Rise of Australia

Chapter 188 The last line of defense
Hundreds of naval artillery shells are enough to sink several heavily armored battleships, not to mention the island army alone.

The Russian Empire was not defeated in the naval battle, which also caused a series of butterfly effects that followed.

At least the siege of Lushun in the original history did not happen. The island country sent the vanguard troops to capture Lushun. The Second Army suffered heavy losses in the encounter with the Fourth Infantry Division, with more than half of the casualties.

If it weren't for the bushido spirit of the island nation, I am afraid that half of the army with casualties would have already collapsed, and it would be impossible to concentrate under the order of Ao Baogong.

It's just that General Obaogong's current mood is not so good.

In this encounter, more than 4 people were killed and more than [-] people were slightly or severely injured.

Only more than 2 people were able to fight with minor injuries, which was even less than half of the total number of the Second Army.

In this war, when the Second Army was at its best, it was almost only tens of meters away from the position of the Fourth Infantry Division.

However, it was first attacked by a large number of concentrated artillery fire, and then by the naval artillery firepower of the Pacific Fleet at sea, which made it almost impossible for the artillery units of the Second Army to form any counterattack.

What's even more tragic is that a naval artillery shell hit the largest artillery position of the Second Army. This shell not only caused the Second Army to lose more than a dozen artillery pieces, but also caused the explosion of the artillery shell to destroy the entire artillery position. Ashes to ashes.

After this war, there were only a little over fifty of the more than 200 artillery pieces of the Second Army left, and they were all small-caliber artillery pieces that were easy to transfer.

Using such artillery to tear apart the fortress of Lushun Port is like a daydream.

But no matter what, the due battle report must be reported.The rear command of the island country must also have the latest battle results in order to be able to formulate updated plans based on these battle results.

Although the defeat of the war must be admitted, under the suggestion of his subordinates, General Obaogong changed his erroneous command into the enemy's ambush, declaring that the enemy has at least 5 troops in the north of Lushun, and the number of artillery exceeds Five hundred doors.

It was precisely because of more than twice the artillery suppression, coupled with the support of the enemy navy, that led to this "failure" of General Obaogong.

General Obaogong also mentioned in his report to the rear headquarters that although his own army suffered heavy losses, they also caused tens of thousands of casualties to the enemy.

General Ao Baogong said confidently that as long as he is given another 2 troops, he will be able to conquer the enemy's position and successfully reach Lushun Fortress.

Although General Obaogong didn't know whether the rear command believed his report, at least his position was not dismissed, and he was also supplemented with a certain amount of troops.

A week after this encounter, the island nation divided all landing forces into the Manchurian Army, and established the Manchurian Army General Command, with Marshal Dashanyan as the commander-in-chief.

After integrating all the landing troops, the island country sent another 3 troops, together with the first and second troops that had already logged in before, to form a Manchurian army with a total number of more than 6.

And these 3 new troops are all equipped with Gew98 rifles from Germany, and most of the machine guns and artillery are also produced in Australia.

In order to prevent the Pacific Fleet from providing artillery support to the Russian Army again, the Navy also dispatched this time for the island army's operation.

Of course, the purpose of the island nation's navy is not to fight another naval battle, but to form a check on the Pacific Fleet so that they have no time to care about others.

In early June, the Second and Third Armies of the Manchurian Army again reached the northern part of Lushun and again met the [-]th Infantry Division.

This time the Fourth Infantry Division has been strengthened, and the commander of the Russian Army on the Liaodong Peninsula, Stessel, once again sent a division of 1.8 people to defend the northern part of Lushun.

It's just that this division does not have as advanced weapons and equipment as the Fourth Infantry Division. Most of their weapons and equipment are produced in Russia.

Although the ratio of the two armies on the surface is [-] to [-], in fact, half of the Russian army is deployed as a reserve force ten kilometers behind the position.

This also means that the Russian army on the frontal position has only one division, less than 2 people.

Under the premise of ignoring the powerful firepower advantage of the CA-1 cannon, the Russian army on the battlefield is at an absolute disadvantage.

And the CA-1 machine gun can only cause damage to a relatively dense army. Once the enemy's distribution is loose, the CA-1 machine gun is more of a deterrent.

