However, these Rakshasa Army soldiers are destined to be disappointed. Armored vehicles equipped with bulletproof fenders are not afraid of flat tires at all.Relying on armor strong enough to resist [-]mm heavy machine gun bullets, they rushed towards the Rakshasa Army's position quickly.

"Come on, beat the Raksha countrymen." Military officers at all levels came to the front line to cheer for the soldiers.Those soldiers with light machine guns poked their heads out carefully, and swept across the Raksha Army's position.The most lethal ones were those armored vehicles. Its invulnerable body covered a large number of infantry, while the top of the turret, which was capable of rotating [-] degrees, spewed flames and used heavy machine guns to shoot dense bullets at the Raksha army.

The Rakshasa army had no time to dig trenches, they could only shoot desperately in a kneeling position.On the unobstructed grassland, shooting with most of your body naked is tantamount to courting death.The dense machine gun bullets are intertwined, like the death scythe of hell, quickly harvesting the lives of the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army.

The Rakshasa army was beaten back steadily, and more than half of the soldiers in a regiment soon suffered casualties, while the Hualan army, which was covered by armored vehicles, suffered very few casualties.

"Come on." The soldiers gave up the armored vehicles advancing to the front line, rushed out from behind and directly attacked the Luocha army's line.The fighters from both sides quickly intertwined and started hand-to-hand combat.For hand-to-hand combat, the Raksha Army is still very confident. After all, they are tall, powerful and powerful. In the eyes of the Raksha Army, being proficient in the yellow bayonet is bullying. However, after fighting with the Shu Army, they knew each other How terrible.

Although the Raksha people are famous for their daring to fight with bayonets among the powerhouses in the Western Continent, they are from the wild family after all, and most of them rely on their physical strength and use their strength to fight.Compared with the Raksha people, the soldiers of the Shu army are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of height and strength, but they have the best skills and tactics.

Before joining the army, the soldiers of the Shu army will go through three months of recruit training, among which bayonet fighting is one of the important items. They have already practiced proficient fighting skills and formed a formation of three people.

In actual combat, the stabbing team of three showed excellent strength. They would attack and defend twice at once, and at one time defend and attack twice, which caught the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army by surprise. past.If the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army wanted to play together, it would also be impossible.Because next to the attackers, there will always be someone protecting them with bayonets, making it impossible for them to attack.This formation has become the traditional advantage of the Shu army in stabbing. Now the whole army has specially trained the bayonet fighting method created by Liu Qingshun.

Taking advantage of the sudden attack of superior forces and the efficient stabbing of the soldiers, the 819th regiment of the Raksha Army was quickly killed and wounded.Gao Yuhan's troops didn't care about cleaning the battlefield, they simply picked up some weapons and ammunition, pulled up the captured cannons, and quickly retreated in vehicles.

Just ten minutes after Gao Yuhan's troops retreated, three infantry regiments of the Raksha Army surrounded them.Although the Rakshasa army rushed over after hearing the movement, they were still one step too late.By the time the three Rakshasa army infantry regiments gathered on the battlefield, the battle here was over.Looking at the corpses of the Raksha army all over the ground, and the bloody scene after being run over by armored vehicles, many people vomited out.

Chapter 453 Armor Advance

Gao Yuhan and Deng Xihou cooperated with each other, they attacked again and again, devouring the Luocha army one by one.By the time Major General Ivan gathered most of the Rakshasa Army, three regiments had already been directly wiped out.

The distraught Major General Ivan didn't want to go back in such a desperate way, but he was afraid that some troops would be wiped out.Therefore, he gathered his army and advanced in parallel on the grassland, hoping to find the other party for revenge as soon as possible.Considering the haste of the Raksha army's dispatch, they not only left the strong position, but also left a large number of artillery on the position. At this time, the combat effectiveness of the Raksha people would be greatly weakened if they went into a field battle.

Facing the parallel advance of the Raksha Army, Gao Yuhan led two independent brigades to meet them as well.Major General Ivan was taken aback when he saw those armored vehicles with turrets. In fact, there are two armored vehicles imported from Austria in Luocha Country, but these two armored vehicles were used to maintain stability in St. Petersburg and never participated in the war.

Seeing the armored vehicles of the Shu Army at this time, Major General Ivan thought that they were the same as the armored vehicles of the Luocha Kingdom, and that they could be cracked quickly with intensive machine gun fire.Therefore, Major General Ivan concentrated the firepower of the machine gun and fired fiercely at the armored vehicle.

The sound of clanging echoed inside the armored vehicle, it was the sound of bullets being split by the outer armor.This seemingly chaotic sound is undoubtedly the most beautiful music in the world to the ears of the armored vehicle crew.The Luocha army's focused attack not only failed to stop the advance of the armored vehicles, but also boosted their morale, and the armored vehicles at full power were even faster.

