#1385 - Frontline battlefield

Although the Russian army has significant number and firepower advantages, and its fighting will is much higher than that of Ukraine and Poland, it still resisted Russia's first round of offensives with its carefully built defense line.

Boom...

The artillery fire in Donbas brought out a huge amount of smoke and dust, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air. The deafening sound of artillery put great psychological pressure on the Ukrainian soldiers.

However, this is not enough to psychologically collapse the Ukrainian army in Donbas.

A Ukrainian veteran who had participated in World War I shouted in a familiar voice when he heard the sound of Russian artillery: "Enter the tunnel, it's time to work, children!"

Under the leadership of the veterans, the new recruits of the Ukrainian army did not get lost because of the Russian artillery fire. Panic could spread, and calmness was the same.

Under the cover of the sky-high artillery fire, a large number of Russian Red Army suicide squads began the first round of attack, holding Mosinnagan in his hand, and bowed his back and tried to approach the Ukrainian position.

"The machine gunners wait for the enemy to enter the range and open fire. Keep an eye on me in places with dense crowds. Don't be afraid of wasting ammunition at this time!"

"Idiot, who told you to fire now? Didn't I just say that I'll wait until the enemy enters the range before firing. Now I can only attack the air..."

Dada dada...

Under the strafing of the Maxim machine gun equipped by the Ukrainian army, an insurmountable barrier seemed to be formed in front of the suicide squad.

There is no doubt that in such plains, the Ukrainian side has a very broad vision, which makes most of the Red Army's actions seen by the Ukrainian army.

Moreover, with the help of shooting holes and various bunkers, Ukrainian soldiers were able to slaughter the Red Army suicide squads calmly.

Under such a disadvantage, the commander of the Red Army decisively stopped this meaningless life-threatening activity.

However, at this time, under the command of the Ukrainian army's generals, the Ukrainian army began to launch a retaliatory counterattack on the Russian positions.

Although Ukraine is not as good as the Russian army in terms of firepower, its scale and quantity are not much different. It has weapons and ammunition donated by European countries, so at least there is no need to worry about being consumed in a short period of time.

Boom...

The artillery of the Ukrainian army began to fight back against the color of the tits and focus on attacking the artillery positions and trenches of the Red Army.

Moreover, it is obvious that the artillery, rifles and machine guns that European countries have assisted Ukraine are much more reliable in performance than the Russian military equipment.

The training of the Ukrainian army by Germany and Austria also played a huge role at this time, which allowed Ukrainian soldiers to exert the power of these advanced equipment as much as possible.

Although due to time, it is certainly impossible to achieve the accuracy and calmness of the German and French soldiers in World War I, it is more than enough to deal with the Russian Red Army artillery.

The only regret is that Ukraine's artillery and ammunition is limited. If you want to replenish a lot in the future, you must rely on the transportation from the rear and even replenish the goods from Germany and Austria.

Russia is completely different. The Ukrainian region on the Russian side is itself a heavy industrial base in the former Tsarist Russian era. At the same time as the war broke out, various military factories opened enough horsepower to produce weapons and ammunition, and could be supplied to the front-line Red Army nearby.

It can be said that at present, Russia and Ukraine have their own advantages and disadvantages, but overall Russia has an advantage, but this advantage is mainly due to the huge gap in national strength between the two sides, but it cannot be effectively transformed into the combat effectiveness of the front-line army.

No matter how strong the Red Army's fighting will is, it is obviously impossible to rely on its flesh and blood to carry the attacks of bombs and bullets.

Unless you can break through the trench of Donbas and fight with your body can you fully exert this fighting will.

However, under the suppression of machine guns and artillery, it is difficult to break through to the forefront of the Ukrainian army's positions, let alone achieve close combat with the puppet army.

In the long-distance battle, the Red Army had little advantage, and it could only fight back and forth through superior firepower and more well-equipped puppet troops.

In this way, on the first day, the two sides carried out multiple rounds of artillery battles, charging and counter-charge. Ukrainians and Russian soldiers, like leeks, were harvested by ruthless war round after round.

This also made the commanders of both sides extremely annoyed, especially the Russian Red Army officers who were attacking the attacking side.

"Damn it, the Ukrainian puppet army has a geographical advantage. With the Donbas defense line, the puppet army can ensure safety to the greatest extent, which is very unfavorable for our attack. If we don't want too much casualties, we need more artillery. Come to destroy the fortresses and positions of the puppet army."

