Chapter three hundred and forty-eight new Norman threshold (2)
"Boom" "Boom" "Bang"
Various explosions continued to ring out on the Soviet positions. The shock waves of the shell explosions made the tunnels in the Soviet defense positions continue to shake. The Soviet soldiers hid in the fortifications, opened their mouths wide, closed their eyes tightly, and their hearts went crazy with every explosion.
The ground was beating. The sand and soil kept shaking down from the surroundings. From time to time, bomb-proof holes were hit by heavy artillery and collapsed. Often the collapse of a bomb-proof hole meant that a squad of Soviet troops had died in battle. It seemed that they had no power to fight back.
Xiao Songyuan smiled and said, "Yo Xi, let the cavalry attack. The Soviet army has no power to fight back."
"Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock." Accompanied by the sound of the trumpet, a cavalry unit slowly walked out of the Japanese army's position. These cavalrymen were full of energy and their eyes were bright. They knew at a glance that they were elite troops. This was a concentration of Japanese troops and puppet Manchurians.
****More than three regiments of cavalry and nearly 4,000 horses were arranged in 10 rows with a cross-section of 1,300 meters, pressing towards the Soviet position like a huge hammer.
Qoma was a soldier of the Soviet Red Army. He was born into a serf family and was not affected by the Great Purge. Instead, he was promoted to squad leader because of his background. He held his head tightly and waited for the bombardment to end while constantly cursing Zhukov why he hadn't
Bring up the heavy artillery. The achievements of the increasingly powerful Soviet industry mentioned in the propaganda will not be revealed at this time, but at some other time.
"Get ready to fight. The Japanese are coming. Get ready to fight!" The commanders shouted. Qiao Ma tentatively let go of his head and confirmed that the shelling had indeed gone far. Then he stood up and looked in the direction of the Japanese army.
He was horrified to see a white light, which was the flash of the Japanese cavalry's saber.
"Shoot, machine gun fire!!" The terrified voice of the commanders and soldiers came, and the entire position immediately burst into gunfire. Qiao Ma also fired, but his trembling hands could not even hold the gun, let alone hit it accurately.
He fired three shots, but none of them hit the Japanese cavalry that was approaching quickly. Eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters, Qiao Ma saw the cavalry suddenly speeding up, and the saber flashed past, and the Soviet troops in the trench in front of Qiao Ma
The soldier staggered and fell.
When Qiao Ma saw the tall horse coming in front of him, he quickly lay down and held his head. The Japanese cavalry looked at Qiao Ma who suddenly hid, laughed, ignored it, and continued to fight forward.
The Japanese cavalry were like wolves entering the flock of sheep, constantly harvesting the lives of the Soviet troops. Although the Soviet troops resisted desperately, they were unable to resist after being bombarded by heavy artillery for more than an hour. Soon there were two regiments of Soviet troops.
The army was defeated.
A telescope calmly looked at the battlefield. Its owner was Folas, an old commander who had fought in World War I and an old Soviet Red Army. He relied on his identity as an insurgent as a sample to survive the Great Purge. He slightly
He smiled, touched his beard, and said, "Start the artillery fire, cut off the Japanese cavalry's retreat, order the Cossack cavalry to be the forward, and the Mongolian cavalry to be the two wings, and start counterattack!"
Behind him were more than 300 heavy artillery pieces that had just been pulled up, and trucks continued to transport heavy artillery to the front line. What allowed the Soviet army to transport heavy artillery to the front line so quickly were Zhukov's more than 5,000 trucks.
At this time, the Japanese army only had a thousand trucks as logistical support for the Japanese army.
In the "Gululu" grassland, a group of cavalry were wearing black cloaks, sitting on horses and drinking wine. These cavalry were wearing their military uniforms in a mess. Some cavalry even sang songs. These people were Cossack cavalry. Cossacks, one on the cavalry
An important name in history. After the founding of the Soviet Union, most of the Cossack cavalry joined Belarus, but a small number also joined the Soviet Union. Here is a Cossack cavalry division.
"Comrades, let us flash our sabers, sing war hymns, and split the heads of imperialists like vegetables! Use our blood to tell them who is the best cavalry in the world!" said a man wearing a black hat.
The Cossack cavalry officer wearing a hat shouted loudly. With a wave of his hand and a swing of his sword, the cavalry behind him threw their wine bags, drew out their sabers, and charged with shouts.
"Mongolian warriors, we are the descendants of the wolf and the descendants of the eagle. Let us destroy the invading Japanese devils and tell them that the grassland belongs to us Mongolians! Kill them!!" Further back, there were nearly ten thousand people.
The Mongolian cavalry, these Mongolian people who usually serve as soldiers in agricultural wars, just like their ancestors, rushed towards the Japanese army brandishing sabers and bows and arrows.
