When Chen Yongfu and Zheng Jing were attacked, Chen Kangjian's troops had already arrived in Vladivostok.
Chen Kangjian led the 1st Armored Division to land at Dunai three days ago and outflank and attack Vladivostok from the land route.
The entire landing process was not hindered in any way. The Russian army only had a few precautionary posts on the Dunay seaside, and all of them were deserted.
The 1st Armored Division successfully landed, and then attacked Vladivostok in a roundabout way along Bolshoi Romanovka Artyom.
Although the distance from Dunai to Vladivostok is close by sea, it is much farther by land, about 100 kilometers.
There were many mountains on this road, inaccessible, and the road was rugged and difficult to navigate. Chen Kangjian had to send an engineering regiment forward to open a channel for the tank troops and automobile troops of the 1st Armored Division to advance.
As a result, the journey lasted three days.
Fortunately, the 1st Armored Division did not encounter any resistance along the way, otherwise, the struggle would have been longer.
The quality of the Renault FT17 is still acceptable. During the journey, which lasted hundreds of kilometers across mountains and rivers, only a dozen tanks broke down, and most of the tanks arrived in Vladivostok smoothly.
The Russians attach great importance to Vladivostok. They have built a group of solid fortresses on the mainland of Vladivostok. These fortresses stretch for more than ten miles. The terrain is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are the first fortress in the Far East.
Fortunately, Chen Kangjian was mentally prepared.
In the few months before the Northern Expedition was about to set off, Lan Fang had collected enough information and had a preliminary understanding of Vladivostok's land defense setup. Chen Kangjian was confident enough to capture Vladivostok.
Although there were no snipers from the Russian army along the way, it does not mean that there are no snipers in Vladivostok. The 1st Armored Division has a large number of tanks. If the Russian army has almost no advantage on the plains, then it is because Vladivostok has strong enough defenses.
position, so there will definitely be Russian soldiers defending it.
Kolchak did issue an order to withdraw the defenders, but not all Russian troops will obey Kolchak's order. There will definitely be people who will fight to the death for the glory of Russian soldiers.
When the troops arrived only 3 kilometers away from Vladivostok, Chen Kangjian ordered the troops to spread out and form a battle formation to attack Vladivostok.
In fact, after more than two years of training in the European battlefield, the 1st Armored Division can be said to be the most proficient unit in the world with infantry and tank coordination. Following Chen Kangjian's order, the 1st Armored Division immediately launched in company units and marched towards
Vladivostok launches attack.
Vladivostok is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The city is located on the Muravviev Amur Peninsula. The narrowest land area is about ten kilometers. Because there are many mountains on the peninsula, armored forces cannot deploy in many places. The available attack front is about three kilometers wide.
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In order to maximize the attack efficiency, Chen Kangjian used a regiment in his first attack, a total of 12 companies, 120 tanks, and 2,600 infantry to launch the attack.
Almost every tank was accompanied by more than twenty soldiers in the attack.
Tanks and infantry assist each other. The infantry clears obstacles for the tanks, while the tanks provide cover for the infantry and are responsible for attacking difficult positions.
Almost every squad is equipped with demolitions, mobile gunners, medics, and soldiers carrying flamethrowers.
The demolition crew is mainly responsible for clearing obstacles. The most important task is to destroy the anti-tank trenches that are 12 meters wide and 5 meters deep in front of the Vladivostok bunker complex. When colleagues encounter strong fortresses built by the defenders, the demolition crew is also responsible for blasting.
The attackers are the main offensive force. They are equipped with shotguns, grenades, pistols and other close combat weapons. They are responsible for cooperating with soldiers carrying flamethrowers to clear the defenders' fortress and open the passage for the follow-up troops.
Machine gunners perform two roles. They must not only suppress the firepower of the defenders, but also set up defensive positions on the spot after the fortress is captured to guard against possible Russian counterattacks.
Step by step and be cautious is what Chen Kangjian emphasized before launching the attack.
Therefore, under the guidance of this idea, the troops did not advance very fast, and each unit maintained a certain degree of coordination and moved forward together.
It's really pushing forward. When hundreds of tanks puff out black smoke and press forward, it does look very intimidating.
Even before the first anti-tank trenches, the attacking troops ran into trouble.
Russia has been operating Vladivostok for many years. All the defense lines here are permanent fortifications, even the anti-tank trenches.
The anti-tank trenches dug by the Russians, the bottom of the trench, including both sides, are all made of cement mixed with steel bars. The blasters have explosives, but they have no use. Even if they use two explosive bags together, it will be useless.
It can only blow up a small gap, but cannot achieve the intended effect at all.
Fortunately, the 1st Armored Division also had pontoon vehicles. The pontoon vehicles drove up immediately and a temporary bridge was laid on site to allow the tank troops to pass.
The Russians obviously did not expect that the 1st Armored Division was actually equipped with such an artifact as a pontoon bridge. After the first temporary bridge was laid, the Russians immediately started sniping.
Dong Dong Dong Dong
Almost in an instant, the group of bunkers that had been dead just now were like ignited fireworks. Countless tongues of flames spewed out from the front and back of the entire group of bunkers, and hundreds of heavy machine guns fired at the same time. It was a bit too sparse to describe it as a metal storm.
, countless warheads were like a metal wall, smashing towards the tank troops of the 1st Armored Division.
Ding Ding Dang Dang
The warheads hit the tank body with a clanking sound, sparks flying from time to time. Vibrators were everywhere, and dust and gravel stirred up by the warheads were everywhere. The attacking troops were suppressed, let alone advance. They wanted to look up and observe.
