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"Who is that! It's not good, the Chinese are going to sneak attack!" A Russian patrol team first discovered Tang Yulin's troops, and then the Russian three-line rifles fired like popping beans and shot down the pass together.Although Tang Yulin and his officers and soldiers were careful, they were discovered by the highly vigilant Russians.He immediately ordered his subordinates to line up in a horizontal line and lean close to the corner. The feeling of being shot randomly and not daring to fight back is really uncomfortable.

As soon as Babkov received the news, he immediately ordered the general mobilization of all the troops. All the garrison officers and soldiers went to the city wall to prepare for battle. He also sent a company of troops to burn the fire in a cauldron and boil the oil. Once the enemy attacked with ladders, If so, prepare to pour oil on it, and burn the enemy's ladder by the way.The artillery on the pass was also ready early, and even the artillery was loaded, waiting for orders at any time.

Seeing that Tang Yulin's troops who were attacking under the city were in danger, Zhang Zuolin immediately ordered two artillery regiments to be dispatched, ten large-caliber cannons, seven flat-firing guns, fourteen howitzers, and several mortars spouting flames together, covering the entire land. The guards on the pass were blown to fragments, and as the impact point advanced, the weak pass was blown to pieces. Some shells landed in the pass, and the artillery fire ignited the Russian camp. Rising ragingly, the unstoppable trend spread rapidly.Shouts, screams, and gunfire all joined together, and Babkov was a little scared, but this was not the time for timidity. He yelled at the still stupid artillerymen, "Fire!"

The well-preserved cannons on the city wall resisted weakly and hit the marching Chinese army from time to time, but this did not affect their speed.Soon the first two battalions charging past had entered the range of their rifles. They raised their German-made Type 95 Mauser rifles and aimed them at the pass and fired a burst of fire.Majikov, the Russian adjutant who was in charge of the command at the pass, shouted: "Shoot me. Don't let them approach the city wall!" Shooting back and forth on the wall, some people were shot to the ground from time to time, and some Russian troops came from the pass He fell from the ground and fell into the Chinese army, causing a wave of people.

"Mom Scarlet, did Big Tang's head bury the explosives? If it drags on, I'll have to explain to my subordinates here." Zhang Zuolin has a fiery temper, not to mention watching his soldiers fall down row by row, I was angry and anxious.

On the one hand, Tang Yulin and his sneak attacking troops had to avoid the bullets constantly shooting down from the pass, and on the other hand, they had to organize engineers to dig deep pits in the corners. With hundreds of kilograms of explosives, if a bullet with no eyes hits the explosives, it will be a big trouble.

"Quickly dig, you fucking work like an old woman, don't forget that this is desperate! I have issued a military order to the division commander. If we can't complete the task, none of us want to go back alive." Tang Yulin urged, while still Pull out the brand-new German large mirror, and draw out your hand to point at the enemy soldiers on the pass, just a shuttle of bullets, almost hit by a gun, and the bullets never miss.

"Report to the brigade commander, the tunnel has been dug." An engineer said.

"If you can't wait to report a fart, quickly bury the explosives." Tang Yulin's eyes were red.

After a while, all the explosives were buried. As soon as the fuze was ignited, Tang Yulin waved to his brothers: "Quick retreat!" These people went along the pass to a safer area on the left.

Just when Adjutant Majikov and others were desperately defending the city, a loud explosion sounded from the city gate, and the entire earthen city wall was raised by a section, and then collapsed.The guards at the pass were sent flying into the sky by the huge shock wave generated by the explosion.Markikov's eyes went dark, and he fainted on the spot. If the guards hadn't moved him to a safe place in time, he might have seen God right now.

