737 Black Lightning 1
The Munich reconnaissance airship, which was responsible for "live broadcasting" the battlefield situation, once again flew over the battlefield. After a signal flare that signaled the beginning of the battle rose from the ground, the officers and soldiers of the Munich airship witnessed a scene they had never seen before.
In the four breakthrough areas, nearly 1,200 artillery of various caliber were concentrated. Against the backdrop of the rising sun, countless flames rose up on the ground, and shells fell to the Russian position like meteorites outside the sky, forming a series of barrage like meteorites, like rain of meteorites, balls of flames and smoke rose from the ground, and the roar of thousands of artillery fires resounded throughout the battlefield. The artillery positions in the distance were as spectacular as volcano erupting. Behind the artillery positions, transport ships sent tons of ammunition to the front line. From the air, steel torrents supported the offensive of the Bavarian Legion like giant arteries.
The fierce shelling lasted for a full hour, and the entire Russian position was almost turned over by shells. The originally fertile land was filled with black marks left by flames, like scars on the earth. After suppressing the frontier position, the firepower preparations began to extend deeper, and with the forward movement of the barrage, teams of armored units launched a hunting surrounded by a large number of infantry.
Some of the independent armored battalions were dismantled into companies to provide cover and support for infantry. Tanks were connected in line and galloping on the vast Pod Plain, slowly slid around the neck of the Russians like a noose. Tanks, infantry and artillery were organically integrated, rushing towards the opponent like steel giant beasts.
The full line of advancement put a huge pressure on the entire front of the Russians. At almost the same time, Nikolayev's command received countless telegrams of help. The staff hurriedly marked the situation charts of both sides on the sand table. However, soon they found that there were too many troops participating in the war, and more than two-thirds of the entire front were attacked by the enemy, so that the arrows used to mark the opponent were not enough.
"The opponents must have a main attack direction. They do not have so many troops to launch an attack. On the southern front, at least half of the Bavarians are fighting against the Fifth Army. They are bluffing." Nikolayev tried to convince himself and refused to admit this reality, but soon, the intelligence of the Germans' successful breakthroughs in the two directions shattered his fantasy again.
Under the guidance of the established armored battalion, Schmidt's troops once again took the lead and successfully broke through the position in front. However, unlike in the past, after 10 kilometers deep into the opponent's position, the armored troops circled and began to encircle both sides, successfully stabbed the Russian army in the back!
The tracks rolled over the fortifications that were built in a hurry, crushing the machine guns and shooters in the fortifications into pieces. More than a dozen tanks lined up into a wide front line of one kilometer, sweeping the Russians' rear positions. The supply points, command centers, artillery positions, hospitals and other facilities at the rear turned into ashes in the storm-like attack.
The Russians naturally would not be willing to fail. After one day and a half preparation, a mixed force composed of a complete cavalry division, two infantry regiments and several mobile artillery companies entered the battlefield, trying to close the gap in a certain direction.
A complete regiment unfolded from the front, and three battalions attacked from the middle, and 1,200 Cossack cavalry on both sides. The attacking Russian troops rushed towards the enemy like an eagle with wings spreading. This time the Russians chose a good target, and their opponent was a Bavarian infantry regiment, which only strengthened an armored company.
Fourteen cricket tanks rushed out roaringly. They formed a not-so-wide steel defense against waves, which blocked the Russians' sea of people under the cover of machine guns and infantry. Grenades fired from long-range artillery exploded around the chariots from time to time. Splashing shrapnel and gravels kept hitting the tank's armor. Bullets and shells hit the armor plates and made a jingle sound, making the entire tank look like a tuning fork in the wind.
But even so, the armored troops perfectly acted as firefighters and moving bunkers. The heading machine guns, side-by-side machine guns and 2-pound cannons of the car body were simply hell for the Russian soldiers who charged intensively. The crossfire network formed between the tanks cut off the opponent's defensive positions as much as possible. The Russian army was dispersed in pieces and then destroyed by the infantry rifles and submachine guns. The entire front line seemed to have become a flesh-and-blood grinder, constantly devouring the lives of both sides.
The Cossack cavalry who were detouring on both sides took advantage of their speed, which made the coefficient artillery interception a luxury, and the shells fell behind the charge cavalry. "Prepare for close combat!" When the Russian cavalry crossed the intercepting area of the artillery and rushed up with the huge damage of the machine gun, the Bavarian soldiers picked up the rifles and submachine guns in their hands to prepare for a primitive and bloody battle. At this moment, the arrival of the air force at the right time made the last glimmer of hope of the Russians shatter.
The j-5 Sparrow Eagle-eating aircraft is a fighter, but because of the large load, it can also perform ground suppression tasks. The Sparrow Eagle-eating aircraft that arrived urgently failed to meet the Russian cavalry with a 50-caliber machine gun and anti-infantry grenade. It was like an eagle hunting rabbits. Richthofen began his first battle!
The sparrow-eating hawk flew over just over ten meters from the ground. At the lowest point, it could even be said to fly over the head of the Russian cavalry. With a light pull, a series of 2kg anti-infantry bombs fell off the hanger. The dense explosion immediately blew the attacking Russian cavalry into two sections, and the frightened horse lifted the rider off his back. Then, in a panic, the fallen rider turned into a pool of meat paste.
The soldiers behind were also hesitated by this sudden blow, and some even secretly turned their horses to evacuate. However, they could not escape the bullets. When Richthofen dived again, his plane flew over a team of Russian cavalry horizontally, and the roaring machine gun fired two lines of fire on the ground. When the two sides were closest, they were less than 200 meters. Richthofen could even clearly see the other party's fear expression, and then was cut off by a 12.7mm machine gun bullet.
The repeated dive attacks of just a dozen planes made the cavalry of the two cavalry regiments lose the courage to continue fighting. The planes hovering in the air like the god of death were the swords of Damocles hanging high above the Russians' heads. This situation where the opponent could hit you and you could not hit the opponent eventually collapsed the Russians.
Chapter completed!