Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Five Chinese Infantry Combat Code
July 12, 9th year of the Republic of China.
On this day the "Brest Counterattack" begins!
At 4:30 in the morning on the 12th, all Chinese artillery on the front lines roared.
The earth-shaking shelling instantly awakened the sleeping earth. Countless shells, with their sharp whistling, raised up pieces of enchanting flames on the battlefield.
〖中〗The Chinese counterattack has begun!
July 12th is bound to become a haunting memory for Tukhachevsky and the Red Army troops he commanded.
The artillery shells blasted the Red Army's position into flames, and the Red Army, which was suddenly attacked, was quickly in trouble.
The shelling seems to never stop. The Chinese will never stop the shelling until the last shell is fired!
Under such bombardment, it was difficult for the Red Army to reorganize its positions in chaos.
At this time, the Chinese attack began!
New reinforcements came in, and the main force of the 5th, 6th, and 7th divisions of the National Revolutionary Army, which had never been used by Liu Zhaocheng, quickly attacked the weak spot in the enemy's center!
At 6 o'clock, the Fourth and Fifteenth Russian Army in Brest were breached! Their defense line was cut into two.
Immediately, Liu Zhaocheng used all the main forces of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions to engage in offensive operations, with only one target: the Russian Fourth Army!
The first to be attacked was the 3rd Brigade commanded by A.A. Chebotaryov!
Chebotaryov had to directly face the impact from his old rival Rao Guohua's 2nd Division! The only difference was that this time the attack and defense were switched.
Powerful firepower supports the infantry attack!
Article 2 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code" formulated by President Wang Hengyue himself: "No matter how small the caliber of the weapon is, or how small the number of weapons, firepower must always be used to support the infantry attack."
〖中〗The Chinese divide their offensive troops into countless squads. Behind each attacking squad, there is often the fire support of a machine gun team.
The task of the machine gun team is not to eliminate as many enemies as possible, but to suppress the enemy's firepower as much as possible so that their offensive team can complete a close assault!
Article 6 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "Whoever fires first and can carry out the most violent concentrated fire attack will win."
The infantry is an ace unit personally trained, commanded and controlled by President Wang Hengyue of the Republic of China!
Now, this ace unit has shown strong offensive power in front of the Russians.
They didn't chant slogans, let alone "Ula".
In fact, their attacks were "quiet" except for the constant sound of gunfire. But it was in this terrible "quiet" that they completed assaults again and again.
A large number of Russian military positions fell into the hands of the "Chinese" people inexplicably. The defeated Russians did not even know how the "Chinese" people captured their positions.
Article 12 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "The troops must learn to carry out [movement] quietly and silently!"
a.a. Chebotalyov almost collapsed. What he faced was an elite and well-trained army. It could even be said to be a group of robots dedicated to combat.
The enemies of the Red Army strictly abide by the infantry offensive code, and continue to carry out assaults with small-scale troops. They continue to encroach on the enemy's positions with seemingly small-scale attacks, and finally force the enemy to a dead end.
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Under such an attack, the Russians were retreating steadily, without even the slightest room to fight back.
Advanced infantry offensive tactics are most fully demonstrated here!
After just over an hour of attacking, most of the positions of the 3rd Brigade had been broken through by the Chinese. However, the Russian troops on both sides were unable to give the 3rd Brigade the ultimate blow under the heavy blow of the Chinese.
Direct and powerful support.
At 7 o'clock, Chebotaryov's brigade headquarters came under direct attack.
Chebotalyov led a regiment of troops to guard here, hoping to receive reinforcements from the headquarters, but such hope would soon be dashed.
The attacking [Chinese] troops obviously meant that they had caught a big fish. However, they were not in a hurry to attack rashly.
They first began to clear out the surrounding enemies, and then began to conduct several probing attacks under the cover of fire.
The Russians were obviously desperate there. They concentrated all the firepower they could muster to block the enemy's attack.
The [Chinese] people stopped their attack and began to ask the Russian translator to shout loudly to the opposite side, telling them that they were surrounded and had no way to escape. The only thing waiting for them was surrender, otherwise they would be mercilessly annihilated.
Article 8 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "In all offensive battles, psychological factors must be used to create panic among the enemy!"
The Russians were a little agitated, but soon calmed down under the severe reprimands of the officers.