Like the wind, the Chinese soldiers charging outside the pass rushed through the collapsed pass, stepping on the ruins of the city wall and the corpses of Russian soldiers pouring in like a tide.The Chinese and Russian armies engaged in brutal close combat in the pass formed by two mountain ridges.Both sides are looking for a powerful shooting point. Fortunately, the military uniforms of the two sides are completely different, so that there will be no cannibalism. If they are far away, they will shoot with guns, and when they are close, they will use bayonets.Facing the ferocious Chinese soldiers, Admiral Babkov had no good way to defend at all, and the Russian army in the pass was completely unable to fight back after being beaten by the Chinese.From time to time, someone rushed towards the Chinese army wielding a saber from behind the rock bunker, and was beaten into a sieve before they reached the front.

This pass was originally built temporarily. Although the depth inside is relatively narrow and long, it lacks the protection of bunkers. Zhang Zuolin divided the two divisions responsible for the attack into several small combat units, including engineers, infantry, cavalry, and bombardiers. The various combat units cooperated closely to form a larger combat group, advancing layer by layer, suppressing the Russian army everywhere.Moreover, due to the adoption of more Western-style training methods in recent years, the individual combat strength of Chinese soldiers has been greatly enhanced, and the ability of self-protection and coordinated operations has been greatly improved.In front of such an army, the Russians can only sigh.Seeing that the situation was over, Babkov and his adjutant Majikov fled into the city of Hailanpao with the remnants of their defeated generals.

The battle lasted from 9 o'clock in the evening to the early morning of the next day, annihilating more than 5000 Russian troops, capturing more than [-] people, and obtaining countless Russian mobile artillery fire and three-line rifles.After the battle, only the broken bricks and the enemy's corpses remained in the pass. The speed and efficiency of the Chinese army's attack was astonishing.

"Master, what should we do with the captured Russians?" Zhang Kai, the chief of the combat department, asked Zhang Zuolin for instructions.

"Damn the scar, the big nose killed so many Chinese, and now they have to pay with their blood. Gather all these captives in the pass, shoot them to death, and leave no one alive." Zhang Zuolin held the command knife Said eeriely.

"Yes!"

A burst of gunfire resounded through the valley, and more than 5000 undead were imprisoned here forever.

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 251 Battle of Hailanpao 3

The biggest pass of the Hailanpao outpost has been uprooted by the Chinese, and now there are only two positions in the middle zone occupied by the Far Eastern Army. The offensive and defensive sides face each other, and the situation is extremely dangerous.Compared with China's heavy weapons, the Far Eastern Army's heavy artillery is insufficient, and most of the artillery it possesses seems to be of light firepower, which can just resist the strong offensive fighting spirit of the Chinese.

Since the Pass War, what Babkov feared most was the night battle of the Chinese. However, Zhang Zuolin did not give the enemy a chance to breathe. On this night, the Chinese started a shameless night battle again.

Zhang Zuolin handed over the task of tonight's night attack to Zhang Zongchang, commander of the 28rd Regiment under Feng Linge, commander of the 63th Division.Zhang Zuolin's order was to send Zhang Zongchang to lead his brothers to conduct a careful reconnaissance of the two Russian positions in front of Hailanpao, and then choose one of them to attack quietly.

After careful investigation, Zhang Zongchang planned to choose the position in the east to strike. This position is relatively high, and the enemy's heavy artillery is relatively forward. As long as the impact is fast, he can immediately rush through the fire control range of the heavy artillery.

Within the achieved combat time, Zhang Zuolin's artillery will carry out powerful firepower suppression, and the sneak attack troops must achieve the greatest suddenness to deal unexpected blows to the enemy.Under the hazy moonlight, this sneak attack team first detoured from the left side and crawled over within an appropriate distance.Zhang Zongchang touched the designated location against the map, and the follow-up troops slowly concentrated under the enemy's nose.At this time, the distance from the Russian position was only a few hundred meters away, and the password of the enemy sentinel could even be heard.Zhang Zongchang took out the binoculars to check the situation, and felt half relieved.

The time pointed to 3 o'clock in the morning, and the British army who had been on alert for most of the night had already fallen asleep in a dream. Only the highly nervous Babkov kept looking outside the camp, although he did not believe that the Chinese would have just won the victory that night. Launch a sneak attack, but with many years of combat experience, he still prefers to believe that this possibility still exists.

