Chapter 10: All messed up (1)

The actual situation of Irkuzk is not as mastered by the Chinese army. It is not only two divisions, but two armies. It is the two main forces of the Russian Third Army stationed in the Far East, that is, six infantry divisions. It cannot be said that China's intelligence department was not careful enough to do its work. Originally, Irkuzk did only three divisions of the Russian 9th Army stationed in this area, which is somewhat different from the intelligence mastered by the Chinese army.

On August 25th, the day before China declared war on Russia, the Eighth Army had originally switched defenses with the Ninth Army, which had changed defenses with the Ninth Army half a month earlier than the previous change of defense. After arriving in Irkuzik, the troops had not yet changed positions, and the Chinese declared war. Considering the importance of Irkuzik, the Russian headquarters ordered the Eighth Army to act as a reinforcement force to assist the Ninth Army in defending Irkuzik. In other words, the actual power comparison between the Chinese army and the Russian army was 2:1, rather than the originally expected 4:1.

The situation changed temporarily, and the Chinese army did not know that it was still deploying according to the original combat plan.

Chen Yang finally arrived at his own troops. Chen Yang was in a bad mood along the way. The war broke out too suddenly. Before he could fully enter the state, he had to face actual combat. This cannot be said to be a good thing. The military strategy says: know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Now Shenyang is almost completely blinded by the actual situation. As the commander of the front-line troops, Chen Yang's understanding of his subordinate troops is only based on Han Ping's verbal introduction. He knew nothing about the actual combat power of each battalion and company, and the ability and character of commanders at all levels were not clear at all. I won't talk about this. Chen Yang knew even less about the actual situation of the Russian army. He only knew about a regiment of Russian troops stationed in the target area. As for the equipment of the other party, the other party had fortifications and vitality equipment, even Han Ping and the others knew not much.

The nameless highland is replaced by a number 3588 on the map. The 3588 highland is located in the northwest of Irekuzik city, about 350 meters high and 5 kilometers away from Irekuzik. There is also a highland on the right side of the 358 highland. The map is marked as 410 highland. The two highlands are horns of each other, blocking the road to Irekuzik. It can also be said to be the first barrier to defend Irekuzik.

The groups where Chen Yang was located all reached their designated positions before dawn, and they were waiting for their superiors to issue an attack order.

As the first battle against Russia and the first offensive battle launched after China declared war, the degree of importance Nie Shicheng, commander of the Northeast Military Region, can be imagined. Not only Yang Yi and the others in Beijing were looking at him, but the people of the whole country were also looking at him, and even the whole world would pay attention to this battle. According to Nie Shicheng's plan, two elite reorganized divisions (the seventh and the fourth two divisions) were vanguards, and attacked the frontal side of Irekuzik. Winning was to win beautifully. Nie Shicheng's plan was to wipe out Irekuzik's defending enemy. Two of the four ordinary divisions were also sent out, and the task was responsible for interspersed from the left wing to the enemy's back, and to cut off the Russian retreat one hour after the battle started. The other two divisions and cavalry brigades were reserved. As for the special artillery brigade, Nie Shicheng decided to disperse to various front-line combat troops. When the situation was not opened, the commanders at all levels would be used by cameras.

It can be said that Nie Shicheng's plan was not a big problem. The only problem was that the Russians' military strength was twice as strong as before, which was a sudden change that no one expected. The Chinese ignored the Russians' influence and change, and the Erguo people did not notice that the Chinese people would do it when they said they would. Moreover, at the beginning of the declaration of war, they always had to prepare before the war and mobilize before the war. However, they knew that the Chinese army was going to carry out exercises, but now it has become real.

In the Russian intelligence, there were only four Chinese infantry divisions on the front of Irekuzk, and there were no two reorganized divisions temporarily transferred from other regions. The Battle of Irekuzk was destined to be a confusing encounter between both sides.

The first thing Chen Yang did after arriving at the army was to leave and hold a combat meeting of officers above the company. The meeting deployed specific combat tasks. Due to lack of understanding of the actual situation of the army, the combat plan this time was basically formulated by Li San and Han Ping. Chen Yang only put forward his own opinions on some details, such as the use of artillery fire and ambush before attack.

