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Those Chinese were totally different from what we had heard before.They are not cowardly at all, but like a group of lunatics. There were less than a hundred Chinese in a small defensive position we once attacked, because that position has been fought for several times, and all the fortifications on it have been blown up. Under the bombardment of our fort's heavy artillery, they lost a lot, and there were less than 30.00 people left, and they still held on for a whole day like this.It was captured by us, and later we found out that they had run out of bullets.All those Chinese died on the battlefield in the end, they were killed in a bayonet fight.The European law of being defeated with more than [-]% casualties does not seem to work here.If things go on like this, we won't be able to last long. I'm scared every day and never get a good night's sleep. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy!The Chinese launched an attack again, and the sound of artillery was directed at us.I don't know if there is a chance to go back to Yorkshire, this damn war... I really miss the fruit wine at home..." A Russian soldier who guarded High Lanpao wrote to his wife.

In one day, the Northeast Army occupied almost all the various fortifications around the western position and surrounded the western position.

The remaining troops in the Western Front were led by Markikov. He was struggling to fulfill his last military responsibilities. He had received Babkov's order and committed suicide in the trench at the moment when the heavy artillery shells ran out.

In the headquarters of the Northeast Army on the opposite side, Zhang Zuolin's brows were deeply frowned, and he failed to win the western position for a whole day. The victory or defeat can be decided in an hour on the battlefield. Russian reinforcements may arrive at any time, and the Russian cavalry regiment The source of information to the west has been blocked first. In the morning, the Northeast Army completely lost the information from the west.The two groups of Russian reinforcements on the map had already been circled by Zhang Zuolin with a black pencil, and they could not drag on any longer. Looking at the two large clouds on the map, Zhang Zuolin cursed and finally made up his mind.

"Come here!" Zhang Zuolin called out in a deep voice towards the outside of the tent.

"Teacher..." Hearing the sound, Zhang Kai, the chief of the combat department, came in: "What do you want?"

"You..." Just as Zhang Zuolin was about to speak, he suddenly coughed heavily, and quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and Zhang Kai also hurried forward to comfort Zhang Zuolin.

This Zhang Zuolin spread out the Supa in his hand, only a little scarlet dotted it.Seeing this, Zhang Kai said sadly: "Master, you have to take care of yourself..."

Zhang Zuolin waved his hand and said, "Mom, it's okay, you go and pass on my order to let all the battalions pack up and prepare to withdraw."

Zhang Kai was taken aback when he heard the words, Hai Lanpao was about to win, he couldn't help but confirm: "Withdraw troops now? Master Feng is sending people to launch a general attack on the west position, and it's past three o'clock in the morning... ..."

Only then did Zhang Zuolin realize that he was too preoccupied. It was already late at night, and when he heard the rumble of cannons, it seemed that the war was going on very fiercely. "Now call the generals above the battalion commander to discuss matters in my tent."

Zhang Kai agreed and withdrew.

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Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 253 Battle of Hailanpao 5

"Withdraw troops?" Tang Yulin thought he heard it wrong. Now is the critical moment, and he can only move forward and not retreat. He knows Zhang Zuolin's nature best, and the more difficult things are for this person, the more he wants to do them. And it must be done.

There was a commotion in the camp. Everyone had the same idea as Tang Yulin, and they all agreed to withdraw troops at this juncture.

"What the hell are you bluffing? I am the leader or you are the leader. This is an order. Anyone who dares to disobey will be pulled out and killed!" Zhang Zuolin was furious, wishing he could jump on the table. The officials were quiet all of a sudden, they all knew that Zhang Zuolin could do what he said, and they were so angry that they turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone.

"Jiang Dengxuan, Yang Yuting, Zhang Zuoxiang, Tang Yulin, Zhang Sifei, Zhang Kai, Liao Peng, Liao Zhong, you guys stay here. I have something to discuss with you. Everyone else should leave."

All the generals left the headquarters with suspicious faces.

The sky was so dark that no starlight could be seen, the mountains buried the moon, the night enveloped the earth, and the wind was like a tide in my ears.From time to time, a cluster of pale lightning flashed across the sky, and then dull thunder came faintly from a distant place, and the trees in the jungle swayed their branches and leaves in the sudden gust of wind, rattling non-stop, The air was filled with the smell of dry dust, all of which signaled that a heavy rain was coming.This is rare in the Hailanpao area.

In the night, the Northeast Army began to retreat in batches to the southern bank of the Heilongjiang River. The black and dense team was like a few long winding dragons.

"General, great news!" An adjutant came over and said to Babkov.

"Damn it! How can there be good news at this time?" Babkov stared at the adjutant with displeasure.

"The Chinese are retreating near the river bank, and even the gunfire of the Chinese army on the eastern front has become quieter."

"Really?" Babkov took the binoculars suspiciously and watched from the top of the city of Hailanpao to the Chinese position. The corners of his mouth slowly turned up, and he said excitedly: "God bless, the Chinese really They withdrew. They must have been afraid of the reinforcements we were about to arrive, so they had to retreat to the south bank of the river before there was no better way. Haha..."

