(There was a little mistake in the last chapter, the last time should be January 11th, Xiaoyu accidentally wrote it wrong, everyone forgive me!)
"General, the latest information, this morning, the French army made a big move. A large number of French troops left the camp, bypassed the city of Bialystok defended by our army, and marched quickly to my rear. After reconnaissance, the French army who left It is the 3rd Army, 5th Army, and Cavalry Army of the French Army. Now we are facing the front, and only the 88th Army of the French Army is left." A young officer reported to Ivan Hui with a copy of the latest information.
"Uh. I see. You go and find General Karbayev immediately. I have something important to discuss with him." Ivan ordered. Since the French army spared Bialystok and attacked other places, this made him very disturbed. According to the scale of the French army's attacking army, it was far from being able to resist the troops he deployed in the rear.
"Yes." The young officer saluted Ivan and left immediately.
After a while, Karbayev arrived: "Old friend, what do you want from me?" Under Ivan's persuasion, Karbayev is not as decadent as before, but his current state is not very good.
"It's like this. The French made a big move this morning." Ivan told Karbayev exactly what the French army was doing.
"The French must have known that Bialystok was difficult to capture during yesterday's shelling, so they changed the direction of attack and came to deal with us after we wiped out our troops in other places." Karbayev thought for a while. replied.
"I think so too. The only thing outside Bialystok now is the French 88th Army. It's just that we can't make up our minds whether we should pursue the French army that bypassed Bialystok or attack the 88th. What about the Legion?" Ivan said in distress.
"It's really difficult to decide. The French army bypassing Bialystok has three legions, and the number is estimated to be around 70,000. If we want to destroy them, we must send at least 50,000 troops, plus the rear. Those scattered troops may be able to do it, but the fighting power of the French army is generally stronger than our army, so it is not clear who will die. As for the 88th Army, if we want to attack them, we have to face their abnormal firepower , even if we can defeat them by then, we will definitely suffer heavy losses.” Karbayev will never forget the night of January 2, he had planned to attack the French army, but he did not expect the French army to His firepower was so terrifying that he lost most of his cavalry troops, so that he was unable to make an effective attack plan in subsequent battles.
"We can't attack on both sides. Can we just stay in Bialystok and watch those despicable and shameless French continue to destroy our army and kill our people?" Ivan was a little angry roared. In the decades since he joined the army, he has commanded dozens of large and small battles, and has never encountered such a situation today.
Karbayev smiled helplessly. He didn't know what to do in the face of such a problem.
At this moment, there was a violent explosion in the city of Bialystok. "What's going on? Have the French entered the city?" Ivan shouted angrily to the door.
A young officer ran in and reported: "Report to the general, the French did not come in, they are now shelling our army indiscriminately."
Ivan waved the officer out irritably, and told him to report the losses to him after the shelling. The sound of explosions came from various places in the city. It appeared that the shelling of the French army was not aimed at a certain target. They were just bombarding Bialystok at random. It would be best if they could bombard a useful target. It doesn't matter if you don't.
"Damn the French, don't they know that there are still many civilians in the city?" Ivan roared angrily, and the power of the French artillery deeply stimulated him. As for those civilians, it is estimated that no one will bother in this era. In this turbulent age, the lives of ordinary people are very humble, and they may die at any time due to various reasons.
The shelling lasted only 15 minutes before it was over, and the damage report was quickly in Ivan's hands after a while. After reading it, Ivan angrily threw the report on the table. Karbayev has not seen Ivan get angry for many years, it seems that this time he really hates the French. Picking up the report on the table, Karbayev realized that in this short 15 minutes, two warehouses of the Russian army were blown up, and most of the materials inside were lost. More than 300 people were killed and injured in the bombing, and the loss of civilians was even greater. Many people's houses were bombed, and thousands of people were killed or injured.
"It seems that if you want to chase the French army around Bialystok, you must first defeat the French 88th Army." Ivan said suddenly.
"Karbayev, my old friend, I want to launch an attack on the 88th Army of the French Army. Do you think this is okay?" Ivan asked.
"Their firepower is too powerful. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get good ones." Karbayev replied helplessly. He no longer has the same pride as before. After seeing the strength of the French army, he concluded that it is very difficult for Russia to have a chance to win this war.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"But we don't have the extra strength to try it now, and the result will be the same whether we try it or not." Karbayev said with some frustration.
