On the wide Volga River, thousands of small boats are struggling to move forward. The Soldier paddled his oars quickly, leaving a trail of water on the river. For the soldiers crossing the river, now is the time when they are most vulnerable, as long as a single shell hits them. The wooden boat under your feet will be blown apart, and the soldiers on it will fall into the river.

And it is almost impossible for the heavily armed soldiers to escape for their lives when they fall into the water. Rifles, grenades, bullets, and steel helmets weigh more than a dozen kilograms. If you want to swim under weight, it is impossible. Therefore, once they fall into the river, it means that they will die for life. The only way was to cross the river with all your might, and land on the other side of the river before the Russians could reach their heads. Only in this way can we save my life.

Every soldier who paddled was paddling with his greatest strength, so that the speed of the boat could be a little faster. However, it will take at least ten minutes to cross the one-kilometre-wide peace. And this time is their most dangerous moment.

"General, the Chinese have begun to cross the river, and they have dispatched at least tens of thousands of people!" A staff officer anxiously addressed Ivan. Colonel-General Zarbakansky reported.

"Tens of thousands? The Chinese are coming for real. Command the artillerymen, open fire at once. Troops of the front, into positions. In any case, the landing of the Chinese cannot be successful! "Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky immediately ordered.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order.

Only two or three minutes later, the artillery that the Russian army had already prepared opened fire. Because of the scarcity of artillery, it is not clear where the Chinese Army will choose as a breakthrough point. All. Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky had to deploy only three hundred artillery pieces in Volgograd, the rest. It was deployed to other lines of defense. In the face of the offensive of the Chinese Army, at this moment Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky no longer retains strength.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! With a shrill whistling. One shell after another flew over the Volga. When the time came to test the Imperial Army crossing the river, the soldiers buried their heads and rowed their oars vigorously, ignoring the shells that fell on their heads. Because they knew that even if they looked up and saw those shells, it would not have the slightest effect, but would cause unnecessary panic. All they could do was row hard. The only way to do this is to ask for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, and the cannonballs will not hit them.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Shells exploded on the surface of the river, splashing columns of water. The water column shattered and fell as if it were raining heavily. Many soldiers were directly drenched in soup. Of course, this is not the worst of it. The worst were the soldiers who were directly hit by shells, which exploded on small boats. The shrapnel directly harvested their lives, and even the entire boat was torn apart. Even if you are lucky not to be killed by a shell. Once you fall into the river, you will also be drowned.

When the Russian artillery opened fire, the Russian infantry, after receiving the order. They also came out of the anti-artillery holes one after another, and under the leadership of the officers, they entered the position. Prepare to defend against the offensive of the Chinese Army. It's just that at this moment, the artillery of the Chinese army is still launching a fierce artillery bombardment. Many Russian soldiers were killed as soon as they walked out of the anti-artillery holes.

"Order the heavy artillery troops. Immediately open fire and suppress the artillery of the Russians! "Without the order of Admiral Sun Hao, the artillery commander below immediately gave the order to suppress the enemy's artillery.

With the help of observation balloons, the artillery of the Imperial Army was easily able to find the location of the Russian artillery and provide it to the artillery below. The 155-mm heavy howitzers and 155-mm cannons of the heavy artillery units will suppress the Russian artillery according to the obtained coordinates.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The heavy artillery units of the Imperial Army began to fire, and dense shells exploded near the artillery positions of the Russian army. However, because the artillery of the Russian army was divided into dozens of positions, large and small, for a time, the heavy artillery units of the Imperial Army could not completely suppress the artillery fire of the Russian army, and could only destroy the artillery of the Russian army as much as possible.

"Boom!" An artillery shell exploded on the artillery position of the Russian army. This is a shell fired from a 155-mm heavy cannon. The cannon had an extremely long range and was not weak, and it was always the first choice for suppressive firepower of the artillery of the Imperial Army.

After the shell exploded, a fireball rose from the positions of the Russian army. The shock wave spread in all directions, directly engulfing half of the artillery position. A lot of Russian artillery was directly swept away, and even a few cannons were blown up.

The timely addition of the Imperial Heavy Artillery Corps dealt a heavy blow to the Russian artillery, and the pressure encountered by the Imperial Army when crossing the river was much less. However, even so, a lot of shells still fell on the surface of the river, causing a lot of casualties to the Imperial Army crossing the river.