"General, what should we do now, should we pursue the victory or take back the eastern position first?"

"The Chinese are retreating on their own initiative. Didn't you see that their formation is still quite neat. Chasing them at this time may increase our losses. Let's retake the eastern position first." Babkov at this time Finally freed from the tension of the past few days, he even fantasized about being commended by the Tsar in the future.

After receiving the order, two infantry regiments emerged from the fortifications outside and slowly approached the eastern position. The trench was empty, except for some clothes and garbage discarded by the Chinese.Therefore, the Far Eastern Army reoccupied the eastern position without any difficulty.

Not long after, the strong wind gradually weakened, and suddenly there was a flash of lightning in the dark sky, and heavy rain poured down.

In the torrential rain, a team of about 1 people rushed from the west side of Hailanpao City. At first glance, they were all wearing Russian military uniforms, and they were struggling in the rain.

"General, our reinforcements are here!" The sentinel immediately reported the news to Babkov who was about to fall asleep.

"Really? I'll go and have a look." Babkov came to the top of the city to take a look, and sure enough, a large group of dark troops with Russian-style artillery was coming here.

"This is the 21st Division of the Imperial Ace Division. In order to come to Hailanpao as soon as possible, they have been marching in a hurry. It is a pity that the Chinese have just withdrawn, otherwise there is a chance for them to see the power of the Imperial Army. Open the city gate and welcome Primaco Lieutenant General." Babkov happily returned to his room and dressed, and came to the top of the city again. Just to be cautious, he asked his adjutant to shout to the 21st Division not far below the city: "Which division do you belong to?"

A leading officer immediately shouted in Russian: "We are from the 21st Division. We are here to assist you under the order of the Ministry of War. I am Lieutenant General Primakov. Is that General Babkov on the top of the wall?" ?”

"Give me an order to open the city gate immediately to welcome the mighty 21st Division." Babkov completely ruled out his doubts and decided to welcome the ace division into the city with a grand lineup.

But when Babkov led the welcome team just outside the city, he suddenly saw clearly that the general who claimed to be Plimakov turned out to be a Chinese!But at the moment when he was about to order to retreat, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet deeply penetrated into the flesh of his shoulder, and the powerful impact knocked him off his horse on the spot.Regardless of the pain, he shouted loudly: "It's Chinese! We've been fooled!"

Before the Russian army could react, a volley of bullets rained down, and two cavalry regiments from the counterfeit Russian army rushed through the city gate like a whirlwind.The remaining thousands of infantry outflanked the city gate at the fastest speed, and the guards on the city gate and the top of the city fell to the ground one after another under the enemy's precise gunpoints.

"The Chinese are coming!" Russians shouted like killing pigs from the positions on the east and west sides. At this time, the assault groups led by Zhang Zongchang and Tang Yulin had quietly arrived at the front of the position, and the Russians would fight for them. Lax defense paid a heavy price tonight.Many Russian soldiers who were still sleeping in the trenches were shot by the Chinese soldiers who rushed up, and most of them were killed or injured.The remaining patrolling Russian troops did not have time to install bayonets, so they simply used engineering shovels to meet the soldiers of the assault regiment. However, the engineering shovels were inferior to a fire stick under the big knives that the Chinese used to. Blood stained the trenches red.

At this moment, a soldier of the Northeast Army who was seriously injured suddenly pulled out a grenade and rushed towards the gunpowder piled up next to the cannon.There was a loud bang, and the surrounding five meters were razed to the ground.

In an instant, as if a Pandora's box had been opened, the remaining soldiers of the Expeditionary Army followed suit.There were explosions one after another, and the noise even covered up the thunder in the sky.Markikov saw a Chinese soldier even rushing towards him, couldn't help turning pale with fright, and hurriedly rolled aside from his horse.The dirt stained his face, making him look extremely embarrassed.

When Majikov got up again, the Chinese soldier had disappeared, but the sight in front of him was unbelievable.There were stumped limbs and broken arms, brains and intestines scattered all over the battlefield, and soldiers who were wounded by the blast moaned on the ground in pain. The whole battlefield was blood red, like Shura Hell.In less than two sticks of incense, the Russian army killed and injured more than 3000 people. All the Russian officers, including Majikov, felt chills in their backs. Are these Chinese evil spirits?Aren't they afraid of death?

Zhang Zuolin's whole body was chilled by the heavy rain, but his heart felt unbelievably comfortable. Looking at the burning Hailanpao City and the surrounding positions, he burst out laughing.

But he didn't know that at this time, in the jungle of Belogorsk, a thrilling war was going on!

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 254 Battle of Hailanpao 6

After a heavy rain, the forest on the outskirts of Belogorsk was quiet.The night shrouded the forest, and the dark and unclear light penetrated through the gaps in the treetops, making the scene here more the same as in the fairy tale world.Compared with the hell on earth where Hailanpao had been shattered by artillery fire, the peaceful scene here is a bit unreal.When people come here, they seem to have forgotten that not far away, people are still using all their power to kill each other bloodily.

