Chapter 178: Go forward! Go forward! (Seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 1708: Forward! Forward! (Please vote for me)
November 8th, September 17th in the lunar calendar, is the beginning of winter.
In Tashkent, An Yi, in the name of the supreme commander of the Anjia Army, ordered the troops assembled in Kushka, Mukre, and Termeiz to formally march into Afghanistan at nine o'clock in the morning that day.
On the eastern front, the Yecheng Corps dispatched three tank corps with more than 800 tanks, more than 500 armored vehicles, and more than 1,200 other transportation vehicles. The rolling torrent of steel rushed towards the Amu Darya River, which is the border between the two countries.
Worried about being covered by Anjia Army's artillery fire and lacking artillery, the Soviet army built a defense line in the plain oasis area five kilometers away. The entire 50 kilometers north and south of the Amu Darya River are all valleys and oases nourished by the Amu Darya River.
Further south is the vast Gobi desert.
In the northern foothills of the Bandi Turkestan Mountains and the Hindu Kush Mountains, streams flowing from the mountains are spread across the flat wilderness, forming large grasslands and farming areas. But the strange thing is that after these rivers enter the desert,
It gradually dries up until it disappears.
As a result, three completely different terrains have formed in northern Afghanistan, making people marvel at the wonder of the Creator.
The engineering troops laid dozens of pontoon bridges in just one hour, and tanks and armored personnel carriers quickly crossed the river and pounced on the Soviet positions to the south.
The huge roar of the tank engine and the violent shaking of the ground caused by the tracks rolling over the ground finally attracted the attention of the Soviet army. When the overwhelming tanks on the horizon rolled in, rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky, many Soviet soldiers lost their defense.
Turn around and run away.
"Da da da——"
The sound of machine guns from the supervising team in the rear rang out fiercely. The fleeing Soviet soldiers clutched their chests and fell down. The remaining people were frightened and hurriedly retreated to their positions.
Faced with a possible tank cluster attack, the Soviet army was not completely unprepared. In the past few days, there was more and more evidence proving that the Anjia Army would fight across the border, and the Soviet army had already made certain psychological preparations for this. In the Political Commissar
Under the propaganda and command of grassroots commanders, the Soviet artillery concentrated the few artillery pieces and deployed 37mm anti-tank guns at various key points to prepare for tank charges.
Major General An Ruoyi, commander of the Second Tank Brigade of the First Tank Army, stood on the turret and carefully observed the Soviet position with a telescope. He found that the Soviet soldiers were lying on the trench one by one, with the rifles in their hands already loaded. They were obviously ready.
Battle preparation.
An Ruoyi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "It seems that the Soviets haven't learned their lesson yet, and they actually want to use infantry to deal with our tank group... The order was given, and the armored infantry immediately got off the vehicle and accompanied the tanks in the charge. The armored vehicles provided machine gun fire cover.
Soon, the tank group entered a thousand meters away from the Soviet position and began to fire.
A burst of white smoke rose up, and the sound of fierce shelling shook the heavens and the earth. For a moment, there was a heart-wrenching feeling that the sky was shaking and the earth was shaking.
More than 90 tanks in the entire brigade opened fire at the same time, covering a large area within the strike range. Amidst the soul-stirring screams, plumes of smoke rose from the Soviet position, and the constant exploding shells made the entire land a nightmare.
Trembling violently, countless Soviet soldiers huddled in the trenches could not survive the disaster. Their corpses and body parts flew into the sky, and the broken flesh was scattered in all directions.
The remaining fortifications quickly collapsed under the impact of the air waves generated by the aftermath of the explosion, disintegrating into pieces of ruins.
In just the first round of covering strikes, the first line of defense built by the Soviet army was almost collapsed.
Under the cover of infantry, the tanks drove forward unhurriedly while firing continuously. A large number of Soviet soldiers lost their lives in the earth-shaking artillery fire.
It was difficult for those civil fortifications to survive under such intensive artillery bombardment. After the smoke cleared, most of the positions had been razed to the ground.
At this time, the Soviet artillery also began to counterattack. They fired artillery shells at extremely high speeds at the rolling torrent of tanks.
Old artillery pieces of various calibers, a small number of new field howitzers captured from the Afghan government forces and tribal armies, and eight 37mm anti-tank guns were fired according to the just-tested firing elements, with a clear hierarchy under the command of the artillery commander.
