"The attacker's greatest advantage is to choose the opponent's weak point for a surprise, and the defender cannot make all the defenses impregnable. So except in rare cases, the attacking side will have some advantage. But how to retain those advantages, and how to turn them into victories. It all depends on the level of the commander. —Cai Yi

"The Russians are very responsive." After the two flanks completed the outflanking of the enemy, a new piece of battlefield intelligence was sent to Cai Yi's hands. In less than three hours after launching the attack, the Huaxia Army successfully eliminated about one regiment of the Russian army, and also surrounded the remaining two battalions of the Russian army. If nothing else, after the large-caliber mortars and heavy mortars are in place, the end of the Russian army hiding in the fortification group is only to die or surrender, and after destroying the second line of defense, as long as there is one more day, the Chinese Army can break through the third line of defense, so as to finally complete the division of the opponent. The junction between the 1st and 4th Siberian armies will be crushed.

However, the plan will never catch up with the changes, and before the Huaxia Army can completely establish a blocking position, the Russian army has already hit part of its forces from both flanks and is ready to launch a counterattack. In terms of tactics, the performance of the Chinese Army was impeccable, but in terms of strategy, the Russians still guessed that the Chinese Army was very likely to choose the combination of the two armies to launch a surprise attack, after all, there were too many people using this style of play. So near the junction, the Russians still prepared a part of the mobile forces. AND BEHIND THE THIRD LINE OF DEFENSE, AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF 152MM HEAVY ARTILLERY AND 75MM RAPID-FIRE ARTILLERY UNITS WERE ALSO DEPLOYED.

The current situation is that although the Russians are prepared, the speed of the Chinese army's assault still exceeds the estimate of the Russian army. According to the plan of the Russians, the Chinese Army would begin to assault the second line of defense the day after the attack was launched, not to say how strong the first line of defense was. Rather, the Russians believed that the Chinese Army needed a certain amount of time to build a starting position before launching a surprise attack. But what I didn't expect was that the spearhead of the Chinese army's attack was too sharp, and it launched an attack immediately after cutting through the first line of defense. This caught the Russians by surprise.

If one regiment and one battalion of infantry in the second line of defense were destroyed, then the Russian army would lose about 2,000 infantry troops. Although the two armies had 42,000 men, the proportion of infantry was at most half, and the rest was logistics and artillery. The loss of nearly 2,000 infantry means that the army group has lost one-tenth of its infantry strength, and it also means that once the third line of defense is breached. The artillery of the Russian army will be exposed to the front of the Chinese Army! The 1st and 4th Siberian armies will also be divided.

So the situation at this time is that both sides have reached a tipping point, and heaven and hell are only one step away! If the Chinese Army can consolidate its position and have the spare strength to continue to break through, then it will be possible to separate the two armies of the Russian army in just 2 to 3 days. Then a larger offensive was launched. And if the Chinese army assault fails. Then the best result that awaited the Chinese Army was also the loss of troops, and the worse was that the attacking armored brigade and follow-up troops were surrounded. So, the outcome of this war will be known in the next 4-5 hours! There has to be a result before the night falls!

The Russian army mobilized 2 regiments from the left and right flanks, and the total strength reached about 6,000 people. And that's not counting the military-dependent artillery in the rear of the third line! And for all this. Although the Huaxia Army felt uneasy, it was still unclear about the specific strength of the other side. But it is clear that the Russians do not intend to give the Chinese Army a chance to reorganize, and just when the Chinese Army was preparing to build a position, the heavy artillery of the Russian army rang out!

THE 45KG HEAVY ARTILLERY SHELLS LIKE HEAVY HAMMERS FELL FROM THE SKY WITH A DEVASTATING BREATH, AND THE EIGHT 152MM HOWITZERS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY'S HEAVY ARTILLERY REGIMENT WERE THE FIRST TO ATTACK. The hardcover gunner constantly pressed the fuse of the shell, which was then loaded into the bore, plus the cartridge. Latching fire. POWERFUL 152MM HEAVY ARTILLERY SHELLS IGNORE ANY BUNKER PROTECTION. All living creatures within a 50-meter radius of a single shell will be torn to shreds, whether you are standing. Or hide behind cover. The result is all the same. And then. ANOTHER 8 107MM CANNONS JOINED THE SHELLING. A full 16 large-caliber artillery pieces began to attack the Chinese Army, which had broken into the position.

And at this moment, the artillery of the attack seemed to be a clarion call, and the Russian army assembled on both sides of the breakthrough began to attack! However, because of the factors of liaison and coordination, the four regiments of the Russians were almost fighting on their own, and at that time, the Russians could not temporarily decide to concentrate the forces of the four regiments on a broad front to launch a centripetal assault on a position. If there's something unpleasant, it's where you go. Rush in the direction of the shelling!

