The Caucasus Mountains are a steep and majestic mountain range that stretches between southern Europe and West Asia, and this mountain range is also one of the dividing lines between Asia and Europe. At one time, the entire Caucasus Mountains were under the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. However, with the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in wars with Russia, the Caucasus became Russian territory in both the north and south.

The Ottoman Turks had always wanted to defeat Russia and regain their lost territory, even joining the Allies in World War I. Later in the war, they finally got their wish. Russia, which had broken out in the October Revolution, did not hesitate to make peace with Germany in order to withdraw from the war. And the Ottoman Turkish Empire also reaped a lot of benefits. At the time of the White rebellion, the Ottoman Turks took advantage of the situation to conquer the South Caucasus, so that their long-standing wish was finally realized.

However, the luck of the Ottoman Turkish Empire was not very good. The South Caucasus was finally occupied, but soon Germany admitted defeat. Even the boss has admitted defeat, how can the younger brother continue to fight? Otherwise, the Allied army would have crushed the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

The Ninth Army of the Imperial Army, stationed in Iraq, then began to move north, taking over the entire South Caucasus from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. On the one hand, fortifications were built, and on the other hand, the Bolsheviks were cleared and the rear was stabilized.

The Baku oil field is currently the largest oil field in Russia and a coveted source of funding for the Russian government. This time, the Chinese Empire supported the restoration of the Russian Empire, which gave the Russian government a pretext to march into the South Caucasus. Tukhachevsky, who was appointed commander of the South Caucasus Front, immediately led two armies to the south to launch an attack on the 9th Army of the Chinese Army, intending to defeat the 9th Army of the Chinese Army before Chinese reinforcements arrived and seize the entire South Caucasus in one fell swoop. If possible. The Russian government also wanted to continue southward to capture the colonies of Iraq and Kuwait that belonged to the Chinese Empire, and to gain an outlet to the sea in the direction of the Indian Ocean. And, export the revolution to the whole of the Middle East.

The Samur River is a river that originates in the Caucasus Mountains and flows into the Caspian Sea. The river is not wide, and the narrowest part is only more than 100 meters. the river. It is also the dividing line between the Chinese Empire and the areas actually controlled by Soviet Russia.

The 9th Infantry Division of the 24th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army was responsible for the defense of the river. A hundred kilometers south of the Samur River was the headquarters of the 9th Army. Not only the 9th Infantry Division, but also units directly under the group army were stationed here. As for the other three infantry divisions under the command of the 9th Army, they were scattered in other parts of the South Caucasus.

On March 1, 4618 (20) of the Yellow Emperor Era, Tukhachevsky had already rushed to the headquarters of the Soviet Russian Red Army, which was only ten kilometers from the Samur River. Here, the 1st Army of the Russian Red Army was already assembled in full force here. As for the 5th Army, it attacked from other areas in an attempt to contain part of the strength of the 9th Army of the Chinese Army.

"Comrade Commander, south of the Samur River. It is the 24th Infantry Division of the Chinese Army, with more than 18,000 people in the division, equipped with rifles, machine guns, mortars and field artillery and other weapons, and has strong combat effectiveness. However, all the Red Army soldiers of the 1st Army were confident of breaking through the defense line of the Chinese Army, annihilating them all on the banks of the Samur River, and letting them know the consequences of aggression against the great Soviet Russia. "The political commissar of the 1st Army, Kamunov, said first.

Tukhachevsky nodded. But he didn't say much. Many political commissars of the Red Army in Soviet Russia were good at conducting ideological education. But if they are allowed to go to war, it will undoubtedly harm others and themselves.

"Since, there are less than 20,000 Chinese * troops on the opposite side, then it is obvious that the Chinese are underestimating us. The narrow Samur River could not withstand the attack of the Red Army fighters at all. We are going to play our part in this battle. Let Chinese imperialism know that the Red Army is not easy to mess with. Tukhachevsky said.

All the generals of the Red Army looked at this young commander. They believed that Comrade Commander would lead them to victory, as he had done before. Even if the opponent is Chinese, it is no exception.

An infantry division of the Russian Red Army had only 8,000 men. An infantry army has only more than 20,000 men. The 1st Army, with 6 infantry corps plus 1 cavalry corps, as well as valuable artillery belonging to the army, had a total strength of about 150,000 men.

Because of the previous war, the industries have suffered heavy losses. The weapons used by the Red Army were often captured by the White Army and the Intervention Army, as well as weapons left over from the Tsarist era. This made the weapons and equipment of the Soviet Russian Red Army very rudimentary, and it was not easy to barely achieve one rifle per person. As for machine guns and artillery, they were even more extravagant. The Russian Red Army fought the war by relying on a tenacious will to fight and a fighting spirit that was not afraid of death. This was almost invincible in their previous battles.

