Three hundred and fortieth IX new door threshold (three)
The artillery battle at Nomenkan lasted until late at night. Xiao Songyuan walked on the hot land and inspected his artillery position. In front of him, the barrel of a 150mm cannon had been twisted due to the bombardment. This was
It was a scene that Xiao Songyuan had never seen before. The ground was full of shell casings and shrapnel. The red blood and black iron turned the originally yellow-green grass into dark brown. As long as he took a breath, the gunpowder mixed with blood and dust.
A strange smell hit your nostrils.
"How much has our army lost?" Komatsubara asked, looking at the Japanese artillery commander who was holding a bandage on his left hand.
"On the preset position, the losses of the new howitzers due to defense were not large, less than ten, but the losses of other artillery in the front were huge, because the Soviet artillery was more convenient to shoot in the front, and a total of three were lost.
Eleven heavy artillery pieces. Five to six hundred artillerymen and other personnel were killed in the battle, and even more were injured."
"Why is the loss so big?" Xiao Songyuan asked in disbelief.
"Our old-style artillery has no cover on the front line, and many of the artillery have cracks and exploded chambers in such high-intensity battles. It should be a problem with maintenance and the materials themselves." The artillery commander lowered his head and said.
".... Some of the artillery here are from the Russo-Japanese War. The number of our new artillery is still too small. I heard that the empire has increased military expenditures to manufacture new equipment. I don't know how much the Soviet army's losses were.
If we don't reach a hundred doors, we will be in danger." Xiao Matsubara said with narrowed eyes.
"The artillery is most afraid of aircraft. If aviation can be used to assist in the battle, our advantage will be obvious." The artillery commander lowered his head and said.
Komatsubara sighed, "Today the aviation force is supporting the central battlefield. If nothing comes, tomorrow the artillery battle will come to support. Everything, wait until tomorrow."
——The next day
It had just dawned, and the artillery on both sides had not yet fired, when nearly a hundred aircraft appeared densely in the sky.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!" The Japanese army shouted excitedly as they looked at the planes of their own army in the sky. This was a very large bombing formation consisting of fifty-six bombers and forty-eight fighter jets. Since the last successful raid on the airport,
Later, the Japanese army became completely obsessed with the thrill of large-scale formation bombing.
Xiao Shanquan was the captain of the bomber formation. He looked at the position below and said, "Lower the altitude to 1,500 meters and start the bombing mission!"
The Soviet troops underground saw such a scene. Whether it was anti-aircraft machine guns or ordinary light machine guns, rifles, and anti-aircraft guns, they all fired at the same time. They knew clearly that the target of these aircraft was the artillery position behind them.
On the artillery position, the artillery and truck soldiers who received the news desperately prepared to move, but there was too little time. When the first bomb fell, the Soviet army had less than thirty artillery pieces hung on the trucks and left.
The Japanese fighter jets also swooped down and kept shooting at the fleeing Soviet artillery. It only took one bullet from the machine gun on the plane to make the artillery fall to the ground and stop moving.
"Quickly, ask General Zhukov for air support!!" Folas shouted loudly. He looked at the tortured artillery unit and felt blood dripping from his heart.
"Bang, bang, bang" shells from anti-aircraft guns continued to explode in the air, and black smoke balls made Japanese aircraft catch fire and fall from time to time. However, compared with the explosions on the ground, this was really far behind.
"The aviation force reported the accurate location of the Soviet artillery and began to attack!!" Komatsubara shouted loudly while looking at the telegram. Soon the Japanese artillery began to roar. More than a hundred heavy artillery made the Soviet artillery position suffer even greater damage.
of blow.
——Hamar Daba Mountain
"When will our plane arrive?" Zhukov asked anxiously.
"Half an hour, they have already taken off." The staff officer immediately replied.
"Half an hour...Okay, we have to change our strategy. This incident has made me understand one thing. What we need to focus on is firepower, not artillery!" Zhukov said while holding the map, "Let the artillery disperse to
In the five preset positions, our firing range is longer than theirs, and we can completely destroy their artillery. In addition, pull up all the remaining artillery. Napoleon once said that artillery is the god of war, and this is still true today.
, this artillery battle must be won! As long as we win the artillery battle, we will win!"
——Nomenkan position
The Japanese bombing was coming to an end. Looking at the fire below, Xiao Shanquan nodded and said, "How much have we lost?"
"About eleven or twelve planes were all shot down by anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. The Soviet Union's air defense was pretty good. It was much stronger than the Chinese."
