After more than a day of fighting with the Feng army, the Russian army lost more than 700 soldiers, and if you count the wounded, more than 1,000 people have lost their combat effectiveness, and what is even more fatal is that the heavy artillery of the Feng army suddenly burst into force, destroying more than 20 artillery pieces at once, and more than one-third of the combat effectiveness of the Russian artillery has been wiped out.

After Konstantin got the report, he sat in front of his desk for three minutes, without saying a word, he was already shocked by this result, when the Eight-Nation Coalition attacked Beijing and drove straight into the land of China, killing only a few dozen people, less than a fraction of what it is now.

Judging from the performance of Fengjun, Konstantin can't help but remind him of the Russo-Japanese War, which was a painful experience for the Russians, and the dignified Tsarist Russia was defeated by a yellow country and became the laughing stock of the West. At this time, a strong army appeared among the yellow race, don't look at the Feng army in front of you is still very weak, but the Feng army is still very different from the Japanese army.

The Japanese are more crazy, crazy to lose their minds, relying on piles of lives in exchange for victory, while the Feng army is very cautious and cunning, Konstantin knows very well that the sacrifice of the Feng army today is far less than that of the Russians, although this reality is difficult to accept, but he also knows that this is an out-and-out reality.

He personally went to the front line to inspect it, and the miserable appearance of the Russian artillery positions was like a legendary hell, as long as he saw it, he would never forget it. The ground was full of broken limbs, and the dirt was full of fragments of cannonballs, many of which were soaked in blood.

Konstantin suddenly felt as if he had stepped on something under his feet, and with a little force, the thing shattered, a bit like a grape grain, and he lowered his head sharply, only to see that there was an eyeball under his feet. It had been crushed by him, and the transparent liquid inside had been stained with a foot.

And less than twenty centimeters in front of the foot, there was a blood-soaked claw, which was making a struggling motion, and at this point, the palm of the hand left his master forever. Konstantin has also experienced a long war, but he has rarely seen such a miserable situation, almost the same as the battlefield in Europe, I didn't expect the firepower of the Feng army to be so powerful, it is simply unimaginable.

The tragic loss left Konstantin heartbroken. However, there is also a little consolation, that the Russian army is not without success, they have already broken through the first line of defense, and with a little more effort, they can break through the defense line of the Feng army. By that time, the damned Fengjun will be a piece of meat on a chopping block.

Konstantin kept admonishing himself. Victory will surely belong to Russia. After the army rested for a while, the Russian army launched another onslaught, and the shouts of Ulla sounded again over the field, and the gray cattle pounced on the Feng army.

After retreating to the second line of defense, the Feng army was more abundant in strength and firepower, and the long, medium and short-range firepower formed a dense network. Able to deal a fatal blow to the Russian army. In addition, the Feng army also put a lot of effort into the fortifications, and the experience of the battlefield proved that the 76-mm mountain cannon could only produce a pit more than one meter deep, and even if it was soft soil, it would not exceed two meters.

The crater of a 122-mm shell is about four or five meters. That is to say, if the Feng army repairs the anti-artillery hole about ten meters deep and covers it with seven or eight meters of soil, it can completely prevent the artillery bombardment of the Russian army, so the Feng army will strengthen all the anti-artillery holes on the second front.

The large cat's ear piercing had to be ten meters deep, and the small ones had to be more than five meters, so that the Russian shells could not hurt the Feng soldiers. In the middle of the second line of defense, there is a small stone mountain, only twenty or thirty meters high, which is more like a huge stone.

To arrange fortifications, it is necessary to make good use of the natural terrain, and this small stone mountain was fully used by the Feng army, from top to bottom, three layers of fire points were set up, and the Feng army also used the only bit of cement on this stone mountain. Since the construction of the North Market, Fengtian's demand for cement has been very amazing, and the ash plant has been expanded several times, and the production capacity is far from keeping up with the demand.

After the war, Zhang Tinglan also transferred some cement from Fengtian, but due to the limited capacity of the railway, only more than 500 tons were transported, in order to strengthen this stone mountain, more than 200 tons were put into it at once, and more than a dozen solid reinforced concrete bunkers were built, which were perfectly integrated with the mountain and stone, which could greatly improve the survivability.

A number of trenches were dug around the stone to transport ammunition, and after some painstaking design, it was almost an impregnable fortress, becoming the core hub of the second line of defense.

Soon the Russians were killed, they were getting closer and closer to the position of the Feng army, and soon entered the range of machine guns, the stone mountain from top to bottom, all the fire points suddenly opened up, and suddenly became a fire hedgehog, every firing position was carefully calculated, all the machine guns were combined together, and they could form a dense network of firepower, and there were no dead ends within a radius of several hundred meters, as long as they dared to rush in, they must be ready to be beaten into a sieve.

This time it was the most elite Liliang in Russia who took the lead, they successfully took the first line of defense of the Feng army, and it was when their confidence was inflated, they wanted to break through the position of the Feng army in one go, but they knew that they would hit the iron plate at once.

In an instant, dozens of people were swept by machine guns, and the rest of them were all lying on the ground, not daring to move, and the Feng army not only had machine guns, but also mortars, and the Feng army's latest 82-millimeter mortars were also at the time of their might, although they were five or six hundred meters away, they were already inaccurate, but the relationship was not big, and the Feng army was killed and wounded.

After the artillery basically determined the direction, they continued to shoot out the shells one by one, mortars are indeed the weapons of the poor, other shells have to use copper, and mortars only need to use cast iron, the Feng army has been able to produce a large number of them, and there is no need to feel distressed when using them.

