Soon after the start of the war in Outer Mongolia, the battle of Heilongjiang also kicked off, and 200,000 Russian troops gathered in the twin cities crossed the border line of the two countries and prepared to attack Dongning, Heilongjiang according to the plan formulated by the Russian army. The Russian army assembled in Boli City also crossed the border line and launched an attack on Funing City.

The Russian army in Twin Cities has a total of 4th Army, 9th Army, 15th Cavalry Army, 16th Cavalry Army, 25th Army, 26th Army, and 27th Army, a total of 22 divisions and more than 200,000 people, forming the First Front Army of the Far Eastern Theater.

Under the command of the commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front, the commander of the 4th Army, General Willistov, they rushed along the north bank of the Suifen River to Dongning, an important city on the border of the Heilongjiang River.

Willistov was full of ambition at this time, and he fantasized about leading the more than 200,000 troops of the Russian heavy armament group to fight from Dongning to Shanhaiguan, occupy the entire four northeastern provinces, make a lasting contribution to the Russian Empire, and bring Lin Daxin's four northeastern provinces into the arms of the Russian Empire.

Willistov can't be blamed for this delusion, the First Far Eastern Front led by him is strong, and the subordinate 4th Army and 9th Army are the main Russian armies, each with a well-equipped infantry division of about 30,000 people and 1 heavy artillery division, each heavy artillery division is stronger than the heavy artillery division of the First Siberian Front, and the 2 heavy artillery divisions add up to 70 152-mm howitzers and 100 127-mm field guns, in addition to 12 old 210-mm cannons with a short range but huge caliber.

It's just that this old cannon is huge and bulky, and it takes 10 horses to drag a cannon.

At present, Russia's only 1 tank and armored division is also assigned to his Fourth Army. It also made his Fourth Army proud of all the legions in the whole of Russia.

The tank division is equipped with 100 tanks developed by Russia and 100 armored vehicles of Russian production. Because of the current gasoline engine and the diesel engine that has just been invented for a few years, this kind of Russian tank cannot carry some heavier steel tanks at all. So the Russians chose to use a tiny steam engine as a power to produce a steam tank.

The front armor of this steam tank reached 100 mm, and the side armor also reached 80 mm, and the volume was huge, just the body length reached 7.5 meters, the width also reached 4.5 meters, and the height reached 3 meters. It is a behemoth weighing 50 tons. Armed with 1 75-mm smoothbore gun and 1 57-mm smoothbore gun, 3 Maxim machine guns, 14 people. Except for the unbearable ultra-slow speed of 6 kilometers per hour. It's a steel fortress.

This kind of steam tank is slow, and the Russians have no way, except that the tank itself is heavier, and it is necessary to fill the tank with several tons of coal, otherwise there is no coal to burn. The steam tank can't go.

The Russian armored vehicles use gasoline engines imported from France. However, the power output of this gasoline engine is not high, so that the armored car can only use 15 mm steel plates, and the defense is weak, but it is equipped with 3 Maxim machine guns and a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, so that the Russians are still very satisfied with this armored car.

In addition to 2 powerful heavy artillery divisions and 1 tank armored division, the 1st Far Eastern Front had 4 Cossack cavalry divisions under 2 cavalry corps, which were always a symbol of the strength of Tsarist Russia and a sharp sword for Tsarist Russia against the enemy.

Plus the same well-equipped, 3 of the 9 other armies were infantry divisions. Willistov believed that his goal was quite possible.

More than 200,000 Russian troops of the First Front Army in the Far East crossed the border line and prepared to directly attack Dongning City, where the Dingbei Army was stationed.

Riding on horseback to the commander of the 9th Army of the Russian Army, Lieutenant General Gxam of the Russian Army. Willistov, the commander of the front army who was also riding a horse beside him, said with a smile: "Commander, we have crossed the border and are about to arrive at Dongning City of the Qing Dynasty, I heard that now Dongning City has been built by Lin Daxin into a big city with a population of more than 100,000. Haha, after we capture Dongning, there will be a lot of delicate-skinned Qing Dynasty beauties for our great Russian warriors to enjoy, and when the time comes, I will ask my subordinates to choose the 2 most beautiful ones for you to enjoy. ”

Willistov rode on his horse, threw a trick with the whip in his hand, and said with a smile: "Gexam, we will not only fight Dongning City, but also fight all the way to Shenyang, fight to Shanhaiguan, and occupy the entire Northeast, when the time comes, you can play with the beauties of the Qing Dynasty casually, haha, I'm afraid that your Gxam's waist can't stand it." ”

Geksum laughed and said, "Hahaha, commander, don't worry, I won't have any problem dealing with 5 or 6 Qing Dynasty beauties in one night." ”

Willistov couldn't help but fantasize about the scene of himself leading his troops to capture the city of Shenyang, when there would be not only countless Qing Dynasty women, but also huge wealth, so that he wanted to take it.

