The battle at Megt was very fierce. Generally speaking, the Russian army had the upper hand. Hundreds of Russian artillery shelled the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade fiercely, while the Chinese soldiers could only hide behind
Suffering in trenches or shell holes. If you are unlucky, artillery shells fall into the trenches, causing a large number of casualties immediately.
After the artillery bombardment, the Russian army began to attack. A large number of infantrymen attacked the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade like locusts. The artillery of the 11th Cavalry Brigade then began the artillery bombardment, placing all the main targets on the Russian army.
On the infantry. Under the intensive artillery fire, these Russian soldiers were defeated before they could reach the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade.
The battle between the Russian army and the 11th Cavalry Brigade almost reached a stalemate. The Russian army relied on their artillery and obviously could not defeat the 11th Cavalry Brigade. But their infantry was so useless, which made the Russian commander
Lieutenant General Augusta was very angry.
During the afternoon battle, the Russian army launched more than ten attacks, but they were all repelled. A thick layer of corpses was piled up in front of the 11th Cavalry Brigade's position. The attacking Russian army suffered heavy casualties. Of course,
The losses of the 11th Cavalry Brigade were not small. When the Russian army attacked fiercely, they even had to brave the fierce Russian artillery fire to fight back. Most of the losses of the 11th Cavalry Brigade were killed in the Russian artillery fire.
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In addition to the 11th Brigade fighting the Russian army, the 12th Cavalry Brigade also exchanged fire with the Russian army. Russia is transporting troops to Irkutsk through the Trans-Siberian Railway at all times. However, now Siberia
The main railway was cut off by the Chinese army, and the Russian train
It could only reach Zardovnik, ten kilometers west of Meget, and stopped. The Russian troops supporting Irkutsk got off the bus here and quickly launched an attack in the direction of Meget. But these Russian troops
The army was no match for the 12th Cavalry Brigade and was easily defeated.
It was not until night fell that the fighting at Megt stopped. The tired warring parties began to prepare dinner and at the same time continue to strengthen themselves for the next day's battle.
"General, Grand Duke Nicholas is calling!" In the Russian camp, a lieutenant officer handed the telegram to Lieutenant General Augusta.
The content of the telegram was not much, but it made Lieutenant General Augusta look livid. In the telegram, Grand Duke Nicholas severely rebuked Lieutenant General Augusta, who had more than 80,000 people in his hands, and from
With the support of the Russian army coming from the west of Megt, they fought for an entire afternoon and not only failed to capture Megt, but also suffered heavy losses! This telegram made Lieutenant General Augusta very angry.
"Get ready for all the ministries to launch a night attack on Meget tonight! We must capture Meget!" Lieutenant General Augusta said through gritted teeth. If he failed again, he would not be able to attack Nikolai Grand Bus.
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The battle of Megt affects the nerves of both China and Russia. Grand Duke Nicholas is very dissatisfied with the progress of Lieutenant General Augusta. Lieutenant General Augusta must find a way to capture Megt as soon as possible.
, opened the Trans-Siberian Railway. At the same time, blew up the Meget Bridge.
The Chinese ** team also attached great importance to this. The attacks of the Third Army and the Fourth Army went very smoothly. Because of the active retreat of the Russian army, the two armies went all the way north and encountered almost no decent obstruction. In June
On the 7th or June 8th, they will be able to advance the front to Binschoten and Burwell, posing a direct threat to Irkutsk.
The First Group Army is rushing towards Megget. However, it will not be able to arrive until tomorrow. Cai Yun, the Minister of War and the commander of the northern battlefield, strictly ordered the First Group Army to enter the battle before two o'clock in the afternoon on June 7.
Defeat the Russian attack on Meget and keep Meget in the hands of the Chinese army. Once the war breaks out
Unfortunately, the Russian army will definitely blow up the bridge on the Angara River near Irkutsk. At that time, the Meget Bridge will become the most important link for the Chinese army to attack Irkutsk.
The passage is over. Defending Megget and the Megget Bridge is crucial for the Chinese team to win this battle.
At 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, under the order of Lieutenant General Augusta, more than 20,000 Russian infantry launched an attack on the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade. In order to maintain confidentiality, no artillery preparations were made before the attack. Two
Ten thousand Russian troops quietly moved towards the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade.
However, the Chinese ** team had already been prepared. The Russian army was discovered one kilometer away from the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade. In an instant, flares flew into the sky one after another, completely illuminating the Russian army.
came out. Then, overwhelming and intensive firepower poured into the Russian army. Flowers of blood flashed on the bodies of the Russian soldiers. These Russian soldiers were knocked to the ground wailing.
The failure of the night attack made these Russian soldiers panic. Some Russian soldiers continued to attack, while others hurriedly retreated. This gave the Chinese ** team the opportunity to massacre them.
