"Your Excellency the Commander is right, the Germans have strong machine-gun fire and small-caliber artillery, but that doesn't mean that their guns are really strong. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Didn't they react when we shelled it before? As long as we can destroy their defenses in one fell swoop with powerful artillery fire, the final victory will be ours. As soon as General Samsonov's words were spoken, the generals of the Russian army immediately responded.

Other Russian generals also said the same. However, they also have a question in their hearts, that is, whether the German artillery is also hidden?

Anyway, Admiral Samsonov, still plans to try. If it really doesn't work, find another way.

The artillery of the Russian army, which was quickly prepared. They carried out all the remaining shells. But even then, only twenty or thirty shells were distributed for one cannonball.

There is no way around it, who made Russia's transport facilities very bad? It was not so easy to transport large quantities of war materials from the Russian hinterland to the front. In addition, now that the Russian army is undergoing full mobilization, it is crowding out a large amount of railway capacity, and it will be even more difficult for the army on the front line to get more supplies.

"General, the artillery of the Russians is once again ready. They clearly wanted to destroy our lines with artillery fire. A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General François.

In the sky above a small forest not far from here, a hot air balloon is floating at an altitude of 100 meters, and the German observers on it can clearly see the movements of the Russian army and use the radio to communicate with the German troops on the ground in time.

"Order our artillery to get ready! Artillery observation balloons were also lifted into the air. As soon as the Russian artillery fires, immediately suppress them and destroy them all! Lieutenant General François ordered.

Even though, Lieutenant General François had only four infantry divisions in his hands, and the number of artillery was not large. The Russian army opposite had the artillery of ten infantry divisions. But even so, Lieutenant General François was not afraid.

After the reorganization of the 8th Army Corps, the artillery of each infantry division was greatly enhanced, and with the artillery battalions of each regiment, the entire infantry division had a total of 54 75-mm field guns, 36 105-mm light howitzers and 18 150-mm heavy howitzers. Four infantry divisions, a total of 216 75-mm field guns, 144 105-mm light howitzers and 72 150-mm heavy howitzers. In terms of numbers, it is no longer comparable to the ten infantry divisions of the Russian army. You must know that the infantry divisions of the Russian army usually have only 48 76.2mm field guns. This is still at full capacity, and if the replenishment can't keep up, it's good to be able to have half of it.

The Northwestern Front of the Russian Army, as the main force attacking Germany, had thirty infantry divisions that were fully manned and equipped with sufficient field artillery. However, that's about it. The Russian army's 76.2-mm field guns have a slightly larger caliber than the German 75-mm field guns. But both in terms of range and power, it was far inferior to the new German artillery. Not to mention the rate of fire, which is completely incomparable. The 75mm field guns of the 8th Army Corps are imitations of the 75mm field guns of the French, and the maximum rate of fire can reach 15 rounds per minute, which is three times the speed of the Russian 76.2mm field guns.

The 2nd Army of the Russian Army only has a dozen 105-mm field guns. As for the cannons of a larger caliber, there was none. The current Russian army is not a Soviet army that attaches importance to artillery in another time and space. In terms of artillery fire, it simply cannot be compared with the European powers.

"Fire!"

With the order of the Russian commander, more than 400 artillery pieces of the Russian army began to roar. The gunners worked hard to stuff one shell after another into the chamber and then fired the shells.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

With a roar, shells whistled and smashed into the German positions. Gunsmoke and dust flew up again.

However, the German soldiers on the position had already been ordered to retreat to the fortifications, leaving only a small number of observers on the position. Therefore, the shelling of the Russian army could not cause much damage to the German army at all.

Seeing that their artillery began to wield, General Samsonov and other generals of the Russian army couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The solemnity on his face also dissipated a lot.

However, after only a few minutes, their faces changed dramatically one by one.

Three minutes later, the German artillery counterattack began. According to the data obtained by the observers on the observation balloons, the German artillery was aimed directly at the artillery positions of the Russian army.

"Fire!"

At the command of the commander, one cannon after another began to roar.

Before, when the Russian artillery was raging, they did not get the order to open fire, so they had to remain silent and let the Russian artillery show off their might.

Now that the order for shelling has been given, they naturally do not have to keep it anymore.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

150-mm heavy howitzers, 105-mm light howitzers and 75-mm field guns opened fire. Hundreds of cannons, the earth-shattering roar, as if it was thunder.

Under the action of huge kinetic energy, one after another shells roared and smashed into the artillery positions of the Russian army.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

When there was a piercing whistling sound in the sky, the Russian artillerymen on the artillery position raised their heads in horror one by one. As artillerymen, they naturally knew very well what these sounds meant. This is clearly the high-speed flight of the cannonball, the violent friction with the air, and the screeching sound. This also means that the German shells are about to hit their heads.

"Run! The shells of the Germans flew. ”

"Oh God! The Germans directly covered our artillery positions! ”

One by one, frightened voices sounded, and the Russian artillerymen scattered in terror.

One shell after another fell from the sky and smashed on the artillery positions of the Russian army.

"Boom!"

The explosion sounded, the air wave spread around, and many Russian artillery soldiers were directly blown away. Even the cannons were staggered in the explosion. There are also cannons, even the barrels of which are twisted into twisted flowers.

As for those artillerymen, a lot was directly torn to shreds.

The German heavy artillery was full of power, causing great damage to the Russian artillery, and one artillery position after another was directly destroyed.

The generals of the Russian army looked at this scene dumbfounded, and they were directly dumbfounded. Although they had guessed before, the German artillery might be hiding its strength. However, now they know how powerful the German artillery fire was.