On April 26, 1855, the 300,000 troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire began to attack Volgograd, because the main forces of the Russian army were all dragged by the imperial army in the defense line along the Volga River. Admiral Zarbakansky simply had no way to mobilize enough troops to attack the Ottoman Turkish army, so that the Russian army had to endure the danger of being flanked from both sides.

"General, the attack of the Imperial Ottoman Turkish Army is very fierce, and their forward has broken through our forward defense!" A staff officer looked anxious to Ivan. Colonel-General Zarbakansky reported.

"Hell! Order the troops on the front line, and give me a fend off those hateful guys. Is it impossible for the great Russian army to be unable to defeat even those infidels? "Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky yelled viciously. In the eyes of many Russians, the Ottoman Turkish Empire's army strength is very weak, especially in the past hundred years, the Ottoman Turkish Empire has been continuously weakened, and has become the sick man of West Asia. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for the Russian army to win the Russian-Turkish war many times.

In order to stop the offensive of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky had already sent two infantry corps with a total of 100,000 men to intercept it. However, it was simply impossible to block the attack of the 300,000 Ottoman Imperial Army with 100,000 men. The current army of the Ottoman Turkish Empire is no longer what it used to be. After experiencing fierce battles, their combat effectiveness has improved a lot. Coupled with the weapons and equipment imported from the Chinese Empire, the new recruits of the Russian army, which had just been formed for a short time, were not as effective as the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army.

"General. Our army, besieged by the Turks, has collapsed! The staff officer said with a look of frustration. The Russian army has fallen to such an extent that even the Ottoman Turkish Empire cannot defeat it. This is a huge irony!

"Damn!" Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky cursed secretly.

"Send another 100,000 people, no matter what. It is also necessary to block those Turks and prevent them from joining the Chinese. "Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky ordered with a cold face. Although the Russian army deployed more than 600,000 troops near Volgograd, the fierce battles with the Chinese Imperial Army had already caused them considerable losses. Another 100,000 men were sent to block the Ottoman Imperial Army, which was already at their limit.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded, and hurriedly went to convey the order.

"Someone, send a telegram to Marshal Vorontsov. Volgograd is under siege by the Chinese and Turks, and now it is in danger, our defense line is about to be broken by the enemy, we need more reinforcements! "Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky ordered.

"Yes, General!" Immediately, a telegram for help was again sent to the command of the Volga defense line of the Russian army in Saratov.

"Boom! Rumble! "Rumbling explosions were heard, this was the Imperial Army was shelling Volgograd with heavy artillery. After the launch of a full-scale offensive on Volgograd by the 7th and 10th armies of the Imperial Army, the heavy artillery of the Imperial Army was hardly heard.

"Soso!" The dust above the basement kept falling, and the entire basement method was shaken under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Chinese army.

The whole of Volgograd. Under the heavy shelling of the Imperial Army, it was already in ruins. In order to ensure the safety of the command, Ivan. Zarbakansky and other generals of the Russian army could only direct the battle from within the headquarters converted from the basement of the city hall.

"Could it be that God has abandoned Russia?" Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky muttered. Originally. He also thought that with the army in his hands, he could resist the Chinese east of the Volga River, even if he could not completely intercept the Chinese in the end. At least enough time can be gained. As a high-ranking general of the Russian army, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky, of course, knew about the Russian plan. Once the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia occupied most of Russia. The Russians are tantamount to keeping the foundation of the country.

However, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky did not expect it. The Ottoman Turkish Empire actually stuck a foot sideways, and like a sharp knife, it was directly inserted into the heart of the Russian army. Although, Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky has always looked down on the Ottoman Turks and their army. But this time, he had to admit that the attack of the Ottoman Turkish Empire had dealt a fatal blow to the Russian army led by him.

Saratov, the command of the Russian army, the commander of the Volga defense line of the Russian army, Mikhail . Marshal Vorontsov was looking at the map, and the Volga River, which meanders and flows, is known as the mother river of Russia, and has become a moat to protect the Russian hinterland during this war. If it were not for this trench, perhaps the Chinese would have driven straight into the hinterland of Russia.

