Boom Boom Boom ...... The two mortars were aimed at a dense fortress, and the shells were constantly fired, and the smoke and fire continued to rise, and the remaining Russians in the fortress were even more terrified.

A shell landed on the top of the machine-gun bunker, and after a loud bang, the bunker was shattered, and the bullets inside exploded with it, and several Russians were instantly blown to pieces. After successfully knocking a gap, the Feng soldiers quickly followed, and several assault teams rushed to the front with blasting canisters.

The Russians continued to fight back, and some soldiers fell from time to time, but the rest were all fearless, and they successfully stuffed the blasters into the Russian fortress, and the violent explosions sounded, and the pillboxes were all blown into the sky.

The Russians have also succeeded in taking a support point on the border line at Zuihou, and the Feng army has cleared all Russians on the border line.

"Marshal, we annihilated about 1,000 Russian troops in this battle, and more than 300 brothers also died, but it is also a good start, and I will ask the marshal for instructions in the next step." Sun Anhu reported the situation of the battle to Zhang Tinglan.

"It seems that the Russians are not focusing their defense on the border, and the fact that we have broken through the border does not mean that the battle will be easier, on the contrary, the greater challenge is yet to come, and everyone must be prepared to make greater sacrifices."

Sun Anhu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it is everyone's wish to defeat Russia, even if it is a dead corpse on the battlefield!" ”

Zhang Tinglan nodded, and then said: "Then follow the original Jihua march, and be sure to arrive in Borja within three days and open the gate to Chita." ”

After breaking through the border, the army marched along the railway line to the Russian depth, and it was the 1st Division of the Frontier Army that was responsible for taking the lead, and the 3rd and 6th Divisions were responsible for the left and right flanks. The artillery division followed, and the entire unit, in the shape of a huge arrow, advanced towards Russian territory.

However, after actually entering the territory of Russia, the soldiers of the Feng army encountered big trouble, and the Russians also knew that it would not be beneficial for them to fight hard with the Feng army on the border line, so the Russians chose to clear the field, and when they retreated, all the railway lines along the way were destroyed and the tracks were dismantled. The roadbed was ripped off, and even the bridge was blown up.

The devastation of the railway line was not counted, the villages and towns along the route were also swept away, everyone was taken away, and food was taken away. Wells were blocked and houses were burned. After the Feng army arrived. You can also see that the fire continues to burn.

The Russians' fortified walls can only be regarded as man-made disasters. The biggest trouble is natural disasters, when the ice and snow have just melted and the weather is warmer, although there is no cold wind and no thick snow. But an even more terrible catastrophe followed, and that was deadly mud.

The snow melted all winter. Since the temperature is not high enough, the water does not evaporate quickly, and the ground is full of mud soup. In the northeast, this muddy weather lasts for more than a month, and after arriving in Russia. The situation is even worse, and it can even be said that it is difficult to move an inch.

"One, two, three, work hard!" The soldiers were shouting neatly and with all their might, pushing an artillery carriage, which happened to be a small slope. There was a thick layer of muddy water underneath, and the wheels of the gun carriage were sunk in half. Ten sturdy military horses, with all their strength, could hardly pull this cannon out.

More than a dozen soldiers around all came to help, and everyone didn't care about the muddy water, both legs were sunk in it, and their hands were tightly clasped to the gun carriage. The groom also swung his whip and whipped the animal with all his might, but no matter how hard he tried, it was difficult for the wheels stuck in the mud to move a step.

One of their artillery carriages was trapped, the speed of the entire unit was slowed down, the soldiers were anxious, and the grooms were sweaty.

"Don't worry, let's work together!" Huang Xiansheng arrived just in time, he hurriedly ran over with his soldiers, and after joining more than a dozen new troops, the exhausted soldiers finally recovered their spirits.

"Come, let's shout together, one, two, three, push hard!"

Huang Xiansheng continued to command, the soldiers worked together, the horseman also tried his best to stabilize the livestock, and the strength of people and horses was used together, and finally the 152 mm howitzer was pushed out of the muddy water.

At the moment of launch, three more soldiers fell heavily into the muddy water, and their bodies were instantly soaked, Huang Xiansheng hurriedly helped the three soldiers up, and a few more soldiers brought a few thick wooden planks and put them on the ground. Stepping on the plank, the soldiers behind were all able to move forward smoothly.

However, this was the case throughout the march, with occasional soldiers and vehicles being trapped, and the speed of the army's movement was seriously slower than expected. The soldiers of the Feng army did not expect that just a mud would cause such a big trouble, and everyone was anxious.

This situation was also reported layer by layer, directly sent to Zhang Tinglan's hands, Zhang Tinglan suddenly frowned, Russia's natural environment is indeed a big opponent, there are three or four months of severe cold time every year, but after the cold passes, it is terrible mud, and the time to really fight is pitiful, the Germans in World War II suffered a big loss from the weather, otherwise they would not have suffered heavy losses.

