The fierce battle has lasted for a day and a night. As the gunfire gradually became sparse in the early morning, as long as they were not on the front line of the battle, the sleepy Japanese soldiers could still fall asleep even on a battlefield full of dangers.
Suddenly, several rounds of illumination bombs emitted a blazing white light over the position, lighting up every trench.
Every tent and building was pulled out of the darkness.
Immediately afterwards, the huge Anjia Army artillery group began to unleash its power. Batteries after batches of artillery shells fell with more force than hail, jumping and exploding on every street, building, and barricade in the city.
, balls of fire covered people's sight, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke quickly filled the air.
The Japanese soldiers on the position were all awakened by the huge explosion. They huddled up, holding their heads, and stayed in the building or at the bottom of the barricade made of sandbags, enduring the ravages of bullets and shells from time to time.
A direct hit, causing a mass of limbs and broken arms to explode.
Unexpectedly, Anjiajun's shelling lasted only a quarter of an hour and then came to an abrupt end.
The Japanese officers and soldiers, whose faces were full of Lou Chen, looked up at the moon hanging in the sky and secretly rejoiced, but then they braced themselves and were wary of the possible offensive launched by An's army.
As the shouts of killing grew closer and closer, the Japanese cannons hidden in the middle of the building began to fire, and shells fell one after another to the front of the Japanese position, but nothing was found.
After a few minutes, only the shouts of killing were heard but no one was seen. Only then did the Japanese realize that they had been deceived, and the artillery fire quickly fell silent.
Just when the Japs relaxed their vigilance, a Leopard II tank suddenly emerged from among the ruins of several collapsed buildings. After the Japs' guard post discovered it, they opened fire immediately, followed by a huge roar when the shells shot out of the barrel.
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Unfortunately, the shells fired by the Japanese anti-tank weapons deviated from the target. The Leopard 44 tank, which was out of shape, blasted over and immediately blasted the 75mm anti-aircraft cannon half hidden in the bunker into scrap metal!
In the impression of the Japanese, Anjiajun's tanks were like a pack of wolves, usually rumbling over the mountains and plains. They immediately raised their vigilance, and sure enough, they found shadows in the distance, and there were a lot of them.
Although these tanks did not get too close to the Japanese positions, the flashing muzzle flames in the dark still allowed the Japanese to roughly estimate their number, and their hearts sank.
Upon seeing this, Major Koizumi Junshiro, the commander of the Japanese army garrisoning the northwest highlands of the city, hurriedly picked up the phone and loudly said: "Commander, a group of Anjia Army tanks, at least thirty, were found due north of the defense line, as well as an unknown number of armored vehicles to cooperate with the operation.
They're advancing on our positions! We need fire support, we need fire support
!" Major General Sasaki, the commander of Ulan-Ude city defense, shouted angrily: "Baga! Don't panic. Ulan-Ude has been built repeatedly by the Russians. It is both a city and a fortress. It is not so easy to conquer! General Guan Guizhi took him away when he retreated.
There are a lot of artillery, and I don’t have any extra artillery fire here. You must find a way on your own."
"boom"
A shell fell nearby. At a distance of less than 1,500 meters, the Cat 44 tank's aim was extremely high, and the gunners aimed at the fire points on the Japanese position, one by one.
Major Koizumi, who was wearing a steel helmet, held a microphone and looked at the place where the shell exploded with a worried expression. The two Japanese soldiers manipulating the machine gun and their weapons had disappeared, and there were two unlucky ones in the barricade next to him.
The eggs fell into a pool of blood, and one of them vomited blood and murmured "Mom."
All the Japanese soldiers who had fought against the Anjia Army were sincerely frightened by the impact of the Anjia Army tank cluster. 1 Major Koizumi threw down the phone, took a deep breath, and shouted: "Prepare anti-tank grenades and Molotov cocktails, the Empire
Warriors, muster up your courage, our task is to hold on in Ulan-Ude for two days, we have no way out but to fight to the end!"
Perhaps they were inspired, or perhaps they knew that even if they escaped, they would be subject to military law by the supervising team. None of the Japanese were swayed. Many guys were holding anti-tank grenades and simple Molotov cocktails filled with gasoline in wine bottles. Others also clenched their firearms, preparing to attack.
When the tanks of the Anjia Army rushed towards him, Yongfeng looked as if he were dead.
The strange thing is that Anjiajun's tanks only fired from a distance without any intention of getting closer. Instead, after a few minutes, they turned around and left at high speed.
"Eh!? The Chinese have retreated?" Major Koizumi widened his eyes in disbelief, thinking to himself: Could it be that in urban street fighting, the enemy suddenly became timid because they were worried about the loss of tanks?
But soon, Koizumi knew that he had guessed wrong. A parachute fell from the sky above his head at some point. After a muffled sound exploded in the air, just a few seconds later, the sky and the earth were suddenly filled with blood.
Shrouded in flames, the whole world seemed to be burning!
Koizumi only felt a burning pain all over his body and quickly lost consciousness.
In the block he was guarding, more than 600 Japanese who were ready to attack went to see their Amaterasu at the moment when the cloud bomb exploded. A small number of Japanese hiding in buildings were also suffering from lack of oxygen.
He later died of suffocation.
West of the city, railway station.
Hu Jiyang stood in the temporary headquarters in the train carriage, watching from a distance as the staff marked the enemy's situation on the map. More than a dozen army-level generals who had been ordered to come to the meeting were gathering together to discuss the current war situation in low voices.
