Chapter 605: I Can't Bear It
At the front headquarters of the Imperial Chinese Army, dozens of kilometers east of Chelyabinsk, Ni Fan, as the commander-in-chief, decided to let the Third Guards, the Third Field Army, and the Fourth Field Army, which had been fighting all day and night, rest and rest, and let the troops of several other armies take over these three armies and continue to attack the second fortification group in three directions outside the city.
Therefore, after the discussion of several army commanders, it was decided that Ni Fan's Third Guards Army would take over the Fourth Guards Army and be responsible for attacking the second fortification group in the east outside the city, the Ninth Field Army would take over the Third Field Army and be responsible for the second fortification group in the south, and the Tenth Field Army would take over the Fourth Field Army and be responsible for the second fortification group in the north.
The first fortification group, which had been captured in three directions outside Chelyabinsk, was also given to the units of the 4th Guards, 9th and 10th Field Armies to defend it.
At 11:30 a.m. on October 27, under the cover of the air force and artillery, the Fourth Guards, the Ninth Field Army, and the Tenth Field Army launched a fierce assault on the second fortification group in three directions outside the city of Chelyabinsk.
Originally, the allied forces of the Entente and the Central Powers in Chelyabinsk City, seeing that the troops of the Chinese Empire did not launch an attack in the morning, thought that although the troops of the Chinese Empire had repelled the attack of the allied forces last night, they must have suffered heavy casualties themselves, so that they were unable to launch an offensive today, and immediately recovered from the setback of last night's attack, and the commanders of the Allied Forces Command even began to mobilize their troops to prepare to continue the attack on the first fortification group occupied by the Chinese Imperial Army this evening.
Unfortunately, the allied forces were too happy, and lunch had just been prepared, and before they had time to eat, the artillery shells and aerial bombs of the Chinese Empire fell, and then the tank troops and infantry of the Chinese Empire attacked.
The combined forces of the Entente and the Central Powers. The second fortification group in three directions outside Chelyabinsk was still very resolute in defense, although the armored forces and infantry of the Chinese Empire, bullying the coalition forces without air support and heavy artillery support, quickly attacked the coalition positions, but attacking the positions did not mean occupying the positions. Many of the trenches of the second fortification group in three directions outside the city were repeatedly contested.
The heroic performance of the coalition forces was not without effect, the attack units of the three main armies of the Chinese Empire, from noon on October 27, continued to storm until dark, and did not occupy many positions of the second fortification group in three directions outside the city, and the front command of the Royal Chinese Army, considering the difficulty of the night attack, ordered the attack troops of the Fourth Guards, the Ninth Field Army and the Tenth Field Army to withdraw the first fortification group in their respective directions.
The attack troops of the three main armies of the Imperial Chinese Army lost no less than 20,000 men, and the combined forces guarding the second fortification group in the three directions lost even more, adding up to 140,000 men. The gap between the offensive and defensive sides is so large that it is obvious that the Chinese Empire occupies absolute air superiority and artillery superiority.
The commanders of the coalition forces were rejoicing when they saw that the attacks of the Chinese Imperial army on the second fortification group in three directions had ended without a hitch, and even the commander of the Italian army, Hannaverde, who had seriously lost confidence, felt as if the certainty of holding the city of Chelyabinsk had increased.
However, considering that the coalition forces suffered considerable losses after two days of fierce fighting, they did not choose to continue attacking the first fortification group in three directions after dark.
However, the next day, on October 28, the attacking forces of the Chinese Empire dealt a heavy blow to the allied forces of the Entente and the Central Powers.
On this day, the attack force of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire was still composed of the 4th Guards, 9th Field Army, and 10th Field Army. The attack on the second fortification group in three directions outside Chelyabinsk was carried out, but today the three main forces were more determined to attack. Your allied forces of the Entente and the Central Powers dare to fight hard, and the officers and soldiers of our Royal Army of the Chinese Empire are not afraid of death.
Coupled with the absolute superiority of the Royal Air Force and Army artillery of the Imperial Chinese Army, finally before dark on October 28, the three main forces of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire captured the second fortification group in three directions outside the city of Chelyabinsk.
In the following days, outside Chelyabinsk, the eight main armies of the Imperial Chinese Army took turns to continue their fierce assault on the combined forces of the Allies and the Allies outside Chelyabinsk. At about 4 p.m. on November 1, the third and fourth fortifications to the east of Chelyabinsk were occupied, and the third fortification group to the south and the third fortification group to the north also completely fell into the hands of the Chinese Empire. A terrible siege battle is also coming.
In the headquarters of the Allied and Allied forces in Chelyabinsk, the army commanders of the seven countries had haggard looks on their faces, and they had not rested well for the past few days, after all, the bad news came one after another, and their hearts were not yet big enough to be indifferent to the war.
German Army General and Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Tammy Schneider, said in a hoarse voice to the commanders of the other six countries: "In the battles of the previous few days, the officers and men of our Entente and Allied Powers performed beyond reproach, resisting the fierce attack of the Chinese Imperial Army with air superiority and artillery superiority with the greatest sacrifices. Those soldiers of various countries who died in battle died to stop the invasion of Europe by the evil Chinese Empire, and it can be said that they died well. ”
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Taimi Schneider has been under a lot of pressure in the past few days, and the false fire has risen, and even his voice has become hoarse.
In the city of Chelyabinsk, in addition to the superiority of the coalition forces, the coalition forces were in a weak position in all other aspects compared to the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, and some were even in absolute weakness, so they could only rely on flesh and blood to compete with the aircraft, artillery and tanks of the Chinese Empire, and they could hold out for so long before losing all the positions in the three directions outside the city. The allied forces of the Entente and the Central Powers were also a bit proud of their capital.
