"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "There were explosions overhead, as if the earth was shaking. The ceiling above his head was constantly shaking off the dust, making the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army below miserable.

"Squad leader, the shelling of the Russian Red Army is so fierce, this anti-artillery hole will not be collapsed, right?" A little soldier of eighteen or nineteen years old asked with some concern. He was a recruit who had only been in the army for a year, and had never actually been on the battlefield before, except for the encirclement and suppression of the Bolshevik partisans.

"Crow's beak! Our anti-artillery holes, but they are poured with reinforced concrete, how can they be collapsed by these small-caliber guns of Hongmaozi? If it gets out, isn't that a joke? These red-haired people are also going back more and more. It's okay to blind the dick * revolution, and they are not even as good as the old Maozi period. I think that at the beginning, when Lao Maozi ruled Russia, we fought them in Vladivostok, and that was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! Lao Maozi's artillery is almost all heavy artillery with a caliber of 200 mm. A shell came down, and all of the boss's area was flattened. Even if you hide in the anti-artillery hole, it is useless. If the bombardment collapses, everyone inside is buried. A non-commissioned officer in his thirties said.

As soon as the recruits heard that the old squad leader was telling a story again, they couldn't help but gather around.

"Did the old squad leader fight with Lao Maozi at the beginning? Lao Maozi is even more powerful than the current red hair? Some of the fighters asked.

"Of course, Lao Maozi's weapons and equipment are much more advanced than the current Hongmaozi. When we fought Vladivostok, one lined up, and after an hour, there were only a dozen or so left. That battle was called tragic! The old squad leader seemed to be recalling the original sea of corpses and blood.

"Then why are you only a squad leader now? I heard about the veterans. Either you have retired, or you have already become a high-ranking officer! Another warrior asked.

"Hey, isn't it true that Lao Tzu doesn't know how to read and doesn't want to be an official? Otherwise, Lao Tzu is now the youngest battalion commander. The old squad leader said proudly.

"What the old squad leader said is true, some time ago I watched him and the deputy head call each other brothers. Even the battalion commander has special respect for the old squad leader. ”

When recruits go to war for the first time, they will inevitably be a little nervous. However, after the old squad leader told the story, the tension of these recruits was relieved. It was as if there was nothing left with the piercing sound of cannons.

The preparation of the fire of the Russian Red Army lasted only twenty minutes before it ended. It's not that they don't want to fight longer, it's because they need to save ammo! The weapons and ammunition of the Soviet Russian Red Army have never been sufficient. Even at the height of the fighting, the bullets in the hands of the soldiers were not enough. A lot of the time. They all need to look for bullets in their dead comrades.

"Attack!" At the front command of the Russian Red Army, Commander Tukhachevsky gave the order to attack. The Soviet Russian Red Army, which had already entered the advancing position, jumped out of its position and rushed towards the Samur River. On their shoulders, looking at the boats or rafts, which are their means of crossing the river.

Although, the Samur River is not very deep, in some places it exceeds two meters. It is very difficult to cross the river on foot. Not to mention that the temperature is gradually getting warmer now. But much of the water in the Samur River is snowmelt from the Caucasus Mountains. Icy chilling. If you wade through the river on foot, you will probably be frozen before you even cross the river.

In addition, the Samur River is not wide, and the water is not turbulent, and it is enough to get through it by boats and rafts.

"Get into position. Prepare for battle. Quick, fast. The red-haired man went on the attack. The sound of urging sounded in the anti-artillery hole.

The officers and men of the Imperial Army, who were hiding inside, grabbed their weapons one after another, rushed out of the anti-artillery hole, and followed the communication trench. Entered the front-line positions.

"Hongmaozi attacked the positions of the 2nd battalion, ordered the artillery company, and opened fire with all its might. Let the divisional artillery battalion also be ready, and give us artillery support for the motherland when necessary. Colonel Liu Maoye, commander of the 241st Regiment, ordered.

"Yes, Captain." The signal corps immediately sent a telegram to the artillery company and the divisional artillery battalion.

The Imperial Army attached great importance to the construction of communications in the army, and radio stations were distributed to the battalion level. The units directly under the regiment are also equipped with radio stations, making it more convenient and faster for the troops to command.

In less than two minutes, the nine 75-mm field guns of the regimental artillery company began to roar. The latest 75-mm field gun, with a maximum rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute, is no slower than the 75 Miss of the French. More importantly, the French 75-mm field gun weighed 1.5 tons. However, the Imperial Army's latest 75mm field gun has successfully controlled its weight to 800 kilograms. While reducing weight, it does not compromise performance at all, and fully exerts its powerful performance.