"Tomorrow morning, the artillery will provide fire support for Bubi. After that, the 1st Infantry Corps and the 3rd Infantry Corps, landed from here. It is necessary to tear open the defense line of the Chinese and then expand the results of the battle. After the infantry army opened the gap, the cavalry quickly interspersed with Siazan and blocked the back road of the Chinese escape in one fell swoop. This time, we will completely annihilate the 24th Infantry Division of the Chinese and create a miracle. Tukhachevsky said.

Since the formation of the Chinese Army, in a foreign war, no infantry division has ever been wiped out as an organization. Even in the tragic European battlefield, even if the Chinese Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses, no division was completely annihilated. Tukhachevsky hoped that the Russian Red Army, which he led, would be able to do this. In this way, the Soviet Russian Red Army will completely exert its momentum and become a world-class strong army.

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Several military commanders who were named replied one after another. Their chests were held high, as if to show their determination.

Tukhachevsky nodded, his eyes shining with confidence. He seems to have seen that the Russian Red Army led by him was fighting the Chinese Army. He was also able to rely on these exploits to become the supreme leader of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

On the morning of March 2, 4618 (20) of the Yellow Emperor Era, just after six o'clock, the Soviet Russian Red Army had already gotten up. The cook is handing out breakfast, a piece of black hard bread. The artillerymen were pulling the artillery out of the bunker and deploying it on top of the artillery position.

The officers and men of the 24th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, which was only across the river, were also vigilant when they learned the news on the other side of the river. After the soldiers hurriedly ate breakfast, they were already waiting for the attack of the Russian Red Army.

The crossing point of the Russian Red Army was chosen in a small town called Samur, which happened to be named after the Samur River. After the Samur River flows through here, the channel narrows abruptly, only a hundred meters wide. In addition, within a kilometer of the upper Samur river, there are many small islands formed by alluvial sediment. If you cross the river here, it will be less difficult.

Of course, this is also the focus of the defense of the Chinese army. The 241st Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division of the Chinese Army, with more than 4,500 people in the regiment, are deployed here. In addition, the positions of the divisional artillery battalion were not far away. It is possible to give them enough cover for artillery fire.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Soviet Russian Red Army, having completed its preparations, launched an artillery bombardment. Hundreds of cannons began to roar. It's just that most of these cannons are 76.2 mm caliber field guns, and there are very few guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm.

However, the heavy shelling of so many artillery pieces has already made the mood of the Soviet Russian Red Army surge. I think that at the beginning, when the Soviet Russian Red Army was just created, the entire Red Army did not have so many artillery pieces combined. And now, one army group has hundreds of artillery pieces. There were sixteen such armies in the Red Army. It can be said that the Red Army is infinitely stronger now than it was at the beginning.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Orange-red flames shone in the muzzles, and one after another, shells whistled towards the positions of the Imperial Army. When the shelling of the Russian Red Army had just begun, the officers and men of the Chinese Army on the positions had already drilled into the anti-artillery holes. The anti-artillery holes poured with reinforced concrete are enough for the bombardment of large-caliber heavy artillery in hell, not to mention these small-caliber light artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

The entire line of defense on the Samur River, forty kilometers long, consisted entirely of trenches, mine arrays, barbed wire, machine-gun firing points, mortar positions, field artillery and howitzer positions. The Imperial Army knew for a long time that after the South Caucasus was captured by the Imperial Army, the Soviet Russian Red Army would definitely not be reconciled. Sooner or later, they will attack. Therefore, it has become the consensus of everyone to build a strong line of defense and wait for the Soviet Russian Red Army to collide with it itself, and the head will be broken and bleeding.

One shell after another exploded on the positions of the Chinese army, leaving craters one after another. Rubble flew everywhere, and shrapnel mixed with dirt was thrown in all directions. The fortifications built by the Chinese Army suffered a lot of losses under the heavy shelling of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

"It's spectacular!" The political commissar of the 1st Army, Gamunov, looked at the defense line of the Chinese Army ravaged by the Russian army and couldn't help but say proudly.

"It is estimated that by the time the shelling is over, there will not be many living people left on the Chinese's positions." At that time, the heroic Red Army soldiers only need to go and collect the bodies of those Chinese. China has been in decline for hundreds of years, and they should actually come to provoke the great Soviet Russian Red Army, which is simply not alive or dead. Gamunov said.

The other officers around him echoed him. In the Red Army of Soviet Russia, although the position of government affairs was not the highest, even the commander, the military chief, was often constrained by the political commissar. (To be continued.) )

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