The terrain of Eastern Siberia is extremely rugged and complex. Even areas that appear to be plains are blocked by swamps and virgin forests, making it impossible for large troops to pass, not to mention the towering mountains of the Lake Baikal region! This leads to the difficulty of traveling along Baikal.
To attack the east side of the lake, we can only move forward along the lowland of the lake shore and by the railway.
It is precisely because of this that in this battle, the city defense of Ulan-Ude must be completely penetrated in order to open up the passage to the east, so the battle is very cruel.
"Commander, we have contacted Commander Li!" A communications staff officer trotted over from another carriage, came behind Hu Jiyang, stood at attention and saluted.
Hu Jiyang quickly turned around, glanced at the young communications staff officer, and then asked: "Where is the 40th Army Group now?"
"They have moved to the west bank of the Serenge River southwest of Ulan-Ude and are currently preparing to carry out a forced crossing in Kirkamu Village to encircle the Japanese army." the communications staff replied.
"Haven't crossed the river yet?!"
Hu Jiyang's brows suddenly furrowed. He walked quickly to the map and looked at it carefully.
According to the combat plan... before the war began, the 40th Army quietly moved to the dock town at the intersection of the Jeddah River and the Selenge River through the railway connecting Erdenet to Gorodok and Slyudanka.
, cut off the Ulan-Qia railway as soon as the war broke out, go north at high speed, occupy Ganzulino, and then surround Ulan-Ude's rear flank.
"Kokamu Village!"
Hu Jiyang's eyes searched the map for a while and quickly found the target. The village of Kekamu was located just on the southwest edge of Ulan-Ude city. Calculated from the scale of the map, it was still six kilometers away from the planned location.
distance.
“This Li Xiao, what does he do for food?”…
Slamming the pen in his hand on the map, Hu Jiyang turned around and cursed at the people in the headquarters: "It's been two days since the war started and we still haven't arrived at the scheduled combat location. Even if I crawl on a turtle, I should be there by now."
!You have to be like the Forty Group Army, how can we fight this battle?" In the carriage, most of the senior generals of the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Army were facing the furious Hu Jiyang, and no one dared to say anything.
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"Calm down, good old man!"
Lieutenant General An Mingqi, political commissar of the front army, came out to smooth things over: "We must see that it is nearly 200 kilometers from Pier Town to Ulan-Ude. Although railways can be used along the way, the Japanese army has completely destroyed many sections of the road. Not only did the rails be removed,
Even the roadbed was blown down, and the engineers of the Forty Army Group had to carry out repairs along the way! Our soldiers can
Marching two hundred kilometers in such a short period of time is already an amazing achievement!" Hu Jiyang was silent for a moment and finally nodded, then asked: "What should we do now? Although we used cloud bombs, Ulan bombs
The urban area of Ude is so large that it is impossible to bomb all the way. You still have to fight to capture the streets one by one!
"Fighting continuously day and night, the Japanese army still holds less than half of the city block. However, our tanks and armored vehicles cannot keep up with their transport capacity. Currently, less than 200 of them can be put into battle, which cannot achieve the goal of penetrating the enemy's defense line in one fell swoop.
! Let’s talk about how to fight this battle!”
Lieutenant General He Yifei, commander of the 37th Group Army, said loudly: "Without Zhang Butcher, we will eat pigs with hair. When we were in the Northeast, we could fight sieges under such difficult circumstances. Now we are equipped with more advanced weapons."
, instead of losing the determination to win when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win?" "Commander He is right! Our front army has been in Siberia for nearly four years, and there has been no fighting during this period.
It's a tough battle. If we don't perform well this time, we will definitely be eliminated when the world is at peace! Even if you want to add another gold star to your shoulders for the sake of your own future, you have to fight hard, otherwise you will be obedient.
Just wait until you recover and go home with your wife and children to live an ordinary life!" As soon as Tang Wen, commander of the 38th Group Army, said these words, everyone in the carriage frowned.
Last year's wars in the subcontinent, Myanmar and Malaya also affected the hearts of all soldiers in the Mongolian Military Region and the Central Asian Military Region. The powerful combat effectiveness demonstrated by several main front armies,
These rising stars in the army were astonished after seeing the battle reports. Many generals put themselves in their shoes and felt that many of these tough battles had no chance of being fought by their own troops!
Tang Wen's words are very true. Now the total number of navy, land and air force in the country is nearly ten million. It is definitely not normal to maintain so many troops for a long time. It is inevitable to dismantle the troops when there is peace in the future. With those main forces in the south who have a long history and glorious tradition
Compared with the group armies, the northern troops formed just after the Anti-Japanese War certainly do not have an advantage. If the campaign to liberate the Far East and Northeast China does not perform well, I am afraid that the first batch will use their own troops.
Thinking of this, everyone asked for a fight.
Seeing the high morale of the generals, Hu Jiyang nodded: "It's good that everyone understands our situation! I estimate that this war will end in three or four years at most. Without excellent performance, no one can protect us! Therefore, all ministries
We must carry forward the spirit of moving forward bravely and not being afraid of sacrifice, and show our prestige!
"Now I order: The time for the general attack remains unchanged. At five o'clock in the morning, all assault troops enter the preset positions, and at five thirty they launch the general attack! By noon tomorrow, Ulan-Ude must be captured! That unit dragged the entire army's rear tui.
I will look for whoever is responsible! In short, this battle is related to the future of our front army, and we must go all out!"
"yes!"
All the generals saluted solemnly, and then hurriedly left to deploy for battle.!