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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 299 The Battle of Blood and Fire

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    The Fourth Army, which had been strengthened in strength and artillery fire, carried out its offensive unexpectedly smoothly under the command of Army Commander Lezhevsky. Under the fierce bombardment of 120 artillery pieces, the White Guards on the first line of Ufa's southeastern defense line were like yesterday afternoon.  Just like that, he ran back to his second line position.  (_-< Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work >-)

    After wasting hundreds of precious artillery shells, each of the three main divisions of the Fourth Army sent out a regiment of infantry to start a tentative attack. Behind them were the fire support of four horse-drawn machine gun battalions, and six follow-up troops behind them.  The mountain artillery battery was also drawn by horses.

    When the stooped Soviet Red Army's offensive skirmisher line advanced to a distance of about a kilometer in front of the first line position, the long-lost sound of artillery on the opponent's high ground finally rang out. From a condescending position of 3 kilometers, Sergei  The six White Guard artillery batteries started firing at the same time. The targets of the three field artillery batteries on the high ground were not the infantry rushing in front, but the six artillery batteries of the Red Army advancing forward with horses behind them.

    It is completely nonsense to say that it can hit a fixed point when shooting five kilometers away. The direct combat distance of modern tanks does not exceed 2,500 meters. However, since the shooting technology of Sergei's White Guard artillery was inherited from the Tsarist Russian artillery unit, it is more advanced than that of the Red Army.  That's a little bit, so the ability to correct the trajectory during interdiction shooting is also a bit stronger, not to mention that it is easier to observe from a 200-meter high ground, and the range is 300 meters further.

    So after the first test firing of the three field artillery batteries, the second salvo accurately hit the six artillery batteries of the advancing Red Army. Then it was like a nightmare, with piles of fire burning in the open field.  The fire was a carriage filled with artillery shells that exploded and burned after being hit.

    Of course, Lezhevsky was not a vegetarian. The remaining 14 artillery batteries hiding in the woods opened fire again. The target was not the White Guards' front-line positions, but the high ground two kilometers behind. As a result, the Red Army's mountain artillery had no range at all.  The field artillery could not reach it, but the field artillery could reach a little bit. Many shells fell on the hillside and near the top of the mountain, but it was difficult to say how much damage it could cause to the White Guards' artillery. At least the two sides fired at each other for 15 minutes.  The three attacking infantry regiments had already rushed to the barbed wire fence, and the White Guards' artillery on the opposite high ground was still firing tenaciously.

    As for the six artillery batteries that were being pushed forward by the horse, more than half of them have been lost. The remaining ones are scattered to avoid the opponent's field artillery salvos. To say that each time 18 shells are repeatedly exploded in an area, this power is actually  It's also quite ok.

    "Comrade Commander, the opponent's artillery on the high ground only has six artillery batteries. You see, our infantry is almost approaching the opponent's first trench. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's artillery battle with us, all three main divisions should go into attack.  Once we capture the first trench, we can at least avoid the opponent's artillery bombardment, but the opponent may collapse!"

    Ma Xin, chief of staff of the Southern Cluster and commander of the Second Army, thought quickly. It was obviously impossible for three infantry regiments to defeat the defense lines of the three White Guard divisions on the opposite side. However, the three Red Army infantry divisions all pressed forward, taking advantage of the opponent's artillery fire and had no time to care.  When the time comes, rush forward and occupy the first line of position. Today's battle will not be in vain!

    If it takes a long time to withdraw, the casualties will not be worth it!  At this time, the heavy machine guns on the second line of the White Guards' position had already opened fire, but at a distance of more than 1,200 meters, it was obvious that the threat to the attacking skirmisher line was far less than when they fired at 400 meters on the northwest cluster defense line yesterday afternoon.  The threat was great. Although Soviet Red Army infantrymen were constantly hit by bullets and fell to the ground, the level of casualties was obviously acceptable.

    If you blow the whistle and retreat at this time, you will be hit in the back by the opponent's machine gun fire like a duck.

    Lezhevsky only hesitated for a few seconds and waved his hand fiercely. The political commissar Hevesin beside him shouted with one hand, and the bugle charge behind him sounded. Among the three infantry divisions that launched the attack on the starting position in front  , the remaining six regiments of infantry jumped out of the shallow trenches of their own position with a roar, and rushed up all over the mountains and plains with shouts of "Ula!"

    Lezhevski turned his head and roared at the combat staff: "Order all the artillery to fire with all their strength, and all the army's field artillery to suppress the opponent's artillery position on the high ground. If we can't hit it, push the artillery forward another 500 meters!"  I pushed all the mountain artillery groups up and fired directly at the machine gun fire points on the White Guards' second line positions! No hesitation!"

    After the three earliest infantry regiments crawling on the front line heard the charge horn coming from behind them, they all stood up with a cry of "Ula" and walked straight to the trench of the White Guard's first line position 200 meters behind the barbed wire fence. At 1,000  On the second-line position of the White Guards meters away, nearly a hundred Maxim heavy machine guns blew up a dense rain of bullets on the 10-kilometer front.