"Boom!" A shell hit a small boat that was speeding towards the west bank of the Volga, and the fragile hull was torn apart in an instant, and several soldiers fell in a pool of blood. Their wounded bodies fell into the river, and in the blink of an eye, they sank into the river.

"Two dogs! Lao Maozi of the dog day, Lao Tzu and you are incompatible! A second lieutenant platoon commander couldn't help but yell when he saw his soldiers being killed.

Compared with the senior generals who have become numb to casualties, the grassroots officers are undoubtedly much more emotional.

The Volga River, which is 1,000 meters wide, is like an impassable moat for the officers and men of the 154th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army, who are crossing the river. Under the heavy shelling of the Russian army, the entire infantry brigade paid a lot of casualties before it successfully landed on the shore.

The first boat rushed directly to the beach on the west bank of the Volga River, and the light machine guns set up in the bow of the boat were frantically strafing the positions of the Russian troops, covering other comrades who jumped off the boat.

"Boom!" A mortar shell fell, hitting the boat, killing the machine gunner who was firing on the spot.

As more and more small boats docked, the Imperial Army also launched a counterattack. The sound of dense rifles and machine guns resounded on the river beach. Compared with the Russian army hiding in the fortifications, the Imperial Army, which had just landed on the shore, was undoubtedly suppressed in open peace talks and was in a disadvantageous position.

"Mortar! Knock out enemy fire points! A captain roared loudly, watching his soldiers continue to be killed by enemy heavy machine guns, and his heart felt like bleeding.

Mortars were quickly erected and shelling the points of heavy machine-gun fire of the Russian army. Two shells fell, this heavy machine gun fire point was blown up, the Russian heavy machine gunner was killed on the spot, and the heavy machine gun was blown into parts.

Although, the Russian army, which is in a defensive position, has a big advantage. Their fortifications were almost ravaged by the artillery of the Imperial Army, and the remaining fortifications that survived the tragic death could still give them some protection. The Imperial Army, on the other hand, had to find a place to take cover on the bare river beaches.

However, the firepower of the Russian army has never been comparable to that of the Imperial Army. When most of the troops of the 154th Infantry Brigade landed, relying on strong firepower, they were already able to fight the Russian army impressively. Even, the Imperial Army tried to launch several attacks in order to break through the Russian defenses. Although it failed in the end, it still put tremendous pressure on the Russian army.

By noon, the 154th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army had established a small beachhead on the west bank of the Volga. Although the position is small and there is almost no depth to speak of, it is already very good to be able to do this under the suppression of the Russian army. The losses of the 154th Infantry Brigade were not small, and the troops crossing the river amounted to nearly 4,000 men, but by the end of the morning, more than half of the troops had been lost.

Fortunately, the Imperial artillery finally lived up to expectations and suppressed the Russian artillery fire. The 31st Infantry Brigade of the 155th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army immediately launched a river crossing operation. Their successful crossing of the river provided a lot of support to the 154th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army. The addition of the new force forced the Russian army to devote more troops to defend the Imperial Army.

However, under the fierce attack of the Imperial Army, the Russian army was still defeated and retreated.

By nightfall, the Imperial Army had established a beachhead three kilometers long and one kilometer wide. The engineering units on the other side of the river also planned to erect pontoon bridges when night fell. In addition, the 31st Infantry Corps also planned to transport another infantry brigade to the west bank of the Volga by small boat.

That night, in order to drive the Chinese army down the river, Ivan . Admiral Zarbakansky ordered more than 20,000 Russian troops to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the Imperial Army. However, in front of the defensive positions of the Imperial Army, they slammed their heads and bled and left corpses on the ground.

After losing tens of thousands of people, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky had to give the order to stop the attack. And at this time, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky also determined that this will become the main direction of attack of the Chinese Army. Therefore, he began to shrink his forces from other defensive lines, intending to hold on to Volgograd and fight a bloody battle with the Chinese army here.

After a night of fierce fighting, the Imperial Army not only successfully repelled the Russian counterattack, but also built two pontoon bridges over the river. The 31st Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army had reached the west bank of the Volga by pontoon bridge. At the same time, the sappers also planned to build more pontoon bridges. However, after dawn, the Russian army discovered the pontoon bridge of the Imperial Army. Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky knew that if these pontoon bridges were not destroyed, the Russian army would not want to hold Volgograd. Therefore, the Russian army, using the remaining artillery, launched a heavy artillery attack on the pontoon bridges, and both pontoon bridges were destroyed. However, fortunately, the main forces of the 31st Infantry Corps had already crossed the river. (To be continued......)

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