It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 92｜Lombel Battle Group

"Taking a tan!"

"Oh my God! We are being overwhelmed by the Ivan Rus!"

Two-thirds of the bunkers and reinforced firepower points had been destroyed by firepower preparations, but the remaining one-third should not be underestimated.

The barrel of the general-purpose machine gun overheated and turned red, and even ignited the oil paper scattered on the ground when the barrel was replaced; the cold water in the sleeve of the water-cooled heavy machine gun boiled, spewing out hot steam.

Bullets are just the most basic and cheap consumables in wars between industrial countries.

Faced with seemingly endless enemies, the Tede soldiers were blood-thirsty!
At this time, artillery support from the depths of Valland finally arrived.

105mm and 150mm grenades fell one after another, splashing water columns as high as more than ten stories high on the river surface, and the violent explosions set off a bloody storm.

In a short period of time, the 44th National Rifle Brigade of the Russian Empire was completely suppressed. The average casualties of the seven companies involved in the battle exceeded 60%, and the Warta River was almost dyed red with blood and broken limbs!

Its daybreak.

The fiery red sun emerged from the horizon of the eastern plains, shining brightly.

The soft morning light sprinkled on the undulating river surface, rendering the tragic battlefield atmosphere particularly poignant.

The last time on the Vistula River, Ivan Rus's army used two-seat fighter jets to search at low altitude and high speed and discovered the Imperial German artillery positions.

This time, the Vallanders quickly learned from their experience and lessons, and strictly stipulated that the artillery positions must be equipped with at least two Class A soldiers to ensure that the mental perception was blocked and the artillery positions were concealed to the maximum extent possible.

If exotic methods don't work, try traditional ones.

In order to suppress the enemy's field artillery, the artillery acoustic detection regiment of the Ivan Rus army had already made sufficient preparations.

Slightly behind the starting position of the attack, some trumpet-shaped artillery reconnaissance equipment was working silently, listening to the rumbling artillery sounds coming from afar.

Artillery acoustic detection equipment is nothing new. It has existed since the European War. A monitoring position is set up at a certain distance - at least several kilometers. The time it takes for the sound of artillery to propagate to each monitoring position varies from near to far. Based on the difference, the enemy artillery position can be calculated mathematically. Well-trained artillery acoustic detection units can achieve a positioning accuracy of about 100 meters, which is sufficient to support their own artillery in carrying out range artillery coverage.

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In addition, the emergence of warriors with telepathic communication abilities has further increased the speed of information communication and greatly improved detection efficiency.

After roughly estimating the location of the German artillery positions behind this section of the defense line, the Russian artillery command immediately became busy calculating the firing parameters.

As a second-rate industrial country, the Ivan Rus army's efficiency in this regard was very average - the computing instruments and communication equipment were relatively backward, and it took less than half an hour to complete the work.

Several cannon regiments couldn't wait any longer and immediately began to cover the fire after receiving the firing information.

More than a hundred large-caliber cannons roared in unison, the roar resounding through the sky, and hundreds of shells flew in a graceful ballistic arc for dozens of seconds before hitting the target.

The artillery support from Varland's depth came to an abrupt end.

The combat reconnaissance operation can be considered successfully completed at this point, and the enemy's defense system in front has been basically exposed.

On the east bank, some older Imperial Russian tanks were assigned to the infantry units to provide direct fire support for the forced crossing of the Warta River. Therefore, once the heavy machine gun positions were exposed, they would not survive for long and would soon be hit by several grenades.

At 11:15 a.m., the 53rd Infantry Division of the Russian Empire took over the heavy responsibility and officially carried out the breakthrough mission of the A3 section and began to force a crossing of the Warta River.

Compared with the National Rifle Brigade, the tactical quality of the standing army is obviously much higher.

After five hours of bloody fighting, the infantry division successfully completed its mission at a huge cost, captured the enemy positions and established a landing site.

The engineering corps began to build a pontoon bridge in the afternoon, and it was basically completed by midnight. The tank troops began to cross the bridge and river to assemble overnight.

Ivan Rus's army chose a total of five breakthrough points on the Warta River, three of which were successfully broken through, while the other two ended in failure with heavy losses.

After flowing all night, countless corpses and fragments of various weapons and equipment floated on the river downstream.

The showdown is far from over, and whether their side can gain a foothold will only be revealed after dawn - Admiral Yudenich knows this very well.

As for his youngest son, a major battalion commander of the National Rifle Brigade, he has been confirmed to have been killed by a shell.

At 9:13 in the morning on September 7, the Varland Empire Air Force tried its best and dispatched a large number of aircraft to fiercely bomb the landing site established by the Ivan Ross army. The first and second waves of air strikes involved thousands of sorties!

At 13:15 p.m., before they had time to catch their breath, the front-line command of the Ivan Ross Army received instructions from the General Staff to urge the front-line troops to maintain the offensive at all costs and advance deep into Varland.

At 14:30 p.m., the call from Catherine's Palace arrived. Veronica sternly questioned: "General Yudenich, why did your troops stop?"
She recently learned a new proverb: "The first time you try, the second time you lose strength, and the third time you run out of energy."

The offensive continued.

在已经建立登陆场的A2、A3、B2突破地段，第16步兵军、第22步兵军、第5坦克军、第20独立坦克旅勉强收拢了部队，甚至没有余暇把弹药与食品补充齐全就继续推进。

After the 5th Tank Army advanced several kilometers into the enemy territory, the 120th Infantry Division of the Imperial German Army was completely defeated, and the standard small-caliber 37mm anti-tank guns could do nothing against the Imperial Russian tanks.

However, the crisis was approaching unknowingly. The 6th Armored Division of Emperor Germany, one of the battle reserves, had arrived. The division commander gathered the remnants of the defeated 120th Infantry Division and temporarily formed a battle group named after the division commander's surname - the Rommel battle group.

The division commander quickly sent a motorized infantry regiment forward to carry out a delaying mission, fighting and retreating.

At the same time, he personally set up an exquisite pocket formation in the rear.

Two heavy anti-aircraft artillery companies were deployed with their backs against the nearby woods, one on the left and the other on the right, forming a horn with each other and forming cross fire.

At 17:15 that evening, the 2nd Guards 'Orlova' Tank Brigade, acting as the vanguard, came in pursuit with great momentum.

The small-caliber anti-tank guns deployed on the flanks of the Varland army opened fire first, but the thunder was loud but the rain was small. The 37mm armor-piercing shells had little effect on the T-40, which also had 34mm sloped armor on the sides.

The two tank companies were attracted by this situation, and more than 34 T-1.5s stopped and fought back. However, at this moment, a series of conspicuous flashes suddenly appeared about kilometers away!
Three seconds later, there was a harsh sound of metal collision, and several Imperial Russian tanks were hit and caught fire.

Before anyone could react, a tank exploded. Flames shot out from the turret ring like fireworks, and then the entire turret was blown away.

"Ambush! Attention! Ambush!"

(End of this chapter)