William's coagulated qi decoy bombs did not keep Emperor Yang waiting too long. The strong industrial production capacity and the high efficiency of German workers allowed Hindenburg to start the action less than a month later. During this period, his
The opponent did not take any effective preventive measures at all. It is not that Kondratenko did not want to. He has sent multiple telegrams asking the Russian General Staff to come up with effective air defense measures, but unfortunately all the telegrams disappeared silently in the
In the midst of the singing and dancing in St. Petersburg.
In fact, not only the top brass of the Russian army, but also their allies Britain and France, lacked sufficient vigilance against this new weapon. Although they also knew that the German army used a new type of incendiary pellet on the front line, they only knew about it and there was nothing special about it.
focus on.
Under this circumstance, the Germans' large-scale bombing began. The air fleet taking off from Lodz, just around the corner, was like a hard-working porter, carrying a batch of solidified Qi decoys brought by the train.
Another batch poured into the Russian army positions on the east bank of the Vistula River. The raging fire turned the dozens of kilometers of defense lines into a hell. Countless gray animals fled frantically like frightened sheep.
There was a sea of fire, and then it was torn into pieces by the overwhelming artillery shells coming from the west coast.
General Kondratenko looked desperately at the defense line that was swallowed up by the hell fire. The Russian soldiers, covered in flames, were screaming and rushing towards the Vistula River, and then fell down one by one on the river bank and struggled.
Turn into coke.
On the river that was red with fire, countless small boats were surging forward like a flood. His worries for a whole month finally became a reality. Nearly 100,000 German troops from two armies in front of the Warsaw defense line launched an attack at the same time.
However, he was no longer able to stop the enemy's attack as before. At this time, he could not even organize his soldiers to form an effective defense.
Those gray animals have been frightened by this terrifying weapon. They can stand firm against the explosion of the 420 cannon, and they can block the enemy in the poisonous mist of mustard gas, but they cannot face the flames that seem to come from hell.
, the tragic situation of the soldiers who were burned to charcoal in the last bombing, and the wailing all night long by the companions who were tortured by fire poison in the hospital, had already brought their spirits to the verge of collapse. When the German burning pills fell, everyone's minds
All that was left was to run away.
The airships in the sky were still coming one after another, and then dropped dozens and hundreds of tons of coagulated qi decoys on the heads of the Russian troops. These giant beasts in the sky could be clearly seen in the blazing fire, and the ground rose.
The high-temperature airflow even made them shake. In order to avoid accidents, these airships no longer dare to drop bombs below a thousand meters for fear of being detonated by the sea of fire created by themselves.
Warsaw, which had blocked the German army for half a year, was burned to the ground in one night with a thousand tons of coagulated qi decoys. Together with Ivan Godro, who had already been breached, the entire Vistula defense line
The entire front collapsed, Hindenburg broke through Warsaw, and then turned around and headed north. The Russian army that was blocking the German Eighth Army on the German-Russian border was attacked from both sides and also chose to defeat without hesitation. Hindenburg almost did not stop at 180
They made a U-turn and headed south towards the rear of the five Russian armies that were in a stalemate with the Austro-Hungarian army in the Carpathian Mountains.
At the same time, the five Austro-Hungarian armies, inspired by the German victory, also began to launch a full-scale counterattack. The Russian army, whose reserves were transferred to the Romanian battlefield, was no longer able to fill the gap on the battlefield.
Under the simultaneous attack, they fled in panic from Galicia, which had been occupied by them.
The sudden collapse of the war situation on the Eastern Front made the entire Allied Powers group dumbfounded. They never expected that the bad news would come so suddenly. Originally, Britain and France were still thinking about waiting for the Russian army to invade the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then force Germany and Austria to admit defeat.
, now it’s better. Seeing that the German and Austrian armies have entered Belarus and Ukraine, in less than a month, Lublin, Lviv, and even Brest fell into the hands of the German and Austrian forces one after another. Hindenburg’s
The forwards were even approaching Pinsk.
Under this situation, Nikolai, who was already a little panicked, no longer cared about Romania. Anyway, Kuropatkin's two armies had nothing to do there. The Romanians had further upgraded their crude oil tactics.
, they built a blocking belt with driftwood in the lower reaches of the Danube River, and then continued to pour oil into the Danube River day and night. As a result, the crude oil has completely covered the entire Danube River surface. As soon as the Russian army attacks that side, Kuropa will light a fire.
Tekin and Brusilov watched their opponents surround themselves with a river of oil, but they could only do nothing on the east bank.
Since there was no point in continuing the fight, Nicholas simply withdrew them. Instead of going to Sevastopol, he withdrew directly to Odessa to reinforce the Ukrainian battlefield. If this continued, the German-Austrian forces would have reached Kiev.
