Russian commander Alexander . Marshal Baryatinsky's face was pale, and his hand holding the battle damage report was trembling slightly. For his age, he should have been far from shaking his hands. However, the heavy losses suffered by the Russian artillery made him extremely angry, and at the same time there was some fear. Before the battle began, he was full of confidence, believing that he could lead the reborn Russian army to inflict a fatal blow on the Chinese army.

However, the final result gave him a hard slap in the face. Under the attack of the Chinese air force, the artillery of the Russian army was lost by almost half. The morale of the remaining artillery also plummeted, and they no longer dared to enter the artillery positions to fight. Although there are still nearly a thousand artillery pieces left in the Russian army, they no longer have an advantage at all in the face of the artillery of the Chinese army. What's more, no one knows whether the Chinese Air Force plane will visit again. If they do it twice, won't their artillery be lost?

Without artillery, what can be done in the face of the strong fortifications of the Chinese? Even if it is filled with human life, I'm afraid it won't be so easy! If you don't do it, you will directly lead to the loss of the troops in his hands. This battle will not only not bring him honor, but will also bring him shame. But now Alexander. Will Marshal Baryatinsky be able to have any other options?

"Marshal, what shall we do now?" Because the artillery suffered a heavy blow, the original offensive plan of the Russian army had to be canceled. After all, the artillery was not well prepared, and if an attack was launched at this time, it was very likely that it would suffer heavy losses.

"Will our artillery still be able to continue fighting?" Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky asked. In this battle, artillery will be indispensable. If there is no artillery. Then there will be no need to fight this battle again.

"Your Excellency, the artillery is still able to continue fighting. But. We have less than half of our artillery left, and we can no longer suppress the Chinese artillery. If it is attacked by the Chinese Air Force again. I'm afraid our losses will be even greater. Said the artillery commander of the Russian army.

These generals of the Russian army know the storage of aircraft. It's just that they never thought that the plane would be so powerful, and in just one morning, the Russian artillery paid huge losses. Although, the remaining artillery of the Russian army seems to be quite a lot. There are also thousands of doors that can continue to attack. However, no one can guarantee that the planes of the Chinese Air Force will continue to patronize. Once the Chinese Air Force planes attack again, this will inevitably inflict heavy losses on the Russian artillery again. When the time comes, the losses of the Russian army will not be so easy to solve.

Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky was also silent. This is indeed a very difficult choice. However, the war has already begun, and they can no longer retreat. Unless you defeat the enemy, you can only be defeated by the enemy.

"The artillery was ordered to prepare, and after half an hour reopened fire on the Chinese lines. This time, hit fire to attack the front-line defensive positions of the Chinese. After half an hour of shelling, they were evacuated to avoid being attacked by the Chinese air force. Also, send a telegram to St. Petersburg right away. Sue Sù Gorchakov and Marshal Wittgenstein that we are in trouble, please be prepared. "Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky ordered. After his own considerations, he decided to continue the fight. After all, by this time. I can't give up halfway. What's more, in order to guard against the attack of the Chinese Air Force, he already has a strategy of confrontation. That's just half an hour of shelling. Then immediately retreat and hide, preserving the vitality of the Russian artillery.

"Yes. Your Excellency, Marshal! The officers of the Russian army replied one after another. Since Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky has already made a decision on these of them to do subordinates. All you need to do is follow orders.

The Russian artillery was once again ready, although they were very frightened, and many people would look up at the sky from time to time to see if there would be any Chinese planes flying. Even if a bird flies by, it will make a fuss among the artillerymen of the Russian army. It can be seen that they have become frightened birds. However, under the reprimand of the officers, the Russian army was still preparing for the shelling quickly.

At the same time, the Chinese Army is celebrating its victory. This time the first battle of the Air Force was undoubtedly extremely perfect, with more than a hundred combat and bomber planes striking and inflicting heavy losses on the artillery of the Russian army. Although, the artillery strength of the Russian army still exists. However, they were already at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Chinese artillery. What's more, the Imperial Air Force can also support the army at any time. In this battle, there is almost no big problem in resisting the attack of the Russian army. General Zhang Wei specially sent a telegram to the General Staff and the Air Force Command. Report to them on the course of the battle, as well as express gratitude to the Air Force. After all, this is a cooperation between the two services. In the past, many army generals looked down on the air force.