Not only these high-ranking Russian soldiers, but also ordinary Russian soldiers are full of infinite illusions about attacking the northeast, and the soldiers in the Russian army queue are happily discussing the upcoming attack on Dongning City. And the officers of the Russian army did not stop the discussion among the soldiers.

A Russian soldier said: "This time to capture the Qing Dynasty's Dongning City, I must find a few more Qing Dynasty women, haha, I can't stand it anymore, it's best for us to capture Dongning City today!" ”

The soldier's words made the soldiers around him laugh.

Another Russian soldier said: "I heard that the northeast of the Qing Dynasty is very rich now, and after we capture Dongning City, we can make a fortune!" ”

Another Russian soldier said: "I heard that this time His Majesty the Tsar is going to occupy all the northeast, and when we take Shenyang City, there will be more beauties and wealth there, and each of us will be able to make a fortune!" ”

The officers and soldiers of the First Front Army of the Russian Far East were daydreaming of going to the northeast to rob money and women, and at this time, outside the city of Dongning, the armored division of the Dingbei Army, and most of the main forces of the fourth and eleventh divisions were preparing to launch a surprise attack on the approaching Russian army.

Jiang Yu, Zhang Daxiong and Duan Qirui, the three division commanders, all left Dongning City, and were gathering together at this time to wait for the intelligence of the soldiers who were in front of them to detect the movements of the Russian army.

Zhang Daxiong waited and said anxiously: "Why hasn't Lao Maozi moved yet, it's almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon, is the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau accurate?" Is the old Maozi of the Twin Cities here today? ”

Duan Qirui said: "Sledgehammer, don't worry, Twin Cities is still some distance away from our Dongning, Lao Maozi is leaving, and he has to go for a while, since the principal has sent us a telegram, the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau should not be anything wrong!" ”

Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Wait, I have a hunch, Lao Maozi is coming!" ”

Not long after, a lieutenant colonel of the Dingbei Army ran to the side of the three division commanders and said urgently: "Report to the division commanders, the soldiers who are investigating the border line have sent a telegram that the Russian army has crossed the border line of the two countries and rushed towards our Dongning City." ”

When Jiang Yu heard this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Okay! Finally waited, Lao Duan, Sledgehammer, let's act according to the pre-plan! Strive to defeat most of the Russian army in a war! ”

Zhang Daxiong laughed and said, "Okay! Let these old hairy people taste the power of my armored division today! ”

Duan Qirui said: "Sledgehammer, be careful of Russian tanks, didn't the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau introduce the Russian kind of turtleshell-like tanks?" I didn't expect the Russians to come up with coal-burning steam tanks, sledgehammers, don't capsize in the gutter of your armored division! ”

Zhang Daxiong said with a smile: "The Russians' steam tanks are thicker armor and slower than turtles, and our armored division doesn't say those T1 heavy tanks, even the Black Wolf tank can compete with them." ”

Because the First Front Army of the Far East had more than 200,000 troops, the entire marching team was very long, and one division of the Russian 25th Army, as the vanguard, had already approached the city of Dongning, and the last one Cossack cavalry division had not far from the twin cities.

The Russian soldiers of this division, who were the first to take the lead of the Russian 25th Army, were also happily talking about the imminent arrival of Dongning City, when suddenly there was a sound of "whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-" in the air, and all the Russian officers and men suddenly showed a look of horror on their faces.

"Not good! Shelling! ”

"Shelling! Lie down! ”

"Disperse!"

"There is an ambush, get down!"

Immediately, an explosion of "boom-boom-boom-" sounded, and a piece of artillery shells fell in the marching column of the Russian vanguard, and the Russian flesh and blood were flying all over the place.

The shells not only fell on the heads of the officers and men of the Russian infantry division at the beginning, but also on the other division of the 25th Army following this division.

The first round of shells just fell, and a moment later the second round followed, followed by the third, and then the fourth......

Except for the one at the back of the two divisions of the 25th Army, about 1,000 Russian soldiers were not within the range of the shells, and the other Russian officers and soldiers of the two divisions were shrouded in the artillery fire in the sky, and the stumps and broken arms were blown up all over the sky.

The commander of the 25th Army, Lieutenant General Seryosha of the Russian Army, walked behind with the army headquarters and the last division of the 25th Army and was not within the range of the artillery shells. When Seryosha saw that his two divisions were being bombarded with very heavy artillery fire, his face changed drastically, and he quickly shouted: "Quick! Disperse, we are in ambush! Report to the Commander! ”

There is no need for Seryosha to report to Willistov, such a fierce artillery fire was already clearly heard by the commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front, Willistov, who was more than a dozen kilometers away.

He looked at the commander of the 9th Army beside him, Gexam, and said with a surprised expression: "I didn't expect the Dingbei Army to abandon the strong city fortifications and attack us outside Dongning City!" ”

The commander of the 9th Army, Gexam, said indifferently: "This is just right, we can annihilate some more Dingbei Army in the field, and when we capture Dongning City, we can use a lot less strength!" (To be continued......) R527