At this time, Lieutenant General Augusta also made a mistake. Not only did he not order the troops to retreat, but instead ordered the troops to conduct a storm. At the same time, he also mobilized 20,000 cavalry to attack the position of the 11th Cavalry Brigade. The artillery also
The artillery bombardment began. However, at night, the accuracy of the artillery bombardment was not very good, and many artillery shells fell into the ranks of the Russian troops, causing many accidental injuries.
"Da da da! Boom! Boom! Boom!" Although the Russian army's artillery fire was very fierce, at this time, the 11th Cavalry Brigade did not care so much. All light and heavy firepower was fired, just to repel the Russian army.
attack.
The battle lasted from midnight until dawn. The huge casualties caused the attacking Russian army to collapse. On this night, the Russian army invested more than 40,000 people in the attack. However, in the end, more than half of them were killed and wounded. During this period, they almost broke through.
The positions of the 11th Cavalry Brigade were occupied, but they were later densely occupied by the 11th Cavalry Brigade.
The firepower was beaten back. At the most critical moment, the 12th Cavalry Brigade, as well as the two brigades north of the Angara River, sent troops to support the 11th Cavalry Brigade. Even so, the 11th Cavalry Brigade suffered heavy losses.
.One-third of the brigade suffered casualties. The troops that came to support the 11th Brigade also suffered heavy casualties.
At this time, the 11th Cavalry Brigade was almost at the end of its strength. However, Lieutenant General Augusta did not seize this opportunity and put all the remaining troops into it. Otherwise, there is a high possibility of breaking through the 11th Cavalry Brigade's position.
. Even if it is not possible to capture Megget, it can at least cause huge casualties to the Third Cavalry Army, and maybe there is a chance to blow up the Megget Bridge. However, Lieutenant General Augusta, in the face of huge casualties,
There was some hesitation.
The losses suffered yesterday afternoon, plus the losses in the evening, the Russian army suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and the losses reached almost half. Lieutenant General Augusta was scared. He didn't know how many more battles Megt's squadron had left.
power, and during the day, the powerful firepower of the Chinese ** team can be even more
Give full play to it. In this case, the Russian army may have to pay greater losses. Therefore, the Russian army did not continue the attack, which gave the Third Cavalry Army time to adjust its deployment. The 10th Cavalry Brigade immediately moved all its troops from Megte Brigade.
Go back north of the bridge to strengthen Megget's defenses.
When Lieutenant General Augusta reacted, Megget's defense had been greatly strengthened. It became even more difficult for the Russian army to break through Megget.
At this time, the First Army was in the process of arriving quickly. By ten o'clock in the morning, the vanguard of the First Army was only 20 kilometers away from Megt.
The Third Cavalry Army informed the First Group Army of all the current situation in Megt. The commander of the First Group Army, Lieutenant General Yang Guoxing, immediately decided to change the battle plan from supporting Megt to encircling and annihilating the Russian army. You know, the entire
There are only fifty-five Russian troops in Irkutsk. If all 80,000 Russian troops are wiped out, this would be equivalent to wiping out one-seventh of the Russian troops.
The vanguard of the First Army, the Third Division, immediately moved to the rear of the Russian army. The First Army's cavalry brigade also acted together, preparing to block the Russian army's retreat. At this time, Lieutenant General Augusta
, and realized that the crisis had arrived.
At 12 noon, the First Army's cavalry brigade successfully cut off the Russian army's retreat. At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Third Division also merged with the First Army's cavalry brigade, completely blocking the Russian army's retreat.
At this time, Lieutenant General Augusta realized that something was wrong. He immediately sent troops to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Irkutsk. Soon, he learned that the Chinese ** team had appeared behind him.
Lieutenant General Augusta was horrified and immediately ordered the remaining Russian troops to abandon the attack on Meget and return to Irkutsk. However, this was already over. The close cooperation between the First Army and the Third Cavalry Army
Next, the encirclement of the Russian army has been completed. The remaining 40,000 Russian troops are all surrounded inside.
Lieutenant General Augusta ordered the entire army to break out of the encirclement. Fortunately, at this time, the encirclement had just been formed and the attack was not very tight. This gave Lieutenant General Augusta an opportunity. And Lieutenant General Augusta did not make any mistakes at this time.
Suddenly, he keenly grasped this opportunity and rushed out from the joint between the Chinese Army's Third Division and the First Army's Cavalry Brigade. However, only a few thousand people broke out of the encirclement, all of them Cossack cavalry.
The remaining infantry and part of the Cossack cavalry had no chance.
In the evening, all the besieged Russian troops were annihilated. Except for a few who were directly killed, the remaining troops also surrendered. The Russian counterattack on Megt ended here. The Russian army lost seven
With more than 10,000 people, not only did they fail to recapture Megget and blow up the Megget Bridge, but they suffered heavy losses. (To be continued.)
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