Chapter 47 Fierce Battle

Being woken up from a deep sleep in the morning is undoubtedly very annoying, but the person who rushed into the commander-in-chief's house with a telegram was Chief of General Staff Jiang Fangzhen, which was another matter.

"The Soviet army prepared artillery fire for an hour. Judging from the scale, there are about four hundred 1-shot artillery pieces and six to seven hundred 76mm mountain cannons. The caliber of Lao Maozi's artillery is quite special."

Jiang Fangzhen showed no sign of nervousness at all, but instead joked about the Soviet artillery.

Fang Jianxiong rubbed the gum in the corners of his eyes, glanced at the Chief of General Staff sitting in the living room drinking tea, and said calmly: "The 12-meter howitzer is an excellent artillery piece that our army may face in the future.

the main artillery fire.”

While greeting and washing up, Jiang Fangzhen waited patiently. After a while, Cai E and Zhang Xiaohuai also came. It is not often that the three military giants of the National Defense Force gather together, and today is a special day. Mainly because

The National Defense Forces have never competed with the Soviet army, and no one knows the details of the Soviet army. If they are facing the Japanese army or the British and French armies, they will not all come here early in the morning. At most, they will study it together in the General Staff Headquarters.

War situation.

"In the two armies in Qi Zhenghong's hands, half of the officers and non-commissioned officers came back from Europe, and the equipment is also superior. I don't think we need to worry too much. On the other hand, Kolchak's White Army, a bunch of rabble, can make people feel at ease."

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The reason for launching the attack before was to resolve the battle before the Ob River thaws. I have learned that today's spring is cold, and it is estimated that it will take half a month for the Ob River to thaw." Cai E opened his mouth and went straight to the battle, Fang Jianxiong's hand

There was also a bowl of noodles in it, and the three of them started discussing in front of the huge sand table.

Another telegram came in, interrupting the three people's discussion. Fang Jianxiong ate two hurried bites, put down the bowl and wiped his mouth. He picked up the telegram and read it: "As expected, Qi Zhenghong's judgment is very accurate. Within the Belarusian Army,

It had long been infiltrated by the Soviet army. The main target of the Soviet army's attack was the White Russian army. All the large-caliber artillery rushed towards the White Russian army's position·a

After hours of artillery preparations, the Soviet army began a powerful charge. Fortunately, Qi Zhenghong was prepared, and eight heavy artillery regiments opened fire to block the attack. The Soviet assault force suffered heavy losses. At the beginning of the morning, the Soviet army occupied an area on the east bank of the Ob River.

A bridgehead was pushed back by Derikov's armored forces. Now the two sides are fighting fiercely, and the Soviet army is still under fierce attack."

As soon as he finished speaking, another telegram came. Cai E grabbed it directly, slapped his thigh after looking at it and said: "Feng Hua did a great job. The three flying wings took turns to attack every half an hour. The Soviet artillery positions were not good."

Dare to open fire easily. Unfortunately, the Ob River is too frozen and the effect of aircraft bombing is not obvious."

The top 20 students from the two Army Universities were divided into two groups. They took over Marshal Fang's living room and set up a huge square table to start weapons drills. A group of young people were at the age where they were competitive and ready to fight.

They refused to give in to each other. The red side represented the Soviet army, and the blue side represented the defenders. They each came up with their own tactics, both hoping to defeat them.

It is an honor that every young trainee staff officer is proud of to be allowed to set up the battlefield in the large living room of the Marshal's Mansion. I heard that the seniors were not so lucky, and they used to conduct deductions in the hall of the General Staff.

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If you can attract the commander's attention during the deduction, that would be the best.

"Aerial reconnaissance, the Soviet army has no tanks, and air supremacy is in my hands. If I were the commander-in-chief, I would send an armored detachment to use mobility to cross the river from upstream and bypass the enemy's rear with the help of reconnaissance and cover from the air force.

Directly penetrate Ubinskoye and cut off the arteries of the Soviet army."

"Bo Ling's idea is very good and he is bold enough. However, he made a mistake that is not too big or too small. That is the lack of understanding of the difficult geographical environment of Siberia. If the armored forces want to carry out a large roundabout operation, they must first ensure the roads and logistics.

, This is not a problem in Europe where transportation is developed, but in the environment of Siberia, it is simply not feasible.”

The conversation between the two young men attracted Fang Jianxiong's attention. Jiang Fangzhen discovered it and introduced with a smile: "The skinny little one's name is Xue Yue, whose courtesy name is Boling. He just joined the General Staff this year as a staff officer.

The taller one is called Wang Geng, also named Shouqing. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 2011, he was recommended to study in the United States. He went around all the major schools. He graduated from West Point in 2018 and ranked first in his class. Now he is a captain and staff officer of the General Staff. I think

He is more suitable to work in the General Logistics Department."

"Baili, with the development and progress of industry, the mode of war has undergone tremendous changes. In the future, not only the basic qualities of soldiers must be cultivated, but also the comprehensive coordination ability of officers. Those who can fight can only be regarded as generals, and have strong comprehensive coordination ability.

