Chapter 407: Drowning the Cossacks
A shell fell, and a violent explosion sent ice, snow and earth into the air, and in the cold trenches, the Russian soldiers shivered, they had never been so helpless, even more helpless than in the face of Germany.
As a thief, his biggest fear was that the master would come to him to settle accounts, so after they occupied the Far East, they raised their butcher knives against the Chinese who had lived here for generations, but the former owners still fought back again, and they could not help but feel fear to regain the land.
The cannon rumbled, and each artillery went down a range of dozens of meters into a no-man's land, and the battlefield was full of corpses of Russian troops, who were charred and blackened, exuding a fishy smell, or mutilated limbs, and broken limbs were all over the ground.
"Quick, work harder, blast these Russian hairs into the sky!"
Wu Kaijie shouted loudly, other artillery soldiers also continued to step up the handling, a shell is fifty or sixty pounds, it takes two soldiers to quickly move, everyone is crazy, some soldiers simply threw off the cotton clothes, in the cold of minus twenty or thirty degrees wearing only a thin shirt, the intense handling labor made each of them enthusiastic, and even the slightest wisps of white gas were bubbling up and down.
"Damn, don't patronize and have fun fighting, it's all aimed at Lao Tzu, this cannonball is a lot of silver dollars in exchange!"
"Commander, don't worry, we've been practicing aiming all our dreams!"
Of course, Wu Kaijie is more assured, the training of these artillery is indeed the hardest among the Feng army, and for this battle, Zhang Tinglan equipped them with two power multipliers, one is an airplane in the sky, and the other is a hand-cranked mechanical computer.
With airplanes, you can see more clearly, and you have a hand-cranked computer. It is easier to calculate the trajectory, and since cooperating with the United States, Zhang Tinglan has also imported a lot of things from the United States, including these hand-cranked computers that can be used for both military and civilian purposes.
After the addition of new equipment, it is equivalent to adding wings to the tiger, making the artillery tiger sharper and more hideous. More and more Russian soldiers were blown up and shocked to death, and more than a quarter of the Russian soldiers saw God before they could see clearly what their opponents were like.
Zhang Tinglan doesn't have much talent in commanding. His favorite thing is to rely on the superiority of troops and firepower to completely crush the opponent without mercy, and this time he also took this method to the extreme, and the heavy artillery constantly ploughed over the positions of the Russian army.
On the face of it. Almost all the fortifications were destroyed, so Zhang Tinglan was not satisfied. He also had planes reconnoiter Russian positions. As soon as a valuable target is found, immediately lead the artillery to attack.
As the shelling gradually stopped, the attack of the Feng army also officially began, and the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Frontier Army, which was the main attacker, was the first to rush into the governor's palace in the battle to attack Harbin. After the reorganization, it is the premier unit of the border guards, and its combat effectiveness is very strong.
They pulled out the standard skirmishers, an attack group of three people. Quickly rushing through the frozen Heilongjiang River, this attack method is also Zhang Tinglan learned from the experience of later generations and vigorously promoted, a group of three, whether it is attacking or retreating, can cover each other and avoid chaos.
In addition, the integration of the three-three system and the skirmish line, but also greatly reduce casualties, if suddenly attacked by machine guns, at most only two groups will be lost, and the use of the Western simple skirmish line will lose more than a dozen people, after several battles and verification, the Feng army has been able to master the essence of this tactic, and the soldiers are more and more tacit understanding.
As they gradually descended into the positions of the Russian army, the gunshots finally rang out on the positions of the Russian troops, and they used the same Mosinagan as the Feng army, and the gunshots were still crisp and pleasant, but behind this sound, it was the most direct killing, and the feud between China and Russia finally rushed together.
"Damn, aren't these Russians dead yet?"
Zhou Zijian lay on the snow, and the Russian bullet shot against his head, almost hitting him in the head. In fact, the Russians were not unprepared in the Hailan area, in order to deal with the Chinese threat, they sent the most elite Liliang, and also built a large number of fortifications, trying to defend this place.
After the exchange of fire between the two sides, it was immediately the most brutal fight, Zhou Zijian was on the snow, constantly crawling forward, getting closer and closer to the position of the Russian army.
At this time, a dense machine gun sound suddenly sounded on the side, and the three Fengjun soldiers immediately fell to the ground, blood staining the ice and snow under their feet. Zhou Zijian also noticed the Russians' firepower at this time, his rifle had already locked onto the opponent's machine gunner, and after a crisp sound, the Russian machine gunner's head was immediately shot.
