The July sun shines on the fields next to Lake Baikal. The warm sunshine always makes people feel lazy. A row of non-commissioned officers and soldiers are standing in a neat queue on the grass. A major is awarding them medals and conferring titles.
Around them, there were dozens of family members wearing civilian clothes standing and smiling and applauding them. These were the relatives of these soldiers and officers. They were also invited by the army to watch the ceremony. This also increased the family members' understanding of the ceremony.
A measure of troop honor and belonging.
A major carefully put the military rank on Liu Guodong's shoulders and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Second Lieutenant Liu Guodong, now you are a sergeant in the Chinese National Defense Force."
Liu Guodong saluted solemnly, "Thank you sir for your cultivation."
After saying that, Liu Guodong returned home and saluted the family members around him again. Among these people, he also saw his wife Stiana standing in the crowd, smiling and gently applauding him.
At this time, Stiana's belly has bulged slightly, and her original slim figure has become slightly bloated. Her long golden hair is shining in the sun, and her fair oval face has begun to show a maternal brilliance.
Although Stiana's face was full of smiles, Liu Guodong still saw a trace of worry in his wife's beautiful sapphire-colored eyes.
Yes, the troops are going to war again. This time it is not a small fight like before. This time they are going to challenge Lao Maozi to a battle that will determine the fate of the two countries with millions of troops participating.
Whether he can make it home alive is anyone's guess.
Looking at the family members around them, although their faces were also full of smiles, the looks in their eyes were the same as Stiana's. They were all worried about their loved ones.
Since July, military trains from all over the country have been arriving in Siberia via railways. Siberia, which was originally sparsely populated, has almost become a huge military camp. Three army groups of five million people have followed the original plan.
The front line covering nearly 2,000 kilometers from Mongolia to Lake Baikal and then to Bodaibo was set up, ready to give the Soviet army a fatal blow at any time.
Facing the overwhelming pressure of Chinese troops, the Soviet government officially promoted Vasilevsky to the rank of general, and reorganized the 1.5 million Soviet troops in Siberia into the Soviet Southeast Front Army, with Vasilevsky as the commander.
Vasilevsky set up his headquarters in Nizhny Udinsk, an important town in Siberia, determined to fight to the death with the Chinese
Ivan Sliv's GAZ drove into Oryok Minsk from the west. What caught his eyes at this time were the narrow streets in the city and the crowded crowds. The crowds pouring in from the surrounding countryside had already filled the area.
The place was packed to the brim, and policemen in gray-brown police uniforms and temporarily mobilized militiamen were doing their best to appease the crowd and maintain order. From time to time, several planes flew by at low altitude in the sky, all flying in the southeast direction.
It is a key area for Chinese Air Force reconnaissance, and Soviet aircraft have launched several air battles with them during this period.
"Comrade Commander, are all the Siberian troops dead? What use can this small army do? There are only five infantry divisions with less than 80,000 people on the entire Oryok-Minsk frontline of more than 400 kilometers. This small number of people
There are not enough Chinese people to charge." The car drove into the Bodebo headquarters, and almost as soon as he saw Ten Thousand Sirif, his chief of staff, Karaskov, complained loudly.
"Now I only have more than 300 policemen and more than 700 militiamen who can't even hold their guns. Do you want them to be sent to the front line?" Ivan Sreev glared at him angrily.
The deputy glanced at him and said, "I just received intelligence from the front. The Chinese have now assembled in Bodaibo. Their aircraft have been engaged in several fierce air battles with our air force in front of the forward position. Their armored forces are also gathering.
It is expected to arrive in three days. If you have this time to complain, why not think about how to organize and mobilize the masses to resist the Chinese attack."
Karaskov wiped the sweat from his forehead, cursed in a low voice and said: "Those people have gathered here from rural areas all over the country, and their emotions are still very unstable. If they are forcibly recruited, I'm worried that the people will be upset.
Confrontation mood, so I think it is better not to be so anxious about the recruitment." In fact, Karaskov did not say a word, if the masses are pushed into a hurry, they will hold colorful flags to welcome the arrival of the Chinese and the White Bandits.
Maybe the surname is even bigger. You have to know that there are still many people in Siberia who miss their baby daddy, the Romanov family. Although the Tsar's family is dead now, who knows if they will nominate another one?
A tsar has come out.
