Thanks to the last trip to Soviet Russia, the Far East Army had a good understanding of the Soviet Russian army. At this time, the relationship between the officers and soldiers of the Soviet Red Army was relatively harmonious, and the soldiers were generally able to endure hardships. In addition, the Soviet Union Russian officers generally come from professional military training schools and have high professional standards. Therefore, the Soviets can fight positional warfare, guerrilla warfare, and random warfare.
The sound of artillery could not be heard continuously. Jiang Tieyao looked towards the opposite side from time to time with a telescope. The wood, sandbags and broken human bodies appeared from time to time in the lens, indicating that the effect of the artillery fire on his side was still very significant. His tense face gradually became There are signs of loosening.
As the first commander of the First Group Army in the Far East, he also led the direct troops with the former Yingyashan guerrillas as the backbone. For the first battle since the establishment of the First Group Army, Jiang Tieyao had to respond with a hundred thousand energy. In addition, in order to ensure a breakthrough in this direction, Zhang Zizhong also supported the artillery unit of another division, which did not allow for any carelessness among the first group army. "Old Gao, always maintain communication with the reconnaissance troops directly under the military region. Contact us, I need to know the specific results of the shelling as soon as possible." Jiang Tieyao said to Chief of Staff Gao Yongxiang after using his binoculars to find a reconnaissance aircraft on our side gliding above the artillery fire.
Gao Yongxiang, the former commander of the Fifth School Division, can also be regarded as an old man of the Yun Party.
Ten minutes passed, and half an hour passed. Finally, when he received the report from the frontline reconnaissance plane and learned that the enemy positions had been razed to the ground, Jiang Tieyao issued an attack order, with a tank regiment as the vanguard, followed by a brigade. The infantry, under Jiang Tieyao's gaze, rushed toward the enemy's position amidst the loud blast of the charge bugle.
The sound of artillery finally stopped, followed closely by the roar of tank engines and the deafening shouts of killing. With some difficulty, Bokarev stood up from the anti-gunfire hole of the civil structure that had been buried in the dust. The major general shouted: "Defense, defend, the Chinese are coming."
The 141st Division of the Soviet Red Army, which participated in the entire Patriotic War against Germany and with 60% of the division being veterans, ranks first among the Seventh Army in terms of combat effectiveness and tenacity. As a veteran on the battlefield, how could Nipech not understand Vatutin's good intentions of leaving one division to hold on, but withdrawing two divisions to lay an ambush? If possible, he hoped to allow the 141st Division to withdraw. , but, after the Chinese Air Force launched an air attack, he sent the 141st Division to the forefront. After Vatutin issued the retreat order, he had lost the opportunity to withdraw this division.
Intermittently, some steel helmets poked their heads out of the dust. Seeing the helmets appearing nearby from time to time, Bokarev felt relieved. "Walkie-talkie." He shouted to an ordering soldier next to him.
The ordering soldier handed over the microphone, he grabbed it and shouted loudly: "I am Bokarev, please count the number of people in each department."
Various calls to count the number of people rang out from left and right, and then they were gathered at Bokarev. Bokarev quickly calculated and found that there were still 70% of the total division, and he said "God bless" in his heart. , grabbed the microphone and shouted loudly: "Comrades, the despicable Chinese ignored the previous alliance between China and the Soviet Union and brazenly attacked us. Do they think we Soviet Russians are easy to bully? Comrades, for the sake of the Soviets and for the sake of Commander Stalin ,fighting."
"Fight, fight." Led by some officers, the surviving Soviet soldiers of the 141st Division shouted wildly in unison.
About six thousand meters away from Bokarev, in a forest that was blown into stubble, at the entrance of a strong air-raid shelter, Nipech pushed away Andre who was lying on him and said: "It's okay. The Chinese artillery fire has stopped." Then, he turned his head and shouted back: "Jacka King."
A colonel about forty years old came out with a flashlight, "Comrade Commander."
"Contact Bokarev and tell him that you can support him as long as he needs it."
The main combat strength of the Seventh Army is three infantry divisions, an artillery regiment and a tank brigade. Most of the tank brigade was transferred to Irkutsk by Vatutin, leaving only one tank battalion in Nipech. This one The luck of the tank battalion was far less than that of Jeckakin's artillery regiment. It was unable to escape the pursuit of the Chinese pilots. The entire army, including Nipech's armored command vehicle, was destroyed by the bombing of the Chinese Air Force.
When the Chinese artillery unit launched an artillery bombardment, Jackakin once asked Nipech for instructions on whether to launch a retaliatory strike, but Nipech stopped him. The reason he gave was, "The Chinese have heavy artillery, our largest artillery." The caliber is only 105 millimeters, and there are only a few of them in total. Once exposed, it will be immediately turned into ashes. Instead of using it to fight the Chinese artillery, it is better to use it for defense at the back. No matter how powerful the Chinese air force and artillery are, If they want to win, they don't have to rely on infantry. The battle has just begun, so just wait quietly."
Everywhere you look are broken defensive positions. Surrounding large pits with a depth of three to four meters or even five to six meters, the limbs of Soviet soldiers and parts of the firearms they held are scattered everywhere, and in some areas In the trenches that exploded, one could even see the scene of three to five Soviet soldiers dying together.
Du Lianjun was considered a veteran. He had fought on the battlefield no less than ten times, and had at least three lives on his hands. However, he was still shocked by the sight in front of him.
"The Soviets should know how powerful we are by now. The so-called fury of thunder is nothing more than this." With this thought in his mind, he looked at his three subordinates through the light in the car.
The driver's name is Zhang Haizi. It is said that he comes from a fisherman family in the South China Sea. He is only nineteen years old this year. The gunner's name is Qian Wanjun. He was born in the Eighth Military Academy. However, he seemed to have participated in a political struggle when he was in the second grade, so he only got into A certificate of graduation shows that the loader and machine gunner is named Gu Zhugan, and he is from Nanyang.
"Boss, prepare for such fierce artillery fire. The enemy should be crushed." Gu Zhugan asked Du Lianjun.
Du Lianjun put back his chaotic thoughts and said sternly: "Don't ever have such thoughts. The Soviet Red Army is a truly powerful army that is even more powerful than the little devils."
"Boss, you are too cautious. We are mandrills. Hum, the Soviets did not respond at all to the previous artillery preparations. It is obvious that they lack heavy firepower. As for anti-tank mines, such dense artillery fire should all be cleared. Already." Qian Wanjun's voice.
"On the battlefield, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious. Wan Jun, you came from the Zhenger Eighth Military Academy. You should know that the Supreme Commander once said this."
"Supreme Commander, hum." Qian Wanjun snorted and closed his mouth.