The Chinese Air Force once again strangled and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian artillery. Not only is there not much artillery left, but even the number of artillery is not much left. Even if there are still a few hundred artillery pieces left. But for the Russian army, it can no longer play a decisive role. However, before the artillery was destroyed, their shelling of the frontline positions of the 1st Army of the Chinese Army was almost complete, which made the initial plan of the Russian army complete.

"Marshal, are we going to attack?" A Russian general asked. After all, in the previous artillery battles, the Russian artillery suffered heavy losses. If it attacks now, the Russian army will inevitably be heavily shelled by Chinese artillery, and it will be attacked by the Chinese Air Force. To have Russian soldiers stare at the artillery fire of the Chinese* army and the bombing and strafing of aircraft to launch an attack, it makes people's scalps tingle when they think about it.

"Attack!" Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky gritted his teeth and uttered these two words. Now he has gone to ride a tiger and it is difficult to get down. The war was nothing like what he had predicted. Originally, he thought that with the army in his hands, he could easily defeat the Chinese* army stationed in Volgograd, and then recapture the entire territory south of the Don River. If he can break through the defense line of the Chinese on the Volga, it will make him a hero of Russia. However, the battle has just begun, and the Russian army has already paid heavy losses, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the development of the next war.

"Yes, Marshal!" The rest of the Russian generals had to follow Alexander's lead. Order of Marshal Baryatinsky.

Before the Russian army began shelling, their infantry was ready to attack. However, they hoped that the heavy artillery fire would smash the defense lines of the Chinese* army. That's the case. They will be able to easily break through the defense line of the Chinese* army. Now it seems that the artillery clearly did not be able to live up to their expectations. They still have to rely on human lives to fill it.

In the first wave of the offensive, the Russian army invested more than 50,000 people. They were on a line of defense that was more than thirty kilometers long. They chose a few areas that they thought would be easy to break through after all. Volgograd, of course, was excluded. Although the city was destroyed in the last war. But over the years, it has flourished again. The headquarters of the 1st Army of the Chinese * Army was located here, which allowed the Chinese * army to build a strong defensive position on the outskirts of Volgograd. If the Russians had been well prepared for artillery, they might have dared to launch an offensive on Volgograd. But now? If you attack, it will undoubtedly break your head and bleed.

The Russian army launched an attack on the defense line of the Imperial Army in a skirmisher line, and this time the Russian army has obviously grown a lot compared to the previous war. No more swarms of attacks. From this, it can be seen that the training of German instructors has achieved remarkable results over the years. However, it seems unlikely that the Imperial Army's defenses would be broken through in this way.

"Brothers, the Russians have come up, entered positions and are ready to fight!" The commanders of the front line gave the order, and the officers and men of the Imperial Army, who had been hiding in the anti-artillery holes, immediately came out of the anti-artillery holes. The communication trenches entered the positions of the front line, ready to resist the attack of the Russian army.

Although, the artillery of the Russian army was suppressed by the Imperial Army from the very beginning. However, the Russian artillery fire still destroyed the positions of the Imperial Army. Many of the trenches were blown up. The barbed wire fence was blown up in scattered places. A number of minefields have likewise been destroyed. What is even more infuriating is that some of the anti-artillery holes finally collapsed after being subjected to heavy artillery fire. Inside the Chinese * army. Rows and rows were buried inside. Although the Imperial Army's anti-artillery holes were strong, they were under constant bombardment from the enemy's large-caliber heavy artillery. There is also a possibility of collapse. This is inevitable during the war. The officers and soldiers did not have time to grieve for their dead comrades, they had to take up arms. Let these damn Russians pay for it. Let them know that if they want to break through the defenses of the Imperial Army, they will have to fill it with human lives.

Officers and men of the Imperial Army set up machine guns and rifles in the trenches, and mortars were also set up and aimed at the front of the positions. As soon as they get the order to open fire, they will pour fire on the Russian army.

However, before the infantry on the front opened fire, the artillery in the rear took the lead in a heavy shelling of the Russian troops.

"Open fire, bombard those old hairy people." The artillery commander gave the order directly.

Suddenly, thousands of artillery pieces deployed in the rear, under the guidance of observation balloons in the air, launched a fierce artillery attack on the Russian army. Dense shells, whistling towards the Russian army. The piercing whistling sound of the shells cutting through the air at high speed enveloped the entire battlefield.