The shells fell on the Russians' heads as if they didn't want money, and now the Russians suffered a lot of casualties under the ferocious blows of the Feng army. Of course, the Russians gradually learned to be wiser, and they took the initiative to avoid this large group of fortresses, and instead attacked the weak positions on both sides, trying to break through in a roundabout way.

However, this is obviously also their delusion, and the Feng army has been fully prepared, and a large number of men and horses have been arranged on both sides to stand by. Zhang Tingshu was also in the trenches, like all the soldiers of the Feng army. With a rifle in his hand, he aimed it at the Russians who were rushing over.

Zhang Tingshu's rifle looks no different from ordinary soldiers, but his barrel and parts are carefully selected, as Zhang Tinglan's brother, this privilege is still there, and Zhang Tingshu's own marksmanship is very good, after the experience of the battlefield, the progress is even more amazing.

Gradually, the Russians rushed over, Zhang Tingshu was also trying to find the most suitable target, and gradually a guy who looked like an officer fell into Zhang Tingshu's sight. This guy is very cunning, and in the process of running, he is constantly doing all kinds of evasive actions, and he can't find a chance to aim at all.

Zhang Tingshu wanted to shoot several times, but was avoided by this guy in advance. The second young master could only be patient, and this guy suddenly rolled to the back of a stone. Zhang Tingshu immediately felt that the opportunity had come.

He aimed in the direction that the guy might rush out. When he saw the figure flashing, he pulled the trigger suddenly, and with a snap, the Russian army's head was hit by a bullet, and his brain splashed all at once.

After successfully killing a Russian, Zhang Tingshu chose the next target, above the entire front. All the Feng troops threw themselves into the battle without mercy. A strong army can only be born in continuous grinding, and the Russian army is a good whetstone, and the soldiers of the Feng army quickly mature.

It's not just the rapid improvement of the tactical level, but more importantly, the constant change of mentality. On the battlefield, what is often contested is confidence, in the past, China was trampled under the feet of the great powers, the country declined, and from top to bottom suffered from "foreign phobia", Western countries were named great powers, and considered themselves weak.

But in this bloody contest, the Feng army did not fall behind in the slightest, on the contrary, in the offensive and defensive situation, the Feng army occupied a lot of advantage, and the great powers were just like that!

The mentality of every soldier is quietly changing, this army is more confident and calm, a strong army, must have the mentality of victory, obviously the Feng army has taken the first step towards becoming a strong army.

Some people are happy about this change in the Feng army, and some people are worried, and the most worried is the Japanese, since the Feng army recovered the Middle East Road, the Japanese have felt a little uneasy, just as the so-called thief is weak, the Feng army can attack the Russian Middle East Road, it is possible to set its eyes on the South Manchurian Railway.

It was precisely because of this concern that the Japanese also put aside some inherent contempt and began to focus on the changes in the Feng army, especially after the Feng army quickly eliminated Horvat's subordinates, and the Japanese also felt the need to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Feng army.

Consul General Akajiri Massuke used everything to gather all kinds of news together, carefully analyzed and studied, he wanted to find the secret of Fengjun's strength, as the information collected became more and more abundant, Akajiri Massuke felt a cool air gushing out from the back of his neck, in the past two years, Fengjun has quietly become stronger.

The Shili expanded from one province to three provinces, the army went from one division to five, and this progress of the Feng army was still in full swing. Commerce is developing rapidly, finance is basically independent, and there are many factories, and the government's fiscal revenue is increasing.

According to the current data, the Feng army is at least ten times stronger than in the past, especially what makes the Japanese feel puzzling is the source of the Feng army's arms, in fact, during the First World War, the Chinese army purchased the most Japanese arms, and the Japanese eliminated the 30 rifles continued to be exported to China.

However, the Feng army was not equipped with Japanese ordnance, but prepared a large number of Russian-style munitions, and the source of these munitions is very worth pondering, whether the Russians took the initiative to give it, or whether the Feng army used some means to get it, in short, we must find out.

In addition, there is another thing that makes Akajiri Massuke restless, that is, a large number of factories have appeared in the three eastern provinces, all of which are heavy industry, there are steel plants, there are power plants, and the arsenal of the Fengjun army is also constantly expanding, one in Mukden, one in Jilin, especially the arsenal in Jilin, how much production there is, what can be made, the Japanese are not very clear.

Putting all this information together, Akajiri Massuke discovered a fact that shocked him: under the noses of the Japanese, the two legs of the military and the economy already have a certain foundation, and as long as time passes, they will definitely grow. Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still, and hurriedly wrote a report to Tokyo, asking to strengthen the intelligence penetration of the Feng army and make up for the negligence that had been in place for some time.

In addition, Akajiri Massuke believed that it was necessary to take practical actions to curb the development of the Feng army, the most important of which was not to let the Feng army get the Middle East Road, otherwise the momentum of the development of the Feng system would be beyond the control of the Japanese, so Akajiri Massuke quickly arrived at the Marshal's Mansion and found Lao Zhang.

As soon as he saw Akajiri Massuke, he looked very solemn and said to Zhang Zuolin: "General Zhang, the imperial government and Russia are allies, and we will never allow our allies to be attacked, and I think that the Feng army must stop military operations with Russia." ”

"The Russians have bullied the door of Fengjun's house, do you want us to wait for the knife?"

"General Zhang, this is the imperial government's zuihou advice, if the Feng army still does not listen, we will stop the Feng army from using the power of the Middle East Road, the imperial government will do what it says!" (To be continued......)