Tsarist Empire: Please call me Tsarist Majesty

Chapter 150: The Great Battle of Liaodong!!

March 2, 1804, northern Liaodong Peninsula.

All units of the Second Army of the Toyo Army, including the 3rd Infantry Division, the 4th Division, the 6th Division, the 8th Division, the 2nd Cavalry Brigade and the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, have all landed.

However, the Russian Imperial Army dispatched four infantry divisions to garrison the northern part of the Shahe River to resist the attack of the Eastern Army.

At the same time, the 61st Infantry Division and the 6th Cavalry Brigade of the Russian Army, as well as the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, had also reached the front line.

This has brought the strength of troops on both sides of the Shahe River to 110,000 and 130,000 respectively.

Although, the Toyo Army has a certain advantage in terms of strength. However, the Russian army had an absolute superiority in firepower. In addition, although the Sand River is only a small river.

But in March, the river is no longer as strong as in winter.

Even if it is no longer possible to carry people and animals through, this will make the attack of the Toyo people face great problems.

Once the ice breaks and falls into the river, the biting water of the river is enough to freeze the people of the East and even freeze to death.

A small village not far from Shahe became the headquarters of the Second Army of the Toyo Army.

Senior General Oho Gong, commander of the Second Army of the Toyo Army, Major General Haruno Kubo, chief of staff, as well as the commanders of the four infantry divisions under his command, the commanders of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and the brigade commanders of the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade gathered in the conference room of the headquarters to hold a meeting of the drills.

“Lords, the news that the First Army is fighting unfavorable and suffering heavy losses on the Goryeo Peninsula must have been known to you, right? Kuroki-kun was even more bloody by the scolded dog.

If the princes do not want us to be the object of scolding by the top of the empire and the army. Then, in the next battle, you must fight hard.

We must fight across the Sand River, crush the Russians, annihilate them! ”

General Ao Baogong ordered.

“Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!”

A cadre of generals answered one after another.

“Oshima-kun, is the 3rd Infantry Division ready? In tomorrow’s battle, the 3rd Division will be the main force” asked General Obogong.

“Your Excellency, the 3rd Infantry Division is ready for battle. Tomorrow morning, the warriors of the entire division will be thrown into the attack. We will definitely be able to cross the sand river and defeat the Russians. ”

Lieutenant General Yoshimasa Oshima, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, looked confident.

General Ao Baogong nodded, seemingly satisfied.

“In tomorrow’s attack, the 3rd Infantry Division is the main force. However, the 4th, 6th, and 8th Infantry Divisions also needed to send strong forces to attack the 3rd Division. This time, we must beat the Russians with a bang and let them know how powerful the warriors of the empire are, and they are definitely not Confucians! ”

General Ao Baogong ordered.

“Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!”

The commanders of the other three infantry divisions also answered one after another.

“The 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, tomorrow you must fire with all your might, do not skimp on shells, and suppress the artillery of the Russians. According to the reports of the First Army, the Russians had strong artillery and a lot of machine guns. If our artillery cannot suppress the Russians, then it will be very difficult and very costly for us to cross the Shahe! ”

General Ao Baogong specifically advised.

“Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!”

Major General Taro Senba, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Satino Drill Battle Ge Heavy Contract Army, returned to Rong.

“Lords, His Majesty Tianhuang is waiting for us in Dongjing, hoping to receive our good news. This time, we must win and live up to the great trust of His Majesty Tianhuang! ”

General Ao Baogong’s expression was serious.

“Hi, Your Excellency, Commander.”

All the generals answered one after another.

March 3, northern Liaodong Peninsula, south of Shahe.

On the artillery positions of the Toyo Army, before dawn, the artillery of the Toyo Army took action.

The field artillery wing, the field heavy artillery brigade, and the 2nd field heavy artillery brigade under the four infantry divisions of the Second Army of the Toyo Army have all entered the position.

A Trinity 75-mm field gun, a Krupp 120-mm howitzer, a Krupp 150-mm howitzer, are ready to fire.

A large amount of ammunition was transported to the artillery positions.

In terms of the stinginess of the Orientals, it was already very healthy for them to prepare for large-scale shelling in this attack.

This time, the Toyo assembled 216 Type 31 75-mm field guns, 72 120-mm Krupp howitzers and 48 150-mm Krupp howitzers.

The reason why General Opao Gong did this was undoubtedly to learn that the First Army suffered heavy losses under the fire of a large number of Russian artillery and machine guns, and he did not want his troops to become like that, let alone be scolded by the imperial high level for this.

Therefore, I intend to win this victory at all costs.

But alas, they had to face 5 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry brigade and 1 heavy artillery brigade of the Russian Imperial Army.

5 infantry divisions, each armed with 66 75-mm field guns and 24 105-mm light howitzers.

The cavalry brigade was also armed with 24 75-mm field guns.

The heavy artillery brigade was armed with 144 155-mm heavy howitzers.

In this way, the artillery assembled by the Russian army on the northern front of the Shahe River has reached 354 75-mm field guns, 120 105 Taiwan meter light grenades, and 0144 155 meter heavy howitzers.

This made the Russian army completely enough to crush the Orientals in terms of artillery, both in number and in the proportion of heavy artillery.

Under such circumstances, the attempts of the Orientals to gain an advantage by sending troops to assist their infantry in crossing the Shahe River and defeating the Russian army were simply delusional!

“Fire!”

Just after 8 o’clock in the morning, Major General Taro Senba, commander of the 0.0 regiment of the 2nd field artillery brigade of the Toyo Army, gave the order to open fire.

48 150-mm Krupp howitzers, distributed on 8 artillery positions, began to fire one after another.

“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One shell after another swept through the sky and smashed fiercely into the Russian position on the north bank of the Shahe River.

The sound of explosions sounded, the flames burst into the sky, the smoke of gunfire filled the air, and shrapnel flew everywhere.

On the positions of the Russian army, one after another single pits appeared, and immediately, other artillerymen of the Toyo Army, as if they had received a signal, began to fire one after another.

For a time, a large number of 150-mm Krupp howitzers, 120-mm Krupp howitzers, Trinity 75-mm field guns, all began heavy shelling.

Dense shells, like raindrops, turned to the Weiwei military vehicles on the other side of the river…