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    As the third largest city in Eastern Siberia, Ulan-Ude does not have city walls, but only scattered houses.  The urban area is not large, only about five square kilometers.  However, the urban area is divided into east and west parts by the Selenge River. Among them, the main urban area is to the east of the Selenge River, and there is only a small area to the west.

    After the Battle of Kyakhta, the Russian army immediately began to strengthen the defenses of Ulan-Ude.  Especially after Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Ulan-Ude from Irkutsk and took over command, Ulan-Ude's defense was rapidly strengthened.  The houses one after another have been transformed into fortifications, and every street is densely covered with barricades and fixed firepower points.  There are no civilians left in the urban area of ??Ulan-Ude. In order to prevent civilians from being harmed, these Russians have long fled to the countryside.  Of course, even if there are civilians in the city, the Chinese army will use heavy artillery unscrupulously.  The lives of Chinese soldiers are much more precious than these Russians.  The Chinese commanders would not be so stupid as to let their soldiers face threats in order to protect the lives of Russian civilians.  You know, the artillery of the First Army and the Third Army combined, there are thousands of heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 105 mm. Such huge firepower is enough to turn Ulan-Ude into ruins.

    The Russian army also has a large number of artillery, with a total of three to four hundred cannons of various calibers.  However, these Russian artillery are far less rich in shells than Chinese artillery.  The Trans-Siberian Railway was occupied by the Chinese Army, and the direct connection between Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude was almost cut off. Even if there were mountains of various combat materials in Irkutsk, they could only pass through the lake on Lake Baikal.  The efficiency of shipping to Ulan-Ude is far inferior to that of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

    A total of 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese and Russian armies are concentrated in Ulan-Ude, where the largest battle since the beginning of this war will take place.  Not only China and Russia are paying special attention to the fighting here, but other countries in the world have also focused their attention here.  The countries of the Pacific Alliance all hope that the Russian army can win and change the current war situation that is unfavorable to the Pacific Alliance in one fell swoop.  However, they also know that the Russian army is not only at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but also in weapons, equipment and morale.  Under such circumstances, if the Russian army wants to defeat the Chinese army, it is impossible unless God appears.

    Other neutral countries are also very concerned about this war.  At this time, both Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire had dispatched army and navy observation groups to China to have close contact with the war so that they could more quickly grasp the tactical ideas of modern warfare.  Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army was rubbish, the German Army was known as the best in the world.  Although the world's number one army has not fought a war for decades, even though it conducts various exercises every year, exercises are not war after all, which makes the German army's tactical thinking somewhat outdated.  For example, the observation groups from Germany and Austria were very shocked by the equipment of the Chinese Army.  The number of artillery and heavy machine guns equipped by each division of the Chinese Army far exceeds that of the German army, let alone mortars equipped at the platoon level and light machine guns at the squad level.  The members of the German observation group were so shocked that they even doubted which side would win if a battle broke out between equal numbers of German and Chinese armies.  Although the quality of individual soldiers of the German Army may be stronger, the firepower intensity is far inferior to that of the Chinese Army. This has led many members of the German Observer Group to suggest that the domestic Army immediately increase its equipment of artillery and heavy machine guns.  , has purchased the design drawings of light machine guns from China to further strengthen the firepower of the German army and maintain the title of the German Army as the world's number one.

    On June 17, soldiers of the Chinese Army¡¯s First Group Army and Third Group Army got up early in the morning.  Today is the time to launch an attack on Ulan-Ude. Although there is a bit of nervousness and a little fear, it is more of a feeling of excitement.  After the implementation of the cultural instructor system in the imperial army, the soldiers' patriotism and loyalty to the emperor were strengthened. Everyone knew the importance of this war to the empire. Therefore, even if they had to pay their lives for it, the soldiers  They also have no regrets.

    After breakfast, the quartermaster had already started distributing ammunition.  On the artillery positions of the two group armies, cannons have been deployed one after another.  A total of nearly a thousand cannons with a caliber of 105 mm or above, their ferocious muzzles have been pointed at Ulan-Ude, and they are only waiting for an order to launch a violent bombardment of Ulan-Ude.

    The situation of the Chinese ** team's position also attracted the attention of the Russian army. A large number of Russian troops, driven by officers, entered the position.  Some Russian soldiers who had not had time to have breakfast were only given a piece of black bread each.  In order to be able to hold on in Ulan-Ude for a longer period of time, Grand Duke Nicholas ordered to save food. Therefore, the food of the Russian soldiers was also very poor.  However, these tough Russians, despite some complaints in their hearts, persistedHold on.