Seeing that the armored vehicle was invulnerable, Major General Ivan was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized the seriousness of the matter. "Push up the mountain cannon and use the mountain cannon to deal with these armored vehicles." Major General Ivan had a quick mind, and he immediately ordered the mountain cannon to be pushed to the front of the formation to deal with the armored vehicles with direct fire.

Mountain cannons belong to the category of half-cannon and half-howitzer. It is a bit difficult for them to shoot directly. Moreover, because of the haste of action, the Raksha Army carries a limited number of artillery, most of which are only small 57mm tubes.Even so, this was the only hope for the Rakshasa army right now, and they quickly pushed the mountain cannons to the front of the formation, and bombarded the charging armored vehicles.

Under the intensive bombardment, the Rakshasa army quickly achieved results, and a shell hit the front armor of the armored vehicle impartially.The armored vehicle that was moving forward shook for a moment. How could the frontal armor that defended against 57mm machine gun bullets be able to defend against [-]mm shells.The shell pierced through the armor like thin paper and exploded inside the hull.

The violent explosion tore most of the members of the armored vehicle into pieces, and the explosion of the gasoline engine turned the entire armored vehicle into a torch.Seeing that the armored vehicle was destroyed, the occupants of the other armored vehicles were shocked. They quickly turned their guns and fired wildly at the mountain cannons in front of the formation.

The armored vehicle is not far from the Raksha Army, so it is very easy to suppress the mountain artillery with firepower at this time.The mountain guns of this era rarely have a gun mantlet design, which is a lightweight design for easy handling, but this design is fatal at this time.Without the defense of the gun shield, the artillerymen of the Luocha army were directly exposed to the firepower of the machine guns, and were quickly shot to death in groups.

The soldiers of the Luocha army manipulating the mountain cannon were confused, and the armored convoy took the opportunity to approach the Luocha army's line.Intensive machine gun bullets were fired from the machine gun on the top of the armored vehicle, knocking down the Raksha army in large numbers.The soldiers hiding behind the armored vehicle saw that the opportunity was not lost, and they took out the grenades in their arms and threw them out.

The grenade exploded in front of the position, which exacerbated the chaos of the Rakshasa army. Major General Ivan had to order the follow-up troops to disengage from the front line to prevent the opponent from breaking through the line of defense, but this approach was destined to not last long.Under the strong offensive of the Shu army, the former army gradually couldn't support it. Because the defense line of the Luocha army was stretched and became thin, more than a dozen armored vehicles took the opportunity to break through.

"Hurry up." The commander who was the first to break through the Luocha Army's defense line shouted excitedly. The driver didn't dare to neglect, and immediately stepped on the accelerator to speed up.The armored vehicles rushed into the Raksha army. They were like a mill facing the grains, and they rolled over without any hesitation. Everywhere they went, the soldiers of the Raksha army who couldn't escape were crushed into meat.

Taking the armored vehicle as the assault point, soldiers of the Shu army with bayonets arrived later, and they also rushed into the panicked Rakshasa army, stabbing these tall enemies with bayonets.The front team of the Rakshasa army was completely in chaos. They lost their organizational structure and their fighting spirit. Under the strong offensive of the Shu army, these Rakshasa people raised their hands and surrendered as the first batch of foreign captives.

Seeing that there was nothing to be done, Major General Ivan used intensive artillery fire to block off, and led the remaining troops to quickly retreat towards the trading city.They retreated while fighting, and finally withdrew to the trading city position before the shells were exhausted.Gao Yuhan didn't want his subordinates to sacrifice needlessly, so they just put on a show and didn't really chase after the Raksha army.

In this battle, the Shu army won a complete victory, attacking and annihilating four regiments of more than 400 people from the Luocha army, and more than 30 of them were taken prisoner.The casualties of the Shu army were less than 76, and most of them only needed a simple bandage to continue fighting.What is even more valuable is that the Shu army seized a large number of artillery pieces. There were more than [-] mountain artillery pieces in total, eight of which were [-]mm caliber.Because the artillery division of the Rakshasa Army, Fasal Kingdom, has the same artillery system as the Hualan Army, this allows the Shu Army to quickly use these artillery and strengthen its own artillery power.

With such a great victory and the increase in the number of artillery pieces, Gao Yuhan finally had the confidence to confront the Luocha army head-on. At this moment, the Qingyuan Independent Cavalry Division led by Ma Fuxiang finally arrived.

"You two played well. The old man has suffered a lot in your hands." Ma Fuxiang laughed and said when he met Ma Fuxiang. Although he had just arrived, he had already heard the news of the big victory.

