Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

“Oh God! Damn the Germans, how many artillery and machine guns are they equipped with? Such a terrifying density of firepower is simply unheard of! The commander of the 1st Army of the Russian Army, General Reinenkamp, put down the binoculars in his hand, his eyes full of shock.

The troops of the Russian army launched a heroic attack, but their attack was as if they were sending them to death.

Not long after the battle began, a large number of corpses were already left on the battlefield.

“Your Excellency Commander, the infantry firepower of the Germans is strong. They are armed with at least several times more machine guns than ours. They have such a strong firepower, and it is very difficult for us to break through their defenses. Even, it will pay a very big price! Major General Mikhail, commander of the 3rd Army of the Russian Army, said.

“Yes, Your Excellency Commander. Unless we use artillery on a large scale, destroy the Germanic defenses with artillery fire, and inflict a lot of casualties on them. In this way, it is possible for us to break through their defenses! Major General Andrei, commander of the 4th Army, said.

“However, the Germanic fortifications were hastily constructed. However, the defense is not weak. Our previous artillery strikes did not cause them much damage. General Leinenkamp was somewhat hesitant.

The Russian army was not well prepared for the offensive this time.

Although a large number of artillery pieces were dispatched, the number of shells was small due to supply difficulties.

Once all these shells are fired, these guns will only be reduced to useless scrap metal.

“Your Excellency Commander, we have no other choice. General Samsonov’s 2nd Army was attacking the southern part of Lake Masuri. If we had spent too much time here, we would have watched the 2nd Army win. Major General Mikhail urged.

General Leinenkamp’s face was suddenly very ugly, he and General Samsonov had always been old enemies, and naturally did not want to see the victory of the 2nd Army. At that time, it is very likely that General Samsonov will be promoted before him and overwhelm him.

“Order the artillery, assemble all the artillery, do not skimp on shells, and completely destroy the Germanic defenses!” General Leiningkamp ordered.

“Yes, Your Excellency Commander!” The officer immediately went to convey the order.

Half an hour later, the Russian army gathered more than 700 guns and began to fire heavily on the defensive lines of the 9th Infantry Division of the German Imperial Army.

The Germanic soldiers hid in reinforced anti-gun holes, and the shelling of the Russian army could not inflict too many casualties on them.

The Russian Army had very few heavy guns, and the performance of those 122 mm howitzers was only comparable to the 105 mm light howitzers of the German Imperial Army. Because the technology of the Russian Empire was relatively backward, they could only increase their power by increasing the caliber.

“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The artillery of the Germanic Imperial Army also returned fire.

It’s just that in terms of numbers, they are completely at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, at this time, the Germanic Imperial Air Force was dispatched.

From the airfield outside Königsberg, 36 F12 fighters arrived on the battlefield covering 36 H12 bombers.

As soon as these aircraft appeared, they launched an attack on the artillery positions of the Russian army on the ground.

One H12 bomber after another flew out of the air from hundreds of meters, the magazine opened, and aerial bombs weighing 50 kilograms poured down and smashed the artillery positions of the Russian army.

“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense explosions sounded on the artillery positions of the Russian army, a large number of artillery pieces were destroyed, and the artillery was blown to pieces.

The bombers of dozens of H12 bombers cost the Russian army hundreds of guns.

After that, these H12 bombers, who had finished dropping bombs, swaggered out.

Those F12 fighters began to constantly strafe the ground with aviation machine guns, continuing to attack the Russian troops on the ground.

The artillery and infantry of the Russian army became their targets.

A large number of Russian soldiers were shot, and morale was almost devastating. Especially the soldiers who saw the plane for the first time were even more frightened.

“Damn it! How could the Germans be armed with so many and advanced aircraft? General Leiningamp’s face changed drastically.

The other Russian generals also had ugly faces.

The bombing of the German Imperial Air Force not only caused heavy losses to the Russian artillery, but also disrupted their attack plan!

Next, the German Imperial Air Force continued to dispatch and bombard the Russian army.

The artillery positions of the Russian army became their key targets for bombing. So much so that the artillery of the Russian army suffered heavy losses, and even did not dare to assemble during the day.

This put an end to the Russian plan to destroy the defensive lines of the Germanic Imperial Army through heavy shelling.

The soldiers of the Russian army can only meet the powerful firepower of the Germanic army with flesh and blood.

“Ula! Ulla! Ulla! ”

Brave Russian soldiers charged under the leadership of their officers. But unfortunately, their charge is practically no different from sending them to death. The powerful firepower of the Germanic Imperial Army allowed the Russian soldiers to shed blood.

In front of the German army’s defense line, the corpses left by the Russian soldiers have been piled up in layers.

For three days, the 1st Army of the Russian Army paid a price of more than 20,000 men, but could not move forward. And their losses to the 9th Infantry Division of the Germanic Imperial Army were minimal.

Moreover, because of the heavy losses in artillery, the Russian army also faced great difficulties in the next offensive.

In order to break through the defenses of the Germanic Imperial Army, General Leiningamp had to divide his forces and ordered the 3rd, 4th and 20th armies to each find the direction of the attack, in an attempt to bypass the Germanic Imperial Army’s defense line and directly attack the empty place of the rear of the Germanic army.

But their plan still didn’t work out.

The 19th Infantry Division and the 29th Infantry Division of the Germanic Imperial Army also firmly blocked the path of the Russian army.

Although, the offensive of the Russian army is fierce.

Their generals do not see ordinary soldiers as human beings at all, but completely treat them as a herd of livestock.

As long as victory can be achieved, it does not matter if all these soldiers are dead.

In any case, the Russian Empire had a large population, and no matter how many troops were lost, they could be quickly replenished.

But unfortunately, even so, they could not break through the defense line of the German Imperial Army, but let their losses become more and more!