On the afternoon of April 17, the fighting in Ulan-Ude had moved from the periphery of the city to the city. Fierce street fighting began. In this era, street fighting is undoubtedly the most difficult, and the attacking army, after entering an unfamiliar city, has to constantly worry about bullets from the surrounding houses and ruins. In addition, the defenders could calmly block or divert by virtue of their familiarity with the city, which made it more difficult for the attacking side.

"How's the battle going on the front?" War Minister Cai Yun walked into the headquarters and asked. From the morning, there had been a fierce artillery battle, and even if his headquarters was in the rear, he could hear the fierce artillery fire. But now, the fierce artillery fire has stopped. It's just that every now and then there is some shelling.

"My lord, the Third Army has already entered the western city of Ulan-Ude in the morning, and is engaged in street fighting with the Russian army. The First Army, too, had attacked the eastern city of Ulan-Ude half an hour earlier. The staff officer replied.

"Send a report to the front line, let them fight steadily, and don't be greedy for merit. We still have enough time to gradually clear the Russian army in the city! Cai Yun reminded. The Battle of Ulan-Ude was only an important part of the Great War in East Siberia, and after the Russian army here was resolved, the main forces of the Imperial Army would also be put into the battle of Irkutsk. If there are too many losses here, it will not be conducive to the next stage of the operation. Therefore, Ulan-Ude must be defeated, and the Russian army in Ulan-Ude must be annihilated, but the Imperial Army must be victorious at the minimum cost.

"Yes, sir!" The staff officer immediately sorted out Cai Yun's orders and sent them to the various departments on the front.

At this time, Ulan-Ude was already in the midst of a war. Under the heavy bombardment of the Chinese army's artillery, most of the buildings in Ulan-Ude were in ruins, and there were even fewer intact buildings. Moreover, even if these buildings are intact, no one dares to live in them, and it is impossible to say when the large-scale shelling of the Chinese army will begin, and these intact buildings are also likely to be hit and live in them, which is based on looking for death.

The commander of the Russian army, Grand Duke Nikolai, was in the underground headquarters at the moment, and although the large-scale artillery battle was over, the sporadic explosions still made him frown. The air in the underground headquarters was very muddy, and even though he was standing in the position of the exhaust port, he still felt a little stuffy. If it weren't for his safety, he wouldn't want to stay here for a moment.

"Your Excellency, Major General Uriyan reports. Now that the Chinese have invaded Xicheng District, the troops of his two divisions simply cannot withstand the attack of China's elite army. Xicheng District, half of which has already fallen! "A major officer reported to Grand Duke Nikolai.

Grand Duke Nikolai nodded, and then said: "Send a telegram to Major General Ulyan, tell him to hold on a little longer, and wait until evening, and then we will send a boat to take them over the Selenga River." "In Grand Duke Nikolai's plan, the two regiments deployed in Xicheng District were only used to delay the Third Army of the Chinese Army and reduce the pressure on the main city. Otherwise, the two elite armies of the Chinese Army besieged Ulan-Ude, and it would be difficult for the Russian army to resist.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The major officer replied.

In the western city of Ulan-Ude, the 4th Division and the 50th Division, the main forces of the Third Army, were divided into small units in squad platoons and marched through the city. They gradually cleared the Russian troops in the city and reduced the range of activities of the Russian army. Up to now, half of the entire Xicheng District has fallen into the hands of the squadron. At the current pace, before dark, it may be possible to occupy the entire Xicheng district of Ulan-Ude.

"Bang! Bang! Several crisp gunshots rang out.

"Squad leader, in the building in front, there are a few old hairy people." A tall, lanky soldier cleverly ducked around a street corner and reported to a sergeant squad leader. They were troops of the 3rd Battalion of the 41st Regiment of the 4th Division, with a squad of 12 men, but three of them were recruits who were replenished after the Battle of Kyakhta.

"Good! The machine gunner is in charge of covering, and the others come with me, disperse, and touch in to eliminate the Russian troops inside! The squad leader ordered.

Soon, the machine gunner climbed to a ruin next to the street, set up the machine gun, and aimed it at the three-story building in front of it. The rest of the soldiers, led by the squad leader, scattered and touched towards the building.

"Bang bang! Rumble! Rumble! From time to time, there were crisp gunshots and explosions, which were fierce battles between the squadron and the Russian army in the city. The Russian army guarding Ulan-Ude desperately wants to kill the squadron ** that entered the city, and the squadron ** wants to clear out the Russian army inside, solve all these Russian troops, and completely occupy Ulan-Ude.

