The next marching speed was much slower, because they had already stepped on landmines, so they had to be more cautious in the next time.

Without professional mine detection equipment, soldiers can only use the oldest methods to solve the difficulties in front of them.

The bayonet slowly stabs into a certain depth in the ground in front of you, and stabs it every certain distance to avoid missing the mines.

And in the next half hour, they discovered more than twenty landmines.

Judging from the mines that have been discovered, the Soviet army did put a lot of effort into this minefield.

The troops can find more than twenty thunders in a straight line, and they can only be combined into two rows. If the large army enters and the troops move forward on the front line, God knows how many landmines will encounter.

There are many ways to quickly demine mines, but by far the most effective and feasible one is to use detonation to demine mines and use carpet bombing to relieve the danger of landmines.

But in this case, the action would be a bit too high and the cost would be too high.

Moreover, their mission is to sneak in early and inquire about the enemy's movements. At that time, the large army will definitely attack directly on the main road. The mountains and forests are more dangerous and are not conducive to the progress of tanks, so they will not go.

Besides, Soviet mines cannot destroy tanks, so they don’t have to worry about the next situation.

Three hours later, the troops were finally about to leave the forest. If they were calculated at normal speed, they should have left two hours ago.

However, due to the mine clearance, the march was delayed for only two hours. Despite this, it was very dangerous along the way. Many brothers who detect the mine almost lost their lives.

When they were about to walk out of the forest, the troops had to stop again, but the results they faced were very unacceptable.

"Will the Soviet army actually deploy its defense line here?"

Second Lieutenant Sun Quanbing lay in a bush, observed the scene ahead through the telescope, and his heart became a little heavy.

Immediately, my body began to retreat slightly. After retreating to a safe enough place, I took out the map and carefully observed the terrain on the map.

Outside the forest is a fertile field area. It is about ten kilometers away, and there are dozens of small villages of different sizes in the middle of the fertile field area.

At this time, the Soviet army's defense line had basically begun to connect with the forest, and looking back, a few kilometers away were the fortifications they built.

It is not difficult to discover these fortifications in normal times, but now the Soviet army has destroyed all the crops. It is difficult to dig out trenches on the ground even if they don’t want to find them.

The reason why they came here was because the Air Force discovered a large number of signs of Soviet mobilization here a few days ago, so the troops decided to send a small group of troops to investigate the news.

"According to the arrangement of the trench, four or five thousand people are more than enough to defend here, and the arrangement of the trench is also very strange. It turns out to be a large circular fortification. No matter where you attack, you must pass through their defense."

A corporal took Sun Quanbing's telescope, looked forward for a while, and then spoke.

"Please come and reconnaise again to see if the Soviet army has arranged a circular position."

After a long time, Sun Quanbing looked at the map in his hand, then looked at the Soviet position in front of him, and said.

Now he had no other way. The Soviet army took a defensive posture and built a circular position, which was very unfavorable for the attacking side.

Especially for a position with a large range, nothing can happen unless it is surrounded by all sides. The Soviet army's tactics were a bit overwhelmed by the North Army Group. The large corps rarely exert their power here.

The Soviet army basically broke it into pieces, and three and two people fought in groups, exactly the same as guerrilla warfare, making people unable to defend themselves.

If there is no such circular position, it would be a little better to say. After all, the battlefield is so empty, they have the opportunity to deal with the enemy, but they only lose a little more.

But now, once it is really a circular position, what will it mean? This will no longer be an empty area. Once the main force rushes in, the Soviet army will quietly run behind the troops through these positions to sneak attack.

Although it is impossible to annihilate the main force inside, it is still okay to be disgusted, and it is not impossible to defeat them after a long time.

Everyone knows that it is nothing to attack for a day or two, but if it is a long-term sneak attack, the soldiers' thoughts are in a high concentration, and they will react immediately if they have a little turbulence.

After a long time, camping is not impossible, so Sun Quanbing must confirm as soon as possible whether the position in front of him is a circular position.

In addition to requiring the cooperation of the Air Force, Sun Quanbing did not intend to be idle. He sent two squads of soldiers to the left, while he led the two squads of soldiers to the right, and the troops moved separately and surrounded the periphery of the Soviet army's positions to investigate.