After receiving the order of Colonel Liu Maoye, the nine 75-mm field guns of the regiment's artillery company began to fire frantically, with a rate of fire reaching 10 rounds per minute. This speed is already five times that of Soviet and Russian artillery. So much so that the artillery of the 241st Regiment of the Imperial Army knocked out nine 75-mm field guns with dozens of guns.

"Whew! Shout! ”

A sharp and piercing whistling sound sounded in the sky, and many soldiers of the Soviet Russian Red Army looked blankly at the sky. Although many Red Army soldiers knew that this was shelling, they had little experience in how to avoid shelling. Some people can only pray in their hearts for God's blessing. Of course, the Bolsheviks did not believe in God.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The shells exploded in the ranks of the Russian Red Army, and the scattered shrapnel easily took away the lives of these young people. The explosion of the cannonballs caused the soldiers to fly even more. The human body seems so fragile at this moment, as if it were falling leaves in the autumn wind.

Shells rained down, and the officers and men of the Red Army who launched the charge flipped on their backs in the explosion. The fragile human body is easily torn apart. The stump and broken arm are flying everywhere.

"Damn! The artillery fire of the Chinese is really fierce, and there are dozens of cannons in any position. Commissar Kamunov said hatefully.

"Political commissar, this must be the focus of the defense of the Chinese, they concentrated all their artillery here. That's why there was such a large-scale artillery fire. An officer said.

Kamunov nodded approvingly, apparently agreeing with this statement.

The offensive of the Red Army did not go well. In the face of heavy shelling by the Chinese Army, because of their lack of experience, they suffered heavy losses. After finally reaching the river, they were hit by more intense fire. Mortars, heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the Chinese army opened fire one after another. Dense bullets and shells fell on the heads of the Russian Red Army like a torrential rain.

"Da Da Da!" Orange-red flames leaped at the muzzle of the guns, and a dense stream of bullets fired towards the north bank of the Samur River, knocking several Russian Red Army troops charging with rafts to the ground. Immediately afterward, with a slight adjustment of the muzzle, the Russian Red Army of the other team was hit by a dense barrage of bullets.

Although, the Russian Red Army launched a forward and successive charge. However, under the intensive fire of the Chinese army, they did not even set foot in the Samur River, and they had already suffered heavy losses.

The corpses of Soviet Russian officers and soldiers were piled up on the north bank of the Samur River. Blood flowed out of the corpses, gathered together, and flowed into the Samur River, staining the water red.

Even so, the Soviet Russian Red Army had a tenacious will to fight and was not afraid of death. However, more than 8,000 people of an attacking division were crippled in less than half an hour, and more than half of the entire division suffered casualties, which dealt a great blow to the will of the Soviet Russian Red Army to fight. If it weren't for the immediate issuance of Tukhachevsky's order to retreat, the number of this infantry division would probably have been revoked directly.

The senior generals of the Russian Red Army, including Tukhachevsky, were also shocked by the battle just now. Their attack, as if they had hit an invisible wall, could not be overcome at all. Taking the risk of attacking will only increase their casualties.

Originally, these Soviet Russian Red Army thought that the Chinese Army was no different from the intervention armies of other major powers, and once they encountered the heroic Red Army, they would be quickly defeated. However, after the two sides began to fight, they realized how wrong they were.

"The Chinese have too much firepower, stronger than we thought we would encounter. Could it be that this is the strength of a world-class army? Tukhachevsky said secretly.

"Comrade Commander, allow me to switch to another infantry division to attack. This time, I will definitely be able to break through the defense line of the Chinese. The commander of the 1st Army said worriedly.

If the offensive is not effective, as a military commander, you need to take responsibility. Even, at a critical juncture, he will be directly executed.

Tukhachevsky shook his head: "It's us who are too underestimated. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese is much stronger than we expected. The troops on the front line were ordered to withdraw first, repair them, and after an hour, the 1st Infantry Corps and the 3rd Infantry Corps were all dispatched. Strive to cross Samur at once and break through the defense line of the Chinese. ”

The Chinese Army has an extremely strong firepower superiority, which Tukhachevsky had to admit. However, the Russian Red Army also had a strength advantage that the Chinese Army did not have. He didn't believe that with a group army with a force of more than 100,000 people, he couldn't completely annihilate an infantry division of the Chinese Army with less than 20,000 men? If this is really the case, then there is no need to fight this battle at all, just admit defeat. Otherwise, it will be more costly. (To be continued.) )

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