Chapter three hundred and ninety seventh beach landing
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Shuangchengzi, Xicheng, on the east bank of the Peter the Great River, the Russian army built a large number of fortifications. However, these fortifications were only built after China and Russia declared war. Time was relatively short, so the construction of these fortifications was not special.
The sturdyness is far less than the sturdy fortresses in Vladivostok in Shanghai. As an important strategic location for Russia in the Far East, the Russian army is also very concerned about its own defense. In Shuangchengzi, the Russian army has deployed a lot of
The three divisions had 30,000 troops. With the blockage of the Peter the Great River and the strong fortifications, the Russian army was confident of blocking the attack of the Central Team.
"General, the Governor General, telegram, asking us to withdraw to Vladivostok if we cannot withstand the Chinese attack!" A staff officer handed the telegram to Major General Agata, the commander of the Russian army in Shuangchengzi. The current Governor General of the Far East
, was Aleksayev, a nobleman who attempted to establish immortal achievements in the Far East and became an important figure in Russia.
"Reply to the Governor General, the defenders of Shuangchengzi are sure to resist the attack of the Chinese. I will let the Peter the Great River be covered with the corpses of the Chinese!" Major General Agata said confidently. Because the defenders of Caktu surrender,
In addition, the Russian army was at an absolute disadvantage on all fronts, which put the other Russian commanders under great pressure.
"Yes, General!" After saluting the staff officer, he left immediately.
The three Russian infantry divisions in Shuangchengzi are the 105th Infantry Division, the 117th Infantry Division and the 118th Infantry Division. Compared with the newly formed armies in Chiktu, although the Russian army in the Far East is small, I
They are all elite soldiers who have served for several years. In addition to the fortifications they built along the Peter the Great River, and the defense line built with 7 solid fortresses outside the west city of Shuangchengzi, even though they face more than 100,000*
*Agata is also confident that he can withstand the team's attack.
On March 26, the main force of the Second Army of the Chinese Army had arrived at the west bank of the Peter Great River. The vanguard troops had occupied the stronghold on the west bank of the Peter Great River and confronted the Russian army across the river.
The Peter the Great River is in this section close to Shuangchengzi. The river surface is wide and hundreds of meters wide. The southern section is narrow and less than a hundred meters wide, but the water flows are relatively turbulent. If you want to flow directly across the river,
It is almost impossible. The bridge on the river has been blown up by the Russian army. It is extremely difficult to cross the river to attack Shuangchengzi!
Fortunately, the Peter Great River originated in China and is called Suifenhe in China. In addition to part of the main force of the Second Army confronting the Russian army through the Peter Great River, the other part has moved directly from China to Peter.
The other side of the Great Emperor River. However, in order to confuse the Russian army's defenders in Shuangchengzi, they acted as if they wanted to cross the river near Shuangchengzi to attack the Russian army.
Major General Xie Dingkun, commander of the Second Army, personally visited the Shuangchengzi front line to command the battle.
"Old Tang, are you all ready?" Xie Dingkun asked. The continuous fortifications across the Peter Great River made him feel that this battle was a bit difficult to fight! Fortunately, it was just a feint here.
"Don't worry, commander, the entire division is ready. We have collected more than 200 small boats and can invest one battalion's troops at one time across the river. The two heavy artillery battalions of the division's artillery battalion and the military artillery brigade have also been in place.
As long as the order is issued, we can launch an attack immediately!" Major General Tang Anping, commander of the 21st Division, said with a smile.
"Remember, your division is just a feint attack, just attract the attention of the Russians on the opposite side. The Chief of Staff has led the 14th and 46th Divisions to arrive. After the battle here begins, they will look for opportunities
Attack Shuangchengzi and separated the Russian army along the Peter Great River. The Russians built a solid fortress in Shuangchengzi, which caused great trouble for us to attack Shuangchengzi. The 21st Division fought
The more powerful the Russian troops we attract, the more Russian troops we will be able to eliminate more Russian troops before attacking Shuangchengzi!" Major General Xie Dingkun instructed.
"Yes, Commander! According to the information we have obtained, the Russian army across the river only has one division. If our attack is fierce, we should be able to mobilize another division to leave the city. At that time, the Chief of Staff leads the army to launch an attack, and you can take a look at it.
Surround the two divisions. If we can eat them in one bite, then the Russian army will only have one division to guard Shuangchengzi. Shuangchengzi is a big city. No matter how strong the Russians' defense line is, don't want to resist our attacks.
!” Tang Anping said with a smile.
The Russian army deployed a lot of heavy artillery in the solid fortresses outside Shuangchengzi. These fortresses are also thick in skin and flesh. Even if they use 155mm heavy howitzers, it is difficult to help. Therefore, the Second Army had to put the
The main goal is to annihilate the living forces of the Russian army. No matter how strong the defense line is, it requires troops to defend. Once the troops are insufficient, nothing will be empty talk.