"The puppet army equipped a large number of weapons and equipment left over from the Allies and Allies or recently supported by them. This is a very bad situation. Because of the world war, no one knows how much ammunition inventory has been accumulated in European countries."

"From our own country's situation, the arms accumulated by imperialism are definitely an astronomical figure. After all, the industrial level of countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Austria is much stronger than that of the Empire and Russia, and their weapons and ammunition inventory is definitely more than that of Russia in the Tsarist era. .”

Due to the First World War, European powers, including the former Tsarist Russia, have accumulated an astonishing amount of weapons inventory, and of course, this also includes a huge weapon and ammunition production line.

As for the current situation in Russia, the Russian Labor government mainly inherited the arsenals left by the Tsarist era. Although there were many weapons and ammunition, many of them were caused by Ukraine due to the great military defeat of Tsarist Russia. Inherited by Poland and other countries.

This is also one of the main sources of ammunition for the Ukrainian army at present. However, if the Ukrainian puppet government cannot re-establish its own defense and military system, then these inventories will only be killed less and less in the future.

The Russian Red Army Command on the front line is very clear about this, but although Ukraine does not have a complete military-industrial system, there are many imperialist powers behind them, especially Germany and Austria, which have very strong military-industrial production systems. .

So a Russian general said: "As far as the situation is concerned, unless we can think of a way to break through the Donbass defense line as soon as possible, we may fall into the deadlock of a long confrontation between Germany and the Allies on the Western Front."

"But the difficulty lies in that the Donbas defense line built by the puppet army has been relatively stable, and at the same time, they are not short of weapons, ammunition and various materials needed for war, and have the foundation for long-term trench warfare."

"This is definitely not what we want to see. After all, if even the puppet troops of Ukraine cannot be wiped out immediately, then after other imperialist countries recover, they may send troops to Ukraine. If the situation really comes to that time, That will be very bad for us.”

As the Russian officer said, the war against Ukraine is not slow, and Russia urgently needs to open up the situation. Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be to the Russian Labor regime.

However, now everyone has no practical way to deal with trench warfare, unless more troops are used, the casualties and losses caused by this are also huge, and the Russian generals do not want to take such risks.

This also led to the war's stalemate for a while, and news from the front was sent to the Kremlin in the second half of the night.

Because of the war, Comrade Vladimir, who had often worked overtime, is now sleepless all night. When the front line report came over on the first day, he hurriedly checked it carefully.

Joseph said to the supreme leader with concern: "Now, the battle situation on the front line is not optimistic. In the trench warfare mode, Poland and Ukraine have great advantages in passive defense."

"Our army has been unable to open up the situation, and according to their requirements, if we want to break through the enemy's defense without paying a huge price, there is only one safer way, that is, to use more large-caliber artillery to fight Donbas Wait for the military defense line built by the puppet military government to cover the firepower until it is completely destroyed.”

"But our defense industry has actually reached a limit, which has also been affected by previous domestic policies."

Although it was Vladimir's right-hand man, Joseph and Vladimir still had differences of opinions.

For example, Vladimir's new economic policy is very unconforming to Joseph's idea. His proposal is to focus on the national strength and through strict plans and administrative instructions to give priority to the construction of the national defense industrial system and heavy industry, and to stabilize Russia's security situation first.

Vladimir's new economic policy is actually a policy of rest and recuperation. Before the Russian economy recovered, Vladimir did not want to make a big move. After all, the Russian people who had experienced World War I and civil war were already too tired.

As for the reason for the outbreak of this war, it was entirely that imperialism first carried out large-scale arming of Ukraine and Poland, which threatened Russia's national security and the strategy of the Russian Labor Party. Therefore, based on the situation, Vladimir believes that this war is Not only should we fight resolutely, but we should also fight quickly.

However, the war on the first day has shown that it is almost impossible to achieve the goal of a quick military decision.

Vladimir said to Joseph: "Comrade Joseph, I know you are very anxious now, but don't worry, your temperament is like your temper, a little too intense, but sometimes too indecisive."

"I dare not say that every command of mine is correct, just like when we implemented wartime economic policies, it did not adjust in time at the end of the civil war, which triggered confrontation between farmers and the government."

"And no one of us can confirm its direction and impact 100% of the end of this war, but personally, this war must be fought, and we must fight it firmly, and we have to fight it."

