Why choose night fighting? Why was there a strategic bombing that lasted throughout the day? Why would Xiang Shaolong ignore everything and not even leave a reserve team, and all four divisions with more than 40,000 people pressed forward?
So many reasons are puzzling to military fans of later generations, but it is undeniable that this kind of decisive battle full of green forest style, although it is not in line with military ethics, is the most exciting.
This night battle was highly praised by the world in later generations. The number of fans and volunteers was countless. The decisive battle of Vladivostok was reinterpreted in countless film and television works. Its popularity is comparable to the night battle when Xiao Letian liberated Ryukyu.
Many years later, when the Kirigakure kid was old, her memoirs described in detail Xiang Shaolong's innermost plans for this war.
Why choose night fighting? Why choose constant strategic bombing? That's because Xiang Shaolong knows these Rakshasa ghosts from the Far East better than anyone else.
In the consciousness of the Qing people at that time, it seemed that the group of Rakshasa ghosts in Tsarist Russia were just a group of wild beasts that ate children alive, a group of thugs who only knew how to attack and fight the enemy.
But during the long winter campaign, Xiang Shaolong discovered that the enemies he faced were definitely not stupid idiots. On the contrary, these polar bears were as cunning as foxes.
In the battles to clear checkpoints one by one, these trapped beasts showed excellent defensive talents. They are not reckless barbarians who only know how to charge. If this group of people is determined to fight a defensive battle, it will be really remarkable. .
With multiple deep defenses and triangular protrusions, left and right firepower can support each other. A small number of Gatling heavy machine guns always come in handy at the most critical moments, and the calm shooters are all veterans with gray beards.
The shooting speed and accuracy of all Rakshasa ghost soldiers cannot be compared to that of the volunteers who have only trained for one winter. When the enemy picks up the bayonet and launches a hand-to-hand charge, the advantage of being tall will undoubtedly be highlighted.
Although Long Ye is unwilling to admit it, he must admit that these veterans who have killed people for decades are far higher than the average level of the volunteers in terms of physical fitness, combat discipline, shooting accuracy, explosive power and endurance. .
Even twice as high in some aspects!
There are only two advantages for the volunteers. The first is that they fight in their own hometown. Everyone fights for their relatives and hometown, with high morale and sufficient supplies.
The second point is that there are too many people, forty thousand to more than ten thousand, even relying on the human sea tactic can defeat the enemy.
During the day-long bombardment, Long Ye wasted nearly 5 million silver dollars on Xiao Letian's shell money, and the money was not wasted. He simply used the silver mountain to poke holes in the city defense of Vladivostok, thus giving the charging infantry a lot of money. Provides numerous breakthroughs.
The reason for choosing a night battle is to avoid the enemy from forming a dense fire net. Long Ye has seen the casualties caused by shooting with Gatling rifles before. These Rakshasa veterans with extremely accurate marksmanship can often kill a enemy with one or two volleys. Charging the Phalanx, the volunteers were swept down like wheat.
The biggest advantage of night fighting is that both sides' vision is limited. The enemy cannot form a dense fire network into a front line. The charging crowd can always find a breakthrough with sparse firepower.
"We must quickly break through the enemy's defense line and drag the war to the point of chaos and hand-to-hand combat. Only then can we give full play to our numerical advantage."
"Although this tactic is cruel, it is actually the best way to reduce casualties!"
Facts have proved Xiang Shaolong's judgment. When the charging wave of people rushed upwards with shouts of death, the advantages and disadvantages of having a large number of people were clearly visible at that moment.
If there are tens of thousands of people, there is no limit, not to mention that in order to reduce the density of bombs, they have to actively increase the density. The entire first division formed a skirmish line and began to surge upward. From the high ground, it was impossible to see the end. .
People could only see battalion and company flags fluttering in the wind among the entire charging crowd. The soldiers could only shout hysterical slogans and then charge straight up following the flags.
"Kill Rakshasa ghost Jianguo" Ding Si felt like his throat was about to burst. As a company commander of the first division, the company flag was clutched in his hand. It was as heavy as a mountain at this moment. Press him.
Behind him were more than a hundred brothers rushing up with him. Opposite was the broken wall of Vladivostok. They could even see the flash of bayonets behind the stubble of the wood.
Ding Si suddenly felt that he was very, very thirsty, and his throat felt like it was on fire. He knew that he had eaten too much for dinner, and a pole of steamed buns was stuffed into his stomach. He did not dare to drink even a sip of water. He was afraid of being bloated to death. Own.
But it was fine for a person without food, but it was really unbearable if there was not enough water. Only halfway through the charge, he felt that his throat seemed to be stuck together, it was dry, itchy, nauseated, and made him vomit.
"Kill, cough, cough, kill!" Ding Si's voice became hoarse. After shouting twice, he started coughing violently.
"Company commander, what's wrong with you? Why can't you breathe?" A short soldier next to him turned red when he saw the company commander coughing, and quickly grabbed the company flag from the company commander's hand.
"You rest for a while, and I'll help you carry it for a while."
"Don't cough, cough, cough!" Ding Si was so frightened that he quickly wanted to take it back, but it was too late. At this moment, a dense number of Russian officers' orders roared from the opposite walled city, and then rows of rifles stretched out from inside. come out.
In the dark night, the fire from the volleys of muskets drew a long line of fire in the night sky. From a distance, it looked like a flaming whip, lashing out at the oncoming crowd.
"Don't" Ding Si wanted to shout but his throat was stuck together. Bullets whizzed around him. The brother who had just eaten in a soup pot was beaten into a bunch of candied haws.
The bullet passed through the chest and brought out a handful of blood. The charging brother was beaten so hard that he trembled and spun around three times before falling into a pool of blood. The brother who had just received the company flag was even worse. The company flag was the key concern of Tsarist Russian soldiers. The target was shot in the middle of the little soldier's eyebrow, and half of the sky spirit cap behind his head was blown away.
Ding Si's face was sprayed with white flowers, and he watched helplessly as the little man slowly knelt down on the ground. The company flag was leaning on his shoulder, forming a triangle with the corpse.
The corpse just knelt on the ground, and the flag still did not fall.
At this moment, everything in Ding Si's eyes had turned scarlet. The gap in the back of his comrade's head was leaking white-red liquid. His face was covered with brains, and a drop of it even flew into his mouth.
A strong feeling of nausea came over him, and Ding Si vomited up all his dinner. A load of steamed buns turned into fertilizer on the ground.
Now he finally came to his senses. This was war. He thought he had personally experienced the battle in the Qingdao Gold Mine, so he was a veteran? In fact, in the face of a truly cruel war, his little knowledge is just bullshit.
"Brother, stay safe and I will avenge you." Ding Si took the company flag from the corpse and waved it desperately in the night. "Assault company gathers and rushes over quickly."
"Don't think about anything, don't look at anything and just follow me!"