Ivan Sirif, who was standing by the map, ignored his chief of staff. He was looking at the defense map carefully and asked: "Comrade Carrasco, the 3147th Regiment of Fort Liuya has arrived.
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"Comrade Commander, this morning I received a telegram from Colonel Liya, commander of the 3147th Regiment. He said in the telegram that he encountered a Chinese armored force near the town of Lensko, which is more than 300 kilometers away.
There is no news after that. I have sent investigators out to conduct reconnaissance, and I think we will get the news tonight."
Ivan sighed and shook his head in frustration, "It's useless. There is still no news from the 3147th Regiment, so it means that they have been wiped out. A company of anti-tanks in the vast plain without cover
When an infantry regiment with few guns encounters an armored force, you should know the result. You have heard about the power of the German blitzkrieg, right? I can tell you that the Chinese conduct blitzkrieg faster and more efficiently than the Germans.
Crazy. There are only five of our infantry divisions within a 700-kilometer radius of Oryok-Minsk. If Oryok-Minsk is lost, the Chinese will open a passage to Yakutsk, so we must defend this city."
Ivan Sreev's words made Karaskov's heart beat even more violently. Now the Chinese troops are far superior to their motley army of less than 80,000 people. If they really decide to attack Olek Minsk, wait
There is only one outcome for them, and that is the annihilation of their entire army.
Karaskov gritted his teeth and said: "Comrade Commander, we only have five infantry divisions in Oryok Minsk. Such forces cannot withstand the Chinese attack in any case. I suggest that you go to West China again."
Commander Levsky, please ask for more reinforcements, otherwise we will not be able to withstand Olek Minsk even if we use all our strength, what if?"
"There are no reinforcements." Ivan Sliv interrupted him without hesitation. "You also know how many troops the Chinese mobilized this time, five million troops, a total of five million troops, and our entire Siberian army
With only 1.5 million, the focus of our defense is not here, but in Nizhny Udinsk. General Huashalevsky himself is also worried about where to mobilize troops. Our task is to wait for three months until our new formation
Troops have arrived.”
"Three months is enough unless those Chinese people collectively suffer from amnesia and forget about us, but we may not be able to survive even three weeks. You must know that the enemy opposite us has an entire army group.
With more than a million troops, they can swamp us even with a mass of people." Karaskov couldn't help shouting anymore.
Ivan Sirif pulled out his pistol, pointed it at him and asked word for word: "Then what do you want? Do you want to be a shameful deserter, my dear Comrade Chief of Staff?"
"No, no, Comrade Lieutenant General, I'm just complaining. Don't you still believe my loyalty to the Soviets and Comrade Stalin?" Facing the black muzzle of the gun, the sweat on Karaskov's forehead began to flow again.
come out.
"Humph, loyalty to the Soviet Union is not just about words, but must be proven with actions. How do you want to prove your loyalty?"
"I will immediately go to the front line to command the battle and prove it with my actions and blood." Karaskov raised his head.
"Okay, then I'm looking forward to your performance." Lieutenant General Ivan Slife snorted and put the pistol back into the holster, "You report to the 267th Infantry Division immediately, there is a battle there.
On the front line, I hope you can use your actions to prove what you just said."
Looking at Karaskov's retreating figure, Ivan Sliv felt depressed. The 96th Army he commanded was only a second-rate unit of the Soviet army. The entire army only had five divisions with less than 80,000 people.
There is not even a decent artillery regiment, and the entire army has less than a hundred artillery pieces. It is widely rumored that the Chinese troops on the opposite side attacking them have more than 300,000 troops. This second-rate army of my own can stop the Chinese.
attack?
Just when Ivan left the headquarters and went to the street to take a look, suddenly there was a violent explosion from the position in the distance.
Before Ivan could understand what was going on, Salyoga, the chairman of the Minsk Soviet in Olekko, stumbled in.
"Lieutenant General Ivan, Chinese planes have bombed the defenders of the 267th Infantry Division stationed at the Rios Bridge, and a Chinese force is storming the Rios Bridge."
"It's impossible for the Chinese army to storm the bridge. Could the Chinese have wings and fly over?" Ivan was shocked and shouted in disbelief.
"It's true. Many people have seen it. Those Chinese people jumped out of some planes. There are thousands of them." Salyoga ran too fast and was out of breath when he spoke.
"Damn it, correspondent, immediately order Chief of Staff Karaskov to immediately reinforce the Rios Bridge. The Chinese must not be allowed to occupy it."