Chapter 609: Great Victory
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"Heavy machine gun, fire!" When the Russian 16th Cossack Cavalry Division broke through to the position of the 14th Brigade of the 6th Army of the Reich only more than 800 meters, the commander of the front line gave the order to open heavy machine gun fire. Dozens of heavy machine guns, which had already been prepared, began to roar in a low voice. This qiē is like a remake of the battle on the afternoon of January 13. The Russian army continued to approach the positions of the Imperial 6th Army, and the Imperial 6th Army sent those Cossack cavalry to hell step by step according to the previously established steps.
"Dada! Dada! "A dense sound of heavy machine guns rang out, and crimson flames spewed out at the muzzle. Dense bullets flew towards the Cossack cavalry. The Cossack cavalry, who were braving the heavy artillery fire of the 6th Army of the Reich, fell to the ground one after another, as if they had installed an invisible wall, and their heads were broken and bleeding. Rows and rows of Cossack cavalry, falling to the ground, as if they were harvesting wheat.
Originally, the Cossack cavalry, who had managed to break through the artillery blockade of the 6th Army of the Empire, thought that their suffering was over. The next step is that they can wantonly slaughter those soldiers of the Chinese Empire with the sabers in their hands. But I didn't expect that this would be the case.
"Damn, what's going on?" Lieutenant General Igdinaev's face turned pale. Originally, when the Cossack cavalry broke through the artillery blockade of the Chinese Empire, he also thought that it was the turn of the Cossack cavalry to counterattack. But I didn't expect that the 6th Army of the Chinese Empire still had hole cards. And now it seems that this hole card is still very strong. Let the Russian army pay even heavier losses for it.
"Oh God! The Chinese really have firepower. It is said that the reason why the British lost so badly in Burma was because of these reasons. Major General Vasily, commander of the 13th Cossack Cavalry Division, said in horror.
Major General Peter, commander of the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army. His face was even more gloomy, as if he was about to drip water. Those Cossack cavalrymen who kept falling, but they were all his subordinates! Now he was wantonly slaughtered by the Chinese Empire, which made him very sad in his heart. That's right, this can no longer be called a battle, it's a total slaughter. It is a pity that now the Russian army is in the position of being slaughtered, and those Chinese. It's the one who raises the butcher's knife. He can now understand the grievances and sorrows of Major General Alekev, the commander of the 15th Cossack Cavalry Division.
"General, what are we going to do? Do you want to order the troops to retreat? Major General Peter said to Lieutenant General Igdinaev. If the fighting continues, the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division will definitely follow in the footsteps of the 15th Cossack Cavalry Division. He didn't want the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division to be lost. In this case, his future will be bleak. Of course, Lieutenant General Igdinaev, as the commander of the army, will not be much better.
"Nope. We're on the verge of victory. Our warriors. It was only a few hundred meters away from the position of those yellow-skinned monkeys. It only took a minute for them to break through the yellow-skinned monkeys' defenses. Lieutenant General Igdineev shook his head and said stubbornly. If he retreated now, wouldn't that prove his decision to order an attack on Shengjing City wrong? Having lost so many troops, how could he explain to the Governor-General of the Far East, Muravyov? Therefore, he had to win.
"General, the attention of those yellow-skinned monkeys has been attracted by the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division. I propose that we can send a force to attack the flanks of those yellow-skinned monkeys in a roundabout way. The 14th Cossack Cavalry Division, which could cope with this task. Major General Maxim took the initiative to say.
"Yes. We flanked those yellow-skinned monkeys, and we still had a chance. Peter, let your men hold on, victory is at hand. Lieutenant General Igdinaev said. As if the Russian army was still able to turn the tables.
"Well, General!" Major General Peter had no choice but to act on orders, who called Lieutenant General Igdinaev the commander?
When the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army was ravaged by the powerful fire of the 6th Army of the Reich, more than 6,000 cavalrymen of the 14th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army attacked the flank of the 6th Army of the Reich. The target of their attack was the left flank of the Imperial 6th Army. There was the line of defense of the 6th Brigade of the 17th Army of the Reich. However, the officers and soldiers of the 14th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army are also a little worried. After all, the tragic situation of the 16th Cavalry Division was in front of them, and they feared that they would suffer the same fate as the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division. However, these Cossack cavalrymen were also considered well-trained, and even then, they followed the orders of their commanders. More than 6,000 cavalrymen, instigated war horses, and attacked.
