Thick gunpowder smoke lingered over Yekaterinburg for a long time. This was the sixth day after launching the attack. The Chinese National Defense Force had already captured all the positions outside Yekaterinburg with its strong troops and fierce artillery fire. Admiral Sisiat also knew it very well.
It was undoubtedly impossible to defend the outer positions with less than 200,000 troops from ten infantry divisions, so he wisely gave up the idea of competing with the Chinese National Defense Force for the outer positions and retracted the main force into the city.
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In this case, what the Chinese National Defense Force will face next is brutal street fighting. The reason why street fighting is cruel is because the use of artillery fire is greatly restricted in cities with dense buildings and crowded civilians. Now all over the world
All eyes were fixed on the Soviet-Russian battlefield. It was impossible for the Chinese National Defense Force to come all the way and bombard all the cities to the ground with heavy artillery. In this case, the soldiers could only give up the advantages of aircraft and artillery and rely on infantry to conquer them.
Those strong fortresses.
It stands to reason that the strong bunkers in the city, the Soviet army's unyielding spirit, and the huge casualties of the soldiers should make the commander-in-chief of the siege, General Sun Liren, feel distressed. However, at this time, the atmosphere in the headquarters was very relaxed, with staff officers coming and going.
They were actually in the mood to joke with each other.
"What, the casualties of the 368th Division have reached 30%. Then withdraw them and let the 369th Division continue to fight. Tell Ruan Yongzhi, if we don't capture the 161st area today, I won't forgive you.
"He, the Soviet army is stubbornly defending and the firepower is very fierce. Are all the fire sticks you are holding in your hands? Don't negotiate with me. I tell you that if you can't capture it, don't be an army commander." Sun Liren snapped.
He put down the phone and finished the work, and said angrily: "These Vietnamese are really useless. They can't even capture a block after attacking for a day."
Chief of Staff Guan Linzheng smiled and shook his head: "Brother Zhonglun, Lao Maozi is resisting desperately now, and there are temporary bunkers everywhere in the city. If they can't use heavy artillery, let them conquer 161 in one day.
It's really difficult for them in the neighborhood. Besides, the Vietnamese army has suffered nearly 30,000 casualties in these three days of siege, so we shouldn't blame them too harshly. The president handed over nearly 600,000 Vietnamese and Korean servants.
Give it to us, if there are too many casualties, it will not look good on us."
"Isn't there 600,000 people? You have only suffered 30,000 casualties, so you feel sorry for them." Sun Liren rolled his eyes at Guan Linzheng, "Those Koreans also suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but they never complained. I think
Ah, that Ruan Yongzhi always wants to be lazy and does not work hard."
"Okay, I can't tell you anything. Anyway, Liu Yecheng and Hu Lian won't be the only ones making fun of me. If you, the commander-in-chief, are always there to support me, why should I do it?" Seeing that his good intentions were treated as if they were donkey liver and lungs, Guan Linzheng was shocked.
They're not angry either. To them, these casualties are just numbers, right?
In the underground command post covered by the thick earth, there is a luxuriously decorated office. The floor is covered with thick wool carpets. The wine cabinet next to it is filled with fine wine imported from France. But here
None of this aroused the slightest interest in Admiral Sisiate, even though all the enjoyment was paid for by the political axe.
"Comrade General, report from the front. Those imperialist lackeys and mercenaries have launched another fierce attack on our 161st neighborhood. Commander Siskov reported that his troops have suffered 60% casualties. Now we can
There are already less than a thousand people who can hold guns. Please ask us to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise he cannot guarantee whether he can survive today." A somewhat gray-faced colonel was standing in front of the expressionless General Sisiate.
Report in front of you.
"Go and tell Commander Siskov that there are no reinforcements," Sisiate's voice was filled with helplessness, "but I can promise him that as long as he lasts until dark today, he can withdraw the troops. I will
Let other troops go to replace him."
"Yes, I will convey your order to Commander Siskov immediately." After hearing what General Sisyat said, the colonel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and walked out.
Seeing the colonel disappearing at the door, Admiral Sisiate relaxed and leaned on the soft sofa. His brows could no longer hide the deep fatigue, and he murmured: "It's only three years ago."
In just one day, the Chinese have almost completely conquered the outer city. At this rate, it is only a matter of time before Yekaterinburg falls. Is this really going to happen?"
"Get out, everyone get out"
Outside a captured building on the street, dozens of Vietnamese troops pressed more than a dozen Soviet soldiers out of the building. Among them were several wounded, who were kicked and beaten out by the Vietnamese troops.
"Kneel down, you bastards, kneel down for me."
