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On January 8, after a day's rest, the French army began to march towards Bialystok, because the number of Russian troops stationed in Bialystok was much larger than that of Vape, almost twice. This does not count the Russian troops scattered around Bialystok. In the Battle of Vape, everyone also realized that the role of cannons in this kind of siege warfare is very huge. So although the marching speed will be very slow if you go on the road with the artillery, everyone still agrees to march together, so there is also a support. After all, Vape is not far from Bialystok, just two days is enough. Another reason is that it is now considered to be within the control of Russia. If the artillery is left to march alone, if they are attacked by Russian cavalry, then what will they use to attack Biawesto? What about this fortified city?
In the afternoon of the same day, Karbayev finally returned to Bialystok after two days of fleeing. Ivan saw him immediately after learning the news that he was still alive. Ivan originally thought that Karbayev had died in Vape. He was still sad for a long time at that time. Although Karbayev lost Vape, he lost Vape after only 4 days under the attack of the French army. It made him very angry, thinking that Karbayev was always too impulsive and always thinking about attacking, so that he lost his troops and even the city. But after all, the two have been partners for many years, and he still can't bear to ask him to punish Karbayev.
"General, I'm sorry, I failed to defend Vape well, let the French occupy it, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Roplov was also killed by the French." Karbayev cried out when he saw Ivan Said, tears flowed continuously.
Seeing Karbayev's miserable appearance, Ivan's original anger dissipated in no time. He could only comfort Karbayev a few words, and then began to prepare for the attack of the French army. At the same time, this aspect reflects the strength of the French team, which shakes Ivan's original confidence. In the intelligence, the French artillery was especially mentioned. Vape's city wall was destroyed after only holding on for less than an hour, which made Ivan extremely frightened, although Bialystok's city wall was thicker than Vape's There are many, but if the French bombard the walls of Bialystok with their supplies, they will definitely not escape the same fate as Vape in the end.
When it was learned that the artillery of the French army might separate from the large French army and march alone. Ivan was very happy. He naively thought that as long as the artillery of the French army was killed, the French army would not be able to threaten Bialystok. By then, the weather would be getting colder and colder, and the French army would have no choice but to retreat. There was no other way. For this reason, he prepared tens of thousands of cavalry to participate in this plan, and even the last 5,000 Cossack cavalry also participated in it. But the news that came later made him very depressed. This time, the French army did not let the artillery separate from the main force to march alone in a hurry like last time, but protected the artillery and slowly moved towards Bialves. Tork advances. Ivan was sure that the other party had noticed this, so he strengthened the protection of the artillery, which made him very discouraged. There was no other choice but to honestly thicken the city wall, rebuild the artillery positions, and move the cannons that were originally on the top of the city down again. With the example of Vape in the front, Ivan didn't want the last two hundred cannons to be directly destroyed by the French army at the top of the city. At the same time, it also ordered the withdrawal of all Russian troops originally located between Vape and Bialystok to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.
On January 10, the French army finally arrived at the city of Bialystok. It took them two days to get there after a short journey of more than 50 kilometers. And Ivan also used this rare time to strengthen the city wall of Bialystok a lot. And he kept complaining about the speed of the French army so fast, it would be great if it came later. Better to simply fall back to France, but is that possible?
After arriving in Bialystok city, Xiao Jie and a group of generals stared at the city wall of Bialystok in a daze. "Damn it, this city wall is too perverted, it's so thick!" Looking at the thick city wall of Bialystok, Xiao Jie couldn't help shouting.
"Is such a thick city wall thicker than that of Paris?" Lan Shi said.
"Can we still destroy their city walls this time?" Lana asked with some uncertainty.
"How many shells will it take to destroy this wall?" This is the voice of Brigadier General Eck, Chief of Staff of the 88th Army. After all, part of his duties is the supply of ammunition.
"Fortunately, my legion is full of cavalry, so I won't let the cavalry charge." Murat thought gloatingly. Only now did he realize how wise he was to choose to study cavalry as a major.
