The rising sun shone on the ten airships, casting a huge black shadow on the ground. The Russian troops in Irkutsk were stunned, looking at the huge monster-like thing in the sky approaching them.
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"Airship! Chinese airship! They are going to bomb Irkutsk! Hurry up!" The Chinese Air Force's airship unit showed great power in Vladivostok and blasted off Vladivostok, which is regarded as the strongest fortress by Russia in one fell swoop.
, which shocked everyone. The Chinese Air Force's airship unit was also promoted in their mouths as a devil crawling out of hell.
The Russian soldiers fled in all directions, and they all hid in the anti-cannon holes they had prepared earlier, hoping to avoid being killed. Some timids were constantly marking crosses on their chests, begging God.
There are some bold people who observe the movement outside at the opening of the anti-aircraft hole. Although they have all heard of the strength of the Chinese airship troops, they have never seen how powerful they are.
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"His Excellency, the Chinese airship is here! They have sent airships to bomb Irkutsk!" In the command of Grand Duke Nicholas's lowering command, the adjutant reported to him. There was also an adjutant's face on the adjutant's face.
Some of them were obviously frightened by the reputation of the Chinese Air Force's airship unit.
"Airship? The Chinese must have blown up our artillery! Let General Ilya pay attention to, hide artillery, and never be defeated by the Chinese!" Grand Duke Nicholas said quickly. Artillery, in Irkutsk
This is a very important role in defensive operations. If it is destroyed, it will be very difficult for the Russian army to defend Irkutsk!
However, Grand Duke Nicholas was obviously wrong. The main force of the Chinese Air Force's airship unit is still supporting the operations in the Nanyang region. Now, the operations in the Nanyang region have come to an end. The armies of Britain and France have been
It was forced into a desperate situation, and the battle in the Nanyang area was soon over. The main force of the airship unit was still used to transport weapons and ammunition for the Chinese team fighting in Myanmar. Therefore, it arrived in Irkutsk.
Airships are just small airships.
At 9 a.m., ten Chinese Air Force airships had already arrived over Irkutsk. For safety reasons, these airships were all at an altitude of one thousand meters. However, they did not expect from the Russian army.
The bombing started like this, but it spread out and slowly flew towards the Russian artillery to observe the balloons.
At this time, the ten observing balloons of the Russian artillery were floating alone in the air. All the artillery below were hiding, and no one helped them recover the balloons. They could only watch the Chinese airships leave
They are getting closer and closer, and they are also curious why the Chinese airships are not bombed, so what do they want to do?
Seryosha was a second lieutenant observer in the Russian artillery. He was able to become an observer because he had very good eyesight. He and his partners stood in the hanging basket under the observation balloon, watching the Chinese Air Force's airship, seriously
There was some inexplicable horror.
"Hehe, heavy machine gun! The Chinese airship is equipped with heavy machine guns!" Xie Liaosha suddenly saw the black barrel in front of the airship, and he recognized it at once. It was the barrel of the heavy machine gun.
In this way, it is obvious that the intention of the Chinese airships can be drawn. These airships are not here to bomb Irkutsk, but to kill their observation balloons.
"My man, tighten the ropes quickly, we have to go down, otherwise we will be dead!" Selyosha shouted loudly at his companion. However, his companion was completely scared now. He didn't know that
What should I do?
"The height is one thousand, the target height is 500, the orientation is exactly the west!" On the small airship number 303, a second lieutenant said loudly. He was calculating the orientation and distance of the airship and Russian artillery to observe the balloons.
The heavy machine gun deployed in front of the airship begins to adjust the shooting angle based on the obtained data.
"Fire!" After adjusting, the second lieutenant issued an order to fire.
"Da da da da!" The heavy machine gun sprayed a series of bullets. The huge recoil made the airship shake, which also affected the shooting accuracy. However, even so, the observation balloon in front of them could not be able to get from their guns.
Escape down.
A few bullets hit the observation balloon. At this time, the observation balloon contained hydrogen, which is a flammable gas. After being hit, the observation balloon suddenly started to burn. The entire observation balloon was like
A big burning bird fell downwards. After a moment, it fell to the ground and fell to pieces.
"Da da da!" The Chinese Air Force's airship opened fire continuously, and none of the Russian observation balloons could escape their vicious hands. In less than twenty minutes, all the Russian observation balloons were destroyed. Irku
The sky of Tskko was occupied by the Chinese Air Force. In the first air battle in history, the Chinese Air Force achieved an overwhelming advantage of ten to zero. Of course, this air battle itself is not on the same level.