At this moment, the night is as thick as Duanmo, which is produced in Gaoyao County.The Northeast Army soldiers ambushing in the trenches tried to keep their eyes wide open, staring at the movement in the woods outside.But in the darkness of this thick night, the line of sight cannot exceed a distance of ten meters.In addition, the tributary of Heilongjiang was flowing not far from them.Hearing is also greatly disturbed.But they are not helpless. Hundreds of reconnaissance soldiers are distributed within one kilometer in front of the position, and they all adopt the compound sentinel system. If the Russian 21st Division comes at this time, they will definitely be able to issue an alarm in time.

This afternoon, hundreds of Russian cavalry were dispatched from the lookout post on the top of the mountain. Feng Linge, the commander of the 28th Division, suddenly became nervous. The whistle did not find the follow-up troops of the 21st Division.It seems that, as the intelligence said, the large Russian army is still half a day away from here, and these cavalry are just the vanguard of reconnaissance troops.After all, cavalry is not infantry. Even if they have undergone ground combat training, they still dare not advance rashly without heavy weapons.

"Goo...coo...coo...coo...coo...coo...coo...coo...coo' came the sound of one long and two short owl calls, and the sentry squatting in the trench breathed a sigh of relief.The search of the scouts did not find the enemy, and it seemed to be another peaceful night.

Zheng Cuiting, the brigade commander of the 55th brigade, patted his forehead vigorously, enduring the fatigue near dawn.He held his Sharp rifle and looked at the opposite woods over and over again with wide eyes. It was almost dawn.

At this moment, Zheng Cuiting seemed to hear an unusual sound in the woods ahead. He widened his eyes and looked left and right. The guard soldiers in the trench could hardly see them in the night.He stood up and tried to poke his head out of the trench.He almost narrowed his eyes until he vaguely saw a large black shadow moving in front of him. Zheng Cuiting thought he was dazzled, but then the moving black shadow became one.

However, before he could see clearly, the black figure in front spoke first with the muzzle of his gun.A continuous flash of light burst out, illuminating the top of the jungle. If it wasn't accompanied by a sound more violent than thunder, and this light rose from the south, the soldiers of the Northeast Army in the trenches probably thought it was the light of the rising sun.

The light illuminated the figure covered by the night, and a large group of Russian soldiers rushed over in a straight line. The muzzles of more than a dozen wheel-mounted cannons in the two wings were facing the Northeast Army's fortifications.

"The Russians are coming! We have been exposed! Order all soldiers to fire immediately!" Zheng Cuiting's voice was nervous and excited. His years of military career made his blood boil every time he heard the sound of guns.

At this time, the Russian artillery made the most powerful sound against the Chinese positions, and the dark and low sky above the jungle was brightly illuminated by bursts of artillery fire and explosions.Those streaks of orange and dark red light, like streaks of lightning in the dark clouds, tore apart the entire night sky.The roar of the shells spread far away, like a burst of muffled thunder, sweeping across the entire Belogorsk.

Under this man-made scene of mass destruction, the soldiers on the ground could hardly breathe. The first reaction of many soldiers was to shiver in the trenches with their heads in their hands, forgetting to hide in the bomb hole.

"Urgently order the artillery regiment to press up, and all the soldiers quickly enter the battle position. Hurry up!" Zheng Cuiting set up a Maxim heavy machine gun with his own hands while giving the order. Two soldiers prepared ammunition belts for him. The Russians immediately fell to the next row.

The 28th Division was dispatched to the front line in a hurry, and it was not even equipped with uniform weapons at all. The soldiers waved a variety of rifles in their hands, including the German Type 88 Mauser, the French Sharp, and the American Li Yi There is also the British Henry Marr, but despite this, these weapons are also world-class, with good performance and controllability, and maintain a considerable degree of lethality against the Russian army.

The Russians' usual tactical style is to attack in a position led by cavalry, but the vitality of the Northeast Army is too suppressed, and the Russian cavalry has no chance to break through.

In just 5 minutes, the Russian artillery poured more than 300 shells to the front of the Chinese position. The smoke of gunpowder shrouded the position, and even the morning sun could not dispel it.Looking at the 55th Brigade's defensive position at the forefront, it seems as if a plow has been deeply plowed. The soldiers, whether they are alive or dead, are covered with a layer of floating soil, and there are all kinds of tragic deaths in the trenches. The dead bodies of soldiers from the second brigade, many with bloody mouths and noses, were obviously shocked to death. Those soldiers who hid in the anti-blasting holes were even worse. They were all buried alive.As the most powerful weapon invented by mankind so far, the large-caliber heavy artillery has demonstrated its terror.

"Order the fifth and seventh regiments to block the east and west wings respectively to prevent the Russian cavalry from detouring from the two wings. The 11th regiment quickly stepped in to support the 55th brigade in our fortification." Feng Linge, who was born as a scholar, was also a giant bandit in western Liaoning. , has experienced many battles, so he can still keep his head calm at the critical juncture.