At 1:30 pm, the Chinese artillery deployed on the west bank of the Peter the Great River showed its power, the 21st Division, the 56th Division and the 57th Division's artillery battalions, plus the two heavy artillery battalions of the military artillery brigade
, a total of more than 200 cannons launched a fierce shelling at the Russian army's defensive positions on the east bank of the Peter the Great River. For a time, the bullets were like rain, and pieces of soil were blown up in the Russian army's battle. Some corners were cut in defenses
The fortifications were immediately blown up, and the machine guns or soldiers were directly bombed into the sky. A large number of Russian soldiers held their heads and shrank their whole bodies in the trenches and supported them hard.
"Counterattack! Order the artillery to counterattack!" Major General Agata, the commander of the Russian Shuangchengzi, immediately ordered. In addition to more than 100 heavy artillery deployed on the seven fortresses, the Russian army also had hundreds of artillery, which were deployed.
On the artillery position between Shuangchengzi and Peter the Great River. Shuangchengzi is only two kilometers away from the Peter the Great River. The heavy artillery deployed on the fortress outside Shuangchengzi can completely cross the Peter the Great River and threaten Chinese artillery soldiers.
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"Boom! Boom! Boom!" For a moment, the two sides launched a fierce artillery battle. However, the main firepower of the Chinese artillery was placed on the Russian army's defenses on the other side of the river. The Russian army between Shuangchengzi and Peter the Great River.
The artillery position is on. As for the Russian fortress outside Shuangchengzi, it is not something that ordinary heavy artillery cannons can chew. It is necessary to fire armor-piercing shells with cannons. The Second Army has only one battalion of cannons, with 48 155mm cannons.
.However, this artillery battalion is currently under the command of the Chief of Staff, preparing to directly suppress the seven fortresses of Shuangchengzi after the battle begins.
The artillery shells from both sides fought very fiercely. The Russian army was hit by fortifications on the other side of the river. The artillery positions deployed directly in Shuangchengzi and Peter the Great River also suffered heavy losses in the artillery battle.
.However, the Chinese artillery also suffered a lot of casualties. During the fierce artillery battle for an hour, more than 20 artillery pieces and hundreds of artillery casualties were lost. Fortunately, the Russian artillery positions were finally suppressed.
After going down, only the heavy artillery in the fortress continued to fire, but the shells were no longer so dense.
"Order the troops to prepare for crossing the river to attack!" At 2:30 pm, the commander of the 21st Division, Tang Anping, issued an order. Thousands of soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 211th Regiment, immediately pushed out hundreds of ships from the grass on the river bank.
Each boat can carry more than a dozen people, and use oars to quickly row to the other side of the river. Although the river surface in this section is relatively wide, the water flow is very smooth, just like rowing on a lake.
Hundreds of small boats rushed toward the other side of the river like arrows. This immediately aroused the vigilance of the Russian army. The artillery positions that had been silent opened fire again. A large number of shells fell on the river surface.
, blew up a series of water columns. The ships with bad luck were directly hit by artillery fire, and the explosion was broken into pieces. Some of the soldiers on it were directly killed, while some had to give up their equipment after falling into the water and swam to the west bank.
"Fire the artillery with all your might and suppress the Russian artillery!" Xie Dingkun's heart tightened and ordered.
The Chinese artillery located on the west bank of the river opened fire again violently, and a large number of artillery shells smashed into the Russian artillery positions. In less than ten minutes, the Russian artillery was suppressed.
"Da da da da da! Boom! Boom! Boom!" At this time, the Russian army defending on the east bank of the Peter Great River also opened fire, and a thrust heavy machine gun and small-caliber artillery began to exert their power. Dense bullets and shells hit the river.
On the way, there were splashes of water. Many small boats were hit by heavy machine gun bullets, and the wood chips flew everywhere, causing considerable casualties to the soldiers crossing the river.
The heavy machine guns and mortars deployed in the West Bank also opened fire, using powerful firepower to suppress the Russian army's firepower. On the bow of the ship, light machine guns were also set up and launched a fierce counterattack.
"Everyone, row quickly!" Under such a critical situation, the soldiers on each small boat used their strength and rowed the oars desperately.
"Roll!" At 2:40 in the afternoon, the first small boat rushed to the east bank of the Peter the Great River. The soldiers on it immediately jumped off the boat and rushed to the river beach.
"Da da da da!" A row of heavy machine gun bullets came over, and the soldiers who rushed to the front fell to the ground.
"Machine gun cover!" the squad leader shouted.
The machine gunner set up the machine gun and began to fire to provide fire cover for his companions. The rest of the soldiers crawled forward and attacked the Russian positions.
In less than a minute, the sound of machine guns stopped. The machine gunners became the key target of the Russian army and were shot and killed. The squad leader took the light machine gun and started firing again.
As more and more small boats docked, a large number of Chinese soldiers rushed to the river beach and fought fiercely with the Russian army.
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