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By the time the Russian army began to attack, the officers and men of the 14th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army on the city walls were ready for battle. Although the Russian artillery shells are still falling from time to time, after being suppressed by their own artillery, the Russian artillery will not pose much threat to the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army on the city wall. The rifles in the hands of the soldiers were loaded, and some grenades were taken out and placed in easy access in front of them. The heavy machine gun's cartridge chain is already on and ready to fire at any time. The mortars and infantry guns on the city walls are also ready to open fire, just waiting for the Russian army to enter the firing range. The Russian army has always been known as the world's strongest army, which makes the officers and men of the Imperial Army always be cautious and strive not to make mistakes when fighting the Russian army. In their minds, the Russian army should not be in vain!

However, when the Russian army lined up in a neat phalanx and walked away towards Shengjing City step by step. The imperial officers and soldiers on the city walls were stunned. Since the establishment of the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army has never used this formation, except in the very beginning. Because the Imperial Army has always used breech guns, the rate of fire is more guaranteed. In order to reduce casualties, scattered formations are used. Despite the fact that the armies of European countries at the same time, were used in dense formations. But apart from the initial battles against the Spaniards and the Dutch, the Imperial Army had never faced such an adversary. The original batch of veterans is not retired now. It's just that he's become a high-ranking officer. Therefore, when the Russian army used a dense formation to attack, the Imperial Army was stunned. Could it be that these Russians have been kicked in the head by a donkey? In the face of the powerful firepower of the Imperial Army. Isn't this kind of formation no different from looking for death? Many imperial officers and soldiers didn't seem to believe what they saw.

"Squad leader, what's going on? How all those Russians are huddled together! If you go down with such a shot, you won't be able to kill dozens of people! A young soldier asked. By the time they enter recruit training, they have already learned the relevant tactical essentials. They were told, on the battlefield. Dense formations can easily cause huge casualties, so when attacking, spread out as much as possible. But the Russian army is now on the table. It completely subverted their concept. Of course, they don't think that this is something they have learned wrong, just that the Russians have been kicked in the head by a donkey.

"How do I know! Maybe these old hairy people are just impatient to live and deliberately come to die! The sergeant squad leader muttered.

Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, and Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Army, have been following this battle. Also dumbfounded.

"Lao Kang. I read that right! Those old hairy people actually attacked in a dense formation? Could it be that their tactics are still stuck more than ten years ago? Major General Chen Wenjie asked with some surprise. You know, after the Imperial Army began to attack in scattered formations, all European countries changed their tactics almost in a similar way. However, the Russian army is still using the same set of tactics as before, which really surprised him.

"Old Chen, it seems that we are all overestimating the Russians! Although they have many troops, they also fight bravely. But they are too far behind. This backwardness. It is not only backwardness in weapons and equipment, but also backwardness in tactical concepts. their tactics. It is still completely stuck in the Napoleonic period. And this tactic is simply looking for death in the face of our intensive firepower. Originally, I thought that this time we would have to resist the attack of more than 200,000 Russian troops, and it would be very difficult. But now, I'm not worried at all! If the Russians continue to use this tactic and do not change, we will be able to kill as many as they come. It seems that our opportunity to make meritorious contributions has come again! Major General Kang Rui said with a smile. The more stupid the Russian moon became, the happier he was. In this way, they will be able to resist the attack of the Russian army lightly, and at the same time, they will be able to make more contributions, so why not?

Major General Chen Wenjie thought so: "Haha, that's right, these old hairmen are killing themselves, and it's no wonder that we are not surprised!" Since they are looking for death, let us fulfill them! Who told them to dare to invade China. Now that you're here, don't go! ”

Tens of thousands of Russian officers and soldiers, lined up in a phalanx, thought with neat steps, stepped on the drums, and walked towards Shengjing City step by step, looking imposing. They don't seem to realize that this tactic of theirs is completely looking for death.

"Your Excellency the Governor-General, the great Russian Imperial Army is worthy of being the most powerful army in the world. This momentum alone is enough to scare those yellow-skinned monkeys into silly. Colonel Nevelskoy said.

Other Russian generals also echoed it. However, the generals of the 4th Cavalry Army of the Russian Army, who managed to escape, realized that something was wrong. But now, because they suffered a crushing defeat, they have been sidelined and completely marginalized. Their advice will not be adopted either. Therefore, these generals were also happy not to speak. After the Russian army suffers a crushing defeat, others may realize the strength of the Chinese army. At that time, the doubts and reproaches they will receive may be much smaller.

