Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 97

Kleisky was the commander of a major-general's cavalry division under Kutuzov, and he was in command of the first attack on the morning of October 30, and it was with great difficulty that he managed to win the post from among his colleagues. of. Like Kutuzov, he also believed that the defense line of the French army on the opposite side was simply paper, and that as long as they charged, they could be torn to pieces.

Under the protection of his own soldiers, Kleisky followed at the end of the entire team. Unlike other Cossack cavalry officers who were stimulated by blood, he forgot everything and only knew about killing. On the contrary, he cherishes his life very much, and always puts himself in the safest place. He firmly believes that only when he is alive can he command the troops better, so that his troops can exert their maximum combat effectiveness. This is also an important reason why Kutuzov admired him very much.

The journey from Swubi to Frankfurt is only 10 kilometers in total. For these cavalrymen, it only takes a short time to rush there, but there is an Oder River in the middle, which makes the cavalrymen reach the river. had to stop.

"This **** river." Kleinsky cursed as he looked at the nearly two hundred meters wide river. Had it not been for the river, they might have already broken through the French line of defense.

"General, I took someone to look at it. The river is not deep, and the deepest part is no more than two meters. We can go directly there." A young officer reported to Kleiski.

Looking through the binoculars at the French line of defense on the other side of the river, Kleinski laughed out loud, because he found that those proud Frenchmen have all burrowed underground like groundhogs, leaving only their heads out. They must be Frightened by the great Cossack cavalry, do you think you can hide like that? Even if you really all become rats, we can pick you all out of the soil with bayonets. Kleinski ordered: "Russian warriors, the great cavalry of the Sarks, use your horses to reap the humble lives of those cowardly and proud Frenchmen to your heart's content. Start charging now."

The frenzied Cossack cavalry shouted "Ulla" and rode into Oderho, struggling to go to the opposite bank. The river severely restricted their speed, and it would take them at least ten minutes to cross the 200-meter-wide river.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Mike, the commander of the first line of defense of the French army, was watching the river nervously, his palms were full of sweat. The Russian army had already begun to cross the river, and on the three-kilometer-long bank, there were black cavalry everywhere. Five minutes later, the Russian army had reached the center of the river, and there were less than a thousand people left on the opposite bank.

"It's time," Mike whispered. Then immediately ordered the communications soldiers around him: "Contact the artillery regiment immediately and tell them that they can fire."

The communications soldier ran to a mound slightly higher than the surrounding area, took out two small red flags, and sent a signal to the artillery regiment on the second line of defense that they could start shelling.

On the artillery positions of the second line of defense, hundreds of 75mm field guns have long been stripped of their gun covers, and their muzzles are raised high and pointing to the east. The leaders of the 88th Legion are also gathered here at this time, waiting for the signal from the front line. Suddenly, a communications soldier ran over and reported to Lieutenant Colonel Brad: "Reporting to the commander, the signal to fire from the first line of defense has been received."

At this time, it was only two minutes after the first line of defense sent a signal. Brad looked at Xiao Jie, Xiao Jie nodded. Brad then ordered: "Shoot the elements according to the pre-marked, ready to shoot."

The gun valve of the cannon was skillfully opened by the artillerymen, and the loader loaded the shells into the cannon, and then closed the gun valve. "Prepare on No. 1, prepare on No. 2..." In just one minute, all one hundred cannons were loaded.

Brad checked the time, it was 9:28 am. "Fire!" Brad gave the order to fire under Xiao Jie's signal. In an instant, the cannons spit out red flames and smashed the shells to the east. The loud noise of the cannons hurts people's ears. Immediately after the case is ejected, the loader reloads and fires again. The entire action process was carried out without sloppy, very smooth, so that the firing rate of each cannon reached 3 rounds per minute. Xiao Jie nodded secretly: It seems that their usual training is also very hard, otherwise they would never be able to perform at this level.

At 9:28, the Cossack cavalry rushing forward were less than 30 meters away from the river bank. Although they were very surprised why they had not been attacked until now. Who cares? Anyway, their line of defense was only 200 meters away from the river bank, and it only took one charge to pass, which was what many people thought at the time.

Suddenly, there was a harsh sound in the sky, and they saw a row of small black spots flying towards them. As they got closer, they could see clearly. But they don't know what the pointed thing with wings on the tail is, because most of the artillery in various countries, including France, still use spherical shells, so it's normal for them not to recognize it. "What the **** are those cowardly Frenchmen doing?" Most people thought this way, but in the next moment, they became corpses that could no longer think.