According to the instructions of the superiors, the 28th Regiment must occupy the 358th Highland two hours after the battle begins, and open a passage for the main force to advance smoothly. According to the opinions of Han Ping and Li San, the first battalion, the second battalion and the third battalion were the main attackers, and the fourth battalion served as reserves. During the entire combat meeting, Chenyang Agriculture said more, just carefully observed, hoping to understand the abilities and personalities of these subordinates as soon as possible.

After the meeting, everyone returned to their respective posts. It was still dark at this time. At 4 a.m., it was only an hour before the scheduled battle started. Chen Yang picked up the telescope and looked at the 358 Highlands. He only looked at the darkness of the home. He couldn't see the outline of the 358 Highlands clearly. Chen Yang sighed in his heart: "This battle is so confusing."

At 5 a.m., the sky was just shining light, and the silent earth was awakened by the deafening artillery fire. The division's heavy artillery brigade first covered the artillery fire on the 358th Highland. At the same time, the 4th Division's heavy artillery brigade also began to pour a large number of artillery shells on the 410th Highland.

The 124mm caliber howitzer shells continued to explode on the 358 high ground. Fortifications and obstacles built by the Russian army continued to fly into the sky in the artillery fire and smashed down fiercely. One bunker and bunker were instantly destroyed by dense artillery fire, and the barbed wire used for blocking was constantly torn to pieces by the artillery fire.

After half an hour of artillery preparation, the heavy artillery brigade was still an extension of artillery fire. According to Chen Yang's opinion, the main attacking troops did not immediately launch a charge, but instead made another artillery fire preparation for the Russian army's frontier battlefield by the regiment's heavy mortar company. This time, the 5-minute artillery preparation was discovered to be extremely wise, because the Russian army immediately began to enter the position after the artillery fire of the heavy artillery brigade was extended, but was hit by the heavy mortar head-on, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses.

The charge finally sounded, and a battalion of soldiers who had lurked in front of the 358 high ground early rose up and rushed towards the Russian position. The remaining barbed wire was cut by vises, and the attacking troops had approached 50 meters of the Russian frontier position without any decent resistance. Chen Yang also felt that this battle was not difficult. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. A dense firepower erupted from the Russian position. The soldiers who were advancing like a tide continued to fall in front of the position. The attacking soldiers who were advancing at high speed did not stop in front of the sacrifice, but continued to move forward. However, the Russian firepower was too fierce. The soldiers who attacked the first wave fell halfway in just five minutes.

The first attack failed, just under the eyelids of Shenyang, twenty-four soldiers died and thirty-eight soldiers were injured. Looking at the bloody battlefield, Chen Yang felt the cruelty and ruthlessness of the war for the first time.

Before the first charge had stopped, Chen Yang had ordered the heavy mortar company and all the artillery fires of the regiment to launch the fiercest artillery attack on the frontier battlefield of the Russian army. Three minutes later, the second echelon, ready to go, entered the battle again. With the continuous efforts of the soldiers with high fighting spirit, this attack finally opened a hole at the frontier of the Russian army, and the Russian army's front-line positions on the 358 high ground were occupied.

The entire battle seemed a little wrong in Shenyang. They were also the same regiment. The Chenyang regiment was an elite unit of the Chinese army. They were all equipped with the latest semi-automatic rifles. Although they were to suffer some losses in the attack, the Russian army's firepower was much more violent than expected. However, Chenyang didn't have much time to think about it. The gap had been opened, and the 2nd and 3rd battalions rushed up from both sides, and the third echelon in the front also advanced along the breakthrough.

Although the Russian army was unexpectedly tenacious and had been fighting to the death, Chen Yang's excellent observation and command ability was soon revealed. Chen Yang kept commanding the regiment's artillery fire and accurately knocked off the exposed Russian firepower points. The battle progressed smoothly. An hour later, the attacking troops finally completely occupied the entire highland, and the first battle in Chen Yang was well completed.

Chen Yang couldn't help but admire the performance of the troops in his heart. He is worthy of being an elite. His troops are well-trained and his artillery accuracy is high. In such a complex combat environment, he can still accurately hit the Russian army's positions without hurting his own people. The chargers are not afraid of sacrifice and move forward bravely. The power of advanced weapons in his hands is fully exerted. Even if they attack upward, they still suppress the Russian counterattack. Before the reserve team was used, the position had already been occupied. Chen Yang was deeply in love with this unit.

