madnovel Chapter 158 Raid Failed (Third Update, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 158 Raid Failed (Third Update, Please Subscribe!)
"Come on! Kill all the Russians!"
"Onboard His Majesty Tianhuang! Onboard the Eastern Empire!"
The 11th Wing, 21st Wing, 41st Wing and 42nd Wing of the Eastern Army Infantry took turns attacking the positions of the 51st Infantry Division of the Tsarist Russian Army.
However, what greeted them was overwhelming shells and machine gun bullets.
In the absence of artillery to destroy the Tsarist Russian Army's defense lines and firepower points, the Eastern Army can only use people to fill them.
I have to admit that the Dongyang soldiers are very brave, and it can even be said that they are not afraid of death. They don't pay attention to life and death at all, they completely ignore life
But even so, their bravery did not scare the Russian soldiers, but instead left a large number of corpses in front of the Russian defense line.
In almost every attack, the Eastern Army was unable to break through the defense line of the Russian army, and even couldn't get close to the defense line of the Russian army.
Often at a distance of hundreds of meters, they were beaten by the powerful firepower of the Tsarist Russian Army.
Every step they took, they had to leave behind a large number of corpses.
After several days of attack, the 3rd Infantry Division and the 10th Infantry Division of the Eastern Army paid a huge price.
600, especially the 8 infantry regiments as the main force, suffered heavy losses. More than one-third of the soldiers were killed, wounded, or out of combat effectiveness. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't take long for the 8 infantry regiments to be completely lost.
However, General Nozu Michitsuki, the commander of the Fourth Army of the Eastern Army, still ordered to strengthen the offensive and try to break through the Russian defense line.
This made Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Sotomi, head of the 3rd Infantry Division, and Lieutenant General Ando Sadami, head of the 10th Infantry Division, even had to order second-line troops such as engineers and heavy soldiers to join the battle.
It can be seen how fierce the battle has become.
"Your Excellency, the Russian firepower is too great. The number of artillery and machine guns equipped in their troops is simply beyond our expectations. Both the 3rd and 10th infantry divisions suffered heavy losses and were unable to break through the Russians. If you want to continue to attack, I am afraid that the 14th Infantry Division will also be involved in the battle." Major General Otani Kikuzo suggested.
General Nozu Douki shook his head: "The 14th Infantry Division cannot be used easily. It is our last reserve. Once it is used, we will have no more troops to use. More troops are being mobilized domestically. But it will take time."
"Your Excellency, Commander, what shall we do?" Major General Otani Kikuzo's eyes were full of worry.
Obviously, the current battle situation is already very unfavorable for the Eastern Army. If this continues, they may lose this battle.
"Give orders to the 3rd and 10th Infantry Divisions, asking them to continue to attack, maintain the current attack strength, and hold back the Russians. The 14th Infantry Division, set off immediately and attack the Russian Shahe line of defense in the south! "General Nozu Michiru gave the order.
The task of the Fourth Army of the Eastern Army is to assist the Second Army to break through the Russian Army's Shahe line of defense.
Although it was impossible to capture the big stone bridge, it blocked the way for the Russian army to go south. However, when the 3rd and 10th Infantry Divisions had contained the Russian troops stationed at Dashiqiao, they could still launch operations as planned.
It's just that there is only one infantry division left to attack the Russian army's Shahe line of defense.
Whether it will work or not, General Nozu Dōkan himself has no confidence. Perhaps, at this time, we can only pray for the blessing of God Amaterasu.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Otani Kikuzo replied.
Immediately, the 14th Division of the Toyo Army Infantry moved quickly.
Taking the 14th Cavalry Regiment as the vanguard, they bypassed the Dashi Bridge and quickly advanced south.
At this moment, the Russian army stationed at Dashiqiao didn't even know about it. They hope that the Dongyang Army will continue to launch (adeg) attacks. In this case, they can use defensive operations to give full play to their own firepower advantages, and continue to kill the vital forces of the Dongyang people.
Perhaps, it won't be long before the Orientals will suffer heavy losses. The Russian army can also take the opportunity to launch a large-scale offensive.
On the Shahe defense line, the fight between the Russian army and the Second Army of the Eastern Army continued.
As the weather got warmer, the Shahe River thawed, which further increased the difficulty of the Dongyang Army's offensive.
After all, the river water at this time is still icy cold. The Japanese soldiers wanted to wade across the river, but they would be frozen to death before they successfully crossed the river. This made the Dongyang Army only able to hit the troops and attack the Russian army positions on the west bank of the Shahe River.
However, the Russian army has deployed heavy troops here, assembled a large number of artillery and machine guns, plus built bunkers and permanent firepower points. As a result, the attack of the Eastern Army is difficult to be effective.
Unless they can assemble powerful artillery, use fierce artillery fire to destroy the Russian army's fortifications and destroy these firepower points. Otherwise, they can only use their lives to fill
Even though the Japanese were not afraid of death, they still suffered a lot of losses under the intensive firepower of the Russian army. Moreover, there is no way to achieve any effect.
This made the Second Army of the Eastern Army only pin their hopes on the Fourth Army.
But after they learned that the Fourth Army was blocked by the Russian Army and suffered heavy losses at Dashiqiao, the top leaders of the Second Army of the Eastern Army were almost desperate.
On March 18, the 14th Division of the Eastern Army Infantry approached the Shahe line of defense. In particular, the 14th Cavalry Regiment approached less than ten kilometers away from the Shahe line of defense.
The cavalry battalion and reconnaissance battalion of the 61st Infantry Division of the Russian Army encountered the 14th Cavalry Regiment of the Eastern Army, and the two sides launched a fierce battle.
The 14th Cavalry Regiment of the Eastern Army suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.
And this quickly attracted the attention of the Russian army stationed on the Shahe line of defense.
The 61st Infantry Division quickly mobilized an infantry regiment to strengthen the defense of Wafangdian.
At the same time, the 6th Cavalry Brigade also quickly went north and devoted itself to defensive operations.
In addition, the 67th Infantry Division also dispatched an infantry regiment to the north, quickly enriching the line of defense.
In order to suppress the artillery of the Orientals [the Shahe defense line directly mobilized two 75mm field artillery battalions, a 105mm light howitzer battalion and a 155mm heavy-duty howitzer battalion.
The bombardment battalion went north.
In this way, the Russian army built a defense line north of the Shahe line of defense with two infantry regiments, one cavalry brigade, four artillery battalions, plus one cavalry battalion and one reconnaissance battalion, with a total of more than 23,000 troops.
This made the raid of the 14th Division of the Toyo Army Infantry a failure. .