"Brother Ma, you have given in. Didn't you have a good fight in Uliasutai? I heard that you have hired a Cossack cavalry brigade." Deng Xihou said with a smile.

"That's natural. These Cossacks couldn't help fighting, and we settled them at once." Ma Fuxiang was not at all modest, and immediately gave them a detailed introduction to the fighting process.Hearing that Zhao Shouhong's experiment with the new cavalry tactics had succeeded in one fell swoop, both of them sighed.Then they told how the armored vehicle, the secret weapon that Zhao Shouhong had given them, made a big splash in the field battle, which also aroused Ma Fuxiang's admiration.

"Now that our troops are strong and horses are strong, and we have received reinforcements from cavalry divisions, I think it's time to drive the Raksha people out of the Huns." Gao Yuhan looked at the two of them and said.

Chapter 454 Rakshasa's Difficulty

"That's right, the Raksha people are at the end of their strength. Although they have a strong position in Maimai City, we have armored vehicles and cavalry divisions, so we are not afraid of them." Deng Xihou sneered.

"With our cavalry division and armored vehicles, we will surely catch the Raksha people by surprise." Although Ma Fuxiang had just arrived, he didn't think about resting.Now the situation of the Shu army is very good, he is eager to make meritorious service, so he took the initiative to challenge Gao Yuhan.

Gao Yuhan shook his head and said, "I don't think it's necessary to let cavalry divisions participate in the frontal battlefield. After all, all countries are now equipped with a large number of machine guns. Compared with armored vehicles, cavalry without defense are more likely to suffer serious casualties."

"Yes, I think the frontal attack only needs infantry to go up, and the cavalry can intercept the enemy who slipped through the net nearby." Deng Xihou also said.

Ma Fuxiang glared at the two of them angrily and said: "As a cavalry, I am very dissatisfied with the way you underestimate the role of cavalry. I am confident that as long as it is not equipped with perverted machine guns like the Shu army, cavalry divisions can still be competent to deal with those Raksha people." of."

"I don't underestimate the cavalry. Although the usefulness of the frontal impact of the cavalry is decreasing day by day, your mobility still exists. I just want to minimize the sacrifice of the brothers, so in my opinion, we might as well have a dark day. "Gao Yuhan said with a smile.

"What is the secret of Chen Cang?" Both Deng Xihou and Ma Fuxiang came to their senses.

Gao Yuhan whispered about his plan to the two of them, and they applauded after hearing it.After being supplemented by the staff, the plan quickly took shape.The three troops added ammunition and other supplies and weapons, and began to act separately.

Major General Ivan took the initiative to attack but got frustrated, and lost more than half of his troops.Now he no longer dared to lead troops to attack. Seeing that the Shu army was under pressure again, he concentrated his troops for passive defense.The Raksha army deployed artillery and heavy firearms on the fourth line of defense behind them, forming a defensive formation with light front and heavy rear, waiting for the attack of the Shu army.

Gao Yuhan reckoned that if he really rushed to deal with the prepared Raksha army from the front, even if they used armored vehicles, the casualties would not be small.After all, the armored vehicles still seemed a little weak against the artillery of the Rakshasa Army that had already been prepared.With the experience of last time, the artillerymen of the Luocha army focused on the armored vehicles of the Shu army. As long as they entered the range of artillery fire, they would desperately use mountain running to bombard them.

Maimai City is now a logistics supply base, and there are countless shells and bullets, so the Raksha Army does not spare shells at all.As soon as the armored vehicle entered the range of the attacking side, artillery would immediately cover and shoot, which made the Shu army very helpless, and they all cursed the Raksha country's prodigal sons.

Gao Yuhan and Deng Xihou's two independent brigades attacked for a day, but the two sides did not have much actual contact.This is mainly because Gao Yuhan wanted to preserve his strength, and did not really carry out a surprise attack with a large force, so the casualties were not too large.Seeing that the opponent neither attacked with a large force nor chose to retreat, Major General Ivan felt a little uneasy.He quickly sent a report to the Irkusko Military District Command, requesting that the Northern Lia Army could send reinforcements to help Maimai City.

This request for help was quickly reported to the headquarters of the Rakshasa Army, and was later handed over to Nicholas II.The Raksha State government quickly fell out because of this incident. The Hualan army that was expected to be weak did not appear, and was replaced by a new army with a fighting spirit that was not weaker than that of the Wa State, and its weapons were more advanced than Saar.

