It took only half a day to break through the Russian army's defensive line on the periphery of Chelyabinsk, destroying more than 30,000 enemies and losing less than 8,000 of its own. This undoubtedly proves the strong attack power of the Imperial Army, the Russian army occupies a defensive advantage, and in the face of the attack of the Imperial Army, the battle loss rate has reached this point. This shows the strong balance of power between the Imperial Army and the Russian army.

The Russian army, having lost the defensive line on the outskirts of Chelyabinsk, retreated into the city. For the Russian army, although it is a pity that the outer defense line was lost, it does not mean that they lost the battle. The defense line in Chelyabinsk is the main thing. The commander of the Russian army, Admiral Alexei, was confident that the fortifications they had prepared in the city would cost the Chinese army dearly.

After overcoming the defensive line on the periphery of Chelyabinsk, the Imperial Army did not stop attacking, but launched a fierce attack on the city of Chelyabinsk in one go. Thousands of heavy artillery pieces began to roar again, and one shell after another flew towards the city. Explosions were heard one after another, flames were splashed everywhere, and buildings were constantly destroyed in the explosions. Countless Russian troops hiding in these buildings, ready to give the Chinese army a head-on attack, were buried in the collapsed buildings.

"Order the artillerymen, don't save shells, give me a shot to the death! It's better to blow up the whole of Chelyabinsk into ruins! Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army, ordered. Although, fighting far from the homeland, it is very difficult to replenish. However, in the eyes of the imperial generals, the lives of soldiers are the most important. If you can exchange ten shells for the life of a Russian, it will not be a loss.

"Yes. Commander! However, the guys in the logistics unit. But you will be sinned! Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Liu Wu had a smile on his face.

In all wars, the logistics units of the Imperial Army were undoubtedly the most stressed. The Imperial Army's attack power is strong. This is built on powerful firepower. And this also leads to the very high logistical pressure of the Imperial Army. In every war, the logistics troops are busy with their feet in order to prepare for the attrition of front-line combat troops. In the previous wars, a large part of the reason why the empire did not destroy Russia in one fell swoop was the constraints of logistics and supply. But now, the Empire's railways to Central Asia and the West Siberian Plain have been built, and the Empire's railways to Central Asia have been completed. This allowed large quantities of war materials to be transported to Central Asia via the Guò railway.

The truck was successfully developed and put into actual combat, which solved the logistical problem. Now, the trucks produced by the major automobile factories of the empire are given priority to the battlefields of Central Asia and the Western Siberian plain. The artillery and logistics units of the front-line units of the Imperial Army have almost all replaced their mules and horses with trucks, even if the failure rate of trucks is still somewhat high. However, the capacity and speed of trucks are much stronger than those of mules and horses, and they only need to carry gasoline and do not need to carry too much forage, which greatly strengthens the logistics and supply capacity of the Imperial Army.

Thousands of heavy artillery pieces of the Imperial Army. As if the shells did not cost money, they kept firing artillery into the city of Chelyabinsk. The heavy artillery fire almost enveloped the whole of Chelyabinsk and blew it into ruins.

"Damn! These damned Chinese, are they already so many shells that they can waste them at will? "Inside the underground command of the Russian army. Admiral Alexei frustratedly slapped the dust on his hat on his head. Under the heavy shelling of the Imperial Army, the ceiling of the basement seemed to be shaking. This made Admiral Alexei a little worried about whether this basement would suddenly collapse.

"General. The Chinese shelled very fiercely, and many of our fortifications were destroyed. The casualties were also significant. If this continues, I am afraid that the Chinese have not yet started attacking. We can't resist it first! "A major general officer reported to Admiral Alexei.

"Order the troops at the front, hold their ground. The Chinese will not shell endlessly. They want to blow up the whole of Chelyabinsk into ruins, it is simply impossible! Admiral Alexey said firmly.

In fact, this is exactly the case, even if Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu gave the order for a fierce artillery bombardment. However, the shelling ended after an hour. After all, the Imperial artillery could not have all the shells at once, and they had to prepare a little for the next battle. Otherwise, if you use all the shells now, you will be in trouble if you want to use them again in the future.

