Chapter 31: Before the Great War
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A piece of paper from a teletypewriter is crumpled in anger, and because of its "fate" we know how angry the person who reads the document can be.
"This Rippy!"
The pinch of Russian beard on Denikin's chin was almost cocked, and in his gray eyes, the angry look was not for anyone else, but Tang Yunyang.
He's cheating! Just like the exam, he knows the answers to some of the exam questions, so it is naturally not difficult to get a good score.
Let's take a look at what the documents that Denikin just received from the teletypewriter were!
"Urgent ......
To Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the Thunder International Army captured the entire city of Donbass yesterday night. During the attack, the artillery damaged the 'fast front' so much that our troops could not hold on...... At the same time, the garrison headquarters was destroyed, and all the senior officers were missing! β
Failure is always inevitable in life, but failure is not always a good excuse. And this time, the commander of the elite "Volunteer Army" under Denikin, who was defending Donbass, finally had a good excuse.
Yes, whether it is Denikin's "fast front" or those armored vehicles from Europe, they are all masterpieces of Tang Yunyang's enterprises. Armored vehicles are nothing more than war materials left over from the European war, including those assault guns from Germany, which are still the result of a private deal between Tang Yunyang and Wilhelm III.
Therefore, regardless of speed, fuel consumption, etc., everything is completely transparent to "Thunder International", and there are no secrets at all.
"But isn't that 'Old One's Eagle' conducting military exercises in the desert areas of the Chinese Federation? So how did Thunder International end up here? β
The anger in DΓΆnitz's chest kept rising, and the teeth in his mouth rang out.
At first, he was told that if he had the money, he could try to hire the "Thunder International" in advance, even if he didn't have them to fight, he couldn't let them fight for the Red Army on the other side.
"This is a complete dizziness, the Bolsheviks who have mastered the huge wealth of the tsarist family are rich, where do we have so much money?"
Comparatively speaking, the majority of those who supported DΓΆnitz and Kolchak were kulaks, capitalists, and others representing the so-called "exploiting class". However, when most of the land fell into the hands of the Red Army, they could take away the money, but not the machines, not the factories.
The land in the hands of the Red Army contained their original industries and farms. Now these places, which have become "state-owned enterprises" and "collective farms", are constantly creating huge quantities of munitions for the Red Army.
On the other hand, Kolchak and Denikin always have money in their resources, but agriculture and industry are relatively much worse. If you are familiar with the history of the American Civil War, you should have been able to see the outcome of this war long ago.
In the same vein, in the Civil War it was the farmers of the South against the industrial capitalists of the North, and the revolution in Russia was the state-owned factories and collective farms on the one hand, and the money deposited in Swiss banks on the other.
The above comparison seems to illustrate a problem, war cannot be fought by money alone!
Soon, faced with this situation, Denikin temporarily abandoned the operation to advance to attack Moscow. The only thing he could do now was to order the slow-moving infantry to defend along the Don region, and he would lead a rapid armored group and cavalry back to attack the Donbass.
If you don't remove this big rock that has fallen from the sky and has been set up on your own supply line, then it is absolutely impossible to attack.
It took a whole day for his armor cluster to retreat and retract.
As far as the armored forces of this era are concerned, they have done a very good job of switching from a state of pursuit to a state of defense, marching.
At this moment, the heavy artillery battalion and the flying team of Thunder International have arrived in Donbass City, and the entire defense system in the city has begun to take shape in 24 hours.
Originally, some of the houses in the city had been requisitioned by DΓΆnitz's men, and during the war, the people in the city fled even more. This made the construction of the entire defense system very rapid.
Both the modules of the "Fast Front" carried by Denikin's war materials are in full swing in the city of Donbass.
It was only then that DΓΆnitz's men, who had been working hard all day, discovered that the fast front was used in this way.
Often, an empty building has doors and windows completely closed on all sides. If you enter the hall on the first floor, you will find that there is a "fast front" squatting there, exactly like a bunker like a bento box. The outer layer was filled with sandbags again.
Not to mention the use of machine guns, even if you shoot with 37mm guns on assault guns, I believe it still has no effect. Not only did the sturdy bunker control the stairs leading up the stairs, but machine gun fire could block the entire corridor on the first floor at any time.
As for the upper floors, it is naturally a paradise for snipers and riflemen.