At this time, the earth-shattering artillery sounded loudly, and the 93mm diameter high-explosive shells fired from the Chinese position shook the Hailanpao area as if it was about to collapse. Zou Zuohua, the most proud commander of Zhang Zuolin's artillery regiment Graduated from the Imperial Artillery Department, he has rich experience in artillery battles. The cannons he commands seem to have eyes, with the accuracy of a scalpel.Zou Zuohua ordered to concentrate the artillery fire on the frontmost high ground of the eastern position.The artillery shells that were quickly abolished plowed a two-meter-wide deep ditch in front of the eastern position.

As soon as the cannon rang, all the Russian soldiers on the eastern position got into the anti-gun holes like rabbits. The open-air trenches lost the function of cover at all in the face of the grenades falling at a large angle, and they could not save the lives of the soldiers. The army verified it with casualty figures in yesterday's battle.There seemed to be a strong wind blowing on the position, and all the steel cannons and heavy machine guns were rolled down.

"Okay, good fight! Blow up these bastards!" Zhang Zuolin was walking on a chair not far from the side of the cannon, with bare feet, smoking a dry cigarette, scratching his ears and cheeks excitedly when the cannon sounded. Beard's true nature is exposed.

Zou Zuohua has a total of 25 light and heavy mortars, 8 cannons, and 12 howitzers. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the enemy, he deliberately aimed the artillery fire at the east and west positions, and a salvo can almost cover the opponent's position. again.As soon as the first row of artillery was fired, the enemy soldiers who were not killed had just jumped up when the second row of artillery fell down again.

Zhang Zongchang chuckled, and said, "Old Zou is still good at it. It's fun to use this guy to fight foreign devils. Brothers, get ready for a surprise attack."

The soldiers behind them checked their armed belts one after another and loaded the bullets into the chambers of their guns.

After 15 minutes of fierce bombardment, the artillery fire continued to extend forward. Under the leadership of Zhang Zongchang, the [-] commandos who were ambushing under the formation jumped up and rushed towards the enemy formation.

Facing the enemy's powerful artillery offensive, Babkov could only order the troops to counterattack with the support of a limited number of heavy artillery, but in this asymmetrical war, the Russians were already doomed to be at a disadvantage.The Chinese artillery is not only powerful and accurate, but also has a very stable impact point, forcing the Russians to retreat to the rear of the position little by little.At this juncture, Zhang Zongchang led two thousand brothers to kill quickly. The bomber frantically threw grenades at the enemy behind him. The enemy could only retreat a little bit under the attack of artillery fire and the threat of grenades.The assault troops took advantage of the situation to seize the trench, and at the same time carried out a frantic massacre of the remaining Russian troops in the anti-battery hole.

Not long after, the Russian army's eastern position was already in the hands of the Chinese, and even the heavy gunners at the front of the position could not escape the fate of being shot.

Babkov shouted and ordered the soldiers to retake the lost position.However, the Chinese are firmly established in their positions, constantly using trenches and terrain to kill and injure the limited forces in the hands of the Russians. Even if they regain their positions, they will suffer heavy casualties and the losses outweigh the gains.Babkov can only pray that reinforcements arrive soon.

Now the closest to me should be the 21st Division. Since the Chinese took the lead in blocking the diagonally inserted traffic line in this area, Hailanpao has not received any news from the outside world for several days. Now I can only hope that the one who performed in the Balkans The extraordinary "Army Nova" can perform well.

The No.20 First Division of the Russian Army cleared out domestic opposition forces for Alexander II during the 1861 reform. It was called the "Defender of the King's Power". Most of the officers and soldiers of the entire division came from St. Petersburg, Russia, including their Commander Lieutenant General Primakov.

"Quick. Speed ​​up. Cheer me up, you hungry bastards. If I see someone slacking off, I don't mind giving him a ride with my shoe upper." Fierce Primakov brandished his whip, cursing.

Colonel Hawthorne, the deputy commander of the No.20 First Division next to him, smiled and said: "The old Babkov is getting worse and worse. He was beaten by the troops of the four Chinese divisions and called for reinforcements three times in a row."

