Chapter 173

When China is mentioned again, these two giants are filled with bitterness. China in today's world cannot be avoided at all. Push forward thirty years, and China was still a country where great powers ran amok. At that time, China's tariffs were all in the hands of the United Kingdom.

In order to pry open the Chinese market, the Americans chose to cooperate with Fang Jianxiong, and successfully defeated Germany and became the biggest winner in the Chinese [***] fire market. Then came other industries, slowly penetrating into the Chinese market.

The biggest winner.

Before the Americans had time to be happy, they already discovered that the Republic of China led by Fang Jianxiong was simply out of control. The reason was that during World War I, Fang Jianxiong took advantage of the contradictions between the great powers to fully maximize his own advantages. When the First World War was over, the First World War

A series of unequal treaties were abrogated, and the Boxer Indemnity was no longer paid. Looking at the Chinese market at this time, American capital was inseparable. Because the entanglement of interests was too deep, and at the same time, the British discovered that when they planned to regain their strength,

China is already powerful, and it is no longer the Qing Dynasty that can be manipulated casually. In less than ten years, a miracle was born.

If it's just like this, it's nothing, because China is an agricultural country after all, and its military prominence is more based on the premise of the input of foreign fire. But an even bigger miracle is yet to come, the recovery of sovereignty.

Later, with the influx of foreign capital, although China did not improve much in technology, its industrial foundation was laid. Especially the industrial foundation of private enterprises, while the heavy industry foundation was strongly supported by the government.

Progress slowly and steadily.

When the world's economic crisis broke out, what the world saw was a China running at high speed. Because of the huge domestic market and political intervention, China and the Soviet Union were the only two powerful countries in the world that were not affected by the economic crisis. If we say that the world's economy is

The economic crisis hit hard the economies of the European and American powers, but it also created the economic miracles of China and the Soviet Union.

After studying the development trajectory of China's industry, many American experts exclaimed in unison that this country's private accumulation is so profound. Why do you say this? Light industry and heavy industry are completely different concepts. The specialty of heavy industry is to burn money.

The results are extremely slow. For example, if you build a steel base, you can't expect to see any scale and benefits within three to five years. It is difficult for private capital to invest too much in this kind of field. Just look at parallel history and you will know.

During the war, private ironworks in China sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, but all they produced was pig iron, not even crude steel. As a result, after the end of World War I, world steel prices plummeted, and these private ironworks in China closed down one after another. Who can do anything without profit?

Do it? But for a country, the steel industry is the backbone of the country. In many cases, the country can only do things that are not beneficial.

Well, China in this time and space is completely different, because China's heavy industry system was built with the full support of someone from the beginning. People who make money or not don't think much about it. Anyway, this thing is to

It has its own system, otherwise it will be like the Asan Kingdom in parallel history, where all cannons must be imported, as well as higher-end bullets.

That’s why American experts exclaimed that China’s private sector has strong accumulation and can withstand such hardships. They did not expect that the initial industrial system was almost supported by state procurement and Fang Jianxiong’s personal financial resources. Later, the state built railways and carried out infrastructure construction.

etc., they all gave priority to domestic steel companies, and it was not easy to pull them together. If it weren't for the excitement of World War I, China's heavy industry would have been even more difficult. After the end of World War I, European and American steel companies had never thought of using

They have to lower prices to conquer China, but with the strong support of the state, Chinese steel companies are not afraid of price wars at all.

By the time the world economic crisis broke out, China's industrial system had basically taken shape, and then the blowout occurred!

When the British and American leaders met secretly in Newfoundland, the biggest headache was probably the inability to incorporate China and the Soviet Union into the system they envisioned. Although it was not yet the time to consider rebuilding the international order, Roosevelt wanted to see the United States take the lead.

the reconstruction of this international order.

Similarly, President Fang of China and the bearded man of the Soviet Union have no intention of thinking about the international order now. The old order has just been broken, and the new order is still far away. The most important thing is to kill the opponent first.

Bishkek! The city defense battle has been going on for a week, and the brutality of the street fighting exceeded the expectations of both warring parties. Pavlov, who gave it a go, was very happy when he broke into the city defense and sent a telegram to the bearded man.

