Chapter 959: Denikin's Choice
"What a good gun, it's a pity that without bullets and accessories, it can only become a pile of scrap metal." Looking at the 1911-style machine gun produced in China in his hand, Denikin, who was already a little at the end of his rope, couldn't help but lament. The Tsarist Guard, which had been glorious for a time and had saved the Russian Army many times, could now be described as running out of oil and running out, and no one would have thought that the final collapse of Russia was due to internal problems, and some people made an agreement with the Germans for their own selfish interests, and they overthrew the government of His Majesty the Tsar, and exchanged huge reparations and a large amount of territory for their official positions. They then gathered a group of troops to fight with the Germans against the other Russian forces that were still fighting on the front lines of the Normanov dynasty. This stab in the back was quite powerful, causing Denikin to lose at least 40% of his troops and equipment. Had it not been for the subsequent convergence with the Kolchak Ministry, which also supported the Normanov dynasty, Denikin's forces would have been a thing of the past.
For nearly a year, Denikin gathered other troops loyal to the royal family while resisting the encirclement of the Provisional Government and the Germans. However, with the cut off of supplies from China...... The Russian Guards, which relied on excellent equipment, were greatly reduced in combat effectiveness, and many weapons were scrap metal due to the lack of spare parts and ammunition. Denikin attempted to capture some industrial bases to equip and supply his troops, but alas, Russia's industrial capitals had either become the territory of an Allied state or were under the control of the Provisional Government, and even the occasional acquisition of ammunition and supplies would not be enough to meet the needs .........of a large army.
And when the time point entered April 1917, the situation was even worse, and the Chinese Republic finally launched an attack on Russia. By now, Denikin seems to understand a little, and the role of Huaxia in helping him train a unit seems to be for today, so that Russia can fight to the death, and then Huaxia will reap the benefits. But at this point. There was no way to change that, even if Denikin expressed his willingness to make peace with the Provisional Government. The officers and nobles under his command would not agree, after all, the fate of the rebels in Russian history is so clear, even if it is okay for the time being, the settlement after the autumn is 100%. There are only two choices for yourself and your men, either die on the battlefield or die on the gallows. What's more, he and the provisional government have been fighting for quite a long time, and there is no room for maneuver between the two sides.
Denikin didn't expect Huaxia's actions to be so fast, and he would take down Omsk in a few months. Siberia, which Russia took hundreds of years to acquire, actually changed hands in a few months, and what was even more terrifying was that the other side directly destroyed its last military and material base. It was precisely because of this that Denikin had to hand over the command of the front to Kolchak, and he personally led a Guards Division and a Marine Regiment assigned by Kolchak to Kurgan to block the offensive of the Chinese Army. This is the last elite force in Denikin's hands. If he can win against his opponent, then his army can hold out for a while. And if this force is defeated again, Denikin will not have any hole cards! …。
The two sides faced off in the Kurgan region, and the other side did not seem to be in a hurry to attack the city, on the contrary, they sent messengers to contact them. Indicate if Denikin agrees to surrender. Then the Huaxia government is willing to guarantee the personal and property safety of Denikin and his subordinates, and even for ordinary soldiers, they will be properly accommodated. In the face of the conditions put forward by the other party, Denikin believed that what the other party said was true, after all, Huaxia did not have the habit of slaughtering prisoners of war, and judging from the experience of being captured last time, Huaxia could indeed do this, and more importantly. China needs manpower to develop Siberia. From his own point of view, it seems that the current Russian resistance force has indeed reached the point of running out of oil and lamps, there are no supplies, no soldiers, strong enemies are pressing from all sides, and there are many mountains inside. God knows they defected that day! …。
But even so, Denikin, who claims to be a patriot, still can't accept the end of surrender, and the army he has raised for more than ten years can't just end like this! And after surrendering, how to position your identity? A Pole? A Russian eventually turned into a Chinese? Isn't that ridiculous? I've been fighting hard for so many years, and that's where I am today? Never! After rejecting the persuasion of the other party, Denikin decided to concentrate his efforts on fighting in Kurgan for the last time. He had inflicted heavy losses on the Germans and Austrians, and his men were also known as lions in a hundred battles, and for this battle, Denikin had concentrated almost all the advanced equipment. And the Chinese army on the opposite side is not much, there are only 2 divisions that can be mobilized when they are full, and the combat strength does not exceed 30,000, and there are at least 40,000 combatable soldiers on their side, and it is still a defensive operation, so there is no reason for them to lose! Even if the final result doesn't change, you have to get a brilliant tactical victory! …。
Denikin deployed about two divisions plus a brigade of his troops as follows (including the previous local troops and other units that came one after another). The only armored regiment was taken as a general reserve. Two artillery regiments were deployed on both flanks of the city of Kurgan. An infantry division was placed on three lines of defense on the front. In order to prevent the isolation of the opponent's artillery fire and strike in depth...... Denikin built a ring fortification in key areas, and increased the length of the defense line as much as possible, between the two defense lines, at least about 2km apart, and with the ring fortifications, it is almost impossible for the other side to directly penetrate the defense line and then divide the encirclement.