, and started shooting.
Every Soviet soldier knows that the army in front of him is the famous Anjia Army. When fighting such a powerful opponent, it is natural to shoot out the artillery shells as much as possible. No matter whether the artillery bombardment is effective or not, it is better than leaving precious ammunition and supplies behind.
to the opponent.
Afghanistan is a country crisscrossed by mountains and plateaus. The Amu Darya River Basin in the north and the area north of the mountains in the central area have plains that account for one-sixth of the total land area. The terrain climbs rapidly to the west and south, from one thousand meters to seven thousand meters.
Varying plateaus and mountains isolate northern Afghanistan from other areas, and are only connected by narrow valleys and rugged mountain roads. Therefore, when the prosperous people marched westward and southward, they did not take away the artillery captured in the northern area. They are now all
Used to deal with An's army's attack.
This time entering Afghanistan, the Yecheng Corps was only responsible for fighting in the northern region. After capturing all the plains and the passes into the mountains and plateaus, it would regroup and return to camp and withdraw to the border of Turkmenistan to prevent the Soviet army from capturing Mashhad.
Later, they raided our oil base in Cheleken and captured the port of Krasnovsk, which could be used to return to the Soviet Union from the Caspian Sea.
Li Jinlong's Corps on the middle line and Yang Jiuxiao's Corps on the west will shoulder the important task of advancing westward and southward. Among them, Yang Jiuxiao's Corps, which has the highest prevalence of mules and horses, is the absolute main force in this battle.
The mountain roads in central Afghanistan are rugged, and only the power of livestock can be used to transport large amounts of ammunition and baggage to the front line. Li Jinlong's mechanized troops and infantry will go first, and the rest of the troops can only wait for engineers to open roads and build bridges over mountains and rivers, and follow Yang Jiuxiao's troops.
, marched into Hetra in western Afghanistan, and then followed Sheng Shicai's route to Kabul, regaining all parts of Afghanistan along the way.
Back to the main story, dozens of Soviet artillery shells hit the tanks of Anjia Army overwhelmingly. In a column of smoke rising into the sky, all the remaining Soviet soldiers on the position opened their mouths in shock. Why did the Chinese
The tank... is still moving forward!
"No way!? Such a dense artillery, and a salvo of anti-tank guns... didn't even destroy a single tank?"
The Soviet soldier wiped his eyes hard in disbelief. After repeated observations, he finally accepted the fact without any petition. He really found nothing!
At this time, the tank that broke through the smoke continued to speak, and another burst of white smoke came out of the barrel of Rulin's tank. With an earth-shattering roar, it immediately became the master of the battlefield once again.
The shells, which seemed to have eyes, roared and hit the direction of the Soviet artillery group.
It is not polite to reciprocate. Reciprocity is a beautiful tradition of the Chinese people. If you give me a cannon, I will give you a cannon. As a result, the poor artillery of the Soviet army, which lacks armor protection, suffered!
"Boom boom——"
Amidst the intense firelight and gunpowder smoke, the Soviet artillery shot up into the sky one after another in the air waves. Regardless of whether they were old or new, the artillery pieces misfired one after another.
One of the tank grenades fell into the place where the Soviet artillery stacked ammunition, causing a fatal explosion. Thick smoke rose into the sky, and the loud sound made people's eardrums hurt. The situation of the Soviet army suddenly became precarious.
Seeing the huge mushroom cloud through the periscope, An Ruoyi was very excited and shouted loudly: "Brothers, move forward! Continue to bombard in a marching posture!"
The shelling of tanks began to sound messy. As the tank commanders were marching, they each looked for bombardment points. Facing a group of Soviet soldiers without effective anti-tank weapons, the tank crews smiled happily and cleared the bunkers and soil that looked threatening.
All bases were cleared at targeted locations.
The iron stream rolled forward, and as it got closer and closer to the enemy's position, not only the vehicle-mounted gun barrels were looking for shooting targets, but parallel machine guns and general-purpose machine guns also joined in the one-sided massacre.
There were many warriors in the Soviet army, holding cluster grenades and rushing out of the position to die with the tanks. Unfortunately, the armored infantry who had been following the tanks had already missed all opportunities to create miracles. As the figures fell one after another, the Soviet army had already
Completely lost resistance.