Reported the good news. Because of this good news, Stalin made a wrong judgment and believed that the strength of the Chinese [***] team in Central Asia was not enough to defeat the Soviet army. Otherwise, how to explain the breakthrough of Bishkek's city defense?

The problem is that no one has ever fought in the street. Stalin never thought that his opponent would take the initiative to let the enemy into the city to fight in the city. Only Liu Mingzhao dared to think of such a cruel trick and do it.

The Bishkek City Defense Headquarters was built in a solid underground fortress. The thick reinforced concrete structure was enough to withstand direct strikes from any Soviet weapon. The most intense battles between the two armies were in the west and north of the city.

Yang Zui, commander of the Third Mountain Division, is an absolute veteran in the National Defense Forces. The earliest batch of officers started as platoon commanders and then studied at Wuhu University for one year. After the baptism of World War I, the Mountain Division is undoubtedly the elite of the National Defense Forces.

, the basic equipment is a submachine gun, and the individual firepower is absolutely unparalleled today. It was precisely because he had such a trump card in his hand that Liu Mingzhao dared to make such a bet.

After abandoning the outer city defenses, Yang Zui's third division soon encountered the Soviet army. After an infantry division of the Soviet army entered the city, it tried to quickly advance to the center of the city. The daring Yang Zui ordered that the Soviet army be allowed to go deep into the city in order to

One regiment defended frontally, and two regiments outflanked the Mountain Division. The first battle of the Mountain Division was a success. When the Soviet army entered the ambush circle, various weapons opened fire at the same time. The firepower network composed of submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns was a powerful force in urban street fighting.

The power was doubled. A regiment on the right cut off the Soviet army's retreat with a single assault. The surrounded Soviet army tried to break out several times, but was beaten back by intensive firepower. They wanted to stay on the spot and wait for reinforcements, so they temporarily set up

The firepower point was basically the target of the rocket launcher. After a day of fierce fighting, the Soviet army was finally defeated. Among the ruins of the city, the Soviet army, whose main equipment was the Mosin-Nagant, suffered a lot. Only the Soviet army could escape.

More than a hundred people were almost completely wiped out.

This blow almost knocked Pavlov unconscious. Two Soviet troops entered the city, and were wiped out all the way. They were pinned down in the city and unable to move. No matter how you look at it, it is not a good thing. Pavlov refused to give up, and kept

The troops were increased, and the two armies fought back and forth for a week in the complex terrain of the city. The huge casualties scared the arrogant Pavlov awake. In just one week, ten infantry divisions were deployed, fighting from three sides.

The attack resulted in nearly half casualties.

Stalin called Pavlov many times to ask when Bishkek would be captured. The desperate Pavlov ignored the huge casualties and threw the general reserves into the attack, without even thinking about the huge crisis he might face.

At this time, Pavlov had no way out. Even if he retreated now, he would be punished if he went back.

The street fighting escalated again. The Soviet army first covered part of the city with heavy artillery fire, and then attacked with infantry assault.

"What, the Soviet army was shelling fiercely? The position in the west of the city was breached, and the Soviet army advanced five hundred meters? I tell you Yang Zui, even if the 3rd Mountain Division is wiped out, you still have to be nailed to the position.

Come on." Zhang Zizhong was on the phone at his headquarters. His eyes were bloodshot. Ten days had passed and Zhang Zizhong slept no more than four hours a day.

"I understand your humble position!" Yang Zui, with a hoarse voice, dropped the phone, picked up his helmet, and told the chief of staff: "I will organize a counterattack."

As soon as he left the headquarters, a shell landed about fifty meters away. Yang Zui didn't even frown. He bent down and continued running forward. The guards behind him followed closely, ready to knock him down at any time.

Rushing into the headquarters of the fifth mountain brigade, brigade commander Zhou Xuefeng was shouting on the phone: "Take back the position after dark, or I will shoot you." Seeing Yang Zui coming in, Zhou Xuefeng was stunned and said: "Master's seat

, why did you come up?"

Yang Zui said with a cold face: "If I don't come up, the city will be breached. I know that your fifth brigade has suffered huge losses, but even if they are all destroyed at this time, they cannot take a step back. The entire battle has reached the most critical moment.

As the elite, the Sanshan Division should play a role in turning the tide."