"Because this is not only related to our Russia's own security, but also to the development of the Labor Party movement around the world. It can be said that this war determines whether the Labor Party movement around the world can be more magnificent."

"If we succeed, it will be a great incentive for Labor people all over the world, and at the same time, it will attract more knowledgeable people to participate in this great cause that changes the fate of proletarians all over the world."

"As for the policy issues you mentioned, since we have done this, it is impossible to adjust it in a short time. However, I think there is no need to adjust the new economic policy immediately, at least the current sentiment of the people in China Tell us that it is right to do this.”

"We cannot be tough and go against the will of the people. In this way, we will be separated from the masses and are contrary to our original intention."

"As for the front-line military issues you are worried about, I also want to say that the final conclusion was drawn based on the development of the first day alone, which is pessimistic, and our Labour Party should always maintain an optimistic attitude."

Then Vladimir said confidently: "The situation on the front line is indeed not ideal, but this is just a frontal battlefield. The situation on the battlefield behind enemy lines has not been reported yet! By the end of tomorrow, I think we should receive good news. On the front line, just continue to maintain the current offensive strength.”

News from the Russian front can be sent back to Moscow in time through telegrams, but in the battlefield behind enemy lines. Although the Russian government has issued combat orders to the underground parties in the rear of Ukraine and other countries, due to the environment behind enemy lines, their actions must at least wait. It will be the first time that we will see the clue tomorrow.

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And as Vladimir judged, on the day when the war between Russia and Ukraine began, there was indeed no peace in the rear of Ukraine.

The perspective is brought back to the city of Westchezlav.

The night before the Russian army began war with Ukraine.

Malenkov said excitedly: "Comrades, the opportunity we have been waiting for has finally come. According to the instructions of the Moscow Central Committee, we will officially launch the Yekaterinoslav uprising tomorrow."

"Combined with the Red Army on the front line to cut off the Ukrainian puppet army's transportation and material supply channels. At the same time, if possible, we can also take the initiative to attack the rear of the Donbas defense line, or send troops to attack Kiev along the Dnieper River north of the river to attack the Kiev .”

Malenkov's idea is indeed crazy. Kiev is the political center of Ukraine. You can imagine how difficult it is to attack Kiev. Moreover, the city of Westcheslav is Yekaterinoslav. Although like Kiev, it belongs to the Dnieper River. The city, but the distance is not very close, and there are other important towns in the middle.

Of course, the reason why Malenkov had such unrealistic ideas was not aimless, because his purpose was not to be able to capture Kiev, but to trigger internal turmoil in Ukraine.

Just imagine, if an army appears in the rear of Ukraine, and the target of this army is the head of the Ukrainian government and senior officials, this will inevitably trigger panic within the Ukrainian government. After all, the higher the position, the more people are, the more they cherish their lives, and they also have the control. Most of the resources in the country.

Therefore, for the sake of their own life safety, they will inevitably pull out the army and eliminate the danger in the bud, but pulling out the army may affect the safety of the Ukrainian army on the front line.

However, compared with the front line, the security of the Ukrainian government is more important. Even if problems really occur on the front line, it can still give the senior Ukrainian government the time to escape.

However, there is a fatal problem with Malenkov's plan, that is, Ukraine's troops are still relatively sufficient for the time being, but Malenkov believes that this issue is not important.

Because he was very fortunate that the organization not only sent their team to Ukraine to carry out the movement, but that the Labor Party organizations implemented the plan in important towns in Ukraine.

Therefore, tomorrow, there will probably be smoke everywhere in the entire rear of Ukraine. At that time, the blooming riots everywhere will make the Ukrainian central government unable to touch the key points.

This is not the most important thing. Although the organization did not say it, Malenkov was sure that the underground party in Kiev would launch a riot tomorrow.

After all, Kiev is the capital of Ukraine. How could the top leaders of the Russian Labor Party not pay attention to this city? The Russian Labor Party seized the Russian regime from St. Petersburg, the capital of Tsarist Russia. Once the capital falls, you can basically lock in the victory later.

Of course, what Malenkov needs to ensure is that the first thing he needs to do is that the Yekaterinoslav uprising can succeed in one fell swoop. Otherwise, let alone attacking Donbas and Kiev, if it fails, I am afraid that the entire Labor Party organization of Yekaterinoslav will be All of them are to be broken here.