Chapter 554: Super Artillery
A monstrous fire engulfed most of Pavlovich, the Russians' warehouse area was completely destroyed, more than 30,000 tons of military rations, more than 50,000 shells, and tens of thousands of sets of military uniforms were all turned into black charcoal.
Although Russia still has a considerable degree of industrial base, and in terms of scale, it is still far above the Feng army, but the Far East has long been left after Zhang Tinglan's sparing efforts to move. Not only was it unable to provide military supplies, but it was even necessary to transport food from Europe to help those affected by the disaster.
It can be said that every bit of their supplies is extremely valuable, and when they are suddenly attacked by the Feng army, the Russians can only cry without tears. However, what made them even more depressed was still to come, and after successfully solving Pavlovich, Hou Lang did not stop, on the contrary, along the railway line, he launched a larger-scale raid and harassment operation.
Burning, killing and looting, turning the rear of the Russians to the ground. Just as he was tossing, Hou Lang also reported the situation to Jiang Dengxuan.
"Great, well done!" Jiang Dengxuan was overjoyed, the rear of the Russians was copied, and the combat effectiveness of the army was bound to be seriously weakened, Jiang Dengxuan hurriedly ordered: "The second division strengthens the frontal fortifications, and the fourth division makes a detour from the left flank, and after attacking the Russian flank, it is necessary to use the fastest speed to defeat Pavlovich's defenders!" ”
After the order was given, the offensive of the Feng army suddenly intensified, and the artillery roared loudly, blowing up the Russian position, and the soldiers who rushed to the front had already entered the city of Pavlovich and started a fierce street battle with the Russians.
Fire, gunsmoke, shouts of killing, explosions, all intertwined, and every moment a Russian soldier fell. The Russian general in charge of commanding the battle, Rogokin, was a staunch majority member and made great contributions in the battle to defend Tsaritsyn.
After arriving in the Far East, Rogokin still continued his tough style, and in the face of the onslaught of the Feng army, he did not care at all, a divided country, a warlord's army, how could it be the opponent of the Russians, Rogokin was full of confidence in victory.
But when he got the news that Pavlovich had been attacked. Suddenly it was cold from the top of the head to the soles of the feet, and without the replenishment of logistics, no army could win the battle with its bare hands, and it seemed that the balance of war had turned, and the Russians were in the most unfavorable time.
However, Rogokin is still unwilling to give up Zuihou's hope. He hurriedly sent out the only cavalry brigade in his hands, hoping that these cavalrymen who had repeatedly performed in battle would be able to wipe out the damned Feng army. Restore control of the railway line as soon as possible. If Chita can send a batch of supplies in time. They seem to be able to hold on.
After the cavalry brigade was dispatched, Rogokin personally summoned all the high-ranking officers of the Russian army, and these officers all looked at each other with deep fear in their eyes and a very depressed expression.
"Comrades, as a good Bolshevik. We must not give up hope, and all of us must go to the front line to fight to the death against the Chinese army and defend the land under our feet. Defend the fruits of the revolution! ”
While Rogokin was speaking, two heavy shells smashed, only twenty meters away from the headquarters, and a violent explosion reached the basement, the earth crackled and fell, and the electric lights were also shaken to the table, shattering to pieces.
After seeing this situation, the hearts of everyone present were clouded, and at this time, someone suddenly came to report the news out of breath.
"Comrade division commander, the Chinese army has entered Dongcheng, and our soldiers are retreating one after another!"
Luo Gejin's eyes suddenly widened, and he said loudly: "Comrades, immediately carry out the order and fight the Chinese army to the end." ”
The Russians had already put on a desperate jiashi, and at this time, Jiang Dengxuan suddenly got a telegram from Zhang Tinglan, and a military column came from the direction of Vladivostok, and there was a new weapon on the military column.
After getting the news, Jiang Dengxuan was also very surprised, the weapon that could be sent at this time must be very important, and he was also very curious, so he went to check the situation in person.
The train stopped at a makeshift train station, and it was not the soldiers of the Feng Army who jumped out of the train first, but a few blond, blue-eyed Westerners. It was Randall, the head of the German expedition, who came, and the Feng army promised to provide Germany with first-hand information on the battlefield, and after the official war with the Russians, Randall asked the Feng army to provide the aspect.
The reddened Russia is not only a big problem for China, but also a potential enemy of European countries, and Germany is no exception, Randall is very eager to understand the situation of the Russians, so he strongly demanded, and Zhang Tinglan also agreed in order to take care of the friendship between the two sides.
After meeting Jiang Dengxuan, Randall said with a smile: "We are all here to learn from the experience this time, and I hope your army can help us and let us go to the front line to observe the situation on the battlefield!" ”
Jiang Dengxuan's brows furrowed slightly, and he said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Randall, there is a saying in China, it is called swords and guns without eyes, you are all distinguished guests, once you are injured on the battlefield, I can't explain it." ”
"No, it's all voluntary, and you don't need to take any responsibility."
Although he said so, Jiang Dengxuan also knew that once they were damaged, it would also have a huge impact on Sino-German cooperation, but Randall's attitude was very resolute, and Jiang Dengxuan was not easy to refuse.
"Mr. Randall, it's okay for you to go to the front line, but you must follow the command, just observe from a distance, and don't go to the front line in person!"
"Well, we'll do it." Randall smiled smugly: "I'm looking forward to seeing the scene of the Feng army defeating the Russians, to hell with those damned majorities, if it weren't for their betrayal, Germany wouldn't have lost at all!" ”
Germany did not suffer any loss of its own territory until the time of the First World War, but on the contrary, it was the domestic uprising that caused Germany to lose the victory of the war, and those insurgents adhered to the same ideas as the Russian majority, and there were also a large number of Jews mixed in, very similar to the situation in Russia, which was one of the reasons why the Nazi Party was anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet.