    Many Soviet Red Army soldiers fell in the short distance of 200 meters. Many people were killed and even more injured. However, more people finally broke through the blockade of machine gun fire, rushed over and jumped into the trench.  , No. 4 of Ufa¡¯s southeastern defense lineThe front line position fell into the hands of the attacking Fourth Army in the blink of an eye, and shouts of "Ula!" rang out from the position!

    A few companies of the Soviet Red Army who were at the forefront continued to charge forward along the long traffic trench. As a result, the heavy machine guns set up at the top of the traffic trench by the White Guards hit them with blood and flesh flying everywhere like candied haws on a stick.  The guy had no choice but to retreat to the first trench, and the two sides began to shoot at each other across the open space between the two lines of defense.

    The horse-drawn machine guns of the Red Army were still lagging behind and were being attacked by the mountain artillery of the White Guards on the high ground. By the time the four battalions set out and rushed to the first trench of the White Guards, they had already suffered one-third casualties. The remaining machine gunners of the Red Army were rolling and crawling.  He dragged the wheeled Maxim machine gun from the carriage into the trench to set up his own machine gun fire point. Only then did he discover that the first trench built by the White Guards was an open trench that was as high as a person in the southwest and only half a person in height in the northeast.  .

    In other words, such a trench only protects the front, and the effect of defending the back is much worse. The Red Army soldiers who have jumped into the trench have to brave the opponent's machine gun fire and desperately look for anything they can find around them to heighten the trench in the northeast.  Height, some soldiers directly piled the bodies of their fallen comrades on the edge of the ditch in front of them to serve as temporary bunkers.

    Sergey saw all this clearly through the telescope. Facing the enemy who was attacking with superior force, he did not have an advantage in the number of artillery. Either he was condescending and took advantage of the range, or he strengthened the Japanese field artillery alliance.  The team currently has one-third fewer cannons than the opponent.

    "Order the field artillery to focus on attacking the opponent's follow-up artillery units, and the mountain artillery to use all its strength to knock out the opponent's horse-drawn machine guns!" Sergey, whose heart was racing, gasped and shouted to the staff officer who was delivering the order!

    The first line of the Soviet Red Army's attack was three infantry regiments charging at the front in three arrows, followed by four heavy machine gun battalions. Behind the heavy machine gun battalions were six mountain artillery companies that moved slower.  The six moving mountain artillery batteries were beaten to a pulp by the three field artillery batteries that fired first on the opponent's high ground. By the time they rushed within the firing range and started an artillery battle with the opponent under the opponent's artillery fire, more than half of the six mountain artillery batteries had been killed.

    Previously, since Sergei's field artillery battery on the high ground was positioned far back and out of sight, the Soviet Red Army's 190204-type 76mm mountain gun with a low ballistic trajectory could not hit the opponent's field artillery group, so it had to fight with the opponent's highland artillery position on the ground.  The front-line mountain artillery companies bombarded each other, but the position was at a disadvantage due to the unfavorable terrain. Soon the remaining three mountain artillery companies suffered all casualties under the joint attack of mountain artillery and field artillery on the highlands.

    While Sergey¡¯s field artillery on the high ground was almost unscathed, the front-line mountain artillery company lost a company of artillery.

    When Lezhevsky's three infantry divisions launched a full-frontal assault, the Red Army's artillery positions were hurriedly putting away their artillery and moving forward. For a time, the attacker's artillery fire did not strengthen but there was a vacuum.

    Fortunately, the overwhelming infantry charge of nearly 18,000 people was quite shocking, and because the first three regiments had occupied the first line of defense of the White Guards after suffering more than one-third of the casualties, this made it easier for those who followed up to charge.  The six regiments screamed and rushed forward without fear of death. Since the White Guards' second position was still nearly 1,000 meters away from the first trench, the remaining six regiments suffered heavy machine gun fire.  intercepted, but still stubbornly approached the battle line.

    Sergey was about to order the 36 field artillery pieces of the field artillery unit to fire simultaneously when the phone at the headquarters rang, "Chief of Staff, the commander-in-chief of the campaign is looking for you!"

    Sergey, the former enemy commander of the southeast cluster defense position, rushed over, grabbed the phone, and shouted breathlessly, "Commander-in-Chief, the enemy has come up with three divisions of troops, let the field artillery unit open fire!"

    "Calm down, Sergey, the enemy is a food that has been brought to your doorstep. Why don't you scare them back? The field artillery unit should not fire easily. Wait until the three divisions of the opponent jump into the first line of trenches! You  The focus should be on the opponent's artillery. The main goal of the field artillery regiment is to destroy the enemy's artillery! You have an advantage in terms of range because of the high terrain. I just saw that the first batch of mountain artillery batteries brought up by the opponent were not destroyed.  Have your artillery fire been wiped out? Composure is the most important thing! If you put the enemy in the trench, it will be difficult for him to crawl out and retreat!" Wang Geng's voice was very clear!

    "Understood! Commander-in-Chief, I listen to your orders. Hey our division commander asked us if we could let him lead the cavalry division to rush out from the flank and steal the opponent's retreat. Basically, the opponent's machine guns are on the first line.  There is no threat from heavy machine guns behind us! We can make a lot of money by fighting out!" Sergey said respectfully, holding the microphone in his hand.

    "Commander, please calm down. It's not yet hot. Then he will have a chance to swing his saber!" Wang Geng's clear voice came from the receiver.
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