    At eight o'clock in the morning, Chinese Army Minister Cai Yun personally issued the order to attack.  The artillery positions of the two group armies immediately began shelling Ulan-Ude.  Balls of orange-red flames flashed at the muzzle, and the shells weighing dozens of kilograms flew towards the Russian position in Ulan-Ude under the influence of huge kinetic energy.

    "Whoosh!" A sharp whistle sounded in the sky. This was the sound produced by the cannonball piercing the air at high speed.

    "Hurry into the bombhole, the Chinese bombardment has begun!" The junior officers of the Russian army shouted loudly.  One by one, the Russian soldiers rushed towards the nearest air-raid shelter like shit.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" A violent explosion sounded on the Russian army's position, fire was radiating, and clouds of gunpowder smoke filled the position.  The Russian soldiers hiding in the shell-proof caves huddled up one by one, praying that their shell-proof caves would not be directly hit by artillery shells.  Although the anti-gun holes are strong, most of them can only withstand 105mm caliber artillery shells, and will be destroyed if hit multiple times. Not to mention that the Chinese artillery is also equipped with a large number of 155mm heavy howitzers.  .  Artillery shells weighing 50 kilograms are enough to easily destroy the Russian artillery holes and bury the Russian troops inside.  If you are unlucky enough to be directly hit by a large-caliber artillery shell, it will be difficult to survive even if you are hiding in a shell-proof cave.

    The heavy artillery of the two armies of the Chinese Army launched a fierce Russian attack on the Russian positions in Ulan-Ude.  The Russian army's position was completely shrouded in smoke.  One shell after another exploded, blowing the fortifications built by the Russian army to pieces.  The trenches were destroyed, the barbed wire fences were blown to pieces, and some heavy machine gun fire points were hit by artillery shells and blown to pieces.  Although the Russian army carefully constructed the fortifications of Ulan-Ude, in the absence of materials, they cannot be expected to turn Ulan-Ude into a strong fortress like Vladivostok.

    "Your Excellency, the Chinese have launched a fierce bombardment. Please move to the underground headquarters immediately!" Grand Duke Nicholas' adjutant rushed into the headquarters and pulled Grand Duke Nicholas out.  The artillery of the Chinese *** Corps is still bombarding the Russian positions outside Ulan-Ude, but there is no guarantee when they will bombard the urban area of ??Ulan-Ude!  If Grand Duke Nicholas is killed, then there will be no need to fight this battle!

    Grand Duke Nicholas did not object and allowed his adjutant to pull him into the underground headquarters.  This is a solid underground headquarters covering hundreds of square meters and located five meters underground.  After the Chinese Army's artillery began shelling, all the Russian soldiers in the headquarters moved here so that they could continue to direct the Russian army in the battle.

    "Order the artillery to fight back immediately!" After Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at the underground headquarters, the first order he issued was to order the artillery to fight back.  In Ulan-Ude, the Russian army also has nearly 400 artillery pieces.  However, some of them are small-caliber infantry support artillery. There are only more than 200 artillery pieces that can compete with the powerful artillery of the Chinese Army.  However, these artillery units are hidden in the city of Ulan-Ude, using some houses as cover, and are dispersed as much as possible to avoid being destroyed by the Chinese Army's artillery.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" At 8:20 in the morning, the Russian artillery launched a counterattack.  Artillery shells flew towards the Chinese Army's artillery positions from the city of Ulan-Ude.  The artillery positions of the Chinese Army are also scattered, and most of them are based on companies. Therefore, the Russian counterattack only caused the destruction of a few cannons and the casualties of more than a dozen artillerymen.

    At the same time, the artillery observation balloon, which had already taken off, began to report the position of the Russian artillery to the artillery below.  The Chinese artillery immediately started a counterattack based on these directions.  In particular, the two 155 heavy cannon battalions are powerful weapons against the Russian artillery.

    For a time, the two sides launched a fierce artillery battle.  However, the final result is indeed mutually exclusive.  Although the Chinese artillery has an absolute advantage in numbers, the Russian artillery is scattered and hidden in the city of Ulan-Ude. Moreover, the Russian army usually adopts the strategy of firing a few cannons and then moving immediately. This makes the Chinese artillery want to completely destroy  It is unlikely that these artillery can only destroy these Russian artillery as much as possible through observation balloons.

    In the end, the Chinese artillery used 155mm heavy howitzers and 155mm heavy cannons to suppress the Russian artillery. The remaining 105mm light howitzers still bombarded the Russian positions to clear obstacles for the infantry attack.  But even so, Ulan-Ude was quickly becoming ruins, but under the bombardment of large-caliber artillery shells, the houses were destroyed, burned, and then turned into ruins.  The Chinese artillery bombarded the enemy indiscriminately without any scruples at all.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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