it failed to completely defeat the Russian army in one go. Liu Xian did not report this expectation.

"From today's counterattack, we can see that the Russian army is still desperate." In the afternoon, Liu Xian covered the flag and stopped fighting. But the shelling did not stop from time to time. The artillery bombardment half an hour before the start of the battle destroyed most of the Russian artillery, but because of the layout of the Russian army's artillery positions, it was still not completely destroyed. And the Russian army, after 'rescue', also grabbed back part of the artillery.

Now that the front has moved forward seven or eight miles, surpassing the previous outlying positions in one fell swoop, Liu Xian has pointed five positions on the map as artillery positions, and tomorrow if it is possible, he will thoroughly understand the firepower of the Russian army.

"So we're going to take it. Make a feint tonight, but don't really fight. Tomorrow morning, two small forces will be launched to attack, so that the Russian army will always be tense. Counterattack operations will begin again in the afternoon! โ€

After the body is exhausted to a certain extent. Just the soreness after resting can make Anang Dahan unable to lift his hands and feet. This time period is not something that can be eliminated in a day or two. Liu Xian has time to concoct the Russian army.

As for this counterattack, the Wehrmacht, of course, made a lot of money. But it can never be called a success. Whether it is an offensive war or a defensive war, it is a war of attrition. Liu Xian fought a 'stupid battle' also because the combat effectiveness of the Russian army has dropped sharply. This is like the eight-year War of Resistance in the original time and space, and the little devils have repeatedly fought more with less, just relying on their own combat effectiveness.

In such a war of attrition, the soldiers on both sides fell in pieces, and the soldiers of the two armies were like two giants stuck in the quagmire, entangled and hugging each other, unable to separate.

After the start of the second counterattack. Casualties are mounting, and wounded soldiers are being brought down from the front at all times. And the situation of the Russian army is getting worse and worse.

Yazov still clearly remembers that the Chinese army on the opposite side was only 30% of his own. In the whole of China, countless troops of this size can still be found. Even if it really crushed this army with human lives, China could easily pull in one such force after another from the rear. And the Russians, such heavy casualties are really unbearable.

The situation in the Russian army in the battle of Taraganda is bad. Yazov already had the hope of victory in the war. In his opinion, the best outcome of this battle is a lose-lose situation. And when the Wehrmacht can't fight hard, the 110,000 Russian troops don't know how many tens of thousands can be left!

In this war, Russia has shed too much blood! It's also too heavy a burden.

As a high-ranking general in the Russian army, Yazov naturally knows how much Russia has increased its military spending in recent days. This is simply not something that Russia's finances can support. It was obtained by loans from Britain and France. But this loan has interest and has to be repaid.

It's just that the situation has reached the point where it is now, and Yazov must also persevere. See who can't hold the first in the fierce battles, then the victory will be divided.

Liu Xian didn't finally defeat the Russian army. Although Yazov still lost the battle, St. Petersburg can be advertised as a defeat in the battle and a strategic victory. Although the Russian army has paid huge sacrifices. But it halted the 'advance' of the Wehrmacht!

So Yazov was already able to explain to the above.

And if Liu Xian finally defeats the Russian army, everything will be suspended. Yazov was like a succession of Russian generals who had been held in a prisoner camp. The end is all tragic.

The snow stopped completely, and the moon came out that night. Yazov wrote a telegram to St. Petersburg with a pen. It's very bitter in my heart. This Sino-Russian war was originally fought in a corner thousands of miles away from the core of Russia, and although it was a great relationship between China and Russia, it was not a fatal interest. The plans of both sides are also all local wars! But who would have thought that the situation would have developed to this point?

Russia is now pouring out the power of the whole country. And what about China? Yazov is absolutely not convinced that China has exhausted all its might. The existence of a peerless famous general has turned an already evenly matched local war into an asymmetrical war in which one side has one hand and the other side has displayed all its skills!

Pathetic, Russia!

A battle caused the mighty Russian Empire to lose face and reserve, and also lost a kind of 'tacit understanding' between the great powers.

Especially early one morning, the Cossack cavalry, hidden by Yazov, appeared at the front. Six Cossack cavalry regiments, a full four thousand, eight hundred cavalry, looked so mighty in the sunlight.

