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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 670 (2) The situation is quite tragic

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    Not long after the division commanders left, the cannons on the White Guard artillery position also roared. The number of artillery on both sides was almost the same, and the ranges were also different. It seemed that the shells were flying at random, and they roared and exploded. However, no one could do anything to anyone. Before the Soviet Red Army 4  A regiment-sized charge retreated like a tide after the White Guards' artillery roared. The front-line positions of both sides were about 2,500 meters apart, and the artillery shells could each cover 34 kilometers behind the other side's first-line positions.  w  w9  m

    Did any artillery shells fall and explode at the foot of the small high ground where Hastings was standing? Fortunately, it was still a little far away and did not pose a threat to the White Guards headquarters for the time being.  All text typed by hand

    "It's strange why it retreated but ended in an anticlimax. What is Giddish doing?" Hastings murmured as he continued to use his telescope to look at the situation on the battlefield.

    Dimilev put down his telescope and whispered, "Will the Commander-in-Chief, the Soviet Red Army, plan to use the main force of seven divisions to attack us while our footing is not stable, and want to eat our four divisions in one go?"

    "When fighting against the opponent, the thunder is loud and the rain is small. This is the Soviet 10th Army led by Voroshilov? With such a fighting method, he can't even get close to our position. It seems that the mountains and plains are shouting "Ula" and rushing forward.  In fact, as soon as our artillery fires, the opponent will fall to the ground. If it is more fierce, the opponent will duck and retreat. What kind of bullshit ace unit is this? "Please come to see the latest chapter"

    Sergey Nikolayevich Dimilev scratched his head, "It's a little strange. Could it be that the purpose of the attack just now was just a tentative attack to conduct fire reconnaissance, forcing us to expose the artillery positions to test our firepower? Why only 8  Where is the artillery battery firing? All 12 of our artillery batteries have entered the position right now."

    "The battle is fictitious and real. We have four divisions on our side. Even if the other side dispatches four divisions, they may not be able to take down our position. Two divisions are dispatched and they want us to use all our strength. How can we do that? Pass my order to the Kazan infantry on the left.  The 4th Division holds the position and does not act rashly. On the right, the 6th Kazan Infantry Division sends a regiment of troops to make a tentative attack on the opposite position. Let the artillery company concentrate its firepower to bombard the Soviet Red Army position directly in front of them to clear the way for them."

    Hastings turned around and told the combat staff behind him, and Dimilev followed up with another sentence, "How about asking the 6th Division to send a horse-drawn heavy machine gun battalion to attack with that regiment?"

    ¡°Well, let¡¯s do this and ask the 7th Kazan Infantry Division to prepare, and send a message to the 1st and 2nd Cossack Cavalry Divisions to inquire about their current positions and whether they have found Budyonny¡¯s cavalry corps.¡±

    After a few minutes, the artillery battle between the two sides gradually subsided. Obviously, when there is no offensive and the infantry needs to be covered, the ammunition consumption of a long artillery battle is a test and unprofitable thing for both sides. Therefore, the artillery commanders of both sides have one hand and cannot play all their trump cards.  Based on the rate of fire of the 76mm mountain gun, it can fire all the 60 rounds of artillery shells in ten minutes. When the ammunition supply is not available, the artillery will be nothing, even worse than burning a fire stick.

    However, less than 2 minutes later, the artillery on the White Guard position roared again. Groups of artillery shells flew towards the Soviet Red Army position opposite the 6th Kazan Infantry Division, turning the opponent's position and trenches into a sea of ??flames.  About a regiment of White Guard infantry jumped out of the trenches and began to move forward in a skirmish line towards the Soviet Red Army position opposite. There were more than 2,000 people scattered all over the mountains and fields, which was quite impressive.

    A three-horse horse-drawn heavy machine gun battalion assigned to the 6th Division moved forward among the attacking troops, trying to seize advantageous terrain and prepare to rush into the effective firing range before turning the front of the vehicle toward the opponent's position in order to rain down bullets on the infantry.  provide support.

    The artillery fire of the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side started up again after a few minutes of silence. Some of the shells fell into the attacking White Guard infantry line, causing a bloody storm. Others flew towards the White Guard artillery position, obviously hoping to suppress the White Guards.  of artillery fire.

    The formation of the attacking White Guard infantry regiment was spread out. The soldiers got up from the ground and continued to advance during the gap between artillery fire. Since they had not yet entered the effective range of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the Soviet Red Army position was in addition to the roar of artillery.  There was no sound of heavy machine gun fire.

    Since the distance between the positions of both sides is about 25 kilometers, the offensive route is quite long. A normal person would be out of breath even if he ran 2500 meters, not to mention the heavily armed soldiers with shells constantly whizzing and exploding above their heads. Su kept getting down and getting up.  The heavy machine guns on the Russian Red Army's position obviously failed to keep their composure. When the White Guards paid more than 200 casualties and entered a distance of 1,500 meters, the Maxim heavy machine guns finally fired.

    Of course, shouting "Ula" to face the rain of bullets coming towards you and launching a body bomb charge is a patent of the Soviet Red Army. White Guards soldiers are not so stubborn. They are often the enemy's machine guns. They hold their heads and lie down on the ground looking for craters.  He directly pulled the small shovel from behind to dig down the individual soldier's bunker. He dug out the small cloth bag that did not have an engineering shovel on hand, took out the tea jar and rice box, and dug on the spot.The soil is gone.

    Since most of the Mosin-Nagant rifles used by both sides at this time were no longer equipped with the early detachable bayonet with a rectangular cross-section but a foldable but non-detachable bayonet, it was rare to use a bayonet to dig in the soil.  What's more, if this spear mount doubles as the crosshair, it would be a bit confusing when shooting if it were to be removed.

    The exposure of the heavy machine gun firepower point in the Soviet Red Army's position was obviously in line with the White Guards commander's intention. Not long after, the White Guards' mountain artillery shells rushed towards the heavy machine gun firepower point in the trench of the Soviet Red Army like eyes. As a result of Hastings's attack,  Zi invested all 12 artillery companies in the artillery battle and did not hesitate to consume artillery shells in an effort to suppress the opponent in terms of firepower.

    Artillery is the king of war. As the saying goes, recruits are afraid of artillery and veterans are afraid of machine guns. Now the two sides fighting are both veterans. The Soviet Red Army did not have the upper hand in terms of the number of machine guns. After its artillery was suppressed by the artillery fire of the White Guards, the heavy machine gun firepower became  The targets targeted by the White Guards' artillery were quickly silenced one by one by the machine gun fire points on the Soviet Red Army's positions.

    The White Guards regiment responsible for launching the attack slowly approached a position about 1,200 meters in front of the Soviet Red Army position after paying the price of more than 300 casualties. The horse-drawn heavy machine gun, which had escaped the Soviet Red Army artillery fire, happily rushed forward.  After turning the carriage around on several suitable small dirt slopes, it moved back a little. This allowed the heavy machine gun installed by the White Guards at the rear of the carriage to hide itself as much as possible behind the small dirt bumps, with only the muzzle exposed.
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