"It seems that those Russians are not dead set on attacking our flank. Luckily, we were prepared, and now they're dead! On the walls of Shengjing City, Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 6th Army of the 14th Army of the Empire, said.
"Yes! Let these old hairy people know that we are powerful, no matter how strong their cavalry is, they are not our opponents. Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, said excitedly. The 17th Infantry Brigade, that's his descendant! The combat effectiveness was not under the 14th Infantry Brigade, and the Russians sent a cavalry division to attack the defense line of the 17th Infantry Brigade, which was simply looking for death.
Sure enough, after the Russian 14th Cavalry Division entered the firing range, it began to be hit by heavy artillery fire from the Imperial 6th Army. Because most of the remaining units of the Russian 16th Cossack Cavalry Division have already broken through the artillery interception of the Imperial 6th Army, they can throw shells on the head of the Russian 14th Cossack Cavalry Division.
Fierce battles were fought to the west of Shengjing City, and people died at every turn. However, these people were all Cossack cavalrymen wearing black cloaks and wielding sabers. These Cossack cavalrymen are now very aggrieved, they have always been the masters of the battlefield, and they are often the only ones who ravage others. But now, it was transferred, and they braved the fierce fire of the Imperial 6th Army to charge, and on the way to the charge, covered with corpses. Everywhere there were dying Russians wailing, ownerless horses, long neighing.
As the main force of the first attack, the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian army paid a heavy price. Before they could rush to the front of the position of the Imperial 6th Army, they had already suffered more than half of the casualties. The rest of the troops managed to rush over, but they were blocked by the barbed wire. Although the barbed wire fence is not high, it is not something that a war horse can skip. There was no way, the Cossack cavalry could only stop, use their sabers to split the barbed wire, try to cut through the barbed wire, and then rush over.
However, those barbed wire fences may seem thin, but in fact they are very resilient and difficult to cut without professional tools. Even if the saber used by the Russian army is very sharp, there is nothing that can be done about it. And when they stopped, they became the best target for the Imperial 6th Army. The soldiers of the Reich opened fire on these Russian cavalry with heavy machine guns and rifles, and the Cossack cavalry was constantly shot.
In the face of the strong fortifications of the Imperial 6th Army, the Russian army had no way, and after paying huge losses, it could not cause any damage to the Imperial 6th Army. The Russian army's roundabout attack also did not work. In front of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Army of the Reich, they paid the same price as the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division.
Seeing that the losses of the troops were getting bigger and bigger, although Lieutenant General Igdinaev was unwilling to accept this fact, there was no way. If this continues, the 14th Cossack Cavalry Division and the 16th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army will probably be annihilated. In this way, the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps would have only one cavalry division left. As a last resort, Lieutenant General Igdinaev gave the order to retreat.
When the desolate horn sounded, the Cossack cavalry began to fade like a tide. If it weren't for the corpses left in front of the positions of the Imperial 6th Army, it would be as if they had never been here at all.
In this attack, the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army paid a heavy price. The 16th Cossack Cavalry Division, which was the main attack, suffered heavy losses, with nearly 5,000 dead and wounded, and only more than 1,000 people remained in the division. The 14th Cossack Cavalry Division of the Russian Army, which was later put into battle, was not much better. In front of the strong defensive position of the 17th Brigade of the 6th Army of the Empire, their heads were slammed and bleeding, and nearly half of the division's casualties were lost. Had it not been for the order of Lieutenant General Igdinaev to retreat, their losses would have increased even further.
That is, in this morning's offensive, the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army lost more than 8,000 cavalry. However, they achieved almost nothing. The only gain is probably to find out the power of the defensive positions of the Imperial 6th Army, and to consume a large amount of ammunition of the Imperial 6th Army.
However, Major General Igdinaev did not give up because of this. On the evening of the same day, the Russian army gathered tens of thousands of cavalry and once again attacked the defense line of the Imperial 6th Army. This was almost a desperate attack of the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps. The night hindered the firepower of the Imperial 6th Army, and the dense artillery fire achieved results, which could not be compared with the day. However, after the flares were lifted into the air, the combined fire of heavy machine guns and rifles still cost the Cossack cavalry dearly. The three barbed wire fences in front of the position, as well as the mines laid in front of the barbed wire, caused great damage to those Russian troops.
Although a very small number of Cossack cavalry managed to break through the defense line of the 6th Army of the Empire, they did not cause much damage. On the contrary, it was the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army, which once again paid thousands of losses. In the end, the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps, with less than six thousand people left, did not even have a cavalry division. (To be continued......)
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