Age of Rebirth

"As expected! The Soviet army couldn't bear it and had to withdraw, otherwise, they would fight the tanks with flesh and blood. The Soviets are not that stupid!" Tang Qiuli said lightly after receiving the report.

With three tank brigades and more than 1000 tanks, they assaulted the temporary field fortifications of the Soviet army. Moreover, if there was no threat of artillery fire, if they fought like lukewarm water and were blocked by Soviet infantry, Battelle was on the European battlefield. , The years of fighting time are in vain.

However, Zhao Yuhe's next report made Tang Qiuli nervous, "Master, Kulun's ground air finger report, the fighter group commanded by Commander Le is in fierce battle with the Soviet fleet, and there are about 460 bombers , The Soviet fleet composed of more than 10 fighter jets is rapidly "approaching" the battlefield! In about [-] minutes, we can attack our ground troops!"

Tang Qiuli clenched his fists tightly. The infantry of the assault group on the left and right flanks had already fought the Soviet army at close range. The distance between the positions of the two sides was less than two kilometers. The Soviet bomber fleet did not dare to drop the bombs. What's more, there are thousands of anti-aircraft firepower teams composed of light and heavy machine guns and anti-tank guns, and the Soviet bomber fleet dare not dive bomb.

However, Battelle's tank group attacked on a frontal front with a width of tens of kilometers, and had not yet attacked the second position of the Soviet army. The tanks exposed in the wilderness were the best targets for bombers. The commander of the air formation must have seen this, and would attack with all his might if he didn't take it into consideration! [

If there is Le Yiqin's fighter group, it will be fine, even if there are two regiments, I don't have to worry so much, but Tang Qiuli knows that Le Yiqin's fighter group.He was fighting bloody battles, and he couldn't be separated. If possible, with Le Yiqin's temper, he would never let a Soviet plane go!

Tang Qiuli let go of his fists, narrowed his eyes, and said in a calm tone: "Order, the air defense brigade directly under the Corps, the Kulun Air Defense Brigade, and the Saiyin Shanda Artillery Regiment attack the Soviet bomber fleet. Be sure to protect the air safety of the armored cluster. Order , Battelle speeds up his assault and drives the Soviet army to the north!"

When the battle started, in just over 20 minutes, General Kurykin experienced the torment of great joy and great sorrow.It was learned that the High Command sent more than 2000 combat aircraft to cover their troops to break through.Saved from the fate of total annihilation.It can be seen from this that the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region occupy a very important position in Comrade Stalin's mind, otherwise, they would not have invested such a large amount of capital.This is a joy.

The sudden appearance of more than 1000 independent division tanks surprised him. The battle lasted for two or three days, and it was all infantry and artillery fighting.How come there are so many tanks?

General Kurykin knew that the so-called fortifications built by his troops were nothing more than temporarily dug trenches, which could block the shooting of infantry weapons, but they couldn't stop the bombing of artillery, let alone the assault of tanks. Cunning Chinese, how many cards are there that have not been revealed?" He lamented in his heart.

Tang Qiuli's endless methods and unruly attack methods not only made General Kurykin exhausted, but also terrified. He learned that the rescue fleet was intercepted by the independent division aviation in the airspace outside the battlefield. He was shocked in his heart, thinking that the previous scene was being staged again. When he saw his fleet flying over the battlefield, he was overjoyed.

Immediately ordered, the troops immediately began to withdraw to the north. In fact, on the current ground battlefield, General Kurykin's order is somewhat redundant. For the frontal offensive troops, the three tank brigades of Battle are the forerunners, and the three brigades of infantry directly under the regiment are accompanied by the attack. The Soviet army has been forced to retreat step by step, the troops at the front were defeated, and the troops behind were unable to stand firm. The entire Transcaucasus Military Region's 10,000+ troops began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Lieutenant General Jonasov, who commanded all the air forces on the Outer Mongolia battlefield, led a mixed fleet of bombers and fighter jets. After flying over the battlefield, he could see the crux of the problem at a glance. On the ground, more than a thousand vehicles from the independent division attacked at high speed. The advancing tanks raised dust to cover the sky, which was the greatest threat to Kurygin's troops. The infantry's two legs could not run on the tracks of the tanks.

Let the armored group of the independent division pursue it, and when they reach the south bank of the "Selenge" River, there are not many troops left in the Transcaucasus military region. "Order, bomber formation, immediately start bombing the armored group of the independent division, fighter formation , Attack the ground firepower of the independent division troops! At the same time, pay attention to attacking the independent division infantry," Lieutenant General Jonasov ordered.

Lieutenant General Jonasov did not pay too much attention to the bomber formation attacking the tank column of the Independent Division. This was a battle with basically no suspense. Bombers are the nemesis of tanks. The unworthy tanks were easily blown to pieces and turned into piles of scrap iron.