The Chinese soldiers on the ground cheered. Especially the artillery, they suffered a lot in the confrontation with the Russian artillery. Now the observation balloon of the Russian artillery has been killed, which will inevitably make the Russian artillery's shooting accuracy.
With a significant decline, Chinese artillery will definitely gain a big advantage.
The Russian army in Irkutsk was completely shocked. This was the first time they had seen air combat. They never expected that the Chinese would actually install heavy machine guns on the airship to deal with local balloons and even airships.
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Grand Duke Nicholas also received news. The Chinese airships were not bombing Irkutsk, but coming to kill their airships. This shocked Grand Duke Nicholas. Because, this is absolutely
It is more serious than the direct bombardment of Irkutsk by the Chinese Air Force airship. Without the guidance of the observation balloon, the power of the Russian artillery will be greatly reduced. It is even likely that it will be completely damaged under the attack of the Chinese artillery.
At that time, it will be difficult for Irkutsk to stop the Chinese team from attacking Irkutsk. Even if their defense is well prepared or strong, they will still not be able to hold on in the face of endless fierce shelling.
Living.
"Order all troops to fight to the death and never retreat! Who dares to retreat without authorization and execute the enemy with deserters!" Grand Duke Nicholas gritted his teeth and issued an order. He knew that it was time to test the Russian army, whether it could withstand China**
The team's offense depends on the next performance.
After the Russian observation balloon was killed, the Chinese artillery began to speak and launched a devastating attack on the Russian artillery positions. The Chinese Air Force's airships remained above Irkutsk. They were in Irkutsk.
Over the sky, directly observe the bullet points and then guide the artillery, which greatly improves the accuracy of the Chinese artillery.
The Russian artillery suffered heavy losses under this attack. On June 13 alone, the Russian army lost one-third of the artillery. Moreover, the front-line positions were also bombarded by the Chinese artillery.
The only thing that could make Grand Duke Nicholas breathe a sigh of relief was probably that after he issued a strict order, the Russian troops on the front line were fighting back to death, which made the Chinese team still unable to break through the Russian defense line.
The repeated failures of attacks made the commanders of the Chinese team fall into deep thought. Although everyone can be sure that if they continue to attack, they will definitely be able to break through the Russian defense line and attack Irkutsk.
, What can I do if I attacked? The Russian army's defense in Irkutsk is definitely very strong.
"The Russians have 500,000 people in Irkutsk. They have already built Irkutsk's defensive positions. If we forcefully attack Irkutsk, even if we can eliminate these Russian troops, we ourselves
The casualties will definitely not be small. In this case, why not surround Irkutsk, just use artillery to put pressure on the Russian army in Irkutsk! Although the Russian army has sufficient preparations in Irkutsk
, but hundreds of thousands of people consumed, the amount of supplies consumed every day is not a small amount. With all external channels cut off, how long can the Russian army last? Moreover, it can also draw troops from the northern battlefield to other places
Go, for example, Cheremhovo, west of Megt, and Omsk, further west!" Army Minister Cai Yun murmured to himself as he faced the map alone. He was already thinking,
Is the Chinese team's strategy in Irkutsk correct?
Cai Yun thought for more than half an hour, and finally made up his mind and sent a long telegram to the base camp. After all, even if he was the supreme commander of the northern battlefield, he could not make a decision without authorization.
1. You need to ask the base camp. In the telegram, Cai Yun elaborated on the benefits of besieging Irkutsk, which not only minimizes losses, but also saves troops.
After receiving the telegram, Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu did not dare to neglect and immediately met Wang Yuze. Together with the Minister of Defense Jiang Xingguo, he discussed the plan proposed by Cai Yun.
"Your Majesty, Lord Jiang, this is the plan of General Cai. He proposed to use two armies to siege Irkutsk, and then draw an army to attack westward. Eliminate the Russian army west of Megt, and determine our opposition to Iran in one fell swoop.
The occupation of this land between Erkutsk and Omsk. In this way, when we negotiated with Russia after the war, it was equivalent to creating a fait accompli." Xiong Wu said. Although the war is not over yet,
But the overall situation for the Russian War has been decided, and the base camp has begun to make plans for the post-war period.
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