"Enemy planes, a large number of enemy planes have appeared in the ten o'clock direction, thirty... no, at least sixty!" A shout rang out from the plane. Xiao Shanquan looked quickly, and sure enough, they appeared in the ten o'clock direction.
Dozens of tiny dots.
"What type of aircraft are they? The bombers formed a team immediately and were covered by fighter jets. Our mission has been completed and there is no need to get entangled with them." Xiaoshanquan said immediately.
"This...wait a minute, they are all Yi-16 fighter jets. Damn, they look different from before. They may be new models." The observer nearby said.
"Our 97th and 96th postures came up to us, and the 95th posture means we will continue to protect us as we leave," said another observer.
"The Ninth Five-Five Style is no match for them. This is right. Let's leave quickly!" Xiao Shanquan shouted loudly.
"Mouse, do you want to run away after the fight?" Ivan is a Soviet pilot. This time he is flying the latest Soviet aircraft, and he also has a secret weapon ready to be used in this battle.
Seeing twenty or thirty Japanese planes rushing towards his fleet, he smiled slightly and said, "Let these little dwarfs have a taste of rockets. Get close to them and fire rockets!!"
Xiao Shanquan was horrified to find that these Yi-16 fighter jets relied on their own maneuverability to avoid the Japanese planes' shooting, and then suddenly fired a flaming shell from above them. The shell quickly hit the distance.
However, after the Japanese aircraft, which was more than a hundred meters away, burst into fireworks, the 97 fighter plane, which was famous among the Japanese army, turned into a fireball and fell down.
"This is a rocket! Damn it, this is a rocket. I know. This is the kind of aircraft they aided the Chinese Red Party. I have heard of such aircraft, and I always thought they were exaggerating! Like this
The aircraft must not engage in close combat with them!" Komatsubara quickly took the radio microphone and shouted, "Stay away from them, attack from a distance!! Don't give them the opportunity to engage in close combat!"
But it was too late. In the era of air combat with machine gun fire, close range shooting, or even head-to-head shooting, was the best way to kill the enemy. This made most of the Japanese planes extremely close to the Soviet planes, constantly attacking them.
Fireballs fell. In this battle, the Soviet Union lost 70 heavy artillery pieces. In addition, the original artillery battle lost more than 130 pieces. However, the Soviet army still had more than 400 heavy artillery pieces, while the Japanese army only had 150 pieces.
Ten Gates, and more importantly, air superiority was transferred from the Japanese army to the Soviet army.
--Moscow
"The Japanese...a vicious wolf who can never fill his stomach." Stalin said while lying on a recliner and smoking his pipe.
"Comrade Stalin, the Chongqing government once again asked for new loans and assistance, and asked us to take the sea route instead of Xinjiang." Beria stood respectfully and said.
"Well...promise them, but they need to agree to us on one condition." Stalin sat up and said.
"What conditions?" Beria asked
"October...November at the latest, the Chongqing government must launch a large-scale counterattack. That is to say, our Soviet government doubts whether the Chongqing government has the determination to persist in the war of resistance to the end. We need the Chongqing government to prove to us their determination.
Action." Stalin said while looking at the map on the wall.
"Does this... have any requirements in terms of scale? How much assistance should we give?" Beria continued to ask.
"At least 300,000 troops will be invested in the counterattack campaign. The assistance we provide...30,000 rifles, 1,000 light and heavy machine guns, 500 mortars, 100 mountain guns, 80 tanks and armored vehicles, and fighter jets
and a hundred bombers, plus supporting ammunition, fuel, and repair equipment." As he spoke, Stalin stood up in annoyance and said, "China is a country that cannot produce anything. I have simply become the logistics department of Chiang Kai-shek. They
Haven’t you ever thought about building your own steel plants and arsenals?”
Beria hesitated and said, "According to intelligence, the Chinese Red Party is carrying out extensive construction, building factories, and resuming production in Shanxi. Shanxi originally had military factories, but now the Chinese Red Party has not asked us for anything for a long time."
Stalin shook his head and said, "This is also a good thing for us now. By the way, the Chinese Red Party has asked them to launch a large-scale battle to attract the attention of the Japanese army."
Beria saluted and said, "Yes, Comrade Stalin."
——Yan'an
"Look, what should we do about this matter?" Chairman Mao said as he threw the telegram on the table.
