“O God! Damn the Germans, how many artillery and machine guns did they have? Such a terrifying density of firepower is simply unheard of! General Leninkamp, commander of the 1st Army of the Russian Army, put down the telescope in his hand, and his eyes were full of shock.
The troops of the Russian Army launched a heroic attack, but their attack was exactly as if they were sending death.
Not long after the battle began, a large number of corpses were already left on the battlefield.
“Your Excellency, Commander, the infantry fire of the Germanics is very strong. They were armed with at least several times as many machine guns as we did. They have such strong firepower that 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 damage on them. Only then will we be able to break through their defensive line! Major General Andrei of the 4th Army said.
“But the Germanic fortifications were hastily constructed. However, the defense is not weak. Our previous artillery strikes did not cause them much damage. General Leninkamp was somewhat hesitant.
The Russian Army’s offensive this time was not fully prepared.
Although a large number of artillery pieces were dispatched, the number of shells was small due to difficulties in supply.
Once all these shells are fired, the guns will only be reduced to useless scrap iron.
“Your Excellency, Commander, we have no other choice. General Samsonov’s 2nd Army was attacking south of Lake Masuri. If we expend too much time here, we will only be able to watch the 2nd Army triumph. Major General Mikhail urged.
General Leninkamp’s face was suddenly very ugly, he and General Samsonov had always been old enemies, and naturally did not want to see the 2nd Army win. At that time, General Samsonov will most likely be promoted before him, overpowering him.
“Order the artillery, assemble all the artillery, do not skimp on the shells, and completely destroy the Germanic defenses!” General Lenningkamp ordered.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!” The officer immediately went to deliver the order.
Half an hour later, the Russian Army gathered more than seven hundred artillery pieces and began firing heavily on the defensive line of the 9th Infantry Division of the GermanIc Army.
The Germanic soldiers hid in fortified artillery holes, and the shelling of the Russian Army did not cause them too many casualties.
The heavy artillery of the Russian Army was few and far between, and the performance of those 122 mm howitzers was only comparable to that of the 105 mm light howitzers of the GermanIc Army. Because the technology of the Tsarist Empire was relatively backward, they could only increase their power by increasing their caliber.
“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The artillery of the Germanic Army also returned fire.
However, they are completely at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
Fortunately, at this time, the Germanic Air Force was dispatched.
36 F12 fighter jets took off from the airport outside Königsberg and covered 36 H12 bombers to reach the battlefield.
As soon as these aircraft appeared, they launched an attack on the artillery positions of the Russian Army on the ground.
H12 bombers flew out of the air for hundreds of meters, the magazine opened, and aviation bombs weighing fifty kilograms fell down and smashed the artillery positions of the Russian Army.
“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Dense explosions sounded on the artillery positions of the Russian Army, and a large number of artillery pieces were destroyed, and the artillery was blown to pieces.
Dozens of H12 bombers lost hundreds of guns to the Russian Army.
After that, these H12 bombers were evacuated with a big wave.
The F12 fighters began to continuously strafe the ground with aircraft machine guns and continued to attack the Russian troops on the ground.
Russian artillery and infantry were targeted.
A large number of Russian soldiers were shot and morale was nearly devastating. Especially those soldiers who saw the plane for the first time were even more frightened.
“Damn! How could the Germans be equipped with so many, such advanced aircraft? General Leinenkamp’s face changed dramatically.
The other Russian generals also looked ugly.
The bombing of the Germanic Air Force not only caused heavy losses to the Russian artillery, but also disrupted their offensive plans!
Next, the Germanic Imperial Air Force continued to dispatch and bomb the Russian army.
Russian artillery positions became the target of their bombing. So much so that the Russian artillery suffered heavy losses, and even did not dare to assemble during the day.
This led to the collapse of the Russians’ attempt to destroy the Defenses of the Germanic Army through heavy shelling.
The soldiers of the Russian army could only meet the powerful firepower of the German army with their flesh and blood.
“Ulla! Ulla! Ulla! ”
Brave Russian soldiers, led by officers, launched a charge. But unfortunately, their charge is actually no different from sending them to death. The powerful firepower of the Germanic Imperial Army made the Russian soldiers shed blood.
In front of the Germanic army’s defensive line, the corpses left by the Russian soldiers had been piled up layer by layer.
For three days in a row, the 1st Army of the Russian Army paid the price of more than 20,000 people, but could not move forward. Their losses to the 9th Infantry Division of the Germanic Army were minimal.
Moreover, because of the heavy losses of artillery, the Russian Army also faced great difficulties in the next attack.
In order to break through the Germanic Army’s defenses, General Leinenkamp had to divide his forces and order the 3rd Army, the 4th Army, and the 20th Army to each look for directions of attack, in an attempt to bypass the Germanic Army’s defense line and directly attack the empty area behind the Germanic Army.
But their plan still did not succeed.
The 19th Infantry Division and the 29th Infantry Division of the Germanic Imperial Army also firmly blocked the way forward of the Russian army.
Although, the Russian offensive was fierce.
Their generals did not regard ordinary soldiers as people at all, but as a herd of livestock.
As long as victory can be won, it doesn’t matter if all these soldiers are dead.
In any case, the Tsarist 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 Germanic Imperial Army, but instead made their losses bigger and bigger!

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