Gorbachev's main tank force was not only the focus of the Soviet Russians at this time, but also the focus of the top brass of the Chinese Far East Army.
"Where is Zhang Shanyun?" Zhang Zizhong asked while standing in front of the map.
"We should have reached this section." Yu Xuezhong stretched out his hand and clicked on a certain location on the map: "They have encountered Soviet armored trains twice on the way. What is certain now is that Vatutin will definitely send troops to Kurtuk. Reinforcements, I don’t know if they are tank troops.”
"It must be a tank. All its ground troops have been exposed." Jiang Tie said.
"How's it going with Wang Yicheng?"
"Everything is ready."
"Then we can only wait."
After encountering a Soviet armored train for the second time, Zhang Shanyun had a feeling in his heart that the train used by the Soviets to transport reinforcements should not be far away.
In Irkutsk, Vatutin had already received a report and knew about the appearance of Chinese helicopters along the railway line. "I have a bad feeling that our actions may have been noticed by the Chinese," he said. Chief of Staff Lapniff said.
"Do you want to give up this operation?"
"No, no, how can we give up? Call Gorbachev and ask him to be more vigilant. Also, call Shevakovsky and ask him to be prepared. If the Chinese launch an air force night attack, let him He immediately organized troops to counterattack. By the way, Chinese helicopters also have certain anti-armor capabilities. Will the Chinese dispatch large-scale helicopters to target Gorbachev and the others?" Vatutin said, his brows frowning more and more, because He suddenly discovered that compared with the Chinese army, he really didn't have many cards at his disposal, and the cards were far behind his opponents. In addition, he always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something.
"The Chinese air force doesn't have the ability to carry out night attacks yet. At night, the railway targets are still relatively small."
"Not necessarily. The Chinese Air Force has had many night raid experiences before. The Chinese are more tenacious than the Germans. We have to be prepared for this."
"If the Chinese really dare to dispatch their air force at night, then should our air force be dispatched immediately? The Chinese will definitely get ahead of us..."
"Okay, you immediately call Shevakovsky in my name and ask him to send fighter planes to fight. Well, let's send a wing first."
Gorbachev was closing his eyes and recuperating for the upcoming war. Suddenly, he received a warning from the headquarters. He immediately lost all sleepiness and became energetic: "The Chinese may use helicopters or air force to sneak attack us. Helicopters , if the Chinese really dare to send out helicopters, then we will just beat them hard. The Chinese must not have thought that I would let everyone stay in the car. Now, I am looking forward to their arrival."
Twenty minutes later, around 8:40, as a light appeared at the end of the field of vision, Zhang Shanyun's brows spread and he said: "There is a situation, everyone is paying attention."
Flying towards the light, and then, when he saw the second light, Zhang Shanyun was able to confirm that there were at least two trains approaching them. His mood suddenly became excited. He immediately sent electricity to Wang Yicheng and sent him a signal. Report this finding along with the corresponding coordinate parameters.
Before receiving Zhang Shanyun's telegram, Wang Yicheng was pacing back and forth in the command tent. After receiving Zhang Shanyun's telegram, he immediately cheered up and shouted to the left and right: "Quick, conduct a test launch immediately according to the coordinate parameters provided by the reconnaissance helicopter. Hong Xuanren , you personally command."
Hong Xuanren was the commander of a medium-range missile company and the most skilled missile soldier under Wang Yicheng. He responded and ran out, and five minutes later, he successfully test-fired a missile.
"The lead time has been calculated." Wang Yicheng asked as he watched the "Hellfire II" change from a fireball to a spot of fire until it disappeared.
"It has been calculated. Now we are waiting for the feedback from the reconnaissance helicopter." Hong Xuanren replied.
At this time, the distance between the missile launch site and the main Soviet tank force was about 170 kilometers, and at the speed of the "Hellfire II", it only took 40 seconds to complete the mission.
40 seconds was a very short time. For Zhang Shanyun, it was only six or seven minutes after he sent the telegram. He heard the report from his brother behind him: "Coming, coming, our missiles are coming." He Looking back, he saw a huge fireball coming towards him from the east. He took a deep breath and quickly pulled his helicopter to the left.
The first person the Soviet Russians saw the "Hellfire II" was the driver of the second train. From his position, he had the same impression as Zhang Shanyun. The difference was that Zhang Shanyun could immediately pull away the helicopter. , but it was impossible for him to do this, "Oh my god, what is that." The missile was not well-known in the world at this time, so the Soviet-Russian train driver did not know that the fireball hitting him head-on was What, just as he screamed, the fireball hit about three hundred meters in front of him to the left, and then an earth-shattering explosion occurred.
"What a pity." Zhang Shanyun said, and immediately asked the correspondent behind him to telegraph the impact point situation to the rear.
At the same time, alarmed by the explosion, Gorbachev finally realized what the possible night attack was about. His face suddenly turned pale, and he no longer dared to have any luck.
"Rockets, the Chinese use rockets." He murmured to himself, looking at the area ignited by the explosion, his eyes lost focus, "Quick, report to the headquarters immediately, just say it, just say it We were attacked by Chinese rocket forces and the Chinese used rockets against us."
Wang Yicheng's famous battle took place on the Soviet-German battlefield. It was also from that time on that the Soviet Russians saw the power of rockets.
After issuing the warning to Gorbacho, Vatutin became restless and could not maintain a calm attitude for a moment. "Gorbacho called and reported that the Chinese had dispatched rocket troops." The same was true for Lapniv, Therefore, he stuttered through the telegram sent back by Gorbachev.
"Rockets, the Chinese used rockets," Vatutin asked with his eyes widened, snatching the message away. At this time, he finally realized what he had overlooked, but it was obviously too late.
When a dense group of fireballs appeared in the east, Gorbachev's eyes were filled with despair. He knew that his unit was doomed. If he and his men were not on tanks or armored vehicles, this attack by the Chinese rocket force would have Maybe it will only cause fatal damage to their tanks and armored vehicles, but now, everyone staying in the tanks and dealers' cars is equivalent to locking themselves in a coffin. Under the attack of Chinese rockets, they can escape even if they want to. Not going out,