Ren Bishi was the first to speak, "The last conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union required us to launch an attack, and now we are asked to ask, is our relationship between comrades or something else? Isn't this a bit too much?"
Lin Boqu nodded and said, "But we are all still red comrades after all, so it would not be good to not take any action at all. Besides, if the Soviet Union can declare war with Japan, the time for our victory in the Anti-Japanese War will definitely be greatly pushed forward!"
Chairman Mao hummed and said, "The battle between Japan and the Soviet Union will not last long. Germany's calm in Europe represents the arrival of greater action. The Soviet Union's center of gravity is in Europe. If the Soviet Union wins this war, it will not be a fierce war, but a fierce battle."
Negotiate peace. If the Soviet Union loses, it will seek peace. In short, it will not declare war."
Mr. Zhu looked around and said, "Militarily speaking, the battle between the Japanese army and the Soviet army resulted in their three strategic armies, the Kwantung Army, the Mongolian Army and the Korean Army, unable to move. The Japanese Army in North China was defeated by our Shandong, Hebei and other places.
The guerrillas are dragged there and cannot be dispatched. The time is ripe for us to attack Suiyuan!"
"Attacking Suiyuan? This is the second province for our counterattack!"
"I just don't know how our ammunition and equipment are doing now. We have the right time, place and people to attack Shanxi. The terrain in Suiyuan is relatively flat, which is more conducive to the Japanese army's operations."
"Not only that, we have to hold on even if we fight hard. In addition, in Chongqing, we also have to consider whether a new anti-Red upsurge will be launched. In the case of Hebei, those few people became traitors.
There is nothing we can do, but if the situation turns into an encirclement and suppression by Chongqing and the Japanese army, we will be too passive."
Everyone was talking. Chairman Mao glanced at Zhou Guansheng. Zhou Guansheng nodded and said, "We must first resolutely raise the banner of the anti-Japanese united front. As long as we continue to attack the Japanese army and regain lost ground, the people will see it. As long as we have
With the support of the common people, we Chinese Red Party members are invincible and fearless."
"As for the military," Mr. Zhu stood up and said, "The Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi lords are enough to deal with the 100,000 Japanese puppet troops in Suiyuan. Moreover, we can defeat them and even more defend them! Our goal is not to attack the grassland.
, but to capture the entire Hetao area, using the Yellow River as the line, and if conditions permit, then compete for the remaining areas."
Everyone looked at each other, nodded, and stopped talking.
Chairman Mao stood up and said, "That's it, Mr. Zhu, who will be in charge this time?"
Mr. Zhu said, "He Huzi of the 120th Division has been staring at Suiyuan for a long time, so he let the 120th Division take the lead in the battle, with General Fu Zuoyi as an assistant. In addition, I suggest that our border area teams can also join the battle. Last time Hu Zongnan invaded, our border area
The troops lack combat experience, so they should be allowed to go to the battlefield."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "Okay, I agree, let's do it like this!"
——Taiyuan
"What? Are you going to attack Suiyuan?" Yan Xishan almost jumped up after hearing this. "The Japanese finally retreated in Hebei and started fighting with the Soviet Union in Mongolia. Now we just need to wait and see what happens..."
Yan Xishan said halfway, as if he had realized something, and changed his expression and said, "But the Soviet Union is our friend after all. The enemy of our enemy is a friend. What's more, we are friends in the first place. If this friend is attacked, we should indeed respond."
, otherwise, you will be blamed to death? Beat! Just beat Suiyuan!"
Mr. Peng was unwilling to pay attention to Yan Xishan, but Zuo Quan explained, "Chairman Yan, we attacked Suiyuan not to contain the Japanese army from attacking the Soviet Union, but because the Soviet Union successfully contained the main force of the Japanese army for us, making the time ripe for us to attack Suiyuan."
stand up."
Fu Zuoyi asked, "I understand that the Japanese Kwantung Army, the Mongolian Army and the Korean Army cannot be mobilized, but do we have the strength to fight the Japanese army in the plains? And if we defeat it, can we hold it?"
Ren Chi, who was participating in the meeting, stood up and snorted and said, "Comrade 203 said that war is about steel and productivity. You will understand whether this war can be fought by going to our factory and taking a look at it."
Yan Xishan asked, "I have spent my energy on education and railways during this period, but I haven't seen the factory's restoration work for a long time. Is it surprising that there have been so many changes?"
Boss Peng took the lead and walked out and said, "It's a mule or a horse. You'll know if you take it out for a walk. Come on, let's go take a look."