Chapter 401 Blood-stained Iltsukuk 1

"Cannonball!"

Observing the soldiers' sad shouts at the top of the bunker made Martinov frown. The officers behind him were subconsciously about to hide back to the bunker, but only he still stood upright, holding a telescope and looking at the fire bursting in the enemy's muzzle in the distance.

More than ten seconds later, waves of black spots fell around the Irkutsk fortress. With huge mushroom clouds, the fortress position was already thrown away by wild boars, and shocking pits appeared one by one.

In his vision, a shell accurately fell into a Tibetan bunker. Dozens of soldiers almost didn't even shout, but were torn apart by the explosion. Their limbs were thrown high into the sky and flew down with blood.

This scene almost made him bite his teeth!

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really came too fast. They had already made careful preparations. Judging from the intensity of the attack that their artillery poured down the shells as if they were free, this preparation may have started a year ago, so in just three days from Cullen, they crossed the border and rushed to Irkutsk. Under the city, and at this time, he had just got the news that the war had begun.

By the time he completed the defense arrangement as quickly as possible, the dense shells had fallen in waves. Around the tour, the fortress city of Irkutsk seemed to be shrouded in gunpowder smoke, and there were black smoke and fire everywhere. If it hadn't been for the continuous expansion of the fortress over the years, maybe at this moment [***] The team has stepped on their bodies to the depths.

The shells were still falling, and the heavy artillery in the fortress also began to fight back. The cannons became the protagonists of the battlefield. Countless shells shuttled over the front positions full of corpses. He knew that this was destined to be the same as yesterday. When this kind of artillery battle was over, those Chinese infantry would cross their waists again. I rushed up.

You must be ready before this!

Colonel Martinov glanced at the pale noble officers behind him. Although he was also a member of the small noble family, he despised these timid guys from the bottom of his heart. These guys invaded the weak and arrogantly, but they became timid when they met stronger opponents. If they could, Believe that they had already taken the train back to prosperous Europe, instead of resisting the enemy's invasion with the explosion of shells here!

The Slavic home is being invaded. Although the enemy's advance speed is unusually fast, he is not incompetent. What's more, the Irkutsk fortress has perfect defense. There are not only more than 50 cannons, but also ten Maxim machine guns and tens of thousands of Russian warriors. If you want to pass from here, you can step on your own The body!

Maltinov stood upright, walked to the nearest fortifications with his head held high in the fire of the explosion, and shouted, "Russian warriors, don't be afraid of those shells. When they fire, you lower your heads and rely on strong fortresses and bunkers to protect yourself. Our artillery will kick their buttocks. !

When the gun stopped, raise your head, grab the gun, and send every bullet into the chest of those Chinese people. Don't hesitate, don't be afraid. This is our land and the rich home of our Slavs.

I promise you that I won't leave, and I will fight with you until the reinforcements arrive!

General Kuropatkin still has hundreds of thousands of elite troops in his hands. As long as he blocks the enemy's first wave of attack and restrains them, the invinc Cossack cavalry will cut off their heads.

In the rumble of gunfire, the young Colonel Martinov's words echoed in the fortress city. He brought courage and hope to the soldiers. When he walked to the central fortress area, the dense sound of gunfire suddenly stopped. In the loud horn, only countless Chinese soldiers were already big. Under the cover of the cannon, he rushed to the front of the central fortress and launched a charge.

"Slavic warriors, the enemy is coming, let the bullets begin to sing!" Martinov shouted, took the infantry from the guards, rushed in front of everyone, and pointed the sight at the chest of a New Chinese soldier who was charging quickly.

When the trigger was pulled, a scene of blood suddenly spewed out of the soldier's chest, but he still gritted his teeth and threw out the grenade in his hand, and then slowly fell to the ground.

This move made Maltinov's heart more solemn, but also because of this shot, the morale of the Russian soldiers hiding behind the bunker was greatly boosted, and the sound of shooting continued from west to east.

"Machine gun!"

Seeing that his comrade-in-arms who launched the charge were almost suppressed by bullets, Chen Tao suddenly turned his head and waved his hand. The machine gun squad behind him immediately rushed to him with the Type 9 machine gun.

After trial and improvement, the lighter Type 98 light machine gun has been replaced on a large scale in the Xinhua Army. These sleeve water-cooled machine guns, which weigh less than 18 kilograms, quickly became the favorite of the infantry because they were lighter and more flexible. 60mm mortars for many years.

Unlike the reconnaissance company and cavalry division, which use 60 rounds of drums, the infantry division still uses the traditional cartridge box and canvas belt to supply the ammunition. Although it is more bulky and needs to be equipped with additional ammunition hands, each 300 bullet box can provide continuous fire cover.