The Raksha people paid a heavy price for their previous misjudgment. A battalion of the Raksha Marine Corps stationed in Kulun was wiped out, half of the 311th Division attacking Uliasutai was lost, and the Cossack cavalry brigade was severely damaged.These two troops have basically lost their combat effectiveness and are retreating all the way to Tannu Wulianghai.The 312th and 313th divisions that stood firm in Maimaicheng were annihilated four regiments, and at the same time encountered a large army, and were in a very dangerous situation.

At this time, there was a difference of opinion among the top management of the Raksha Kingdom.The navy faction advocated the immediate withdrawal of the Rakshasa army from the Outer Huns, and the two sides negotiated to regain their lost interests through the negotiation situation.However, the disgraced Army faction was uncompromising. They believed that a large number of troops should be dispatched from the Central Continent and the Northern Lia Army to attack the Outer Huns and strive to wipe out the Hualan Army on the prairie.

Nicholas II really didn't like the idea of ​​the navy that would make the Rakshasa Empire lose face, but he also knew that this was a sensible approach.Nicholas II was very troubled by the army's hope of revenge.Revenge is naturally a good thing, but once the war expands, the two sides of Hua Luo are likely to escalate into an all-out war.The scale of the conflict continues to expand, and the Raksha country is in danger of being dragged into the quagmire of war.

If it is against the Hualan people alone, even if it is in the direction of the far east continent, Nicholas II will be very sure if he asks himself.But the most terrible thing is that since the economic crisis, all the powers of the Western Continent have been expanding their armies and preparing for war.In particular, the biggest rival of the Raksha State, the Teutonic State, which shares a border with it, has seen its military strength grow at an extremely fast rate, which has put a lot of pressure on the Raksha Army.

The essence of the Raksha Kingdom is all in the western continent, and the main force of its army is also deployed in the direction of the western continent to guard against the attack of the Teutonic army, so it is difficult to mobilize troops to support the eastern continent.In the direction of the Eastern Continent, although there are several large army units, their quality of soldiers and weapons and equipment are far lower than those of the elite divisions in the Western Continent.It's barely enough to defend the place with such troops, and it's obviously unrealistic to start a full-scale war with Hualan.

In the past two years, the standing army of the Teutonic Kingdom has tripled in size, which puts more and more pressure on Rakshasa on the western border.Originally, Nicholas II also considered deploying troops from the Far East to support the Western Continent, so how dare he use the elite from the Western Front to supplement the Eastern Front.In addition, the two major allies are urging Rakshasa to concentrate its energy on the Western Continent to prevent possible preemptive strikes by the allies.In Hualan in the east, the two major allies prefer to maintain the status quo.

This time, the Raksha Kingdom secretly encouraged the Huns to become independent, which had already broken the agreement with the Sargauls. It was only because the Raksha Kingdom made a secret move so that the other party could not grasp anything.If the Raksha country mobilizes its troops to invade Hualan on a large scale, let alone the Teutonic and other allied countries have objections, even its own allies, the Allies and the Wa country, whose relations have begun to ease, will be hostile to Raksha.

After thinking about it, Nicholas II decided to transfer the [-]th Army from the Irkusko Military District to the Outer Huns, hoping to gain some benefits.However, this battle is top-secret, and the Raksha Kingdom will definitely not admit that it has sent troops. Once the news leaks, the responsibility will be passed on to the commander.As for the fact that negotiations are impossible at all, once the Raksha Kingdom sends a negotiating note to Hualan, wouldn't it be self-inflicted.

Chapter 455 It's Hard To Cross The River

Just when the Irkusco Military District dispatched troops and plans to send the No.16 Army to Kyakta to help in the battle, the situation on the front line changed dramatically.The troops of Gao Yuhan and Deng Xihou attacked in turn, attracting all the firepower of the Luocha army.And Major General Ivan didn't dare to venture forward again, relying on the large number of weapons and ammunition in the trading city, he held the idea that there was nothing wrong with his merits.He intends to wait for domestic reinforcements to arrive, and then launch an attack to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Just when the two sides were fighting in Maimai City and were at a stalemate with each other, on the bank of the lower reaches of the Chaktu River, [-] kilometers away from Maimai City, a colonel in a grass-green military uniform was standing by the river. wide river.

"Master, according to the scouts' measurements, this is already the shallowest place in the vicinity, but the water in the Chakta River is 1.1 meters deep, and the current is quite turbulent. We don't have tools to cross the river, so it's very difficult to cross the river." A lieutenant colonel officer came closer and asked.

The one called division commander was Ma Fuxiang, and at this time he sneaked to the river with the entire cavalry division.It was planned to cross the Qiaktu River and enter the territory of Luocha Kingdom to fight, but the river blocked the way. "Can we build a pontoon bridge here?"

The lieutenant colonel shook his head and said, "Building a pontoon bridge requires a lot of wood. Where can I find trees on the prairie?"

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