However, as to whether the Volga can really withstand the attack of the Chinese, Mikhail . Marshal Vorontsov was also not sure. After all, this time the Chinese Army's powerful attack power was completely beyond the expectations of the Russian army. In the face of the imminent destruction of the country, the Russian army even had to resort to the Prussians to occupy their territory in order to preserve the country's strength. In Mikhail. In the opinion of Marshal Vorontsov, this is simply a disgrace for the Russian * soldiers. However, there is no way around it. If Russia wants to continue to exist, it has to make this decision. Otherwise, once the Chinese occupy the entire territory of Russia, there is no need to think about it and know that Russia will no longer exist.

The whole headquarters is very busy. In the face of the offensive of the Chinese army, the Volgograd front was in a hurry, and the telegram asking for help almost exhausted those staff officers.

"Marshal, Ivan. Telegram from Admiral Zarbakansky! A staff officer hastily handed a telegram to Mikhail. Marshal Vorontsov.

"Hmm!" Mikhail. Marshal Vorontsov took the telegram and looked at it, and his face immediately became gloomy.

"Damn! When will our reinforcements for Volgograd arrive? Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky is about to run out of steam! "As soon as Volgograd falls, the Chinese Army can cross the Volga directly from Volgograd. At that time, the entire Volga defense line will be completely broken. This will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Russian army.

"Marshal, it will take at least two days for the reinforcements we sent to reach Volgograd!" A major general officer replied.

"No! Ivan. Admiral Zarbakansky could not hold out for two days. Order the troops near Volgograd to rush to Volgograd. In any case, to resist the Chinese, you can't let them cross the river in a big way! "Mikhail. Marshal Vorontsov ordered.

In his opinion, the Chinese are undoubtedly the biggest enemy, and as long as all the Chinese are intercepted east of the Volga, it will be considered a victory. As for the land forces of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they can be slowly cleaned up.

"Marshal, even then, our forces in Volgograd are too weak. In addition, the attack of the Turks is not weak, in the face of the two-sided attack of the Chinese and the Turks, Ivan. I'm afraid Admiral Zarbakansky won't last long! "The Major General officer was a little worried.

"We have no choice but to do our best! Let's hope God will bless Russia! "Mikhail. Admiral Vorontsov said helplessly. Mighty Russia is no longer strong, but has become the object of slaughter at will, in the face of the attack of the Chinese army, Russia is about to perish, can only pray for God's blessing.

The Major General officer nodded, looking frustrated. Indeed, this is very difficult for every Russian, or indeed for every Russian * soldier.

On the Volgograd front, the Imperial Army and the Ottoman Imperial Army of Turkey are flanking Russian troops from both east and west. As the Russian army continued to draw troops from the Volga defense line to intercept the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army, the Russian army's already porous defense line became more fragile. Constant defensive lines were broken by the Imperial Army, and pontoon bridges were erected over the wide Volga River with the efforts of the sappers. And this directly led to more and more imperial armies crossing the Volga. The Russian army is also completely at a disadvantage.

"The Chief of Staff, the 10th Infantry Corps under the 48th Army, has successfully broken through to Volgograd and is engaged in street fighting with the Russian army. The 46th Infantry Corps, bypassing southern Volgograd, is attacking the positions of the Russian army and is expected to soon be able to break through the Russian line and join up with the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army! Lieutenant General Zhou Hao, commander of the 7th Group Army, said with a smile.

"Hmmm! It seems that we will soon be able to take Volgograd! The face of the Chief of the General Staff, General Sun Hao, was also full of smiles. Victory comes from hard time! In the face of such a moat as the Volga, the Imperial Army still managed to break through. Of course, in this battle, the casualties of the Imperial Army were not small. This is still the reason for the assistance of the Ottoman Imperial Army, without the assistance of the Ottoman Imperial Army, if the Imperial Army had relied on the lives of the Imperial Army to fill it, perhaps the entire Volga River would have been stained red with the blood of the Imperial soldiers.

"Chief of Staff, Volgograd was taken, and the Volga defense line of the Russian army was torn apart by us. This time, let's see how the Russians are still holding us back! ”

On April 27, 1855, the Imperial Army captured Volgograd, and the Russian defense line on the Volga River became ineffective. (To be continued......)

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