Using this period of time, the Chinese people also built temporary and simple fortifications.
Article 13 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "As long as the troops stay in one place for more than a short pause, they should build fortifications!"
The mortars were also pulled up!
In the Northern Expedition carried out by China, the National Revolutionary Army did not use this weapon too much, but there is no need to reserve it too much on the Russian battlefield.
〖中〗The Chinese people's preparations were carried out in a leisurely manner.
After sufficient preparations were completed, the bombardment began.
The mortar shells emitted a sharp and ear-piercing roar, exploding among the Russians. The rising flames seemed to be singing the funeral song of the Russians.
Then the light and heavy machine guns opened fire together, accompanied by the roar of the mortars, suppressing and killing the enemy.
Article 8 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "All arms must be carefully coordinated in the simplest way to attack and fight together!"
〖中〗The ** team now used the simplest, or the most direct, and the most violent way to resolve the battle here.
The Russians suffered heavy casualties due to mortar shells and machine gun fire.
Two soldiers were blown high into the air. When they landed, one soldier had been blown up beyond recognition, while the other soldier had lost an arm and a leg and was lying in a pool of blood screaming.
A miserable wail.
Nothing can have a greater psychological impact on the Russians on the battlefield than the wails of their companions!
The Russian positions were destroyed, and the number of Russian casualties increased sharply.
Then, with the fire support of the machine gun team, the [Chinese] infantry returned to the attack.
The resistance encountered is no longer as great as before. Some positions are even quiet. Maybe all the Russians on the positions are dead?
But the [Chinese] soldiers did not take it lightly. When they approached the fortifications, they first threw a row of grenades. After the "boom" explosion passed, they fired a burst of fire with the submachine guns in their hands, and then Rush into the position unhurriedly.
Article 17 of the "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": "You must prove that there is no enemy resistance on the position before you can choose to completely occupy the position!"
[Chinese] infantrymen must strictly memorize every point in the infantry offensive code from the first day they join the army, and execute it meticulously on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, no one can violate this battle code!
The battle is allowed to fail, but the code is never allowed to be broken. Otherwise, the harshest punishment awaits those who break the code!
The huge advantage shown by the [Chinese] soldiers in front of the Russians is precisely based on this basis: they have firmly imprinted the [Chinese] Infantry Combat Code in their souls. On the battlefield, it is completely regarded as an organic part of one's own body.
And the Russians also understand this very deeply.
a.a. Chebotalyov knew that the fate of defeat could not be reversed. He commanded the few remaining soldiers to carry out the final resistance.
However, the reinforcements have yet to see their shadows.
Bad news came one after another. The Chinese attack was unstoppable and they would soon appear outside their brigade headquarters.
While Chebotalyov ordered the burning of confidential documents, he organized all the brigade personnel, distributed weapons to them, and tried his best to mobilize them to shed the last drop of blood for his cause.
Chebotaryov was ready to devote himself to his cause.
This is a staunch Bolshevist who doesn't care about bloodshed and death. He hopes that his subordinates will face all upcoming challenges bravely like him!
He heard gunfire outside, and it had already sounded right here at the brigade headquarters.
Looking at the pile of ashes that burned into a pile, Chebotalyov grabbed his weapon: "Comrades, the time has come to dedicate ourselves to the great cause. Let us die here together. Long live the Soviet Republic!"
Then, he rushed out with everyone
On July 12, the 9th year of the Republic of China, A.A. Chebotalyov, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Group Army of the Soviet Red Army, died on the battlefield.
He also became the first senior Russian officer to die in the "Brest-Litovsk Counterattack".
Chebotaryov died in the battle, but the "Brest-Litovsk Counterattack" had just begun. The Chinese would never stop their offensive just because a Russian brigade commander died in battle.
For those Soviet officers and soldiers, their nightmare has just begun.
All their so-called "victories" before were just paving the way for the [Chinese] people's counterattack. Now, it's time for them to finally taste the [Chinese] people's counterattack.
Smoke was everywhere on the battlefield, and the "Chinese" people's shouts of killing were everywhere. The Russians were beaten and fled everywhere, often followed by a large group of "Chinese" soldiers.
In the dictionary of Chinese soldiers, there are only two words: attack!
Article 1 of "Chinese Infantry Combat Code": Attack, attack, attack!!.