"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Several mortars opened fire at the maximum rate of fire, sending shells into the positions of the Russian troops. The Russian officers and soldiers, who had just entered the position, suffered heavy losses in the dense explosion of shells. Many of them were torn to shreds by shrapnel from the explosion of the shells even as soon as they entered the position.

"Da Da Da! Da-da-da-da! "Three heavy machine guns, frantically firing at the positions of the Russian army, dense bullets shuttling over the heads of the Russian army. If you don't pay attention, your head will be shattered like a watermelon. After the soldiers of the Russian army entered the position, they could not even raise their heads.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the infantry of the Imperial Army quickly charged the Russian defense line. The distance of 500 meters takes only a few minutes for a well-trained soldier, and this includes dodging bullets from front of him on the way to charge.

"Bastard! Get up for me, you stupid pigs. Open fire and kill those Chinese. Otherwise, when those Chinese rush up, we will die! "A Russian officer punched and kicked the soldiers huddled in the trenches in an attempt to get them to their feet and fend off the attack of the Chinese* army. However, these Russian soldiers have been frightened by the dense firepower of the Chinese* army, and they are unwilling to stand up against the Chinese* army even if they are driven away by the officers.

"Dada!" A heavy machine gun that had survived the heavy fire of the Chinese* army opened fire. Dense bullets strafed, and several Chinese soldiers who rushed to the front were hit on the spot and fell to the ground, unknown whether they were alive or dead. The rest of the soldiers also hurriedly lay on the ground, not daring to attack again. Braving the enemy's heavy machine gun fire. That's simply looking for death.

"Damn! Mortars, fire, take out that point of fire from the Russians! The captain and company commander said viciously.

The two mortars immediately turned their muzzles and aimed at the point of fire of the Russian heavy machine guns, which were constantly firing.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two shells flew out and whistled towards that firing point of the Russian army. A shell hit the point of fire, and the fortifications of the civil structure could not withstand the power of the shell at all, and they were blown up in all directions. The heavy machine gun inside was directly blown up.

"Rush!" When the heavy machine guns of the Russian army were destroyed, the Chinese soldiers lying on the ground. Immediately, a fierce charge was launched again.

At a distance of less than two hundred meters from the positions of the Russian army. Light machine guns of various infantry squads also opened fire. The dense firepower completely covered the Russian defense line, and the Russian soldiers who had just come out and were ready to shoot. All were killed. The remainder. are also honestly shrunken turtles. After the light machine guns began to equip the troops. The firepower of the Imperial Army is already the best in the world.

The equipment of the Russian army, among Western countries. It was supposed to be relatively bad. Compared with the Imperial Army, there is a world of difference.

The Imperial Army broke through the Russian defenses half an hour after the start of the attack. As more and more Russian defense lines were broken through, the defense line of the Russian 11th Army began to be precarious. Even though the commander of the 11th Infantry Corps of the Russian army, Lieutenant General Burtulin, sent reinforcements, they were still powerless.

On the morning of July 23, 1854, the defense line of the 11th Infantry Corps of the Russian Army was broken through, the entire line of defense was shaken, and the 11th Infantry Corps of the Russian Army, which suffered heavy losses, began to retreat. And this directly shook the defense line of the 12th Infantry Corps and the 13th Infantry Corps of the Russian army. The retreat of the 11th Infantry Corps directly exposed their flanks.

After the victory of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, Lieutenant General Zhang Wei, commander of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, immediately put the 3rd Infantry Corps and the 20th Infantry Corps into the battlefield, and these two infantry corps attacked the 12th Infantry Corps and the 13th Infantry Corps of the Russian army directly along the defensive line broken by the 1st Infantry Corps. The 1st Infantry Corps, on the other hand, continued to attack westward, pressing the living space of the Russian army.

Although, the Russian army has built more than one line of defense in Omsk. However, the commander of the Russian army, General Alexander, never expected that in just half a day, the first line of defense would be broken through. This makes the second line of defense of the Russian army simply too late to prepare.

On the afternoon of July 23, the 5th and 6th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army also launched an attack. It's just that the target of these two cavalry corps is not the Russian army in front of Omsk, but Petropavl behind the Russian army. Petropavl, located 200 kilometers from Omsk, is an important supply base for the Russian army on the front line. Most of the war materials of the more than 300,000 Russian troops on the front line are stored here. Originally, the Russian army sent a Cossack cavalry corps to garrison here. However, as the line of defense of the front line was breached, Admiral Alexander had to draw troops all over the world, and this cavalry corps in Petropavl was also among the troops transferred. Three of these cavalry divisions were transferred to the front, leaving only one cavalry division in Petropavl.

