Dominate the Country

The Russian shells landed accurately on the position of Zheng Guohong's regiment.

Fifty or sixty hexagonal guns were arranged in the wilderness to the west of the position. The momentum was naturally not as loud as the previous Battle of Astrakhan, but it was also very shocking. Because the area of ​​the Turinsk battlefield was smaller.

The weather was clear and the north wind was cold, but not crazy. Under the guidance of the calibration balloon, the Russian artillery shells were relatively accurate. Yellow smoke columns rose from the front-line positions of the National Defense Army. From time to time, earth, wood and stones were smashed and broken, and fragments flew everywhere.

Zheng Guohong had already reached the front-line command post, holding a telescope in his hand and watching the battle with a gloomy face. The old Russians were really working hard. There were at least fifty or sixty cannons in the cannons alone! Compared with the twelve cannons in his hand, it was an absolute firepower advantage. Once the cannons of their own side bombarded, the position of the artillery position would be exposed, and it would immediately attract the Russian artillery to cover the bombing-there were also their calibration balloons in the air.

The fifty or sixty cannons on the opposite side fired, and the bright light that suddenly rose seemed to turn the position into a minefield.

Also because the artillery forts on the Wehrmacht side were strong and semi-underground, the target was small, and even if they were hit by Russian shells, it would not be a big deal. And the Russian army had not yet discovered those artillery forts. Zheng Guohong had ordered all the cannons not to fire, and he had to wait for a suitable opportunity to give the old Russians a hard blow!

The two-hour artillery preparation ended in a blink of an eye. The positions of the Wehrmacht and the Russian army were already shrouded in smoke. The smoke from the explosions of thousands of shells and more rockets covered the entire battlefield. But everyone knew that the infantry charge had begun after the artillery fire! Zheng Guohong also issued an order, ordering the troops in the second-line tunnels to enter the first-line combat positions! The Russian army was coming up.

"For Russia, for His Majesty the Tsar, soldiers, follow me!"

The lieutenant colonel commander of the Fifth Regiment, Sergeyev, shouted slogans. This was an attack on a scale of more than 3,000 people. The main forces of the two Russian corps were all thrown into the war. Their offensive against the Wehrmacht was based on regiments, and they did not even need to launch a tentative attack. Both regiment commanders Sergeyev and Lazarev bravely walked on the front line.

Hearing the roar of their regiment commanders, more Tsarist Russian officers and soldiers also shouted the same cry from their chests. More than 3,000 soldiers stood up straight, holding their bayoneted rifles tightly, and strode forward with the officers waving their command knives.

The soldiers were like a tide, surging and boiling.

Although the Russian army was mainly composed of recruits, they did not lack courage at present. The soldiers advanced while pulling out the formation and forming a standard offensive skirmish line!

It was already dusk, which was the time when many large-scale offensive battles were launched, because night would fall soon, and the night would cover the attacking Russian army. The Wehrmacht could only observe the Russian army's "lines" with flares. Zheng Guohong and several equally experienced officers standing on the front line of the National Defense Army watched all this with faces as cold as ice!

Ice is cold, heavy, solid, and calm.

"Fire rockets and conduct blocking shooting!"

When the entire National Defense Army faced the enemy's attack, it was like a precision machine, responding to the enemy's situation as it should. Hexagonal guns are unreliable against scattered soldiers. Moreover, hexagonal guns cannot fire shotguns, grapeshot, and shrapnel. Before, they could only rely on rockets, and now there are rockets.

There are rockets at a distance, rockets and mortars at a close distance, plus sniper shooting, and at a closer distance, it is a hail of bullets.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

Three hundred shells were fired in just one minute. The sound was like an enlarged version of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, very sharp.

The Russian army's retaliatory artillery fire arrived immediately, but it was too late. The rocket-launching soldiers had already retreated.

As mentioned above, rockets are low-tech, easy to manufacture, and even easier to launch. They do not require too much professional skills training. Because no matter how good a shooter is, he cannot guarantee that the rocket he fired will not fly behind his own position.

This is not a joke.

When there is strong wind in the opposite direction, the rocket will really be like a headless fly, making a turn in the air and falling behind his own people under the action of wind.

The Russian soldiers are unlucky. But this is the battlefield, this is war.

Whether it is now or in the previous era of volley shooting, it is necessary to step closer to the ground army position step by step under the enemy's heavy firepower bombing.

There were no high-explosive bombs in the era of volley shooting, but there were also shotgun shells with huge lethality, as well as shrapnel shells. Even the most basic solid bullets, after hitting the neat formation of soldiers, the lethality cannot be underestimated.

Under the illumination of the flares, the Russian army's charge formation was very clear. With such a large "skirmish line", one could almost shoot rockets at the heads of those Russian soldiers with his eyes closed.

Therefore, even if the rockets could not guarantee the specific killing power, they could still make the attacking Russian army fall into a sea of ​​fire.

The power of the rockets was not great, but they were dense and fast. The whistling shrapnel could not kill people, but it could cut flesh and bleed, and almost instantly caused screams in the Russian army.

Even though the Russian army's formation was very loose, it still suffered some losses at the first time. However, the Russian soldiers who were not hit were still the majority. They all responded at the first time - crawling, lying on the ground motionless. This is the best way to avoid rockets or rockets on the battlefield.

The rocket attack of the Wehrmacht did not continue, and the Russian army quickly jumped up and continued to charge!