And the artillery attack range of the Second Army and the Third Army is much farther than the CA-1 machine gun.

With good preparations in advance, the artillery of the island country can easily suppress the artillery of the Russian army, and the war is no longer like the last time, when the army of the island country was ruthlessly crushed.

The superiority of firepower surprised General Fokker for an instant, and he quickly contacted the troops behind to come to support him.

But the reserve troops are stationed ten kilometers away, and it will take at least two hours to arrive.

Could the Russian army manage to hold out for two hours?Especially when the firepower and numbers are at a disadvantage.

The practical answer is no.Because of the United Fleet's containment of the Pacific Fleet, the Russian army could not receive any fire support.

This also made some Russian soldiers who were still hopeful despair instantly. Facing the enemy's menacing offensive, the Russian soldiers also felt the long-lost panic again.

By the time the reserve troops ten kilometers away successfully arrived, most of the Fourth Infantry Division had been damaged and was retreating towards the rear.

The current position has been lost, and naturally it is impossible to counterattack back.The Russian army could only withdraw from the northern part of Lushun with a look of disappointment, and evacuated in the direction of the Lushun Fortress.

Marshal Dashanyan was very satisfied with the result.Although the Manchurian Army also lost more than 6000 people, there are still thousands of people with minor or serious injuries.

But at present, the front position in the north of Lushun has been removed by the island country, and they can finally see the solid Lushun Fortress.

At this time, within the Lushun Fortress, the Russian side was divided into two factions on how to solve the island country's offensive.

Headed by the commander of the Russian army on the Liaodong Peninsula, Stessel, he hopes to regard Lushun Fortress as the ultimate defensive position.

It only needs to concentrate an army of about 5 people, and the Lushun Fortress can be held for more than two years.

This is Stessel's self-confidence, and it is also the most conservative approach at present.Judging from Lushun's strong fortress, it is not a problem to stick to it for two years.

As long as the Pacific Fleet does not lose its advantage, Lushun Fortress can receive continuous material support from Lushun Port, and it is not difficult to hold on for a longer period of time.

So the question is, can the Pacific Fleet maintain its advantage?

At least Kondrachenko, Commander of the Lushun Ground Forces, doesn't think so.It's not that he doesn't believe in the Pacific Fleet and Lieutenant General Makarov, but Kondrachenko feels that instead of putting the fate of Lushun in the hands of the navy, it is better for the army to hold on and control it.

Kondrachenko insisted on using the favorable terrain outside Lushun to set up a strong line of defense outside Lushun.

This can not only ensure that the Lushun Fortress and the port will not fall into the hands of the islanders, but also do not have to be as desperate as sticking to the Lushun Fortress.

If you stick to Lushun Fortress, the purpose of the Russian army is really to stick to it.But if the purpose is to hold the outer line of defense, the Russian army still has the opportunity to counterattack, and it can also guarantee that no logistical supply lines will be cut off.

As the so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one, although Stessel, the commander of the Russian army in the Liaodong Peninsula, has a greater official position and power, but in fact, the commander of Lushun is still the commander of the Lushun ground force Kondra Chenko.

Under the command of Kondrachenko, the Russian army used the terrain to form a relatively strong line of defense about [-] to [-] kilometers outside the Lushun Fortress.

The two northern divisions that retreated, as well as the original garrison division of the Lushun Fortress, had a total of 4 people in three divisions. More than 4 people were deployed on the defense line outside the Lushun Fortress, forming a relatively strong line of defense. The last line of defense.

After this line of defense, except for the Lushun Fortress itself, there is basically no line of defense to stop the island army from encircling the Lushun Fortress.

The Russians also seem to understand this, and understand the importance of Lushun Fortress and Lushun Port to the situation in the Far East.

In addition, there is indeed no way to retreat, and behind him is already the crucial Lushun Fortress.The Russians broke out with a belief and successfully blocked the island army at the defense line [-] kilometers north of Lushun.

The island country's offensive was also temporarily stopped. Apart from the offense and defense of this line of defense, the Far East seemed to have fallen into a brief period of peace.

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