"Order the troops, start the attack!" Lieutenant General Zhao Mingfu gave the order to attack, and his face was stern. As a high-ranking general of the Imperial Army, he can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles. He knew that for the army, street fighting was undoubtedly the most tragic. However, street fighting is essential to destroy the enemy entrenched in the city. Although, the Imperial Army has always made street fighting a key training subject. However, no one could guarantee that the Imperial Army would be able to win in the street battles. Especially after the Russian army is equipped with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns and other sharp weapons used in street fighting, it is even more difficult.

Three armies, with a total of more than 100,000 men, attacked the city of Chelyabinsk from three directions. More than 100,000 imperial soldiers will fight fiercely in this city against the Russian army entrenched here. It was foreseeable that this would be the toughest battle the Imperial Army had faced since the war began.

After the capture of Chelyabinsk, the Imperial Army was dispersed into small units. Here, they need to constantly clear the city of Russian troops. If a large force moves together, it will become a target for the enemy because it is too dense. It is most appropriate to take the squad as a unit, or a company as a unit.

As an important Russian city on the Siberian Plain, Chelyabinsk has wide streets, and the houses on both sides of the streets are basically two- or three-story buildings. And this gives great convenience to the defending Russian army. Even though the artillery fire of the Imperial Army was very heavy before, many houses were blown into ruins. However, there are quite a few intact houses that have become strongholds of the Russian army.

A company of Imperial Army troops was tasked with clearing a street, and the soldiers scattered and searched forward along both sides of the street. Everyone's eyes are wide open, and any negligence may kill again. At one end of the street, several of the Imperial Army's mortars and three heavy machine guns were set up here, and they would return fire as soon as the troops in front were attacked. Several snipers have also climbed the tall buildings lining the streets, and they will be tasked with clearing out the rising enemy.

"Damn Chinese, let me die!" In a small two-story building across the street, a Russian heavy machine gun roared viciously.

"Dada!" The heavy machine gun began to roar. Dense bullets rained down on the Imperial soldiers.

Several imperial soldiers were beaten into honeycombs on the spot, and the other soldiers also hurriedly lay on the ground to avoid the bullets of the Russian army. Bullets shot through the streets, splattering trails of dust.

"Fire!" A captain officer of the Imperial Army, watching his soldiers being killed, was bleeding in his heart!

"Boom! Rumble! "Two mortar shells flew over and landed on that house. However, because of the angle, the shells did not cause damage to the Russian troops hiding inside.

"Dada-da-da!" The heavy machine guns of the Imperial Army also began to return fire, but the bullets hit the walls and flew dust, but they still could not hurt the Russian troops inside.

"Bang!" At this time, a crisp gunshot rang out. A sniper opened fire, and in an instant the head of the Russian heavy machine gunner burst like a watermelon. The bullets of large-caliber sniper rifles used by snipers in the Imperial Army could shatter a person's head with a light severity.

After the Russian heavy machine gunner was killed, other Russian troops hurriedly took his place. However, he was still killed by a sniper.

After the heavy machine guns of the Russian army were suppressed, the soldiers of the Imperial Army jumped up, stormed the house, and began to fight the Russian troops inside.

After a dense burst of gunfire, all the Russian troops inside were killed. Of course, the Imperial Army also paid a lot of costs.

The same battle scenes were played out almost everywhere in Chelyabinsk. The Russians used the buildings in the city and the barricades built in advance to resist the attack of the Imperial Army. The two sides fought fiercely in the city. The Imperial Army barely moved forward, and it would pay a lot of casualties. Of course, the same is true for the Russian army. They also had to pay with their lives to stop the Imperial Army's attack.

Although, the Imperial Army's street fighting tactics were very useful, snipers, machine guns and mortars worked together to constantly hit the Russian troops hiding in the city. However, the Russian army relied on its geographical advantages and still inflicted heavy casualties on the Imperial Army. The battle losses of both sides remained almost at about one to one. Such losses were somewhat unacceptable for the Imperial Army. After all, in a field battle, the Imperial Army could defeat twice or even three times the size of the Russian army. Once in the middle of a street fight, the battle loss ratio is quickly leveled.

The sun soon set, and the Imperial Army gradually stopped attacking and switched to the defensive. Originally, in the street fighting, the losses of the Imperial Army were very large. If you fight at night, you will be even more incomparable to the Russians. After all, this was a completely unfamiliar environment for the Imperial Army. Instead, they need to beware of the Russians using the night to launch a counterattack. (To be continued......)

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