"Karbayev, are you frightened by the French? Are you still a brave soldier of the empire?" Hearing Karbayev say such dejected words, Ivan couldn't help but cursed.
"Yes, I was scared out of my wits. The brave Karbayev in the past is dead, and now I am the only cowardly old man left." Karbayev replied desolately, then turned and walked out. In the meantime, his back seemed to have aged a lot.
Ivan watched Karbayev's leaving back and shook his head helplessly. In order to open up a new situation and not wait for death here, Ivan is still ready to give it a go. If successful, the Russian army will repel the French attack; if failed, the Russian army will have to abandon Poland.
After making a decision, Ivan began to mobilize the army. He didn't know if he would succeed this time, but he had no other choice, everything had to be decided by God. But this time, God still doesn't seem to be on Russia's side.
In order to make the attack sudden, the French army was caught off guard. The Russian army had lunch early, and was ready to attack in the city before 12 o'clock. According to Ivan's plan, 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry will be invested in the attack. Among them, the cavalry is divided into two parts, one part is responsible for dealing with the cavalry regiment of the 88th Army, and this part is responsible for the last 5,000 Cossack cavalry in Ivan's hands. The other part is responsible for breaking through the French defense line, and then cooperate with the infantry behind to defeat the French army, and at worst, destroy the cannons that are the most threatening to the Russian army.
The Russian army's sudden attack did catch the French army by surprise. When the Russian army attacked, it was time for the 88th Army to have lunch. When the news of the Russian army's attack came, most of the soldiers of the 88th Army were still holding their jobs. Hearing this news, the soldiers became angry and scolded the Russians for being shameless, but everyone quickly put down their jobs, picked up two slices of bread, loaded their guns and entered the position.
The Russian army would not have thought that the French army would react so quickly. When their cavalry hadn't charged halfway, the cannons of the 88th Army first began to roar, and the shells slammed into those soldiers with the anger of the soldiers. The Russian army who prevented them from enjoying a delicious lunch. It caused heavy casualties to the Russian army.
It was hard to pass through the range of the French army's shelling, but their disaster was not over yet. When they were 1 kilometer away from the French army's position, the mortars of the 88th Army began to show off. At 500 meters, the heavy machine guns also began to roar. Occasionally, he was lucky enough to rush to a distance of 50 meters, and a grenade or a bullet fired by a sniper could easily end his life.
In just ten minutes, half of the tens of thousands of Russian cavalry fell down, and the infantry behind had just rushed halfway. Seeing this situation, Ivan frantically ordered the troops to withdraw. Under the bombardment of the artillery, the infantry ran back quickly due to the distance, basically without much damage, but the cavalry was miserable, and only less than 4,000 people returned in the end. After finally witnessing the terrifying firepower of the 88th Army, Ivan stopped talking about attacking, and only wanted to defend the city wholeheartedly. The 88th Army did not launch an offensive except for the necessary daily shelling.
A week passed quickly. During this week, the 3rd Corps, 5th Corps, and Cavalry Corps successfully completed the tasks assigned by Xiao Jie~www.mtlnovel.com~The 5th Army behind Bialystok The Ten Thousand Russian Army was either captured or shot to death. Less than 10,000 people fled back to Russia.
On January 18, the French army officially surrounded Bialystok. The same configuration as in Vape, the 88th Army was responsible for the front, the 3rd Army was responsible for the north, the 5th Army was responsible for the south, and the Cavalry Corps was responsible for the east and formation. The long enemy army fled. Bialystok was tightly surrounded by the French army, and it was very difficult to escape.
On January 19, the French army officially launched a general attack on Bialystok. Hundreds of cannons from the 88th Army focused on bombarding near the gate of the west wall of Bialystok from 9:00 am. The violent shelling lasted for more than half an hour, and more than 1,500 shells were fired in total. The strong city wall of Bialystok finally couldn't resist, and collapsed under the violent shelling. Seeing this situation, the artillery of the 88th Army immediately began to extend into the city. The 1st Infantry Regiment quickly broke into the city and started a fierce hand-to-hand fight with the Russian army.
The strong city of Bialystok was finally broken by the fierce artillery fire of the French army.
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