In fact, Zhang Zizhong's demands were too high. The Third Mountain Division had been fighting in urban street battles for ten days, suffering more than half of its casualties. The number of Soviet troops it wiped out was at least two or three times its own casualties. Interestingly, Zhang Zizhong believed that high demands were natural.

, Yang Zui also views this matter in the same way, mountain divisions should look elite.

"Don't worry, Master. After dark, I personally led the reserve team up. Now Lao Maozi is attacking fiercely. If you go to the front position and take a look, the corpses are piled up layer after layer. They don't seem to know what death is at all.

"Zhou Xuefeng was also very annoyed. The Soviet army was so desperate. On a street defended by the fifth brigade, corpses were piled up in piles. The stench could kill people. The Soviet army seemed invisible when they charged, stepping on the corpses.

Just rush forward.

"This is Lao Maozi's last act of madness. If we hold on for three more days, the front army will launch a counterattack." Yang Zui threw a cigarette over, lit one himself, and looked at the sky outside the window. At this time, there was a roar in the sky.

, densely packed Mustang fighter jets came, and the formation crossed the city in a swish, heading towards the Soviet artillery position outside the city.

"What do you mean?" Yang Zui and Zhou Xuefeng looked at each other. Because it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, even if they launched a counterattack, it shouldn't be at this time. There are no such examples in the military academy's textbooks.

"It is necessary to launch an attack at a time and place that the enemy does not expect!" This is what Liu Mingzhao said to Zhang Zhizhong.

The air power of the entire Central Asian theater came out in full force this afternoon, rushing towards the rear of the Soviet army. As soon as the aircraft formation passed by, the ground began to shake, and intensive artillery fire turned the entire area around Bishkek into a

In the world of fireworks, Bishkek was shrouded in thick smoke and dust during the fierce battle.

Six wings of Mustang fighter jets were responsible for clearing the Soviet fighter planes that appeared in the sky, followed closely by two hundred B-17s. Anyway, they just bombed whatever they saw. There were also three hundred outdated Eagle IIIs.

Goods were also opened, and some odd jobs were done. It is said that after this battle, all the Eagles in Central Asia had to retire and were given to the North Korean reading force as a small encouragement.

The Soviet army no longer had much air power in Central Asia, but faced with such a scale of air strikes, they still had to fly more than 300 I-16s. These I-16s were headed for the B-17s, but even

Bombers, the B-17 are not afraid of backward things like the I-16. They rely on their thick skin and thick flesh to use their 12.7 machine guns to spray fire at Soviet fighters.

Obviously, the bombers did not perform much in this battle, and the Mustang fighter group was not a display. In this afternoon, an air battle of unprecedented scale was carried out in the sky about 80 kilometers west of Bishkek. The battle was in

According to the description of the locals, that afternoon the sky was filled with flying chickens, and one by one they fell down one by one with smoke coming from their butts.

After a period of investigation and preparation, the important locations of the Soviet army were basically identified, including airports, artillery positions, military depots, and warehouses.

When the sky gradually darkened, the bombing finally stopped, but more than two thousand cannons were still roaring, and the artillery fire began to extend. Under the sunset, the National Defense Force of the Republic of China began a comprehensive counterattack, with two mechanized armies acting as arrows, like sharp blades

It usually tears open the Soviet defense line and then advances in depth.

The infantry's charge was even more spectacular. The Soviet army couldn't take care of the crazy advance that stretched for thirty kilometers. After nightfall, fierce fighting was taking place everywhere on the battlefield with a radius of dozens of kilometers. In the headquarters of Almaty, a huge map

Above, red flags are constantly inserted to mark the progress of the battle.

"The Soviet army is completely defeated, and the Andi Railway has been opened!" "Okay, the engineers will rush to repair it immediately. It must be repaired before 12 o'clock in the morning. Notify Xu Tingyao's department. As soon as the 11th Mechanized Army arrives, they will launch a full counterattack for me. Don't give it to the Soviet Union.

If the army has any chance to breathe, they rush to Khujand with all their strength."

Liu Mingzhao chose to launch a full-scale counterattack at night, which was tactically disadvantageous to the attacking side. However, the National Defense Forces have always attached great importance to the training of night battles, and the Soviet army was not prepared for this aspect. In addition, with the superiority of troops and firepower, the troops involved in counterattacks
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