Primakov took a look at the military map in the hands of the staff officer, and said, "I hope the Chinese will fight more, otherwise I would rather go to Serbia and have a quick fight with the Hungarians."

Hawthorne said: "According to intelligence, the Chinese have about 5 troops, and the numbers that have been exposed are the 27th Division, 28th Division, 31st Division, and 34th Division of the Northeast Army of China. In the initial battle. They Although equipped with some German guns, their combat effectiveness can only be described as low, and the most ridiculous thing is that their commander Zhang Zuolin turned out to be a bandit. Haha... It’s really sad that the most elite Far East Army of Tsarist Russia can’t fight Defeat the bandit soldiers in China."

Primakov stared at the map at this time and said: "Tell the troops to speed up. I can't wait to see those Chinese."

Hawthorne was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and said: "It's the fastest speed now. The 15th and 17th divisions are still in Swickley and Antekan. Not worn out, and unable to go into battle."

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 252 Battle of Hailanpao 4

Primakov did not answer Hawthorne's words, but gave an order to the combat staff officer: "The troops will march quickly from now on, and rush there."

Since the middle of this month, the Russians have further gathered their forces around Hailanpao, and a large number of troops abandoned the defensive positions around Chickler to join Hailanpao's defense system.Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, two main divisions, Swickley and Antekan, have assembled a considerable number of heavy artillery and machine guns. Both divisions serve as the reserve team of the Far East Army and are ready to attack Hailan at any time. Provide strong support to the bubble area.

On the battlefield of the Hailan Paodong position, Zhang Zongchang's soldiers fought repeatedly with the Russian army.The artillery fire from both sides was overwhelming, and the sound of machine guns "cracking" never stopped. Countless Russian soldiers fell on the way to counterattack, and countless Chinese soldiers were buried by shells in the trenches.The ranks of wounded on both sides were transported backward like a tide.The battle is brutal, and both sides are exchanging the lives of soldiers for time.Babkov's Far East Army needed to survive until the moment their reinforcements arrived, and Zhang Zuolin had to prevent that from happening.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Zuolin's night battle combined with small-scale troop raid tactics has achieved satisfactory results. Zhang Zongchang's troops have almost occupied the Russian army's eastern position. As long as this position is kept, it can be used smoothly. The starting position destroyed Hailanpao's defense system and suppressed the Russian army's western position and other scattered small positions. After the loss of the eastern position, the Russians must distribute more troops if they want to keep the current front line from collapsing. This is a difficult problem for Babkov, who has no soldiers to send, and the Chinese army is occupying a favorable position, and can choose to focus on launching a breakthrough at any time.

"Teacher, what are you waiting for? Why don't you put all your troops into it now and take down the western position in one go." Tang Yulin said impatiently, holding two guns.

But Zhang Zuoxiang, who has always been prudent, disagrees with this point of view: "Although the Russian defense line is crumbling, they still maintain a considerable number of troops in the western position and Hailanpao. The reinforcements from those three divisions will arrive soon. As soon as they arrive, the strength of the Far Eastern Army will increase to nearly 7, which is nearly [-] more than ours. Make a careful offensive and defensive plan."

Zhang Zuolin nodded and smoked the dry smoke sizzling loudly.After the arrival of these three divisions of the Russian army, the situation of the battle may change significantly at any time. Now he has to ask for intelligence from the west and the north every day, and then ask people to mark the positions of these three divisions on the map. From now on It can be seen that the speed of these three divisions is very fast, especially the No. 20 Division, the main ace that acts as a forward, suddenly and strangely accelerated a few days ago, almost marching in a hurry.According to the estimation of the progress of the war, there is still a day or two before the No.20 Division arrives, and Hailanpao should be able to take it. Defensively, the pressure to deploy the entire zone will be enormous.