Although there are fewer armored troops, but Denikin thinks that this is just a slight lack of his offensive ability, and the attack is not more than enough defense, after using the defensive line, infantry and battle defense artillery to consume the opponent's armored spearhead, he will fight a beautiful counterattack, this set of tricks has been tried and tested at least on the Germans, and it should be enough to deal with Huaxia now, Denikin looked at the combat map and muttered to himself.
"I don't shed tears when I don't see the coffin." Peng Yi smiled slightly. But it's good that we finally have an enemy worth taking seriously. The smooth sailing of several months made the officers and soldiers below overly optimistic, as if they could win by sitting on a truck. What's more, Huaxia has not fought a big battle for more than ten years, and it is not bad to use this whetstone to practice his hands, it is true that Peng Yi's troops are less than the other party, but in terms of technical quality and equipment level, it is much stronger than Denikin's patchwork army! And Peng Yi has another trump card, that is, a group of fighters and two groups of bombers, the reason why Peng Yi did not immediately attack is actually to wait for this aviation force to ..........
"From now on, the situation of the war will change radically, and the tactics of the past of artillery and infantry charging are outdated. The war has become three-dimensional, and it is no exaggeration to say that whoever controls the air force can control the land! It doesn't matter if you win or lose this war. The important thing is that we will destroy the opponent cleanly and cleanly in a new way of engagement, although the principle of attacking the fortification remains the same, but the way of doing it has changed significantly, every move of the opponent will be under our noses, and all the enemy who tries to fight back will be under the blow of the air force, think about it, what a wonderful thing it is. At the combat meeting, Peng Yi said confidently.
What could the Air Force in World War 1 do? At a time when dive bombing tactics had not yet been developed, attack planes were nothing more than low-altitude horizontal bombing or simply sweeping the ground with machine guns or throwing two more grenades, and the bomb load of ordinary single-engine aircraft at that time would not exceed 250 kg, and the bomb load of large bombers would not exceed 2 tons. (This is an estimate, after all, the weight of the bomb and the fuel are sometimes interchangeable, if you have less fuel, you can change to a larger bomb.) The bomb load of twin-engine aircraft generally does not exceed 800kg. In fact, the role is very limited. But even so, Huaxia still did its best to collide with a variety of weapons for these planes. Everything from machine guns to machine guns and even bombs of all types is available. …………。
For example, this fighter group, which was almost negligible to the Russian Air Force, sent a fighter group for what? When watching these little guys with a bomb load of no more than 150kg flying over in a swaying manner, Peng Yi said he was very puzzled. The explanation given by the other party is very simple, that is, to experiment with the effect of low-altitude strafing of single-engine fighters and the killing effect of small bombs on infantry. These single-engine biplanes, named Sparrowhawks, were not purely air-combat versions...... In order to increase ground firepower, some aircraft are equipped with 3 more machine guns and are protected by light armor near the cockpit, which uses up almost all of its payload, while the other batch of Sparrowhawks only retains 1 machine gun, and the remaining load is replaced with about 20kg of small bombs to test the killing of small bombs on ground targets.
As for the twin-engine bomber, there is even more, and the Shicha Falcon attack aircraft has a effective weapon load of 750kg because it has two 350-horsepower engines that provide powerful power. For this reason, the Huaxia Air Force also specially equipped the Shicha Falcon attack aircraft with rapid-fire guns, some of which were equipped with two rapid-fire guns weighing 30kg and firing shells in the nose, with 80 rounds of ammunition per gun. Rate of fire 300 rounds per minute. The type of target it deals with is semi-hard targets, such as simple civil fortifications. What's even more frustrating is that there are several planes with a 37mm cannon in the nose position! Aircraft equipped with this type of artillery are defined as ......... to accurately attack the enemy's artillery, armored vehicles, etc.
There are also many kinds of bombs. Needless to say, high-explosive bombs of various weights, there are also newly developed submunitions that can be opened in mid-air, and even napalm bombs, which are quite bluffing in the end, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to add coagulants and some other chemical components to gasoline. It has a better adhesion ability after the explosion, and the technical difficulty is the lowest. But the shooting range works pretty well!
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