Soon, what was just a lively battlefield quickly evolved into a one-sided slaughterhouse. The Soviet army was beaten into a bloody gourd by the rapidly approaching tanks and armored vehicles. Occasionally, those who slipped through the net were also among the infantry.
Under close attack, he was killed by a bullet.
The tank continued to cross the trench, continued to move forward, the muzzle moved, and began to aim at the second line of defense...
breakthrough!
Continue to break through!
This is just a microcosm of the front line of hundreds of kilometers. Three tank corps and nine tank brigades formed nine sharp knives, piercing directly into the hinterland of the Soviet army and disrupting the entire northern defense line. Waiting for nine arrows
Completely breaking through the Soviet position and changing direction is when the Soviet army completely collapses.
On the western line, the branch line of the Central Asia Railway follows the tributaries of the Murgab River and goes deep into the border town of Kushka.
After the attack order was issued, the 49th Anwei Division, serving as the arrowhead of Yang Jiuxiao's regiment, followed the river valley and crossed the border into Afghanistan.
Although it had been looted by the air force before, the Soviet troops built high ground on both sides of the river valley and still opened fire.
Anweiguo was well prepared for this, and immediately ordered the artillery regiment that had been equipped with 105mm mountain howitzers and 107 mountain rocket launchers to move forward, aim at the exposed firepower points of the Soviet army, and launch a fierce attack.
The 105mm mountain howitzer and the 107 mountain rocket launcher are indeed powerful weapons for mountainous attacks. After a dense artillery fire, the Soviet position suddenly became silent. The officers and soldiers of the 49th Division shouted and quickly rushed towards the enemy. When they encountered the remaining fire points, they used grenades and rocket launchers.
Flamethrowers or mortars were used to deal with it, and in just half a day, the Soviet defense was broken through.
After all, the Soviet army entered Afghanistan only a few days ago. It was impossible to build permanent fortifications. They could only rely on the mountains to build some temporary defensive positions and firepower points. How could they be an opponent of the Anjia Army, which was armed to the teeth?
Moreover, the Soviet army still had a problem: a serious shortage of troops. Although the Soviet army took advantage of public opinion and coerced a large number of "liberated" Afghan tribal slaves and poor farmers and herdsmen to join the army, modern combat skills were not simply practiced.
Shooting is something you can master if you know how to shoot. Faced with the overwhelming and violent offensive of the Anjia Army, many recruits had their psychological defenses collapse and turned and fled one after another.
Once a soldier shows his back to his opponent, his fate can be imagined. Therefore, Yang Jiuxiao's breakthrough can be described as overwhelming.
Looking at the center line again, Li Jinlong attacked from Mukele to the southwest. This area is the famous Kelif Depression. It was originally a lake, but as the lake dried up, it gradually evolved into Gobi and desert.
In real history, in the 1950s, the Soviet Union asked for land in the desert and built the Karakum Canal in the southern region of Turkmenistan.
They were connected together, so the water from the canal flowed into the Kelif Depression, forming Lake Kelif in later generations.
Li Jinlong's department is highly mechanized. Although it is not a regular tank corps, the number of tanks and armored vehicles is still eye-popping. Therefore, just like what happened on the Eastern Front, the Soviet defense line was broken at once, and the entire army rolled southward.
, rushing towards the important border town of Andhui in Afghanistan.
As of nine o'clock in the evening, the Yecheng Corps on the Eastern Front has annihilated all the more than 20,000 Soviet troops in the encirclement, and has now entered the Gobi and the edge of the desert. After gathering the logistics supply convoy tomorrow, the entire army will head south and attack Mazar-i-Shari
Husband, after the invasion, the troops will be divided into three groups to completely pacify the northern plain area.
The forward of Li Jinlong's Corps in the middle has already captured the city of Andhuy, and the next step will be to divide the troops and attack Shibilgan all the way, and the other way into the mountains to attack the Faizabad, Maimana and Langar areas.
The most difficult and dangerous thing is the Yang Jiuxiao Corps. They will go all the way south and run through the entire mountains of central Afghanistan. This line is the focus of the Soviet defense. It can be said that from the beginning of entering Afghanistan, due to the complex terrain and
In the rugged river valleys and mountain roads, Yang Jiuxiao's regiment will face the fate of fighting all the time. It must be alert every minute and every second, otherwise it will fall into an ambush carefully set by the Soviet army.
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