In fact, there was no need for Yang Xiaolin to give any orders, and Zaitao also saw the fighter appear.

When the Fourth Front Army of more than 100,000 troops drove to Daqingshan, Stessel had 150,000 Russian troops at hand, plus the number of those Mongol puppet troops, and the strong attack would face a fierce battle with unpredictable victory or defeat.

As Wu Peifu and the commandos became more and more violent, not only the supply lines of the Russians were seriously threatened, but the fighting spirit of the Mongolian armed forces was also hit, and the positive pressure on the fourth side was greatly reduced.

In addition, there is another strategic fraud on the Chinese side that also plays a very obvious role, which is the so-called Shenwu No. 1. Such deception could not have any tactical effect, but he gave Lao Maozi the illusion that China had begun to develop heavy artillery.

At present, all countries in the world are very concerned about the power of artillery fire, especially the Russians. When Shenwu No. 1 showed up, Lao Maozi hardly had any suspicions. The Russians were really frightened, the Fourth Front Army advanced to Daqingshan, and Lao Maozi hurriedly mobilized a number of heavy artillery pieces to press the formation, and at the same time tried his best to inquire where the "Shenwu" cannon was now.

Russia's military-industrial forces have also begun to invest in the research of giant artillery, and they really can't accept the phenomenon of being surpassed by China in artillery. In their minds, since China has spent energy on the research of heavy artillery and achieved success, there is no reason not to produce it, let alone not to use it on the battlefield.

And the Chinese side just did not produce it, and all the artillery pulled out of the arsenal was small and medium-sized, and the power was not very great. But it has an obvious advantage: it is easy to move and the rate of fire is extremely fast.

The arsenal made special towing equipment for each gun, and also designed a mobile frame for those old guns. In general, a medium gun is placed on top of the frame. It only takes eight horses to pull it away. The small ones are even more convenient, just a carriage or a few people to push it.

When Lao Maozi tried his best to transport heavy artillery to Daqingshan, the Fourth Front Army concentrated 2,000 small and medium-sized artillery pieces within half a month, and the Chinese troops also had an absolute advantage in the comparison of artillery fire.

Coupled with the strong individual firepower of the Chinese soldiers, the morale of the troops was high, and after receiving Yang Xiaolin's order, Belle Ye immediately launched an attack! It's still the same set. Hit not your entire front, only the weakest point on your front. Zaitao decided to target the 13th Army of the Russian Siberian Army on the right flank and forcibly separate them from the rest of the Russian forces on the battlefield. Annihilate!

On 19 November 1907, gunfire from the Chinese counterattacked in Daqingshan. As soon as the sky was dark, the Chinese artillery began to pour shells on the Russian positions on the opposite side, and the two thousand guns spoke together, and the Russian positions on the opposite side fell into a sea of fire in an instant!

Then the heavy artillery of the Russians began to counterattack. The shells of that heavy cannon were extremely powerful. A single shot can completely destroy a medium gun. According to the usual practice, the Chinese side will immediately move the artillery positions as soon as they see that the Russians are starting to speak. But this time it was completely different, the Chinese artillery, after judging the direction of the artillery positions of the Russians, immediately hit the shells!

The shells of both sides shuttled back and forth in the air, falling down and setting off fireworks, which was quite spectacular!

Lord Belle was quite excited when he watched it in the command post, thinking that when he returned from studying abroad, he thought that he could lead the troops to fight such a war with Lao Maozi, so that foreigners would not dare to bully China again.

Now he finally got his wish. There is satisfaction but irreparable regrets.

Lao Maozi's artillery is more powerful than the Chinese side, but the number is far inferior to the Chinese artillery. The most important thing is that the Chinese artillery took the movement to the extreme in this artillery battle. Sometimes scattered, sometimes concentrated, and once an artillery position was bombarded by Lao Maozi, the artillery was immediately transferred.

When the Russians concentrated their artillery fire, the Chinese artillery positions were scattered, and when Lao Maozi scattered the artillery forces to attack multiple positions, the Chinese concentrated their artillery and carried out devastating bombardment of a certain area of the Russian artillery positions.

The artillery battle between the two sides lasted for four hours, and in the end, the Russians finally had to admit a very real problem when they lost nearly half of their artillery, the Russian artillery lost! After four hours of fighting in this dignified artillery battle, the large-caliber artillery that had always made them raise their eyebrows in front of the Chinese no longer had the courage to speak, and the remaining artillery hurriedly withdrew from their positions. The battlefield was completely handed over to the Chinese artillery.

Then, the Chinese artillery began to bombard the Russians hiding in the trenches with impunity, and Qu Tongfeng, who had just been incorporated into the Fourth Front Army, was responsible for leading the team to intersperse and divide the left flank of the 13th Siberian Army.

In fact, Yang Xiaolin has no opinion on Qu Tongfeng himself. From the time he led his troops to assist Sui Bing in defending Zhangjiakou until the final victory, this man's performance was very good. The last time I cut him, I really didn't mean to, it was because he happened to be on the knife edge.