It was like bursting a watermelon, and suddenly the red brain flowed to the ground, and the other Russian soldiers were all shocked and inexplicable, it was obvious that there were sharpshooters with accurate marksmanship in the Feng army, and maybe they were locking them at this time.
The gang immediately felt a chill in their necks, and the movements of their hands became hesitant, but the soldiers of the Feng army did not hesitate, they quickly rushed forward, getting closer and closer to the Russian army's position.
The mortar group in charge of fire support also followed, and since the production of mortars, the Feng army began to have a large number of equipment, and the soldiers also liked this inexpensive, powerful and excellent weapon that could be used unscrupulously.
A series of shells fell on the heads of the Russians, completely enveloping the exposed heavy machine gun fire points, and the surrounding Russian soldiers were all shrouded, with heavy casualties and corpses everywhere.
In the cold snow, their lives are constantly lost, no matter how they shout, no one will pay attention to them, and soon the bodies of these Russians will be completely cold, turning into a pile of frozen meat, and it is this cold weather that makes most Russian soldiers retain the frightened look before death, like a group of living ice sculptures.
"Your Excellency General, the Chinese soldiers are attacking too fiercely, and they can't hold it on the front, so hurry up and send reinforcements."
Hearing his subordinates' request for help, Major General Belikov, who was in charge of commanding the battle, had a solemn look in his eyes, and he did not expect that the Feng army would be so fierce, completely different from the image of the sick man of East Asia all the time, from the beginning of the battle, the Russians were in a passive position.
"Without reinforcements, everyone must remember that the glory of Russia is in their hands, and they must fight to the death, we cannot be defeated by cowardly China, and Russia cannot become the laughing stock of Shijie!"
The staff officers had to run out in a panic, although Belikov said that he would not give reinforcements, but his mind kept thinking of ways to deal with the current situation, whether it was firepower or troops, but also logistics support, the Russians were at a disadvantage in an all-round way, and the chaotic domestic situation determined that the Russian army was very limited.
If you want to win with a limited liliang, you have to use a more haode method, and while Belikov was thinking, suddenly the staff officer ran in again.
"Your Excellency, good news, a Cossack cavalry has come to the rescue!"
"How many of them are there?"
"More than 1,200 people, they came from the direction of Chita."
When Belikov heard this, his eyes lit up, and they hurriedly ran to the front of the map, Hailan Pao is at the confluence of the main stream of the Heilongjiang River and the largest tributary of the left bank, the Jingqili River, and across the Jingqili River in the east is Jiangdong Sixty-four Tun, which is the most fertile land in the entire Far East, and the output of grain and vegetables accounts for half of the entire Far East.
The attack of the Feng army was focused on the western side, because the river was the narrowest and the easiest to attack, while the relatively large eastern front of the Feng army appeared to be somewhat thin.
Seeing this, Belikov finally showed a smug smile: "Let the Cossack knights get ready, bypass the river from the east side of Hailan Pao, detour back to the rear of the Chinese army, use their sabers, cut off the heads of those damned Chinese, let them know how powerful the Russians are!" ”
The staff officer moved when he heard the wind, Belikov was still very satisfied with his jihua, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became, on the snow field, the cavalry has a strong mobility ability, as long as it can play well, this is the trump card in his hand.
The cold wind on the side of the Heilongjiang River, the clouds in the sky have become thicker, more than a thousand Cossack cavalry gathered, under the command of the leader, they quickly turned into a black torrent, quickly rushed forward, the horses' hooves stepped on the thick ice of Heilongjiang, these murderous Cossacks have always been the most powerful sword in the hands of the tsar, at this time they are going to harvest life again.
However, they did not know that when the Russian cavalry was gathering, it had been seen by Fengjun's planes, and soon the movements of the Russian army were reported to Zhang Tinglan.
"The person who can come up with this tactic is really a genius, Chief of Staff, let's surprise the Russians too!"
More and more Cossack cavalry poured up the wide river, and the advance was already on the opposite bank, and the troops behind were almost all above the ice. At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly sounded on the ice.
The sound was so great that the Cossacks had at first thought they had been under shelling, so they sped up, but soon they came to their senses and the ice beneath their feet began to shake.
The heads of these guys went blank all of a sudden, although Heilongjiang has ice a few meters later, but there is still icy river water below, if you fall into it in the middle of winter, it is definitely not a fun thing, and some shrewd guys will run away.
It was already too late, the artillery of the Feng army had already adjusted the angle, and the dense shells smashed on the ice, and in an instant the ice of Heilongjiang was blown open, and countless Cossacks fell into the ice holes.
The icy river instantly submerged them, and the river surface was like dumplings, and hundreds of cavalry fell into it, and they were soon drowned alive and froze to death! (To be continued......)