They are a deterrent. After all, for infantry, the speed and lethality of cavalry are amazing. The Cossack cavalry of the six regiments was wandering outside, and Liu Xian had to have scruples about it.

Liu Xian also put his cavalry out. Liu Jintang's troops naturally did not have as many cavalry, so in the face of these six Cossack cavalry regiments, Liu Jintang only sent one battalion.

"Rush, rush with meโ€”" The colonel battalion commander stood at the front of the battalion, brandishing the saber in his hand and shouting.

Countless Wehrmacht cavalry charged on horseback, they shot on horseback, they were hit by the Russian bullets one by one, and the soldiers behind still rushed forward without fear.

"Ahh

A bullet broke the bone in his right arm. His eyes were covered with blood, his arm looked like it had been bitten by a wild beast, and a large chunk of flesh was gone, as was the broken bone. The blood kept flowing out.

"Rush, keep rushingโ€”"

Several cavalrymen around couldn't help but slow down when they saw it. The major drew a spare saber in his left hand, and roared loudly as he glared at the halted cavalry.

Cavalry is lethality. This lethality is not only for the enemy, but also for oneself.

Casualties are mounting, and wounded soldiers are being brought down from the front at all times. Liu Xian smiled at the corner of his mouth, and Yazov's face was serious. This cavalry duel is full of color and is very crucial! Because of the importance of the stakes, Yazov's face was full of seriousness, obviously worried. Liu Xian was completely different, he did not think that his cavalry, which had been recuperating for so many days, would not be able to compare to the exhausted Russian Cossacks who had traveled long distances.

"Cossack warriors! This is a battle of great significance. It will be etched in history. And today, we are going to the cruel battlefield as one of them! โ€

"Are you afraid, are you afraid?"

The sound of 'Ula' rang out in the sky in the cavalry group.

"The hope of victory is pinned on us, and we must win. Because the glory of Russia is at stake in this victory, and great Russia needs Cossacks to defend his dignity for him! โ€

"It will give us everything we need: a rich land, great rewards and the glory of the Tsar."

"You want your ancestors to fight with glory and valor. Let your children and grandchildren proudly remember your achievements today. Let them be proud to say to each of you when they mention each of you: My father and grandfather fought in the glorious Battle of Talaganda. And they won! Defended Russia! โ€

Before the Cossack cavalry unit attacked, Yazov also gave a short and powerful speech to his soldiers! As a mobilization, such a speech was quite good for raising the morale of the Cossack cavalry.

"Rush, for Russia!" A Cossack officer raised his saber and shouted, and the horse's hooves flew to the front.

On the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, the sound of horses' hooves sounded like thunder.

The Russian infantry on the battlefield broke out into a loud cheer, the tired expression disappeared, and the combat effectiveness rose sharply!

"Resist, order the troops to ......" Liu Jintang was shocked, and the order came out of his mouth without thinking. On the banks of the Volga River, no one would turn a blind eye to the cavalry.

Sooner or later, they will be thrown into battle, and that is when the real decisive battle will come.

"Charge ......" Liu Jintang led the cavalry troops to attack, in a cheer. This made the Wehrmacht on the offensive more combative, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and their morale was even more high.

"Boom Tom...... Several Wehrmacht cavalry suddenly stumbled and fell down in the middle of the charge, but the rest of the cavalry did not look at it much, and the bullets whizzed past them. These are the price to pay for a cavalry charge!

Zhou Ming crawled out, one of his legs was crushed under the fallen war horse, it was very painful, and it should have been broken. But compared to those comrades who were pressed below him and had lost their breath, Zhou Ming's luck value was already high.

One of their cavalry detachments was half shot by two shells, and six or seven of them were already dead anymore. Three or four others were also spitting blood from their mouths and dying. There are only two or three who can still act on their own, such as Zhou Ming.

This is not the first time that such a scene has been seen in the road of the Wehrmacht cavalry of this brigade. The cavalry of this brigade did not even see the face of the Russians, and they had already lost sixty or seventy men in the midst of the guns. Zhou Ming is lucky to be able to live, he is climbing out in pain! (To be continued......)