One after another, the shells smashed into the formation of the Cossack cavalry crossing the river, causing red sprays. Often when a shell falls, the enemies within a few meters around it are all torn to pieces by the shrapnel. At this time, the Russian army knew that they had been shelled by the French. The huge explosion frightened the horse, and threw the knight on its back violently. The scene was chaotic for a while, and everyone was looking for a safe place to avoid the falling shells, but on the open river, another Can you hide there?

Kleinski, who was still staying on the river bank at this time, was stunned. He was fine just now, but the situation was completely reversed in a blink of an eye. But he calmed down after experiencing strong winds and waves, but he was a little surprised at the intensity of the French shelling. "Did they concentrate a lot of large-caliber artillery? Judging from the explosion, it is clearly the scene that will be produced when the giant 240mm siege artillery explodes? But it is wrong, where did the French get so many siege artillery? , it looks like it should be a salvo of no less than 100 artillery pieces. Even if there is, it is absolutely impossible for them to transport these big guys to the front line in such a short period of time." This question has been entangled in his mind , It wasn't until he died in battle that he realized that it was the cannon newly invented by the French.

When Keleski was thinking about this, he had already retreated hundreds of meters under the protection of his guards, and stopped completely after exiting the range of the artillery.

At this time, the Russian Cossack cavalry who were still trapped on the river had lost countless lives and injuries under the large-scale bombardment of the French army. Floating human and horse corpses were everywhere, and the river was completely dyed red. The scene of **** makes one's scalp tingle. Similarly, due to this problem, the residents of hundreds of kilometers in the lower reaches of the Oder River have a problem with drinking water, and the severely polluted water source also caused a large-scale plague to break out in the lower reaches of the river, killing millions of people.

In the river, some people turned around to escape from the Shura hell, while others kept rushing forward, making the whole scene even more chaotic. Keleski was so anxious that he yelled: "A group of idiots, rush forward, not backward." In this case, running backward is basically courting death. No matter how fast you run, can you still run past the shells? Only by rushing forward and out of the barrage, will there be a chance of survival.

Maybe it was the Cossack cavalry who were dying to hear Kleiski's cry. They all tried their best to get off their irritable horses and rushed to the opposite bank with difficulty, but the floating corpses on the river greatly restricted them. Coupled with the constant shells falling in the sky, the Russian army suffered extremely heavy casualties for a while.

Slowly, someone finally rushed to the other side of the river, but before he had time to be happy, a somewhat abrupt gunshot sounded, and then the cavalry fell down, leaving only the now ownerless horse Horses roam there. It was the snipers of the 3rd Regiment of the 88th Army who fired the shots, and they were the best at dealing with these single exposed targets. But slowly, more and more cavalry rushed out of the shelling range. They were also completely lost in their minds stimulated by the blood, and rushed towards the defense line of the 3rd regiment frantically.

Guarding this line of defense are the two companies under the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment. The battalion commander, Major Lovell, found out that this is the main attack direction of the Russian army and came to command it himself. In this position, a total of 15 heavy machine guns and The same number of mortars. Originally, according to their equipment, there were not so many, but before the war, in order to strengthen the firepower on the front line, Xiao Jie almost used all the stocks in his arsenal, nearly 200 heavy machine guns and the same number of mortars I brought them all, but I didn't expect the knife to come in handy now. Except for the 50 heavy machine guns and mortars distributed to the Guards Corps and the 5th Corps~www.mtlnovel.com~ the remaining 60% of the heavy machine guns and mortars are concentrated in the first line of defense , making the firepower of the 3rd Regiment unprecedentedly strong.

Watching thousands of Cossack cavalry come ashore, Lovell ordered to open fire. The heavy machine guns formed a tight fire net, blocking all the enemies on the shore, and the mortars were specially bombarded at crowded places, and a large area fell down with one shot. Finally, rifles were added to the shooting, and the Cossack cavalry who rushed ashore did not escape being torn to pieces. Although nearly 3,000 Cossack cavalry rushed out of the area covered by artillery fire, they were still doomed to death under the attack of terrifying weapons such as heavy machine guns and mortars. He was easily knocked down by a grenade. Finally, there were no Russian soldiers standing on the battlefield at all, and the gunfire stopped.

This is not war at all, this is massacre at all. Many people in the 88th Army thought so. In the face of the powerful superior firepower of the 88th Army, the powerful Cossack cavalry was wiped out so easily. This result shocked almost everyone except Xiao Jie. They also believed that these weapons were made by the devil, otherwise how could they easily kill those devil-like Cossack cavalry.

(to be continued,)

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