"Lingge, Mr. Baili, how to solve this problem?"

"Dashuai, I think the most important thing at the moment is to repair the railway line first, as long as the railway is opened, the transportation of heavy weapons can rely on the railway line, and the transportation pressure will be much less!" Yang Yuting said: "Before we sent troops, we also had a plan in this regard, and we have already dispatched some professional railway construction workers, which can now come in handy, so that they can rush through the railway as quickly as possible." ”

Jiang Fangzhen also spoke: "It is important to rush through the railway, but it is still very important to take Borja, the soldiers are fast, we can't give the Russians time to prepare, we must kill them as quickly as possible, if they are tied up by a little mud, how can they fight with the Russians!" ”

"What the senior said is, but if you want to attack Borja quickly, you must advance lightly, and let the soldiers temporarily put down all the heavy weapons, so as to ensure the efficiency of the march, but once the heavy weapons are abandoned, it is still a question whether they can successfully break the Russian defenses!"

Feng Jun was faced with a dilemma all of a sudden, Jiang Baili lowered his head and thought about it, and then said: "Marshal, Ci is not in charge of the troops, no matter how much is sacrificed, the Feng army must seize the opportunity, I think let the soldiers of the first division temporarily give up heavy equipment and kill Borja first as quickly as possible." ”

Zhang Tinglan frowned, the first division was the unit he brought out, and it could be called the henchman among his henchmen, and losses on the battlefield were inevitable, but it was really difficult to give this order knowing that there would be heavy losses.

Zhang Tinglan kept turning back and forth on the ground, and the two think tanks were also anxious, so they could only wait for Zhang Tinglan's Zuihou to decide.

"I've got a way!" Zhang Tinglan said suddenly: "Immediately transfer a batch of cement and sprinkle the cement in the mud, which will soon harden the ground." As long as some cement is used in the key and difficult sections, heavy weapons can be allowed to pass smoothly. In addition, give them more livestock, and try to disassemble the parts that can be disassembled to reduce the weight! ”

Zhang Tinglan said his own way, Jiang Baili and Yang Yuting were also bright, this idea was indeed good, they immediately issued an order to let the soldiers in front of them act according to the law.

He Guangran is the head of the engineer regiment of the First Division of the Feng Army, a student of the first phase of the martial arts hall, and Zhang Tinglan at the same time, but this identity does not make him feel that he has anything special. On the contrary, he has to be more strict with himself, Zhang Tinglan is quite strict in governing the army, especially if he has something to do with him, even more so, if you want to be promoted, you must have enough military merit.

Even the second young master Zhang Tingshu was only in the name of the regiment commander at this time, and there were already two first-phase students who were unqualified in the evaluation due to their indulgent behavior and failed to pass the evaluation, and they were pulled off their military uniforms by Zhang Tinglan.

He Guangran was able to become the commander of the main division, which was inseparable from his usual rigor and seriousness, the first division was the vanguard of the whole army, and the engineer regiment was the vanguard of the first division, rushing to the forefront and being responsible for overcoming obstacles.

All the soldiers carried hundreds of pounds of cement bags and wooden planks, rushed to the front, sweat soaked everyone's clothes, blown by the spring breeze, and the cold was biting. However, these soldiers did not have any fear or flinch, and all of them advanced as fast as they could.

Ho Guangran was personally in charge of inspecting the road conditions, and he had to find the safest and fastest route to ensure that heavy weapons and food trucks could pass smoothly, and if there were difficulties, they had to be reinforced with cement. If they encounter a river, they have to quickly build a temporary bridge.

Fortunately, there are also a lot of mountains and forests along the way, and there are plenty of trees to use, and the soldiers cut down the trees and build strong pontoon bridges over the river. According to the estimation of Jiang Fangzhen and others, the efficiency of the engineers of the Feng army is not inferior to that of the Japanese, and if they can be equipped with more equipment and tools, even if they compete with the European powers, they will not suffer any losses.

In addition to the sappers have to grab the road, they also have to face the Russian sporadic guerrillas that appear from time to time, these cold guns and cold artillery, caused a great trouble to the soldiers, He Guangran arranged a special guard soldiers, they are responsible for safety, no matter how fierce the gunfire is, the others must put all their energy on building the road.

With a snap, a soldier was hit in the chest by a stray bullet, and a ball of blood suddenly appeared, and the two soldiers hurriedly helped him down to treat him, but the others continued to work hard as if they didn't see it.

The sacrifice of the sappers finally paid off, and the follow-up units of the 1st Division passed through the temporary road, bringing in both heavy artillery and munitions, ensuring the combat effectiveness of the troops. The follow-up large forces of the Feng army finally moved faster, and they were getting closer and closer to Borja. (To be continued......)