However, when Chen Yang stepped onto the high ground, an unexpected scene appeared, and the Russian counterattack soon appeared. After Chen Yang carefully observed with a telescope, he immediately took a breath. The dense Russian troops had already arranged in formation and were about to launch a counterattack on the 358 Highlands.

Is this the fuck a regiment? What do you do with information? Chen Yang was a little annoyed because it was impossible for the Russian army that appeared in the telescope to have only one regiment, at least two regiments, and it was even more.

Chen Yang was annoyed, and the Russian army was even more annoyed. Yang Keluo, the commander of the 25th Division of the Russian army, was almost madly angry by his subordinates. The attack launched by the Chinese army was very sudden. This is true, but one regiment defended against the other and the other was attacked by the Chinese army in just one hour. This really made him unable to understand. He had just organized a reinforcement force on the side, but the other side reported that the position had been lost, and one third of the entire regiment was injured and killed. This is impossible to understand. Is the Chinese artillery fire so fierce? Even if the artillery fire is fierce, what are the fortifications on the position for?

Yangke Luofu caught the commander of the defensive high ground and asked, and realized that the Chinese were too cunning. After the artillery fire was extended, they even covered the fire again, and blew up a battalion that had just arrived at the position and forced the regiment commander to use the reserve team in advance. This is not all, the Chinese army is equipped with a melee weapon with very strong firepower, and the attack on the back can suppress the firepower of their own troops. This situation must be called Yangke Luofu cautious.

However, no matter what, the 358 highland must not be lost and must be taken back, otherwise the door of Irkuzk will be knocked open, and Yangkeluofu decided to carry out several counterattacks and must take back the position.

It should be said that Chenyang was lucky. Although there was only one regiment on the 358 Highlands being deployed, there were two regiments stationed not far from the highlands. This 358 Highlands was simply the frontier position of the Russian 25th Division. If Yang Keluofu had not been anxious and launched a counterattack immediately, instead of waiting for Chenyang to command the troops to continue the attack, the Chenyang regiment would have suffered greater losses. In fact, if it weren't for the small area on the 358 Highlands and could only barely put down one regiment, Chenyang would not have succeeded so easily. Also, the Chinese army's artillery fire was really fierce, and the dense artillery fire caught the Russian 25th Division off guard. In addition, the Russian army was not prepared for the sudden attack of the Chinese army and did not organize troops to reinforce in a timely manner in panic, which indirectly fulfilled the contribution of Chenyang.

Compared to Chenyang, the Chinese army on the 410 Highlands were fainted. A small highland fought for two hours but had not been taken down. This was simply a shame for the Fourth Reorganization Division. It was also the reorganization division, and everyone advanced together. However, the Seventh Division had completed the scheduled combat mission, but the Fourth Division failed to capture the 410 Highlands, and the entire general offensive plan was affected.

It can only be said that the Fourth Division was not lucky. The 410 Highland is much more dangerous than the 358 Highland, and the area on the highland is larger. This area belongs to the defense area of ​​the Russian 26th Division. As the only commanding height, the Russian army placed one and a half regiments on the highlands, rather than one regiment. After the battle started, the Chinese army failed to break through the Russian defense in time, so that the Russian army could provide timely reinforcements. This is also the fundamental reason why the Fourth Division failed to quickly occupy the 410 Highlands. However, the attack of the Fourth Division also caused huge losses to the Russians. In more than two hours of attack, the Russian 26th Division suffered a regiment. Although the Fourth Division also suffered a lot of losses, it was much smaller than the Russian army.

A strange phenomenon occurred on the battlefield. The Russian army was organizing a counterattack on the 358th Highway, but the Chinese army was launching a crazy attack on the 410th Highway.

Chen Yang immediately reported the situation he discovered to the division headquarters. This situation was immediately taken seriously by the division commander Ding Ruchang, and asked Chen Yang to defend first. He immediately mobilized another group to reinforce Chen Yang.
Chapter completed!