After the battle on 23 July, the Imperial Army advanced a full twenty kilometres. The Russian defense line along the Omsk line was completely breached, and Admiral Alexander had to retreat back and build a new line. At the same time, telegrams asking for help flew like snowflakes towards Yekaterinburg.

While the 1st Army of the Imperial Army broke through the lines of the Russian army, the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army was sitting on the same thing. After a day of fierce fighting, the 6 infantry corps and 4 cavalry corps led by the Russian army General Alexei were also beaten by the Imperial Army. The attack of the Imperial Army was so sudden that when the shells fell on the positions of the Russians, the Russians realized that the war had begun. It's just that this time is over. When the Russian army was in a hurry to enter the position and resist the invasion of the Chinese* army, the Chinese army had already launched a rapid attack.

The Russian defense line was broken through, and Admiral Alexei tried to recapture it. So more than 100,000 people were organized to launch a counterattack. However, the final result is that these Russian troops paid a heavy price in the face of the intensive firepower of the Chinese * army. Their corpses, almost piled up in a thick layer on the ground. The blood that flowed from the bodies of those Russian soldiers who died in battle stained the entire battlefield soil red.

The report of the first day was quickly delivered to Field Marshal Wittgenstein. However, such a result made it difficult for him to accept.

"Bastards, Alexander and Alexei, what the hell are they doing?" Field Marshal Wirtgenstein was like an angry lion.

"Your Excellency, the surprise attack of the Chinese was completely unexpected. Presumably, Admiral Alexander and General Alexei were caught off guard and were defeated by the Chinese! Lieutenant General Nevelskoy said.

"Excuses, it's all excuses. Although the despicable Chinese were launched by raids. However, we have warned them a long time ago and asked them to be prepared. What's more, Alexander had 350,000 people in his hands, and Alexei had 400,000 people in his hands. And their opponents, the Chinese, are only 200,000 and 300,000 respectively! We have absolute superiority in troops. Field Marshal Wittgenstein was very unhappy with this result.

Lieutenant General Nevelskoy did not say anything, yes, the Russian army does have an advantage in troops. However, the Russian army is far inferior to the Chinese * army in terms of weapons and equipment. In today's war, although the role of numbers is still very large, it can no longer play a decisive role.

The next day, the attack of the Chinese* army was still very fierce. On the Omsk front, Admiral Alexander gathered all his troops to resist the attack of the four infantry corps of the Chinese army. It stands to reason that the four infantry corps of the Chinese Army are only 140,000 people, which is far inferior to the Russian army. However, the situation on the battlefield is that the Chinese* army is pressing the Russian army.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 5th and 6th Cavalry Corps of the Imperial Army appeared in Petropavl. These two cavalry corps, more than 70,000 men, launched a surprise attack on Petropavl. A cavalry division of the Russian army stationed here was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, and was not able to resist the attack of the Chinese cavalry at all.

The battle lasted less than an hour before Petropavl was realized. At the same time, a large amount of war materials stored there also fell into the hands of the Chinese cavalry.

When the news of the fall of Petropavl reached the hands of Admiral Alexander, Admiral Alexander panicked. He gave the troops the wrong order to two cavalry corps to hold back the Chinese* army, while he led the main forces to retreat, trying to abandon the front line and flee back to Yekaterinburg. And this directly caused a catastrophe to the Russian army.

On the night of July 25, the 5th and 6th armies of the Imperial Cavalry attacked the main forces of the Russian army. Under the protection of night, the Imperial cavalry easily attacked the camp of the Russian army. A bright saber slashed the Russian army like chopping vegetables and melons, and recklessly harvested their lives. The Russian army was subjected to a surprise attack by the Chinese * army with heavy losses. In the panic, a large number of soldiers abandoned their equipment and fled.

The two cavalry corps of the Russian army, which were pinning down the main force of the Chinese army in the rear, also immediately broke away from contact with the Chinese* army and began a large-scale retreat.

In just three days, the 350,000 troops deployed by the Russian army on the Omsk defense line were defeated, not to mention the loss of troops, and a large amount of territory and defense line were lost. The 1st Army of the Chinese Army, on the other hand, advanced in the direction of Yekaterinburg.

Similarly, the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army also routed the 400,000 Russian troops led by General Alexei head-on, and pressed towards Chelyabinsk step by step. The offensive of the Chinese * army is overwhelming, and the Russian army will not be able to resist it at all. (To be continued......)

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