"Cannonballs!"

Observing the mournful shouts of the soldiers at the top of the pillbox made Mardinov frown, and the officers behind him subconsciously wanted to hide back in cover, but only he was still standing upright, holding a telescope and looking at the flames that exploded in the muzzles of the enemy in the distance. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

More than ten seconds later, wave after wave of black dots fell around the Irkutsk fortress, accompanied by huge mushroom clouds, and the fortress position was already as if it had been thrown away by wild boars, and a shocking crater appeared.

In his field of vision, a shell landed accurately in a Tibetan bunker, and dozens of soldiers were torn apart by the explosion before they could barely shout, and their stumps were thrown high into the sky and splashed with blood.

This scene almost made him grit his teeth!

The squadron was too late, they had already made careful preparations, judging from the intensity of the attack of their artillery as if they didn't want money, this preparation probably began a year ago, so it was just three days from Kulen to cross the border line and rush to the foot of the Irkutsk fortress, and at this time he had just received the news that the war had begun.

By the time he completed the defensive arrangement at the speed of the project, the dense shells had already fallen, and the Irkutsk fortress city seemed to be shrouded in gunsmoke, with black smoke and fire rising everywhere.

The shells were still falling, and the heavy artillery in the fortress began to fire back, and the artillery became the protagonist of the battlefield, and countless shells pierced each other across the forward positions full of corpses, and he knew in his heart that this was destined to be the same as yesterday, and when this kind of artillery battle that was not favorable to him ended, "Those Chinese infantry will be bent on their waists and rush up crossed."

You have to be prepared before you do this!

Colonel Martinov glanced at the pale aristocratic officers behind him, although he was also a member of a small aristocratic family, but he despised these timid fellows from the bottom of his heart, these guys were aggressive and weak, but they all became timid when they met tough opponents, if they could, I believe they would have taken the train back to prosperous Europe, instead of resisting the enemy's aggression here with the sound of shells!

The homeland of the Slavs is being invaded, and although the enemy's advance is unusual, he is not incompetent, not to mention the well-defended Irkutsk fortress, which has not only more than fifty cannons "but also ten Makqin machine guns and tens of thousands of Russian warriors, if you want to pass through here, step on your own corpse!"

Mardinov stood upright, walked towards the approaching fortifications with his head held high in the light of the explosion, and shouted loudly: "Russian warriors, do not be afraid of those shells, when they fire, you bow your heads" Rely on strong fortresses and bunkers to protect yourself, our artillerymen will kick their ass!

When the sound of the artillery stopped, he raised his head, grabbed his gun, and sent every bullet into the chests of those Chinese: "Do not hesitate, do not be afraid, this is our land, the rich homeland of our Slavs." (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

I promise you, I will not leave, I will fight with you until reinforcements arrive!

General Kuropatkin still had hundreds of thousands of elite troops at his disposal, and as long as the first wave of the enemy's attack was held off and they were contained, the invincible Cossack cavalry would have their heads cut off. ”

In the rumbling cannon, the words of the young Colonel Mardinov echoed in the fortress city: "He brought courage and hope to the soldiers" When he walked to the central fortress area, the dense artillery sound suddenly stopped, and in the sound of a loud military trumpet, only countless Chinese soldiers were seen under the cover of artillery, rushing to the front of the central fortress thousands of kilometers away and launching a charge.

"Slavic warriors, the enemy is coming, let the bullets begin to sing!" Mardinov shouted, took the infantry from the guards, rushed ahead of everyone, and aimed his crosshair at the chest of a Chinese soldier who was charging rapidly.

When the trigger was pulled, blood spurted from the soldier's chest, but he still gritted his teeth and threw out the grenade in his hand, slowly falling to the ground.

This move made Mardinov's heart more solemn, but because of this shot, the morale of the Russian soldiers hiding behind the bunker was greatly boosted, and the sound of thumping shooting continued from west to east.

"Machine gun!"

Seeing that the comrades who launched the charge were almost suppressed by the bullets and couldn't raise their heads, Chen Tao turned his head sharply and beckoned, and the soldiers of the machine gun squad behind him immediately rushed to him with the 98 abandoned machine guns.

After trial and improvement, the lightweight Type 98 light machine gun has replaced the heavy Makqin machine gun on a large scale in the Chinese army, and these sleeve water-cooled machine guns weighing less than 18 kilograms have become the love of the infantry because of their lightness and flexibility, and even surpass the 60-millimeter mortar, which has been on the throne for many years.

and reconnaissance companies. Unlike the cavalry divisions, which use 60 rounds of drums, the infantry divisions still use the traditional method of feeding ammunition with canvas cartridges, which are a bit bulky and require additional ammunition men, but each cartridge box of 300 rounds can provide continuous fire cover.