French Army General Joyles said in an equally hoarse voice: "The armies of our seven countries of the Entente and the Central Powers have suffered too heavy losses in the defense of these days, and before the war, the armies of our seven countries gathered more than 2.5 million elite troops in the city of Chelyabinsk, in addition to nearly 100,000 troops from the road in the past few days, as a result, we have only a little more than 1.35 million troops in the city of Chelyabinsk. Having already lost 1,250,000 troops here, I fear that with our remaining forces, we will not be able to resist the next attack of the Chinese Imperial army on the city of Chelyabinsk, after all, the air and artillery superiority of the Chinese Imperial army is too obvious! ”
British Army General Jersunsk put his head on his head and said: "I really didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Imperial Army is so strong, their armored units and infantry have been attacking for a week, but the intensity of the attack has not weakened at all, and artillery shells and aerial bombs are thrown on our positions outside the city as if they don't want money." If the army of the Chinese Empire continues to maintain such attack intensity and firepower, it will be difficult for our Entente and Central Powers to hold Chelyabinsk for much longer, even if they still have 1.35 million troops in Chelyabinsk. ”
Russian Army General Sonokopsky sighed and said: "The bombed-out railway line behind our Chelyabinsk city, near the Ural Mountains, was almost repaired, but yesterday morning, this railway line was bombed by the Chinese Imperial Air Force, which ruined our efforts these days. It is impossible for the railway to be restored in a short time, and it is we who will repair the damaged railway. The air force of the Chinese Empire can still send fighter planes to bomb again, and the days when the railway transportation line in Chelyabinsk will be open has become far away. ”
These three Allied army commanders could be heard from their words that they were no longer as confident as they had been in holding the city of Chelyabinsk a few days ago, facing the aircraft, artillery and tanks of the Chinese Imperial Army. I'm really scared!
If you are not afraid, you can't do it, the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese Imperial Army was verified by the Entente and the Central Powers with more than a million lives.
At present, the French Army has lost nearly 360,000 men here in Chelyabinsk, and the British Army has lost almost 80,000 men. The Russian Army lost about 400,000, and the hearts of the 3 commanders of the Entente definitely hurt really much.
At this time, the Italian commander Hannaved said: "Generals, the situation here in Chelyabinsk is already very critical, according to the intensity of the Chinese Empire's attack, we will definitely not be able to hold the city of Chelyabinsk, so I once again propose to abandon the city of Chelyabinsk, while the position outside the city to the west is still in our hands, and the remaining troops of our coalition army will withdraw to the west of the Ural Mountains." ”
A few days ago, after Hannawade finished talking about the same proposal, he was immediately opposed by the three commanders of the Entente countries, but this time after Hannawade finished speaking, the three people of the French Army General Joyles, the British Army General Dersunsk, and the Russian Army General Sonokopski looked at each other, sighed in unison and did not say anything.
They also know the situation of the coalition forces now, they originally thought that relying on the advantage of troops, they could resist the footsteps of the Chinese imperial army here, and wait for the opportunity to launch a counterattack, so that the rhythm of the war is in the hands of the coalition army, but the ideal is full, but the reality is cruel, and now the predicament of Chelyabinsk City, everyone can see it clearly, can it still persevere?
Last time, the Austro-Crarian army commander Gloria and the Ottoman Turkish army commander Bagirja did not support their allies in the Allied Powers, but this time Hannawald finished speaking, the Austro-Hungarian army commander Gloria immediately said: "The morale of the remaining troops of our coalition forces has been affected by casualties and has fallen to the extreme, and I also think that it is time for us to evacuate the city of Chelyabinsk and choose another place to fight again." ”
The Ottoman Turkish Army Commander Bajir Ya also continued: "I also think that we should not continue to resist here in Chelyabinsk, because the army of the Chinese Empire has air superiority and artillery superiority, and it is completely possible to bomb the fortifications we built in Chelyabinsk into a pile of ruins, and it is a matter of time before they are lost." ”
In fact, in a few days of offensive and defensive battles outside Chelyabinsk, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the losses of the land forces of the three countries were much less than those of the other four countries of the coalition army, mainly because the land forces of these three countries were mainly responsible for defending the three fortification groups in the west outside the city of Chelyabinsk, while the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire carried out the tactics of attacking three and releasing one, and did not launch an attack on the positions of the coalition forces in the west outside the city.
The armies of Italy, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turks lost all the troops they lost on orders from the command to support positions in the other three directions outside the city.
But that's it, the combined land forces of the three countries also lost nearly 80,000 people.
The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Tammy Schneider, heard the words of his three Allied allies, and then looked at the silent three Allied army commanders, and sighed helplessly in his heart.
As the elected commander, Temmy Schneider really did not want the defense of Chelyabinsk to end in failure, which would leave an indelible stain on his military career.
If the coalition forces retreat from the city of Chelyabinsk now, it will indicate that the battle has been completely defeated, but if they continue to hold on, the coalition forces will really not be able to bear it, after all, in a short period of time, they have lost 1.25 million troops, and they have also lost the lifeline of railway transportation, and the hope of holding on to the city of Chelyabinsk is getting slimmer and slimmer.
And the German Army has also lost more than 330,000 elite troops, Taimi Schneider is also very painful in his heart, I don't know how many German elite troops will have to lose if I continue to fight, and even the entire coalition army, including the German Army, it is not impossible to annihilate the whole army, and the previous fierce battle is the best proof.
Taimi Schneider looked at the army commanders of the other 6 countries, hesitated for a long time before saying: "I think it is also a good idea to evacuate the city of Chelyabinsk, if we can evacuate to the west of the Ural Mountains, it will be much easier to replenish reinforcements and war materials, but at the same time, the supply line of the Chinese Imperial Army has been stretched a lot, which is very beneficial to our Entente and the Central Powers." (To be continued......)
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