In order to vent their anger and prevent the Dro coalition from crossing the river to attack them, the retreating Russian army simply set the Danube on fire. Then, amid the raging fire and the billowing smoke of burning crude oil, they boarded the ship and sailed to Ao with infinite despair.
Dessa, went to join their new battlefield. After they retreated, Baron Goltz immediately led the Tenth Army and the Eleventh Army that reinforced him to launch a counterattack against the Russian army on the Dniester River defense line.
Of course, the Russians' misfortune is a good thing for China. Nicholas is now searching for arms like crazy. He wants everything, rifles, pistols, machine guns, mortars, grenades...even old-fashioned ones used for Chinese reserve training.
All rifles are required, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s the Russian-standard Shulianzhu or not. Anyway, any one that can shoot bullets will do. I don’t mind any Mauser, Manshali, or even the Springfield that was captured from the Americans in California. In short, as long as I can find it
The bullets they were given were purchased at the price of a new gun, which made the Chinese capitalists go crazy.
As for the tanks or bulldozers that had been ordered long ago, they were urged eight times a day. Her Majesty the Empress of Russia even personally sent a telegram to Emperor Yang, in order to meet the needs of the old lady, and of course to avoid a real attack by the Germans.
Entering Kiev, Yang Feng had no choice but to load the first batch of 50 tanks onto a train and send them there. However, when the tanks were sent away, the anti-tank guns for the Germans were also shipped to Kuwait.
He didn't want the German army to occupy Kiev, which would shake Nikolai's courage to fight. After all, Nikolai was not a fool. It didn't matter that the two sides were fighting in Poland. The Poles had not been honest in recent years and had beaten this land into a
He doesn't feel bad about the white ground, but if he really wants the war to burn places like Ukraine and Belarus to a white ground, then he really has to consider whether it's worth it. After all, to be honest, even if the British win this war, it won't be good for them.
Not really a good thing.
If the Germans really hurt him, this guy may not make any choice. If the Germans capture Kiev and lead the war to the heart of Russia, then it is not impossible for Nicholas to withdraw from the war. Anyway, William is fighting on two fronts.
I wish he would give in quickly, then just make some concessions and get away.
Therefore, in Yang Feng's view, the tug-of-war on the Eastern Front should not go beyond the scope of the original World War I. The last battle line between the two sides in history was basically what it is now, that is, the Germans are still lacking in the north.
The part of Lithuania.
Then it was time to pull the Russians back and strengthen Nikolai's courage to fight.
"Have the 280 heavy artillery for the Russians been completed?" Yang Feng asked the attendant.
"Six doors have just been built and have not been tested yet," Yuan Shikai said.
"Then give it a try quickly, call the Russian minister, and just fire a few shots to get the idea. With our quality level, there is nothing to worry about." Emperor Yang said very dissatisfied. In fact, he really had nothing to do with it.
What's worrying is that the 280 gun is the standard artillery of the Chinese navy. It can build high-pressure cannons. Now it's just a low-pressure short-barreled howitzer with greatly reduced performance. That's not a piece of cake.
After receiving Emperor Yang's order, Yuan Shikai quickly invited the Russian Minister Bolansun to a military base in Yanqing. The Russians had been looking forward to these heavy artillery for a long time. Now they could finally see the finished product. Looking at the row of six giant guns in front of them,
Pao, Bolansun was also very excited.
The officer's introduction next made him even more excited.
"The maximum range can reach 11 kilometers. Although the caliber is huge, the weight of this heavy artillery is actually not high, especially on the hard frozen soil of Russia. Using this specially developed tracked gun mount, it can even be fired directly
It is towed and moved, using separate ammunition, and the warhead weight can reach 250 kilograms." The officer in charge of the introduction said with some excitement.
It should be said that this artillery is extremely advanced at present. In fact, it adopts the Soviet Union's 1939-type 280mm howitzer blueprint. Although the range is not very far, its maneuverability is the best produced by other countries today.
It was incomparable to any howitzer over 200 mm, especially since this kind of artillery was originally designed to operate in the Russian frozen soil, so it made Bolansun even more satisfied.
Needless to say, the next test firing is now a symbol of quality. Although this is the first test firing, there are still no problems. The huge muzzle sprays out a long muzzle flame. Two hundred
The fifty-kilogram bomb roared like a meteor and hit the target area in the distance. The terrifying explosion power instantly tore a specially built reinforced concrete fortress into pieces. Watching the monster-like fire emerge from the ground.
Without hesitation, Bolansun immediately requested that these six heavy artillery pieces be loaded onto trucks and sent to the front line. (To be continued)