dognovel Chapter 151 Successfully Recovered 2 Provinces, Operation 'Begonia Leaf'
Chapter 151 Successfully Recovered 2 Provinces, Operation 'Begonia Leaf'
On the railway from Mudan City to Bingcheng, a train of ammunition was speeding along the tracks.
The train was loaded with 25 carriages, crammed with more than a thousand soldiers from two infantry battalions.
There are more than a dozen trains behind this train.
In the face of an emergency, Vladislavl mobilized a large number of usable locomotives to transport troops.
However, without air superiority, it would be impossible for their train to reach Ice City during the day.
This train was attacked in succession by four P-47D Thunderbolt fighters.
Rockets whizzed out from under the wings, causing several carriages to explode and derail.
After the rockets and bombs were thrown, the pilot continued to operate the machine gun to fire.
How could the thin iron sheet of the carriage possibly withstand the strafing of a 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun?
In just a few minutes, the two infantry battalions on the train suffered heavy losses, with hundreds of casualties.
Although the remaining soldiers evacuated the train and hid, they could no longer move forward.
The military trains behind this train were also attacked by the Fusion Army Air Force fighter jets one after another.
However, within a few hours, six trains were destroyed and more than 6 soldiers were lost.
This result made General Ivanovich, commander of the Far Eastern Front, very angry.
"Where are our air forces? Let them shoot down the damn Renaissance Army planes. Our reinforcements must rush to Ice City as quickly as possible and take over this place.
Tell them that air safety must be maintained at all costs."
The Far Eastern Front Command issued an order, and the Far Eastern Air Force quickly activated the nearest airport, and fighter jets roared towards Mudan City.
Because this is also the hardest hit area where the Restoration Army Air Force attacks military trains.
This time, the Russian Far East Air Force was mobilized in full force.
The first batch of aircraft consisted of more than 20 aircraft, all of which were the latest models of I-5 fighter jets.
The entire Far Eastern Front Air Force was equipped with quite a few of these new fighter jets, more than 200 in total.
And Xizhou only has more than 400 aircraft equipped.
However, it was simply wishful thinking for them to rely on old-fashioned biplane fighters like the I-5 to gain air superiority.
This is also because General Ivanovich did not know much about aviation.
Otherwise he would not have given such a suicidal order.
This was a pleasant surprise for the fleet that was bombing Mudan City. They didn't expect that they could achieve success while performing ground missions.
"It won't make much sense to just destroy their trains; their soldiers will continue to be sent over through Vladislavl.
Let the Air Force organize a bomber group to bomb the railway station and airport in Vladislavl to destroy their transportation capabilities.
Now that they have invaded our territory, there is no need to worry about bombing their cities."
Through recent battles, Jiang Hua understood that although the military strength of Tsarist Russia looked intimidating, its combat effectiveness was actually not that good.
Their weapons are only slightly better than Fuso's, but their combat effectiveness is not as good as Fuso's.
It is precisely because of this that Jiang Hua is more confident about the strategic goals of the second phase.
They can't compete in terms of weapons, let alone combat effectiveness. Except for the second-line garrison troops, the entire First Legion is composed of Red Alert soldiers.
The Far Eastern Front did have an advantage in terms of manpower, but this advantage was not great.
After all, their country has a long border and many places need to be defended, so they cannot concentrate their superior forces.
So no matter how you look at it, Tsarist Russia had no chance of winning this time.
After Jiang Hua gave the order, the Air Force naturally no longer had any concerns.
Three B-29 strategic bomber aviation brigades were organized to bomb Vladislavl.
That afternoon, when a fleet of more than 29 B- strategic bombers appeared over Vladislavl, blocking out the sun, the air defense alarm sounded.
However, compared with the Fuso army, the anti-aircraft firepower of the Tsarist Russia was indeed much stronger.
As a major military town, Vladislavl has deployed a large number of anti-aircraft artillery.
Among them, there are more than 76 mm anti-aircraft guns deployed in strategic locations.
These anti-aircraft guns could pose a threat to B-29 bomber groups.
However, air defense is useless nine times out of ten.
What's more, they were facing B-8000 strategic bombers flying at an altitude of 29 meters.
There are several train stations in Vladislavl.
The largest and busiest railway station is undoubtedly the Lugang Railway Station, which is also one of the largest railway stations in the Far East.
Most of the 15th Army's troops were concentrated here, waiting to be transported by train.
Therefore, this railway station built in the last century was also the main target of the bombing.
Countless bombs fell like raindrops, and soon the entire huge train station was engulfed in intensive explosions.
After dropping hundreds of tons of bombs, the B-29 bomber group left with satisfaction, leaving behind ruins littered with corpses.
The 15th Army suffered more than casualties in the bombing, and hundreds of civilians were also killed or injured.