While the machine gunner stretched out the scaffold and set up the machine gun, the loader had stuffed the belt into the box. When he slammed the machine gunner's helmet, the sound of the cannon and the roar of bullets had already sounded.

Dense bullets gushed out of the muzzle. The machine gunner crawled on the ground. With the cover of the crater, he almost put his cheeks on the buttstock. The smoke from the muzzle made his eyes red, but his fingers never released the trigger.

After the bullets were swallowed up, they jumped out of the retreating port at the other end of the box in the blink of an eye, and the hot shell casing with residual smoke fell to the ground, gradually forming a pile of shell shells, and the collision made a pleasant jingle.

The six Type-eight light machine guns fired at full speed, splashing Mars on the outer wall of the fortress bunker hundreds of meters away. The Russian soldiers were so scared that they quickly dodged back. At this time, a small hole was suddenly pushed open at the top of the bunker. The familiar Maxim's thick machine gun barrel was exposed, and the Russian machine gun also began to fight back.

The machine gunner quickly adjusted the muzzle and dumped all the bullets to the position of the small shooting hole, but it was too small, and the spirit of the Russian soldiers to sacrifice their lives was really admirable. After a person fell down, it was immediately replenished, so even if the target was suppressed, the machine gun never Stop roaring.

Dense bullets come and go, and soldiers on both sides are constantly torn up and fall down. When the mortars behind them also begin to suppress the shelling, the Russian cannons hidden in the bunker in the fortress also roared, and there were explosions and smoke everywhere on the front line less than one square kilometers.

"What are the names of the Russian generals stationed in Irkutsk?" While observing the situation ahead, Duan Qirui asked coldly that he had no reason to be dissatisfied. When the battle plan required the troops to cross the front line as soon as possible. While the arrow troops were advancing rapidly, his 6th Infantry Division was resisted tenaciously in Irkutsk, and so far it has been stuck day and night. Take a step!

The Marines cut off the contact between Vladivostok and Burley in three days. The cavalry division estimated that it had advanced to Nibchu at this moment. Perhaps the battle of Chita had begun. In the face of such a good start, if the general attack was not smooth due to the delay of the Sixth Infantry Division, it would not be as simple as facing the roar of the commander.

"Report, according to intelligence, Colonel Martinov and his second division are stationed in Irkutsk. He is a Russian nobleman who once participated in the invasion of the northeast a few years ago."

"Hehe, it's an old fried dough stick." Duan Qirui twitched the corners of his mouth. It seemed that the emperor was still soft-hearted at the beginning. If he had killed all the Russian soldiers in those years, he might not have so much trouble now.

Thinking of this, he quickly got into the tent and walked to the sand table.

Irkutsk Fortress is one of the frontier fortresses of the Russian Far East Military Region. After the return of Mongolia, a large number of civilians were recruited to strengthen it. It and Chita Fortress east of Lake Berga form two sharp knives on the back of Xinhua.

In terms of geographical environment, Irkutsk Fortress is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not only is it built on the hillside, but there are highlands on the left and right to cover, especially the highlands marked 101 on the right side, which is not only hidden in the woods, but also has at least ten heavy guns on the fort to support the central area, which makes you want to To hit the central district, you must first cut off these two left and right hands.

At least 10,000 defensive troops and perfect fortifications have made the Colonel Mardinov more skillful. Judging from a day's tentative attack, even if the frontal attack can be down, it will be a heavy loss, so we must change tactics, concentrate on taking Hill 101, and give him a few times from the flank. You have to be ruthless!

Thinking of this, Duan Qirui immediately pointed to Hill 101 and ordered: "Order the first regiment and the third regiments to maintain the suppression of the front and the 102 Heights on the left, and don't let them have a chance to breathe to support Hill 101.

"Order the second regiment and the fourth regiment to immediately launch an uninterrupted attack on Hill 101. Tell them not to be afraid of sacrifice. The squad leader has no company commander, and the company commander has no battalion commander. Even if he has lost all the regiment, he must maintain the pressure on the high ground."

"At the same time, I ordered the division's artillery battalion to fully support the 2nd and 4th regiments, smashed the 101st hill for me, and it doesn't matter if I shoot all the shells!"

"Sect a scout to locate the artillery!"

"Order the teacher directly under the teaching camp, sleep for me from now on!"

"Yes!"

In Duan Qirui's fast speed, the staff quickly closed the record book and ran to the communication center. The rumbling gunfire outside told everyone that this was a tough battle...

(to be continued)