"Pa" "Pa"
The Japanese cavalry was slashing and killing when they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire. They quickly looked around and found a huge plume of smoke coming towards them. Before the Japanese cavalry could understand what was going on, they heard a huge blast from behind them.
After the explosion, the Japanese soldier understood that the huge fireball and vibration must be heavy artillery.
Xiao Matsubara was surprised to see that a group of demons seemed to have appeared between his cavalry and the main formation. They opened their teeth and claws and overturned the earth. There were bursts of black smoke and tumbling earth and rocks. Countless shells and shrapnel turned an area of one to two hundred meters wide into a
In the place of death, the Japanese cavalry that had not yet entered the Soviet position were torn to pieces by the shock waves and shrapnel of the artillery shells. The latest M1938 122mm howitzer shocked the Japanese army when it first appeared. More than two hundred M1938 and one hundred
Multiple 1910-type 122mm howitzers and a handful of 150-mm howitzers ripped a hole in the Japanese cavalry front.
Seeing such a scene, the Japanese cavalry panicked. At this time, the Cossack cavalry also rushed forward. Their snow-white "eagle claws" were like an eagle spreading its wings, rushing towards the prey. The Cossack cavalry's saber had no guard.
The center of gravity was placed back to facilitate swinging during intense movements. The Japanese cavalry was unable to change direction for a while and was cut into two sections by the Cossack cavalry. Coupled with the Mongolian cavalry and the counterattacking Soviet Red Army infantry that followed, the Japanese cavalry was attacked from three sides.
They were completely unable to resist and just wanted to retreat, but the retreat route was blocked by artillery fire. They were in a dilemma. I don't know how many Japanese soldiers were killed in the chaos.
"Damn it! Order the artillery to counterattack and attack their artillery positions. The Soviets have no aviation force. Quick, call the aviation force and send a message to the cavalry troops to withdraw from the south immediately!" Xiao Matsubara shouted loudly, accompanying him
The cry was the wail of the fallen Japanese cavalry.
"Fire! Fire! Aim at the Soviet artillery position and fire!" On the Japanese artillery position, the communication soldiers kept shouting loudly. One after another, the heavy artillery began to change direction and began to measure the elements against the Soviet artillery position.
"Report, the Soviet artillery position is set up ten kilometers away from us. Our Taisho 4-year-old 150 field artillery has a range of only 8,800 meters, which is completely out of reach. Only our 96 howitzers can reach it, but our latest artillery can only reach
Ninety-three gates." A staff officer hurriedly ran over and said to Xiao Songyuan.
"What? This...the Soviets did it on purpose. Can they advance 1,500 meters?" Komatsubara asked.
"It's...ok, but in this case, we will have to give up the hard work of building the fortifications. The artillery will engage in an artillery battle with the Soviet army in unprotected positions. The Soviet army has at least three hundred heavy artillery pieces. We are very likely to
It will fail." The staff officer said worriedly.
"Then the new artillery will fire at the original position, and the other old artillery will push forward to fight!!" Komatsubara decided.
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On the Soviet artillery position, the Soviet artillerymen were desperately firing artillery shells. Truck after truck transported the artillery shells and newly arrived artillery pieces. Folas nodded. The Soviet army was not well trained due to the Great Purge, but
Such artillery group operations cover up this shortcoming.
"Um?"
When Foras saw a Soviet howitzer, it jumped suddenly as if it was lifted up by something, and then flew up. Then, one after another fireball appeared on the Soviet artillery position. Foras carefully
Calculating and smiling, this kind of bombardment would only cost a hundred or so at most. A three-to-one advantage gave him a sure chance of victory.
"Give up cutting off the Japanese cavalry and take out all the Japanese artillery!" Folas shouted loudly.
More than three hundred heavy artillery pieces with a diameter of over 100 mm quickly adjusted their positions and began to fight back.
Just as the artillery fire on both sides was inextricably linked, on the Mongolian grassland more than a thousand kilometers away, Takeda Takeda was advancing towards Kulun with more than 10,000 Japanese troops.
"Is it snowing?" Takeda Takeo said, looking at the white snowflakes floating in the dark sky.
"China's land is really huge. Snow has begun to fall on the Mongolian grassland, and in the south, General Okamura is said to still wear single clothes and short sleeves." Chang'an Itoharu said next to Takeda Takeo.
"Report, we found a small Mongolian tribe ahead, about 300 people. How should we deal with it?" A Japanese soldier came running up on horseback and asked.
"Didn't we make it clear before we set off? In order to ensure the safety of this operation, everyone found around will be killed!" Chang'an Itoji said dissatisfied.