The Soviet bomber formation formed several echelons and began to enter the bombing channel one by one. At this moment, sparks suddenly burst out on the ground, blue smoke, and several anti-aircraft guns roared straight into the sky. In the middle, weaving into an impenetrable fire net.

After receiving the order from the division commander, the air defense unit has been holding back and waiting in full battle. The fight ahead is lively, the sound of guns and guns blares, the sound of tank motors is loud, and the anti-aircraft artillerymen feel itchy and stare. With big eyes, staring at the blue sky, I hope that the Soviet combat aircraft will appear soon.

The mixed aircraft fleet of the Soviet army finally appeared in the field of vision. The anti-aircraft artillery group equipped with the "Sky Eye" artillery sighting radar had long been on the radar and locked on their respective targets. , The bolide-like anti-aircraft guns accurately found the target, and the first echelon of the Soviet bomber fleet got into the fire net. The incident happened so suddenly that it was too late to change its course.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The anti-aircraft gun that exploded at a fixed distance blasted out black puffs of smoke, scattering thousands of whistling metal fragments into the sky to their heart's content. The Soviet bombers that crashed into the fire net were either blown into pieces in the air, or they were full of smoke and fire, screaming and piercing to the ground. More than 100 Soviet bombers disappeared into the air.

"Ground anti-aircraft fire!" Lieutenant General Jonasov exclaimed, "Attention all bomber formations, climb up immediately, avoid ground anti-aircraft fire, escort the fighter group, and immediately destroy the independent division's anti-aircraft fire!" He issued an order.

The Soviet fighter group, relying on their speed and flexibility, swooped towards the anti-aircraft artillery positions of the independent division's air defense unit. The metal jets used tens of thousands of shots to form a dense low-altitude firepower net, forcing the Soviet fighters not to enter the position of swooping and shooting, and quickly climbed desperately to avoid the dense and deadly shots like locusts.

Not only that, those Soviet fighter pilots who were not very quick in their hands and feet, had a slow reaction, or were eager to make contributions, saw a series of fireballs rushing towards their faces, and before they had time to dodge, the fighter jets were smashed into sieves by the rain. , the Soviet fighter group was hit by the fire net of the air defense force, and dozens of them were "licked" in!

In the first round, the Soviet bomber fleet failed to bomb a single bomb and threw it into Battelle's armored cluster. The cannons, as if they had eyes, chased after the Soviet bombers, and another burst of bomber wreckage exploded all over the sky. If you shoot, you are lucky if you don't get hit by the crazy anti-aircraft artillery!

"The bombing method is carried out!" This is the conclusion that Lieutenant General Jonasov painfully came to. It's not that he has never seen ground anti-aircraft guns. Know how many times to carry out, the relationship between the ground anti-aircraft firepower and the aircraft is the relationship between the spear and the shield. In most cases, the spear is sharper. [

But what happened today?The intensity of the independent division's anti-aircraft artillery fire falls within the tolerance range here, but its accuracy is astonishingly unbelievable. Even the flexible fighter jets can directly hit them. If they continue to fight, they may blow up the independent division's armor A tank in the army, I have to replace it with several combat aircraft!

This is a bad deal, and we can't fight anymore. Fortunately, Kurykin's troops have already started to retreat, and his mission is considered complete. "Attention the mixed formation, stop the bombing immediately, the bomber formation returns, and the fighter group joins the air combat battlefield !"

"Master, the mixed fleet of the Soviet Army was driven away by our air defense force!" Deputy Chief of Staff Wang Jun shouted excitedly.

All the officers in the division headquarters breathed a long sigh of relief. The threat from the air was lifted. The battle on the ground was about to be fought according to the division commander's intention. The rhythm of the battlefield was controlled by the division commander.

Tang Qiuli felt a little nervous, relaxed, and said, "Chief of Staff Wang, order the troops of the frontal attack group to hold on tightly to the Soviet army, attack the group troops from both wings, and start flanking. Let the Soviet army take every step , will drop hundreds of corpses! During its retreat, try to consume the vital strength of the Soviet army!"

This style of play is exactly the same as Liu Tiehan's method of chasing the retreating Soviet Far East Front troops. From the battlefields of Hagengaol and Baiyinchagan to the south bank of the "Selenge River", hundreds of Kilometers away, no one can judge how many troops the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region troops that are eager to retreat have to fill in under the continuous attack of the directly subordinate corps. Besides, there are three mechanized brigades of Yang Ketian, one cavalry brigade, one The troops of the tank brigade are waiting for them!

The battle on the ground was proceeding according to Tang Qiuli's plan, and everything was going well, but his heart was worried about another battlefield, and that was what he was most worried about!

(to be continued) (to be continued...)

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