At 1 p.m. that day, the Russian artillery bombardment began again. Thousands of Russian artillery pieces launched a fierce attack on the Imperial Army's defensive lines. A large number of shells whizzed towards the forward positions of the Imperial Army. The violent explosion blew the Imperial Army's defense line to pieces. This time, the artillery of the Russian army did not care about the artillery of the Imperial Army at all, and they put all their energy into the shelling of the forward positions of the Imperial Army.

"Holy shit, these old hairy people want to attack at any cost. The artillery was ordered to immediately counterattack and suppress the artillery of the Russians. At the same time, be ready to respond to the attack of the Russian army. In addition, contact the Air Force and ask them to strike again and take out the Russian artillery! Admiral Zhang Wei ordered. At this moment, he is still taking the artillery of the Russian army as a key target. After heavy losses in the morning, the Russian artillery is estimated to be not much. As long as you seize the opportunity and inflict heavy damage on the Russian artillery, then the Imperial Army will have an advantage in the next battle. Without artillery, the Russian army will only be able to use its flesh and blood against the defense line of the Imperial Army. Even if the first line of defense is blown up by the Russian army, it is not a big deal. In the back, there is a second line of defense.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The artillery of the Imperial Army immediately returned fire, and all the 155mm heavy howitzers and heavy cannons, as well as the 105mm light howitzers, were aimed at the Russian artillery positions. Suppress the artillery positions of the Russian army and strive to destroy the Russian artillery in the shortest possible time. As for the 75-mm field guns, which were the most numerous, they did not open fire, but were ready to attack the infantry of the Russian army. In the event of an offensive by the Russian infantry, these 75mm field guns will cost them dearly.

Although, under the suppression of Chinese artillery, the artillery paid no small price. However, Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky gritted his teeth and insisted. As long as it is possible to destroy the defense line of the Chinese army and create favorable conditions for the offensive of the infantry, it will be worth it. After all, he has 800,000 people in his hands, and he still has an absolute advantage in terms of troops. Even if two Russians are exchanged for a Chinese, he will be the one who wins in the end. So, even if it suffered heavy losses. But Alexander. Marshal Baryatinsky still believed that he would be victorious.

The artillery of the Russian army, which was only planned to carry out shelling for half an hour, then withdrew from the artillery positions and took cover. It's just that when the shelling began only twenty minutes ago, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force were killed. This made it worthwhile for the artillery commander of the Russian army to order the artillery to retreat in advance.

But how could the speed of the artillery retreat be compared with the aircraft, when the heavy artillery was preparing to retreat from the artillery position, they were hit by the planes from the sky.

The Haidongqing 2 fighter dropped the small bomblets under the wing for the first time, and then focused on strafing the Russian artillery with the aviation machine gun in the nose. Shoot the artillery of the Russian army, this is the advantage of these fighters. As for the task of destroying Russian artillery, leave it to the Falcon dive bomber. After all, it was the 200-kilogram aerial bombs carried by the Falcon dive bombers that did the job even more.

"Da Da Da!" One after another, the Haidongqing 2 fighters circled downward, and the aviation machine guns continued to strafe. One by one, the Russian artillery was shot in a panic, and his body was directly broken in two by bullets.

The Falcon dive bombers, which arrived later, bombed the Russian artillery. The 200-kilogram aerial bomb was so powerful that it blew up the Russian artillery positions, and those artillery that had no time to retreat became the target of destruction by these dive bombers.

Under the strangulation of the Chinese Air Force, the artillery of the Russian army simply had no way to retreat. Many artillerymen were in a panic and even ran away. As for the cannons, I don't care about them at all. At this time, finding a way to save your life is the most important thing.

The Imperial Air Force strangled again, causing the Russian army to lose hundreds of artillery pieces, and the number of their artillery pieces was less than a quarter of what it was before the war. And that's just the first day's loss. As for the artillery, the losses were greater. The artillery of the Russian army suffered heavy losses in this battle. In the face of the artillery of the Imperial Army, the Russian artillery had already lost its advantage and was completely at a disadvantage.

The 1st and 4th armies of the Imperial Army had three times as many guns with a caliber of 75 mm or more than the Russian army. If the Russian army wants to destroy the defense line of the Imperial Army with guò artillery, it is already impossible. (To be continued......)

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