After the incident, Yang Xiaolin re-gave him command, and the command was still his brothers, but the name was changed to the Eighth Division of the First Army of the Volunteer Army.

Qu Tongfeng is not a fool, and he kind of understands why things are. But he didn't say anything. The Volunteers are the Volunteers, Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui don't speak, and they have a fart to talk about.

As soon as Zaitao's bombardment was over, he led his brothers along the mountain range to attack in front, they took the weak junction of the Russians, and the formation of the three-three attack advanced very fast, those small groups of Russian troops could not stop them at all, and in less than two hours they captured an important position set by the Russians in front of the Thirteenth Army, pushing the battle line forward by four kilometers.

Lao Maozi mobilized his troops at this time to launch a fierce counterattack against them, and the battle gradually began to become fierce. Facing a hill defended by a regiment of Russian troops, Qu Tongfeng rushed three times but could not rush down, and the Russians around him were also pressing on him, trying to press him out, and the casualties gradually increased.

"Report to the Divisional Commander! The command ordered us to lay here at two o'clock in the afternoon! The goal of pushing six kilometers into the positions of the Russian army must be reached by evening! ”

A staff officer ran over and conveyed Zaitao's order to him, and Qu Tongfeng spat at after hearing it: "That's it?" What about reinforcements? What about artillery support? ”

The staff officer immediately said: "The command said that there are no reinforcements. But there is an artillery group moving towards us, which can provide us with artillery support in half an hour. Commander, let me tell you that this battle is the first war in which we have recovered our land. We must not be afraid of sacrifice and overcome difficulties......"

Qu Tongfeng waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, his grandmother's, at least there is artillery support, it's not too bad." Prepare your brothers, I'll rush first in a minute, and I'll die." Don't stop! ”

"Yes!"

The artillerymen arrived very punctually, and half an hour later a dense barrage of shells rained down on the Russians on the opposite side. Qu Tongfeng knew that the artillery bombardment would not last long, it could be more than ten minutes or only a few minutes. At that moment, he hurriedly blew the trumpet of the charge.

The artillery now not only engaged in artillery battles with the Russians during the movement, but also had some experience in coordinating with infantry assaults. When the bugle sounded, the landing point of the shells changed significantly, and some of the artillery continued to bombard the opposite position, while the other part began to open the way for the infantry.

The shells landed more than a dozen meters in front of the charging soldiers. And the footsteps of the assault infantry are quite coordinated.

But the Russians also slowly adapted to the war. They actually set up an interception line fifty meters in front of the hilltop position. A small number of troops were deployed there. When the Chinese artillery began to bombard, Lao Maozi withdrew to the rear, and when Qu Tongfeng and his men stepped on the shell landing point and rushed up, they were hit by Russian fire on the interception line.

The damage inflicted was not very large, but it widened the distance between the artillery and the infantry. After Qu Tongfeng and the others killed the Russian soldiers in the interception line, the Russian soldiers in the upper position had already entered the combat position and were waiting solemnly.

Although Qu Tongfeng tried hard to see if he could break through these dozens of meters, the firepower of the Russians was really fierce.

After retreating from the front line with the shoulder pierced by a Russian bullet, Qu Tongfeng's eyes stared at the opposite position: "Everyone think about it." How are we going to rush this position down! It was almost a little bit just now, if I could go ten meters further. We'll be sure to go up! Who has the means? ”

A battalion commander next to him whispered: "Division commander, do you think if you let the artillery blow up again?" ”

Qu Tongfeng shook his head: "It's not the artillery problem, it's the small position in front of their position, which is blocking us, and we can't keep up with the artillery point." ”

The battalion commander scratched his head: "I mean, let's rush up first, the Russians will definitely send a small force to guard the front, and we will beat his small force." When the battle is over, Lao Maozi has entered the position, let the artillery blow up again! ”

Qu Tongfeng's eyes lit up: "Good way!" Signal soldier, do you understand? ”

"Got it!"

"Go tell the artillerymen and get them to cooperate."

The second charge was immediately launched, and the Russians were still using the same tactics as before, with large troops hiding behind and a small force in front. Everything developed as just now, the Chinese rushed up, and then they were intercepted by small forces and separated by their artillery fire.

By the time the Chinese artillery fire had stopped, the Chinese attacking forces were still some distance from the hill. The Russian regiment commander was also full of confidence at this time, and hurriedly let his troops enter the position, preparing to beat the Chinese back with fierce fire like last time.

However, when all the troops entered the position, he found that the Chinese below did not rush up in a hurry this time. The head of the regiment really wondered in his heart, did these guys know that they were powerful?

Before he could decide whether he could report his exploits, a strange voice broke through the air!

When the artillery fire stopped, Qu Tongfeng held his bayonet rifle and roared into the Russian trench: "Brothers, kill!" Kill! Yes? All dead? ”

He felt a little uncomfortable, and wanted to find something to poke it, but there were corpses all around, and the few who were alive had already fled and were running down the mountain. At Qu Tongfeng's feet, the Russian regiment commander had been blown into two sections, and the upper half of the flesh and blood were blurred, but his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't blink to death. (To be continued......)