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After April, the weather in the Western Siberian plain became clear. The frozen soil that melted due to the warming temperature was also dried. This made the marching of the imperial army no longer affected. The impending attack on the Russian army had been put on the agenda. A large number of troops began to move towards the front line, and artillery pieces also appeared on the front line.

The large-scale mobilization of the Chinese army naturally could not hide it from the Russians. This made the Russian army's fronts tense. A large number of Russian troops entered the position, and they looked at the positions of the Chinese army opposite in horror, fearing that they would launch a sudden attack.

The commander of the Russian army in charge of the eastern defense line was Earl of Berg, the Russian Field Marshal. Although he is 61 years old, Earl of Berg has taken on the responsibility of blocking the Chinese army's attack on the eastern defense line. Faced with the Chinese army gathered in the Ural Mountains and the eastern Ural River, Earl of Berg felt tremendous pressure.

Although he also had two million Russian troops in his hands. However, he knew very well what the Russian troops in his hands were all. These Russian troops were recruited only last year. They fought a few battles with the Ottoman Turkish army at most, and were defeated by ∴▽, w≦ww.. However, this is the most elite unit of the Russian army now. The real elite troops of the Russian army were lost as early as last year's war. They were either killed by the Chinese army or had already entered the prisoner-of-war camp of the Chinese army.

"Marson Marshal. The Chinese are very frequently mobilized. We have reason to believe that the Chinese will launch a large-scale attack on us in the near future. Orenburg, where our command is located, will undoubtedly be the place where the Chinese are focused on attacking!" A young general said to Earl Berg. His name is Barryatinsky, although he is only forty years old. He is already an admiral of the Russian Army. At the same time, he also has the title of Duke, which is two levels higher than Earl Berg. This time, he appeared on the battlefield as the chief of staff of Earl Berg. If it weren't for his young age and his qualifications could not convince other generals, perhaps Alexander II would directly appoint him as the commander of the Russian army on the Eastern Front.

"The Chinese will launch an attack after spring comes, and there is no doubt that the Chinese will not be willing to drag it down any longer. The Chinese have now gained a decisive advantage in the battlefields everywhere. The United States has been destroyed by China, and except for the European battlefields, the Chinese have won!" said Earl Berg. The Chinese Empire has prepared for this war for a long time, and even used excuses to launch an invasion of Russia. It must be to destroy Russia.

"Marson Marshal, what should we do? The Chinese are coming in a fierce manner. Although our defense is still strong, it is probably not easy to resist the Chinese attack!" said Duke Barryatinski.

"Yes, the gap between us and the Chinese is too big. However, as a Russian soldier, we must fight for Russia. Although the situation is very critical now, we have no choice. If we can block the Chinese from Eastern Europe, Russia may have a chance. If we fail, then Russia will be completely finished!" said Earl Berg.

"Marson, I believe we can do it!" Duke Barrydingski said firmly.

Earl Berg nodded. Didn’t he hope this? But facing a powerful enemy, you cannot win by having firm confidence. After all, the Chinese Army has proved their reputation to the world through a series of wars!

On the morning of April 4, 1855, Lieutenant General Zhang Wei, commander of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, appeared here. According to the order of General Sun Hao, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army were responsible for attacking Orenburg. In addition, if the attack was not smooth, they could also receive support from the 4th Army and the 5th Army. In this way, the total force of attacking Orenburg would reach 4 armies and more than 800,000 people.

Of course, the confident Lieutenant General Zhang Wei believes that although there are as many as 800,000 troops on the opposite side, the strength of the 1st and 2nd Army is enough to defeat the Russian army on the opposite side. The only trouble is probably the Ural River, which is the dividing line between the two continents of Asia and Europe. The Ural River is now gradually entering the flood season because the snow water has begun to melt. Although the river is not wide, if it takes a while, it will probably not be so easy to cross the Ural River. As for the bridge on the river, it has long been blown up by the Russians.

Although these bridges were built by the Russians exhausted a lot of money. But now, in order to defend Russia, they had to blow up all of them. In order to rely on the river as a natural barrier to block the Chinese army's advance westward.

"How are the ships collected? We need to force cross the river first, occupy a solid beachhead position, and then the engineers can build a floating bridge!" Lieutenant General Zhang Wei said. Although the river surface is only fifty or sixty meters wide now, the river water is not turbulent. However, the melting water of ice and snow is already biting cold, and it is impossible to wade across the river.