On the street, a Vietnamese Army non-commissioned officer holding an M1911 shouted loudly at the surrendered Soviet soldiers in front of him. Seeing that they did not understand his words, the non-commissioned officer kicked their knees with the toes of his steel-clad shoes, causing pain.
After the Soviet soldiers shouted loudly and fell to their knees, the noncommissioned officer then pointed his gun at the Soviet soldiers who were kneeling on the ground and pulled the trigger. After a dull gunshot, more than a dozen Soviet soldiers fell to the ground like this.
On the ground, no one around came forward to stop this, everyone seemed to turn a blind eye to it.
Three days of bloody battles caused heavy losses to the Vietnamese army. The Soviet soldiers' desperate resistance caused the Vietnamese army to suffer an astonishing casualty of more than 30,000 people. Three divisions of the Vietnamese army were crippled and forced to reorganize, with an average of nearly 10,000 people a day.
The high casualty rate made the Vietnamese soldiers almost lose their minds. Seeing their comrades who kept falling around them, they accumulated countless emotions such as fear, panic and anger. Now they are using this method to vent their anger.
Not far away, two officers of the Chinese National Defense Force wearing gray-brown combat uniforms were standing not far away and quietly watching the actions of these Vietnamese soldiers. They each had a red armband on their left arm. This
The armbands proved that they were inspection military police sent by the headquarters, responsible for the military appearance and discipline of the troops. However, after seeing the scene just now, the two did not come to stop them. Instead, they lit a cigarette and rested aside.
A sergeant said with some anxiety: "Sir, did those Vietnamese go too far? They openly massacred prisoners on the street. This would be a big problem for the media if they found out."
The second lieutenant took a few puffs of the cigarette, and waited until the faint smoke came out of his mouth before he said leisurely: "What are you afraid of? There are no troublesome reporters around now. It's not like you don't know how many casualties those Vietnamese have suffered these days.
, with an average casualty rate of nearly 10,000 people a day, who wouldn’t be crazy? Since they want to vent, why should we stop them? As long as they don’t massacre civilians and rape women, then we can let them go.
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"Okay then." The sergeant also shook his head and sighed. The Vietnamese and Korean troops have indeed suffered heavy casualties in the past few days. The trains and airships that transported supplies and ammunition to the front line were all filled with wounded soldiers when they flew back.
Seeing their miserable condition, the officers who followed the Vietnamese and Korean troops into the city to supervise the battle turned a blind eye and let them go as long as they didn't make too much trouble.
"Oh oh oh oh"
At this time, bursts of cheers came from the front.
"What happened"
The second lieutenant and the sergeant looked at each other and looked in the direction of the sound. Unfortunately, all they saw from their positions was a thick cloud of gunpowder smoke.
"Sir, they said that Ekaterina Square was captured by Russian guards." The sergeant listened for a while and then said with joy.
Yekaterina Square, a city square that has the same history of nearly two hundred years as this city, has completely turned into ruins, with broken walls and broken limbs everywhere. The statue of Yekaterinburg's direct founder in the center of the square is unknown.
It was blown into pieces by artillery shells or bombs, and now only a broken marble base is left. The square is covered with dense corpses, and they are either wearing gray military uniforms or dark green military uniforms.
At that time, they no longer distinguished whether they were the Soviet Army or the Vietnamese Army, the Korean Army or the Russian Guards []. At this time, they only had one corpse.
The red flags scattered on the ground in the square are in sharp contrast with the re-erected white, blue and red tricolor flags of the Russian Empire and the blue sky and white flag. Ekaterina Square is the symbol of this city with a history of two hundred years.
Center. After the Russian and Vietnamese troops and the Korean army occupied this place, it was equivalent to occupying most of Yekaterinburg.
This is equivalent to announcing that the countdown to the capture of Yekaterinburg has entered, and the remaining Soviet troops have been trapped in a heavy siege.
After the cheers of victory, the Vietnamese army, the Korean army, and the soldiers guarding [] only felt that there were layers of killing intent in their hearts. They stared with red eyes and started searching nearby with rifles with bayonets attached. In their eyes,
Countless stretchers were carried up by the ambulance team behind them, and the wounded on the ground were carried down for rescue. They showed no mercy to the soldiers in gray military uniforms and stabbed them to death with bayonets.
Their actions did not hide the passing officers, but the officers did not stop them. Some even lit a cigarette and watched these things happening. There was no trace of mercy in their eyes, because the other party also
The same thing was once imposed on them, but now it's just that the objects have changed.
After suffering heavy casualties of nearly 50,000 people, the Wehrmacht finally occupied most of Yekaterinburg. General Sisyat led the remnants of the Soviet army of less than 30,000 people and huddled in the southwest corner of Yekaterinburg, waiting quietly.