Chapter 418 Traitor (Additional update by the leader of the old boss Chen Laojiang)
On May 15th, the Goryeo Russian army began to advance southward, with Sa Division as the forward, arriving at Jizhou, an important town in the north of Goryeo at noon on the 21st.
This was the first battle of the Russian army's counterattack after George became the governor of the Far East.
Colin hopes to get off to a good start and have Division Sakhalin and Colin’s names appear in front of George and even Nicholas.
When mobilizing in front of the station, Colin only said one sentence.
"The Grand Duke is waiting for our good news!"
One sentence is enough.
This battle is a battle to rectify the name of the master, and there is no need for mobilization at all.
Kanaya (Ichiro Nitta) ordered the law enforcement team to set up the heavy machine guns, and warned all soldiers participating in the attack not to retreat under any circumstances. If anyone dares to retreat, all battlefield disciplines will be enforced.
So all the 600 soldiers of the Sa Division who participated in the attack were killed on the way to the charge, and no one really retreated.
The Japanese army had long been aware of the actions of the Russian troops in Goryeo. The Jizhou defenders were on tight defense and heavy machine guns were also deployed on the Japanese positions.
Faced with the crazy fire from heavy machine guns, the Japanese soldiers were brave enough to fight for their lives. Many Japanese soldiers even straightened their chests to meet the bullets and yelled "Ula" in unskilled Russian before they died.
The battle lasted very short, and the entire battalion was wiped out in only 5 minutes.
This made Colin and Vasily, who were supervising the battle from the rear, and Yankov all dumbfounded.
“This, this is so fucking crazy!”
Vasily looked at Colin with envy.
Although the Cossacks are not afraid of death, it depends on the circumstances. When fighting overseas like Goryeo, even the Cossacks will retreat from missions where they know death is inevitable.
If the Russian Empire is invaded and the enemy defeats the city of St. Petersburg, then the Cossacks have nothing to say. They can only die to defend their country.
The Russian army in Kwantung fought so poorly in the previous stage has a lot to do with overseas operations.
Kanto is not a territory of the Russian Empire.
There is no profit in fighting the Japanese. The Japanese are still thinking about seizing something from the corpses of Russian officers and soldiers, and they have no personal belongings at all.
Things are different now.
Now the Kwantung Russian Army is fighting for the honor of the Cossacks!
The Japanese soldiers of the Sa Division are fighting to become Russian citizens and fight for the happy life of their relatives.
"Artillery! Artillery fire, firepower preparation——"
Yangkov is not Nogi Nogi. Even if these Japanese soldiers die in battle, they will die more valuable.
The first attack is usually a tentative attack. It is necessary to judge the enemy's firepower layout through the attack and find out the enemy's artillery positions.
So before the first attack, the fire cover was only symbolic and had no intensity at all.
Now that the Japanese soldiers have proven their worth with their performance, Yankov must not be stingy with artillery shells.
The Amur Military District has the most ferocious firepower reserve in the Russian Empire, artillery that provides firepower support at the campaign level, with a maximum caliber of 280 mm. The range of this artillery is not far, and it is very inconvenient to move. It requires a lot of operations There are many people and it will take at least 4 hours to unfold everything.
The only saving grace of this kind of artillery is that it is very powerful. It does not rely on shrapnel to kill, but relies on shock waves.
Yangkov had never used these artillery pieces before, because before the Russian army took action, Yankov made up his mind to let all the Japanese soldiers in the Sa Division die in the battle with the Japanese army.
Colin is right: it is not that easy to join Russia.
The Sa Division only has 15,000 soldiers.
There are still a full 50,000 people in Amur, waiting to prove themselves on the front line.
For Yankov, the best Japanese are dead Japanese.
So Yankov would rather see the Japanese killing each other.
In order to make consumption more efficient, it is not impossible to waste some shells.
The 280mm scoop gun is generally used as a siege gun or a coastal defense gun.
The weight of this artillery shell is up to 217 kilograms. It is equipped by both the Russian army and the Japanese army. The Japanese army once used it when they attacked Arthur's Fortress.
The 280mm scoop gun of the Goryeo Russian Army was dismantled from the Busan Fort.
Yankov used the ladle gun as a giant mortar, which was extremely effective in destroying Japanese positions.
The shells of the 280mm scoop gun require a crane to be loaded, and it takes 10 minutes to fire one shell.
Compared with the 280 scoop gun, the 120mm howitzer fires faster and in greater numbers.
The Amur artillery is very professional. Before the artillery bombards, the airship first takes off to correct the impact point of the artillery shells.
"I don't know when the plane will be equipped with troops."
Colin was thinking too much.
Yankov looked at Vasily, he knew more about the inside story.
"There is no need to use airplanes to deal with the Japanese. The airplanes are prepared for the Germans or the British——"
Duke Suvorov is calm and calm, but he can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer. .
"Wouldn't it be better to just send airships to bomb?"
The cigar in Bilov's hand, the commander of the Ryukyong Division, was Colin's apology.
The ribs and bridge of the nose of a Korean are only worth a box of cigars to Bilov and Colin.
Otherwise, what else can we do? We cannot organize the Liujing Division soldiers to fight back.
When will the injustice be repaid?
