As early as yesterday afternoon, Major General Ivan notified all the political commissars in the 126th Division that they would organize a visit to the first line of defense at 7 o'clock this morning, and hold a meeting to learn about the latest instructions and content of so-and-so.
, and gave special instructions that no one was allowed to be absent.
But when all the political commissars arrived, they found that their division commanders and comrades had not come. Well, let's wait, who said that being late is the privilege of being an official. But no one expected that the ones waiting were Chinese people.
of cannonballs.
Sharp whistling sounds were accompanied by explosions that continued to explode on the Soviet positions. The hot and violent heat wave drove away the autumn coolness. The Soviet troops on the positions struggled and groaned in pain amidst the death-like screams.
, from a distance, it looks like giant thunder hitting the ground, as if it will not stop until the ground explodes.
"Sir, with such fierce artillery fire, I guess the old men there must have to play for a while. It's strange that the remaining ones can still stand up occasionally." Seeing such fierce artillery fire, a staff officer said to Sun Liren with emotion.
"We can't be careless and order the attacking troops to be careful." Although Sun Liren on the side was also very satisfied with the power of the artillery, he still told the staff to be careful. Because Sun Liren knew very well that no matter how fierce the artillery fire was, it could not kill everyone.
In the underground command post in the trenches in front of the Soviet army, everyone's eyes turned to one person at this time. He was Major General Valentin, the division-level political commissar of the 126th Soviet Division.
However, at this time, Major General Valentin's performance was not much better than that of the political commissars around him. Major General Valentin's face turned gray and his mind went blank.
Major General Valentin was not good at fighting, but he was quite proficient in intrigues. When the Chinese artillery sounded, he knew that his people had been deceived by the liar Ivan Kupala. He
We are going to send all the political commissars of the 126th Division to death under the guns of the Chinese.
"You won, Ivan. You can finally control the 126th Division. But do you need to use such drastic measures?" Major General Valentin muttered to himself.
"boom"
Another heavy bomb landed next to the command post, making the logs covering the command post creak, causing dust to fall, and everyone in the small command post became disgraced.
"Comrade Valentin, do you have any good ideas now? If we don't think of a way, the Chinese artillery shells will bury us all here."
A political commissar couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly. But no one blamed him. There are few people who can stay calm in the face of death. And his tone of horror and anger fully represented
The mood of most people present at this time.
"How do I know, dear Colonel Ftoryak, if you have any good ideas, you might as well tell me, I'm here to listen." Major General Valentin looked coldly at this guy who was shaken by the shelling and was a little abnormal.
I felt restless in my heart.
Major General Valentin knocked on the table hard, "Everyone, after a while, the Chinese artillery fire will stop, and their tanks will come up. Do you have any good methods to resist the Chinese attack?"
"Good way" The political commissars present all looked at each other. If you want them to talk and use their pens, these political commissars are all good, but it is really difficult for them to command the troops to resist the Chinese attack.
"Dear Comrade Valentin, none of us are military commanders, what can we do?" Colonel Vtolyak said brightly.
Major General Valentin glared at him and said rudely, "Since you don't have any good ideas, please calm down."
The headquarters suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Major General Valentin with some despair.
"Well, everyone is smart and must have guessed the truth of the matter. We were all deceived by the shameless traitor Ivan Kupala. He wanted to use the hands of the Chinese to kill us all and then himself
Leading the troops to surrender to the Chinese, he has tarnished the glory of our great Soviet Russian army, so we must not sit still and wait for death. I decided to lead everyone to break out as soon as the sound of artillery stopped. What do you think of my idea now?"
After listening to Major General Valentin's words, the people around him became more excited.
Some people think to themselves, why can't I surrender even though Ivan Kupala surrendered? It's better to surrender than to die here.
Some people asked: "Comrade Political Commissar Valentin, where do you want us to break out of the encirclement? You must know that there are Chinese people everywhere here, and we can't escape." Major General Valentin said confidently: "Yes,
The Chinese have sealed off the surrounding area, but there is one place they have not blocked, and that is the Heihe River. "What is the Heihe River? The people across the Heihe River are the Japanese." As soon as Major Valentin said this, there was a lot of discussion around him.
"Are you going to surrender to the Japanese?" a company-level political commissar asked in surprise.