"Bang!" Suddenly, a crisp

Shots rang out, and a bullet struck a Chinese soldier who was approaching the building in front of him, and the soldier immediately fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. The other Chinese soldiers immediately fell to the ground.

"Da Da Da!" The Heavy opened fire at once! Dense bullets, swept towards the opposite building. At the same time, the sniper, who was served by the best marksman in the squad, also began to snipe at the target. This is a Russian soldier hiding on the second floor, poking his head out of a window blocked by sandbags and opening fire on the attacking Chinese soldiers.

The Sniper's rifle has been specially modified with a longer barrel and is equipped with a scope, which makes it easier for the Sniper to spot the target, and the accuracy of the hit is also greatly increased.

"Bang!" The sniper opened fire, and the first bullet hit the sandbag. But the second bullet that followed took the Russian soldier, who had not had time to dodge, to the head.

"Rush!" The squad leader ordered. The remaining soldiers immediately rushed towards Xiaolou quickly. At a distance of tens of meters, it rushed in a few seconds.

"Grenades!" The class leader shouted.

A soldier kicked the door open, and a grenade, which was still smoking, was thrown in.

"Boom!" After the explosion, the room inside was filled with gunsmoke. The Chinese soldiers had already rushed in and began to clean up the Russian soldiers inside.

The Chinese soldiers cleaned up floor by floor, and did not let go of every empty house. When I went upstairs, I threw a grenade to find my way first. With such cooperation, the Russian soldiers in this three-story building were quickly wiped out. Their squad paid the price of the death of one soldier and eliminated seven Russian soldiers in this three-story building. After entering the street fighting, the Chinese soldiers were greatly restricted, and the casualties paid were getting bigger and bigger, but in general, the casualties paid by the squadron were still far less than those of the Russian army. The production of the Russian air force in the city is constantly suppressed, which makes their transfer more and more difficult, and when these Russian troops are driven together, it is time for them to perish.

Machine gunners and snipers suppressed, and other infantry used grenades to clear the way for the Russian strongholds, which has become the standard street fighting mode formed by every infantry squad of the Chinese Army. And, because it is not for the city, in order to avoid a detour, when there is a construction block, they directly blow up a hole with a grenade and then drill through. This kind of rampage of fighting makes the strongholds and fortifications prepared by the Russian army many times ineffective. For example, the Russian army built a barricade on the street, but the squadron drilled out from their side or behind, and then the machine gun flew over, and the Russian barricade became an ornament.

The street fighting is very fierce, and the Russian army's will to resist is also very strong, these regular troops of the Russian army are not like the new army that has just been formed in Kyakhta, they and the squadron have launched a fierce fight in the city, and the squadron is fighting for the control of every house, every street, and even every ruin. In many cases, it is necessary to fight back and forth before the final ownership can be determined.

For the soldiers, street fighting was also the most dangerous. But the good thing. The Chinese Army has long summed up a set of methods specifically used in street fighting, which can effectively ensure speed while ensuring casualties. It's just that there are still quite a few soldiers who fell on the way to attack.

In the evening, most of Xicheng District was occupied by the squadron. The Russian army was compressed into an extremely small area. These Russian troops, there are about 8,000 people. And the Third Army, with two divisions of troops, has already surrounded them, ready to eat these Russian troops.

However, when Grand Duke Nikolai found out, he immediately sent ships across the Selenga River to rescue these besieged Russian troops. But the artillery of the Third Army, immediately opened fire and blocked the river. At the same time, a fierce artillery bombardment was launched on the besieged Russian army, as if it wanted to use artillery shells to eliminate all these Russian troops.

In the end, Grand Duke Nikolai had no choice but to give up the rescue of these Russian troops and let them destroy themselves. After resisting for more than an hour, Major General Ulyan of the Russian army, led the remnants of more than 3,000 Russian troops to surrender. The entire Xicheng district of Ulan-Ude was occupied by the squadron.

Compared with the battle in Xicheng District, the battle in Dongcheng District is much more intense. The First Army, which successively invested four divisions into the fierce battle in the city, barely moved forward, and had to fight with the Russian army repeatedly. Especially at the railway station, the two sides have repeatedly fought over it several times. In order to take this strategic location, the 13th Division of the First Army paid thousands of casualties. Of course, the Russian army also lost thousands of corpses here, and after finding that it could not be recaptured, they reluctantly retreated.

The street fighting was very hard, but on the whole, the squadron was indeed moving forward steadily.