Jiang Dengxuan didn't care about the indignant Randall, his mind was already on the new weapon sent, and he was able to make Zhang Tinglan give a special explanation, which shows the importance of this weapon.
Jiang Dengxuan came to the front of the carriage, Xiong Mengyuan had already jumped down at this time, and when he saw Jiang Dengxuan. He smiled and said, "Commander Jiang, look at what I sent you!" ”
The subordinates removed the tarpaulin on the carriage, Jiang Dengxuan took a closer look, and saw a thick cannon barrel appear in front of him, this cannon was larger than the caliber of any cannon he had seen before, and the cannon body was glowing with a swarthy metallic light, showing a powerful Liliang, the terrifying lethality of destroying everything!
"This, how many calibers is this?" Jiang Dengxuan's tone trembled a little, Feng Jun has been imitating a hundred and fifty-two mm howitzer since he copied it. Just continue to explore a larger caliber, now it seems that this is the latest achievement in front of me, to see such a powerful artillery, any person's heart will be extremely proud.
"Commander-in-Chief Jiang. This is a two-hundred-and-forty-mm cannon gun, which is ashamed to say. We have been trying to develop large-caliber heavy artillery on our own. But there are some key problems that can't be broken through, and Zuihou still has to refer to some Western jishu. The prototype of this gun was the Austro-Hungarian 240mm heavy gun, and some German design ideas were introduced, and Zuihou was finally made with the help of senior Russian technicians. ”
"Haha, it doesn't matter. When you get to the battlefield, you can see it as lethality, who cares if you copy it or it is original. As long as you can kill the enemy, it is enough. Besides, it took too long to develop it yourself, and this battle didn't wait for anyone, if you really relied on yourself, could you send it to me now? ”
Xiong Mengyuan also smiled: "Commander-in-Chief Jiang is right, this artillery uses forty times the caliber, one shell weighs 161 kilograms, and the effective range is more than 26,000 meters. ”
As soon as he heard the introduction, Jiang Dengxuan was even more overjoyed: "Why did this kind of good thing be delivered to me, didn't it be placed in Manchuria?" ”
"Of course the marshal has thoughts, but the railroad over there has been sabotaged by the Russians, and it is too difficult to transport this kind of artillery, you must know that one cannon is eight or nine tons, and there is no railway to play with. The first batch had a total of eight gates, and all of them were sent to the commander-in-chief first. ”
"Since you sent it to me, you can't bury this super weapon, and you will be ready to bombard the Russian army for me immediately."
After having the big killer weapon of the siege, Jiang Dengxuan was more confident, at this time the second and fourth divisions of the Feng army had broken into the city respectively, and the Russians fought desperately and were particularly tenacious after being led by officers and party members.
These guys are almost like they don't care about their own lives, as long as they have a breath, they will fight hard, and from time to time the Russians will pull the grenades on their bodies and die with the Feng army. Rogokin also led the reserve troops, like firefighters, everywhere to rescue the crisis.
In the face of the stubborn Russians, the Feng army was unable to bite for a while, and the number of casualties continued to increase. While everyone was anxious, eight huge cannon muzzles were already aimed at the church in the center of the city.
The high cross is the most haode symbol of the city, and at this time it has also become the most haode target of the Feng army, which is the most densely populated area of the Russian army, and everyone is extremely looking forward to the power of the new heavy artillery, Xiong Mengyuan personally took some jishu personnel to follow behind the artillery, and observed the situation together.
Boom! There was a sound of shaking mountains, and eight huge cannonballs made a graceful arc and shot quickly towards the center of the city.
The muzzle velocity of the cannonball is 750 meters per second, and it crosses a distance of more than 15,000 meters, which is not a close distance, Xiong Mengyuan raised his heart to his throat, whether the cannon has the expected power, the performance of actual combat, and time seems to be frozen at this moment.
Boom Boom! A violent explosion sounded, and through the telescope, Xiong Mengyuan could clearly see several huge flames rising in the city, and the violent explosion quickly spread to the surroundings, and the houses were pushed in pieces, as if with a huge palm, all the buildings were smoothed off the ground, and the power was several times more shocking than expected!
"Quick, correct the muzzle and prepare for the second round of shooting!"
The Russians could never have imagined that the Feng army still had such an amazing weapon of destruction, in a round of shelling, hundreds of Russian soldiers were killed and wounded, and the originally fanatical Russians finally calmed down, the opponent was even more terrible than imagined, and Luo Gokin's heart was also half cold.
Boom, boom, the relentless shelling continued to fall on the heads of the Russians, the buildings in the city were getting fewer and fewer, the church was also reduced to a pile of ruins under the shelling, and the huge cross had long since been blown up!
With the help of heavy artillery, the morale of the soldiers of the Feng army was suddenly high, and the offensive became more ferocious, and after more than a day of fierce fighting, the Feng army had compressed the remnants of the Russians around the city hall. At this time, one of Luo Gejin's arms had been cut off by shrapnel, and blood was constantly leaching from the wound, but he couldn't care about it, and the Feng army had already launched an attack on Zuihou.
One Russian after another was killed, and the fate of the defeat of the Russians was irreversible. Randall and the others were observing the battle not far from the front line.
These Germans could not help but admire: "The performance of the Chinese is impressive, they will stand up sooner or later!" (To be continued......)