"Old Pi, if you find the position when you arrive in Chernogorsco, you will return the same way and we will contact you every half an hour."

Soon, Sun Quanbing made a decision.

The map shows that there are two small towns to the north and south of Abakan, and these three places are connected into one, all of which belong to an open area and a concentrated residential area.

What Sun Quanbing is most worried about now is that Chernokorsk in the north and Sayanogorsk in the south are also within the range of this circular position.

If this is the case, then this time the matter will be a big deal. The offensive plan that the North Army Group has prepared is likely to need to be changed.

Although Sun Quanbing didn't know what the specific plan was, it was basically certain that the plan formulated by the North Army Group would never be so wide, nor would he know the real strength of the Soviet army.

Because their main forces are currently in Kansk and Lesossibirsk generation, behind them is only one army of the First Army. Moreover, their main task is no longer Abakan, but Krasnoyarsk area about 250 kilometers north of Abakan.

It is reported that the Soviet army gathered about two million troops there, while Lesossibilsk gathered about one million troops.

Currently, there are only four armies on the front line, namely the First, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Army. Among them, the Tenth Army acts as a rotational force and a reserve force in the rear, and only three armies are used on the front line.

However, through the current investigation, Sun Quanbing felt like he was fooled. The Soviet army's real intention seemed to be not what they guessed.

The results found in the investigation a few days ago seem to be very serious inconsistent with the current situation in Abakan.

But now it's just a guess. Sun Quanbing can only hope that his guess is wrong, because the battle is about to begin. If something unexpected happens at this time, it will be extremely unlucky.

But Sun Quanbing was very confused. Logically speaking, the transportation here in Abakan was so inconvenient, and the geographical location was close to Mongolia, and the millions of troops of the Republic of China were also eyeing the border. In fact, they were ready to attack.

At this time, how could the Soviet Union have any troops to come to the Abakan area to set up defense? Moreover, the railway is still on the front line of Tomsk Krasnoyarsk, and it is completely a mess when it comes to Abakan.

Time passed little by little, because they were basically moving forward on the edge of the forest, so they were even more careful along the way. They didn't even dare to straighten up, for fear that the Soviet army opposite would find them.

With the elements of mines before, the troops still used bayonets to explore the way when they advanced, and the result was the same as they imagined. In just three hours, they protruded two hundred mines.

If it weren't for the lack of time and the lack of manpower, Sun Quanbing would have planned to remove these mines and then bury them in a different place to pit the Soviet army.

In the end, they could only mark a place where there were mines and then continue to move forward. This would also be an advantage. At least when they came back, they would be much faster.

Five hours later, a squad of elders after the division of troops had routinely contacted Sun Quanbing for the tenth time. This time, they had arrived at their destination, Chernokorsk, but they still found a circular position there.

And it is connected to Abakan. Each trench is only about one kilometer away. Every distance, a trench leading to the two trenches will appear. If you watch it in the air, the trench here is divided into countless squares or rectangles.

There is also a noteworthy situation. The situation on Lao Pi’s side is similar to that on Sun Quanbing’s side, and it was basically carved from the same mold.

Through observation along the way, they could find only a few Soviet soldiers. Except for some Soviet troops stationed in fixed positions, there were only some patrol teams left, and the entire front line was empty.

This completely made Sun Quanbing faint and it was difficult to understand for a while. Sun Quanbing had to report this situation to the superiors and let the superiors make a decision.

Jinxi and Liu Ling, commander of the North Army Group, were also stunned by this situation. The Air Force's reconnaissance the day before yesterday was just like two worlds that they found now.

With photos as evidence, it is not that the pilot ran away from the wrong place or misunderstood. He put the photos of the day before yesterday and today's photos together. At a glance, he felt that this would definitely not be done in one or two days.

Such a large position and an empty position, what is the Soviet army doing? And in two days, it is impossible for them to complete such a large project.

The trenches of nearly 100 kilometers in three cities are more than enough to put down one million troops. Where did the Soviet army get so many troops?

Germany has begun a new round of offensives in the western region, and the Soviet Union has no chance to mobilize troops from the west. Zhukov has only more than three million troops with less than four million troops. Did he not keep any reserves at all?
Chapter completed!