Eight hundred and eleventh chapter to fight to promote peace
The offensive and defensive battle around Astana has been going on for more than two days. The Russians paid heavy sacrifices, but they still refused to retreat. Especially after entering the city, these people used the ruins as cover to attack the Chinese tanks.
Once an attack is launched, it is often impossible to defend against it.
The Chinese side also had to use all its strength. The air force kept throwing leaflets, telling these Russians that they had become turtles in the urn, that the reinforcements had disappeared, and that continuing to resist would only lead to death. They also used loudspeakers to constantly shout to the Russian troops, demanding
They surrendered.
Attacking the city was the priority, and attacking the heart was the priority. These actions soon achieved good results. Rong Zhen summarized the results and introduced to Zhang Henian with a smile: "So far, more than 2,000 Russian troops have surrendered, and more than 2,000 Russian troops have surrendered.
The number of people is still increasing day by day, which is a very good phenomenon. But there is only one problem, that is, most of those who surrendered are militiamen, and the real main force is still quite tenacious."
"No matter how stubborn we are, we can't drag it out any longer. We must take Astana as soon as possible, otherwise we won't have enough oil."
Playing blitzkrieg looks very majestic, but the consumption is also huge. Before the war, Zhang Tinglan set up several large oil storage warehouses in Xinjiang, hoarding 100,000 tons of oil. Now more than half of it has been consumed, and as the front draws closer
The supply line is getting longer and longer. If it drags on, there will be problems with the fuel supply.
Ma Zhanshan smiled and said: "Our cavalry is better. Although tanks are good, they are all oily. No matter what time comes, we must keep this string tight."
Zhang Henian also smiled bitterly and said: "Starting from tomorrow, we will launch the final general offensive. We must capture Astana within two days."
Just when everyone made up their mind and prepared to launch the attack, Huang Xiansheng suddenly walked in from the outside with a smile and said to everyone: "Good news, great news, our self-propelled artillery has been refitted, and now there is another one
What a sharp weapon."
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and Zhang Henian even laughed loudly: "Let's go and have a look."
These people all arrived at the camp where the maintenance troops were located at the back. Inside the temporary shed, there was a row of self-propelled artillery. There were fifty or sixty of them. Their long black barrels exuded powerful destructive power.
Once people see it, they can't put it down.
Tanks and self-propelled artillery are both powerful weapons in blitzkrieg. One is a charge and the other is fire support. Both are indispensable. The Guards Division is also equipped with self-propelled artillery, but when it actually arrived on the battlefield, it was discovered that the number of self-propelled artillery was somewhat insufficient.
Take the American armored division in World War II as an example. It will be equipped with a three-battalion artillery regiment, each battalion has 18 105mm caliber M7 self-propelled howitzers, 36 57MM anti-tank guns, 12 155mm towed howitzers, 6 8-inch and 240mm
mm caliber howitzers and 60 anti-aircraft guns.
Although the battlefield situation was not that complicated at this time, and there were not so many anti-aircraft guns. However, in comparison, a Chinese artillery battalion was only equipped with 12 76 self-propelled artillery, as well as a small number of howitzers and anti-tank artillery. The number was still seriously insufficient.
When it comes to fire support, there are some limitations.
However, we cannot be helpless when encountering a situation. We can only use our brains to solve the problem as much as possible. When he was in Kleku, Wu Kaijie used his powerful maintenance force to repair more than a dozen Russian-made tanks.
This method inspired everyone. After Zhang Henian and Rongzhen discussed it, they immediately ordered that the damaged and captured tanks be repaired immediately and converted into self-propelled artillery. Especially those with damaged turrets and those that could not be used for assault tasks were all converted into self-propelled artillery.
Self-propelled artillery to enhance fire support capabilities.
During World War II, Germany often used this method. They used old, captured, and damaged tanks and converted them into self-propelled artillery on the basis of the original territory. This greatly saved costs, and because
Using the tank's territory also ensures that self-propelled artillery and tanks can march simultaneously, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
The battlefield is a place that stimulates people's creativity. Being forced to do so, the Chinese army had no choice but to adopt this method. Fortunately, Zhang Tinglan knew that this was the first time to experiment with blitzkrieg, so he arranged sufficient maintenance manpower for preparedness.
Accident.
After receiving the mission, they carried out the modification work as quickly as possible. The original 37mm main gun of the light tank was replaced by the long-barreled 47mm gun, which increased its power a lot. As for the turret being damaged, it was also simpler.
Because the self-propelled artillery does not need to rush to the front, it is enough to weld steel plates on three sides to act as armor.
On the battlefield, you have to learn to make do with simplicity. As for the Snow Leopard tank, it is the focus of this modification. A total of more than 40 tanks have been modified. Most of them have been replaced with 46 times the caliber 76 cannon, and another 8 have been replaced with
The 88mm gun was urgently transported from the rear.