Those who know how to employ people are handsome." Speaking of this, Fang Jianxiong unconsciously thought of Eisenhower in the history of World War II. He could only handle a scene as big as the Normandy landing in an orderly manner. Such a character will be a treasure in the future world war.

.Generals who dare to fight and charge are easy to find, but handsome men who can strategize are rare.

"To support the country and have a long-term future, we will provide courses in this field in the future." Zhang Xiaohuai added a sentence, and everyone took it seriously.

Deduction and actual combat are completely different concepts. It is not that Qi Zhenghong did not expect the tactics proposed by Xue Yue, or Qi Zhenghong thought of it but rejected it, and then changed it slightly. The battle plan reported by Qi Zhenghong was very simple, stick to it! Stick to it! Stick to it again,

Wait until the enemy is exhausted and then launch a fierce counterattack with armored force.

The problem is that Qi Zhenghong does not have so many armored units now, only two armored brigades. The entire National Defense Force currently does not have the ability to form a large number of armored units. The 1st and 2nd Central Guard Divisions are other than armored units.

They are all still traditional troops. The armored troops in Qi Zhenghong's hands were drawn from the two Central Guard Divisions.

Although Fang Jianxiong is very clear about the direction of the future war model, he cannot cope with the country's limited annual military expenditure. One armored division can cover the cost of four A-type divisions, and it will definitely not be able to support more. So first save the seeds and cultivate talents, so as to

Wait for the future.

In Fang Jianxiong's long-term plan, ten armored divisions were enough before the outbreak of World War II. Once they entered the war, they would just explode. The key is still a question of production capacity. Without an industrial reserve of 700,000 to 800,000 machine tools, what can you do to conquer the world?

The Great War? In the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the military equipment was still at the level of what it was during the First World War, but it was still several blocks behind.

Of course, this time and space cannot be so miserable, which is why Fang Jianxiong wants to build up industry at all costs. If you are a traitor to the country or not, you must have the capital to be recognized by others.

Boom boom boom, when more than a dozen Soviet soldiers rushed to the tank with explosive bags, only the last one was left, and finally blew up a tank. The Soviet soldiers, like a tide, shouted "Ula!"

, rushing forward without fear of life or death.

It had been almost ten hours since the battle started. Blood flowed on the Ob River ice, and the ice had been dyed red by the coagulated blood. The Soviet soldiers, who did not feel the threat of death at all, stubbornly used people to overturn the White Russian soldiers.

Thirty-six tanks of the army were nailed to a position on the bank of the Ob River with a frontage of less than one kilometer.

The cruelty of the war exceeded the imagination of both warring parties, and the brutality of the Soviet soldiers also exceeded Qi Zhenghong's imagination.

Holding the battle report in his hand, Qi Zhenghong could not imagine that such a small position was bombarded by fifty heavy artillery pieces for an hour, and then tanks were used to clear the way to advance, but they were not able to defeat it. In front of the tanks, the Soviet soldiers suffered a heavy blow.

However, they quickly found a way to deal with the tanks, which was to use people to blow up the tanks. Often, in order to blow up a tank, the Soviet army had to pay dozens of lives. In addition, what Qi Zhenghong did not expect was that the infantry of the White Russian army

When fighting together with tanks, there is often a serious disconnect.

Kolchak had been sitting upright in his chair, as if he was protesting against the command he was forced to hand over. Qi Zhenghong did not have the extra energy to pay attention to him, and had been staring at the battle reports constantly coming from the table. In just one day, Belarus

There was a hole in the car's position and it had to be filled in, otherwise there would be no point in holding on.

The position of the Volunteers has always been very stable. Although the Soviet army did not attack there, it was a comprehensive attack. Without enough pressure, the Soviet army was not enough to drag the Volunteers. The forward commander Li Daxiong never meant to complain, and Qi Zhenghong was basically relieved.

On the contrary, the Belarusian Army kept asking for help, and Qi Zhenghong kept holding on to one of Delikov's corps, the reserve force of the Belarusian Army.

He raised his hand and looked at the time. There were still two hours until dark. The Soviet army must be pushed back to the other side of the river before dark.

"Derikov, you bring an infantry division up, and after half an hour of artillery preparations, launch an attack and retake the position. I'll ask the air force to cooperate with you, and you send another armored brigade up." Picking up the phone, Qi Zhenghong gave the order.

Order. Delikov on the phone stood at attention and said: "I understand, I guarantee to reach the attack position in half an hour."

Qi Zhenghong's opponent, Frunze, was not optimistic at the moment. Although he had captured a position on the other side of the river, it was certain that the enemy would launch the craziest counterattack before dark. Stalin, who was like a whirlwind, came in from the door and shouted: "Commander

Comrade comrades, we suffered a lot of casualties, but the comrades are all good. We repelled another counterattack by the White Army, and the position on the other side of the river is still in our hands.

Now we need to hold our position firmly until dark and launch a fierce attack early tomorrow morning to break through the White Army's defense line in one fell swoop."

"Comrade Stalin, it's still early to say what will happen tomorrow. The enemy will not give up." Frunze just finished speaking when the phone on the table rang: "It's me. I understand. We must hold on at all costs. We must persist until the end."
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