But even so, for the Huaxia Army, which was busy building positions and deploying troops, it was still taken by surprise, the troops who stayed in the first line of defense were not bad, at least there was a certain amount of time to prepare, and the Russians were worried about being suppressed by the Huaxia artillery, and their artillery positions were arranged relatively backward, so they could not defeat the Huaxia Army in the first line of defense at all. As many as 16 heavy artillery pieces poured fire at a rate of 2 to 3 rounds per minute, and about 2 tons of shells fell on the positions of the Chinese army every minute, and a large number of materials and personnel were destroyed by ferocious artillery fire, and the two infantry regiments immediately following the attack of the armored brigade could not deploy their positions in time to defend. And once dragged into close combat by twice the Russian infantry of their own time, the consequences will be serious.

"The armored battalions launched a counter-charge, repeated, the armored battalions launched a counter-charge, no matter what the cost, I must buy time for the deployment of follow-up troops, and each armored battalion can launch an attack on the target of its own identification." At this critical moment, Cai Ye decisively delegated the command of the battle to the various armored battalions. In such a chaotic situation, it is a dream to use the communication tools of the early 20th century to conduct effective command in the event of another artillery bombardment. In this case, it is better to fight quickly, the opponent preemptively attacked, and the Huaxia Army was caught off guard, so the Huaxia Army could also take advantage of the chaos of the opponent's attack to launch a counter-charge! As for success or failure? This can only depend on the quality and luck of the grassroots officers on both sides!

AFTER THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE ARTILLERY OF THE BRIGADE, THE REMAINING NO. 1 ASSAULT GUN AND SELF-PROPELLED 82MM MORTAR, WHICH WERE EQUIPPED WITH 75MM SHORT GUNS, ALSO JOINED THE TANK BATTALION NEARBY, AND THEY WOULD PROVIDE FIRE COVER FOR THE ATTACKING TANK UNITS AS A SUPPORT FORCE. By the way, part of the infantry was carried to participate in the attack. And after the assault order was issued, the five armored battalions belonging to the 1st Armored Brigade began to rush in different directions.

"2 companies cover my flanks, and each tank platoon acts as a battle group. Let's charge, let's tell the Russians with practical actions that their tactics of cavalry and artillery are outdated, and that the future lord of the earth will be armored troops! After the last contact, Zhang Tianyi took the lead in setting off with his direct troops.

The whole battlefield is in chaos, and both sides are looking for their nearest enemy and starting a battle! Soon after departure, Zhang Tianyi discovered his first target, a group of Russian troops marching in the smoke. It seems that because of the rumbling artillery and smoke on the battlefield, they did not find the Huaxia armored forces not far from them. "Tanks move forward, keep your distance! Just break them up and leave the battlefield for the next target. Before the attack, Zhang Tianyi also got out of the car and agreed with several platoon commanders who cooperated with him. Their vanguard company is tasked with disrupting their opponents as quickly as possible, providing opportunities for outflanked allies. They are the big axes that split bones, and the allies on both wings are the millstones that crush their opponents!

"Fire!" With Zhang Tianyi's order, the gunner fired the first row of shells into the marching Russian ranks, and a long burst of 12 shells directly covered the width of about 50 meters in the front, and the ultra-high rate of fire made this group of shells land almost at the same time. A smell of blood and the crimson stuff in the smoke told Zhang Tianyi that the blow just now was very successful, and at this moment, the 10 tanks involved in the frontal attack opened fire one after another, and in just a few tens of seconds, more than 100 shells exploded in the opponent's position, and the sound of explosions and the screams of the wounded soldiers before they died filled the entire Russian ranks, and before the Russians reacted, Zhang Tianyi and his company had already rushed over and began to clean up the remaining Russian troops with single-shot precision fire and machine guns.

The opposing side had already been scattered, the formation of the opposing side had been completely destroyed by the intensive artillery bombardment just now, and the panicked Russian infantry hurried to find any place on the battlefield that they thought was safe, despite the commander's curses and intimidation. The officers who were standing trying to hold back the rebels were undoubtedly the most visible targets, and the Heavy could send the screaming guys to hell with just a long shot of what they had been shouting in a short time.

Meticulous and precise shots swept over the Russian army's heads like a storm. The Russians retreated blindly to the flanks, intending to avoid these steel behemoths spitting death, but then, two other companies of tank No. 1 rushed out of the flanks to give the Russian army a head-on blow, and the Russians suddenly found shells and machine gun bullets coming from their front, sides and even behind, and for a moment they felt that they were surrounded! In a hurry, he was beaten by someone's head, and he found that he was surrounded by enemies. The Russian army, which had experienced the horror of the battlefield and was surrounded by the emotions of defeat, finally collapsed quickly, and they began to flee in all directions. As for how far they can run, some may be caught up by the bullets behind them after just a few steps, and some may escape, but one thing is certain, that is, their army has lost its combat effectiveness, and even if they can get lucky enough to gather together, it is just a group of routs!

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