This time, the bombing of Vladislavl by the Restoration Army Air Force caused shock and anger to Ivanovich and the entire Tsarist Russian high-level officials.
This was the first time Vladislavl was bombed since its establishment.
They didn't expect that the Renaissance Army would be so bold.
How dare they bomb their city?
Does the Restoration Army think that they are a second-rate industrial country like Fuso?
The Tsar called General Ivanovich directly on his desk.
"I can accept all your requests. I only have one request of you, and that is to teach these damned yellow monkeys a lesson and bring the entire northern part of the Great Wall under the rule of the empire as before."
Hearing the Tsar's roar, Ivanovich immediately assured: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our Far Eastern Front will not let you and the empire down."
When the Restoration Army bombed Vladislavl, it meant that the scale of the war had begun to expand.
The entire Far Eastern Front will participate in this war.
The war in the northern part of the Great Wall has also attracted the attention of countries around the world.
John, Blast Furnace, Citigroup and other countries did not expect that the Renaissance Army would be so powerful.
Just now, because of the concession issue, they offended all the top powers except Hans and Citigroup.
Soon after, they started fighting with Tsarist Russia again and even bombed its important military cities.
At this time, the Fuxing Army gave people a feeling of being fearless.
At the same time, they also gloated over the misfortune.
The Tsarist Russia had cheated them in the last world war and made them suffer a lot.
They would actually be happy if they were beaten by the Restoration Army.
The bombing of Vladislavl was very effective.
Tsarist Russia decisively gave up the idea of continuing to reinforce Ice City.
At this time, General Ivanovich also understood that without air superiority, their troops would not be able to get through at all.
Even if their troops arrived at Ice City, they would not be able to organize an effective counterattack in the face of the bombing of the Renaissance Army Air Force.
It was for this reason that General Ivanovich decided to clench his fist first and then deliver a fatal punch when he had accumulated enough strength.
The next day, the 19th Armored Division, the 32th Mechanized Infantry Division, and the th Airborne Division of the st Airborne Army launched an annihilation campaign against the nd Motorized Infantry Division of Tsarist Russia.
The battle lasted only half a day before the opponent could no longer hold on.
In this battle, more than 32 soldiers of the 7000nd Motorized Infantry Division of the Tsarist Russia were annihilated, more than 4000 were captured, and the remaining personnel are missing.
This missing does not mean a real missing, but the kind where the body cannot be found.
Generally, such situations are evaporated by a single shot of a large-caliber artillery shell.
The annihilation of the 32nd Motorized Infantry Division also meant the complete annihilation of the th Tank Army and the th Infantry Army of the st Independent Army.
At the same time, the First Army and the First Airborne Army of the Fuxing Army successfully recaptured the entire Songjiang Province and most of Heilongjiang Province.
The next day.
Good news also came from the Fifth Army on the other side.
They successfully eliminated the remnants of the Tsarist Russian First Independent Army entrenched in the Hecheng area and successfully recaptured Hecheng.
The troops also approached the border area.
This also means that the Renaissance Army has successfully completed the strategic goals of the first phase.
They recovered the territories of Songjiang and Heilongjiang provinces and almost wiped out the First Independent Army.
The war has entered the next stage.
When the Fuxing Army sent a telegram to the whole country announcing the recovery of Songjiang and Heilongjiang provinces, it undoubtedly caused cheers from people across the country.
This is great and exciting news.
In fact, when the Renaissance Army launched a military operation against Tsarist Russia, many people were still very worried.
After all, Tsarist Russia was too huge and could not be compared with a small country like Fuso.
It's normal to have this kind of worry.
But now they find that such worries are unnecessary.
The Fuxing Army still defeated this powerful opponent with the invincible force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves and recovered the lost territory.
This also brought the Renaissance Army's power across the country to a new peak.
If it weren't for the desire to restore the begonia leaves, Jiang Hua would have wanted to directly command a million troops south to unify the ancient country.
But this opportunity is rare and cannot be missed.
Let these warlords in the country jump around for a while.
What's more, the base is about to be upgraded. When the strength of the Renaissance Army is raised to another level, it will be easier to deal with these warlords.
The fact that this base could be upgraded soon was not just Jiang Hua's guess.
Rather, it was Skynet, the base’s intelligent computer, that said it.
As long as he can unify the begonia leaves, the conditions for upgrading the base will be met and his authority will be upgraded to that of a mid-level commander.
Although my strength may not be able to make a leap forward, it will definitely be able to improve by several levels.
Whether it is restoring the begonia leaves or upgrading the base, Jiang Hua is very much looking forward to it and is very anxious.
When it came to July, a high-level operational meeting was held.
The purpose of this meeting is to determine the second phase of the battle plan.
The previous battle made Jiang Hua, Ling Liang and others see that Tsarist Russia was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, so they adjusted the second phase of the battle plan.
The name of the combat plan for this phase was Operation Begonia Leaf.