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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 581 (Part 1) Both sides suffer?

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    At 10:35 on July 23, 1918, the former enemy headquarters in Kolchak, five kilometers southeast of Chivelisk

    "Alexander Vasilyevich, although it is regrettable that the attack of the 1st Kazan Infantry Division failed, but wasn't it our original intention to bring out the opponent's armored trains? Besides, the opponent's casualties will never be smaller than ours. I  Let the artillery positions of the ambushed Southwest Group fire, and together with the artillery of the Central Group, kill the opponent's armored train!" Chief of Staff Hastings said from the side.

    "But, my chief of staff, the enemy only came over with one armored train. If we expose the artillery positions of the Southwest Group, and then the other two armored trains of the enemy catch up to counterattack, we will not be able to move the position as fast as the opponent on the railway.  !¡±

    Kolchak was not confused at all. If the three armored trains of the Soviet Red Army on the southwest defense line came to the rescue, he would have ordered the two artillery groups to fire at the same time to destroy the other side's armored trains.

    But at this moment, only one train of the opponent came over, and it was obvious that they had a backup plan. If the southwest artillery group that had been ambushing and had not fired was exposed in advance, it would not only alert the enemy, but also easily lead to a counterattack by the opponent's subsequent armored train.

    "Alexander Vasilyevich, if we don't destroy the opponent's armored train, the enemy will not send new armored trains to reinforce it, because with this train they can stabilize the right-wing front.  If we don't let the artillery in the middle group fire first, the position will be exposed already. Killing the opponent's three artillery companies will cost us a lot. At least 6 artillery will withdraw from the battle!" Hastings said anxiously.

    "Okay! The artillery group opens fire across the board. The target is the enemy's armored train. Be sure to intercept it and beat it into scrap metal!" Kolchak thought for a moment and agreed to Hastings' suggestion.

    In fact, the armored train coming for reinforcements from behind the right-wing position of the Soviet Red Army was originally still a little away from the position of the 1st Ural Infantry Division, about 1 kilometer. At this time, the remaining 6 of the White Guard artillery group  When the artillery company turned its muzzle to bombard in the northwest direction, the armored train of the Soviet Red Army had quickly started and retreated back to the northwest direction. The White Guards' artillery shells hit the rear of the armored train one after another, exploding one by one.  Dianbiankai chased after the train, but was stunned and didn't hit it.

    "Damn it, these Bolsheviks are not stupid at all. They took advantage of us and actually want to escape! What do the artillerymen in our group do for food? Don't you know how to measure in advance? Hit the front of the opponent's car!" Kolchak looked through the telescope  He saw the opponent's armored train speeding away, and most of the shells fired by his artillery in the middle fell behind the opponent's armored train due to the time difference. This made the Commander-in-Chief of the White Guards a little angry!

    "The artillery of the Southwest Group was ordered to open fire across the board. They could not stop the armored train of the Soviet Red Army. All the artillery commanders were dismissed from their posts for investigation! This is simply unreasonable!" Before Hastings could persuade him, Kolchak turned and shouted at the combat staff.  road!

    Of course Hastings, the Chief of General Staff of the White Guards, also saw this scene through the telescope. This guy was also very angry and impatient, but instinctively felt that premature exposure of the Southwest Group artillery was a bit embarrassing, but since Kolchak had already shouted  After giving the order, he had no choice but to stop him, so he had to add,

    "In addition, send an order to the artillery batteries of the Central Cluster to move their positions to the west, as fast as possible! Prepare to deal with the enemy's subsequent armored train reinforcements. Send the southeast cluster artillery observation post to pay close attention to the reinforcements of the armored trains behind the opponent's left-wing position! There is no order!  No firing! Commander-in-Chief, what do you think?"

    "Well, that's it, why don't the Southwest Group artillery fire yet? These fat-headed guys can't stop this Soviet Red Army armored train. I'll shoot all the artillery commanders!" Kolchak looked at each other through the telescope.  The armored train that had taken advantage of him was driving farther and farther away, but the southwest group artillery position he had ambushed did not open fire for a long time, and shouted angrily.

    Finally, after dozens of suffocating seconds, the artillery group of the White Guards in the southwest opened fire. Six artillery batteries and 18 field guns let out an earth-shaking roar. The shells roared out and hit the fast-moving enemy.  The Soviet-Russian armored train then exploded like raindrops on the armored train, front, back, left, right, up and down.

    After the armored train was bombarded by this sudden and intensive artillery fire, although it began to turn its muzzle to fight back, the armored train's steps became staggering. The carriages hit by the White Guards' artillery fire continued to explode, and the heavy machine guns and vehicle-mounted artillery were also hit.  caused damage.

    This Soviet-Russian armored train also carried 3 artillery batteries and 18 artillery pieces, but the accuracy of shooting during the march was very poor. Therefore, the artillery counterattack of the armored train was never able to effectively suppress the firepower of the 6 artillery batteries of the White Guard Southwest Artillery Group. Finally,  After driving for more than 3 kilometers, the armored trainThe high-power locomotive was hit by several artillery shells from the White Guards and exploded. The armored train, which lost power, finally stopped on the railway line.

    The infantrymen carried on the armored train jumped out of the carriages and evacuated to the trenches on the nearby Soviet Red Army defense line to avoid the artillery shells, while the heroic vehicle-mounted artillerymen remained unyielding and guarded the armored train that lost power, and the southwest.  The White Guard artillery positions engaged in an artillery battle. Since one-third of the artillery on the Soviet-Russian armored train had been damaged and destroyed by the opponent's intensive artillery fire during the retreat, the armored train's artillery fire was obviously no match for the White Guards in the distance.  Firepower of the Southwest Artillery Group.

    "Well done! Finally, the opponent didn't run away! Chief of Staff, please inform the artillerymen in the group to hurry up and move their positions and move to the southwest, preparing to join the artillery battle in the southwest. I estimate that the opponent will soon reinforce the remaining armored trains.  Come this way to save their armored train!¡±

    Kolchak saw through the telescope that the opponent's armored train finally stopped like a dead snake, being hit by his own artillery with sparks flying and exploding, he couldn't help but ordered happily.

    "What are you still doing? Hurry up and convey the order as the commander-in-chief said. In addition, inform the southeastern artillery group that the armored trains that let go of the opponent's left-wing position will never be allowed to come over for reinforcements. As long as the opponent appears, I will use artillery fire to intercept the opponent!  "Hastings's mood also rose and he shouted at the combat staff.

    This fellow is worried that if the Soviet Red Army rushes over with five armored trains and fires together, the 20 artillery batteries of the White Guards will not be as mobile as the opponent's armored trains!  Don't let the battle slip by then.
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