"Commander, the Russians have almost burned all the ships along the coast. We only found dozens of small boats. However, last winter, we built more than 200 small boats by ourselves, which is now useful! If it is one-time, we can almost send the two battalions of troops to the other side of the river. However, there are too few two winning troops. Once we encounter a fierce attack from the Russians, it may be difficult to hold on!" said Lieutenant General Zhou Laosi, Chief of Staff of the 1st Army.

"There are too few two battalions!" Lieutenant General Zhang Wei frowned. If it was winter, the river surface had frozen, so there would naturally be no problem if you wanted to cross the Ural River. But now, this is not easy.

"However, Commander, we can provide cover for the troops with strong firepower. Even if we set up crane guns and light machine guns on the east bank of the river, it will be enough to suppress the Russian army across the river. At worst, we will prepare more artillery and machine guns to focus on suppressing the Russians. Use powerful firepower to clear obstacles for the empire's crossing forces. It is not difficult for engineers to build a pontoon bridge, and it is estimated that it will be done in less than half an hour. Once the pontoon bridge is set up, it will not be so easy for the Russian army to drive us down the river again!" said Lieutenant General Zhou Laosi.

"Well! Then do what you said! Starting tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning, launching a fierce attack on the Russian positions. Each infantry army will launch a feint attack to restrain the Russian army's forces. On the 2nd Army, I will contact General Zhao." Lieutenant General Zhang Wei said.

"Yes, Commander. I'll prepare now!" Lieutenant General Zhou Laosi nodded.

At 8 a.m. on April 5, 1855, the battle to break through the defense line built by the Russian army on the Ural Mountains and the Ural River officially started. Six armies and millions of troops launched an attack on the Russian army's defense line on a front that lasted thousands of kilometers.

In the direction of Orenburg, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army gathered hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, as well as thousands of various types of field artillery and howitzers, and launched violent artillery bombardment on the Russian defense line.

For a moment, the sound of artillery roared, and a large number of artillery shells kept smashing towards the Russian army's positions as if they were not worth money. Faced with the fierce artillery attacks from the Imperial Army, the Russian army had to retreat from the front line positions and hide in the anti-aircraft artillery holes.

The Russian artillery also launched a counterattack, but the Russian army was far from comparable to the Imperial Army in terms of number and performance of artillery. So much so that the Russian artillery was suppressed from the beginning.

When artillery fire began to extend to the depth of the Russian army after half an hour, the Imperial Army approached the Ural River in more than ten places and made a move to cross the river. This made the Russian army very nervous and had to quickly mobilize the troops to the front line to prepare to intercept the Chinese army.

However, when the Russian troops entered the positions, what awaited them was shells that looked like raindrops. After the Imperial Army approached the banks of the Ural River, it set up a large number of mortars and directly penetrated the shells into the Russian trenches, causing a lot of damage to the Russian army.

At the same time, the large number of heavy machine guns and light machine guns set up by the Imperial Army also frantically shot at the Russian positions. The Russian army could not even lift their heads, and could only huddle in the trenches, constantly praying to God, praying that the shells would not fall on their heads.

The large-scale attack of the Chinese army also attracted the attention of Russian commanders. They also focused on the places where the Imperial Army concentrated its firepower.

At this time, about twenty kilometers away from Orenburg, the 1st Infantry Army, the 1st Infantry Army, and the two battalions under the 1st Brigade were ready for the assault. With the help of weeds on the shore, more than 200 small boats were hidden inside. When the Russian army's attention was attracted by the feinted troops, the soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Imperial Army launched an attack.

The soldiers carried the boat, rushed to the river, put the boat into the river. Then they boarded the boat and began to row desperately towards the other side of the river. In the woods not far from the river, the engineers of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army were also waiting. Once the soldiers of the 1st Brigade had firmly stood firm on the other side of the river, they would build a floating bridge as soon as possible to clear obstacles for the army to cross the river. (A good activity of pie falling from the sky, a cool phone is waiting for you to get! Follow~ Click/Official Account (Add a friend on WeChat and add the official account to enter ddxiaoshuo), and participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow the ddxiaoshuo WeChat official account!)

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