In this way, when the distance was only 500 meters, they were baptized by rockets again. The Russian army's response was still to lie down on the spot, but there were also brave ones who rushed forward with bayonets. Until the distance was close to 200 meters, the soldiers of the Wehrmacht began to shoot. The Russian army launched another round of artillery shells, and the rocket soldiers following the charging team also fired rockets at the Wehrmacht positions. Of course, the Wehrmacht also used rockets and rocket launchers to prepare a clear battle for the invading Russian army. Then the Russian soldiers began the final charge under the loud orders of Sergeyev and Lazarev.

"Charge! For the glory of Russia!"

"For the sacred motherland, for the great Tsar..."

"Let us defeat the Chinese like we defeated Napoleon, and defend our motherland..."

The Russian army's aversion to the Chinese is even greater than Napoleon's. Napoleon did not threaten large tracts of Russian civilians with death and cruelly expelled them from their homes. Moreover, no matter how far the "blood relationship" between Napoleon and Russia is, Napoleon and Russia belong to the Western world and share similar values. And what about the Chinese? That is completely different from the Russians.

Amid the slogans, the Russian army charged faster.

The shouts of Ura resounded throughout the battlefield. However, many Russian soldiers were already afraid of the rocket attacks and the threat of death, and their pace of charging was no longer so firm at this moment. Most of them were recruits after all, recruits who had not experienced the baptism of blood and fire, and had not experienced death.

Although some Russian soldiers were extremely determined, they were covered in blood, like a group of evil spirits rushing out of hell! But most of the Russian soldiers were hesitant.

The two regimental commanders, Sergeyev and Lazarev, played a good leading role, otherwise the Russian charge might not have been able to start.

A group of new recruits, who were able to rush to within 200 meters of the enemy position for the first time on the battlefield, had already performed well.

The Russian artillery preparation had destroyed many obstacles set up in front of the position. Fences and breast walls fell apart under the attack of the hexagonal gun, clearing a path for the infantry to attack.

"Hit! Aim and hit hard!" Zheng Guohong shouted.

The rockets, rocket launchers and rifles in the trench fired at the same time. Countless thin red rays, either alone or in a string. Flying towards the Russians two hundred meters away at a very fast speed. The Russian charge formation was hit head-on, and the soldiers screamed and fell down one after another.

The Russian soldiers at the front were almost all swept down, but the people behind continued to rush forward!

This is the quality of the new recruits of the Russian Empire, and it is also the "gray cattle" that the Romanov dynasty relied on to intimidate Europe. Perhaps one of the reasons why they performed so well is that they are carrying out a "just" anti-aggression war and they are "defending their country."

Of course, in Zheng Guohong's eyes, all brave Russian soldiers should die.

The grassroots officers of Russia are also very brave. One by one, the officers waved their sabers and led the team to charge with their heads held high. They are the cornerstone of the entire Russian army.

Having just defeated Napoleon's invasion, many officers in these armies have experienced the tempering of that war, and more people have been injured in that war. Many backbones and grassroots officers of the Russian new army are the original wounded soldiers who returned to the team after recovery. The middle and senior officers are promoted injured officers.

Of course, some Russian soldiers also stopped advancing, either kneeling on one knee or lying on the ground, aiming their rifles at the Wehrmacht's firepower points and firing fiercely. The dense rain of bullets stirred up small smoke columns around several rocket launch sites, but it had no effect at all.

Rockets and rocket shells are important means for the Wehrmacht to stop the Russian army. This war has just begun, and the Russians cannot rush to the position at once.

Russian soldiers were constantly hit and kept rushing up.

Two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred meters. Then the Russian army retreated.

But this is just the beginning. Tonight, the Russian army will inevitably launch a second and third charge...

Every attack by the Russian army consumes not only the Wehrmacht's ammunition, but also the physical strength and energy of the Wehrmacht soldiers. They were getting closer and closer to the Wehrmacht positions, 100 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters...

"Throw grenades!"

Zheng Guohong ordered loudly, and without his command, the officers on the front line had already ordered loudly, hundreds of grenades flew out of the trenches, and the explosions sounded in front of the trenches. The Russian soldiers who were placed in front of the positions were hit hard again, and were blown down by grenades one after another!

Although the "gray beasts" of the Tsarist Russia were very brave, they were not yet in a state of going forward and facing death! The Russian army fled back in embarrassment, and their attack ended that night. Zheng Guohong held up a telescope, followed by the flares that rose into the sky, and watched the Russian army retreat from the battlefield in embarrassment, and then sat down on the empty ammunition box under the trench.

"Tell the logistics department to prepare more grenades. Order all troops to remain alert and beware of the Russian sneak attack!"

The bullet rubbed Zheng Guohong's cheek, leaving a bloody mark. Zheng Guohong didn't feel any pain during the battle. Only when the old Russian retreated did he suddenly feel a burning sensation on his face.

"Commander, there is a cut on your face. I'll bandage it for you!" The medical staff came quickly.

All positions were rushing to count the casualties, and some people were sent to the battlefield to collect the rifles and ammunition abandoned by the Russian army.

It was dawn, and the stars in the sky disappeared in the morning light.

The sound of fighting on the battlefield did not stop at all. This was a sneak attack by the Russian army before dawn. The fresh troops replaced the fourth and fifth regiments. The more than two thousand troops drowned the bullets of the National Defense Army and flooded the National Defense Army's positions.

Zheng Guohong has added troops to the front-line defenders. However, the three offensive and defensive battles at night had severely depleted the frontline defenders in terms of both energy and physical strength. This time, some Russian troops rushed to the Wehrmacht positions.

Grenades could not stop the Russian charge. Groups of Russian soldiers finally poured into the Wehrmacht trenches!

Hand-to-hand combat immediately broke out in this trench!