Governor Muravyov nodded, he had great confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Russian army. In his opinion, Shengjing City could not resist the Russian army's advance at all. With the combat power of the Russian army, taking Shengjing City is even more capturable.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Imperial artillery fire began to fire on the Russian infantry. Those neat infantry phalanxes undoubtedly became the best targets. Often when a shell falls, it will blow up countless Russian troops, leaving a gap in the phalanx of the Russian army. However, the Russian soldiers in the back quickly filled in these gaps, as if they had never happened at all.

However, as more and more shells exploded in the ranks of the Russian army, the casualties paid by the Russian army also increased. Those Russian soldiers who originally sang the national anthem and shouted slogans gradually became a little timid. After all, watching the comrades around them being torn to shreds, and shrapnel from the explosion of shells flying past the tip of their noses, is enough for a normal person to collapse.

However, the shouts of the officers forced them to move on. And this means casualties.

As the casualties of the Russian army became larger and larger, the smiles on the faces of the Russian generals who were watching the battle in the rear gradually converged and became stern. They had to admit that the artillery fire of the Imperial Army was very strong, causing a lot of casualties to the Russian army. However, this still did not make them give up, and they still confidently believed that the Russian army could achieve the final victory.

Every time the Russian army takes a step forward, it will pay huge casualties. However, the Russian army is still getting closer and closer to the walls of Shengjing City. By the time the Russian army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, they were already less than a kilometer away from the walls of Shengjing City.

At this time, the commander of the front was about to give the order to open fire. But it was stopped. Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, gave the order to wait until the Russians had approached 300 meters of the city wall before opening fire. Since the Russian army is going to die, then it will completely hurt them. Only when they get closer will the Imperial Army's firepower superiority be fully exploited. So as not to scare the Russian army away by firing in advance.

Soon, the Russian army marched to a distance of only three hundred meters from the walls of Shengjing City. At this time, a smile appeared on the faces of Governor Muravyov and others. Although the casualties were somewhat large, they finally approached the city of Shengjing. Soon the Russian army will charge. At that time, the breakthrough of Shengjing City is just around the corner.

"Fire!" The commander of the Imperial Chinese Army on the city wall, gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! "Mortars and infantry guns, which had already been prepared, opened fire. Dense shells fell into the ranks of the Russian troops, and the bombed Russian soldiers turned on their backs.

"Dada!" Hundreds of heavy machine guns also began to roar in a low voice. Dense bullets were fired at the Russian troops. Those Russian troops lined up in a neat queue were like cutting wheat, and they fell to the ground one by one. Even in a very short time, an infantry phalanx of several hundred men was lost. The Russian army suffered heavy losses in this short period of time.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "The rifles in the hands of the infantrymen also fired. Although the sound of rifles is chaotic compared to the sound of heavy machine guns, the losses they inflicted on the Russian army are not at all small compared to heavy machine guns.

"Ahh Yes! "One after another, Russian soldiers were shot and killed by the Imperial Army and fell to the ground. From this moment on, the Russian army suffered heavy losses.

The huge casualties immediately collapsed the Russian army, and originally, according to tactics, after continuing to advance for a certain distance, they would have begun to charge. However, the powerful firepower of the Imperial Army made the Russian army dizzy. The casualties of the Russian army began to rise rapidly, and the drastic changes that took place at this moment were almost unbelievable.

The commanders of the Russian army, one by one, were shocked, they did not expect that the battle situation would suddenly turn out like this. Seeing that the Russian soldiers were killed under the heavy fire of the Imperial Army, the originally neat phalanx also collapsed, and everyone began to flee for the road. The faces of these Russian commanders became very ugly.

"Damn, how can this be? How could those yellow-skinned monkeys have such a strong firepower? Governor Muravyov said with a grim face. Almost at this moment, he expected that the losses of the 45th Infantry Division of the Russian army would be very heavy. What's even more serious is that the Imperial Chinese Army has such strong firepower that it seems to have become a joke for the Russian army to break through Shengjing City.

The other Russian generals also didn't say a word one by one, they no longer had the arrogance they had before. (To be continued......)