It's all very difficult.
move forward, keep moving forward
Rush over, rush across the pontoon
Infantrymen, please stay hidden and follow closely.
The frontline commanders knew that being beaten passively was not an option. They had to rush across the pontoon bridge to disperse the firepower of the defenders before they could find opportunities to defeat them one by one. So almost immediately, the sounds of advance were heard one after another on the front line.
Then move forward
The tank spewed out large plumes of smoke, like a shambling old cow, rushing forward against the bullets that were hitting the vehicle body crazily.
The infantry followed closely. If they were exposed to machine gun fire at this time, they would be considered lucky if they were beaten into a hornet's nest.
After a dozen tanks rushed across the pontoon bridge, the tank troops dispersed and took a circuitous route, and the defenders' firepower finally weakened.
It was not that the defenders were killed, but that the defenders voluntarily abandoned the bunker group. When faced with the invulnerable tank troops, the defenders, who lacked countermeasures, had little ability to resist.
The Russians have been fighting with the Germans on the Western Front. When Russia and Germany signed the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty, the Germans had not yet had time to equip their troops with the A7V, so tanks were unfamiliar to the Russian defenders.
The Russian defenders lacked understanding of tanks and did not have many countermeasures.
So retreat seemed to be a better option.
Because in less than ten minutes just now, the infantry accompanying the tanks of the 1st Armored Division had already lost hundreds of combat casualties.
And this bunker group is just one of the more than ten bunker groups in the garrison.
The tank troops rushing through the anti-tank trenches were like wild horses. The tank crews showed almost brutality. They drove the tanks on a rampage, crushing everything whether it was barbed wire or horses.
Yes, it means crushing, the kind of crushing that destroys everything.
Just before the Northern Expedition Corps boarded the ship, Lanfang conducted nationalist education for all the soldiers. The massacre of Jiangdong No. 64 Tun and the Hailanpao Massacre led to great purges again and again.
When hatred rises to the national level, it is irrational.
When the Russians attacked Siberia, they marched and slaughtered all the natives in Siberia, leaving only Russians on this land, so Siberia became an integral part of Russia.
Now, Lan Fang is also providing similar education to the Northern Expeditionary Corps. As the saying goes, a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye.
Soon, the tank troops attacked the bunker.
This is where the attackers and infantrymen armed with flamethrowers shine.
The Northern Expedition Corps conducted similar drills before setting off, in order to attack the bunkers defended by the Russians.
Every time they arrive at a bunker, the Pyro first uses a flamethrower to attack the bunker's shooting hole, and then the attacker goes up and stuffs two or three grenades through the shooting hole. In this way, even if the bunker is cleared, the infantry will not enter at all.
In a bunker, there is no such thing as hand-to-hand combat.
The infantry cooperated skillfully and quickly cleared most of the first-line bunkers, and then attacked the main fort in the middle of the bunker group.
This is a giant fortress similar to the European castle style, with prismatic outer walls, cross shooting holes, and almost no dead spots for firepower.
This was the time for the tanks to unleash their power. Instead of rushing to attack, more than a dozen tanks lined up almost three hundred meters away from the main fort, using various artillery shells to bombard the main fort indiscriminately.
That's right, it's just indiscriminate bombing.
The ground troops invested by the Northern Expedition were the 1st Armored Division, but at the same time, the 3rd Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Division were responsible for transporting supplies to the 1st Armored Division, so there was no need to worry about whether there were enough artillery shells to hit the tank guns until they melted.
No matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot withstand indiscriminate bombardment, especially when the number of tanks has gradually increased to more than 50. Soon, a gap was opened in the main fortress, and half of the main fortress collapsed, leaving its fragile heart.
Finally revealed.
When it comes to indoor warfare, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition are even more experts. The first battle they fought when they arrived in Europe was indoor warfare.
This time the configuration is an attacker plus a machine gunner.
All machine gunners operate Lewis machine guns. This machine gun is lighter than the Maxim, and the 97-round drum magazine can also ensure sufficient firepower. Especially after modification by the soldiers, these machine guns have removed the gun handle, further reducing the weight of the machine gun.
The shorter length is more conducive to indoor use.
Before entering a room, grenades must be used to clear the way, and then machine gunners rush in and shoot every moving object.
The accuracy of the Lewis gun without the gun handle is greatly reduced, but in a room where the distance is only a dozen or even a few meters, accuracy becomes unimportant, and density is the most important.
So as the infantry rushed in, there were explosions of grenades, machine gun fire, and curses in various languages mixed with wails and pleas for mercy, making people shudder.
But eventually, all sounds will fall silent.
Just when everyone thought the battle was over.
boom
The main castle erupted in the most violent explosion since the war began.
The two teams waiting outside the main fort, ready to take over the attack, were all killed by the shock. Almost all the soldiers within a hundred meters were killed. The hearing of the soldiers within a range of three hundred meters was severely damaged. The soldiers within a range of five hundred meters appeared different.
Severe dizziness and nausea, they all need to rest for a while before they can continue to fight.
When the smoke cleared and the dust settled, the main castle had disappeared, replaced by a large pit with a diameter of more than ten meters.
Just the last explosion caused Chen Kangjian's soldiers to suffer more than 400 casualties. Among them, the three teams that rushed into the main fort to fight were all killed, and not even their bodies were found.
When the news reached Chen Kangjian, Chen Kangjian looked gloomy and issued the cruelest order since the establishment of the Foreign Legion: Contact the bomber force and the artillery force, and I will raze Vladivostok to the ground so that no grass will grow from now on.