"Thomas, bring in your eight 105mm howitzers and see how thick the tortoise shells of those Russians are." Xiao Jie shouted to Thomas, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion. Thomas was one of several buddies he knew in the military. He also majored in artillery later on. When the 88th Army was established, he was appointed as the squadron leader of the Artillery Brigade. After the expansion of the Army, Xiao Jie directly transferred him to form a heavy artillery battalion. Anyway, because the 105mm howitzer is too heavy, the entire heavy artillery battalion only has 8 guns, and Xiao Jie is not worried about his poor management. Therefore, Thomas has also become the person with the highest position among Xiao Jie's buddies, and the others are still serving as deputy battalion commanders in their respective units. They envy Thomas very much, not only because his official position is now higher than theirs, but also The more important thing is that he can stay in the army headquarters and be with Xiao Jie. If I had known that I had chosen to major in artillery at that time, several other people couldn't help sighing like this.
"Yes." After hearing Xiao Jie's order, Thomas quickly ordered his soldiers to pull up the cannon. Take off the gun coat, bring in the shells, and prepare to bombard Bialystok. The Russian army on the head of Bialystok also discovered this situation and fled quickly. They didn't want to be torn to pieces by the fierce French artillery fire.
"Fire!" Thomas ordered. Under his command, eight 105mm howitzers fired their shells one by one. Since the distance was not far, all 8 shells hit the city wall of Bialystok hard. After the smoke dissipated, Zhongren looked through the binoculars and saw that the city wall of Bialystok seemed to have been bitten off by something. 8 shells, but each left a gap of one or two meters wide on the city wall. Seeing this result, Xiao Jie and the others couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seems that it will take a lot of effort to take down Bialystok up.
After Ivan heard the news, he immediately laughed. He knew that it might be difficult to hold Bialystok, but it would be very easy to delay the French army for a month or two. At that time, the French army would retreat without a fight without the Russian army taking action.
In the evening, Xiao Jie called the leaders of the legions to hold a battle meeting. The atmosphere of the meeting was somewhat silent. What happened this afternoon really discouraged everyone. They thought that as long as the artillery bombarded, the city walls of Bialystok could be easily destroyed, and then the infantry rushed into the city to kill those stubborn Russians. Kill it and you're done. But they didn't expect the tortoise shell in Bialystok to be so thick, which caught them off guard.
Xiao Jie thought for a while, and finally decided to let go of Bialystok, which was about to be difficult to crack, and expressed his opinion to the marshals: "The city walls of Bialystok are too thick. It is impossible to conquer as soon as possible, so I decided not to launch an attack on Bialystok for the time being, and wait for the Russian army in other places to solve this problem. According to intelligence, outside Bialystok In the vast area, the Russian army has deployed 50,000 people dispersedly. What we have to do now is to kill these 50,000 people first, and finally deal with the remaining enemies in Bialystok. Therefore, I make the following arrangements, starting from Starting tomorrow, the 3rd Army, 5th Army and Cavalry Corps will start to bypass Bialystok and sweep other places controlled by the Russian army. There are no big cities in those places, they are just small towns, I believe You will be able to complete the task in no time. The 88th Army is responsible for holding off the enemy in Bialystok."
No one objected to Xiao Jie's plan, only Lan Shi asked: "The 88th Army now has less than 20,000 people, can it hold back the 70,000 Russian troops in Bialystok?"
Xiao Jie said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone. During this period of time, I will not take the initiative to attack Bialystok. I just need to send people to monitor the movements in the city, and from time to time I will attack Bialystok. It is enough to bombard. I believe that Ivan will not dare to act easily with us outside the city~www.mtlnovel.com~ It would be great if he tried to attack the 88th Army in vain. I can definitely let him go No return."
Everyone has seen the perverted firepower of the 88th Legion. It is basically impossible for Ivan's 7 perfect men to defeat the 88th Legion. If Ivan really has that kind of courage, they can't wait for it. It will save trouble too much.
On the morning of January 9, the legions began to act according to Xiao Jie's order. The 3rd Army, the 5th Army and the Cavalry Legion directly bypassed Bialystok and launched an attack on the hinterland controlled by the Russian army. Among them, the cavalry corps is also responsible for attacking the supply line of the Russian army. It is best to cut off the supply line of the Russian army. The daily consumption of 70,000 people and a large number of people is still terrifying. It would be great if the supply of the Russian army could be in crisis. The 88th Army, while building fortifications, sent a small number of cavalry to monitor Bialystok, so that if the Russian army went out of the city to find trouble with the French army, they could make arrangements early.
In this way, the 88th Army, with less than 20,000 people, "surrounded" the behemoth of Bialystok.
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