"Wait!" Takeda Takeo stopped him and said, "Your Excellency General, it suddenly occurred to me that many Mongolians have the habit of herding, and it is very likely that some fish will slip through the net. If any herdsmen come back from out and discover the situation and come to chase us, we will
We were discovered, so I suggest we take a detour."
Chang'an Itoji laughed loudly and said, "Takeda-kun, General Tada Shun has said before that you are more cautious than courageous. It turns out that it is true today. I ordered the raiding troops to dress up as Mongolian horse bandits. They are not allowed to speak Japanese. They are only allowed to speak
In Mongolian terms, the troops in the rear are also dressed like this. Once someone is chasing them, they will all be shot. That’s enough, isn’t it?”
Takeda Yixiong was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Excellency, General, is wise!"
Watching a group of Japanese cavalry who took off their military uniforms and put on tattered Mongolian clothes to leave, Takeda Takeda felt extremely uncomfortable. In the end, he did not pass this information to the Soviet Union. In his heart, those Mongolians were not killed by the Japanese army.
, but was killed by him. He sighed and continued, "Now that there are traces of the Mongols, we'd better travel at night and hide by day."
Chang'an Itoji nodded and said, "This is a good idea. Starting from tomorrow, we will rest during the day and march at night."
——Chongqing
"I'm so happy, so happy." Bai Chongxi hurriedly ran into Agent Jiang's office. In the office, Agent Jiang and Dai Li were chatting and laughing.
"Oh? Where is the great joy?" Jiang Jie and Dai Li looked at each other and smiled.
Seeing the two of them, Bai Chongxi said hehe, "I knew the committee knew before me that the Japanese are greedy. We in China haven't eaten them yet, and they have provoked the Soviets. Now Japan and the Soviet Union are fighting in Mongolia."
There was no fighting, and both sides invested more than 100,000 troops, including 500 heavy artillery pieces."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, this time the Soviet Union will definitely go to war with Japan, and the Kwantung Army can be removed from our hearts."
Dai Li smiled and said, "I don't understand either. Are the Japanese so confident? The Soviet Union was an industrial country. Even European powers like Germany and the United Kingdom were very afraid of it. How could Japan dare to do it again and again?
What about provoking this giant red bear?”
"Because they are just a group of gamblers!" Agent Jiang slowly stood up and said, "From the Sino-Japanese War to the Russo-Japanese War to today's Sino-Japanese War and the Japanese-Soviet War, when did Japan not use small things to make big gains? They won the Sino-Japanese War and got
After defeating North Korea and Taiwan, Japan and Russia won, and they almost won the three northeastern provinces, but they also gained the status of a great power. Such a victory made the entire country of Japan sick. They forgot our old saying in China - although the country is large,
Those who are warlike will perish!"
Bai Chongxi smiled and said, "In this way, we can bring the Soviet Union together to deal with Japan, and the material problems we have been troubled by will also be solved."
Agent Jiang hummed and said, "Immediately contact the Soviets and ask for another military aid. Well...this time you are not allowed to go to the northwest. Sheng Shicai and the Red Party have colluded together to take the sea route!"
"Will the Soviets agree to this?" Bai Chongxi asked.
Jiang Jie waved his hand and said, "Of course, why do you think the Soviets are assisting us? It is to allow us to contain Japan. It would be better for Japan to attack the Soviet Union. But now Japan has still attacked the Soviet Union. This means that we are not good at containing Japan. It means that we are not good at containing Japan."
We don’t have enough strength, haha, I’m afraid the Soviet Union can’t wait to give us supplies now.”
"Commissioned, I'm calling from Ganzhou." Chen Bulei walked in and said.
Jiang intermediary said "oh" and took it. After reading it for a while, it was a telegram from the Communist Party of China. He believed that the Soviet Union and Japan were fighting, and Japan's attention would be drawn to the Northeast, which was a good time to launch a counterattack.
Agent Jiang shook his head and said, "My son has courage, but he is still too young. Ignore him. What's going on with the Red Party now?"
Dai Li replied, "The Battle of Taihang Mountain caused great losses to the Red Party's troops in Hebei, and they are currently recovering."
Agent Jiang smiled and said, "They won't wait long. The father was beaten, why shouldn't the son jump in a hurry?"
--Ganzhou
"Pa! It's not the time. When is the time? Now our army has recovered. Neji Okamura in the south has not moved, but the troops in the north have been weakened a lot by the Red Party. The Kwantung Army cannot move. We are completely
We can regain the lost territory in Henan." **** slapped the table and said incomprehensively.
"Commissioners...probably have their own ideas." Wang Sheng lowered his head and said.
****** sighed and said, "Let the troops lower their alert level to level two. Let's go to the fields to see. It's autumn. Another autumn."