It is the first time that Korean soldiers and Japanese soldiers fight together, and there are always many things that need to be adjusted.
Fortunately there are no Acehnese and East Indians in Korea, otherwise it would be more lively.
"The consumption of the Grand Duke's request——"
Yankov always kept George's orders in mind. Amul must hold back its attacks on Japan and cannot let Japan despair.
If Japan realizes that the gap in strength between the two sides is too large to be bridged by manpower, then the war may end early and completely fail to achieve the purpose of consuming Japan.
So Yankov wanted to beat the Japanese painfully, but not to death from the pain.
After two corrections, the artillery determined the firing parameters and launched the first salvo against the Japanese position.
The Japanese position was immediately enveloped in orange-red flames and gunpowder smoke, and it took a while before dense explosions came over.
The smoke from the Japanese army's position has not yet cleared, and the second round of attacks followed.
Within 20 minutes, the artillery used as many as 6,000 artillery shells, blasting the Japanese position back and forth three times.
Until the telescope could no longer see any Japanese bunkers, Yankov ordered the troops to continue the attack.
The second attack was also organized by the Sa Division, and the troops involved in the attack were still a battalion of 600 people.
Watching the lightly-armed attacking soldiers crossing the parapet and heading toward the Japanese position, Ustinov, the commander of the 4th Battalion who did not participate in the attack, was a little reluctant.
According to the Russian military code of conduct, when the troops are attacking, officers must act together with the soldiers, and they cannot only send soldiers to attack.
Most of the officers of the Sa Division are Russians. Soldiers are expendable, so the officers do not participate in the attack.
“Can’t there be only one company per battalion——”
Ustinov will soon become the bare battalion commander, and he can’t accept it.
“This is more efficient——”
Fowelli, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who has become a polished battalion commander, whispered softly, not wanting the Japanese guards on the outside to hear.
The Russian artillery bombardment was still very effective.
It should be said that the Japanese army had never experienced such an intensity of shelling and had a serious lack of experience in dealing with it, so they suffered heavy losses.
The 4th Battalion also learned the lesson of the 3rd Battalion. Even if they straightened their backs, they were not as high as a gun. Therefore, the soldiers of the 4th Battalion followed the drill and formed a skirmish line to attack the Japanese positions.
Yuri (Fujino Daichi) held a rifle with a bayonet and rushed in front of everyone.
When leaving the starting position, Yuri was still very scared and fell down as soon as he left the starting position.
As he got closer and closer to the Japanese position, and there were more and more corpses of Sa Division soldiers along the way, Yuri's pace became more determined and faster.
A Japanese sergeant stood up staggeringly from the ruins.
Yuri just raised his gun.
The sergeant was knocked down by Gao Shanliang, who had sharp eyes and quick hands.
When Yuri passed by the sergeant, the sergeant was still alive, but he was already in a dying state.
Yuri raised his bayonet and stabbed it directly into the sergeant's chest.
The sergeant screamed "Hehe" strangely. He grasped Yuri's bayonet tightly with both hands and looked at Yuri with eyes full of confusion.
Ouch——
Yoshikawao struck again, and the sergeant finally stopped moving.
Gao Shanliang performed well in the training, and his shooting level has reached the standard of precision shooters. Just because the Sa division does not have the establishment of precision shooters, Gao Shanliang is still a corporal.
Gao Shanliang's waiting period is actually over now. Without this war, Gao Shanliang would have been eligible to become a Russian national and become a Russian.
So Yuri, the offensive trio, and Takayama Ryo have the most determined attitude.
Boom!
Gao Shanliang shot another Japanese soldier in the head.
Gao Shanliang's expression was indifferent, and his movements of extracting shells, projectiles and loading were done in one go, as accurately as a war machine.
"Takayama, these people are all from Kumamoto-"
Yoshikawa's hands were shaking.
Both Yoshikawa and Takayama are from Kumamoto.
So these Japanese soldiers may be fellow villagers, neighbors, or even brothers of Yoshikawa and Takayama Ryo.
It doesn't matter if Gao Shanliang doesn't speak, even if he is a brother, even if Gao Shanliang doesn't shoot, the other party will shoot.
From the moment they joined Sa Shi, both Takayama Ryo and Yoshikawa Io were traitors to Japan, and they could never go back.
"So what, we are all from Vladivostok——"
Yuri gained the most. He had just found a gold necklace from the corpse of a Japanese soldier.
Although the gold necklace must be turned in, Yuri can get a reward as compensation.
In a bunker that has not yet been destroyed, the Japanese army is still resisting.
Several Sa Division soldiers gathered around the bunker and persuaded them to surrender in Japanese.
"You traitors! Bastards! You all deserve to die, and so does your family -"
The Japanese soldiers in the bunker were shouting crazily.
Gao Shanliang took out a grenade and threw it in through the only exit.
After an explosion, the annoying sound finally disappeared.
Yoshikawa's hands are shaking. He wants to become a Russian citizen and run towards a better life, but he doesn't want his family to be dragged down.
People from the Qing Dynasty and Korea can become Russian nationals. They are not limited to relatives. Anyone who brings them can become Russian nationals.
Japanese people are not good.
Gao Shanliang has a way.
"If we kill all the Japanese who have seen us, then no one will know that we are serving in the Sa Division——"
(End of this chapter)