"Hmph, if you don't surrender to the Japanese, how can you surrender to the Chinese?" Major General Valentin snorted coldly: "The Chinese have probably been bribed by the coward Ivan Kupala. We are just going to die.
The only one who can save us now is the Japanese Kwantung Army on the other side of the Heihe River. I won't force anyone to join us. I welcome those who are willing to come with me. Those who are unwilling to leave can stay here and fight to the death with the Chinese."
In this way, a large group of political commissars of the 126th Division had a friendly and lively discussion on the issue of whether to stay or leave.
The shelling stopped abruptly after half an hour. At this time, a breeze blew up on the Soviet position, gradually blowing away the smoke and dust on the position. Finally, the shattered position was revealed. After a long time,
After a meeting, only twos and threes of people appeared on the position. When the former leader of the Hailanpao garrison who was responsible for defending this position counted the number of people, the leader who was on the verge of tears discovered that the garrison of more than 2,000 people had just been
Nearly half of the troops were lost in the bombardment.
"Comrade Commander, those Chinese people are coming up," a soldier pointed in front and shouted in horror.
The autumn morning sunshine was originally bright and pleasing to the eye, but this morning's bombardment shattered this beauty, followed by a burst of squeaking metal friction and the roar of a diesel engine.
The tank group of the 101st Armored Division, personally commanded by Sun Liren, finally launched the attack. Among the three armored divisions in Chahar, although they were all equipped with the same model of tanks, each armored division fought differently.
Have their own characteristics.
The 1st Armored Division commanded by Bai Yingliao focused on steady action, the 2nd Armored Division commanded by Wu Jilong had a cunning and changeable style, and the 101 Armored Division, known as Chahar's most tenacious combat power, had only one style.
word, fierce
His fighting style is as fast as the wind and as aggressive as fire. The commander's character also directly affects the fighting style of his troops.
On the vast plains, more than two hundred Siberian Tiger tanks rushed towards the Soviet position at full power, followed closely by almost the same number of armored personnel carriers. The armored cluster rolled up on the plains
The billowing smoke and dust are simply trying to obscure the sky.
After nearly two years of tempering on the Siberian battlefield, this iron lion, which was the earliest in Chahar's history, has completely transformed into a sharp blade. Anyone who dares to stand in front must be prepared to be pierced.
"Front row fire reconnaissance, one high-explosive bomb, release"
Following the commander's order, the huge muzzles of the tanks rushing in the front row made a loud "boom" sound. Along with the thick smoke coming out of the muzzles, another Soviet army position 500 meters ahead was heard.
There was a burst of dust.
There are no unnecessary actions or instructions. Except for the roar of the tank group's own engine, the public channel of the entire group is silent. When encountering obstacles or sporadic obstructions, the tank in the most suitable position will launch towards the target on its own.
If it misses, the tank following behind will fire another shot until the target is destroyed.
Seeing that the tanks in front were constantly changing their formations according to the terrain, and everything was in such tacit agreement, Sun Liren, who was sitting at the headquarters, nodded with satisfaction. He was full of confidence in the tank unit he had personally led.
"Order the 101st Division to quickly capture the enemy's positions and proceed as planned."
"yes"
The staff officer beside him turned around with a solemn expression, picked up the headset next to the radio, and loudly conveyed the commander's order.
The order was conveyed level by level, and when it reached the ears of the armored soldiers, there were only four words left: "Tanks advance."
Yes, this is Sun Liren's motto and the mission of the 101st Division. He has always believed that the mission of a tank is to use all its strength to pierce the enemy's positions and defense lines, and anything else is empty.
Seeing the overwhelming tank group rushing towards them with a loud roar, they rushed straight towards their own position without making any pause. The soldiers on the Soviet position were frightened and fled in all directions. Poorly, they only had a few anti-tank guns.
Besides, there are no anti-tank weapons anymore. Seeing those steel monsters charging straight towards them, timid people will even tremble with fear.
The distance of five hundred meters was too short for the Siberian Tiger, which was traveling at more than 40 kilometers per hour. In just a few minutes, the tank group had already rushed to the Soviet position, and the short trenches could not stop it.
The progress of these useless warriors.
After breaking through the Soviet positions in front, they quickly moved towards the rear of the Soviet troops without stopping at all.
Then part of the armored personnel carriers following the tanks continued to charge with the tank group, while the other part stopped. The infantrymen got off their vehicles one after another and began to clear out the remaining Soviet soldiers on the position.