In the past few days, the modifications have been completed one after another, and they were all placed in front of everyone. Zhang Henian and the others nodded frequently around these self-propelled artillery.
"How is the effect? Have you tried it?"
"It can fire, and it can also fire, but I'm afraid we can only test it on the battlefield. After all, we don't have enough time."
Listening to the explanation of the maintenance personnel in charge, Zhang Henian couldn't help but laugh and said: "Okay, let's let the battlefield verify what these weapons are like!"
Soon these temporarily modified self-propelled artillery were all added to the troops, and everyone was preparing for tomorrow's offensive. After leaving the maintenance office, everyone was very ambitious. Rong Zhen said to Zhang Henian: "Commander-in-Chief, I guess tomorrow
The Russians may escape, but Trotsky is a big fish. Holding him in your hand can have a huge effect. Therefore, I suggest sending paratroopers out and setting up an ambush northwest of Astana. Once Trotsky
If Tsky escapes from here, catch him!"
"Well, this method is good, so let's do it."
At dawn the next day, the general offensive began. The Chinese army concentrated its artillery fire and bombarded the front of the Russian army. All the ruins on the ground were plowed through by artillery again. However, the Russian army also had rich experience, and they could even learn from the sound.
The impact point of the cannon was determined, so the losses in this round of shelling were not very large.
But then the official attack began, with Snow Leopard tanks at the forefront, and the focus of the Russian attack also fell on these big guys. Although tanks have amazing combat effectiveness in field battles, they are at a loss when it comes to street fighting. In
In the past few days of fighting, the Russians used anti-tank firepower to destroy many Snow Leopard tanks.
But this time they made a wrong calculation. Just when their firepower was aimed, the self-propelled artillery behind the tank showed its power in advance. Unlike the artillery in the rear, which could only rely on feeling, these self-propelled artillery fired more accurately.
As soon as you see the Russian firepower emerging, you will immediately send a shot, especially the big one equipped with an 88mm main gun, which is a super killer weapon. One shot can create a no-man's land of more than ten meters.
Facing the attack of these self-propelled artillery, they had no choice. After all, there were so many tanks blocking the front, and their losses skyrocketed.
After all, Astana is just a Central Asian city, far from an industrial town like Stalingrad. It can use a large amount of reinforced concrete as cover. Therefore, the Chinese army can easily destroy all the buildings, and the army moves forward crazily.
push.
Zhang Henian also used all his skills and dispatched a large number of special operations troops to infiltrate in advance to provide guidance for the artillery. In this way, before noon, the Russians had sacrificed more than 3,000 lives, covering both the southeast and southeast sides.
The position was completely destroyed.
The army marched straight in, and half of Astana had fallen into the hands of China. Moreover, rumors were spreading in the city at this time. All kinds of voices that had been suppressed by Trotsky's powerful command ability in the past broke out. There were quite a few
All the Russian troops deserted.
Especially those militiamen. They are not all Russians. Most of them are locals from Central Asia. They are just close to the majority party. At this critical moment of life and death, they have become unreliable and have become organized.
collapse, or even surrender.
Trotsky, who had been in command, also got the news, and Astana could no longer hold on. At this time, Trotsky resented Stalin the most. This guy would do anything for power.
Didn't he think about how allowing the Chinese army to occupy the entire Central Asia would have an impact on Russia's strategic situation? It would definitely be a great misfortune for such a profit-seeking person to control Russia.
Let’s go! We must return to Moscow to expose Stalin’s face and tell everyone the true situation of the war in Central Asia. According to time calculation, Voroshilov’s reinforcements should have arrived three days ago. Leaving tens of thousands of soldiers alone would be extremely disadvantageous.
Fighting bloody battles under such circumstances is simply turning a blind eye to death and treating state affairs as child's play.
Trotsky was furious when he thought of this, and hurriedly retreated with his confidants. As soon as he left, the entire Russian army in Astana collapsed completely. The rebels retreated in all directions, and the whole world was in panic.
silhouette.
Like catching chickens and ducks, the Chinese army herded the captives in groups and took them to a prisoner-of-war camp outside the city. The dark crowd was so dense that even people with trypophobia would be afraid.
One of the most important strongholds in Central Asia finally fell into China's hands, and the entire war situation completely developed in a direction that was beneficial to China.
Not long ago, the Russian army also broke through the Slyudyanka defense line and reached Ulan-Ude, but these were of no value anymore. The soft belly of the Russians was torn open, and everything was exposed to the Chinese front.
After Zhang Tinglan received the report, he was also overjoyed. He immediately issued two orders. First, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted Russia through Switzerland, a permanently neutral country, to seek peace talks.
In addition, Zhang Tinglan also ordered the Chinese Air Force to carry out the first large-scale bombing of the Siberian Railway. This railway is the lifeblood of the Russians. Only when they feel threatened here can the Russians bow their heads and use both hard and soft tactics to promote peace.