The sound of artillery was rumbling. Jiang Tieyao was really willing to invest. If he didn't take action, all the two artillery divisions would be dispatched. For an artillery attack of this scale, not to mention that Nipeqi only had one artillery regiment. Even if there were two or three times more, Nipeqi would not be able to escape the fate of destruction. Nipechi was actually mentally prepared. Even so, he still had red eyes when he saw his own artillery being turned into ashes in the continuous explosion. , beside him were lying several wounded soldiers who had been rescued from the front line. One of them was the son of a friend of his, named Guaminlev. He shouted to Guaminlev; "Remember today." , remember the scene in front of you, one day, we will get back double the money and make the Chinese regret their performance today." Then, he said to Andre: "Andre, I will give you a glorious mission, You must send them safely back to Irkutsk, this is an order and also my personal request."
"Comrade Commander," Andre shouted.
Nipeqi waved his hand: "The strength of a country always requires sacrifice. As a soldier, is there a better ending than dying on the battlefield? Without our death, there would be no hard work for future generations. You tell Lan Kovsky asked him to bring a message to Commander Vatutin, and said, although I don’t know the specific arrangements of Comrade Commander, I believe that under his leadership, the Northern Front Army will be able to stop the Chinese. attack."
After fully realizing the strength of the Chinese army, Nipech had vaguely guessed Vatutin's layout at this time, and also knew that the destruction of the 141st Division was inevitable. Therefore, after deciding to accompany the 141st Division After the division went to the road of destruction, his mentality calmed down. He was originally accompanied by several staff officers. In order to leave as many usable seeds as possible for the Seventh Army, he issued a death order to let these staff officers The officers also retreated with Andre and the others, and the reason given to them was to escort the wounded.
After Andre and others left, Nipech picked up a rifle and went directly to the last line of defense, truly taking over command from the commander of the 141st Division.
The casualty ratio of the 141st Division has exceeded half at this time. Ordinarily, the 141st Division should have lost its combat effectiveness and become a defeated army at this time. However, because the main officers of the division are here, plus With Nipech personally commanding the front line, miraculously, the 141st Division was not defeated, but remained firmly on the ground, trying its best to provide as much damage to the Far East Army as possible. Create trouble.
"Report, we have repeatedly conducted reconnaissance. On the front battlefield of Baikalsk, the Soviet army only has one division. The other two divisions of the Seventh Army have already evacuated." At about 11:30 noon, Jiang Tieyao received the reconnaissance. According to the report of the troops, they believed that the Soviet troops remaining in Baikalsk were delaying their attack speed in order to retreat the main force, so they did not hesitate to invest the main force, the First Far East Army, which consisted of two Class A corps and one Class B corps. , with a total force of nearly 100,000, Jiang Tieyao immediately increased the input of two divisions, and successfully completed the encirclement of the remnants of the 141st Division.
The battle continued until about two o'clock in the afternoon. The remnants of the 141st Division had been compressed to an area of less than 1,000 square kilometers on the southern outskirts of Baikalsk. The remaining troops had only a little over 1,000 men left. In view of the Soviet resistance, After completing the complete encirclement, Jiang Tieyao rushed to the battlefield in person, trying to get them to lay down their weapons and "surrender honorably" by shouting.
On the battlefield, troops with bravery and unyielding style can always gain the respect of the enemy. The 141st Division lacks sufficient anti-tank weapons and heavy firepower support, but even in this situation, it still endured. Although the frontline commanders of the First Far East Army did not feel daunted by the group fight of the Far Eastern Army, which was nearly five times its own strength, later in the battle, they also looked at this Soviet Russian army with admiration and gradually became intolerant. heart.
"It's not that we don't know that being kind to the enemy on the battlefield is cruel to ourselves. However, the performance of the Soviet Russians is indeed worthy of our respect for them. Sir, I suggest that they surrender honorably. The advantage of this is , our soldiers can die a lot less, and it will not leave them with psychological shadow. After all, we are fighting across the border now, and we are committing aggression..." The person who gave this suggestion to Jiang Tieyao was the number one in the Far East. A brigade-level political director of the group army, named Jiang Geyun.
As a turtle, Jiang Geyun studied psychology when he was studying in the UK. Because of this professional knowledge, he was able to sensitively analyze some of the words and deeds of the soldiers and draw some conclusions that were not directly related to the war. , but it seems to be a trivial thing that is closely related to military construction.
The almost brutal resistance of the Soviet army actually attracted the attention of senior officials of the Far East Army, including Zhang Zizhong. Zhang Zizhong even lamented: The Supreme Command seems to have underestimated the Soviet people's will to resist. If all the Soviet troops could With this kind of fighting style, he was afraid that the next battle would be difficult to fight, so he discussed with He Zhengjiang, Jiang Tiezhang and Hu Li, thinking that since the offensive was called "retaliation", during the battle, At the halfway point, it seems reasonable to give the Soviets some preferential treatment.
Zhang Zizhong said it tactfully, but he had another thought in his heart. As a veteran who had dealt with Lao Maozi a lot and had a good understanding of Lao Maozi and even the country of Soviet Russia, in fact, Zhang Zizhong didn't care at all how many people died in Soviet Russia. People, he even believed that in order to ensure long-term peace and stability in the Far East, a large-scale bloodletting of the Soviet Russians was the simplest and most effective way. It would at least alert the future leaders of Soviet Russia to use their brains more when thinking about the Far East. Think about whether it is worthwhile.
Zhang Zizhong also stated that he could give some preferential treatment to the 141st Division. Jiang Tieyao was not willing to sacrifice the lives of his brothers in exchange for "total annihilation", so he went to the front line this time.
At this time, Nipeqi had already suffered three wounds. He was lying behind a stone, listening to the shouting from the loudspeaker on the opposite side. He smashed his dry lips twice, looked around, and the eyes he saw were... With hope, he shook his head in his heart, knowing that "honourable surrender" was actually his best option.
Lacking anti-tank weapons and heavy firepower support, it is a miracle that the 141st Division has been able to persist until now. Of course, this process is purgatory. I have led the 141st Division to resist until now, and it still has some stocks. With more than a thousand people, Nipech was satisfied with both himself and the 141st Division. However, with the complete loss of strategic space, he also knew that if they continued to fight, they would definitely be under Chinese artillery fire. Flying ashes and annihilation.
"They are all the best young men. Let's give them a chance to live, even if it is for the future of the motherland." Thinking this in his heart, it can be regarded as an excuse for "honorable surrender". Nipeqi gritted his teeth and said, He said in a hoarse voice: "Operator, send a message to Commander Vatutin and inform him of the situation here. Chekov, go and negotiate with the Chinese. Since it is an honorable surrender, what kind of honor is it?"