Zhang Zuolin thought about it for a while, then tapped the pipe pot on the sole of his shoe, and said: "Hai Lan Pao's Russian army is well-defended, and it will be difficult to take it down in a short time. , Our defense is under too much pressure. Let’s leave Jiang Dengxuan and Yang Yuting’s two divisions to storm Hailanpao, and the 27th and 28th divisions will divide into west and north to annihilate the troops who come to the aid of Big Nose.”

Zhang Zuolin's temper is best understood by his subordinates. No one can change the decision he made. Zhang Zuoxiang felt that it was too risky to do so. He was most afraid of the dispersion of forces in war. What if the separated army was defeated? The Northeast Army would face a double attack. embarrassing situation.Tang Yulin is Zhang Zuolin's life-and-death brother. He has always dared to think and speak. He said: "Hai Lan Pao may be captured in two days. How can we spread our troops at this time? In my opinion, we should do it all at once." Taking down the western position, with the two strongholds of the east and west positions, we can keep the British in the north of Hailanpao..."

Zhang Zuolin glanced at Tang Yulin's face: "What if the reinforcements from Big Nose really arrived before we captured the western position? In that case, wouldn't our army be attacked by the enemy? What I said is an order. Don't talk nonsense like that." many!"

Tang Yulin shook his head and walked away muttering.

The next day, under the leadership of Feng Linge, the 27th and 28th divisions marched towards Belogorsk and Chegdormen. According to the reports from the front, it would be the place where the three Russian divisions came to aid.After clearing the outer obstacles and occupying the eastern position, the remaining 31st and 34th divisions launched a strong attack on the Hailan Paoxi position.The battle continued from daytime to late at night without stopping at all, and the artillery became more and more dense. During the day, the elite assault team blasted the firepower points that had been tested clearly, and at night, the field company used the positional tactics to take advantage of the night to go west The position is attacked.One day before going to the west position, it was almost flattened under the torrential Chinese artillery shells, and sections of trenches were all turned into gentle slopes.

Any tough battle is filled with human lives. In the few days of fighting, the soldiers under Zhang Zongchang suffered heavy casualties. They gritted their teeth and held on to the eastern position, while the 48th Brigade, which was in charge of flank defense, had slightly fewer casualties.Most of these losses were caused by Russian artillery fire.Since the positions captured by the Northeast Army were originally owned by the Russian army, they had already been marked in the marking, so the artillery of the Russian army fired quickly and accurately. However, after the Northeast Army captured the position at night, it had to hold on for a day to resist the attack. The Russian army counterattacked, and they had to endure the roar of artillery fire overhead throughout the day while repelling rows of Russian infantry.In one day, the Russian army built several defensive fortifications around the eastern position. It seemed that they were determined to take back the eastern position.

However, the loss of the Northeast Army was exchanged for the same heavy casualties of the British Army. The number of the Russian Army, which originally had nearly 6000 people, dropped sharply in the few days of fighting, and the remaining less than 2 people desperately exchanged casualties for rescue time. .

"Dear Anna, I am writing to you now from Blagoveshchensk (Hailanpao). These days the Chinese have launched a continuous attack on us. They have assembled tens of thousands of people and have A new type of artillery, their artillery fires very fast, almost silent when firing, and the Chinese can even carry this artillery to the front to fire. We have suffered from this artillery countless times. Damn Chinese With hundreds of cannons, they will suddenly bombard the enemy at night before they attack. Whenever the cannons sound, Gustav and I dare not look out of the trenches. The arc of the artillery shells of this kind of artillery is scary, We can only pray that they won't look at our position. We can't defend against their ghostly attacks at night. Before coming here, our coach Babkov once said that the weapons of the Far East Army are the best in the Far East. But why? The Chinese will have such weapons that even European countries do not have?

In addition, the Chinese night attack tactics made us at a loss. Every time the Chinese rushed up, our seemingly incomparably strong fortifications were punctured like paper, and the soldiers fled. In the daytime, we had to spend several times strength to take them back.But even with the help of heavy artillery, we recaptured very little, and we paid dearly in the process.Our regiment originally had more than 2000 people, but now there are less than 600 people left. I don’t know when we will go to die.