While the Heavy opened the tripod to set up the machine gun, the loader had already stuffed the cartridge belt into the magazine, and when he slapped the Heavy on his helmet, the clatter and whistling sound of the bullet were already ringing out.

Dense bursts of bullets poured out of the muzzle, and the machine gunner crawled to the ground, using the cover of the crater to almost put his cheek on the butt, his eyes red from the smoke of the muzzle, but his fingers never let go of the trigger.

After the bullets were devoured, they popped out of the exit port at the other end of the receiver in the blink of an eye, and the hot shells with the smoke smashed to the ground, gradually forming a pile of shells, which collided with a pleasant clanging sound.

The full speed of the six Type 98 light machine guns fired at full speed, splashing the outer wall of the fortress bunker a few hundred meters away, and the Russian soldiers were so frightened that they hurriedly dodged back, and then a small hole was suddenly pushed open on the top of the pillbox, and the familiar thick machine gun barrel of the Makqin was exposed, and the Russian machine gun began to return fire.

The machine gunner quickly adjusted the muzzle of the gun and poured all the bullets into the small shooting hole, but it was too small, and the Russian soldier's spirit of sacrificing his life and death was really admirable.

Dense shells came and went, fighters on both sides were constantly torn apart and fell, and when the mortars behind also began to suppress the shelling, the Russian artillery hidden in the bunkers of the fortress also roared, and there were explosions and gunsmoke everywhere on a front of less than a square kilometer.

"What is the name of the Russian general stationed in Irkutsk?" Duan Qirui asked coldly while observing the battle situation ahead, he had reason to be dissatisfied, when the battle plan required all units to cross the line and penetrate in depth, and all arrow troops were advancing rapidly, his Sixth Infantry Division had encountered stubborn resistance in Irkutsk, and had not been able to take a single step for a day and a night!

The Marines cut off the connection between Vladivostok and Boli in three days, and the cavalry division is estimated to have advanced to Nebuchu at this moment, perhaps the battle of Chita has already begun, and in the face of such a good start, if the general attack is not smooth due to the delay of the 6th Infantry Division, it is not as simple as facing the roar of the commander.

"According to intelligence, the garrison in Irkutsk was Colonel Martynov and his 2nd Division, a Russian nobleman who had participated in the invasion of the Northeast a few years earlier."

"Hehe, it's an old fritter." The corners of Duan Qirui's mouth twitched, it seems that the emperor was still soft-hearted at the beginning, if he killed all those Russian soldiers back then, maybe there would not be so much trouble now.

Thinking of this, he flew into the tent and walked to the sand table.

The Irkutsk Fortress is one of the frontier fortresses of the Russian Far Eastern Military District, and after the return of the Mongols, a large number of people were recruited to strengthen it.

In terms of geographical environment, the Irkutsk fortress is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, not only built on the hillside, but also has high ground on the left and right to cover, especially the high ground marked as 101 on the right, not only hidden in the woods, but also has at least ten heavy artillery batteries on the top to aid the central area, which makes it necessary to cut off these two left and right hands if you want to level the central area.

At least 10,000 or more defensive troops, perfect fortifications, more and more Colonel Martynov with ease, judging from a day's tentative attack, even if it is won from the front, it will be a heavy loss, so it is necessary to change tactics, concentrate on taking the 101st heights, and give him a few hard blows from the flank!

Thinking of this, Duan Qirui immediately pointed to the 101 Heights and ordered: "Order the 1st Regiment and the 3rd Regiment to maintain the suppression of the 102 Heights on the front and left, and not let them have a chance to breathe to support and planing the Heights."

"Order the 2nd Regiment and the 4th Regiment to immediately launch an uninterrupted assault on the 101st Heights, and tell them not to be afraid of sacrifice, the squad leader is without the company commander, the company commander is without the battalion commander, even if his entire regiment is gone, the pressure on the high ground must be maintained."

"At the same time, I ordered the divisional artillery battalion to fully support the second and fourth regiments, smash the high ground for me, and it doesn't matter if all the shells are gone!"

"Send scouts out to position the artillery!"

"The commander is directly under the teaching camp, and from now on give me sleep!"

"Yes!"

At the speed of Duan Qi Ruifei's words, the staff officer quickly closed the record book and ran towards the communication center, and the rumbling artillery outside told everyone that this was a tough battle.

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