From those bullet holes that are reserved when they are completely sealed, they can quickly shoot at the ground. The people on the upper floor, whether guns or not cannons, were in an absolutely disadvantageous position.
The streets, which were not very empty, were filled with debris, and horse-drawn carriages and automobiles were impassable barricades for tracked tanks and assault guns.
Although the streets were completely blocked, it did not affect the movement of the "Thunder International" own soldiers.
They can move almost completely freely through the "fast front" connected between buildings, the "sky bridges" in mid-air, and the pierced walls of the buildings.
On the roof, mortars and twin 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns were used. Of course, these artillery guns were nothing more than 60-mm light mortars. And fortunately, when the Russians built buildings, they were always relatively strong. In addition, the gun mount sitting on the sandbag can also absorb part of the impact.
Of course, this means of defense can only be implemented on the sides of relatively wide roads that can be used by tanks and armored vehicles. In the other narrower sections, the middle of the street is a fortified "fast front" bunker.
The next morning, just after dawn, the group of airships that had already flown over the sky brought in heavy artillery and planes, the central square and the wide road attached to it became an airplane road, and the nearby buildings became hangars after the necessary walls were removed.
As for the heavy artillery on the cars, they will be in the middle of the city at any time, maneuvering, shelling by order of the command.
"We put them in the outer defensive ring, using the buildings on the outskirts of the city to resist in echelons, gradually attracting their armored forces into the city. At this point, they may not be able to exert any decent power. Moreover, the staggered fronts of the ground forces also made it impossible for their air power to carry out large-scale attacks.
As for the inner defensive ring, a cannon with a 12.7 mm machine gun was used for intensive air defense. At the same time, we want our 'saber ABZ' to hide in the clouds high in the sky, and if the opponent's air force comes to attack, give it a place to work! β
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Listening to Xu Yingjie and Li Du's complementary reports, Rosennik nodded secretly. He knew that the soldiers of "Thunder International" had the most training and drills for this kind of street fighting, so he had never been worried about street fighting.
The only thing to worry about is the armored forces that are coming. If DΓΆnitz had been ruthless and had used heavy artillery to bombard the entire city piece by piece, this tactic might not have been decisive.
But then again, DΓΆnitz's main oil and supplies, apart from what they have, are not much at all. Besides, the lightly armed brigade will not hold out here for more than three days at most.
In the three-day period, it shouldn't be the time for the light brigade to worry. At that time, DΓΆnitz was hit much harder than when his supplies were cut off.
In fact, the role of the light brigade here is just a "sound", and the armored cluster of hundreds of tanks and heavy brigades led by Tang Yunyang is what DΓΆnitz should be worried about.
Maybe he's already seen the doorway!
If that's the case, don't plan to ask for the supplies here. You must know that when the "problem bandits" see what is in their eyes, it is better not to make up their minds.
The only correct way was to quickly disengage from the Red Army at the front, and then abandon the places already occupied. It is the right thing to retreat behind your own offensive line and prepare for defense.
Otherwise, in the face of the three-dimensional attack in the sky and underground of the huge armored cluster led by Tang Yunyang, if you can't attack Donbass again. At that time, armored vehicles and artillery without fuel were not worth as much as scrap metal.
According to the information from the intelligence officers of the "ZLQQ", DΓΆnitz on the front only ordered to stop the offensive and send his infantry to conduct defensive operations on the front. It seems that he intends to compete with the light brigade of "Thunder International".
"Uh-huh......!"
Rossenik only nodded lightly in the face of the two Chinese officers' reports. Neither his clear blue eyes nor his countenance had changed at all.
The whole person exudes that kind of temperament, which is still cold like the smell of the North Pole.
Xu Yingjie, who was familiar with his old boss, knew that the defense plan between himself and Li Du had passed through the eyes of the commander of the air assault division in front of him, and he happily squeezed his eyes at Li Du on the side.
Most of the time, the old boss only states his own goals for the command of his subordinates. As for how to reach the goal, that's not his business. Unless there is a mistake in the plan reported by his subordinates, he will open the golden mouth once and dial it slightly.
This time, too, it was clear that Xu Yingjie and Li Du had forgotten to use an important force.
"Those ......!"
Rossenik shook his head, looking unwelcome.
"Those who love dog meat, don't let them be idle!"
Xu Yingjie, who fully comprehended the "spirit", stood up and responded loudly.
"Yes sir, those who love dog meat, we can't let them be idle!"