Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar

The Russians are really vulnerable. As soon as their artillery was suppressed by us, it was not our opponent at all. Sure enough, the Imperial Army is the most powerful in the world!" Senior General Kuroki put down the war report in his hand, his face full of excitement and pride.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. The Russians simply had no other advantages than equipping their troops with a large number of machine guns. They don't know that talent is the key. Major General Oshima echoed one after another.

"Order the Guards Division and the 2nd Infantry Division to speed up the attack, we will take Seoul. In addition, let the 12th Infantry Division prepare and go directly to Nanpu to land, along the Datong River, to launch an attack on Pingyu. We are going to finish off all the Russians stationed in Seoul and Heipan Peace!

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" replied Major General Hisanao Oshima.

According to the battle plan, they landed in a large alliance and then attacked north. Kuroki said for General Zhen.

The Second Army had 4 infantry divisions, a cavalry brigade and a field heavy artillery brigade, which had a strength of tens of thousands of troops and a stronger attack than the First Army.

But Kuroki hoped that the First Army would perform better on the battlefield than the Second Army.

After all, their performance in this battle is directly related to whether they can be promoted to marshal.

"Counting the time, they should be almost ready to go. Major General Oshima replied.

"We need to hurry!" muttered Kuroki for General Seizhen.

The Guards Division and the 2nd Infantry Division under the First Army of the Toyo Army launched an attack on Seoul.

The 62nd Infantry Division of the Russian Army, stationed in Seoul, is already adjusting its operational deployment.

In the face of the attack of two infantry divisions of the Orientals, the 62nd Infantry Division of the Russian Army was completely inferior in terms of strength. They only have more than 18,000 people at full capacity. But what they have to face is more than 57,000 Orientals.

"Your Excellency General, I propose to abandon the south bank of the Han River and retreat the whole army to the north bank of the Han River. In terms of troops, we are already completely at a disadvantage. In addition, the Pacific Fleet is now unable to provide us with support, and the warships of the Oriental can even sail directly into the Han River. At that time, we will not be able to retreat to the north bank of the Han River. Brigadier General Andrey, chief of staff of the 62nd Infantry Division of the Russian army, suggested.

Major General Daniel, commander of the 62nd Infantry Division, nodded repeatedly: "Our task is to keep the Orientals off on the Goryeo Peninsula." Even if Seoul falls into the hands of the Orientals, it does not matter. As long as the Orientals have not fought the Raven River, we have completed the task. With the strength of one of our infantry divisions, we are at a complete disadvantage against the two infantry divisions of the Orientals!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, General. The 64th Corps Division has already set out. However, it will take a while to arrive. The troops stationed in the northeast will also come to reinforce us. In addition, the 61st Infantry Division, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 6th Cavalry Brigade, and even reinforcements from the 5th Army were on their way. If we hold on a little longer, the tide of war will change and it will be more favorable to us. Brigadier General Andrei said.

"Order the 186th Infantry Regiment and the 185th Infantry Regiment to abandon their positions on the south bank of the Han River and retreat to the north bank of the Han River. The 184th Corps, the 62nd Artillery Regiment, and other divisional units were all deployed on the north bank of the Han River. Major General Daniel ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency, General!" replied Major General Andrei.

The 62nd Infantry Division of the Russian Army decisively abandoned the defense line on the south bank of the Han River and returned to the north bank of the Han River.

Of course, this allowed the Oriental people to easily take half of Seoul.

However, it will not be so easy for them to cross the Han River.

The commander of the First Army of the Toyo Army, General Kuroki for Jung, personally sent a telegram to the navy, asking the navy to send warships to help them cross the Han River.

The combined fleet of the Toyo Navy did not want to agree to this. Because too large a warship cannot enter the Han River, only destroyers can be sent into the Han River.

But the tonnage of the destroyer is too small, and the defense is too weak. Once shelled by the Russian army, it is likely to be destroyed.

Especially before the decisive battle with the Russian Imperial Navy, if it causes a loss of naval combat strength, it will be very unfavorable to the next decisive battle.

Without the assistance of the Navy, it would undoubtedly be more difficult for the Eastern Army to cross the Han River on its own. (Read violent novels, go on Feilu Fiction Network!)

Although, the field artillery wing and field heavy artillery group of the Guards Division and the 2nd Infantry Division combined had 108 75-mm field guns and 36 120-mm howitzers.

In the face of 62 75-mm field guns and 24105-mm light howitzers of the 62nd Infantry Division of the Tsarist Army, there is no doubt that there is a great numerical advantage.

But if you really talk about firepower, they are at a complete disadvantage.

The artillery of the Tsarist Russian Army is a new barrel retreat, and the rate of fire is at least three times that of the old retreated guns of the Orientals.

In addition, if the Orientals want to cross the Han River, they have to brave the bullets of the Russian army to cross the river. That is undoubtedly more difficult.

On the other hand, the 12th Infantry Division under the First Army of the Eastern Army, also supported by the Navy, successfully landed at Nanpu.

The 63rd Infantry Division of the Russian Army, which was stationed in Pingyu, decisively abandoned the coastal defense line and turned inland to resist the attack of the Orientals.

Although the 12th Infantry Division of the Eastern Army had 10,000 more troops than the 63rd Infantry Division of the Russian Army.

However, neither artillery nor machine guns were comparable to the 63rd Infantry Division of the Tsarist Army.

So much so that although they successfully landed, and controlled a large area along the coast. However, there was no (Zhao Nuo Zhao) law to attack the interior, and it was even more impossible to conquer Pingxuan.

In addition, the battle of the Guards Division of the Eastern Army and the 2nd Infantry Division in Seoul was not successful. During the battle to cross the Han River, their troops were hit by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire from the 62nd Infantry Division of the Russian Army, and suffered heavy losses.

Many Orientals were killed before they could cross the Han River and sank into the Han River to feed the fish.

The 64th Corps Division of the Russian Army soon rushed to the front and joined the defense of Seoul.

Facing the two infantry divisions of the Russian army, the Guards Division of the Eastern Army and the 2nd Infantry Division, it was even more impossible to cross the Han River. Even if they have a great advantage in troops. However, in terms of firepower, it is completely suppressed.

This put the entire First Army of the Toyo Army in an extremely unfavorable state for operations on the Korean Peninsula.