"Lie down, lie down!" When the sharp whistling sounded, many low-ranking officers of the Russian army shouted loudly. In fact, the Russian soldiers were the first to lie on the ground when these officers reminded them.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "A series of explosions rang out, and one fireball after another rose on the ground, shrapnel in all directions, harvesting the lives around them. Some Russian troops, who did not have time to hide in time, became the first to lose their lives. Even those lying on the ground can't escape. The huge shock wave after the explosion of the cannonball blew them into the sky, and when they fell, they were already lifeless.

In addition, when dealing with infantry, the Empire's artillery mostly used shrapnel shells. These shells contain small steel balls weighing about 30 grams. When the shell explodes, the small steel balls scatter in all directions. The fragile human body simply can't resist this little steel ball. So much so that he was directly beaten into a sieve and lost his life.

Under the heavy shelling of the Imperial artillery, the attacking Russian officers and soldiers paid a heavy price. The whole battlefield is like a hell of Shura. There were broken corpses everywhere, and the Russian troops who survived were lying on the ground shivering.

Although, they were trained by German instructors, which allowed them to improve dramatically. But training is one thing, real battlefield is another. In training, you won't lose your life. But on the battlefield, they could lose their lives at any time. This is especially true after companions have been killed one after another.

Quite a few Russian troops have become timid and want to turn around and run away. However, the order to attack in the rear sounded again. As a result, they had to get up from the ground again and attack the positions of the Chinese army. Otherwise, once they disobey the order and escape, what awaits them is the shooting of the Warlords. In order to ensure that the soldiers fought desperately, they were not allowed to retreat without receiving an order to retreat. Therefore, many units of the Russian army have specially formed supervision teams, the purpose of which is to give full play to the maximum combat power of the purpose.

"Ulla! Ulla! The Russian soldiers shouted slogans and strode towards the lines of the Imperial Army. Shells that fell from the sky tore them to shreds. But even that couldn't stop them from moving forward.

"Mortar, prepare to fire!" When the Russian army rushed to a distance of only a kilometer from the forward position, the commander of the front gave the order to open fire. Suddenly, the mortars that had been prepared for a long time opened fire.

Dense shells flew towards the Russian army, and those Russian troops, who had just managed to rush through the rain of bullets from the imperial artillery, were once again shelled. Although the power of mortars cannot be compared with howitzers, it is still very easy to get rid of these Russian soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, heavy machine guns from the front line also opened fire. With bursts of roars, red-hot bullets flew out of the chamber and shot towards the Russian army. The Russian soldiers, who were in full force, were shot and fell to the ground. The 12.7 mm machine gun bullet was so powerful that it hit a person and broke the body directly. If you are shot in the abdomen, the whole person will be broken in two. It can be said that people who are hit by such machine gun bullets will basically die and not be injured.

In the face of the strong defensive line of the Imperial Army, the offensive of the Russian army was more like going to die. The Imperial Army's artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns formed a defensive line that could harvest the lives of these Russian troops. Even if they are lucky enough to get past these lines. But it is still very difficult to break through the defense line of the Chinese* army. They also had to deal with minefields, barbed wire, and rifles in the hands of the soldiers laid by the Imperial Army.

Of the 50,000 people invested by the Russian army, most of them were lost in less than half an hour. Corpses were left on the battlefield, but even those who rushed to the front did not even touch the barbed wire of the Imperial Army, let alone break through the defense line of the Imperial Army.

The commander of the Russian army, Alexander . Marshal Baryatinsky, faced with huge casualties, did not say anything, but continued to order the offensive. Perhaps in his eyes, the life of this gray animal was originally worthless. Their only role is probably to consume the ammunition of the Chinese.

Even if, Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky knew that the defense line of the Chinese army was very strong. However, now that he has no choice but to attack desperately? Only by breaking through the defense line of the Chinese* army will they be able to turn defeat into victory, and he will not be held accountable. Otherwise, the responsibility for defeat would not have been borne even by a marshal.

Under such circumstances, the Russian army launched an attack on the defense line of the Imperial Army one after another, and then left layers of corpses on the battlefield. Other than that, there is no other effect. (To be continued......)

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